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Science-fiction author Casey Jarmes and horror director Riley Thorpe watch, discuss, and review science-fiction, fantasy, cult, superhero, and other stereotypically geeky movies.

Casey Jarmes


    • Jan 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 70 EPISODES


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    Watchmen REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 60:55


    In the final episode of Silver Age/Silver Screen, Casey and Riley return to Zack Snyder one final time.

    The Thing REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 54:49


    Just in time for the holidays, Casey and Riley review a cheery, lighthearted movie about a group of scientists meeting an odd alien during the Antarctic winter. Amongus imposter sus.

    Guardians of the Galaxy REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 93:02


    Casey and Riley talk about how Marvel has terrible fathers, the tragedy of grandpa Quill, FX's lineup, and the fantastic 2014 superhero comedy Guardians of the Galaxy.

    Batman and Robin REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 76:23


    Casey and Riley review the second Joel Schumacher Batman movie, the one that is absolutely awful in the best way possible. It has Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze. Need we say more?

    Dune (1984) REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 63:37


    Casey and Riley review Dune. Not the good new one. The bad old one from the eighties! You know, the incomprehensible pile of garbage directed by David Lynch that has Sting as its main antagonist. It is not a good movie.

    Spider-Man 2 REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 89:36


    Casey and Riley review the fantastic 2004 movie about Spider-Man getting the ever-living shit beat out of him by life. Also Alfred Molina is in this one.

    The Shinning REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 46:57


    Casey and Riley review an excellent horror movie about a loving father spending the winter taking a pleasant vacation at a hotel with his family.

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 74:03


    Casey and Riley review the third Harry Potter movie and talk about why Hagrid is a terrible teacher, the fucking abortion of justice that everyone in this universe is okay with, and why Riley's sister is the worst person on the planet.

    A Nightmarathon on Elm Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 97:42


    Casey and Riley review A Nightmare on Elm Street. The series, not the film. That's right, they review six abysmal horror movies about a burned dude killing people in their dreams. And holy shit do they get worse with time.

    Writing a horror movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 40:42


    Casey and Riley team up to workshop a screenplay for Inferno, a horror movie about firefighters taking on a demon!

    Blade REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 53:59


    Casey and Riley review a superhero movie about a vampire hunter who hates motherfuckers who try to ice skate uphill.

    The Exorcist REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 47:19


    Casey and Riley review a classic horror movie about demon possession, green vomit, and sexy catholic priests.

    Killer Klowns From Outer Space REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 56:30


    Casey, Riley, and special guest Ralen Stevens review the terrible 80s horror movie about evil clowns, popcorn babies, and the one cop who bravely decided to do nothing as his entire town was murdered!

    Ready Player One REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 77:56


    Casey and Riley review the godawful mess that is the movie Ready Player One. It's amazing that a movie filled to the brim with special effects, great characters (from other films), and a fantastic director can be so utterly heartless!

    Zack Snyder's Justice League REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 91:41


    Casey and a very tipsy Riley return to the DCEU Justice League movie, now reshot and reedited to better match the vision of their favorite director! Is it better than the theatrical cut? Yeah, probably. But is it a good movie?

    One year of this shit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 55:15


    Casey and Riley celebrate the show's one year anniversary (plus a few weeks) by revisiting old reviews!

    X2: X-Men United REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 75:59


    Casey and Riley return to the X-Men movies with a stupidly named sequel.

    Predator REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 48:59


    Casey and Riley review the classic action movie about a pair of US governors fighting against an ugly alien. This film, much like half of Hollywood, is called Predator! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Justice League (2017) REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 77:04


    Casey and Riley review the third DCEU film directed by Zack Snyder. Er...the one directed by Joss Whedon. It's complicated. It also features slow-motion fruit cart kicking, wasted characters, and a constant discussion of brunch. It's...a film that exists. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Repo! The Genetic Opera REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 45:30


    Casey and Riley review a weird, dark, gory musical about a man who kills people and steals their organs and his sickly daughter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Street Fighter REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 54:08


    Casey and Riley review the cheesy, ham-filled mess of an adaptation that is the 1994 Street Fighter film! Witness tanks driving into nightclubs, a hero who tries to kill his best friend without hesitation, about a dozen characters who do nothing, the shameless massacring of the source material, and the wonderfully over-the-top performance of the late Raul Julia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    THE TOP TEN WORST COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 67:57


    Casey and Riley discuss the worst comic book characters. The absolute most godawful idiotic ideas. Characters like Supergirl's pedophile horse, the world's greatest child soldier, and a literal pile of shit. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Black Widow (2021) REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 62:49


    Casey and Riley return to the MCU to review a film that should have come out years ago! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Matrix REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 44:29


    Casey and Riley review the iconic sci-fi kung-fu movie about a dude learning that the world is a computer and then punching people. It's better than it sounds. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Batman Forever REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 48:16


    We return to the Batman series, with a new director and Batman. Also, two villains doing a bad Joker impression. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Rocky MARATHON REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 68:11


    In this special episode, we attempt to go five fifteen-minute rounds against the classic Rocky series, enduring five different films filled with campy villians, training montages, hamfisted propaganda, and a hell of a lot of fist fights to answer the age-old question: are the Rocky movies good? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Plan 9 from Outer Space REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 40:54


    Casey and Riley review the worst movie. Just the most awful film ever made. A movie with the quality of a fridge full of milk that broke down ten years ago. A film with the dumbest villains, bland protagonists, zombies that act like vampires, and a chiropractor pretending to be Bela Lugosi. Prepare for future events to affect you in the future, because it's Plan 9 from Outer Space! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Speed Racer REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 51:34


    Casey and Riley review the most balls to the wall, crazy, colorful, dumb action movie ever created: Speed Racer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Secret Identities are Kinda Dumb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 56:33


    Casey and Riley discuss the absolute stupidity that is superhero secret identities, from Superman's mind powers to Daredevil's "twin brother" Mike. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Spider-Man REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 77:25


    Casey and Riley review the classic Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie, featuring wooden acting, a cartoonish villain, more cheese than the entire state of Wisconsin, and also more heart than any other move they've reviewed on this show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Bladerunner REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 43:48


    Casey and Riley review the Ridley Scott classic that asks amazing questions like: What does it mean to be human? Can love last with imminent death? What the fuck is that shit with the unicorn? It's Bladerunner, and it's amazing.

