This week on Movie Gumshoes, Jackson drags a skeptical Jonathan out of the precinct and into the theater to investigate Memory (2022), where Liam Neeson plays an aging assassin losing his grip — and not just on his targets. But the real mystery? Why would Martin Campbell, once the master behind GoldenEye, Casino Royale, and The Mask of Zorro, take the shot on what looks like a dollar-bin action flick?

As the detectives unravel the film’s tangled plot and Campbell’s curious career choices, they question whether Memory is just another throwaway thriller — or a cryptic message from a once-great director slipping into cinematic obscurity.

This week, the Movie Gumshoes go airborne—and off the rails—as they investigate John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982). It all begins with a seductive helicopter drop-off by Dirty Deborah, whose flight credentials are as questionable as her metaphors.

After landing on the fog-choked summit of Superstition Mountain, Jonathan and Jared stumble upon a long-lost contact: Jason Stackman of Interpol, who may or may not be who he says he is. Together, they probe the film’s chilling themes—paranoia, isolation, and shape-shifting identity—while trying not to get assimilated by the mountain’s secrets (or Stackman’s weird energy).

With flamethrowers, film theory, and suspicious goo underfoot, the case spirals into something far stranger than fiction.

Trust no one. Not even the helicopter.

When the DA’s office hauls Jared and Jonathan into the hot seat for "misconduct involving poor taste and highly questionable movie selections," the Gumshoes are given one last shot to redeem themselves. Their assignment? Investigate the bizarre 2019 thriller-comedy Butt Boy a film where a mild-mannered IT man develops a highly unusual addiction: making objects (and eventually people) disappear… where the sun don’t shine.

As the Gumshoes sift through this absurdly deadpan noir, they’ll follow the trail of missing persons, shrinking objects, and increasingly uncomfortable metaphors. Is Butt Boy an oddly brilliant satire on addiction and compulsion, or just a film that shouldn’t exist? With their careers on the line and the DA breathing down their necks, Jared and Jonathan dive into the abyss (so to speak), determined to crack the case… and maybe their own dignity.

The spotlight’s hot and the cuffs are cold. This week, Jonathan "Sourdough" Manno finds himself in the interrogation room—not for a movie review, but as the lead suspect in a scandal the District Attorney calls “gross misconduct of the cinematic variety.” While the DA grills Sourdough under flickering lights, Jared “Ballistic” Jackson pulls a fast one: launching into a full review of Bryan Singer’s The Usual Suspects in an effort to stall, distract, and disarm.

As Ballistic spins theories about myth, manipulation, and Kaiser Soze, Dirty Deborah slinks in with a plan of her own—one laced with perfume, legwork, and morally questionable motives to seduce the DA and buy the boys some time.

Will the case be cracked? Will the suspects become usual again? Or will this be the first time the Movie Gumshoes are too clever for their own alibi?

Lock the door, dim the lights, and cue the smoky saxophone—because this case file isn’t just cinematic... it’s suspicious.

The Movie Gumshoes are back on the beat! Jared and Jonathan dive face-first into the cornstalks to uncover the twisted secrets of Clown in a Cornfield (2025), the teen slasher that’s equal parts satire, scream-fest, and social commentary.

Was this a case of killer clowns or just a town desperate to stay relevant? Why do the adults hate their kids so much? And did Eli Craig just pull off one of the wildest YA horror adaptations of the decade?

With exploding floats, suspicious popcorn, and one deeply committed Interpol agent, this investigation gets weird—in the best way.

The Movie Gumshoes and Dirty Deborah dive into The Surfer, where masculine waves and Cage-fueled chaos await. Jonathan goes deep undercover with the surfer gang—but somewhere between method acting and heatstroke, he can’t shake his Australian accent... or his new macho swagger. We investigate director Lorcan Finnegan’s sun-scorched vision and Nicolas Cage’s latest existential meltdown. Plus: Jonathan gets a branding-iron tattoo (because of course he does), and spoiler—it’s more infected than his fake Aussie slang.

The Movie Gumshoes and their permanently perverted archivist, Dirty Deborah are racing against the clock (and basic HR policies) to crack their next case: Until Dawn. The catch? If they don’t solve it before sunrise, Captain’s gonna finally fire them for shady expense reports, improper evidence handling, and “multiple violations of cinematic integrity.”

Now trapped in a relentless time loop (probably Dirty Deb’s fault), the team must relive the same busted investigation over and over — interrogating familiar jump scares, filing charges against lazy tropes, and trying not to fall asleep during Gary "Mr. Tire Troupe" Dauberman’s adaptation.

Will they survive the night? Will they ever learn what actually happened? Or will Déjà Boring claim their badges — and their sanity — for good?

Tune in as the Movie Gumshoes tackle butterfly effects, body horror, and budget cuts... before time (and patience) runs out.

This week, the Movie Gumshoes take on a barely believable case: a 500-pound apex predator who snorts an ungodly amount of cocaine and goes full Scarface in the woods. The bear’s high, the stakes are higher, and our judgment? Completely obliterated.

Early in the investigation, we "accidentally" had the key to the evidence locker... and one thing led to another. and, well, let’s just say we got real method with our investigation. Did we watch the movie? No. Did we become the movie? Emotionally, yes.

Filed under: Cocaine Bear, Temporary Amnesia, and a Lawsuit from the Park Service.

In this week’s episode, the Gumshoes crack open the digital dossier on Drop (2025), Christopher Landon’s latest thriller that proves romance is dead—and possibly holding your family hostage.

Our investigation begins with Violet, a grieving widow looking for love, who ends up on a date from hell when she starts receiving anonymous threats through an app called “DigiDrop.” Someone's got her kid, her sister, and apparently a master’s degree in psychological warfare. As the tension mounts and entrées go cold, Violet’s phone becomes a ticking time bomb, and our interest? Officially piqued.

To help us sort through the cinematic chaos, we descend into the dank, over-lubricated depths of the precinct archive to consult our most scandalously seasoned resource: Dirty Deborah. With one hand on a case file and the other probably somewhere it shouldn’t be, Deborah dishes the dirt on Drop.

The Movie Gumshoes had their expectations thoroughly ambushed when they discovered that Death of a Unicorn wasn’t just a bizarre title—it was a full-blown fever dream seemingly inspired by Rian Johnson’s creative hubris. This week on The Movie Gumshoes, we’re investigating the most bizarre cinematic crime yet—Death of a Unicorn. Paul Rudd. Jenna Ortega. One magical creature. One very unfortunate collision. Was it an accident... or a mythical murder? We’re diving deep into the glittery wreckage to uncover the truth behind-the-scenes.