This week on Movie Time Machine, we dive into the intense thriller Green Room! Join us as we discuss the gripping performances of Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, and Patrick Stewart, along with the film’s brutal tension and unrelenting suspense. Tune in as we break down what makes this punk rock nightmare a standout in the horror genre.... maybe.…

Welcome back to Movie Time Machine! After a much-needed break—whether it was summer, spring, or even late winter—we’re back and ready to talk about all the films we watched during our time off. From blockbusters to hidden gems, we’ve got plenty to share. Can’t wait to hear your favorites and any surprises you discovered! Let’s jump right in!…

Explore the ins and outs of that Carter crack life in the big city. Which city? 1991's New Jack City, of course. Or maybe it's the New York City of the OG Ninja Turtles movie? Or maybe even Tim Burton's Gotham City? They are all virtually indistinguishable from one another. Now sit your $5 ass down and listen before I make change. Featuring Shrishm…

It's a heated episode today as a seemingly harmless baseball movie about a well-meaning child zealot and his friend Tony Danza sparks a debate about faith, the foster system, and the perils of league expansion and realignment. Don't believe me, non-believer? It could happen... especially in 1994's Angels in the Outfield! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Ca…

I think we can all agree that of all the big boats, Titanic was one of the biggest. But can we agree on a resale value for the Heart of the Ocean? Swim with us as we sink to the level of 1997's world-conquering Titanic! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. Titanic was directed by James Cameron and stars Kate Winslet and Leonar…

Our journey continues with a look at the most 90s idea ever: a peacekeeping submarine with a talking dolphin wanders the oceans of the future and gets into wacky adventures for (checks notes) 3 seasons?? Okay, Spielberg, whatever you say. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. SeaQuest DSV "Photon Bullet" was directed by Steve D…

Shrishma is in charge as we break our own rules and take it back to 1989 for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids! Mad scientist tech, robot ants, and a brief detour into Harry Potter shipping are all here for your enjoyment. So, please do. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids was directed by Joe Johnston and star…

The matters of how many neon crosses are too many, whether or not Hawaiian shirts are cool again, and the final referendum ever on Shakespeare him/herself are all addressed in our new episode about 1996's Romeo + Juliet. Bish, prithee! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. Romeo + Juliet was directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars L…

This is all we need: a couple of smokes, a cup of coffee, and some good conversation. You and me and five bucks, earned at the GAP, where your friend was recently promoted while you were busy buying Rippled Pringles and cans of Minute Maid with your dad's gas card. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. Reality Bites was directe…

Slip into your roomiest woolen sweater, embrace an elderly stranger whose family you are grifting (with love), and pull a sweet Lucy Move by savoring every moment of our breakdown of 1995's While You Were Sleeping. Which is a totally different movie than Serendipity. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. While You Were Sleeping…

Gel your hair, wipe your goggles, and bust out your old pudding jeans - we're headed into 1998's Can't Hardly Wait. Did someone order a Loveburger? No, but they did order this episode. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. Can't Hardly Wait was directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont and stars Ethan Embry and Jennifer Love …

We dig into the 1990s with gusto by celebrating a symbolic end to the 1980s and its latchkey-tinted definition of family. Big, blown out hair and big, blown out shoulder pads will have their time in the sun as we examine the awkward transition from the go-go 80s to the keeping-it-real 90s. Dishes are done, man, and so is this podcast recording. Fea…

Dive deep into some excellent band talk and enjoy the period-accurate vacuum cleaners of 1996's That Thing You Do! Tom Hanks made it with love, just for you and fans of transistor radios everywhere. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. That Thing You Do! was directed by Tom Hanks and stars Tom Everett Scott and Liv Tyler. Join…

This week on Movie Time Machine,A retro movie review of the 1987 film Predator and debating if the alien needs motivation to kill, the gang also talks about Super Bowl party faux pas, Apple Vision Pro, & hacking realities from the past 3 MTM reviews.Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cl…

