Retro Movie Geek

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/7bGAQjSGEMo On this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Maggie Kruger, and they're geeking out over Die Hard (1988) and other stuff flawed characters the cast it being a damn good action movie and much, much more! Synopsis: High above the city of Los Angeles, a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. But one man has managed to escape detection... an off-duty cop. He's alone... tired... and the only chance anyone has. Bruce Willis stars as New York City Detective John McClane, newly arrived in Los Angeles to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). But as McClane waits for his wife's office party to break up, terrorists seize control of the building. While the terrorist leader, Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his savage henchman (Alexander Godunov) round up hostages, McClane slips away unnoticed. Armed with only a service-revolver and his cunning, McC

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/DijebEAbnZE In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Jason Grooms (find more from Jason here, here & here), and they're geeking out over The Boogens (1981) and the creature design poor Tiger plot holes how real the characters feel and much, much more! Synopsis: In a small town near Denver, two young men begin to explore a long-abandoned old mine recently re-opened by a group of miners. When one of the men is discovered missing, his friends begin a search that leads them to horrifying consequences. They are all unaware of the evil that has been unleashed and soon, one by one, the townspeople are snatched up by a monster that no one has yet to see. Suddenly, the grisly truth is revealed and a young couple is forced to confront the unknown in order to save their lives... and the entire town. .......................................................................................................................... Happ

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/-9wx-0xNi8o In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Rick Patterson (find more from Rick here & here), and they're geeking out over Visiting Hours (1982) and good writing how dark the story is Michael Ironside violence and much, much more! Synopsis: An eerie silence blankets the corridors of a major medical center. One woman lies awake in her hospital bed, totally consumed with relentless terror. For within the confines of the seemingly secure hospital stalks a killer... fiercely determined to brutally punish her. This sets the frightening premise for Visiting Hours, a gripping suspense thriller that explores a whole new dimension in spine-chilling terror. Lee Grant stars as Deborah Ballin, an outspoken television journalist who is brutally attacked in her home after delivering a scathing editorial on women's rights. Ballin soon discovers her nightmare is far from over, as her assailant, and would-be-executioner (

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: ALONE IN THE DARK (1982) | RETRO HORROR MOVIE REVIEW | SPOOKY FLIX FEST 2024 - YouTube In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Tyson Hanks (check out more from Tyson here, here, and here), and they're geeking out over Alone In The Dark (1982) and the great cast plot holes Joel's obsession with The Bleeder crazy people and much, much more! Synopsis: Some of the patients in The Haven, a state mental hospital, think that their doctor is going to kill them. These psychopaths are treated by Dr. Dan Potter (Dwight Schultz), a new therapist. In their twisted minds, they feel they must kill Dr. Potter to survive. Considered dangerous incorrigibles, they are kept in a top security ward. Hawkes (Jack Palance) is a former POW, Preacher (Martin Landau) is an angry prophet, and Fatty (Erland Van Lidth) is a 370 lb. hulk who devours little girls. One night, a citywide blackout enables the men to escape from their electric cells. They circle Po

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/YlCgZeUZuBQ?si=PfKuwC0_M572aUdT In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Ashley Caldwell (find more from Ash here and here), and they're geeking out over Dead & Buried (1981) and how violent and freaky the movie is a needle to the eye the great cast the funk of 40,000 years and much, much more! Synopsis: From the writers of the smash hit outer-space shocker, Alien, comes a new, earth-bound terror: Dead & Buried. James Farentino is the local sheriff and Jack Albertson the town coroner in this horrorific expose of voodooism in a small seaside town. When the tale begins, a visitor to Potters Bluff is brutally beaten, while dozens of townsfolk film the massacre. Then the battered man is tied to a tree and set ablaze. And this is just the beginning - the first in a series of gruesome murders that lead sheriff Dan Gillis (Farentino) on a fascinating odyssey into the intricasies of voodooism. Who is the voodoo master who

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: FADE TO BLACK (1980) | RETRO HORROR MOVIE REVIEW | SPOOKY FLIX FEST 2024 - YouTube In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Nathan Tolle (check out more from Nathan here and here), and they're geeking out over Fade To Black (1980) and madness & obsession the grittiness of the movie Eric Binford movie memorabilia and much, much more! Synopsis: People used to laugh at Eric Binford... now, with every performance, he knocks them dead. Eric Binford delivers film cassettes and supplies in Los Angeles, but exists only to see movies, and immerse himself in trivia and fantasies about cinematic character and stars. Frequently bullied and betrayed, Eric is gripped by homicidal rage and launches a series of grotesque murders, all patterned after characters and incidents from his beloved movies. .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midn

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: KICKING OFF SPOOKY FLIX FEST '24! (youtube.com) In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Jason Grooms (find more from Jason here, here & here), and they're geeking out over the fact that it's time for Spooky Flix Fest 2024 and this year's theme where to find the bonus episodes this year's movies and much, much more! .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Ghost Light and Green Room from the album The Brimstone Club, for Spooky Flix Fest 2024! .......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... LISTENER FEEDBACK: Leave us your voicemail fee

