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The Retro Craptacular podcast is on the hunt for the best bad movies on planet earth. Each month Co-hosts Aaron & Matt make their way through some of the best of the worst cinema has to offer. The results? Mental anguish for them, a good chuckle at their expense for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Akihabara Renditions

Akihabara Renditions: anime, manga, fandom, fan culture

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Japanese Animation of the Bubble Economy. We talk about anime, manga and fan culture, focusing on anime and manga from the 1970s through the 1990s. Check us out at akibaren.net or email us at akibaren@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter @AkibaRenditions or on facebook/AkibaRenditions!
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This month we take a look at Tom Hanks' debut acting role in the made-for-TV movie, Mazes & Monsters. This episode was recorded about 6 weeks prior to release but was delayed due to technical issues, so some of the "current events" we discuss will be outdated at the time of release. https://linktr.ee/retrocrappod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv…
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Any property worth its salt deserves a good old-fashioned Christmas Special! And what better way to sell toys than to mash up 2 of the best cartoon shows based on toy lines of the 80s? We talk about Andor and stuff a bunch at the beginning. Review starts at 42:00 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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It's part 2 of our exploration of The Exorcist prequel films. This time we look at the original version directed by Paul Schrader. Is it any better than Renny Harlin's re-shot prequel? There's only one way to find out. Well, I guess there are two ways. You could watch them and decide for yourself, or you could just listen to us talk about them so y…
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For some reason we thought it would be a good idea to watch both versions of the Exorcist prequel, starting with Renny Harlin's reshot version, Exorcist: The Beginning! Next episode we will tackle the original version, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist. Is this a terrible idea? Probably! https://linktr.ee/retrocrappod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com…
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Since Buzz is back on the big screen we thought it would be fun to look back on his long-forgotten small screen debut! Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is the original origin story for the Space Ranger that Disney seems intent on forgetting. Does it hold up? Or does it suck to infinity and beyond? https://linktr.ee/retrocrappod Stranger Things 4 and …
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Since it's the most romantic time of year we thought we should look at a film that captures one of the most romantic concepts of all: REVENGE! Valentine is a fun, holiday-themed slasher movie from the early 2000s by the director of Urban Legend. https://linktr.ee/retrocrappod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Here's a thing that absolutely should never have been made but we are so glad it was! Super Mario Bros. is an utterly baffling film that makes zero sense but also makes for an entertaining time... kinda... Spider-Man No Way Home & Hawkeye SPOILERS @ 2:20 - 24:40 linktr.ee/retrocrappod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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After Halloween 2, John Carpenter wanted to try and make Halloween an anthology franchise with each film telling a different story set on Halloween night. Halloween III Season of the Witch is what resulted. Did it work? Well, Halloween 4 is called The Return of Michael Myers, so... Spoilers for Midnight Mass from 1:17 - 12:46 This episode is brough…
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In the post-apocalyptic wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, water-rich community escape a horde of bandits. That was the description for Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior with two words changed to make it applicable to 1987's STEEL DAWN starring patron saint of the podcast Patrick "Dalton" Swayze. Review starts at 28:40 linktr.ee/retrocr…
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In honour of Friday the 13th we wrap up the Super Spooky Summer by taking a look at Jason Voorhees' final (not so final) outing in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday! This episode is brought to you by SANDCASTLES & SHORELINES - a RiKai Zine: https://twitter.com/rikaizine ✨PRE-ORDERS OPEN NOW✨ https://linktr.ee/retrocrappod Also check out: Super S…
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What happens when you try and sequelize an all-time classic? It's not what you'd expect... We talk about Psycho II for this episode in our Super Spooky Summer! linktr.ee/retrocrappod Tanisha's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/tanisha.tamara/ Red Cross: https://tinyurl.com/2jkvwdpa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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It's our 50th episode! To celebrate 5 years of podcasting about the best, worst, and most craptacular pieces of cinema ever created, we decided to watch Mortal Kombat!! One of the worst movies with one of the best theme songs ever! Godzilla vs. Kong spoilers 14:07 - 19:56 Mortal Kombat review starts at 38:29 Check out our shit: linktr.ee/retrocrapp…
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A long time ago, in the far reaches of space, the forefathers of the Egyptians battle a race of alien robots for survival of all man kind while in search of a long lost planet called Earth. It's not unlike another space adventure property of the time but it's also very unlike it in a way, ya know? Anyways, it's not as good as the reboot series so..…
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It's Christmas, Ben Affleck isn't who he says he is, and he's in a whole lotta trouble. Ho. Hoho. Jump to 37:45 to avoid Mandalorian spoilers and get straight into the movie discussion. https://linktr.ee/retrocrappod Check out Film for Thought: https://filmforthought.co.uk/ Aaron on Let's Watch That: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/reign-of-f…
