The After Movie Diner Podcast

It’s an all-out Action Showdown as Jon Cross is joined by Matt Poirier from the Direct to Video Connoisseur to break down three brand-new brawlers: Diablo starring Scott Adkins, A Working Man with Jason Statham, and Cynthia Rothrock’s passion project Black Creek. From powerhouse punches to passion-fueled projects, we’re diving deep into the latest in modern action mayhem!

Jon Cross and Gary Hill are In the Paré way once again and Into The Sun, a fascinating slice of 90s action that fuses aviation thrills and buddy-cop dynamics, starring Michael Paré and Anthony Michael Hall. For our VHS Vault selection, we dust off No Place to Hide, a Cannon Films drama blending neo-noir tension with oddball casting, featuring Kris Kristofferson, Drew Barrymore, and Martin Landau. Two movies, one great guest, and all the Diner discussion you crave!

Matt Poirier from the Direct to Video Connoisseur joins us and we are back in the world of Wings Hauser! We dip into Cannon Films and talk Norman Mailer’s Tough Guys Don't Dance.
Then we are talking about the company that took the Cannon baton and ran with it, PM Entertainment and Hologram Man.

Matt Poirier joins us to talk about the bizarre Michael Moriarty starring and John Carl Beuchler directed movie, Troll and Anthony Edwards is miscast alongside an always welcome, Lance Henriksen in the sweaty, action, VHS pick - Delta Heat

On this Gary Hill and I talk about the Michael Paré fim DragonFight from 1990, and our VHS pick, Seizure which is equally loopy but a lot more 70s is the first movie from Oliver Stone!

The utterly delightful Nic Meek-Whitehead joins us to discuss The Substance - the new Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley body horror/social commentary film from Writer, Director, Editor and Producer, Coralie Fargeat.

Matt Poirier joins me to talk about The Kiss - a criminally under seen, gonzo possession horror from 1988 starring Joanna Pacula and Meredith Salenger and Soldier, the oft maligned, sci-fi flopperooni from Paul W. S. Anderson, starring Kurt Russell

Sleazy Spader comes to an end, potentially forever. So, who did we rope into appearing on the last ever Sleazy Spader episode? Why Andy Lunn of course! We cover the true story, political thriller, The Pentagon Papers featuring an early-ish role for Paul Giamatti but mainly we fixate on Spader’s hair… is it a wig or real and teased?

Moe Von Helvete née Porne joins me to talk about John Cusack and James Spader going head to head in a race to the top and political corruption in "Terrible White People in Connecticut" the Movie AKA True Colors!!

That Sleazy Spader train just a-keeps on rollin’!! I’m joined, again, by Direct to Video Connoisseur’s Matt Poirier, who is a distinct joy as always, to discuss the, quite frankly bizarre existence and substance of the straight-to-video “thriller”, Shadow of Fear. In this episode we very much uncover the Spader related secrets of the universe!!

It's finally here and yes, it is most definitely Summer now - I don't care... I'm not changing it now.
Anyway this episode is one of the greatest Sleazy Spader episodes ever! I’m joined by the Direct to Video Connoisseur’s Matt Poirier to discuss the Sidney Lumet, hospital and end of life satire, Critical Care!

Matt Poirier from Direct to Video Connoisseur, joins us to head down a Wings Hauser rabbit hole and discuss a wild sextet of his films - Dead Man Walking , Street Asylum, Mutant, Nightmare at Noon, The Art of Dying and Living to Die.

The Direct to Video Connoisseur, Matt Poirier, joins us to talk about the sheer, shouty genius of Predator 2.

Matt Poirier joins us to talk all about Pam Grier with plenty of rambling segues about food, inspirational stories, babies and dogs on planes, female action leads, Barbie and more!

On this, the fourth episode in our run of Belushi tinged episodes, gentlemen Jon Cross and Matt Poirier talk a 90s Era Jim Belushi film - the very cosy, Capraesque and comedic Mr. Destiny co-starring Michael Caine.

On this, the third episode in our run of Belushi tinged episodes, gentlemen Jon Cross and Matt Poirier talk a 90s Era Jim Belushi Science-Fiction, Indie Action Spectacular Retroactive.

On this, the second episode in our run of Belushi tinged episodes, gentlemen Jon Cross and Matt Poirier talk yet another 90s Era Jim Belushi Erotic Thrillllerrrrr Separate Lives.

On this, the first ever of its kind, Belushi tinged episode, gentlemen Jon Cross and Matt Poirier talk 90s Era Jim Belushi Erotic Thrillllerrrrr Traces of Red.

Hear the multi-talented William Sadler talk about his new album, The Kitchen Tapes, his recent, independent film work, working with Karen Allen, the time Dweezil Zappa borrowed his guitar, working with James Spader, advice on how I go about making my movie and much much more!! ENJOY!
THIS INTERVIEW WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE SAG/AFTRA STRIKE

Doc Paul Crowson joins us to talk rare, early 90s, indie oddity and Sleazy James Spader showcase, The Music of Chance

Matt Poirier of Direct to Video Connoisseur joins us to talk Sleazy Spader, in the most graphical, sexual, ludicrous and mad film Spader possibly ever did, David Cronenberg's 1996 lilting soliloquy to gratuitous sex and car accidents, Crash.

WE ARE BACK with SEASON TWO!
On this episode, we talk with Matt Farley of Motern Media, about inspiration, writing, ideas, the issues with indie filmmaking, the new book the Motern Method and the insanely odd movie, The Pit

Jon Cross and long suffering, regular co-host Jim Wallace bid a fond farewell to the podcast, back in an actual diner for the first time in 2 1/2 years, by talking a Donald Pleasence double bill of The Uncanny & House of Usher.

Jon Cross and special guest Kirk Howle discuss the Mexican, possessed-hand, horror film - Demonoid

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!

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.

Marc McDonald joins us to talk 80s comedy, Jumpin’ Jack Flash starring Whoopi Goldberg. There’s also our first round of listeners voicemails!

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!

We’re very excited to release our Christmas episode with all new guest David Frazer! We talk about the unfairly relatively unsung, horror Christmas classic, Christmas Evil AKA You Better Watch Out. We also talk about Dave’s new album Pillaging Villagers!

Jon Wallace joins us back in the Diner to talk the 1996 Baseball thriller, Tony Scott’s The Fan, starring Robert de Niro and Wesley Snipes.