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Lots of fun stuff on this one as the pod talks about some of their favourite 80's animated films and ask all the important questions. Was the Little Mermaid pushing boundaries? Is Land Before Time a horror movie? Why does an Irish immigrant mouse need to be sexy? What kind of drugs was Miyazaki-San on?

Did you know there's a 90's Jack Nicholson werewolf movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and James Spader? Well count your lucky stars today because it gets a brief mention on the round up. But then again so does Kevin Costner's Postman movie, so I guess count your unlucky stars too. As well as the usual recently watched titles the guys for some reason discuss that 90's aussie game show A*mazing and also Dungeon Synth? Lots of fun and interresting titles talked about on this episode, including Drive Away Dolls (2024), Robot Dreams (2024), Blood Tea and Red String (2006), The Vast Of Night (2019), Wolf (1994) and Argyle (2024).

OK so here's the deal, I've seen Spiderman 3 (Tobey G) maybe 3 - 15 times. I used to watch Blade pretty religiously and for some that's about as Marvel as it gets. But the guys wanted to talk Marvel Cinematic Universe and for that they needed some help. While the movies can be divisive there's no doubting the impact the MCU has had on the movie landscape the last ten plus years and the success of how some of our favourite comic book characters and stories have been realised on film. Joining the pod to discuss Marvel Movies is our special guest and good friend Angus so don't miss this one. And yes Tobey McGuire will always be my Spiderman fight me.

Back from a brief easter break, the guys discuss what they've been watching lately. They talk Zac Efron and that dude from The Bear getting buff and wrestling, Liam Neeson and Denzel Washington's late career action hero turns, hunting down something of worth in the vast category of low budget b movies and much more. Titles mentioned on this episode include In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023), The Deadly Spawn (1983), The Demon Rat (1992), Beyond Dreams Door (1989), Theater Camp (2023) and The Iron Claw (2023).

Look who's Podcasting rides the worm. Go see Dune Part Two in cinemas right now and then come back and listen to the guys chat about it.

You know those certain kinds of sci fi movies where space isn't quite so clean and pristine? Where the characters just have regular kinda jobs and aren't all space doctors or something? Well this week the guys continue on Adam Sandler a little bit because he has a new Netflix movie that fits one of their most enjoyed sub genres of sci fi movies. The pod takes a look at the new movie Spaceman and runs down a list of other similar films that include regular old jobs in space and a dire need for hand sanitizer.

With the recent release of Adam Sandler's latest Netflix movie Spaceman the guys eat some pieces of sh*t for breakfast and take a look at his career and movies as a whole to break down their favourites and examine their complicated relationship with the holy sandman.

The 80's episodes return as the guys catch up to discuss fantasy movies. They talk about what they think makes a good fantasy movie, the low budget Conan rip offs, Jim Henson and much more. Was Tom Cruise's performance in Legend inspiration for a controversial Tropic Thunder character? Probably.

Well, we did it. We watched every movie of 2023. Not really but we did catch up to discuss our favourites of the year. There's a good bit of diversity of titles on this one, Tristan probably would've just been happy if there were 10 more Seth Rogen related movies about turtles but you can't win them all. What will be the guys number 1? Fast X or Saltburn???

While the pod catches up on some of the highly acclaimed movies of 2023 before the upcoming best of there's a little bit of room to squeeze in a round up. It can't all be sad swedish dramas can it? The movies discussed on this episode are Flora And Son (2023), Saltburn (2023), Priscilla (2023), Jawbreaker (1999), Terror in A Texas Town (1958) and Dream Scenario (2023).

This week on the pod the guys delve into two high school clique classics. First up is Clueless (1995), where they talk about Cher and her satisfying character arc, background plastic surgery and the incredible fashion of the movie. Then it's straight through the stop sign and onto Mean Girls (2004) where Tristan may have a few things to put in the burn book. There's much to discuss with both movies so jump on in before revisiting these favourites.

This week on the pod the guys delve into two high school clique classics. First up is Clueless (1995), where they talk about Cher and her satisfying character arc, background plastic surgery and the incredible fashion of the movie. Then it's straight through the stop sign and onto Mean Girls (2004) where Tristan may have a few things to put in the burn book. There's much to discuss with both movies so jump on in before revisiting these favourites.

This week the pod makes its official return from the holiday break to pick two worthwhile documentaries. First up is All This Mayhem from 2014 - the insane true story of the Pappas brothers who started on a vert ramp in Prahran in the late 1980's and would eventually become amongst the top ranked skateboarders in the world. Then they move on to 1997's Hands on Hard Body to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck the longest in a small country town in Texas. Both films come highly recommended and the guys are going to spoil a little bit on each of them so definitely try to check these out before chucking on the episode.

Bonus Chrissy pod! Tristan and Jimmy had a quick catch up to talk a bit about Jimmy's Japan holiday, unconventional Christmas movies and catching up on the contenders for the end of year best of. Couldn't end the year before saying a quick hello and giving the audience something to listen to over the break. Happy holidays everyone and thanks for all the support and feedback over the last year!

Harry Dean Stanton is one of the actors of all time. And some will say his best movies were in the 80's so this week on the pod we have selected two extremely appropriate films. We talk about the intensely enjoyable mash of genre on Repo Man (1984) before shifting into serious Stanton mode for the cult hit Paris Texas (1984). Both of these movies come highly recommended so check them out if you have the means, it will make the podcast at least 30% more enjoyable.

This week on the pod the guys are delving into their favourite 1980's sci fi movies. I know what you're thinking - why didn't the pod just do a full length episode on the 1988 masterpiece of knock off cinema Mac and Me? That's a great question! There are a lot of titles and recommendations being thrown around here, featuring movies with Sean Connery as a space sheriff to Sean Connery as an Egyptian immortal.

We're alllllmost there at the end of the year but before we dish out our favourites we have to at least have another round up. From dirt bike base jumping to laser evading butt appreciation here's what we've been enjoying recently. There's a few big heavy hitters on the pod this episode with Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023), Entrapment (1999), Ambulance (2023), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), The Killer (2023), The Creator (2023) and Black Dynamite (2009).

Wendy? Darling. Light of my life! I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just gonna podcast your brains in! This episode the guys are talking about their favourite horror movies of the 1980's and the unexpected scares they got as younger movie watchers. Join the pod as they ask the important questions like was ET kinda creepy? Is a little bit of 80's movie trauma good for kids? Is The Shining more than just a haunted house movie? Was Pinhead depressed?

This week on the podcast the guys are covering the North Korean Kaiju film Pulgasari (1985) and it's connection to the real life abduction of South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and his wife Choi Eun-hee by North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il between 1978 and 1986. An interesting yet sad story capped off by one of the strangest and most North Korean-ish monster movies to be put to celluloid. The guys touch on Kim Jong Il's history as a cine-file and some of his reported favourite films. The Jack Nicholson / Michelle Pfeiffer werewolf movie was strangely not mentioned..

Life moves pretty fast. If you don' t stop to podcast around once in a while, you might miss it. This week on the pod Jim and Tristan continue their 1980's series by exploring their favourite teen movies. Join them as they dive into titles like the Outsiders, Say Anything, Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller, The Breakfast Club and many more. Also, did Tristan just fall in love with a shirtless Swayze? More on this developing story coming soon.