AfterLUNCH | Mystery Movie Night - Planes, Puns, and Paramedics

Mystery Movie Night moves to AfterLUNCH! For this inaugural episode on the new feed, Evan picked Empire of the Sun (1987), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), and Sacro Gra (2013). 

A reminder for listeners who haven't seen all the movies and want to avoid spoilers, here are the time stamps for each review, including the guessing part in case you want to skip straight to that: 

00:05:37 - Review of Empire of the Sun (1987) 

00:23:18 - Review of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) 

00:36:32 - Review of Sacro Gra (2013)

00:49:49 - Guessing the Connection 

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Mystery Movie Night | Treasure Island (1950), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)

It was 5 years ago this month that the first episode of Mystery Movie Night came out. 50 episodes later, Dave, David, Erik, Evan, and I are still making connections between movies: this time about pirates, privates, and puddle-booted primates. And there's a special announcement about the future of the show.

00:02:15 - Review of Treasure Island (1950)

00:15:40 - Review of Kelly's Heroes (1970)

00:32:46 - Review of Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)

00:50:22 - Guessing the Connection

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Mystery Movie Night | Inside Out (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

David, Erik, Evan, Dave, and I talk about feelings, firearms, and fleet feet and the secret that connects them.

00:01:33 - Review of Inside Out (2015)

00:14:14 - Review of The Magnificent Seven (2016)

00:37:06 - Review of Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

00:55:49 - Guessing the Connection

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Mystery Movie Night | Trog (1970), Enter the Dragon (1973), and The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

Dave, David, Erik, Evan, and I converse about cavemen, claw hands, and Cliffjumper and the cryptic component that connects them.

00:01:47 - Review of Trog (1970)

00:17:23 - Review of Enter the Dragon (1973)

00:29:22 - Review of The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

00:49:37 - Guessing the Connection

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Mystery Movie Night | Halloween (1978), Brazil (1985), and Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Erik, Evan, Dave, and I start the holiday season with movies about babysitters, bureaucracy, and Bacon-racing. And some other secret connection that we're going to try to guess.

00:02:09 - Review of Halloween (1978)
00:16:29 - Review of Brazil (1985)
00:29:26 - Review of Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
00:52:33 - Guessing the Connection

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Mystery Movie Night | The Daughter of Dawn (1920), Stormy Weather (1943), and Flower Drum Song (1961)

Evan picked the movies; Dave, David, Erik, and I tried to guess the secret connection. See if you can too in this episode about tipis, tap dance, and towels.

Mystery Movie Night | Batman (1966), RoboCop (1987), and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

It'll take the detective skills of Batman, the persistence of RoboCop, and the endurance of a Terminator to figure out the connection in this episode. Join David, Erik, Evan, Dave, and I for sensational repartee about sinister riddles, savage robots, and sassy ragamuffins.

00:01:28 - Review of Batman (1966)
00:15:34 - Review of RoboCop (1987)
00:26:09 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
00:46:38 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Maximum Overdrive (1986), and Mystery Men (1999)

Dave, David, Erik, Evan, and I muse about metal, machines, and metahumans and the mysterious matter that melds them together.

00:02:12 - Review of This Is Spinal Tap 
00:19:28 - Review of Maximum Overdrive 
00:31:01 - Review of Mystery Men
00:45:59 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | Poltergeist (1982), The 'Burbs (1989), and Casper (1995)

Erik picks some creepy house movies that also have another, mysterious connection. We got clowns, cul-de-sacs, and cameos in this episode.

00:01:45 - Review of Poltergeist (1982)
00:21:28 - Review of The 'Burbs (1989)
00:33:20 - Review of Casper (1995)
00:53:03 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | Gaslight (1944), Dial M for Murder (1954), and Deathtrap (1982)

Dave, David, Erik, Evan, and I muse about manipulation, money, and manuscripts, but mostly... murder!

