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New Release

Where we make our favorite new TV shows feel SPECIAL (and sometimes movies). Instant reactions. Deep dives. Theories. What more could you want? Featuring Drew, Ashley, Derrick, Jamie, and others! newrelease.substack.com

tv & film film reviews

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65:07

Pacific Heights (1990) 🏚 "It seemed like the perfect...

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2021/09/28

This week on New Release … house hunters Ashley, Derrick, and Drew find the perfect piece of property in San Francisco. Only problem, they’ll need a couple tenants to help cover the costs. Why not Michael Keaton? He pays in cash and doesn’t seem sketchy at all. Oh your primary reference is a chimpanzee? That’s cool. Pacific Heights pits Matthew Modine & Melanie Griffith against the deranged Keaton, as things quickly spiral out of control for the happy couple. Find out what we thought about this

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66:42

GoodFellas (1990) 💵 "Three decades of life in the mafia"

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2021/09/21

The week on New Release … wiseguys Ashley, Derrick, and Drew break bread and stack dough—Di Niro, know what I mean, along with Pesci and Liota starring in the Martin Scorcese gangster classic GoodFellas. Best mob movie of all time, says who? Says you, or else. An epic movie like this deserves the royal treatment, but we don’t pull punches either. This Henry Hill character’s a real piece of work, and don’t get us started on Tommy. Anyways, you can become part of the family by searching ‘New Release’

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62:17

Death Warrant (1990) 🦶 Van Damme

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2021/09/14

This week on New Release … undercover prisoners Ashley and Drew (where’s Derrick?) are forced to re-evaluate one of their childhood action heroes. How does the version of Jean-Claude Van Damme we get in Death Warrant compare to Bloodsport or Lionheart or even Street Fighter? Let’s just say our feelings were mixed. If you’ve even been let down by someone you love, then join us for a healing JCVD therapy session. This is a safe space. Search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in

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67:42

Pump Up the Volume (1990) 🎤 "Talk hard"

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2021/09/07

This week on New Release … disaffected disc jockeys Derrick, Ashley, and Drew (D.A.D.) tune into a pirate radio frequency they can’t get enough of. Pump Up the Volume features Christian Slater as a shock jock of sorts named “Happy Harry Hard-on” aka “Hard Harry”. Slater channels all the teen rage and cynicism he displayed in Heathers, except he’s now found a more healthy / less murder-y way to get his message out. You can hear for yourself by turning the old podcast dial to NR radio each week. It

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65:20

Darkman (1990) 🤕 "Who is Darkman?"

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2021/08/31

This week on New Release … disfigured crusaders Ashley, Derrick, and Drew discover an overlooked superhero story that pops and sizzles on the big screen. Darkman, directed by Sam Raimi, is scientifically incapable of being boring. After all, this is the guy who brought you Evil Dead and eventually Spider-Man. Pair Raimi’s frenetic energy with Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand and you won’t be able to look away. Did I mention, it’s one of the first R-rated superhero movies ever? If you wanna hear us

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58:33

David Lynch's Wild at Heart (1990) 👩‍❤️‍👨 starring...

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2021/08/24

This week on New Release … firecrackers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew bite off a big ole hunk of burning Cage & Dern love. Wild at Heart is a road romance unlike any you’ve seen before because Lynch movies are always singular in nature. He pours high octane gasoline on the lit fuse that is Nic Cage and let’s the blood, sex, and heavy metal ensue with reckless abandon. There are inexplicable perversions, diversions, and copious Wizard of Oz references. Even by Lynch standards, this is one weird ass ride

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63:54

The Exorcist III (1990) 🤮 "Catatonics are so easy to...

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2021/08/17

The week on New Release … catatonic crusaders Ashley, Derrick, and Drew look pure evil in the face and live to talk about it, mostly. The Exorcist III, aka the good Exorcist sequel, departs from the original in several clever ways. Is it horror or is it a psychological serial killer thriller? Don’t put Damien in a box. There’s a lot of twisted humor, artful cinematography, and one or two cameos you have to see to believe. If you or anyone you know has ever felt possessed, please search ‘New Release’

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55:07

Flatliners (1990) 😵 "Some lines shouldn't be crossed"

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2021/08/10

This week on New Release … adrenaline junkies Ashley, Derrick, and Drew get down with a movie that takes on life, death, and life after death. Flatliners is a deeply weird, star-studded affair with all the subtly of a defibrillator. You get Keifer Sutherland in a pissing contest with Kevin Bacon while Julia Roberts tries—and fails—to keep us grounded. All I can say is you’re about to come back from this journey with a new set of personal demons. Join us for the experience of a lifetime—in the span

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25:23

The Summer of 1990 was weird, huh? 🛼

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2021/08/03

This week on New Release … burnouts Ashley, Derrick, and Drew took a week off going to the movies so we could look back (and forward) on this one-of-kind summer of film. What do Mogwai, Mars, and Bruce Willis have in common with NASCAR? Hell if we know, but they’ll end up getting run over by the GHOST of Patrick Swayze in the end. Now, with the more mainstream fare out the way, ‘tis time for the Summer of 1990 to get really weird. We’ve got demons, Flatliners, and a splash of Lynch-Cage to round

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50:45

Problem Child (1990) 😈 "He's bad to the bone"

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2021/07/27

This week on New Release … troublemakers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew try to survive 82 minutes with the most obnoxious kid ever captured on screen. Are we a match for Junior—the Problem Child in question—or will we be asking for refunds by the time it’s all said and done? If nothing else, we can decide whether this diaper dandy deserves its perfect 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Eager to hear us punch down? Well then you should search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Tune in Friday 📺 Get

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60:23

Arachnophobia (1990) 🕷 "Eight legs, two fangs and an...

