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Chad & Hoch

Two middle-aged cinephiles discuss one film a week.

tv & film film history

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01:55:09

BONUS #216 Top 100 Villains (25-1)

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2025/10/31

The Broken VCR presents our Top 100 Villains in a special 4-part bonus series just in time for the month of October. This week in our fourth and final installment, we count from #25 down to #1. This won't be your typical run of the mill villains list you find on Google. This will be a list only the Broken VCR boys can bring. Join us each Friday as we make our way down to #1! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on

01:49:53

#215 Scream (1996)

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2025/10/28

Wes Craven's 1996 slasher reinvention, SCREAM, is our feature presentation this week! We talk what finally got Wes Craven to sign on, Ghostface's mask, the what-if castings, and the ushering in of the new wave of American slasher films. We also rank our Top 7 Horror Movies Influenced By Scream in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on

01:25:24

BONUS #214 Top 100 Villains (50-26)

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2025/10/24

The Broken VCR presents our Top 100 Villains in a special 4-part bonus series just in time for the month of October. This week in our third installment, we count from #50 down to #26. This won't be your typical run of the mill villains list you find on Google. This will be a list only the Broken VCR boys can bring. Join us each Friday as we make our way down to #1! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram

01:36:03

#213 The Monster Squad (1987)

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2025/10/21

Fred Dekker's 1987 Goonies-esque monster adventure, THE MONSTER SQUAD, is our feature presentation this week! We talk about the monsters at the heart of the film, the epic opening siege of Dracula's castle, Wolfman's nards, and we ask if the squad's treehouse is the best treehouse ever depicted on film? We also eulogize Diane Keaton, Drew Struzan, and MTV, as well as rank our TOP 7 UNIVERSAL MONSTERS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch

01:21:51

BONUS #212 Top 100 Villains (75-51)

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2025/10/17

The Broken VCR presents our Top 100 Villains in a special 4-part bonus series just in time for the month of October. This week we count down #75 down to #51. This won't be your typical run of the mill villains list you find on Google. This will be a list only the Broken VCR boys can bring. Join us each Friday as we make our way down to #1! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow

01:38:56

#211 Possession (1981)

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2025/10/14

Andrzej Zulawski's 1981 psychological horror divorce shocker, POSSESSION, is our feature presentation this week! We talk the Lovecraftian undertones, Zulawki's demanding direction, Isabelle Adjani & Sam Neil delivering top tier performances, doppelgangers, and much more! We also talk our TOP 7 EUROPEAN SET HORROR FILMS in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr

01:19:19

BONUS #210 Top 100 Villains (100-76)

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2025/10/10

The Broken VCR presents our Top 100 Villains in a special 4-part bonus series just in time for the month of October. This week we count down #100 down to #76. This won't be your typical run of the mill villains list you find on Google. This will be a list only the Broken VCR boys can bring. Join us each Friday as we make our way down to #1! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow

01:22:03

#209 Society (1989)

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2025/10/07

Brian Yuzna's 1989 California bimbo sheen body horror, SOCIETY, is our feature presentation this week that kicks off SHOCKTOBER! We talk screenwriter Woody Keith's dark SRA childhood that inspired the story, that crazy "Shunting Scene" from Special FX Artist Screaming Mad George, the lacking style, Playboy Playmate Devin DeVasquez, and much more! We also talk our TOP 7 1989 HORROR MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes

01:29:25

BONUS #208 One Battle After Another (2025)

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2025/10/03

Paul Thomas Anderson's 2025 balls-out dark comedy revolutionary action thriller, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We are joined by friend of the show Dienes to discuss the virtues of "Perfidia Beverly Hills", the anti-Paul Thomas Anderson vibes, Leonardo DiCaprio taking a backseat, the Christmas Adventurers Club, Sean Penn's instant iconic villain, and much more. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form

01:48:36

#207 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

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2025/09/30

Chuck Russell's 1987 Freddy Krueger sequel, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how Freddy got his groove back, what brought Wes Craven back to the franchise, the return of Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon, and what the hell is Dick Cavett doing in a horror sequel? We also rank our TOP 7 NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video

