New Release

New Release

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New Release episodes

  • Predator 2 (1990) 💀 "The ultimate hunter"

    This week on New Release … hunters from the future Ashley, Derrick, and Drew stalk another sequel to a past classic. What Predator 2 lacks in Arnold-ness, it makes up for in blood, guts, and gunfire. Sort of. There are some badass elements here, for sure, even if the setting and story are convoluted as all hell. Danny Glover does what he can to fill the massive shadow left by Arnie’s absence, but ultimately the Predator itself steals the show. If you like your action sloppy and hard on the R, then search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺 (maybe)



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    1 hr
  • Home Alone (1990) 😱 "Kevin!!"

    This week on New Release … filthy animals Ashley, Derrick, and Drew stay up way past their bedtimes to watch a movie that audiences are going gaga over. Home Alone is a kid’s dream come true with a survivalist twist. Will Kevin successfully fend off two bumbling home invaders using his wits … or will the Wet Bandits rain on his pizza parade? This showdown for all ages packs more punch than its pint-sized PG-package may suggest, so do what you gotta do to fortify your funny bones from being TOO tickled. This is an episode you won’t wanna miss, so search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺 (maybe)



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    1 hr 3 min
  • Child's Play 2 (1990) 🧑‍🦰 "Sorry Jack ... Chucky's back!"

    This week on New Release … good guys Ashley, Derrick, and Drew ring in November of 1990 by digging up old childhood trauma. Child’s Play 2 follows in the tiny footsteps of the original, iconic killer doll movie and cements what will be another two-plus decades (and counting) of Chucky stuff. Will Derrick ever escape the red-haired skeleton in his closet or is the thought of an innocent toy coming to life to scary to shake? We do our best to dissect what makes this particular animatronic baddie more disturbing than other misfit movie toys. For those answers and more, search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺



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    1 hr 4 min
  • Jacob's Ladder (1990) 🪜 "Get me out of here"

    This week on New Release … chiropractors Ashley, Derrick, and Drew go on the trip of a lifetime with Tim Robbins. Full of haunting imagery, psycho dread, and tension of flesh and mind, Jacob’s Ladder is the perfect capstone on our monthlong odyssey into horror hell. We try our best to parse what’s real versus imagined and what difference it makes anyway. This movie won’t give you nightmares, it IS a nightmare. Take that! Then search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺



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    1 hr 2 min
  • Graveyard Shift (1990) 🐀 "Good benefits. Early retirement."

    This week on New Release … cellar dwellers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew go rootin’ around in the recesses of the SKU (Stephen King Universe) to earn an honest night’s wage. Graveyard Shift is a monster movie with horrifying acting and darn good creature effects, I must say. If you can stomach the cartoonish characters long enough to get to good gory bits, you might have a surprising fun time. If not, listen to us do it and live to tell about it. Search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺



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    1 hr 5 min
  • Night of the Living Dead (1990) 🧟‍♂️ "There IS a fate worse than death"

    This week on New Release … undead Ashley, Derrick, and Drew resuscitate a remake of the zombie movie that started it all. This Night of the Living Dead stays quite faithful to Romero’s original, but with more gore, sick makeup, and a slightly faster action than before. Whether or not this new version *needs* to exists is up for debate, as is what in the hell is wrong Mr. Cooper. If you like your zombies slow, dumb, and full in the tum-tum, then join us by searching ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺



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    1 hr 5 min
  • Troll 2 (1990) 👹 "Eat before we eat you"

    This week on New Release … hot corn eaters Ashley, Derrick, and Drew go on a little vacation to Nilbog, where you are what you’re eaten by … or eaten as … or something like that. Troll 2 might not make a lick of sense or have acting or be scary at all, but what it lacks in traditional quality, it makes up for in unintentional edible value. Is this THE definitive GOOD-BAD-BAD-GOOD movie of all time … or a bust better left collecting dust? If you like so bad their green sandwiches, then search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺



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    1 hr 6 min
  • The Fall of 1990 ain't for faint of heart 🎃

    This week on New Release … frighteners Ashley, Derrick, and Drew go Fall-out previewing the upcoming crop of new films. Brace yourself for trolls, zombies, demonic dolls, AND one of the most beloved Holiday movies of all time. Would you rather be home alone or spend a few weeks at casa de Kathy Bates? So many important topics to cover, including sharing our favorite Thanksgiving meals. Say your prayers, then search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺



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    40 min
  • Pacific Heights (1990) 🏚 "It seemed like the perfect house"

    This week on New Release … house hunters Ashley, Derrick, and Drew find the perfect piece of property in San Francisco. Only problem, they’ll need a couple tenants to help cover the costs. Why not Michael Keaton? He pays in cash and doesn’t seem sketchy at all. Oh your primary reference is a chimpanzee? That’s cool. Pacific Heights pits Matthew Modine & Melanie Griffith against the deranged Keaton, as things quickly spiral out of control for the happy couple. Find out what we thought about this throw-back thriller by searching ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺



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    1 hr 6 min
  • GoodFellas (1990) 💵 "Three decades of life in the mafia"

    The week on New Release … wiseguys Ashley, Derrick, and Drew break bread and stack dough—Di Niro, know what I mean, along with Pesci and Liota starring in the Martin Scorcese gangster classic GoodFellas. Best mob movie of all time, says who? Says you, or else. An epic movie like this deserves the royal treatment, but we don’t pull punches either. This Henry Hill character’s a real piece of work, and don’t get us started on Tommy. Anyways, you can become part of the family by searching ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺



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    1 hr 7 min

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Where we make our favorite new TV shows feel SPECIAL (and sometimes movies). Instant reactions. Deep dives. Theories. What more could you want? Featuring Drew, Ashley, Derrick, Jamie, and others!…