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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Episodes
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
I'm your huckleberry...
This week on the Video Junkyard Podcast, Joe and Erik continue their western adventure with the 1993 American Western film "Tombestone", directed by George P. Cosmatos with the incredibly star-studded cast of Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, and Dana Delany. Tombstone tells the story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Johnny Ringo, William Brocius, and the gun fight at the OK Corral. How well does Tombstone hold up over time? Check out the latest episode to find out!
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Howdy, Partners! For the next few weeks, the Video Junkyard Podcast is heading west as we revisit the brief late 80s-early 90s western resurgence. This week, Erik and Joe saddle up and and review Young Guns (1988)directed by Christopher Cain and starring Brat Pack regulars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko, Terence Stamp, Terry O'Quinn, Brian Keith, and the great Jack Palance. Is this re-telling of the tale of Billy the Kid live up to the legend, or has the sun set on it? Check out the new episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast to find out!
Friday Jun 28, 2019
Friday Jun 28, 2019
We welcome back the one and only Ryan Steiskal (AKA Beerslayer the Barbarian) to continue our Conan conversation. This week we look at the 1984 sequel Conan the Destroyer. This is the often maligned "toned down" PG rated adventure but is it really as bad as they told you it was?
Have you seen this movie? Do you love? Hate it? Share your review with us and we'll be sure to read it on the show. Please send that and any other feedback to VideoJunkyardPodcast@gmail.com.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087078/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Friday Jun 21, 2019
This week we welcome back friend of the show Ryan Steiskal to talk about the filmic world of Conan the Barbarian. This week we talk about Conan the Barbarian starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones. This movie was catalyst to many sword and sorcery films to follow throughout the 80s but is it really the best of the bunch?
Come with us on an epic quest this week and next.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082198/
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
This week we look at the 1987 Kathryn Bigelow film "Near Dark" - a unique film that blends aspects of road movies, contemporary westerns, film noir, and - most importantly - a incredible twist on the vampire genre. This isn't Twilight.... Tune in as Joe and Erik discuss this often-overlooked gem on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
BRAINS!!!! On this special 50th Episode, Erik and Joe crank up the punk rock, huff some Trioxin, and crave BRAINS as they review the 1985 American Horror/Comedy film "Return of the Living Dead". Does it hold up like a corpse with rigor mortis, or has it decomposed? Tune in to find out on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
This week we're taking a look at a film that was a first time for us. "The Fall" is a 2006 art/adventure film directed by Tarsem. It's no doubt a beautiful film full of some of the most stunning photography... well... ever. It has been criticized as being all style and no substance but have a listen and see where we 'FALL'.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/?ref_=nv_sr_3?ref_=nv_sr_3
Friday May 24, 2019
Friday May 24, 2019
This week we take a look at the 1986 video store shelf mainstay "F/X". This 80's cop thriller about a movie FX artist that is forced to use his talents to survive when he is set up by the Justice Department was a big time hit... Is it still worth a watch or did these "F/X" not age well?
Let us know your thoughts about F/X. Shoot us an e-mail with your review at: videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com
Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
In this action-packed episode, Erik and Joe assemble to review the amazing, astounding, and exciting films that brought the Marvel Cinematic Universe to where it is today! No - we don't mean Iron Man (2008)... we mean the rocky road of the pre-MCU!! Blade, X-Men, Ghost Rider, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man... Join us as we look back on the bumpy road to cinematic history on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
If last week was the big dance... this is the after party. VJP Goes to the Prom continues this week with Prom Night (1980... This one is a famous slasher movie from the classic era but how does it fare these days. Is it still a stalk and slash classic or does it disco dance its way into obscurity?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081383/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2