Alan and Craig go back into the Patreon archives to 2019 and discuss the internet spoiling movies, what they thought of SPOILER REDACTED, how SPOILER REDACTED when SPOILER REDACTED and all the spoilers in this unredacted spoiler filled recap of “Avengers: Endgame” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!
Next week we start a full month of Mission: Impossible movies going all the way back to the beginning with 1996’s “Mission: Impossible”
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean’s surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Craig, Alan and guest Mark Woodring (@VSMoviePodcast on twitter) talk about hard to find media, pushing your crew to the limit, leftist indoctrination of the rankest type and “The Abyss” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!
Show Notes
0:59
Craig, Alan and Mark respond to Apple Podcast reviews to the show.
11:39
Craig Alan and Mark discuss “The Abyss””
1:01:48
Recasting
1:24:38
Double Feature
1:29:35
Final Thoughts
1:35:32
A preview of next week’s episode “Avengers: Endgame”
Next week we talk about one of the biggest superhero movies of all time “Avengers: Endgame”
Bill Preston and Ted Logan are two totally excellent dudes facing one most heinous history exam. With the help of Rufus an ultra-cool messenger in a time traveling phone booth, the triumphant twosome bag a bevy of historical heavyweights like the Bodacious Philosopher So-crates, One Very Excellent Barbarian Genghis Khan, the Short Dead Dude Napoleon and Noah’s Wife Joan of Arc to stage the most hysterical high school project ever.
Craig, Alan and guest Meredith Nudo (@MeredithNudo on twitter) talk about sincerity, where woofs, improv and sketch comedy and the movie “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.
Show Notes
1:07
Craig, Alan and Meredith talk up Rob Saucedo’s upcoming graphic novel “Where Wolf” coming out July 7th.
12:32
Craig Alan and Meredith discuss “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure””
33:14
Recasting
50:17
Double Feature
55:43
Final Thoughts
58:55
A preview of next week’s episode “The Abyss”
Next week we go deep down to talk about James Cameron’s “The Abyss”
Vietnam veteran and drifter John J. Rambo wanders into a small Washington town in search of an old friend but is met with intolerance and brutality by the local sheriff. When the sheriff’s deputies rough up Rambo, he flashes back to his time as a prisoner of war and unleashes his fury on the officers. He narrowly escapes the manhunt, but it will take Rambo’s former commander to save the hunters from the hunted.
Craig and guest cohost Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on Twitter) talk about the way soldiers are viewed now vs the 70s, Miyazaki retrospective at Cinapse, over confident locals and the movie First Blood on this week’s Matinee Heroes.
Show Notes
0:58
Craig and Brendan talk about the series of articles Brendan has written for Cinapse.co regarding Miyazaki’s anime films.
12:20
Craig and Brendan discuss “First Blood”
32:53
Recasting
43:30
Double Feature
46:43
Final Thoughts
49:31
A preview of next week’s episode “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”
Next week is the totally bodacious movie “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”
Dalton is a legendary bouncer who comes to Jasper, Missouri, for a special purpose: to restore order at the notorious Double Deuce and rid the bar of thugs and henchmen. But when he runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town, the stage is set for a blistering showdown that’ll leave only one man standing!
Craig, Alan and guest Annie Bulloch (@texasannie on twitter)talk about professional bouncers, growing up in the 80s, the angelic Patrick Swayze and the movie “Road House” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!
Show Notes
1:00
Craig and Alan welcome Annie Bulloch back from a long hiatus from the show and talk about growing up in the 80’s
13:47
Craig, Alan and Annie discuss “Road House”
40:10
Recasting
1:14:18
Double Feature
1:21:22
Final Thoughts
1:29:18
A preview of next week’s episode “First Blood”
Next week, the 80s nostalgia continues with the grounded start to an overblown franchise “First Blood”
When the mystical Russell Nash kills a man in a sword fight in a New York City parking lot, he leaves a sliver of an ancient weapon lodged in a car in the process. After brilliant forensics specialist Brenda Wyatt recovers evidence of the mysterious weapon, she and her partner, Lt. Frank Moran embark on an investigation Of Nash that will land them in the middle of a dangerous, centuries-old feud between powerful immortals.
