The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast
A bunch of cinephiles and retro TV connoisseurs group together to talk about ridiculous Action/Crime/Horror genre tropes, deadly protagonists, outrageous body counts, political conspiracies, over-the-top gimmick-driven premises and the merit of various franchises. Facebook: www.facebook.com/JackedUpReviewShow/ Twitter: https://x.com/JackedUpReview Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacked_up_podcast/
Episodes
Our other podcast colleagues join us in this to-the-point minisode on TV's long-running yet massively popular action/fantasy/horror/comedy hybrid SUPERNATURAL:
How many tearjerking meets hysterical moments live rent-free in fan's memories?
How did similar shows like Brimstone and Preacher handle similar material?
How did Castiel & Crowley steal the show in every scene?
What guest from The Exoricst made for a whacky guest?
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Oreo Brewer & Cam Sully dive into various kinds of movies that could've easily been an episode of everyone's favorite anthology shows.
Which films totally have Twilight Zone plot twists or X-Files gory terror?
Which pulp tales and dark comedies would be perfect for the Cryptkeeper to ...
The first year of X-Files October commences:
The guests and I start off with an overview on the first two groundbeaking seasons of the genre mash-up show while also leaving an overview on plot twist heavy franchises in general.
TALKING POINTS:
*Each season recap starts with an intro and intent of each review to bring further closure to the beloved mysteries in each season
*How was the world building pretty fast-paced unlike most...
We conclude the week with another Indie B-Movie Creator: Filmmaker Zachary Snygg is here to share some positivity building and crew teamwork stories.
Aside from his many distribution stories, Snygg leaves some solid advice on the do-it-yourself approach that is always strong in the New York film scene as well as which festivals he recommends attending!
SONG INTRO:
In this interview with Actor, Videogame Writer & Filmmaker Morley Nelson, there are many unique things about the indie multi-talent:
*Director Nelson talks about how he translates the script pages to camera
*How he overcome all kinds of doubt earlier on and embracing his Pacific Islan...
Continuing with the Spooky September theme, I had recurring guest Johnny Potoky on to share a one of a kind Supernatural Paranormal Story.
You read that right and prepare for all kinds of atypical shocks!
TALKING POINTS: *We also talk the art of validation & different snarky paranormal crowds to avoid.
*We also mentions a haunted...
Movie Blogger Kristin Battestella joins James & Cam for a beyond fulfilling summary of rival horror sitcoms The Munsters & The Addams Family:
What near-copyright infringement happened between these two rival shows?
Why was formulaic and repetitive nature of any two-season show qui...
We've been overdue but it was finally time to sum up Dario Argento's divisive yet stylisticaly influential horror fantasy mystery trilogy THE THREE MOTHERS:
We also contrast the 2018 Suspiria re-imagining with the original film and how many different Blu-Rays to collect of the films as well as try to figure out if Inferno or Suspiria is...
Cliff & A-aron return to help Cam summarize William Shatner's Capt. Kirk- Shatner Verse Books:
Did Shatner actually understand any of Gene Roddenberry's themes?
And which of these books can you legit enjoy while avoiding the head-scratchingly yet hysterically bad ones?
For the Shatner themed week of September, we dive into a 3rd franchise that that madman was in- everything pertaining to his TEK WAR brand:
Did Shatner just try to cash in on the William Gibson Cyberpunk genre craze or did he just want to make a cheaper SciFi Show than Babylon 5 (minus proper scripting)?
We dive into another franchise that many forget that The Shat is actually in: Sandra Bullock's Miss Congeniality double feature!
Why is Sandy B the only tough gal who makes chick flicks bearable?
We also make Demolition Man and Practical Magic sequel jokes regarding recent movie news.
We joke about some of Sandra's lesser known but sleeper hits as well as other questionable career decisions (as well as The Shat's role in these f...
Join me for this mini-take on William Shatner's Man O' War SciFi Comic Book Series.
It's as interesting, trashy, laughable, headscratchingly confusing & fun as you could ever imagine!
SONG USED:
"Space 1990" by Kevin MacLeod.
Welcome to William Shatner Themed September:
In this re-edit, you get some amusing clips and some more enhanced "to the point" commentaries on some of the craziest movies the mad man actor has ever done in this collection!
MOVIE REVIEWED:
Th...
We conclude the Samuel L. Jackson themed September week with more clips from the archives edited with new exclusive reviews:
I dive into the various political dramas and social thrillers that prove to be uncanny deep cuts in Jackson's career but which ones will prove to hit a homerun while others end up becoming meandering well-intended borefests?
Is Jackson always perfect even when a movie lets him down?
And which one end...
The penultimate Samuel L. Jackson themed movie collection focuses on some of the obscure, underrated and truly divisive Crime Thrillers & Revenge Dramas on his resume:
*Which of these reasonable thrill rides were commonly on cable TV and streaming but still flew under the radar?
*Whic...
For this 9-movie pack collection, I dive into some of Sam Jackson's cop action dramas & buddy movie romps:
How many of these have some expertly timed darkly comedic wit and genre homages?
Which of these are parodies that are WAY too silly for their own doing despite Jackson giving it his all?
How does Jackson handle the various serious, popcorn and campy movie tones while still doing throwbacks to his Tarantino era persona?
...Continuing the themed week, we dive into Samuel L. Jackson's acclaimed yet criminally underseen mini-series THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY:
*Apple TV+ usually promotes alot of their material so how did this fall under the radar?
*Which supporting actor steals the show here?
Join us for Samuel L. Jackson September:
Action movie blogger Jon Mark & I sum up a triple feature of Sam's spy/assassin movie outings.
Is Geena Davis a better Scream Queen than an Action Star?
Why is Barely Lethal not as popular as oth...
To conclude the Stallone fanfare, we dive into all of his remaining crime flicks where we encounter all kinds of atrocious, fascinating & underseen material to recap:
*Which of these entries easily rivals the terribleness of Rhinestone? *Why can't Sly be bothered to actually try in even the most unwatchable direct to video film?
*Which of his later entries are easily him doing rehashes of his stand-alone '80s films?&nb...
In this brief overview, we reflect upon the junky yet divisive '90s Stallone adaptation of the comic book JUDGE DREDD as well as its critcally favorable yet financial flop rehash from 2012:
*Why didn't Dredd do more crossovers like the Batman comic book?
*Is it true that the he UK censors...
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