The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast

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

October 16, 2025 23 mins

Tag along with us as we take a special trip straight into Hell: Crystal Hairston helps me navigate the innumerable limited releases and VOD film entries by both Nicolas Cage and John Travolta.

 

After this, you'll realize that fan loyalty to actors just needs to stop!

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The morbid curiosity continues this week with a brief reflection on a sleeper hit mini-series: BEHIND HER EYES.

 

What's a show that you saw on Netflix that no one talks about (but they really honestly should?).

 

A huge thanks to Jenelle (AKA Ponytail of Justice) on Twitter for recommending this criminally underrated psychological endeavor. If you want something akin to DEAD CALM or GONE GIRL, you've come to the right place!

 

 

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Four of our true MVPs on the show reflect on why the late David Lynch touched so many souls in his hard-to-describe filmography.

 

Why do so many other people go wrong by creating an ambigious fantasy world and why did he maintain people's trust in his visions?

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October 13, 2025 17 mins

Dave Payne's supernatural slasher franchise includes elements of everything from creature features to heist and road trip films but is it successful at any of those things?

 

In this double feature minisode, we get into why these bizarre low-budget films kept being discovered on the movie channels!

 

 

SONGS USED:

"Interloper," "Oppressive Gloom" and "Vadadora" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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After a brief review of the edgy AMC Network show DARK WINDS, Cam gets to interview co-star of last season: Alonso Rappa!

 

Alonso was a delight to have sum up the acting industry, his other upcoming gigs and keeping this creative process positive.

 

How did Season 2 of this Tony Hillerman adaptation really raise the bar?

 

What did Season 3 do that was really divisive with both the plotting and the way they adapted the characters?

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It's time for Tom & I to jokingly review the low-brow yet popular Action shows: the half-Cherokee WALKER, TX. RANGER and rather similar RENEGADE!

 

Guess which one of these shows is loosely connected to the ST. ELSEWHERE universe?

 

Would either of these shows had been WAY better with JCVD or Schwarzenegger in the lead role?

 

Cam also has Drinking Game Instructions for all viewers:

*Take a drink each time you hear the hero’s n...

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I do a brief overview on the initial PBS series of TV movies that adapted Tony Hillerman's Navajo mystery books. 

 

Produced by the late great Robert Redford, they starred Wes Studi (Last of the Mohicans, Heat) as Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Adam Beach (Windtalkers, Law & Order: SVU) as Officer Chee.

 

Solid production values aside, how did these films change the way PBS ran its original productions?

 

Do these adaptations make both t...

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We host a Indigenous Peoples' Day Week to honor the tradition and showcase how culture has been captured on film in the past:

 

First on the docket, I host a minisode on the various LAST OF THE MOHICANS adaptations.

 

Why does Michael Mann's epic translation only get better with age?

 

Why was the book previously thought unadaptable?

 

Which previous adaptation was considered lesser in the industry?

 

And more fun insights on the s...

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In this bonus chat, my lovely guests had some extended time to reflect on the memorable yet surprisingly creative moments of the Freddy and Jason franchise.

 

There's something for every kind of fan here so prepare for us to validate you all!

 

 

SONG USED:

"How Can I Live (Soundtrack Version)" by Ill Nino

 

 

 

 

Follow Filmmaker Jack Bennett (Never Surrender Documentary):

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It was time to invite the hilarious yet layered conversation starting duo on SCREAMS FROM THE BASEMENT for another chat.

 

This time, we decided to discuss a double feature of the SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND films.

 

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October 1, 2025 25 mins

We're all still mourning the late great talent Tony Todd and since we've done various themed discussions on actors careers, it was time to dive into many of the various Zombie apocalypse action flicks he got to be a part of.

 

Which movies can one recommend besides only the NIGHT OF THE LIV...

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Crystal Hairston & Cam dive into the popular yet controversial WALKING DEAD franchise. Crystal really digs the saga despite acknowledging its flaws while Cam just gives the low-down on which poorly-written characters he wanted to have be zombie fodder.

 

Is it more divisive than LOST an...

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To start off the Zombie Themed Week for the podcast, I have the co-host of Cinema Shitshow dive into the RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD film trilogy.

 

If you choose to accept the loose connection to George Romero's famous cinematic universe, where do you end up ranking them then?

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Our Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul group chat discussion concludes with a focus on who was the truly big bad of all time on that TV saga.

 

Is Gus the only actual criminal with a code of honor?

 

Is Saul Goodman better at vanishing than D.B. Cooper?

 

Who doesn't want to kill Todd the minute you see him?

 

Does Laura Fraser's Lydia character steal every season that she's on?

 

How well do they characterize the various henchmen?

 

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September 25, 2025 9 mins

Prepare for a double feature review of the ELECTION Hong Kong gangster films:

 

How well does the first one handle its docudrama look while mixing in some dark humor?

 

Why does the sequel undo m...

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A quick dissect of Steven Soderbergh and Stephen Gagham's 2000 award-winning movie and the TV show mini-series spin-off occurs.

 

Which actor in each installment stole the show the most?

 

Was the movie just simply good but not Best Picture worthy?

 

What themes does one take away the most from all of the different connected subplots?

 

Skip town, avoid the dealers & stay out of the narc's way after this episode!

 

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Directors Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Prisoners) and Stefano Sollima (Suburra, A.C.A.B.) adapt another gritty vision by Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, Tulsa King).

 

How did they take a continually depressing real-life themes and elevate them into a badass blockbuster fueled with social commentary & memorable villains?

 

Which character flipping from anti-hero into villain (and vice-versa) was unexpected in the sequel?

 

What tri...

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September 22, 2025 42 mins

We continue our Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul discussion by listing the best moments which sum up the plot arcs, ironies and downhill destruction of the various villain protagonists (who think of course they're misunderstood but aren't actually).

Some of my guests even give their take on the Iowa and Omaha drug trade that mirrors some of the events in this show.

 

How many amusing pop cultu...

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I present to you all a rather sarcastic yet very sly way of looking at the sometimes successful yet infamous entertainment giant that is Sony Pictures!

 

 

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The various infamous, glamorizing and Hollywoodized Christopher Columbus films get a brief overview.

 

It's mainly an excuse for us to talk about about renaming the holiday so we can stop honoring this tyrant and actually celebrate the Indigenous traditions themselves.

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