Movie Meltdown - Episode 608 Join us for a wrap-up of this year's Harry Dean Stanton Fest - featuring a discussion with biographer Susan Compo. And while we remember our favorite moments with Sean Young, we also mention… Warren Oates, Young Doctors in Love, watching movies in a cemetery, where did I get that voice, The Man Who Fell to Earth, laughing uproariously, changing seats while the vehicle was in motion, Hector Elizondo, front page of the LA Times, Frederic Forrest, F. Scott...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 607 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This time around the horror club gets together to discuss Deadcon directed by Caryn Waechter. And while we come to terms with the fact that we are not social media superstars, we also cover… The Dark and the Wicked, Halloween at Aunt Ethel's, Orphan: First Kill, Lauren Elizabeth, pickled chocolates, dripping blood, The Sisterhood of Night, symbols and runes, 1408, it felt like you shouldn’t be watching this, can I unsee this,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 606 This episode we talk with Emily Swallow who you may know as The Armorer in The Mandalorian. Join us as we discuss how she got into acting, favorite movies, seafaring ghosts, the challenges of acting in costume, the worrisome aspects of organized religion and of course - what it’s like to work with Grogu.  And while we batten down the hatches just in case a hurricane is coming, we also bring up… Big Fish, Fight Club, Burning Bright, Haunting of the Mary Celeste,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 605 This episode we're coming to you “live” from WonderFest as we're joined by our guest co-host Bill, who among many things is a “Land of the Lost” aficionado. Plus we also talk with one of the stars of “Land of the Lost” - Wesley Eure. And in addition to discussing running from dinosaurs, we also go into some of his movies like “The Toolbox Murders”, “Jennifer” and “C.H.O.M.P.S.”. Not to mention a special guest appearance from Holly herself - Kathy Coleman! And...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 604 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") The Meltdown Horror Club returns to discuss A Classic Horror Story directed by Roberto De Feo and Paolo Strippoli. And while we realize we prefer not knowing what the hell was going on most of the time, we also address… Society, Babylon, Malignant, Critters, Ghoulies, The Gate, The Blob, Dead Pixels, Dario Argento, too many layers, debauchery, Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century, horror homage, sincere or satire, transportation in...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 603 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as we discuss the Austrian horror film The Strange House aka The Scary House directed by Daniel Prochaska. And while we address the finer points of slugs versus snails, we also mention… It Follows, Night of the Lepus, David Lynch’s Rabbits, Slayers, driving through the mountains, cursing in multiple languages, subtitles and dubbing, covering people in wax, ghost in the mirror, the poop emoji, German or Austrian, creepy...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 602 The Super Series returns with our discussion of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3... along with many other tangents. And while we realize, we ourselves are crackling with cosmic energy, we also cover… Mrs. Davis, Beef, Soft and Quiet, Love Actually, such a conglomeration of people, every kid’s a whatever, The Walking Dead, Zune replacements, elaborating on Captain Marvel, Sylvester Stallone, a suicide from the drink station, the Garbage Pail Kids and...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 601 Join us as we venture into the grindhouse world of 1990: The Bronx Warriors directed by Enzo G. Castellari.  And while we mistakenly get off at the wrong stop on the subway, we also bring up… No Exit, Knock at the Cabin, John Wick: Chapter 4, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Italian genre cinema, Vic Morrow, loving Keanu Reeves, where did the horses come from, Sam Raimi, a fistful of funeral, Mark Gregory, a great moment for...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 600 Join us as head to the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention and while we hang out there we also delve into… Crying Freeman, bronze age horror comics, Jason Lee, Future Man, bringing back video stores, Clueless, SubUrbia, Vertigo, Crab Man, Missy Peregrym, The Crow: Salvation, John Saxon, Dr Pepper Shake, a new wave of anime kids, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Crow: 2037, Jeremy Sisto, Walton Goggins, Eric Mabius, Cannibal Apocalypse, beaver nuggets,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 599 The Meltdown Horror Club returns to ask - what's your favorite scary movie... franchise? Listen as we discuss Scream 6 directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett. And as we discuss Jenna Ortega’s plans for world domination, we also address… Resurrection, The Pyjama Girl Case, Return of the Living Dead: Part 2, visiting Cocaine Bear, Samara Weaving, ghost dad hallucinations, the Greenwich Village Halloween parade, Melissa Barrera, not being a...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 598 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss House of Wax, the 2005 film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Elisha Cuthbert, Jared Padalecki, Chad Michael Murray and Paris Hilton. And while we order our box set of Cousin Skeeter, we also mention… Noroi: The Curse, Old, celebrity sex tapes, murdered imaginary friends, another Florida rant, being ripped, being really good at swimming, the extra brother, bodily functions in this universe, the...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 597 This installment of The Super Series we discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as well as a lot of other topics along the way.  And as we dig into our own mental Video Archives, we also cover… a retired Wolverine, Brian De Palma, Only Murders in the Building, Match Point, Jiminy Glick, Dressed to Kill, No Exit, Janet van Dyne, The Micronauts, Jonathan Majors, Ironheart, Mobius, Timely Comics, The Clone Wars, Kathryn Newton, Kraven the Hunter, Demonoid, The...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 67 This episode we are once again joined by composer Erich Stem as we play and discuss all the 2022 Oscar nominees for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score.  