13 O'Clock

On this brainwashed installment, Tom and Jenny are breaking down a relatively recent case: the controversy and convictions surrounding NXIVM, a group that supposedly started out as an executive success-type company, but eventually morphed into a full-on sex cult, complete with branded female slaves. Ringleader Keith Raniere was recently convicted on a whole litany of … Continue reading Episode One Hundred Fifty Six: The NXIVM Cult

Pain don’t hurt on this installment of the Retrospective, on which we break down all the delights of the 1989 so-bad-it’s-good classic, Road House, starring Patrick Swayze. Remember, be nice, until it’s time to not be nice. Thanks to Josef for sending us the Blu-ray! Audio version: https://ia601409.us.archive.org/23/items/moviereviewroadhouseaudio/MovieReview_RoadHouse_Audio.mp3 Video version: Click here to sign up for Audible! … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Movie Retrospective: Road House

On this grisly installment, Tom and Jenny are breaking down the case of Robert “Bob” Berdella, the serial killer known as The Kansas City Butcher and The Collector. Between 1984 and 1987, this former chef and dealer in antiques and curios lured at least six men into his home, drugged them, repeatedly raped them, and … Continue reading Episode One Hundred Fifty Five: Bob Berdella, The Kansas City Butcher

On this magical and Muppet-tastical installment of the Retrospective, Tom and Jenny are going back to 1986 to discuss Jim Henson’s beloved fantasy flick Labyrinth, starring a very young Jennifer Connelly and a very foxy (and phallic forward) David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King. Audio version: https://ia601405.us.archive.org/10/items/moviereviewlabyrinthaudio/MovieReview_Labyrinth_Audio.mp3 Video version: Click here to sign up for Audible! … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Movie Retrospective: Labyrinth

On this mystifying true crime installment, Tom and Jenny are discussing the weird 1997 case of Judy Smith, who mysteriously vanished while on a business trip with her husband, only to be found dead months later in a remote campground six-hundred miles away. Featured on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries, the case is full of … Continue reading Episode One Hundred Fifty Four: The Bizarre Disappearance and Murder of Judy Smith

On this week’s movie flashback, we’re dissecting the weird, wonderful, Brian DePalma-directed rock opera Phantom of the Paradise from 1974, starring Paul Williams and Jessica Harper. Audio version: https://ia601409.us.archive.org/34/items/moviereviewphantomoftheparadiseaudio/MovieReview_PhantomOfTheParadise_Audio.mp3 Video version: Click here to sign up for Audible! If you buy my book first, I get a bounty! Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Movie Retrospective: Phantom of the Paradise

On this darkened, wartime installment, Tom and Jenny are delving into two horrific cases of serial killers who took advantage of the low-light conditions and general chaos during World War II to ply their grisly trade. On the first half, we discuss England’s Gordon Cummins, better known as The Blackout Ripper, who prowled the streets … Continue reading Episode One Hundred Fifty Three: The Blackout Ripper and the Brownout Strangler

On this raging, red-eyed installment, Tom and Jenny are breaking down the highly influential and just plain badass 2002 sorta-zombie flick 28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle. Audio version: https://ia601402.us.archive.org/6/items/moviereview28dayslateraudio/MovieReview_28DaysLater_Audio.mp3 Video version: Click here to sign up for Audible! If you buy my book first, I get a bounty! Please support us on Patreon! Don’t forget to subscribe … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Movie Retrospective: 28 Days Later

On this installment, Tom and Jenny are going back to 1920s gangland, specifically talking about the Chicago Outfit and its direction under the ruthless leadership of Al Capone, its relationship to Prohibition, the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, and lots of other mobster-related topics. Slip into your cement shoes and watch out for a horse … Continue reading Episode 152 – Al Capone and the Chicago Outfit

On today’s b-b-bad to the bone review, we’re revisiting one of Jenny’s favorite 80s horror flicks, as well as one of her favorite Stephen King adaptations, 1983’s Christine, directed by the one and only John Carpenter. Audio version: https://ia601407.us.archive.org/11/items/moviereviewchristineaudio/MovieReview_Christine_Audio.mp3 Video version: Click here to sign up for Audible! If you buy my book first, I get a … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Movie Retrospective: Christine