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We’re ending Jeanuary with what might be one of JCVD’s most memorable performances in 2008’s JCVD. Directed by Mabrouk El Mechri, Van Damme plays himself as he struggles with life as a fading international action star drowning in legal debt, who not only happens to find himself in the middle of an armed robbery, but in the sights of the police who believe him to be the mastermind behind it all.

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Jeanuary reaches its peak with 1995’s Hard Target. Directed by NONE OTHER than John Woo, Van Damme plays Chance Beudreax, a mulleted New Orleans local who decides to help out a woman in search of her missing father. What they unravel is a sadistic game being played by the rich, but there's only one former special forces soldier, who traded in his fatigues for a Canadian tuxedo, can put an end to it all. Plus, we’re joined by Fanbyte dot com’s own Mike Williams to dive deep into this slow mo gumbo of a movie and coin a new term for JCVD fans around the world. So book a slot with your local tattoo artist, folks.

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What if Die Hard was colder? Well Sudden Death is here to add ice, hockey, a packed stadium with a sweet roof, and deadly knife-wielding penguin mascots into the mix. Join us as we marvel at JCVD’s wild grip strength, crafting skills, and bomb-defusal mastery. Does this 90s action cheese hold up and earn a place in our staff picks section or is it Van Damme’d to live in our dumpster out back? Tune in and find out.

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We’re kicking off 2022 with Jean Claude Van Damme retrospective: Jeanuary. So what better place to start then 1988’s “true story:” Bloodsport. Join Fernanda and Danielle as they try to make sense of the brutal, bloody, and baffling Kumite to end all Kumites in the heart of Hong Kong as our hero fights to avenge a lost loved one in an epic underground fighting tournament. And no, it’s not the exact same plot as Lionheart. Trust us.

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We’re closing out the year and Pop Holidiva Month with the movie that YOU the listener voted for in our Discord: Romeo Must Die (2000). The absurd, yet somehow, perfect blend of over-the-top wire-based martial arts scenes, hip-hop, and Shakespeare- Romeo Must Die tells the story of two similar souls who cross paths who also happen to be members of warring crime families. Our goddess Aaliyah joins the always brilliant Jet Li in this early 2000’s classic that gave us a brief and welcome glimpse at the limitless talent of Aaliyah.

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This week, for Pop Holidiva Month, we’re joined by our producer Paul Tamayo and taking a look at a movie about a diva played by another diva: Selena (1997). Jennifer Lopez stars as the Mexican-American superstar who’s time was sadly cut way too short just as she was set to take over two different music markets: the Latin music scene and the American pop world. Join us for a heartfelt look at her legacy and the way she paved the way for so many to carry that torch. Anything for Selenas. ❤️

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Continuing Pop Holidiva Month, we’re watching Desperately Seeking Susan featuring the great Madonna. This 1985 American comedy-drama movie, directed by Susan Seidelman, stars Madonna and Rosanna Arquette and revolves around the intersection of the lives of a free spirit and a bored housewife in 80’s New York City. Find out how it holds up and more importantly, the far superior alternate ending that got scrapped in favor of a tidier Hollywood finale.

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Happy Pop Holidiva Month continues with Tina Turner’s scene-stealing performance in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie (and starring that one guy we don’t really talk about anymore), this entry into the series sees Max wandering around a post apocalyptic Australia where he must band together with a forgotten group to free a town that runs on pig poop. Look, it’s got Tina Turner in it in some amazing outfits. No refunds.

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We’re ringing in Pop Holidiva Month with Whitney Houston’s debut role in The Bodyguard. This 1992 flick also stars the mom-approved Kevin Costner as the titular bodyguard who gets hired to protect rising superstar Rachel Marron (Houston) as she faces the very real life threat of an obsessed fan and the risk of falling in love with the man hired to protect her. Look, it was the early 90’s ok?

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Closing out Janksgiving, we’ve got the clunkiest of all clunkers: Wild Wild West. The movie that Will Smith famously chose to do instead of The Matrix which to be fair, didn’t have Sisqo featured on the title track so... Tune in to hear Fernanda and Danielle dissect this particularly odd steampunk trainwreck that had all of the right ingredients on paper, but just failed to come together in any real ways outside of some sweet set dressing.

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