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The Half Hour of PowerMovie News! Shocking Revelations!Joe and Special Guest Marc discuss the state of movies today. Joe presents 3 topics that he believes are connected. The first topic is a badly written poorly researched article about the original 1954 Godzilla film. How did such a poor article get published? It truly is all about the clicks and has nothing to do with quality. The second is the cash-grab spectacle of Avengers: Doomsday. Is this a desperate attempt to make the MCU relevant again? Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Robert Downey Jr., they just could not say no! The third is the unruly behavior in the...
2025-04-1533 min
The Half Hour of PowerWolf Man (2025) Teaser TrailerHere comes another reboot, reimagining, remake, redo, or whatever. Brandon and I discuss the teaser trailer for Wolf Man, due in January of 2025. Brandon makes a bold prediction for the movie!
The link for the trailer and the article we refer to are linked below.
https://screencrush.com/wolf-man-2025-trailer/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ2xPwXJpLM
2024-09-1733 min
The Half Hour of PowerLuc Besson's Dracula Film, Dracula: A Love TaleMarc from the Toys of a Time Gone By joins Brandon and I to discuss the new Luc Besson Dracula film, Dracula: A Love Tale. It sounds suspiciously like a remake of the 1992 film, Bram Stoker's Dracula. Joe takes a moment to rant about the Popcorn Bucket Merch trend...yep...the trend of people buying all the popcorn bucket merch from the movie theatres, and selling it for astronomical prices on auction sites.
https://movieweb.com/dracula-love-tale-luc-besson-mad-romance-caleb-landry-jones/
2024-09-1031 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Crow (2024)Is the new Crow movie an uninspired cash grab? Of course, it is! Brandon and I try to make sense of this mess.
Plot: Soulmates Eric and Shelly are brutally murdered. Given a chance to save the love of his life, Eric must sacrifice himself and traverse the worlds of the living and the dead, seeking revenge.
2024-08-2740 min
The Half Hour of PowerRobert Downey Jr is Dr Doom!
Brandon and I discuss this odd, desperate news.
Why they cannot say no? Mark Hamill could not do it. Harrison Ford could not do it. The list goes on. Someday, one of them will say NO!
2024-08-2028 min
The Half Hour of PowerKingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)Brandon and I are back! Our apologies for taking so long! We finally discussed the new Apes movie! How does it stack up against the others?
Plot: Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
2024-08-1632 min
The Half Hour of PowerStar Wars: The Acolyte Episode 8: The AcolyteBrandon and I have reached the end of this travesty. The show never got better. It never did anything well...except waste Star Wars!
Plot: Past tragedies are revisited in the light of new truth, and a surprise choice leads the way to an uncertain future.
2024-07-1932 min
The Half Hour of PowerIn A Violent Nature (2024)Brandon and I discuss the horror film, In A Violent Nature. It is a different take on the slasher film. Enjoy!
Plot: When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it.
2024-07-0925 min
The Half Hour of PowerStar Wars: The Acolyte Episode 6: Teach/CorruptBrandon and I continue our journey through the new Star Wars show, The Acolyte. Unfortunately, we are bearing witness to something atrocious.
Plot: On a distant island, unsettling questions about identity and destiny arise.
2024-07-0526 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Exorcism (2024)Brandon and I take on the new Russell Crowe demon movie, The Exorcism! Is it better than the Pope's Exorcist?
Plot: A troubled actor begins exhibiting disruptive behavior while shooting a horror film. His estranged daughter wonders if he's slipping back into his past addictions or if there's something more sinister at play.
2024-07-0231 min
The Half Hour of PowerStar Wars: The Acolyte Episode 5: Night
Brandon and I continue with the Acolyte! This episode gives us the Villain reveal, and lightsaber fights! Is the episode good or passable because of those two things? Nope!
Plot: In a dense jungle, the Jedi are put to the test when they confront a rising darkness.
2024-06-2827 min
The Half Hour of PowerStar Wars: The Acolyte Episode 4: DestinyBrandon and I try to make sense of all the DEEP HURTING The Acolyte is inflicting on the world.
Plot: Racing to the next target, the Jedi head to a new world as they close in on the clever assassin.
2024-06-2130 min
2024-06-1920 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Acolyte Episode 3: DestinyBrandon and I brace ourselves for more DEEP HURTING with the 3rd episode in Star Wars: The Acolyte Series!
