Cinema Chop Shop

Shawn, Joey, and Todd are joined by special guest, Alley, as they tackle movies that have aged poorly over time. Crack open this problematic time capsule with us and relish the ick.

The gang gets a dose of credibility as they are joined by music industry professional, Brandon Goff, to discuss Synth Soundtracks in all their glory.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the VHS format, the gang is joined by special guest Lee to discuss movies tied to the VHS culture - video rental stores, self-shot video, found footage, and anything else tied to videotape.

Joey, Todd, Travis, and Shawn get together to discover the best Robert Duvall movie in a 16-movie bracket. Special guest Alley drops in to break a critical tie.

As Oscar season approaches, the gang gathers to state their case about movies that were robbed of Best Picture by inferior films.

Travis and Shawn reconvene to closeout our exploration of "So Bad, They're Good" Martial Arts movies.  With legends like "King of the Kickboxers", "Samurai Cop", "Ninja Terminator", and "Undefeatable", it's gonna be a knock-down, drag-out, episode.

The gang kicks off their two-part "Partial Arts" episode with a watch party of the (at one point) lost classic, "Miami Connection". The movie is available to stream on several free services, so watch along and have a few laughs.

The gang gathers to shine a light on suburban-themed movies and their layered nuance. Marital strife, ennui, secrets, and rot beneath the veneer of the perfect life are on the menu!

As a result of their recent White Elephant Party (ep. 350), the gang reconvenes to dive into various subgenres within Exploitation Cinema. Joey (Nursesploitation), Todd (Nunsploitation), Travis (Bondsploitation), and Shawn (Ozsploitation) share the results of their explorations.

It's that time of year again! Travis and Shawn gather to discuss their top 20 movies of 2025.

It's the reason for the season - watching bad Christmas movies! The gang gathers to pan some of the worst Christmas movies of all time. Did your favorite turkey make the list?

Shawn, Travis, and Todd discuss movies featuring face swaps, new faces, and all sorts of masks not named Face/Off. Among the discussions are Eyes Without a Face, Dark Passage, The Face of Another, Shattered, and Time.

Grab your trench coats and fedoras, because it's Noirvember!  Shawn, Joey, and Todd gather in the Chop Shop Garage to celebrate by discussing Foreign Language Noir.  

In part 2 of our celebration of Folk Horror, Shawn, Travis, Joey, and Todd gather to discuss post-2000 Folk Horror movies and their resurgence in popularity.

Shawn, Travis, Joey, and Todd wander off the beaten path to dabble in ancient rituals for spooky month and discuss old school (pre-1999) Folk Horror movies.

Shawn, Travisito, Joey, and Alley gather to watch the underrated 1985 comedy Western, "Rustler's Rhapsody", starring Tom Berenger, Andy Griffith, Marilu Henner, Sela Ward, and G. W. Bailey.

Joey, Todd, and Lee go on strike as the two scabs, Travisito and Shawn, break through the picket line to talk about Union & Labor Movies, while exploring the pros and cons of American workers' unions.

The usual gang is back to discuss the wild times of Cannon Pictures Group. Valuing quantity over quality, Cannon Pictures Group cranked out tons of movies while attempting to outrun its creditors. Today, we pay tribute to the chaos.

In an episode better suited to the #nokings demonstrations, the gang gathers to discuss movies featuring kings in all their many forms.

The gang convenes to watch the polliziotteschi classic, Almost Human.  Fire up your favorite streaming service and watch along!  (Note:  As of 7/26/25, Almost Human was available to stream on Tubi.)

Shawn, Travis, Joey, and special guest, Alley, gather to discuss the odd movies produced by Disney during the late 70s and early 80s.  Often panned and usually box office flops, these strange movies get a close inspection by the Cinema Chop Shop crew.

The gang reconvenes after watching the movies they rolled in the previous episode.  Who got lucky, and who got the shaft?

In this special minisode, the gang rolls the dice to randomly determine the movies they will be watching in the next episode.  With a range of streaming services, a variety of genres, and multiple libraries of random movies, the fates will determine our movies.

In celebration of Father's Day, Shawn, Joey, and Todd gather to discuss some of the great father/son acting tandems.  This episode's a regular chip off the ol' block.

