THE MILKSHAKE BOOM is quite possibly the greatest movie podcast ever made…but probably not. Simply put, we are a movie podcast dedicated to discussing hidden gems, cult films, and under appreciated favorites that need to be rediscovered!
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back to round house kick you directly in the face with Robert's movie selection: 'JCVD'! This 2008 Belgian crime drama, directed by Mabrouk El Mechri, stars the one and only Jean-Claude Van Damme! Simply put: This is arthouse Van Damme, fam! What more could you possibly need?! TIME CODES 00:7:37 - Our favorite JCVD films! 00:…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM have enlisted and are going to war to discuss Christine's pick: the 1997 motion picture 'Starship Troopers'! This satirical sci-fi military film, directed by Paul Verhoven, stars Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Neil Patrick Harris, Jake Busey, Clancy Brown, and Michael Ironside! Never has fascism and killing bugs lo…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back this week with Robin's pick: 'Drop Dead Fred'! This 1991 dark comedy/fantasy film, directed by Ate de Jong, stars Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Carrie Fisher and Tim Matheson! This children's film has everything: Emotional abuse, parental abandonment, spousal infidelity, and crippling mental illness! Spoiler talk begins at 0…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back with a movie selection from our loyal listener Leo! Leo has selected the 1994 film 'Milk Money' directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Melanie Griffith and Ed Harris! This romantic comedy is your classic tale about pimps, prostitutes, and young boys desperately wanting to see a woman's boobs. In other words: Fun for t…
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We are back this week to discuss Jose's pick: 'The Core'! This 2003 science fiction disaster film, directed by Jon Amiel, stars Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls! Listen to find out what we think of a film that was once voted by scientists as one of, if not the most inaccurate science fiction films ever made…
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Episode 076 - Gremlins 2: The New Batch
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Happy New Year! THE MILKSHAKE BOOM ring in 2019 with Robin's movie selection: 'Gremlins 2: The New Batch'! This 1990 sequel to the 1984 original, directed by Joe Dante, stars Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Picardo, Christopher Lee, and features the voices of Howie Mandel and Tony Randall! We also discuss how this film is described…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM break their horror film streak this week with Jose's pick: a musical coming-of-age comedy drama from Ireland called 'Sing Street'! This 2016 critical darling, written and directed by John Carney, stars Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, and Jack Reynor! Don't worry, be 'happy sad' and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! TIME CODES…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back this week with a listener pick! We've been tasked to discuss the satirical body horror film 'Body Melt'! This 1993 Australian film, directed by Phillip Brophy, is full of gross out gore, hallucinations, techno music, and totally in your face '90s attitude! Time Codes 00:05:22 - Christine's experiences at the Austin Film …
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Trick or treat, y 'all! THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back just in time to discuss an appropriately title flick currently dominating theaters. That's right, we are talking about a sequel 40 years in the making: 'Halloween'! This 2018 slasher film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and is directed by David Gordon Green! SPOILER DISCUSSION BEGINS at 25:52…
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Episode 072 - Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back this week with Robert's pick; the black sheep of the 'Halloween' franchise... That's right, we're are talking about the 1982 supernatural horror film 'Halloween 3: Season of the Witch'! Written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, this flick stars a very mustachioed and very grizzled Tom Adkins! This movie has everything: …
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back this week to discuss Robin's ultimate pick, 'Death to Smoochy'! This 2002 dark comedy, directed by Danny DeVito, tells the tale of Rainbow Randolph (Robin Williams), a disgraced and disturbed children's television show host out for misplaced revenge against his squeaky clean replacement Smoochy the Rhino (Edward Norton)!…
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Episode 070 - Brotherhood of the Wolf
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back this week with Jose's pick: a French-language film titled 'Brotherhood of the Wolf' or 'Le Pacte des loups' for our French speaking listeners! This 2001 action/horror/historical drama directed by Christophe Gans and starring Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Vincent Cassel, and Monica Bellucci features a one-armed man, con…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM returns this week with Robert's movie selection: 'White Lightning'! This 1973 Burt Reynolds 'hick-sploitation' flick about murder and moonshine co-stars Ned Beatty and is directed by Joseph Sargent!
