The Neon Movie Bunker

Two guys talking about movies, more movies, other movies, and DVDs.

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 411 09/18/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 411 Good morning, Baltimore (and everywhere else fine podcasts are downloaded)! El'Ahrai and John are here this week to share reviews of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" and "Bambi: The Reckoning"! Plus awards from Toronto and strange doings afoot in corporate boardrooms on the West Coast. Listen, and you might just learn something before it's done! If we get any more white people in here, this is gonna be a suburb. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/38261155

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 410 09/11/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 410 Guess who's back? No, not Generalissimo Francisco Franco, he's still dead. We've got someone much better than him: the Blonde in Front, Cati Glidewell has returned to join John and El'Ahrai as they review "The Roses", "The Conjuring: Last Rites", "Dangerous Animals", and "Twinless"! Sounds like a rip-roaring good time! You should listen! There's sinning in my heart, there's evil in the world but when I got no one, I talk to God. I ask for strength, I ask for forgiveness, not peace at the end of my days when I got no more life to live or no more good to do but today, right now... What's your heaven? /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/38175120

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 409 09/04/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 409 Like a spurned lover, September is here to wreak its vengeance. Before the axe falls, El'Ahrai and John are here to supply you with their lists of the Top 5 Movies They're Anticipating Until The End of 2025! (More airtime than is really warranted for "Five Night at Freddy's 2"? History will be the judge of that.) Plus! Reviews of "Caught Stealing" and "Eenie Meanie"! You should listen! PMS isn't real Needy, it was invented by the boy-run media to make us seem like we're crazy. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/38080980

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 408 08/28/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 408 Summer is aging. Let us exult with reviews of films! This week, John and El'Ahrai review "Highest 2 Lowest" and "Monster Island" (which is not actually a peninsula)! Plus a bit of news, video picks, and, y'know, more. Listen and you might even learn something! I am to be described as "robust" and "healthy." /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37991585

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 407 08/21/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 407 In this world of woe and wonder, isn't it nice to know that there's a new Neon Movie Bunker episode this week? El'Ahrai and John are here to review and discuss "Nobody 2" and "Alien: Earth"! Doesn't that make you feel warm and fuzzy inside? It doesn't? Well, the episode is still happening. You should listen! Ollie, you know my feelings about arming morons: You arm one, you gotta arm 'em all, otherwise it wouldn't be good sport. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37898985

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 406 08/14/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 406 There are big titles on the horizon this week, as John and El'Ahrai talk "Weapons" and "Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story"! You can bet there's some good stuff there, Gladys! Plus newsbits and the other stuff. Look, I'm not a crackhead! I'm someone who's escaped being captured! What do you want me to say? /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37810815

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 405 08/07/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 405 Well, they went and did the thing again: El'Ahrai and John have reviewed movies into a microphone and expect all y'all to listen. Are you going to put up with that? "The Naked Gun" and "In the Lost Lands" are up for examination. Plus newsbits, video picks, a minor correction, etc. So listen! I can live almost with the artwork. I mean, if Charles Manson needed a personal muralist, you'd be the guy. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37713110

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 403 07/31/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 403 Too soothe the fire of your desire, the Neon Movie Bunker has returned! El'Ahrai and John are here to rock you with reviews of "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" and "Happy Gilmore 2", and it's not too much of a stretch to say one is worthy of praise and the other should disappear. Plus video picks, Comic-Con newsbits, and more! Listen, or face your doom! You know what Albert Einstein said: if you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37615540

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 402 07/24/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 402 Now that last week's...unpleasantness...is over, Cati Glidewell stops by to talk "Superman", "Eddington", and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" with John and El'Ahrai! Doesn't that sound terrific? Plus newsbits, home picks, and more! You should listen! Frank, what! I didn't know I wasn't supposed to kill him. I mean, I'm just learning, you have to teach me these things. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37528730

Whoops! No Episode! 07/17/2025

Whoops! No Episode! So the fan club of a certain two-time back-to-back Best Director hacked our systems and tried to ransom our newest episode. We ain't letting that happen, so we'll be back next week. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37436740

