Slob Cinema: Recent Episodes
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Reviewing movies from Oscar winners to movies that would be better off not seeing the light of day. Join us as we praise, joke, laugh, and possibly hate these movies.
A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle. Starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood. Directed by Darren Aronofsky.
In 1930s New York City, The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan (John Lone), who is building an atomic bomb.
The boys talk about AJ's pick this week, 1994's The Shadow directed by Russell Mulcahy. Starring Alec Baldwin, Penelope Ann Miller, Ian McKellan, Peter Boyle and Tim Curry. Could Alec play Batman? Why were there no more sequels to The Shadow? Will Alec go to prison?, all these questions answered, and much much more! Thanks for listening!
Happy Eclipse Day everyone! The boys are back to talk Apocalypse, Doom, Gloom, McG, Bale, and more. Much is to be appreciated about the Terminator Franchise, but not much is to be appreciated about Terminator: Salvation! Directed by McG, starring: Terry Crews, Christian Bale, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Worthington, and Anton Yelchin.
These guys (McG and crew) made sure to thank Stan Winston at the end of this abomination.
In 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on, and can he be trusted?
We're there and back again like Bilbo effin Baggins! After the boys got together recently and watched 1995's CRIMSON TIDE, they realized things haven't changed much. They catch up, talk movies, movies, and more movies! We talk the Scott's, old men, Grandpa POTUS, and much more!
On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so. Starring Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven, Viggo Mortensen and James Gandolfini. Directed by Tony Scott.
After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead, and he uses that gift to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead.
Feeling the hangover from Halloween's candy and booze? here's a lingering headache in the form of a podcast! Aj and O get together to go over their October watchlist, and babble on for an hour. Is nipple mutilation in an Italian film worthy of a rise? Is RYAN GOSLING your avatar? Is DANNY ELFMAN insane? is FARTING funny on podcasts? The Slobs answer these hard questions, and more on this week on SLOB CINEMA!
A sheriff tries to stop the killing spree of a silent maniacal murderer who, as the result of secret genetic experimentation by an unethical scientist, has the ability to self-heal.
A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.
Happy Shocktober everyone! AJ and O get together during one of the funnest times of the year for movie fans, October! It's time to watch some spooky movie and talk about them! For our 1st go, The Slobs watch AJ's pick, 1988's The Bob, directed by Chuck Russell!
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
The boys are entering the spooky season with a vampire sequel. Guillermo Del Toro's Blade Dos. Are DVD's the vinyl of Movie media? Are people the REAL Monsters? all these questions answered, and more!
Socially anxious hitman Melvin Smiley, an expert in his lucrative field, goes on a job and falls in love with his kidnapping victim, turning his world upside down.
Omar's baby is now 90 days young, so the boys squeezed in a pod in between shits and feedings. This time around we watch and discuss 1998's The Big Hit, directed by Kirk Wong. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, China Chow, Bokeem Woodbine, Christina Applegate, and Antonio Sabato Jr.
Omar picked Jackie Chan's First Strike, AJ wasn't digging it. Omar then picked Cronenberg's The Brood. This was recorded as Omar and his wife were expecting a baby.
Police Story 4: This fourth installment of Chan's Police Story film franchise has our hero trying to locate a missing nuclear warhead.
The Brood: A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
Happy July 4th everyone! AJ and Omar watch Super 8, which is a beloved pick of AJ's. They talk Spielberg, John John Abrams, and other directors they love. This episode was recorded right before Omar became a dad for the first time! Super 8 had a couple of dads in it, so it was a perfect pick! God Bless America!
A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillain threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city. Starring Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria, Paul Reubens, Kel Mitchell, Wes Studi, Greg Kinnear, and Geoffrey Rush. Directed by Kinka Usher.
AJ and O get together to discuss the odd and smelly Mystery Men from 1999. The boys even create their own vigilante during discussion, with an origin story and tons of graphic ideas! We completely lose our minds the last minutes of this week's episode, enjoy!
