Welcome back, Bombers! Spooktober rolls into giallo town with Dario Argento’s 1982 film - Tenebrae. Tenebrae was a modest success when it was released internationally. However, the theatrical cut for the US was released in a heavily censored version under the title - Unsane. Needless to say, it was panned and quickly forgotten.

Listen as Troy, Brad, and John discuss Tenebrae’s themes of duality, sexual deviancy, and violence. Oh, and let’s not forget low-grade Mark Hamill! Troy tries to argue that 3/4s of Goblin doesn’t count as Goblin. John tries to play peacemaker. And Brad tries to find the silver lining. Ultimately, the guys decide if Dario’s Scooby-Doo murder mystery is a bomb.

Tenebrae is directed by Dario Argento and stars Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, and Daria Nicolodi.

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For even more Dario Argento talk, hear Brad and Troy discuss - Inferno - on their old Movie Matchup: The Pretension Podcast. Spoiler Alert - Brad has a complete meltdown during the episode.

Additional movies discussed:

Nosferatu

Let the Right One In

Let Me

Train to Busan

Black Angel

Hello Creeps, and welcome back to Not A Bomb Podcast. Spooktober has finally arrived and to celebrate, Brad and Troy are headed to one of the greatest institutions known to man - the mall! On this week’s episode, the guys battle killer robots in the 1986 film - Chopping Mall. Be prepared to hear two grown men talk about their love for the mall, awkward furniture parties, lightening turning robots evil, and lasers to the head.

Is it fiscally responsible for a small town mall to employ two full time scientist? Do malls really sell gasoline? Is smelling like pepperoni a compliment? Is Ferdy a real name? Do you have to chew that gum so loud? All this and more on this exciting episode of Not a Bomb.

Chopping Mall is directed by Jim Wynorki and stars; Kelli Maroney, Tony O’Dell, Russell Todd, and Barbara Crampton.

Hey Bomb Squad, welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. Ip Man month comes to end, as Troy and Brad are joined by Cesar Alejandro of FilmSmash.com to discuss Ip Man 4 - The Finale. Donnie Yen returns as the titular - Ip Man, as he travels to San Francisco in order to obtain a letter of recommendation for his “rebellious” son, Ip Ching. While in the US, Ip Man finds he must constantly battle with the white devil to prove Chinese kung fu is superior to US combat karate. Listen as the gang discusses overt racism, soap opera actors, Scott Aktins (Ninja!), and more racism. Finally, everyone gets a chance to rank the Ip Man series.

Ip Man 4 is directed by Wilson Yip and starts; Donnie Yen, Wu Yue, Vanness Wu, Scott Adkins, Kent Cheng, Danny Chan, and Ngo Ka-nin.

Find Cesar Alejandro reviews at FilmSmash.com..

What’s up Bomb Squad, and welcome back to another episode of Not A Bomb. Ip Man months continues as Troy and Brad are once again joined by action film junkie - Bret, for an Ip Man double feature. First up, the gang tackles 2015’s Ip Man 3, which finds Donnie Yen returning to play the titular - Ip Man. After their deep dive, the boys move on to 2018’s Ip Man legacy film - Master Z. Does this spin-off film surpass the main Ip Man films? Does Bret find a way to bring up Meatloaf? Does Troy have a crush on Michelle Yeoh? Listen and find out.

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Welcome back to another exciting new episode of Not A Bomb. Ip Man month comes as Troy and Brad welcome John Nance back to the show. Ip Man 2 finds Master Ip and his family moving to Hong Kong after the events of the first film. Here Ip Man aspires to open his Wing Chun School; however Master Ip runs into a group of masters unwilling to accept him. Then the movies takes a turn down Rocky IV road, where Ip Man must avenge a follow master against an evil boxer.

The gang opens the show speaking about their favorite sequels and John teaches the young grasshoppers about the real-life Ip Man.

Ip Man 2 is directed by Wilson Yip, and stars; Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Huang Xiaoming, Lynn Hung, and Kent Cheng.

Hey Bombers, welcome back to a brand new episode of Not a Bomb.

IP Man month has finally arrived. This week Brad and Troy discuss the first film in the series - Ip Man. This 2008 film finds Ip Man, a grandmaster of Wing Chun and teacher of Bruce Lee, during the Japanese invasion of the city of Foshan. The boys begin the show discussing how they found themselves in the Hong Kong action genre and the propagandizing of the IP Man story. Oh yeah, and most importantly, Donnie Yen.

Ip Man is directed by Wilson Yip and stars; Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Gordon Lam, Fan Siu-Wong, Xing Yu, Chen Zhihui, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, and Tenma Shibuya.

On this week’s episode, its bring your daughter to work day as Troy and Brad welcome Troy’s daughter, Angel to the show. The topic at hand is the 2007, David Fincher film - Zodiac. What’s better to bring the family together than talking about unsolved murders from the 1960’s? Zodiac was critically adored when it was released in March 2007 but, fortunately, was overshadowed by Wild Hogs…yes, Wild Hogs. Troy, Angel, and Brad go on a 2 hour journey discussing the film and the Zodiac murders themselves.

Zodiac is directed by David Fincher and stars; Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey, Jr., Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, Elias Koteas, Donal Logue, John Carroll Lynch, and Dermot Mulroney.

On this week’s listener requested episode, Troy and Brad tackle the 2016, Shane Black film - The Nice Guys. The guys kick off the show discussing Shane Black, and all the Shane Blackisms found in his movies. Then they take a journey down the film noir rabbit hole, where they breakdown what truly makes a film “noir”. Finally, they decide if The Nice Guys deserves to be labeled a bomb.

The Nice Guys is directed by; Shane Black and stars, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David, and Kim Basinger.

Big thanks to Alex for the recommendation.

Hey Bombers, welcome back to a new episode of Not A Bomb. This week Troy and Brad are graciously joined, once again, by Bret Saxton to discuss the 1984 Rock & Roll Fable - Streets of Fire. The film mixes various movie genres into a “hybridization” of neo-noir, western, action, and, musical elements. Released along side classic films like Karate Kid, Ghostbusters, Germlins, and Star Trek III, Streets of Fire found itself disappearing out of theaters with little fanfare. Now, 36 years later, Not A Bomb is examining why this movie struggled to find an audience.

Find out what Meatloaf, Street Fighter, Moonwalker, Bryan Adams, Michael Pare autographs, Purple Rain, Beastie Boys, and Jimmy Iovine all have in common on this exciting episode of NOT A BOMB!

Streets of Fire is directed by Walter Hill and stars; Michael Pare, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, E.G. Daly, Willem Dafoe and Deborah Van Valkenburgh.

This week on an all-new episode of Not A Bomb, the gang is joined once again by John Nance to discuss the 2010 action/comedy/romance film - Scott Pilgrim Vs the World. Directed by the beloved Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim struggled in the theater at the time of release. Now, Not A Bomb examines if this commercial flop is truly worthy of the being labeled a “BOMB”.

The guys open the show talking about their favorite comics and we come to discover Troy lacks the ability to pronounce last names. John wows with his vast comic book knowledge and Brad compares relationships to used cars.

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World is directed by Edgar Wright and stars; Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brandon Rough, and Jason Schwartzman.