Torture Cinema

Hairy children herders, orgasm machines, and sexy hands, oh my! In this sadly late edition of Torture Cinema, the Skiffy and Fanty crew tackles the infamous 1968 sexploitation film, Barbarella.  We cover the film’s legacy, the strange imagery and sexploitation elements, hairy guys, orgasm machines, and so much more!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 288 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Barbarella (1968)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Zombie mausoleums, DGNF grandmas, and cursed jewels, oh my!  Skiffy and Fanty officially becomes meta in this special (late) Halloween “Middleman Special” edition of Torture Cinema about Zombies of Mora Tau!  Prepare yourselves for a zombitacular festival of torture! Art crawl!

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Episode 286 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Giant bacon, gorillas, and evil corporations, oh my!  In our last Childhood Destruction edition of Torture Cinema, we tackled Julia’s childhood love, The Incredible Shrinking Woman.  Some of us, it turns out, were a bit bitter about having to watch this one.  You’ll have to listen to find out who!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 285 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Space cats, liver, and pratfalls, oh my!  In our second-to-last Childhood Destruction edition of Torture Cinema, Shaun, Julia, Rachael, and Paul join forces to tackle Disney’s The Cat From Outer Space!  From talking cats to hustling mafiosos to bumbling military men, this one’s got plenty of blurg to talk about!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 282 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

The Cat From Outer Space (1978)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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The Post Office, mules, and Shakespeare, oh my!  In our fourth edition of the Torture Cinema Childhood Destruction feature, we take a stab at the infamous Costner vehicle, The Postman.  This is Mike’s movie, so we make sure to make him feel very welcome.  Oh, hell.  Who are we kidding?  Someone suffers during this episode, but it isn’t Mike…

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Episode 278 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

The Postman (1997)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Glaives, cosmic monsters, and flaming Clydesdales, oh my!  The Childhood Destruction editions of Torture Cinema continue with Krull.  Mike Martinez is the “victim” this week, but you may be surprised to know who really gets it good in this monstrous episode of epic fantasy glory!

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Episode 275 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Krull (1983)(IMDB)

Mike’s Website

Mike’s Twitter

Mike’s Books

The Venusian Gambit (Mike’s new book!)

Our CONvergence schedules!

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Jet skis, trimarans, and Dennis Hopper, oh my!  The crew joins forces to destroy Jen’s childhood movie love, Waterworld.  From gross urine water to Kevin Costner Fish Bait to explosions galore, we had much to say!  Also joining us:  Geoffrey Pelton and audio recordings from the infamous Kevin Lux!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 273 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Waterworld (IMDB)

Geoffrey Pelton, Guest Extraordinaire:

Geoffrey’s Twitter

Kevin Lux’s Twitter

Doorway to the Hidden World Podcast (you must listen to this show!)

And here are the videos we mentioned (the 1st is Rachael’s high school performance; the second is a drumline performance):

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Carousels, Popsicle people, and protein from the sea, oh my!  In this very special “Childhood Destruction” edition of Torture Cinema, the entire crew (minus Mike) join forces to talk about David’s childhood movie crush, Logan’s Run.

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Episode 270 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

 

Logan’s Run (1976)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Robot blenders, mad scientists, and snarky companions, oh my!  In this special “childhood destruction” edition of Torture Cinema, the crew tackles one of Paul’s favorite childhood movies, The Black Hole.

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 265 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

The Black Hole (1971; dir. Gary Nelson)(IMDB)

The Listener Survey

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Robot babies, creepy babies, and just babies, oh my!  Shaun, Julia, Paul, and Rachael join forces to talk about 1999’s Baby Geniuses, which one critic described as “about as endearing as unanesthetized gum surgery.”  You can guess how we all felt about it…

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 257 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Baby Geniuses (1999)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).  Additional music from “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0

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