Podcast
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Festival of Fear 2016: Housebound
Junkfood Cinema It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Junkfood Cinema. Why do we love film festivals? For the filmic geology. Fests are treasure…
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How The Karate Kid Part II Fights for the Honor of Sequels
Miyagi is the hero we’ve been dreaming of. Any film you have ever watched is, like music, composed of beats. These beats are story elements that…
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What the Current MCU Can Learn from Transformers: The Movie (1986)
The Avengers should be made of sterner metal. As someone who was unfortunately born midway through the 80s, it’s hard to imagine the excitement simmering in…
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Monsters of Metal: Parental Paranoia and Horror’s Oddest Subgenre
A path to 1986’s Trick or Treat. As His Majesty, The Fresh Prince, once said, “there’s no need to argue, parents just don’t understand.” His royal…
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On the Emerging Trend of Adapting Podcasts into TV Shows and Movies
Popular podcasts like Serial and StartUp are going Hollywood. What does this mean for the evolving podcast industry? As reported on Deadline, ABC Television Network…
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Strangers On A Highway: The Masterful Suspense of 1986’s The Hitcher
Junkfood Cinema takes an end of summer road trip to Hell. You’re on a lonely road trip. You’ve been driving all night through the center of…
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More Than Gore: The Triumph of Cronenberg’s The Fly
Be aware, be very aware. I refuse to begrudge horror fans harboring an artificial blood lust; that is, a lust to behold the spilling of gallons…
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Why You Should Revisit One Crazy Summer Every Summer
Junkfood Cinema explores essential summer cinema. If you’re a fan of John Cusack, this admiration is likely fueled by his work in 1980s comedies. Not to…
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The Crime of Forgetting Michael Mann’s Manhunter
Junkfood Cinema Plus, Junkfood Cinema celebrates its 100th episode! Every week on this website, I cohost (along with screenwriter C. Robert Cargill ‐ go see Doctor…