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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.)

THE STING 06/29/2025

THE STING Drew and Travis feel the sharp sensations of The Sting! It’s the 1973 hit that swept the Oscars and stars Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and Robert Shaw! This is the final film in our second month of movies about Crimes, Crooks and Capers. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - The Sting 00:49:39 - The Shelf 00:58:20 - Calls to Action 00:59:31 - Currently Consuming 01:22:54 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/37208290

GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI 06/22/2025

GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI Drew and Travis hang out with Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai! It’s the 1999 hitman flick starring Forest Whitaker, featuring original music by RZA of The Wu-Tang Clan. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 00:56:29 - The Shelf 01:02:34 - Calls to Action 01:04:22 - Currently Consuming 01:27:22 - End SHOW LINKS and /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/37104655

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS 06/08/2025

DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS Drew and Travis sell their souls to the Devil… In a Blue Dress! That’s right, we’re talking about director Carl Franklin’s 1995 adaptation of Walter Mosley’s hard-boiled detective novel, starring Denzel Washington! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Devil in a Blue Dress 01:03:36 - The Shelf 01:15:29 - Calls to Action 01:16:40 - Currently Consuming 01:40:24 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36906275

KINDERGARTEN COP 06/01/2025

KINDERGARTEN COP Drew and Travis get an education from Kindergarten Cop, the 1993 comedy directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Kindergarten Cop 00:58:34 - The Shelf 01:07:29 - Calls to Action 01:09:34 - Currently Consuming 01:28:48 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36806025

FRAILTY 05/25/2025

FRAILTY Drew and Travis sharpen their axes with Frailty, the 2001 horror film directed by (and starring) Bill Paxton! This is the fourth entry in a month of movies starring the late Bill Paxton, a GenreVision favorite. We miss you, Bill! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Frailty 01:08:10 - The Shelf 01:14:41 - Calls to Action 01:15:43 - Currently Consuming 01:26:06 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36704470

A SIMPLE PLAN 05/18/2025

A SIMPLE PLAN Drew and Travis concoct A Simple Plan to appreciate one of Sam Raimi’s best films! This vicious 1998 thriller is the third entry in a month of movies starring the late Bill Paxton, a GenreVision favorite. We miss you, Bill! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - A Simple Plan 01:03:56 - The Shelf 01:14:06 - Calls to Action 01:15:43 - Currently Consuming 01:28:57 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36613840

CLUB DREAD 05/11/2025

CLUB DREAD Drew and Travis party with Broken Lizard’s Club Dread, the 2004 horror comedy starring Bill Paxton and the comedy troupe behind Super Troopers! This is the second entry in a month of movies starring the late Bill Paxton, a GenreVision favorite. We miss you, Bill! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Club Dread 00:49:00 - The Shelf 00:56:14 - Calls to Action 00:57:11 - Currently Consuming 01:08:51 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36523485

TWISTER 05/04/2025

TWISTER Drew and Travis enter the Suck Zone with Twister, the 1996 disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton! This is the first entry in a month of movies starring the late Bill Paxton, a GenreVision favorite. We miss you, Bill! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Twister 00:55:24 - The Shelf 01:03:12 - Calls to Action 01:04:42 - Currently Consuming 01:19:32 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36426685

David Lynch's THE STRAIGHT STORY 04/27/2025

David Lynch's THE STRAIGHT STORY Drew and Travis hop on their lawn mowers for The Straight Story, the 1999 David Lynch film! Based on the true story of Alvin Straight, this movie tells the tale of an aging Iowa man who rode his lawn mower all the way to his brother’s home in Wisconsin. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - The Straight Story 01:07:14 - The Shelf 01:12:17 - Calls to Action 01:13:14 - Currently Consuming 01:37:21 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36327020

STONE COLD 04/20/2025

STONE COLD Drew and Travis catch a chill from Stone Cold, the 1991 biker gang action flick starring Brian Bosworth, Lance Henriksen and William Forsythe! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Stone Cold 00:49:51 - The Shelf 00:55:24 - Calls to Action 00:56:19 - Currently Consuming 01:20:17 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36234995

Revisiting A CURE FOR WELLNESS 04/13/2025

Revisiting A CURE FOR WELLNESS Drew and Travis pay a GenRevisit to 2016’s A Cure for Wellness, which in the 9 years since its release has become a touchstone film for this show. This is not a re-upload of our 2016 review. It is a new in-depth revisit and analysis. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - A Cure for Wellness 01:05:30 - The Shelf 01:11:46 - Calls to Action 01:12:54 - Currently Consuming 01:23:45 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36116645

