80s
Top Ten Things in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back premiered May 21, 1980. I was ten years old and could not wait to see it and though I remember having to wait a couple of weeks to see it in CONTINUE READING…
Movies
80s
The Star Wars Characters You’d Find In The Cantina
Every year on May the fourth, fans of the Star Wars series celebrate the movies that entertain so many of us. Even the most casual Star Wars fans will likely pop in a DVD or CONTINUE READING…
Articles
The Private War of Major Benson
By now most of the loyal Paterons for the Retro Network have listened to the exclusive episode of Jason and Mickey’s Drive In series about Major Payne. But did you know that the story of CONTINUE READING…
80s
Movie Review: Body Slam (1986)
Body Slam stars TV pretty boy Dirk Benedict who kids of the ’80s will remember most from his roles as Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica or Face Man on the A-Team, who in this story plays CONTINUE READING…
90s
Dick Tracy at TRN Drive-In
TRN Drive-In returns with a screening of the 1990 film Dick Tracy starring Warren Beatty, Madonna, and Al Pacino. Hosts for this episode are Adam and Michael from Wizards: The Podcast Guide to Comics who will take CONTINUE READING…
Articles
Ed Wood: The Worst Filmmaker of All Time
From the time he was only 7 years old, Ed Wood wanted to make movies. After seeing the 1931 movie Dracula, he started spending as much time at theaters as he could. He got CONTINUE READING…
Geekster Podcasts
TRN Podcast 028 – Recurrent Events 2020 Preview
Happy New Year! Jason and Mickey’s first podcast of the year is a preview of all the retro stuff coming in 2020. First, we catch up on last week’s holiday and then discuss a few CONTINUE READING…
80s
30 Years of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
For most of us one of the best parts of Christmas is watching our favorite holiday movies over and over (and over) again. As ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ turns 30 this year on December 1st, CONTINUE READING…
A2
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at 50
It’s hard to believe that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid turns 50 this month. This film is one that is definitely of its time, but it also feels timeless. It is technically a western, but CONTINUE READING…
80s
Top Scenes from ’80s Movies featuring a Bathtub or Shower
Whether you have realized it or not, throughout the history of cinema, there are many scenes that take place with a shower and/or bathtub as an essential part. Probably the most unforgettable and the first one CONTINUE READING…
Articles
Great Movies With One REALLY Messed Up Scene
Given my DVD collection now exceeds 1000 and counting, I watch a LOT of movies, but some of them have actually affected me to the point where I can hardly stand to watch them for CONTINUE READING…
80s
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
In 1986, a movie came out featuring giant transforming robots traversing the cosmos, they search for a threat that could possibly mean the end of the universe. That movie, of course, was Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords. CONTINUE READING…
Geekster Podcasts
SequelQuest | SequelChat Review of Hobbs & Shaw | EP106
SequelQuest | SequelChat Review of Hobbs & Shaw | EP106 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw… what more is there to say? Blood pumping car chases & action scenes that’ll leave you sore in CONTINUE READING…
80s
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie Review
I’ve always been a movie fan, but for just as long I’ve been fascinated by the world of professional wrestling. In fact, during my weekly visits to the video store I often stacked a CONTINUE READING…
Geekster Podcasts
SequelQuest Rewind | Gremlins Franchise Sequel | EP39
SequelQuest Rewind | Gremlins Franchise Sequel | EP39 1984, the year we learned that terrifying things come in cute packages, if you don’t follow the rules. Gremlins written by Chris Columbus, produced by Steven Spielberg and Directed CONTINUE READING…
