Favorites-bruary continues with Tripp’s Pick: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, which turns 35 this year! Is Ferris an asshole? How are they paying for this day? What is the timeline? Why did they originally have the art museum last?! All this … Continued
It’s the start of a new tradition: Favorites-bruary! Each February, we’ll each feature one of our favorite movies! Andrew’s up first with Little Shop of Horrors, the 1988 musical version of Corman’s crazy plant flick. How great is Rick Moranis? … Continued
Cannon-uary continues with the “good” Cannon movie: Runaway Train! What’s Eric Roberts whole deal in this? Does Tripp make more than one Soul Asylum reference? What’s up with Jon Voight’s character? Why is the warden SO ANGRY? Plus, we do … Continued
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