Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 552 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss The Forest the 2016 horror film starring Natalie Dormer and, well... a bunch of trees. And while we try to talk over the drone of Cicadas outside, we also address… twinsense, Psycho, 11.22.63, Jason Zada, The Three Stooges, Storm of the Century, Aokigahara Forest, lining up a tennis shoe sponsorship, a temporary morgue, there should be a way to strap that down, Yahoo Serious, jump scares, power bars, Tomax and Xamot, dream sequences, she was always chasing a Japanese schoolgirl, Australia, I have to side with the trees on this one, Robert Rodriguez, moving dead bodies, The Corsican Brothers, Blazing Stewardesses, eating tacos in Tokyo, hallucinating things with the dude, the coolest, creepiest setting, looking like your twin, Stephen King, drug smugglers, CGI demon, closing credits, a moving river, demon red eyes and snack chips from other lands. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “The Forest”, so go watch the movie before you

Movie Meltdown - Episode 551 I'm not sure if you're ready for this one. (I don't think we were.) This episode we discuss the 1986 classic(?) Never Too Young to Die starring John Stamos, Vanity and Gene Simmons. And before we ride off into the sunset in our post-apocalyptic dune buggy, we make a point to mention… The Road Warrior, Lynda Carter, a fake beard, aggressive apple-eating, Mitch Gaylord, Prince-adjacent, doing flips, a ton of music specials on TV, Pyramid, a little too high-def, Robert Englund, Stargrove, roll about over and over, the finger, a magic medallion, motorcycles with horse heads, flaming exploding balls of fire, back when punks were feared, Velvet Von Ragnar, gymnastics doesn’t translate to fighting in the real world, how computers work, now I do wanna join your cult… I didn’t know we got muffins, George Lazenby, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, McDonald's and the ‘84 Olympics, rock ‘n roll fantasy, firearm continuity, hot vinyl, slightly metallic and the rest of it was just cursing and nons

Movie Meltdown - Episode 550 What we’ve come to realize in this crazy world is... hanging out with your friends and talking about movies and other random things - is quite possibly the best thing. And as we quickly try to scooch right past you, we also cover… Hands Across America, Tron, How It Ends, Big Wolf on Campus, The Crow: City of Angels, Love and Monsters, Dark Shadows, Dean Stockwell, a box of brake discs, a secret basement, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark or Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, social distancing, Rodimus Prime, Daybreak, that same clock from Quantum Leap, coal furnace, we were standing on a bridge, they help me avoid people, Dragon's Lair, The Oscars in memoriam segment, Canadian people to love, changing your elevations doesn’t do anything… you’re still in my way, Tron: Legacy, stop with your logic… it has no place in my cartoon shows, accumulating things, The 'Burbs, Merton, why are you looking at books if you can’t read the sign, breakin’ movies, a derelict apartment The Transformers: Th

Movie Meltdown - Episode 549 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Blood of Dracula's Castle, the 60's-era horror film directed by Al Adamson and starring John Carradine and… well, John Carradine.  And while we plan ahead and make ourselves a few suitcase sandwiches, we also bring up… Phantasm, Assault on Precinct 13, Promising Young Woman, character development, a girl making out with a seal, Don Coscarelli, Alexander D'Arcy, The Addams Family, when they lit her on fire, woods bathing in your bikini, daytime with the night filter, Paula Raymond, being both composer and director, we drive an axe into his back, dog actors, people worked so hard on this movie… and you can’t tell, your lease and tropical birds, it’s all waxing, John Carpenter, it’s really just about real estate, everybody was pretty chill about the sacrifice, Breaker! Breaker!, Robert Dix, secret murder planning, personal body grooming while being held captive, Vicki Volante, laid-back Dracula, in the middle of the woods in off

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 62 Even in a year as strange as this past one, we didn’t want to miss the chance to play and discuss all the 2020 Oscar nominees for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score. Once again we are joined by composer Erich Stem to comment on the Academy Award nominations from this very unusual pandemic year.  And while we realize we each have our own little experiment going on, we also address… Love and Monsters, becoming anti-social, Woody Shaw, teaching, the traveling and folk life, John Williams, branding, The Amazon/Netflix Conspiracy, channels the musical language, putting it in a specific time period, Sam Cooke, Disney music, live orchestra, Hans Zimmer, Amy Winehouse, famous in Europe, a shiny quarter, cockroaches of the future, screaming Kindergarteners, brought out the Rhodes keyboard, a hymn-like structure, Wynton Marsalis, you need to have a talk with the songwriters, Brad Mehldau, they didn’t miss a beat, Freddie Hubbard, this is what a resilient family looks like

