Movie Meltdown - Episode 624

We’re back to round out the Enzo G. Castellari trilogy as we discuss Escape From the Bronx.

And while we carefully construct an exact miniature version of our future city, we also delve into… Dune 2, Sydney Sweeney, Jodorowsky's Dune, Poseidon, Emmy Rossum, Turkey Shoot, Henry Silva, Mark Gregory, the death truck rolls up and the guys pour out, George Miller, are they being exploded or electrocuted, Piranha 3D, animal safety in films, Wish stormtroopers, Antonio Sabato, goombas in suits, influencing science fiction, Wolfgang Petersen, Strike Jr, Three Thousand Years of Longing, The NeverEnding Story, Australian post-apocalyptic movies, setting up explosions, Escape from New York, a post-apocalyptic sewer, Australian exploitation cinema, so it’s just these two dudes wandering through the sewer now, John Carpenter, The Adventures of Milo and Otis and the sexy popcorn bucket.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “Escape From the Bronx”. I mean, if you can actually spoil that movie?

“Nothing was really done here… we just killed time and people.”

Movie Meltdown - Episode 623

Join us "live" from Lexington as we discuss our day at the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention!

And while we assemble and eat our Mr. Bones candy, we also address… Julie Brown, crocheting, Tim Jacobus, American Gladiators, Emma Roberts, maybe I am the reason you stress out, 3D printing, Scream 6, Earth Girls Are Easy, The Fast and the Furious, Cynthia Rothrock, VHS rental pricing, What We Do in the Shadows, walking with your elbows all the way out, Kathy Long, Goosebumps, garbage can candy, Sam Irvin, Dune, getting movie posters back in the day, Jeff Speakman, R.L. Stine, getting stung by a jelly bean, seeing Madonna live, Fight Club, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, people being polite, Out There, Mark Dacascos and the best way to judge Charisma Carpenter's height.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for Scream 6, Scream 4 and random moments from season 4 of What We Do in the Shadows… you have been warned.

“Oh, wait a minute… I’ve seen movies!”

For more on the convention, go to: lexingtoncomiccon.com

Movie Meltdown - Episode 622

This episode we discuss the recent comedy Bottoms directed by Emma Seligman and starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri.

And while we take turns punching each other in the face, we also mention… Mad Max: Fury Road, The Monkees, Easy Rider, football players, The Bear, the most level-headed out of a bunch of crazy people, magic melons, Leslie Nielsen, phone books, cloning is real, alternate crazy world, winning awards, quick one liners, the commentary track, painfully realistic, this should be red flags all over the place, smart comedies and dumb comedies, Instagram posts, musical ironic jokes, the differences in being a high school student today versus years ago, Head and the insane universe of Jim Steinman.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2023 movie "Bottoms", so watch the movie before you listen.

“Ha, ha… joke’s on you! You got a better movie than you even thought you were gonna get.”