The Movie Marathon Man

At long last, to celebrate Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary, boldly go on my first two missions in my favorite franchise of all time, as I log the first of my six-part series chronicling the Trek movies! For those who want to avoid spoilers or listen to a certain movie's recap, the time stamps will guide the way...INTRO TO STAR TREK – 1:16STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979, dir. Robert Wise) – 18:04STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982, dir. Nicholas Meyer) – 50:33

Join me as I return for the final time to Camp Crystal Lake, and remember Jason Voorhees and others mow down 81 total victims over the 8th through 11th Friday entries!For those who want to avoid spoilers or listen to a certain movie's recap, the time stamps will guide the way...FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN (1989, dir. Rob Hedden) - 1:05JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY (1993, dir. Adam Marcus) - 24:49JASON X (2002, dir. James Isaac) - 39:30FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009, dir. Marcus Nispel) - 54:11

Join me as I recap a few recent releases in quickfire succession.I've got family trauma!  Cartoon legal disputes!  And a killer Barney wannabe!THE LAST HOUSE (2026, dir. Louis Leterrier)THE END of OAK STREET (2026, dir. David Robert Mitchell)COYOTE vs. ACME (2026, dir. Dave Green)BUDDY (2026, dir. Casper Kelly)

Join me as I return for the second time to Camp Crystal Lake, and remember Jason Voorhees and others mow down 68 total victims over the 4th through 7th Friday entries!For those who want to avoid spoilers or listen to a certain movie's recap, the time stamps will guide the way...FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984, dir. Joseph Zito) - 1:01FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING (1985, dir. Danny Steinmann) - 20:17FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES (1986, dir. Tom McLoughlin) - 34:58FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD (1988, dir. John Carl Buechler) - 50:04

Join me as I return to Crystal Lake, take a side detour to Higgins Haven, and count down the 21 kills in the first three Friday the 13th movies.For those who want to avoid spoilers or listen to a certain movie's recap, the time stamps will guide the way...FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980, dir. Sean S. Cunningham) - 2:09FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (1981, dir. Steve Miner) - 25:20FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982, dir. Steve Miner) - 43:16

Join me for a dive into the deep end, with some movie so in tents, you'll scream for Aunt Martha!  And two coming-of-age tales that could ONLY be told during two memorable summers.Feel free to skip to each episode segment using the timestamps below:PIRANHA (1978, dir. Joe Dante) - 0:49SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983, dir. Robert Hiltzik) - 20:30DON'T TELL MOM the BABYSITTER'S DEAD (1990, dir. Stephen Herek) - 40:15THE WAY, WAY BACK (2013, dir. Nat Faxon & Jim Rash) - 1:04:20

Join me for quick spoiler-free reviews on five new releases, INCLUDING THE BLOCKBUSTER JUGGERNAUT THE ODYSSEY - and my mid-year rundown of my TOP 25 MOVIES and a few that totally missed the mark for me!SUPERGIRL (2026, dir. Craig Gillespie)EVIL DEAD BURN (2026, dir. Sébastien Vaniček)MINIONS & MONSTERS (2026, dir. Pierre Coffin)THE ODYSSEY (2026, dir. Christopher Nolan)THE INVITE (2026, dir. Olivia Wilde)

Join me for the second round, as I finish off my two-part series covering the final three of SIX Rocky movies.Feel free to skip to each episode segment using the timestamps below:ROCKY IV (1985, dir. Sylvester Stallone) - 1:13ROCKY V (1990, dir. John G. Avildsen) - 25:04ROCKY BALBOA (2006, dir. Sylvester Stallone) - 39:27

Join me as I prepare for the 4th of July, America's 250th anniversary, and the 50th anniversary of ROCKY with the first part of my two-part series covering the first SIX Rocky movies.Feel free to skip to each episode segment using the timestamps below:ROCKY (1976, dir. John G. Avildsen) - 2:19ROCKY II (1979, dir. Sylvester Stallone) - 32:51ROCKY III (1982, dir. Sylvester Stallone) - 42:20

