That's Cool, That's Trash!

That's Cool, That's Trash! is a psychotronic podcast that covers outré, cult, and trash movies that are usually found free online. Host Matt Howell is joined by guests to discuss movies w/ sound clips and Final Judgement: is it cool or is it trash?

Ep116 - It's Trad, Dad! 10/22/2021

Ep116 - It's Trad, Dad! We jumped at the chance to participate in the 3rd Hammer-Amicus Blogathon & chose something different: Amicus' 1st film from '62...a musical about the the fad for 1920's traditional music. This was Richard Lester's film debut. Thankfully, he peppered some pop stars in w/ the Dixieland. W/ guests Devin Bruce (http://apocalypsekow.com/moo/) and Jacob Balcom (https://jacobbalcom.bandcamp.com/). /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/20908349

Ep115 - Bedroom Eyes II (1989) 07/31/2021

Ep115 - Bedroom Eyes II (1989) Matt makes up for only getting one WINGS HAUSER episode out this June by having Joe and Jack (Rogue Riffers) on to talk about 1989's BEDROOM EYES II, a neo-noir erotic crime thriller co-starring Linda Blair and Veronica Hart. With eyes clearly on Hitchcock and DePalma, this hypnotic mess falls far short but definitely entertains. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/19987250

Ep114 - Command 5 (1985) 06/10/2021

Ep114 - Command 5 (1985) We celebrate Wings Hauser month by watching a TV movie that was a pilot for an action series. A ragtag group of misfit cops are handpicked to form a domestic crime strike-force. Our buddy Wings is the short-fuse hothead who drinks Scotch-and-milks. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/19433516

Ep113 - Marked for Murder (1989) 12/11/2020

Ep113 - Marked for Murder (1989) Happy Birthday, Wings Hauser! /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/17153327

Ep112 - Sister Tempest (2020) 11/09/2020

Ep112 - Sister Tempest (2020) Matt is joined by Kyle and Jacob to discuss the new film from Joe Badon, Sister Tempest. We reviewed his God Inside My Ear back in Ep67 and were chomping at the bit to get back inside his wild, cinematic mind. We discuss the film w/o spoilers in the beginning and provide a spoiler-break point to stop the show, so you can wait until you see it before hearing the whole shebang. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/16730219

Ep111 - Archons (2018) 10/12/2020

Ep111 - Archons (2018) Matt is joined by Andrew Shaw and Devin Bruce to discuss the newly released horror film Archons, the second film from the director of Black Mountain Side (2016), which Matt became a big fan of after seeing it at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/16363886

Ep110* - Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) 06/30/2020

Ep110* - Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) Dear listeners, we're wrapping up the return of the show w/ this extra bonus Wings Hauser Month episode. It was a great comfort to talk to friends old & new during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopefully, we entertained you a bit, too. but for now, we don't have anything else planned. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/15017660

Ep109* - Gang Boys (1994) 06/21/2020

Ep109* - Gang Boys (1994) Kyle & Jacob join Matt to talk about this movie written and directed by and starring Wings Hauser along w/ Linda Blair. Wings plays a drunken ex-LAPD cop in self-imposed exile in Mexico who returns to L.A. seeking answers and revenge after his gay son is brutalized by skinheads. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/14908184

Ep108* - Dead Man Walking (1987) 06/15/2020

Ep108* - Dead Man Walking (1987) After Leila, his boss's daughter, is kidnapped by psychopathic plague victim Decker, chauffeur Chazz (Jeffrey Combs) teams up with plague-infected mercenary Luger (Wings Hauser) to penetrate the toxic & off-limits Plague Zone and bring her back alive. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/14833481

Ep107* - Atlantis (1991) 05/26/2020

Ep107* - Atlantis (1991) Jacob Balcom and Seth Garon join Matt to talk about Michael J. Murphy's Atlantis, a movie we'd discussed reviewing since we watched Death Run/Mutant City a couple years ago, /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/14578388