Craig, guest cohost Mark Woodring (@VSMoviePodcast on twitter) and Derek McCaw (@FanboyPlanet) talk about immortals, upcoming conventions, if there can only be one why are there so many sequels and the movie “The Highlander” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.
Show Notes
1:12
Craig is joined by guests Mark Woodring and Derek McCaw to talk about the upcoming convention season and where the 3 will be this summer
8:45
Craig, Mark and Derek discuss “Highlander”
44:04
Recasting
1:08:38
Double Feature
1:10:36
Final Thoughts
1:15:06
A preview of next week’s episode “Road House”
Next week, the 80s nostalgia continues with the unlikely hit “Road House”
Intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones, on the trail of fortune and glory in Old Shanghai, is ricocheted into a dangerous adventure in India. With his faithful companion Short Round and nightclub singer Willie Scott, Indy goes in search of the magical Sankara stone, and uncovers an ancient evil which threatens all who come into contact with it.
Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe (@ElisabethRappe on twitter) talk about the power of Ke Huy Quan’s Short Round, Geeks Who Drink, peak Harrison Ford and the movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to pull off an elaborate heist during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway But they’ll need the help of Joe Bang, a convicted safe-cracker who is currently doing time. All they have to do is break Joe out, blow the racetrack vault, get away with the cash, return Joe to prison, and get Jimmy to his daughter’s beauty pageant on time.
Craig and co-host Elisabeth Rappe (@ElisabethRappe on twitter) talk about American accents, family secrets, films they don’t make anymore and the movie “Logan Lucky” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.
Show Notes
0:58
Craig and Elisabeth talk about her family secrets (not really so secret…it’s on a podcast)
14:39
Craig and Elisabeth discuss “Logan Lucky”
35:44
Recasting
59:12
Double Feature
1:01:44
Final Thoughts
1:04:34
A preview of next week’s episode “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”
Next week, we start a month of 80’s flicks with an all time great “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”
A Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws. The townspeople, too afraid to fight for themselves, hire seven American gunslingers to free them from the bandits’ raids. The professional gunmen train the villagers to defend themselves, then plan a trap for the evil Calvera.
Craig Alan and guest Austin Vashaw (@VforVashaw on Twitter) talk about the undying coolness of Yul Brenner, the 10th anniversary of Cinapse, the lackluster sequels and the movie “The Magnificent Seven” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!
Show Notes
1:01
Craig, Alan and Austin talk about the upcoming 10 year anniversary of Cinapse.co
8:17
Craig, Alan and Austin discuss “The Magnificent Seven”
32:15
Recasting
49:15
Double Feature
50:42
Final Thoughts
54:25
A preview of next week’s episode “Logan Lucky”
Next week, we end our ensemble month with a heist like no other in “Logan Lucky”
Less than 24 hours into his parole from a New Jersey penitentiary, the wry, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan. Following three rules: Don’t hurt anybody, don’t steal from anyone who doesn’t deserve it, and play the game like you’ve got nothing to lose. Danny orchestrates the most sophisticated, elaborate casino heist in history.
Craig and guest co-host Chauncey Telese (@bigchaunc64 on twitter) talk about who’s a movie star, personality driven movies, off-season football, and the movie “Ocean’s Eleven” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.
Show Notes
0:54
Craig and Chauncey Telese talk about Tom Brady and some off-season football.
13:27
Craig and Chauncey discuss “Ocean’s Eleven”
38:52
Recasting
57:10
Double Feature
58:46
Final Thoughts
1:01:03
A preview of next week’s episode “Magnificent Seven”
Next week, we keep our “movies with numbers in the title” streak at two with “The Magnificent Seven”