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 401 07/12/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 401 We sit at (just about) the midpoint of 2025. As is their wont for this time of year, El'Ahrai and John have selected lists of the Top 5 Movies of 2025! (Topping both lists? You guessed it: "Dog Man".) Plus! Reviews of "Jurassic World: Rebirth" and "Bring Her Back"! Also all the other stuff. Listen, you should listen. Why does the devil walk in human form anyway? I have no idea. Maybe he doesn't know either. Maybe he passes on from body to body, down through history, waiting for the perfect fit. But I know one thing, on Earth, he's weak. His powers are limited. He needs emissaries to do his dirty work, so he finds them or makes them, using his greatest power: the power of the deal. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37382695

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 400 07/03/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 400 In what can only be taken as proof of the indifference of the universe, we've hit a milestone! John and El'Ahrai celebrate their 400th episode this week! And they've got reviews, they do! "F1" and "A Minecraft Movie" come under the patented Neon Movie Bunker Microscope! So many exclamation points! Plus! A best of the century (so far) list, home video picks, and...thank yous?! You should listen! Oh, I lie now and then, I suppose. Sometimes I'd tell them the truth and they still wouldn't believe me, so I prefer to lie. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37267520

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 399 06/26/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 399 It's another show packed with goodness this week, as El'Ahrai, John and frequent contributor/bonne vivante Cati Glidewell talk "28 Years Later", "Bride Hard", and "Elio"! Plus! A nice, meaty discussion of the 50th anniversary of "Jaws" and the impact it had! Plus all the usual silliness. Listen in! These children haven't been properly parented in many years. They're practically feral. That's why I was brought in. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37156755

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 398 06/20/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 398 Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the podcast feed, John, El'Ahrai, and special guest star Cati Glidewell are back to tear up and digest "Life of Chuck", "Predator: Killer of Killers", and "Materialists"! Plus all the other usual stuff you know, you love, you cannot live without. Listen. l've been thinking. Maybe Venezuela can use some trained whales. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/37091340

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 397 06/12/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 397 The arrival of a new Wes Anderson film is always cause for optimism. Will that optimism be fulfilled? Find out on this week's show, as El'Ahrai and John review "The Phoenician Scheme" and "Rosario"! Plus bits of news and all the rest. You should listen! In my loneliness, and perhaps because of it, I've learned not to judge people, to take people as I find them, not as others find them. And most of all, to give complete and unquestioning faith to the people I love. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36965565

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 396 06/05/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 396 A light breather in the relentless summer movie schedule allows John, El'Ahrai, and everyone's favorite special guest star Cati Glidewell to take a look at a couple of smaller pictures this week. "Friendship" and "Until Dawn" come under the tripartite microscope! What a thrill! Plus home picks, questions, answers, and other stuff! You should listen! I have to be honest, though. I have all the hope and ambition in the world. But, when I think about the future, the truth is, I--am--really--scared. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36857495

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 395 05/29/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 395 Cannes is over (if you want it)! El'Ahrai and John report and comment on the various award winners (and non-winners--we see you, American cinema!). But wait, there's more! We also have reviews of "Mission: Impossible--The Final Reckoning" and "Fear Street: Prom Queen"! (Seems a very colon-y episode). Plus all the other stuff. Listen and maybe even learn something. It's so bad, that I keep fantasizing that one of us is dying of cancer, so that I don't have to break up with her. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36763750

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 394 05/22/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 394 Ahoy there, matey! I offer ye a choice: voluntarily submit to an hour of service on HMP Neon Movie Bunker, or find yourself shanghaied into an hour of service on that selfsame vessel. But, oh, there are delights herein! John and El'Ahrai provide reviews of "Final Destination: Bloodlines" and "The Damned"! Plus talk from Cannes, Kevin Costner has issues, and more! So sign the muster roll and listen! And that's why, in a straight fight, a shark would probably beat a Dracula. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36664920

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 393 05/15/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 393 The boys have referred to the second weekend of May as the "death slot" more than once in the past. This week, the crop El'Ahrai and John see fit to review are "Clown in a Cornfield" and "Paddington in Peru"! (Ooh, alliteration!) Plus a newsbit or two, some other idle discussion, a bit of foolishness, that sort of thing. Listen and enjoy! Hey, its all about the hair. Don't you forget that. Especially when you become some big hotshot lawyer. Those professional types think its all about brains and ability and completely ignore the do. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36572700

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 392 05/08/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 392 Well, the summer movie season has arrived in its inexorable way. As such, John and El'Ahrai are here, with reviews of "Thunderbolts*" and "Andor: Season 2"! Yay? Plus tariff talk, a review of a format, and all the rest! So download and listen! Or stream and listen! Just...just listen, OK? Listen, you hormonal vulgarian, that woman deserves your respect, not your erotic speculation. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36479895