Our 50th episode! So what?! Eddie joins AJ and Omar to discuss 1990's RoboCop 2, directed by Irvin Kershner. The boys celebrate their 50th episode by taking some Nuke and watching RC2, the sequel to our first ever pod episode, RoboCop. Discussion includes topics like society, art, politics, religion, The MAD GOD Phil Tippett, BEST FILMS of 2022, and much more!
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Directed by Takashi Miike.
Tasked with nabbing a copycat killer, a tough homicide cop knows he's on a perilous assignment -- one for which he's uniquely suited. But there's more to it than he realizes: He's facing a murderous evil spirit who can move from one host to the next.
AJ and Omar get together and watch 1998's Fallen! Directed by Gregory Hoblit. Starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, James Gandolfini, Donald Sutherland, Elias Koteas, and Embeth Davidtz.
The Slobs review their most recent release ever! Halloween Ends! An indecipherable plot, weird coincidences, needless slaughter and Michael Meyers on camera for only 15 minutes?! We discuss the DGG Trilogy from the good, the bad, and the ugly in this super stacked episode! WHO IS THE BOOGEYMAN?!
Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.
Happy October everyone! AJ and O get together to watch and talk about 1986's Night of The Creeps! This is first of a few episodes we'll send your way during this wonderful time of year! Happy Halloween!
A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a struggling female rock singer. Starring Lea Thompson, Tim Robbins, Jeff Jones, and playing Howard the Duck: Chip Zien(voice), Tim Rose, Steve Sleap, Peter Baird, Mary Wells, Lisa Sturz, and Jordan Prentice. Directed by Willard Huyck.
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet. Starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace, and Robert Macnaughton. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life. Starring Pee-Wee Herman as himself. Directed by Tim Burton.
Happy Independence Day everyone! Eddie's pick this week has us watching a man boy pig looking for his stolen bike! This is AJ's first time watching this movie, which is a true rarity, since he watches everything! Omar expresses his love, Eddie agrees, and AJ is confused most of the pod. God Bless America!
A brilliant scientist's discovery renders him invisible, but transforms him into an omnipotent, dangerous megalomaniac.
The Slobs kick it and talk about Hollow Man from the year 2000. The quintessential Invisible Man movie for many some would say. Science, intrigue, Verhoeven. Starring Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, and Greg Grunberg.
An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Vince Vaugh. Directed by Tarsem.
Thank you for tuning into our latest episode! The boys get together to talk about Tarsem's The Cell, which was an Omar pick. Omar drunkenly shows off his comic book collection to AJ and Eddie which is awesome content for an audio platform. They then discuss the film, and the insane visuals. Omar does his best(inebriated) to convince the boys why this flick isn't a total piece of shit.
Mike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, meets with Reggie, and discover his dreams ( the events of the original film) are real, and they both journey to find and stop the evil Tall Man from his grim work. Directed by Don Coscarelli.
The Slobs choose not to wish each other a happy new year as they return for another episode! We spend the first 20 minutes catching up, talking McDonalds, and Ronald McDonald assaulting AJ. Eddie explains to old man Omar what NFT's are and then we eventually get to talking about the horror film Phantasm II. The film conjures conversations about other dimensions, the after life, and how scared Eddie is of dying. Santa doesn't exist, we all will die, enjoy the episode! Listen till the end to get a sneak peek of our next episode, which is an Omar pick!
A boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home. Starring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, and Emjay Anthony. Directed by Michael Dougherty.
AJ's holiday pick brings tidings of joy and terror as the boys talk Christmas movies, holiday memories, practical effects and how this film may have predicted the 2016 Presidential outcome?
Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave, and he ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high school students headed to Manhattan, NY. Starring Kane Hodder, directed by Rob Hedden.
Aj's disappointment in Omar's pick oozes throughout this episode as the slobs go over the 8th installment in the Friday the 13th series, Jason Takes Manhattan. To avoid talking about the movie, we break down our favorites of all Jason movies, and give our personal rankings. Then the boys converse for your enjoyment about anything for a while.
