Matinee Heroes

CLUE

Six blackmail victims are invited to an isolated mansion by a man who knows a dark secret from each of their pasts. On arrival, each is given a pseudonym drawn from Cluedo before being introduced to the blackmailer. Each is handed a weapon, at which point the lights are switched off and the blackmailer is killed. Can the guests uncover the murderer before they all become victims?

Craig, Alan and guest Cary Gordon discuss murder mysteries, the most fun films of 2023, multiple endings and the movie “Clue” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

1:10

Craig, Alan and guest Cary Gordon talk about the movies of 2023 they had the most fun watching.

22:00

Craig, Alan and Cary discuss "Clue"

46:34

Recasting

1:08:10 

Double Feature

1:14:09

Final Thoughts

1:18:28

A preview of next week's episode "Alien3"

Next week we start a new year with a month of sequels starting with "Alien3"

https://youtu.be/TtOBa2SMSPs?si=stjguZVOs2ZVPnc9

THE SECRET OF NIHM

Mrs. Brisby is a widowed mouse who must move her children out of their home in a field before the local farmer starts plowing. Unable to leave because her son is ill, Mrs. Brisby seeks the help of nearby rats, who have heightened intelligence after being the subjects of scientific experiments. She receives an unexpected gift from the elder rat, Nicodemus but Mrs. Brisby is soon caught in a conflict among the rats, jeopardizing her mission to save her family.

Craig, Alan and guest Rob Ervin talk dark animation, Craig’s exclusive interview with Don Bluth, breaking away from Disney and the movie “The Secret of NIHM” on this holiday edition of Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

1:11

Craig, Alan and guest Rob Ervin discuss meeting Don Bluth and his legacy.

9:12

Craig, Alan and Rob discuss "The Secret of NIHM"

34:06

Recasting

46:55 

Double Feature

51:31

Final Thoughts

57:35

Craig's exclusive interview with Don Bluth recorded live at FanX 2023 in Salt Lake City.

1:44:41

A preview of next week's episode "Clue: The Movie"

Next week we end the year on a mystery with a fan favorite "Clue: The Movie"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEXdWfsKZ1k

THE NEVERENDING STORY

On his way to school, Bastian ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading the novel about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a darkness that destroys everything it touches. The kingdom needs the help of a human child to survive. When Bastian reads a description of himself in the book, he begins to wonder if Fantasia is real and needs him to survive.

Craig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew talk about kid movie influences, nihilism in children’s tales, horse trauma and the movie “The Neverending Story” on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

1:24

Craig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew talk about movies they grew up with.

10:29

Craig and Brendan discuss "The Neverending Story"

31:39 

Double Feature

36:06

Final Thoughts

39:45

A preview of next week's episode "The Secret of NIHM"

The 80's kids movies continue with a special FanX panel with Craig and Don Bluth, creator of  "Secret of NIHM"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4xHs01SUA4&ab_channel=MGM

THE GOONIES

With brothers Mikey and Brand's house slated for demolition by greedy land developers, the boys decide their only hope lies in finding a long-lost treasure. They uncover a treasure map and with their friends descend to a subterranean sea and an abandoned galleon looking for the "X" and trying to get away from a group of bad guys who also want the treasure.

Craig, guest co-hosts Elisabeth Rappe and Billy Donnelly talk about that friend with a pool, kids who save the day, films we grew up with and the movie “the Goonies” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

1:14

Craig and guest co-hosts Elisabeth Rappe and Billy Donnelly talk about movies they grew up with

15:37

Craig Elisabeth and Billy discuss "The Goonies"

51:27 

Double Feature

1:06:04

Final Thoughts

1:18:29

A preview of next week's episode "The Neverending Story"

The 80's kids movies continue next week with "The Neverending Story"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN02NqddSCk&ab_channel=WarnerBros.

THE LAST STARFIGHTER

After finally achieving the high score on Starfighter, his favorite arcade game, everyday teenager Alex Rogan meets the game's designer, Centauri who reveals that he created the game as a training ground for developing and recruiting actual pilots to help fight a war in space. Whisked away from the banality of his trailer park life to a distant alien planet, Alex struggles to use his video game-playing skills to pilot a real ship, with real lives at stake.