Plot: On a mysterious planet, the tragic journey of two sisters begins.
2024-06-1431 min
The Half Hour of PowerStar Wars: The Acolyte Episodes 1 and 2Brandon and I discuss the first two episodes of the new Star Wars show. We are prepared for some Deep Hurting!
Plot: An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems…
2024-06-1130 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Exorcist: Mike Flanagan Does Not Sound PromisingMike Flanagan is helming the new Exorcist Movie. He sounds like he does not want to and that Blumhouse hates all of us! Brandon and I discuss the absurdity of it all!
https://www.cbr.com/mike-flanagan-exorcist-movie-long-monologues/
2024-06-0415 min
The Half Hour of PowerTime Bandits Offensive?Brandon, Marc, and I discuss the new Taika Waititi version of Time Bandits. It made Terry Gilliam walk off the set. Hmmm...
https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/05/24/in-apparent-avoid-offense-taika-waititis-time-bandits-tv-remake-will-not-feature-dwarfs/
2024-05-2819 min
The Half Hour of PowerKaryn Kusama's Dracula Film Canceled!Karyn Kusama's Dracula film is canceled. Brandon, Marc, and I scratch our heads as we read her comments on the matter.
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2024/5/11/karyn-kusama
https://www.youtube.com/@deflepmarc
2024-05-2124 min
The Half Hour of PowerJesus Christ Superstar (1973)Brandon and I try our very best to tackle Jesus Christ Superstar!
Plot: The film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
2024-04-2636 min
The Half Hour of PowerDune (1984)David Lynch's Dune turns 40 this year. Brandon and I take on the Spice!
Plot: A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
2024-04-1753 min
The Half Hour of PowerGodzilla x Kong (2024)Brandon and I are joined by Godzilla Superfan, Brett, to discuss the new Monsterverse throwdown...Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire!
Plot: Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's mysteries.
2024-04-101h 05
The Half Hour of PowerThe Crow 2024 TrailerBrandon and I discuss the trailer for the new Crow movie. Is this a remake, a reboot, or a reimagining? Who knows anymore as all those terms are now used interchangeably. This movie is based on the same book as the 1994 film The Crow. Why do they do this? Why do they not learn the lessons of the previous Crow sequels? They never learn and never will.
2024-03-2017 minThe Half Hour of PowerTidbits: Comic Book Movies and Horror MoviesMarc of the Toys of a Time Gone By joins me for a brief discussion of Comic Book and Horror Movies! Alas! Alack! Brandon could not be one with us...next time...next time!
2024-03-1718 min
The Half Hour of PowerMadame WebBrandon and I tackle Madame Web! Thoughts?
Plot: Cassandra Webb is a New York metropolis paramedic who begins to demonstrate signs of clairvoyance. Forced to challenge revelations about her past, she needs to safeguard three young women from a deadly adversary who wants them destroyed.
2024-03-1350 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Passion of the Christ (2004)Brandon and I discuss the Passion of the Christ on the 20th anniversary of the release of the film.
Plot: Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
2024-02-281h 04
The Half Hour of PowerChristmas Twister (2012)Brandon and I finally tackled the Casper Van Dein epic...Christmas Twister!
Plot: On Christmas Day the Texas area to the southwest of Fort Worth is struck by a massive storm sprouting several severe tornadoes.
2024-02-0735 minThe Half Hour of PowerIndiana Jones TidbitsHere is an outtake from our Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull show that Brandon and I thought would be fun to share!
2024-01-1705 min
The Half Hour of PowerIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)Brandon and I re-evaluate Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! Is it as bad as we remember? Is it as bad as people say it is? Join us as we uncover the mystery of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!
Plot: Indiana Jones becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
2024-01-171h 03
The Half Hour of Power2023 Year In Review?Brandon and I discuss our three favorite films of 2023. We also discuss what we think is wrong with Warner Brothers and the state of movie-making today!
2024-01-031h 14
The Half Hour of PowerDoctor Who: 60th AnniversaryBrandon and I discuss our love of Doctor Who! We combined this episode with the 50th anniversary Doctor Who episode Jesse and I did in 2013!
2023-12-131h 01
The Half Hour of PowerBlackenstein (1973)Brandon and I are back with Blackenstein!
