Love can make a guy do funny things. Mass murder, torture, abduction... but he's just misunderstood? Maybe? Well, let's talk about it! Grab your backstage pass for the 100th anniversary of the film that launched the Universal Monsters with Lon Chaney playing one sympathetic wacko. Plus, discussions on The Phantom musical, silent movies, and more. … Continue reading The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Movie Review with Paul McGuire Grimes | Podcast
Category: Hollywood
Prophecy (1979) Movie Review | Podcast
Can you outrun a giant mutant bear? As long as you're faster than the guy next to you! Prophecy puts the camp in Camp Kaiju, exploring serious themes in very schlocky ways. Good messaging, bad effects; good characters, bad casting; good guy with axe, bad guy with chainsaw. Not to mention giant tadpoles and killer … Continue reading Prophecy (1979) Movie Review | Podcast
King Kong Lives (1986) Movie Review | Podcast
He lives! He loves! He definitely does not laugh - his heart just won't take it! After receiving a new heart, the King finds a queen to fill it... Lady Kong... and together the big apes must survive everything from tank battles to drunken rednecks. But will Kong and his love make it? Will they … Continue reading King Kong Lives (1986) Movie Review | Podcast
Jaws 2 (1978) Movie Review | Podcast
Wait, there's another shark? You better believe it! Because the town won't... again... So it's up to Chief Brody to shoot guns, fry fish, and save the day! Climb aboard our lil' sailboat as we discuss the troubled production - fired directors, actors' egos, rough seas - and ask, is this a poor Jaws sequel OR … Continue reading Jaws 2 (1978) Movie Review | Podcast
Congo (1995) Movie Review | Podcast
Amy talks, slurps martinis, and just wants to go home. Oh, she's also a gorilla. Behold a movie from the team behind Jurassic Park (well, except for that Steven guy) that begs us to consider who would win: a hundred gorillas or Laura Linney with a laser gun? Don't let Amy drink alone as we … Continue reading Congo (1995) Movie Review | Podcast
The Poverty Row Picture Show – Presented by Peter Lorre!
Horror icon Peter Lorre reviews monster movies of the poverty row studios! Those B-movie scream factories of classic Hollywood churning out some of the best-worst movies ever made. But how is Mr. Lorre? Well, he's moved in with Matt, still subsists off of fishheads, and never comes out of his room... but what is he … Continue reading The Poverty Row Picture Show – Presented by Peter Lorre!
The Shaggy Dog (1959) Movie Review | Podcast
Disney sold a flick to families about lycanthropy, black magic, Cold War espionage, and a dog literally driving a car - and it worked! Put your paws together for this movie that's so far-fetched, it'll have you howling for more. As the poster says, "a new kind of horror movie! Horribly funny!" Come on, dogs. … Continue reading The Shaggy Dog (1959) Movie Review | Podcast
Species (1995) Movie Review | Podcast
You haven't lived until you've seen this erotic, sci-fi thriller about a team of scientists hunting down an alien with one thing on her mind: procreating with every hunk she comes across. We ain't sayin' its high class; in fact, we might even use the word tawdry. But it's busting at the cocoon with cheesy … Continue reading Species (1995) Movie Review | Podcast
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) Movie Review | Podcast
Behold the notorious H.G. Wells trainwreck that's honestly too bizarre to ignore. A mad scientist turns animals into people, but are the real monsters the dueling egos of Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer? From onset witchcraft to the world's smallest man (inspiring Austin Powers' Mini-Me!) this is a film everyone should see to believe. Plus, … Continue reading The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) Movie Review | Podcast
The Fly (1986) Movie Review | Podcast
Surprise! We're teleporting to another time when Matt and Vincent first started talking monster movies. It's their first episode together! We discuss David Cronenberg's The Fly, about a scientist who becomes fused with a housefly with disastrous results. There are also baboons, acid vomit, and extreme arm wrestling. It's a good time. Plus, Vincent gives … Continue reading The Fly (1986) Movie Review | Podcast
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