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  1. Ep. 151: MAJOR OCEAN PICTURES (feat. Will Goss)

    16 oktober 2024 · 2 uur 31 min

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    Avast! Here there be monsters! And ghosts! And a kind of electricity-based alien entity that builds robots, look the point is scary shit is happening on scary boats in the ocean. And our pal Will Goss is back to make us feel less afraid. Lees meer

    DEEP RISING (1998, Stephen Sommers)
    GHOST SHIP (2002, Steve Beck)
    VIRUS (1999, John Bruno)

  2. Ep. 150: GET TO THE CHOPPER

    2 oktober 2024 · 2 uur 45 min

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    Get your chopper and strap on your colors: it's time to be a big, gross, bike riding SOB and come to terms with all of your shit. We are the 1%. The Odin blessed, ass-kicking podcast that will take you to Valhalla! Lees meer

    STONE COLD (1991, Craig R. Baxley)
    HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN (1991, Simon Wincer)
    BEYOND THE LAW (1993, Larry Ferguson)

  3. Ep. 149: OOPS ALL SKULLS

    18 september 2024 · 2 uur 20 min

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    Oh no, there was a mistake at the factory and somehow the only movies we watched were from the little-loved secret society thriller The Skulls franchise from the early aughts! But don't worry, we're the ones paying the price for our mistake. Lees meer

    THE SKULLS (2000, Rob Cohen)
    THE SKULLS 2 (2002, Joe Chappelle)
    THE SKULLS 3 (2004, J. Miles Dale)

  4. Ep. 148: SAY IT AIN'T SOVIET

    4 september 2024 · 2 uur 37 min

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    We take you back to the nostalgia-rich Cold War of the 1980's, when the Russians were, like, still bad guys, but...kind of different? Do svidaniya, don't get any on ya! Lees meer

    FIREFOX (1982, Clint Eastwood)
    LITTLE NIKITA (1988, Richard Benjamin)
    RED HEAT (1988, Walter Hill)

  5. Ep. 147: THE KILLING OF A SACRED GERE

    21 augustus 2024 · 2 uur 39 min

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    We're finally talking about a very special man. Enigmatic, exciting, seductive and irresistible—of course, I'm referring to The Mothman! But Richard Gere is in a movie about him and he's worth talking about, too! Lees meer

    RED CORNER (1997, Jon Avnet)
    THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES (2002, Mark Pellington)
    THE DOUBLE (2011, Michael Brandt)

  6. Ep. 146: HANG THE DJ

    7 augustus 2024 · 2 uur 43 min

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    There was once a time known as the mid to late aughts, when the culture was at an ebb and bland bros ruled the land. One director, DJ Caruso, bestrode this brief period like a colossus. Look upon his works and sigh heavily! Lees meer

    TWO FOR THE MONEY (2005)
    DISTURBIA (2007)
    EAGLE EYE (2008)

  7. Ep. 145: AVP ALIENS VS POLICE

    24 juli 2024 · 2 uur 25 min

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    Freeze, (literal) slime bag! You have the right to remain...from another planet? The War On Crime just got a lot more otherworldly with three cop movies that also feature Space Guns! Lees meer

    THE HIDDEN (1987, Jack Sholder)
    I COME IN PEACE (1990, Craig R. Baxley)
    MONOLITH (1993, John Eyres)

  8. Ep. 144: HEIMER ON OUR OWN SUPPLYMER

    10 juli 2024 · 2 uur 45 min

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    We're discussing the late-career output of legendary director John Frankenheimer—a man whose films always looked great, even when everything else about them was bad. Lees meer

    DEAD BANG (1989)
    YEAR OF THE GUN (1991)
    RONIN (1998)

  9. Ep. 143: DENNIS THE MENACE

    26 juni 2024 · 3 uur 8 min

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    This episode gonna be wicked pissah because we're covering the work of writer Dennis Lehane, who writes bleak crime fiction that often takes place in the Boston area. Make sure to listen while enjoying your Dunkin' and other such items! Lees meer

    MYSTIC RIVER (2003, Clint Eastwood)
    GONE BABY GONE (2007, Ben Affleck)
    THE DROP (2014, Michaël R. Roskam)

  10. Ep. 142: TRUCK EVERLASTING

    12 juni 2024 · 2 uur 16 min

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    10-4 breaker one niner good buddies, we're hauling out a big heavy load of trucker-oriented thrillers, copy. So put the hammer down and look out for checkpoint Charlie. What? That's just how I talk. Lees meer