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
Starring Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, David Gulpilil, and Danny Huston.
AJ and Omar do a duo Pod, going over 2005's The Proposition. Both find themselves spiritually enhanced, as they discuss the Australian Western in depth and ultimately give elite labels like "Masterpiece" to this gem of a movie.
A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas Marshall hunts them. Directed by Tobe Hooper. Starring Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Bill Moseley, Jim Siedow, and Bill Johnson.
The boys are back (again and again it seems) to bring you a spooky Halloween movie in November, recorded in September! We reminisce about Nirvana, talk Milwaukee trademarks like Pizza Shuttle and Brady Street, and we ask the question: Did Patrick Stewart ever have hair? Finally giving a breakdown of the movie, and ratings at the end. Happy Halloween, and or Thanksgiving!
After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Mr. T, Tony Burton, and Hulk Hogan. Directed by Sylvester Stallone.
A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.
The Slobs bring you John Woo in his directorial American Debut, Hard Target. Starring Jean Claude Van Damme, Lance Henrickson, Arnold Vosloo, Yancy Butler, and Wilford Brimley. We also dive deep into what's really going on with these Boutique Blu Ray Labels like Arrow Video, Shout! Factory, Kino Lorber, and Vinegar Syndrome.
200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone. Along with a crew of space pirates, she must again battle the deadly aliens and stop them from reaching Earth. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Winona Rider, Dominique Pinion, and Ron Perlman. Directed by Jean Pierre-Jeunet.
With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Charles Dance, Art Carney, and Tom Noonan. Directed by John McTiernan.
In this episode Eddie rants and raves about his all time favorite movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger! Also in this episode, Eddie compares Robert De Niro to Arnold. The Slobs break down this action classic from John McTiernan, with plenty of poop and fart jokes along the way!
Warning: There may be a few too many Arnie impressions, and a few obvious edits due to AJ's foul mouth.
The Predator returns to Earth, this time to stake a claim on the war-torn streets of a dystopian Los Angeles. Starring Danny Glover, Bill Paxton, Gary Busey, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Ruben Blades. Directed by Stephen Hopkins.
MMA fighter Cole Young seeks out Earth's greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. Directed by Simon McQuoid.
1997, Directed by Luc Besson. In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay. Starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker, Brion James, and Tiny Lister JR.
The Slobs give you a double dose of legit crap! Eddie's picks tormented AJ. We bring you 1994's Tammy & The T-Rex, and 1988's Michael Jackson's Moonwalker!
Tammy & The T-Rex:
An evil scientist implants the brain of Michael, a murdered high school student, into a Tyrannosaurus. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors, and is reunited with his sweetheart Tammy.
Moonwalker:
Anthology movie by, and starring, Michael Jackson in his prime, combining a number of music videos from his bestselling "Bad" album with a fantasy tale of Michael's confrontation with a ruthless drug dealer known as Mr. Big.
A demonic djinn attempts to grant its owner three wishes, which will allow him to summon his brethren to Earth.
A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
In an effort to avoid spending time with her father and his creepy new lover, young Gorgeous (Kimiko Ikegami) resolves to visit her aunt's remote mansion. With six of her closest friends in tow, including the musically inclined Melody (Eriko Tanaka) and the geeky Prof (Ai Matsubara), Gorgeous arrives at the estate, where supernatural events occur almost immediately.
New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.
A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.
A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded, only to be double-crossed by his boss.
While transporting a car from Chicago to San Diego, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer), who claims to be a serial killer. After a daring escape, Jim hopes to never see Ryder again. But when he witnesses the hitchhiker murdering an entire family, Jim pursues Ryder with the help of truck-stop waitress Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh), pitting the rivals against each other in a deadly series of car chases and brutal murders.
A newly unveiled ocean liner, the Argonautica sets out on its first cruise, only to encounter dangers both on board and in the ocean depths. While the beautiful thief Trillian (Famke Janssen) attempts to steal riches from the boat's wealthy passengers, the ship encounters major problems, most notably a giant murderous sea creature with tentacles. Eventually, a boat captained by John Finnegan (Treat Williams) comes across the Argonautica, and everyone struggles to survive the monster.