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Retro Movie Geek: Ep. 331 - The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Classic Movie Review! - YouTube On this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is geeking out over The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and the scope of the movie the cast & director stubbornness & pride a big announcement and much, much more! Synopsis: Critically acclaimed, The Bridge on the River Kwai contains plenty of high-powered excitement set against the background of World War II. Captured by the Japanese, British soldiers and their ranking officer, Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness in an Oscar winning performance), are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge. Despite cruel treatment by the brutal Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa), Nicholson displays unyielding courage, and the bridge becomes a matter of obsessive British pride to him. Meanwhile, the British High Command has instructed a commando team (William Holden, Jack Hawkins and Geoffrey Horne) to destroy the vital

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Retro Movie Geek: Ep. 330 - The Running Man (1987) Movie Review (youtube.com) On this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Chris "The Seavage" Seaver (check out more from Chris here, here, and here), and they're geeking out over The Running Man (1987) and Arnold and the cast Arnold and his one-liners a short PSA about queefing over-the-top fun-filled action and much, much more! Synopsis: Arnold Schwarzenegger is running for his life in the high-tech futuristic action-adventure The Running Man. Co-starring Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Dweezil Zappa, Mick Fleetwood, Jim Brown, Jesse “The Body” Ventura and, in a critically acclaimed performance, Family Feud host Richard Dawson. The year is 2019. Television is now ruling people’s lives. In the 21st Century, the most popular “audience participation” game show is “The Running Man” - where convicts can win pardons instead of “parting gifts”, by defeating murderous henchmen known

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Retro Movie Review: Ep. 329 - I, The Jury (1982) (youtube.com) On this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is geeking out over I, the Jury (1982) and Carl Weathers the overcomplicated story CND Mike Hammer being a douchebag and much, much more! Synopsis: The tough guy hero of the ’40s and the excitement of the ’80s, come together in this dazzling remake of a classic thriller. Mickey Spillane’s “I,The Jury” is updated with all the violence, nudity, wit, and style that was missing from the puritanical original. Straight from the school of the hard-boiled detective comes Mickey Spillane’s hard living private eye – Mike Hammer.  Played by the ruggedly sexy Armand Assante, Hammer sets out to get the guys who did in his friend Jack. His quest for vengeance leads him onto the paths of the CIA, a sexy therapy center, and a kinky killer. All along the way, there are spectacular chases and incredible excitement.  With a strong supporting cast featuring

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: On this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Maggie Kruger, and they're geeking out over Trapped In Paradise (1994) and the good folks of Paradise arses & bellends Christmas bah humbug being Trapped In Bullshit and much, much more! Synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve and the Firpo brothers are hoping for a Silent Night – no alarms, no bells, no police sirens!  Nicolas Cage, Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz are the larcenous Firpo brothers.   Bill is a good-hearted guy doing his best to keep pathological liar Dave and kleptomaniac Alvin out of trouble. But the two small-time crooks lure their brother into robbing a bank in the small town of Paradise, Pennsylvania, where pulling off the heist is a snap compared to getting out of town after a snowstorm hits.   For the brothers soon discover that all their big-city smarts are useless against the unsuspecting, good-hearted townsfolk who shower them with kindness at every turn.  :::::::::::::::::

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Retro Movie Geek: Ep. 327 - Silkwood (1983) Movie Review - YouTube On this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Nathan Bartlebaugh (check out more from Nathan HERE and HERE), and are geeking out over Silkwood (1983) and how real the characters feel making ends meet great storytelling letting the actors cook and much, much more! Synopsis: Meryl Streep stars in this unforgettable film as Karen Silkwood, a flirtatious, difficult, yet likeable young divorced woman who works in her Oklahoma town’s plutonium plant. Sharing a house with two other co-workers, boyfriend Drew Stephens (Kurt Russell) and the lonely, yearning Dolly Pelliker (Cher), Silkwood’s routine of punching in and out of work and living for the weekends is suddenly changed when she becomes contaminated with plutonium. Speaking out against the plant’s safety hazards, Karen loses her job status, her friends and eventually, her life. A powerful and deeply moving drama. :

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Nathan Tolle (check out more from Nathan here and here), and they're geeking out over The Ring (2002) and the look of the movie Naomi Watts other cast members the horse scene and much, much more! Synopsis: The Ring is the critically acclaimed, smash hit thriller, David Ansen of Newsweek says, “raises some serious goosebumps!” This cinematic thrill ride will keep you on the edge of your seat from the stunning opening to the astonishing conclusion!  It begins as just another urban legend – the whispered tale of a nightmarish videotape that causes anyone who watches it to die seven days later. But when four teenagers all meet with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape, investigative reporter Rachel Keller tracks down the video... and watches it.  Now, the legend is coming true, the clock is ticking, and Rachel has just seven days to unravel the mystery of The Ring.

