The Pod People

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is a hilarious early 2000's comedy! In this film, we see the classic battle of good vs evil. The little guy vs the machine. Average Joe's Gym is a small gym with lovely clientele just struggling to make a living. Globo Gym is the corporate juggernaut next door that wants to buy out Average Joe's and bulldoze it for a parking lot. In a race against time and all the odds Average Joe's tries to win a dodgeball tournament for the $50,000 to save the gym they hold so dear. With the seemingly impossible obstacle of  Globo Gym in their way, can these plucky underdogs pull of the biggest upset in sports history? Can they win one for the little guy or will they just be eaten by the machine? The answers to all of these questions can be found, right here, on Zack's Corner!

Sleepaway Camp is a fun 1980’s horror movie! In this film, we see Angela an awkward and quiet young lady go to live with her aunt and cousin Ricky following a family tragedy. Trying to have a normal life, Ricky and Angela get to go to Camp Arawak! It is supposed to be a really fun summer. There are plenty of people to hang out with and plenty of activities to do. Everything appears to be going fine until the bodies start to drop. Who could be the culprit of these terrible deaths? Is anybody safe? Is this the last summer at Camp Arawak? All of these questions will be answered right now, on Zack’s Corner!

Batman & Robin is an awesome ‘90’s superhero movie! In this feature, Batman and Robin have to fight off Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Bane to try to save Gotham. The trio of villains is almost too much for our caped heroes, but the newly arrived Batgirl could be just what they need to overcome the odds. Can they save the city and be the heroes we all know and love? Find out now on Zack’s Corner!

Alice Sweet Alice is an amazing 1970's slasher! In this film we see the murders and attacks of several people in increasingly more violent fashion. When everything starts to go sideways blame is cast and fear takes over. Who could be doing these horrible things? Could it be a simple solution or is there something far more sinister preying on these poor people? All this and more, right now, on Zack's Corner!

This week we chose Child's Play, not the remake, but the original. Child's Play is a movie about a boy named Andy and his good guy

doll named Chucky and all of their whimsical adventures and misadventures. Little does Andy know that his good guy doll has been

possessed by the soul of the Lakeshore Strangler, Charles Lee Ray. Chucky says to Andy that he'll be his friend 'til the end,

but Andy doesn't realize how soon that end could be. Hidey-Ho!

This week we went Big, a movie from practically everybody's childhood. Zack felt obligated to show Dutch and Tomás what they were missing out on as they had not watched it. The movie is about a boy that is tired of being treated like a child and makes a wish to be big. Through this wish, he learns that being older is not always what it is cracked up to be. And it's Tom Hanks, who doesn't love Tom Hanks?

West Side Story is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet set in 1950's New York. One key difference from the original Shakespeare play is that race relations are used as the point of contention instead of family relations, also it's a musical. Our special guest Rob picked this movie because it is his favorite musical and we thought it would be worthwhile for us to watch on the podcast.

We picked this movie because it features both Zack's favorite wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper, and one of his top five all time favorite directors John Carpenter. They Live is John Carpenter's commentary regarding consumerism with what is portrayed as people's sheep-like following of government propaganda and corporate advertising designed to get people to consume more and think less. Do you need any other reason other than that it's a Rowdy Roddy Piper movie? This movie was not considered to be a grand success at the box office, but there is a considerable cult following among John Carpenter fans, movie enthusiasts, and even Roddy Piper fans.

This week we watched Little Miss Sunshine, a movie about a family that goes on a road trip on their way to a children's beauty pageant. But what was supposed to be a normal road trip turns into a grueling trek where the family has to cope with its dysfunction. We had a great time watching this movie and hope you can enjoy it with us.