Plot: Eddie is a Vietnam war veteran who loses both his arms and his legs when he steps on a land mine. A brilliant surgeon is able to attach new limbs, but his assistant switches the DNA injections, transforming him into a huge hulking monster.
2023-11-2937 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Bride of Frankenstein (1935)Brandon and I join forces with Jesse and I from 2019 to discuss one of the best films ever made...The Bride of Frankenstein!
Plot: Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
2023-10-3156 min
The Half Hour of PowerMary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)Brandon and I discuss the very odd Mary Shelley's Frankenstein! Is this the movie that is closest to the book as the title suggests?
Plot: When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
2023-10-271h 08
The Half Hour of PowerFrankenstein (1931)Brandon, and discuss the 1931 Frankenstein. We have combined this episode with an episode Jesse and I did in 2016 from our Blogtalk days. It is good to be able to share this with all of you...And if you still have not seen the 1931 Frankenstein...SEE IT!
Plot: Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
2023-10-251h 00
The Half Hour of PowerFrankenstein (1973)Brandon, Marc, and I discuss the Dan Curtis version of Frankenstein! Dan Curtis brought us Dark Shadows, The Trilogy of Terror, and The Night Stalker!
Plot: A scientist obsessed with creating life steals body parts to put together his "creation."
2023-10-2049 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Curse of Frankenstein (1957)Continuing our journey with re-animated corpses, Brandon and I come to the Hammer classic...The Curse of Frankenstein!
Plot: While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.
2023-10-1742 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Exorcist: Believer (2023)Here we go. Brandon and I talk about the newest entry into the Exorcist movie series...The Exorcist 4...sometimes known as The Exorcist: Believer!
Plot: When two girls disappear into the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, the father of one girl seeks out Chris MacNeil, who's been forever altered by what happened to her daughter fifty years ago.
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/10/6/g40s2lbt30b0vkas2b6ikk3a146jfo
2023-10-1355 min
The Half Hour of PowerFrankenstein (2004)...The One From Hallmark!Brandon and I take on Hallmark's Frankenstein! This one from 2004 stars William Hurt, Donald Sutherland, Luke Goss, and Alec Newman! How close to the novel is this one? How much does it get right?
Plot: When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and swears revenge.
2023-10-1046 min
The Half Hour of PowerFrankenstein: The True Story (1973)Brandon and I discuss Frankenstein: The True Story! Is this the best movie adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel?
When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
2023-10-0654 min
The Half Hour of PowerFrankenstein (1910)Brandon and I discuss the very first film version of Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein! This was produced by the Edison Company and released in 1910! This is an absolutely fascinating film to behold! Follow the link to watch this for yourself!
The first filmed version of Frankenstein. The young doctor discovers the secret of life, which he uses to create a perfect human. Things do not go according to plan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ENQibFW9w
2023-10-0335 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Last Voyage of the DemeterBrandon and I journey back to Dracula in, The Last Voyage of the Demeter!
A crew sailing from Varna (Bulgaria) by the Black Sea to England find that they are carrying very dangerous cargo.
2023-09-1938 min
The Half Hour of PowerMan of Steel 10 Years Later!It is here! Brandon and I discuss our thoughts on the Superman movie, Man of Steel, on its 10th anniversary! How does it hold up? Have our thoughts on the movie changed from 10 years ago?
Plot Synopsis: An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
2023-09-051h 01
The Half Hour of PowerGrizzly (1976)Brandon and I discuss the 70's classic, Grizzly! Andrew Prine and Christopher George fight Jaws on Land!
An eighteen-foot-tall grizzly bear terrorizes a state park, leaving it up to a Park Ranger to save the day.
2023-08-2942 min
The Half Hour of PowerMan of Steel: TidbitsBrandon and I thought it would be fun to include some Man of Steel pre-show banter. Sometimes the talk before and after the show can make for a good show! Enjoy these short behind-the-scenes takes on Man of Steel!
2023-08-2302 min
The Half Hour of PowerMan of Steel...Ten Years Later!It is here! Brandon and I discuss our thoughts on the Superman movie, Man of Steel, on its 10th anniversary! How does it hold up? Have our thoughts on the movie changed from 10 years ago?
Plot Synopsis: An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
https://screenrant.com/man-of-steel-henry-cavill-harsh-realities/
2023-08-2230 min
The Half Hour of PowerHaunted Mansion/ Talk to Me Combo ShowBrandon and I trade our thoughts on the new Haunted Mansion and the Australian horror film Talk to Me.
