Friends of the show Gronke asked us this week to review a certain film which lead to the double feature idea of martial arts mashed up with a more western sport.

He wanted a review of 2009’s FIREBALL… a muay thai meets basketball tournament. Think Bloodsport and Rollerball kinda somewhat maybe.

We paired that up with the 2001 Stephen Chow comedy hit SHAOLIN SOCCER to get a little kung fu sprinkled on a silly soccer film.

Hijinks ensue

Music this week:
7L & Esoteric – Dunks Are Live, Dunks Are Dead
Horace Silver – The Kicker
XTC – Complicated Game

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This week Large William of The Gentlemen’s Guide to Midnite Cinema inspired a double feature of films with lesser known, or maybe lesser appreciated, celebrity brothers.

The first film “stars” Sly’s little Brother Frank Stallone: 1989’s TERROR IN BEVERLY HILLS

The next is just an all star D-list cast with Mike Norris, Chad McQueen, and Patrick’s baby brother Don Swayze all hamming it up in 1992’s DEATH RING

Music this week:
Hot Chip – Brothers
Junior Senior – Just Shake It Brother
Johnny Pate With Adam Wade – Brother on the Run

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From our original road map when we started the show, we bring you a topographical double feature this week on the show!

Our first film reviewed is 2005’s BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN… the Ang Lee film some may consider one of the best of the decade.

The second film is 1983’s VALLEY GIRL… the Martha Coolidge film that Loaf may consider one of the best of the decade. Wait, what?

Elizabeth Daily is hot

Music this week:
Lightnin’ Hopkins – Rocky Mountain
Janelle Monáe – Neon Valley Street
Modern English – I Melt With You

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This week friend of the show Metal Mikey of Action Attraction fame chose a couple flicks for us then came on to either circle jerk or circle shit over them… Metal Mikey made us watch these!

The first film is Uwe Boll’s EPIC IN THE NAME OF THE KING starring Jason Statham and a cast overflowing with check cashers.

The next film is Uwe Boll again with IN THE NAME OF THE KING 2…. hey, at least we get Dolph “The Gold” Lundgren, right??

Check out Mikey’s show Action Attraction, maggots.

Music this week:
Mastodon – Iron Tusk
Dio – We Rock
Iron Maiden- Quest for Fire

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Another week, another double feature! Mixing up the magnificent bastard double this time just a little and adding a twist in there. This time we bring you what was originally a Lance Henricksen Bad Guy double, but we decided last minute that it’s really a Lance Henricksen hunting people double feature!

First film we discuss is John Woo’s American debut… Jean Claude Van Damme and Lance Henricksen in 1993’s HARD TARGET

Next is a quieter Lance in a much quieter film… Jim Jarmusch’s DEAD MAN from 1995 also with Johnny Depp!

Music this week:
The Sword – Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians
Jimmy McGriff – Spear For Moondog, Pt. 1
Mike Watt – arrow-pierced-egg-man

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Since Loaf gets sick so much, we decided this week to cover a couple films about a race against a deadly germ.

Cough….

The first film we review is a noir from 1950 starring Richard Widmark and a very young Jack Palance… PANIC IN THE STREETS.

Then we move forward a couple decades to 1971 with Michael Crichton’s story adaptation about the study of an outer space bug… ANDROMEDA STRAIN

Sniff….

Music this week:
The Smiths – Panic
The Harlem Shakes – Sickos
Peeping Tom – How u Feelin?

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Kind of somewhat maybe a request show again this week, we tackle a couple blaxploitation films made after the heyday of the early-mid 70s…. the glorious 80s!

The first film is ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO, starring a grand foursome of names in the genre and pulling more from the genre than it is an 80s film. Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly, Richard Roundtree… oh my.

The second film we review is 1988’s ACTION JACKSON… more an 80s action film with blaxploitation sprinkled all throughout.

I had no idea what music to use this week, so some miners picked random shit for me

Music this week:
Rocket From The Crypt – On A Rope
Ariel Pink Haunted Graffiti – Kinski Assassin
Shinehead – Billie Jean (Michael Jackson Cover) Reggae Cover

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In our own little Halloween tradition, we have painstakingly selected two more action-horror hybrids for your listening pleasures.

It took at least 2 minutes to decide. The things we do for you listeners….

The first film we review is Uwe Boll’s  2010 direct-to-video Nazi vampire romp BLOODRAYNE THE THIRD REICH

Next we cover one typically viewed a bit more favorably, 1998’s BLADE! More Snipes, baby!

Happy Howl-O-weeeeen everyone!

Music this week:
Misfits – Halloween
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Halloween
Dead Kennedys – Halloween

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Listener Demise has wanted us to review a couple Crispin Glover films on the show, so here you are my dear! Your custom made double feature!

The first film we review is a zany comedy from 1991 also starring Howard Hesseman called RUBIN & ED

Then we change gears and go back in time (but not quite to 1955) and review RIVER’S EDGE from 1986!

You’re my density

Music this week:
Crispin Glover – Clowny Clown Clown
Crispin Glover -Auto-Manipulator
Crispin Glover -These Boots Are Made For Walkin

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On this week’s show, we go forward in time to a couple dystopias and review some films with life and death gameshows… two films that aren’t quite Running Man

Even though both came before the Running Man movie….

Yeah…

The first film we review is Joe D’Amato’s ENDGAME – more Mad Max than Running Man, but at least featuring some televised violence with George Eastman!

The second is our second Lucio Fulci film on the show… this time sci fi (the first was a western)… NEW GLADIATORS. Also from 1984, this one has some Fred “The Hammer” Williamson action for ya!

Music this week:
The Raincoats – Life On The Line
A Tribe Called Quest – Show Business
Gene Harris & The Three Sounds – You Got To Play The Game

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