Join me as I take on SIX new releases in theatres with spoiler-free reviews and ratings of each to help you decide whether to check them out!MASTERS of the UNIVERSE (2026, dir. Travis Knight)POWER BALLAD (2026, dir. John Carney)DISCLOSURE DAY (2026, dir. Steven Spielberg)STOP! THAT! TRAIN! (2026, dir. Adam Shankman)THE MANDALORIAN and GROGU (2026, dir. Jon Favreau)TOY STORY 5 (2026, dir. Andrew Stanton)

Join me as I prepare for the release of DISCLOSURE DAY by celebrating one of the best sci-fi directors in cinema history - one of the best directors in cinema history, period...Steven Spielberg.Feel free to skip to each episode segment using the timestamps below:CLOSE ENCOUNTERS of the THIRD KIND (1977, dir. Steven Spielberg) - 0:56E.T. the EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982, dir. Steven Spielberg) - 24:24A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2001, dir. Steven Spielberg) - 48:38

Join me as I take on FOUR new releases in theatres with spoiler-free reviews and ratings of each to help you decide whether to check them out!APEX (2026, dir. Baltasar Kormákur)I LOVE BOOSTERS (2026, dir. Boots Riley)BACKROOMS (2026, dir. Kane Parsons)PSYCHO KILLER (2026, dir. Gavin Polone)

Join me as I do a full retrospective of the King of Satires and Spoofs, with the last of three episodes on writer/director/actor/comedian Mel Brooks.The first episode covers his last four movies, from 1987-1995:Feel free to skip to each episode segment using the timestamps below:SPACEBALLS (1987, dir. Mel Brooks) - 2:26LIFE STINKS (1991, dir. Mel Brooks) - 23:07ROBIN HOOD: MEN in TIGHTS (1993, dir. Mel Brooks) - 31:43DRACULA: DEAD and LOVING IT (1995, dir. Mel Brooks) - 48:44

Join me as I do a full retrospective of the King of Satires and Spoofs, with the second of three episodes on writer/director/actor/comedian Mel Brooks.The first episode covers his first three movies, from 1974-1981:Feel free to skip to each episode segment using the timestamps below:YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974, dir. Mel Brooks) - 1:10SILENT MOVIE (1976, dir. Mel Brooks) - 27:14HIGH ANXIETY (1977, dir. Mel Brooks) - 38:38HISTORY of the WORLD, PART I (1981, dir. Mel Brooks) - 50:21

Join me as I take on FIVE new releases in theatres with spoiler-free reviews and ratings of each to help you decide whether to check them out!MORAL KOMBAT II (2026, dir. Simon McQuoid)MICHAEL (2026, dir. Antoine Fuqua)THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (2026, dir. Kyle Balda)HOKUM (2026, dir. Damian McCarthy)OBSESSION (2026, dir. Curry Barker)

Join me as I do a full retrospective of the King of Satires and Spoofs, with the first of three episodes on writer/director/actor/comedian Mel Brooks.The first episode covers his first three movies, from 1967-1974:Feel free to skip to each episode segment using the timestamps below:An Introduction to Mel Brooks - 2:11THE PRODUCERS (1967, dir. Mel Brooks) - 6:37THE TWELVE CHAIRS (1970, dir. Mel Brooks) - 26:50BLAZING SADDLES (1974, dir. Mel Brooks) - 41:46

Put on your disco shoes!  Watch frogs fall from the sky!!  Drink your milkshake!!! Join me as cover THREE episodes by modern master director Paul Thomas Anderson, fresh off his Oscar wins for There Will Be Blood - choices brought to you by my loyal listeners!Below are time stamps to skip to each movie's discussion:BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson) - 1:18MAGNOLA (1999, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson) - 20:08THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson) - 38:29

Join me as I journey to Italy to find love - twice - including 2 trips to Tuscany, fall in love with Miranda and Andy all over again, and fight off possessed kids in Albuquerque on this edition of Quickies!YOU, ME & TUSCANY (2026, dir. Kat Coiro)PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION (2026, dir. Brett Haley)LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY (2026, dir. Lee Cronin)THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 (2026, dir. David Frankel)