Movie Meltdown - Episode 548  (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Mercy Black the 2019 film written and directed by Owen Egerton. And as we try to decide if we are ready to be out in the world, we also mention… Slice, Promising Young Woman, Rondo Hatton, Janeane Garofalo, childhood trauma, Chance the Rapper, pre-schizophrenic, clever filmmaking tricks, sacrifices and offerings, Creepypasta, Daniella Pineda, going to the library, mental health issues, why won’t you turn the lights on, the bathtub scenario, Austin Amelio, opening and closing doors, Carey Mulligan, that annoying brat, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the shrug option, Slender Man, Elle LaMont, real-world horror stories, kids drawing disturbing pictures, Lee Eddy, just a house in a field, not grounded in reality, Miles Emmons and the internet back in the day.  Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “Mercy Black”, so go watch the movie before you listen. You have been warned.  “Yeah, let’s send this girl who’s kind of on the edge mentally t

Movie Meltdown - Episode 547 This episode we discuss the dystopian, near-future film... Prayer of the Rollerboys. Directed by Rick King and starring Corey Haim, Patricia Arquette and Christopher Collet - this science fiction story shows us a version of America that maybe a little closer to the world we live in than we are comfortable with. Oh yeah… and there’s lots and lots of rollerblading! And while we have mist-induced flashbacks of all of our childhood TV favorites, we also cover… The Clyde Frog Show, the entire fall of civilization, Solarbabies, Godzilla, we want our sexy bunny, 3D glasses, trying to explain V to someone, shelf expansion, getting beat with flip flops,  Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Batman, renting a VCR, you’re playing with their little corpses, zoot suit pants, Super Mario Bros., Mark Pellegrino, he was always getting hurt, without a cup holder, Fritz the Cat, The Transformers: The Movie, chain link-covered van, a skate-by shooting, The Bloodhound Gang, eating planets, I partial

Movie Meltdown - Episode 546 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This session of The Meltdown Horror Club we discuss It Comes at Night the 2017 film written and directed by Trey Edward Shults. Plus we also address just how April Fool's Day fits into the arc of 80s slashers. And while we enjoy our common interests that are killing strangers together, we also bring up… incredible box art, Stanley, Night of the Living Dead, the fallen tree, The Sweet Hereafter, running out in the woods, Joel Edgerton, Amy Steel, A Quiet Place, friends… workin’ together, Christopher Abbott, metaphorical, why don’t mansions have nice basements, anxious brain thing, Carmen Ejogo, The Road, the evil twin, very bleak, Starfish, I’d name all the skeletons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., telepathic not telekinetic, Deborah Foreman, Bird Box, odd pandemic timing, the dream sequences, The Walking Dead, Thomas F. Wilson, would we survive, Waves, that’s why you don’t expand your quarantine bubble, Riley Keough, my cat’s a punk and a creepy hellscape Ren

Movie Meltdown - Episode 545 This episode, we welcome back Dick Starr for another horror club "promo episode" - available to everyone! Join us as we discuss 2005's Wolf Creek as well as post-millennium horror movies and all the different things that are waiting to kill you in Australia. And while we realize the real horror is living in the world of video calls, we also address… Robert Englund, breakfast foods and Lucha masks, something unnatural is going on here, High Tension, Tom and Jerry, Greg McLean, watching new releases streaming, thunderstorms, buffets or salad bars, this is his playground, House of 1000 Corpses, John Jarratt, Wrong Turn, Hostel, to be done remotely, society has to be kept apart, you remember Outbreak from the ‘90s, it got away from me, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, making you feel stranded and helpless, Behind the Mask, Shaun of the Dead, Sonic the Hedgehog, in the not too distant future, being able to pivot, the one you just shoved off a cliff, U Turn, Eli Roth, Tucker & Dale vs. Evi

Movie Meltdown - Episode 544 This episode we create our own Fantasy Video Store filled with a staff made up of film characters. Inspired by a weird dream, this concept may be the greatest idea ever... or pure insanity. You be the judge. And while we try to convince people that laserdiscs really are the optimum way to watch a movie, we also mention… The Last Blockbuster, we are totally out of that, a beaded curtain, over there take a left fourteen down, and they can live broadcast it to the public access channels, I remember I was in Morocco, he’s why we had to put a limit on our free popcorn policy, the special room, Wet Wednesdays, the town drunk, Spanish Clint Howard, VHS, eat anyone who tried to break in, call the HR department, multiple old lady customers, your friend with the vest has to leave, both of them have to wear an overcoat, trying to explain to people how cool Jami Gertz is, Mom and Pop, a very loud curtain, very clean, there’s gum stuck to everything, he’s constantly sniffing the movies… and I