01:31:16

#206 Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

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2025/09/23

John Boorman's 1977 techno-exorcism sequel, EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC, is our feature presentation this week. We talk William Friedkin's disdain for the film, John Boorman's Zardoz hangover, Linda Blair refusing to don the makeup of the original, the infamous technology of "the synchronizer", and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 WORST HORROR SEQUELS in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find

01:31:58

#205 Psycho II (1983)

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2025/09/16

Richard Franklin's 1983 return to the Bates Motel, PSYCHO II, is our feature presentation this week. We talk matte paintings, soundstages, and the Universal Backlot shoot. We also dig into Brian De Palma and Jamie Lee Curtis turning the film down, Anthony Perkins' suitably flaky performance, Meg Tilly calling the filming "her worst experience ever", and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 PART 2 HORROR SEQUELS in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to

01:03:34

GUEST FLICK PICK #204 Housekeeping (1987) with...

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2025/09/12

We welcome Filmmaker MARTHA STEPHENS to discuss Bill Forsyth's 1987 haunting comedy-drama, HOUSEKEEPING, in our bonus feature presentation this week. We chat about Diane Keaton dropping out of the film, the Pacific Northwest 1950s setting, if we're a "Ruth" or "Lucille", and much more! We also discuss our guest Martha's own personal journey into independent film and her films: Passenger Pigeons, Pilgrim Song, Land Ho!, and To The Stars. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to

01:30:24

#203 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of...

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2025/09/09

Michael Pressman's 1991 heroes in a half-shell sequel, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the clash between the original creators and the producers, the work of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, recasting "April O'Neil", and where in the hell are Bebop and Rocksteady? We also pick our TOP 7 COMIC BOOK MOVIE SEQUELS in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video

01:03:35

BONUS #202 Caught Stealing (2025)

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2025/09/05

Darren Aronofsky's 2025 NYC punk-rock crime ride, CAUGHT STEALING, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss if this is Aronofsky's most accessible film, if Zoe Kravitz is overrated, the acting of Tonic the Cat, Austin Butler's package, and much more! We also discuss all the happenings at Paramount Pictures and more in some current movie news. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram

01:45:16

#201 Wayne's World 2 (1993)

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2025/09/02

Stephen Surjik's 1993 schwing-tastic comedy sequel, WAYNE'S WORLD 2, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how the film stacks up to the original, Mike Myers nightmare encounter with a Paramount Exec, Dana Carvey being dissatisfied with the initial script, all of the dream castings that didn't come to fruition, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 COMEDY SEQUELS in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee.com/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video

01:44:07

#200 Heat (1995)

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2025/08/26

Michael Mann's 1995 Los Angeles cops & robbers crime epic, HEAT, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the iconic pairing of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, the soundstage-less shoot, that god-tier bank robbery shoot-out scene, Keanu Reeves nearly being involved, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 ICONIC ACTOR COMBO MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram

01:39:51

#199 Sicario (2015)

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2025/08/19

Denis Villeneuve's 2015 mean "War on Drugs" action thriller, SICARIO, is our feature presentation this week. We talk the elevating moral symbolism, if Emily Blunt's character "Kate" is a buzzkill, Benicio Del Toro's choice for silence, Taylor Sheridan's screenwriting, Roger Deakins in god mode, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 JOSH BROLIN MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find

01:05:37

BONUS #198 Weapons (2025)

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2025/08/15

Zach Cregger's 2025 suburban horror mystery epic, WEAPONS, is our bonus feature presentation this week. We discuss the nightmarish tension, the humor, suburbia at night, Cregger's unprecedented studio deal, and just what in the hell is up with that gigantic floating AR-15 assault rifle? We also discuss Fantastic Four flopping and more in some current movie news. Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram

01:32:45

#197 The Stunt Man (1980)

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2025/08/12

Richard Rush's 1980 satirical psychological Hollywood black comedy, THE STUNT MAN, is our feature presentation this week. We talk how outside forces influences a first-time watch, the purposeful mind-fuck of the plot execution, where the hell did Steve Railsback go, Sir Peter O'Toole, the 10-year saga to bring the script to screen, and much more! We also pick our TOP 7 BARBARA HERSHEY MOVIES in this week's SILVER SCREEN 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linker.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes

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