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We discuss all of the big announcements from Sony?s Playstation Showcase 2021 including Spider-Man 2, Wolverine and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake plus we also talk F.I.S.T., Proteus, Dicey Dungeons, Myst and Superliminal.
Greg and Reed join us for a meditation on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings plus we also talk 9/11: One Day in America, Vacation Friends, Cliff Walkers, Cruella, Le Marginal, The Panic in Needle Park and Champagne and Bullets.
0:00 - Intro: Reed's Plush Toy Shopping Story
23:30 - Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
58:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: 9/11: One Day in America, Cliff Walkers, Cruella, Vacation Friends, The Paper Tigers, Champagne and Bullets, The Rebel Princess, Shanghai Noon, Le Marginal, The Circle, Fires Were Started, Two Days One Night, Dune (1984), The Panic in Needle Park, Barbara (2012)
2:27:15 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:34:40 - Outro
2:42:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
We run down all of the big upcoming games for the fall / holiday season and rate our excitement level for each plus we also talk Psychonauts 2 and Recompile.
We reflect on Candyman plus we also discuss Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed, Terminal Island, Siege, Coma and Girl School Screamers.
0:00 - Intro
17:00 - Review: Candyman
40:25 - Other Stuff We Watched: Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed, Look Who's Talking, Candyman(1992), Siege, The Irishman, Girl School Screamers, Terminal Island, Coma
1:03:05 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:10:30 - Outro
1:10:58 - Spoiler Discussion: Candyman
We count down our top 5 announcements from Gamescom 2021 (so far) and talk Dodgeball Academia, Toodee and Topdee, Axiom Verge 2 and Hades, plus we also dive into a deeper group discussion on Twelve Minutes.
We exorcise Demonic and revisit The Saint plus we also discuss the trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home and talk Untold: Malice at the Palace, Zola, The Strangers: Prey at Night and UFO.
0:00 - Intro
9:20 - Review: Demonic
41:20 - Retro Review: The Saint
58:40 - Trailer Trash: Spider-Man: No Way Home
1:07:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Untold: Malice at the Palace, Zola, The Chill Factor, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, The Strangers: Prey at Night, UFO
1:45:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:50:25 - Outro
Scott joins us for a review of Don't Breathe 2 plus we also discuss Criterion making the transition to 4K and we talk Profile, Freaky, Deadlock, The Fear Street Trilogy, Night Moves, American Movie and The White Lotus.
0:00 - Intro: Criterion Goes 4K
21:10 - Review: Don't Breathe 2
38:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Suicide Squad, Fear Street Trilogy, Profile, Freaky, The Lamp (aka The Outing), Deadlock, American Movie, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, Night Moves (1975), The White Lotus, Untold: Malice at the Palace
1:13:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:17:40 - Outro
1:20:55 - Spoiler Discussion: Don't Breathe 2
Alex from PixelNAUTS joins us to talk about their new game Rocket Rumble and to help us breakdown the ID@Xbox Twitch Showcase and Nintendo Indie World Showcase plus we also talk Axiom Verge 2, Roki, Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster.
We stick it to The Suicide Squad and get dealt a sensory blow by Pig plus we also talk Val, 76 Days, F9 and Fear Street Part 3: 1666.
0:00 - Intro
12:25 - Review: The Suicide Squad
43:25 - Review: Pig
1:01:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: F9, Val, Tombstone, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Jungle Cruise, 76 Days
1:25:40 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:28:53 - Outro
1:31:40 - Spoiler Discussion: The Suicide Squad
We dip into the Game Junk mailbag to answer some of your questions about indie game profitability, speedrunning, desert island games and favourite game soundtracks plus we also discuss Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Skyward Sword HD, the Fracked demo and more.
We get pantsed by Jungle Cruise and embark on a re-review of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood along with a full discussion of the new novel plus we also talk The Green Knight, Minnie and Moskowitz, Blood Red Sky, House of Wax and Enemies of the State.
0:00 - Intro
10:18 - Review: Jungle Cruise
33:30 - Book Review + Re-Review: Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
1:25:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Green Knight, Minnie and Moskowitz, The Wolf Man, Dragonslayer, House of Wax, Enemies of the State, Blood Red Sky
2:21:45 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:23:45 - Outro
We get excited about the various indie game announcements and updates presented during the first ever Annapurna Interactive Showcase plus we also talk The Ascent, Paradise Killer, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Death's Door, Half-Life: Alyx and more.
We age ourselves with Old and try to forget our youth with Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage plus we also talk The Beach, Ted Lasso and Synchronic and put Danny Elfman in the hot seat over some uncanny score similarities.
0:00 - Intro: Danny Elfman Score Similarities
13:20 - Review: Old
50:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage, Death Proof, Synchronic, The Beach, Ted Lasso
1:29:55 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:38:00 - Outro
1:48:15 - Spoiler Discussion: Old
Jordan vs. LeBron. A debate with no end in sight for most. Finally, two heroes enter the stage to decide once and for all who is better and they do it by watching and reviewing SPACE JAM and SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY. How else could this be settled? It's Episode 47 of the Ball Junk Podcast! This time, The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles talk about the sweet merger between the NBA and the Looney Tunes, discuss the 2021 NBA Champions and what to expect in the off season! We also answer all of your Olympics questions in Sack Time and poor Frankie once again gets the Ole' Gas Pedal. What kind of pasta goes well with the Italian Euro 2021 Championship win? Find out when you download and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Pods, Stitcher and Google Pods.
We discuss all of the announcements from EA Play Live 2021 including the Dead Space remake plus we also talk The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Death's Door, Horizon Zero Dawn and The Pedestrian.
We get tortured by Spiral: From the Book of Saw and prune Loki plus we also discuss the Jackass Forever trailer and talk Space Jam: A New Legacy, Inside Moves, Escape Room, Deep Blood and Monsters at Work.
0:00 - Intro: Opening Gifts
13:30 - Review: Spiral: From the Book of Saw
37:25 - Review: Loki
56:00 - Trailer Trash: Jackass Forever
1:05:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Space Jam: A New Legacy, Deep Blood, Monsters Inc., Monsters University, Monsters at Work, Saw II, Escape Room, Inside Moves
1:33:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:37:55 - Outro
1:38:35 - Spoiler Discussion: Loki
We offer our initial opinions on Valve's Steam Deck handheld PC gaming console and speculate on what Netflix getting into video games might look like plus we also talk Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, Mario Golf: Super Rush, CrossCode, Phantasy Star and Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Greg and Dax take us to task on Black Widow plus we also talk The Ice Road, The Tomorrow War, Loki, Censor, George of the Jungle and Summer of Soul.
0:00 - Intro
21:30 - Review: Black Widow
56:25 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Ice Road, The Tomorrow War, Raya and the Last Dragon, Loki, Censor, Fear Street: Part 2 - 1978, George of the Jungle, No Sudden Move, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Summer of Soul
1:56:25 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:59:00 - Outro
2:02:10 - Spoiler Discussion: Black Widow
We run through all of the news from Sony's latest State of Play including the Deathloop extended gameplay trailer and react to the Nintendo Switch OLED announcement plus we also talk Mario Golf: Super Rush, Scarlet Nexus, Dark Alliance, CrossCode, Nier: Automata, Skyrim VR and Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
We try to survive The Forever Purge and find ourselves capital E entertained by No Sudden Move plus we also talk Fear Street Part 1: 1994, Looking for His Murderer, The Verdict, the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood novel and Nothing But Trouble coming to Blu-ray.
0:00 - Intro: Maggots, Tarantino and Nothing But Trouble
28:00 - Review: The Forever Purge
52:35 - Review: No Sudden Move
1:26:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Looking for His Murderer, Fear Street Part 1: 1994, ER, The Verdict
1:50:15 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:53:10 - Outro
We turn our backs on family with F9: The Fast Saga plus we also discuss Pixar's Luca and Mythic Quest: Season 2.
0:00 - Intro
10:35 - Review: F9: The Fast Saga
40:05 - Other Stuff We Watched: Luca, Mythic Quest: Season 2
57:30 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:00:33 - Outro
1:03:20 - Spoiler Discussion: F9: The Fast Saga
We fall down the rabbit hole of Abandoned / Silent Hill conspiracy theories and discuss the controversy over God of War: Ragnarok coming to PS4 plus we also talk Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Backbone, the NORCO demo, Maneater, Puzzle Bobble VR and Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade Intermission.
We make our triumphant return to the drive-in for A Quiet Place Part II and revisit local cult classic Phobe: The Xenophobic Experiments plus we also talk The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Seance, What Happened Was... and Hacks.
0:00 - Intro
14:30 - Review: A Quiet Place Part II
46:30 - Retro Review: Phobe: The Xenophobic Experiments
1:16:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Ex Machina, What Happened Was..., Seance, Hacks, Deep Impact, The Unthinkable
1:43:35 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:46:50 - Outro
1:50:50 - Spoiler Discussion: A Quiet Place Part II
We run through all of the announcements from E3 2021 in an epic length show with a focus on the Microsoft and Nintendo press events plus we also discuss some of the interesting indie games revealed and try to answer that age old question, "Who won E3?".
We get holier than thou over Saint Maud and discuss Loki, Miracle Landing, The Mole: Undercover in North Korea, Assassins, Winterbeats plus a few James Bond movies.
0:00 - Intro
6:10 - Review: Saint Maud
26:25 - Other Stuff We Watched: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Loki, The Mole: Undercover in North Korea, Assassins, Miracle Landing, Streets of Fire, For Your Eyes Only, Winterbeast, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, Alien: Covenant
1:03:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:05:52 - Outro
1:11:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Saint Maud
We breakdown all of the announcements from the Summer Game Fest Kickoff livestream and the Day of the Devs event plus we also talk Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, the Scarlet Nexus demo, Backbone and Biomutant.
We dish out some chaos theory with Riders of Justice and discuss Rob Zombie directing The Munsters plus we also talk Mare of Easttown, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Bo Burnham's Inside, Shiva Baby, Monster Hunter and Career Opportunities.
0:00 - Intro
19:15 - Review: Riders of Justice
36:50 - Headlines: Rob Zombie to Direct The Munsters
42:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Mare of Easttown, The Mosquito Coast (2021), Speed 4K, Shiva Baby, Career Opportunities, Bo Burnham's Inside, Purple Rain, Monster Hunter, Flightplan
1:31:05 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:35:00 - Outro
1:39:10 - Spoiler Discussion: Riders of Justice
We count down the top 5 E3 announcements we'd most like to see this month and discuss some of the rumours and predictions already out there plus we also talk Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Biomutant, Battlefield 1, Operation Tango and PHOGS!.
Jay returns from the Exclusion Zone as we celebrate our 800th episode with a review of Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead and a Film Junk Bits trivia game plus we also talk Clifford, Drop Zone, The Woman in the Window, The Silent Partner, Midnight Run and Dave.
0:00 - Intro: Jay's Trip to Chernobyl
32:00 - Review: Army of the Dead
57:35 - Feature: Film Junk Bits
1:33:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: Beethoven, Clifford, Let Him Go, Dave, The Woman in the Window, Drop Zone, Midnight Run, The Silent Partner, Mare of Easttown
2:02:45 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:04:20 - Outro
We react to the Sony State of Play gameplay video for Horizon Forbidden West plus we also discuss the latest Unreal Engine 5 tech demo and talk Biomutant, Resident Evil: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village.
As we prep for Episode 800, here is a bonus episode featuring a brand new discussion about The Falcon and the Winter Soldier plus our previous Patreon-exclusive WandaVision review and a Game Junk episode covering Returnal.
0:00 - Intro
3:30 - Review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
29:30 - Review: WandaVision
1:13:00 - Bonus Game Junk Episode: Returnal
The NBA Playoffs are here and we're so pumped we did the show twice! We break down the playoff matches and make our predictions for 2021 NBA Champions. We also talk Kwame Brown's internet presence and discuss the incredible marriage between the NBA and the MCU! Clearly, only Dr. Strange knows what can happen. We answer your questions in Sack Time and Frankie gets the Gas Pedal. Check out episode 46 of the Ball Junk Podcast. It's Craig Ferguson approved!
We count down our top 5 horror games of all time and discuss The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword amiibo controversy plus we also talk Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Final Fantasy IX, Resident Evil: Village and 999.
Dax and Colin bring the vibe with a hard-hitting double bill of Best of the Best II and 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain plus we also talk Oxygen, Those Who Wish Me Dead, The Nest, Jupiter's Legacy, The Odd Couple, Field of Dreams and Sing Street.
0:00 - Intro: Dax's Kickstarter
22:15 - Retro Review: Best of the Best II
49:20 - Retro Review: 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
1:26:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Heartbreak Kid (1972), Invincible, Jupiter's Legacy, 9 to 5, Oxygen, The Odd Couple (1968), Field of Dreams, Kate & Leopold, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Sing Street, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, The Nest
2:23:15- This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:26:05 - Outro
We offer our thoughts on Resident Evil Village and discuss Manifold Garden and The Mosaic plus we also answer some questions from Discord covering topics like difficulty levels, DualSense design ideas, PC gaming and video game malaise.
We blow into The Empty Man and get thrown by Jiu Jitsu plus we also revisit Free Enterprise and discuss Made for Love, The Call (2020), Double Indemnity, One False Move and Flashdance.
0:00 - Intro
9:00 - Review: The Empty Man
31:25 - Review: Jiu Jitsu
54:35 - Retro Review: Free Enterprise
1:15:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Wira, Double Indemnity, One False Move, The Call (2020), Son in Law, Made for Love, Mythic Quest, Flashdance
1:53:10 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:57:09 - Outro
2:00:48 - Spoiler Discussion: The Empty Man
Jay from Film Junk joins us to discuss Returnal, the roguelike genre and whether it matters if you beat a game plus we also talk Kaze and the Wild Masks, Control and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.
We sacrifice oxygen to talk about Stowaway plus we also discuss The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Titanic, The Sparks Brothers, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Copycat, The Bone Collector and Sasquatch.
0:00 - Intro
3:45 - Review: Stowaway
25:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Titanic, Alita: Battle Angel, The Sparks Brothers, Copycat, Rock 'n' Roll High School, Wira, The Bone Collector, Sasquatch, Chain Reaction
1:19:10 - Cheap Charts Bits
1:23:25 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:27:35 - Outro
1:29:50 - Spoiler Discussion: Stowaway
We get into the debate over whether gamers should support their favourite games by paying full price for them and discuss Sony's latest State of Play with a Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart gameplay demo plus we also talk Genesis Noir, Kaze and the Wild Masks and Nier: Automata.
We awaken our arcana with Mortal Kombat and discuss the 2021 Oscars plus we also talk The Abyss, Aliens of the Deep, Love and Monsters, Kuffs, Blue Steel, Pacific Heights and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
0:00 - Intro: Oscar Talk
21:25 - Review: Mortal Kombat
38:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Abyss, Aliens of the Deep, Pacific Heights, Blue Steel, The Father, Kuffs, Love and Monsters, Event Horizon, E.R., The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, This is a Robbery
1:32:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:38:40 - Outro
1:41:12 - Spoiler Discussion: Mortal Kombat
We break down all of the winners from the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards and discuss some of the announcements from the Oculus Gaming Showcase plus we also talk MLB The Show 21, Fantasian, Little Nightmares, Nier: Automata and Xcloud beta on iOS and PC.
We flash cheese at Nobody and get abducted by the 1989 film Communion plus we also talk The Father, One Night in Miami, My Octopus Teacher, Collective, The Rider and Spaceballs.
0:00 - Intro
15:55 - Review: Nobody
47:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Communion (1989), I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Spaceballs, One Night in Miami, The Father, Animal Crackers, Collective, My Octopus Teacher, Crip Camp, The Rider, Two Distant Strangers
1:43:35 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:46:40 - Outro
We try to figure out if The Last of Us remake story is actually news plus we discuss all of the announcements from the latest Resident Evil and Nintendo Indie World showcases and talk NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight, Clap Hanz Golf, Mini Motorways and A Monster's Expedition.
We question the tyranny of the dollar in Nomadland and revisit the comedy "classic" Three Fugitives plus we also discuss California Split, The Empty Man, Thunder Force and Run.
0:00 - Intro
9:15 - Review: Nomadland
40:10 - Retro Review: Three Fugitives
1:01:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: California Split, Q: Into the Storm, Thirteen Ghosts (2001), Run, Thunder Force, The Empty Man
1:44:30 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:50:08 - Outro
We discuss the ramifications of MLB The Show arriving on Xbox Game Pass on Day 1 and talk about EA's dynamic game difficulty patent plus Frank tells us why Hideo Kojima is overrated and we also get into Outriders, Kaze and the Wild Masks, NBA 2K21, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Wargroove and Prime 2D.
We go to the mat over Godzilla vs. Kong plus we also discuss The Last Tempation of Christ, Q: Into the Storm and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
0:00 - Intro
13:40 - Review: Godzilla vs. Kong
41:32 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Last Temptation of Christ, Q: Into the Storm, The Great Typing Controversy on Letterman, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1:05:12 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:09:30 - Outro
We discuss the impending shutdown of the PS3, PSP and Playstation Vita digital stores as well as the future of digital game sales and backwards compatibility plus we also talk Narita Boy, It Takes Two, Resistance: Burning Skies, Disco Elysium, Tales of the Neon Sea.
We get punked by Bad Trip and lose our minds in Pandorum plus we also discuss The Suicide Squad trailer and talk For Heaven's Sake, Wrong Turn (2021), The Last Blockbuster and Invincible.
0:00 - Intro
5:40 - Review: Bad Trip
29:10 - Retro Review: Pandorum
54:40 - Trailer Trash: The Suicide Squad
1:07:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: For Heaven's Sake, Wrong Turn (2021), The Last Blockbuster, Odd Tinkering, Invincible (2021)
1:42:25 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:45:10 - Outro
Graham Smith from Drinkbox Studios joins us to talk about their upcoming game Nobody Saves the World plus we also discuss the ID@Xbox Spring Showcase and Manifold Garden, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, Deep Rock Galactic, Ratchet & Clank and Undertale.
We prove out the Anti-Life Equation by watching Zack Snyder's Justice League plus we also discuss The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, Last Chance U: Basketball, Elephant (1989), Operation Varsity Blues and The Last Blockbuster.
0:00 - Intro
15:50 - Review: Zack Snyder's Justice League
1:35:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, Last Chance U: Basketball, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Elephant (1989), Operation Varsity Blues, The Last Blockbuster, How To with John Wilson, Allen v. Farrow, CBGB
2:07:45 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:10:20 - Outro
We discuss everything announced from the Square Enix Presents Spring 2021 video and Sony's new next-gen PSVR controller plus we also talk Undertale, The Talos Principle and the original Doom.
Alicia and Laura help us address a couple of blind spots with retro reviews of Dirty Dancing and When Harry Met Sally plus we also discuss the 2021 Oscar nominations and talk Kid 90, Judas and the Black Messiah, Moxie, Road House, Ghost, 9 to 5, A New Leaf and I May Destroy You.
0:00 - Intro
17:55 - Retro Review: Dirty Dancing
57:30 - Retro Review: When Harry Met Sally
1:29:50 - Headlines: 2021 Oscar Nominations
1:41:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Kid 90, Moxie, Road House, Ghost, Judas and the Black Messiah, A New Leaf, The Before Trilogy, 9 to 5, How To with John Wilson, I May Destroy You, Arrested Development
2:21:25 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:24:52 - Outro
We discuss the Xbox / Bethesda roundtable livestream and the newly announced TMNT game plus we also talk Doom (2016), Fallout: New Vegas, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Little Nightmares.
Dax and Colin vibe and imbibe as we review Coming 2 America and Raya and the Last Dragon plus we also discuss our favourite donut types and talk Jumper, The Nutty Professor, Boss Level and The Man Who Knew Too Little.
0:00 - Intro
13:00 - Hot Topic: Top 3 Donuts
34:00 - Review: Coming 2 America
1:01:45 - Review: Raya and the Last Dragon
1:34:10 - Retro Review: Jumper
1:50:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Unhinged, The Wrong Missy, Field of Dreams, The Nutty Professor, Bowfinger, WandaVision, Signs, Stakeout, Boss Level, The Man Who Knew Too Little
2:37:30 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:41:50 - Outro
We count down our all-time favourite game controllers and discuss Nintendo Switch Pro rumours as well as the new Microsoft Mesh reveal plus we also talk Maquette and Ultimate Chicken Horse.
We reminisce about Minari and talk hard about the 1990 classic Pump Up the Volume plus we also discuss Tom and Jerry, Allen v. Farrow, Sister Act, Three Men and a Baby, An Unmarried Woman and all the non-movie-related things we're into lately.
0:00 - Intro
8:35 - Review: Minari
30:25 - Retro Review: Pump Up the Volume
1:00:45 - Hot Topic: Stuff We're Into Lately
1:14:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Sister Act, Three Men and a Baby, An Unmarried Woman, The Investigation, Allen v. Farrow
1:43:05 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:46:35 - Outro
1:49:12 - Spoiler Discussion: Minari
What's up, Cake Eaters? A brand new episode of the Ball Junk Podcast is here for you. On the show we look back at the Super Bowl and go over Frankie's "Likely or Unlikely" results from before the season. We chat some NBA and welcome Sean from Film Junk onto the pod to take a look back and review "The Mighty Ducks" as well as the first two episodes of "Young Rock". They both play a game of "Real or Fake", answer your Sack Time questions and as always Frankie gets the ol' Gas Pedal. It's Episode 45 of the Ball Junk Podcast! Balls!
We offer thoughts on all of the games shown during Sony's latest State of Play broadcast and discuss the announcement of a new Playstation VR system plus we also talk 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Spelunky 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons.
We kick back with Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar plus we also discuss Attack of the Murder Hornets, Red Dot, Trespass, World on a Wire, Finding Ohana and Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.
0:00 - Intro
4:50 - Review: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
25:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Attack of the Murder Hornets, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, Red Dot, Total Recall (1990), Trespass (1992), World on a Wire, Archive, Un Flic, Finding Ohana
1:25:45 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:36:25 - Outro
We walk through the various games announced during the latest Nintendo Direct (a few of which weren't ports or remakes) plus we also discuss the PS5 DualSense class action lawsuit and talk Bowser's Fury, The Suicide of Rachel Foster, Destruction All-Stars, A Hand with Many Fingers and Paper Beast.
We get wowed by Unreal's new photorealistic character creation tool MetaHuman Creator and discuss the benefits of Nintendo's recently announced Concierge Service plus we also talk World of Horror, Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising and Journey to the Savage Planet.
We go way down the rabbit hole with A Glitch in the Matrix and debate the orderly apocalypse of Greenland plus we also talk Last Breath, Dave Not Coming Back, Virtuosity, Space Sweepers, Bliss and Framing Britney Spears.
0:00 - Intro: Reed's Eco-Challenge
20:00 - Review: A Glitch in the Matrix
1:32:25 - Review: Greenland
2:05:55 - Other Stuff We Watched: Black Sails, Dark Intruder, In & Of Itself, Space Sweepers, Bliss, Last Breath, Dave Not Coming Back, Friday, The Matrix Trilogy, The Thirteenth Floor, Virtuosity, Framing Britney Spears, Tiger, They Live 4K, Painting with John, 30 Coins
3:23:25 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
3:30:00 - Outro
We compare stats from the 2020 Playstation Wrap-Up to see who is the ultimate gamer and discuss The Medium plus we also talk Control, Indivisible, Cyber Shadow, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist and Cyberpunk 2077.
Scott joins us as we track The Wolf of Snow Hollow and piece together The Little Things plus we also talk Vampire in Brooklyn, Thunder Road, Sudden Death, Judy, Spontaneous, In and Of Itself.
0:00 - Intro: Jay's Travels
23:40 - Review: The Wolf of Snow Hollow
42:05 - Review: The Little Things
1:03:35 - Retro Review: Vampire in Brooklyn
1:29:55 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Orville, Thunder Road, Spontaneous, Be Water, Sudden Death, Alone, Judy, In & Of Itself, Feels Good Man
1:58:50 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:04:40 - Outro
2:07:15 - Spoiler Discussion: The Little Things
We count down our most anticipated games of 2021 plus we also discuss Cyber Shadow, Indivisible, The Pedestrian and Cyberpunk 2077.
We embellish on News of the World and discuss the new Godzilla vs. Kong trailer plus we also talk Psycho Goreman, Tiger, Apollo 11: Quarantine, Pretend It's a City, Greed, Replicas, Feels Good Man and Interstellar.
0:00 - Intro
8:20 - Review: News of the World
31:40 - Trailer Trash: Godzilla vs. Kong
41:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Psycho Goreman, Greed, Pretend It's a City, Apollo 11: Quarantine, The Matrix Trilogy, Tiger, Replicas, Feels Good Man, WandaVision, Interstellar
2:16:25 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:24:20 - Outro
We discuss the Xbox Live Gold price increase and reversal, the Resident Evil Village demo and showcase as well as the announcement of new Star Wars and Indiana Jones games plus Gris, Indivisible, The Solitaire Conspiracy, Fuser, Down in Bermuda.
We sweep the leg with a full review of Cobra Kai: Season 3 and a discussion about the first two episodes of WandaVision plus we also talk Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Barefoot in the Park, Guest House, The Kid Detective, Instant Family, Buried Alive and The Old Guard.
0:00 - Intro
14:20 - Review: Cobra Kai: Season 3
54:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: WandaVision, Instant Family, Barefoot in the Park, The Kid Detective, Locked Down, Trainwreck, Buried Alive, The Old Guard, Guest House, One Cut of the Dead, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
1:41:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:49:15 - Outro
1:53:05 - Spoiler Discussion: Cobra Kai: Season 3
We reckon with Promising Young Woman and count down our top 10 films of 2020 plus we also announce the nominees and winners of the 2020 Junkies.
0:00 - Intro: Film Junk's World Record
11:05 - Review: Promising Young Woman
36:35 - Top 10 Movies of 2020
1:22:45 - 2020 Junkies
2:16:40 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:20:24 - Outro
2:22:50 - Spoiler Discussion: Promising Young Woman
We answer a lot of your junk mail questions including a discussion about why Sony might be losing the indie market to Nintendo and Microsoft and games we'd like to see remastered plus we also talk Nioh 2, X-Men Destiny and Marvel's The Avengers.
We get blotto with Another Round and debate whether all rewatches need to be logged on Letterboxd plus we also talk We Can Be Heroes, Primal Fear, Ted Lasso, Baby God, Soul, Wolfwalkers, Long Way Up, Time to Hunt and Extra Ordinary and Jay introduces a new trivia game.
0:00 - Intro
5:35 - Review: Another Round
29:10 - Hot Topic: Should All Rewatches Be Logged on Letterboxd?
54:50 - CheapCharts Bits
1:03:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Wolfwalkers, Long Way Up, Soul, Boys State, Extra Ordinary, Primal Fear, Ted Lasso, Time to Hunt, Baby God, Cobra Kai, Saint Frances, We Can Be Heroes, Possessor, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, Scary Tales (1993)
1:55:55 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:01:40 - Outro
We debate whether the KFConsole is actually worth talking about, recommend some sports games for non-sports fans and discuss all the games we played over the holidays including Immortals Fenyx Rising, NHL 21, Children of Morta, Super Meat Boy Forever, Yes Your Grace, Murder By Numbers, Call of the Sea.
Let the countdown begin! It's the annual Ball Junk New Year's Eve Ball Drop episode of the Ball Junk Podcast. We discuss the NFL playoff picture and gush over Week 17's match-ups with a focus on Bills vs. Dolphins. We also preview the upcoming NBA season and make our playoff predictions. Plus, we answer your Sack Time questions and Frankie gets the Gas Pedal. Have a safe and happy New Year from the crew of the Ball Junk Podcast! Balls!
The Drunk Uncles are back as we camp out with Wonder Woman 1984 and lose ourselves in Pixar's Soul plus we also talk The Midnight Sky, The Shop Around the Corner, The Mole Agent, Lovers Rock and It's a Wonderful Life plus Frank attempts to diagnose a case of disc rot.
0:00 - Intro
9:55 - Review: Wonder Woman 1984
42:15 - Review: Soul
58:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Waco: The Rules of Engagement, The Midnight Sky, Dawn of the Dead 4K, A Christmas Story (Frankie's Disc Rot Problem), The Mole Agent, How to with John Wilson, Small Axe: Lovers Rock, The Shop Around the Corner, It's a Wonderful Life
1:35:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:37:55 - Outro
1:40:15 - Spoiler Discussion: Wonder Woman 1984
Greg and Dax help us dig into the second season of The Mandalorian and discuss all of the recent Star Wars announcements plus we also find time for some holiday movie tagline trivia and talk Eight Crazy Nights, Wolfwalkers, Belushi and Lone Wolf and Cub.
0:00 - Intro
10:20 - Review: The Mandalorian: Season 2
45:42 - Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian: Season 2
1:31:35 - Headlines: Disney Announces a Lot of Upcoming Star Wars Shows and Movies
1:47:56 - Tagline Trivia: Holiday Edition
2:21:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Eight Crazy Nights, Belushi, Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, Tenet, Wolfwalkers
2:44:10 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:47:05 - Outro
We discuss the Cyberpunk 2077 backlash and the repercussions of refunds being offered on various platforms plus we also continue to offer thoughts on the game itself and talk ScourgeBringer, The Falconeer and The Occupation.
We get rocked by Sound of Metal and discuss the Tom Cruise on-set rant plus we also talk Bloody Nose Empty Pockets, The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, Let Them All Talk, Deerskin, Mangrove and You've Got Mail.
0:00 - Intro
21:20 - Review: Sound of Metal
49:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: You've Got Mail, The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, Let Them All Talk, Deadly Games aka Dial Code Santa Claus, Bloody Nose Empty Pockets, Lost Bullet, Deerskin, Small Axe: Mangrove
1:26:10 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:28:18 - Outro
We count down our top 5 announcements from The Game Awards 2020 and discuss some of the winners plus we also give our initial impressions of Cyberpunk 2077.
We drink Mank under the table and check The Queen's Gambit plus we also discuss the big Warner Brothers HBO Max announcement and talk Citizen Kane, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Love Actually, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper and Crazy Not Insane.
