Broken VCR

By Chad & HochTV & Film Film History

Broken VCR episodes

August 15, 2025 BONUS #198 Weapons (2025)
Zach Cregger's 2025 suburban horror mystery epic, WEAPONS, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss the nightmarish tension, the humor, suburbia at night, Cregger's unprecedented studio deal, and just what in the hell is up with that gigantic floating AR-15 assault rifle? We also discuss Fantastic Four flopping and more in some current movie news. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
1 hr 6 min
August 12, 2025 #197 The Stunt Man (1980)
Richard Rush's 1980 satirical psychological Hollywood black comedy, THE STUNT MAN, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how outside forces influences a first-time watch, the purposeful mind-fuck of the plot execution, where the hell did Steve Railsback go, Sir Peter O'Toole, the 10-year saga to bring the script to screen, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 BARBARA HERSHEY MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form days/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
1 hr 33 min
August 05, 2025 #196 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Quentin Tarantino's 2019 hangout revisionist "Manson Movie", ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, is our feature presentation this week. We talk QT clearing the film with Sharon Tate's sister and not clearing it with Roman Polanski, the studio bidding war, Robert Richardson's glorious backlight skills, Leonardo DiCaprio & Brad Pitt's bromance, the wild MK-Ultra Satanic Conspiracy lurking beneath 1960s Hollywood, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 DEEP CUT TARANTINO CHARACTERS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
1 hr 56 min
August 01, 2025 BONUS #195 Eddington (2025)
Ari Aster's 2025 Covid-era neo-western, EDDINGTON, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss if the topical film is partisan, Pedro Pascal as Gavin Newsom, if Emma Stone and Austin Butler were needed, Joaquin's hang down, and much more! We also discuss some current movie news as well. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
1 hr 19 min
July 29, 2025 #194 Body Heat (1981)
Lawrence Kasdan's 1981 hot & sweaty Floridian erotic thriller, BODY HEAT, is our feature presentation this week. We talk George Lucas secretly protecting Kasdan on his directorial debut, those electric sex scenes between William Hurt and Kathleen Turner, the sunshine state, and much more! We also eulogize the icons Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan as well as pick our TOP 7 LAWRENCE KASDAN PROJECTS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
1 hr 42 min
July 22, 2025 #193 Tremors (1990)
Ron Underwood's 1990 small desert town monster movie, TREMORS, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Kevin Bacon's evolving feelings on the film, "Spielberg Lite" directors, how a fun whimsical movie has such a high body count, Billy Crystal's connection, and much more! We also eulogize Michael Madsen and pick our TOP 7 MICHAEL MADSEN MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
1 hr 27 min
July 15, 2025 #192 Cockfighter (1974)
Monte Hellman's 1974 southern gothic cockfighting drama, COCKFIGHTER, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss Roger Corman's struggles to market the film, Joe Dante's involvement with the film, Warren Oates playing a character with virtually zero dialogue, the visceral and violent cockfighting sequences, and Hoch suggests installing a "Cock Counter" on the episode! We also pick our TOP 7 MOVIES FEATURING AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
1 hr 33 min
July 08, 2025 #191 The Apostle (1997)
Robert Duvall's 1997 southern gothic gospel drama, THE APOSTLE, is our feature presentation this week. We dive deep into the genuine authenticity of the world Duvall creates, the small yet powerful performances of Walton Goggins and Billy Bob Thornton, that awkward private screening at The White House with The Clintons, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 MOVIES of 1997 in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
1 hr 39 min
July 04, 2025 BONUS #190 F1: THE MOVIE (2025)
Joseph Kosinski's 2025 sports racing drama, F1: THE MOVIE, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss the film's connection to Days of Thunder, Brad Pitt in full Robert Redford mode, simplicity in summer blockbusters, and much more! We also discuss some James Bond movie news as well. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
56 min
July 01, 2025 #189 Junior Bonner (1972)
Sam Peckinpah's 1972 neo-western rodeo drama, JUNIOR BONNER, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about Steve McQueen preventing Joe Don Baker from whooping Sam Peckinpah's ass, how this recent viewing really has Hoch relating to the film, Sam using the movie as a palette cleanser follow up to Straw Dogs in 1971, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 BEN JOHNSON MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
1 hr 43 min