Welcome to the first episode of our sixth season, the first of three episodes to begin the new year before our two month hiatus.
This episode, we do our first ever Listener Freebie, letting Lee Thompson, one of our biggest supporters in the United Kingdom, pick the movie we cover this episode. Lee chose the 1984 British television drama Threads, and we are proud to talk about this hidden gem.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the first episode of our sixth season, the first of three episodes to begin the new year before our two month hiatus.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode, we do our first ever Listener Freebie, letting Lee Thompson, one of our biggest supporters in the United Kingdom, pick the movie we cover this episode. Lee chose the 1984 British television drama Threads, and we are proud to talk about this hidden gem.&lt;/p&gt;
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Welcome to the first episode of our sixth season, the first of three episodes to begin the new year before our two month hiatus.
This episode, we do our first ever Listener Freebie, letting Lee Thompson, one of our biggest supporters in the United Ki...

Welcome to the first episode of our sixth season, the first of three episodes to begin the new year before our two month hiatus.
This episode, we do our first ever Listener Freebie, letting Lee Thompson, one of our biggest supporters in the United Kingdom, pick the movie we cover this episode. Lee chose the 1984 British television drama Threads, and we are proud to talk about this hidden gem.

Threads

For our final episode of 2023, the podcast takes a look back at the history of one of the best and most popular films of the decade, 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

<description>&lt;p&gt;For our final episode of 2023, the podcast takes a look back at the history of one of the best and most popular films of the decade, 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.&lt;/p&gt;
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For our final episode of 2023, the podcast takes a look back at the history of one of the best and most popular films of the decade, 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

For our final episode of 2023, the podcast takes a look back at the history of one of the best and most popular films of the decade, 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

On this week's episode, we talk about a movie that was buried by one of the major American distributors back in 1984, due to its similarity to a Clint Eastwood movie they were making at the time, and how it's finally going to get a second chance with viewers forty years later.
Tony Garnett's Deep in the Heart.

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this week's episode, we talk about a movie that was buried by one of the major American distributors back in 1984, due to its similarity to a Clint Eastwood movie they were making at the time, and how it's finally going to get a second chance with viewers forty years later.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tony Garnett's Deep in the Heart.&lt;/p&gt;
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On this week's episode, we talk about a movie that was buried by one of the major American distributors back in 1984, due to its similarity to a Clint Eastwood movie they were making at the time, and how it's finally going to get a second chance with...

On this week’s episode, we talk about a movie that was buried by one of the major American distributors back in 1984, due to its similarity to a Clint Eastwood movie they were making at the time, and how it’s finally going to get a second chance with viewers forty years later.

Tony Garnett’s Deep in the Heart.

Deep in the Heart (aka Handgun)

This week, we go back to the 1984 summer movie season, with one of the most forgotten movies of the decade, for good reason: Chattanooga Choo Choo, starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson, Christopher McDonald, Joe Namath, and Joe Namath's 1969 Super Bowl III championship ring.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, we go back to the 1984 summer movie season, with one of the most forgotten movies of the decade, for good reason: Chattanooga Choo Choo, starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson, Christopher McDonald, Joe Namath, and Joe Namath's 1969 Super Bowl III championship ring.&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, we go back to the 1984 summer movie season, with one of the most forgotten movies of the decade, for good reason: Chattanooga Choo Choo, starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson, Christopher McDonald, Joe Namath, and Joe...

This week, we go back to the 1984 summer movie season, with one of the most forgotten movies of the decade, for good reason: Chattanooga Choo Choo, starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson, Christopher McDonald, Joe Namath, and Joe Namath’s 1969 Super Bowl III championship ring.

Chattanooga Choo Choo

On this week's episode, we talk about a rarity amongst 80s movies, one that is an oldie, a goodie, an obscurity, and one of the best reviewed movies of all the years it was released.
John Binder's 1980 debut, UFOria. Or is it 1984? Or 1985? 1986?
Listen in and find out.

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this week's episode, we talk about a rarity amongst 80s movies, one that is an oldie, a goodie, an obscurity, and one of the best reviewed movies of all the years it was released.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John Binder's 1980 debut, UFOria. Or is it 1984? Or 1985? 1986?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Listen in and find out.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

On this week's episode, we talk about a rarity amongst 80s movies, one that is an oldie, a goodie, an obscurity, and one of the best reviewed movies of all the years it was released.
John Binder's 1980 debut, UFOria. Or is it 1984? Or 1985? 1986?
Lis...

On this week's episode, we talk about a rarity amongst 80s movies, one that is an oldie, a goodie, an obscurity, and one of the best reviewed movies of all the years it was released.
John Binder's 1980 debut, UFOria. Or is it 1984? Or 1985? 1986?
Listen in and find out.

UFOria

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