Retired Special Forces soldier John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) lives with daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano) in isolation, but his privacy is disturbed by former commander Franklin Kirby (James Olson), who warns him that his fellow soldiers are getting killed one by one. After Kirby leaves, Jenny is kidnapped by former Latin American dictator Arius (Dan Hedaya), who wants Matrix to restore him to power. Instead, Matrix sets out to take down the rogue leader and rescue his daughter.
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.
In remote Antarctica, a group of American research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. When they take in the dog, it brutally attacks both human beings and canines in the camp and they discover that the beast can assume the shape of its victims. A resourceful helicopter pilot (Kurt Russell) and the camp doctor (Richard Dysart) lead the camp crew in a desperate, gory battle against the vicious creature before it picks them all off, one by one.
Unpopular nerd Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) buys a 1958 Plymouth Fury, which he names Christine. Arnie develops an unhealthy obsession with the car, to the alarm of his jock friend, Dennis Guilder (John Stockwell). After bully Buddy Repperton (William Ostrander) defaces Christine, the auto restores itself to perfect condition and begins killing off Buddy and his friends. Determined to stop the deaths, Dennis and Arnie's girlfriend, Leigh Cabot (Alexandra Paul), decide to destroy Christine.
When horror novelist Sutter Cane (Jürgen Prochnow) goes missing, insurance investigator John Trent (Sam Neill) scrutinizes the claim made by his publisher, Jackson Harglow (Charlton Heston), and endeavors to retrieve a yet-to-be-released manuscript and ascertain the writer's whereabouts. Accompanied by the novelist's editor, Linda Styles (Julie Carmen), and disturbed by nightmares from reading Cane's other novels, Trent makes an eerie nighttime trek to a supernatural town in New Hampshire.
Law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals. A cop and an FBI agent race for answers in this sci-fi thriller.
With the need to investigate the mysterious death of his grandparents, Cory and his friends assemble back to the old farm where it all began, sixty years earlier.
Incarcerated for assault and manslaughter, a man (Siu-wong Fan) survives in a futuristic prison by resorting to more extreme violence.
In this anime film, Jubei, a highly skilled ninja, is coerced into slaying his own clan of warriors. After begrudgingly killing his fellow swordsmen, he becomes a roving hired assassin. During his travels, he must face off against an organization of demonic ninjas known as the Devils of Kimon, who are plotting to take power of Japan's government. The Devils will stop at nothing, and have the power to annihilate entire villages. Now, only Jubei and a shogun spy named Dakuan can stop them.
A police commissioner (Maurizio Merli) obsessively pursues a cruel criminal (Tomas Milian) and his dangerous gang.
When foreman Frank (James Karen) shows new employee Freddy (Thom Mathews) a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout Louisville, Ky., and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss (Clu Gulager) and a mysterious mortician (Don Calfa).
Col. Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna) travels to Thailand, hoping to convince veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) to accompany him on a training mission in Afghanistan. When Rambo refuses, Trautman decides to go alone -- but, while trying to help the mujahideen, Trautman is captured by a ruthless Russian colonel (Marc de Jonge) who submits him to torture. Hearing the news, Rambo volunteers for a top secret undercover mission to rescue his longtime friend.
Angela Baker, a traumatized and very shy young girl, is sent to summer camp with her cousin. Shortly after her arrival, anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions gets their comeuppance.
Omar and AJ create their lists to compare and contrast the greatest movie monsters of all time. Join us in the conversation.
Members of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species-thought to be mere myths-rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
Scanners are men and women born with incredible telepathic and telekinetic powers. There are many who exercise the benefits of their special gifts in a safe and judicious manner. However, there is a group of renegade scanners who plan to create a race that will rule the world.
Three soldiers on leave and other tourists on a small island fortify an abandoned hotel and try to survive when the inhabitants turn into flesh-eating zombies.
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.