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Chad & Hoch

Two middle-aged cinephiles discuss one film a week.

tv & film film history

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01:47:40

#126 The Warriors (1979)

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2024/06/11

Walter Hill's 1979 down and dirty gang warfare flick, THE WARRIORS, is our feature presentation this week! We talk the gang fights are theaters hurting the film's box office, character actors James Remar & David Patrick Kelly, musician Joe Walsh's tie to the film, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 WALTER HILL 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

01:58:57

#125 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

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2024/06/04

Russ Meyere's 1970 counterculture boob-tastic freakout, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, is our feature presentation this week! We talk Russ Meyers' obsession with breasts, Roger Ebert's screenplay, the wonder that is Playmate Cynthia Myers, the incredible editing, and so much more! We also honor "The King of B-Movies" and pick our TOP 7 ROGER CORMAN 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

01:30:38

#124 Twister (1996)

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2024/05/28

Jan De Bont's 1996 mother nature is a motherfucker blockbuster, TWISTER, is our feature presentation this week! We talk if this film is the last great summer blockbuster, the mutiny on-set, Tom Hank's hidden role in the film, the "suck zone", and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 BILL PAXTON 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

01:42:12

#123 Phantom Thread (2017)

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2024/05/21

Paul Thomas Anderson's 2017 beautifully twisted London romance, PHANTOM THREAD, is our feature presentation this week! We'll talk the film's surprising twist, if it's a great dark comedy or not, what inspired the film, how Reynolds Woodcock likes his asparagus, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON 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

01:37:24

#122 Everybody Wants Some (2016)

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2024/05/14

Richard Linklater's 2016 college baseball hangout comedy, EVERYBODY WANTS SOME, is our feature presentation this week! We'll talk it's spiritual sequel connection to Dazed & Confused, the virtues of masculine vulgarity, the solid cast of no-names, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 COLLEGE 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

01:43:42

#121 Green Room (2015)

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2024/05/07

Jeremy Saulnier's brutal 2015 neo-nazi punk rock thriller, GREEN ROOM, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the vicious violence, the skinhead punk rock subculture, Patrick Stewart playing against type as a "big bad", the intense character "Werm", and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 ROCK 'N ROLL SPIRIT 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

01:30:59

BONUS #120 Civil War (2024)

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2024/05/03

Alex Garland's 2024 dystopian America action film, CIVIL WAR, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss the screenplay, Jesse Plemmons memorable cameo, Journalists as heroes, if the mystery of the plot helped or hurt the film, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 21st Century War 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

01:49:51

#119 Nightcrawler (2014)

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2024/04/30

Dan Gilroy's 2014 Los Angeles ambulance chasing thriller, NIGHTCRAWLER, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the 1930s origin, Jake Gyllenhaal's transformation, the mid-2000s depiction of Los Angeles, Renee Russo, Bill Paxton, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 ROBERT ELSWIT 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

01:39:48

#118 Out of the Furnace (2013)

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2024/04/23

Scott Cooper's 2013 rust belt revenge drama, OUT OF THE FURNACE, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss if the film is too full of despair, the Pennsylvania setting, Woody Harrelson as a villain, elevating a genre film, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 CHRISTIAN BALE 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

01:52:39

#117 The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

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2024/04/16

Derek Cianfrance's 2012 generational crime drama, THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the original DP departing the film due to a grim dream, Cianfrance & Gosling's working relationship, Ben Mendelsohn, the robbery scenes, if the three time periods hurts the film, and much more. We also pick our TOP 7 RYAN GOSLING 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

01:49:44

#116 Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)

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2024/04/09

The second installment of Quentin Tarantino's 2004 exploitation extravaganza, KILL BILL VOL. 2, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the the comparisons between the two volumes, the classic "My-Oh-My Club" scene, Michael Madsen, the final confrontation between The Bride & Bill, and much much more! We also pick our TOP 7 REVENGE 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

01:50:26

#115 Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)

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2024/04/02

The first installment of Quentin Tarantino's 2003 exploitation extravaganza, KILL BILL VOL. 1, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the origins of the idea, that Brian De Palma sequence, experience The Whole Bloody Affair with Tarantino himself, Sony Chiba, Michael Parks, and much much more! We also pick our TOP 7 ROBERT RICHARDSON 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,

01:18:17

BONUS #114 Sisu (2022)

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2024/03/29

Jalmari Helander's 2022 WWII exploitation bloodbath, SISU, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the stripped down no-nonsense script, the over-the-top carnage, the beautiful Finnish Lapland setting, the violence for violence sake mentality and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 NAZI 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

01:37:50

#113 Split Image (1982)

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2024/03/26

Ted Kotcheff's 1982 cult rescue melodrama, SPLIT IMAGE, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss Kotcheff's big 1982 with two feature film releases, the deprogramming scenes, Karen Allen, the film's technical adviser Cliff Daniels, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 MOVIES from 1982 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

01:41:38

#112 Payday (1973)

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2024/03/19

Daryl Duke's 1973 day in the life of a country music mad man, PAYDAY, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss if the film went too far or not far enough, Rip Torn's bad boy reputation, his firing from Easy Rider, some of the classic scenes from the film, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 COUNTRY MUSIC 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

01:44:12

#111 Gone With The Pope (1975)

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2024/03/12

Duke Mitchell's 1975 forgotten gangster exploitation film, GONE WITH THE POPE, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the un-released 70s film being discovered in a parking garage & released in 2010 for the first time ever. We also talk about Duke Mitchell's approach, the acting, old Las Vegas, that orgy scene, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 1970s EXPLOITATION MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR! To watch

01:39:16

#110 Pretty Maids All In A Row (1971)

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2024/03/05

Roger Vadim's 1971 murder mystery sexploitation film, PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss Rock Hudson's iconic role as "Tiger", if sexualized films have a place in modern cinema, if the film is too taboo and exploitive, Roger Vadim's craftsmanship, and much more. We also pick our TOP 7 HOT FEMALE ENSEMBLE CASTS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!

01:49:06

#109 The Far Country (1954)

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2024/02/27

Anthony Mann's 1954 Klondike Gold Rush Western, THE FAR COUNTRY, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss director Anthony Mann's partnership with James Stewart, the "Northern" genre, Stewart's 17-year relationship with his horse "Pie", Walter Brennan's standout supporting role, and much more. We also pick our TOP 7 JAMES STEWART MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!

01:30:50

#108 Better Off Dead (1985)

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2024/02/20

Savage Steve Holland's 1985 silly breakup ski comedy, BETTER OFF DEAD, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the autobiographical beginnings of the story, John Cusack's disdain for the film, the low-hanging fruit comedy, the Henry Winkler tie in, Curtis Armstrong, the classic villain from Porky's popping up, and much more. We also pick our TOP 7 JOHN CUSACK 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

01:53:25

#107 Eastern Promises (2007)

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2024/02/13

David Cronenberg's 2007 Russian Mafia Crime Film, EASTERN PROMISES, is our feature presentation this week. We discuss the culture of tattoos in the Russian criminal world, the usage of knives over guns in a crime film and that Bathhouse Knife fight scene, the major twist in ACT III, Cronenberg's work with Viggo, the supporting cast, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 VIGGO MORTENSEN MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7. Check out the show, subscribe and become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR

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