Enjoy Stuff: Fly vs Fly

Have you ever wanted to get out of your own skin? This week, Shua and Jay compare original 1958 The Fly with its 1986 remake, where teleportation goes wrong, romance gets gross, and science takes a decidedly buggy turn!

Plus, we have retro news, Jay's latest adventures in Marvel filming locations and horror movies, and the Bug Draft, where we create two ridiculous insect-movie trailers that should never, ever be greenlit by a major studio. It's time to get your buzz on with Enjoy Stuff!

 

News

Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Gates McFadden to Write Dr. Crusher Comic Book Series

 

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Game Boy Becomes Game Man with Giant-Sized Version

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What we’re Enjoying

Jay checks out Matchbox: The Movie, the action adventure featuring John Cena, Jessica Biel, Arturo Castro, Sam Richardson, and Teyonah Parris. With toy-inspired action and a cast ready to put the pedal to the metal. After all, when it comes to movies based on toys, sometimes you just have to roll with it! Shua shares highlights from a family trip to visit his daughter, who's finishing up college out east. From Boston to Burlington, Vermont, and onward to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park in Maine, the trip delivered spectacular autumn colors, beautiful scenery, and plenty of memorable family moments. It turns out New England really knows how to put on a show when the leaves start falling!

MCU Location Scout

Ever watch a Marvel movie and wonder where those incredible locations really are? MCU Location Scout is Jay's guide to the real-world filming locations and fictional places featured throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He digs into the places behind the action, helping fans connect the on-screen adventures with the real world. Jay has been exploring Spider-Man: Brand New Day, tracking down the locations used to bring Peter Parker's latest adventure to life. From New York-inspired streets to important story locations, his research lets fans put on their own Spidey-sense and follow the web-slinger's trail.You can explore the locations and see exactly where the MCU came to life at MCULocationScout.com. And don’t forget to check out all of Jay’s Sci-Fi Saturdays on RetroZap. You can also tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua breakdown Marvel properties and Superhero Suite for news on comics, movies, TV and more.  

31 Days of Horror

Every October, Jay unleashes his annual horror-movie marathon in article form on RetroZap.com! His 31 Days of Horror series explores scary movies from across film history, examining their stories, trailers, scares, and place in the horror universe. Whether you're a seasoned horror hound or someone who still checks under the bed, there's something lurking in this year's lineup.

 

The latest articles take readers from the unsettling mystery of Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) to the bizarre cosmic body horror of From Beyond (1986). Jay also visits the blood-soaked comedy of Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996), the eerie woods of The Woods (2006), the unsettling beauty of The Neon Demon (2016), the otherworldly horrors of Color Out of Space (2020), and the Lovecraftian terror of The Dunwich Horror (1970). It's a delightfully disturbing tour through decades of cinematic nightmares!

 

And don’t forget to check out all of Jay’s Sci-Fi Saturdays on RetroZap. You can also tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua breakdown Marvel properties and Superhero Suite for news on comics, movies, TV and more.

Enjoy Buzzing!

This week, Enjoy Stuff gets caught in a web of science fiction and horror as Shua and Jay compare the original The Fly with its legendary 1986 remake. We explore the evolution of the story, from classic monster-movie suspense to disturbing body horror, and discuss how both films turn a simple scientific experiment into a cautionary tale about ambition, love, and the dangers of messing with nature. Along the way, we dig into memorable performances, creature effects, sequels, and other creepy-crawly movies that prove insects have been giving movie audiences the heebie-jeebies for generations.

 

Plus, we unleash the Bug Draft, a cinematic experiment that should probably come with a warning label. With the help of the Creepy-Crawly Movie Trailer Generator, we turn spotted lantern flies, dung beetles, experimental foggers, and questionable scientific decisions into two absurd Hollywood-style horror-comedy trailers. Expect ridiculous casting, impossible release dates, dramatic narration, and enough bug-related nonsense to make you reconsider every picnic you've ever attended. It's another episode packed with laughs, nostalgia, and the important reminder that if your teleportation machine starts buzzing, maybe don't step inside!

Does The Fly scare you? If you accidentally turned into half insect, which one would it be? Let us know! First person that emails me with the subject line, “Bzzzzzzzz” will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to [email protected]