Force Five

This week’s guest is writer and fellow podcaster Cassidy Robinson from The MacGuffin.

This episode features a review for the newest historical epic from Ridley Scott, The Last Duel (2021) as well as the long lost late-80’s supernatural western Ghost Riders (1987).

The topic Cassidy chose was Top 5 Rip-Offs.

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This week’s guest is entertainment writer Marah Eakin.

This episode features a review for one third of Fun City Edition’s Primetime Panic set, Death Ride to Osaka (aka Girls of the White Orchid) (1983) starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, as well as the elusive Scorpion Releasing disc of the long awaited drive-in classic, The Farmer (1977).

The topic Marah chose was Top 5 Midwest Movies.

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This week’s guest is musician and one half of The Du-Rites, Jay Mumford aka J-Zone.

This episode features a few television recommendations, including Netflix’s Murderville (2022), Amazon Prime’s Reacher (2022), and also the now-finished New Girl (2011).

The topic J-Zone chose was Top 5 80’s Cult Classics.

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No guest this week, just me, Jason Kleeberg, talking about my top 5 films of 2021. But it’s not just that, I’ve also got my list of worst films of 2021, the movies I’m most looking forward to in the first half of 2022, and all kinds of superlative categories.

This show also features reviews for John Singleton’s followup to both Boyz N The Hood and Poetic Justice, Higher Learning (1995) as well as the outlandish but fun as hell ninja tale, Ninja III: The Domination (1984).

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This week’s guest is filmmaker Timothy Troy.

This episode features reviews for the incredibly uncomfortable and ultimately empty John and the Hole (2021) and the twisty Aaron Sorkin written Malice (1993).

The topic Tim chose was Top 5 Mid-Film Genre Switches.

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This week’s guest is Eric Peacock from the wonderful Soundtracker Podcast.

This episode’s featured review is for one of the newest Vinegar Syndrome VSA films, Tiger Claws (1989).

The (incredibly tough) topic Eric chose was Top 5 Soundtrack One Hit Wonders.

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This week’s guests are the directing duo Patrick Young and Powell Robinson, who most recently released their film Threshold in 2020 on Arrow Player and Arrow Blu-ray.

This episode’s featured review is for the vampire slice of life, Jakob’s Wife (2021).

The topic Patrick and Powell picked was 5 Terrifying TV Episodes.

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This week’s guest is the writer of That Texas Blood, Chris Condon.

This episode’s featured review is for The Matrix: Resurrections (2021).

The topic Chris picked was Top 5 Texas Films.

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his week’s guest is SiriusXM’s Kyle Anderson.

This episode’s featured reviews are the Marvel sensation Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and Edgar Wright’s newest film, the psychological horror/drama Last Night in Soho (2021).

The topic Kyle picked was Top 5 90’s Teen Films.

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This week’s guest is author Jason Bailey, whose new book Fun City Cinema: New York and the Movies that Made It is available now.

This episode’s featured review is the new Christmas romp, Silent Night (2021).

The topic Jason picked was Top 5 New York Exploitation Films.

Click here to buy the book, trust me, you need it.

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