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Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast

Michael James Benson

Welcome to Top Notch Nonsense. A Genre Film Review Podcast. This is a film review and comedy pod done by a husband and wife to introduce each other to cinema cinema that’s obscure and beautiful, obscene and adorable. Hosts: Michael James Benson @mjbcomedy Maranda Mobley Music By @rickw00d Edited By Michael BensonArt By Ed Greer

tv & film film reviews

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01:58:05

The 1% Are Pretty Awful Vol. 2: The Swimmer...

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2025/06/17

The 1% Are Pretty Awful Vol. 2: The Swimmer (1968)/Eat The Rich (1987)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 100. The 1% Are Pretty Awful Vol. 2: The Swimmer (1968)/Eat The Rich (1987) The two films (The Swimmer, 1968; Eat The Rich, 1987;)we are talking about today have to do with the wealthy and what consequences that they sometimes have to deal with and sometimes they don’t have to deal with It. We also discuss three David Decocteau movies: The Wrong Student, The Wrong Crush, and The Wrong

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02:46:05

Adoptsploitation-Nature Vs Nurture: The Bad Seed...

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2025/06/11

Adoptsploitation-Nature Vs Nurture: The Bad Seed (1956)/Problem Child (1990)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 99. Adoptspoitation Nature Vs Nurture: The Bad Seed (1956)/Problem Child (1990) We talk about two insane children and the sequels and remakes related to both The Bad Seed (1956) and Problem Child (1990). The 1985 Bad Seed and the 2018 and 2022 Bad Seed. The Sequel to Problem Child. We also discuss the Limited Series TV Show Adolescence. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A

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02:35:28

Noir Gene Hackman Tribute: Night Moves (1975)/Narrow...

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2025/06/03

Noir Gene Hackman Tribute: Night Moves (1975)/Narrow Margin (1990)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 98. Noir Gene Hackman Tribute: Night Moves (1975)/Narrow Margin (1990) This week we talk about one of the greatest to ever do it, Gene Hackman in a Noir Double Feature. Night Moves which is more Sad. Narrow Margin, More Action-y. We also talk about The Wrong Roommate and The Wrong Child. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the

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02:19:45

Raising Children is Hard: Lisa (1990)/Tainted Blood...

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2025/05/27

Raising Children is Hard: Lisa (1990)/Tainted Blood (1993)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 97. Raising Children is Hard: Lisa (1990)/Tainted Blood (1993). This episode is all about trying to raise your girls as an imperfect parent. Also discussed is Holland and The Parenting. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure and beautiful, the obscene and adorable. Every week one of us will bring in a double feature that has a

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01:50:05

Desert Car Noir: Detour (1945)/The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

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2025/05/20

96. Desert Car Noir: Detour (1945)/The Hitch-Hiker (1953)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 96. Desert Car Noir: Detour (1945)/The Hitch-Hiker (1953) Stuck in a car with dangerous loser type jerks in this double feature that pinpoints perspectives on panic and masculinity as a spectrum. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure and beautiful, the obscene and adorable. Every week one of us will bring in a double feature

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03:17:47

The Unmasking of William Randolph Hearst: Citizen...

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2025/05/15

The Unmasking of William Randolph Hearst: Citizen Kane (1941)/RKO 281 (1999)/The Cats Meow (2001)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 95. The Unmasking of William Randolph Hearst: Citizen Kane (1941), RKO 281 (1991), and The Cats Meow (2001) This Week Michael and Maranda talk about a Super Famous Newspaper Owner who was power hungry and moved the world to his will. The two other movies we are talking about this week are Boy Toy (2011) & The Electric State (2025). Hello, this is Top

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01:59:19

Business Crime: Double Indemnity (1944)/Force of Evil...

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2025/05/06

Business Crime: Double Indemnity (1944)/Force of Evil (1948)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 94. Business Crime: Double Indemnity (1944)/Force of Evil (1948) This Week we cover two major Film Noir Staples, one not as well known as the other. Double Indemnity. Force of Evil. Michael JOKINGLY talks about how he would get his wife and also talk about the TV Show ‘Halston’. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure and

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02:28:12

Love & Assimilation in Late 19th Century NYC: Hester...

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2025/04/29

Love & Assimilation in Late 19th Century NYC: Hester Street (1975)/Age of Innocence (1993)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 93. Love & Assimilation in Late 19th Century NYC We Delve into how tough it is to find real true love whether or not you’re a prince or pauper. Hester Street (1975) and Age of Innocence (1993). We also speak about Voodoo Academy, both 1 and 2. Enjoy. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure

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02:04:09

Mike Hammer Marathon (1953, 1982, 1954, 1964)

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2025/04/22

92. Mike Hammer Marathon (1953, 1982, 1954, 1964)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 92. Mike Hammer Marathon. We cover both films of ‘I, The Jury’. One from 1953, and one from 1982. The Circus Atmosphere in ‘Ring of Fear’ From 1954 and ‘The Girl Hunters’ from 1964. We also cover a Decocteau film, ‘Ring of Darkness’ from 2004. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure and beautiful, the obscene and adorable. Every week one

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01:44:46

Mistaken Plans of the Heart: Bridget Jones’ Marathon...

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2025/04/14

Mistaken Plans of the Heart: Bridget Jones’ Marathon (2001) (2004) (2016) (2025)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 91. Bridget Jones Marathon We dive into all 4 films (Diary, Edge, Baby, and Boy) and discuss 2 other movies, Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012) and Happy Anniversary (2025) Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure and beautiful, the obscene and adorable. Every week one of us will bring in a double feature that

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02:34:58

Classic Film Noir: Narrow Margin (1952)/Kiss Me...

