We get a little arty this week and review a couple in-depth gritty looks at police life on the mean streets of Hollywood

or just a hyper-low budget, poorly acted Iranian take on 80s Hollywood copdom

or something….

We review Amir Sharvan’s 1987 film HOLLYWOOD COP first… a rousing discussion of what could have been and what was leading into our next review…

…1989’s SAMURAI COP with THE Z’Dar and a cast of other no names and castoffs.

Beautiful failures all around.

Music this week:
Fugazi – Great Cop
Apostle of Hustle – My sword hand’s anger
The Raveonettes – Cops On Our Tail

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This week we cover a couple films of dudes sticking together through thick and thin… supporting one another when times are tough…

or just two films with muddafuggin Burt Young

The first film we review is kinda like Porky’s… kinda like Police Academy… it is THE CHOIRBOYS from 1977.

Next we review a film with three method acting power houses… Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts and Eric Roberts’ perm in THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE.

and we talk about Burt Young.

Music this week:
Dead Kennedys – Police Truck
Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair
The Beatles – Help!

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Listener Chris D-R picked a couple doozies for us this week, and we were joined by the Mrs. of Podcast Without Honor and Humanity, Yoori, (a.k.a. Nurse Cinderella Pu?) for a fun filled discussion about two Japanese Pink films.

The first film dissected is 1974’s ASSAULT! JACK THE RIPPER about a couple on a murderous and sexual killing spree.

The next film is 1979’s STAR OF DAVID: BEAUTY HUNTING from the same director of Sex & Fury.

Plenty of boob and butthole talk this week, and Zom will never be the same

Music this week:
Boris – Pink
The Cure – A Pink Dream
Samhain – All Murder, All Guts, All Fun

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Loaf and Zom are joined this week by the one and only Jake McLargeHuge, from the fantastic Asian film podcast Podcast Without Honor and Humanity, who dropped by to play with us and review a couple films about dudes not quite in their right time.

The first film discussed is a Terry Gilliam film from fairly early on in his post-Monty Python career… one appealing to young and old alike… 1981’s TIME BANDITS.

Next we jump ahead a decade to a quite different film starring Sly and Snipes, the at times over the top DEMOLITION MAN from 1993.

Epic long show this week

Lots to sink your pointy teeth into

Bon apetit!

Music this week:
Led Zeppelin – How Many More Times
Duran Duran – Vertigo (Do The Demolition)
Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)

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This week on the show, Mr. Higgins of Hammicus inspired a double feature of coal miners versus coal companies

The first film we review is a clash of titans – Richard Harris and Sean Connery in THE MOLLY MAGUIRES

The second film we review is MATEWAN, a 1987 John Sayles film about a union dispute in Matewan, WV in the 1920s.

Aaaaaand maybe a little pinko political talkin.

Just a little

Music this week:
Johnny Cash – Dark As A Dungeon
Loretta Lynn – High On A Mountain Top
Devo – Working In A Coal Mine

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Listeners wanted it, and now yooooouuuuuu got it!

We subject Zom to an empty area in his film viewing history: Dario Argento.

First we discuss THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, not only Argento’s first giallo, but also his first feature film overall!

Then we try our hand at reviewing SUSPIRIA… far less giallo, far more supernatural Euro-horror

Will we chase Zom off or wet his whistle for more??

Music this week:
Goblin – Suspiria (intro to the show)
Ennio Morricone – Piume di cristallo (#2)
Goblin – Blind Concert
Ministry – Scarecrow

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We enter our second year of the podcast with a couple recommendations from listener Heavenztrash. He champions the work of South Korean actor Shin Ha-Kyun and wanted to have us review two good examples.

The first film reviewed is 2003’s SAVE THE GREEN PLANET in which Ha-Kyun kidnaps individuals he feels are aliens from Andromeda.

The second film we review is 2006’s NO MERCY FOR THE RUDE where Ha-Kyun plays a mute assassin who kills assholes to save up money for a tongue operation. Yessss

Thanks to HT for the recommendations!

Music this week:
GZA – Animal Planet
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone
Doyle Bramhall – Snakecharmer

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DEEDS NOT WORDS

We wish a happy one year anniversary birthday type thing to our beloved podcast this week as we bring you a double feature of our bread and butter. A Henry Silva and a Dolph “Gold” Lundgren double feature
The first film we review is not exactly a Henry Silva… but then again, there aren’t many… but rather a Hal Needham almost-comedy action sci fi type GI Joe ripoff thingy. A feathered Barry Bostwick flying on a motorcycle in MEGAFORCE

Then we cover a 1990 Dolph fronted vehicle… and stay somewhat in the same sci-fi realm… with the alienistic I COME IN PEACE.

What a way to ring in a year on the show!
We love you all and thank you for your support. We hope to keep bringing the thunder for you.

And by thunder, I mean gas.

Music this week:
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach – Tears At The Birthday Party
Guided By Voices – Burning Flag Birthday Suit
The Smiths – Unhappy Birthday

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A bit of a tenuous link this week for our double feature, as we pair up two movies that probably have more in common thematically than the reason we have paired them up. We bring you an Ultimate Warrior double feature!

The first film we review is actually called The Ultimate Warrior…. a 1975 post-apocalyptic film directed by Robert Clouse of Enter the Dragon fame, and starring Yul Brenner of all kinds of stuff fame.

The second film is a direct-to-video PM Entertainment picture… so you probably know what you’re getting into there if you’re familiar with that production studio. It’s called Firepower starring Gary Daniels, Chad McQueen, and THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR HIMSELF James Warrior Hellwig.

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Music this week:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Warrior
Phoenix – On Fire
The Misfits – Violent World

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For our 50th episode, we decided to get musical! The theme for our double feature this week is characters born of glam rock.

The first film we cover is 1998’s Velvet Goldmine – a dramatized/fictionalized telling of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and others in the height of the glam rock movement!

The second film we review is 2007’s Control – Anton Corbijn’s biopic of Joy Division’s front man Ian Curtis. (He listens to and is influenced by Bowie, so the connection is there!)

Check out all the awesome musical feedback this week too!

Music this week:
Brian Eno – Baby’s On Fire
Joy Division – Transmission (live from Les Bains Douches)
Lou Reed – Satellite of Love

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