On October 31st, we were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the legendary actor Sean Connery. He was someone that was held in high esteem by all of us in the cave. We decided to do a special show in his honor so we did a bit of a search for some less popular starring vehicles to look at for the podcast. We start off with 1966's "A Fine Madness", from director Irvin Kershner, which intends to be a comedy but unfortunately fell VERY flat for us. It DOES have a great supporting cast, and a handful of interesting moments, but overall was a relic from a different time, and not in the best way. We follow that up with the very impressive "The Offence" from 1973. Directed by another legend, Sydney Lumet, it is VERY challenging to watch. It does allow Connery to really shine as an actor, and reminded us all just how effective he could be. Please let us know your favorite Connery performance, and also what you'd like to see on future shows but getting it touch with us.

Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.

On October 31st, we were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the legendary actor Sean Connery. He was someone that was held in high esteem by all of us in the cave. We decided to do a special show in his honor so we did a bit of a search for some less popular starring vehicles to look at for the podcast. We start off with 1966's "A Fine Madness", from director Irvin Kershner, which intends to be a comedy but unfortunately fell VERY flat for us. It DOES have a great supporting cast, and a handful of interesting moments, but overall was a relic from a different time, and not in the best way. We follow that up with the very impressive "The Offence" from 1973. Directed by another legend, Sydney Lumet, it is VERY challenging to watch. It does allow Connery to really shine as an actor, and reminded us all just how effective he could be. Please let us know your favorite Connery performance, and also what you'd like to see on future shows but getting it touch with us.  Please send emails to [email protected] or [email protected].  You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

It's another sausage party on the podcast as we look at two Disney movies from our childhoods that meant a lot to us. Featuring psychic power, gangs of children, flying saucers and more than a few screen legends, these two films left very large marks in our young, malleable brains! We start off with 1975's "Escape to Witch Mountain" where the villains are played by Donald Pleasance and Ray Milland! We follow that up with 1978's "Return from Witch Mountain" where the bad guys are Christopher Lee and Bette Davis!!! Both films are directed by John Hough and have Ike Eisenmann and Kim Richards as Tony and Tia, a brother and sister pair who start off knowing very little about their pasts but who come to understand much more over the course of the two movies. Both have that unmistakable Disney energy and charm and they really took us back to our childhoods. If you have to pick one, make sure it's the first film but they both are worth your time if you don't mind some cheese in your movies.

Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.

It's another sausage party on the podcast as we look at two Disney movies from our childhoods that meant a lot to us. Featuring psychic power, gangs of children, flying saucers and more than a few screen legends, these two films left very large marks in our young, malleable brains! We start off with 1975's "Escape to Witch Mountain" where the villains are played by Donald Pleasance and Ray Milland! We follow that up with 1978's "Return from Witch Mountain" where the bad guys are Christopher Lee and Bette Davis!!! Both films are directed by John Hough and have Ike Eisenmann and Kim Richards as Tony and Tia, a brother and sister pair who start off knowing very little about their pasts but who come to understand much more over the course of the two movies. Both have that unmistakable Disney energy and charm and they really took us back to our childhoods. If you have to pick one, make sure it's the first film but they both are worth your time if you don't mind some cheese in your movies. Please send emails to [email protected] or [email protected].  You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

We continue our Halloween tradition of looking at films that hit our personal phobias...this time, it's the idea of "eye trauma". We start off with 1975's appropriately titled "Eyeball" from Italian director Umberto Lenzi. A fairly boilerplate giallo with a gloved killer and tons of misdirects, but it is fun and moves along quickly. It also features a number of off-camera eye gouging incidents that makes it a fairly decent choice for this theme. We follow that up with an absolute masterpiece...1987's "Anguish" from director Bigas Luna. This is a really trippy and, at times, genuinely unsettling experience. Using the idea of hypnotism and combining that with a layered series of meta narratives, it's truly something you need to see. We then proceed to a discussion of things we've seen lately.

Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.