VROOM VROOM!!! Join me as I get possessed, sing and dance, and watch Tom Cruise meet Nicole Kidman in THREE movies to get you geared up for Spring. Geared up...get it?Below are time stamps to skip to each movie's discussion:CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (1968, dir. Ken Hughes) - 1:40CHRISTINE (1983, dir. John Carpenter) - 34:25DAYS of THUNDER (1990, dir. Tony Scott) - 52:31

Join me as I talk about three movies inspired by the works of Linda Blair, Linnea Quigley, and all the great scream queens of 80s horror!Thank you to Tom from To Hell with This Podcast for the suggestions!  This episode has been a long time coming!Skip ahead to the time stamps for each episode's discussion:HELL NIGHT (1981, dir. Tom DeSimone) - 2:25THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982, dir. Amy Jones) - 18:50NIGHT of the DEMONS (1988, dir. Kevin S. Tenney) - 32:25

Join me for a quick rundown of recent movies I've watched in theatres or on streaming to check out what to watch next!PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026, dir. Phil Lord & Christopher Miller)PETER HUJAR'S DAY (2025, dir. Ira Sachs)FACKHAM HALL (2025, dir. Jim O'Hanlon)EDDINGTON (2025, dir. Ari Aster)ANACONDA (2025, dir. Tom Gormican)THE DRAMA (2026, dir. Kristoffer Borgli)

Join me as I delve into the depravity of Bob Guccione in Ancient Rome!  Bestiality in the Marvel Universe!  Sci-Fi Scientology!  And M. Night Shyamalan proving he's no fan of Nicktoons!  All of that and more as I tackle four more entries in the second edition of CRAPFEST!Are they as bad as you've heard?  Listen and find out now!!Time stamps below are available if you want to skip to that movie discussion:CALIGULA (1979, dir. Tinto Brass...sorta?) - 2:44HOWARD the DUCK (1986, dir. Willard Huyck) - 21:20BATTLEFIELD EARTH (2000, dir. Roger Christian) - 36:12THE LAST AIRBENDER (2010, dir. M. Night Shyamalan) - 51:30***Shyamalan is a TWO-TIME entrant into the Crapfest Canon!***

THREE episodes in ONE day?!? Join me once again for a QUICK rundown of the TEN movies I watched lately in theatres, on streaming, or even in a plane!IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU (2025, dir. Mary Bronstein)SEND HELP (2026, dir. Sam Raimi)SOLO MIO (2026, dir. Daniel & Charles Kinnane)ARCO (2025, dir. Ugo Bienvenu)GOAT (2026, dir. Tyree Dillihay)THE SMASHING MACHINE (2025, dir. Benny Safdie)GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE (2025, dir. Gore Verbinski)ELEANOR the GREAT (2025, dir. Scarlett Johansson)MAN on the RUN (2025, dir. Morgan Neville)HOPPERS (2026, dir. Daniel Chong)

Join me as I make predictions in ALL 24 categories before the 98th Academy Awards, and tell you what I would've nominated instead...and what maybe SHOULD win...but won't!

Join me as I celebrate (for the last time this year) more milestone anniversaries for THREE Best Picture winners from my lifetime, including a look at serial killers, Boston crimelords, and one of my favorite movies ever made...perhaps overshadowed by the most infamous Oscar mixup of all time.For those who want to avoid spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts:THE SILENCE of the LAMBS (1991, dir. Jonathan Demme) - 1:04THE DEPARTED (2006, dir. Martin Scorsese) - 29:02MOONLIGHT (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) - 50:09

DAYYYYYYYYY-O!!!  Join me as I honor the life and movies of Catherine O'Hara, whose untimely passing reminded me of just how vibrant her contributions to comedy, movies, and TV truly were.  Thank you, Catherine.For those who want to avoid spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts:AFTER HOURS (1985, dir. Martin Scorsese) - 1:20BEETLEJUICE (1988, dir. Tim Burton) - 25:35HOME ALONE (1990, dir. Chris Columbus) - 53:49BEST in SHOW (2000, dir. Christopher Guest) - 1:28:08

