Spark of Madness
By Ben, Aaron, Matt
Spark of MadnessDec 23, 2020
191: Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) watchalong
#StarWars #StarWarsHolidaySpecial
Yep.
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189: Fatman (2020) Review
#MelGibson #Fatman
Chris Cringle is... Mel Gibson. Wait, or is it the other way around?
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188: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Review
#Gremlins
After a brief hiatus, the lads and Wesley convene to discuss the controversial genius of Gremlins 2.
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187: Knives Out (2019) Review
#KnivesOut #RianJohnson
Back from vacation, Aaron resumes control of the mixboard. Tonight we discuss Knives Out.
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186: The VVitch (2015) Review
#VVitch #RobertEggers
Spook of Madness closes for the year with our final selection: The VVitch, with special guest Wesley Roth.
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185: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986) Review
#TexasChainsaw #Horror
Spook of Madness continues! Tonight's selection is an eclectic black comedy follow-up to the slasher classic, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
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184: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) review
#Horror #VincentPrice
Spook of Madness year 4 spooks on with the bizarre 1971 horror comedy, "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" starring a mute Vincent Price, a series of plague-themed deaths, and dry British wit.
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183: Young Frankenstein (1974) review
#YoungFrankenstein #MelBrooks
Spook of Madness continues in its fourth year with the Mel Brooks/Gene Wilder classic, "Young Frankenstein."
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182: Mandy (2018) Review
#Cage #Mandy
Spook of Madness returns--and we begin by reviewing a film starring our boy Nic Cage, "Mandy." Things are gonna get spooky.
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181: Her (2013) review
#Joaquin Phoenix #Her
Tonight, we continue our month of SepTUBI -- a month of reviewing films on the *free* streaming platform Tubi -- this week: Her!
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180: Apocalypto (2006) Review
#Mel Gibson #Apocalypto
Tonight, we continue our month of SepTUBI -- a month of reviewing films on the *free* streaming platform Tubi -- this week: Apocalypto!
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179: Akira (1988) Review
#Akira
Tonight, we go kick off our month of SepTUBI -- our month of reviewing a film on the *free* streaming platform #tubi -- with the 1988 masterpiece, Akira.
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178: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) Review
Tonight we dive deep into the 1993 animated #Batman film, "Mask of the Phantasm" with guest, Wesley Aaron Roth.
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177: The Vast of Night (2020) review
The guys finally get back to reviewing a new release. This week: Colin Orr joins us to discuss writer/director/editor Andrew Patterson's debut sci-fi film, The Vast of Night. #thevastofnight
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176: Blast from the Past (1999) review
Without Ben this week, Matt and Aaron are joined by the Obsessive Viewer himself, Matt Hurt, to discuss the 1999 out-of-time romcom, "Blast from the Past."
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175: Duck Soup (1933) and the Marx Brothers catalog
#MarxBrothers #GrouchoMarx
We are back to discuss the Marx Brothers classic #DuckSoup, the rest of the family catalog, and how their humor was borrowed over time.
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174: Starship Troopers (1997) review
#DeniseRichards #StarshipTroopers
Been a while! Time to complete our Paul Verhoeven run with Starship Troopers (1997).
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173: RoboCop (1987) review
#PeterWeller #RoboCop
After a week hiatus, we return with a deep dive into the #RoboCop films.
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172: Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) review
#SmokeyAndTheBandit #BurtReynolds
This week, we are joined by Chauncey Frend (@ChaunceyF) to discuss one of his all-time favorites: Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
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Kung Fu Hustle (2004) review
#KungFuHustle #StephenChow
This week, we are joined by our pal Colin Orr to discuss Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow movies, and the delicate balance of comedy and action.
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The Invisible Man (2020) review
#TheInvisibleMan #ElisabethMoss
It's been three weeks, but now we *finally* review The Invisible Man (2020), and we had a lot to say.
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Hollow Man (2000) review
#HollowMan #KevinBacon
Welp, The Invisible Man (2020) won't be available until next week, so we are pivoting to do another Flashback episode. This week: Hollow Man (2000.
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The Invisible Man (1933) review
#TheInvisibleMan #UniversalMonsters
For this week's Flashback episode, we roll back the clock to discuss The Invisible Man -- the 1933 classic that inspired pranksters for years to come.
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ThanksKilling (2008) review
#Thanksgiving #Turkie
Another Good, Bad, and Ugly episode, and this time we take on the absolutely bananas 2008 turkey-revenge-murder-movie, ThanksKilling.
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Clue (1985) and the Components of a Murder Mystery
#Clue #Murder
Joined again by Wesley, we review the 1985 movie, "Clue", and discuss the components of a murder mystery.
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Onward (2020) review
#Pixar #Onward
Somehow we pull off reviewing a new movie from 2020: Pixar's "Onward."
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Hook (1991) Review
#Hook #PeterPan
We are back! Frequent guest Wesley returns for our first all-virtual podcast to discuss Steven Spielberg's "Hook."
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The VelociPastor (2018) review
Tonight we examine the good, bad, and the ugly of THE VELOCIPASTOR with special guest, Patrick Miller.
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Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and the Future of Video Game Movies
#Sonic
Tonight we do a Deep Dive into the recent video game adaptation, "Sonic the Hedgehog" with special guest, Kyle Johnson.
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161 -- 1917 (2019) review
#1917 #Oscars
Tonight we discuss the recent WW1 hit, "1917", with Ty Brettnacher (@tynacher)
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160 -- 2020 Grouch Picks
We are joined by Colin Orr and Wesley Aaron Roth again to discuss our thoughts on the year in movies.
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159 -- 2019 Year in Review
We are joined by Colin Orr and Wesley Aaron Roth again to discuss our thoughts on the year in movies.
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Update -- 2019 Movie Draft Finals
With less than a week until the #Oscars, we check in on the results of our 2019 Movie Draft to see who is leading the pack. So much rides on the winners of the Academy Awards, though. Who is feeling smug? We are joined by our buddies Colin and Wesley.
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158 - Krull (1983) review
#Krull
80s fantasy block is ending tonight... on the lesser-known and lesser-liked, KRULL. Tonight's show features two of the boys from @yglton podcast!
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157 - Conan the Barbarian (1982) review
#Schwarzenegger #Conan
The 80s fantasy block is nearing the end, but we saved one of the best for last. Special guest: Ty Brettnacher (@tynacher)
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156 - The NeverEnding Story (1984) review
#Falkor #NeverEndingStory
The 80s fantasy block is going strong. This week, we are joined by Kevin Jordan to discuss The NeverEnding Story.
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155 - Legend (1985) review
#RidleyScott #Legend
Tonight we continue the 80s fantasy theme with special guest, Wesley Aaron Roth (@WesleyRoth)
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154 - Willow (1988) review
#GeorgeLucas #Willow
It's a new year, but an old movie is up for discussion.
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154 - Willow (1988) review
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153 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) watchalong
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152 - Home Alone 1+2 (1990-1992) review
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151 - Jingle All the Way (1996) review
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150 - The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) review
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149 - Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) review
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148 - Klaus (2019) review
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147 - Flight of the Navigator (1986) review
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146 - Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985) review
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145 - Sleepy Hollow (1999) review
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144 - Psycho (1960) review
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143 - Vampire’s Kiss (1988) review
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