This week on Movie Time Machine we review the John Hughs film Pretty in Pink. Jamie proves that punctuality is the greatest thief of time. FBI WARNING: this one is full of many tangents about VHS collections, VCR rentals, VHS playback tracking, etc…. Have no fear my friends, we always come back to the mean.Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Fee…

This week on Movie Time Machine, James & Chad goto a theater to re-watch Interstellar, Jamie pops in late, & AI finally takes over when we discuss our topic of the week Ex Machina. Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalis…

This week on Movie Time Machine, the crew is feeling Minnesota and discussing the 1996 Coen Bros film Fargo. Ope, sorry, lemme sneak right past ya.Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalist…

This week on Movie Time Machine, James and Chad chat about the 80's classic War Games, Kath & Kim, Saltburn, Ferrari and more. They go on so many tangents, it's amazing they found their way back.Join us!Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sa…

This week, it's a Holly Jolly Monster Closet Edition of Movie Time Machine. Jamie is ringing in the new year alone, hiding in his bomb shelter shouting "It's mine! It's all mine! Mwahahaha!!!" Cheers! Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sara…

This week on Movie Time Machine, we get Grinchy over our feelings on the Y2K version of the Christmas classic. Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalist

On the 60th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, we take a peek at Oliver Stone's great American conspiracy fever dream, 1991's JFK! The ballistics are conclusive! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. JFK was directed by Oliver Stone and stars Kevin Costner and Gary Oldman. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for excl…

Old Time Movie Machine month continues with Todd Haynes rolling a grenade into 1957 with the 2002 banger, Far From Heaven! We're going deep into mid-century race relations, human sexuality, and what different types of skirts represent in a semiotic sense. Who knew? Featuring Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Far From Heaven was …

This week on Movie Time Machine, Jamie misses his podcasting friends, and watched horror movies to cope with his loneliness. This is his story. Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalist…

Welcome to a new cycle of episodes in which we invert our formula and look at our Cold War era through the eyes of modern storytellers. We're calling this Old Time Movie Machine (cuz we're so clever) and you're all in for a treat as we dive into 2019's fabulous recreation of 1958, The Vast of Night! Loads of UFO talk here, plus we get to chew on mo…

Happy Halloween, you creeps! We're indulging in some amazing mid-60s nonsense called Munster, Go Home! and we're tackling all the important questions: How do a Frankenstein and a vampire have a werewolf baby? What if there was a family of monsters who inexplicably decided to sail instead of fly? Also: who doesn't love a gift basket? Featuring Shris…

All bets are off as we look at our first black and white picture, the classic 1960 creepfest, Psycho! We learn that at least one of our cohosts would not kick a silent Norman Bates out of bed, plus, the horror of musty motel linens is finally addressed. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Psycho was direct…

Please mind your balance, for we are about to plummet into the spirograph drawings of 1958's Vertigo! Celebrate the mysteries and wallpaper of this classic psychological thriller, but beware of projecting your feelings about previous movies onto this one, EVEN IF the movies look exactly the same but with slightly different hair. Featuring Shrishma …

Hitchcocktober keeps a-rolling, this time in a wheelchair; oh yeah, we're talking about Hitchcock's most famous peeping-thriller, 1954's Rear Window! Listen, we've all wondered which of our neighbors is a cold-blooded killer, and this movie simply validates all of those concerns through the eagle-eyed vessel of Jimmy Stewart. Also, somehow Grace Ke…

We're back and we're strangling you with the good stuff - 1954's Dial M for Murder! The struggles of a retired athlete adjusting to civilian life are brought to the big screen, along with a healthy dose of stalking, blackmail, and manipulative scrapbook projects. We're briefly haunted by the ghost of lagging Google meets in this ep, but hang in the…

This week on Movie Time Machine, we give our thoughts on the film Deliverance (1972). Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalist

This week on Movie Time Machine, SHARK!!!!! Its JAWS! Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalist

The inevitable Barbenheimer episode has arrived - sorry, the podcasting bylaws demand that we talk about it. Are we qualified to do this? No! Do we care? NO! So enjoy! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe le…