Join me as I celebrate more milestone anniversaries for THREE Best Picture winners from the late-20th century, including a look at the 70s drug trade, British runners' friendly thighs, and Vietnam.For those who want to avoid spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts:THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971, dir. William Friedkin) - 1:31CHARIOTS of FIRE (1981, dir. Hugh Hudson) - 27:25PLATOON (1986, dir. Oliver Stone) - 54:33

Join me as I delve into FIVE recent offerings...quickly!That's the whole point of a quickie after all!  Instant gratification!!28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE (2026, dir. Nia DaCosta)NOBODY 2 (2025, dir. Timo Tjahjanto)IRON LUNG (2026, dir. Mark Fischbach a.k.a. Markiplier)THE UGLY STEPSISTER (2025, dir. Emilie Blichfeldt)DIANE WARREN: RELENTLENESS (2024, dir. Bess Kargman)

Continuining from 2025, join me as I celebrate milestone anniversaries for THREE MORE Best Picture winners from the mid-20th century, including a look at post-WWII America, one of the best musicals ever made, and how we see parallels from King Henry VIII's reign of terror even today.For those who want to avoid spoilers, timestamps below indicate when each movie discussion starts:The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, dir. William Wyler) - 1:46West Side Story (1961, dir. Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins) - 31:18A Man for All Seasons (1966, dir. Fred Zinnemann) - 1:03:45

Join me as I go through (almost) every movie I watched in 2025, and where I think the contenders lie within my rankings.

Thank you for everything, Rob.Join me as I cover four classics from the legendary, unsung American director Rob Reiner.  Four timeless entries in an unsurpassed run from 1984-1996) that also included This Is Spinal Tap (1984), The Sure Thing (1985), A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995), and Ghosts of Mississippi (1996).For my discussion on The American President, please check out Episode 33 - my 2025 4th of July episode.For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins:STAND BY ME (1986, dir. Rob Reiner) - 4:50THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987, dir. Rob Reiner) - 28:22WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... (1989, dir. Rob Reiner) - 56:41MISERY (1990, dir. Rob Reiner) - 1:17:28

Join me for another 6-pack of quick reviews on today's hottest titles - including the new Knives Out movie, a couple shortlisted Oscar contending documentaries, a Brazilian thriller, NEIL DIAMOND!!, and a slow moving train...WAKE UP DEAD MAN (2025, dir. Rian Johnson)THE ALABAMA SOLUTION (2025, dir. Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman)THE SECRET AGENT (2025, dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho)SONG SUNG BLUE (2025, dir. Craig Brewer)COVER-UP (2025, dir. Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus)TRAIN DREAMS (2025, dir. Clint Bentley)

Join me for a quick chat about some recent theatrical and streaming offerings!APOCAYLPSE in the TROPICS (2024, dir. Petra Costa)ELLA McCAY (2025, dir. James L. Brooks)BLUE MOON (2025, dir. Richard Linklater)SORRY, BABY (2025, dir. Eva Victor)SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (2025, dir. Mike P. Nelson)THE HOUSEMAID (2025, dir. Paul Feig)AVATAR: FIRE and ASH (2025, dir. James Cameron)MARTY SUPREME (2025, dir. Josh Safdie)

HO-HO-HOMICIDE! Join me as I cover warnings from Grandpa, nuns, Garbage Day, witches, Mickey Rooney, and even a Christmas light electric chair - ALL in one of the craziest franchises I've ever seen.For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins:SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984, dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr.) - 2:00SNDN PART 2 (1987, dir. Lee Harry) - 24:11SNDN 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! (1989, dir. Monte Hellman) - 32:29SNDN 4: INITIATION (1990, dir. Brian Yuzna) - 42:26SNDN 5: THE TOY MAKER (1991, dir. Martin Kitrosser) - 55:09SILENT NIGHT (2012, dir. Steven C. Miller) - 1:03:13

