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 Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast we uncover the 1985 sci-fi/horror film "Creature" (aka Titan Find) directed by William Malone and staring Stan Ivar, Wendy Schaal, Lyman Ward, Annette McCarthy, Robert Jaffe, Diane Salinger, and Klaus Kinski (who is creepy as hell yet NOT the titular "creature"...). This is another one of those "saw it at the video store and never rented it" picks for Erik, Ryan, and Joe. Is this poor-man's Alien a hidden gem, or is this just more space junk? Check out the movie on TubiTV (for FREE) then join us for the discussion on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
If you were a horror section regular at your local video depot circa 2000 you probably didn't rent this movie about 100 different times but I'm sure you remember the art from the box. This week we're talking about Full Moon Features' "The Dead Hate the Living!". Watch along for free on Tubi.tv and then join in and help us decide if this one is worth resurrecting or if it should stay forever banished to the land of the dead.
Watch Along: https://tubitv.com/movies/478270/dead-hate-the-living?start=true
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
This week on the Video Junkyard Podcast, Erik and Joe continue wading around in the swamp of trashy fishmen cinema to bring you their review of Screamers (1981), also known as Island of the Fishmen! While the ad campaigns said these monsters "turn people inside out"...that never really happens. But what does happen is a lot of subplots stuffed into a heavily modified low-budget Italian horror film. So does "Screamers" swim, or is it just a flop? Check out the movie on TubiTV.com for free, then join us for the discussion on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
This week: Crawling up from the depths of the Junkyard Lagoon it's the first of two of our series of forgotten gill person movies. This is "Humanoids from the Deep", the infamous Roger Corman classic that still can turn heads to this day. The question is: Is this one worth another dip into the deep or should it sink back down to the depths where it came from? Watch the movie for free on Tubi TV and then press play and we'll talk... after this one... you're gonna need it.
Watch Along: https://tubitv.com/movies/452490/humanoids-from-the-deep?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!
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Welcome back to the Police Box in the Junkyard Podcast AKA the podcast that explores the worlds of Doctor Who in a completely random order. This month we land at Episode 7 - The Two Doctors. Host Erik Gulbrandsen and co-host Assad Khaishgi are joined by Larry VanMersbergen (Host of the Doctor Who Collectors Podcast) and Matthew Kresal (writer and blogger at Warped Factor) to discuss the Season 22 multi-doctor story "The Two Doctors". Come on into the Junkyard and join us in the TARDIS!
Check out our guests' fabulous work:
Doctor Who Collectors Podcast - https://www.facebook.com/doctorwhocollectorspodcast
Warped Factor - http://www.warpedfactor.com/
I mention this book in the show and I highly recommend it: https://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Are-Essential-Unofficial-Greatest/dp/1770412549
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!
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 it's related materials belong to the BBC.
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast we take a look at the 1985 claymation film "The Adventures of Mark Twain" directed by the great Will Vinton. Telling the story of Twain's larger than life persona as he tries to catch up with Haley's Comet and reflects on his lesser-known works. As typical in many 80's kids movies, it gets creepy. But is it good enough to live up to the tall tales, or is it just whitewash? Check out the film on TubiTV.com for free, then join us for the discussion on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
This week we take a look at the 1989 Empire Pictures sci-fi sports flick "Arena". Think of this on as 'Rocky' in space. Ryan brings us this film he remembered from his youth and we compare and contrast it with its sister film "Robot Jox" that we watched last week. Check out Arena on YouTube and then join us for the fun!
Watch Along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qwvUnFb-Yw
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 Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast we are joined by friend of the podcast Christopher Noto to discuss the 1990 sci-fi cult classic Robot Jox! Directed by Stewart Gordon, this futuristic feature pits giant robots against each because...reasons! After spawning numerous copycats, is this one firing on all cylinders, or does it crash and burn? Join us in the Video Junkyard Podcast to find out!
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
It's Official. We here at the Video Junkyard Podcast have extended the holidays. We bring you a bonus 3rd part to our holiday horrors series. This week we're watching the 2003 horror/thriller "Dead End" starring Ray Wise and Lin Shaye. This one was an under that radar horror film that has often been called "severely under rated". Listen in as we drive down the road to Marcott with the Harringtons and let you know if this one is really worth digging out of the Junkyard.
All of us here at the VJP are wishing you a safe and Happy New Year!
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 Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
The podcast that explores the universe(s) of Doctor Who in a completely random order returns with an in depth look at the 4th Doctor classic "The Hand of Fear." Joining us this month for our discussion are Assad Khaishgi and Larry VanMersbergen (of the Doctor Who Collector's Podcast). We also talk a bit about Chicago TARDIS 2020.
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!
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 it's related materials belong to the BBC.