Movie Meltdown - Episode 543 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss the 1976 film Satan's Slave directed by Norman J. Warren. This horror film not only works in Satan but also witches, cults, psychic abilities and a serial killer… how could it go wrong?! How could it… yeah well, that’s what we try to figure out. And as we start planning the Horror Club field trip to Witch-killin’ National park, we also cover… Underwater, frosted eyeshadow, Kevin Smith, Dummy, Flip this Murder House, freshly manicured hedges, so many questions, overly complicated and boring, what the hell is a receiving room, double turn-around twist, Michael Gough, dead… only on the inside, Kristen Stewart, due to the mental illness, slamming her head in a door, talking dogs and sex dolls, they so don’t even wanna talk to you, the ’70s was cool and you know it, duck and roll into the woods, a stately manor, visiting with a time machine, Martin Potter, Anna Kendrick, confused by the elevator, Wilfred, are you trying to get mur

Movie Meltdown - Episode 542 On this very special “bonus” installment of The Meltdown Horror Club, we get together to pay tribute to Dawn Wells by watching a movie in which she was featured. But then we chose The Town That Dreaded Sundown... and we quickly realize we don’t respond to it the way many horror fans out there do. But when has that ever stopped us from being brutally honest… and having fun along the way.  And as we try to find the eyeholes in the bag on our head, we also bring up… The Legend of Boggy Creek, Sherlock, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July, Escape from L.A., House of Danger, Die Hard 2, Spawn, Jason X, magical snowman accessories, she can get all up in my personal space… I don’t care, the most impractical, brushing her hair, we’re fine with bribes, who keeps giving this guy the keys, Black Christmas, cracking the cipher, McFarlane Toys, Rankin & Bass, Charles B. Pierce, a stick with an oily rag wrapped around it, Galaxy Quest, everything that happens… let’s sing a song, that’s a

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 61  This episode we get together (sort of) to suggest some songs from movies that express the feelings of this year's lockdown as well as give us some hope for the future. And along the way... we try to find a little comradery and fun in even the dark times this past year has presented. And while we ask, why is there not a system, we also address… video store clerks, Terry Gilliam, burrito delivery, I’ll take fun if I can’t have great, the U.S. Postal service, touching your brain, it’s all explained in ways you never wanted, Peter Dinklage, a homeless person in scrubs, they are just going there and then staying there a little extra, reexamining David Spade, the middle Black Christmas, Oscar loser, giant TVs, I got exposed, twinkling lights and pretty girls, Die Hard with a Vengeance, shooting across the street, Hollywood marriages, Red Christmas, inconsistencies, just ugly, protect your cat, watching slasher movies, are you following me, David Rappaport, the drive-thru, from th

Movie Meltdown - Episode 541 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") On this festive holiday episode, we discuss Sophia Takal's 2019 film Black Christmas starring Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady and Cary Elwes.  And while we try to clean up all this black goo everywhere, we also mention… Santa Girl, Peanuts, buying physical media, Furiosa, wearin’ that fur coat, I’m so confused, sorority app, Hallmark, being Innovative, toxic masculinity, Into the Dark, an extra big monkey wrench, The Bechdel Test, The Exorcist III, hey why don’t you show us some of what’s going on here, herd mentality, from Canada to New Zealand, Redbox people, The Descent, studio Christmastown, the glass unicorn, a business suit-wearing Barry Bostwick, he was into the dark arts, you know a weapon that’s not really an optimum weapon, Yip Yap, Lifetime, pudding snow, cookies with sprinkles, actual female empowerment, adding things to the trailer, When a Stranger Calls, the frat that now has the evil statue, Bob Clark, th

Movie Meltdown - Episode 540 This episode we make good on our previous idea/threat to take two actors and switch their roles and essentially their careers. Ridiculousness ensues. And as we have a few surprise surgeries, we also cover… The Meg, Mandy, Witness, Goldie Hawn, Memories of an Invisible Man, Jack Quaid, The Long Riders, Harrison Ford, Jodorowsky's Dune, Third Rock from the Sun, writing for women, Nancy McKeon, Blue Velvet, Dances with Wolves, Clint Howard, The Wicker Man, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, Leaving Las Vegas, John Turturro, Ghostbusters, G.I. Jane, Clint Eastwood and your cat, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Battlefield Earth, Trading Places, Jennifer Lawrence, Dennis Hopper, Haley Joel Osment, Quicksilver, gone more weirdo, Con Air, Caddyshack, Kevin Bacon, Waterworld, Jackie Earle Haley, becoming an action star, Hairspray, National Treasure, David Caruso, the Coen Brothers, yeah... they were probably battling for that role, City of Angels, Walton Goggins, Pretty Woman, Grease, career trajectory,