Please join me for a quick recap of movies I've been catching in theaters and on streaming to prep my next Oscar ballot, and to check off one I missed...maybe it was better I did?THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (2025, dir. MIchael Chaves)THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (2025, dir. Geeta Gandbhir)ZOOTOPIA 2 (2025, dir. Jared Bush & Byron Howard)OH. WHAT. FUN. (2025, dir. MIchael Showalter)ETERNITY (2025, dir. David Freyne)SENTIMENTAL VALUE (2025, dir. Joachim Trier)LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025, dir. Shih-Ching Tsou)HAMNET (2025, dir. Chloe Zhao)

Join me as I fulfill my promise to cover all five Twilight movies, but ye be warned!!  I do not like them, and hadn't watched a frame in over 15 years. For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins:TWILIGHT (2008, dir. Catherine Hardwicke) - 0:56NEW MOON (2009, dir. Chris Weitz) - 28:28ECLIPSE (2010, dir. David Slade) - 49:22BREAKING DAWN PART 1 (2011, dir. Bill Condon) - 1:05:16BREAKING DAWN PART 2 (2012, dir. Bill Condon) - 1:21:50

Join me as I cover (more timely this time) four new movies out in theaters!  If these are playing near you, give them a whirl!  Action!  Musical!  Dramedy!  Foreign Films!!  I watch everything here on the Movie Marathon Man!THE RUNNING MAN (2025, dir. Edgar Wright)WICKED: FOR GOOD (2025, dir. Jon M. Chu)RENTAL FAMILY (2025, dir. Hikari)SISU 2: ROAD to REVENGE (2025, dir. Jalmari Helander)

Join me for a special actor tribute to the late, great Diane Keaton, who changed how we view the perfect girl in Annie Hall, went toe to toe with Albert Finney in Shoot the Moon, played the villain in The Other Sister, and held The Family Stone together at Christmastime.For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins:ANNIE HALL (1977, dir. Woody Allen) - 2:12SHOOT the MOON (1982, dir. Alan Parker) - 34:34THE OTHER SISTER (1999, dir. Garry Marshall) - 54:24THE FAMILY STONE (2005, dir. Thomas Bezucha) - 1:13:51

Please join me for brief reviews on EIGHT 2025 movies as I catch up with my watching over the last two months!TRON: ARES (2025, dir. Joachim Rønning)ROOFMAN (2025, dir. Derek Cianfrance)BUGONIA (2025, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos)PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025, dir. Dan Trachtenberg)MATERIALISTS (2025, dir. Celine Song)DIE MY LOVE (2025, dir. Lynne Ramsay)IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (2025, dir. Jafar Panahi)

Join me for my final Halloween 2025 series episode, all about the Italian giallo master MARIO BAVA!!  Also included is an Intro to Early Italian Cinema, from the invention of film to the 1960s when Bava got his start!  I had a ton of fun doing this episode, and I hope you enjoy it too!For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps below indicate when each discussion begins:AN INTRO to ITALIAN CINEMA - 1:25BLACK SUNDAY (1960, dir. Mario Bava) - La maschera del demonio - 9:51BLACK SABBATH (1963, dir. Mario Bava - I tre volti della paura - 25:35BLOOD and BLACK LACE (1964, dir. Mario Bava) - 6 donne per l'assassino - 47:39A TASTE of BLOOD (1971, dir. Mario Bava) - Ecologia del delitto - 1:02:45

Please join me for brief reviews on SEVEN 2025 movies as I catch up with my watching over the last two months!DEATH of a UNICORN (2025, dir. Alex Scharfman)FRIENDSHIP (2024, dir. Andrew DeYoung)HIM (2025, dir. Justin Tipping)ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)GOOD BOY (2025, dir. Ben Leonberg)SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME from NOWHERE (2025, dir. Scott Cooper)BLACK PHONE 2 (2025, dir. Scott Derrickson)

Join me for a four pack of horror movies that pack a PUNCH!  One of the scariest movies I've ever seen, an independent found footage movie, Korean zombies, and family trauma!!For those who want to avoid spoilers, click the timestamps below to navigate to each episode individually:SINISTER (2012, dir. Scott Derrickson) - 0:55CREEP (2014, dir. Patrick Brice) - 31:20TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016, dir. Yeon Sang-ho) - 44:06HEREDITARY (2018, dir. Ari Aster) - 1:02:19

