Gen-X Multiplex: Recent Episodes
For the final episode of 2021 (and quite possibly forever), Matt B. and Brian P. reconvene at the shuttered Multiplex one last time to give their picks for the Top 10 Movies of 1991, the Top 10 Movies of 2021 and (triple booster bonus) the Top 10 Worst Movies of 2021. Get your last dose of unfiltered Gen-X film opinions, the perfect antidote to the New Year’s omicron blues!
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Brian P. gets another late-night phone call, this time from an old frenemy of the ‘Plex with a few bones to pick about Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 adaptation (or half-adaptation) of Dune. Check out this “spicy,” unsolicited Gen-X Multiplex eXclusive review!!!
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The bolted & barred Multiplex doors fly open (briefly) when Brian P. gets a late-night phone call from Matt B. demanding his new James Bond review in two minutes or less with no tangents. No Time To Die? No. It’s No Time 2 Bri!
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On the final episode of the Gen-X Multiplex, Matt & Brian explore the “life of the mind,” wrasslin’ scenarios & other things literary with the Coen Brothers’ 1991 Palme D’Or winner Barton Fink, starring John Turturro, John Goodman & Judy Davis. Then they take a detour to Weird Austin to hang with a coterie of Texas oddballs in Richard Linklater’s generation-defining Gen-X comedy Slacker. Plus, they log New Queue reviews of 2021 Cannes opener Annette, 2021 Sundance darling CODA & welcome returning Canadian champion Jeff M. for one last visit to the old R/C Theatre before bidding the podcasting world adieu in a grand sing-a-long finale. Get your final fix of the ‘Plex before it vanishes from the internet entirely!
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On this action-packed penultimate episode of the Gen-X Multiplex, Brian & Matt welcome Brian’s better half, Courtney P., back to the pod to render her “judgment” on James Cameron’s July ’91 summer blockbuster sequel T2: Judgment Day. Then, they dip their longboards into the raging testosterone waves of Kathyrn Bigelow’s Point Break. Plus, the Brian P. household erupts into CHAOS with some unannounced & potentially unwelcome in-person guests before settling into the July New Movie Queue with modern-day reviews of Disney’s Black Widow, Netflix’s Gunpowder Milkshake & Amazon Prime’s The Tomorrow War. Grab your Sex Wax & get your Furlong on, because the Multiplex is skydiving into its final stretch!
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On this month’s episode, Brian P. and Matt B. take the A train to Harlem with Spike Lee’s interracial romance drama Jungle Fever, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. Then they head out West to drive some cattle and “find their smiles” with Billy Crystal and Jack Palance in City Slickers. Last (and possibly least), the fellas pop the hood on June’s New Movie Queue to road-test F9, the latest meathead / gearhead entry in the never-dying, physics-defying Fast & Furious franchise. Press play, hit the NOS and join the Gen-X family!
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On this month’s super-sized Memorial Day episode, Matt B. & Brian P. revisit the wisecracking Bruce Willis caper comedy Hudson Hawk and take a road trip to nowhere with ’90s feminist icons Thelma & Louise. Plus, they’re joined by a very special guest for a lively game of Truth or Dare before cracking open May’s New Movie Queue with fresh reviews of Netflix’s Army of the Dead, HBO Max’s Those Who Wish Me Dead, and the only-in-theaters horror blockbuster A Quiet Place Part II. Catch the eXcitement with the Plex!
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On this special 4/20 mini-episode, Matt B. and Brian P. celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Gen-X Multiplex, give their picks for the upcoming Academy Awards and make a $30 winner-take-all bet on their Oscar ballots. Who will win? Who will lose? Who will eat the most oily cakes and drink the most Mountain Dew??? Blaze up, tune in and find out…
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On this month’s episode, Brian P. and Matt B. flashback to March of 1991 and break on through the other side of Oliver Stone’s eXtra excessive Jim Morrison biopic, The Doors. Then, they pump the “base” and pull a gangsta thriller drive-by on the crack-plagued streets of New Jack City. Last but not least, the boyz finally log Quarantine Queue reviews of the long-awaited Coming 2 America and the long-dreaded four-hour SnyderCut. Fire up the mind-altering substance of your choosing and join the Gen-X crew (plus TWO special guests!) for a trip you’ll never forget.
