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We're joined by @dougtilley.bsky.social from @cinemasmorgasbord.bsky.social to review THE NAKED GUN 33 1/3 - THE FINAL INSULT (1994).
We discuss the film's bizarre WWE tie-in and an almost unique exploding helicopter. Listen wherever you get your pods!🚁💥📽️🎧
We're joined by @dougtilley.bsky.social from @cinemasmorgasbord.bsky.social to review THE NAKED GUN 33 1/3 - THE FINAL INSULT (1994).
We discuss the film's bizarre WWE tie-in and an almost unique exploding helicopter. Listen wherever you get your pods!🚁💥📽️🎧
@dtvconnoisseur.bsky.social I remember us speculating about potential titles for Scott Adkins 'espresso' films, it seems they've gone with One Last Shot for outing three. Titles for a fourth? One More Last Shot? www.screendaily.com/news/one-las...
‘One Last Shot’ starring Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren and Hannah Ware starts London shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Sky will release in UK-Ireland.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
@dtvconnoisseur.bsky.social I remember us speculating about potential titles for Scott Adkins 'espresso' films, it seems they've gone with One Last Shot for outing three. Titles for a fourth? One More Last Shot? www.screendaily.com/news/one-las...
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New podcast, episode 236, "Capitol Conspiracy" with screenwriter Richard Pierce.
We get stuck in on this Don "the Dragon" Wilson classic, but beforehand we talk about Rich's experiences as a screenwriter, and the good ol' days of taping movies like these on cable.
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We get stuck in on this Don "the Dragon" Wilson classic, but beforehand we talk about Rich's experiences as a screenwriter, and the good ol' days of taping movies like these on cable.
open.spotify.com/episode/3niQ...
November 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
New podcast, episode 236, "Capitol Conspiracy" with screenwriter Richard Pierce.
We get stuck in on this Don "the Dragon" Wilson classic, but beforehand we talk about Rich's experiences as a screenwriter, and the good ol' days of taping movies like these on cable.
open.spotify.com/episode/3niQ...
We get stuck in on this Don "the Dragon" Wilson classic, but beforehand we talk about Rich's experiences as a screenwriter, and the good ol' days of taping movies like these on cable.
open.spotify.com/episode/3niQ...
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On a returning HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? we’re heading back to the past with Bill Sherwood’s gay romantic drama PARTING GLANCES from 1986, featuring Steve Buscemi’s breakout performance as Nick, an HIV-positive rock musician.
Episode 299 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Parting Glances (1986) » Cinema Smorgasbord
On a returning HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? (the world's finest Steve Buscemi-themed podcast) we're heading back to the past with Bill Sherwood's gay romantic drama PARTING GLANCES from 1986, featuring...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On a returning HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? we’re heading back to the past with Bill Sherwood’s gay romantic drama PARTING GLANCES from 1986, featuring Steve Buscemi’s breakout performance as Nick, an HIV-positive rock musician.
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Heads up @chopperfireball.bsky.social
Spy Hard (1996)
Spy Hard (1996)
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Heads up @chopperfireball.bsky.social
Spy Hard (1996)
Spy Hard (1996)
Watched GOLD RAIDERS (1982) the 7️⃣0️⃣4️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter.
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This is a strange film that jackknifes between quirky entertainment and utter tedium. In addition to an exploding helicopter, Robert Ginty gets to utter the immortal line 'We got company'.
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This is a strange film that jackknifes between quirky entertainment and utter tedium. In addition to an exploding helicopter, Robert Ginty gets to utter the immortal line 'We got company'.
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Watched GOLD RAIDERS (1982) the 7️⃣0️⃣4️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter.
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This is a strange film that jackknifes between quirky entertainment and utter tedium. In addition to an exploding helicopter, Robert Ginty gets to utter the immortal line 'We got company'.
🚁💥📽️
This is a strange film that jackknifes between quirky entertainment and utter tedium. In addition to an exploding helicopter, Robert Ginty gets to utter the immortal line 'We got company'.
I had a look at the data and here are the European countries that have never made a film with an exploding helicopter.
- Greece
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Bosnia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Greece
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Bosnia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I had a look at the data and here are the European countries that have never made a film with an exploding helicopter.
- Greece
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Bosnia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Greece
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Bosnia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
"I counted one “bastard” in the movie, the same as the number of exploding helicopters!" 🤣
Steven Seagal + Treach = DTV Gold! Check out our review of Today You Die...