Ep106* - Death Dimension (1978) 05/07/2020

Ep106* - Death Dimension (1978) Joe & Ben join Matt to talk about a movie starring one of Matt's favorite '70s genre actors: Jim 'Black Belt Jones' Kelly in DEATH DIMENSION, directed by beloved schlockmeister AL ADAMSON. Also featuring Harold 'Odd Job' Sakata & George 'One-n-Done James Bond' Lazenby. Evil crimelord "The Pig" aims to sell new freeze-bomb technology to the highest bidder, but Lt. Det. J. Ash aims to put stop to it w/ punches, kicks, and nunchuks. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/14325545

Ep105* - Murder Death Koreatown (2020) 04/30/2020

Ep105* - Murder Death Koreatown (2020) Matt's wife Renee and their friends Sarah & Mike joined the show for a double-date night, pandemic-style: a movie over a shared Zoom screen and a review after words. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/14213375

Ep104* - Scream and Scream Again (1970) 04/17/2020

Ep104* - Scream and Scream Again (1970) We wanted to participate in the Vincent Price Blogathon this year, so we picked a pulpy sci-fi horror movie from Amicus that was new to us and talked about it with guests Rob Hafferman and Devin Bruce. Vincent is joined by Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, sort of, to tell an odd little tale about body-part farming and composite people in the highest levels of government. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/14031620

Ep103* - Scalps (1983) 04/10/2020

Ep103* - Scalps (1983) Friend of the show Andrew picked up Scalps on blu-ray and another buddy, Ben, joined us to discuss this $15k '80s slasher...er...scalper...about archaeology students on a dig who face the angry spirit of Black Claw, the sorcerer of a massacred tribe of Native Americans. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/13887962

Ep102* - Rambu, The Intruder (1986) 04/03/2020

Ep102* - Rambu, The Intruder (1986) The revival continues with an '80s action-er custom-made for Kyle and Adam. Another Peter O'Brian (Ep08 - The Stabilizer) joint! O'Brian stars as Alex 'Rambu' Trambuan, an all-around hero who can't seem to catch a break. A mix-up w/ the local drug cartel starts a downward spiral into justice and vengeance that requires lots of fists and bullets. WATCH IT HERE: https://youtu.be/caChFgVEonQ /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/13839146

Ep101* - Night Train to Terror (1985) 03/28/2020

Ep101* - Night Train to Terror (1985) *For our sanity, we're reviving the show during the pandemic to give us an excuse to talk together and have a much needed laugh. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/13738220

Ep100 - Twisted Pair (2018) 01/23/2020

Ep100 - Twisted Pair (2018) Matt is joined by the core TCTT gang: Jacob, Joe, and Kyle to watch & review Neil Breen's 5th film Twisted Pair together for the big 100th episode finale. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/12854696

Ep99 - Night Killer (1990) 12/13/2019

Ep99 - Night Killer (1990) John Morgan and Ben McClure return to talk about NIGHT KILLER by "Clyde Anderson" (Claudio Fragasso), an erotic psycho-thriller with some Bruno Mattei slasher inserts inserted after the fact. Peter Hooten (Orca & the TV pilot for Dr. Strange) gives a fevered performance that is something to behold, but the whole film is a wild ride! /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/12387677

Ep98 - Demon Cop (1990) 11/17/2019

Ep98 - Demon Cop (1990) Matt is joined by regular guest Jacob Balcom and his cousin Seth Garon returns to talk about DEMON COP, the Blood Meridian or The Sound and the Fury of psychotronic auteur films. Demon Cop seems to be the tragic story of a widower who becomes the host of a demon of retribution & changes into a beast with the moon to stalk the members of Denver/Aurora Hills gangs. A virtually impenetrable web of exposition, non-sequitur scenes, and kaleidoscopic plot. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/12063107

That's Cool, That's Trash! Halloween 2019 10/28/2019

That's Cool, That's Trash! Halloween 2019 The last Halloween mix of the TCTT podcast series. We hope you enjoy it and share it with your friends. Happy Halloween!!! /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/11816051

