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Cinema Smorgasbord – George Kennedy is My Copilot – The Dirty Dozen (1968) (and Murder on Location – Part 1)

George Kennedy wrote a book! In fact, George Kennedy wrote THREE books, with two being mystery novels featuring him playing himself and on THIS episode of GEORGE KENNEDY IS MY COPILOT we’re talking about the first half of 1983’s MURDER ON LOCATION featuring intrigue, suspense and lots of dialogue about BOOBS. Then we’re going long on Robert Aldrich’s classic 1968 men-on-a-mission WWII classic THE DIRTY DOZEN featuring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and a dozen convicted criminals sent on a suicide mission. Filled with tough guy character actors and lots of bros being bros. Any good? LET’S FIND OUT.

The Carnage Report Episode 82: Bring Her Back

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at directors Danny and Michael Philipou’s Bring Her Back, their grief-fueled follow-up to Talk to Me, now in theaters. They also suggest a few other horror films with weird kids and discuss what sweet treats they’d love to pull out of the deep freeze. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for The House on Eden, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Ick, and more (all of which you can check out in the show notes), while also confronting the question, “Are Sophie Turner and Sophie Thatcher today’s Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton?”

Cinema Smorgasbord – We Do Our Own Stunts – My Lucky Stars (1985)

We’re taking a brief respite from American films on WE DO OUR OWN STUNTS to return to Hong Kong (and Japan!) for the sequel to the wildly popular WINNERS & SINNERS, it’s the even MORE wildly popular MY LUCKY STARS from 1986! Starring the 5 Lucky Stars (minus John Shum, but with extra bonus Eric Tsang), it’s bookended with some wild Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao action sequences and the meaty center is full of silly comedy – and lots of uncomfortable stuff because of course there is. How does it stack up to the first film, and exactly how much Jackie do we get in this one? LISTEN AND FIND OUT!

Cinema Smorgasbord – Further Reeding – Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

FURTHER REEDING (the world’s finest Oliver Reed-themed podcast) returns with Oliver Reed’s first starring role: the 1961 Hammer horror classic CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF! Despite Reed’s starring credit he doesn’t appear until the half-way mark of the film, but within minutes he shows his potential for stardom.. and that’s before he turns into a hairy, drooling monster! A much different werewolf tale than the Universal classics, it’s filled with pathos and sadness, but still gives you plenty of carnage in the final twenty minutes or so. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

The Carnage Report Episode 81: Final Destination: Bloodlines

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s Final Destination: Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the long-running horror series, now in theaters. They also suggest a few other horror films with out-there death sequences and discuss their favorite cookout foods. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for The Matriarch, Alpha, It: Welcome to Derry, and more.