Cherry Bombs - The Underappreciated Movies Podcast

This month Dustin & Nik put all their hope in Tom Jones, Slim Whitman and the kid from Solarbabies as MARS ATTACKS! Join us as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tim Burton's most subversive, anarchic and underrated movie. The day has come to surrender to the superior intelligence of this gonzo sci-fi Ack Ack-tion comedy!

Chef Nicole Russell of Last Dragon Pizza joins Dustin and Nik to talk about her amazing Last Dragon themed pizzas and her love for Berry Gordy's classic Motown/Kung Fu mash up!  We also look back on our first season of shows and ahead to a new year of Cherry Bombs. Subscribe today and never again apologize for the movies you love!

This Christmas Dustin and Nik bid good riddance to the scroogiest year of the century by kicking back and watching the most underrated Christmas movie of all time, Scrooged! 'Tis the season for Solid Gold Dancers, fairy sadists and  Sir Bill Murray owning every actor who ever dared play Ebenezer before him. Suck it, Alastair Sim!  Sync up your bluray, dvd, VHS, laserdisc or streaming service, or just listen without the movie and try to figure out what the hell we're talking about. 

Taimak! Vanity! El Debarge! William H. Macy? This month Dustin and Nik kiss the Converse of the greatest Motown/Kung-Fu/Comic Book mash-up movie ever made, Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon! Join us as we break through the wall of mystery and discover The Glow. So step on the elevator and press number seven. That's all you gotta do to get to Cherry Bombs heaven!

Join Dustin & Nik for a special bonus episode saluting late, great director Joel Schumacher! Too often derided as a hack who put nipples on the Batsuit, his wildly diverse filmography of classics and underrated gems proves he was a lot more than Batman. From Falling Down to Tigerland, The Lost Boys to The Incredible Shrinking Woman and even DC Cab, we discuss why he was a voice worth remembering. Subscribe today and never again apologize for the filmmakers you love!

This month the hills run red as Dustin & Nik mask up and tune in to Halloween III Season of the Witch! Who needs that old hack Michael Myers when we've got drunk and horny heartthrob Tom Atkins? Grab a six pack of Miller, snuggle up in a motel with someone you just met this morning and celebrate the season with a criminally disregarded horror classic. Subscribe today and never again apologize for the movies you love!

A king and queen join forces to defeat the evil, power-hungry Beast and his army of mindless minions in the movie we all need right now, Krull! This month Dustin and Nik celebrate this lavish, non-IP fantasy classic that no studio would have the guts to make these days. Join us to discover the unlikely Krull/Tom Bosley connection and unearth the shocking secret of the Dumbo DVD commentary! Subscribe today and never again apologize for the movies you love!

It's a Cherry Bombs Special Report as Dustin and Nik get slaphappy exploring the art and magic of the movie slap. From Sigourney Weaver to Kurt Russell, Jessica Rabbit to Steven Seagal, some of Hollywood's biggest icons have thrown or received that time honored, open handed, sting-inducing "how do ya do". This month we break down the elements of a classic cinema slap, discuss some of our favorites and unearth the slappiest film ever made! Subscribe today and never again apologize for the movies you love!

This month Dustin and Nik are all the Jedi as they defend the honor of The Rise of Skywalker, the most controversial and underrated Star Wars film! Join us as we dive deep into the characters, story and themes of this pitch perfect conclusion (yes, we said it!) to the Skywalker Saga. It's an epic discussion that takes almost as long as being digested by the Sarlaac. Subscribe today and never again apologize for the Star Wars you love!!!

This month Dustin and Nik team up and fight Ming! Gordon's alive as ever on the 40th anniversary of the greatest Cherry Bomb of all time, Flash Gordon. There's something finer in this galaxy than Ming's law. Listen today and never again Ah-Ah-pologize for the movies you love!!!