0:00 - Intro
10:00 - Review: Mank
35:35 - Review: The Queen's Gambit
54:25 - Headlines: WB to Release All 2021 Movies on HBO Max
1:08:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Searching for Bobby Fischer, Citizen Kane, Love Actually, Scrooged, Unhinged, Blood on Her Name, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, Crazy Not Insane
1:53:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:56:05 - Outro
We discuss next-gen console availability issues and the Metal Gear Solid movie casting news plus we also talk ScourgeBringer, Crash Bandicoot 4, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, NHL 94 Rewind, Dragon Quest XI and Pistol Whip.
We go the distance with Field of Dreams and get high on the Errol Morris doc My Psychedelic Love Story plus we also talk Hillbilly Elegy, Mosul and The World, The Flesh and the Devil.
0:00 - Intro
18:40 - Retro Review: Field of Dreams
1:03:40 - Review: My Psychedelic Love Story
1:20:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: The World The Flesh and the Devil, Hillbilly Elegy, Memory: The Origins of Alien, Mosul, Alien Xmas
1:39:20 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:43:55 - Outro
We discuss the nominees for The Game Awards 2020 and debate Phil Spencer's comments about toxic fans, plus Frank buys an Xbox Series X and we talk Watchdogs: Legion, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War, Maneater and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
We fight through technical issues to bring you a review of His House and a discussion about Wonder Woman 1984 coming to HBO Max plus we also talk The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, Ghost Ship, Idle Hands, The Queen's Gambit, Coneheads, Waco and The Nightingale.
0:00 - Intro
27:10 - Review: His House
42:45 - Headlines: Wonder Woman to Debut on HBO Max Simultaneously with Theatrical Release, Universal and Cinemark Reach Deal to Shorten Theatrical Window
59:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, On the Rocks, The Nightingale, Ghost Ship, Idle Hands, The Queen's Gambit, Coneheads, The El Duce Tapes, Waco, The Vow
1:43:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:48:35 - Outro
1:50:55 - Spoiler Discussion: The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
We discuss the Capcom hack, some of their leaked upcoming games and IO Interactive's upcoming Bond game announcement plus we talk Final Fantasy VIII, River City Girls and more Playstation 5 talk including Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Bugsnax.
Dax and Colin train hard for reviews of Best of the Best and Holidate plus we also talk The Outpost, The Wild Goose Lake, The Secret of My Success, Moonbase 8, Cobra Kai: Season 2, The Holiday and I Am Greta.
0:00 - Intro: Frank's Batman Returns Blunder
17:00 - Retro Review: Best of the Best (1989)
1:15:00 - Review: Holidate
1:41:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Secret of My Success, The Outpost, Cobra Kai: Season 2, Rocky, Moonbase 8, Night School, The Wild Goose Lake, Somebody Feed Phil, The Undoing, I Am Greta, Lady Bird, The Holiday, Norbit
2:34:20 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:41:15 - Outro
TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT! On this episode of the Ball Junk Podcast, we brave strong winds and torrential rains to get this podcast to you. It's the mid point of the NFL season and we recap what's been going on. We talk Bills and Dolphins, young quarterbacks, our pre season picks and Frankie accuses me of being a Pats fan. We also recap the NBA playoffs and celebrate the Lakers historic win. There is the debut of a brand new game for Frankie called Before and After and his lack of non North American sports shines through. You get all of that and a little more on Episode 43 of the Ball Junk Podcast. Balls!
The future of gaming has arrived! We express the excitement of our first experiences with the Sony Playstation 5 plus we also talk Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Astro's Playroom, Demon's Souls, The Pathless, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War, Quantum Break and Star Wars Squadrons.
Scott helps us bind with Possessor and discuss Modern Romance, Scary Tales, Sweetheart, The Mortuary Collection and Outland plus Jay calls in briefly from Los Angeles.
0:00 - Intro: Jay's Trump Sighting + Blu-ray Shopping
19:35 - Review: Possessor
48:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Scary Tales (1993), Back to the Future 4K, Jurassic Park 4K, Sweetheart, Friday the 13th Box Set, Whodunit aka Island of Blood, Cemetery of Terror, The Mortuary Collection, Modern Romance, Outland
1:18:10 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:29:00 - Outro
1:32:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Possessor
We run through the launch titles for the Xbox Series X and PS5 and discuss some of the early quirks and issues being reported for both systems plus we also talk Star Wars Squadrons, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Supraland, Full Throttle Remastered and Quantum Break.
Reed shares his shower thoughts about Ben Wheatley's Rebecca and Sofia Coppola's On the Rocks plus we also talk Lost in America, In the Heat of the Night, Black Box, Black Christmas, Jezebel and The Devil Rides Out.
0:00 - Intro
18:30 - Review: Rebecca
52:05 - Review: On the Rocks
1:29:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: Lost in America, Real Life, Jezebel, Black Christmas (1974), Black Christmas (2019), The Devil Rides Out, In the Heat of the Night, Black Box, Landscape No. 2, The Twilight Zone: Among the Untrodden, The Mandalorian: The Marshal
2:21:15 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:23:35 - Outro
2:28:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Rebecca
Frank unboxes the new Sony DualSense controller plus we also discuss the release of Control on the Nintendo Switch via the cloud and talk Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Creaks, Observer, Ikenfell and the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo.
Zak joins us to review Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and The Trial of the Chicago 7 plus we also talk A Few Good Men, Love Fraud, The Vow, Save Yourselves!, When a Stranger Calls and An Evening with Tim Heidecker.
0:00 - Intro: Sony PS5 4K Movie Essentials Covers
19:40 - Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
50:00 - Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7
1:27:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: A Few Good Men, An Evening with Tim Heidecker, Tenet, When a Stranger Calls (1979), Love Fraud, The Vow, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Other, Crimson Peak, Save Yourselves!, Blackpink: Light Up the Sky
2:31:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:36:45 - Outro
We dig in to some of the new features of the PS5 user interface and discuss the Microsoft / GameStop digital sales deal plus Andrew gives first impressions of the Oculus Quest 2 and we talk Genshin Impact, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, The Collage Atlas and Katana Zero.
Dax and Scott join Frank and Andrew for a full review of the PS4 game Ghost of Tsushima.
We drop tear watching Dick Johnson Is Dead and decompile We Are Little Zombies plus we also discuss the trailer for David Fincher's Mank and talk Hubie Halloween, Clifford, Enola Holmes, American Murder: The Family Next Door, A Wilderness of Error and Real Life.
0:00 - Intro
7:15 - Review: Dick Johnson Is Dead
26:40 - Review: We Are Little Zombies
46:20 - Headlines: Mank Trailer
54:05 - Other Stuff We Watched: Hubie Halloween, A Perfect Murder, Enola Holmes, Beetlejuice, Clifford, Real Life, American Murder: The Family Next Door, A Wilderness of Error
1:30:55 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:36:05 - Outro
We discuss a handful of smaller news stories including the PS5 Teardown video, the latest next-gen pre-order stats and the Polymega retro console plus we also talk Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Among Us, Pathway, Hypnospace Outlaw, Super Mario Galaxy and AI: The Somnium Files.
Reed emerges from his bunker to join us for a Patreon livestream Q&A with a lot of random discussion about the death of cinema, The Witches, Babylon 5, Wolfhound, VHS covers, fame, Taylor Swift and much more!
0:00 - Intro
7:10 - Junk Mail / Q&A: Cineworld Shut Down / The Death of Cinema, Moving and Going Digital, Tenet Box Office, The Witches Poster, James Cameron vs. Letterbox, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Recommended Reeding, Clifford Blu-ray, Jay's Audio System, Reed's Star Trek Chocolates, 4K Price Limits, Wolfhound, Cursed Films: Season 2, Manifesto Questions, Most Memorable VHS Covers, Reed's Thoughts on the New Taylor Swift Album, How Fame Has Affected Us, Being Starstruck, Warrior, In Person Recording Post-Coronavirus, Harvey's vs Wendy's
1:46:20 - Outro
We count down our top 5 consoles of all time and discuss Amazon's new Luna streaming service plus we also briefly touch on the new Console Wars documentary.
We admire the art of the con in Miranda July's Kajillionaire and discuss the results of our Hitchcock bet.
0:00 - Intro: Hitchcock Bet
25:10 - Review: Kajillionaire
45:15 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:00:10 - Outro
We break down the Microsoft acquisition of ZeniMax (which includes Bethesda and id) and discuss whether Frankie spoke too soon about the next-gen console war already being over, plus we evaluate the Xbox Series S and Series X preorder situation and we also talk Hades, Carrion, Spiritfarer and Breath of the Wild.
We confront the past and the present with Antebellum and discuss The Social Dilemma, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Memento.
0:00 - Intro
17:30 - Review: Antebellum
35:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Memento, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, The Social Dilemma, Action Button Reviews Doom
57:45 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:02:00 - Outro
1:04:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Antebellum
We argue about Sony's PS5 prices and the pre-order "debacle" plus we also discuss the various PS5 games shown off at Sony's press event, the official Xcloud launch and Frank's attempt to force himself into a Switch phase.
Dax helps us psychoanalyze The New Mutants and in Prescribing Frank we take a Joy Ride plus we also discuss the Dune trailer and talk Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, Nomadland, Gemini Man, Cobra Kai, The Abyss, Cyborg and The Godfather: Part III.
0:00 - Intro
18:45 - Review: The New Mutants
41:25 - Prescribing Frank: Joy Ride
1:07:30 - Headlines: Dune Trailer
1:17:35 - Other Stuff We Watched: Tenet, Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, Nomadland, Gemini Man, Cyborg, Infinite Football, The Abyss, Cobra Kai, Ted Lasso, The Godfather: Part III
1:55:40 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:58:30 - Outro
We discuss Microsoft's dual next-gen console strategy and pricing for the Xbox Series S and Series X plus we also recap the announcements from the latest Ubisoft Forward and talk Spiritfarer, Vader Immortal, The Last Campfire and Ghost of Tsushima.
'OMAHA! OMAHA!' The NFL is back and so is our Annual NFL Pigskin Preview! We make our (ULTRA BOLD) predictions on division winners and losers, who wins the wild card games and who will be Super Bowl Champions. We discuss what's happening in the NBA, the NHL and in MLB. Frankie plays a 2020 NFL Season game of 'Likely or Unlikely'. We answer your questions in 'Sack Time' and Frankie gets the 'Gas Pedal. It's Episode 42 of the Ball Junk Podcast. Download and subscribe on all of your favourite podcast apps. Apple, Google, Stitcher and Spotify!
We ponder I'm Thinking of Ending Things and party on with Bill & Ted Face the Music plus we also talk Unhinged and The Goonies.
0:00 - Intro
15:15 - Review: I'm Thinking of Ending Things
39:55 - Review: Bill & Ted Face the Music
57:35 - Other Stuff We Watched: Unhinged, The Goonies
1:14:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:17:35 - Outro
1:19:50 - Spoiler Discussion: I'm Thinking of Ending Things
We discuss the recent Super Mario Bros. announcements and debate Nintendo's fixation on limited edition exclusivity plus we also talk Vader Immortal, Ghost of Tsushima and Carrion and breakdown potential porting problems for the Nintendo Switch.
We make a cautious return to theatres for Christopher Nolan's Tenet plus we also discuss Class Action Park, Sputnik, Road Games, Deja Vu and Cobra Kai.
0:00 - Intro
17:30 - Review: Tenet
59:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Class Action Park, Action Point, Sputnik, Deja Vu, Cobra Kai, Road Games, Broadcast News
1:46:40 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:52:05 - Outro
1:55:23 - Spoiler Discussion: Tenet
We discuss some of the announcements and trailers from the opening night of Gamescom 2020 and the rumoured PS5 launch date plus we also talk Spiritfarer, Carrion, Ring Fit Adventure, Days Gone and The Sinking City.
We take up arms for Bacurau and discuss The Batman trailer plus we also talk Unhinged, Turbulence, Lovecraft Country and Bryan Kluger from High-Def Digest does some friendly sparring with Jay over his Cursed Films review.
0:00 - Intro
16:05 - Review: Bacurau
31:45 - Interview: Bryan Kluger from High-Def Digest
1:26:45 - Headlines: The Batman Trailer
1:37:55 - Other Stuff We Watched: Unhinged, Ravage, Red Eye, Turbulence, Lovecraft Country, High Score, Dark Shadows, American Gangster, Man Trouble
2:09:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:13:25 - Outro
We get hyped for Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League after DC FanDome and discuss how the Epic / Apple lawsuit is affecting the Unreal Engine plus we also talk Spiritfarer, Battletoads, Judgment, Final Fantasy VII, Rogue Legacy 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator.
We feel our way through Relic and campaign for Boys State plus we also talk Vivarium, Blood Quantum, The Quest, The Queen, Pandemonium and Immigration Nation.
0:00 - Intro: Cursed Films Blu-ray
34:50 - Review: Relic
50:30 - Review: Boys State
1:04:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Pandemonium, The Quest (1986), Vivarium, Blood Quantum, Paris is Burning, The Queen (1968), Immigration Nation, The Vast of Night, Watchmen (2019)
1:26:20 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:29:40 - Outro
1:33:10 - Spoiler Discussion: Relic
We discuss the Epic Games vs. Apple / Google Lawsuit and the Halo Infinite delay plus we also talk Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Xeno Crisis, The Touryst and Grounded.
We let An American Pickle soak and spiral with She Dies Tomorrow plus we also talk Swallow, Host, You Should Have Left, Jexi, Infinite Football and Brazil.
0:00 ? Intro
10:55 ? Review: An American Pickle
30:45 ? Review: She Dies Tomorrow
51:15 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Swallow, Host, You Should Have Left, A Simple Plan, Brazil, Infinite Football, Blood Simple, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Jexi
1:34:15 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
We recap all the games shown off during Sony's latest State of Play video and discuss Rocksteady's Suicide Squad game and Microsoft's Project Xcloud dispute with Apple, plus we also talk Shadow of the Colossus, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout and various Xbox Summer Game Fest demos.
We chase down a double feature of The Fugitive and the parody film Wrongfully Accused plus we also discuss the Mulan VOD release news and Pure Luck, Nighthawks, Blown Away, Judge Dredd, Assassins and Daylight.
0:00 - Intro: Tenet Update + Mulan Goes to Premium VOD
19:00 - Retro Review: The Fugitive
48:50 - Retro Review: Wrongfully Accused
1:06:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Daylight, Pure Luck, Assassins, Nighthawks, Blown Away, See No Evil Hear No Evil, Lock Up, Judge Dredd, Last Chance U
1:35:40 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:37:45 - Outro
We scrounge up a full spoiler-filled review of The Last of Us Part II with special guest Scott.
We get thrown for a loop by Palm Springs and discuss Showbiz Kids, Gretel & Hansel, Rancho Notorious, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane and Fear City: New York vs the Mafia.
0:00 - Intro
26:40 - Review: Palm Springs
46:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Unsolved Mysteries, Gretel & Hansel, Showbiz Kids, Rancho Notorious, Fear City: New York vs the Mafia, The Boys: Season 1
1:19:45 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:32:00 - Outro
1:36:10 - Spoiler Discussion: Palm Springs
We break down everything announced during the Xbox Games Showcase and critique the gameplay reveal for Halo Infinite plus we also talk Ghost of Tsushima and Paper Mario: The Origami King.
We count down the top 5 things we'd like to see from next week's Xbox Games Showcase and discuss the Sony Dualsense Hands-On Demo, plus we also talk Journey to the Savage Planet, NHL 20 and Frank gives first impressions of Ghost of Tsushima.
We go full rudder for Greyhound and milk First Cow plus we also discuss Das Boot, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Doctor Cyclops, The Falcon and the Snowman and Dark: Season 1.
0:00 - Intro
19:10 - Review: Greyhound
39:15 - Review: First Cow
1:00:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Hateful Eight, Doctor Cyclops, Das Boot (1981), Targets, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Out of the Past, Family Ties, The Falcon and the Snowman, Dark: Season 1, Floor is Lava
1:33:30 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:36:30 - Outro
We recap the announcements from Ubisoft Forward 2020 and discuss Sony investing in Epic Games plus we also talk Bloodborne and Unavowed and debate using walkthroughs and trophy guides.
We cog the true true about Cloud Atlas and discuss Family Romance LLC, The Invisible Man, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and Citizen K plus Sean buys a middle-of-the-road projector.
0:00 - Intro: Projectors, Junk Mail and Tech Talk
26:35 - Film Junk Re-Review: Cloud Atlas
1:00:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Invisible Man (2020), Family Romance LLC, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Family Ties, Citizen K
1:27:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:29:30 - Outro
We examine the rumours of a $10 jump in next-gen game prices, Apple Arcade ending some game contracts and the popularity of roguelite games plus we also talk The Last of Us Part II, Wargroove and Little Orpheus.
We get pummeled by I Know This Much is True and list our favourite movies of 2020 so far plus we also talk Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, The Assistant and The Lion King (2019).
0:00 - Intro
11:45 - Review: I Know This Much is True
55:20 - Top 5: Best Movies of the Year So Far
1:09:05 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Assistant, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Days of Thunder, The Lion King (2019)
1:27:50 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:31:20 - Outro
We debate Shawn Layden's recent comments about the AAA model being unsustainable and discuss the new trailers for Marvel's Avengers plus we also talk The Last of Us: Part II.
We get inked up by The King of Staten Island and discuss Michael Keaton possibly reprising his role as Batman plus we also talk The Vast of Night, Friedkin Uncut, Original Cast Album: Company, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Perry Mason.
0:00 - Intro
8:20 - Review: The King of Staten Island
32:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Perry Mason, The Wizard of Oz, Original Cast Album: Company, Friedkin Uncut, The Children Were Watching, The Vast of Night
59:30 - Headlines: Michael Keaton to Play Batman in The Flash Movie
1:09:40 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:15:35 - Outro
We discuss all of the announcements and non-announcements from EA Play Live plus we also talk Xbox Smart Delivery, the Upload VR Showcase, and Frank gives his first impressions of The Last of Us Part II.
We dig for gold with Da 5 Bloods and discuss the making of documentaries we'd love to see plus we also talk Blackhat: Director's Cut, Brittany Runs a Marathon, Shadow of a Doubt, Space Force and Upload.
0:00 - Intro
15:15- Review: Da 5 Bloods
48:20 - Hot Topic: Making Of Documentaries
1:18:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Blackhat: Director's Cut, Family Ties, Shadow of a Doubt, Brittany Runs a Marathon, The Lovebirds, Space Force, Upload
1:39:20 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:42:35 - Outro
We run through everything that Sony unveiled at their Future of Gaming event including the actual look of the Playstation 5 and count down our top 5 games confirmed for the next-gen system.
We're back! After a long layoff we're happy to bring you a socially distanced episode of the Ball Junk Podcast. We're recording at a safe 32 kilometres apart and we have a packed show. It's the return of Sports! We discuss plans for the NBA, MLS, NHL, NFL and MLB. We review Ben Affleck's starring role as an alcoholic, reluctant youth basketball coach in The Way Back, Real or Fake: Magic Johnson Tweets returns and of course we answer your questions in Sack Time. Download and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Pods. Balls!
We count down the top 5 announcements we'd like to see from the delayed Playstation 5 press event and answer some of your junk mail questions plus we also talk Final Fantasy VII Remake, Axiom Verge and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
We flashback to the 1984 film Cloak & Dagger and discuss a handful of documentaries from Hot Docs 2020 plus we also talk Targets, Laura, Stuber, The Lovebirds and Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich.
0:00 - Intro
8:30 - Retro Review: Cloak & Dagger (1984)
36:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist, The Painter and the Thief, City So Real, They Call Me Dr. Miami, Public Enemies, Targets, Laura, Bunny Lake is Missing, Stuber, The Lovebirds, Beef House, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
1:44:50 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:49:05 - Outro
We give our thoughts on The Last of Us Part II State of Play video and suit up for the Iron Man VR demo plus we also talk Deliver Us to the Moon, Infamous First Light and Minecraft Dungeons.
We get snowed in with The Lodge and discuss the Snyder Cut coming to HBO Max plus we also discuss The Trip to Greece, MIami Vice, The Salt Mines, The Transformation, The Spy Who Loved Me and An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn.
0:00 - Intro
13:20 - Review: The Lodge
44:20 - Headlines: Tenet Trailer, Justice League: Snyder Cut Coming to HBO Max
1:03:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Miami Vice, Goodnight Mommy, The Salt Mines, The Transformation, An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, The Spy Who Loved Me, The Trip to Greece
1:32:20 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:36:20 - Outro
1:38:40 - Spoiler Discussion: The Lodge
We discuss the Tenet trailer premiere in Fortnite and the game as a social platform plus we also talk Uncharted: Golden Abyss, The Last of Us, Golf with your Friends, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Full Throttle Remastered.
We check our drawers after Capone and trash talk The Last Dance plus we also discuss Scoob!, The Wrong Missy, Betty, My Lucky Stars, Bronson and the Star Wars 4K UHD releases.
0:00 - Intro
14:55 - Review: Capone
37:20 - Review: The Last Dance
1:16:05 - Other Stuff We Watched: Star Wars Episodes 1-6, Bronson, The Matrix, My Lucky Stars, Scoob!, The Wrong Missy, Little House on the Prairie: Portrait of Love, Betty, Skate Kitchen
1:47:15 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:50:20 - Outro
We react to the Unreal Engine 5 Demo running on the PS5 plus we also discuss the Ghost of Tsushima State of Play video and talk I Expect You To Die, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, Assassin's Creed Unity and The Last of Us.
We experience mental divergence with 12 Monkeys and get cooped up with Spaceship Earth plus we also discuss the AMC / Universal beef and talk The Keep, Blink, Bad Education, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Bio-Dome and Devs.
0:00 - Intro
10:00 - Retro Review: 12 Monkeys (with Spoilers)
44:55 - Review: Spaceship Earth
1:18:20 - Headlines: AMC Bans Universal Movies
1:41:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Blink, Bio-Dome, The Keep, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Bad Education, Devs
2:03:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:04:45 - Outro
2:07:45 - Spoiler Discussion: Devs
We walk through all of the third-party games shown off at the Inside Xbox livestream event and debate what constitutes a gameplay trailer plus we also talk A Fisherman's Tale, Streets of Rage 4, Assassin's Creed Unity and Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Jay takes us through the making of his documentary series Cursed Films and answers some of your questions.
We discuss the reveal and first trailer for Assassin's Creed Valhalla plus we also dig into Xbox Game Pass hitting 10 million subscribers and The Last of Us: Part II's new release date and spoiler leak, plus we talk Moving Out, Gears Tactics, Streets of Rage 4 and more Final Fantasy VII Remake.
We chase adventure with Wendy plus we also discuss Extraction, Beastie Boys Story, F/X 2, The Last Dance, Unlawful Entry and The McPherson Tape.
0:00 - Intro
10:40 - Review: Wendy
36:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Unlawful Entry, Extraction, F/X 2, Beastie Boys Story, The Last Dance, The McPherson Tape, Westworld: Season 1
1:27:30 - Discussion: Night Promoting Twitter Account
1:34:20 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:37:15 - Outro
We discuss the Xbox Series X Logo, speculate on possible next-gen launch titles and recommend some party games plus we also talk Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Final Fantasy VII Remake, A Fold Apart and Gato Roboto.
We witness the wetness of Underwater and offer up retro reviews of Twilight Zone: The Movie and F/X plus we also talk Lawrence of Arabia, Breakdown, The Signal and Coffee & Kareem.
0:00 - Intro
16:00 - Review: Underwater
43:00 - Retro Review: The Twilight Zone: The Movie
1:06:15 - Retro Review: F/X
1:23:05 - Other Stuff We Watched: Coffee & Kareem, Lawrence of Arabia, Breakdown, The Signal, The Tiger King and I
1:57:55 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
2:01:10 - Outro
We attempt to comprehend the Cooking Mama: Cookstar legal dispute and debate the Resident Evil 4 remake rumours plus we discuss the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Blood & Truth, Dragon Age II and Animal Crossing: New Horizons annoyances.
We contract Sea Fever and revisit Joe Versus the Volcano plus we also discuss Star Trek: Picard, Quibi, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Kinetta.
0:00 - Intro
18:25 - Review: Sea Fever
35:45 - Retro Review: Joe Versus the Volcano
54:30 - Trivia Game: More or Less
1:05:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Star Trek: Picard, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound, Kinetta, Quibi (50 States of Fright, When the Streetlights Go On)
1:45:20 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:48:15 - Outro
1:54:30 - Spoiler Discussion: Star Trek: Picard
We discuss Sony's new DualSense controller, Google Stadia's free trial and some sobering Steam sales statistics plus Final Fantasy VII and The Room VR: A Dark Matter.
We find the patterns in a re-review of Knowing plus we also discuss Onward, The Long Good Friday, TV Junkie and Tunnel.
0:00 - Intro
17:10 - Film Junk Re-review: Knowing
44:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Tunnel, Onward, TV Junkie, The Long Good Friday, The Goonies
1:16:10 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:17:50 - Outro
1:20:30 - Spoiler Discussion: Knowing
We speculate on the reasons for The Last of Us Part II delay and the COVID-19 effects on the game industry plus we talk Resident Evil 3, Oneiros and Riverbond.
We get mauled by the Tiger King documentary series plus we also discuss Sonic the Hedgehog, Malabimba, The Platform and News From Home.
0:00 - Intro
10:45 - Review: Tiger King
42:30 - Hot Topic: Frank's Bread
47:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Sonic the Hedgehog, Malabimba, The Platform, News From Home
1:16:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD
1:22:55 - Outro
Unfortunately, due to on-going issues with Frank's internet connection, it looks like we will be unable to record new Film Junk episodes for the next little while. In the meantime, Reed Farrington has offered to start hosting a brand new weekly podcast about books that he has been reading. Enjoy!
We discuss the recent Kotaku article about Naughty Dog's crunch time on The Last of Us Part II plus we also discuss the For Honor documentary Playing Hard, A Short Hike and South Park: The Fractured but Whole.
We get triggered by The Hunt plus we also discuss Black Christmas (2019), The Golem, Bad Times at the El Royale, Ma, Hardware, Spookies and Blow the Man Down.
0:00 - Intro
15:30 - Review: The Hunt
41:55 - Other Stuff We Watched: Black Christmas (2019), Surviving the Game, Hardware, The Golem: How He Came Into the World, Ma, Bad Times at the El Royale, Caniba, Blow the Man Down, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Viy, Deathtrap, Spookies, Watchmen
1:43:20 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:44:45 - Outro
We pore over the technical details revealed during the PS5 Deep Dive video and discuss the Game Developers Choice Awards plus we talk Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Roundguard and The Messenger.
We go on the run with Queen & Slim and discuss the many movie delays and shut downs due to the coronavirus plus we also talk Tread, Color Out of Space, Dark Waters and Love is Blind.
0:00 - Intro
15:00 - Review: Queen & Slim
34:30 - Headlines: Movie Delays Due to Coronavirus + Early VOD Releases
52:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Tread, Love is Blind, Knives Out, Dark Waters, Color Out of Space
1:25:45 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:29:30 - Outro
We discuss the cancellation of E3 and offer a full review of Ori and the Will of the Wisps.
We get set up by Spenser Confidential and discuss the best outbreak / pandemic movies plus we also discuss Friday Night Lights, Looking for Richard, A Quiet Place and Devs.
0:00 - Intro
19:05 - Review: Spenser Confidential
40:25 - Hot Topic: Best Outbreak / Pandemic Movies
1:07:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Friday Night Lights, Looking for Richard, A Quiet Place, Star Trek: Picard, Devs, McMillions
1:48:35 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:55:20 - Outro
We offer some thoughts on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo and discuss the release date announcement for Ghost of Tsushima plus we also talk Ori and the Blind Forest.
We see right through The Invisible Man and count down our most anticipated movies of 2020 plus we also talk Cruising, McMillions, The Invisible Man (1933), The Anderson Tapes, Patty Hearst, The Jericho Mile, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and Hollow Man.
0:00 - Intro
27:10 - Review: The Invisible Man
49:50 - Hot Topic: Most Anticipated Movies of 2020
1:03:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Serpico, Night Tide, The Invisible Man (1933), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau, Patty Hearst, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Cruising, Interior. Leather Bar., The Anderson Tapes, Hollow Man, The Jericho Mile, X: The Unknown, Underwater!, McMillions
1:55:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:56:30 - Outro
1:59:05 - Spoiler Discussion: The Invisible Man
We introduce an experimental new format and discuss new Xbox Series X details as well as Gears 5, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Apple Arcade.
We revisit the core tenets of the manifesto and discuss the current state of boutique Blu-ray distribution plus we also weigh the pros and cons of moving to digital and answer many of your Blu-ray organization questions.
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - Manifesto Recap
1:10:20 - New Topics: Current State of Physical Media, Pros and Cons of Moving to Digital
2:01:40 - Top 5 Most Embarrassing Blurays in Our Collection
2:35:40 - Junk Mail: Criterion Godzilla Set, Music Organization, Watching Digital Even When You Own Physical, Organizing by Distributor, Mailing Purchased Films When Travelling, Criterion Channel, Legacy Format Phase-Out Strategy, Video Game Organization, Disc Rot, Relegating When Running Out of Space, Filling Up Space Quickly for a New Collection, Plex Servers, Sorting by Distributor Across Multiple Formats, Mixing Erotica with a Mainstream Collection, Sorting by Genre, Post-Apocalyptic Scenario, VHS Collection, Region Free Blurays, Watchlist Organization, Starting Over, How to Handle Lack of Space, Recently Watched Pile, Separation Credits
3:21:30 - Outro
We force feed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and count down our top 10 games of 2019 plus we also discuss what we know about the upcoming Playstation and Xbox consoles and the impending video game streaming war.
We get vexed by Birds of Prey and offer some thoughts on the Oscars plus we also talk Pain and Glory, Bad Boys for Life, American Dharma, Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet and Apple TV+.
0:00 - Intro: Oscar Talk
28:35 - Review: Birds of the Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
1:14:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Bad Boys for Life, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, The Mandalorian, Almost Famous, Rain Man, Jerry Maguire, Pain and Glory, American Dharma, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, Little America, Servant
1:52:05 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:53:45 - Outro
Reed helps us melt down Terminator: Dark Fate and debate the reality of movie critics getting paid for positive reviews plus we also talk Miss Americana, Star Trek: Picard, 6 Underground, The Ultimate Warrior, Demon Seed, No Blade of Grass and Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
0:00 ? Intro
6:25 ? Review: Terminator: Dark Fate
42:25 ? Hot Topic: Movie Review Payola
1:07:55 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Miss Americana, Star Trek: Picard, 6 Underground. Knock Knock, No Blade of Grass, Demon Seed, The Ultimate Warrior, What Did Jack Do?, Portrait of a Lady On Fire, The Two Popes, Missing Link, The Souvenir
1:56:15 ? Outro
2:02:10 ? Spoiler Discussion: Terminator: Dark Fate
We get blunt about Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and count down our top movies of the decade plus we examine the 2020 Oscar nominations and Jay discusses his father's passing.
