Video Junkyard Podcast
Do you ever get a flash of a memory of a movie you saw as a child, but can’t remember the name? Perhaps you caught it on TV while staying up later than you should have. Or maybe you never saw it, but you recognize the cover art from the neighborhood video store around the block. At the Video Junkyard, we dig up these forgotten films and franchises and see if they still hold up in the digital age. Hosts Erik Gulbrandsen, Joe Peterson and Ryan Steiskal will look at the best, the worst, and the best of the worst.
Episodes
Three aspiring rock musicians -- Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Pip (Adam Sandler) and Rex (Steve Buscemi) -- are determined to have their band's demo tape played on the air. Out of desperation, they sneak into a Los Angeles radio station, but when the manager, Milo (Michael McKean), meets them with hostility, they resort to threatening him with realistic-looking water pistols. Soon the situation escalates, and the none-too-bright rockers...
Unemployed pals Ivan (John Cusack) and Josh (Tim Robbins) decide to start Video Aces, a company that produces music videos. Their initial clients include Billy and Lester Diamond, members of the music group The Swanky Modes, whose careers have slowed since their heyday during the '70s. As the Video Aces crew attempts to revive The Swanky Modes' careers by staging and broadcasting a concert, they also have to deal with the unwanted ...
Deckard (Harrison Ford) is forced by the police Boss (M. Emmet Walsh) to continue his old job as Replicant Hunter. His assignment: eliminate four escaped Replicants from the colonies who have returned to Earth. Before starting the job, Deckard goes to the Tyrell Corporation and he meets Rachel (Sean Young), a Replicant girl he falls in love with.
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...This time, it's 4 for the price of 1 on the Video Junkyard Podcast. We try out a new format by giving shorter reviews to more movies. This show's theme is dystopian time travel movies. What does that mean? You'll have to give us a listen and find out. Also, let us know your thoughts on the show, the movies we reviewed, and anything else that's on your mind by sending your feedback to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love ...
This week Joe and Marc compare their lists of movies that freaked them out when they were kids. Do you share any of these seeds of trauma with the Junkyard guys? Join the conversation by sending your freakiest films to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com.
It's down to just two of us this time, just like the old days. Joe and Erik tackle the controversial 1992 drama "Bad Lieutenant". This movie features arguably a career-best performance from its star, Harvey Keitel, but it's a tough one to watch.
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Join the Junkyard Crew as we welcome our newest co-host Marc Pasewald! Also, we talk about the late 90s stoner comedy "Half Baked."
A quadriplegic versus a murderous monkey. A film by George A. Romero. This one was practically made for us. Listen in as we discuss 1988's Monkey Shines. Send your feedback and reviews to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com and get in on the conversation.
This time the Junkyard cast takes a look at the 2009 historical drama "Creation." Paul Bettany stars as Charles Darwin as he struggles with his faith and family life while preparing to publish his seminal work "On the Origin of Species." Get in on the conversation and send us your feedback in an email to videojunkyardpodcat@gmail.com.
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