Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 649

On this special holiday spooktacular we discuss Haunt directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. And as we try to avoid tattooed weirdos, we also delve into… Clown in a Cornfield, Bring Her Back, 28 Years Later, monster cereals, working at a haunted house, what's the plan, tax incentives for shooting in a certain state, who's in charge, Aaron Abrams, eating soup, Diane Keaton, do ...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 648 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

This episode we discuss Mario Bava's Kill, Baby... Kill! And as we bask in the weird fog, we also address… Final Destination Bloodlines, Death of a Unicorn, Weapons, No Such Thing, vintage CSI skills, human arm sconces, 60s eyeliner, Burgomeister, old-timey superstitious people, dumb names for ghost, music, the spiral staircase, Tony Todd, you are your own ghost child, gr...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 647

Join us for a prehistoric-packed episode as we welcome special guest "Dino" Don Lessem. He is an author, journalist, and was a scientific advisor for Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park! Not to mention building giant, robotic dinosaurs, befriending Michael Crichton and having a dinosaur named after him! 

Then we discuss some of our favorite dinosaurs in movies. And then more speci...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 646 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

This episode we discuss the 2022 film Soft & Quiet, written and directed by Beth de Araújo. And while we critique certain people's pie skills, we also cover… Barbarian, Sinners, Naked Lunch, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Crystal Lake, David Cronenberg, dalliance, Zach Cregger, Linda Cardellini, the director's perspective and making people very upset and ve...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 645

This episode we're coming to you "live" from WonderFest as we hang out and talk about movies, toys, models and eventually a bonus, full horror club discussion of Fear Street: Prom Queen directed by Matt Palmer. 

And while we determine the specifics of how you know you are in the 80s, we also bring up… Godzilla Minus One, Midnight Mass, Summer of 69, Empire of the Dark, Demon Ci...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 644 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

A talking teddy bear, a hole full of murderous beasts, a random ghost and a horned up 12-year-old with boundary issues… what could go wrong? Find out as we discuss Lew Lehman's 1981 classic The Pit. 

And while we have cake on Halloween, we also delve into… The Rule of Jenny Pen, Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!, Strange Darling, making food, Teddy, a ve...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 643

Sam Drog returns as we try to decide just what it is that's trying to kill Hollywood. And while we try to mimic the Magnum P.I. lifestyle, we also address… Minecraft, Andor, The Studio, The Da Vinci Code, Gods of Egypt, Black Mirror, Cherry 2000, Barry, Eyeborgs, RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Viy, religious discussions over the internet, Barbenheimer,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 642 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

Listen as the Meltdown Horror Club comes together to discuss Dead & Buried directed by Gary Sherman and featuring James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson and Robert Englund. 

And while we're dropping off our film, we also mention… The Dead Don't Die, Mikey Madison,  Longlegs, The Banana Splits, Slugs, filming people, Scouts Guide to the ...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 641

Join us as we drop in to the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention and talk about celebrities, cool merchandise, watching movies and how returning to skateboarding as an adult makes you the most interesting man in the world. 

And as we attempt to rock the fakie, we also cover… Baymax dancing around, the monkeys have brown eyes, Tom Savini, H-Street's Hokus Pokus, Soleil Moon Frye,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 640

This episode, Sam Drog returns as we try to wrap our heads around just how ahead of its time David Cronenberg's Videodrome truly was back in 1983.

And as we plug into the network of idiots, we also bring up… the evolutionary chart of man, Mick Garris, American Ultra, Scanners, YouTube rabbit holes, The Franchise, Debbie Harry, a movie every night on the UHF channels, the rubber...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 639 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

The horror club gets together to discuss ghosts, monsters and the immigrant horror stories contained in Santiago Menghini's No One Gets Out Alive.

And while we try to figure out which attempted murders are real and which are fake, we also delve into… slacker pioneers, weird residual ghost pains, Aztec weaponry, Bed Bath & Beyond coupons, dream logic, the new Property Brot...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 638

This episode Sam Drog returns and we discuss Tim Burton's return to his early feature with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. We remember our response to the original and dig into the characters and plotlines of the new entry. 

We also address… legacy sequel, It's a Wonderful Life: Abridged Edition, Wednesday, Willem Dafoe, Heathers, latchkey kids versus helicopter parents, practical eff...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 637 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

Gather around the empty dinner table at Grandma's house as The Meltdown Horror Club comes together to discuss the 1989 holiday "classic" - Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! And even more interesting than the movie itself, we also talk about the fascinating life of the director Monte Hellman.

And while we plan our trip to the mall, w...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 636 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

Come celebrate the holiday as we make pizza and discuss Eli Roth's Thanksgiving.

And while we try to pick our favorite unnecessary pizza toppings, also cover… The People Under the Stairs, Stopmotion, Woman of the Hour, Night of the Living Dead… the stage production, the later Nightmare on Elm Street films, retail PTSD flashbacks, Joh...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 635

Join us as we recap our day at Scarefest. And as we make a point to not annoy celebrities at their table, we also bring up… Clive Barker, Don Coscarelli, The Midnight Meat Train, Rose McGowan, cenobite girl, Cyborg, The Fanatic, Gregory Nicotero, Billy Zane sportin' a look, The Wolf has a line, Felissa Rose, the Gorton's fisherman, sexy sax man, the Mandela effect, Skeet Ulrich, pyramid hea...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 634

Come join the party… as we celebrate Halloween by watching Late Night with the Devil, directed by Cameron and Colin Cairnes and starring David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss and Ingrid Torelli. 

And while we toast with glasses of blood, we also delve into… Oddity, Ghostwatch, the Bohemian Grove, Sleepaway Camp 2 and 3, Agatha All Along, weird jelly beans, getting bumped,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 633

This episode Sam Drog returns as we delve into our own history with the original movie The Crow, give a recap of all the failed incarnations in-between and then get into an honest discussion of our thoughts on the new film directed by Rupert Sanders.   

And while we comprise our ultimate anti-social movie experience, we also address… Bill Skarsgård, Brandon Lee, James O'Barr, w...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 632 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

Join us as the horror club discusses She Beast, directed by Michael Reeves and starring Barbara Steele, John Karlsen and Ian Ogilvy.

And while we try to decide our favorite thing about Ghost Toast, we also mention… Sarah Squirm, pumpkins, Longlegs, Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs, Alien: Romulus, Halloween encroachment, a dunking chair, because Communism, terrible fashion...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 631

This episode we sit down with Max Neace, a writer, director and producer originally from our neighborhood. So listen as we find out how he took his interest in film from shooting YouTube videos to getting his own feature films made. Plus we discuss the conception and challenging execution that is his most recent movie - Shift. 

And while our guest may wish he was conversing wit...