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The Suspense is Killing Us

96 Episodes

159 minutes | Aug 10, 2022
Ep. 94: HAMILTON
It's a tribute to the great Linda Hamilton, and not a very good one! Yes, two out of three of these are a waste of her talents, but are they fun to watch? Debatable! BLACK MOON RISING (1986, Harley Cokliss) 21:21 SILENT FALL (1994, Bruce Beresford) 1:11:00 SHADOW CONSPIRACY (1997, George P. Cosmatos) 2:00:15
184 minutes | Jul 27, 2022
Ep. 93: FORD FIESTA
More growling, more pointing, more rugged decency! That's right, Harrison Ford is back and getting punched around for America again! WITNESS (1985, Peter Weir) 12:50 THE FUGITIVE (1993, Andrew Davis) 1:10:07 CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994, NOYCE) 2:12:35
173 minutes | Jul 13, 2022
Ep. 92: TROUBLES IN MIND
The Northern Ireland Conflict was a tragic period that caused pain and suffering for decades, destroying many lives. So that's why it's the PERFECT backdrop for kick-ass thriller-type action! PATRIOT GAMES (1992, Phillip Noyce) 9:45 THE CRYING GAME (1992, Neil Jordan) 1:02:00 BLOWN AWAY (1994, Stephen Hopkins) 2:02:45
166 minutes | Jun 29, 2022
Ep. 91: THE FLORIDA PROJECT
We take a hot n' sweaty look at three movies that put the noir in the Sunshine State. There's nothing quite like a thriller set in America's Wang. MIAMI BLUES (1990, George Armitage) PALMETTO (1998, Volker Schlöndorff) OUT OF TIME (2003, Carl Franklin)
153 minutes | Jun 15, 2022
Ep. 90: WE’RE IN
We blast off into the inscrutable world of computer hackers. The exact details of what they do are unknown to filmmakers, but they definitely look “cool”doing it. HACKERS (1995, Iain Softley) ANTITRUST (2001, Peter Howitt) SWORDFISH (2001, Dominic Sena)
149 minutes | Jun 1, 2022
Ep. 89: DREAM WARRIORS
Welcome to prime time, bitches! We're going into the murky, surreal world of dreams with three movies that deal with R.E.M. psychos and the people who fight them. IN DREAMS (1999, Neil Jordan) 8:50 THE CELL (2000, Tarsem Singh) 50:15 I KNOW WHO KILLED ME (2007, Chris Sivertson) 1:39:35
174 minutes | May 18, 2022
Ep. 88: STUDENT BODY COUNT
Talk about school daze! These no good punk kids (who still go to school every day) are in dire need of some asshole authority figure to give them some tough love. Will they survive until graduation? THE PRINCIPAL (1987, Christopher Cain) 10:50 THE SUBSTITUTE (1996, Robert Mandel) 1:06:00 ONE EIGHT SEVEN (1997, Kevin Reynolds) 2:02:00
157 minutes | May 4, 2022
Ep. 87: SCOOP THERE IT IS pt. II
Once more we dive into the exciting world of movie journalism, where pimps and serial killers are glorified by soulless yuppie scum. To make matters even worse, Sigourney Weaver really lays into a Broadway musical. Vultures! EYEWITNESS (1981, Peter Yates) 13:55 THE MEAN SEASON (1985, Phillip Borsos) 1:06:00 STREET SMART (1987, Jerry Schatzberg) 1:43:30
72 minutes | Apr 27, 2022
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187 minutes | Apr 20, 2022
Ep. 86: WE'VE GOT ISSUES (w/ Will Goss)
Super special guest Will Goss joins us to discuss three excruciating issues-oriented movies, all of which deserve to die and we hope they burn in hell. A TIME TO KILL (1996, Joel Schumacher) 12:05 MAD CITY (1997, Costa-Gavras) 1:09:30 THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE (2003, Alan Parker) 1:58:20
147 minutes | Apr 6, 2022
Ep. 85: BASINGER INSTINCT