Hell freezes over and pigs fly as we celebrate sequels in this episode - specifically, the occasions when the sequel is superior to its predecessor. Join Shawn, Todd, Joey, and Travis to see who made our list.

Join Shawn, Travis, Todd, and Lee as they tackle the Berlin Wall, not with hammers, but with compelling cinema. This episode kicks off with a deep dive into the iconic 'Wings of Desire,' before our hosts reveal their personal, must-see movie picks that illuminate this historic barrier. Discover new films and fresh perspectives on one of history's most compelling symbols.

Good God, y'all!  We're talking about anti-war films this week, and we've got a full house.  Join Shawn, Joey, Todd, and Lee as we discuss some of our favorites.

Shawn, Travis, and Joey gather to determine the greatest film starring our late pal, Val.  Join us as we examine the 16-film bracket to declare a controversial winner.

Shawn, Todd, and Travis descend into a hellish purgatory to examine 1953's The Wages of Fear and 1977's Sorcerer.  Join us as we compare and contrast these two films about testing the limits of fate.

Shawn, Joey, and Todd gather to duke it out over a 16-film bracket to determine the greatest Gene Hackman (RIP) film of all time.

The gang (sans Todd) gathers to discuss the New Hollywood period of movie history by showcasing three directors, their foundational works, and how their legacies fared.

In this episode, the gang gets together to pay tribute to one of the late, great filmmakers, David Lynch. 

To commemorate the anniversary of their first release on this day in 2013, we're talking about A24 Movies!  Join Shawn, Travis, and Joey as they dive into what makes A24 so special.

Shawn is joined by Joey, Todd, and Lee to watch the cinematic masterpiece, Hard Ticket to Hawaii. Fire up your VCRs and watch this 1987 erotic (?) action comedy with us.   Stream it on Tubi:  https://tubitv.com/movies/646725/hard-ticket-to-hawaii

In honor of what would have been his 90th birthday, the gang kicks off the new year by exploring Elvis Presley's prolific (and profitable!) film career.

As is our tradition, Shawn and Travis gather in the Chop Shop Garage to present their top 24 films of 2024.

Do you hear what I hear? It's the sound of sleigh bells that only acts as a framing device for a movie that could be set any other time of year! So light the Yule log, grab some hot cocoa, and unwrap our gift to you.

Saddle up!  Shawn and Travis hit the lonesome trail and discuss Golden Age Westerns, including 1939's "Stagecoach".

It's another full house as Shawn, Joey, Todd, and Travis continue to celebrate Noirvember by spotlighting women who break the femme fatale mold in film noir.

The gang ushers in Noirvember with a French classic, Louis Malle's "Elevator to the Gallows". Sync up your video player of choice and watch along.

Shawn, Joey, Todd, and Lee gather one last time to close out spooky month and discuss the best horror movies from 1984-1993.

Shawn, Travis, and Lee gather in the Chop Shop Garage to hack through another 10 years of horror movies to determine the best of 1994-2003.

Shawn, Joey, Todd, and Lee reconvene to slash their way through the best horror movies of 2004-2013.  Did yours make the cut?

It's spooky season, so Shawn, Travis, Todd, and Lee are discussing the best horror movies of 2014-2024! 

Shawn, Travis, Todd, and special guest, Lee, gather under the cloak of darkness and contrive a complex plot to discuss Giallo. Blades in hand, the gang takes a stab at explaining what makes this Italian genre so amazing.

Calling all shutterbugs! Join Shawn, Travis, and Todd as they discuss the 1960 film, Peeping Tom, and three other movies inspired by Criterion Channel's "The Photographer's Gaze" collection.

Shawn somehow convinces Travis, Todd, Joey, and Alley to sit down and watch this Kickboxing/VR relic from 1995. Sync us up and watch along!

A special tiebreaker guest joins Shawn, Travis, Joey, and Todd and gets into a lively discussion to determine the best ensemble movie of all time.

Shawn, Travis, and Joey get together to discuss perfect castings.  Whether the roles are based on actual people, cartoons, comics, or characters written specifically for the screen, these roles simply couldn't be played by anyone else. 

Shawn, Travis, and Todd gather to pay homage to the late Donald Sutherland by discussing 16 of his best roles to determine the greatest movie of the bunch.