0:00 ? Intro
46:40 ? Review: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
1:10:30 ? Hot Topic: 2020 Oscar Nominations
1:25:20 ? Feature: Top 10 Movies of the Decade
2:30:55 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Bad Boys For Life, Doctor Sleep, Diamantino
2:50:20 ? Outro
We go deep in the trenches with 1917 and count down our top 10 movies of 2019 plus we also hand out the winners of the prestigious 2019 Junkies.
0:00 - Intro
10:30 - Review: 1917
40:15 - Feature: Top 10 Movies of 2019
1:40:10 - Feature: 2019 Junkies
2:40:00 - Outro
2:46:00 - Spoiler Discussion: 1917
We double down on Uncut Gems and interrogate Frank over his erratic Letterboxd behaviour plus we also talk Little Women, Cats, Atlantics, Richard Jewell, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Tammy and the T-Rex.
0:00 - Intro
26:55 - Review: Uncut Gems
52:00 - Hot Topic: Letterboxd Police Interrogation
1:16:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Little Women, Richard Jewell, Cats, Atlantics, The Farewell, Shaft, Tammy and the T-Rex, The Art of Self-Defense, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Dunkirk, The Aeronauts, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Mandalorian
2:04:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:05:30 - Outro
2:07:15 - Spoiler Discussion: Uncut Gems
As 2019 comes to a close what better way to welcome a new decade in than with the Annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop Ball Junk Podcast! We discuss how Frankie is once again out on the NBA, make our NFL Playoff picks, play a new game of Real or Fake and discuss all of the non stories of 2019. It's time to drop that Ball and celebrate a New Year with the Ball Junk Podcast!
We welcome a star-studded line-up of jedi masters to help us break down Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker plus we also talk The Farewell, Orphan Black, Noelle, Klaus, Monos, The Black Hole and I Lost My Body. Happy holidays folks!
0:00 ? Intro
21:45 ? Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
1:14:50 ? Spoiler Discussion: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2:24:50 ? Ranking The Skywalker Saga Films
2:34:00 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Watchmen, The Black Hole, The Witcher, Love N? Dancing, Orphan Black, The Irishman, The Farewell, Klaus, I Lost My Body, Noelle, Do The Right Thing, Fargo, Lone Survivor, Saving Private Ryan, Monos, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Hell on Wheels
3:35:05 ? Outro
We get pulled under by Waves and grapple with the current state of Star Wars fandom plus we also talk Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Jumanji: Reverse the Curse.
0:00 ? Intro
28:55 ? Review: Waves
49:30 ? Hot Topic: Star Wars Fandom
1:23:50? Other Stuff We Watched: Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood, Jumanji: Reverse the Curse VR
1:35:40 ? Outro
1:38:15? Spoiler Discussion: Waves
We lawyer up for Marriage Story and discuss the Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Wonder Woman 1984 trailers plus we also talk Honey Boy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Frozen II, Dark of the Sun and Hold That Ghost.
0:00 - Intro
11:50 - Review: Marriage Story
39:05 - Trailer Trash: Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Wonder Woman 1984, No Time to Die, Black Widow, Free Guy
59:35 - Other Stuff We Watched: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Honey Boy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Silicon Valley, Dark of the Sun, Frozen II, Hold That Ghost, One Child Nation
1:35:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:38:20 - Outro
We scrutinize The Irishman and debate the edginess of Knives Out plus we also brainstorm what movie theatres can do to save themselves and talk Casino, The Report, Memory: The Origins of Alien.
0:00 - Intro: Frank's Black Friday Haul
26:40 - Review: The Irishman
1:11:45 - Review: Knives Out
1:27:05 - Hot Topic: How Can Movie Theatres Save Themselves?
2:11:55 - Other Stuff We Watched: I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter, Casino, Memory: The Origins of Alien, The Report
2:34:40 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:35:45 - Outro
2:38:35 - Spoiler Discussion: The Irishman
3:05:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Knives Out
We shake it up with a retro review of Scarface and discuss the current state of 4K plus we also talk The King, The Quake, Geostorm and Watchmen.
0:00 - Intro: 4K Digital vs. Physical Debate
51:30 - Retro Review: Scarface (1983)
1:24:50 - Hot Topic Grab Bag
1:36:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: Watchmen (2019), The King, The Quake, Geostorm, Mindhunter
1:54:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:59:10 - Outro
We bring The Mandalorian in warm and discuss the merits of PG-13 horror movies plus we also talk The Irishman, Ford v Ferrari, Happy Death Day 2U, Honeyland and Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!.
0:00 - Intro: Disney+ Discussion
39:30 - Review: The Mandalorian
1:02:30 - Hot Topic: PG-13 Horror Movies
1:17:05 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Irishman, Ford v Ferrari, Swiss Family Robinson, Happy Death Day 2U, Fuzzbucket, Dolemite Is My Name, Honeyland, Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!
1:59:05 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:01:30 - Outro
2:05:00 - Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian
We salute Jojo Rabbit and discuss the use of CG to bring back dead actors plus we also talk Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, HBO's Watchmen, Dolemite is My Name and Living with Yourself.
0:00 ? Intro
10:30 ? Review: Jojo Rabbit
45:20 ? Hot Topic: Using CG Recreations to Bring Back Dead Actors
1:02:15? Other Stuff We Watched: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dolemite Is My Name, Living With Yourself, Watchmen (2019), Tell Me Who I Am
1:44:50 ? Outro
We spill our beans over The Lighthouse and discuss the pros and cons of Netflix variable playback speed plus we also talk The Laundromat, Danger: Diabolik, Tales from the Hood, High Life and Dennis the Menace.
0:00 - Intro
14:30 - Review: The Lighthouse
40:50 - Hot Topic: Netflix Introducing Variable Playback Speed
1:11:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: Danger: Diabolik, Unmasked Part 25, High Life, The Laundromat, Tales from the Hood, Dennis the Menace
1:44:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:44:55 - Outro
1:48:55 - Spoiler Discussion: The Lighthouse
Dust off your CD copy of John Tesh's 'Roundball Magic' and crank it up! The NBA is back and so is the Annual Ball Junk NBA Preview! Frankie Knuckles is sort of 'back in' and we get some ULTRA BOLD PREDICTIONS during our rundown. We bring back on old favourite in 'Real or Fake', learn about lucky toilets and answer a huge bag of Sack Time! So get ready for the Gas Pedal, make a toast to Brian Skrudland and bask in the glory of the Los Angeles Lakers! It's the Ball Junk Podcast NBA Preview! Balls!
We celebrate Halloween with a Re-Animator / Society double feature plus we also discuss the final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer and talk Countdown, Bride of Re-Animator, The Devils and Phantoms.
0:00 ? Intro: Frank Intervention
15:55 ? Review: Re-Animator
41:45 ? Review: Society
1:03:25 ? Headlines: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer
1:11:20 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Bride of Re-Animator, The Devils, Countdown, Phantoms, Cherry Falls
1:37:00 - This Week and DVD and Blu-ray
1:39:35 ? Outro
We put 3 From Hell in the hot seat and get into a debate about opening credit sequences plus we also talk Child's Play (2019), Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, The Hole in the Ground, Feardotcom, Hercules and the Haunted World and Teaching Mrs. Tingle.
0:00 ? Intro
11:05 ? Review: 3 From Hell
44:30 ? Hot Topic: How Important Are Opening Credit Sequences?
1:12:05 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Hole in the Ground, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, FearDotCom, Nightmare Beach, Child's Play (2019), Hercules and The Haunted World, The Invisible Ray, Absurd
2:00:55 ? Outro
We become bike kata enthusiasts with Gemini Man and cast our vote for Mister America plus we also discuss Martin Scorsese's comments on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and talk D-Tox, Disturbing Behavior, Between Two Ferns: The Movie, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, In the Shadow of the Moon and Urban Legends: Final Cut.
0:00 - Intro
17:15 - Review: Gemini Man
47:55 - Review: Mister America
1:02:25 - Hot Topic: Martin Scorsese Says Marvel is Not Cinema
1:21:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Between Two Ferns: The Movie, D-Tox, In the Shadow of the Moon, Disturbing Behavior, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, The Bed-Sitting Room, The Mad Doctor of Market Street, Ikarie XB-1, Urban Legends: Final Cut
2:04:25 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:08:25 - Outro
We put on a happy face with Joker and unveil our Patreon page plus we also discuss One Cut of the Dead, The Boys, Diego Maradona, Pledge Night, Psycho, Psycho II, The Stand, Jennifer's Body, The Black Cat, I Walked with a Zombie and the Final Destination series.
0:00 ? Intro: The Seaway Saga Continues, Patreon Discussion
45:35 ? Review: Joker
1:17:25 ? Other Stuff We Watched: One Cut of the Dead, Psycho, American Psycho, The Bouncer, The Boys, Diego Maradona, Frat House, Pledge Night, Life, Rambo: Last Blood, Ad , Astra, The Stand, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, The Vineyard, Jennifer?s Body, Ginger Snaps, The Shallows, The Black Cat, The Raven, Murders in the Zoo, Psycho II, Final Destination Series, Piranha 3D, I Walked With a Zombie
2:01:55 ? Outro
2:14:25 ? Spoiler Discussion: Joker
3:14:15 - Spoiler Review: One Cut of the Dead
We get our asses to Neptune with Ad Astra and walk through the minefield that is Rambo: Last Blood plus we also dig into the controversy surrounding Todd Phillips' Joker and debate the effects of violence in film.
0:00 - Intro: Reed's Seaway Cinema Experience
25:30 - Review: Ad Astra
59:30 - Review: Rambo: Last Blood
1:26:45 - Hot Topic: Joker Controversy
2:14:45 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:22:20 - Outro
2:24:55 - Spoiler Discussion: Ad Astra
Jay and Sean both live to talk about their experiences with surgery and Disney World respectively, plus we also review Parasite and discuss several other TIFF movies including Uncut Gems, Marriage Story, Knives Out, Hustlers and A Hidden Life.
0:00 - Intro: Jay's Surgery, Sean's Sickness
23:50 - Disney World Discussion
1:00:45 - Review: Parasite
1:21:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Uncut Gems, Knives Out, Color Out of Space, Hustlers, A Hidden Life, About Endlessness, Marriage Story, Dolemite Is My Name
2:26:40 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:31:00 - Outro
2:36:30 - Spoiler Discussion: Parasite
It?s a good old fashioned vibecast as we clown on It Chapter Two and discuss Cruising, Hell Comes to Frogtown, The Resurrected and Young and Innocent.
0:00 ? Intro
20:00 ? Review: It Chapter Two
52:00 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Cruising, Young and Innocent, It (1990), Hell Comes to Frog Town, The Resurrected, Polytechnique, The Dead Don't Die
1:32:45 ? Outro
1:44:00 ? Spoiler Discussion : It Chapter Two
The NFL is back! It's time for the annual Ball Junk Podcast NFL Preview and Prediction Show! We break down each division and pick our winners and wild cards. Frankie throws in some ultra bold predictions and we make our Super Bowl predictions. We also discuss News and Notes and do our fan favourite regular features! It's all here in Episode 38! BALLS!
We sacrifice Ready or Not at the altar and discuss our fear of Disney's dominance plus we also talk Good Boys, Tigers Are Not Afraid, American Factory, Fragment of an Empire, Mindhunter and The Dead Don't Die.
0:00 - Intro: TIFF, Mailbag
25:20 - Review: Ready or Not
47:00 - Hot Topics: Disney+, Filmmaker Mode
1:27:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Good Boys, L'Argent, Fragment of an Empire, American Factory, Surviving America's Most Hated Family, Tigers Are Not Afraid, The Dead Don't Die, Mindhunter
2:30:47 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:32:47 - Outro
We go deep with 47 Meters Down: Uncaged plus we also discuss The Matrix 4 news and talk Avengers: Endgame, Cold Case Hammarskjold, Eyes of Laura Mars, Dragged Across Concrete and The Family.
0:00 - Intro
8:30 - Review: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged
33:20 - Headlines: The Matrix 4 is Happening
45:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Family, Avengers: Endgame, Cold Case Hammarskjold, The Beach Bum, Dragged Across Concrete, One Cut of the Dead, Eyes of Laura Mars, Shoplifters
1:38:20 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:42:10 - Outro
We answer some of your burning questions and play a new listener-submitted trivia game called Impression Bits plus we also discuss Detective Pikachu, Marwencol, The Leopard Man, Diner, Robowar and La Collectionneuse.
0:00 - Intro
16:30 - Junk Mail: The True Origin of 6/5, Avengers Endgame Box Office Conspiracy, Another Reed Thrift Store Sighting, Movie-Related Tattoo Ideas, Name That Movie, Best Director of All Time + Movies That Scared Us Most as a Kid, Favourite Fast Food Restaurants, How to Deal with Movie Recommendations, Best 4K Demo Discs, Retain the Grain Revisited, Watching Movies with a Newborn, How We Choose Premium Podcasts, Comparing Film Junk Ratings to Letterboxd Average Ratings
1:44:15 - Feature: Impression Bits
2:09:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Marwencol, Robowar, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, La Collectionneuse, Diner, The Leopard Man, Long Shot
2:32:20 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:35:30 - Outro
Andrew James from Row Three helps us look under the hood of Hobbs & Shaw and discuss The Irishman and Tenet trailers plus we also talk Relaxer, Stranger Things 3, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, The Great Hack, The Natural and Field of Dreams.
0:00 - Intro
12:15 - Review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
45:30 - Headlines: The Irishman Trailer, Tenet Trailer, 1917 Trailer, The Lighthouse Trailer
1:27:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Relaxer, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, The Natural, Field of Dreams, Yesterday, Lights Out with David Spade, Stranger Things 3, The Favourite, The Great Hack
2:01:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:03:35 - Outro
2:09:40 - Spoiler Discussion: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
We lose our innocence reviewing Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood plus we also discuss the Star Trek: Picard trailer and talk Long Shot, Little White Lies, 8mm, I Drink Your Blood, The Satanic Rites of Dracula and Last Chance U: Season 4.
0:00 ? Intro: Jay's Seaway Cinema Experience
44:20 ? Review: Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
1:42:20 ? Headlines: Star Trek: Picard Trailer
1:49:40 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Little White Lies, Last Chance U, QB1, 8mm, Long Shot, Spartacus, I Drink Your Blood, Apollo 11, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Predator, Wrong Turn, Satan's Slave, The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers
2:25:40 ? Outro
2:32:50 ? Spoiler Discussion : Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
We psychoanalyze Synecdoche, New York and revisit our top 10 movies of 2008 plus we also discuss some recent Comic-Con trailers and talk Petulia, Ballast, Robbery, Shotgun Stories and Nite Owl.
0:00 - Intro
16:30 - Film Junk Re-review: Synecdoche, New York
54:20 - Feature: Top 10 Movies of 2008 Revisited
1:46:00 - Headlines: Top Gun: Maverick Trailer, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Trailer, Cats Trailer
2:06:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: Petulia, Shotgun Stories, Robbery, Ballast, The Meg, Burn After Reading, Nite Owl
2:23:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:25:15 - Outro
It's the podcast you've been waiting for. Ball Junk Episode 37: NBA Free Agent Frenzy! What a wild week it was and we recap it all including our predictions for the NBA line up for Christmas Day 2019. Frankie Knuckles also reveals whether he is back in on the NBA. We play a game of Real or Fake, discuss Balls Around the World, answer your questions in Sack Time and Frankie gets the Gas Pedal. If you ever wanted a podcast that discusses Sandy Beveridge, Pete LaCock, Ferret Legging, Knitting, Metal and Dash Wilder's sweet, sweet sucker punch then Ball Junk is for you. Download and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play and possibly Spotify. Balls!
We revel in Midsommar and get pulled under by Crawl plus we also discuss our favourite movies of the year so far and talk Apostle, Who Killed Captain Alex, The Brink's Job and The Blood on Satan's Claw.
0:00 - Intro
9:50 - Review: Midsommar
32:20 - Review: Crawl
49:10 - Feature: Top 5 Movies of 2019 So Far
55:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Who Killed Captain Alex, Apostle, The Jungle Book (2016), The Brink's Job, The Blood on Satan's Claw
1:13:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:15:05 - Outro
1:19:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Midsommar
We get all tingly watching Spider-Man: Far From Home plus we also count down our top 10 superhero movies and discuss The Perfection, Avengers: Endgame, Stranger Things, Anima and You, Me and Dupree.
0:00 ? Intro
15:05 ? Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home
47:35 ? Feature : Top 10 Comic Book Super Hero Films
1:41:00 ? What We Watched: Friday The 13th Series, Anima, Ed Wood, You, Me, and Dupree, Cursed Films, Avengers: Endgame, The Perfection, Stranger Things
1:54:10 ? Outro
1:59:30 ? Spoiler Discussion : Spider-Man: Far From Home
Reed joins us to sing the praises of Yesterday and discuss the Knives Out trailer plus we also talk Shaft (2019), A Hard Day's Night, I Am Mother, Summer of '84, Spartacus: Blood and Sand and The Love We Make.
0:00 - Intro: Reed's Pilgrimage to England
23:35 - Review: Yesterday
1:20:55 - Headlines: Avengers: Endgame Can't Beat Avatar, Knives Out Trailer
1:35:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Shaft (2019), Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Summer of '84, I Am Mother, A Hard Day's Night, Too Old to Die Young, The Love We Make, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Wake Up Ron Burgundy
2:20:00 - Instagram Live Q&A
2:27:25 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:29:05 - Outro
We take the stuffing out of Toy Story 4 plus we also discuss the future of cinema and talk The Hidden, Too Old to Die Young, Perfect Bid: The Contestant That Knew Too Much, Awake: The Million Dollar Game and Black Mirror: Season 5.
0:00 ? Intro: 700 Club Pin Design
25:45 ? Review: Toy Story 4
1:06:35 ? Discussion: How Will Movies Survive the Next 10 Years?
1:31:25 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Awake: The Million Dollar Game, The Hidden, Role Models, E.T., Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers, Homicide Hunter, Perfect Bid: The Contestant That Knew Too Much, Too Old To Die Young, Brooklyn 99, Black Mirror: Season 5, School of Rock
2:08:40 ? Outro
2:18:00 ? Spoiler Discussion: Toy Story 4
We flush out a mole in Men in Black: International plus we also discuss Murder Mystery, Ikarie XB-1 and Night Beast.
0:00 ? Intro
12:10 ? Review: Men in Black: International
36:55 ? What We Watched: Murder Mystery, Night Beast, Ikarie XB1, Friday the 13th I-IV, History of Horror Podcast, The Case Against Satan
1:11:40 ? Outro
We dig deep with E3 2019 to try and come up with 5 announcements we were actually excited about plus we also discuss the Playstation 5 and Playdate news and we talk Cadence of Hyrule, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Observation, Riverbond, Baba is You, Days Gone, Blaster Master Zero, The Messenger and Zuma's Revenge.
We consume Dark Phoenix plus we also talk Chernobyl, Captive State, In a Lonely Place and The Tick: Season 2.
0:00 - Intro
12:30 - Review: Dark Phoenix
49:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Chernobyl, After Life, Big Little Lies, Captive State, In a Lonely Place, The Tick: Season 2
1:10:25 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:16:15 - Outro
1:20:35 - Spoiler Discussion: Dark Phoenix
We go nuclear on Godzilla: King of the Monsters and discuss the Star Trek: Picard teaser trailer plus we also talk Always Be My Maybe, Never Goin' Back, Testament and Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
0:00 - Intro
22:30 - Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters
49:20 - Headlines: Star Trek: Picard Teaser, Django / Zorro Movie, Scorsese Worried about De-Aging FX in The Irishman
1:09:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Always Be My Maybe, Never Goin' Back, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster, Big Little Lies: Season 1, Warrior (2019), Punch-Drunk Love, Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Testament
2:11:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:15:05 - Outro
We burn down Brightburn and read up on Booksmart plus we also discuss the Terminator: Dark Fate trailer and talk Rim of the World, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, Valentine, The Last Watch, The Man Who Laughs, Uninvited and Fleabag: Season 2.
0:00 - Intro: The Hateful Eight Extended Cut + Beer Bottle Junk Mail
15:45 - Review: Brightburn
37:45 - Review: Booksmart
51:10 - Headlines: Terminator: Dark Fate Trailer
56:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Valentine, Rim of the World, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, Fleabag: Season 2, Hamlet 2, Uninvited, Chernobyl, The Last Watch, The Man Who Laughs, The Last Warning, The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1:55:45 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:56:52 - Outro
1:59:45 - Spoiler Discussion: Brightburn
We revoke Reed's excommunicado status as he joins us to review John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and discuss Robert Pattinson as Batman plus we also talk The Wandering Earth, Urban Legend, Tokyo Drifter and The Twilight Zone.
0:00 - Intro
11:10 - Review: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
46:40 - Headlines: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Trailer #2, Robert Pattinson as The Batman
1:05:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Wandering Earth, Urban Legend, Game of Thrones, The Twilight Zone (Spoilers from 1:39:00-1:39:40), Veep, Tokyo Drifter, Borgen
1:54:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:55:25 - Outro
2:01:40 - Spoiler Discussion: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
The most anticipated episode of the Ball Junk Podcast is here! The mystic powers of the NBA have given Frankie a way back in. We talk the NBA Draft Lottery, the Pelicans, AD, the Lakers, Magic and uncredited bit borrowing. We dig a little into the NFL Draft, bring back OUR game of Real or Fake and all of your favourite segments. Check it out here or subscribe and download on iTunes! BALLS!
We chase conspiracies in Under the Silver Lake and warm up to Arctic plus we also discuss the latest Avatar sequel delay and talk Wine Country, Deep Rising, Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile, Chernobyl and Game of Thrones.
0:00 - Intro: 700 Club Pin Update + Frank Dropping Lid
17:20 - Review: Under the Silver Lake
47:35 - Review: Arctic
1:07:45 - Headlines: The Hateful Eight Mini-Series Update, Avatar Sequels Delayed Again, Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined
1:25:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: Wine Country, Deep Rising, Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, Modern Times
1:51:40 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:54:15 - Outro
We snap out of Avengers: Endgame and discuss whether spoiler culture has gotten out of hand plus we also talk Who's Harry Crumb?, Game of Thrones and The Highwaymen.
0:00 ? Intro: Bill Mantlo GoFundMe
34:30 ? Review: Avengers: Endgame
1:00:00 ? Spoiler Review: Avengers: Endgame
1:53:40 ? Headlines: The Hateful Eight Miniseries on Netflix, Spider-Man: Far From Home Discussion
2:04:40 ? Junk Mail Trojan Horse: Is a Movie Bad if it Can Be Spoiled?
2:18:20 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Who's Harry Crumb?, Game of Thrones, The Highwaymen
2:37:05 ? Outro
We reflect on a legendary year for cinema as we re-review The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and revisit our top 10 lists for 2007.
0:00 - Intro
12:50 - Film Junk Re-review: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
46:30 - Feature: Top 10 Movies of 2007 Revisited
1:39:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: Ratatouille, Breach, Game of Thrones
1:49:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:50:25 - Outro
We get burned by Hellboy and discuss the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker plus we also talk The Kid Who Would Be King, Experiment in Terror, Nightfall, The Lineup and the Game of Thrones season premiere.
0:00 - Intro: The Deaner
16:30 - Review: Hellboy
39:30 - Headlines: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer
51:25 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Kid Who Would Be King, The Lineup, Nightfall, The Burglar, Experiment in Terror, Guava Island, Game of Thrones
1:23:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:23:55 - Outro
We stake out Dragged Across Concrete and discuss the Criterion Channel launch plus we also talk Shazam!, The Golden Head, Mediterranean Holiday, Talk Radio and The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.
0:00 - Intro: Criterion Channel Launch
17:45 - Review: Dragged Across Concrete
52:35 - Other Stuff We Watched: Shazam!, The Golden Head, Talk Radio, The Wrestler, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Mediterranean Holiday
1:36:35 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:38:25 - Outro
We get wasted watching The Beach Bum and discuss the Joker trailer plus we also talk Dumbo, Serenity, The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Triple Frontier, There's Nothing Out There and Q The Winged Serpent.
0:00 - Intro: Episode 700 Grand Total + Frank's New TV + Jay's Target Trip
22:15 - Review: The Beach Bum
49:25 - Headlines: Joker Trailer
55:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: Dumbo (2019), There's Nothing Out There, Serenity (2019), Dark Shadows, The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Triple Frontier, My Cousin Vinny, Q The Winged Serpent, After Life, The Dawn Wall
1:34:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:37:45 - Outro
1:46:30 - Spoiler Discussion: Serenity
As part of Film Junk's Episode 700 Telethon, we recorded a short bonus episode to discuss some of the big GDC announcements including Google Stadia and Oculus Quest.
We welcome a huge panel of guests for our live episode 700 telethon and review Jordan Peele's Us, The Dirt and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World plus we indulge in a freeform group game of Dialogue Bits!
0:00 ? Intro
16:34 ? Review: The Dirt
58:40 ? Discussion: Dwane's First Appearance and Scott's Bargain Bin Find
1:12:10 ? Trailer Trash: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
1:25:30 ? Dialogue Bits
2:04:50 ? Review: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2:28:00 ? Review: Us
2:52:35 ? Outro
2:55:25 ? Spoiler Discussion: Us
Film Junk Episode 700 is coming this Sunday, March 24th! Tune in live at twitch.tv/filmjunkpodcast and donate via filmjunk.com/donate.
BALL BREAKING NEWS: The Ball Junk Podcast has a special guest for the very first time! It's Dax Gordine and he jumps on the show to talk about WWE Films' latest venture, Fighting With My Family. We also talk about the longest and most violent game of soccer ever! Plus, NFL news, Frankie hates the NBA, an incredible edition of Sack Time and of course, Knuckles gets the Gas Pedal. Download, subscribe and listen on iTunes or check us out right here! It's Episode 35 of the Ball Junk Podcast! Balls!
Greg and Dax help us extract our memories of Captain Marvel plus we also talk Leaving Neverland, Fighting with My Family, Losers, The Adventures of Captain Marvel and The Umbrella Academy.
0:00 ? Intro
12:10 ? Review: Captain Marvel
46:45 ? What We Watched: Leaving Neverland, Wanderlust, Fighting with My Family, Losers, Rollerball, The Adventures of Captain Marvel, Your Highness, Clue, The Umbrella Academy
1:40:35 ? Outro
2:03:15 ? Spoiler Discussion: Captain Marvel
We survive Mel Gibson's Apocalypto and revisit our top 10 films of 2006 plus we also talk Apollo 11, The Hot Rock, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story and Old Joy.
0:00 - Intro: Episode 700 Plans + Jay's Near-Death Experience
22:50 - Retro Review: Apocalypto
52:50 - Feature: Top 10 Movies of 2006 (Spoilers for The Prestige from 1:13:50-1:23:50)
1:42:12 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Lives of Others, Slither, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, Old Joy, The Hot Rock, Apollo 11
2:06:05 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:07:50 - Outro
We take a detour through the bad part of town with a retro review of Judgment Night (1993) and round up another Emilio Estevez classic Young Guns II plus we also talk Overlord and Cold War.
0:00 - Intro: Oscar Talk
10:10 - Retro Review: Judgment Night (1993)
43:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Young Guns II, Overlord, Cold War
1:14:20 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:17:15 - Outro
We break down Alita: Battle Angel and discuss Bohemian Rhapsody, The Lego Movie 2, Free Solo, The Seventh Sign, Pieta, Runaway and Rebecca plus Reed unboxes a mystery box.
0:00 - Intro: Reed Farrington Mystery Box Unboxing
25:15 - Review: Alita: Battle Angel
1:06:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Pieta, Bohemian Rhapsody, Free Solo, Devil, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, The Seventh Sign, The Big Sleep, Runaway, Rebecca
2:05:50 - Junk Mail: Reed Farrington Sighting
2:09:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:14:44 - Outro
2:22:55 - Spoiler Discussion: Alita: Battle Angel
We dunk on High Flying Bird and discuss the Oscar commercial break debacle plus we also talk Velvet Buzzsaw, Russian Doll, Splatter University, The Predator and Free Solo.
0:00 - Intro: Jay's New Project
13:35 - Review: High Flying Bird
37:15 - Headlines: Oscars to Announce Winners in Four Categories During Commercial Break
46:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Predator, Splatter University, In Order of Disappearance, Velvet Buzzsaw, Face Transplant Videos, Russian Doll, Free Solo
1:31:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:34:42 - Outro
We embark on a journey to revisit all of our top 10 lists from years past starting with 2005 plus we also offer up a re-review of Munich and talk Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Inquiring Nuns.
0:00 - Intro
23:15 - Film Junk Re-Review: Munich (w/ spoilers)
1:03:15 - Feature: Top 10 Movies of 2005
1:49:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Inquiring Nuns
1:57:45 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:59:45 - Outro
Graham from Drinkbox joins us as we count down our top 10 games of 2018 and discuss the Epic Games Store launch plus we also talk Red Dead Redemption 2, Onimusha: Warlords Remastered, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Into the Breach and Return of the Obra Dinn.
We cut through M. Night Shyamalan's Glass and discuss both of the Fyre documentaries plus we also talk Cutting Class, Green Book and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
0:00 - Intro
15:00 - Review: Glass
46:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Cutting Class, Green Book, Fyre, Fyre Fraud, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1:13:38 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:16:05 - Outro
1:19:20 - Spoiler Discussion: Glass
We perform open heart surgery on Vice and discuss the Ghostbusters sequel news, plus we list our most anticipated movies of 2019 and talk Blindspotting, A Star is Born, They Shall Not Grow Old, American Animals, Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable, The Tale and Dial Code Santa Claus.
