I Eat Movies Podcast

As we bid farewell to the summer season, cohosts Mike and Dino regroup to blab about their own individual courses of cinema consumption in I Eat Movies #34: Seen Report, Vol. IV. From high caliber westerns like Rio Bravo and a 90s rave-based DTV hoot from the head of Lionsgate (!!!) starring Christina Applegate to ghostbusting hijinks on glorious 35mm, the fellas also highlight their shared drive-in excursion to experience Lethal Weapon and all of Mel Gibson's mullet glory on celluloid. Plus, Mike gushes about Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's best effort and his longtime infatuation with Ed Wood himself, a UFO lands outside of Dino's window not long after selling the merits of Fred Olen Ray's Deep Space and the Chuck Connors starring sci-fi effort, High Desert Kill. All this and even more movie eating have been nicely prepared in our latest serving of I Eat Movies so ditch the bib and gorge yourself!

Pull up a seat and ditch your bibs behind as co-hosts Dino and Mike rewind back to the era of big hair and analog enjoyment in I Eat Movies #27: Table Scraps - 1980s. Joined by their very special guest, Brian Saur of the Pure Cinema Podcast, the trio break down the decadent decade by early, mid and late as they examine three deeper cuts. Driving a cab proves more dangerous than a cabbie imagined when he's framed for the murder of the man who killed his wife in the Fun City-set Hit and Run (1982). Cycling on, Kevin Bacon loses it all as a hotshot stockbroker only to feel alive again when he becomes a fast-moving bike messenger in Quicksilver (1986). Cited by Bacon himself as the lowest point of his career, the fellas discuss this fad movie that attempted to capture the same charm as Footloose with a supporting cast that includes Larry Fishburne (Boyz N the Hood), Jamie Gertz (Less Than Zero), David Harris (The Warriors) and Louie Anderson (Coming to America). Lastly, the buddy-dynamic is put to the test when Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys) and Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba) team up to take down a crime ring with a dirty cop in their pocket and recover a stolen heirloom belonging to a Native American tribe. Helmed by the underrated Jack Sholder (The Hidden), wild car chases and hair salon shootouts light up the screen in this pairing of opposites so popular throughout the era. Contrary to our title, there's plenty of meat on the bones of each of our selections to make I Eat Movies #27: Table Scraps - 1980s a meal worthy of filling you up!

Brian Saur can also be found on the Just the Discs Podcast (as well as its YouTube Channel), his blog Rupert Pupkin Speaks, Twitter and Letterboxd.

Cohosts Dino and Mike aren't necessarily being blackmailed (yet) but, reinforcements were greatly appreciated in I Eat Movies #31: Elmore or Less - The Ambassador (1985) / 52 Pick-Up (1986)! Joined by cohosts of CinemaTalk, Ben Reiser (cohost of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s and Lifers) and Jim Healy, (Director of Programming at UW Cinematheque), the heat is on as the quartet discuss the dual Cannon Films adaptations of Elmore Leonard's novel. Relocated to Israel, we dive into the heavily deviated from its source material (save for the blackmailing scheme) take in The Ambassador and discuss the controversy that led to Robert Mitchum joining the production. In addition, we applaud Ellen Burstyn's physicality and the workhorse-like directing chops of J. Lee Thompson who made Cannon films his home for the 1980s. Next up, we hightail it to the City of Angels for the undeniably better and sleazier take of the same material in 52 Pick-Up. In addition, Ben and Mike share their love for Jaws 2, Jim crushes it with his best John Glover "Balmorese" impression and Dino gives insight on the machinery displayed throughout the film. Plus, Frankenheimer, porn stars and Vanity slaying round out this hefty convo on one of Cannon's most taut thrillers.

The heat is on as cohosts Dino and Mike embark on a mission concerning many Bond’s in I Eat Movies #36: Casinista! - Casino Royale (1967). Despite being a massive hit at the time, this wildly indulgent romp of a parody with a psychedelic flair has had its fair share of detractors. Charmed with lavish production design, a hefty cast and a most groovy score that rivals any true 007 adventure, Dino and Mike examine the wild tales behind the spy spoof’s making, its multiple directors as well as setting the record straight on some of its outrightly unfair critical assessments. Despite our doctor’s strict orders to not have bullets enter our bodies at any time, don’t shoot the messenger as I Eat Movies #36: - Casino Royale (1967) takes aim at reassessing this smarter than some might recall satire.