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If you thought Gerard Butler was sexy in 300, just wait until you see him as Dracula 2000 in Dracula 2000; a movie that came out in the year 2000. Unless you live outside North America, in which case it's Dracula 2001. Either way, he's sexy and smouldering and he's fighting Christopher Plummer. https://linktr.ee/retrocrappod Kuri "An Empire" Music …
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It's a Mars double feature! Every now and then, Hollywood has an idea so good they decide to give it to us twice! As we continue to look back at the year 2000, we explore the strange duology that is Mission to Mars & Red Planet! https://linktr.ee/retrocrappod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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No clever titles, as Richard and Drew lay down the law and discuss the 1994 OAV, Taihoushichauzo!, AKA, You're Under Arrest. This episode was recorded back shortly after New Year's and before the world went to hell, so we open with some chit-chat about what we were up to closing 2019. We discuss the passing of anime seiyuu Inoue Makio and theatrica…
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We once again take a look back at the year 2000 with this John Woo directed sequel to Brian De Palma's reboot of a 1960s tv series. It's Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 2 - Mission Impossibler. iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/Rcpod Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2tfjdwn YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/kjrrs6g Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrocrappod …
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Since the world is ending we figured it would be a good idea to list some of our favourite films to watch while in quarantine! We each count down our individual Top Ten Quarantine Movies lists! Plus, a special guest list from our good friend Joel from JoelWatchesMovies! Give the man a read! https://joelwatchesmovies.wordpress.com/ iTunes: http://ti…
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In honour of The Invisible Man making his way back to the big screen, we're talking Hollow Man from the year 2000! A weird, upsetting, and unusual dip in quality for a Paul Verhoeven joint, Hollow Man is definitely a strange one. But is it good? Also, we talk about eating ass from 1:02:31 - 1:05:25 so if that's not your jam you can just skip on by.…
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We're doing something different with this one. We usually don't review new got a screener sent to us so we decided to watch it and review it. It was not a good experience. Reality Queen! is out now on VOD and in Select Theatres. About Reality Queen! This “documentary,” chronicled by renowned British journalist Diana Smelt-Marlin, follows the comeba…
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Who's the black private dick That's a sex machine to all the chicks? (Shaft) You're damn right Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother, man? (Shaft) Can ya dig it? Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about? (Shaft) Right on You see this cat Shaft is a bad mother (Shut your mouth) But I'm talkin' about Shaft (The…
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Since December is all about Star Wars now, and we've already watched the only holiday themed piece of Star Wars media, we decided to take a look at the second made-for-TV movie in the Star Wars universe... Ewoks: The Battle for Endor! iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/Rcpod Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2tfjdwn YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/kjrrs6g Patreon…
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Doctor Who is machine gunned to death by a Chinese street gang. Spoilers for The Mandalorian 3:12 - 17:24 iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/Rcpod Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2tfjdwn YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/kjrrs6g Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrocrappod Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrocrappod Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y8l9mf5j Email: re…
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Richard and Drew sit down to chat about one of their favorite series in the Gundam franchise, nay, a favorite TV series of all time - 1985's Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Zeta has been held highly in the pantheon of Gundam series but went through a long period of harsh criticism. Unlike a typical review of the series itself, we decided to discuss the se…
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For October we look at a horror classic...'s third sequel. A made for TV film chronicling the life of Norman Bates. It's... strange. iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/Rcpod Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2tfjdwn YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/kjrrs6g Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrocrappod Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrocrappod Facebook: https://tin…
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Anytime we get to watch a Kaiju movie is a good time! This month we're looking at a classic of rubber suits, tiny tanks, and Japanese to English dubbing mishaps! King Kong vs. Godzilla! iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/Rcpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrocrappod GooglePlay:http://tinyurl.com/y9bfyz72 Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrocrappod Face…
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Drew and Richard are back with another edition of Akihabara Renditions' Creator Profile series! In this episode, we're going to discuss another titan of mecha anime fandom, the professional life of Kawamori Shouji. From his early career, through the success of Superdimension Fortress Macross, and beyond, tune in for our overview of his works! Downl…
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