0:00 - Intro: The Veto System
23:55 - Review: Vice
50:10 - Headlines: Jason Reitman to Direct New Ghostbusters Sequel
59:55 - Top 5: Most Anticipated Movies of 2019
1:17:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Coming to America, A Star is Born, Pop Fun to Play, American Animals, Blindspotting, Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable, They Shall Not Grow Old, Overnight, Private Life, The Tale, Paddington 2, Dial Code Santa Claus
1:54:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:56:50 - Outro
We get depraved with The House That Jack Built plus we also count down our top 10 movies of 2018 and unveil the lucky winners of the 2018 Junkies.
0:00 - Intro: Jay's Trip to the E.R.
18:25 - Review: The House That Jack Built
46:15 - Feature: Top 10 Movies of 2018
1:44:00 - Feature: 2018 Junkies
2:42:42 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:43:55 - Outro
Dax joins us as we take a deep dive into Aquaman and discuss Bumblebee, Minding the Gap, Holmes & Watson, Shoplifters, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and The House That Jack Built plus we also pull off some classic New Year's pranks.
0:00 - Intro: The Junky Boys (Prank Calls)
21:35 - Review: Aquaman
1:06:35 - Other Stuff We Watched: Shoplifters, Bumblebee, Bird Box, Minding the Gap, The Rider, Mid90s, The Hateful 8, Annihilation, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, The House That Jack Built, Holmes & Watson, Hellboy Trailer, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, A Simple Favor, BlacKKKlansman
2:06:25 - Junk Mail: Creed II Missing Baby
2:09:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:10:35 - Outro
It's the 4th Annual New Year's Ball Junk Drop! We catch up with the NFL and NBA plus we also talk Balls Around the World and take time for the final 2018 game of Real or Fake. Balls!
We get dazzled by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and washed away by Roma plus we also talk Border, Creed II, A Simple Favor, Ralph Breaks the Internet and Shirkers.
0:00 ? Intro: Jay's Travels
18:15 ? Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
43:50 ? Review: Roma
1:08:45 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Border, Filmworker, A Simple Favor, Creed II, Room 237, Shirkers, Sorry To Bother You, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Tom Cruise / McQ Motion Smoothing PSA
1:51:15 ? Outro
Special guests Shaun Hatton, Goon and Nuno take us through a warp zone to the ?80s cult classic The Wizard plus we also talk to Shaun about his show Vintage Tech Hunters and discuss Ghost, The Favourite, Tomb Raider, the new She-Ra and Fantastic Beasts 2.
0:00 - Intro: Ghost Concert
28:30 - Retro Review: The Wizard
1:28:00 - Interview: Vintage Tech Hunters
2:06:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, MST3K: The Gauntlet, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, Tomb Raider, The Favourite, Sorry to Bother You, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2:43:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:45:20 - Outro
Nuno and Zak drop by to review Widows and discuss the new Captain Marvel trailer plus we also talk Searching, Leave No Trace, Cam, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Overlord and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
0:00 - Intro: Old Men Medical Updates
15:45 - Review: Widows
56:28 - Headlines: Captain Marvel Trailer, Netflix Cancels Daredevil
1:20:55 - Other Stuff We Watched: Searching, Hereditary, Leave No Trace, Cam, Maniac, The Little Drummer Girl, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Overlord, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2:17:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:18:50 - Outro
2:28:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Widows
Greg helps us go toe-to-toe with Creed II plus we also discuss The Lion King trailer and talk Border, Peppermint, Chuck, Hoffa, Maniac and Vintage Tech Hunters.
0:00 ? Intro
18:20 ? Review: Creed II
50:05 ? Trailer Trash: The Lion King, Dumbo, Aladdin, Aquaman
1:07:15 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Border, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Chuck, Peppermint, Avatar, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, The Haunting of Hill House, Maniac, Hoffa, Vintage Tech Hunters
1:36:50 ? Outro
1:44:30 ? Spoiler Discussion: Creed II
Singe and Scott ride along for a review of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and a retro review of Police Academy, plus we also talk The Force, The Greatest Showman, Cat People and Making a Murderer: Part 2.
0:00 - Intro
20:55 - Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
51:30 - Retro Review: Police Academy
1:13:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Force, The Greatest Showman, Cat People (1942), Pop Fun to Play, The Night Comes for Us, Zombie, Mandy, Prince of Darkness, Making a Murderer: Part 2 (some spoilers)
2:30:25 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:33:38 - Outro
Kurt Halfyard joins us for a meaty review of the new Suspiria plus we also discuss The Sisters Brothers, Filmworker and Outlaw King.
0:00 - Intro
8:35 - Review: Suspiria
1:33:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Sisters Brothers, Filmworker, Outlaw King
2:07:18 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:14:10 - Outro
2:20:25 - Spoiler Discussion: Suspiria
Superego's Matt Gourley joins us in studio for a special mailbag edition and out of studio for a tour of some legendary movie locations found throughout the Niagara Region.
0:00 - Intro
17:30 - Jay's Niagara Movie Tour
1:08:05 - Junk Mail: Favourite Squib Scenes, Avatar Font Change, Why Matt Went for Tacos with Tyra Banks, Moving + Vinegar Syndrome Recommendations + Spectre Re-evaluation, Canadian Weed Update, Forgotten Classics + Improv Session, Working Overtime in Creative Industries, Bond Continuity and the Future of the Franchise, Jay's Personal Hell Town, Black and White Cuts + Schindler's List Artwork, Canadian Road Trip Movies + Poutine Advice, Period Friday the 13th vs Period Bond + Ranking Star Wars Movies, Superego Movie + Favourite Bond Novel, Long Time Listeners and the Future of Film Junk
2:37:55 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:40:25 - Outro
We celebrate Halloween with chuckles instead of chills by watching Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Transylvania 6-5000 and Haunted Honeymoon plus we also talk The Guilty, Prom Night, Trilogy of Terror and The Night Stalker.
0:00 - Intro
21:15 - Review: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
36:15 - Review: Transylvania 6-5000
50:50 - Review: Haunted Honeymoon
1:07:55 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Guilty, Prom Night, Trilogy of Terror, The Night Comes for Us, The Night Stalker (1972), The Haunting of Hill House, Derren Brown: Sacrifice
1:28:40 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:33:05 - Outro
The Annual Ball Junk NBA Preview is here and it's the show you've been waiting for. We make our predictions on which teams will make the playoffs, who will be the 2019 NBA Champions and reveal the results of the NBA Off Season Game of Likely or Unlikely. You can also listen as Frankie Knuckles goes off on media pushed MVP's, horrible officiating and pretty much everything else. We take your feedback and questions in Sack Time and Frankie, once again, gets the Gas Pedal. Download and subscribe on iTunes or listen right here. It's Episode 33 of the Ball Junk Podcast! Balls!
We carve up Halloween plus we also discuss Making a Murderer: Part 2, Memoirs of an Invisible Man and The Conners.
0:00 ? Intro
11:40 ? Review: Halloween
35:30 ? What We Watched: The Conners, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Making a Murderer: Part 2, Marvel Universe Live, Unfriended: Dark Web
1:01:05 ? Outro
1:05:00? Spoiler Discussion: Halloween
We plant our flag in First Man and confront 22 July plus we also talk Body Melt, Badlands, Countdown and Don?t Worry He Won?t Get Far on Foot.
0:00 - Intro
13:05 - Review: First Man
46:45 - Review: 22 July
1:05:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: Badlands, Body Melt, Chopping Mall, Countdown, Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot, From the Earth to the Moon, Toy Polloi
1:38:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:40:30 - Outro
We review Guacamelee! 2 and Marvel's Spider-Man plus we also discuss Detroit: Become Human, Octopath Traveler, Overcooked 2, Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Dandara, Madden 19, Donut County and in Hot Button we tackle game dev unions.
Dax joins us for a review of a turd in the wind called Venom plus we also discuss A Star is Born, Unfriended: Dark Web, Blood Hook, Ironclad and Haunters: The Art of the Scare.
0:00 ? Intro
21:50 ? Review: Venom
58:10 ? Other Stuff We Watched: A Star Is Born, Blood Hook, Ironclad, Open Windows, Unfriended: Dark Web, The Descent, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Haunters: The Art of the Scare, Gene's Movie Reviews: Trailer Reaction Videos
1:43:05 ? Outro
1:44:20? Spoiler Discussion: Venom
We try to illuminate Hold the Dark plus we also talk Uncle Drew, Brainscan, Have a Nice Day, The Tingler, Ozark and Little Shop of Horrors.
0:00 - Intro: Sinemia Update
21:40 - Review: Hold the Dark
45:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Uncle Drew, American Psycho, Have a Nice Day, True Romance, Brainscan, Ozark, Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Little Shop of Horrors (1960), The Tingler, Halloween (1978), Sugar Rush
1:12:40 - Junk Mail: Jay's Little White Rollercoaster Lie
1:33:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:34:55 - Outro
1:38:45 - Spoiler Discussion: Hold the Dark
We rave about Cage's rage in Mandy and get hosed by Fahrenheit 11/9 plus we also talk Beyond the Black Rainbow, 976-Evil and The Castle of Cagliostro.
0:00 - Intro
9:00 - Review: Mandy
50:00 - Review: Fahrenheit 11/9
1:11:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Beyond the Black Rainbow, 976-Evil, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
1:29:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:33:48 - Outro
We get hunted by The Predator and discuss the perils of digital movie collections plus we also talk TIFF 2018 including The Old Man and the Gun, mid90s, Her Smell, American Dharma and Destroyer.
0:00 ? Intro: McQ Twitter Fallout
29:00 ? Review: The Predator
51:35 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Old Man and the Gun, Mid 90s, Her Smell, American Dharma, Destroyer, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, Freaks, Norm MacDonald Has a Show
1:31:15 ? Junk Mail: Apple Removing Digital Content From iTunes Libraries
1:40:00 ? Outro
1:44:20 ? Spoiler Discussion: The Predator
Jay is back and he brought a brand new segment with him: Dumpster Diving! We get trapped with the Charlie Sheen / Whoopi Goldberg drama 9/11 plus we also discuss Halloween (2018), The Vanishing, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Action Point and Daddy's Home 2.
0:00 - Intro
21:50 - Dumpster Diving: 9/11
52:05 - Other Stuff We Watched: Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Action Point, Halloween (2018), Cop Bodycam Video, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, The Vanishing (1988), Daddy's Home 2, Pre-Crime
1:23:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:26:25 - Outro
With no new Film Junk episode this week, we're pulling another classic out of the vault. This one features Frank's second ever appearance on the show and includes a review of what became the final film directed by Harold Ramis, Year One, plus we rant about bilingual DVD and Blu-ray artwork and Frank talks about seeing Kevin Costner's band live at the Niagara Casino.
0:00 ? Intro
1:45 ? Headlines: Indiana Jones 5, Red Dawn Remake Gets Bourne Alumni, John Carter of Mars Casting, Megan Fox Apologizes to Flower Kid, Sean Penn Drops Out of Three Stooges, First Images from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
15:30 ? Feature: Bilingual DVD Artwork
30:15 ? Review: Year One
40:40 ? Trailer Trash: 2012, Cold Souls, Zombieland
52:15 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Kevin Costner and Modern West, The Way of the Gun, Behind Enemy Lines, Rescue Dawn, Major League, Napoleon Dynamite, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Road to Perdition, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Even Dwarfs Started Small, Fast Company, Crimson Tide, Chopping Mall, The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Hitch-Hike, Room 666, Deja Vu, Masters of the Universe, A Fistful of Dollars, The Truman Show, Weeds, Away We Go
1:51:33 ? Junk Mail: Director's Cuts, Best Parts in the Trailer, End of Movie Rental Era
2:16:45 ? This Week's DVD Releases
2:17:40 ? More Stuff We Watched: Friday the 13th 3-D, New Inglourious Basterds Trailer
2:24:32 ? Outro
OMAHA! The NFL is back and so is the Ball Junk Podcast! It's our annual NFL preview where we talk winners and losers and make our predictions of who is going to the playoffs. It's our most shocking result ever! We also review Helen Hunt's volleyball movie, The Miracle Season and of course Sack Time, a game of Real of Fake and the Gas pedal. Subscribe and download on iTunes or listen right here! It's Episode 32 of the Ball Junk Podcast! Balls!
Reed joins us for an economical review of Crazy Rich Asians and a long overdue retro review of Monty Python's Life of Brian plus we also talk The Rutles: All You Need is Cash, Meet the Feebles, The Babadook and T2: Trainspotting.
0:00 ? Intro
17:34 ? Review: Crazy Rich Asians
1:12:15 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Monty Python's Life of Brian, The Babadook, T2: Trainspotting, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, Room, Meet The Feebles, Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2:18:00 ? Outro
2:24:40 ? Spoiler Discussion: Crazy Rich Asians
We infiltrate hate with BlacKkKlansman and cringe through Eighth Grade plus we also discuss American Animals, The Package, The Dream Team and Teen Titans Go! to the Movies.
0:00 - Intro
17:05 - Review: BlacKkKlansman
45:15 - Review: Eighth Grade
1:10:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Package, American Animals, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, The Dream Team, Jeff Lynne's E.L.O. Live, David Byrne Live, Cobra Kai
1:44:25 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:47:40 - Outro
1:52:30 - Spoiler Discussion: BlacKkKlansman
Reed and Zak join us to review The Meg (while Reed steals wifi from the mall) plus we also discuss the recent Oscar changes and talk Deep Blue Sea, Yellow Submarine, Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot, Extinction, Like Father, Jaws 2 and Chalet Girl.
0:00 - Intro
10:20 - Review: The Meg
43:45 - Headlines: Academy Announces New Oscar Category for Popular Film
1:02:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Deep Blue Sea, Chalet Girl, DeepStar Six, Jaws 2, Extinction, Like Father, Yellow Submarine, Don't Worry He Won't Get Far on Foot, Curb Your Enthusiasm
2:02:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:08:00 - Outro
Reed and Dax help us defuse Mission: Impossible - Fallout plus we also discuss The Equalizer 2, Father of the Year, Sneakers, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, and Childhood's End.
0:00 ? Intro
27:15 ? Review: Mission: Impossible - Fallout
1:24:35 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Equalizer 2, Childhood's End, First Man IMAX Preview, Father of the Year, Daddy's Home 2, Black Box Thinking, Sneakers, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Last Chance U: Season 3
2:12:20 ? Outro
2:17:20 ? Spoiler Discussion: Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Zak and Alicia join us as we get dialed in to Sorry to Bother You and discuss some of the big Comic-Con trailers plus we also talk Tully, Unfriended: Dark Web, Skyscraper, Who is America? and Eighth Grade.
0:00 - Intro
22:08 - Review: Sorry to Bother You
54:10 - Headlines: Comic-Con Trailers
1:15:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Unfriended: Dark Web, Phantom Thread, Who is America?, Skyscraper, Tully, I Feel Pretty, Eighth Grade, Truth or Dare
2:28:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:31:20 - Outro
2:36:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Sorry to Bother You
2:48:20 - Spoiler Discussion: Tully
We gather for a group review of God of War plus we also discuss plenty of other things we've played including Nintendo Labo, Mario Tennis Aces, Mass Effect Andromeda, A Way Out, Turok Remastered, Celeste, Way of the Passive Fist, Sea of Thieves, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Hungry Shark World.
We successfully cleanse with The First Purge and count down our favourite movies of the year so far plus we also talk The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter, Comradeship, The Boss, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Wellington Paranormal.
0:00 ? Intro: Jay Rides Some Coasters
21:00 ? Review: The First Purge
45:05 ? Top 5: Best Movies of 2018 So Far
54:35 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Mission: Impossible, The Boss, Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter, Comradeship, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Vampire Doll, Wellington Paranormal
1:34:55 ? Outro
We bug out on Ant-Man and the Wasp and debate the ethics of Three Identical Strangers plus we also talk The Vietnam War, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Space Jam and break down the meaning of nicecore.
0:00 ? Intro
13:10 ? Review: Ant-Man and The Wasp
54:20 ? Review: Three Identical Strangers
1:03:55 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Vietnam War, The Staircase, How to Build a Time Machine, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Space Jam, Wrong Man
1:23:10 ? Outro
1:30:20 ? Spoiler Discussion: Ant-Man and The Wasp
1:55:10 ? Spoiler Discussion: Three Identical Strangers
We interrogate Sicario: Day of the Soldado and install Upgrade plus we also talk The Woman in the Window, Suburra, Blockers and The Joy of Painting.
0:00 - Intro: Dino DNA Debate
16:42 - Review: Sicario: Day of the Soldado
43:10 - Review: Upgrade
1:05:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Joy Ride, Suburra, Moneyball, The Woman in the Window, Blockers, The Joy of Painting
1:39:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:41:00 - Outro
We extract the DNA of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and revisit The Omen plus Reed has his inner demon exorcised in honour of episode 666. (This episode sponsored by Monster Energy Drink.)
0:00 - Intro
22:00 - Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
52:45 - Retro Review: The Omen (1976)
1:11:30 - Exorcism Intervention (Sponsored by Monster)
1:16:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Shocking Dark, The Hospital, Game of Thrones: Season 1, Freaked, Rosemary's Baby, Star Trek: Discovery
1:34:34 - Recommended Reeding
1:37:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:39:10 - Outro
1:40:25 - Spoiler Discussion: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! Episode 31 of the Ball Junk Podcast is upon you, so sit back and listen to two dudes who know nothing about footy break down the game's biggest event. We make our terrible and somewhat Ultra Bold predictions on the tournament and discuss the recent NBA and NHL playoffs. Frankie also plays a new game around NBA Free Agency and takes the Gas Pedal. Subscribe, download and listen on iTunes or right here! BizNasty for the HOF! Balls!
We break down the good, the bad and the ugly from every press conference at E3 2018 and count down our top 5 games at the show.
We get desecrated by Hereditary and let Ocean's 8 pull a fast one on us plus we also talk Thoroughbreds, Won't You Be My Neighbor? and Psychokinesis.
0:00 - Intro
8:25 - Review: Hereditary
38:50 - Review: Ocean's 8
1:01:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Jurassic World, Thoroughbreds, Ocean's Trilogy, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Psychokinesis
1:27:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:29:35 - Outro
1:31:55 - Spoiler Discussion: Hereditary
1:58:10 - Spoiler Discussion: Ocean's 8
We give praise to First Reformed and bring back Prescribing Frank with Paul Schrader's Hardcore plus we also talk Action Point, Ibiza and Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.
0:00 ? Intro
11:00 ? Review: First Reformed
38:55 ? Prescribing Frank: Hardcore
1:14:00 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Ibiza, Action Point, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Back to the Future
1:29:10 ? Outro
1:32:40 ? Spoiler Discussion: First Reformed
We shoot first at Solo: A Star Wars Story plus we also discuss the cancellation of Roseanne and talk Deadpool 2, Fahrenheit 451.
0:00 ? Intro: Dax's Vacation, Reed's Pretty Woman Dilemma, Roseanne Cancelled
35:15 ? Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story
1:44:45? What We Watched: Deadpool 2, Iron Man 3, Far From the Madding Crowd, Fahrenheit 451 (2018)
2:14:35 ? Outro
2:22:00 ? Spoiler Discussion: Solo: A Star Wars Story
We break the fourth wall with Deadpool 2 plus we also discuss Evil Genius, Highpoint, Batman Begins and Silicon Valley: Season 5.
0:00 - Intro
13:45 - Review: Deadpool 2
47:37 - Other Stuff We Watched: Deadpool, Black Panther, Batman Begins, Evil Genius, Silicon Valley: Season 5, Highpoint
1:16:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:21:35 - Outro
1:22:45 - Spoiler Discussion: Deadpool 2
We experience the thrill of the hunt with Revenge plus we also discuss The Predator trailer, Song to Song, Dina, Anon and Ms. 45.
0:00 - Intro: Frank's New TV
23:35 - Review: Revenge
53:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Song to Song, Dina, Ms. 45, Steve Jobs, Kingpin, Spider-Man, Anon
1:45:05 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:55:00 - Outro
We dance through the ballet of bullets with a retro review of John Woo's 1992 film Hard Boiled plus we also talk Game Night, Rampage, Blockers, Shirkers, Cobra Kai and Red Sparrow.
0:00 - Intro / Jay's Latest Customer Service Rant
29:10 - Retro Review: Hard Boiled
1:09:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: Game Night, Blockers, Dreaming Murakami, Mike Shinoda & Mark Hoppus: Songwriting Live on Stage, Cobra Kai, Rampage, Shirkers, Red Sparrow
1:51:45 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:54:05 - Outro
Greg and Dax help us rebalance the universe with our review of The Avengers: Infinity War plus we also discuss The Devil and Father Amorth, The Week Of, Gods of Egypt, The Titan and Pacific Rim: Uprising.
0:00 ? Intro
18:30 ? Review: Avengers: Infinity War
43:15 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Man on Fire, Crossfit Movies, Gods of Egypt, The Titan, The Week Of, Ready Player One, Pacific Rim Uprising, The Devil and Father Amorth
1:03:55 ? Outro
1:10:45 ? Spoiler Discussion: Avengers: Infinity War
We get smashed in the face by You Were Never Really Here and discuss Death Rides a Horse, Running Fence and Flint Town plus we also throw in a little listener-submitted Score Bits for good measure.
0:00 - Intro
15:15 - Review: You Were Never Really Here
41:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Roseanne, Death Rides a Horse, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Duck Soup, Running Fence, Flint Town, A Quiet Place (SPOILERS)
1:17:50 - Junk Mail: More Score Bits
1:29:20 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:34:05 - Outro
1:37:20 - Spoiler Discussion: You Were Never Really Here
We whisper about A Quiet Place and engage in a tense game of Score Bits plus we also talk The Great Silence, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Charade and Lost in Space.
0:00 - Intro
7:05 - Review: A Quiet Place
25:40 - Score Bits
1:25:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: The People vs. Larry Flynt, The Great Silence, Charade, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Lost in Space (2018)
1:36:40 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:39:20 - Outro
1:42:25 - Spoiler Discussion: A Quiet Place
As 'Captain' Lou Albano once said: "He's the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Wonder of the World!" It's Andre the Giant and he's the subject of a new HBO documentary. On Episode 30 of the Ball Junk Podcast, the Gasman and Frankie Knuckles sit down and give our review. What's good? What's bad? Who's the real star, brother? We also dive deep into the NBA Playoffs and give our predictions on Round 1 and beyond. We briefly chat the NHL Playoffs, WrestleMania, answer your Sack Time questions and good ol' Frankie gets the Gas Pedal. Download and subscribe to the Ball Junk Podcast on iTunes or listen right here! 'Heeey Bossss!'. Balls!
We player hate on Ready Player One and get lost in translation with Isle of Dogs plus we also discuss Wild Wild Country, The Endless, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling.
0:00 - Intro
9:50 - Review: Ready Player One
1:07:25 - Review: Isle of Dogs
1:35:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Wild Wild Country, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Director and the Jedi, Roseanne, The Sugarland Express, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, The Endless
2:31:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:34:50 - Outro
2:37:47 - Spoiler Discussion: Ready Player One
We review Wong Kar-wai's 2046 and experiment with a new show format plus we also talk The Best of Everything, The Meaning of Life, Roseanne, Game Over, Man!, Ghost Bride and The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale.
0:00 - Intro
3:28:55 - Outro
We go mental for Unsane and discuss Jane, The Naked Island, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and The Thin Man.
0:00 - Intro: Sinemia Discussion
14:30 - Review: Unsane
36:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Jane, The Naked Island, Threads, Mosaic, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Thin Man
1:16:35 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:18:00 - Outro
1:20:25 - Spoiler Discussion: Unsane
We imprint our memories of Dark City (1998) and discuss Night of the Hunter, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail and Ricky Gervais: Humanity.
0:00 - Intro / Show Format Discussion
33:20 - Retro Review: Dark City
1:17:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Night of the Hunter, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Ricky Gervais: Humanity, The Tick: Season 1, Part 2
1:50:10 - Junk Mail: Funniest Movie Scenes of All Time
1:51:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:53:00 - Outro
We fulfill the prophecy of The Dark Crystal and discuss the Fantastic Beasts 2 trailer plus we also talk Derren Brown: The Push, Voyeur, Paradise Lost 1 and 2, Serpico and Love: Season 3.
0:00 - Intro
15:15 - Review: The Dark Crystal
57:50 - Headlines: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer
1:06:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Derren Brown: The Push (SPOILERS start at 1:19:50 and end at 1:36:10), O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession, Voyeur, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, Atlanta Monster, Love: Season 3, United 93, Serpico, Stop Making Sense
1:59:00 - Junk Mail: Eli Roth vs. James Wan, Hans Zimmer's Wal-Mart Commercial, Predicting Ready Player One Box Office + Tarantino Collaborations, Most Influential Films of the Past 20 Years, Surround Sound System Tips, Toronto Drive-In Locations, Music Listening Habits
2:30:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:31:45 - Outro
We get cocked, locked and ready to rock for Death Wish and discuss casting for Tarantino's next movie plus we also talk Darkest Hour, Apocalypse Now and Hearts of Darkness.
0:00 ? Intro
8:40 ? Review: Death Wish
46:00 ? Headlines: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio to Star in Tarantino's #9
52:55 ? Other Stuff We We Watched: Darkest Hour, Death Wish (1974), Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Apocalypse Now
1:07:10 ? Junk Mail: Is Frank Suffering from Jay-lousy?, Queer Cinema Renaissance, Why Does 4K Matter?, Greatest Oscar Party Snack, Disney Conspiracy Against Florida Project, More Chat Room Q&A
1:28:55? Outro
We absorb Annihilation and speak up about Mute plus we also discuss Stalker, The Breaking Point, The Ritual.
0:00 ? Intro: Medieval Times + Frank's TV Debacle Conclusion
26:20 ? Review: Annihilation
53:05 ? Review: Mute
1:10:40 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Ritual, Stalker, The Breaking Point
1:23:45 ? Junk Mail: Juicing Black Panther's Rotten Tomatoes Score, Best Foreign Blu-ray Distributors, In Defense of Grain, Choosing a Movie Theatre, Frank's Thoughts on John Landis + Best Comedy Directors
1:46:25 ? Outro
1:49:05 ? Spoiler Discussion: Annihilation
Greg and Dax drop by to challenge Black Panther and discuss The Incredibles 2 trailer plus we also talk Darkest Hour, The Disaster Artist, Crazy Heart, The Silence of The Lambs, Dredd and The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography.
0:00 ? Intro
18:30 ? Review: Black Panther
57:30 ? Headlines: The Incredibles 2 Trailer, Uncle Drew Trailer
1:12:10 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Post, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Dunkirk, Darkest Hour, Roman J. Israel, Esq., The Disaster Artist, Looper, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton, Bright, Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Dredd, Crazy Heart, The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography, The Silence of the Lambs
1:38:30? Junk Mail: Favourite African-American Actors, Sequels By Name Only, Frank's Selective Spoiler Sensitivity, Watching Movies on Planes
2:09:10 ? Outro
2:14:15? Spoiler Discussion: Black Panther
We suss out The Square and discuss the Venom trailer and Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, plus we also talk Wormwood, The Ritual, Mom and Dad.
0:00 - Intro
8:25 - Review: The Square
41:00 - Headlines: RIP Johann Johannsson, Venom Trailer, Joaquin Phoenix in Talks to Play The Joker, Peter Rabbit Controversy
1:06:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: Wormwood, The Ritual, Mom and Dad, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
1:40:00 - Junk Mail: Embers of Mirrim on Switch + Current State of Podcasting, Sean Flow Chart + Best Looking Comedies + Worst Wigs, Movies That Show Cum, Movies That End with a Bang
2:11:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:13:00 - Outro
We try to comprehend The Cloverfield Paradox and discuss the Super Bowl trailers, plus we also count down our most anticipated movies of 2018 and revisit Crocodile Dundee.
0:00 - Intro: Frank vs. LG
22:05 - Review: The Cloverfield Paradox
1:04:45 - Headlines: Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer, Mission: Impossible - Fallout Trailer, Poptheatr Kickstarter
1:24:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Silver Linings Playbook, The Staircase, Altered Carbon, Crocodile Dundee
1:47:45 - Junk Mail: Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2018, Sicario 2, Why No Love for Documentaries?, Quentin Tarantino's Defense of Roman Polanski, Going Blu + Best Premium Episodes
2:26:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:28:15 - Outro
2:30:10 - Spoiler Discussion: The Cloverfield Paradox
We scalp Hostiles and discuss new trailers for Mute and Ant-Man and the Wasp plus we also talk A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Unforgiven, Goon: Last of the Enforcers and Russkies.
0:00 - Intro
14:10 - Review: Hostiles
47:40 - Headlines: Ant-Man and the Wasp Trailer, The Hurricane Heist Trailer, Mute Trailer
1:01:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Hoop Dreams, Unforgiven, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Strong Island, Russkies
1:30:30 - Junk Mail: Scott Cooper vs. John Hillcoat, Best and Worst Acting Performances by Musicians, How to Tell a Movie's Genre, Movies We'd Want to Go Back in Time to Experience Completely Fresh, Transparent Dividers Between Theatre Seats, Jay Argument Flowchart
1:59:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:01:15 - Outro
We derail The Commuter and soak up Call Me By Your Name plus we also discuss the 2018 Oscar nominations and talk Your Name, Schindler's List, Slapshot, The Toys That Made Us and Black Mirror: Season 4.
0:00 - Intro
12:35 - Review: The Commuter
37:25 - Review: Call Me By Your Name
1:00:10 - Headlines: 2018 Oscar Nominations, Dundee Teaser Trailer, Theatre Attendance Hits Lowest in 24 Years
1:28:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Schindler's List, Slapshot, Goon, The Toys That Made Us, Your Name, Rocky Balboa, Black Mirror, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1:48:15 - Junk Mail: Favourite Non-Actors in Movies, The Overlap Between Movies and TV, Dropping Lid and Logging on Letterboxd, Sean's 4K TV Update
2:15:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:17:25 - Outro
2:21:05 - Spoiler Discussion: The Commuter
We report on The Post and get highway hynopsis from The Road Movie plus we also discuss Molly's Game, All the Money in the World, Coco, The Polka King, Super Dark Times, Dave Made a Maze, Mudbound and Majorie Prime.
0:00 - Intro
3:30 - Review: The Post
28:50 - Review: The Road Movie
43:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Molly's Game, Spielberg, All the Money in the World, The Post, The Polka King, Saving Private Ryan, Coco, Ultimate Beastmaster, Thelma, Super Dark Times, Mudbound, Dave Made a Maze, Marjorie Prime
1:17:50 - Junk Mail: Frank Argument Flow Chart, Why Jay Stopped Using Letterboxd, Sleeping Habits
1:39:17 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:41:10 - Outro
We examine the seams of Phantom Thread and count down our favourite movies of 2017 plus we also hand out the 4th Annual Junkies.