Haunted Mansion - A single mom named Gabbie hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest and a historian to help exorcise her newly bought mansion after discovering it is inhabited by ghosts.
Talk to Me - When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
2023-08-1534 min
The Half Hour of PowerExorcist: The Believer - The Oddness Continues!Brandon and I discuss some odd comments made by David Gordon Green about the new Exorcist movie.
https://screenrant.com/the-exorcist-believer-fan-service-no-director-explained/
2023-08-0826 min
The Half Hour of PowerTerrifer (2016)Brandon and I discuss The Terrifier!
On Halloween night, Tara Heyes finds herself as the obsession of a sadistic murderer known as Art the Clown.
2023-08-0134 min
The Half Hour of PowerExorcist: The Believer -The Trailer!Brandon and I chat a bit about the silly new Exorcist Believer trailer!
2023-07-2507 min
The Half Hour of PowerBigfoot vs Megalodon (2021)Brandon and I take on the movie we didn't know we needed! Bigfoot vs Megalodon!
It's star year 4045 AD and an uneasy truce between Allies and their mortal enemies, the Archons is shattered with the appearance of the fearsome Nazi-era laboratory project, the Megalodon.
https://youtu.be/LmEbaa7as5c
2023-07-1822 min
The Half Hour of PowerIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)Brandon and I discuss Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! Is it the best? Is it the worst? Join us!
2023-07-1148 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Flash Plot Hole?After seeing The Flash for the second time, Brandon and I discuss a plot hole in the Flash movie.
2023-07-0403 min
The Half Hour of PowerHatchet III (2013)Brandon and I return to the swamps for Hatchet 3!
A search and recovery team heads into the haunted swamp to pick up the pieces, and Marybeth learns the secret to ending the voodoo curse that has left Victor Crowley haunting and terrorizing Honey Island Swamp for decades.
2023-06-2739 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Flash (2023)Brandon and I discuss The Flash! Michael Keaton's Batman is back! How is the movie? Was it worth the wait? Are the effects really that bad? Tune in to hear our thoughts!
Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/flashs-visual-effects-meant-look-181500676.html
2023-06-2056 min
The Half Hour of PowerTransformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)Marc from The Toys of a Time Gone by joins Brandon and I as we discuss the new Transformers movie!
During the '90s, a new faction of Transformers - the Maximals - join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth.
2023-06-1339 min
The Half Hour of PowerHatchet II (2010)Brandon and I continue the Hatchet series with Hatchet II. Can Victor Crowley keep them meddling kids out of his swamp?
Marybeth escapes the clutches of the bayou-butcher Victor Crowley and returns to the swamp with an army of hunters and gunmen, determined to end Crowley's reign of horror once and for all.
https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=211128#:~:text=61%3A22%20After%20Crowly%20beheaded,taken%20notice%20of%20the%20incident.&text=61%3A53%20When%20Crowley%20tries,the%20Unrated%20Version%20is%20longer.
2023-06-0638 min
The Half Hour of PowerHatchet (2006)Brandon and I tackle the first in the Hatchet series!
Plot Synopsis:
When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
2023-05-3028 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Exorcist is 50!Brandon and I discuss the Exorcist at 50. We also go into what horror is for us and why we like it!
2023-05-2342 min
The Half Hour of PowerAFI's Top 11 Horror Films and The Exorcist:Beliver Test ScreeningsMarc joins Brandon and I as we discuss AFI's Top horror movies. Also, Exorcist: Believer Test screenings are bad! There is time to fix that if we are to believe that! Joins us for a fun discussion!
https://movieweb.com/best-horror-movies-of-all-time-afi/#psycho
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/early-exorcist-believer-reactions-test-190000389.html
2023-05-1659 min
The Half Hour of PowerRanking the Superman MoviesWe are counting down to the 10th anniversary of The Man of Steel! Which Superman movie is best? Marc from The Toys of a Time Gone by joins Brandon and I for a fun discussion about Superman movie rankings!
https://www.slashfilm.com/588311/superman-movies-ranked-from-worst-to-best/
https://bamsmackpow.com/2023/04/23/superman-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/
2023-05-091h 03
The Half Hour of PowerThe Pope's Exorcist (2023)Brandon and I exorcise our demons with The Pope's Exorcist!
