Torture Cinema

Artistic tomfoolery, Mannequin breasts, and 80s glory, oh my!  Shaun, Julia, and Jen join forces to tackle a listener-selected movie from hell:  Mannequin.  You asked for it, and we delivered! We hope you enjoy the episode! (Please support our efforts to bring the Skiffy and Fanty Show and the World SF Tour to Worldcon!  Every […]

80s hair bands, nuclear submarines, and mutant grunts, oh my!  In celebration of Australian cinema, we’re joined by Danny Oz to discuss his favorite terrible movie ever, Sons of Steel.  Trust me, you won’t want to miss this episode… We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give […]

Robot fights, sand, and military advertising, oh my!  You asked for it, and here are providing it:  the latest in our Torture Cinema series, in which Shaun, Julia, Paul, and Jen take on the second Transformers movie from Michael Bay.  Prime help us… We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and […]

Chipmunks, evil executives, and childish humor, oh my!  Julia, Shaun, and Paul return for a very special Christmas-time edition of Torture Cinema.  It’s a very chipmunky episode, too! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free […]

Dragons, ash munching, and crazy Americans, on my!  Shaun, Jen, Julia, and Paul tackle Reign of Fire — Jen, by the way, doesn’t agree with the rest of us…for reasons. We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free […]

Backyard demons, claymation creeps, and geodes, oh my!  Shaun, Julia, and Paul return to form with a special Halloween-themed torturous review of The Gate.  Needless to say, they had a bit of fun tearing this one apart! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a […]

Sharks, tornadoes, and perverts, oh my!  In our first ever live recording of Torture Cinema, Shaun, Jen, Julia, and Mike take on the infamous Syfy monstrosity, Sharknado.  And, as always, we include a silly skit from the depths of Shaun’s brain right smack dab in the middle.  Make sure to catch the bloopers at the end! […]

Giant robots, men in sexy underwear, and science fiction horror, oh my!  We’re back with yet another Torture Cinema episode, skit and all.  You may be shocked to know that at least one of us hated this movie more than Birdemic… We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, […]

Bird, editorial disasters, and bad sex, oh my!  We’re back with what may be the most “special” episode of Torture Cinema.  You picked Birdemic (bastards), and you know what that means — we had to watch it.  Soaring with laughter and pain, this is one hour-plus torture you don’t want to miss! We hope you […]

Furries, bad weather, and painful banter, oh my!  You picked it, so we had to watch it.  But we didn’t do it on our own.  Nope.  We roped Ian Mond from The Writer and the Critic Podcast into joining us for this endless reel of terror.  Featuring our amazing acting talents, our five-by-fives, and lots […]

Dragons, cliches, and bad acting, oh my!  Our next Torture Cinema feature is finally here, and this time we’re looking at the 2006 film adaptation of Christopher Paolini’s Eragon, in all its terrible glory.  So sit back and enjoy the ride (we sure didn’t). We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and […]

Anachronisms, vampiric Arthurian ladies, and more anachronisms, oh my!  If you couldn’t tell from the title, the SandF crew takes on the infamous mythological monster, King Arthur.  And boy do we have a lot to say about this one! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give […]

Bad history, bad ideas, and just plain bad, oh my!  You all picked it, so we watched and reviewed it here (w/ Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, and Julia Rios).  And in case you didn’t know, this film is bad.  You’ll have to listen to discover why…Or, you could just watch it, if you’re brave enough. […]

The torture is strong with this one… In our 26th Torture Cinema feature, we take on the underwhelming terror of Jumper.  You picked it (finally!) and we’ve got a heck of a lot to say, too.  So sit back, get your popcorn, and enjoy the pain…Our pain.  Not yours.  Obviously… We hope you enjoy the episode! […]

Destroying our childhoods one crappy Holiday Special at a time…  This week, Julia Rios, Paul, Jen, and Shaun take on the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special!  Included in the episode:  our 5-by-5s, a special skit involving our most popular impressions, and a lot of laughs. We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI:  Some of the audio […]

Sean Connery in a super special mansuit!  Julia Rios and Keffy join us to talk about this 1974 science fiction wonder-child.  If the cover doesn’t tell you all you need to know about Zardoz, then you’ll just have to listen for our in-depth, slightly raunchy, slightly wrong analysis. We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI:  Some […]

Promise kept!  We said we’d watch Twilight:  Breaking Dawn (Part Two) when it came out in theaters, and now we’ve done so…all for your entertainment.     Skits, laughter, and pain.  It’s like cinematic masochism or something… We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a […]

Torture Cinema meets Season of the Witch!  This month’s film was selected by Jennifer Barth, who was kind enough to donate to a little project I had a while ago.  In other words, you have her to blame for the travesty that is this humorous review of Nicolas Cage’s 50th cinematic disaster.  Our special guest […]

Torture Cinema returns with special guest, Julia Rios.  This month, we watched and reviewed Midnight Chronicles, a glorious fantasy stinker foisted upon us by Alison Marlowe.  To make matters worse, we were tasked with doing three different impressions for the skit.  And that’s where a little trivia comes in: The first person to guess which three famous […]

Paul and I take on the infamous Howard the Duck in July’s Torture Cinema special 80s edition!  And boy is this one a mind drain.  Plus, there’s a slightly drunken skit in the middle, which might have ruined Shaun’s vocal chords.  You don’t want to miss it… We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you […]