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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. buymeacoffee.com/dissectthedirect... more
FAQs about Dissect the Direct:How many episodes does Dissect the Direct have?The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.
February 11, 2025Robert Zemeckis's 1988 Who Framed Roger RabbitDisney and Warner Bros go under the scalpel in our trip down memory lane to Toon Town....more1h 10minPlay
February 10, 2025John McTiernan's 1988 Die HardWe meant to get this out before Xmas but were busy with other projects. We pick apart the Christmas movie that became the template for most of the action films between 1989 and 1996....more1h 17minPlay
December 10, 2024Joe Dante's 1984 GremlinsAnarchic Christmas chaos is under the scalpel in this episode. It's always after midnight somewhere. ...more46minPlay
December 04, 2024Joe Dante's 1989 The BurbsWe take a scalpel to one of Tom Hank's earlier films when he was still best known as a comedy actor. The film deals with issues of paranoia, xenophobia and mundanity in suburbia. Something... Daily Mail... something... Reform UK. Write your own fucking satire. ...more1h 15minPlay
November 13, 2024David Cronenburg's 1986 The FlyJoin us for our 17th pod where we take a scalpel to the story of a nerd's Pyrrhic attempt to get laid. This episode marks the one year anniversary of our project. ...more1h 5minPlay
October 15, 2024Ivan Reitman's 1984 GhostbustersOur 16th episode picks through the film that launched a beloved franchise that thrives 40 years later. A paean to the paranormal and New York city, Ghostbusters was a childhood favourite for the both of us. Get involved for a reminisce and a giggle. ...more1h 9minPlay
October 01, 2024Paul Verhoeven's 1997 Starship TroopersFascists, bugs and wobbly bits. We dissected Verhoeven's satirical scifi blockbuster in the 15th edition of our podcast. We did our part now you do yours......more1h 2minPlay
September 21, 2024Marco Bramilla's 1993 Demolition ManOur 14th podcast takes you to a re-imagining of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World which takes place in a futuristic Los Angeles. It's also an action flick with Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. We've covered our bases. ...more1h 15minPlay
September 05, 2024Steve Barron's 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesFestival season is now over so we jump back into the pod for our 13th episode with the nostalgia inducing original TMNT film. It's weird and hasn't aged well but it's still a lot of fun. Sometimes the jokes write themselves......more50minPlay
July 03, 2024Sam Raimi's 1992 Army of DarknessThe final film of the original Evil Dead trilogy goes under the scalpel and we take a few swings at Braveheart too in the intro. Same timeline, innit. ...more1h 11minPlay
FAQs about Dissect the Direct:How many episodes does Dissect the Direct have?The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.