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With a love of movies and general cinema that stretches nearly three decades, your inimitable host Kidd Kong breaks down, from production, writing, casting and more, the movies you love, those you may have missed, and cult classics that helped shape the landscape of the Silver Screen.

Chris Helton


    • Oct 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Kidd Kong's Spooky Month Redux! Halloween (1978)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 104:26


    Return of the Mack! Kidd Kong has returned! After a two month hiatus, Kidd Kong returns for Spooky Month and is joined throughout the month by Kal the Kaiju Guy and we talk strongly about the first Halloween film as well as the franchise as a whole!

    Episode 55: Batman (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 82:36


    This was probably the most fun I've had since the Universal Monsters episode! Kal the Kaiju Guy and Ian join me, Kidd Kong, to discuss the definitive Batman film, from 1989. This film isn't just a great Batman film, it's arguably a near perfect film

    Episode 54: Mallrats (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 27:03


    Kidd Kong is back after a month of inactivity! I apologize for this, and I explain in-episode but enough of that. This week Kidd Kong looks at arguably the most successful failure of Kevin Smith's directing career, Mallrats!

    Episode 53: Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 31:44


    Ever feel like you've been denied critical, need-to-know information? Or that the worms just never cut you any slack? This week, Kidd Kong covers the first sequel to the cult classic Tremors, Tremors 2: Aftershocks! And Kidd Kong would like to extend condolences to the family and friends of the great Fred Ward who passed on May 8th, dedicating this episode to his memory.

    Episode 52: A League of Their Own (1992)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 29:11


    There's no crying in baseball, but there's definitely a great movie here! Kidd Kong talks about the (to date) highest grossing baseball movie and a culturally significant film as well, the 1992 film A League of Their Own!

    Episode 51: The Flintstones (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 50:30


    Yabba-Dabba-Do! Kidd Kong is joined by Kal the Kaiju Guy to talk about a beloved film from the 90s, The Flintstones!

    Episode 50: An American Werewolf in London (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 31:03


    There's a bad moon on the rise. Kidd Kong makes it to a landmark episode today when we look at one of the greatest cult classic films of all time, An American Werewolf in London!

    Episode 49: The Muppet Movie (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 32:15


    Kidd Kong takes a much needes break from the big blockbusters to go back to his roots with one of his favorite franchises of all time, The Muppet Movie!

    Episode 48: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 86:31


    Once more for the road. Kidd Kong is joined again by Kal the Kaiju Guy to finish discussing The Dark Knight trilogy!

    Episode 47: The Dark Knight (2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 71:48


    Not gonna do a "Why So Serious" joke. That's what Joker is for. This week Kidd Kong is joined by Kal the Kaiju Guy as we discuss arguably the greatest live action Batman film of all time, The Dark Knight.

    Episode 46: Batman Begins (2005)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 48:17


    We fall so we rise. Kidd Kong kicks off a three week trilogy breakdown of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy with Batman Begins!

    Episode 45: Hulk (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 38:05


    Kidd Kong Full Bongo Fury! Sorry, old habits. This week Kidd Kong revisits a nearly forgotten but true gem of comic book cinema, Ang Lee's Hulk! Troubled development and all!

    Kidd Kong's Rewind Review! Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 14:29


    This week Kidd Kong pops a tape in the VCR to talk about an old favorite film, Harry and the Hendersons!

    Episode 44: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 48:38


    Kidd Kong is joined again by Kal this week as we talk about one of the most culturally significant films in history, among a few other topics.

    Episode 43: The Crow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 52:50


    Joined by Kaleb this week again, we discuss the cult classic, haunting production of the movie The Crow from 1994. It can't rain all the time.

    Episode 42: Iron Man (2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 58:06


    Four words set in motion a 23 film arc for a single character that affected the world. "I am Iron Man" kicked off the MCU and changed the face of modern cinema as we know it. Follow along to hear how it happened!

    Episode 41: Transformers (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 56:52


    Roll out. Kidd Kong takes this week's episode to talk about arguably the the best non-realistic (Bad Boys for example) film in Michael Bay's career, the 2007 live action Transformers!

