Film Junk Podcast

There can only be one, or in this case, one plus several sequels, two TV shows and an upcoming modern reboot. Highlander remains a beloved and iconic 80s action movie, and it’s about time Film Junk explored what it means to live forever. Is immortality a gift or a curse? Is The Prize a gift or a curse? What is The Quickening? Do the rules of this world make any sense? Would every movie be better with a soundtrack by Queen? Don’t lose your head… Film Junk faces such savage questions with heart, faith and steel on this week’s podcast.

The sun is dying and Ryan Gosling is the only one who can save us. After a few close calls and a close encounter, he’s going to science the shit out of the situation. But is this hero’s journey a new masterpiece or is it just space junk? Why is Reed Farrington using a translator app to watch this movie? Does humanity have a future beyond the stars? Fist my bump and prepare to be amaze on the latest episode of Film Junk.

Hey there double ugly, it's time for one of the wildest movies we've ever reviewed here on Film Junk. John De Hart's Champagne and Bullets (aka Geteven aka Road to Revenge) is an indie film and vanity project that will challenge your very perception of what cinema can be. It's the buddy cop softcore satanic cult action thriller you didn't know you needed in your life. But is John De Hart a creative visionary or just a guy trying to make out with a Playboy model in a hot tub? How many people in this movie are under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol? Can movies be so bad they're good or does that just make them good? Not a problem... we're ready to do the shimmy slide on this week's podcast.

The Film Junk Podcast is a goddamn miracle of modern science and this week we're taking a look at another (indisputable?) all-time classic. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has won its fair share of awards over the years but it's time for a modern diagnosis. Is Nurse Ratched one of the most chilling villains ever put on screen or does she actually seem kinda reasonable? Is this a career-best performance for Jack Nicholson? How do we feel about the portrayal of mental illness in the movie? It makes us feel very... peculiar. We're talking about form, content, interrelationships and so much more on this week's podcast.

Hey you guys! It's our first adventure in a brand new format and the Film Junk crew is diving deep into our childhood memories with the 1985 classic The Goonies. But does the movie still hold up without bully blinders on? Is it Dicky D's greatest invention or should Steven Spielberg get all the credit? Let's hop on our bikes and find out the truth about One-Eyed Willy's treasure together.

Just a quick taste of Film Junk's new format starting with a clip from our upcoming retro review of the 1985 classic The Goonies.

We face obsolescence with No Other Choice and discuss Is This Thing On?, Zodiac Killer Project, Body of Evidence and The Plague plus we also announce a new evolution of Film Junk. 0:00 - Intro: Format Change Announcement 29:55 - Review: No Other Choice 1:13:20 - What We Watched: Zodiac Killer Project, Best Defence, Is This Thing On?, Body of Evidence, The Plague, The Plumber 2:03:30 - Outro

We fight the future with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die and protect the past with Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie plus we also discuss Whistle, The Paper and Lonesome Dove. 0:00 - Intro 19:10 - Review: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die 38:15 - Review: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie 58:30 - What We Watched: Frasier, Lonesome Dove, Whistle, The Paper 1:11:10 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:12:50 - Outro 1:14:20 - Spoiler Discussion: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

We survive and thrive with Send Help plus we also discuss Arco, Him, The Dark Knight Trilogy and Girls Just Want to Have Fun while a special guest also contemplates going digital. 0:00 - Intro 10:20 - Going Digital Discussion 58:55 - Review: Send Help 1:28:15 - What We Watched: Arco, Wolf Man, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Him, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Nobody 2 2:05:05 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 2:07:15 - Outro 2:10:00 - Spoiler Discussion: Send Help

We take a walk on the dark side with a retro review of Eddie and the Cruisers plus we also discuss Hamnet, Dead Man's Wire, Die My Love, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere and Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains. 0:00 - Intro 23:15 - Review: Eddie and the Cruisers 1:12:15 - What We Watched: Dead Man's Wire, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, Hamnet, Die My Love, Toy Soldiers, Skyscraper: Live, One Battle After Another 1:54:30 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:57:10 - Outro

We throw a rager over 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple plus we also discuss The Rip, All You Need is Kill and Red Surf plus Frankie has a new favourite film of 2025... or does he? 0:00 - Intro 12:00 - Review: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 36:00 - What We Watched: Red Surf, The Rip, Doomsday, All You Need is Kill, Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching 1:18:45 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:21:45 - Outro 1:24:15 - Spoiler Discussion: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