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2021/07/20

This week on New Release … webmasters Ashley, Derrick, and Drew (with a special mystery guest appearance) crawl into a world of creepiness. Is Arachnophobia the most viscerally freaky creature feature ever made? Thanks to the use of hundreds of real spiders, this movie taps into a universal terror in a surprisingly realistic way. And then there’s also an iconic John Goodman performance to lighten the mode whenever his Delbert character appears on screen. Face your fears with us by searching ‘New

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63:45

Ghost (1990) 👻 "Believe"

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2021/07/13

This week on New Release … lost souls Ashley (who’s back!), Derrick (who’s dead), and Drew (who’s in limbo) discuss the biggest breakout hit of 1990. Ghost, which made over 500 million at the box office, is a supernatural love story starry Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. I’m sure you’ve seen it, but if you haven’t, I bet you’re familiar with the famous erotic pottery scene. We discuss phallic clay, ghost powers, and an award-winning performance by Whoopi Goldberg. It’s an episode you have to hear to

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66:18

Die Hard 2 (1990) ✈️ "Die Harder"

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2021/07/06

This week on New Release … regular diehards Derrick and Drew are joined by super special guest Jamie, the diehardiest of the bunch. Die Hard 2 brings Bruce and company back together for another explosive Christmastime event but this time … it’s at an airport! Yes, it’s true that DH2 has a lot in common with the OG but it’s also bloodier, brawnier, and gives fewer (yet more) fucks than ever before. There’s plenty to enjoy in this subpar sequel and we hope our enthusiasm comes through in this week’s

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61:45

Days of Thunder (1990) 🏁 "You can't outrun the thunder"

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2021/06/29

This week on New Release … gearheads Ashley, Derrick, and Drew go ‘round and ‘round on a Tom Cruise NASCAR movie that time mostly forgot. Still, it is interesting to see Tom re-team with the director of Top Gun to make Days of Thunder just a few years later. How much tread is left on those hotshot tires … we’re about to find out. Not to mention the injection of real-life romance this movie gets from Cruise acting alongside his then partner Nicole on and off the track. If you like sports movies

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62:59

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) 🦇 "Here they grow...

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2021/06/22

This week on New Release … goofballs Ashley, Derrick, and Drew check out a long overdue sequel to the movie that introduced Gizmo—so cute, so cuddly, so dangerous! Does Gremlins 2: The New Batch capture what we loved about the original or does it quickly jump all sorts of sharks? (Damn, how was there not a shark-gremlin in this sucker?). We run through our favorite new monsters and highlight the silliest gags in a movie chock full of cartoonish violence. What do you get when you put a gremlin in a

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66:29

Dick Tracy (1990) 🕵️ "I'm on the way"

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2021/06/15

This week on New Release … total dicks Ashley, Derrick, Drew are joined by special guest Brian to talk about a movie he calls … ‘perfect’. Is Dick Tracy starring Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, and Madonna a comic masterpiece or a disturbing look back in time? How bout both! We discuss the impressive set design, makeup, and over-the-top performances by all sorts of old Hollywood heavyweights. Then Brian takes us back to why he loved this movie so much as a kid. Admit it, you wanted Tracy’s cool wrist

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55:56

Another 48 Hrs. (1990) 🚔 "The boys are back in town"

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2021/06/08

This week on New Release … glassbreakers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew are in hot pursuit of an ice cold … man. ‘The Iceman’, let’s call him. Another 48 Hrs. brings Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte back together for two more days of poor police work and confounding case developments. All I know is we have our work cut out for us trying to decipher anything that doesn’t go BANG or BOOM in this sucker. Oh did I mention Eddie Murphy’s in it? If you like mismatched cops that are buddies, theoretically, then

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67:51

Total Recall (1990) 🤯 "Get ready for the ride of your...

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2021/06/01

This week on New Release … headcases Ashley, Derrick, and Drew blast off to Mars for the adventure of a lifetime. Total Recall, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, features some of the most eye-popping special effects you’ll ever see combined with a plot that’ll make you question everything you think you know. This classic sci-fi is a mindfuck every way to Sunday. It also serves as a coming out party of sorts for Arnold the comedian. Your Johnny Cab awaits! Just search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to

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66:15

Back to the Future Part III (1990) 🚂 "Great Scott!"

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2021/05/25

This week on New Release … McFly boys Ashley, Derrick, and Drew look back at the final film in the franchise that taught us everything we know about time travel. Back to the Future Part III drops Marty and Doc and all of our favorites into a ruckus frontier town in 1885. Whereupon gunfights and horse chases and Delorean-fueled adventures are sure to ensue. Luckily, we get out of the episode alive without taking too many shots at this flawed but lovable movie. Hop in the passenger seat and brace

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58:08

Bird on a Wire (1990) 🚁 starring Mel & Goldie

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2021/05/18

This week on New Release … wigglers Ashley, Derrick, and Drew go on a whacky adventure with two huge movie stars from the 90s. Bird on a Wire has pretty much ever kind of action you could dream up … and then some. Multiple car, moped, helicopter, and plane chases. Shoutouts at a repair shop, animal shelter, zoo, and god knows where else. Then, at the center of all this craziness, is an entertaining but totally cringey romance between two iconic actors. Bet you can guess which one goes by Mr. Wiggly

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