0:00 - Intro
14:15 - Review: Phantom Thread
36:20 - Feature: Film Junk's Top 10 Movies of 2017
1:54:30 - Feature: 4th Annual Junkies
2:43:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:43:58 - Outro
2:46:35 - Spoiler Discussion: Phantom Thread
We perform open heart surgery on The Killing of a Sacred Deer and wield wands with Bright plus we also discuss the Ocean's 8 Trailer and talk Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, I Tonya, Personal Shopper, Last Flag Flying and Battle of the Sexes.
0:00 - Intro
17:25 - Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer
56:20 - Review: Bright
1:22:30 - Headlines: Ocean's 8, Star Wars: The Last Jedi AMC Disclaimer
1:32:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: I, Tonya, Assisted Suicide Videos + Carnival Game Scams, Battle of the Sexes, Father Figures, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Florida Project, Columbus, Personal Shopper, Valerian, Split, Last Flag Flying, The Farthest
2:18:30 - Junk Mail: The New Star Wars Trilogy Wasn't Planned, Terminator 2 4K Release
2:47:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:50:30 - Outro
2:52:15 - Spoiler Discussion: The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Happy New Year! Forget Times Square. Forget Zombie Dick Clark. Spend your last moments of 2017 with Episode 29 of the Ball Junk Podcast as we present our annual New Years Eve Ball Drop! Listen in as we talk the NFL Playoff Picture, the near midway point of the NBA season and a double dose of reviews! We discuss ESPN's 30 For 30 documentary 'Nature Boy' and 'Battle of the Sexes'. Don't worry, Knucks still gets the Holiday Gas Pedal. Subscribe and download on iTunes or check us out right here. Here's to more balls in 2018!
Jay phones it in while Greg and Reed join us to review Star Wars: The Last Jedi plus we also discuss the Disney / Fox acquisition and talk Brigsby Bear, Network, The Manchurian Candidate, Mixed Nuts, Wishful Drinking.
0:00 ? Intro
16:35 ? Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
58:00 ? Headlines: Disney Officially Buys 21st Century Fox, Quentin Tarantino's Star Trek
1:19:00 ? What We Watched: Network, Polar Express, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Carol, Christmas Specials, Mixed Nuts, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Brigsby Bear, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Wishful Drinking, Hungry Hearts
1:54:45 ? Junk Mail: Best Motorsport Movies, Reed's Star Trek Room Update + Reed's Oddest Purchases of the Year
2:03:55 ? Outro
2:25:15 ? Spoiler Discussion: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
We throw spoons at The Disaster Artist and get inspired by Stronger plus we also discuss new trailers for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Alita: Battle Angel and talk I, Tonya, Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
0:00 - Intro
17:20 - Review: The Disaster Artist
48:35 - Review: Stronger
1:09:40 - Headlines: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Trailer, Alita: Battle Angel Trailer, Quentin Tarantino Might Direct a Star Trek Movie, Sylvester Stallone Won't Direct Creed 2
1:27:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: I, Tonya, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The Trip to Spain
1:43:50 - Junk Mail: All the Money in the World Riding the CoPo Wave, Watching Movies with Horrible People in Them, Horror Sequels Being a Slave to Canon, Joss Whedon Easter Egg in Justice League, Star Wars: The Last Jedi International Poster Spoiler
2:12:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:14:30 - Outro
We review Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Lady Bird plus we also discuss The Avengers: Infinity War trailer and talk Godless, Too Funny to Fail.
0:00 ? Intro
13:10 ? Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
42:25 ? Review: Lady Bird
1:08:25 ? Headlines: The Avengers: Infinity War Trailer
1:12:55 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Nathan For You, Electric Sun Trial, Too Funny To Fail, Godless
1:25:55 ? Outro
We review Super Mario Odyssey and Cuphead plus we dig into the Star Wars: Battlefront II loot box debate and we talk Uncharted: Lost Legacy, Metroid: Samus Returns, South Park: Fractured But Whole, Call of Duty: WWII, Pyre, Hellblade, The Mummy Demastered, SNES Classic and more.
We assemble a dream team to review Justice League and discuss Quentin Tarantino's upcoming movie plus we also talk The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Punisher, Ingrid Goes West, Nathan for You.
0:00 ? Intro
16:20 ? Review: Justice League
1:08:25? News: New Tarantino Movie Officially Announced, Rampage Trailer, Rotten Tomatoes Controversy
1:31:05 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Punisher, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Krampus, Splice, Krull, Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton, Andy Kaufman: I'm From Hollywood, My Breakfast with Blassie, Ingrid Goes West, Passengers, Why Him?, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Nathan For You
2:08:50 ? Outro
2:17:05 - Spoiler Discussion: Justice League
We investigate Murder on the Orient Express and get high on Good Time plus we also discuss The Post trailer and talk The Square, Silver Streak, Umberto D., Jumanji and Bill Murray's secret whisper in Lost in Transation.
0:00 - Intro
7:50 - Review: Murder on the Orient Express
33:25 - Review: Good Time
53:15 - Headlines: The Post Trailer, Rian Johnson to Kick Off New Star Wars Trilogy, Disney Lifts L.A. Times Blackout After Pressure from Film Critics
1:14:35 - Other Stuff We Watched: Umberto D., Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Square (2017), Silver Streak, Lost in Translation, Jumanji, Zathura
1:47:20 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:49:45 - Outro
1:52:40 - Spoiler Discussion: Murder on the Orient Express
Greg and Dax are back for a Thor: Ragnarok battle royale and we also discuss The Florida Project, David Lynch: The Art Life and Stranger Things: Season 2 plus Jay gets a prostate exam.
0:00 ? Intro
22:40 ? Review: Thor: Ragnarok
1:16:20 ? News: Disney Attempting To Buy 20th Century Fox, Lord of the Rings TV Show In Development
1:38:00 ? What We Watched: Mindhunter, Stranger Things, Kung Fu Yoga, TheVVitch, 1922, Psycho (1998), Blade Runner 2049, David Lynch: The Art Life, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Florida Project
1:56:40? Junk Mail: No Love For Leo, Real-Life Tragedy Movies at the Box Office, When to Start Watching Christmas Movies
2:13:25 ? Outro
2:21:15 - Spoiler Discussion: Thor: Ragnarok
We have flashbacks to '80s cult classics House and Shocker and discuss dynamic pricing in theatres plus we also talk Geostorm, Creep 2, Dead and Buried, The Old Dark House and Michael Jackson's Halloween.
0:00 ? Intro
7:45 ? Review: House
28:40 ? Review: Shocker
42:10 ? Headlines: Regal Cinema to Introduce Dynamic Pricing, Lethal Weapon 5 Rumoured 52:45 ? What We Watched: Geostorm, Michael Jackson's Halloween, Fright Night (2011), The Old Dark House, Dead and Buried, Creep 2
1:22:50 ? Junk Mail: Sequels That Suffer If You Haven't Seen Preceding Films, Best Living Actors, Michael Giacchino - Good or Shit?, Favourite New Composers, Desperate Fake Ass Celebrities
1:49:00 ? Outro
We get loopy with Happy Death Day and discuss the Han Solo movie title and logo plus we also talk Colossal, Volcano, Count Dracula's Great Love and Wind River.
0:00 - Intro
6:35 - Review: Happy Death Day
28:05 - Headlines: Phantom Thread Trailer, Han Solo Movie Gets a Title
38:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Colossal, Count Dracula's Great Love, Volcano, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Wind River
1:11:28 - Junk Mail: Why Blade Runner 2049 Failed at the Box Office, The Breakfast Club on Criterion, Favourite Deleted Scenes, Favourite Martial Arts Movies, Movies That Are Too Disturbing to Watch, Zak's Noble Title
1:45:05 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:47:38 - Outro
1:51:45 - Spoiler Discussion: Happy Death Day
Our crossover breaks ankles like Gordon Hayward...breaks ankles. Get real! It's Episode 28 of the Ball Junk Podcast and we're back with our 2018 NBA Preview! Best and worst in the East and West, who's making the playoffs and who's in tank mode, plus our predictions on the Conference and NBA Finals! We take a look at the craziness of the current NFL season so far and how it makes 'Knucks juices flow. Frankie plays Before and After, we talk competitive tag and the RedTubers of Washington Square. All that, plus Sack Time and the Gas Pedal. Put on your Fifty Mission Cap and give this pod a listen. Download, subscribe and rate us (5 stars, naturally) on iTunes! Balls!
We review The Foreigner and The Meyerowitz Stories plus we also discuss the fall of Harvey Weinstein and we talk Spielberg, Gerald's Game, Popcorn, The Gravy Train and Mindhunter.
0:00 - Intro
7:00 - Review: The Foreigner
31:20 - Review: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
45:15 - Headlines: Harvey Weinstein Accused of Sexual Assault, Sylvester Stallone to Direct Creed 2, The New Mutants Trailer
1:08:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Spielberg, Popcorn, Gerald's Game, Long Shot, Mindhunter, The Gravy Train, Top of the Lake: China Girl
1:30:20 - Junk Mail: Replicants Are Not Androids, Blade Runner and Sean's Top 100 List, The Thing Day, The Empty Theatre Experience, Favourite Troma Movies, Directors That Made One Great Film, Pre-Trailer Teases
2:09:35 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:12:25 - Outro
We apply the Voight-Kampff test to Blade Runner 2049 plus we also give our live reactions to the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer and talk Star Trek: Discovery, The Orville, Astro Zombies, Drive-In Massacre, SpaceCamp and The Milky Way.
0:00 - Intro
17:25 - Review: Blade Runner 2049
54:55 - Spoiler Discussion: Blade Runner 2049
1:59:45 - Headlines: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer, Pacific Rim: Uprising Trailer
2:29:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Star Trek: Discovery, The Orville, Astro Zombies, Drive-In Massacre, Beyond the Darkness, Long Shot, SpaceCamp, The Milky Way, Chinatown
3:06:35 - Junk Mail: Best World-Building Movies, Reed's Jake Gyllenhaal Prediction, Favourite Korean Movies, Turning Off Motion Smoothing on Other People's TVs
3:30:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
3:32:10 - Outro
We reach cruising altitude with American Made and we discuss the Annihilation trailer plus we also talk The Lego Ninjago Movie, Star Trek: Discovery and La Femme Nikita.
0:00 ? Intro
12:50 ? Review: American Made
32:30 ? News: Annihilation Trailer, Avatar Young Cast Revealed, Men in Black Spinoff Coming in 2019
49:55 ? What We Watched: La Femme Nikita, The Lego Ninjago Movie, Star Trek: Discovery, Mr. Mom
1:01:05 ? Junk Mail: Best 3 Movie Streak Redux, Having a Movie Incorrectly Spoiled, Essential 4K Blurays, Awkward Sex Scenes in Movies, Guitar-Driven Scores
1:23:10 ? Outro
We get spooked by A Ghost Story and discuss trailers for Isle of Dogs and Tomb Raider, plus we also talk The Book of Henry, Risk, Problem Child and Score: A Film Music Documentary.
0:00 - Intro
8:10 - Review: A Ghost Story
46:40 - Headlines: Isle of Dogs Trailer, Tomb Raider Trailer, J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars Episode IX, Linda Hamilton to Return for Terminator Reboot
1:21:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Score: A Film Music Documentary, American Ninja Warrior, Problem Child, The Book of Henry, Risk, Nathan for You
1:44:05 - Junk Mail: John Denver Overload, Best Three Movie Stretch by an Actor, Sean's Nitpicks, Tension Building in United 93 vs The Hateful Eight, MoviePass, Peak Hans Zimmer
2:27:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:29:54 - Outro
We get to the heart of mother! and review all of the movies we saw at the Toronto International Film Festival including The Shape of Water, Downsizing, Brawl in Cell Block 99 and The Disaster Artist.
0:00 - Intro: Jay's Phobia
13:00 - Review: mother!
44:10 - TIFF 2017: The Shape of Water, Thelma, Downsizing, The Disaster Artist, Brawl in Cell Block 99, The Death of Stalin, Love Means Zero, There Is a House Here, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2:25:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:28:15 - Outro
2:32:40 - Spoiler Discussion: mother!
We devour It and revisit United 93 and World Trade Center plus we also talk Wind River, The Crimson Kimono, Icarus, Salem's Lot and the Twin Peaks finale.
0:00 - Intro
9:40 - Review: It
37:00 - Headlines: Colin Trevorrow Leaves Star Wars: Episode IX
45:55 - Retro Reviews: World Trade Center and United 93
1:49:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: Wind River, The Crimson Kimono, Salem's Lot, Adaptation, Twin Peaks: The Return Finale, Snatched, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Icarus, Kingsman: The Secret Service
2:05:50 - Junk Mail: Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Porgs, Audiences Cheering During Old Movies, "Visionary" Directors
2:24:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:31:08 - Outro
2:34:15 - Spoiler Discussion: It
No new episode this week so instead we're going to The Vault for a very early classic that involves Stephen King's The Mist and Jay's legendary confrontation with some disruptive audience members, plus we also discuss Beowulf and our Top 5 Movies with Bugs.
0:00 ? Intro
01:50 ? Call for Suggestions for Year End Podcast / Episode 150
02:55 ? Jay Loses It / Rant About Movie Theatre Disturbances
16:40 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Helvetica, The Jesus Guy, Bloody Sunday
20:00 ? Junk Mail
56:15 ? Review: Stephen King's The Mist
1:13:50 ? Review: Beowulf
1:29:18 ? Top 5 Movies with Bugs
1:33:25 ? Versus: Stephen King Horror vs Non-Horror
1:41:43 ? Trailer Trash: Cloverfield
1:46:28 ? This Week's DVD Releases
1:49:25 ? Outro
We try not to write off Death Note and discuss the new Joker movies in development plus we also talk Annabelle: Creation, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, The Tick (2017), Making Contact, One Dark Night and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
0:00 - Intro: Jay's Romantic Customer Service Call
19:30 - Review: Death Note
38:40 - Headlines: R.I.P. Tobe Hooper, Warner Brothers Announces Two New Joker Movies, Dolph Lundgren to Return for Creed II, James Cameron Says Wonder Woman is a Step Backward for Feminism, BBC Top 100 Comedies of All Time
1:18:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Annabelle: Creation, The Martian, Goon: Last of the Enforcers, The Tick (2017), Alien: Covenant, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2, One Dark Night, Making Contact
2:03:20 - Junk Mail: Predicting the End of DVDs, Actors and their Bags of Tricks, Movies with Unnecessarily Extended Endings, Logging T2: 3D on Letterboxd, Popcorn on the Cob
2:34:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:39:30 - Outro
2:45:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Death Note
Grip your pigskin and settle down for our NFL Preview! The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles break down each division and conference and make out playoff predictions. Knucks, as always, offers up some Ultra Bold Predictions and Steaming Hot Takes! We also dive deep in some of the biggest sports stories of the summer including the IT/Kyrie trade, Ice Cube's Big 3, Ric Flair, Jon Jones and Frankie picks the Prop Bets for Mayweather/McGregor. All that, plus Sack Time and the Gas Pedal. It's Episode 27 of the Ball Junk Podcast! Happy Birthday Mamba!
We have the good fortune to review Logan Lucky and discuss the Star Wars Obi-Wan spin-off plus we also talk Spy Kids, The Killing (1956) and Twin Peaks: The Return.
0:00 ? Intro
17:45 ? Review: Logan Lucky
42:25 ? News: R.I.P. Jerry Lewis, Obi-Wan Kenobi Spinoff
52:45 ? What We Watched: Spy Kids, Twin Peaks: The Return, Jaws (Novel), Full Tilt Boogie, The Killing (1956)
1:18:40 ? Junk Mail: Nathan's Confidence, Top 5 of 2017 So Far
1:25:35 ? Outro
1:32:08 ? Spoiler Discussion: Logan Lucky
We climb The Dark Tower and discuss the possibility of a Star Wars-themed hotel plus we also talk Mystery Men, Firestarter, The Flintstones and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.
0:00 - Intro
18:15 - Review: The Dark Tower
44:50 - Headlines: First Photos of Josh Brolin as Cable, Disney to Launch Streaming Service in 2019, Disney Building Immersive Star Wars-Themed Hotel
1:23:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Dunkirk, Firestarter, Mystery Men, The Flintstones, Game of Thrones
1:59:10 - Junk Mail: Favourite Stephen King Adaptations, Star Wars No Longer Entertains Kids, Paying to Avoid Trailers and Commercials, Directors That Stay Relevant Across Multiple Eras, Sequels to Childhood Movies We Want to See
2:31:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:34:18 - Outro
We get gut punched by Detroit and go wild for Girls Trip plus we also discuss the Death Wish trailer, Disney's facial recognition tech, The Lost City of Z, Aeon Flux, Booty Call, Cape Fear (1991) and Wizards.
0:00 - Intro
10:25 - Review: Detroit
1:08:05 - Review: Girls Trip
1:22:24 - Headlines: Death Wish Trailer, Disney to Use Facial Recognition to Gather Data in Theatres, Al Gore's Top 5 Movies
1:51:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Lost City of Z, Cape Fear (1991), Wizards, Aeon Flux, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Booty Call, Interstellar, Dunkirk
2:17:00 - Junk Mail: Dunkirk and the Importance of Sound, Dwayne Johnson's Siri Commercial, Action Heroines, Refurbished Products, Where to File T2: Trainspotting, How to Describe Film Junk to Your Friends
2:50:05 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:54:00 - Outro
We infiltrate Atomic Blonde and hit the road to watch Hans Zimmer live in concert complete with a very special edition of Score Bits.
0:00 ? Intro
9:05 ? Review: Atomic Blonde
35:00 ? Headlines: Thor Comic-Con Trailer, Stranger Things Season 2 Trailer
49:40 ? Hans Zimmer Live: Pre-Show
1:09:50 ? Hans Zimmer Live: Score Bits
1:39:10 ? Hans Zimmer Live: Review
2:12:30 ? Outro
2:13:25 ? Spoiler Discussion: Atomic Blonde
We evacuate our bowels for Dunkirk and get visually stimulated by Valerian plus we also discuss trailers for Ready Player One, The Shape of Water and 9/11 and we talk The Fifth Element, Heavy Metal.
0:00 - Intro
4:20 - Review: Dunkirk
50:30 - Review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
1:13:55 - Headlines: Ready Player One Trailer, The Shape of Water Trailer, 9/11 Trailer
1:36:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Beguiled (2017), The Fifth Element, Heavy Metal, Last Chance U: Season 2
1:50:20 - Junk Mail: Nolan's Next Film + Pfister vs. Van Hoytema, Movies We've Seen in Special Formats + Ones We Regret Not Seeing, Sexist Dunkirk Review, War for the Planet of the Apes Evolution Question, Double Parm Explained
2:08:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:10:20 - Outro
2:14:30 - Spoiler Discussion: Dunkirk
We go ape for War for the Planet of the Apes and discuss Tarantino's next movie plus we also talk The Big Sick, The Beguiled, L'Argent and Driver.
0:00 - Intro
9:05 - Review: War for the Planet of the Apes
32:45 - Headlines: Quentin Tarantino Planning Movie About Manson Family Murders
39:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Big Sick, L'Argent, The Disaster Artist Trailer, The Beguiled (2017), The Driver
55:50 - Junk Mail: Baby Driver CoPo Backlash Backfire, Best Buy vs. Target, Custom Magnetic Spines for Steelbooks, Game of Thrones + Behind the Scenes Podcasting Workflow Tips
1:33:52 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:37:20 - Outro
1:39:15 - Spoiler Discussion: War for the Planet of the Apes
We get bitten by Spider-Man: Homecoming and discuss the Charlie Sheen 9/11 movie plus we also talk Tour de Pharmacy, The House, Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, The Love Guru, Kong: Skull Island and GLOW.
0:00 - Intro / Jay's Quantum Leap Quandary
31:30 - Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming
1:23:12 - Other Stuff We Watched: John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, Kong: Skull Island, GLOW, Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, Tour de Pharmacy, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The House, The Love Guru, Suicide Squad
1:49:00 - Headlines: Charlie Sheen and Whoopi Goldberg 9/11 Movie
1:54:20 - Junk Mail: Why Jay Hates Food, Anti-Transformers Agenda, Best Celebrity Rants Captured on Tape, Frank's Love of The Lone Ranger, The Politics of Film Junk, Best Goth Movies
2:29:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:31:38 - Outro
2:34:55 - Spoiler Discussion: Spider-Man: Homecoming
We spin our wheels with Baby Driver and get into a meaty debate over Okja plus we also discuss GLOW.
0:00 ? Intro
7:50 ? Review: Baby Driver
40:48 ? Review: Okja
1:01:45 ? Other Stuff We Watched: GLOW
1:07:40 ? Junk Mail: Water Phobias, Creative Freedom Within Franchises, Directors Who Worked as Their Own DP, Netflix Movies on Blu-ray, Dating as a Film Snob, What to Wear to a Hans Zimmer Concert
1:50:50 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
1:53:50 ? Spoiler Discussion: Baby Driver
2:03:00 ? Spoiler Discussion: Okja
We try to comprehend Transformers: The Last Knight and stare into the abyss of 47 Meters Down plus we also discuss glasses-free 3D for the Avatar sequels and talk The Bad Batch, Spirited Away, Vision Quest, Compulsion, Another Woman, Lost in La Mancha and The Gong Show.
0:00 - Intro
14:40 - Review: Transformers: The Last Knight
1:05:25 - Review: 47 Meters Down
1:41:35 - Headlines: Avatar 2, 3 and 4 to Feature Glasses-Less 3D, Ron Howard Confirmed for Han Solo Movie
2:15:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Great Wall, Wonder Woman, Spirited Away, Thor, Kiss of the Dragon, The Martian, The Bad Batch, The Gong Show, Unstoppable, Compulsion, Another Woman, Obsessions, Vision Quest, Caltiki, the Immortal Monster, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Lost in La Mancha
2:45:45 - Junk Mail: TMNT Lego, Top 3 Adam Sandler Movies + Cool Heist Movies, Avatar Theme Park, Oversized Blu-ray Shelf Dilemma, Changing Career Paths
3:08:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
3:10:15 - Outro
3:13:35 - Spoiler Discussion: 47 Meters Down
We get infected by It Comes at Night and discuss Lord and Miller leaving the Han Solo movie plus we also talk Rough Night, Cars 3, Krisha, The Lego Batman Movie, Oh Hello on Broadway, Very Bad Things, Raw and The Belko Experiment.
0:00 - Intro
9:45 - Review: It Comes at Night
35:10 - Headlines: RIP John G. Avildsen, Phil Lord and Chris Miller Exit Han Solo Movie
50:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Rough Night, Cars 3, Raw, The Lego Batman Movie, Animal House, Role Models, 23 Paces to Baker Street, The Belko Experiment, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Krisha, Oh Hello on Broadway, Very Bad Things
1:59:26 - Junk Mail: Seal Busker Response + SJW Movie Podcasts, To Unwrap or Not to Unwrap, Best End Credit Songs, NYT's Top 25 Movies of the 21st Century, Birthday Wishes, Putting Film Junk on the Map
2:34:15 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:40:10 - Outro
2:46:20 - Spoiler Discussion: It Comes at Night
We break down all of the major announcements at this year's E3 including the Xbox One X, Shadow of the Colossus remake, two Metroid games, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Beyond Good and Evil 2, Assassin's Creed Origins, Anthem, A Way Out and much more!
We get imprisoned by The Mummy and discuss the Black Panther trailer plus we also discuss A Cure for Wellness, Life, Born on the Fourth of July, The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy (1932).
0:00 - Intro
19:25 - Review: The Mummy
44:15 - Headlines: RIP Adam West, Black Panther Trailer, The Gong Show and Battle of the Network Stars, Sony to Release Clean Versions of Movies on Home Video
1:10:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: A Cure for Wellness, Life, The Mummy (1999), The Mummy (1932), Look Who's Talking, Born on the Fourth of July, Primal Screen
1:53:33 - Junk Mail: DC vs Marvel Movies, The State of CG Effects, Best '90s Soundtracks, Handling Reviews of Our Own Creative Output, True Lies, Greatest Movie Score of All Time, Sticker Removal Techniques + Frank's Memories of Working at a Theatre
2:46:02 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:50:15 - Outro
2:52:55 - Spoiler Discussion: The Mummy
3:05:25 - Spoiler Discussion: Life
We get liberated by Wonder Woman and discuss the influence of Rotten Tomatoes on box office numbers plus we also talk 78/52, Logan, The Keepers, The Leftovers, Streets of Fire and Psycho Cop Returns.
0:00 - Intro
5:20 - Review: Wonder Woman
45:22 - Headlines: Murder on the Orient Express Trailer, Studios Blame Failure of Pirates 5 and Baywatch on Rotten Tomatoes
1:05:55 - Other Stuff We Watched: Man of Steel, The Keepers, 78/52, The Leftovers, Wonder Woman (1975), Logan (SPOILER WARNING), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Baywatch, Streets of Fire, Patriot's Day, Psycho Cop Returns
1:54:05 - Junk Mail: De-Aging Effects, Farming Movies + Movies Released in Two Parts, Universal Monsters Dark Universe, Alien: Covenant Score, Avoiding Trailers and Going in Blind, Ranking the Alien Movies + Best Tom Cruise Performances, Splitting the Cost of UHD Purchases with Family Members
2:31:32 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:34:47 - Outro
2:39:30 - Spoiler Discussion: Wonder Woman
We ogle Baywatch and discuss the Zack Snyder / Justice League news plus we also talk Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, War Machine, The Keepers, Twin Peaks, Patriot's Day, From Beyond, Oklahoma City and Stray Dog.
0:00 - Intro
12:25 - Review: Baywatch
57:35 - Headlines: Zack Snyder Leaves Justice League, Logan Lucky Trailer
1:08:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Lion, Patriot's Day, Ruby Ridge, Oklahoma City, The Keepers, Logan, The Void, From Beyond, Rick and Morty, Panic Room, Twin Peaks, War Machine, Stray Dog
2:04:45 - Junk Mail: Mark Hamill's Disagreement Over The Last Jedi, Best Way to Handle Foreign Languages Without Subtitles, Greatest Actor of All Time, Mom and Child Screenings, Deathdream and Nightmare Fulfillment, KOC Origins, 4K Setups and Organization
2:41:45 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:47:20 - Outro
We offer up our first impressions of the Nintendo Switch and several of the launch titles including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild plus we also talk Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7, Nioh, Nier: Automata, Mass Effect: Andromeda, What Remains of Edith Finch, Lego Worlds, Stardew Valley and Yooka-Laylee.
We get fingered by Alien: Covenant and discuss the first trailer for Star Trek: Discovery plus we also talk LA 92, Moontrap, Alias, Our Man in Havana and Gus Van Sant's Psycho remake.
0:00 - Intro / Reed's Primal Scream / Jay's Unboxing
35:00 - Review: Alien: Covenant
1:22:33 - Headlines: Star Trek: Discovery Trailer
1:35:25 - Other Stuff We Watched: Alias, LA 92, Moontrap, The Strain, Our Man in Havana, Master of None: Season 2, Psycho (1960), Psycho (1998)
2:12:24 - Junk Mail: Man Sues Date for Texting During Movie, Sean's Current Stance on Prometheus, Favourite Dream Sequences, Directors Who Go from Auteur to Jobber, Bootleg DVDs and Blu-rays, Removing Security Strips from Blu-rays
2:52:10 - Reed's New Segment
2:57:56 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:59:45 - Outro
3:05:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Alien: Covenant
We cross blades with King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and get taken by Snatched plus we also discuss The Lost City of Z, Mindhorn, Get Me Roger Stone, Win It All and the post-post-mumblecore movement.
0:00 - Intro
15:00 - Review: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
49:40 - Review: Snatched
1:14:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Win It All, Hannah Takes the Stairs, The Lost City of Z, Snatch, Mindhorn, Get Me Roger Stone, American Honey
2:22:20 - Junk Mail: Favourite King Arthur Movies, Behind the Scenes of Film Junk, Day Jobs, Clickbait We Always Fall For, Letterboxd Commandments + Logging Shorts Revisited
2:49:25 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:55:00 - Outro
Greg and Dax join us to review Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and discuss the Hellboy reboot plus we also talk Beauty and the Beast, The Handmaid's Tale, American Gods and Riverdale.
0:00 ? Intro
18:25 ? Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
1:00:06 ? Headlines: Hellboy Reboot Announced, Blade Runner 2049 Trailer, Dunkirk Trailer #2
1:15:45 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Beauty and the Beast, The Fate of the Furious, The Handmaid's Tale, American Gods, The Circle, Riverdale
1:37:25 ? Junk Mail: Movies We Have Seen the Most Times, One Note Actors, Movie Foods That Make Your Mouth Water, Watch to Rewatch Ratio, Does Frank Speak French?, Rapid Fire Versus
2:10:00 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
2:15:30 ? Spoiler Discussion: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
We pull the trigger on Free Fire and prevent completion of The Circle plus we also discuss the Roseanne revival news, Casting JonBenet, Big Little Lies, Get Out and De Palma.
0:00 - Intro / Sean's Judgment Night
22:15 - Review: Free Fire
46:50 - Review: The Circle
1:40:00 - Headlines: Roseanne Revival is Happening
1:48:05- Other Stuff We Watched: Get Out, Casting JonBenet, Big Little Lies, De Palma, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2:02:20 - Junk Mail: Talking to Non-Film People About Films, Politics in Film, YouTube Film Critics, Books We Were Excited to See Adapted Into Movies, Best-Looking 4K Releases So Far, Favourite Time of Day for Watching Movies, Where to File Movies That Start with "The"
2:38:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:40:57 - Outro
Finally, Ball Junk has come back...to your ear holes! After a long break for New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Good Friday, Adequate Saturday and Easter Sunday recovery, we're back to talking about our limited knowledge of sports! On this show we break down the NBA and NHL playoffs and we discuss the AL East, the Vegas Golden Knights, the Las Vegas Raiders, snow running, car curling, giant sized gambling and a whole mess load of Sack Time questions in the mailbag. All of this for your listening pleasure and it's free! Ball Junk Podcast Episode 26 is here. Subscribe, download and rate us (5 stars) on iTunes! Balls!