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 57:17


    Casey and Riley review the second Zack Synder Superman movie, which pits the boring hunk of drywall from the last one up against a version of Batman who kills people with guns! Witness the random psychic powers, the assistants killed for piss jokes, the bonding over the name Martha, and a handful of admittedly good attempts at drama. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Little Shop of Horrors REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 57:17


    Casey and Riley review the cult classic musical about a man eating plant. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Super Mario Bros. REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 57:17


    Casey and Riley review the weird, weird, weird, weird, weird Super Mario Bros. Movie starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Weirdest Comic Book Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 77:12


    Casey and Riley talk about the weirdest comic book characters. Characters like the Beef, Crafty Coyote, Love Sausage, Fantomah, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Howard the Duck REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 60:31


    Casey and Riley reveiw the original Marvel movie: the one with the duck tiddies. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Alien REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 55:36


    Casey and Riley review the nightmarish, uncomfortably sexual, and nearly perfect sci-fi horror classic directed by Ridley Scott: Alien. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Justice League of America (1997) REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 51:29


    Casey and Riley review that one Justice League movie. No, not that one. Or that one. The failed TV pilot from 1987 where everyone is super duper lame. Witness the mediocrity of the worst disguise in superhero history, the most pathetic version of the Flash ever conceived, and a villain who can't beat one superhero, much less six. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Space Jam REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 57:19


    Casey and Riley review the hit movie starring a man who can't act and a rabbit who doesn't exist and talk about fun, wholesome topics, like nostalgia, sports, and fat fucking rabbit titties. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 74:36


    Casey and Riley return to the Harry Potter series for more wacky magical hijinx, now with more really poorly thought out racism metaphors and a big spooky snake! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    WandaVision and the Future of the MCU

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 74:31


    Casey and the weird static monster possessing Riley discuss the recent WandaVision TV show, toxic nerd culture, and the fate of the MCU in phase 4. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Thor REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 82:58


    Casey and Riley return to the MCU to discuss the first appearance of Thor, a vain cruel boy with dyed eyebrows who speedruns his way through character development and faces off against his totally trustworthy brother, Loki. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    King Kong vs Godzilla (1963) REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 52:57


    Casey and Riley review a film about the king of monsters taking on the eighth wonder of the world. No, not the new one. The one from the sixties. Specifically, the American dub that re-edited it to include more white people. Witness as they delve into King Kong getting hammered, people forgetting Godzilla exists, and the absolute madman who decided to import a goddamn Kaiju. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Man of Steel REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 83:29


    Casey and Riley prepare themselves for the Snyder Cut by rewatching the first Zack Snyder Superman film. They...do not enjoy it. Tune in as they discuss the bad haircuts, dick-shaped spaceships, boring characters, and complete misunderstanding of what makes Superman work as a character! We're going to get so much hate mail for this one. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 53:04


    "How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!" Man, imagine if they went with that title? Way too long. But, fitting for this weird, beautiful love story that Casey and Riley review for Valentine's. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Last Airbender REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 111:47


    Casey, Riley, and special guest Ralen Stevens tear into the infamous live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Witness the horrors of the wooden acting, the pebble dance, the dickhead princess, and that stupid boring dragon. This one may have been a bit long. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Pitching a new Star Wars Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 83:53


    Casey and Riley pitch ideas for new Star Wars movies set in the Clone Wars. Also in this episode: tech issues, discussion of vore, two candidates for the worst Jedi ever, a deep dive into the horrors of war, and a remake that no one wanted. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    X-Men REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 88:58


    In this Giant Sized episode, Casey and Riley review the original X-Men movie, starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and Anna Paquin. Also they get distracted by tangents. Many many times. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    James Bond: Dr. No REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 64:19


    Casey and Riley delve into one of the most famous franchises in all of cinema and watch the first adventure of the world's worst secret agent. Listen as they describe all the times James Bond drinks poison, gets distracted by his horniness, and accidentally kills thousands of innocent people in his original 1962 battle against the nefarious Dr. No! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Justice League: The New Frontier REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 62:49


    In the 1950s, America faced terrifying new challenges: McCarthyism, the Korean War, that giant floating island made of dinosaurs that tried to destroy Florida. And in our hour of need, we were saved by the world’s greatest heroes: Hal Jordan, Martian Manhunter, those other dudes, actor Alan Ritchson... Yeah we watched Justice League: the New Frontier, a direct to DVD animated film with a stellar premise. Did it hit the mark? Tune in to find out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Zardoz REVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 48:06


    In 1974, James Bond actor Sean Connery starred in Zardoz, a weird, sexual, psychedelic, weird, sexual, uncomfortable, and weird film about a race of eternal beings and the mortal man they keep as a pet. And we watched it, without knowing anything about it in advance. Tune in as we discuss this absolute acid trip of a movie. TW: Sean Connery is really rapey in this film which is...not great --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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