This week on Movie Time Machine, we talk about our Oppenheimer experience and catch up on what we've been watching.Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalist

This week James steals the show and talks about the Summer of Sequels and Reboots. Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalist

Just because we're on vacation doesn't mean the movies stop! Here's a spoiler-fueled rundown of what's happening in theaters during the summer of 2023, including: Indiana Jones and Dial of Destiny, Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I, The Flash, Asteroid City, and... uh, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Well, we'll never be over it, I guess. Take…

Originally recorded late winter 0f 2023, pulled out of the icy depths of Lake Superior for the whole world to see!!!!! Also.... just another podcast. Enjoy! Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMusic:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalist…

We're wrapping our season with the biggest, loudest spectacle put to film during the era, 1963's It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World! Drive your car into some people and fly your plane into a restaurant as we celebrate mid-century greed and drink Old Fashioneds, just like dear old Dad used to make. And after? See you all at Moonshadows, whoop! Featuring S…

This week on Movie Time Machine, Local Burrito talk, Jamie's watch list check-in, James Vs James Succession chat, Super Mario Bros. already on DVD... why?, Chad watched 'Avatar:The Way of Water' , & James recommends the Alien Movie Documentary on Peacock. Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message LinkMu…

Ah yes, more melodrama messaging this week with 1954's Magnificent Obsession! Why didn't these rich people just buy a second resuscitator? How does a car accident leave someone perfectly intact other than total blindness? And why do some women wear little white gloves while others do not? All of this and more will be asked and sometimes answered. F…

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Rejoice, fellow time travelers, for it's a very Beatles day - yes, we're watching John, Paul, George, and Ringo in 1965's Help! and you're gonna sit there and hear all about it. The short review? "Help! is a great record. Oh, you meant the movie? Uhhhhhh... Help! is a great record." Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and J…

Let's journey back to an economy that values racecar engines and houseboat prices as financial equals (maybe they are?) and then blow some cash on the old strip. Elvis is here, and he's bringing his hair, so strap in for the musical romance that is 1964's Viva Las Vegas! Featuring Carolyn Naoroz and Justin Zeppa. Viva Las Vegas was directed by Geor…

#103 Meow Wolf Denver review, Showtime's Yellow Jackets

Who could talk midcentury showbiz without mentioning the trending soundtrack to juvenile delinquency known as rock'n'roll? No one, that's who! Save your energy now for the sighing you will be doing later because we're talking about 1956's The Girl Can't Help It! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. The Girl Can't Help It was d…

This week Jamie and Chad talk about thire Super Mario Bros. movie experience, James reviews the movie 'AIR'' & 'Dirty Harry'.Bonus Points: TSA experience, Hope Davis MomentJoin Us! Leave us your Questions, Comments, and Feedback to the link below. Anchor Voice Message Link Music: Cliff Side by Silent Partner Space Navigator by Sarah the Instrumenta…

Oscars 2023 Recap

She's trading her garters for grades?? That's what the university in 1952's She's Working Her Way Through College would have you believe, even as they adopt her burlesque ways and chorus girl lifestyle! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. She's Working Her Way Through College was directed by H. Bruce Humbe…

Hooray for Hollywood, that tempting purveyor of all things showbiz! Get a look at what the post-war hayseeds were sold about moving out to California for fame and fortune - it's 1949's It's a Great Feeling! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. It's a Great Feeling was directed by David Butler and stars Dori…

We finally rid ourselves of the Noirs of Moirch with the help of some arsenic and a little push down the stairs. That's right, it's time to be wildly uncomfortable with the sister-dating, fake marriage-promising, suicide-faking A Kiss Before Dying from 1956! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. A Kiss Before Dying was dire…

It's all cops, robbers, and copper in this special sibling-cast edition of the Moirch Noirs. Get ready for joints to be cased, Amish to be corrupted, and nurses to be ogled in 1955's Violent Saturday! Featuring Carolyn Naoroz and Justin Zeppa. Violent Saturday was directed by Richard Fleischer and stars Victor Mature and Richard Egan. Join us on Pa…