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back in full force as Christine rides in guns blazing to unleash the wild and free 'Young Guns II'! This 1990 western, directed by Geoff Murphy, stars Emilio Estevez as notorious New Mexico outlaw Billy the Kid along with a host of other big names such as Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Christian Slater…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM make a return trip to the wonderful land of Oz, only to be confronted with a nightmarish dystopian wasteland full of headless corpses, rock demons, middle aged men with wheels for hands, and undead talking green moose heads! That's right: we are talking about the 1985 Disney film 'Return to Oz' directed by Walter Murch …
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM is back to discuss Jose's pick: 'The Octagon'! This 1980 action film, directed by Eric Karson, stars Chuck Norris, Lee Van Cleef, and a blink and you'll miss him Ernie Hudson! Yes, we know, yet another Chuck Norris movie, but this time there are ninjas, terrorists, and the whispered inner monologue of a crazy person!…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back this week to discuss Robert's movie selection: 'Talk Radio'! This 1988 film, based on a stage play written by star Eric Bogosian, is directed by Oliver Stone and also stars Ellen Greene, Alec Baldwin, and John C. McGinley!
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back this week to take a sneaky peek at the sweeping romantic epic 'Far and Away'! This 1992 film, directed by Ron Howard and starring real life husband and wife duo (at the time anyway) Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, tells the quintessentially American story of immigration, sexual repression, bare knuckle boxing, chicken pluc…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM have awaken from our collective St. Patty's day hangovers just in time to realize we've been called by God to discuss the 1999 cult film 'The Boondock Saints' written and directed by Troy Duffy. Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Sean Patrick Flanery (Powder) star as the MacManus Brothers/the titular Saints meanwhile Willem Daf…
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Woop-woop! That's the sound of da police! Woop-woop! That's the sound of THE MILKSHAKE BOOM! We're back this week discussing Jose's movie selection 'Attack the Block'; a British sci-fi horror comedy from 2011 written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz) and Jodie Whittaker (Docto…
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It looks like its going to be one of those days as THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back to fight to the bitter end with Robert's pick: 'Three O'Clock High'! This 1987 teen comedy / western(?) is directed by Phil Joanou and stars Casey Siemaszko as everyman Jerry Mitchell and Richard Tyson as the big bad bully Buddy Revell.…
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Episode 060 - Hunt for the Wilderpeople
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This week, things get real for THE MILKSHAKE BOOM as we discuss Robin's movie selection: 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople'! This 2016 New Zealand film, directed by Taika Waititi of 'Thor: Ragnarok' fame, stars Sam Neill as the gruff, but functionally illiterate Uncle Hector and Jullian Dennison as the hip hop loving juvenile delinquent Ricky Baker!…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM strap on our top secret rocket packs and blast off towards that giant zeppelin in the sky to discuss the 1991 cult classic 'The Rocketeer'! This film is directed by Joe Johnston and stars Billy Campbell as Cliff Secord/The Rocketeer, Jennifer Connelly as his love interest Jenny Blake, and Timothy Dalton as the villainou…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM is back for the first podcast of 2018! This week is Robert's pick and he's brought a little known Arnold Schwarzenegger film from 1986 entitled 'Raw Deal'! John Irvin directs this mayhem inducing, cake throwing, mob infiltrating little gem. And if come away from anything from this movie its that "You should not drink and bake."…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back to discuss 'Overboard' starring real life Hollywood couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell! This 1987 romantic comedy (???), directed by Garry Marshall, is Robin's pick and could very well be one of the darkest films ever covered in TMB history. Happy Holidays, everyone!…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM shake off our post Thanksgiving turkey comas and strap on our roller blades so we can hack the planet with Jose's movie pick: 'Hackers'! This futuristic 1995 cyberpunk film, directed by Iain Softley, stars Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Fisher Stevens, Matthew Lillard, and Lorraine Bracco!…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM is back this week with a listener request! Ross Brown (a.k.a. @BossCaptainRoss on Twitter) has selected 1989's 'Tango & Cash' which stars Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell in the title roles! This is possibly the first, only, and best action/comedy/buddy cop/framed for murder/prison break/bromance/revenge flick ever made! Okay,…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are back just in time to wrap up our spectacularly spooky Halloween themed month of episodes with 1995's 'The Mangler'! This film, directed by master of horror Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and based on the short story by Stephen King, stars Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street), Ted Levine (Silence of the Lambs), and …