    WHITE LINE FEVER (1975, Jonathan Kaplan)
    ROLLING VENGEANCE (1987, Steven Hilliard Stern)
    BLACK DOG (1998, Kevin Hooks)

  11. Ep. 141: BURNING BRIDGES

    29 mei 2024 · 2 uur 45 min

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    The great Jeff Bridges finally gets his own episode, and all three of the movies are about crazy conspiracies! Hopefully he'll be adhering to a strict drug regimen to keep his mind limber. Lees meer

    WINTER KILLS (1979, William Richert)
    CUTTER'S WAY (1981, Ivan Passer)
    ARLINGTON ROAD (1999, Mark Pellington)

  12. Ep. 140: MONK-Y BUSINESS

    15 mei 2024 · 2 uur 43 min

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    At long last we are tackling movies that delve into the esoterica of ancient Catholicism! That's right, we got three movies about monks, monasteries and MURDER, two of which finally stick it to the dastardly Benedictines! Lees meer

    THE NAME OF THE ROSE (1986, Jean-Jacques Annaud)
    THE ORDER (2003, Brian Helgeland)
    THE RECKONING (2004, Paul McGuigan)

  13. Ep. 139: CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

    1 mei 2024 · 2 uur 28 min

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    We're discussing three out of this world sci-fi cop thrillers! Well technically only one is out of this world. The other two have robot spiders and aliens, but they are, in fact, of this world. Lees meer

    OUTLAND (1981, Peter Hyams)
    RUNAWAY (1984, Michael Crichton)
    ALIEN NATION (1988, Graham Baker)

  14. Ep. 138: BANK SHOTS

    17 april 2024 · 2 uur 29 min

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    The big banks are Big Bads in this trio of finance-based potboilers! You're about to overdraft...on death! Lees meer

    BOILER ROOM (2000, Ben Younger)
    THE INTERNATIONAL (2009, Tom Tykwer)
    ARBITRAGE (2012, Nicholas Jarecki)

  15. Ep. 137: RIPLEYS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT

    3 april 2024 · 2 uur 34 min

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    We're talking about three movies based on Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley series, in descending order of likelihood you've ever seen it! Lees meer

    THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY (1999, Anthony Minghella)
    RIPLEY'S GAME (2002, Liliana Cavani)
    RIPLEY UNDER GROUND (2005, Roger Spottiswoode)

  16. Ep. 136: ELLROY WAS HERE

    20 maart 2024 · 2 uur 43 min

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    To analyze the work of cantankerous crime writer James Ellroy, we're discussing an award winning classic, a notorious Brian DePalma flop and also Street Kings. Whatever you desire, this episode has it! Lees meer

    LA CONFIDENTIAL (1997, Curtis Hanson)
    THE BLACK DAHLIA (2006, Brian DePalma)
    STREET KINGS (2008, David Ayer)

  17. Ep. 135: IT'S THE GREAT PODCAST, CHARLIE BRONSON

    6 maart 2024 · 2 uur 42 min

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    Special guest Seth Goodkind joins us to discuss the iconic Charles Bronson, specifically the time in his career when he made movies for Golan/Globus that were directed by J. Lee Thompson. It wasn't exactly the prime of his career...or was it? No. Lees meer

    10 TO MIDNIGHT (1983, J. Lee Thompson)
    MURPHY'S LAW (1986, J. Lee Thompson)
    KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS (1989, J. Lee Thompson)

  18. Ep. 134: BERRY THE LEAD

    21 februari 2024 · 2 uur 34 min

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    We take a look at some of the, uh, lesser known output of actress/movie star Halle Berry. Hey, they can't all be GOTHIKA. Lees meer

    RICH MAN'S WIFE (1996, Amy Holden Jones)
    THE CALL (2013, Brad Anderson)
    KIDNAP (2017, Luis Prieto)

  19. Ep. 133: CHRISTIAN IDOLATRY

    7 februari 2024 · 2 uur 50 min

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    Greetings and salutations, we're taking a look at the career of counterculture icon Christian Slater! Lees meer

    GLEAMING THE CUBE (1989, Graeme Clifford)
    KUFFS (1992, Bruce A. Evans)
    HARD RAIN (1998, Mikael Salomon)

  20. Ep. 132: WINTER BLUNDERLAND

    24 januari 2024 · 2 uur 33 min

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    Baby it's cold outside! And also, baby there's a killer on the loose? We gathered close to the warmth of our televisions to watch three thrillers where more than just the weather outside is frightful. Lees meer

