Austin Trunick, the author of THE CANNON FILM GUIDE, helps Chris scan a Cannon Films double feature that totally nukes the post-apocalyptic genre: AMERICA 3000 (1986) with Chuck Wagner and Laurene Landon, as well as Albert Pyun’s CYBORG (1989) starring the “Muscles From Brussels,” Jean-Claude Van Damme. Meanwhile, Rob is lost in the vortex of tomor…

This week, we set the Wayback machine to “1983” and continue discussing the Italian wave of post-Mad Max films. First up, we race against the Eurac Monarchy to find a fertile woman in Sergio Martino’s 2019, AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORK, starring Michael Sopkiw, Anna Kanakis, and George Eastman. Then we penetrate the Wall of Illusion with the Rider in…

This week we have a pair of supremely stylish post-apocalyptic films by Italian director Enzo G. Castellari and starring Fred Williamson. 1990: THE BRONX WARRIORS (1982) and THE NEW BARBARIANS (1983). Questa settimana abbiamo un paio di film post-apocalittici estremamente eleganti del regista Italiano Enzo G. Castellari e interpretati da Fred Willi…

Ryan from the New World Pictures Podcast joins us for a pair of New World Pictures riding that Mad Max wave. Who has the coolest post-apocalyptic nickname? Is it Michael Beck as Hunter in BATTLETRUCK (1982) directed by Harley Cokeliss? Or can STRYKER (1983) take the crown of coolest dude this side of the Oil Wars/nuclear holocaust? To check out The…

They say that people don’t believe in heroes anymore. Well, damn them! Grab your petrol cans and weapons as we lurch toward the apocalypse with George Miller's MAD MAX (1979) starring Mel Gibson, John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) starring Kurt Russell, and MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981).…

Rob has hijacked the studio to discuss Gaspar Noe’s CLIMAX (2018), an avant-garde horror film about a French dance troupe’s hellish acid trip, starring Sophia Boutella. It’s an unforgettable film, from the incredible dance number set to Cerrone’s “Supernature” to a child locked in a room screaming for his mommy.…

We bring the Hard Day’s series to a close with two meta-narrative movie musicals starring singer-songwriters: ROBERTO CARLOS EM RITMO DE AVENTURA (1968) starring “the King” Roberto Carlos, and Anthony Newley’s CAN HEIRONYMUS MERKIN EVER FORGET MERCY HUMPPE AND FIND TRUE HAPPINESS (1969).By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We are joined by guest Tony Bevilacqua, guitarist for The Distillers, for BEATLE MOVIE MANIA PART TWO as we discuss HELP! (1965), directed by Richard Lester, the MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR television special (1967) written and directed by the Beatles themselves, and the animated YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968).By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

This week is a tale of contrasts as we talk about the musical party that is THE GHOST GOES GEAR (1966), featuring The Spencer Davis Group with Steve Winwood, before traveling back to the States for William Friedkin’s first feature film, GOOD TIMES (1967), starring Sonny & Cher.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We’re joined by Justin Beahm to look at projects fronted by “manufactured” bands, including the ground-breaking sitcom THE MONKEES (1966), Saturday morning cartoon THE ARCHIES (1968), as well as the Monkees’s feature film HEAD (1968), directed by Bob Rafelson and written by Rafelson & Jack Nicholson. website: https://www.justinbeahm.com Instagram: …

It’s time for Hollywood studios to invade the British Invasion with two sitcom-esque American films starring Herman’s Hermits: HOLD ON! (1966) and MRS. BROWN, YOU’VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER (1968).By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We look at a pair of 1965 films about Swinging Sixties youth that use British rock-n-roll stars in more traditional movie musicals. EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY stars John Leyton and Freddie & the Dreamers, while THREE HATS FOR LISA features Joe Brown and songs by Leslie Bricusse.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

Chris and Rob dive into the charms of FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY (1964), starring Liverpool’s own Gerry and the Pacemakers. In I’VE GOTTA HORSE (1965), Billy Fury and his love for animals take center stage, prompting Chris and Rob to lose their minds.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We discuss Richard Lester’s blockbuster Beatles comedy musical, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964), and its influence on both cinema and music videos. Then we switch gears to John Boorman’s feature-film debut starring the Dave Clark Five, CATCH US IF YOU CAN (1965), a surprising movie that explores more mature themes of disaffection and estrangement.…

Join us for an epic interview with Max Evry, movie journalist and author of A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune. An Oral History. Get ready for a deep dive into the troubled history and artistic merits of David Lynch’s DUNE (1984), starring Kyle MacLachlan. Max’s website: https://www.maxevry.com X: https://twitter.com/maxevry Instagram: h…