Follow Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's leading exorcist, as he investigates the possession of a child and uncovers a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret.
2023-05-0251 min
The Half Hour of PowerRenfield (2023)Brandon and I discuss the new comedy horror movie, Renfield!
Renfield, Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them.
https://screenrant.com/every-actor-dracula-renfield-nicholas-hoult/#1922-alexander-granach-as-knock-in-nosferatu-a-symphony-of-horror
2023-04-2548 min
The Half Hour of PowerSuperman Returns V Man of SteelTo kick off the 10 year anniversary of The Half Hour of Power, Brandon and I discuss the MovieWeb article comparing Superman Returns to Man of Steel!
https://movieweb.com/superman-returns-vs-man-of-steel-comparing-the-two-superman-revivals/
2023-04-111h 03The Half Hour of PowerClaws (1977)Brandon and I discuss the 1977 movie Claws!
Hunters wound a grizzly bear in a national forest in Alaska. Soon after, the wounded bear goes off and kills several other hunters, hikers, campers, the sheriff and a little boy scout. Jason Evers sets out to stop it in the frozen plains of the Alaska mountains.
2023-04-0442 minThe Half Hour of Power65 (2023)Brandon and I are joined by Marc of the Toys of a Time Gone By to discuss the Adam Driver dinosaur movie 65!
2023-03-2829 min
The Half Hour of PowerCocaine Bear (2023)Brandon and I tackle the second most anticipated film of February 2023! That's right...Cocaine Bear!
Plot Synopsis:
An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
Taglines:
Get In Line
2023-02-2827 min
The Half Hour of PowerWinnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)Brandon and I tackle the most anticipated Valentines's Day movie of ALL TIME! Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey! Grab some Honey coated popcorn, sit back, and enjoy..Piglet...Pooh, and a rampage that Leatherface would envy!
Plot Synopsis:
After Christopher Robin abandons them for college, Pooh, and Piglet embark on a bloody rampage as they search for a new source of food.
Taglines:
A horror retelling of the famous legend of Winnie-The-Pooh
This ain't no bedtime story
We'll be friends forever, won't we?
2023-02-2535 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Exorcist and Leslie Odom Jr.Marc sits in for Brandon for this episode! Marc and I discuss what Leslie Odom Jr. said..."The Exorcist reboot will be really scary and fun". Let us hope it is good and scary.
https://collider.com/exorcist-reboot-leslie-odom-jr-content-comments/
2023-02-1411 min
The Half Hour of PowerTexas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)Brandon and I take on the newest Chainsaw movie...Texas Chainsaw Massacre!
Plot Synopsis:
After 48 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.
Taglines:
In 1974, The World Witnessed One of the Most Bizarre Crimes in the Annals of American History. In 2022, The Face of Madness Returns.
2023-02-0729 min
The Half Hour of PowerNosferatu in Venice (1988)Brandon and I discuss this semi-sequel to Werner Herzog's 1979 Nosferatu the Vampyre. Klaus Kinski is back! Christopher Plummer and Donald Pleasence try to find and destroy Nosferatu! Can they do it this time?
Plot Synopsis:
Professor Paris Catalano visits Venice, to investigate the last known appearance of the famous vampire Nosferatu during the carnival of 1786.
2023-01-3136 min
The Half Hour of PowerManiac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)Brandon and I finish what Jesse and I started. It is time to complete the Maniac Cop series with Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence!
Plot Synopsis:
A priest practicing the Voodoo arts resurrects Matt Cordell, who takes his badge and comes back from the dead to do his bidding.
Taglines:
The Wrong Arm Of The Law Is Back.
They thought the terror had been terminated...but they were wrong!
The Maniac is back!
You can't keep a good corpse down.
2023-01-2439 min
The Half Hour of PowerLooking Back at 2022Brandon and I discuss our favorite movies of 2022. Our criteria for this show was, the movie had to be new to us in 2022. The movie could have come out any year, we just have to have seen it for the first time in 2022. That does not mean we do not have any picks from 2022!
2023-01-171h 10
The Half Hour of PowerThrowback: Summer 2013 Wrap UpJesse, Brandon, and I discuss the Summer of 2013 in this throwback to our Blogtalk days! Can Brandon change our minds about Man of Steel this time?
2023-01-1330 min
The Half Hour of PowerM3gan (2023)Oh no! Not another creepy doll, AI horror movie! Brandon and I discuss the PG-13 horror robot movie M3gan!
