Eric Samaniego Archives -

TRASH IN THE CAN: BLACK MAMBA This week, the boys enter the bizarre, green screen nightmare world of Belinda M. Wilson. Joined by Richard Whittaker, The Austin Chronicle’s Culture Desk editor and film critic, they unpack a vanity project for the ages! Monkey paw wishes, breastfeeding monsters, and enough butt stuff to make even the […]

MAKE A NOISE: FATSO (1980) In this episode, Mel Brooks trades the spotlight for the producer’s chair, using Brooksfilms to let other artists make noise. Eric Samaniego is joined by Shira More, host of Necromancer on OneOfUs.net, to discuss Fatso, the only directorial effort of legendary actress and Mel’s great love, Anne Bancroft, a small […]

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING MOVIE REVIEW Elizabeth Holmes sits in prison for what seems to be a pretty open and shut case of fraud. Her company, Theranos, claimed it had a device that revolutionized blood testing by being able to take a fingerprick worth of blood and do a giant battery of tests on it. […]

TRASH ON THE TUBE: THE TIM CONWAY SHOW & LAUGH-IN On a very special episode of Trash on the Tube, critic Frank Calvillo brings the boys two episodes of television that have been long forgotten, but contain Hollywood Royalty. The short lived The Tim Conway Show has a very special guest star, Joan Crawford, where […]

DIGGER MOVIE REVIEW Director/Co-writer of Digger Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman) has made a film that is structured in such a way that it is completely impossible to discuss without giving away the game it plays with the audience. Thus, this Highly Suspect Review of the film spends only a little time upfront in non-spoiler territory […]

TRASH IN THE CAN: DIRE DUPLICITY This week, the boys attempt to make sense of Neil Breen’s latest cinematic fever dream! Joined by Martin Thomas from Double Toasted, they try to unravel a story they think involves international cyber attacks and political assassinations, but honestly your guess is as good as theirs. Fighter jets, horses, […]

PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 MOVIE REVIEW After 28 years, you would think that a beloved cult classic like Practical Magic would receive a worthy follow up but such is the curse of the…legacy sequel! Practical Magic 2 initially starts after the sudden death of Gary (Aiden Quinn’s character from the original) where Sally (Sandra Bullock) makes […]

TRASH IN THE CAN: INTENSIVE CARE This week, the boys head to the Netherlands for the gloriously goofy 1991 slasher Intensive Care. Filmmaker and stage director Jason Neulander joins us to discuss George Kennedy’s easiest paycheck, saxophone seduction, and an entire town’s lack of peripheral vision. Plus, Jason tells us about his new show, Treasure […]

MAKE A NOISE: BLAZING SADDLES (1974) Mel Brooks took the Western and blew it to pieces with Blazing Saddles. Eric Samaniego is joined by Chris Cox, founder of OneOfUs.net, to discuss one of the most outrageous comedies ever made, from its fearless take on race and the American myth to the unforgettable performances of Gene […]

TONY MOVIE REVIEW Everybody knows Anthony Bourdain, probably the best known celebrity chef of the late 20th/early 21st century. Whether it was from his amazing books, like the must-read Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly or one of his shows about travel and food, Bourdain was universally appreciated…except perhaps by people around him in […]