GET CHRIS ANOTHER… CLUE! This 1985 cult classic was made by a murderer’s row of 80s American comedy. It’s also one of Chris’s favorite films. If you’re game, sit down, roll the dice, and make your guess whodunnit!By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

Tis the season for SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 (1987) and SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! Grab your cocoa and listen as we add “colon Garbage Day” to the title of Part 2 and Chris explains how SNDN 3 led to Resevoir Dogs.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We refill the eyewash station for Sergio Martino’s proto-slasher TORSO (1973) before coming back full circle to Dario Argento for DEEP RED (1975), which, like THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, changed Italian cinema.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

Join us for a pair of 1972 giallo films by Umberto Lenzi, one focused on an investigation, the other on psychological torment. Follow the clues of SEVEN BLOOD STAINED ORCHIDS before you shiver under the KNIFE OF ICE.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

This week has a double helping of Giallo Queen Edwige Fenech with THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS (1972) as well as the “HEAT” of giallo films… Sergio Martino’s YOUR VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM AND ONLY I HAVE THE KEY (1972) with both Edwige Fenech and Anita Strindberg.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

Join us for two giallo films by director Aldo Lado. SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS (1971) and WHO SAW HER DIE? (1972) starring George Lazenby.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

Kevin and Erin from The Podcast That Wouldn’t Die! help us decipher if Dario Argento’s THE CAT O’NINE TAILS (1971) and FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (1971) can recapture the magic of his film debut. https://linktr.ee/TPodcastTWDieBy Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

Friend of the podcast Justin Beahm joins us as we look at Mario Bava’s film that launched a thousand American slasher films A BAY OF BLOOD (1971) and then shift gears to DEATH WALKS ON HIGH HEELS (1971). website: https://www.justinbeahm.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinbeahm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinbeahm…

Join us for two Lucio Fulci films that take giallo in a new direction, each with a fantastic turn by Florinda Balkan: A LIZARD IN A WOMAN’S SKIN (1971) examines the seedy underbelly of the urban upper class, while DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING (1972) uncovers the rotten core of rural life.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

This week we have a pair of (maybe) murderous husbands in two films from 1971: THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA and THE BLOODSTAINED BUTTERFLY.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

Get ready for a double helping of Sergio Martino as we talk THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH (1971) and THE CASE OF THE SCORPION’S TAIL (1971) with Special Guest Geoff Garlock of The Cannon Canon. https://twitter.com/TheCannonCanon https://www.instagram.com/thecannoncanon https://www.patreon.com/thecannoncanon https://www.1089thehawk.com…

The giallo explosion of the 1970s is unlike any film trend before or since. Part arthouse, part grindhouse, no other genre mixes the sacred and profane with this much style. It’s time to slip on your black gloves for Mario Bava’s BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (1964) before losing yourself to obsession with Dario Argento’s THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (…

June of 1982 saw the release of five stone-cold classic Hollywood films. Today, we discuss none of them. Instead, don your spandex and hop on your motorbike for MEGAFORCE (1982) as we examine if this cinematic swing for the fences deserves a place in the Pantheon of June ’82.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We send off our Indiana Jones series with two Cannon Films featuring martial arts action stars. Drink from an unmarked gourd for FIREWALKER (1986) starring Chuck Norris and Louis Gossett Jr. before you float down the RIVER OF DEATH (1989) with the American Ninja himself, Michael Dudikoff.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

It’s time to travel to South Asia for a pair of Indy-inspired adventure films: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TENNESSEE BUCK (1988) and BLOODSTONE (1988) directed by Dwight H. Little (Marked for Death, Rapid Fire) and starring Indian cinema superstar Rajnikanth.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

It’s time to get weird with two pulp fiction-inspired adventure movies from 1986: the Australian SKY PIRATES and New World Pictures’s JAKE SPEED. Which one of these films haunts Chris to this very day? Tune in and find out… if you dare!By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

Grab your whip and kiss the boot of shiny, shiny leather for our discussion of Just Jaeckin’s S&M themed THE PERILS OF GWENDOLINE IN THE LAND OF THE YIK YAK (1984) starring Tawny Kitaen before we head to Spain for Matt Cimber’s western adventure YELLOW HAIR AND THE FORTRESS OF GOLD (1984) starring Laurene Landon.…

Austin Trunick, author of THE CANNON FILM GUIDE, joins us for a Cannon Quartermain double feature of KING SOLOMON’S MINES (1985) and ALLAN QUARTERMAIN AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD (1987) both starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone. Twitter/X https://twitter.com/CannonFilmGuide Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannonFilmGuide…