In lieu of a new episode this week we crack open the Film Junk Vault for another classic featuring a couple of riveting stories from Greg and Jay's personal lives. We also review Green Lantern and discuss Fast Five, Kung Fu Panda 2, Teen Wolf, The Knack and How to Get It, Juggernaut and World on a Wire.
0:00 ? Intro
2:35 ? Greg's Story
16:05 ? Jay's Story
26:40 ? Headlines: Oscars to Have 5 to 10 Best Picture Nominees, Christian Bale to Star in Darren Aronofsky's Noah, James Mangold to Direct The Wolverine, Russell Crowe is Jor-El
37:55 ? Review: Green Lantern
1:19:12 ? Trailer Trash: Moneyball
1:23:35 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Hall Pass, The Hangover Part II, Party Down, Teen Wolf, Billy the Exterminator, X-Men: First Class, Fast Five, Master Chef, Super 8, Kung Fu Panda 2, Get Shorty, The Knack? And How to Get It, Petulia, Juggernaut, World on a Wire, Charlie Wilson's War, Kingpin, Foo Fighters: Back and Forth, Who Took the Bomp: Le Tigre on Tour
2:25:30 ? Junk Mail: Super 8 End Credits, Defending Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Alamo Drafthouse, Fantasy vs. Sci-fi Categorization, CG Animated Movies for Adults, We Didn't Start the Film Junk
2:38:50 ? This Week on DVD
2:52:00 ? Outro
We burn out on The Fate of the Furious and discuss the Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaser plus we also talk Sandy Wexler, The Italian Job, xXx: Return of Xander Cage and MST3K: The Return.
0:00 - Intro
14:05 - Review: The Fate of the Furious
44:00 - Headlines: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Teaser Trailer
52:35 - Other Stuff We Watched: Sandy Wexler, The Italian Job (1969), The Italian Job (2003), Louis C.K.: 2017, Girls, xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return
1:16:05 - Junk Mail: Lazy Sunday Movie Recommendations, Zootopia + Deepwater Horizon + American Pastoral, Why Jay Loves Fairy Tales, Lacklustre Letterboxd Usage, IMDb Star Rating System, Letterboxd Lists, Keeping Track of Movies You Never Finished
1:59:45 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:01:10 - Outro
2:06:00 - Spoiler Discussion: The Fate of the Furious
We get a nostalgia fix from T2 Trainspotting and join the cult of The Void plus we also discuss the Thor: Ragnarok trailer, the original Trainspotting, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Prevenge and Five Came Back.
0:00 - Intro
14:50 - Review: T2 Trainspotting
45:45 - Review: The Void
1:19:15 - Headlines: Thor: Ragnarok Trailer
1:29:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Trainspotting, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Prevenge, Netflix Live, Girls, Five Came Back
1:56:20 - Junk Mail: Day Old Corn, Buying Clear Blu-ray Cases, Top 5 John Carpenter Films + Boutique Blu-ray Showdown, Favourite Late '80s / Early '90s Meathead Action Movies, Favourite Fast Food Movie Tie-Ins
2:28:05 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:30:05 - Outro
Singe and Scott help us hack Ghost in the Shell and bust CHiPs plus we also discuss the new It trailer along with The Discovery, Lone Wolf and Cub, Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman and Never Let Me Go.
0:00 - Intro
16:24 - Review: Ghost in the Shell
43:55 - Review: CHiPs
1:28:30 - Headlines: It Trailer
1:36:25 - Other Stuff We Watched: Lone Wolf and Cub Collection, Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection, Hidden Figures, The Discovery, Forged in Fire, Ghost in the Shell (1995), Never Let Me Go
2:00:45 - Junk Mail: Japanese Music Recommendations, Dumbed Down Remakes of Foreign Films, Curing a Case of Classitosis, Should You Warn Your Wife When A Movie Has Graphic Sex In It?: Part 2
2:25:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:27:25 - Outro
2:32:15 - Spoiler Discussion: Ghost in the Shell
Back when they were kids, Jay, Frank and Sean used to record an early version of the Film Junk Podcast on cassette tapes and pass them around to friends. The good news is that we found another tape this week, but the bad news is that it's only a partial show that was cut short because... well, you'll just have to listen to find out. As always, we apologize in advance for the poor sound quality but we hope you enjoy yet another small piece of Film Junk history!
0:00 ? Intro
10:30 ? Review: Wayne's World
32:20 ? Headlines: People Now Prefer Home Video Over Seeing Movies in Theatres
36:40 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Turner & Hooch, Hook, The People Under the Stairs
42:30 ? Junk Mail: Oscar Nominations, Nintendo vs. Sega
48:20 ? Outro
We cram some Power Rangers and discuss the new Justice League trailer plus we also talk Edge of Seventeen, Jewel of the Nile, Murder Party, Moana, Morgan and Love: Season 2.
0:00 - Intro
10:30 - Review: Power Rangers
1:00:20 - Headlines: Justice League Trailer, Robert Rodriguez to Direct Escape from New York Remake
1:26:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Moana, Jewel of the Nile, Live PD, Get Out, Edge of Seventeen, Murder Party, Love: Season 2, Baskets: Season 2, Morgan, Rats
1:51:00 - Junk Mail: Dwane Responds to Reed, Calculating Box Office Profits, Son of Kong NRA Logo, Unmemorable Movie Titles, Are Concert Films Documentaries?, Watching Movies with Graphic Sex with Other People, Best John Carpenter Remake
2:23:40 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
Reed joins us to break down The Great Wall and discuss the possibility of a Matrix reboot, plus we also talk Dragon Blade, Outcast, King Kong Lives and Missing Richard Simmons.
0:00 ? Intro
33:15 ? Review: The Great Wall
1:25:35 ? Headlines: The Matrix Reboot in the Works
1:46:35 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Dragon Blade, King Kong Lives, Outcast, Missing Richard Simmons
2:15:15 ? Junk Mail: Frank Letterboxd Fails, Making a List of Every Movie You've Watched, Favorite Character Actors + Favourite Movie Studio Logo, Versus Rapid Fire, Nintendo Switch Thoughts
2:48:55 ? Recommended "Reeding"
3:04:40 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
Dear Billy, we review Kong: Skull Island and discuss the Baby Driver trailer, plus we also talk Moby Dick, It Came from Outer Space, Unfriended, Deluge and Jackie.
0:00 - Intro
16:20 - Review: Kong: Skull Island
1:00:25 - Headlines: Baby Driver Trailer, Logan Black and White Cut, Joe Carnahan Leaves Bad Boys 4 Life
1:23:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Unfriended, Jackie, Deluge, It Came from Outer Space, Moby Dick, Nirvanna: The Band: The Show, Girls
1:50:45 - Junk Mail: Best Actor / Superhero Role, Thoughts on Sneaking Into Theatres / Stealing Movies, Monster Energy Drink, Frank's Frankenberry Costume, Ladies Love Frank, The Longevity of Film Junk
2:26:55 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:30:30 - Outro
We unleash the beast and go wild for Logan plus we also discuss the new PotC and Alien: Covenant trailers, Moana, Shane, Fences, Hidden Figures, Frailty, Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance and a little bit of Nintendo Switch.
0:00 ? Intro
21:30? Review: Logan
1:03:10 ? Headlines: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Trailer, Alien: Covenant Trailer, Deadpool 2 Teaser
1:26:05 ? What We Watched: Moana, Kubo and the Two Strings, Lion, Frailty, Zombi: Dawn of the Dead, John Wick: Chapter 2, Fences, 1-2-Switch, Hidden Figures, Fleabag, Shane, X-Men: Apocalypse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, Split, Kiss of Death
2:21:50 ? Junk Mail: Best Laugh Acting in a Movie, Best Movie Homages, Speed "Reed"-ing Movies
2:33:40 ? Outro / This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:38:40 ? Spoiler Review: Logan
Kurt from Row Three joins us as we dissect Get Out and discuss the 2017 Oscars, plus we also talk I Don't Feel At Home in this World Anymore, A Cure for Wellness, 20th Century Women, Lion, Edge of Eternity, The Bullet Train, Love in the Afternoon and Legion.
0:00 - Intro
9:10 - Review: Get Out
34:55 - Headlines: 2017 Oscars, RIP Bill Paxton, David Gordon Green to Direct Halloween Reboot, Alien: Covenant Prologue
1:07:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: A Cure for Wellness, Hacksaw Ridge, No Highway in the Sky, Lion, Kedi, Edge of Eternity, 20th Century Women, I Don't Feel At Home in This World Anymore, The Bullet Train, The Gate, The Red Shoes, Legion, One of Our Aircraft is Missing, Love in the Afternoon
2:22:35 - Junk Mail: Killing Zoe, Bad Trailers for Good Movies, TV Cleaning Tips, Highlander Remake, Film Junk on YouTube
2:40:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:48:50 - Outro
2:57:15 - Spoiler Discussion: Get Out
We gush over gun kata in John Wick: Chapter 2 and host the ultimate Film Junk fan trivia contest plus we also re-review 600 movies in 60 minutes... or do we?
0:00 - Intro
14:15 - Review: John Wick: Chapter 2
55:25 - The Ultimate Film Junk Fan Trivia Showdown
2:18:15 - Film Junk Re-Review: 600 Movies in 60 Minutes
3:25:00 - Bonus Discussion: Twist Endings
3:56:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
3:59:00 - Outro
We wax poetic about Paterson and discuss some Super Bowl trailers plus we also talk Gimme Danger, Beware the Slenderman.
0:00 -- Intro / Frank's Trip / Episode 600 Details
15:00 -- Review: Paterson
55:45 -- Headlines: Super Bowl Trailers, Nashville to Get an Indoor Drive-In
1:07:10 -- Other Stuff We Watched: Gimme Danger, Nirvanna The Band The Show, Beware the Slenderman
1:30:30 -- Junk Mail: Best Tarantino Knockoffs, Twist Endings, Jay's Review of Loving + Logging Festival Films on Letterboxd, Frank's Love of Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Best / Worst Child Performances, Dividing Comedies by Era, Favourite Movie Watching Food
2:08:10 -- This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:13:05 -- Outro
Singe and Scott return as we make a citizen's arrest on War on Everyone and discuss Do Not Resist, Freebie and the Bean, The Laughing Policeman, Who? and Special Effects.
0:00 -- Intro
10:00 -- Review: War on Everyone
1:11:10 -- Other Stuff We Watched: Do Not Resist, The Wailing, Train to Busan, The Handmaiden, Sully, Green Room, Sing Street, Who?, Freebie and the Bean, The Laughing Policeman, Captive, Special Effects
2:11:30 -- Junk Mail: Another Assigned Seating Horror Story, Assigned Seating Compromise, What Makes a Film a Classic, Scott's Favourite Japanese Directors and Films, Trump in Film, Memorable VHS Covers, Talking to Casual Movie Fans About Movies
2:43:38 -- This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:46:20 -- Outro
We count down our favourite games of 2016 plus we also discuss the latest Nintendo Switch news and Frank announces the game he's been working on over the past year or two.
We release the beast on Split and fill up on The Founder plus we also count down our most anticipated movies of 2017 and continue the assigned seating debate with special guest Matt Gamble.
0:00 - Intro
8:30 - Review: Split
28:40 - Review: The Founder
55:15 - Feature: Most Anticipated Movies of 2017
1:09:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Park is Mine, Moonlight, On Dangerous Ground, Certain Women, Magnolia
1:26:50 - Feature: Assigned Seating Debate with Matt Gamble
2:19:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:24:50 - Outro
2:30:20 - Spoiler Discussion: Split
We salute Patriots Day plus we also discuss Operation Avalanche, Live By Night, The Accountant, Eddie the Eagle and Don't Think Twice.
0:00 - Intro
15:00 - Review: Patriots Day
55:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Operation Avalanche, Eddie the Eagle, The Accountant, Live By Night, The Girl with All the Gifts, Don't Think Twice, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
1:44:30 - Junk Mail: Assigned Seating Horror Story, Aging Wine, Winter-Themed Movies, Directors Who Star in Their Own Movies, U.K. Criterion Releases, Letterboxd Year in Review, Demo Discs for Surround Sound Systems
2:29:50 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:32:30 - Outro
We meditate on Martin Scorsese's Silence and count down our top 10 movies of 2016 plus we also hand out our awards for the 3rd Annual Junkies!
0:00 - Intro
9:40 - Review: Silence
44:00 - Feature: Top 10 Movies of 2016
2:00:00 - 3rd Annual Junkies
2:50:00 - Outro
We estimate the time of death for The Autopsy of Jane Doe and revisit Disney's John Carter plus we also discuss Passengers, Kubo and the Two Strings, The Eyes of My Mother, Love & Friendsihp, Little Sister and The New Celebrity Apprentice.
0:00 - Intro / New Year's Resolutions
34:00 - Review: The Autopsy of Jane Doe
49:00 - Film Junk Re-review: John Carter
1:26:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Kubo and the Two Strings, Hell or High Water, Passengers, Little Sister, The Eyes of My Mother, Love & Friendship, The New Celebrity Apprentice
2:11:35 - Junk Mail: A Message from Noodles, 3D in 4K, Reclinining Seats and Reserved Seating, Non-Horror Slasher Films
2:32:20 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:33:47 - Outro
Get outta here, 2016! It was an unbelievable year in sports and Episode 25 of the Ball Junk Podcast is our New Years Eve Ball Drop Spectacular. We're talking the biggest sports stories of 2016! Knucks lays down his Ultra Bold Sports predictions of 2017 and we reveal why the 1900 Paris Olympics was the greatest Olympics ever. We pay homage to the sports heroes we lost this year as well as answer your Sack Time questions, plus Frankie takes the Gas pedal. It's all here in this two hour end of year extravaganza! Subscribe, download and rate us on iTunes and have a safe and Ballsy New Year!
We drop tear for Manchester by the Sea and get provoked by Nocturnal Animals plus we also discuss the Alien: Covenant trailer, David Brent: Life on the Road, American Honey, Elle, Jackie, Uncle Nick, Moonlight, Trapped in Paradise and more.
0:00 -- Intro
22:00 -- Review: Manchester by the Sea
48:00 -- Review: Nocturnal Animals
1:04:55 -- Headlines: Alien: Covenant Trailer
1:14:00 -- Other Stuff We Watched: Elle, American Honey, David Brent: Life on the Road, Moonlight, The Dog Who Stopped the War, Trapped in Paradise, Jackie, Maggie's Plan, Sing Street, Masterminds, The Night Of, Deepwater Horizon, Uncle Nick, Loving, Goat, Swiss Army Man
2:47:20 -- This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:51:55 -- Outro
2:54:25 -- Spoiler Discussion: Nocturnal Animals
We rebel against Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and discuss a plethora of new trailers including Blade Runner 2049, The Fate of the Furious and Baywatch, plus we also debate the true definition of a Christmas movie.
0:00 ? Intro
14:15 ? Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
1:01:20 ? Spoiler Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2:28:10 ? Headlines: Transformers: The Last Knight Trailer, F8 of the Furious Trailer, Baywatch Trailer, Spider-Man: Homecoming Trailer, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 Trailer, Blade Runner: 2049 Trailer, The Mummy Trailer, Dunkirk Trailer
3:06:13 ? Feature: What Makes A Christmas Movie
3:39:25 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
We continue our quest for the perfect movie collection by discussing the arrival of 4K and the dos and don'ts of adopting a new format, plus we once again debate the death of physical media, Disney's new Big Sleeve packaging and the proper way to handle your J-cards. We also do our best to offer tough love to the many lost souls currently suffering through their own personal versions of collecting hell.
Another golden oldie from the Film Junk Vault featuring guest appearances by Singe and Reed Farrington. We review Avatar and discuss some of our favourite films of the 2000s, plus we also talk In The Loop, The Lives of Others, Santa with Muscles, Superbad, Sons of Anarchy and Man v. Food.
0:00 ? Intro
2:50 ? Singe's Cop Story / Steven Seagal: Lawman
22:40 ? Top 20 Films of the Decade: District 9, The Lord of the Rings, The Dark Knight, The Departed, Grizzly Man
39:40 ? Review: Avatar
1:16:30 ? Trailer Trash: Iron Man 2, Robin Hood, Hot Tub Time Machine
1:31:15 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Superbad, Man v. Food, A Threevening with Kevin Smith, Sons of Anarchy, Up, Inglourious Basterds, In The Loop, The Limits of Control, The Messenger, The Lives of Others, Beautiful Losers, Santa with Muscles
2:07:40 ? Junk Mail: Kill Bill Vol. 3 and James Cameron's hometown, Commentaries Ruining the Magic, Worst Movies of the Year, Donnie Darko and Zombieland, The Girlfriend Experience, Bob Clark and Halloween, Martial Arts Eras
2:47:35 ? This Week on DVD
2:49:14 ? Outro
We go behind enemy lines with Allied and discuss the trailer for Martin Scorsese's Silence plus we also talk Kubo and the Two Strings, Author: The JT Leroy Story and Eye of the Needle.
0:00 -- Intro / Black Friday Hauls
40:10 -- Review: Allied
1:07:00 -- Headlines: Silence Trailer
1:11:00 -- Other Stuff We Watched: Kubo and the Two Strings, Author: The JT Leroy Story, Swingers, Eye of the Needle
1:43:35 -- Junk Mail: Biggest Box Office Bombs We Saw in Theatres, Blind Spots in Cinema, Movies That Caused a Sexual Awakening in Viewers, Director-Based Premium Podcasts, Sean's Rage Issues
2:15:00 -- This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:17:30 -- Outro
We get obliviated by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them plus we also discuss Hell or High Water, Train to Busan, True Memoirs of an International Assassin, Cutter's Way, Boiling Point (1990), Snowden and Field of Dreams.
0:00 - Intro
13:20 - Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
38:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Hell or High Water, Train to Busan, True Memoirs of an International Assassin, Boiling Point (1990), Cutter's Way, David Blaine: Beyond Magic, Field of Dreams, Snowden
1:31:20 - Junk Mail: Why Do Marvel Movies Look Kind of Ugly?, Corny Songs from Movie Soundtracks, Reversible Blu-ray Covers
2:00:25 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:05:10 - Outro
2:08:50 - Spoiler Discussion: Fantastic Beasts
2:27:45 - Spoiler Discussion #2: Arrival
Reed joins us for a mind expanding review of Arrival and we discuss the Valerian and Ghost in the Shell trailers plus we also talk Maelstrom, The Loner, Weiner, The Arrival (1996), Predestination and Black Mirror: Season 3.
0:00 - Intro / Reed's Adumbrations
21:35 - Review: Arrival
45:20 - Spoiler Discussion: Arrival
1:54:50 - Headlines: Valerian Trailer, Ghost in the Shell Trailer
2:04:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Loner, Black Mirror, Contact, Weiner, The Arrival (1996), Arrival 2, Predestination, Maelstrom
2:36:10 - Junk Mail: Doctor Strange Casting Controversy, How Trump's Presidency Could Affect Documentaries, Up and Coming A-list Directors + Career Advice, Logging MST3K on Letterboxd, Most Suspenseful Movies
2:40:35 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Reed's Recommended Reading
2:49:55 - Outro
We get our minds blown by Doctor Strange and our heads blown off by Hacksaw Ridge plus we also discuss Ouija: Origin of Evil, Lights Out, Oasis: Supersonic, Man vs. Snake, Backdraft, We Were Soldiers and My Neighbor Totoro.
0:00 - Intro
14:40 - Review: Doctor Strange
44:10 - Review: Hacksaw Ridge
1:08:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Where to Invade Next, Oasis: Supersonic, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Lights Out, Backdraft, Waxwork 1 + 2, Crimson Peak, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Hansen vs. Predator, We Were Soldiers, Man vs. Snake, My Neighbor Totoro, The Cat in the Hat
1:59:15 - Junk Mail: Differences Between Directing Non-Fiction Films and TV, Movies to Watch When Sick at Home, Predictions for Upcoming Movie Gimmicks, Guillermo del Toro Trilogy Packaging
2:23:30 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:28:50 - Outro
We go under the visor with Playstation VR and discuss the Nintendo Switch announcement plus we also talk No Man's Sky, Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Madden 17, Terraria, Lunar: Silver Star Harmony, Recore, Battlefield 1, Headlander, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward and Batman: The Telltale Series.
Finally! Episode 24 of the Ball Junk Podcast is here and no house fire is going to stop us this time. It's our annual NBA preview where we make our predictions on who wins the divisions, who wins the Finals, who is Rookie of the Year and who is MVP. Plus, we discuss the NFL Season so far and see where our early predictions stand mid-season. We bring back a Ball Junk favourite too, it's Real or Fake: Magic Johnson Tweets Part 2. We look at Balls Around the World, answer your Sack Time questions, Knucks gets the Gas Pedal and did Frankie really throw a dildo on the field? Download, subscribe and hit us with a 5 Star rating on iTunes so you can add value to your existence! Balls!
In lieu of a regular episode this week we present our Halloween premium podcast covering all of the Halloween films from John Carpenter's 1978 original to Halloween Resurrection. Special guest Matt Gourley joins us and confronts his childhood fear of Michael Myers.
We review Jack Reacher: Never Go Back and discuss the first Logan trailer plus we also talk 13th, Chopping Mall, Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle, Black Mirror and Joshy.
0:00 - Intro
14:15 - Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
47:45 - Headlines: Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Teaser, Logan Trailer, Tim Miller Leaves Deadpool 2, Donald Glover to Play Young Lando
1:09:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: 13th, Chopping Mall, Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle, Joshy, Black Mirror
1:30:00 - Junk Mail: Movies That Don't Have a Three Act Structure, Buying Used DVDs and Blu-rays from a Rental Store, Frank Going Digital, The Importance of Sound in Movies
1:49:25 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:52:05 - Outro
We grind axes over Rob Zombie's 31 and cheer on Mascots plus we also discuss the new Rogue One trailer, Shin Godzilla, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Pigs and Slugs.
0:00 - Intro / Playstation VR
14:00 - Review: 31
39:40 - Review: Mascots
58:35 - Headlines: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer #3
1:07:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Swiss Army Man, Shin Godzilla, Pigs, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Slugs
1:26:00 - Junk Mail: Method Acting for Alcoholic Roles, Paralysis of Choice, Watching 3D Movies in 2D, Frank's Favourite Action Movies, Movies to Show Your Kids, Reed Farrington's Mental State
1:56:35 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:02:00 - Outro
We blackout during The Girl on the Train plus we also discuss The Magnificent Seven, The Wailing, Westworld, Massage Parlor Murders! and The Ghost & Mr. Chicken.
0:00 ? Intro
11:00 ? Review: The Girl on the Train
30:30 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Wailing, Westworld, The Magnificent Seven, Massage Parlor Murders!, The Ghost & Mr. Chicken, Adventures in Babysitting, The Earth Dies Screaming
1:06:55 ? Junk Mail: Horror Recommendations for Halloween, Hunt for the Wilderpeople Missed References, Most Frustrating Food-Related Moments in Movies, What's Holding Frank Back from 4K?, Roseanne Updates, Who We Would Vote For in the U.S. Election
1:40:45 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
We feel out of the loop on Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and get basic with Yoga Hosers plus we also talk Deepwater Horizon, Masterminds, Amanda Knox and Pusher.
0:00 - Intro
3:33 - Review: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
32:00 - Review: Yoga Hosers
1:00:25 - Other Stuff We Watched: Amanda Knox, Deepwater Horizon, Masterminds, Breaking a Monster, Brides of Dracula, Pusher (1996)
1:49:53 - Junk Mail: Flight's Portrayal of Alcoholism, How to Stay Awake During Movies, Sequels That Are Better Than the Original
2:09:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:12:30 - Outro
2:15:05 - Spoiler Discussion: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
We witness the miracle of Sully and revisit Flight plus we also review Hunt for the Wilderpeople and discuss Cat's Eye, Sing Street, Evils of the Night, De Palma, Blow Out, The Fury, Sex World and Son of Zorn.
0:00 ? Intro / Jay's Post-Screening Encounter
15:30 ? Review: Sully
33:00 ? Film Junk Re-review: Flight
1:03:50 ? Review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople
1:21:30 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Cabin Boy, Sing Street, Cat's Eye, De Palma, Evils of the Night, Blow Out, The Fury, Sex World, Son of Zorn, The Killing of JonBenet: The Truth Uncovered
1:49:40 ? Junk Mail: The Marvel Symphonic Universe, Composeurs Continued, John Williams Lawsuit, Frank's Lack of Love for Anchorman, X-Men Apocalypse Boy George Reference + PS 4 Pro
2:28:08 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:34:00 ? Outro
We burn Blair Witch at the stake and review all of the movies we saw at TIFF 2016 including La La Land, Snowden, Voyage of Time: Life's Journey, Loving, Colossal, A Monster Calls, Arrival, The Bad Batch and The Handmaiden.
0:00 ? Intro
13:00 ? Review: Blair Witch
34:00 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Snowden, La La Land, Salt and Fire, Into the Inferno, Voyage of Time: Life's Journey, My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, Colossal, The Bad Batch, The Handmaiden, Loving, A Monster Calls, Arrival, Fire at Sea, Nocturama, The Girl with All the Gifts, Safari, The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman?s Portrait Photography, Moonlight, Rats
2:50:50 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:56:50 ? Outro
A classic episode from the Film Junk Vault featuring our infamous review of Mr. Nobody plus discussions about Dogtooth, Network, Dog Day Afternoon, Pleasantville, Uncle Buck, Beverly Hills Cop and a bunch of Hitchcock movies.
0:00 ? Intro
5:10 ? Headlines: Roseanne Reality Show and New Beavis and Butthead Show, Robocop Statue in Detroit, Shane Black Confirmed for Iron Man 3, Disney Announces Cars Spin-Off Called Planes, 2011 Breaks Record for Most Sequels in a Year
29:00 ? Review: Mr. Nobody
1:12:45 ? Trailer Trash: Apollo 18, Dead Island
1:28:00 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Dogtooth, Pleasantville, Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop II, Uncle Buck, Dial M for Murder, I Confess, Lifeboat, Foreign Correspondent, The Wrong Man, Suspicion, Megamind, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Superman, Network, Dog Day Afternoon, I Knew It Was You, Runaway Train
2:16:55 ? Junk Mail: Film Junk Artwork Contest, Takashi Miike, Gates of Heaven, Arsenic and Old Lace, Directors We Wish Were Making Different Kinds of Movies, Machine Girl and Man v. Food, Name That Movie and Visually Amazing Films That Are Just Okay, Shutter Island Shutout at the Oscars and Sequel Titles
2:59:15 ? This Week?s DVD Releases
3:02:55 ? Outro
The NFL is back and so is the Ball Junk Podcast. It's our annual NFL Preview show and episode 23 kicks off with a bang! We recap the summer in sports, talk a little Bachelor in Paradise and then bring you our NFL Ultra Bold Predictions. Who do we think make the playoffs and who wins the Super Bowl? We talk Harambe, we talk gravedigging, we talk Olympic Handball! Knucks plays a new game of Real or Fake plus all of our regular features. Celebrate the NFL and Bob Gainey with Episode 23 of the Ball Junk Podcast. Download, subscribe and rate us on iTunes now! Balls!
We do our own stunts with Skiptrace and discuss Weiner, Hitchcock/Truffaut, House on Haunted Hill, Pete's Dragon and Beauty and the Beast.
0:00 ? Intro
11:20 ? Review: Skiptrace
40:35 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Pete's Dragon (2016), Hitchcock/Truffaut, Weiner, Beauty and the Beast (1946), Better Late Than Never, Microwave Massacre, House on Haunted Hill (1959)
58:35 ? Junk Mail: Movies That Make You Cry, Ghost Dog + Leon: The Professional + Matt Damon v Mark Wahlberg, Christoph Waltz's Samsung Ad, The Boardroom + Favourite Celebrity Apprentice Moments, The Lack of 6/5s in 2016
1:25:10 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
We hyperventilate over Don't Breathe and pay tribute to Gene Wilder plus we also talk Wiener-Dog and Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage.
0:00 - Intro
6:00 - Review: Don't Breathe
29:15 - Headlines: RIP Gene Wilder, The BBC's Top 100 Films of the 21st Century
41:20 - Other Stuff We Watched: Wiener-Dog, Sabotage (1936)
1:00:45 - Junk Mail: The Jaws Theme is a Rip Off, Female Film Composers, Buying a New TV, Audience Walkouts, Manifesto Question, Jurassic Park Geography Confusion Continued
1:52:20 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:53:55 - Outro
1:55:40 - Spoiler Discussion: Don't Breathe
We unload on War Dogs and discuss the possibility of a COPS movie plus we also talk Dial M for Murder, The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun and Amazon's new pilot for The Tick.
0:00 - Intro: Frank's Cringeworthy Comments Revisited
23:55 - Review: War Dogs
44:15 - Headlines: Arrival Trailer, COPS Movie in the Works
52:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Dial M for Murder, The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun, The Tick
1:08:05 - Junk Mail: Rotten Tomatoes Conspiracy Theories, The Tragically Hip, Jay's "Televisual" Criticism, Busking Turf Wars Response, Watching Older Movies on the Big Screen, Movies That Could Have Been Better With Other Directors, Bret Easton Ellis and the Death of American Cinema, Adding Flair to a Movie Collection
1:55:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
1:57:30 - Outro
We slice up Sausage Party and discuss the new Rogue One trailer plus we also talk Pete's Dragon, The Legend of Tarzan, Stephen King's It, Zoolander 2, Young Adult and The Night Of.
0:00 -- Intro
9:25 -- Review: Sausage Party
49:30 -- Headlines: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer #2, David Fincher to Direct World War Z 2?
1:12:50 -- Other Stuff We Watched: Pete's Dragon, The Little Prince, Rear Window, The Legend of Tarzan, Zoolander 2, Stephen King's It, Young Adult, The Night Of
1:48:22 -- Junk Mail: Ron Howard vs. Rob Reiner, Plot vs. Dialogue, Best Songs Written for Movies, Movies to Christen a New Projector
2:16:20 -- This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:19:40 -- Outro
Sean, Frank and Alicia discuss the first season of the Netflix series Stranger Things with initial impressions followed by full spoiler discussion.
We come gunning for Suicide Squad and discuss Nerve, The Little Prince, Last Chance U, BvS: DOJ - Ultimate Edition, Batman: The Killing Joke, Key Largo, Gold and Human Highway.
