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.
Episodes
May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019
45 min
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
May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019
48 min
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
May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019
1hr 6 min
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!
May 10, 2019
May 10, 2019
39 min
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
May 3, 2019
May 3, 2019
53 min
Video Junkyard is headed to the Prom. It's fascinating how many films center around this coming of age tradition. So in proper Video Junkyard Fashion we picked out a couple of Prom Night shockers that have gone down in history. It's Prom season again and the tradition is alive and well. Let's see if these films aged as well.
This is part one of the two part VJP Prom. Tonight we are watching Brian DePalma's Carrie (1976). Enjoy.
Apr 26, 2019
Apr 26, 2019
44 min
This week Erik and Joe return to Luc Besson's science fiction movies to check out the 2017 sci-fi/adventure film "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets", with a star-studded cast including Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu and Rutger Hauer. Based on the legendary comic book series "Valérian and Laureline", the film showcases jaw-dropping visuals and intriguing settings. But does it work as a film...? Check out the latest episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast to find out!
Apr 19, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
41 min
This week Erik and Joe revisit the 1997 sci-fi/action film "The Fifth Element", written and directed by Luc Besson and starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, and Gary Oldman. While the film was polarizing to audiences upon its release, it has developed a cult following. Does this galactic adventure stand up to the test of time? Check out the latest episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast to find out!
Apr 12, 2019
Apr 12, 2019
37 min
Part 2 of 2 of our Takashi Miike series. This week take another look at "Ichi the Killer". This is a bit more exemplary of the work Miike is known for in Japan but how does it hold up close to 20 years later. Is Ichi still the shocking exploitation classic or has aging social commentary and bad CGI made a stinker out of this one? We'll take it apart piece by piece...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296042/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
Apr 5, 2019
Apr 5, 2019
42 min
This week Joe and Erik start a two part look at the work of Japanese Master of Horror Takashi Miike (Miike Takashi). They start with the incredible 1999 mindfuck Audition. This was originally scheduled to be a one episode Miike special but we ended up recording so much that there was enough good stuff to bring you two shows. Next week we continue with 2001's Ichi the Killer.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/
Mar 30, 2019
Mar 30, 2019
1hr 5 min
WELL LA-DE-FRICKEN-DA!!! This week in the Video Junkyard, Erik and Joe review some of the lesser-celebrated work of one of the funniest guys of the 90s - the late, great Chris Farley! While his life and career was cut tragically short, Farley gave us some side-splitting laughs with he lovable characters and intense slapstick and physical comedy.
Join us as we revisit Black Sheep and Almost Heroes and discuss the career of the the great Chris Farley on the Video Junkyard Podcast!