PEACOCK KING (1988) 04/06/2025

PEACOCK KING (1988) Drew and Travis fall into the Devil’s Holes with Peacock King! This 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Ngai Choi Lam and Yuen Biao is an adaptation of the Peacock King manga! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Peacock King 00:47:35 - The Shelf 00:57:41 - Calls to Action 00:59:27 - Currently Consuming 01:10:59 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/36024495

TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT vs BUBBA HO-TEP 03/30/2025

TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT vs BUBBA HO-TEP Drew and Travis make a difficult choice between Don Coscarelli’s Bubba Ho-Tep and Ernest R. Dickerson’s Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight! This episode is the last of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight 00:29:31 - Bubba Ho-Tep 01:01:41 - The Shelf 01:06:49 - Calls to Action 01:07:57 - Currently Consuming 01:19:28 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35924645

OUTLAND 03/23/2025

OUTLAND Drew and Travis take up their shotguns for Outland, the 1981 sci-fi riff on High Noon starring Sean Connery! This episode is the last of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Outland 01:02:30 - The Shelf 01:13:59 - Calls to Action 01:15:23 - Currently Consuming 01:31:17 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35825180

Michael Crichton's WESTWORLD 03/16/2025

Michael Crichton's WESTWORLD Drew and Travis revel in the violent delights of Michael Crichton’s Westworld: the 1973 sci-fi picture that inspired the HBO series! This episode is the third of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! Today's episode was pre-recorded and does not contain listener shelf picks from last week’s episode on Cop Land. You’ll hear them next week. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Westworld 00:55:40 - The Shelf 01:05:52 - Calls to Action 01:06:45 - Currently Consuming 01:30:48 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35670155

COP LAND 03/09/2025

COP LAND Drew and Travis smell something rotten in the suburbs of Cop Land: the 1997 neo-western written and directed by James Mangold! This episode is the second of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Cop Land 00:50:01 - The Shelf 00:53:58 - Calls to Action 00:55:07 - Currently Consuming 01:10:52 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35592530

John Sayles' LONE STAR 03/02/2025

John Sayles' LONE STAR Drew and Travis are caught in the orbit of Lone Star: the 1996 neo-western written, directed and edited by John Sayles! This episode is the first of five episodes in another month of Weird Westerns! Today’s episode has no Currently Consuming, due to our review of Lone Star running longer than usual. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Lone Star 01:20:19 - The Shelf 01:24:38 - Calls to Action 01:27:11 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35499235

TOTAL RECALL 02/23/2025

TOTAL RECALL Drew and Travis get their asses to Mars for Total Recall, the 1990 sci-fi action flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger! This episode is the last of four episodes in a month of movies featuring robots, cyborgs, and artificial intelligence! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Total Recall 01:04:21 - The Shelf 01:13:20 - Calls to Action 01:15:16 - Currently Consuming 01:20:46 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35394390

VIRUS 02/16/2025

VIRUS Drew and Travis are infected with Virus, the bigger-budget 1999 sci-fi horror flick starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland! This episode is the third of four episodes in a month of movies featuring robots, cyborgs, and artificial intelligence! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Virus 00:51:56 - The Shelf 01:01:17 - Calls to Action 01:02:27 - Currently Consuming 01:19:00 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35300235

GUNHED and ROBOT CARNIVAL 02/09/2025

GUNHED and ROBOT CARNIVAL Drew and Travis cross the Pacific to see two Japanese robot flicks: Robot Carnival and Gunhed! This episode is the second of four episodes in a month of movies featuring robots, cyborgs, and artificial intelligence! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Gunhed 00:17:00 - Robot Carnival 00:52:24 - The Shelf 01:01:55 - Calls to Action 01:03:08 - Currently Consuming 01:22:39 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35209960

CADE: THE TORTURED CROSSING 02/02/2025

CADE: THE TORTURED CROSSING Drew and Travis catch up with architect-auteur Neil Breen’s filmography when they review Cade: The Tortured Crossing! It’s the direct sequel to Breen’s previous film, Twisted Pair, which we’ve also reviewed. This episode is the first of four episodes in a month of movies featuring robots, cyborgs, and artificial intelligence! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Cade: The Tortured Crossing 00:52:37 - The Shelf 00:59:44 - Calls to Action 01:00:46 - Currently Consuming 01:17:05 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35114920