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For the kickoff episode of 2021, Matt B. and Brian P. are buggin’ out with two creepy-crawly February 1991 multiplex selections. First, they’ll hunt down death’s-head moths and cellar-dwelling serial killers with the horror/thriller classic The Silence of the Lambs. Then, they’ll get to know a strange family of terrorist mantises in human disguise with the suburban sci-fi satire Meet the Applegates. Finally, they’ll take a quick peek inside their 2021 Quarantine Queue with thoughts on a handful of recent streaming/VOD releases, including Nomadland, Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar, and Judas and The Black Messiah. Grab a can of insecticide and join the entomological fun with the Gen-X Multiplex!
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It’s the end of the year, and the Gen-X Multiplex is finally finishing out its 1990 marquee! Join Matt B, Brian P & special guest Jeff M for a Comedy Potluck jammy jam with Kid ‘n Play in House Party, Eric Idle & Robbie Coltrane in Nuns on the Run, and Julia Roberts & Richard Gere in Pretty Woman. Then Matt & Brian swerve from ’90s streetwalkers to 2020 superheroes with their review of the Xmas Day HBO Max theatrical/streaming dump Wonder Woman 1984. Plus, the fellas round out the last ‘cast of the year with their picks for the Top 10 Movies of 1990 and 2020. Grab the champagne & your best quarantine Snuggie, and settle in for an X-cellent New Year’s Eve virtual Multiplex bash!
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On this special X-mas Eve episode, “made” guys Matt B & Brian P get whack-y with four very different 1990 mob hits. Join them as they shoot the sht about the inherent rewatchability of Goodfellas, find out what’s under Tom’s hat in Miller’s Crossing, polish the King of New York‘s hip hop gangster flick crown, and pluck the creaky marionette strings of The Godfather Part III*‘s erotic gnocchi-making scene. Plus, find out how “Goobfellas” Matt, Brian & Jeff M spent their own Xmas Eve way back in December of 1990. Grab yer gats & chug some nog. It’s gonna be a very mobby Xmas, indeed!
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On this special post-Thanksgiving episode, Matt & Brian give thanks for the late, great Sir Sean Connery with reviews of his 1990 Cold War thrillers, The Hunt for Red October and The Russia House. Then, they swap Connery films for con-artist flicks to consider the 1990 neo-noir classic The Grifters and the 2020 “oddball swindlers” comedy Kajillionaire. Plus, they give the lowdown on some of their own 1990 petty grifts. It may be Black Friday, but Matt B & Brian P are seeing nothing but Soviet red and U.S. currency green! Join in on the Gen-X film flimflam!
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Matt B. & Brian P. return from the podcast grave for an X-tra special 1990 horror-only Halloween episode. Join them as they dig into the classic horror-comedy Tremors, climb the spookily hallucinogenic Jacob’s Ladder, crack the lid on the freak-infested Basket Case 2, and take a haunted house-swapping vacation to Nilbog (it’s Goblin spelled backwards!) with Troll 2. Plus, get a peek inside their Year 2020 Quaran-Scream Queue. Don’t miss the ghoulish Gen-X Monsterplex fun!!!
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This week, in a Gen-X Multiplex first (and possibly last), Matt & Brian set their sights solely on the Year 2020 and risk COVID-19 exposure with a mix of in-theater and at-home reviews of Unhinged, Bill & Ted Face The Music, Tenet, and I’m Thinking of Ending Things. Plus, they reveal the final outcome of the Charlie Kaufman Challenge and, thus, the fate of the Multiplex itself. Don’t miss this inverted, unhinged & potentially podcast-ending episode!
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This week, the long-awaited, uncensored “director’s cut” of Episode 8 finally arrives with an extra 10 minutes of raucous content! Relive Matt & Brian’s spirited June 8th review of Another 48 Hrs in 58 indulgent minutes. Multiplex projection booth mishaps! Two-month-old Tenet movie release news! Who the f#@k is Kehoe, and why must Paramount #ReleaseTheKehoeCut? Get in on the Gen-X action because the boyz are back in town…again.