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2025/04/09

Classic Film Noir: Narrow Margin (1952)/Kiss Me Deadly (1955)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 90. Narrow Margin (1952)/Kiss Me Deadly (1955) These two pictures demonstrate anti heroes trying their best to do a good deed. It doesn’t go as planned. We also talk about the movie, ‘Kinda Pregnant’. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure and beautiful, the obscene and adorable. Every week one of us will bring in a double

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01:43:43

Seduction, Revenge, & Conquest: Dangerous Liaisons...

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2025/03/31

Seduction, Revenge, & Conquest: Dangerous Liaisons (1988)/Valmont (1989)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 89 Dangerous Liaisons (1988)/Valmont (1989) We talk about some more sexual mind games with these two movies. Annette Smoulders While Glenn Breaks Bad. Also discussed ‘You’re Cordially Invited’, ‘Saturday Night’, ‘Blink Twice’, ‘Nightbitch’, and ‘Tall, Dark, and Dangerous’. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure

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02:12:57

Dennis Hopper Connection Vol. 8-Fantasy Film...

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2025/03/26

Dennis Hopper Connection Vol. 8-Fantasy Film Noir-Cast A Deadly Spell (1991)/Witch Hunt (1994)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 88. Cast A Deadly Spell (1991)/Witch Hunt (1994) When Feeling Paranoid and Depressed Isn’t Enough You Pour In Goofy Creatures. We cover the two pictures that have HP Lovecraft finding out the secrets in Los Angeles. One Starring Fred Ward. One Starring Our Guy Dennis. 'Cast A Deadly Spell' and 'Witch Hunt'. We also say some words about 'Million Dollar Lethal

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03:19:33

Superstitious Capitalistic Menace: Leprechaun 1-6...

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2025/03/16

Superstitious Capitalistic Menace: Leprechaun 1-6 Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 86. Leprechaun 1-6. We are doing all the Leprechaun movies with Warwick Davis. Leprechaun 1, 2 in hollywood, 3 in Vegas, 4 in space, 5 in the hood, and 6 back to the hood. (1993-2003) Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure and beautiful, the obscene and adorable. Every week one of us will bring in a double feature that has a theme,

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02:41:30

Star Jelly Meteor Jelly: The Blob Triple Feature...

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2025/03/06

86. Star Jelly Meteor Jelly: The Blob TrilogyTop Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 86. The Blob Trilogy. Never touch a meteorite. The Blob (1958), Beware the Blob (1972), The Blob (1988). Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure and beautiful, the obscene and adorable. Every week one of us will bring in a double feature that has a theme, narrative, or a human who works in common. In short we hope to re-examine movies that

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02:31:21

Rosemary’s Baby Triple Feature (1968) (1976) (2024)

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2025/02/25

Rosemary’s Baby Triple Feature (1968) (1976) (2024)Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 85. Rosemarys Baby triple feature. We’re discussing the original (1968), The Sequel: Whatever Happened To Rosemarys Baby (1976) and the prequel, Apartment 7A (2024). This is one baby that should have been forgotten. Deep Purple "Why Didn't Rosemary": https://youtu.be/dIQ1I8Eouug?si=7PqB7hVwjty7TtlH Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a husband wife team who like the obscure

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02:06:39

Sexual Deception: Wild Things (1998)/Cruel Intentions...

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2025/02/16

Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 84. Sexual Deception: Wild Things (1998) Cruel Intentions (1999). Reese and Matt are back featured in two movies this week. One of Matts Stronger Movies, Wild Things, and one of the just middle of the road pictures that gets a lot of love from the Reese-verse, Cruel Intentions. Quite a fascinating pair of films from the late 90’s delving into the worlds of Bayou Adjacent Florida and Upper East Side Manhattan. We also talk about ‘A Little White Lie’, ‘A

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02:08:41

Young People Conforming And Stalking: Disturbing...

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2025/02/10

Top Notch Nonsense Episode 83. Young People Conforming And Stalking: Disturbing Behavior (1998)/Swimfan (2002) Sad Katie Holmes and Scary Erika Christensen lead two movies, Disturbing Behavior & Swimfan, that are remakes of movies from 1987, The Stepford Children & Fatal Attraction, respectively. More privileged against the not so privileged. We talk about School Pool Fluids. Also Discussed Anyone But You & It Ends With Us. Sorry for the hum during the first nine minutes-tried my

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02:50:03

Happy Robot Wife=Happy Robot Life: Feminism & Robots:...

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2025/02/02

Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 82. Happy Robot Wife=Happy Robot Life: Feminism & Robots: A Stepford Marathon (1975; 1980; 1987; 1996; 2004) This Week we are talking about Feminism and Robots with the movies in the stepford series: The Stepford Wives. Revenge of the Stepford Wives. The Stepford Children. The Stepford Husbands. The Stepford Wives Remake. It's sad when billionaires won’t just leave women in Connecticut alone. Also discussed: Afraid/Subservience. Hot Frosty.

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01:47:07

Political Thrillers Vol. 1: Shadow Conspiracy...

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2025/01/29

Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast Episode 81. Political Thrillers Vol. 1: Shadow Conspiracy (1997)/Executive Target (1997)Hey. It’s been rough political week. So Here’s another political tinged episode I hope you enjoy. These two pictures revolve around the 2 fears of our current president. One stars Charlie Sheen and one stars Michael Madsen. Guess which one is worse. Muscle bound Blonde Haired Dudes populate both movies. Hello, this is Top Notch Nonsense. A genre film podcast hosted by a

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