Episode 351 - Gotcha! and Never Too Young To Die - Spy Kids and Teen Agents Part 2
Scott Toomey joins Jon Cross again, continuing their talk on 80s movies where kids and/or teenagers get embroiled in espionage and dragged into danger! Two such films are Gotcha! and Never Too Young to Die - hear us talk about these films and more on an all new episode!
Episode 350 - Caine & Keaton 6 - Johnny Dangerously & The Hand
Jon Wallace returns to the Diner podcast to revive, not just the show itself, but the Caine & Keaton series (dormant for almost 6 years at this point) to discuss Johnny Dangerously and The Hand.
Episode 348 - Cloak & Dagger and If Looks Could Kill - Spy Kids and Teen Agents Part 1
Scott Toomey joins Jon Cross to talk 80s and 90s movies where kids and/or teenagers get embroiled in espionage and dragged into danger! Two such films are Cloak & Dagger and If Looks Could Kill AKA Teen Agent - hear us talk about these films and more on an all new episode!
Episode 343 - Critters
Jon Cross talks with author, blogger, podcaster and direct to video connoisseur, Matt Poirier all about his new novel, the movie Critters, Dan Aykroyd’s music, Nazi game shows, red head discrimination and more.
Episode 336 - Repo Man
Jon Cross and Jim Wallace conclude their killer vehicle/Emilio Estevez/Stephen King trilogy with Alex Cox’s 1984 sci-fi/comedy debut Repo Man.
Episode 334 - Maximum Overdrive
As host Jon Cross was briefly in North Carolina we decided to cover one of the State’s wildest and weirdest movies, Maximum Overdrive. We don’t take all of the cocaine but Stephen King did and what resulted from it, is, at the very least, interesting. Oh and Jon starts a cult…
Episode 332 - Diner
This week we are joined by guest co-host Jay Mayo to talk all about Barry Levinson’s 1982 coming of age, comedy, drama, Diner, as well as speedboat chases, inaccurate guns, double taking pigeons, selfish dog owners and more sheds!
Episode 320 - Code of Silence
Your wayward hosts Jim and Jon are back to talk high kicks, shabby beards and mumbly dialogue delivery as they review a Chuck Norris 80s “classic”, Code of Silence!
Episode 303 - New Year's Special - Sex Romp-O-Rama
Jon Cross is joined by Moe Porne, Doc Paul Crowson and Andrew Buckley for the eighth annual New Year’s Special Episode. This year they’re talking the often forgotten genre of 1980s sex romps, most specifically: Revenge of the Nerds, The Last American Virgin, Hamburger: The Motion Picture and Splitz!
Teen Movie Hell
Michael Campochiaro looks at Mike "McBeardo" McPadden's indispensable tome to the sex romp, comedy, teen movies of the 70s, 80s and 90s, Teen Movie Hell, from publisher Bazillion Points, 2019
Fantastic Fest Review: VHYes – A Nostalgic Romp Through Being a Child of the 80s with Director Jack Henry Robbins
Lisa Gullickson, reporting from Austin, TX, sends her first Fantastic Fest 2019 review of 80s nostalgia fest, family comedy and TV parody, Jack Henry Robbins’ VHYes.
Ninja III The Domination
Michael Campochiaro is down among the ninjas, Lycra aerobic pants, glowing swords, big hair, sweat and V8 juice for his cult classic review of Ninja III The Domination
Swamp Thing
Aaron Carruthers takes a look at 88 Films’ Blu-Ray release of one of the earliest “comic book movies”, Wes Craven’s compromised but charming B-Movie tale of monsters, mad men and inter-species love.
Cannibal Terror
Aaron Carruthers takes a look at 88 Films’ Blu-Ray release of the notorious and hilariously bad “Video Nasty”, Cannibal Terror, directed by Alain Deruelle.
Green Inferno AKA Cannibal Holocaust 2
Aaron Carruthers takes a look at 88 Films’ Blu-Ray release of Antonio Climati‘s Green Inferno AKA Cannibal Holocaust 2.
Wacko - Vinegar Syndrome Blu-Ray Review
Thanks to Vinegar Syndrome, Jon Cross finally gets to sit down again and watch Wacko, a movie he hasn’t seen in over 20 years and which was something of a weird, messy holy grail quest, which is finally at an end! Read his review of the film and its new Blu-Ray here.
Interview with Robert MacNaughton
Our roving interviewer and contributor Aaron Carruthers was in Scotland this past weekend at the “For the love of the 80s” convention and got to talk to Robert MacNaughton about his experiences making one of the biggest movies of all time - ET: The Extra Terrestrial.
For the love of the 80s
Our roving reporter, Aaron Carruthers is off to another exciting event to talk to the stars of the 1980s - For The Love of the 80s, part of the Scotland Comic Con - learn all about the event here and look forward to Aaron’s coverage coming soon!
Episode 264 - Former Glory and Spies Like Us
Returning champion, Motern Media’s Matt Farley joins host Jon Cross to talk Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures album "Former Glory" and the 80s Dan Aykroyd & Chevy Chase buddy, road movie Spies Like Us.
GUEST SPOT - Poop Culture 144 – Dueling Decades July 1981 vs December 1993
The Diner’s own, Jon Cross, is the recurring guest judge on this excellent podcast series where the 80s and the 90s duke it out every month. Take a listen!