Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast
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182 episodes
The Outsiders
Hi everyone, we have a new theme this week and that theme is: “before they were famous”. It’s pretty self explanatory but just to be clear, that means we will be reviewing films where the stars/directors/etc are not necessarily making the...
The Ugly Stepsister
Once Upon a Time. . . this podcast occasionally has a Special Guest Host. And this week is one of those magical weeks! Matt's sister Kristen joins us for her listener pick: the 2025 Norwegian body horror film, "The Ugly ...
Palmer Rockey's SCARLET WARNING 666
In a very special episode of the Movie Roulette Tuesday Podcast, we take a construction necessitated break from our normal programming to watch one of the most bizarre films we’ve ever seen, maverick filmmaker
Return of the Living Dead 3
We close out our “Love Hurts” theme with the 1993 Brian Yuzna zombie romance classic Return of the Living Dead 3 about a sweet young couple who won’t let a case of death stop their ...
The Notebook
We continue our “Love Hurts” theme; this week it’s a classic tear-jerker from 2004, “The Notebook”. Directed by Nick Cassavetes, starring Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner and Gena Rowlands, this film explores what happens when a lifet...
Crash
Love is a wonderful thing. Make ya smile through the pouring rain, take your heart and make it sing.... blah blah blah, what does Michael Bolton know anyway. The truth is, sometimes love hurts and that is the theme we will be dealin...
The Pirates of Penzance
Ahoy there mateys! This week is a listener pick, and our most recent submission is from loyal listener Jared, who said his mother made him watch this film every Christmas. (We are not sure if this was for enjoyment or punishment.)&n...
Race with the Devil
We finish off our “Don’t Mess with Texas” theme with 1975’s Aztec deity worshipper road movie Race with the Devil, about two couples who witness a human sacrifice while on a road trip to...
The Alamo
Our “Don’t Mess With Texas” theme continues with one of the most iconic episodes in Texas history; “The Alamo.” We chose the 2004 version of this movie, which is a little more historically accurate than the 1960 John Wayne epic. Dir...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Texas, the final frontier. It's big, bold and a little strange but most of all, don't mess with it. Well dear listener, that's our new theme for this cycle in a nutshell: "don't mess with Texas".In this episode we will explor...
Runaway Train
It’s time for another listener pick and this time the submitter is our special guest host for this episode.Loyal listener and good friend Mike wanted us to watch the 1985 film Runaway Train...
Harlequin
We go down under to close out our theme of “It’s Magic!” with the 1980 Australian fantasy thriller Harlequin. The film, a modern day retelling of the story of Rasputin, is about a magica...
Willow
We continue our magical theme this week with a fantasy film from 1988: “Willow.” Directed by Ron Howard, produced by George Lucas, and starring Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis and Joanne Whalley. You want magic? This movie delivers. ...
Lord of Illusions
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls please step right up, give us a moment of your time and be amazed! We have for you a new theme so fantastic, so incredible that you won't believe your very ears. Reaching beyond the bounds of you...
The Thing
Our next listener pick, chosen by loyal lister and family to the show Michael, is the 1982 John Carpenter classic The Thing! The film stars Kurt Russell as a member of an Antarctic resea...
Tiptoes
We close out our theme of “Movies That Couldn’t Be Made Today” with the 2002 forgotten oddity Tiptoes. You can’t make this up. Gary Oldman only did the movie because he had bills to pay. Kate ...
Black Narcissus
We continue our theme of "Movies That Couldn't Be Made Today" with one that literally couldn't (for TECH-nical reasons). . . we are watching something filmed in vibrant, beautiful, and now extinct TECHNICOLOR!!! Our shining example ...
Excalibur
We've got another new theme this week and this time we will be delving into "movies that could not be made today". There could be various social, technical, political or other reasons why but regardless, these will be movies that would no...
Taxi Driver
This week we have another listener pick for the podcast; this time it is a submission from our wonderful, longtime friend and fellow cinephile Andrew, who recommended to us (in a very off-the-cuff fashion), 1976's "Taxi Driver." Directed ...
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
We finish up our theme of “All Roads Lead to Rome” with Dario Argento’s 1970 directorial debut, The Bird With the Crystal Plumage, a giallo film set in Rome. It’s about an American writer vaca...
Groundhog Day
Do you ever have that feeling of deja vu? Of history repeating itself? Of waking up to Sonny and Cher EVERY morning? Well if not, no worries! You can live vicariously through the hapless and cynical weatherman, Phil Conn...
Gladiator
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED (by our podcast)?! We are starting a new theme this week and this time it's "all roads lead to Rome". If you're unfamiliar with the phrase it is a proverb that means there are many different ways (or paths, m...
Strawberry Mansion
Our "I can't remember" theme is over and it's time for another listener pick before starting the next round. 'Strawberry Mansion' was sent to us in a dream by Kayla w...
