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Chad & Hoch

Two middle-aged cinephiles discuss one film a week.

tv & film film history

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01:33:57

#160 Videodrome (1983)

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2025/01/14

David Cronenberg's 1983 provocative techno-surrealist body horror, VIDEODROME, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the inception of the original concept, Rick Baker's Special FX, James Woods' performance, Debbie Harry, the world of local access cable TV, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 TV-RELATED MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com

01:33:56

BONUS #159: Nosferatu (2024)

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2025/01/10

Robert Egger's 2024 gothic vampire horror, NOSFERATU, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the incredible style & tone, Eggers' pacing issues, that daylight ending, the nature of remakes, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 WILLEM DAFOE MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll get the episodes in video form days/weeks early!

01:29:13

#158 The Boost (1988)

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2025/01/07

Harold Becker's 1988 cocaine melodrama, THE BOOST, is our feature presentation this week. We talk James Woods all-in performance, the musical score & melodrama, the 80s style, Sean Young & James Woods controversy, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 COCAINE MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll get the episodes in video form days/weeks

01:34:15

#157 200 Cigarettes (1999)

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2024/12/31

Risa Bramon Garcia's 1999 New Year's Eve 80s Lower East Side comedy, 200 CIGARETTES, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about the huge ensemble cast, the screenplay issues, Elvis Costello's involvement, the vibe/tone or lack thereof, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 MTV PRODUCTION MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll get the

01:42:48

#156 Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

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2024/12/24

John R. Cherry III's 1988 Christmas comedy, ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about the brilliance of Jim Varney, the defunct Ernest scripts that were never made, Disney's war with the Teamsters Union during the production, characters "Chuck & Bobby", and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 RECURRING COMEDY CHARACTERS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON

01:38:52

#155 The Ref (1994)

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2024/12/17

Ted Demme's 1994 Christmas hostage comedy, THE REF, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about Denis Leary's partnership with Ted Demme, the tone of the film, Kevin Spacey, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 KEVIN SPACEY MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll get the episodes in video form days/weeks early.

01:40:47

#154 Metropolitan (1990)

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2024/12/10

Whit Stillman's 1990 debut silver spoon yuppy comedy, METROPOLITAN, is our feature presentation this week. We talk about the debutante season backdrop, Stillman's influencing Harvard background, the pretentious characters of the Bourgeois, the dialogue, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 90s INDEPENDENT FILMS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll

01:36:14

#153 North Dallas Forty (1979)

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2024/12/03

Ted Kotcheff's 1979 satirical football dramedy, NORTH DALLAS FORTY, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the former Dallas Cowboys player who wrote the source material, NFL blackballing anyone who assisted the film, country singer Mac Davis, Nick Nolte, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 NICK NOLTE MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com

01:50:49

#152 Three Days of the Condor (1975)

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2024/11/26

Sydney Pollack's 1975 CIA conspiracy thriller, THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, is our feature presentation this week. We talk shooting on location at the World Trade Center, Pollack & Robert Redford's partnership, the "pan-and-scan lawsuit", Faye Dunaway, Max Von Sydow, plot details or lack thereof, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 SYDNEY POLLACK MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON

01:44:52

#151 The Parallax View (1974)

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2024/11/19

Alan J. Pakula's 1974 corporate assassination conspiracy thriller, THE PARALLAX VIEW, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the 70s era of conspiracy films coming out of 60s America, character actor Hume Cronyn, Beatty's campaign history with RFK, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 WARREN BEATTY MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll

01:47:16

#150 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

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2024/11/12

John Frankenheimer's 1962 brainwashing conspiracy thriller, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE is our feature presentation this week. We talk JFK's approval to do the film and the foreshadowing of his assassination, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, the brainwashing scene, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 FILMS OF 1962 in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll get

01:33:04

#149 The Contender (2000)

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2024/11/05

Rod Lurie's 2000 feminist political thriller, THE CONTENDER, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Steven Spielberg & DreamWorks manipulating the film against Gary Oldman's wishes, the Liberal politics at the core of the film, that Jeff Bridges' monologue, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 JOAN ALLEN FILMS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at

01:50:47

#148 Carrie (1976)

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2024/10/29

Brian De Palma's 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's telekinetic teen horror show, CARRIE, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Sissy Spacek going from set dresser to actress, the technical mastery of "The Prom Scene", Piper Laurie's over-the-top performance, and much more. We also pick our TOP 7 PSYCHIC HORROR FILMS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at

01:46:03

#147 Messiah of Evil (1974)

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2024/10/22

Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz's 1974 surreal coastal town nightmare, MESSIAH OF EVIL, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the married team behind the film, the "American Nightmare" subgenre, George Romero's lawsuit, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 CALIFORNIA HORROR FILMS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll get the episodes in video

01:52:09

#146 Phantasm (1979)

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2024/10/15

Don Coscarelli's 1979 surreal, nightmare logic horror fantasy, PHANTASM, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the nightmare genesis of the film, the underlying fear of death at the heart of the film, the jam "Sitting Here At Midnight", the punk rock DIY approach, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 DREAM LOGIC FILMS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the

01:34:17

#145 Inferno (1980)

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2024/10/08

Dario Argento's 1980 supernatural occult nightmare, INFERNO, is our feature presentation this week. We talk Mario Bava's heavy involvement in the film, mood vs story, Argento's style, "The Three Mothers Trilogy, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 ITALIAN HORROR FILMS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at theturnbuckletavern.com. You'll get the

01:51:40

#144 Death Proof (2007)

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2024/10/01

Quentin Tarantino's 2007 car-chase white-knuckle giallo slasher, DEATH PROOF, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the stunt-work at the heart of the film, Kurt Russell's return to a bad ass role, the incredible car crash in the film, if the dialogue is too expository, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 CAR CHASE FILMS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up

01:30:41

#143 Maniac Cop (1988)

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2024/09/24

William Lustig's 1988 cartoonish killer cop slasher, MANIAC COP, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss Larry Cohen's screenplay, Bruce Campbell & Tom Atkins, the film's lack of identity, the cheated New York City location, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 LARRY COHEN MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at

01:37:28

#142 The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

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2024/09/17

Amy Holden Jones' 1982 sleazy slumber slasher, THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the film's feminist activism beginnings, whether the comedy is intentional or not, Roger Corman's fingerprints on the film, the clashing opinions on nudity from the actresses, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 SURVIVE THE NIGHT MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING

01:41:39

#141 The Prowler (1981)

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2024/09/10

Joseph Zito's 1981 maniacal mean streak slasher, THE PROWLER, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the ghost town quality, Tom Savini's self-proclaimed "best work", the impressive recreation of the 1940s, the lack of story and why that works, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 MASKED KILLERS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch the LIVE VIDEO RECORDING of BVCR, sign up to the PATREON ($2.99/month) at

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