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM is back with the second entry into our Spooky Halloween Spectacular Extravaganza 2017! This week we're talking about Robin's pick: a British supernatural horror film from 2012 called 'The Woman in Black'! Based on the horror novella and long running play of the same name, this Hammer produced film stars a dapper, yet depressed Da…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM is back on this fine Friday the 13th, so we thought what better scary movie to discuss than...'Maniac Cop 2'!? This 1990 action horror film written by Larry Cohen and directed by William Lustig stars Robert Davi, Claudia Christian, Laurene Landon, Bruce Campbell, and Robert Z'Dar as the maniac cop Matt Cordell! And be sure to sta…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM awake from a year's worth of cryogenic sleep to find ourselves in the very Alien-esque universe of 'Outland'! This 1981 science fiction western, directed by Peter Hyams, stars Sean Connery and we should probably say this up front: if you're looking for face hugging creatures or chest bursting aliens, then you're outta l…
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Episode 050 - Peggy Sue Got Married
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On a very special episode of THE MILKSHAKE BOOM...we time travel all the way back to 1986 to relive the events of 'Peggy Sue Got Married'! This fantasy/drama, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, stars Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt, and Jim Carrey! This episode is packed with TMB goodness: We talk about the new Stephen King 'IT' movie, som…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM is back this week in our self-driving cars on our way to the seedy underbelly of late '70 Los Angeles with 'The Nice Guys'! We trip through the convoluted plot of this 2016 neo-noir film, directed by Shane Black and starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, which involves the most vile, exploitive and disgusting industry on the pl…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM take a trip to the therapist to work through our issues with 1989's 'Vampire's Kiss'! This bizarrely dark comedy, directed by Robert Bierman, nearly defies description, but we can say that it does star Nicholas Cage at the peak of his Cage-y powers! Christine is back this episode, and Robin's sister Erin stops by to wei…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are blackmailed by the F.B.I. to infiltrate the plot of the explosively violent 'Stone Cold'! This 1991 film, directed by Craig R. Baxley, stars ex-football player turned mullet model Brian "The Boz" Bosworth in his debut performance as the rogue-ish Alabama cop 'Joe Huff'. Joe's mission is to infiltrate a Mississippi b…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM hop in the pick-up truck, flip on the radio and keep it moving into the deep dark abyss that is 'Southbound'! This 2015 horror anthology film is Robin's pick and is directed by Radio Silence, Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, and Patrick Horvath! We also talk about other anthology movies, functional illiteracy, and Amaz…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are forced to clear our good names by taking a roomful of innocent people hostage and making them watch Jose's pick: 'The Negotiator'! This 1998 film, directed by F. Gary Gray, stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey as two maverick hostage negotiators taking on a deeply entrenched conspiracy involving murder, mayhem, …
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM emerge from the dank, gas-filled sewers of NYC to bring your our above ground discussion on the even danker C.H.U.D.! This 1984 sci-fi horror film stars Daniel Stern and John Heard and is directed by Douglas Cheek! Now you're probably asking yourself, 'Self, what does C.H.U.D. even stand for? Could it be Cherubic Hungry…
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Episode 043 - Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
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It's time...for a new episode of THE MILKSHAKE BOOM! This week grab your rocket launcher, exploding suitcase, and your baby armadillo because we are taking our airboats all the way down river to 'Invasion U.S.A.', cowboy! This explosive 1985 Chuck Norris flick, directed by Joseph Zito and produced by Cannon Films, is the pinnacle of low budget '80s…
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Episode 042 - "Don't Call It A Comeback!"
