The original King Kong was a milestone of special effects and film making tricks, and each generation has tried since to surpass the influential film, including a middling effort in the 70s with an all star cast, a robot gorilla, and a terrible script! Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale from Castle Bravo join Case and Sam to talk about the attempted update at the original kaiju film!

When it comes to a movie that has pervaded the zeitgeist and become shorthand for a type of story, do you dare roll the dice when trying to improve upon it? Kieran Bennett joins us for a conversation about the 1995 film, Jumanji!

From starting as a consolation prize when the studio couldn't get Annie, Popeye was a troubled production every step of the way. Angela "Bones" Bullock joins Case and Sam to see if they can crack a can of spinach open and force feed it to this movie! It am what it am, but could it be more!

The 2017 adaptation of the sprawling French Space Opera, Valérian and Laureline, was not particularly well received, despite incredible world building and stunning visuals, making it perfect for our show. However, this is a pretty big undertaking, so Case and Sam called in Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions to help traverse the Space Oddity that is Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

Many movies are made under difficult circumstances, but the horror genre infamously has a ton of entries, but the original "Halloween" is one for the books! Case and Sam are joined by Entrepeneur, Author, Public Speaker, and Grande Dame of Queens Comedy, Kambri Crews, to wipe away the fog of history on this classic!

Correspondence courses can teach you many things! It's like magic and sometimes IT IS magic! Such is the case with Bedknobs and Broomsticks, the less successful follow up to Mary Poppins. To review the syllabus, Case and Sam are joined by Robin and Nicole from the "Books That Burn" podcast. Will they mail in for their degree?

In order to go the distance with Disney's uneven adaptation of Hercules, Case and Sam are joined by Gloria and Rose from the Circling Circe podcast, but will the task prove too laborious?

We're joined by Vin Macri to take a look at the sequel to the pop culture juggernaut that was Ghostbusters! Can the trio crack open the river of slime without drowning in negativity?

Is there a secret to crafting a good Kenneth Branagh movie? To tackle this mystery, Case and Sam are joined by Melissa Meli from the Amateur Detective Club podcast. Will they get to the bottom of the "Murder on the Orient Express"?

"I'll get you, my pretty", said the producer to the… everyone. To discuss the ur-example of Hollywood's contempt for human life and why we need safety regulations, Case and Sam are joined by Ashley Griffin to talk about The Wizard of Oz!