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Bullet Points: Today You Die (2005)
Physical Media Forever! That is a mantra that I repeat at least once a week. And thanks to an Internet outage on Saturday night, it is a mantra that I had to put into practice. Instead of watching …
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November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"I counted one “bastard” in the movie, the same as the number of exploding helicopters!" 🤣
We got one! THE TERRORISTS (1986) aka Menumpas Teroris becomes the 9️⃣3️⃣3️⃣rd film we've found with an exploding helicopter.
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This is an Indonesian action film. There's undubbed, unsubtitled version on YouTube. It looks very entertaining, if you like model work, back projection, and wild overacting.
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This is an Indonesian action film. There's undubbed, unsubtitled version on YouTube. It looks very entertaining, if you like model work, back projection, and wild overacting.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We got one! THE TERRORISTS (1986) aka Menumpas Teroris becomes the 9️⃣3️⃣3️⃣rd film we've found with an exploding helicopter.
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This is an Indonesian action film. There's undubbed, unsubtitled version on YouTube. It looks very entertaining, if you like model work, back projection, and wild overacting.
🚁💥📽️
This is an Indonesian action film. There's undubbed, unsubtitled version on YouTube. It looks very entertaining, if you like model work, back projection, and wild overacting.
Without doubt, the highlight of every Kojak episode is the very particular way Telly Savalas says, "Crocker".
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Without doubt, the highlight of every Kojak episode is the very particular way Telly Savalas says, "Crocker".
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New review, "Mafia Wars" (2024) starring Cam Gigandet, Tom Welling, and Cher Cosenza. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2025/11/mafi...
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New review, "Mafia Wars" (2024) starring Cam Gigandet, Tom Welling, and Cher Cosenza. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2025/11/mafi...
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Boom! Surprise Qin Pengfei flick! Here's a scene from the first 5 minutes of THE FINDER / 追踪者
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November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Boom! Surprise Qin Pengfei flick! Here's a scene from the first 5 minutes of THE FINDER / 追踪者
letterboxd.com/film/the-fin...
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We got one! GOLD RAIDERS (1982) becomes the 9️⃣3️⃣2️⃣nd film we've found with an exploding helicopter.
This is from a Thai action starring the man, the myth, the legend, Robert Ginty!
This is from a Thai action starring the man, the myth, the legend, Robert Ginty!
"I'll finish these repairs myself." 🤣🚁💥
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We got one! GOLD RAIDERS (1982) becomes the 9️⃣3️⃣2️⃣nd film we've found with an exploding helicopter.
This is from a Thai action starring the man, the myth, the legend, Robert Ginty!
This is from a Thai action starring the man, the myth, the legend, Robert Ginty!
"I'll finish these repairs myself." 🤣🚁💥
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"I'll finish these repairs myself." 🤣🚁💥
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
Watched THE LOST BUS (2025) There's a jarring moment in the film where Matthew McConaughey tells us that he's 44 years old. As we know, Matt is closer to 60 than he is 40 so it immediately took me out of the film - especially as there's no need for him to be specific about his age.
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Watched THE LOST BUS (2025) There's a jarring moment in the film where Matthew McConaughey tells us that he's 44 years old. As we know, Matt is closer to 60 than he is 40 so it immediately took me out of the film - especially as there's no need for him to be specific about his age.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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New podcast, episode 235, "Missionary Man" with Mitch from The Video Vacuum.
We continue our Dolph birthday celebration with a discussion on this fun and fascinating Dolph-directed effort. We also discuss WAVE Production's latest, "The Woman Killers".
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We continue our Dolph birthday celebration with a discussion on this fun and fascinating Dolph-directed effort. We also discuss WAVE Production's latest, "The Woman Killers".
open.spotify.com/episode/05RP...
November 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
New podcast, episode 235, "Missionary Man" with Mitch from The Video Vacuum.
We continue our Dolph birthday celebration with a discussion on this fun and fascinating Dolph-directed effort. We also discuss WAVE Production's latest, "The Woman Killers".
open.spotify.com/episode/05RP...
We continue our Dolph birthday celebration with a discussion on this fun and fascinating Dolph-directed effort. We also discuss WAVE Production's latest, "The Woman Killers".
open.spotify.com/episode/05RP...