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Ghostwatch (1992) - The Scariest TV Show Of All Time? - YouTube On Terror On The Tube, Joel, Peter, and Allyson pick, at random, a made-for-TV horror/suspense movie that aired sometime during the decades of the 1970s, 80s, or 90s. In this episode we're joined by Huw Lloyd (check out more from Huw here) to talk about Ghostwatch from 1992. Originally released on BBC1 on Saturday, October 31st, 1992, Ghostwatch stars Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Mike Smith, Craig Charles, and Gillian Bevan. ................................................................................................................................................ Synopsis: The BBC gives over a whole evening to an "investigation into the supernatural". Four respected presenters and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind "The most haunted house in Britain", expecting a light-hearted scare or two, and probably the uncovering of a hoax. They think they're in

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Spooky Flix Fest BONUS Episode: Carnival of Souls (1962) Horror Movie Review - YouTube In this bonus episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined/replaced by their friends over at Headlong Into Monsters, and they're geeking out over Carnival of Souls (1962)!   Synopsis: Before a carload of drowning victims can be dragged from a swollen lake bed, one of its occupants miraculously appears unscathed. Soon after, zombies, only she can see, make her life a living hell. She is on the razor's edge between this and the undead's netherworld. It's an inescapable nightmare! This low-budget, cult classic has been exciting audiences for over 30 years! .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Hand In Hand Again and Room 47 from the albums The 13th Hour and Gates of Delir

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Spooky Flix Fest BONUS Episode: Ray Bradbury Theater - The Crowd - Horror TV Review (1985)) - YouTube In this bonus TV episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Allyson aka The Horror Unicorn (find more from Allyson here & here) and also Huw Lloyd (check out more from Huw here), and they're geeking out over the The Ray Bradbury Theater episode The Crowd (1985) and good writing Ray Bradbury other TV anthology shows the creepy crowd and much, much more! Synopsis: A car crash survivor discovers that the same sinister, mysterious crowd of onlookers somehow always shows up minutes after any potentially fatal car accident at the site of the crash. .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Hand In Hand Again and Room 47 from the albums The 13th Hour and Gat

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Spooky Flix Fest 2023: Witchboard (1986) Retro Horror Movie Review - YouTube In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Tyson Hanks (check out more from Tyson here and here), and they're geeking out over Witchboard (1986) and hatchet hammers Tawny Kitaen & the rest of the cast "playing" with ouija boards douchy boyfriends and much, much more! Synopsis: Jim didn’t believe in Ouija boards.   His girlfriend Linda did.   The trouble is, some spirits are good, but some are dangerously evil. Against strong advice Linda dabbled on her own... with horrific consequences!  Jim is now a strong believer.    .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Hand In Hand Again and Room 47 from the albums The 13th Hour and Gates of Delirium, for Spooky Flix Fest 202

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Spooky Flix Fest BONUS Episode: The Haunting (1960) Horror Movie Review - YouTube In this bonus episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined/replaced by their friends over at Phantom Galaxy, and they're geeking out over The Haunting (1963)!   Synopsis: "An evil old house, the kind some people call haunted, is like an undiscovered country waiting to be explored. Hill House had stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House and whatever walked there, walked alone." Thus begins one of the most chilling, most frightening, truly unforgettable horror films ever. Dr. Markway is an anthropologist with a special interest in psychic phenomena who wants to try a true exercise in terror. Intrigued by the legend of Hill House, he invites two women, psychic researchers, to join him in his adventure. Mrs. Sannerson, who has inherited the old mansion, is suspicious of Dr. Markway's intentions and insi

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Spooky Flix Fest BONUS Episode: Death Ship (1980) Horror Movie Review - YouTube In this bonus episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined/replaced by their friends over at Horror Movie Weekly, and they're geeking out over Death Ship (1980)!   Synopsis: Unbeknown to the passengers on board a cruise ship in the Caribbean, a mysterious vessel is approaching on a collison course. Despite the attempts of the crew to avert disaster, the liner is lost with all hands down, except for seven survivors. When they clamber aboard the ghostly freighter they discover an even worse fate - they are prisoners on a former German wartime vessel. As the ship speeds towards an unknown destination, they realise that something is intent on destroying each one of them in a gruesome and terrifying way... .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find m

You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Spooky Flix Fest BONUS Horror TV Review: Hammer--The House That Bled To Death (1980) - YouTube In this bonus TV episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Hammond Chamberlain (find more from Hammond here), and they're geeking out over the Hammer House Of Horror episode The House That Bled To Death (1980) and the family the many, many questions raised a bloody birthday the messed up kid and much, much more! Synopsis: After buying it for a good price, a couple and their young daughter move into a house that was the scene of a macabre murder. A series of terrifying events eventually force them to flee for their lives, but all is not as it seems. .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Hand In Hand Again and Room 47 from the albums The 13th Hour and Gat