00:02:01 - Review of Gaslight (1944)
00:15:24 - Review of Dial M for Murder (1954)
00:32:22 - Review of Deathtrap (1982)
00:48:33 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | 36 Hours (1964), Dark City (1998), and Paycheck (2003)

Evan, Dave, David, Erik, and I are joined by blogger and podcaster extraordinaire Siskoid to pontificate on paper cuts, police detectives, postage stamps, and what could possibly connect them.

00:02:56 - Review of 36 Hours (1964)
00:19:36 - Review of Dark City (1998)
00:36:01 - Review of Paycheck (2003)
00:54:46 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985), Young Guns (1988), and Blade (1998)

Things get spooky... for the vampires when they're hunted by Blade. But what does that have to do with Billy the Kid and Rex O'Herlihan the Singing Cowboy? David knows the answer, but Evan, Dave, guest Paxton Holley, and I have to guess.

00:01:15 - Review of Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
00:10:49 - Review of Young Guns (1988)
00:20:29 - Review of Blade (1998)
00:37:13 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Grease (1978), and Johnny Dangerously (1984)

Dave, David, Evan, and I are joined by Christian Nielsen (The Atomic Geeks, Pop Culture Retrofit) to talk about gangsters, greasers, and group therapy.

If you haven't seen one or more of the movies we discuss and prefer not to listen to that review (we do talk freely about spoilers), please use the time stamps below to jump to the part of the discussion that interests you.

00:01:30 - Review of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
00:16:22 - Review of Grease (1978)
00:41:54 - Review of Johnny Dangerously (1984)
00:57:12 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | Jaws (1975), The Star Chamber (1983), and The Three Musketeers (2011)

Ron Ankeny joins me, Dave, David, and Evan to discuss sharks of the marine, legal, and double-crossing varieties. Which would be a cool connection, come to think of it, but there's another one, too.

00:02:28 - Review of Jaws (1975)
00:15:44 - Review of The Star Chamber (1983)
00:32:25 - Review of The Three Musketeers (2011)
00:52:00 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | Robin Hood (1973), Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983), and Return to Oz (1985)

Paxton Holley doesn't just join Dave, David, Evan, and I on the panel, he also picks the movies in this special episode about rogues, reruns, and rock monsters.

00:03:20 - Review of Robin Hood (1973)
00:16:17 - Review of Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)
00:30:08 - Review of Return to Oz (1985)
00:50:54 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | Some Like It Hot (1959), Tommy Boy (1995), and Tropic Thunder (2008)

Erik, Dave, David, and I muse about Marilyn, man-children, and method acting.

00:02:05 - Review of Some Like It Hot (1959)
00:19:16 - Review of Tommy Boy (1995)39:08
00:39:18 - Review of Tropic Thunder (2008)
01:04:09 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939), All the President's Men (1976), and Spotlight (2015)

Evan, Erik, Dave, David, and I gab about girl gumshoes, the government, and the Globe.

00:02:00 - Review of Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
00:16:57 - Review of All the President's Men (1976)
00:31:52 - Review of Spotlight (2015)
00:44:48 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | The Hustler (1961), Caddyshack (1980), and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

David leads Erik, Evan, Dave, and I in a discussion of billiards, Baby Ruths, and Blockbuster Video.

00:01:34 - Review of The Hustler

00:13:53 - Review of Caddyshack

00:32:41 - Review of The Lost World: Jurassic Park

00:57:15 - Guessing the Connection

Mystery Movie Night | Gremlins (1984), Coneheads (1993), and Legion (2010)

Erik, Evan, Dave, David, and I discuss destructive imps, dumb aliens, and demonic angels. And since this is the first episode of the new year, we also look back on our favorite and least-favorite Mystery Movie Night picks of 2018.

Mystery Movie Night | A Christmas Carol (1951), Lethal Weapon (1987), and Krampus (2015)

It's a special Christmas edition of Mystery Movie Night as Dave, David, Erik, Evan, and I celebrate with a trio of holiday flicks. It's ghosts, guns, and grandmas on this very merry episode.