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The stars have aligned and THE MILKSHAKE BOOM have returned! This week we catch you up on why we're back, what we've been up to since April of last year, movies we've watched, and where the show is going from here. It's good to be back, y'all! Be sure to subscribe on Itunes and suggest movie titles you'd like for us to watch!…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM grab our gnome sticks, hop on our BMX bikes and take a ride to the 1980's nostalgia fueled post-apocalyptic gorey wasteland that is 'Turbo Kid'! Set in an alternate 1997, this 2015 Canadian/New Zealand coproduction was directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell and stars Munro Chambers, Laurenc…
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This week we're talking Robert's movie selection: the 1996 Farrelly brothers directed gross-out buddy comedy 'Kingpin' a.k.a. the greatest movie about bowling ever made...that's not named 'The Big Lebowski'! We also discuss our favorite Woody Harrelson performances, our top 3 Bill Murray performances, and most importantly we hype up the debut of ou…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM pay tribute to the late, great David Bowie as we discuss the 1986 Jim Henson directed cult fantasy film 'Labyrinth' which also stars a very young Jennifer Connelly! We talk rock stars turned actors, actors turned singers; plus things get a little contentious when we reveal our personal top 5 David Bowie songs! From ther…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM mustn't dwell. No, not today. Because today is Rex Manning Day! Say No More Mon Amour, because we take the trip back to 1995 to revisit the coming of age cult film 'Empire Records' directed by Allan Moyle and starring Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger, Ethan Embry, Robin Tunney, and Rory Cochrane! Since working at a record store is an e…
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THE MILKSHAKE BOOM ring in the new year the only way we know how: with Kurt Russell, rampant paranoia, and graphic ultra-violence! If you haven't guessed it yet, Christine's pick this week is the 1982 sci-fi classic 'The Thing' from the horror master himself John Carpenter! We talk about the harsh critical reaction the film received upon release an…
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Ho-ho-ho! Merry Christmas! Just in time to stuff your stockings, THE MILKSHAKE BOOM bring you some serious Christmas cheer with 'Darkman'; a 1990 film directed by Sam Raimi and starring Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand! We do our best to delve into this cult classic, but occasionally get distracted as Robert and Christine have a date to see 'Star …
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Aruba? Jamaica? Ooh,THE MILKSHAKE BOOM takes ya all the way down to Kokomo and then some with the Tom Cruise bartender flick 'Cocktail'! We'll get there fast and then this 1988 film directed by Roger Donaldson will take it slow...real slow! And it may not be somewhere you'll wanna go... Robert, Christine, and Jose talk about their recent visit to t…
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This week THE MILKSHAKE BOOM is back in full effect and we play a little bit of catch up about our whereabouts and going ons before subjecting returning guest Erin to Jose's favorite Christian Slater movie! That's right, a 'Hard Rain' is a-gonna fall as we flood your earballs about this 1998 disaster/heist film directed by Mikael Salomon and starri…
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Episode 032 - Prayer of the Rollerboys
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Bow down before the one you serve, THE MILKSHAKE BOOM are going to give you what you deserve: The 1991 film 'Prayer of the Roller Boys'! Directed by Rick King and starring Corey Haim and Patricia Arquette, this sci-fi dystopian nightmare will never let you look at roller blading the same way again. We welcome returning guest Dan Repp, events coordi…
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Just in time for Halloween, THE MILKSHAKE BOOM bring you a monstrously spooky episode on 'Creature Features'! We define what 'Creature Feature' means to us, talk about some of our favorites including the old-school Universal monster movies, delve into the tropes of the genre, and answer once and for all if zombie movies can be considered 'creature …
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