Plot Synopsis:
A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.
Taglines:
Friendship has evolved.
She's more than a toy. She's family.
2023-01-1039 min
The Half Hour of PowerSanta Claus: The Movie (1985)Brandon, Marc, and I discuss the Christmas Classic - Santa Claus: The Movie!
Plot Synopsis:
The legend of Santa Claus is put in jeopardy when an unscrupulous toy manufacturer attempts to take over Christmas.
Taglines:
This year he REALLY IS coming to town.
Guess who's coming to town!
The legend comes to life.
Seeing is believing!
Santa Claus. The spirit of Christmas. But who is he really?
From the team who brought the three Superman blockbusters to the screen comes a s...
2023-01-0351 min
The Half Hour of PowerAvatar: The Way of the Water (2022)Avatar 2 is here! 13 years in the making! Brandon and I discuss this movie, immersion, 2D, 3D, and HFR 3D!
Plot Synopsis:
Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.
2022-12-201h 15
The Half Hour of PowerErnest Saves Christmas (1988)Brandon and I discuss the immortal Christmas Classic...Ernest Saves Christmas!
Plot Synopsis:
Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor.
Taglines:
A holiday comedy unlike any other!
He's back! And this time...
2022-12-1340 min
The Half Hour of PowerViolent Night (2022)Brandon and I discuss the Christmas action flick Violent Night!
Plot Synopsis:
When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas).
Taglines:
You better watch out.
2022-12-0640 min
The Half Hour of PowerSon of Dracula (1943)Brandon and I go back to Dracula with Son of Dracula! Lon Chaney Jr. stars as the Count! Mist! Bats! Intrigue! Join us for Son of Dracula!
Plot Synopsis:
When Katherine, a beautiful Southern girl obsessed with thoughts of eternal life, invites Count Alucard to come to her mansion in the U.S., she unleashes a Pandora's box of horror on unsuspecting relatives and neighbors.
Taglines:
Can You Take It? More Startling . . . More Blood-Curdling Than Anything You've Ever Seen! (print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Mar...
2022-11-2954 min
The Half Hour of PowerDefending Halloween EndsBrandon and I have an interesting discussion with Justin and Brendon about why they enjoy Halloween Ends!
2022-11-221h 13
The Half Hour of PowerDracula: Odds and EndsIn our Halloween 2022 wrap up show, we discuss some of the things we just did not get to in the shows. Brandon talks about his impressions of the Dracula novel after his first read through. We discuss some TV shows and just have fun! Join us for Dracula: Odds and Ends! Why can't they get the movies right? The world may never know!
2022-11-151h 01
The Half Hour of PowerThrowback: Universal Studios MonstersWe journey back to 2013 to the first Half Hour of Power Halloween Special! Brandon joins me to discuss Universal Studios Monsters!
2022-11-1131 min
The Half Hour of PowerHalloween EndsBrandon, Marc, and I discuss Halloween Ends.
Plot:
The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax in the final installment of this trilogy.
2022-11-0851 min
The Half Hour of PowerNosferatu (1922)Brandon , Marc, Jesse and I discuss Nosferatu! We wove a new episode into a past episode! Nosferatu turns 100 years old this year! Does it stand the test of time? Yes...yes it does.
Plot:
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
Taglines:
A thrilling mystery masterpiece - a chilling psycho-drama of blood-lust.
Nosferatu drinks the blood of the young... ...the blood necessary to his own existence.
2022-10-3157 min
The Half Hour of PowerDan Curtis' Dracula (1974)Brandon and I discuss the Dan Curtis' Dracula. Starring Jack Palance as Dracula, written by Richard Matheson! How does this one stack up? Join us as we discuss the original Bram Stoker's movie!
Plot:
Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.
2022-10-2857 min
The Half Hour of PowerBram Stoker's Dracula (1992)Brandon and I discuss Bram Stoker's Dracula! Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with Anthony Hopkins, and Gary Oldman. How does this one stack up? Is this really the definitive screen telling of the Bram Stoker novel?
Plot:
The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.
Taglines:
Beware
The blood is life.
Love Never Dies
2022-10-251h 13
The Half Hour of PowerDracula (1979)Brandon and I discuss the 1979 Dracula! Starring Frank Langella as Dracula, Laurence Olivier as VanHelsing, and Donald Pleasence as Jack Seward! With gorgeous Gothic sets, a score by John Williams...how can this not be the definitive screen version?
