Mystery Movie Night

Special guest Carlin Trammel (Nerd Lunch, Dragonfly Ripple) joins Evan, Michael, Dave, and David in pondering the point of politics, planes, and plastic surgery. 00:02:40 - Review of The Candidate 00:21:44 - Review of Die Hard 2 00:35:40 - Review of Burn After Reading 00:55:53 - Guessing the Connection

Michael catches up with Erik to get his thoughts on The Cocoanuts, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Moana.

Come and see the violence inherent in the system as David, Evan, Michael, and Dave are joined by Nerd Lunch's Jeeg to talk about rotten real estate, rabid rabbits, and ridiculous roosters. 00:01:25 - Review of The Cocoanuts 00:21:09 - Review of Monty Python and the Holy Grail 00:33:27 - Review of Moana 00:55:58 - Guessing the Connection

Evan wasn't able to join us for the previous episode, so he and Michael caught up to get Evan's thoughts on Red Dawn, White Nights, and Devil in a Blue Dress.

Michael, Dave, and David are joined by special guest Shawn Robare (Branded in the 80s, Cult Film Club) to discuss death, dancing, and detectives. 00:04:10 - Review of Red Dawn 00:29:53 - Review of White Nights 00:49:56 - Review of Devil in a Blue Dress 01:06:44 - Guessing the Connection

Dave, David, Evan, and Michael are joined by the one and only Jeff Somogyi (Down the Rabbit Hole, Talkin' Chopp) to talk about time travel, killer robots, and what could possibly connect those things to Samuel L Jackson's torturing Michael Sheen. It's very funny. 00:02:15 - Review of The Terminator 00:32:24 - Review of Austin Powers 00:52:34 - Review of Unthinkable 01:18:46 - Guessing the Connection

Evan takes the hosting chair and picks his first set of movies. Can you figure out what a trainload of zombies has to do with Hawaii and Elvis before Dave, David, Michael, and special guest Paxton Holley do?

Mystery Movie Night celebrates its 25th episode with a discussion of angels, authority figures, and Albuquerque. After a brand new, custom-made theme song (written and performed by Michael's brother Matt May), Erik leads the gang through wacky space opera, high school hijinks, and cartoon superspies. Are these movies any good? What's the secret that connects them? Tune in and find out! 00:02:55 - Review of Barbarella 00:23:55 - Review of Ferris Bueller's Day Off 00:55:22 - Review of Looney Tunes: Back in Action 01:23:23 - Guessing the Connection

We're all about baseball, brigs, and Buster Keaton on this episode. Michael, Dave, David, Erik, and Evan discuss a trio of '90s movies and what it is that connects them all. 00:01:44 - Review of Major League 00:26:45 - Review of A Few Good Men 00:44:35 - Review of Benny & Joon 01:08:00 - Guessing the Connection  

David, Erik, Evan, Michael, and Dave discuss princesses, pyramids, and pecs. 00:01:15 - Review of Atlantis: The Lost Empire 00:19:47 - Review of 10,000 BC 00:36:18 - Review of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 00:56:13 - Guessing the Connection

Dave, David, Erik, and Michael are joined by our brand-new, regular co-host Evan Hanson (who was a guest on Episode 20, if you're keeping track). Lots of diverse opinions as we talk about James Bond, Joey Ramone, and Almond Joy. 00:01:33 - Review of Operation Kid Brother 00:14:23 - Review of Rock 'n' Roll High School 00:35:26 - Review of Hudson Hawk 00:57:03 - Guessing the Connection

Erik, Michael, Dave, and David wrap up the year talking about sewers, Sweetums, and sweaters. 00:01:39 - Review of The Third Man 00:18:09 - Review of The Muppet Movie 00:50:56 - Review of Ed Wood 01:12:15 - Guessing the Connection      

Yipee-Ki-Yay, Melon Farmers! Dave, David, Erik (he's back!), and Mike are joined by special guest Evan Hanson to talk robots, Russians, and Roy Rogers. Additional discussions include favorite Jack Ryans and "Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?" 00:00:45 - Review of AI: Artificial Intelligence 00:23:17 - Review of The Hunt for Red October 00:43:00 - Review of Die Hard 01:10:03 - Guessing the Connection

David, Michael, and Dave are joined by special guest Rob Graham to talk about Gales, Goblins, and Goro. And after learning what connects them all, we reveal our favorite '80s fantasy movies. 00:00:56 - Review of The Wizard of Oz 00:17:56 - Review of Labyrinth 00:42:26 - Review of Mortal Kombat 01:16:25 - Guessing the Connection

Michael, Dave, and David are joined by Kay (Hyperspace Theories, Fangirlblog.com) to talk over a trio of Alfred Hitchcock movies with a second connection. 00:02:00 - Review of Jamaica Inn 00:12:52 - Review of Rebecca 00:32:22 - Review of The Birds 00:55:19 - Guessing the Connection

Lots of cool guests on this one as Dan Taylor and Ron Ankeny (Starmageddon, N3rd World) and Paxton Holley (Nerd Lunch, Cult Film Club, Hellbent for Letterbox) join Dave, David, and Michael to talk grunge, guns, and gigawatts.

David, Dave, and Michael are joined by their mother, sister, and wife (respectively) Diane, who also happens to be the creator of the Mystery Movie Night concept. Together, the gang reconsiders a couple of maligned superhero movies and a family classic. 00:04:21 - Review of Batman and Robin 00:27:10 - Review of Shrek 00:40:07 - Review of The Amazing Spider-Man 01:12:33 - Guessing the Connection

Michael, Dave, and David are joined by very special guest Jeff Somogyi (Nerd Lunch Presents Down the Rabbit Hole) to talk about some divisive movies. We question Lee Marvin's murder skills, M Night Shyamalan's storytelling skills, and Billy Zane's... Okay, we don't question anything about Billy Zane, but there may be another element or two in The Phantom that make us wonder. Check out the great discussion and see if you can guess the secret connection between the movies before it's revealed.   00:02:19 - Review of Point Blank  00:34:54 - Review of The Phantom 01:03:20 - Review of The Village 01:47:00 - Guessing the Connection

Erik, David, Dave, and Michael discuss Robert Preston's cons, Barry Sonnenfeld's creatures, and where Mulan fits into the Disney canon. And of course, the top secret connection that ties them all together. 00:00:49 - Review of The Music Man 00:30:45 - Review of Men in Black 00:54:28 - Review of Mulan 01:11:00 - Guessing the Connection

Dave, David, Erik, and Michael are back for another Burt Reynolds car chase movie, teenage beach shenanigans, and the death of Jean Grey. What did we think? What's the secret that connects them all? Tune in to find out! 00:01:12 - Review of Muscle Beach Party (1964) 00:21:29 - Review of Smokey and the Bandit (1977) 00:41:18 - Review of X-Men 2 (2003) 01:15:12 - Guessing the connection