Revisiting our chat on The Running Man (1987) as a new adaptation hits theatres: Arnold Schwarzenegger battles murderous game show hosts in this prescient dystopian thriller that predicted reality TV.
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Revisiting our chat on The Running Man (1987) as a new adaptation hits theatres: Arnold Schwarzenegger battles murderous game show hosts in this prescient dystopian thriller that predicted reality TV.
We venture into completely new territory with The Monster Squad (1987)—a film neither had seen before. Does the magic work when you’re encountering Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Wolfman for the first time as adults?
Professor Dustin Morrow from The Long Rewind Podcast joins us to tackle one of the 80s’ most inexplicable obsessions—ninjas!—with an exploration of Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja 3: The Domination.
Jordan Collier joins us to revisit the 1985 spy comedy Spies Like Us. What happens when a beloved childhood favorite gets the modern rewatch treatment? Sometimes the results are as bumbling as the protagonists themselves.