Three thrillers starring Kim Basinger, two of which she appears to have participated in voluntarily. It's an episode that is KIMpossible to resist! We worked on that joke for hours but didn't google it, so fingers crossed. NO MERCY (1986, Richard Pearce) 15:20 FINAL ANALYSIS (1992, Phil Joanou) 1:06:00 THE REAL MCCOY (1993, Russell Mulcahy) 1:51:20
135 minutes | Mar 23, 2022
Ep. 84: ROM CONS
Things are getting hot and sweaty and...illegal! We talk about three sexy romance movies that also involve stealing shit. ENTRAPMENT (1999, Jon Amiel) 4:55 THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1999, John McTiernen) 53:15 THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE (2002, Jonathan Demme) 1:32:50
162 minutes | Mar 9, 2022
Ep. 83: HACKMAN FEVER
We finally got around to the King of Cantankerousness, the Velvet Humbug himself, Gene Hackman! Enjoy as we discuss three films that were undoubtebly "money jobs." THE PACKAGE (1989, Andrew Davis) COMPANY BUSINESS (1991, Nicholas Meyer) THE FIRM (1993, Sydney Pollack)
146 minutes | Feb 23, 2022
Ep. 82: MAJOR FLAWS
Time to be all that you can be by listening to this explosive analysis of three military themed thrillers. These movies fought for the freedoms you take for granted every day. The least you can do is listen to three civilians complain about them. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (2000, William Friedkin) 6:10 THE LAST CASTLE (2001, Rod Lurie) 55:30 BASIC (2003, John McTiernan) 1:48:15
180 minutes | Feb 9, 2022
Ep. 81: SERIAL PILLARS
What's in the box? The Crown Jewels of the serial killer genre, that's what. The cream of the grisly crop. We promise you'll soon know what pain is, even if you're a fuckin' T-shirt at best. HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986, John McNaughton) 11:10 THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991, Jonathan Demme) 1:01:25 SE7EN (1995, David Fincher) 2:03:20
174 minutes | Jan 26, 2022
Ep. 80: MICHAEL MANNUARY v. 2
The Month of Mann comes to a stunning conclusion with some of the Mannliest movies yet. Darwin and I Ching would've wanted us to take it to the limit, one more time. COLLATERAL (2004) 7:56 MIAMI VICE (2006) 1:07:05 BLACKHAT (2015) 2:04:40
173 minutes | Jan 12, 2022
Ep. 79: MICHAEL MANNUARY v. 1
Part one of our epic, month-long, explosive examination of the work of Michael Mann. Everyone's business-like, everyone's an adult. We promise we won't waste your motherfuckin' time. THIEF (1981) 11:35 MANHUNTER (1986) 1:02:00 HEAT (1995) 1:49:10
167 minutes | Dec 29, 2021
Ep. 78: EURO REHASH
We go looking for inspiration in the Old Country, the mysterious land known as Europe, where the wine flows and suspense films are ripe for the remaking. Did these three Euro thrillers get even more thrillery after being jammed through the Hollywood system? Bonne chance! THE VANISHING (1993, George Sluizer) 8:30 NIGHTWATCH (1997, Ole Bornedal) 1:08:05 INSOMNIA (2002, Christopher Nolan) 1:51:00
147 minutes | Dec 15, 2021
Ep. 77: BROWN NOTES
Find out why the world fell in love with the work of legendary forgotten novelist Dan Brown, whose books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide. Find out why and let us know, because this shit sucks. THE DA VINCI CODE (2006, Ron Howard) ANGELS AND DEMONS (2009, Ron Howard) INFERNO (2016, Ron Howard)
189 minutes | Dec 1, 2021
Ep. 76: SCOOP THERE IT IS
We get down in the muck with the scandal-mongering tabloid vultures that are turning this country into a vacuous hell hole. But maybe WE are the real villains because we keep watching? Wow, neat! 15 MINUTES (2001, John Herzfeld) 10:02 PAPARAZZI (2004, Paul Abascal) 1:12:40 NIGHTCRAWLER (2014, Dan Gilroy) 2:14:15
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