And as we work our way toward our own fifty year collaboration, we also bring up… Ashley Thursby, harmonium, Clair de lune, destruction, slap tonguing, watching the ceremony, collaboration, specific pieces only working with specific scenes, the leitmotif, how much time do you give a composer...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 596 Join us as we visit with a couple of long lost co-hosts who may think they are trying to derail the conversation. But the secret to our show is... we were never on the rails at all.  And while we try to unravel the mystery of our crazy nightmare movie dreams, we also delve into… The Man from Uncle, The Menu, Top Gun: Maverick, Armed and Dangerous, National Treasure, Megalopolis, Night Court, Vengeance, It's a Wonderful Life, Citizen Kane, DJing movies, Glass...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 595 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Choose or Die, the 2022 film directed by Toby Meakins.  And while we wait for our ancient video game to load up, we also address… Alice in Borderland, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Scott Adams Classic Adventures, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, Iola Evans, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Glass Onion, Robert Englund, Ready Player One, Terror Train, eat the computer, The Wicker Man, old school Disney movies,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 594 Join us as we continue on our labyrinthian discussion of different films and filmmakers. And once we realize we’re actually just hiding in the round rack of life, we also mention… Dawn of the Dead, Invaders from Mars, Elvis, Blonde, Albert Pyun, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Terrifier, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, They Live, Everything Everywhere All at Once, once your eyes stop uncrossing, Dan O'Bannon, unapologetically what it is, George Miller,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 593 This episode our host is virtually reunited with one of his favorite people - a character by the name of Sam Drog. Sure he’s an enigma and a potential threat to humanity… but he’s also a film lover and a hell of a lot of fun. So join us as we see what he's been up to lately and just what he’s been watching.  And while we both expel a screaming, psychic cry for help, we also cover… Nope, going back to conventions, Firestarter, going up to a random stranger, a...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 592 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Bust out the hot cocoa and Christmas cookies and settle in as we discuss the controversial holiday horror “classic” Silent Night, Deadly Night. And while we try to decide just how to put “The Star Wars Holiday Special” into perspective for someone who hasn’t seen it, we also bring up… Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Wednesday, Glorious, that creepy old mother superior nun, retail fantasies, Linnea Quigley, command...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 591 This episode we sit down with actor Michael Paré and discuss his impressive and lengthy career. Plus we also rundown some of our personal favorites of Michael’s movies.   And as we dig into the films of John Carpenter in the 1990s, we also delve into… Eddie and the Cruisers, the camera knows where you’re going, The Blasters, Walter Hill, above reproach, werewolf movies, Bruce Dern, The Philadelphia Experiment, four days in full prosthetics, not everybody can be...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 590 We’re back with another Marvel Super Special as we discuss Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - as well as many other Marvel properties.  And while we try to decide what constitutes the end of a phase, we also address… She-Hulk, Werewolf by Night, Ironheart, Daredevil, Chadwick Boseman, Namor the Sub-Mariner, James Gunn, different kinds of zombies in the Marvel universe, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Doctor Doom, opening Marvel logo, Letitia Wright, trying to...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 589 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Gather your family around the table and your listening device - as we discuss the Thanksgiving "classic" BLOOD RAGE!  And while we consider whether we want to sample turkey meat powder, we also mention… Barbarian, hunting a human being, Ghosts, Night of the Demons, Carnival of Souls, it features a cemetery which is not in this movie, Ed French, The Whitest Kids U' Know, so perfectly 80s, peripheral at all, the edited version, A...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 588 This episode we head to Lexington for Scarefest and hang out talking about movies, actors, costumes and the ever-changing convention scene. And as we rewatch that videotape that fell behind the entertainment center, we also cover… The Slumber Party Massacre, The Midnight Club, Robert Englund, Hellfire Club, Beetlejuice, wearing double denim, that’s just going to slime-up your meat cleaver, Brinke Stevens, one of these costumes is not like the other, Christopher...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 587 Join us for our annual “spooky soiree” as we discuss the usual seasonal fun as well as our take on David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends. And while we try to decide just what the phrase “more nougat than normal” really means, we also bring up… Deadstream, The Munsters, The Hitcher, Cronenberg’s The Fly, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, one of those strainer scanning devices, the DJ character, what noise do you make when you stab, how dark this dude’s energy is,...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 66 As we are well into spooky season, we thought we would play and discuss some of our favorite songs that round out different horror movies. As we try to figure out the best horror song hat trick, we also delve into… Night of the Ghoul, Smile, Werewolf by Night, stunt casting, Barbarian, a new era of horror, patient zero of all monsters, a spooky old house, amazing special effects, zombie bum, see you next Wednesday, building tension, Blackie Lawless,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 586 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we're discussing Things Heard & Seen, the 2021 film written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. And while we continue our investigation of the pumpkin patch, we also address… Perfect Blue, Devil In Ohio, Day Shift, What We Do in the Shadows, Amanda Seyfried, speaking of vampires, they’re up to being helpful, another wonderful moment of police work, Doug Jones, the wrap-around framing device,...