Tomb Raider is a 2018 action adventure based on the popular video game franchise where a young woman must get past the death of her father and help complete a quest that he started many years ago.

Thoroughbreds is a 2018 thriller about two upper-class teenage girls who rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart.

Mad scientists have kidnapped Elwood, Lackey, and special guest Brian “The Last Angry Geek” Heinz, shot them into space, marooned them on an orbital satellite, and forced them to watch cheesy cult science-fiction television shows. (They needn’t have bothered; we watch this kind of thing by choice.)

 

In this episode, we discuss:

 

Mystery Science Theater 3000 4.04, “Teenagers from Outer Space” (1992): This week’s experiment: a 1959 Warner Bros. cheapie about aliens who plot to turn Earth into a breeding ground for giant lobsters.

 

Ultraman 1.10, “The Mysterious Dinosaur Base” (1966): Ultraman takes on a mad scientist who has been breeding a massive dinosaur beneath the waves of Lake Kitayama.

The God of Cookery is a 1996 action comedy about the most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his pompous attitude. 

Elwood and Stephen are joined by Kim Lo (Tranquil Dreams / Game Warp) to kick off another year of Asian cinema obsession starting with Stephen Chow's madcap comedy The God of Cookery while taking a look at his filmography. Additionally, the future of Legendary's Monsterverse, Journey to the West Adaptations, Sion Sono's divisive Antiporno and much more!!

Welcome to our monthly cult TV podcast where Elwood and Lackey challenge each other to watch episodes of cult and obscure TV shows, many of which were probably best left forgotten. Kicking things off this episode of the cult Kaiju series "Ultra Q" which would pave the way for the likes of "Ultraman". We also check out the classic episode of "The Outer Limits" Soldier which alongside "Demon With A Glass Hand" would be a key influence for "The Terminator" franchise. All this plus we discuss Lackey's anglophile tastes, Black Mirror and the shows currently holding our interest, plus much more.

House of Salem is a 2016 supernatural horror film about a routine kidnapping of a young boy by a group of thieves.  While they await to hear back from the clients who hired them, the house they decided to wait in hosts residents even more dangerous than them

On this episode of Terror Tuesdays, The Vern is joined by Zoe Rose from the site Zobo WIth a Shotgun to discuss the 2002 French Body Horror Movie, In My Skin. Written and directed by Marina De Van, the story is about a woman named Esther (also played by De Van) who after an accident one night at a party becomes more and more obsessed with the cuts on her leg.  This obsession drives her to more extreme measures as she becomes more infatuated with cutting herself. Not just her body, but also cutting herself off of her career, and relationships with others. The Vern and Zoe go into a good discussion explaining some key moments from this feature. After that, they get into a good discussion of some of the worst and disappointing movies of 2017. Enjoy.

On today's episode. The Vern is joined by Non Wells (host of Joy Sandwich and You Me Empathy Podcasts) to talk about their favorite moments from Shane Black's Kiss KIss Bang Bang. This comedy, noir, mystery stars Robert Downey Jr,Val Kilmer, and Michelle Monaghan and it is quite different from what you expect it to be. After that they discuss their favorite movies of 2017. Apologies for being late with the episode, but if the Academy Awards can wait til February to pick their winners. So can we

5.32 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Discussion

Hello one and all and Happy New Year. It is 2018 and while I am eagerly awaiting for some great movies to come out this year, there was a lot of great movies that came out in 2017. In this episode, The Vern lists the first part of his favorite movies of the year. Listen and let us know if you agree or disagree. Stay tuned for the next episode when Vern and a special guest list their top 5 favorite movies of the year.

Episode Description: It's christmas time once again, which of course means another trek into the world of Christmas specials for Elwood and Lackey, but will they be able to top "The Star Wars Holiday Special"?

Stepping up to the plate first is the Rankin and Bass inspired "Community" episode "Abeds's Uncontrollable Christmas".

Finally we head to PeeWee's Playhouse for a memorable and not to mention star studded special, while also taking a look at the troubled career of it's star / creator Paul Reubens.