Hockey Masks, High Schools and Popcorn

"What an excellent day for an exorcism.". That's right! And what a show this is! Not only are we reviewing one of the all-time shocking classics of horror films "The Exorcist" (1973), but we're going to give our own shocking news as well! You'll have to listen to find out. It's a doozy and we're excited about the changes. This isn't your regular show! Be sure to follow us and the upcoming stuff happening so you don't get lost! But, first things first. We'll try to exorcise any demons on our show and see if we possess the skills to review this devilish flick.

This episode features a friend-pick by Faith Lawrence for giving Shawn a signed poster of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". Her choice was one of her all-time favorite movies - "Hook" (1991). We gave our nostalgic reviews last week. Now, we're back after watching it to give our current ratings and review. We'll get into the story, the characters and the actors who play them.Just in time for Halloween, we'll nostalgically review a horror flick from 1973; a film that still scares people 40 years later. This movie is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Bring your blankie. It's an excellent day for an exorcism.

We're coming to you from America to bring you "Coming To America" (1988). Alright, so our comedy isn't up to the likes of Eddie Murphy, but we get the pleasure of bringing you our current ratings and discussion of this movie. We have a great time talking about all things that make this movie work. We'll break down the story, the characters and the fun.Once we're back from Zamunda to see Prince Akeem marry Lisa, we'll fly into our next nostalgic movie. As a thank you to a friend, Faith Lawrence, for giving Shawn a signed "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" poster, we decided to let Faith pick one of her favorite films for us to review next which was released in 1991. We'll give our nostalgic ratings and talk about this child-hood fantasy story all grown up.

We go into the unknown future of "Robocop" (1987) this week and give our current ratings and review after last week's nostalgic walk down memory lane. We may sound like we're giving the movie a hard time, but overall it holds up and it's still entertaining. Listen as we break it down and tell you what worked and what failed. It has it's issues.A nostalgic discussion leading into next week's movie from 1988 stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and a memorable cast of characters happens after Robocop. Hopefully, our nostalgic ratings hold up after watching it before the next episode!Lastly, you still have time to nominate us in the 9th Annual People's Podcast Awards which closes Oct 15th! Get all the info (where to enter, what to enter, why to enter) here! Hurry, time is almost up!

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... STAR WARS (1977). We finally get to do this ground-breaking movie now that we've expanded our decade focus to include the 70's and 90's along with the classic 80's. Just listening to this episode, you can tell the impact this movie had on us as wee lads and how it shaped our childhood fantasies. We both gave very high nostalgic ratings. In fact, Mike gave this a 5 out of 5 nostalgic rating... a first. Will we hold on to our high ratings after watching this for our current ratings and discussion? The force is strong with us.As Obi Wan said... "These aren't the droids you're looking for." However, this half-human/half-robot crime fighter is! We'll give our nostalgic ratings and thoughts about this movie from 1987. Check it out! You have 20 seconds to comply.

It's that time again to re-visit the next movie in the Friday the 13th movie series "Friday The 13th: A New Beginning" (1985). Every 13th episode, we'll review the next movie in the series and we're up to the 5th one. This week, we are joined by Matt Ray, a loyal listener and slasher film guru, who shares his thoughts and insight along with us. We've all re-watched the movie and now back to give our current ratings and review after giving our nostalgic ratings last week.Our next movie we talk about in preparation for next week's episode is long overdue. We'll grab our lightsabers, choose a side, watch this movie from 1977 and come back next week with our current ratings and discussion.

Get ready to take a bite out of this week's movie "The Lost Boys" (1987) which stars a young bad-ass Kiefer Sutherland. With crosses in hand, we'll take a stab at giving our current ratings and review after re-watching it.Speaking of crosses, you may not want to cross the villain in our next movie or you're likely to take a machete to the head. We'll give our nostalgic ratings and discussion of this horror film from 1985. Hopefully, it will turn out better than the previous installments of the same movie. After all, it is... a new beginning.

With all the troubles we had getting this episode out there for public consumption, we're quite pleased with the results. Overcoming catastrophic failure the first time around, we come back strong with our current, CURRENT review and ratings of "Jaws" (1975). Yes, even though we have a plethora of comical errors of names and facts though out, we had a lot of fun.After the water settles, we dry off and grab our crosses and stakes in preparation for next week's episode featuring a comedy/horror movie from 1987. This movie will put Corey Feldman in the lead with 5 being the actor with the most movies we've reviewed to date.

We're back to the present to give our current review and ratings for "Back To The Future: Part 2" (1989)! Mike and Shawn don't share the same current view on this one at all and go back and forth exchanging blows to make their case for who is right. The gloves are off. Maybe you can tell us who wins the arguments.We'll jump out of the Delorean and into the water in preparation for the next episode featuring a classic horror/thriller movie from 1975. It's a big one. In fact, it's so big, we may need a bigger podcast....

The 80's was a decade of technology advancement. So many new technologies improved our daily lives. But, sooner or later, those technologies morph into other types of newer technology or just disappear all together.This week, we bring you a Totally Tubular Edition featuring "80's Tech Long Gone". We'll go over a list of some 80's technology that seems to have dropped off the face of the Earth.... or at least just isn't thought of as something to use or is needed anymore. Don't forget to share with us some tech gadgets you remember that we didn't mention! Love to hear from you.We'll be back next week with our regular show featuring the next nostalgic movie to discuss "Back To The Future: Part II"!

"Heeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" - A classic line from this week's movie "The Shining" (1980) starring Jack Nicholson in one of his many notable film roles. In typical Stanley Kubrick style, this movie could have been cut down to a more manageable time which may have helped keep the suspense going, but it is what it is. We'll talk about all things good and bad about the movie and give our comparisons between our nostalgic and current ratings. Does Jack's performance save the movie?We'll give you a glimpse into the future of the next show featuring a sequel to a movie we already did in the past. See what we did there?

Join us for the fan-picked movie of the week - "Big Trouble In Little China" (1986) recommended by Graham over at movie-blogger.com! We both enjoyed this movie back in the day and it's one of Graham's all time favorites. Does it still hold a special place in our hearts after watching it again after all these years? We'll go from Jack Burton to Jack Torrance after the break for this horror movie from 1980 starring Jack Nicholson. That's a lot of Jacks! Tune in to hear our nostalgic ratings before we watch it for next week's episode!

It's back to the 80's with the cult-status movie "Blade Runner" (1982). Harrison Ford stars in this dark futuristic world where his character, Deckard, has to track down and terminate four replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to Earth seeking their maker. This movie has a large following and we remembered the big buzz if Deckard himself was a replicant or not. But, does it live up to our nostalgic remembrances? We'll then head down to Chinatown for our nostalgic review of a 1986 adventure/fantasy movie starring Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall. You're in big trouble if you don't know what movie this is!

We're finally back from our vacation to bring you our first 90's movie, "Goodfellas" (1990).  Our main focus will be the 80's but as we mentioned previously, we'll be doing some 70's and 90's movies as well as we grew up throughout these decades.You can't go too wrong with an all-star cast like Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci. But, there were a string of gangster/mob movies back in the day. How does this hold up after 23 years?Then, we're back to the early 80's with a Ridley Scott sci-fi involving Deckard who must track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to Earth seeking their maker.

It's time for another Totally Tubular Edition! Shawn's on a cruise and Mike's at the beach! So, listen to the guys reminisce about "Saturday Morning Kid Shows"! They both share their favorite shows they watched every Saturday throughout their childhoods. Not hear a show you used to watch? Let us know! Share your memories of your favorite Saturday morning kid shows with us!They'll be back next week with the continuation of their movie discussions!