We have an awkward visit with Father Mother Sister Brother plus we also discuss The Mastermind, Cover-Up, Caterpillar, One of One, Lurker, Together and The Shop Around the Corner. 0:00 - Intro 14:45 - Review: Father Mother Sister Brother 58:10 - What We Watched: The Shop Around The Corner, You've Got Mail, Caterpillar, Cover-Up, Together, The Shrouds, One of One, Lurker, The Mastermind, The Chair Company, Pluribus, Stranger Things 1:33:20 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:23:55 - Outro

We look back on another exciting year of cinema and count down our top 10 movies of 2025 plus we also hand out many coveted awards for the 2025 Junkies. 0:00 - Intro 6:10 - Top 10 Movies of 2025 56:10 - 2025 Junkies 2:04:55 - Outro

We get burned by Avatar: Fire and Ash and outhustled by Marty Supreme plus we also discuss Sentimental Value, Anaconda, Wicked: For Good, Song Sung Blue and The Housemaid. 0:00 - Intro 34:15 - Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash 1:13:40 - Review: Marty Supreme 1:53:10 - What We Watched: Anaconda, Song Sung Blue, Wicked: For Good, The Housemaid, Frasier, Sentimental Value, Alien: Romulus 2:31:50 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 2:33:35 - Outro 2:35:10 - Spoiler Discussion: Avatar:Fire and Ash 2:51:40- Spoiler Discussion: Marty Supreme

We confess our feelings about Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery plus we also discuss Oh. What. Fun., Reflection in a Dead Diamond and Metropolitan. 0:00 - Intro 21:22 - Review: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 48:50 - What We Watched: Oh. What. Fun., Metropolitan, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, Night Court, Jackie Brown, The Lowdown 1:10:20 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:20:25 - Outro

We weigh the emotional heft of Jay Kelly and dive into a double documentary discussion with Predators and Corey Feldman vs. The World plus we also talk Dust Bunny and Sorry, Baby. 0:00 - Intro 34:40 - Review: Jay Kelly 1:05:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Corey Feldman vs. The World, Predators, For Love of the Game, Dust Bunny, Sorry, Baby 2:28:46 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 2:32:55 - Outro

We try to force feed After the Hunt plus we also discuss She Walks in Darkness, Stranger Things: Season 5 and the season finale of The Chair Company. 0:00 - Intro 12:35 - Review: After The Hunt 45:20 - What We Watched: O Night Divine, She Walks in Darkness, Angelina Jolie Hand Gestures, The Chair Company, Stranger Things 1:13:25 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:20:40 - Outro

The exciting conclusion to a 2-part podcast series counting down our top 100 movies from the past 25 years. 00:00 - Intro 15:45 - Feature: Top 100 Movies 2000-2024 Part 2 2:58:15 - Outro

We take a long walk with The Running Man plus we also discuss Being Eddie, The 10th Victim, Orwell: 2+2=5, Grease, The O.C. and My Father, the BTK Killer. 0:00 - Intro 15:15 - Review: The Running Man 55:45 - What We Watched: The O.C., Being Eddie, John Candy: I Like Me, Mr. Scorsese, My Father, the BTK Killer, The 10th Victim, Grease, The Chair Company, Orwell: 2+2=5 1:26:30 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:29:05 - Outro 1:30:40 - Spoiler Discussion: The Running Man

Dax joins the hunt for Predator: Badlands and we give Frankenstein a jolt plus we also discuss Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films and Pluribus. 0:00 - Intro 22:35 - Review: Predator: Badlands 1:05:55 - Review: Frankenstein 1:41:50 - What We Watched: Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films, Pluribus, Union 2:00:00 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 2:05:55 - Outro 2:08:05 - Spoiler Discussion: Predator: Badlands

We drone on about Bugonia and defuse A House of Dynamite plus we also discuss Jennifer's Body, When Evil Lurks, On the Beach and Tim Burton: Life in the Line. 0:00 - Intro 22:20 - Review: Bugonia 44:30 - Review: A House of Dynamite 1:24:55 - What We Watched: Mr. Scorsese, Inkmaster, Halloween (2018), Jennifer's Body, When Evil Lurks, Tim Burton: Life in the Line, I Know What You Did Last Summer, On The Beach 2:13:25 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 2:17:00 - Outro 2:19:15 - Spoiler Discussion: Bugonia

We party with zombies in a retro review of Return of the Living Dead Part II plus we also discuss Good Boy, Cemetery Man, Cloud and The Perfect Neighbor. 0:00 - Intro 13:40 - Review: Return of the Living Dead Part II 54:15 - What We Watched: Cloud, The Perfect Neighbor, Good Boy, Cemetery Man, Mr. Scorsese, Scream, The Exorcist 1:27:50 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:32:00 - Outro