    TRANSSIBERIAN (2008, Brad Anderson)
    WHITEOUT (2009, Dominic Sena)
    THE SNOWMAN (2017, Tomas Alfredson)

  21. Ep. 131: JUST CHUTE ME

    10 januari 2024 · 2 uur 25 min

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    Get ready to experience roughy 30-35% pure adrenaline with three totally awesome extreme thrillers that totally rip off Point Break! But are you crazy enough? Lees meer

    TERMINAL VELOCITY (1994, Deran Sarafian)
    DROP ZONE (1994, John Badham)
    EXTREME OPS (2002, Christian Duguay)

  22. Ep. 130: BURTIN FOR A SQUIRTIN

    27 december 2023 · 2 uur 19 min

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    It's Burt part 2! Yes, Burt Reynolds is back and he's bringing his signature laconic charm, his signature catchphrase ("Yeah") and even his signature directorial style? Well, for one of them, yeah! Lees meer

    SHARKY'S MACHINE (1981, Burt Reynolds)
    MALONE (1987, Harley Cokeliss)
    THE MADDENING (1995, Danny Huston)

  23. Ep. 129: RUSSELL MANIA

    13 december 2023 · 2 uur 12 min

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    We talk about the dizzying highs and devastating lows of our man Kurt Russell and pretty much run out of his movies in the process. We've done them all! Why else would we have 3000 Miles on here? Lees meer

    TEQUILA SUNRISE (1988, Robert Towne)
    BACKDRAFT (1990, Ron Howard)
    3000 MILES TO GRACELAND (2001, Demian Lichtenstein)

  24. Ep. 128: LUMET GALA

    29 november 2023 · 2 uur 33 min

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    Sidney Lumet is one of the all time greats. He made masterpieces in every decade, going back to the early 1800s. But he also just made regular movies sometimes. We take a look at the ageing master in the final several decades of his career. Lees meer

    THE MORNING AFTER (1986)
    Q & A (1990)
    NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN (1996)

  25. Ep. 127: CANCEL CULTURE CLASH

    15 november 2023 · 2 uur 32 min

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    We're turning up the cringe factor with three movies about fishes out of water, strangers in strange lands, dumb cops forced to spend time with people different from them. What could go wrong? Lees meer

    A STRANGER AMONG US (1992, Sidney Lumet)
    RISING SUN (1993, Philip Kaufman)
    THE KINGDOM (2007, Peter Berg)

  26. Ep. 126: MORE BIG WILLIS STYLE

    1 november 2023 · 2 uur 25 min

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    We're dipping back in to the Willis well, with a little bit of a twist! This time it's three movies where Bruce gets to play the bad guy. Sorry not sorry, pal! Lees meer

    MORTAL THOUGHTS (1991, Alan Rudolph)
    THE JACKAL (1997, Michael Caton-Jones)
    THE SIEGE (1998, Edward Zwick)

  27. Ep. 125: GHOST PROTOCOL

    18 oktober 2023 · 2 uur 40 min

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    Hello, kiddies! It's time for our annual Spooky Season tradition of talking about movies that are thrilling in a slightly different way from our usual fare! In this case, in addition to the usual murders, now we got GHOSTS, baby! And some creepy kids. Lees meer

    STIR OF ECHOES (1999, David Koepp)
    THE SIXTH SENSE (1999, M Night Shyamalan)
    THE RING (2002, Gore Verbinski)

  28. Ep. 124: TO BE FRANK

    4 oktober 2023 · 3 uur 3 min

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    Scott Frank is a talented, Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter with a distinctive career and many worthwhile credits. But mainly we just wanted to do Out of Sight. Lees meer

    A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (2014, Scott Frank)
    THE LOOKOUT (2007, Scott Frank)
    OUT OF SIGHT (1998, Steven Soderbergh)

  29. Ep. 123: GET UR FRIEDK ON

    20 september 2023 · 2 uur 36 min

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    We pay homage to the New Hollywood master of grit and grime, the great William Friedkin. A guy who loved movies, hurting his actors and just asking questions. Lees meer

    CRUISING (1980)
    TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (1985)
    RAMPAGE (1987)

  30. Ep. 122: PODCAST HAS FALLEN

    6 september 2023 · 2 uur 45 min

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    Mike check one two three! That's right, we're talking about The Fallens, featuring the manliest, violentest, thirstiest hero ever to save the world three times: MIKE BANNING! As Mike himself would say: FUCK! Lees meer

    OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013, Antoine Fuqua)
    LONDON HAS FALLEN (2016, Babak Najafi)
    ANGEL HAS FALLEN (2019, Ric Roman Waugh)

  31. Ep. 121: TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER WHY

    23 augustus 2023 · 2 uur 16 min

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    We're taking on three movies about spy craft, international intrigue and the murky doings of the CIA. Pretty compelling stuff, right? You'd think so! Lees meer

    BAD COMPANY (2002, Joel Schumacher)
    BODY OF LIES (2008, Ridley Scott)
    SAFE HOUSE (2012, Daniel Espinosa)

  32. Ep. 120: INJUSTICE FOR ALL

    9 augustus 2023 · 2 uur 49 min

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    We're putting the SYSTEM on trial with this episode. And in this case the system is found GUILTY of driving decent men to take hospitals hostage, break their wives out of prison and construct deadly kill bots to take out City Hall. Lees meer

    JOHN Q (2002, Nick Cassavetes)
    LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009, F. Gary Gray)
    THE NEXT THREE DAYS (2010, Paul Haggis)

  33. Ep. 119: IT'S A LIVING

    26 juli 2023 · 2 uur 22 min

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    It’s a SIKU job fair as we take a look at three (fairly insane) movies about occupations! Lees meer

    THE PAPERBOY (2012, Lee Daniels)
    THE COUNSELOR (2013, Ridley Scott)
    THE ACCOUNTANT (2016, Gavins O'Connor)

  34. Ep. 118: BOYS IN THE HOOD

    12 juli 2023 · 2 uur 21 min

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    In which we explore some "white people get trapped in the inner city" films, a purely fun and innocent genre with zero problematic undertones! Lees meer

    ENEMY TERRITORY (1987, Peter Manoogian)
    TRESPASS (1992, Walter Hill)
    JUDGEMENT NIGHT (1993, Stephen Hopkins)

  35. Ep. 117: COUPLES THERAPY

    28 juni 2023 · 2 uur 42 min

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    We heard somewhere that relationships based on intense experiences never last. But on the flip side, if an intense experience happens to an estranged married couple, it brings them back together! It's just science. Lees meer

    COLD CREEK MANOR (2003, Mike Figgis)
    VACANCY (2007, Nimrod Antal)
    TRESPASS (2011, Joel Schumacher)

  36. Ep. 116: MORE SERIAL FILLER

    14 juni 2023 · 2 uur 22 min

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    We go back to the mediocre serial killer well, with three more movies about psychos that just can't thrill us with their acumen. But we get our first (and last) appearance of Dane Cook on the podcast, so that's something? Lees meer

    SUSPECT ZERO (2004, E. Elias Merge)
    TAKING LIVES (2004, DJ Caruso)
    MR. BROOKS (2007, Bruce A. Evans)

  37. Ep. 115: T(EDIOUS) & A—THE NIGHT EYES TRILOGY

    31 mei 2023 · 2 uur 2 min

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    We're mixing things up, taking on a "classic" 90's cable TV softcore franchise and seeing if there's any value beyond the boobies. In this (perhaps only?) installment we're talking about an odd series starring Tanya Roberts, Shannon Tweed and future super producer Andrew Stevens. We hope you can take the HEAT! Lees meer
  38. Ep. 114: FLOCK OF SEAGALS (with VERN)

    17 mei 2023 · 2 uur 55 min

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    Renowned Seagalogist VERN drops by to talk us through the career of one Steven Seagal: actor, martial artist, former CIA operative, blues master, Russian diplomat, pathological liar and all around singular human being. And you can take that to the bank! Lees meer

    HARD TO KILL (1990, Bruce Malmuth)
    THE GLIMMER MAN (1996, John Gray)
    BELLY OF THE BEAST (2003, Siu-Tung Ching)

  39. Ep. 113: BAD MOTHERS

    3 mei 2023 · 2 uur 18 min

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    We're celebrating Mother's Day the only way we know how: by watching three middle-to-low brow thrillers in which legendary actresses play psychotic moms! It's better than breakfast in bed! Lees meer

    MOTHER'S BOYS (1993, Yves Simoneau)
    HUSH (1998, Jonathan Darby)
    MOTHER'S DAY (2010, Darren Lynn Bousman)

  40. Ep. 112: EWAN THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON

    19 april 2023 · 2 uur 23 min

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    Wherein we ask the important question: is Ewan McGregor good? Is he maybe, just maybe, actually kinda bad? You'll have to listen to the entire episode to hear our stunning conclusions! Lees meer

