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On this episode of CINEMA SMORGASBORD SELLS OUT we’re going ALL IN on the Shaw Brothers classic LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF SHAOLIN from 1982! Directed by (and featuring) Lau Kar-leung, it’s a family affair with both his brother Lau Kar-wing and his adopted brother Gordon Liu supporting him in some dynamite martial arts scenes as a series of assassins arrive in Yunan to track down the reclusive Lei Kung. With a terrific (and hilarious) supporting performance by Alexander Fu Sheng! We chat about our history with Shaw Brothers martial arts films, our preference for subs vs dubs and our thoughts on the film. ENJOY!

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Crime is out of control in Turin, and the only ones who can stop it are Inspector Vanni and his squad of swaggering, moustachioed motorbike cops in Massimo Dallamano’s 1976 poliziotteschi classic, COLT 38 SPECIAL SQUAD! On this episode of WILD IN THE STREETS we’re planting bombs and slicing off fingers alongside Marcel Bozzuffi (as Vanni), Ivan Rassimov’s (as the baddie) and even an appearance from GRACE JONES! Check it out!

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We’re getting TOONED up on this episode of YOU DON’T KNOW DICK with Box Office Gross host Brian Schmid joining us to discuss the many sensual delights of Fred Olen Ray’s EVIL TOONS! A bunch of gals are tasked with cleaning a haunted house and accidentally unleash a briefly animated demon. You know.. The usuaL! With David Carradine, Arte Johnson and (of course) Dick Miller, and about 15 frames of animation. It’s a trip! Enjoy.

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Check out our Halloween Horror Special archive right here.

It’s the CINEMA SMORGASBORD HALLOWEEN HORROR SPECIAL with Liam and Doug tackling two chilling 2026 horror releases: the violent action horror of THEY WILL KILL YOU and the tense Korean sci-fi horror film COLONY (from the director of TRAIN TO BUSAN!). We also talk about some of our recent favorite horror movies and talk about the state of horror because WHY NOT? ENJOY!

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While in the midst of releasing his comedy-crime series SUIT YOURSELF OR SHOOT YOURSELF Kiyoshi Kurosawa took a break to continue Banmei Takahashi’s DOOR series, releasing the body-horror film DOOR III in 1996. On this episode of SERPENT’S PATH we’re looking at the entire DOOR series, starting with the original gory slasher DOOR from 1988, then onto Takahashi’s episodic sequel DOOR II: TOKYO DIARY from 1991 and finishing with Kurosawa’s DOOR III. Often considered a dry run for his 1997 masterpiece CURE, it has little to do with the other two films in the series but makes for fascinating connective tissue between his V-Cinema period and his growing international reputation. CHECK IT OUT!

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On a returning HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? the boys dive into Harold Becker’s 2001 psychological thriller DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE with John Travolta trying to protect his son from his new stepfather Rick, played by Vince Vaughn, after he witnesses him committing MURDER! It’s.. kinda bland, but oddly comforting and maybe, just maybe, has more to recommend it than just a supporting Steve Buscemi performance. LISTEN AND FIND OUT!

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On this episode of PRAISING KANE we’re rockin’ the suburbs with the 1990 comedy classic MY BLUE HEAVEN! Directed by Herbert Ross and written by Nora Ephron, it stars Steve Martin as an Italian mobster living in witness protection, with Rick Moranis as a straight-laced FBI agent tasked with keeping tabs on him. I’m laughing already! Also, Carol Kane is there. Briefly. We pair this with an episode of TINY TOON ADVENTURES also featuring the voice of Carol Kane because.. this is a Carol Kane themed podcast! ALL THAT AND THE LATEST CAROL KANE NEWS!

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On a RETURNING Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out, Doug and Liam dive into Na Hong-jin’s relentless (and bloody!) 2010 South Korean action-thriller The Yellow Sea! Starring Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yoon-seok, the film follows a desperate taxi driver who agrees to perform a hit in South Korea to pay off his mounting debts, and if you think everything goes smoothly.. you would be wrong!  We get into spoilers at the end, but we give you a heads up first. We also chat about some films we’ve watched recently, just for goofs and grins.

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In this episode of WE DO OUR OWN STUNTS we follow Asian Hawk — a fortune-hunting ex-pop star turned treasure seeker — who is forced into a globe-trotting mission to rescue a former bandmate's kidnapped girlfriend in the 1986 Indiana Jones-esque action classic ARMOR OF GOD! Jackie fights, falls and (notably) cracks his skull open trying to attain the titular armor while fighting off cult members and amazons. We go over the history, the fallout, and the different edits of the film while also discussing the latest Jackie Chan news. ENJOY!

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On this intriguing episode of WILD IN THE STREETS Claudio Cassinelli gets out of jail after five years and wants revenge on his former mob boss (played by Martin Balsam) who he thinks set him up in Fernando Di Leo’s Caliber 9-esque 1977 eurocrime film BLOOD AND DIAMONDS! There isn’t much action, but there IS Barbara Bouchet, a crazed, violent maniac and gratuitous crucifixions! What’s not to enjoy? Check it out!

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