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Episode 874 – Chasm of Confidence

Posted on January 26, 2024

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This Week: With no new movies in theaters this week, Kevin sets his eyes on the past and does a Stephen King retrospective of his more fringe films. But first he takes a look at the box office and the Oscar nominations. Next, he looks at the trailers for Avatar: The Last Airbender and Ripley. Later, he reviews Christine, Maximum Overdrive, The Lawnmower Man, The Shining (1997) and The Running Man. Finally, he wraps things up with the Home-Cinema Round-Up and a spotlight on Stephen King’s Thinner.

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Episode 655 – Doctor Shining

Posted on November 9, 2019

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This Week: Kevin sounds off about enjoying entertainment from people with whom you disagree with politically. Then he looks at new trailers for The Invisible Man and Color Out of Space. Later, he reviews Last Christmas, Midway, Playing with Fire, Doctor Sleep and looks back on The Shining. Then, it’s off to the box office before the Home-Cinema Round-Up with a spotlight on Snow Falling on Cedars

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Episode 634 – Shut Yo Mouth!

Posted on June 14, 2019

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This Week: Kevin looks at some smaller news stories before knocking out the trailers for Doctor Sleep and Frozen 2. Then he reviews the films Men In Black International, The Dead Don’t Die, Late Night, and all three Shaft movies: Shaft, Shaft and Shaft. Later, he looks at the box office and gives his thoughts on the Home-Cinema Round-Up featuring Frankenstein Created Woman.

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Marathon Chat #10

Posted on May 19, 2015

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On This Episode: Now that the 32nd Annual Sci-Fi Marathon is a thing of the past, and the 7th Annual Horror Marathon is in the not-so-distant future, Joe decides to sit down with Kevin and give their own oral history of the marathon experience. In this first installment of this mini-series, Joe and Kevin reflect on what it was like to experience their first marathon and how the old Drexel North days influenced their movie-watching experience over the years. It’s a trip down memory lane, delving into the fascinating decades of human history: the 1980s and 1990s!

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Marathon Chat #6

Posted on October 8, 2014

On This Episode: For the sixth installment of the Marathon Chat, Kevin Carr and Joe Neff talk about the 666th Annual Shock Around the Clock horror movie marathon at the Drexel Theater in general. They cover the costume contest, concessions, parking, T-shirts and bad Matthew McConaugheyhey impressions. Listen for some early Halloween-style fun.

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Marathon Chat #1

Posted on April 23, 2014

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On This Episode: Kevin starts a new series in the Second Reel set of podcasts from Fat Guys at the Movies. Marathon Chat features Kevin having free-form conversations with Shock Around the Clock master of scaremonies Joe Neff in the months leading up to the 666th Annual 24- Hour Horror Movie Marathon. During this episode, Kevin and Joe talk in depth about three of the films coming to the Drexel Theater on Marathon weekend in October. Listen carefully for cameos by Werner Herzog and Jimmy Stewart!