0:00 - Intro: No Man's Sky
22:50 - Review: Suicide Squad
1:36:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition, Last Chance U, Bad Moms, Nerve, Batman: The Killing Joke, A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY, Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq, Wartorn: 1861-2010, The Little Prince, Key Largo, Busking Turf Wars, Gold, Luv, Human Highway
2:39:30 - Junk Mail: Early Post-Credit Scenes, Stealing Digital Codes from the Library, Can a Cringe-Inducing Film Be in Your Top 100?, French on Blu-ray Spines
3:03:35 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
3:05:00 - Outro
3:07:50 - Spoiler Discussion: Suicide Squad
We hack Jason Bourne and discuss The Rocketeer reboot news plus we also talk Bad Moms, Sing Street, The Holcroft Covenant, The Osterman Weekend, Fantastic Planet, Brief Encounter and In a Lonely Place.
0:00 - Intro
8:45 - Review: Jason Bourne
39:50 - Headlines: Split Trailer, The Rocketeer Reboot to Feature Black Female Lead
57:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Zero Days, Fantastic Planet, The Holcroft Covenant, Bad Moms, The Godfather, Sing Street, Brief Encounter, The Osterman Weekend, Star Trek Beyond, Independence Day Resurgence, In a Lonely Place, O.J.: Made in America, David Beckham: Into the Unknown, The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs, Dirty Gertie, Last Chance U
2:11:25 - Junk Mail: The McGurk Effect, IMAX 3D Glitch, Inappropriate Laughter in Theatres, Recommended Movies for Dealing with Grief, Ghostbusters II Theme Song Debate, D-Box Annoyances
2:41:00 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:43:50 - Outro
2:46:25 - Spoiler Discussion: Jason Bourne
Reed Farrington joins us to review Star Trek Beyond and discuss a bunch of Comic-Con trailers plus we also talk Carnival of Souls, Zero Days, Goodnight Mommy, Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, Slow West and Terminator Genisys.
0:00 - Intro
17:40 - Review: Star Trek Beyond
1:09:20 - Comic-Con Trailers: Wonder Woman, Justice League, Blair Witch, Kong: Skull Island, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Star Trek Discovery
1:39:08 - Other Stuff We Watched: Goodnight Mommy, Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, Carnival of Souls, Zero Days, Slow West, O.J.: Made in America, Terminator: Genisys, Vice Principals
2:36:41 - Junk Mail: Sport Goths, Best Star Trek TV Series, Jay C. Remix
2:50:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:52:52 - Outro
2:57:34 - Spoiler Discussion: Star Trek Beyond
We eat up The Neon Demon and hit the road to see John Carpenter live in Philly, plus we also talk Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Purge: Election Year, Swiss Army Man, Equals and Love & Friendship.
0:00 ? Intro
3:00 ? Road Trip: Frank's Preparation, Barnes & Noble
13:10 ? Review: The Neon Demon
54:55 ? Road Trip: Director's Cut Trivia Game, Arby's
1:05:45 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Purge: Election Year, Equals, Love & Friendship, Swiss Army Man, The Nice Guys, The In-Laws, Bloodline, Dark Star
1:49:15 ? Review: John Carpenter Live
2:11:55 ? Junk Mail: Kevin Smith Ripping Off Tim Burton + Beetlejuice 2
2:20:55 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
2:21:15 ? Spoiler Discussion: The Neon Demon
We get flatulent with The BFG and discuss the Sully trailer plus we also count down our top 5 movies of the year so far and talk Game of Thrones: Season 6.
0:00 ? Intro
6:25 ? Review: The BFG
39:30 ? Headlines: Rogue One May Not Have an Opening Crawl, Sully Trailer
47:45? Top 5: Best Movies of 2016 So Far
1:02:05? Other Stuff We Watched: Feeding the Monster: A Week in the Life of Rosanne, Green Room, Airport ?77, Dark Passage, Game of Thrones: Season 6, Finding Dory
1:34:35 ? Junk Mail: Busking Turf Wars, Actors That You Went From Hating to Loving, Ever Asked a Movie Theatre for a Poster?, Remakes We Want to See and Who Should Direct Them, Films / Filmmakers That Sparked Our Interest in Movies
1:53:55? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
Graham from Drinkbox joins us as we dig into Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and review / discuss the making of Severed, plus we also run down all of the highlights from E3 and talk Inside, Doom, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, Pony Island, Superhot, The Witness and Trials of the Blood Dragon. (Uncharted 4 spoilers start at 2:14:15 and end at 2:34:15.)
We obliterate Independence Day: Resurgence and sink our teeth into The Shallows plus we also discuss Arabian Nights, The Wave, Black Orpheus and Weiner.
0:00 - Intro / Jay's Trip to D.C.
22:30 - Review: Independence Day: Resurgence
51:00 - Review: The Shallows
1:14:30 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Knick, Black Orpheus, The Wave, Arabian Nights Vol. 1, Weiner
1:45:00 - Junk Mail: Jay's Memory and Annabelle, What Kinds of Cars We Drive, Most Valuable DVD or Blu-ray, Actors That Were Miscast or a Poor Substitute for Someone Else, Film Junk Nightmares
2:07:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:11:15 - Outro
We get spooked by The Conjuring 2 and mourn the passing of Anton Yelchin plus we also discuss Finding Dory, The Chaser and The Last Man on the Moon.
0:00 - Intro
12:00 - Review: The Conjuring 2
55:45 - Headlines: The Conjuring 2 Spin-Off in the Works, R.I.P. Anton Yelchin
1:16:35 - Other Stuff We Watched: Finding Dory, The Chaser, The Last Man on the Moon
1:36:25 - Junk Mail: The Others, Video Games Based on Movies, Clint Eastwood and Old Directors, What Happens to Directors Who Stop Directing?, Follow-Up Films + Replica Movie Apparel
2:08:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:09:30 - Outro
Dax schools us on Azeroth lore as we mount up for Warcraft plus we also discuss Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Brothers Grimsby, Her, Interstellar, Ghost World, The Princess Bride, Look Who's Talking and Look Who's Talking Too.
0:00 ? Intro
9:05 ? Review: Warcraft
58:35 ? Headlines: Christopher Nolan to Crash a Vintage WWII Plane for Dunkirk, Moana Trailer
1:05:15 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, The Brothers Grimsby, Her, Ghost World, Interstellar, The Princess Bride, Mythbusters, Look Who's Talking, Look Who's Talking Too
1:54:50 ? Junk Mail: Name the Movie Response, Dealing with a Friend Who is Texting During a Movie, How to Urinate After Buying Popcorn, Reserved Seating + Moving Cats, Musician Documentaries We'd Like to See, Movie Meals vs Snacks + Manifesto Question
2:25:55 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:28:55 ? Outro
2:35:00 ? Spoiler Discussion: Warcraft
We hang brain with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows plus we also discuss Bond casting rumours and talk American Ninja, Letter Never Sent, The Great Outdoors, The Money Pit, Witness to Murder and The Wrong Man.
0:00 ? Intro
8:45 ? Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
45:50 ? Headlines: Ghostbusters Day, Daniel Craig Undecided About Next Bond Movie + Casting Rumours
59:00 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Great Outdoors, The Money Pit, Alice in Wonderland, Witness to Murder, The Wrong Man, Letter Never Sent, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Roseanne, American Ninja
1:33:40 ? Junk Mail: X-Men Timeline Stuff, Being Too Loyal to Source Material, Blumhouse Productions, Movies We Hated But Changed Our Mind + Name This Movie, Falling Asleep / Zoning Out During Movies, Life Affirming Movies
2:06:30 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:10:30 ? Outro
We've got Hot Takes for Episode 22 of the Ball Junk Podcast! As we get ready for the NBA Finals, we talk the playoffs so far, the NBA Draft and Free Agency, make our picks for Euro 2016, the NHL Playoffs and the Jays/Rangers brawl. Frankie plays a game of Real or Fake, Dick Enberg loves fat cats and we answer all of your questions in Sack Time! Subscribe and download on iTunes and don't forget about that 5 Star Rating. Balls!
We worship false gods with X-Men: Apocalypse and discuss the latest Star Trek Beyond trailer plus we also talk The Do-Over, To Catch a Thief, That Thing You Do! and Preacher.
0:00 ? Intro
16:55 ? Review: X-Men: Apocalypse
59:30 ? Headlines: John Carpenter Teams with Blumhouse for New Halloween Film, Star Trek Beyond Trailer, New Star Trek TV Series Teaser
1:16:20 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Do-Over, To Catch a Thief, Dazed and Confused, Aliens, That Thing You Do!, Where To Invade Next, Preacher
1:44:55 ? Junk Mail: How Letterboxd Can Influence What You Watch, Best / Worst Director's Cuts and Letterboxd, Luxury Theatres That Serve Food
2:05:10 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
2:11:25 ? Spoiler Discussion: X-Men: Apocalypse
The VibeCast is back as Dax joins Jay and Frank to review The Nice Guys and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising plus The Angry Birds Movie, The Stuff, Americans in Bed and the new Ghostbusters trailer.
0:00 ? Intro
12:52 ? Review: The Nice Guys
59:20 ? Review: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
1:19:00 ? Headlines: Ghostbusters Trailer Reactions
1:32:20 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Angry Birds Movie, Neighbours, The Stuff, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Americans In Bed
2:20:05 ? Junk Mail: Movie Trivia Apps, What Mediocre Movie Would You Want a Sequel For? + Video Game Movies We'd Want Adapted, Do We Take Notes For Reviews? + Movies to Watch in Hell
2:38:45 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
We give Money Monster a triple buy and we also discuss the Assassin's Creed trailer plus we also talk Where to Invade Next, Batteries Not Included, The 25th Hour, The Stuff, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and A New Leaf.
0:00 - Intro / Uncharted 4 Talk
7:30 - Review: Money Monster
30:40 - Headlines: Assassin's Creed Trailer, Yoga Hosers Trailer, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Used the Wrong Opening Crawl Font
50:00 - Other Stuff We Watched: Where to Invade Next, Batteries Not Included, The 25th Hour, Joy, The Stuff, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, A New Leaf
77:30 - Junk Mail: Captain America: Civil War Nitpicks, Are Captain America and Bucky Gay?, Why Do Film Critics Love the Marvel Movies?, Cannibal Holocaust, Traditional Animation and Favourite Classic Disney Songs
2:01:45 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:04:30 - Outro
Dax joins us for a minor tussle over Captain America: Civil War plus we also discuss Space Jam 2 news and talk De Palma, Contemporary Color, Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, Special Correspondents.
0:00 ? Intro
16:26 ? Review: Captain America: Civil War
1:33:50 ? Headlines: Justin Lin to Direct Space Jam 2, Alden Ehrenreich is Young Han Solo
1:51:08 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Chappie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, De Palma, Contemporary Color, Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, Special Correspondents, Zootopia
2:17:50 ? Junk Mail: Revisiting and Ranking Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Changing Letterboxd Favourite Films, Logging Your Own Movie on Letterboxd, Ghostbusters 3D Trailer Effect, Buying a House
2:35:40 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:43:30 - Outro
2:49:00 ? Spoiler Discussion: Captain America: Civil War
We cuddle with Keanu and discuss the Snowden trailer plus we also talk Green Room and O.J.: Made in America.
0:00 ? Intro
7:45 ? Review: Keanu
32:13 ? Headlines: Snowden Trailer
44:30 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Green Room, OJ: Made in America
1:15:15 ? Junk Mail: Theatrical Experiences Enhanced By The Audience, Behind the Scenes Info for The Revenant, Website / Podcast Advice, Frank Orders a Pizza, FilmStruck
1:32:15 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
We make some noise over Hush and discuss the Jason Bourne trailer plus we also preview a handful of Hot Docs films and talk The Huntsman: Winter's War and Horace and Pete.
0:00 - Intro
23:10 - Review: Hush
46:30 - Headlines: Jason Bourne Trailer
51:40 - Other Stuff We Watched: - Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, Tickled, Credit for Murder, LoveTrue, Nuts!, Wizard Mode, Cameraperson, Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Horace and Pete
2:12:10 - Junk Mail: Book Adaptations, Logging Short Films on Letterboxd, Manifesto Rules for Criterion UK Releases, Dr. Strangelove Criterion vs. Steelbook
2:33:20 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:39:30 - Outro
We get into the swing of The Jungle Book and party with Everybody Wants Some!! plus we also discuss the Doctor Strange trailer, My Scientology Movie and Wild Tales.
0:00 ? Intro
17:00 ? Review: The Jungle Book
47:50 ? Review: Everybody Wants Some!!
1:26:15 ? Headlines: James Cameron is Now Making Four Avatar Sequels, Doctor Strange Trailer
1:41:00 ? Other Stuff We Watched: My Scientology Movie, Wild Tales
2:10:30 ? Junk Mail: Donald Trump, 5 is the New 6, Favourite Movies by Female Directors, Film Junk / Movie-Themed Tour of the U.S., Too Many Games / TV Shows / Movies, Blu-ray Orphans
2:49:10 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:52:05 ? Outro
It's Mamba Time for the Ball Junk Podcast! Episode 22 is here and we're talkin' Kobe Bryant's final game, the Golden State Warriors 73 win season, the NBA Playoffs and the NHL Playoffs! We pick our round by round winners and make Ultra Bold Predictions on who's walking away with the Championships. We talk chaps and vomit in Balls Around the World, answer your questions in Sack Time and Frankie takes the Gas Pedal like a champ! Download, subscribe and give us a 5 star rating on iTunes! Mamba Out!
We review a ton of games we've played over the past few months including Quantum Break, The Witness, Far Cry Primal, Lego Dimensions, The Division, Unravel, Undertale, Firewatch, Kentucky Route Zero and Miitomo plus we also discuss the PS4K rumours and the VR Revolution not to mention our favourite games of 2015 and most anticipated of 2016.
We get enlightened by Midnight Special and also review Hardcore Henry and The Invitation plus we discuss the Rogue One trailer, Take Shelter, The Vanishing (1993), Z for Zachariah.
0:00 ? Intro
9:20 ? Review: Midnight Special
39:20 ? Review: Hardcore Henry
57:30 ? Review: The Invitation
1:24:12 ? Headlines: Rogue One Trailer, Suicide Squad Trailer #3
1:45:20 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Take Shelter, The Vanishing (1993), Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey, Z for Zachariah
2:04:40 ? Junk Mail: Good Horror Movies That Aren?t Scary, Talking to Other People About Movies + Jump Scares, Watching Movies with Closed Captioning On, Rules for Decorating a Home Theatre
2:29:45 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:31:22 ? Outro
2:33:15 ? Spoiler Discussion: Midnight Special
We ruminate on Knight of Cups and discuss Alien Day and Suicide Squad reshoots plus we also talk The Hateful Eight, Starman, His Girl Friday, The Heartbreak Kid and When Eight Bells Toll.
0:00 - Intro
8:05 - Review: Knight of Cups
40:40 - Headlines: Hans Zimmer to Retire from Superhero Movies, 20th Century Fox Announces Alien Day, Suicide Squad Reshoots
44:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: The Hateful Eight, His Girl Friday, The Heartbreak Kid (2007), The Heartbreak Kid (1972), When Eight Bells Toll, Starman, The Knack and How to Get It
1:31:10 - Junk Mail: John Carpenter's Lost Themes + Seeing Film Composers Live, Favourite Musicals, Sexism in Superhero Movies, Jason Statham, Loose Discs Adage
2:00:40 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:03:00 - Outro
We've got a special treat for long-time listeners this week as Reed managed to unearth another episode of The Movie Review Show for us, the pre-internet version of the Film Junk Podcast featuring our younger selves. As with the other episodes, the sound quality isn't the best but we are happy to be able to share with you another essential piece of Film Junk history. Enjoy!
0:00 ? Intro
26:45 ? Headlines: Batman Returns Too Scary for Kids, Basic Instinct Sequel in the Works, Arnold Schwarzeneggers Next Movie
40:00 ? Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1:05:05 ? Other Stuff We Watched: A League of Their Own, The Story of Ricky, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Mystery Date, Pure Luck, F/X 2
1:25:40 ? Junk Mail: Best Movies for Sleepovers, SNL Characters and TV Shows That Should Be Movies, Do Movies Taped Off TV Count in a VHS Collection?
1:41:40 ? Upcoming VHS Releases / Outro
Greg and Reed join us for a super-sized review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice plus we also talk Daredevil: Season 2, He Got Game, House of Bamboo, My Darling Clementine, Ben Hur, Colossus: The Forbin Project and Man of Steel.
0:00 ? Intro
18:15 ? Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
1:55:55 ? Headlines: Paul McCartney Joins Pirates of the Caribbean 5
2:03:00 ? Other Stuff We Watched: Maggie, The Forgotten, Edge of Darkness, Daredevil: Season 2, Occupied, Finders Keepers, He Got Gammoe, My Darling Clementine, Cloak and Dagger (1946), House of Bamboo, American Crime Story, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Ben Hur, Man of Steel
2:48:05 ? This Week on DVD and Blu-ray / Outro
2:54:35 ? Spoiler Discussion: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
We get our cheap nostalgia fix with Pee-wee's Big Holiday and discuss the Indiana Jones 5 news plus we also talk Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Big Top Pee-wee, The Survivalist, Pineapple Express, Finders Keepers, Universal Soldier and Zootopia.
0:00 - Intro / Frank's 4K Problems
32:30 - Review: Pee-wee's Big Holiday
59:55 - Headlines: Indiana Jones 5 is Happening, Sausage Party Trailer, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Trailer
1:22:10 - Other Stuff We Watched: Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Big Top Pee-wee, Finders Keepers, Man of Steel, The Survivalist, Pineapple Express, Zootopia, Universal Soldier, Love, Jafar Panahi's Taxi, Dragon's Den
2:03:45 - Junk Mail: Letterboxd App, Chumlee's Arrest, Best Steve Martin Films, Comedies That Get Lost in Translation, Cult Movies, Is UHD the Future?
2:35:10 - This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
2:40:10 - Outro
We fight with monsters as we gaze into 10 Cloverfield Lane and discuss the new Captain America: Civil War trailer plus we also talk The Brothers Grimsby, Midnight Special, Demonoid: Messenger of Death, Angie Tribeca and Love.
0:00 ? Intro
8:00 ? Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane
19:20 ? Spoiler Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane
1:04:15 ? Headlines: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Trailer, Captain America: Civil War Trailer #2, Screening Room Home Video Service
1:27:40 ? Other Stuff We Watched: The Brothers Grimsby, Murder She Said, Midnight Special, Angie Tribeca, Demonoid: Messenger of Death, Love
1:48:25 ? Junk Mail: What Makes a Perfect Movie, Multiple Star Wars: Force Awakens Blu-ray Releases, Maintaining Complete Uniformity in a Blu-ray Collection, Is 4K The Time to Start a Movie Collection?, The Proper Way To Pronounce Poutine
1:59:05 ? Outro/This Week on DVD and Blu-ray
We trade one-liners over London Has Fallen and take off to the Great White North with Strange Brew, plus we also discuss the new Ghostbusters trailer, Zootopia, Red River, I Confess, My Blue Heaven, Luther the Geek, Emperor of the North and Skidoo.
Well, slap my Momma and call me 20! It's a brand new Episode of the Ball Junk Podcast! The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles are back for the twentieth episode of this award-winning podcast! We talk about Jamaica, the Super Bowl, NBA All Star Weekend, Steph Curry, the World Cup of Hockey and review the new documentary The Resurrection of Jake the Snake. Plus, Balls Around the World, your Sack Time Questions and Frankie gets a mean Gas Pedal! So, lace your boots, download, subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Balls!
We crash and bash over Triple 9 and discuss the 2016 Academy Awards plus we also talk The Connection, The French Connection, Faust, Phantom of the Paradise, Company Business, Lonesome and The Big Sleep. (Spoiler discussion for Triple 9 starts at 2:20:25.)
We get hexed by The Witch and discuss the Pete's Dragon remake trailer plus we also talk The Witches, Chi-raq, Cries and Whispers, Rock the Kasbah, Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages, David and Lisa, and 11-22-63. (Spoiler discussion for The Witch starts at 2:24:00.)
We place bets on Deadpool and discuss the forthcoming R-rated comic book movie explosion, plus we also talk Zoolander 2, When the Wind Blows, Dracula Untold, Condorman, The Detective, Turbo Kid, Sullivan's Travels, Hiroshima Mon Amour and American Crime Story.
We do damage control on Hail, Caesar! and discuss the Super Bowl trailers plus we also talk Goosebumps, Trumbo, Philadelphia, Leatherheads, Kung Fu Panda, The Lego Movie and Ash vs. Evil Dead.
We try to sync up with Synchronicity and count down our most anticipated movies of 2016 plus we also discuss the new Celebrity Apprentice cast, Kung Fu Panda 3, Baskets, The X-Files, Chi-Raq and Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot. (Spoiler discussion starts at 2:13:00.)
Special guest Singe returns along with fellow cop Scott as we review 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi and The Seven Five plus we also talk more Making a Murderer and discuss The Central Park Five, End of Watch, World of Tomorrow, Fantomas, Deathgasm and Lady Snowblood.
We finally dig into Making a Murderer and pay tribute to David Bowie and Alan Rickman with retro reviews of Galaxy Quest and The Man Who Fell to Earth plus we also discuss the 2016 Oscar nominations, Love and Mercy, Crazy Love, Heat and Pather Panchali.
We get mauled by The Revenant and count down our top 10 movies of 2015 plus we also hand out awards for the second annual Junkies!
We dish out frontier justice on The Hateful Eight and express mixed emotions over Joy, plus we also discuss The Big Short, Sisters, Daddy's Home, Clouds of Sils Maria, '71 and a little more Star Wars: The Force Awakens. (The Hateful Eight spoiler discussion starts at 2:13:45.)
Let the countdown begin! It's the New Year's Ball Junk Drop Podcast! We're dropping our balls to end 2015 with a packed show. The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles review the new Will Smith film Concussion as well as the latest ESPN 30 for 30 film, Four Falls of Buffalo. We discuss the NFL Playoff Picture, the current NBA Season, Kobe Bryant's retirement and we present the inaugural Ballsy Awards! Plus, we take our Balls Around the World, answer your questions in Sack Time and Knucks gets the Gas Pedal. Download, subscribe and rate us on iTunes and end 2015 the right way with Episode 19 of the Ball Junk Podcast. Happy New Year! Balls!
A bevy of special guests join us to review Star Wars: The Force Awakens (with full spoilers) plus we also discuss the Star Trek Beyond trailer, Star Wars Holiday Special, Carol, All About Eve, Making a Murderer, The Lobster and Eyes Wide Shut.
We bury Don Verdean and disagree over The Ridiculous 6 plus we also discuss the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer and talk Brooklyn, Goodnight Mommy, Queen of Earth, The Look of Silence, Moving and The Leftovers.
Dax and Jay join us for a group review of Star Wars Battlefront plus we also discuss Rise of the Tomb Raider, Halo 5: Guardians, Fallout 4, Transformers Devastation, Rock Band 4, Guitar Hero Live, Madden NFL 16, Super Mario Maker and Undertale and in Hot Button we tackle the tricky issue of judging value in game reviews.
We settle our Krampus bet (and also review the movie) plus we also discuss the new Batman v Superman trailer and talk Tangerine, A Very Murray Christmas, Best of Enemies, Racing Extinction, Nintendo Quest, Call Me Lucky and Hard to Be a God.
We go the distance with Creed and discuss the first trailer for Captain America: Civil War plus we also talk The Good Dinosaur, Spotlight, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Fat City, Fruitvale Station, The Empire Strikes Back and Dope. (Spoiler discussion starts at 2:38:30.)
We get festive with The Night Before and discuss trailers for Zoolander 2 and Midnight Special plus we also talk Flight of the Navigator, Wild at Heart, The Fan, Merchants of Doubt and Nathan for You.
We try not to heckle Entertainment and discuss the Golden Globes comedy category kerfuffle, plus we also talk Mistress America, Room, Odd Man Out, Je T'aime Je T'aime and Mr. Holmes.
We infiltrate Spectre and review the Project Greenlight movie The Leisure Class plus we also discuss the first Warcraft trailer, Master of None, Inland Empire, Diamonds are Forever, OK Connery and Manson Family Vacation. (Spectre spoiler discussion starts at 3:04:55.)
Jay is back from L.A. as we review Steve Jobs and Bone Tomahawk plus we also discuss that Jar Jar fan theory and talk Ash vs. Evil Dead, Project Greenlight, Vacation, The End of the Tour, Aloha, Back in Time, The Curse of the Cat People and Tales from the Darkside: The Movie.
Reed stops by for our annual Halloween special as we review Crimson Peak and Nightbreed and discuss the new Star Wars trailer plus we also talk Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Cooties, Dracula, [REC], The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Phantom of the Paradise, Rosemary's Baby and Dracula: Prince of Darkness.
The latest Ball Junk Podcast is here! It's Episode 18 and life you got it, 18 and life you know, your crime is time and it's 18 and life to go! It's our Annual NBA Preview and we make our predictions on who won't make the playoffs and rank our top 8 teams. Do we agree on the Pelicans? Maybe. Do we agree on the Lakers? Maybe not. Subscribe, download and rate the show on iTunes now to find out. We also talk MLB Playoffs, the Jays, the conspiracy, the NHL, the Habs, the NFL, and Knucks admits I was right all along about Tom Brady. There's Balls Around the World, Sack Time and Frankie gets the Gas Pedal. Check it out! Episode 18 of the Ball Junk Podcast. Balls!
We catch the sniffles from Bridge of Spies and get recruited by Beasts of No Nation plus we also talk Project Greenlight, The Keeping Room, Mahakaal, She's Having a Baby, Earth to Echo, Kill The Messenger and The Director's Chair.
We get tunnel vision for Sicario and feel morally conflicted over Knock Knock plus we also discuss The Walk, Pan, Cartel Land, Mississippi Grind, Project Almanac and Dolls.
We science the sh*t out of The Martian and Reed Farrington offers his top 10 movies of the past 10 years plus we also discuss Marooned, Graduation Day, The Great Outdoors, Waiting for Guffman, The Overnight and Leviathan. (Spoiler discussion starts at 3:08:30.)
We climb Everest and discuss the Prometheus 2 title plus we also talk Project Greenlight, Victoria, The Summit, Deranged, The Sentinel, Burn Witch Burn, Ferrell Takes the Field, Kill List and Wall-E.
We put a hit on Black Mass and discuss The Jungle Book trailer plus we also talk Anomalisa, Room, High-Rise, Green Room, Hardcore, The Witch, Where to Invade Next and The Gamechangers, while Dax offers up his Top 10 animated films of the past decade.
We get creeped out by The Visit and discuss the new host of Celebrity Apprentice plus we also talk Mistress America, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, The Congress, Dressed to Kill and The Man from Earth. (Spoiler discussion starts at 2:21:45.)
A couple of special guests join us to review Batman: Arkham Knight and discuss Apple TV announcements plus we also talk Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Mad Max, StarCraft II World Championship Series, Guild Wars 2, N++, King's Quest: A Knight to Remember, Her Story, Madden 16, Dragon Age: Inquisition, This War of Mine and in Hot Button we tackle the tricky topic of pre-orders.
We step in the ring with Southpaw and discuss the announcement of the first 4K Blu-ray player, plus we count down our top 10 horror, comedy and sci-fi movies of the past decade.
We take Cop Car for a spin and discuss the possibility of George Miller directing Man of Steel 2, plus we also talk No Escape, Matinee, Explorers, Small Soldiers and Documentary Now!.
We review American Ultra, Straight Outta Compton and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. plus we also discuss The Hateful Eight trailer and True Detective: Season 2, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Nomads, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, Fort Tilden, Blue Velvet, and Two Days, One Night.
"Juuuuuuuuuust a bit outside." It's the Ball Junk Podcast Major League Freemium! The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles sit down and discuss Major League 1, 2 and 3! We discuss the cast, the characters, the logic and the influence of it all! Did Wesley Snipes get a big ego? Is Taka Tanaka one of the worst ethnic stereotypes ever? Would any of these misfits even come close to sniffing the minor leagues? We cover it all and give our Top 5 and Bottom 5 moments! Plus, Balls Around the World, Sack Time and the Gas Pedal. Download and subscribe on iTunes. We ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats! Balls!
We review the doomed Fantastic Four reboot and express gratitude for The Gift plus we also discuss the Deadpool trailer and talk Rififi, Thief, The Square, I Am Chris Farley. (Spoiler discussion for The Gift starts at 2:33:40.)
We marvel at Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and discuss some of the initial 2015 TIFF announcements plus we also talk Tig, A Lego Brickumentary, Trainwreck, Topkapi and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.
We hit the kill screen in Pixels and discuss the possibility of a Jurassic World sequel, plus we also talk Trainwreck, Tales of the Grim Sleeper, The Arrival, Ten Seconds to Hell, Mars Attacks, Mr. Robot, Humans and Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau.
We scale down our expectations for Ant-Man and discuss trailers for Joy and The Revenant plus we also talk Minions, Creep, Amy, Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser and The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?
We pop pills to suppress our disappointment with Self/Less and salute Slow West, plus we also dive into all the Comic-Con news and discuss The Gallows, The Overnight, True Story, The Stranger, Seconds, The Offence and 7 Days in Hell.
We try to untangle the timeline of Terminator Genisys and throw cash money at Magic Mike XXL plus we also discuss the Creed trailer and talk Wolfen, Grandma's Boy, Society, Class of 1984, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Decline of Western Civilization. (Terminator Genisys spoiler discussion starts at 1:57:55.)
We dig ourselves a hole with Burying the Ex and pay tribute to James Horner with a special edition of Score Bits, plus we also count down our Top 5 movies of 2015 so far.
We give a full rundown of all the announcements at this year's E3 plus we also discuss The Witcher 2 and 3, Splatoon, LEGO Jurassic World, The Unfinished Swan, Battlefield: Hardline, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, The Golf Club, Never Alone and The Silent Age plus Frank gets an intervention for his gaming addiction problem.
We get emotional over Inside Out and discuss Eli Roth reviving Meg plus we also talk While We're Young, My Dinner with Andre, The Hitch-Hiker, Time Lapse, Harry in Your Pocket and Game of Thrones: Season 5. (Game of Thrones spoiler discussion starts at 2:28:40.)
We reverse engineer Jurassic World and discuss the trailer for Rock the Kasbah plus we also discuss Wild Horses, Futureworld, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes and Miracle Mile and we test ourselves with the Letterboxd Challenge.
