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Join culture writers Drew Dietsch and Travis Newton as they review and recommend horror films, action movies, fantasy flicks and more! New episodes every Sunday! (Formerly The Drew Reviews.)

TROLL 2 (1990) 07/19/2026

TROLL 2 (1990) Drew and Travis take a road trip to Nilbog for Troll 2! It’s the infamous sequel-in-name-only to the 1986 goofathon from effects artist John Carl Buechler. Starring a cast of first-time actors working for peanuts, Troll 2 is our third entry in a theme month we’re calling Number Twos, featuring the second entries in film franchises. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:30 - Troll 2 (1990) 00:50:22 - The Shelf 00:57:56 - Calls to Action 00:59:31 - Currently Consuming 01:26:10 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/42142440

CONAN THE DESTROYER 07/12/2026

CONAN THE DESTROYER Drew and Travis wield the sword of Conan the Destroyer! It’s the 1984 sequel to John Milius’ classic Conan the Barbarian, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Mako, Wilt Chamberlain, and Tracey Walter! This is our second entry in a theme month we’re calling Number Twos, featuring the second entries in film franchises. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:26 - Conan the Destroyer 00:42:45 - The Shelf 00:50:53 - Calls to Action 00:51:21 - Currently Consuming 01:11:51 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/42046850

BAD BOYS II vs 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS 07/05/2026

BAD BOYS II vs 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS Drew and Travis party in the city where the heat is on! That’s right, it’s a Miami-set sequel double feature: Bad Boys II vs. 2 Fast 2 Furious! This is our first entry in a theme month we’re calling Number Twos, featuring the second entries in film franchises. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:28 - 2 Fast 2 Furious 00:24:39 - Bad Boys II 00:55:32 - The Shelf 01:02:39 - Calls to Action 01:03:42 - Currently Consuming 01:23:48 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41951935

SPEED RACER (2008) 06/28/2026

SPEED RACER (2008) Drew and Travis drive the Mach Five for Speed Racer! It’s the 2008 anime adaptation from The Wachowskis, starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman. This is our fourth and final entry in a theme month we’re calling Car Trouble: an exploration of the power of the automobile on film! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:33 - Speed Racer (2008) 00:46:11 - The Shelf 00:56:33 - Calls to Action 00:57:05 - Currently Consuming 01:14:45 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41852695

USED CARS 06/21/2026

USED CARS Drew and Travis visit the lot for Used Cars! It’s the 1980 comedy from Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, starring Kurt Russell, Deborah Harmon, Gerrit Graham and Jack Warden. This is our third entry in a theme month we’re calling Car Trouble: an exploration of the power of the automobile on film! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:29 - Used Cars 00:47:30 - The Shelf 00:53:31 - Calls to Action 00:54:03 - Currently Consuming 01:07:08 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41713955

David Cronenberg's CRASH 06/14/2026

David Cronenberg's CRASH Drew and Travis collide with David Cronenberg’s Crash! That’s right, we’re reviewing the controversial 1996 “erotic thriller” starring James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger, and Elias Koteas. This is our second entry in a theme month we’re calling Car Trouble: an exploration of the power of the automobile on film! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:32 - Crash 00:53:00 - The Shelf 00:59:16 - Calls to Action 01:00:04 - Currently Consuming 01:12:37 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41637370

CHRISTINE and MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE 06/07/2026

CHRISTINE and MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE Drew and Travis put the pedal to the metal with Christine and Maximum Overdrive! It’s a double feature of Stephen King killer car stories: one directed by John Carpenter, the other directed by King himself! This is our first entry in a theme month we’re calling Car Trouble: an exploration of the power of the automobile on film! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:40 - Christine 00:25:31 - Maximum Overdrive 00:54:35 - The Shelf 01:00:44 - Calls to Action 01:01:17 - Currently Consuming 01:27:16 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41563235

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL 05/31/2026

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL Drew and Travis wonder where the rum has gone in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl! It’s the 2003 Bruckheimer blockbuster starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, Orlando Bloom, and Geoffrey Rush. This is our fifth and final entry in a theme month we’re calling Swashbuckle Up: a month of jaunty sword-swinging fun! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:37 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 00:53:17 - The Shelf 00:58:07 - Calls to Action 00:59:13 - Currently Consuming 01:17:33 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41473820

THE MASK OF ZORRO 05/24/2026

THE MASK OF ZORRO Drew and Travis don The Mask of Zorro! It’s the 1998 historical swashbucker starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, and Catherine Zeta Jones. The Mask of Zorro is our fourth entry in a theme month we’re calling Swashbuckle Up: a month of jaunty sword-swinging fun! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:30 - The Mask of Zorro 00:59:02 - The Shelf 01:07:44 - Calls to Action 01:08:12 - Currently Consuming 01:31:34 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41406475

