#205 Psycho II (1983)
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Richard Franklin's 1983 return to the Bates Motel, PSYCHO II, is our feature presentation this week. We talk matte paintings, soundstages, and the Universal Backlot shoot. We also dig into Brian De Palma and Jamie Lee Curtis turning the film down, Anthony Perkins' suitably flaky performance, Meg Tilly calling the filming "her worst experience ever", and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 PART 2 HORROR SEQUELS in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and...
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GUEST FLICK PICK #204 Housekeeping (1987) with Filmmaker Martha Stephens
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We welcome Filmmaker MARTHA STEPHENS to discuss Bill Forsyth's 1987 haunting comedy-drama, HOUSEKEEPING, in our bonus feature presentation this week. We chat about Diane Keaton dropping out of the film, the Pacific Northwest 1950s setting, if we're a "Ruth" or "Lucille", and much more! We also discuss our guest Martha's own personal journey into independent film and her films: Passenger Pigeons, Pilgrim Song, Land Ho!, and To The Stars. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow...
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#203 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
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Michael Pressman's 1991 heroes in a half-shell sequel, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the clash between the original creators and the producers, the work of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, recasting "April O'Neil", and where in the hell are Bebop and Rocksteady? We also pick our TOP 7 COMIC BOOK MOVIE SEQUELS in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd!...
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BONUS #202 Caught Stealing (2025)
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Darren Aronofsky's 2025 NYC punk-rock crime ride, CAUGHT STEALING, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss if this is Aronofsky's most accessible film, if Zoe Kravitz is overrated, the acting of Tonic the Cat, Austin Butler's package, and much more! We also discuss all the happenings at Paramount Pictures and more in some current movie news. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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#201 Wayne's World 2 (1993)
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Stephen Surjik's 1993 schwing-tastic comedy sequel, WAYNE'S WORLD 2, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how the film stacks up to the original, Mike Myers nightmare encounter with a Paramount Exec, Dana Carvey being dissatisfied with the initial script, all of the dream castings that didn't come to fruition, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 COMEDY SEQUELS in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee.com/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a...
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#200 Heat (1995)
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Michael Mann's 1995 Los Angeles cops & robbers crime epic, HEAT, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the iconic pairing of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, the soundstage-less shoot, that god-tier bank robbery shoot-out scene, Keanu Reeves nearly being involved, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 ICONIC ACTOR COMBO MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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#199 Sicario (2015)
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Denis Villeneuve's 2015 mean "War on Drugs" action thriller, SICARIO, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the elevating moral symbolism, if Emily Blunt's character "Kate" is a buzzkill, Benicio Del Toro's choice for silence, Taylor Sheridan's screenwriting, Roger Deakins in god mode, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 JOSH BROLIN MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN...
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BONUS #198 Weapons (2025)
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Zach Cregger's 2025 suburban horror mystery epic, WEAPONS, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss the nightmarish tension, the humor, suburbia at night, Cregger's unprecedented studio deal, and just what in the hell is up with that gigantic floating AR-15 assault rifle? We also discuss Fantastic Four flopping and more in some current movie news. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!
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#197 The Stunt Man (1980)
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Richard Rush's 1980 satirical psychological Hollywood black comedy, THE STUNT MAN, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how outside forces influences a first-time watch, the purposeful mind-fuck of the plot execution, where the hell did Steve Railsback go, Sir Peter O'Toole, the 10-year saga to bring the script to screen, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 BARBARA HERSHEY MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form days/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on...
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#196 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
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Quentin Tarantino's 2019 hangout revisionist "Manson Movie", ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, is our feature presentation this week. We talk QT clearing the film with Sharon Tate's sister and not clearing it with Roman Polanski, the studio bidding war, Robert Richardson's glorious backlight skills, Leonardo DiCaprio & Brad Pitt's bromance, the wild MK-Ultra Satanic Conspiracy lurking beneath 1960s Hollywood, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 DEEP CUT TARANTINO CHARACTERS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in...
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