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School of Schlock

A podcast for B-movie discussion. A new film is discussed on the 1st and 15th of every month.
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Jul 1, 2023

Summer's here and the time is right to be watching horse movies! For all you animal-lovers out there, we have a real treat with a film about a city girl going to the country to find meaning (and love along the way)! Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about atrocious audio, dreary dialogue, and why horses are so important to horse movies. It's our review of Wildfire: The Arabian Heart!

 

Time Stamps:


0:04:55 - Background

0:14:15 - Summary

0:26:45 - Notable Scenes

0:39:20 - The Good

0:40:15 - The Bad

1:02:15 - The Ugly

Jun 1, 2023

The year is 1943 and America is in the midst of the Second World War. Able-bodied people are needed for the military, but how do you convince people to join outside of the draft? Enter patriotic war movies like this one, about a man on the run who rejoins the Navy on a minesweeper! Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about big boys, gambling debts, and patriotic hobos! It's our review of Minesweeper!

 

Time Stamps:

0:04:05 - Background

0:27:00 - Summary

0:41:10 - Notable Scenes

0:52:15 - The Good

0:58:15 - The Bad

1:09:30 - The Ugly

Dec 15, 2022

Ho ho ho! It's our seasonal holiday episode, and we're once again tackling a Christmas romance that doesn't deliver! This time it's former sweethearts who have gone their separate ways...but can the magic of the season bring them back together? Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss beauty pagent drama, movie Santas, bad sound production, and real-life rom-coms. It's our review of The Christmas Coupon!

 

Time stamps:

0:02:55 - Background

0:19:35 - Back-of-the-Box Summary

0:30:15 - Notable Scenes

0:38:20 - The Good

0:40:35 - The Bad

0:55:45 - The Ugly

Dec 1, 2022

More Roger Corman?? Say it ain't so! We've got a depressing 1950s morality tale all about the corrupting influence of money, power, and worst of all--women! Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about professional safecrackers, precise timing, and swift conclusions. It's our review of High School Big Shot!

 

Time stamps:

0:03:55 - Background

0:21:50 - Back-of-the-Box Summary

0:35:00 - Notable Scenes

0:43:10 - The Good

0:49:15 - The Bad

0:58:35 - The Ugly

Oct 15, 2022

We've been through some of the worst films in cinematic history. We survived Plan 9. Made it through Manos. Pushed through The Room. But is this the worst film we've ever watched for this podcast? Join Tom, Ryan, and special guest Mike as they discuss a romantic comedy that must be one of the lows of cinema, while also getting in some comments about David Lynch, ducks, and video game hero Gex. It's our review of Love on a Leash!

 

Time stamps:

0:04:05 - Background

0:16:35 - Back-of-the-Box Summary

0:22:05 - Notable Scenes

0:34:05 - The Good

0:39:10 - The Bad

0:53:40 - The Ugly

Aug 15, 2022

We do plenty of genre pictures on this podcast, but one genre we've rarely looked at is the romantic drama. It's high time we rectified that by watching this ice-cold clunker from the 80's about a bubble boy and his rocker love interest! Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss plate glass sex scenes, whiny main characters, and the various state requirements for getting legally married. It's our discussion of Crystal Heart!

Time stamps:

0:04:30 - Background

0:18:55 - Back-of-the-Box Summary

0:29:55 - Notable Scenes

0:37:10 - The Good

0:43:20 - The Bad

1:06:15 - The Ugly

Jul 1, 2022

What can you do about a group fo delinquent kids chopping up cars for parts? What about delinquent kids playing bad 50s rock 'n' roll? Join Tom and Ryan as they attempt to answer these pressing questions, as well as discuss important topics like driving chickens, the target audience at drive-ins, and incompetent detectives. It's our review of the 1961 crime drama The Choppers!

 

Time stamps:

0:04:15 - Background

0:24:25 - Back-of-the-Box Summary

0:40:35 - Notable Scenes

0:45:35 - The Good

0:52:05 - The Bad

1:02:40 - The Ugly

Jul 1, 2021

To celebrate five glorious years of reviewing some of the worst films ever made, we are finally reviewing Tommy Wiseau's cult classic, a film so bad that it has become a mainstay of midnight screenings and has spawned countless memes online. Join Tom and Ryan as they subject themselves to this experience and talk about spoons, money-laundering, method-acting Olympians, and the perils of having friends. Tune in for our review of The Room! What a story, Mark!!