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This week, the ‘Plex turns down the lights & cranks up the audio with dual reviews of Sam Raimi’s scarred superhero tale, Darkman, and the Gen-X pirate radio drama, Pump Up The Volume. Plus, Matt & Brian finally pull away the Phantom Editor’s mask & reveal who hacked Episode 8. Don’t miss this highly revealing, angst-fueled episode!
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This week, Brian & Matt take a surreal road trip through Podcast Hell with David Lynch’s Wild at Heart and William Peter Blatty’s Exorcist III. Along the way, Brian monkeys around with some unhinged conspiracy theories about last week’s show and desperately attempts to get the elusive Twin Peaks director back on the ‘Plex to answer some very pointed questions. Set your radio dial to “W-I-L-D” & tune into this eXtremely undomesticated Gen-X episode!
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This week, Matt B. and Brian P. are seeing double with the long-in-the-making Chinatown sequel, The Two Jakes. Then they check the pulse of the supernatural med-students-with-a-death-wish thriller, Flatliners. Meanwhile, Brian receives a surprise Skype call from an old Gen-X frenemy, wherein more medical emergencies ensue. Grab your nicotine patch & catch the latest episode of the ‘Plex, stat!
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On this week’s episode, Matt B. & Brian P. sample two very different shades of 1990 NYC nightlife with the jazzy Spike Lee joint Mo’ Better Blues & Whit Stillman’s comedy of manners, Metropolitan. Plus, a quick review of Young Guns II spurs the boyz into an intense verbal showdown where the accusations fly like Wild West bullets. Don’t miss all the pistol-poppin’, be-boppin’ Gen-X action!
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This week, Brian P. welcomes co-hosts Caitlin P. & Juliana P. to fill in for a very tardy, problematic Matt B. with the incorrigible kid comedy Problem Child. Afterwards, Brian & Matt discuss the cease & desist letters they’ve received before delving into the very adult courtroom drama, Presumed Innocent. Finally, Brian punishes delinquent Matt with a movie theme song quiz & Matt responds with a Herculean Labor Day challenge that could bring the Gen-X Multiplex to its knees!
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This week, creepy crawlers abound as Brian & Matt do double duty with the spider-averse horror comedy Arachnophobia & the pro-komodo mob comedy The Freshman. Plus, new revelations arise in the Jeff M / Paramount tapes investigation. Finally, Matt weighs in with quick reviews of recent “Dad movie” VOD releases Greyhound & The Outpost until his Quarantine Queue IMPLODES with the arrival of an unexpected, podcast-crashing guest!
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On this week’s episode, a morose Matt B. and miffed Brian P. go long on the New York City heist comedy, Quick Change, released on 7/13/90. They also nearly come to blows over the supernatural blockbuster Ghost before getting infinitely repetitious with the new Andy Samberg + Cristin Milioti time-loop comedy Palm Springs. Grab your Prozac & check out this cryin’-on-the-inside edition of the Gen-X Multiplex!
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This week, the ‘Plex pulls a director Renny Harlin double-header with reviews of his 7/4/90 & 7/11/90 releases, Die Hard 2 and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. Plus, Matt & Brian check in with their own private dick, Sal Studebaker, for Phantom Editor investigation updates. Lastly, Brian “edu-tains” Matt with his review of the Disney+ release Hamilton. Don’t miss the Gen-X July 6th fireworks!
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On this week’s episode, the boyz welcome NASCAR expert & Brian P better-half Courtney P to the Multiplex to talk the Tom Cruise racing saga Days of Thunder. They also suffer through the dispiriting Bill Cosby family comedy Ghost Dad & discuss Courtney’s love of an entirely different kind of “Dad movie.” Get your Gen-X engines revvin’ & join the June 29, 1990 flashback fun!