    Episode 40: Anastasia (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 27:16


    Bluthmas has it's end in February! My apologies for the infrequent episodes the last few weeks, holidays and inventory are a bad combination. We end Bluthmas with Anastasia, a historical fantasy that ultimately had little history but was the greatest Bluth success!

    Episode 39: Batman and Robin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 42:37


    Kidd Kong was the vengeance this week. After choking through Dragonball Evolution, Ian joins me to discuss the horrible time he had with one of the worst superhero movies ever made, Batman and Robin! Great way to kick off the beginning of the second year of the show!

    Episode 38: Dragonball Evolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 42:41


    This one, well this one hurt folks. Kidd Kong is joined by Ian again to have a civil dissection and brutal put down of one of the worst adapted films of all time and a movie that, like the Ark of the Covenant, should be locked away by top. men.

    Updates, Apologies, and Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 5:50


    Happy New Year and Holidays to everyone! Holidays have throughly kicked my rear end and unfortunately Bluthmas ends with Secret of NIMH but I wanted to make an update of some sort. Anastasia will air towards the end of January, and there's more in this short update as well as my apologies for those who had been waiting.

    Kidd Kong Presents Bluthmas! The Secret of NIMH (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 30:25


    Bluthmas greetings to you all! This week Kidd Kong talks about the first Don Bluth film, many people's favorite Don Bluth film, and the one that Disney let get away with The Secret of NIMH, based on the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH!

    Kidd Kong Presents Bluthmas! Rock-a-Doodle! (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 31:46


    Very merry Bluthmas to you all! Part two of Bluthmas is on the OTHER film to have attempted to kill Bluth studios, and one of my personal favorites, Rock-a-Doodle!

    Kidd Kong Presents Bluthmas! Titan A.E (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 27:01


    Welcome to a very merry month of Bluthmas! Kidd Kong is spending the month of December talking about Don Bluth and the movies that stand up to Disney during the Renaissance Era, beginning with what actually stalled Bluth for 20 years, Titan A.E!

    Episode 37: Walk the Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 31:07


    Kidd Kong comes in with the final non-themed episode of the year, and the Man in Black comes with him when he talks about the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line!

    Episode 36: The Perfect Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 55:09


    This week Kidd Kong and Kal are going over The Perfect Storm and briefly discuss the problematic "based on a true story" tag that follows films in Hollywood

    Episode 35: Spider-Man 3 (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 42:00


    Kidd Kong slings into this week to talk about the polarizing, the intriguing, the delicious (the hell) Spider-Man 3! The third film in Raimi's trilogy, and one that is not without issues both on screen and off!

    Episode 34: The Ghost and The Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 54:01


    Kidd Kong goes back to the movies this week with frequent guest Kal to discuss the 1996 film (and a lot of other animal talk) The Ghost and The Darkness!

    Kidd Kong's Spooky Month! The Universal Monsters!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 114:02


    For the final of this year's Spooky Month Kidd Kong is joined again by Kal the Kaiju Guy and by brother from another mother Ian to discuss the impact of the franchise of Universal's Monsters, such as Frankenstein, Wolf Man, Invisible Man and others!

    Kidd Kong's Spooky Month! Godzilla (franchise)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 56:00


    Week two of Spooky Month is here! Kidd Kong and Kal the Kaiju Guy talk about the horror roots of Godzilla!

    Kidd Kong's Spooky Month! Halloween (franchise)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 47:35


    Welcome to Spooky Month! This month Kidd Kong and a guest each week will discuss horror movies that have impacted the genre! Kidd Kong and Kaleb (from the Kung Fu Cinema) look at Halloween!

    Episode 33: The Day the Clown Cried

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 25:00


    This week, Kidd Kong does something a little different and talks about a film, made in 1972 but to this day still unreleased to general public, the dark comedy The Day the Clown Cried, starring Jerry Lewis as a clown in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany

    Kidd Kong's Rewind Review: Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 31:47


    Nostalgia engage. Kidd Kong talks about the (present day) polarizing Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi!

