395: Re-Animator [1985] Movie Discussion

How do you make some of our squeamish members of the podcast enjoy a gory 80’s horror sci-fi film? The answer: turn it into a wacky comedy half way through. We all came to Re-Animator for the delightfully campy and deranged performance of Jeffrey Combs who never fails to deliver, but we never expected his unique energy to be matched (and dare we say maybe even surpassed) by David Gale, mainly as a disembodied head. Other oddities include: fighting with cat puppets, a constantly masturbating security guard (perhaps), luminous green resurrection juice, passive-aggressive pencil breaking and trying to work-out the mechanics of how a severed head can talk and drink blood like a plant.

394: Airheads [1994] Movie Discussion

Time to join the bandwagon pretty late again here on the podcast as we re-evaluate the career of Brendan Fraser (even though we don’t do too much of it) as we rediscover the under appreciated Airheads from 1994. We get: Adam Sandler probably at his least ‘Adam Sandler’, an unexpected and extended Die Hard parody, opening doors with tongues, a surprisingly stacked cast for such a forgotten film and some wonderful impressions from our own Jamie.

393: Light Sleeper [1992] Movie Discussion

Get ready for the quickest tangent towards erections we’ve ever had here on Spoiler Filled as we jump into bed with Light Sleeper, a Paul Schrader crime drama from 1992. This time there is: bemusement at the weird middle-class drug dealer lifestyles, wonderings about what superheroes would be putting in their diaries, discussions about the differences between writer-directors and director-directors, anger at nobody actually eating anything and some major aversion for what this film tries to pass for sex talk.

392: A Cock and Bull Story [2005] Movie Discussion

How do you adapt a novel to film where the story being told of the life of a man is constantly interrupted by meandering tangents and you barely get to his birth by the end of the story? Well, turns out you make a film where the film itself is being interrupted by meandering tangents of the people actually trying to make the film. A Cock and Bull Story is not your typical adaptation ,it must be said, but does this offbeat British comedy work for the Spoiler Filled Crew? Tune in to find out!

391: I Am You, You Are Me a.k.a. Tenkóshi a.k.a. Exchange Students [1982] Movie Discussion

As if ‘body-swap’ films weren’t odd enough, we had to go and choose a Japanese one. But the truly odd thing is how grounded it is with its usually wacky premise. Not only that, but it may also have the most baffling movie title ever. Rich reveals his peculiar obsession with this niche genre of film and leads us through one of his favorites: I am You, You Are Me.

390: The Brother From Another Planet [1984] Movie Discussion

“The Brother From Another Planet”!? Well, with a title like that we’ve got this film all figured out before even watching it. Except, thing is, we really don’t. What we thought was going to be a cheesy, 80’s, blaxploitation, sci-fi schlockfest turns out to be something altogether different and…alien, you might say. It’s got: arcade-machine-fixing magic hands, conspiracy theory fanatical barflys, beat poetry spouting street philosopher drug dealers, a unique way of spying on people and some damn ugly feet.

389: The Hidden (1987) Movie Review

This week Jamie fails wonderfully at finding a Kyle MacLachlan vehicle that’s nothing like Twin Peaks in the form of The Hidden. There’s great homage to 80s action movie tropes like two men carrying a pane of glass over a freeway and using more shoulder squibs than sense as well as a tiny peek into yuppy narcotic accessories of the period. We also celebrate some of the best dog acting of all time. Enjoy!

388: Split Second (1992) Movie Discussion

This week the Spoiler Filled crew pull on their waders to explore the knee deep floodwaters of post-apocalyptic London in Tony Maylam’s sci-fi action movie Split Second. Listen now to hear why it’s better for everyone that this movie was never released in smell-o-vision and that Peter Weller and Rutger Hauer are in fact different people, much to Rich’s surprise. There’s also arcane mysteries that in every way defy understanding and an appreciation for the value of functioning fingers and thumbs. Enjoy!

387: The Lord of The Rings [1978] Movie Discussion

Thousands of years ago, back in 1978, famous animator Ralph Bakshi attempted to tackle an adaptation of the most prolific and influential fantasy novel of all time. “It can’t be done” they all said, and they were right. Well, to an extent anyway, it certainly gives it a good go! We actually quite enjoyed most of Bakshi’s Lord Of The Rings, although we have some real problems with condensing The Two Towers into a 30 minute epilogue.

386: Dolemite Is My Name [2019] Movie Discussion

Movies telling the story of the making of other movies have become very popular over recent years, but one of our favorites has to be Dolemite is My Name, staring Eddie Murphy (in a return to form performance) as Rudy Ray Moore, the creator of the Dolemite character and persona and the subsequently titles 70’s movie. We have a mixed history with movies about movie making here on the podcast, but this movie manages to mix up the story with Moore’s comedy career and early life enough to keep us engaged and pleased to see Eddie Murphy back in the game. Also, it would be criminal to not mention Wesley Snipes’ wonderful turn too.