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This week, Brian & Matt are unlawfully detained by the disappointing 6/22/90 sequel release RoboCop 2. Meanwhile, they do a bit of personal detective work, deliberating potential Phantom Editor suspects in the ongoing mystery of “Who Hacked Episode 8?” Plus, they give quick takes on the recent VOD releases You Should Have Left, Shirley & The King of Staten Island. Surrender yourself to this highly arresting Gen-X Multiplex episode!
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This week, Matt B. & Brian P. welcome guest Mat B. (with one “t”) to discuss the big-budget comic strip adaptation Dick Tracy, the slapstick horror sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and assorted R/C Theatres Summer of ’90 memories. They also weigh in on the new Spike Lee Netflix release Da 5 Bloods, the new Showgirls doc You Don’t Nomi, and all things Madonna. Strap on your favorite improvised cone bra & strike a Gen-X pose!
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On this week’s eXtremely unauthorized episode, Matt & Brian’s discussion of the Eddie Murphy-Nick Nolte action-comedy sequel Another 48 Hrs (released on 6/8/90) gets hijacked by a phantom editor & brutally cut to shreds! Other topics covered (and partially censored) include R/C projection booth mishaps, well-groomed bikers, and mediocre straight-to-Netflix action films (i.e., Naction movies). Plus, the boyz offer up a plea to Paramount Studios to #ReleaseTheKehoeCut. Listen to this truncated 48-minute monstrosity if you dare!
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On this week’s episode, Brian & Matt talk the mind-bending sci-fi action blockbuster Total Recall, first released in theaters on June 1st, 1990. They also turn a few tricks with the low-budget horror-comedy Frankenhooker and struggle to “totally recall” the details of their aborted 1991 Daytona Beach vacation. Open your mind, and get in on the Gen-X MemoryPlex fun!
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On this week’s Memorial Day “drunkcast,” Matt & Brian welcome special guest Jeff M. to the ‘plex to talk the trilogy-ending time travel flick Back To The Future III, “Seamus McFly Juice” recipes, plastic Santa Claus thefts & unfortunate Skee-Ball accidents. While there, they also commemorate Jeff’s classic ’90s cop mustache in song. Don’t miss the Gen-X Multiplex Memorial Day fun!
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On this week’s episode, Brian & Matt go cruisin’ with the Robin Williams comedy vehicle Cadillac Man and take a few potshots at Bird On A Wire, both released on 5/18/90. They also talk the new VOD releases Capone (aka Fonzo) and Porno, ’90s “boomin’ systems,” and unlikely merkins.
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On this week’s episode, Matt & Brian salute Teacher Appreciation Month and killer robot educators with the sci-fi film Class of 1999, first released on May 11, 1990. They also pull back the curtain on movie theater masking disasters and resist the seductive succubus charms of Troma’s Def By Temptation. Plus, Brian receives a surprise Skype call from a world-famous film director!
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On this week’s #MayThe4thBeWithYou episode, Brian P. & Matt B. turn to the darkside with reviews of the horror anthology Tales From The Darkside: The Movie and the suicidal cop comedy Short Time, both released on 5/4/90. They also discuss the AMC/Universal exhibition war, fighting coronavirus by ingesting Windex & Disney’s Empire-like legal tactics. Meanwhile, Matt makes a STUNNING confession.
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On this week’s episode, Matt B. & Brian P. go deep into the woods with William Friedkin’s supernatural Druid-horror flick The Guardian, first released on April 27th, 1990 (Arbor Day). Then, they get into the weeds on the sleazy Mickey Rourke erotic drama Wild Orchid. Plus, they talk the Better Call Saul season finale & the new Beastie Boys documentary!
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On the inaugural episode of The Gen-X Multiplex, Matt B. and Brian P. travel back in time 30 years to revisit the dark comedy/crime film Miami Blues, first released in theaters on April 20, 1990.
While there, they talk 1990s multiplex memories, modern-day coronavirus movie theater closures and film release cancellations, the differences between Charles Willeford’s 1984 crime novel and Miami Blues, “that Alec Baldwin movie,” as well as the delicate balance of hardboiled noir and Hare Krishna-intensive comedy.
Plus, Brian and Matt pen their own Miami Blues Haiku Reviews and answer the burning question: What’s In Your Quarantine Queue?
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