Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guest Jim Laczkowski of Directors Club and Angela Fabbrini as we throw our tenth annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their secret Santas in our yearly tradition. Time Tracks: 0:00 - GOING IN STYLE (1979) 32:20 - BLUE THUNDER (1983) 54:46 - SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA (1988) 1:16:36 - DEADLY OUTLAW REKKA (2002) 1:47:32 - WHIPLASH (2014)

Cody, Robert, and Nat team up again as good cop, bad cop, and good cop to find out if you can keep a good cop down in 1988's DEAD HEAT. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - DEAD HEAT Discussion 59:45- Next Movie and Outro

Nat, Cody, and Robert are joined by Angela Fabbrini to take a look at three movies that didn't really set up sequels, but they made them anyways, with PSYCHO II, HOWLING II: YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF, and POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE. Second time's the charm? Time tracks: PSYCHO II Discussion: 0:00 HOWLING II: YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF Discussion 41:48 POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE Discussion 1:11:02 Surprise Guest and HOWLING III: THE MARSUPIALS Q&A: 1:37:40 Final Thoughts: 1:52:28

Nat, Cody, and Robert get animated as they discuss 1982's THE SECRET OF NIMH. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE SECRET OF NIMH Discussion 1:04:36- Next Movie and Outro

Nat, Cody, and Robert take the call and discover the meet-cute apocalypse courtesy of MIRACLE MILE. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MIRACLE MILE Discussion 0:56:28 - Next Movie and Outro

Cody, Robert, and Nat mark ten years of podcasting with Sylvester Stallone as one of the last real men around in Demolition Man, a rundown of this year's Fantasia film festival, and a lookback at some of the highs of the last ten years of podcasting. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - DEMOLITION MAN Discussion 0:46:20 - Cody talks about the Fantasia Film Festival 0:56:33- A look back at Ten Years of Podcasting 1:28:26- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody take time off from our summer to bring you a special bonus episode focusing on four films reflecting Hollywood's journey from BATMAN to THE MATRIX and current comic book movies via several independent comic books. It's a podcast full of martial arts, tragic backstories, night time settings, and tortured leads. Time tracks: 0:00 TEENAGE MUNTANT NINJA TURTLES Discussion 35:52 THE HEROIC TRIO Discussion 54:20 THE CROW Discussion 1:21:12 BLADE Discussion

"This has been a novel about some people who were punished entirely too much for what they did." - Phillip K. Dick Nat, Cody, and Robert take a trip, into a world of drugs, questions about identity, addiction, love, and surveillance via Richard Linklater and Phillip K. Dick in A SCANNER DARKLY. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - A SCANNER DARKLY Discussion 1:00:11- Next Movie and Outro

Robert, Nat, and Cody journey to the moons of Jupiter to follow up on the mysteries of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY and discover cooperation amidst the Cold War. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT Discussion 1:17:32- Next Movie and Outro

Cody, Robert, and Nat discuss progress, peace, security, and war with 1936's THINGS TO COME. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THINGS TO COME Discussion 57:50- Next Movie and Outro