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It's the CINEMA SMORGASBORD HALLOWEEN HORROR SPECIAL and this year we're looking at a couple of underseen recent spooOOOOoooky films: The 2023 Serbian horror satire WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL and Scooter McCrae's long-awaited return BLACK EYED SUSAN from 2024!
Episode 298 – Halloween Horror Special – Working Class Goes to Hell (2023) & Black Eyed Susan (2024) » Cinema Smorgasbord
It's the 2025 Cinema Smorgasbord HALLOWEEN HORROR SPECIAL and as usual we're taking a look at two underloved horror (or, in this case, horror adjacent) films that deserve a little more attention. We s...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It's the CINEMA SMORGASBORD HALLOWEEN HORROR SPECIAL and this year we're looking at a couple of underseen recent spooOOOOoooky films: The 2023 Serbian horror satire WORKING CLASS GOES TO HELL and Scooter McCrae's long-awaited return BLACK EYED SUSAN from 2024!
Hey everyone, why don't you check out my review of another episode of the Blue Thunder TV series for the great @bulletproofpod.bsky.social website.
I take a look at a controversial episode which throws the continuity with the film completely out the cockpit window!
I take a look at a controversial episode which throws the continuity with the film completely out the cockpit window!
Will from @chopperfireball.bsky.social is back as he continues his journey through the short-lived Blue Thunder series...
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The Checklist: Blue Thunder (S1 Ep4) “Revenge in the Sky”
It’s all but been forgotten now, but after 1983’s Blue Thunder proved a box office hit, ABC rushed a TV series into production when they found a hole in the schedules. Taking to the airwaves …
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November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hey everyone, why don't you check out my review of another episode of the Blue Thunder TV series for the great @bulletproofpod.bsky.social website.
I take a look at a controversial episode which throws the continuity with the film completely out the cockpit window!
I take a look at a controversial episode which throws the continuity with the film completely out the cockpit window!
Watched CARRINGTON VC (1954) an absorbing, low key, courtroom drama with David Niven fighting to save his army career. Among the cast is Laurence Naismith. He was only 46 at the time, but still manages to look at a decade older. Did he ever look young in anything?
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Watched CARRINGTON VC (1954) an absorbing, low key, courtroom drama with David Niven fighting to save his army career. Among the cast is Laurence Naismith. He was only 46 at the time, but still manages to look at a decade older. Did he ever look young in anything?
From POWER CONNECTION (1995)
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
From POWER CONNECTION (1995)
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New post, "Small Apartments" (2012), starring a bunch of people, including the great Dolph Lundgren with his 75th film on the site, as we celebrate his birthday this week! dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2025/11/smal...
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
New post, "Small Apartments" (2012), starring a bunch of people, including the great Dolph Lundgren with his 75th film on the site, as we celebrate his birthday this week! dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2025/11/smal...
From COMMANDO NINJA (2018)
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
From COMMANDO NINJA (2018)
Watched RELAY (2024). The first half or even two-thirds of this thriller is very enjoyable. However, that just makes the routine last act feel more disappointing than it actually is. All the intriguing elements which drew you in disappear and you get some bog standard chase scenes.
November 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Watched RELAY (2024). The first half or even two-thirds of this thriller is very enjoyable. However, that just makes the routine last act feel more disappointing than it actually is. All the intriguing elements which drew you in disappear and you get some bog standard chase scenes.
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Forgotten Filmcast Ep 278: Horror Grab Bag forgottenfilmcast.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/f...
Forgotten Filmcast Ep 278: Horror Grab Bag
On this episode we close out the Halloween season with a Horror Movie Grab Bag. Todd shares his thoughts on four forgotten horror flicks that he’s watched recently. We have some rock and rol…
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November 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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New podcast! The Exploding Helicopter returns to review ALIEN RUBICON (2024), the film's 1️⃣3️⃣exploding helicopters are the most in any one movie.
It's an absolute chopper fireball-fest, but can you have TOO much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods! 🚁💥🎥🎧
It's an absolute chopper fireball-fest, but can you have TOO much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods! 🚁💥🎥🎧
November 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
New podcast! The Exploding Helicopter returns to review ALIEN RUBICON (2024), the film's 1️⃣3️⃣exploding helicopters are the most in any one movie.
It's an absolute chopper fireball-fest, but can you have TOO much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods! 🚁💥🎥🎧
It's an absolute chopper fireball-fest, but can you have TOO much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods! 🚁💥🎥🎧