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 391 05/02/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 391 But, soft! What light through yonder Zoom window breaks? It is the east, and Cati Glidewell is the sun. Yes, the Blonde in Front joins El'Ahrai and John this week to talk about "Sinners" (yes, again), "The Accountant 2" and "The Legend of Ochi'! Plus: an unexpected sequel arises! all this and more are waiting for your ears, so listen! I haven't been anywhere. Well, Cancun--not my proudest moment. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36406730

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 390 04/24/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 390 Oh, it's a GOOD one this week. John and El'Ahrai are here to review movies and chew bubblegum, and chewing bubblegum into a live microphone sounds awful. "Sinners" and "Motorpsycho!" are on the docket for today, so listen up and listen good. There is also a prolonged discussion about the direction of the Star Wars franchise, and if you listen closely and run the last ten minutes backward at 8x speed, a recipe for a nice butter-poached lobster. You should listen! If punching a policeman is a sin, we may as well just pack up and go home. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36288445

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 389 04/16/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 389 Welcome, one and all! El'Ahrai and John are here to deliver only the finest film reviews imaginable (please don't imagine very hard). This week, "Drop" and "The Monkey" come under the microscope, so prepare yourself! Plus some bits of news and so much more! You should listen! Our old schoolmarm got her throat slit by a fast moving tumbleweed. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36200150

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 388 04/10/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 388 Time marches on! New releases march on! John Philip Sousa...died in 1932. But his music marches on! In that spirit, John and El'Ahrai are here to give you reviews of movies: this week, it's "The Friend" and "One of Them Days"! Plus discussion of all the CinemaCon goings-on, and all the usual foolishness, so give a listen! I've been called a son of a you-know-what plenty of times, but I've never been called a son of God. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/36077565

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 387 04/03/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 387 A is specter haunting Hollywood--the specter of labor unrest. This week, El'Ahrai and John draw back the curtain on the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts). Also, newstalk about Sundance's new home! Plus reviews of "Death of a Unicorn" and "Moana 2", home video picks, and more! I'm dying, how are you? /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/35985245

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 386 03/27/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 386 It could be argued, of course, that no piece of art is truly "necessary". That said, some do seem to be less necessary than others. In that spirit, John and El'Ahrai are here to offer reviews of "Snow White" and "The Electric State". Was that opening a hint? Maaaaaaaybe. Also: news bits, video picks, and the usual silliness, so listen in! This is gonna be fun. You're gonna meet kids today you can borrow money from the rest of your life. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/35880755

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 385 03/19/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 385 Oh, we have a good one indeed this week, as El'Ahrai and John slink into your podcast feed with reviews of "Black Bag" and "Daredevil: Born Again". How's that for terrific?! Plus news, home video picks, and more of that special sauce to which you've developed a tolerance! So you should listen! Do they teach beauty queens how to apologize? Because you suck at it! /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/35784295

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 384 03/13/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 384 The fine gentlemen of the Neon Movie Bunker have returned, and they've brought reviews with them! This week, John and El'Ahrai deliver "Mickey 17" and "Companion" for your consideration. Plus! Newsbits, home release picks and...do you remember DivX? You will. So listen in! Oh, this is the worst-looking hat I ever saw. What, when you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh? /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/35666690

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 383 03/06/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 383 Well, the Oscars are done for this cycle, and we've finally got some winners. On the other end of the spectrum, El'Ahrai and John are here with reviews! This week, "My Dead Friend Zoe" and "Elevation" are up for examination! Plus the boys rehash the Oscars for your delectation! So listen in! I remember one Christmas, I was like 6 or 7, my family bought me the cutest little Barney doll, that I would take with me everywhere. And one day I put it inside the tub with me, to give it a bath...and it just stopped working. It stopped singing the "I Love You" song. And I was just so upset. The world can be a cruel place. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/35554375

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 382 02/27/2025

The Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 382 One week remains before the Oscars and our live coverage thereof on Twitch! Cool your anticipation with this week's episode! John and El'Ahrai are here with reviews of "Universal Language" and "The Gorge"! Plus the last round of precursor awards, and the usual yakkety yak (though you should feel free to talk back). We'll see you Sunday night at for the livestream! If you are sad and like beer, I'm your lady. /episode/index/show/neonmoviebunker/id/35447880

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