HOOK 05/17/2026

HOOK Drew and Travis fight, fly, and crow with Hook! It’s Steven Spielberg’s 1991 Peter Pan riff starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, and Julia Roberts. Hook is our third entry in a theme month we’re calling Swashbuckle Up: a month of jaunty sword-swinging fun! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:34 - Hook 01:02:26 - The Shelf 01:09:35 - Calls to Action 01:10:23 - Currently Consuming 01:24:55 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41309705

THE PHANTOM 05/10/2026

THE PHANTOM Drew and Travis slam evil with The Phantom, the 1996 pulp hero film that got a recent upgrade to 4K from Kino Lorber! The Phantom is our second entry in a theme month we’re calling Swashbuckle Up: a month of jaunty sword-swinging fun! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:25 - The Phantom 01:05:03 - The Shelf 01:13:40 - Calls to Action 01:14:11 - Currently Consuming 01:31:00 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41238230

Disney's ROBIN HOOD vs THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD 05/03/2026

Disney's ROBIN HOOD vs THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD Drew and Travis draw their bowstrings for Disney’s Robin Hood and the 1938 classic The Adventures of Robin Hood! This is our first entry in a theme month we’re calling Swashbuckle Up: a month of jaunty sword-swinging fun! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:34 - Disney’s Robin Hood 00:20:08 - The Adventures of Robin Hood 00:48:45 - The Shelf 00:54:43 - Calls to Action 00:55:26 - Currently Consuming 01:10:50 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41130980

MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN 04/26/2026

MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN Drew and Travis live for Monty Python’s Life of Brian, the 1979 biblical satire that got a recent upgrade to 4K from Criterion! Life of Brian is our fourth and final entry in a theme month we’re calling Sacrilicious, featuring movies that have more than a little fun with blasphemy! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:31 - Monty Python’s Life of Brian 00:51:35 - The Shelf 01:00:23 - Calls to Action 01:00:57 - Currently Consuming 01:20:05 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/41011215

DOGMA 04/19/2026

DOGMA Drew and Travis make a pilgrimage to Red Bank for Dogma, the 1999 Kevin Smith comedy starring Linda Fiorentino, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Rock, and more! Dogma is our third entry in a theme month we’re calling Sacrilicious, featuring movies that have more than a little fun with blasphemy! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:29 - Dogma 00:52:56 - The Shelf 00:59:09 - Calls to Action 00:59:34 - Currently Consuming 01:20:05 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40924950

THE DEVILS 04/12/2026

THE DEVILS Drew and Travis cavort and consort with The Devils! It’s the controversial 1971 cult classic from filmmaker Ken Russell that explores the bizarre true story of the Possessions of Loudon. Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, The Devils is our second entry in a theme month we’re calling Sacrilicious, featuring movies that have more than a little fun with blasphemy! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:45 - The Devils 01:01:30 - The Shelf 01:09:37 - Calls to Action 01:10:21 - Currently Consuming 01:28:48 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40800795

EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING vs DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST 04/05/2026

EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING vs DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST Drew and Travis are compelled by the power of Christ to compare Exorcist: The Beginning with Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist! It’s a bizarre bit of Hollywood history because Paul Schrader’s Dominion was scrapped by studio execs, only to be immediately remade by director Renny Harlin! This is our first entry in a month of movies we’re calling Sacrilicious, featuring films that have a little fun with blasphemy. Happy Easter! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:33 - Exorcist: The Beginning vs. Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist 01:04:41 - The Shelf 01:11:04 - Calls to Action 01:11:4 - Currently Consuming 01:27:40 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40735875

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK 03/29/2026

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Drew and Travis hop over the wall to Escape From New York! That’s right, we’re reviewing the cult classic John Carpenter film starring Kurt Russell, Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasance, and Isaac Hayes! This is our final entry in a theme month we’re calling Days of Future Past, all about cinematic futures that take place before our present. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:54 - Escape From New York 00:57:57 - The Shelf 01:04:47 - Calls to Action 01:05:37 - Currently Consuming 01:28:59 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40656520

PREDATOR 2 vs. SPLIT SECOND 03/22/2026

PREDATOR 2 vs. SPLIT SECOND Drew and Travis investigate two tales of sci-fi monsters running amok in cities: Predator 2 and Split Second! This is our fourth entry in a theme month we’re calling Days of Future Past, all about cinematic futures that take place before our present. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:38 - Predator 2 00:29:39 - Split Second 01:01:16 - The Shelf 01:11:19 - Calls to Action 01:13:07 - Currently Consuming 01:30:07 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40571640

REAL STEEL 03/15/2026

REAL STEEL Drew and Travis enter the ring with Real Steel, the 2011 robot boxing flick starring Hugh Jackman! This is our third entry in a theme month we’re calling Days of Future Past, all about cinematic futures that take place before our present. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:39 - Real Steel 00:41:48 - The Shelf 00:52:36 - Calls to Action 00:53:37 - Currently Consuming 01:14:11 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40413070

