Late Fees with Matt and James

Comedian Ian Abramson comes on the show to geek out about his favorite movies and sequels. Truthfully, we were supposed to discuss a little-seen Blockbuster Video produced series called "Josh Kirby: Time Warrior", but we had such a good time talking that THAT'S BECOMING IT'S OWN EPISODE SERIES. So, listen to us laugh our way through Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones rankings and get ready for new episodes featuring a deep dive into the strangest 90s direct-to-video children's series ever made! And follow Ian. He's one of the absolute funniest, most talented guys around. His Conan set is LEGENDARY. Find him on Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok @IanAbramson.

Scott Wampler (THE KINGCAST) brings his extensive horror knowledge to the pod for this discussion of CANDYMAN (1992) and has some fun anecdotes about his days as a teenager working for Blockbuster.

Lucas Zachary Hazlett (American Princess, Wrecked) drops by to talk Friday the 13th, Sean S. Cunningham vs. Wes Craven, and the definitive rankings of the Friday and Nightmare film series'.

Our delightful and wildly talented friend, Nazanin Nour joins us to talk about early video store memories, acting, and Goosebumps books. She also attempts to make Matt happy by bringing up Dunkin' Donuts...a lot. Nazanin is a judge on Persia's Got Talent and star of My Immigrant Family on YouTube. She's a wonderful actor, writer, comedian, and philanthropist. If you're not already following her, start now.

Hilarious writer and comedian, Mat Dann joins us on the show to talk all things video rentals. We rank Spielberg movies, reminisce about childhood indie video stores, and realize collectively that Tom Cruise always makes entertaining movies. But mostly, we laugh at the always funny and joyful Mat Dann who you can follow @MatDannimal and see performing all around Los Angeles.

William DeMeritt drops by to chat Zack Snyder's Justice League and we also sneak in a bit about The Batman and Godzilla vs. Kong, because we can't help ourselves!

Our friend, the hilarious author, comedian, public speaker, multi-hyphenate, power-house SARA BENINCASA joins us to talk Mortal Kombat. We talk about the new movie and do a deep dive into the 1995 classic. Plus we talk Ghostbusters and do easily one million bits because Sara is a delight. Follow her on social media @SarajBenincasa and buy her books! (we highly recommend Real Artists Have Day Jobs"

Special Guest Tara Grammy (A Simple Wedding, Persia's Got Talent) joins Matt and James to talk about Grease. Does it hold up? Is it more inappropriate than we remember? Will Matt find a connection between it and Critters 2. Yes, Yes, YES! Follow Tara @TaraGrammy! She's a hilarious comedian, actress, host, producer, and all around delightful person.

Special guests Michelle Viray and Kim Truong from the podcast, Crush Fictionally (Campfire Media) stop by and chat Boy Bands, Dirty Dancing, and late fee espionage!

James and Matt have special guest Connor Ratliff on the podcast to talk holiday specials. You know Connor from the George Lucas Talk Show, the podcast "Dead Eyes", UCB, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Search Party, etc! Connor gives us some amazing Muppet recommendations, we wax nostalgic about breakfast cereals, AND we roast the Charlie Brown Christmas Special...because honestly, it deserves it. Follow @ConnorRatliff and visit www.latefeescomedy.com!

Jesse Goldwater (Archie Comics) comes through with a love of anime, nostalgia for monster trucks, and a lot of money owed in late fees.

Special guest Jenny Jaffe (Big Hero 6, Rugrats) drops by to talk about Clerks, Office Space, frightening VHS art, weird DVD commentary, and everything in between.

James and Matt talk with their dear friend Ryan Gaul (Groundlings, The Last O.G.) about karate, Missing in Action, salvaging Halloween 2020, and they ponder the age old question: Where is Chuck Norris?

James and Matt talk with special guest Mike Scollins - an Emmy nominated writer who has worked on SNL, The Golden Globes, and The White House Correspondents' Dinner. He's currently a writer/performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers and can be seen in the IFC Midnight release, GREENER GRASS. They talk the 1996 Mark Wahlberg thriller FEAR and rank the SCREAM movies from best to worst. (spoiler: They're all good!)

Lisa Foiles (All That, Ash Ridley and the Phoenix) comes through and talks Back to the Future. Then James pitches a new Jurassic Park trilogy.

Mark Saul (All That, Grey's Anatomy) joins to talk the early days of Nickelodeon's All That, a trippy 90's Drug PSA, and nostalgic toys. Then Matt & James do a deep dive into the latest installment of the Bill & Ted franchise. Station!

Matt and James have been stuck inside for too long so they've decided to yell at each other over Zoom and subject the world to it. This first episode features a deep dive into Vin Diesel's digitally released film, Bloodshot. The guys reminisce about the last time they were in a movie theater. And Matt pitches a sequel to the Richard Donner classic, The Goonies.