Craig and guest Co-Host Rob Ervin talk about 80s nostalgia, musical adaptations, life in moderation and the movie ‘The Last Starfighter” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!!

Show Notes

1:14

Craig and guest co-host Rob Ervin of the Clubhouse Podcast talk about their recent moderating duties.

11:04

Craig and Rob discuss "The Last Starfighter"

38:25

Recasting

50:30 

Double Feature

53:32

Final Thoughts

56:36

A preview of next week's episode "The Goonies"

The 80's kids movies continue next week with "The Goonies"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaM2vMbY4_Y&ab_channel=Amblin

JFK

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison launches a controversial investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Challenging the official "single assassin" and "magic bullet" theories that have long haunted the nation, Garrison becomes suspicious of the official explanation and delves into a web of conspiracy theories, uncovering alleged government involvement and cover-ups.

Craig and Alan talk about why people believe conspiracy theories, the difficulty of cover-ups, the 60th anniversary of a tragedy and the movie “JFK” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

1:08

Craig and Alan talk conspiracy theories and why people believe them.

10:42

Craig and Alan discuss "JFK"

35:10

Recasting

1:06:19 

Double Feature

1:10:48

Final Thoughts

1:18:32

A preview of next week's episode "The Last Starfighter"

Next week we have a whole month of 80's kids movies starting with a classic sci-fi adventure "The Last Starfighter"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=UwZ-kdHgTi8&ab_channel=RottenTomatoesClassicTrailers

CAPTAIN MARVEL

Alan and Craig discuss if Captain Marvel is "for them", Alan's experience with ScreenX and 4DX and the movie "Captain Marvel" on this week's Matinee Heroes!''

Next week, we remember the 60th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination with Oliver Stone's classic "JFK"

THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

Craig, guest co-host Brendan Agnew and Elisabeth Rappe discuss scary animals, the story of the Tsavo man-eaters, old school movies and the movie “The Ghost and the Darkness” On this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

0:58

Craig, Brendan Agnew and Elisabeth Rappe talk about animals that scare them.

9:23

Craig, Brendan and Elizabeth discuss "The Ghost and The Darkness"

40:57

Recasting

1:06:44 

Double Feature

1:11:48

Final Thoughts

1:18:45

A preview of next week's episode "Captain Marvel"

Next week we get excited for the release of "The Marvels" with a past patreon episode of "Captain Marvel"

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

David Kessler and Jack Goodman arrive in Northern England for a walking tour. One night, a beast attacks them, killing Jack. Three weeks later David awakens to a new nightmare: Jack, who was killed, returns to warn David that a werewolf was their assailant - and that David has become the last of their werewolves!

Craig, Alan and guest Rob Saucedo talk graphic novels, peanut butter powers, Where Wolf and the movie “An American Werewolf in London” On this week’s matinee Villains!!

Show Notes

1:20

Craig and Alan talk with guest Rob Saucedo about his new graphic novel "Where Wolf" available in bookstores everywhere!

10:34

Craig, Alan and Rob discuss "An American Werewolf in London"

39:29

Recasting

54:14 

Double Feature

58:05

Final Thoughts

1:04:52

A preview of next week's episode "The Ghost and the Darkness"

Next week we talk about animals that want to eat us when we revisit "The Ghost and the Darkness"

https://youtu.be/jGsiY-2CkPU?si=-eEqSRl_5Hs2RAFW

BLOW OUT

While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terri stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead -- a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.

Craig, Alan and guest Brendan Agnew discuss dour endings, sleazy Travolta, Brendan’s new podcast Make Me Watch It and the movie “Blow Out” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

Show Notes

1:20

Craig and Alan talk with guest Brendan Agnew about his new podcast with another Brendan called Make Me Watch It!

10:34

Craig, Alan and Brendan discuss "Good Will Hunting"

39:29

Recasting

54:14 

Double Feature

58:05

Final Thoughts

1:04:52

A preview of next week's episode "An American Werewolf in London"

Next week we wrap up another villainous month with guest Robert Saucedo and "An American Werewolf in London"