Dissect the Direct

By Pete Swan

We seek out the gory, the violent and the ridiculous films that we remember from our childhood in the 80s and 90s and pick them apart with fondness and catharsis.

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How many episodes does Dissect the Direct have?

The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.

Dissect the Direct episodes:

May 27, 2026 Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg's 1985 The Goonies
Booby traps, lost treasure and crumbling caverns. We put a seminal childhood adventure romp on the marble slab for our 51st episode.
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1h 43min
May 13, 2026 Steven Speilberg's 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spiders, snakes and booby traps. We put the first Indiana Jones film on the slab for our 50th episode.
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1h 18min
April 29, 2026 James Cameron's 1986 Aliens
Ellen Ripley and the colonial marines face a nightmare on a distant planet. We put the second film in the Aliens franchise on the slab for our 49th episode.
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1h 26min
April 08, 2026 Kevin Smith's 1995 Mallrats
We put Kevin Smith's lovable slacker comedy under the scalpel for our 48th episode. Join us for witty nostalgia and a reminder to never leave your child unsupervised on an escalator.
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1h 24min
March 25, 2026 Joseph Zito's 1984 Missing in Action
For our 47th episode we cut a Chuck Norris film in honour of his recent passing.
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1h 7min
March 11, 2026 Nelson Shin's 1986 The Transformers: The Movie
Our 46th episode is a nostalgic one as we put the original Transformers feature on marble. Bah-weep-gragnah wheep ni ni bong...
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1h 19min
February 25, 2026 Stephen Herek's 1992 The Mighty Ducks
Our 45th episode takes a scalpel to the heart warming redemption arcs of a yuppie lawyer and gaggle of ice skate wearing urchins. Quack quack, Mr Ducksworth.
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1h 14min
January 28, 2026 Joel Schumacher's 1993 Falling Down
Minor irritations provoke bloodthirsty violence in our 44th episode. Keep your briefcase or help us carry the duffel bag...
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1h 16min
January 14, 2026 Lloyd Kaufman's 1984 The Toxic Avenger
We put the gruesome film that launched the Troma film studio on the slab for our 34th episode.
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1h 1min
January 05, 2026 Walter Hill's 1979 The Warriors
Gang violence, flamboyant costumes and a race to get home. For our 42nd episode talked about New York in the 1970s via this iconic cult film. Can you dig it?
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1h 5min

FAQs about Dissect the Direct:

How many episodes does Dissect the Direct have?

The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.