Cinema Excelsior

Join the Cinema Excelsior crew for a round table discussion of one of the great curiosities in Hollywood history: "The Fantastic Four", Roger Corman's ill-fated adaptation of Marvel's First Family. This debacle has never been released, but thanks to the magic of YouTube, we had the opportunity to brave its many horrors and walked away... oddly pleased? Featuring Nick Bestor, Stefan Claypool, Derek Long, Daniel Watson-Jones, and special guest Patrick Regan.

Join the Cinema Excelsior team for an inexplicable trip to Italy as we endure director Albert Pyun's 1990 epic "Captain America," starring Matt Salinger (son of "Catcher in the Rye" author J.D. Salinger), Scott Paulin, and Ronny Cox. Daniel reminiscenes about his childhood experience watching this film in syndication. Nick learns an exciting new method for stealing cars. Derek finds his voice as a screenwriter. Stefan yearns for a cool, refreshing Molson. It's all part of a last-ditch attempt to understand how this runaway nuclear missle of a film could have been gently nudged so far off course.

Stefan, Nick, Derek, and Dan go to war with Mark Goldblatt's 1989 adaptation of "The Punisher", starring Dolph Lundgren and debate the relationship between a successful adaptation and its loyalty to the source material.

Nick and Stefan catch a transdimensional cosmic ray to Cleveland, spend some time with Beverly and Philzzie, and debate whether "Howard the Duck" would be better if it didn't star Howard the Duck.