Video Junkyard Podcast
Do you ever get a flash of a memory of a movie you saw as a child, but can’t remember the name? Perhaps you caught it on TV while staying up later than you should have. Or maybe you never saw it, but you recognize the cover art from the neighborhood video store around the block. At the Video Junkyard, we dig up these forgotten films and franchises and see if they still hold up in the digital age. Hosts Erik Gulbrandsen, Joe Peterson and Ryan Steiskal will look at the best, the worst, and the best of the worst.
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Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
One our next Halloween outing for the Video Junkyard Podcast we take a look back at the 1987 comedy/horror film "The Monster Squad". Written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker (and directed by Dekker), Monster Squad tells the story of a quinessential 80's kids' "Monster Club" that finds their favorite monsters from filmland assembling in their home town to (naturally) take over the world! Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, the Wolfman, and the Gillman are all here in the cult classic! But how does The Monster Squad hold up among other all-star monster outings? Check out the second entry in our Video Junkyard Podcast Halloween Series to find out!
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
This week we revisit the 2004 Action-Horror epic "Van Helsing". Hugh (Wolverine) Jackman stars as the titular vampire hunter in the actioned-up mess of a movie. Check this one out on Peacock TV and then join us as we discuss the merits, if any, of this new take on the classic Universal Monsters.
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast we revisit the 1996 filmmaking train wreck that is "The Island of Dr. Moreau"! Originally envisioned by director Richard Stanley, the film stars Marlon Brando (in one of his weirdest performances ever), Val Kilmer (just out of Batman's cowl), and an incredibly wasted David Thewlis and Fairuza Balk. Based on the classic tale by H.G. Wells of a mad scientists on a remote island who has created animal/human hybrids, the behind-the-scenes drama (like removing Stanley as director a week into shooting and replacing him with John Frankenheimer) almost improve and parallel the bizarreness on the screen. So join us for the discussion of one of the strangest stories out of 1990s Hollywood on the latest episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
It's week two of the David Cronenberg takeover and this week we take a trip, in our very own stretch limousine, to check out the 2012 film "Cosmopolis". Robert Pattinson stars in this cerebral critique of modern life that was scripted and directed by Mr. Cronenberg. This is a heavy trip of a movie and if you made it through to the other side tune in and see what we made of all of it.
Watch Along: https://tubitv.com/movies/476215/cosmopolis?start=true
Send feedback on this or any of our episodes to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com or join the Video Junkyard Podcast Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2072427876119534/) and we can chat there. Hope to hear from you!
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
This week is the start of our two-part series featuring films by the one and only David Cronenberg. This 1983 thriller is based on a book by Stephen King and stars Christopher Walken as the reluctant hero and psychic Johnny Smith. Does this one still hold thrills and chills for the modern viewer or is the film a Dead Zone in Cronenberg's filmography? Come have a listen.
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Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
This week on the Video Junkyard Podcast Ryan, Erik, and Joe are HOUSEBOUND (2014)! Directed by Gerard Johnstone and starring Morgana O'Reilly, Rima Te Waita, and Glen-Paul Waru, Housebound follows Kylie (O'Reilly) who is forced to return to her childhood home after being placed under house arrest, where she suspects that something evil may be lurking. This relatively new release for the podcast is one of the latest addition to the growing catalog of horror-comedies from New Zealand. Is this one laughs and screams for all the wrong reasons? Check out the film on TubiTV.com then join us for the review on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
This week we discuss the Italian-American post-apocalyptic motorcycle gang movie "1990: The Bronx Warriors". It's one part "Escape From New York" and one part "The Warriors" but do those delicious ingredients add up to a satisfying hybrid or does this post-nuke mutation need to stay lost in the 80s where we found it? Watch the movie on Tubi and then listen in as we talk Trash about "1990: The Bronx Warriors".
Watch Along: https://tubitv.com/movies/484802/1990-the-bronx-warriors
Send feedback on this or any of our episodes to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com or join the Video Junkyard Podcast Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2072427876119534/) and we can chat there. Hope to hear from you!
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
This week we welcome a new permanent cast member, author, and reviewer Matthew Kresal! Matthew joins Assad and Erik on their journeys through all of time and space and we land again in spin-off land. This month we're talking about Big Finish's "UNIT: Encounters - Invocation" by Roy Gill. You can find this for purchase on CD or as a digital download as part of the UNIT: Encounters box set at BigFinish.com. We hope you will join us aboard our TARDIS as we continue to follow the adventures of the Doctor (and all of his friends).
Send feedback on this or any of our episodes to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com or join the discussion on the Facebook Group (www.facebook.com/groups/526688614899377/). Hope to hear from you!
Visit Matthew here: https://www.facebook.com/KresalWrites and look for his book "Our Man on the Hill" on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Our-Man-Hill-Matthew-Kresal-ebook/dp/B095CPMQKZ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=our+man+on+the+hill&qid=1630092948&sr=8-1
Trailer Audio by the BBC and arranged by VERITASERUMUK. Theme music by Ron Grainer and arranged as "Doctor Who Retro Theme" by Neon Frontier. All rights to Doctor Who and its related materials belong to the BBC.
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
This week we watched "The Guyver". This was truly a courageous instance of our old moniker... "We watched it, so you don't have to" mostly because it's not available in the streaming format (our apologies, it used to be on Tubi) and also because you honestly should avoid this movie like it were a piece of invasive biotech. Press play now to hear us discuss "The Guyver" and if you're a fan please shoot us a message and tell us why.
Send feedback on this or any of our episodes to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com or join the Video Junkyard Podcast Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2072427876119534/) and we can chat there. Hope to hear from you!
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
This week on the Video Junkyard Podcast, Erik and Joe (and an annoying cricket) review the 1996 American action film "The Long Kiss Goodnight" starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Renny Harlin. Samantha (Davis) has had amnesia for eight years but has started a new life with her family in a small town. But when her past comes back to find her, it triggers her persona as an assassin and spy to kick in and uncovers a deep conspiracy. While certainly covering all of the familiar tropes of 90s action films, does this flick bring back good memories, or is it just firing blanks? Check out the movie for free on TubiTV.com then join is for the discussion on the Video Junkyard Podcast!