Saturday Night Freak Show

Holly takes a film school detour to examine Gus Van Sant's experimental "remake" of Psycho (1998), a shot-for-shot, line-for-line remake of Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece. Is it the ultimate work of homage or wholesale cinematic theft? Listen as we debate the wisdom of peephole masturbation, how to improve on perfection, the folly of unchecked hubris, and more on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean comes up with a plan to save virginal high school students from a virgin-killing slasher in Cherry Falls (2000), a bizarre slasher-comedy that stars Brittany Murphy as a student at a school where the sexually inexperienced teens are falling victim to a rampaging killer. Listen as we try to make twisted sense of absurdist deadpan comedy, unhealthy father-daughter relationships, cross-dressing killers, and mass orgies on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colin wants to see if he has a death wish at 120 decibels with Stunt Rock (1978), in which Aussie stuntman Grant Page stars as himself, crossing the ocean to Hollywood and teaming up with the magic-themed hard rockers Sorcery to enliven their pyrotechnic show and romancing a pretty journalist who's along for the ride. Listen as we throw up the horns and rock out while trying to sus out what motivates movie daredevils on this week's exciting show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michaela packs her bags and heads off on A Perfect Getaway (2009) to Hawaii's paradise island of Kaua'i while there's a newlywed killer on the loose and meets up with an American Jedi who's really hard to kill. Milla Jovovich and Steve Zahn are the hapless vacationing travelers, while Timothy Olyphant and Kylee Sanchez are the weirdo free spirits they meet up with who may be a pair of spree killers. Listen as our microphones go on the fritz and we talk Dexter, movie premieres, and stalking celebrities on this week's exciting show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Holly hits the high seas with a Navy SEAL-turned cook who is all that stands between us and nuclear armageddon in Under Siege (1992), a starring vehicle for Steven Seagal which surrounds him with an A+ supporting cast and the biggest budget of his career. Listen as realize that Erika Elaniak's big moment is only 4 seconds long, witness multiple iterations of slaphand stabby-stabby, and watch Tommy Lee Jones chew scenery with abandon on this week's exciting show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean blasts us into pure '80s cheese with Megaforce (1982)! Barry Bostwick stars as Ace Hunter, leader of the high-tech, elite strike team with tricked-out motorcycles, flying vehicles, and enough one-liners to level a small country. When a ruthless dictator threatens peace, these mercenaries ride in with explosions, mullets, and maximum patriotic absurdity. Listen as we sound off on rocket bikes, 80s AF theme songs, and the career of stuntman turned director Hal Needham, on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colin pits a wolf man against a vampire woman in Night of the Werewolf (1981), the ninth of thirteen films starring "the Spanish Lon Chaney," Paul Naschy, as the lycanthropy-cursed Polish nobleman, Waldemar Daninsky. This time, an evil witch resurrects his ancient nemesis, the vampire Countess Elizabeth Bathory, leading to a fang-vs-claw showdown. Listen as we dig into naked bloodletting, introduce Stunt Rooms™, and avoid brigands, bandits, and highwaymen as we explore gothic Euro-horror mayhem on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michaela celebrates our 700th episode with warring ninjas and becomes the Ninja Terminator (1985)! Three parts of a magical golden ninja statue are stolen by a trio of ninja warriors. One becomes a mob boss and tries to steal back the other two, resulting in kick-punching mayhem that punches holes in screenplay logic. Cut and paste master Godfrey Ho directs. Listen as we defy the odds to decipher the story, answer Garfield phones, and deliver messages by motorized toy robots on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Holly hopes to wrestle the power of Grayskull from Skeletor in Masters of the Universe (1987, re-watch), with Dolph Lundgren as the live action version of Mattel's He-Man action figure, teaming up with Courtney Cox to save the Earth from Frank Langella's deliciously hammy villain in this Cannon Films classic. Listen as we get nostalgic for after-school cartoons, toy collecting, mullets, magic and mayhem on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean takes us underground with Mimic (1997), Guillermo del Toro's first English language feature about a miracle bug fix for Manhattan's roach problem that evolves into something far worse, and a team of scientists find themselves hunted by creatures that have learned to walk on two legs. Listen as New York City filth, mutant cockroach pustules, and extraneous characters get under our skin on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colin wonders what you get if you spell Alucarda (1977) backwards, but instead of what he expects, gets a Mexican satanic panic movie instead! The new girl at a strange convent falls under the spell of the troubled title character who unleashes a torrent of non-stop screaming, woodland orgies, and bloody terror. Listen as we delve into heavy metal chapels, discover the origin of the merkin, and administer flagellation on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michaela steps into the ring with the "the Ben-Hur of karate movies," The Quest (1996), writer-director-star Jean-Claude Van Damme's ambitiously expensive passion project, that finds him on a globetrotting odyssey from the streets of 1925 New York to the hidden temples of Tibet to compete in a legendary, secret tournament. Listen as we pack our bags, log frequent flyer miles via pirate ship, elephant, and horse, wrap our knuckles and experience every fighting style known to man on this week's exciting episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Holly’s boarding a Red Eye (2005) with a charming stranger… and it quickly turns into a nightmare at 30,000 feet. Rachel McAdams stars as a young woman who meets the smooth-talking Cillian Murphy at the airport — only to discover he’s a cold-blooded assassin who needs her help pulling off a high-profile hit. Listen as the crew discusses where Red Eye fits in Wes Craven’s legendary filmography, shares their own terrifying airline horror stories, and geeks out over the film’s tight twists and white-knuckle tension on this week's episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.