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AV Club 69

Rob Stephenson & Mark Murphy

Welcome to AV Club 69: The comedy film podcast where we watch awful movies, so you don’t have to. Each episode, hosts Rob and Mark dive into the weirdest corners of cinema, from obscure B-movies and cult classics to the most baffling flicks of decades past and present day. The Game: One of us has seen the film while the other is ushered into the theater, left completely in the dark. Armed only with their wits and a deck of cleverly crafted cards, they navigate the treacherous path of massive plot

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74:59

The Swarm

AV Club 69 ·

2026/08/12

Pack up the picnic and ready the EpiPen as we prepare to take on The Swarm! Join Rob as he swats away redundant subplots and dull dialogue, on his descent into the hive of horrendously overacted performances in this totally killer 1978 Bee-movie classic.ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCASTWelcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie madness, attempting to guess the plot and break down truly chaotic

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79:54

The Transporter

AV Club 69 ·

2026/08/05

Rob is in the driver’s seat this week, and he’s brought Mark along for the ride to help navigate the total gridlock of creative writing that is this episode. Together, they’re attempting to decipher the bizarre detours, narrative pile-ups, and break down the wreckage to try and figure out just who in the hell is driving the plot of this movie. ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCASTWelcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics,

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71:31

Virtuosity

AV Club 69 ·

2026/07/29

Dig out your dial-up modems and dust off the floppy disks. This week, Rob boots up, logs in, and downloads the absolute madness of a movie that is Virtuosity. Can he successfully patch the logic errors in this digital disaster, or will this virus fuelled vituperation of a film cause his brain to blue-screen? ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCASTWelcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie madness,

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78:47

Mercenary for Justice

AV Club 69 ·

2026/07/22

Grab your tactical gear, lock and load the Kalashnikov with clichés, and get ready to rappel down into cavernous plot holes as this week, Mark attempts to dodge cinematic shrapnel in this high-octane dumpster fire. Can he extract the target of sense and reason and find out what the producers were thinking? Or will his sanity get left KIA? ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCASTWelcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi

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66:36

Rising Sun

AV Club 69 ·

2026/07/15

Dust off your power suit and load up the business cards, as we’re following Rob into the shadows of a high-stakes, corporate noir-mare. With more questionable lines than a night at Tony Montana’s penthouse, can Rob become a master and make sense-i out of all the Japanese jargon to get to the heart of the story? Or will this young grasshopper be beaten by the boardroom blitz, leaving him singing karaoke in the dark like a failed day trader?ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCASTWelcome to AV Club 69,

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71:32

Predestination

AV Club 69 ·

2026/07/08

We've heard this one before... haven't we? Or maybe we have yet to hear it? A story from the future about the past? Confused? So is Mark, as he attempts to unravel the quantum entanglement that Rob is laying down. ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCASTWelcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each episode, we take on cult classics, sci-fi oddities, and B-movie madness, attempting to guess the plot and break down truly chaotic screenwriting. If you love bad movie

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78:51

The Saint

AV Club 69 ·

2026/07/01

We're back! Kicking off our new and improved format Rob will be whipping out his rods of divination in search of elusive character development, and knocking back the communion wine to get into the headspace of the director, all in an attempt to figure out what in the holy hell is happening in this 1997 second coming of the 1938 classic and make it atone for its cinematic sins. ABOUT THE AV CLUB 69 PODCASTWelcome to AV Club 69, the comedy film review podcast hosted by Rob and Mark. Each

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91:48

Tremors

AV Club 69 ·

2024/07/28

Rob finds himself on terror firma unaware of the evil that lies beneath! Can he dig deep and find the truth? or will he have to worm his way out of the sink hole of despair? Listen Now!

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130:51

Stir of Echoes

AV Club 69 ·

2024/07/18

Did this movie cause a stir? does a duck's quack echo when its stirred? Amazing questions I think you will agree. But none will be answered here! Mark gets all spooky as he tries to understand who Said that! and if he gets hypnotised will he have the eyes? Find out all this and more along with Mark as he tries to solve the mystery!

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149:31

Wild Things

AV Club 69 ·

2024/06/16

Mark has no idea what is about to hit him. It's got more twist and turns than a Swiss alpine slope! Kevin Bacon is our focus and Detective Duquette has his hands full with this case. Out in the everglades lurk many things, some lie deep beneath the surface. Take a walk on the wild side with Mark as he blindly falls for Perez and gets himself in a right kerfuffle!

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109:09

Super

AV Club 69 ·

2024/06/07

Can Rob use his tools of truth, justice and sanity to unshroud the evil of this script? or with this James gun wacky indie hit prove to be hit Kryptonite. Listen now!

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91:20

Bad Taste

AV Club 69 ·

2024/05/13

Join us this time as we enter a world of Astro bastardry! Do they come in peace or just want us in pieces!? Rob's not taking any chances as he sets his phaser to kill and dives head first into the guts of this gory slapstick indie classic. Can he get on board? or will these Kiwis just leave a bad taste.

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162:53

Ep 24 - Robocop (1987)

AV Club 69 ·

2024/05/07

In a time when the future looked so bleak and crime was bad, we needed a hero to come to the fore and save us from evil! No it's not Jesus it's Robocop!Mark has no idea what's in store for him as he seeks to uncover this classic Sci Fi epic. Explosions, melting faces and Bazookas are all in a days work for this maverick renegade.

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114:07

Johnny Mnemonic

AV Club 69 ·

2024/04/22

Get off the phone!! Because it's time for Rob to dial up and dial in to 56k's of techno madness! Can he hack into the mind of the creators to discover what it all means? or will he get lost in cyber space ..space..space...

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177:29

Morbius

AV Club 69 ·

2024/04/11

Rob lays down a movie that drives a stake through the heart of good story telling. As Mark gets lost in a dark cavern of terrible dialogue and weak plot and discovers that the only thing this movie sucks, is the fun out of the superhero genre.

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110:59

Iron Sky

AV Club 69 ·

2024/03/10

This time Rob goes deep behind enemy lines and must wade through a trench of tropes and a minefield of mise en scene madness! As he takes on the greatest enemy known to man, unfettered script writing! …and a couple of Nazis.

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137:03

Ep 20 - Absolutely Anything

AV Club 69 ·

2024/03/02

AV Club 69 enters the unpredictable realm of Science Fiction. Join Mark has he tries to unravel this Sci Fi film and work out what happens to class 10 C. Did the van driver really turn in to a screw?Mark has no idea that anything, absolutely anything can happen!Rob does accidentally call the title music of this movie a David Bowie track but in fact it is by Roger Taylor. Whoops sorry Roge!Any clips from this movie belong to Big Ben Productions and GFM Films.

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123:40

Mac & Me

AV Club 69 ·

2024/02/23

It's one small step for Rob and one giant leap for logic! Join us this time as we boldly go where no one has gone before... into the minds of the creators of this E.xtremely T.errible rip off!

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178:53

The Dirt Bike Kid

AV Club 69 ·

2024/02/15

The 80s was a strange but wonderful time. Of course there was mystery, action and inappropriate behaviour but it was normal back then apparently. Well here we are right in the thick of it! Just add some magic and you've got yourself the dirt bike kid! Dive in with mark and he as dumbfounded and confused as he was when he unravelled this confusing mix of genres all incased in to one movie. Listen now!

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138:26

Adventures in Babysitting

AV Club 69 ·

2024/01/14

The parents are out! and now Rob must find away to the top shelf and reach into the cookie jar of clues in order to solve the mystery of the writers minds in this not so PC PG-13 family romp! Will he need to enlist the help of a grown up? Can he have it solved be for bed time?Listen Now!

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