    Actor Showcase 2: Jim Carrey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 109:37


    Alrighty then! This week we come back to the Actor Showcase series where Kidd Kong is joined by your favorite Kung Fu Fanatic, Kaleb! Kaleb has his own podcast called Kaleb's Kung Fu Cinema, and is a tremendous Jim Carrey fan. Join us this week as we reminisce on some of our favorite Jim Carrey films and moments!

    Episode 32: The Mummy (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 43:07


    Kidd Kong takes a look this week at the troubled development, risky filming, and ultimately cult success of the heralded 1999 action adventure take on The Mummy! Originally from 1932 and remade with a new spin. Dig in!

    Episode 31: Deep Blue Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 36:42


    What does an 8000 lb Mako shark dream of? Freedom. The Deep Blue Sea. Dive in with Kidd Kong as we swim these shark infested waters of an interesting and polarizing shark attack film!

    Episode 30: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 35:00


    Be careful where you put your wedding ring. Kidd Kong looks at a Tim Burton favorite this week in 2005's Corpse Bride!

    Episode 29: Friday (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 34:01


    Kidd Kong delves into one of the seminal stories of the 90s, the other side of life in the hood. 1995's Friday!

    Episode 28: Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 37:07


    Parlay? Kidd Kong sets sail this week aboard the ship of one Captain Jack Sparrow for a look at the first Pirates of the Caribbean film!

    Kidd Kong's Rewind Review: The Replacements (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 20:18


    Kidd Kong returns with a rewind review of one of the best sports films of the century The Replacements! Keanu Reeves took a pay cut to get Gene Hackman in this film, but you don't have to take a pay cut to listen to this review!

    Episode 27: The Exorcist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 48:45


    This week, Kidd Kong looks back on a horror movie that profoundly affected him for years in the 1973 film The Exorcist

    Episode 26: Aliens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 65:20


    They mostly drop at 1:30 PM. Mostly. (Damn South Park the Movie episode) That's right! This week we're talking about the 1986 James Cameron true classic, Aliens! I explain why the sequel is covered first, and I'll apologize right now for the minor rambling at times.

    Episode 25: The Prince of Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 27:01


    Kidd Kong takes a look this week at one of the best non-Disney animated movies of all time, Prince of Egypt!

    Episode 24: I Am Legend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 54:20


    Kidd Kong takes a hard look this week at a film that has some personal history. I Am Legend, and it's a doozy of a legend with many twists and turns as well as some real life applications to myself. Lot of spoilers in this one, just a heads up. Enjoy!

    Episode 23: Shrek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 41:20


    Kidd Kong braves a swamp this week as we look at the massive cultural icon that is the first Shrek film, all the awards, praise, and animation changing aspects of this Oscar winning film!

    Kidd Kong's Rewind Review: Ozzy & Drix

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 15:44


    Kidd Kong kicks off his Rewind Reviews with a Kids WB forgotten gem, Ozzy & Drix! Spun off from the miss-fired Osmosis Jones, the show ran for 2 years at the turn of the century!

    Episode 22: Death Becomes Her (1992)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 30:16


    Kidd Kong looks back all the way to 1992 for this week's episode, the Robert Zemeckis dark comedy Death Becomes Her! Listen in to hear the surprising connection this film has to.....Jurassic Park??? Tune in!

    Episode 21: Mortal Kombat (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 56:01


    Cue Techno Syndrome! Kidd Kong is joined this week again by fellow podcaster Kal the Kaiju Guy as we look at the terrible, horrible, laughable first adaptation of the video game franchise Mortal Kombat!

    Episode 20: Men in Black (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 45:45


    Kidd Kong looks in on the first, last, and only line of defense against the worst scum of the universe this week as he discusses 1997's Men in Black! Also taking brief looks at the two sequels and an announcement of sorts at the end!

    Episode 19: South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 43:00


    Come on down to South Park and meet some friends of mine! Kidd Kong does quite possibly the only episode he'll do that would earn an Explicit Content warning this week with South Park's as of yet only theatrical film!

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    Episode 18: Legally Blonde

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 33:01


    Whoever said orange is the new pink was seriously disturbed. Kidd Kong agrees with Elle Woods this week as we go through the empowerment movie of the early 2000s, Legally Blonde!

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