The State of the Media
Movie Meltdown
Movie Meltdown - Episode 654 Sam Drog returns as we use this moment in time to stop and take a look at the state of the media that we love. We examine things like… kids watching black and white movies, shooting movies vertically, the look of Super 8 film, watching multiple versions of vintage films, the general population talking about ‘movies today’, different eras of older directors, a new wave of CG technology, add to cart links during commercials, stories can re-wire your brain and fighting robots to reclaim our humanity. And as we recalibrate the measure of suck, also delve...
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Silent Night, Gooey Night
Movie Meltdown
Movie Meltdown - Episode 653 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") It’s the Naked Lunch Holiday Special! Or is it a Kafka-fueled metamorphic nightmare?! Or is it just an excuse for lots of bugs and goo?! Whatever the reason, the Meltdown Horror Club gathers together for Yuletide fun that will make you spontaneously combust - as we watch Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation starring Maud Adams, Neith Hunter, Tommy Hinkley, Clint Howard and Allyce Beasley. And as we all eat from an open bowl of loose dates, we also address… Home Alone 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Hand That...
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Loaded with Predators
Movie Meltdown
Movie Meltdown - Episode 652 This episode Sam Drog returns as we discuss the new movie Predator: Badlands, but not before we give a recap of every Predator movie that has come before. It’s an extensive look at the franchise as a whole and how things have changed since director Dan Trachtenberg has gotten involved. And as we try on the fashionable look of fishnets and a space helmet, we also mention… Cleaner, Elle Fanning, a jungle room night club, Weyland-Yutani, testosterone overdrive, Danny Glover, The Wendigo, Waterworld, John McTiernan, bro code, Godzilla characters, cooperation...
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Murder by Jake
Movie Meltdown
Movie Meltdown - Episode 651 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Gather around the table with the beloved family members of the Horror Club as we celebrate Thanksgiving Jake-style. Together we discuss the state of the holiday season as well as the Thanksgiving classic Home Sweet Home starring Jake Steinfeld. And while we’re trying to figure out family relations, we also cover… IT: Welcome To Derry, Doctor Sleep, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, being addicted to PCP, close-up magic, Steve Guttenberg, Trapper Keeper artwork, Jacob Elordi, cutting someone's brakes for the holidays, a...
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You Wanna See a Dead Body?
Movie Meltdown
Movie Meltdown - Episode 650 Join us as we recap our day at Scarefest, discuss things we’ve watched lately and reminisce about going out to look for dead bodies. And as we reveal the best way to break your ribs, we also bring up… Billy Wirth, Legacy of Rage, Stand By Me, Scream Queens, Night of the Creeps, the official Back to the Future skateboard, Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen, American Gladiators, Brandon Lee, collector’s cards, Linda Miller, Gleaming the Cube, Wednesday, a broken toe, that six-foot hole is just for landscaping, Doug Bradley, burying bodies, old...
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Hauntingly Yours
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 you want to see my face, sour candy, Hocus Pocus, childhood trauma escape room, Talk to Me, oil bags, crawling through a tunnel, microwaving cell phones, 28 Weeks Later, identifying...
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Kill, Creepy Kid... Kill!
Movie Meltdown
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, green lights, Sarah Polley, murdering a guy in an alley and ghost child with a bouncy ball. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for "Kill, Baby... Kill!", so go watch the...
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What's Your Favorite Dinosaur?
Movie Meltdown
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 specifically... our favorite dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park series of films. And while we all try to figure out what our dinosaur names would be - we also mention… The Valley of...
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Loud & Upsetting
Movie Meltdown
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 very uncomfortable. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the “Soft & Quiet”, so watch the movie before you listen. “I will say, immediately… you get...
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WonderProm
Movie Meltdown
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 City, Chris Klein, using profanity, hugging Tiffany, Stuck in the Middle, everyone's a suspect, the kills, Space: 1999, comedies that should be traumatic but are just fun, monsters...
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Join us as we recap our day at Scarefest, discuss things we’ve watched lately and reminisce about going out to look for dead bodies.
And as we reveal the best way to break your ribs, we also bring up… Billy Wirth, Legacy of Rage, Stand By Me, Scream Queens, Night of the Creeps, the official Back to the Future skateboard, Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen, American Gladiators, Brandon Lee, collector’s cards, Linda Miller, Gleaming the Cube, Wednesday, a broken toe, that six-foot hole is just for landscaping, Doug Bradley, burying bodies, old guys using outdated terms, zombie kids, Emma Roberts, learning lip tricks, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, asking to see your x-rays, The Lost Boys, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Ashley Laurence, I wanna know, what’s going on at the trash can, sexy pyramid head, boards slides, Tim Burton, Jason Patric, zombie etiquette and spine transfers.
“So yeah, we were trading dead people stories.”