Binge Movies: Rankings and Reviews
A movie podcast of elimination rankings and deep dive reviews to determine what movies are worthy of preservation for all time, even beyond the end times!
Episodes
INSTANT REACTION: Edgar Wright returns with another flop at the box office, while Glen Powell does his best (?) with another "retread."
INSTANT REACTION: Coming to you from the last video store in the universe, it's Binge Movies.
Jason dives into Predator: Badlands, the latest chapter in the Predator saga. Is this return to the hunt a bold new evolution of the franchise or another casualty of nostalgia overload? Expect instant reactions, unfiltered opinions, and deep-cut franchise context—from Predator (1987) to Prey (2022).
New Slashers Season: Slashers Season...
EPISODE 204: First-Time Filmmakers.
Some directors arrive fully formed, kicking down the door with a debut that rewrites the rules.
In this episode, we rank the first films from some of cinema’s boldest voices: Charles Laughton’s haunting The Night of the Hunter (1955), Peter Bogdanovich’s Targets (1968), Paul Schrader’s blue-collar nightmare Blue Collar (1978), The Coen Brothers’ breakout Blood Simple (1984), and Philip Ridl...
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Broadcasting after hours from the last video store in the universe, host Jason rises from Spooktacular retirement to kick off Shock Horror with a full-on graveyard party. Joined by Paul (The Slashers, The Countdown), the boys dig up the entire Return of the Living Dead franchise, from punk rock brain-eaters and doomed romance to the cheap sequels that...
Slashers: 1984 (Rebroadcast)
Jason from Binge Movies (the B-movie sadist with a VCR full of pain), Megan from Spoilerpiece Theatre (the ever-resilient critic), and Paul from The Countdown (the man barely hanging on) reunite for one of the biggest turning points in horror history — 1984, the year Freddy Krueger was born and the slasher genre reached its fever pitch.
This episode’s Blood Pool:
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Rocktober Blood — Jan 1, 1984
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Fa...
Instant Reaction: The Black Phone 2 (2025) — Spoiler-Free Review The phone rings again, and Jason from Binge Movies answers with a spoiler-free reaction to The Black Phone 2. Does Scott Derrickson and Blumhouse deliver another chilling hit, or is this sequel just dead air?
Quick thoughts on performances, scares, story, and how it deviates from the original.
Credits Host: Jason Produced by: Binge Movies Franchisees: Heather,...
Jason from Binge Movies (our sadistic programmer), Megan from Spoilerpiece Theatre (the beautifully balanced critic pushed to the brink by this week’s picks), and Paul from The Countdown (convinced Jason’s true purpose is torment) take on the entire slasher year of 1983 in one massive episode.
This episode’s Blood Pool:
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Ogroff (Mad Mutilator) — Jan 1, 1983
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Angst — Jan 1, 1983
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Deadly Lessons — Mar 7, 1983
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Sweet Sixteen —...
Jason from Binge Movies (the B-movie appreciator), Megan from Spoilerpiece Theatre (the beautifully balanced critic), and Paul from The Countdown (the show’s own Scrooge) return to close out one of the bloodiest years in horror history — 1981.
The Blood Pool for this round includes:
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The Burning (May 8, 1981) – Campfire tales come to life in this legendary summer-camp massacre featuring early work from Harvey Weinstein’s Miram...
INSTANT REACTION: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025)
Many critics are calling Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (2025) a “blockbuster.” But is that really what it is? In this spoiler-free instant reaction, Jason digs into the hype and interrogates whether Anderson has truly delivered his first large-scale crowd-pleaser...or something more complicated.
The $175 million action thriller, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vinelan...
Jason, Megan from Spoilerpiece Theatre (the balanced critic), and Paul from The Countdown (the curmudgeon) reunite to continue their descent into the golden age of slashers. This round, they tackle the first wave of 1981’s massive blood-soaked slate.
The Blood Pool includes:
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Home Sweet Home (Jan 1, 1981) – a killer Thanksgiving turkey of a movie to kick off the year.
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Night School (Jan 7, 1981) – Boston goes giallo with ...
Coming to you from the last video store in the universe, this is The Slashers.
Season 1 was originally recorded in 2023, and we’re re-airing it now on this new feed to get you ready for Season 2!
Hosted by Jason from Binge Movies, Megan Kerns from Spoilerpiece Theatre, and Paul from The Countdown, The Slashers takes you year by year through the golden era of the slasher film. Each episode, ...
EP 202: Top Grossing Movies of 2009, Ranked Part II
Few believed Blue Cat People would work, but by the end of the 2000s, it was the biggest movie of all time. Proving once again, you should never bet against Jim Cameron. Jason and Robert Yaniz Jr. (Crooked Table) close out the Top Grossing Movies of the 2000s series with the five biggest hits of 2009.
From Gladiator to Avatar, this series has tracked a decade where franchises rose...
EP #201: 2009, Part II — Conspiracy Season
2009 didn’t just entertain—it reflected a culture already steeped in paranoia and conspiratorial thinking. Jason and Chauncey Telese (La Podfidential) rank five box office giants that, in hindsight, reveal how stories of secret cabals, engineered crises, and “truth” shaped by vibes over facts were already dominating the mainstream.
The Lineup: 10. The Hangover (2009) 9. Angels & Demo...
EP #200: VHS Summer V–80s Sex Comedies
200 episodes! To mark the milestone, Jason is joined by Clare from W-Rated to rewind to the neon-soaked heyday of 1980s sex comedies. From locker room pranks to ski slope stripteases, these raunchy relics of VHS culture pushed boundaries and buttons. Along the way, friends and fans drop in with special messages to celebrate the journey so far.
This week’s lineup:
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Porky’s (1981)
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The Las...
EP #199: John Hughes, Ranked
John Hughes gave us the dream of teen freedom, family bonding, and life lessons wrapped in pop hits. But in 2025, do his movies still hold up—or are they time capsules better left sealed? Jason and guest Kristin Battestella (Women InSession; I Think, Therefore I Review) rank five Hughes classics, from road-trip chaos to suburban rebellion, deciding which deserves the Vault…and which buckle under the wei...
INSTANT REACTION: Seventeen kids vanish at 2:17 a.m., and that’s only the start of the nightmare. Director Zach Cregger (Barbarian) returns with Weapons — a chilling, multi-chapter descent into paranoia and dread. In this spoiler-free instant reaction, we break down the film’s tone, tension, and craft without giving away a single twist. No plot summaries. No safety nets. Just the gut-level verdict from the last video store in the u...
EP #198: VHS Summer V – Val Kilmer Season Premiere
VHS Summer returns for its fifth and final installment! Jason is joined by Evan Crean (Spoilerpiece Theater) to rank and review five of Val Kilmer’s most iconic performances. From boy genius to gunslinging legend, Kilmer’s range is on full display in this eclectic lineup:
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Real Genius (1985)
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Willow (1988)
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Thunderheart (1992)
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Tombstone (1993)
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Heat (1995)
They told you not to rewind. You did it anyway. NEXT WEEK, sunburnt cinema returns for one final scorched season of sweat, sand, and magnetic tape decay. This is VHS Summer V: The Boys of Summer. Five episodes, five movies at a time, diving deep into the films that raised a generation…questionably.
We’re talking suburban malls, sex pests, and sleepless summers, all through the warped plastic of a rental copy that’s seen too mu...
INSTANT REACTION: Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.
A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.
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