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Listen in on weekly conversations between Nick Zaccario and Taylor Zaccario as they obsess over obscure, lesser-known, and underrated movies & TV shows, many of which are chosen from the duo’s extensive DVD collections. From strange sequels to forgotten Disney flicks, hear all about the movies and television you never heard of or wanted to watch…until now!
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Our Val Kilmer marathon goes to the heart of Africa this week. While trying to build a railroad in Tsavo, Africa, a military engineer (Kilmer) enlists the aid of a famed big-game hunter (Michael Douglas) to fend off atta
Taylor & Nick kick off a marathon of Val Kilmer movies, beginning with Top Secret! (1984). In his big screen debut, Kilmer plays a rock n’ roller caught up in a wild espionage plot from the directing team behind Airplane
After lording over Chicago’s criminal underworld, Al Capone (Tom Hardy) spends the last year of his life chewing on carrots, shooting alligators, and battling incontinence as neurosyphilis ravages his brain… at least tha
The Doc’s alive! He’s in the Old West! But he’s alive! Join Taylor & Nick as they head to Hill Valley 1885 to rescue Doc Brown from Buford “Mad Dog” Tannen in Back to the Future Part III (1990). Listen in as your hosts d
The Mask of Zorro (1998) remains one of the greatest action adventure movies ever made. Its sequel, The Legend of Zorro (2005), remains one of the worst. Martin Campbell, Antonio Banderas, and Catherine Zeta-Jones are al
You probably don’t know director Martin Campbell’s name. But you’ve definitely seen some of his great films like GoldenEye, The Mask of Zorro, and Casino Royale. Over the next three weeks, Nick & Taylor undertake a marat
Are you looking for a good time at the movies? Do you want to feel optimistic about the future of mankind? Do you want to see colors beside gray? Then Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) is the last movie to choose
After their parents perish in a fire, three orphans are sent to live with their fiendish uncle, who plots to steal their fortune in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). Taylor & Nick discuss the origin
When his elder sons threaten the future prosperity of Hell, Satan (Harvey Keitel– yes, THAT Harvey Keitel) has only one hope to save their underworld: his loser son, Little Nicky (Adam Sandler). Your hosts explore Sandle
How does one provide a pithy and concise summation of Tentacles (1977)? Here it goes: Jaws with a giant octopus! Or maybe a giant squid? We don’t know… and quite frankly... it doesn’t matter. __________ Taylor Zaccario…H
Do you know how hard it is trying to talk for an hour about the fourth Land Before Time movie? But Taylor & Nick do their best. In this one, there’s an unprecedented amount of lazy animation, wretchedly composed songs, a
In 1994, Tim Burton made Ed Wood, the critically-acclaimed biopic about the director of Plan 9 from Outer Space. Two years later, Burton mounted his own homage to classic sci fi B movies with Mars Attacks! (1996). Despit
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Kick off Chapter Six with Taylor & Nick as they obsess over the many campy and goofy joys of Congo (1995). Based on a novel by Michael Critchon, Congo tells the tale of an expedition into the heart of Africa in search of
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To close out the 5th season of the show & the year 2025, Taylor and Nick look back at some of their favorite watches of the year as well as recount some of the best moments from the series’ history! __________ Taylor Zac
Pour yourself a mug of eggnog and break out the sugar cookies. Taylor, Nick, and Anthony are gifting you three obscure Christmas movies: When a toy is misplaced, the son of Santa Claus races against the clock to deliver
You’ve eaten the turkey, devoured the stuffing, and scarfed down the mashed potatoes. Now you’ve gathered your family around the TV to watch a movie. But what do you put on? Taylor, Nick, and Anthony have some suggestion
The Holiday Trilogy returns! Taylor & Nick are joined again by show correspondent (and middle cousin) Anthony for more holiday movie recommendations! We start off with Shadow of the Vampire (2000), a unique blend of fact
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Well listeners, it's taken 5 seasons, but finally Nick & Taylor can obsess over one of the greatest terrible movies ever conceived in the mind of Roland Emmerich. Follow your hosts as they hide in the subway systems, blo
A novice fairy godmother (Martin Short) tries to grant a girl’s wish, but runs afoul of a witch and a giant rabbi. Taylor & Nick obsess over one of their favorite obscure movies: A Simple Wish (1997). Martin Short and Ma
There is really no way to properly summarize Howling III - The Marsupials (1987), a movie where werewolves with kangaroo-like pouches live in communes in the Outback. It’s both a unique deconstruction of the werewolf myt
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