Ciao bella! Pour yourself a Bacardi and milk with crushed ice and sit back for an Italian triple-feature of Indy-inspired action from maestro Antonio Margheriti: HUNTERS OF THE GOLDEN COBRA (1982), THE ARK OF THE SUN GOD (1984), and JUNGLE RAIDERS (1985).By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

It’s time to put on your dancing shoes, feather that hair, and get wild with special guest Jason Kleeberg (Force Five Podcast) as we discuss Robert Zemeckis’s action-adventure rom-com ROMANCING THE STONE (1984) and its sequel THE JEWEL OF THE NILE (1985), both starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. https://www.forcefivepodcast.com/ Twitter @…

Settle down with your one-eyed dog and grab a drink at the Raffles Hotel bar as we discuss two adventure tv series from 1982: Donald P. Bellisario’s TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY and BRING ‘EM BACK ALIVE, based on real-life big game trapper Frank Buck. WARNING: CLOSE ALL TRANSOM WINDOWS BEFORE LISTENING TO THIS PODCAST!!!…

There are certain films you never forget watching for the first time. Cannon Films’ TREASURE OF THE FOUR CROWNS (1983) takes those movies, twists their heads off, and sets them on fire. Listen to avowed "Fanthonies" Chris, Rob, and Ryan from The New World Pictures Podcast swoon over this cinematic masterpiece.* *Hog Mountain playset not included. T…

Grab your bullwhip and fedora because it’s time for us to bask in the glory of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) which introduced audiences to iconic, globe-trotting archaeologist Indiana Jones. We then check out HIGH ROAD TO CHINA (1983) starring Tom Selleck, the man who was originally cast as Indiana Jones!…

We bring our When Harry Met Sally series to a close with three movies that idealize two cities and one decade. THE WEDDING SINGER (1998) starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, NOTTING HILL (1999) starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, and Nora Ephron’s YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998) starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.…

Get ready for sex, lies, and deep dish pizza as we head to the Windy City for two rom coms built on deceit: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995) starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman & MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING (1997) starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, and Cameron Diaz.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We are joined by Jen Howell of the Every Rom Com podcast to discuss two movies from 1995, each starring a lead from When Harry Met Sally. First, we decant FRENCH KISS, starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline before getting courtside seats to watch FORGET PARIS, starring, co-written, and directed by Billy Crystal. https://twitter.com/EveryRomComPod https:…

Death is in the air as we look at the most emo rom-com of all time, Nora Ephron’s SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993) starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. Then we pour one out for a very British comedy of embarrassment, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994) starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We welcome back Justin Beahm to discuss two Gen X rom-coms from 1992: THE CUTTING EDGE starring D.B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly and Cameron Crowe’s SINGLES. website: https://www.justinbeahm.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinbeahm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinbeahmBy Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We kick off our new series with the one-two punch that revolutionized romantic comedies heading into the 1990s and beyond. First, we “have what she’s having” with Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron’s WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. Then we trade the Big Apple for Hollywood dreams in Garry Marshall’s PRETTY WOMAN (1990) star…

We discuss Warren Beatty’s DICK TRACY SPECIAL (2010) and its sequel DICK TRACY SPECIAL: TRACY ZOOMS IN (2023) both of which aired on Turner Classic Movies so Beattty could retain the film rights to the character. Pomegranates. Pomegranates. Pomegranates.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We break with our usual format to discuss notorious box-office bomb ISHTAR (1987) starring Warren Beatty & Dustin Hoffman, and written and directed by Elaine May. This Cold War comedy became a punchline when it was released. But is the joke still funny? Or is the film much better than perceived at the time?…

We conclude the Conan series with DEATHSTALKER II (1987) directed by Jim Wynorski, and KULL THE CONQUEROR (1997) as we follow the sword and sorcery genre into its more comic phase as it heads into the ‘90s.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

Special Guest Geoff Garlock of The Cannon Canon drops by for RED SONJA (1985) starring Brigitte Nielsen in the title role and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan, er, Kalidor. https://twitter.com/TheCannonCanon https://www.instagram.com/thecannoncanon https://www.patreon.com/thecannoncanon https://www.1089thehawk.com…

The sword and sorcery movies take a lighter, more comic turn with CONAN THE DESTROYER (1984) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mako, Grace Jones, and Wilt Chamberlain and THE BARBARIANS (1987) starring The Barbarian Bros, directed by Ruggero Deodato in a film Chris dubs “Jersey Yor”.By Chris Iannacone & Rob LaMorgese

We look at a pair of movies with source material that’s slightly older than the Conan stories. Join us for an Italian sword and sandal double feature by writer/director/mindbender Luigi Cozzi (Starcrash) and starring the Incredible Hulk himself, Lou Ferrigno: HERCULES (1983) and THE ADVENTURES OF HERCULES AKA HERCULES II (1985).…