It’s the triumphant return of Cannon-uary, with Sylvester Stallone’s bizarro-world version of Beverly Hills Cop: Cobra! What’s with Chekov’s matchstick? Why is there almost no plot whatsoever? Who cut this down to 80-some minutes? Plus, gratuitous violence, dummy deaths, and … Continued
A little treat for ourselves is the final episode of 2020: One of our all-time favorite movies! Hear this episode in full at Patreon.com/Dissectingthe80s, and unlock move than 13 hours of bonus content! Lorraine is VERY hot for Marty, Doc … Continued
Merry Christmas, gang! We’re tackling a truly odd duck of a movie: Santa Claus: The Movie! Why is John Lithgow wearing these enormous teeth? Why does this movie spend 50 minutes doing Santa’s life story with absolutely, positively no conflict … Continued
We’ve added a new stretch goal (an additional bonus track!) and will be doing an annual Christmas-mentary for all Patreon supporters! Patreons who sign up at the $5 tier unlock more than ELEVEN HOURS of bonus content immediately, with another … Continued
Happy T.Hanks-giving, y’all! We hope you’re staying safe out there, so here’s an episode a few days early! How great is Joe Dante? The difficulties of pronouncing Rick Ducommun, The Luck of the Irish, THE LEGEND DICK MILLER RETURNS (RIP), … Continued
Continuing our NoVampire month is the Kathryn Bigelow-helmed impossible-to-find Near Dark! Why on earth is it SO hard to find this movie? What, exactly, are the rules? Is Bill Paxton the coolest vampire? Why is Homer carrying a gun? Is … Continued
It’s the start of a brand new themed month: NOVAMPIRE! We kick things off with the fun cult classic: Fright Night! This episode features: a detour about JK Rowling’s terrible turn, Roddy McDowall as Tripp’s favorite kind of character, Just … Continued
AOOOOO! We’ve got hot werewolf action on this Spooktacular episode! Gary Busey at his unhinged best, Corey Haim in one of his best performances, some insanely under-developed werewolf costuming, wilding out with Stephen King, bad choices with Wild Turkey and … Continued
Spoooooktacular 2020 begins! The VHS cover that made you afraid to sit on the toilet: Ghoulies! Why on EARTH is this movie about Satanism? Who are the Ghoulies and why is there also another set of assistants? Plus, Tripp creates … Continued