    DECEPTION (2008, Marcel Langenegger)
    STAY (2005, Marc Forster)
    EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (1999, Stephan Elliott)

  41. Ep. 111: FATAL AFFLECKTION

    5 april 2023 · 2 uur 39 min

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    Break out the Dunkin' and smokes, we're getting wicked pisser with three thrillers from everyone's 6th or 7th favorite Batman, Ben Affleck! We swear it'll be the best part of your day! Lees meer

    CHANGING LANES (2002, Roger Michell)
    GONE GIRL (2014, David Fincher)
    DEEP WATER (2022, Adrian Lyne)

  42. Ep. 110: I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BURT SINGS

    22 maart 2023 · 2 uur 29 min

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    We're devoting this whole episode to the mid-career downturn of one Burt Reynolds, famed mega-star, nude pinup and mustache-haver. Yes, we're killing three Burts with one stone, so to speak. Lees meer

    HEAT (1986, Dick Richards)
    RENT A COP (1987, Jerry London)
    PHYSICAL EVIDENCE (1989, Michael Crichton!)

  43. Ep. 109: THE BUDDY SYSTEM

    8 maart 2023 · 2 uur 17 min

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    You've seen all the "famous" and "popular" buddy cop movies, so why not take the road less travelled, with these three second-tier team-ups that put the "WHOA" in duo! Lees meer

    SHAKEDOWN (1988, James Glickenhaus)
    RENEGADES (1989, Jack Sholder)
    DOWNTOWN (1990, Richard Benjamin)

  44. Ep. 108: ODOR IN THE COURT

    22 februari 2023 · 2 uur 33 min

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    We hope there are no OBJECTIONS to us discussing three movies about the law and courts and judges and such. But if you don't like it, SUE us! Okay, that's all the law words we know. Lees meer

    RUNAWAY JURY (2003, Gary Fleder)
    BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (2009, Peter Hyams)
    THE LINCOLN LAWYER (2011, Bret Furman)

  45. Ep. 107: WE BLUE IT

    8 februari 2023 · 2 uur 44 min

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    We chose to waive our right to remain silent because we wanted to talk about these three movies about crooked cops and filthy streets. It might get gritty! Lees meer

    TRAINING DAY (2001, Antoine Fuqua)
    NARC (2002, Joe Carnahan)
    DARK BLUE (2002, Ron Shelton)

  46. Ep. 106: I'M WALKEN HERE

    25 januari 2023 · 2 uur 21 min

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    We've got a FEVER. And the only PRESCRIPTION are these three *incredibly* varied Christopher Walken movies. And now...little man...we give the podcast to you. Lees meer

    AT CLOSE RANGE (1986, James Foley)
    MCBAIN (1991, James Glickenhaus)
    WILD SIDE (1995, Donald Cammell)

  47. Ep. 105: MAL PACINO

    11 januari 2023 · 2 uur 30 min

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    You thought the kiss of death was bad news, you should try these movies! The whole trio is out of order! Say hello to my little three terrible movies starring Al Pacino! Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown! Lees meer

    THE RECRUIT (2003, Roger Donaldson)
    88 MINUTES (2007, Jon Avnet)
    RIGHTEOUS KILL (2008, also Jon Avnet)

  48. Ep. 104: DUMB AND NUMBER

    28 december 2022 · 2 uur 26 min

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    Your number is up, because we're talking about three (dumb) thrillers that have the word "number" in the title! Mostly they're not really about numbers at all, but one of the movies is literally about a killer number. Try to guess which one! We'll give you twenty three guesses. Lees meer

    MURDER BY NUMBERS (2002, Barbet Schroeder)
    LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN (2006, Paul McGuigan)
    THE NUMBER 23 (2007, Joel Schumacher)

  49. Ep. 103: TRIPLE AXEL

    14 december 2022 · 2 uur 41 min

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    The heat is on! We're talking all things Beverly Hills Cop: the good, the crazy and the completely worthless. It's better than a banana in the tailpipe! Lees meer

    BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984, Martin Brest)
    BEVERLY HILLS COP 2 (1987, Tony Scott)
    BEVERLY HILLS COP 3 (1994, John Landis)

  50. Ep. 102: TONYVEMBER PART 2

    30 november 2022 · 2 uur 47 min

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    TONYVEMBER comes to a triumphant conclusion as we discuss some of the maestro's work from the aughts. You think God will forgive us for what we've done? Lees meer

    SPY GAME (2001)
    MAN ON FIRE (2004)
    DEJA VU (2006)