Well, Screening Roomers - it turns out we weren't quite done with our exploration into the sub-genre of Teenagers in Revolt films (the perfect companion ep. to Ep. 60 "Edgy"Teen Films with writer/director Tim Hunter)... as our cult movie expert, Emmy award winning writer/showrunner - Mitch Watson, joins FM to talk about how revolting they both were as teens and also take a stage dive into two of our favorites in the TMSR... 1979's suburban youth gone wild classic OVER THE EDGE and 1983's punk rock favorite SUBURBIA! So, join us for feathered haired and mohawked teen rebels in two cult classics that feature fantastic time-capsule of their eras soundtracks...memorable performances from their young casts... and rabid dogs (plus, an appropriate guest appearance from Mitch's own dog!!!) - be there or be square, Screening Roomers!

Screening Roomers, in honor of what would have been her 72nd Birthday... we celebrate the life and talent of one of our favorites in the TMSR - CATHERINE O'HARA! From Cookie Fleck... to Delia Deetz... to Kate McAllister... to Moira Rose... and beyond... join FM and his special guest - Netflix's VP of Scripted Series, Teddy Biaselli - as they explore all the wonderful films, characters, memories and laughter she gave us. We miss you, Catherine!

Screening Roomers, are all bad films truly bad? Or did some of them have extenuating circumstances that sealed their fates? Maybe it was a terrible ad campaign... or a bad release date... or maybe it was some cranky critics... or maybe it was just a mess. But is it also a mess worthy of a second look... and a SECOND CHANCE!. Are these films actually better than their reputations and reviews say they are? Well, we'll find out on our new segment for '26 - Second Chance Theatre.! As FM & podcaster/comedian Mike Spiegelman uncover some forgotten, misguided or infamous films and give them a second chance at cinematic redemption. And this week, we bring you the film that spawned the segment... 1981's sci-fi robot rom-com HEARTBEEPS. A movie that boasts a 0% on RottenTomatoes... as well as an Oscar nomination?!? What the [bleep]!!!

Screening Roomers, if you enjoy your teen films with a little "edge"... have we got a trio for you!. As this morning writer/director Tim Hunter joins us for a deep dive into three of his films (and three of the best of the genre, in our opinion) - 1979's Over the Edge, 1982's Tex & 1987's River's Edge! So, grab your Cheap Trick records and head over to the Screening Room rec center for an explosive conversation on edgy teen movies and Tim's amazing career!

YIPPEE KI-YAY, SCREENING ROOMERS & MOVIE DEATH MATCH FANS -IT'S THE FIRST MOVIE DEATH MATCH OF 2026!!! As two action-classics enter the Tuesday Morning Screening Room Octagon to settle the score over who will wear the coveted Tuesday Morning Screening Room championship belt - 1980s R-Rated Action Movie Division - 1987's LETHAL WEAPON vs 1988's DIE HARD! So, returning for another season of 10-round, no-holds-barred cinematic smackdowns of crazy film-relevant categories is someone that knows a little something about the sweet science of deathmatching - director/writer/producer, Eric Fogel - the creator of the original Celebrity Deathmatch for MTV! Who will exit the ring as champion... and who will be thrown off the top of Nakatomi Tower.... TUNE IN TO FIND OUT!!!

Screening Roomers, our resident Midnight Movie Mavens, the writing team of Kevin Burke and Doc Wyatt (Stranger Things: Tales from '85 & Ninjago), return to bring us another Midnight Movie in the morning! And this one has everything! A killer comet... piles of pink dust... uzi packing cheerleaders... flesh-eating mutant zombies... empty Los Angeles freeways... psychotic stock boys...and a post-apocalyptic mall shopping spree to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"! Intrigued? Then join us as we celebrate one of our favorite Midnight Movies - the genre-bending post-apocalyptic sci-fi 1980's teen comedy - 1984's NIGHT OF THE COMET!

Huddle up Screening Roomers, now that the Lombardi Trophy has been awarded... and all the nachos have been eaten... we bring you a surprise post-Big Game Special as the award-winning radio voice of the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals and University of Cincinnati Bearcats football, Dan Hoard, joins FM and his other special guest, Emmy Award winning writer/producer, Jack Thomas (Dreamworks Dragons & Fairly Odd Parents) to share their favorite football movies! 1971's Brian's Song, 1993's Rudy, 2006's Invincible and more... find out which ones they consider cinematic touchdowns or fumbles!

Screening Roomers, they're not necessarily midnight movies... but they are movies that take place after midnight... one set in Los Angeles... the other in NYC... and both released in theaters only months apart in 1985! So, join FM and his special guest this week, actor/impressionist - Piotr Michael - for some late night fun in the morning as they talk stolen jewels... Elvis impersonators... and papier-mâché bagels... to celebrate the 40th Anniversaries of the John Landis directed INTO THE NIGHT and the Martin Scorsese directed AFTER HOURS. Surrender, Dorothy! (IYKYK)

... this episode is dedicated to the memory of Catherine O'Hara

IT'S ALIVE!!! ALIIIIIIIVE!!! Our first Cable Box Classics segment of 2026! And this month actor Yuri Lowenthal (Naruto/Spider-Man) returns to the Screening Room to help celebrate the 40th anniversaries of a pair of teen genius Cable Box Classics that premiered in theaters only 5-days apart in 1985- WEIRD SCIENCE & REAL GENIUS. So, grab yourself a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray and we'll supply the popcorn (popped via space laser in Professor Hathaway's home) as we kick-off season-2 by dropping a little science!!!

Screening Roomers! You asked for it... and you got it... "NIC F**************KING CAGE!!!" It's the return of fan favorite "unCAGEd"... and this season we're celebrating Nic Cage's 67th birthday (and from this day forward hereby dubbing January 7th Nic Cage Day across the universe) by bringing you volume 2 - THE CAGE COMEDIES. So, actor, TMSR regular and Nic Cage authority Yuri Lowenthal joins FM once again to un-cage more Cage - 1987's RAISING ARIZONA... 1992s HONEYMOON IN VEGAS... 2003's MATCHSTICK MEN... 2019's MOM AND DAD... and 2022's THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT. They'll discuss what makes a great Cage movie and a memorable Cage performance. And they'll also rate Nic in each of these films with the return of their state-of-the-art Cage-o-Meter... which has undergone a massive upgrade - a highly advanced cAge-I!!