We laugh inwardly at Spy, try to pinpoint where Entourage went wrong and discuss trailers for The Martian and Bridge of Spies, plus we also talk Red Army, Apollo 13, Sense8, The Player and Frank is prescribed Cannibal Holocaust and Cabin Fever.
How sweet to be sixteen again! It's Episode 16 of the Ball Junk Podcast and the Gasman and Frankie Knuckles are back digging deep into the NHL and NBA Playoffs. We also talk about Showtime's new Allen Iverson documentary, plus, discussions on drafting an NBA starting line-up for $15, what's considered drunk driving, running a marathon dressed as testicles, college recruitment through burritos and how good would a Porkfait be? All of that and we answer your Sack Time Questions plus Frankie takes the Gas Pedal. Give it a listen, subscribe and download on iTunes and we promise Frankenslices for everyone! Balls!
Jay, Frank and Dax get their vibe on as they review San Andreas and discuss the Big Trouble in Little China remake plus they also talk Cannibal Ferox, Son in Law, Hot Girls Wanted, State of Siege and United 93.
We try to remain optimistic about Tomorrowland and investigate the Poltergeist remake plus we also discuss Good Kill, Night Game, Secret Beyond the Door, Hot Pursuit and Pitch Perfect while Jay and Frank run into more bilingual packaging problems. (Spoiler discussion for Tomorrowland starts at 2:45:10.)
We have a lovely day with Mad Max: Fury Road and put Ex Machina to the test plus we also discuss the Jem and the Holograms trailer, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Hardware, Area 51 and The Lady from Shanghai. (Spoiler discussion for Mad Max starts at 2:59:15 and for Ex Machina at 3:21:30.)
We fight the urge to put Maggie out of its misery and discuss the Suicide Squad cast photo plus we also talk Unfriended, Collateral Damage, The Tenant and Babe.
We interview the guys from PixelNAUTS (including Frank) about the launch of Lost Orbit and review Ori and the Blind Forest and The Order: 1886 plus we also discuss the Steam mod controversy and Hotline Miami 2, Bloodborne, Dying Light, Counterspy and Axiom Verge.
We do battle with The Avengers: Age of Ultron and discuss some Star Wars news plus we also talk Ex Machina, Blackhat, Lenny and The Avengers (1998). (Spoiler discussion starts at 2:46:53.)
We discuss the first photo of The Joker in Suicide Squad and review a ton of movies from the 2015 Hot Docs Film Festival including Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Raiders!, The Nightmare, Western, Live From New York and The Wolfpack.
BREAKING NEWS: It's Episode 15 of the Ball Junk Podcast and it's the playoffs! The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles break down the NHL and NBA playoff situation and Frankie gets mad at the Golden State Warriors. We talk fishing for women's underwear, soccer porno, Vince Neil's national anthem and which team mascots we'd MFK. Frankie gets the Gas Pedal and the Gasman horribly insults the fine folks at Ole Miss! Find out who was called a whore at the last Hamilton Bulldogs game and why Marshall Henderson is a great human being. It's all packed into one awesome show. Ballin'!
We get stalked by It Follows and discuss new trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice plus we also talk The Salvation, Kumiko the Treasure Hunter, Iris, Shivers and Marvel's Daredevil. (Spoiler discussion starts at 1:26:15.)
We puzzle over Ryan Gosling's Lost River and get scammed by Buzzard plus we also discuss Detroit Rock City, More Than Me, Our Day Will Come, Running Scared, The Executioner and Top of the Lake.
We get behind the wheel of Furious 7 plus we also discuss Going Clear, Spring, While We're Young, Backcountry, The Sure Thing, Battlefield Earth, Fast Company and Interstellar. (Spoiler discussion starts at 2:54:04.)
Another long lost episode from the very earliest incarnation of the Film Junk Podcast, never before released to the general public. In January of 1993, we discuss our VHS collections and the best way to organize them, plus we offer up some bargain hunting tips and debate whether it is better to rent or own movies.
We explore the depths of Black Sea and revisit Real Steel plus we also discuss trailers for Pixels and Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation and face off with another round of the trivia game Score Bits!
What do you get when you take a huge Kobe Bryant fan and a huge Kobe Bryant hater and have them both watch a self-indulgent documentary about Kobe, produced by Kobe and starring only Kobe? Well, you get Episode 14 of the Ball Junk Podcast! Things really get heated between The Gasman and Baby Blu Knucks! We also tackle NFL free agency, the NBA playoff picture, Wrestlemania weekend, ball park foods, Gronking, Sack Time and Frankie takes the Gas Pedal. Subscribe! Download! Balls!
We try to find pleasure in the pain of watching Fifty Shades of Grey, tame the cult classic Roar and delve into the final episode of The Jinx plus we also talk White God, Maps to the Stars, Final Embrace, Housebound, and Caddyshack 2. (Spoiler discussion starts at 2:10:10.)
We debug Chappie and Frank is prescribed Frankenhooker plus we also discuss Unfinished Business, Gimme Shelter, Champs, To Be Takei, Heartbeeps and Short Circuit 2. (Spoiler discussion starts at 2:38:50.)
We belatedly offer up our favourite games of 2014 and discuss our most anticipated games of 2015 plus we also talk Evolve, Alien Isolation, Costume Quest 2, #IDARB, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, the Peter Molyneux Godus backlash and the Nintendo YouTube fiasco.
We silence The Voices and discuss My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn plus we also contemplate the possibility of a Blade Runner sequel and mourn the passing of Leonard Nimoy.
Trump makes more than a few blunders during the live finale as one of the two final contenders is ultimately crowned Celebrity Apprentice. We also brainstorm a list of suitable candidates for the next season.
We fight the system with Leviathan and talk Oscars plus we also discuss The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Paddington, The Overnighters, Virunga, King of the Hill, Bulletproof and Billion Dollar Brain.
Trump serves up a clip show of previous Celebrity Apprentice highlights before giving us a lead in to the season finale and the major showdown that we all saw coming a mile away.
We don bulletproof suits for Kingsman: The Secret Service and discuss Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe plus we also talk Better Call Saul, The Jinx, Top Five, Obvious Child, Porco Rosso, Funeral in Berlin, Candyman 2 and Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond.
Finally an episode worth talking about! Team Infinity rises the occasion as the teams struggle to understand what a photobomb campaign is. Meanwhile Phonegate causes serious controversy in the boardroom as Kenya and Vivica butt heads, then teams are asked to create jingles for Bud Light Lime-a-Rita. Nice. Over Ice.
On this episode we discuss Robert Altman's Popeye (1980) and P.T. Anderson's Punch Drunk Love (2002).
We harvest our collective brain power to review Jupiter Ascending and discuss trailers for Poltergeist and Magic Mike XXL plus we also talk Bound, Big Hero 6, Supernova, John Wick and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
Captain Sig gets a shot at being project manager on a manly task while Kenya performs her hit song for a captive audience. Then Ian continues to demonstrate that creativity is in his wheelhouse and Kenya and Vivica square off.
We go off half-cocked on A Most Violent Year and discuss the Fantastic Four teaser trailer plus we also talk Blackhat, Mortdecai, Left Behind, Gooby, The Cruise, The Package and Groundhog Day.
Oh, you didn't know? It's Episode 13 of the Ball Junk Podcast! The Super Bowl Preview show you've all been waiting for. The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles discuss DeflateGate and all the stories surrounding the Patriots clash with the Seahawks. We also review Bennet Miller's new film Foxcatcher, talk footy fans in Balls Around the World, answer your questions in Sack Time and Frank once again gets the ol' Gas Pedal. Download and listen now before the game on Sunday. Ballin'!
Joan Rivers returns posthumously to judge an outdoor experience for Ivanka Trump shoes, then Teams Infinity and Vortex are tasked with creating a viral video for Chock Full o'Nuts. Several team members continue to fly under the radar and Kenya makes a tough statement in the boardroom.
We celebrate ten years of Film Junk with a room full of past guests and answer some of your junk mail plus we also stage a bad movie trivia showdown and Reed gets acting lessons from Matt Gourley.
Ryan from Eden Industries and Huckcity take us inside the development of Citizens of Earth plus we also discuss the latest Nintendo Direct news, Sunset Overdrive, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Beyond: Two Souls, Killzone Shadow Fall, Rollers of the Realm, and in Hot Button we tackle Day One patches.
Teams Infinity and Vortex strip down for a Cosmo magazine spread while Brandi and Kenya get in each other's faces. Then Trump shuffles the team rosters to give us what we've all been waiting for: a Geraldo / Ian Ziering showdown.
The competition between Teams Infinity and Vortex starts to heat up. Geraldo establishes himself as a dominant force for the men while Shawn's moon cycle causes controversy on the women's team.
We review Selma and American Sniper plus we also count down our Top 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2015 and discuss the first Ant-Man trailer.
We break down the line-up for the new season of Celebrity Apprentice and discuss the season premiere including the important choice of team names, project managers, the initial levels of ego and plastic surgery, and the elephant in the room with regards to Bill Cosby.
We spark up with Inherent Vice and count down our top 10 movies of 2014 plus we also introduce the first annual Junkies and we discuss The Babadook, Citizenfour, Calvary, We Are the Best!, Stretch, Stranger By the Lake and Virunga.
We assassinate The Interview and validate The Theory of Everything plus we also discuss the Entourage movie trailer along with Big Eyes, The Gambler, Unbroken, The Red Chapel, Frank, The Train, Christmas Evil and Ernest Saves Christmas.
We fight to stay awake during The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and discuss Sony delaying The Interview due to terrorist threats, plus we also talk Black Christmas, Force Majeure, The Boxtrolls, Ida, Borgman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Serial finale.
'Tis the season to be Bally! Episode 12 of the Ball Junk Podcast is here and what a festive one it is. Frankie Knuckles and the Gasman discuss the current state of the NBA and NFL Seasons, review a holiday film classic in Santa With Muscles starring Hulk Hogan, play a game of Who's Got the Mumps and of course take a trip with Balls Around the World (Dildos! Pitchforks!), answer your questions in Sack Time, Frankie gets the Gas Pedal and the Gasman makes his case to have Saku Koivu's number 11 retired by les Bleu, Blanc et Rouge. What better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a new Ball Junk! Ballin!
We rain down fire and brimstone on Exodus: Gods and Kings and discuss the Sony hack plus we also talk Whiplash, The Overnighters, Korengal, All That Jazz, Hickey and Boggs, The Addams Family and Black Mirror.
We sink our teeth into Tusk and discuss the first trailer for Terminator Genisys, plus we also talk Foxcatcher, Army of Shadows and Le Samourai.
We dive into a rabbit hole of temporal paradoxes with Predestination and discuss the first trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World, plus we also talk The Third Man, UHF, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Undefeated, Jour de Fete and National Gallery. (Spoiler Discussion starts at 2:09:35.)
We wish we didn't watch Wish I Was Here and pick away at the Zak Penn documentary Atari: Game Over plus we also discuss Listen Up Philip, Raw Force, Regarding Henry, The President's Analyst and Video Games: The Movie.
We argue over the level of stupidity in Dumb and Dumber To and review St. Vincent and Big Hero 6, plus we also discuss the Interstellar Unlimited Ticket, Kingpin, La Bare, The Guest and Toy Story 3.
Special guest Reed Farrington joins us to review Interstellar and to discuss the Star Wars Episode VII title plus we also talk 2010, The Rover, The Zero Theorem, For All Mankind, Orange County, A Most Wanted Man, Love Me If You Dare and Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways. (Spoiler Discussion starts at 2:44:20.)
We flock to Birdman and put a hit on John Wick plus we also discuss the Furious 7 trailer along with The Babadook, Planet of the Vampires, The Battery, Invaders from Mars, The Howling, Dinosaur 13 and 20,000 Days on Earth.
Grab your Spaldings and get ready for Episode 11 of the Ball Junk Podcast! The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles bring you the 2014-2015 NBA Preview! We go team by team, give our analysis on each division and make our predictions on who will win the conferences and the NBA Championship. We also wrap up the World Series, see where we stand halfway through the NFL season and Frank goes nuts over the Harvey Street Herons. Hit the Gas Pedal and download it now! Ballin'!
We stalk The Town That Dreaded Sundown remake and dig up Pumpkinhead plus we also discuss the rumoured female directors for Wonder Woman along with Trick or Treat, The Fury, Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories.
We experience the bonds of war with Fury and discuss the possibility of a female Robin plus we also talk Black Sunday, Annabelle, Patton, Print the Legend, Leprechaun and The People Under the Stairs.
We demonize Horns and discuss the Tomorrowland trailer plus Frank is prescribed Stroszek and we also talk The Judge, Nosferatu The Vampyre, Blue Velvet, Cold In July, The Wages of Fear, Juggernaut and Hotel Transylvania.
We crack open the head of Gone Girl and discuss the Inherent Vice trailer plus we also talk What If, Gotham and Saturday Night while Frank is prescribed The Apartment.
Chris and Alex from PixelNAUTS join us to discuss a bevy of hot topics including GamerGate and the sale of Mojang plus we also talk Destiny, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Gone Home, P.T., Papers Please, The Swapper, Gang Beasts, and Hyrule Warriors.
Dax is back and he brings the vibe with him as we review The Equalizer and discuss the Blackhat trailer plus Revenge of the Nerds, Macbeth and Death Spa. Also: Frank is prescribed Night of the Hunter and Playtime.
We pick up The Drop and watch the trailer for Tim Burton's Big Eyes trailer plus we also discuss Locke, The One I Love, Coherence, Prom Night, A Hard Day's Night, Along Came Polly, Casablanca and Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie.
We recap our experiences at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival with reviews of Wild, Nightcrawler, Manglehorn, What We Do in the Shadows, The Guest, Men, Women and Children and more.
We abandon all hope after entering As Above, So Below plus we also discuss The Trip to Italy, Tammy, Manacamana, Midnight Run and The Inbetweeners Movie.
We're back, Ballhandlers. Episode 10 of the Ball Junk Podcast and it's a real beauty. NFL preview time! We pick division winners, AFC and NFC champions, plus our Super Bowl match-up (we'll be wrong!). We also talk LeBron, Cleveland, new cars, dog surfing, camel wrestling, 5K fun runs, Vince McMahon, Puke, Bill Belichick's dirty hoodie, bounce some Balls Around the World, answer your questions in Sack Time and Knucks, once again, takes the Gas Pedal. It's two hours of Balls!
We take aim at Blue Ruin and discuss the celebrity nude photo leak plus we also talk The Visitor, Point Blank, Ginger Snaps, The Magician, Devil in a Blue Dress, Under the Skin and more mom mentality.
We get stabbed in the back by Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and discuss text messages being shown on movie screens, plus we also talk Into the Storm, Night Moves, Roadracers, Scarlet Street, Milius and Fight Club.
We run out of ammo with The Expendables 3 and reflect on life with Boyhood plus we also discuss Chef, Sabotage, World's Greatest Dad, Hook, Paradise Alley, Lessons of Darkness and A Most Wanted Man.
We shell out for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot and discuss the Left Behind trailer plus we also talk Pickpocket, Persona, Insomnia and Knuckleball.
Skottie Young joins us to review Guardians of the Galaxy and discuss the possibility of an all-female Ghostbusters 3, plus we also talk Battle Beyond the Stars, Jodorowsky's Dune, Workaholics, Life Itself and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
We expand our minds with Lucy and discuss the Mad Max: Fury Road trailer plus we also talk The Purge: Anarchy, The Battered Bastards of Baseball, Southern Comfort, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Out of Sight.
We trade blows with The Raid 2 and discuss Sex Tape, Dr. No in 4K, Romancing the Stone, Used Cars, Apocalypse Now, The Two Jakes and The Karate Kid plus we also debate Werner Herzog's autograph technique.
Reed Farrington joins us to review Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and discuss the Predator reboot, plus we also talk They Came Together, Under the Skin, Visitors, Resurrected, The Freshman, Turtle Power, Passion and Extant.
Just when you thought there was nothing left to say about organizing a movie collection, we tackle a variety of new topics including the general and special theory of collectivity, Letterboxd usage, conserving space and making the move to digital, plus we answer many more listener questions.
Special guest Matt Gourley joins the VibeCast crew to review Transformers: Age of Extinction and to play a new trivia game called Score Bits!
We get lost in the woods with Willow Creek and discuss Rian Johnson directing Star Wars: Episode VIII plus we also talk Harry and the Hendersons, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Speed 1 and 2, The Wedding Singer, Ravenous, Wrong Cops, Antiviral and Game of Thrones Season 4.
We review 22 Jump Street and How to Train Your Dragon 2, plus we also discuss the first trailer for Dumb and Dumber To, Hercules, Tim's Vermeer, Aguirre: The Wrath of God and The Sweet Smell of Success.
We recap all of the big announcements from E3 and offer our Top 5 highlights plus we also talk Mario Kart 8, Thief, Super Time Force, Child of Light and Wolfenstein: The New Order.
We get thrown for a loop by Edge of Tomorrow and discuss Blended, Maleficent, Nosferatu The Vampyre, The Big Heat, Death Wish and Sorcerer plus we also hold the first ever VibeCast Film Junk Trivia Off.
OLEEEEE! OLE! OLE! OLE! OLEEEEE! OLEEEEE! The Ball Boys are back for Episode 9 of the Ball Junk Podcast and this time we break down World Cup 2014! We make our picks and agree that the jerseys are just as important as the games. We throw down over the NBA and NHL Finals and talk about the new film Million Dollar Arm. Plus, we visit Balls Around the World, answer your questions in Sack Time and Frankie takes the Gas Pedal. Don't be a stickler, download this now. Balls!
We fail to get slayed by A Million Ways to Die in the West and discuss the Stargate reboot, plus we also talk Rain Man, The Lone Ranger, Fighting Mad, Sucker Punch, Stoker and Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge.
The VIBEcast returns as Dax and Reed help us review X-Men: Days of Future Past and discuss Edgar Wright leaving Ant-Man plus we also talk 47 Ronin, Thunderbirds are GO, Road House, The Adjustment Bureau and The King of Comedy.
We go toe-to-toe with Godzilla and discuss the new Interstellar trailer plus we also talk Monsters, Blue Caprice, Halt and Catch Fire, and Jay confronts Frank about Coffee Gate.
We party with Neighbors and dissect the new Batsuit plus we also talk Orpheus, Blazing Saddles, The Five-Year Engagement, Gammera the Invincible and Wild at Heart.
We dive into a whole heap of non-fiction films from Hot Docs including Harmontown, Super Duper Alice Cooper, An Honest Liar, Kung Fu Elliot, Giuseppe Makes a Movie, Art and Craft, Actress, American Interior, Rich Hill and Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger.
We get bitten by The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and discuss the Star Wars Day announcements plus we also talk The Sacrament, Double Indemnity, Detour, Infernal Affairs, No Holds Barred and the Fargo TV series.
We take Transcendence offline and try to make sense of Enemy plus we also discuss the Boyhood trailer, The Hobbit title change, The Lawnmower Man, The Swimmer, Jack and Jill, The Final Member and Anchorman 2: Super-Sized R-Rated Version.
It's TIME for Episode 8 of the Ball Junk Podcast! The Fabulous Ones return to discuss the NBA and NHL Playoffs, we sit down to review the new film Draft Day and the Gasman convinces Frankie Knuckles to watch Scooby-Doo and the Wrestlemania Mystery! Balls Around the World, Sack Time, the Gas Pedal and much, much more! Download it, listen and love our Balls.
We offer our take on a variety of recent games including Titanfall, Infamous: Second Son, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Towerfall Ascension, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Broken Age plus we also discuss Facebook acquiring Oculus and the Sony reveal of Project Morpheus.
We get to know Joe and offer an early review of Snowpiercer plus we also discuss the first trailer for Gone Girl, the possibility of VR movies, Draft Day, The Unknown Known, Grudge Match, The Conspiracy, Silicon Valley and Little House on the Prairie.
We infiltrate Captain America: The Winter Soldier and discuss new trailers for The Expendables 3 and Lucy plus we also talk Captain America (1990), Colossus: The Forbin Project and the Girls Season 3 finale.
From the Film Junk vault comes a lost episode of the earliest incarnation of the show, recently discovered on cassette tape. Childhood friends Sean, Jay and Frank review Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves plus they also discuss The Rocketeer, What About Bob and Young Guns II plus new trailers for Problem Child 2 and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
We kneel before Noah and nitpick the symmetry of The Grand Budapest Hotel plus we also discuss the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trailer along with Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, The Last Temptation of Christ, Grand Piano, Seven, Dogs, Capturing the Friedmans and The Pink Panther.
We turn out the lights on Muppets Most Wanted and debate some Ghostbusters 3 news plus we also discuss Life Itself, Showgirls, Nothing But Trouble and Gravity.
Dust off your balls! It's time for Episode 7 of the Ball Junk Podcast! The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles make their Final Four picks and talk a little March Madness, discuss the latest news in the NBA, hype up some sports docs announced for Hot Docs and reveal the secret connection between Colts QB Andrew Luck and one of our hosts. All that, plus Balls Around the World, Sack Time and our new feature the Gas Pedal. Check it out! Ballin!
We party with Cheap Thrills and get abused by Nymphomaniac Vol. 2 plus we also assess the current state of 3D cinema and discuss Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers, The Verdict, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Fletch, Nathan for You and House of Cards Season 2.
We get turned on by Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 and investigate the first season of True Detective plus we also discuss the Oscar winners and Delivery Man, The Summit, The Silence of the Lambs, Who's Harry Crumb, The Shadow and Insignificance.
In our annual pre-Oscar podcast, we review Non-Stop and discuss Only Lovers Left Alive, August: Osage County, 3 Days to Kill, Night and the City and The Broken Circle Breakdown plus we also offer up a few uneducated Oscar predictions.
We deconstruct The Lego Movie and take a trip to Westworld plus we also discuss the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer, Flesh + Blood, MacGruber, Bringing Out the Dead and The Short Game.
We disassemble the Robocop remake and discuss the new TMNT designs plus Hollow Man, Soldier of Orange, Cutie and the Boxer, The Hunt, Almost Human and Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay.
We avoid getting drafted by The Monuments Men and revisit Honey I Shrunk The Kids, plus we also discuss the on-going Woody Allen scandal, The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare, Man of Steel and Rififi.
We learn to bake with Labor Day and Big Bad Wolves and we talk Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, plus we also discuss Metallica: Through the Never, The Family, In a World, Owning Mahowny, Unholy Rollers, Goodfellas and The Master.
Are you ready? Are your balls bouncing? The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles are back with Episode 6 of the Ball Junk Podcast (really) and we do the Super Bowl Shuffle (not really). We talk all things Super Bowl, a little Royal Rumble, a little WWE Network and a little King Cake Baby! Plus, we bounce Balls Around the World and fire off your questions in Sack Time. Get your sports fix now. Ballin!
On this episode we discuss Samuel Fuller's Pickup on South Street (1953) and Joseph H. Lewis' The Big Combo (1955).
We review Riddick and debate Tarantino's The Hateful Eight script leak, plus we also discuss The Square, An Adventure in Space and Time, The Pagemaster and Community Season 5.
We get geopolitical with Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and react to the 2014 Oscar nominations plus we also discuss the previous Jack Ryan films, Short Term 12 and True Detective.
We get caught in the crossfire with Lone Survivor and The Dirties plus we also discuss our most anticipated movies of the year along with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, The Parallax View and Seconds.
We count down our top 10 games of 2013 and discuss our first impressions of the Playstation 4 and Xbox One plus we also look ahead to our most anticipated games of 2014.
We croon over the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis and count down our best and worst movies of 2013.
It's TIME! Ball Junk Episode V - A Good Day To Ball Hard. Get your sports fix as the Gasman and the 'Nature Boy' Frankie Knuckles sit down and chat the latest on the NFL and NBA seasons. We discuss our best and worst sports related Christmas gifts and do our very first Ball Junk film review! (Hint! It's the greatest story ever told.) Once again, we look at Balls Around the World, answer your questions in Sack Time and figure out whether a 38 year old man watching college girls play volleyball is creepy or not. (Hint! It's not.) Download it now and experience an audio orgasm! Ballin!!
The Gasman and Frankie Knuckles are back to drop another set of balls on our faithful listeners. The NBA Season is upon us which calls for a season preview along with some predictions. We talk some NFL and we take a look at the other side of the coin for our Bottom 5 Franchises in all of sports. As always we visit Balls Around the World and answer your mail questions in Sack Time. BALLLLLLLLIN!
On this episode we discuss Ken Russell's The Devils (1971) and Andrzej Zulawski's Possession (1981).
We break down our first impressions of Grand Theft Auto V and the announcement of Steam Machines and the Steam OS plus we also discuss Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Rayman Legends, The Puppeteer, Star Trek, Wonderful 101, NHL 14, Ducktales Remastered and Disney Infinity.
Get your balls bouncing again as the Gasman and Frankie Knuckles violate your ears with Episode 3 of the Ball Junk Podcast. We break down the upcoming NFL season and make our Super Bowl picks. We also discuss the best franchises in our Top 5, travel the globe in Balls Around the World and read your mail in Sack Time. It's more balls than you can handle. Download it now! BALLLLLLLLIN!
On this episode we discuss David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch (1991) and Michael Winterbottom's Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005).
After a three month hiatus for a sex change, oil change and diaper change (not necessarily in that order) Ball Junk is back! Frank S. Preston Esq and Greg Theodore Logan sit down to chat sports. We talk about the Home Run Derby, a good ol' fashioned murder, the NHL and NBA playoffs and how our teams performed. We bring back Balls Around the World and discuss which sport frowns upon invading rectums. We answer your questions in Sack Time and we even touch on Niagara Roller Derby and the performance of Lovely Cheetah. Sit back, relax and count how many times we go off topic. It's Ball Junk Episode 2!
On a very special episode of the Game Junk Podcast we are joined by none other than Jay Cheel to review and discuss The Last of Us. We get into some pretty heavy analysis as to whether gameplay and narrative can co-exist in the world of story-driven games, and take some time to thoroughly explore what is a considered by most to be a landmark in gaming history. E3 has come and gone (mostly gone) but it doesn't stop us in from weighing in on all of the major announcements and revealing some potentially polarizing opinions. As always, we address your Junk Mail and throw in a few barbs along the way. Buckle in and get ready to stroke that giraffe!
We are joined by Graham Smith from Drinkbox Studios to discuss the Xbox One reveal, GDC and PAX plus we also count down our top 5 consoles of all time and talk Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider and Guacamelee.
In the premiere episode, Greg and Frank break down the NBA playoffs, discuss their favourite teams and sports, dig into some hilarity around the world, and reach into the mail sack for Bag Time!
On this episode we discuss Mike Cahill's Another Earth (2011), Evan Glodell's Bellflower (2011) and Jaco Van Dormael's Mr. Nobody (2009).
We regroup after a six month hiatus to offer thoughts on the Playstation 4 announcement and to discuss the Wii-U plus Resident Evil 6, Halo 4, Ni No Kuni, DMC, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, The Cave, Xenoblade Chronicles, The Walking Dead and Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey.
On this episode we discuss Walter Hill\'s The Driver (1978) and John Frankenheimer\'s 52 Pick-Up (1986).
We survive the summer of nothing to discuss Mass Effect 3, New Super Mario Bros. 2, 3DS XL, Lollipop Chainsaw and Sound Shapes plus OUYA, Steam Greenlight and free-to-play games.
We reconvene to offer thoughts on the 2012 E3 Expo and discuss the 38 Studios shutdown, plus we also talk Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Fez, Resistance: Burning Skies and more!
We hack and slash our way through Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and discuss Kickstarter and next gen console rumours plus Playstation Vita, Mass Effect 2, Binary Domain, Kid Icarus: Uprising and more!
On this episode we discuss Wim Wenders\' Paris, Texas (1984) and Richard Kelly\'s Southland Tales (2006).
We countdown our Top 10 Games of 2011 and discuss our most anticipated games of 2012, plus we also discuss the possibility of a TMNT game from Rocksteady and Frank gives an update on his retro game lounge.
We review Batman: Arkham City and discuss the Spike TV VGAs plus our Top 5 Comic Book Games, Super Mario 3D Land, Skyrim, Rage, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Rayman Origins, and in Hot Button we take on Game Stopping Bugs.
On this episode we discuss David Cronenberg\'s Crash (1996) and Paul Haggis\' Crash(2004).
We take the case of L.A. Noire and revisit a classic in Chrono Trigger, plus we discuss Dead Island, Rage, Resistance 3, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. We also get to our top 5 most wanted remakes and debate used games not to mention the overall state of the game industry!
On this episode we discuss John Boorman\'s Zardoz (1974) and Mike Hodges\' Flash Gordon (1980).
We throw science at the wall to see what sticks in Portal 2 and weigh in on all of the news from E3 including Wii-U and PS Vita, plus we discuss Killzone 3, Dead Nation, Outland, Crysis 2, Sega Saturn and the Nintendo 3DS.
We brave the terror that is Dead Space 2 and mourn the death of Guitar Hero, plus we also discuss DC Universe Online, Tales From Space: About a Blob, Stacking, Back to the Future: The Game, and in Hot Button we tackle Non-Gameplay Trailers.
On this episode we discuss Orson Welles\' F for Fake (1973), Banksy\'s Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) and Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman\'s Catfish (2010).
We count down our favourite games of 2010, plus Dax takes us into his World of Warcraft addiction, and Frank reaches a major milestone in his life.
Reviews galore including Rock Band 3, Halo Reach and Fable 3 plus discussions about Call of Duty: Black Ops, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kirby\'s Epic Yarn, Gran Turismo 5, and Goldeneye. Also, Microsoft Kinect, the future of motion control gaming and our top 5 hockey games of all time.
On this episode we discuss Takashi Miike\'s Visitor Q (2001) and Gaspar Noe\'s Irreversible (2002).
Our in-depth review of Metroid: Other M plus discussions about the Playstation phone, favourite horror games, Super Metroid, Red Dead Redemption (again), Costume Quest, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Super Scribblenauts, and in Hot Button we tackle licensed games.
This month we review Alan Wake and chat about a ton of other games including Madden 11, NHL 11, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Mass Effect 2, and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero plus a Hot Button discussion about achievements.
Sean and Frank kick things off with a review of Limbo, plus discussions about E3, Heavy Rain, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and our Top 5 Games of All Time.