Drew and Travis roll out the barrel for A Fistful of Dollars, the 1964 film that popularized the spaghetti western movement. It's also an unofficial remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, which resulted in a lawsuit from Kurosawa and Toho Films! This is our first entry in Remake Roulette: a month of remakes!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:19 - A Fistful of Dollars

00:54:26 - The Shelf

01:05:44 - Calls to Action

01:06:54 - Currently Consuming

01:18:56 - End

SHOW LINKS

High Plains Drifter

Django (1966)

Alien Degli Abissi a.k.a. Alien from the Deep

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Drew and Travis dream with Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, the 1989 Japanese-American animated film that began production in 1982, but wouldn't get a U.S. release until ten years later! It's our third and final entry in Mindfields: a themed month all about movies that go into the minds and memories of their characters!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:19 - Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

00:57:39 - The Shelf

01:03:32 - Calls to Action

01:04:37 - Currently Consuming

01:19:17 - End

SHOW LINKS

Castle in the Sky

Legend (Director's Cut)

Super Mario Galaxy

Batman (1966 Series)

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Travis Newton on Letterboxd

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Drew and Travis reminisce with Unforgettable, the 1996 mystery thriller starring Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino, and Peter Coyote! It's our second entry in Mindfields: a themed month all about movies that go into the minds and memories of their characters!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:24 - Unforgettable

01:06:20 - The Shelf

01:12:13 - Calls to Action

01:13:32 - Currently Consuming

01:24:08 - End

SHOW LINKS

Trance

Red Rock West

Hellmaster

Dust Bunny

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Travis Newton on Letterboxd

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Drew Dietsch on Bluesky

Drew and Travis may never sleep again after a double feature of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors! It's our first entry in Mindfields: a themed month all about movies that go into the minds and memories of their characters!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

00:25:42 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

00:55:44 - The Shelf

01:02:23 - Calls to Action

01:03:11 - Currently Consuming

01:11:44 - End

SHOW LINKS

Come True

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

No Other Choice

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Drew Dietsch on Letterboxd

Travis Newton on Letterboxd

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Drew Dietsch on Bluesky

Happy New Year to all of our GenreVision movie club members and Patreon subscribers! For the 5th annual GV awards (The GeeVees), Drew and Travis have some exciting and fun new awards to give out to the films we curated for our 2025 schedule.

On a personal note, 2025 was an awful time. This awards show helped us realize that through GenreVision, we can still find lots of things to celebrate from a truly terrible year. Thanks again for being members of our movie club, and may 2026 be a better year for us all!

Drew and Travis are back in the New York Groove with Charles Bronson in Death Wish 3. It's our fourth and final entry in a month called Cannon for Christmas, in which we're exploring the Cannon Films library!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Death Wish 3

00:51:46 - The Shelf

00:57:57 - Calls to Action

00:58:30 - Currently Consuming

01:10:31 - End

SHOW LINKS

Pass Thru

Exterminator 2

One Battle After Another

The Running Man (2025)

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Drew and Travis breakdance their way through a hail of shurikens and caltrops when they compare Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo and Revenge of the Ninja! These two mid-80s sequels were both directed by Sam Firstenberg. They're second and third entries in a month called Cannon for Christmas, in which we're exploring the Cannon Films library!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

00:27:41 - Revenge of the Ninja

00:57:11 - The Shelf

01:10:12 - Calls to Action

01:11:01 - Currently Consuming

01:36:15 - End

SHOW LINKS

Only The Strong

Ninja III: The Domination

Tron: Ares

Ever Onward: Making The Long Walk

Megadoc

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Drew and Travis go Over The Top with Sylvester Stallone's 1987 father-and-son trucking and arm wrestling picture. It's our first entry in a month called Cannon for Christmas, in which we're exploring the Cannon Films library!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Over The Top

01:04:28 - The Shelf

01:17:53 - Calls to Action

01:18:25 - Currently Consuming

01:31:55 - End

SHOW LINKS

Sudden Death

A Goofy Movie

Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore

Neil Breen's Dire Duplicity Trailer

One Battle After Another

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Drew Dietsch on Bluesky

Drew and Travis blow their domes with Battlefield Earth, the resoundingly panned adaptation of cult leader L. Ron Hubbard's novel. This sci-fi vanity project stars John Travolta, and is the fourth and final film in a theme month called "What Were They Thinking?!"

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Battlefield Earth

00:59:43 - The Shelf

01:07:30 - Calls to Action

01:08:07 - Currently Consuming

01:26:19 - End

SHOW LINKS

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Waterworld

Keeper

One Battle After Another

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Drew and Travis run from Dangerous Men, the infamous 2005 indie flick from filmmaker John S. Rad. Originally shot in the '80s and released almost 20 years later, this is the third film in a theme month called "What Were They Thinking?!"

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Dangerous Men

00:52:25 - The Shelf

01:01:08 - Calls to Action

01:02:08 - Currently Consuming

01:36:11 - End

SHOW LINKS

Lost Highway

Miami Connection

The Toxic Avenger (2025)

Deathstalker (2025)

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