Ep97 - Halloweenight (2009) 10/26/2019

Ep97 - Halloweenight (2009) Joseph Dufresne, creator of local horror-host extraordinaire Uncle Eerie Lee Shivers, joined us to talk about horror hosts, GuignolFest, Halloween horror movie favorites, and Mark Polonia's HALLOWEENIGHT from 2009. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/11791982

Ep97b BONUS EPISODE: Horror-enaissance! 10/23/2019

Ep97b BONUS EPISODE: Horror-enaissance! Matt and his guest Joseph Dufresne (a.k.a. Uncle Eerie Lee Shivers) had a great chat so chock full of content for the Halloween episode, that some had to be cut for time. Here's a short bonus ep wherein the current "horror renaissance" is discussed. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/11759177

Ep96.5 - Riff Giveaway & All-Stinger Bonus Ep 09/30/2019

Ep96.5 - Riff Giveaway & All-Stinger Bonus Ep Here's the links to our full movie riffs. Please download and share! /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/11445350

Ep96 - Alien Dead (1980) 09/13/2019

Ep96 - Alien Dead (1980) Matt is joined by Matt Mair Lowery, writer of Dark Horse Comics' LIFEFORMED, and Jason Farrell to talk about Matt's 2nd volume of his YA alien invasion opus and all things comics...and Fred Olen Ray's 1980 cinematic train wreck ALIEN DEAD, where a houseboat in a Florida Swamp meets a meteorite that creates flesh-eating zombies...that look like last-minute Halloween costumes. We've said it before and we'll say it again: ED WOOD GOT SCREWED /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/11234381

Ep95 - Dragon Hunt (1990) 08/26/2019

Ep95 - Dragon Hunt (1990) Adam & Kyle return to review DRAGON HUNT, the canuxploitation sequel to TWIN DRAGON ENCOUNTER, sees the villain Jake return w/ a new metal hand & an armada of mercenaries. He wants the heads of Mick & Marty McNamara for revenge against losing battle (and his hand) to them in the first one. Ninjas, poachers, beast-masters...oh, my! /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/11006990

Ep94 - Howling: New Moon Rising (1995) 08/12/2019

Ep94 - Howling: New Moon Rising (1995) We had regular guests Joe Kincher & Jacob Balcom and their wives Jolie and Alicia join us for dinner and screening of Howling: New Moon Rising (a.k.a. Howling 7), a film by writer-producer-director-star Clive Turner. After we finished the film, we tried to make sense of it. It takes place in Pioneertown, CA, and takes place in Pappy + Harriet's western saloon. There's footage from other Howling films, and two guys working for the church to stop the lyncathropic curse...we think. This was a mess. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/10867101

Ep93 - Clownhouse (1988) 07/31/2019

Ep93 - Clownhouse (1988) Jason Farrell and Joe Kincher join us to discuss Victor Salva, the director of Clownhouse, who was convicted for raping the child star this film from 1988, and how and why he has continued to have a film-making career over the last 30 years. This was a springboard to a larger discussion about the matter of separating the art from the artist. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/10724459

Ep92 - Lady Street Fighter (1981) 07/11/2019

Ep92 - Lady Street Fighter (1981) European assassin & kung-fu master Linda Allen (Renee Harmon) kicks, punches, and licks her way through LA's underworld, assassins, and the FBI to avenge her sister's death. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/10480493

Ep91 - Wilding (1990) 06/21/2019

Ep91 - Wilding (1990) In the aftermath of the Central Park Jogger case, two L.A. cops (demi-god Wings Hauser & Joey Travolta) clash with disaffected and detached teens of their city who are on a violent rampage. Jack & Lad from the Rogue Riffers join us to discuss this important message film ripped from yesterday's headlines...and more importantly, Wings Hauser. /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/10233653

Ep90 - Street Asylum (1990) 06/07/2019

Ep90 - Street Asylum (1990) Our 2nd annual Wings Hauser Month starts with a bang: /episode/index/show/thatscoolthatstrash/id/10090244

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