DOUBLE TEAM 01/26/2025

DOUBLE TEAM Drew and Travis team up with Double Team, the 1997 action flick starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman! This episode is the last of three episodes in a theme we’re calling Vaingeance: an exploration of vanity projects by action stars! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Double Team 01:01:42 - The Shelf 01:08:26 - Calls to Action 01:10:08 - Currently Consuming 01:26:32 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/35011105

ON DEADLY GROUND 01/19/2025

ON DEADLY GROUND Drew and Travis stand On Deadly Ground, Seagal’s 1994 attempt at directing a movie while starring as a walking inferno of charisma. This episode is the second of three episodes in a theme we’re calling Vaingeance: an exploration of vanity projects by action stars! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - On Deadly Ground 00:47:44 - The Shelf 00:58:48 - Calls to Action 00:59:47 - Currently Consuming 01:23:43 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/34912395

RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II vs COBRA 01/12/2025

RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II vs COBRA Drew and Travis draw their bowstrings with Rambo: First Blood Part II and Cobra, two Sylvester Stallone vehicles from 1985 and 1986, respectively! This episode is the first of three episodes in a theme we’re calling Vaingeance: an exploration of vanity projects by action stars! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Rambo: First Blood Part II 00:23:01 - Cobra 00:47:32 - The Shelf 00:54:21 - Calls to Action 00:55:25 - Currently Consuming 01:19:52 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/34823340

The GV Awards for 2024 01/05/2025

The GV Awards for 2024 For the fourth annual GV awards, what we affectionately call The GeeVees, Drew and Travis have exciting and fun new awards to give out to the new and old films we watched throughout 2024! Happy New Year to all of our loyal listeners and new recruits who have recently joined the GenreVision movie club! Thank you all! /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/34725900

THE BLOB (1988) vs FROM BEYOND 12/22/2024

THE BLOB (1988) vs FROM BEYOND Drew and Travis get slimed by the 1988 remake of The Blob and the 1986 adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft’s From Beyond! This episode is the third of three surprise episodes in a month we’re calling Christ-Mess: a messy medley of grossout gifts to enjoy this Holiday Season! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - The Blob 00:24:40 - From Beyond 00:59:09 - The Shelf 01:09:17 - Calls to Action 01:12:17 - Currently Consuming 01:23:23 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/34570305

Brian Yuzna's SOCIETY 12/15/2024

Brian Yuzna's SOCIETY Drew and Travis participate in the Shunting with Society, the goopy 1989 horror satire from director Brian Yuzna! This episode is the second of three surprise episodes in a month we’re calling Christ-Mess: a messy medley of grossout gifts to enjoy this Holiday Season! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Society 01:03:01 - The Shelf 01:09:17 - Calls to Action 01:10:09 - Currently Consuming 01:24:23 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/34457035

NOTHING BUT TROUBLE 12/08/2024

NOTHING BUT TROUBLE Drew and Travis enjoy a nice Hawaiian Punch with Nothing But Trouble, the infamous 1991 horror-comedy bomb from writer-director-star Dan Aykroyd! This episode is the first of three surprise episodes in a month we’re calling Christ-Mess: a messy medley of grossout gifts to enjoy this Holiday Season! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Nothing But Trouble 00:42:10 - The Shelf 00:46:46 - Calls to Action 00:47:35 - Currently Consuming 01:02:19 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/34334310

WARRIORS OF VIRTUE Revisited 11/24/2024

WARRIORS OF VIRTUE Revisited Drew and Travis pay a Gen-Revisit to Warriors of Virtue, the bizarre 1997 martial arts fantasy from director Ronny Yu! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Warriors of Virtue 00:55:42 - The Shelf 01:00:34 - Calls to Action 01:01:23 - Currently Consuming 01:24:41 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/34125461

NINJA and NINJA II: SHADOW OF A TEAR 11/17/2024

NINJA and NINJA II: SHADOW OF A TEAR Drew and Travis suit up with Ninja and Ninja II: Shadow of a Tear, a double feature starring action darling Scott Adkins! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Ninja and Ninja II: Shadow of a Tear 00:41:06 - The Shelf 00:48:28 - Calls to Action 00:49:42 - Currently Consuming 00:58:26 - End SHOW LINKS /episode/index/show/thedrewreviews/id/33959662

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