DOUBLE DRAGON 03/08/2026

DOUBLE DRAGON Drew and Travis hit up the arcade for some Double Dragon, the 1994 adaptation of the classic beat-em-up game! This is our second entry in a theme month we’re calling Days of Future Past, all about cinematic futures that take place before our present. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:30 - Double Dragon 00:50:30 - The Shelf 00:56:07 - Calls to Action 00:58:32 - Currently Consuming 01:16:47 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40356535

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II 03/01/2026

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II Drew and Travis do a Gen-Revisit of Back to the Future Part II! This is our first entry in a theme month we’re calling Days of Future Past, all about cinematic futures that take place before our present. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:20 - Back to the Future Part II 00:57:06 - The Shelf 01:03:40 - Calls to Action 01:04:42 - Currently Consuming 01:12:58 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40270055

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003) vs. THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006) 02/22/2026

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003) vs. THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006) Drew and Travis travel back to the aughts with the remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes. This is our fourth and final entry in Remake Roulette: a month of remakes! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:23 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre vs. The Hills Have Eyes 00:53:49 - The Shelf 01:07:10 - Calls to Action 01:08:19 - Currently Consuming 01:24:27 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40189915

THE MUMMY (1999) 02/15/2026

THE MUMMY (1999) Drew and Travis raid tombs with The Mummy, the 1999 Universal Monsters remake that launched a hit franchise starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz! This is our third entry in Remake Roulette: a month of remakes! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:19 - The Mummy (1999) 00:58:13 - The Shelf 01:07:01 - Calls to Action 01:10:41 - Currently Consuming 01:24:23 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40114925

Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES 02/08/2026

Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES Drew and Travis crash land on Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, the 2001 remake that impressed neither audiences nor critics! This is our second entry in Remake Roulette: a month of remakes! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:22 - Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes 00:50:55 - The Shelf 00:58:46 - Calls to Action 00:59:43 - Currently Consuming 01:11:42 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/40034335

A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS 02/01/2026

A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS Drew and Travis roll out the barrel for A Fistful of Dollars, the 1964 film that popularized the spaghetti western movement. It’s also an unofficial remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, which resulted in a lawsuit from Kurosawa and Toho Films! This is our first entry in Remake Roulette: a month of remakes! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:19 - A Fistful of Dollars 00:54:26 - The Shelf 01:05:44 - Calls to Action 01:06:54 - Currently Consuming 01:18:56 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/39951160

LITTLE NEMO: ADVENTURES IN SLUMBERLAND 01/25/2026

LITTLE NEMO: ADVENTURES IN SLUMBERLAND Drew and Travis dream with Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, the 1989 Japanese-American animated film that began production in 1982, but wouldn’t get a U.S. release until ten years later! It’s our third and final entry in Mindfields: a themed month all about movies that go into the minds and memories of their characters! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:19 - Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland 00:57:39 - The Shelf 01:03:32 - Calls to Action 01:04:37 - Currently Consuming 01:19:17 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/39852945

UNFORGETTABLE (1996) 01/18/2026

UNFORGETTABLE (1996) Drew and Travis reminisce with Unforgettable, the 1996 mystery thriller starring Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino, and Peter Coyote! It’s our second entry in Mindfields: a themed month all about movies that go into the minds and memories of their characters! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:24 - Unforgettable 01:06:20 - The Shelf 01:12:13 - Calls to Action 01:13:32 - Currently Consuming 01:24:08 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/39772565

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS 01/11/2026

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS Drew and Travis may never sleep again after a double feature of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors! It’s our first entry in Mindfields: a themed month all about movies that go into the minds and memories of their characters! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge 00:25:42 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 00:55:44 - The Shelf 01:02:23 - Calls to Action 01:03:11 - Currently Consuming 01:11:44 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/39688595

The 2025 GV Awards 01/04/2026

The 2025 GV Awards Happy New Year to all of our GenreVision movie club members and Patreon subscribers! For the 5th annual GV awards (The GeeVees), Drew and Travis have some exciting and fun new awards to give out to the films we curated for our 2025 schedule. On a personal note, 2025 was an awful time. This awards show helped us realize that through GenreVision, we can still find lots of things to celebrate from a truly terrible year. Thanks again for being members of our movie club, and may 2026 be a better year for us all! /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/39604825

DEATH WISH 3 12/21/2025

DEATH WISH 3 Drew and Travis are back in the New York Groove with Charles Bronson in Death Wish 3. It’s our fourth and final entry in a month called Cannon for Christmas, in which we’re exploring the Cannon Films library! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Death Wish 3 00:51:46 - The Shelf 00:57:57 - Calls to Action 00:58:30 - Currently Consuming 01:10:31 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/39485985

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