Join me once again as I saw through a gaggle of teens - whoops! - I mean as I navigate once again some truly terrible sequels, remakes, and prequels and put Leatherface to bed.  Night night, sweet prince.For those who want to avoid spoilers, click the timestamps below to navigate to each episode individually:THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003, dir. Marcus Nispel) - 1:43THE TCM: THE BEGINNING (2006, dir. Jonathan Liebesman) - 20:46TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D (2013, dir. John Luessenhop) - 31:33LEATHERFACE (2017, dir. Julien Maury & Alexandre Bustillo) - 47:07TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2022, dir. David Blue Garcia) - 56:08

REVVV THOSE CHAINSAWS, you pig b*itches!!It's time for one of the scariest, campiest, and crappiest horror franchises of all time!!  From the sublime to the head scratching, these massacres have it all!Time stamps below indicate start of section, in case you want to avoid spoilers!THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (1974, dir. Tobe Hooper) - 1:05THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986, dir. Tobe Hooper) - 31:29LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III (1990, dir. Jeff Burr) - 54:30THE RETURN of the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1995, dir. Kim Henkel) - 1:08:22

Join me as I pay tribute to a LEGEND of 60s and 70s Hollywood cinema, the Oscar winning director of Ordinary People (1980), founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and fighter for human and environmental rights, Robert Redford.This one's for you, Sundance.Time stamps below clickable if you need to skip around!Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, dir. George Roy Hill) - 1:13All the President's Men (1976, dir. Alan J. Pakula) - 29:38Three Days of the Condor (1975, dir. Sydney Pollack) - 52:57

Please join me for brief reviews on FOUR new movies that recently opened at the cinema!LIGHT of the WORLD (2025, dir. Tom Brancroft, John J. Schafer)THE THREESOME (2025, dir. Chad Hartigan)DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (2025, dir. Simon Curtis)THE LONG WALK (2025, dir. Francis Lawrence)

Please join me as a dropout of Beauty School and head back to Rydell in 1978's Grease, take a deadend summer job in Ridgemont in 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and take up poetry and French at Padua in 1999's 10 Things I Hate About You.Clickable timestamps below for the spoiler-conscious:GREASE (1978, dir. Randal Kleiser) - 1:11FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982, dir. Amy Heckerling) - 30:2210 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999, dir. Gil Junger) - 52:55

Please join me as I go through what made each of these new releases (or re-releases) tick, and why I loved them or even just liked them.CAUGHT STEALING (2025, dir. Darren Aronofsky)THE ROSES (2025, dir. Jay Roach)THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB (2025, dir. Chris Columbus)JAWS 50th Anniversary (1975, dir. Steven Spielberg)THE TOXIC AVENGER (2023, dir. Macon Blair) - 2025 theatrical release

Join me as I tackle a quartet of 80s comedies and see if they're still funny, if the humor has translated over the last 40-45 years, and if we all just need to remember how to laugh!For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps indicate when discussion for each begins!REVENGE OF THE NERDS (1984, dir. Jeff Kanew) - 1:58PORKY'S (1981, dir. Bob Clark) - 25:40WEIRD SCIENCE (1985, dir. John Hughes) - 37:02BACK TO SCHOOL (1986, dir. Alan Metter) - 54:08

Climb on board the space station Resurrection, the Sulaco, Fury, and the Auriga as I explore the last four movies in the ALIEN franchise - using in-universe chronological order.Alien: Romulus (2142), Aliens (2179), Alien3 (2179), Alien: Resurrection (2381)For the spoiler-conscious, time stamps indicate when discussion for each begins!ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024, dir. Fede Alvarez) - 0:50ALIENS (1986, dir. James Cameron) - 21:22ALIEN3 (1992, dir. David Fincher) - 45:14ALIEN: RESURRECTION (1997, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet) - 59:26