Movie Meltdown - Episode 539 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Hatchet for the Honeymoon directed by Mario Bava. And while we each have a creepy, younger version of our prior selves following us around watching our every move, we also bring up... Thankskilling, Francisco Franco, swapping brains and bodies, burning the toast, music cues, everyone was so slow, a sting operation, behaving like Real Housewives, figuring out the mystery, shiny cleaver, hanging out in your PJs, how to be a reverse ghost, you’re the one currently murdering a bunch of people, knowing the murderer, kid flashbacks, there’s a refreshing take on a very tires subject, I see you’re sweaty again, I watch a lot of dumb things for the wrong reasons, did anyone else become nauseous, having babies, Black Sabbath, he was very affectionate… with the mannequins, you can just turn your brain off… and not do anything, late-60’s wedding dresses, call the Governor, cheese and crackers and why don’t I ever get invited to a séance

Movie Meltdown - Episode 538 This episode we discuss "The Babysitter: Killer Queen". This recent comedy/horror is the sequel to the first Babysitter movie we discussed a couple of years ago. The cast returns for this second outing, but does the movie hold up? And what does our director McG add to the mix? And while we work through our own time discrepancies, we also address… Samara Weaving, The Terminator, Kevin Williamson, shirtless guy, Stranger Things, Sugar Ray, Ready or Not, elbow patches, old man references, going for the angular look, Judah Lewis, Jenna Ortega, Swingers, Zendaya, Emily Alyn Lind, corduroy, Quentin Tarantino, Andrew Bachelor, I want something to be easy, Robbie Amell, running shoes, Jackass, Risky Business, references, Rim of the World, between punk and prep, Ken Marino, movies where the sequel surpasses the original, The Monster Squad, Smash Mouth, tiny little demon hands, death by surfboard, I don’t wanna relate to current 14-year-olds, why wouldn’t you wanna ride on those coattails a

Movie Meltdown - Episode 537 This episode we welcome back a couple of cast members for our first real-world recording since the world shut down! And there’s plenty to catch up on. And while we’re perusing all the stuff we also mention… Thrashin', stickers, Phantasm, books and baby yodas everywhere, Dimension 404, Josh Brolin, reading Indiana Jones, Urban Legend, Don Coscarelli, she’s gonna pelvic thrust this gate open, Color Out of Space, moldy horror books, Clancy Brown, Bumblebee, Berenstain Bears, commitment phobia, Idle Hands, Overlord, Robert Buckley, oozing blood and pus and goo, a Phantasm 5 VHS, She-Ra, Funko POP vinyl figures, he's a Spanish Egyptian with a Scottish accent, if it had kids in it… it must be a kids movie, The Shawshank Redemption, Jonah Hex, George Romero, a movie theater demon, The People Under the Stairs, Sherilyn Fenn, that’s not a natural human pose, movies with zombies in them, Nicolas Cage, we didn’t have what we have now, it’s rare that things shock you anymore, those things in

Movie Meltdown - Episode 536 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us in the high rise as we round out our Halloween festivities discussing Poltergeist 3. And while we continually change the subject to avoid the film at hand, we also cover… Gary Sherman, Gremlins 2, chocolate and the Amish, Cillian Murphy, working on a Japanese fishing boat, Chicago, wet blanket sleeper, the reflection in the mirrors, we need someone to fill in the blanks, the parking garage, throwing them off the boat, Home Alone 2, a whole new Dana theory, Scatman Crothers and Zelda Rubinstein, The Crow, this wrapper is different, the ’80s, we have to cut out the ghost sex, talking with normal people, The Shining, I feel like their reaction is a bit underwhelming, creepy backwood stories, the career of Jon Bon Jovi, straight outta the attic from The Haunted Mansion ride, if people died, MGM, ghosts murdering people, The Thing, real world life horrors, the frozen pool, Garry Marshall, collar-popper, Chopping Mall, that synth sound, Peacock, I

Movie Meltdown - Episode 535 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") We're back!! And this episode we continue our Halloween celebration as we discuss Poltergeist 2: The Other Side. The sequel to the massively popular original features the return of JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein - with new additions Will Sampson and Julian Beck. And while we get an update on the current whereabouts of the creepy clown painting that haunted a certain cast member’s childhood, we also bring up… making a supernatural insurance claim, smacked a space worm, being turned to stone by spirits, what if we put some meat on their bones, the beast wants her, up on the smokehouse, pumpkin spice, manly journey, tone, a zombie element, the car is alive, real chocolate not white chocolate, get Brian Gibson on the phone, creepy preacher, sleeping in a tent in the yard, coming to terms with your clairvoyant nature, H.R. Giger, a lightning rod for the dead people, pick another household appliance, the tequila worm,