Time stamps:

0:03:40 - Background

0:29:00 - Back-of-the-Box Summary

0:35:25 - A Special Note About "Good" Things in this Film

0:37:30 - Notable Scenes

0:45:35 - The Bad

0:58:10 - The Ugly

Apr 1, 2021

Let's travel back in time to when Hawaii wasn't a state and the Pacific Islands were mysterious to most (white) Americans! Two 1950s beefcakes are accused of murder and are stranded on a vaguely-Hawaiian island...what will they do to escape? Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss exploitation tourism, David Crosby, the Bahá'i Faith, and fingers pointing at maps. It's our review of the Roger Corman "classic," She-Gods of Shark Reef!

 

Time stamps:

0:06:05 - Background

0:17:40 - Back-of-the-Box Summary

0:22:40 - Notable Scenes

0:27:40 - The Good

0:32:45 - The Bad

0:42:30 - The Ugly

Jan 15, 2021

"True Story" films aren't always as true as they claim to be, but something things have to be exaggerated and fictionalized for the sake of entertainment. And what could be more entertaining than Vlad the Impaler? Join Tom and Ryan as they discover the TRUEST story of the origins of Dracula by watching this period-piece drama all about good old Vlad. On the way they also discuss The Wire, charisma vacuums, and late-medieval influencers! It's our review of Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula!

 

Time stamps:

0:03:45 - Background

0:19:00 - Back-of-the-Box Summary

0:41:50 - Notable Scenes

0:50:00 - The Good

0:55:10 - The Bad

1:06:00 - The Ugly

Dec 15, 2020

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! It's another yuletide treat straight from our friends at the Lifetime Channel. This time we follow a street-smart city gal and the uptight agent assigned to protect her as they discover the heart of Christmas...and their love for each other! Settle in by the fire as we talk about romance, frosted tips, ugly sweaters, and turning state's evidence. It's our review of Undercover Christmas!

 

Time stamps:

0:03:45 - Background

0:16:25 - Back-of-the-Box Summary

0:25:25 - Notable Scenes

0:38:55 - The Good

0:48:35 - The Bad

1:03:30 - The Ugly

Jan 15, 2020

If the Flintstones taught us anything, it's that the Stone Age was a hot property in the 1960s. Join Tom and Ryan as we sit down to witness a film capitalizing on cavemen popularity while throwing dune buggies and shaving cream into the mix. We also discuss such relevant topics as the Bible, camping and survival tips, and women's names as song titles. So stop chatting with those dead ancestors of yours and listen in on our review of Eegah!

 

Tim Stamps:

0:03:44 - Background

0:15:10 - Back-of-the-box Summary

0:21:40 - Notable Scenes

0:34:50 - The Good

0:38:45 - The Bad

0:52:15 - The Ugly

Sep 1, 2019

Saving Private Ryan. The Hurt Locker. Letters from Iwo Jima. War films draw their audience into the bleak, harsh realities of the battlefield and through the extreme conditions of battle. But forget all that, let's watch a war film that's mostly about livestock and a guy getting married! Tom and Ryan dig into this strange (and strangely boring) piece of 50s cinema while discussing dowries, dictionaries, and dueling your superiors. It's our review of Suicide Battalion!

Time stamps:

0:05:35 - Background

0:23:05 - Film Summary

0:46:40 - The Good

0:50:16 - The Bad

1:01:08 - The Ugly

1:14:35 - Improvements

Jun 15, 2019

Under the sea! Under the sea! Darling it's better down where it's wetter, except for this movie! Join Tom and Ryan as they review an undersea disaster film that tries, and fails, to rip off The Poseidon Adventure. Along the way we discuss the many aquatic escapades of Ernest Borgnine, what this movie gets right and wrong about deep-sea creatures, and what exactly makes a disaster movie a disaster movie. It's our review of The Neptune Factor!

Time stamps:

0:00:31 - WARNING, GROSS MOUTH SOUNDS

0:01:53 - Gross mouth noises end

0:03:55 - Background

0:25:18 - Film Summary

0:42:10 - The Good

0:47:35 - The Bad

1:03:02 - The Ugly

1:17:45 - Improvements

May 16, 2019

Roll for initiative! You're about to begin an epic encounter with a movie that's basically an extended PSA about how Dungeons and Dragons is evil! Don't worry, you've got your faithful party members, Tom and Ryan, at your side; they're ready to fight, but also ready to talk about subjects such as why this film is a poor representation of the roleplaying experience, what "Satanic panic" was all about, and whether we can use this film to torpedo Tom Hanks's career. Draw your swords, ready your spells, and get ready for our review of Mazes and Monsters!

 

Time stamps:

0:03:48 - Background

0:29:55 - Film Summary

0:55:42 - The Good

1:01:25 - The Bad

1:13:40 - The Ugly

1:27:43 - Improvements

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