We continue our Halloween tradition of looking at films that hit our personal phobias...this time, it's the idea of "eye trauma". We start off with 1975's appropriately titled "Eyeball" from Italian director Umberto Lenzi. A fairly boilerplate giallo with a gloved killer and tons of misdirects, but it is fun and moves along quickly. It also features a number of off-camera eye gouging incidents that makes it a fairly decent choice for this theme. We follow that up with an absolute masterpiece...1987's "Anguish" from director Bigas Luna. This is a really trippy and, at times, genuinely unsettling experience. Using the idea of hypnotism and combining that with a layered series of meta narratives, it's truly something you need to see. We then proceed to a discussion of things we've seen lately. Please send emails to [email protected] or [email protected].  You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

 We've all missed Gene Hackman since he stopped acting with 2004's Welcome to Mooseport. On this episode of the podcast we look at two of his films from the early 70's and then proceed to dissect them bit by bit. Starting off, we look at 1971's The Hunting Party with a brutal game of cat and mouse between the impossibly rich Hackman and the scoundrel Oliver Reed who has inadvertently kidnapped Hackman's wife, played by Candice Bergen. The relationships and situations in the film are ALL problematic, but there are some excellent performances and incredible sweeping vistas. We follow it up with 1972's Prime Cut which brings Lee Marvin in as a fixer for the mob who is tasked with forcing Hackman and his inbred hillbilly family to pay up. It is similarly problematic but has a little more Hollywood sheen to it. We then launch into an epic round of "What Else Have You Seen Lately®" and even talk about what might be featured in upcoming shows. Please send emails to [email protected] or [email protected].  You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

We've all missed Gene Hackman since he stopped acting with 2004's Welcome to Mooseport. On this episode of the podcast we look at two of his films from the early 70's and then proceed to dissect them bit by bit. Starting off, we look at 1971's The Hunting Party with a brutal game of cat and mouse between the impossibly rich Hackman and the scoundrel Oliver Reed who has inadvertently kidnapped Hackman's wife, played by Candice Bergen. The relationships and situations in the film are ALL problematic, but there are some excellent performances and incredible sweeping vistas. We follow it up with 1972's Prime Cut which brings Lee Marvin in as a fixer for the mob who is tasked with forcing Hackman and his inbred hillbilly family to pay up. It is similarly problematic but has a little more Hollywood sheen to it. We then launch into an epic round of "What Else Have You Seen Lately®" and even talk about what might be featured in upcoming shows.

Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.

The cave is filled, once again, with the furious sounds of martial arts as we are joined by Eli to look at two movies from the 1990s that star Mr. Tae bo himself, Billy Blanks! We start off with 1993's "TC 2000" where Blanks plays part of a "Tracker-Communicator" team in a  dystopian future where the elite live underground in secure facilities, while the surface of the earth is populated with roving groups of ne'er-do-wells who are constantly trying to break in. It has shades of Robocop and includes several action-movie greats in key roles, including Matthias Hues and Bolo Yeung. We follow that with 1990's "The King of the Kickboxers" where Blanks plays the evil villain Khan who is killing people in snuff movies. The usually reliable Don Stroud and Richard Jaeckel send a total jerk to infiltrate the operation and lots of great fighting ensues! These were both very entertaining, but to call them "good" might be an exaggeration! The conversation continues with us all running down the various things we've watched lately and we end up with a bit of an epic show. 

Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.

The cave is filled, once again, with the furious sounds of martial arts as we are joined by Eli to look at two movies from the 1990s that star Mr. Tae bo himself, Billy Blanks! We start off with 1993's "TC 2000" where Blanks plays part of a "Tracker-Communicator" team in a  dystopian future where the elite live underground in secure facilities, while the surface of the earth is populated with roving groups of ne'er-do-wells who are constantly trying to break in. It has shades of Robocop and includes several action-movie greats in key roles, including Matthias Hues and Bolo Yeung. We follow that with 1990's "The King of the Kickboxers" where Blanks plays the evil villain Khan who is killing people in snuff movies. The usually reliable Don Stroud and Richard Jaeckel send a total jerk to infiltrate the operation and lots of great fighting ensues! These were both very entertaining, but to call them "good" might be an exaggeration! The conversation continues with us all running down the various things we've watched lately and we end up with a bit of an epic show. Please send emails to [email protected] or [email protected].  You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.