Plot:
In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.
Taglines:
Throughout history, he has filled the hearts of men with terror, and the hearts of women with desire.
Throughout history, one name has inspired both horror and desire.
He...
2022-10-1457 min
The Half Hour of PowerCount Dracula (1970)Brandon and I discuss Jess Franco's Count Dracula. This one starring Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, and Klaus Kinski. Is this one closest to the novel?
Plot:
Count Dracula, a gray-haired vampire who regains his youth by dining on the blood of maidens, is pursued in London and Transylvania by Professor Van Helsing, Jonathan Harker and Quincey Morris after he victimizes them and their loved ones.
Taglines:
Finally! The Original Version!
The moon is full... the grave is empty... and terror stalks the land!
2022-10-1152 min
The Half Hour of PowerHands of Steel (1986)Brandon and I discuss Hands of Steel! Hands of Steel is an Italian action, cyborg film inspired by the Terminator. Hands of Steel may be the inspiration for Over the Top, Robocop, and Universal Soldier...so there ya go.
Plot:
A cyborg is programmed to kill a scientist who holds the fate of mankind in his hands. He fails and hides in a diner in a desert run by a woman who likes him. The people who sent him are after him and so is the local arm wrestling champ.
Taglines:
30% hu...
2022-08-3042 min
The Half Hour of PowerCruel Jaws (1995)Brandon and I continue with Italian animal attack films! Cruel Jaws is up next!
Plot:
A huge shark terrorizes a beach in Florida, and the locals try everything to kill it.
Taglines:
This Time It's Even More Personal Than Last Time!
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Into The Sea Again!
New Terror Surfaces
2022-08-2343 min
The Half Hour of PowerRogue (2007)Brandon and I discuss the Greg McLean crocodile movie, Rogue!
Plot Synopsis:
An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile while trapped on a rapidly flooding mud island.
Taglines:
Welcome to the Terrortory
How Fast Can You Swim?
From the director of Wolf Creek
2022-08-1646 minThe Half Hour of PowerThe Half Hour of Power: What's it about? What we do.Brandon and I talk a little bit about what the Half Hour of Power is about and what we hope you get out of the show.
2022-08-1204 min
The Half Hour of PowerKiller Crocodile 2 (1990)Brandon and I discuss the follow up to Killer Crocodile! Can Anthony Crenna save the day again?
The Caribbean swamps which is to be made into a holiday resort is terrorized again by a second monstrous crocodile which is killing off anyone unfortunate to be on the water.
2022-08-0930 min
The Half Hour of PowerKiller Crocodile (1989)Brandon and I continue with Italian animal attack movies! Killer Crocodile! Can Anthony Crenna tame this giant beast!
A group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. However the water also hides a giant crocodile. The corrupt local officials don't help much either.
Enjoy the list of Killer Animal Films!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_horror_films
2022-08-0234 min
The Half Hour of PowerTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)Brandon, Marc and I discuss the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie! Jim Henson helped to bring the turtles in to live action! How does it stack up? Join us!
Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.
Heroes in a half shell!
Lean, Green And On The Screen.
They're mean, green and on the screen
Hey dude, this is NO cartoon!
2022-07-1242 min
The Half Hour of PowerKill, Baby...Kill! (1966)Brandon joins me as the new co host for the Half Hour of Power! Join us as we discuss the Mario Bava classic, Kill, Baby...Kill!
A Carpathian village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl, prompting a coroner and a medical student to uncover her secrets while a witch attempts to protect the villagers.
The night brings terror! Blood chilling fear!
Coming soon to scare you!
Eerie, Horrific, Bloodcurdling!
Shiver and quiver with KILL BABY KILL
2022-07-0845 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)Brandon and I discuss the Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires! This is a King Fu Horror movie co made by Hammer and the Shaw Brothers!
While lecturing in China, Van Helsing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of undead slaves.
Deadly Horrors! Dragon Thrills! The First Kung Fu Horror Spectacular!
You haven't seen Kung fu until you've seen the 7 BROTHERS and 1 SISTER take DRACULA
It's fist vs. fang in Dracula's kung-fu showdown!
Th...
2022-06-2841 min
The Half Hour of PowerFutureworld (1976)Brandon joins me to discuss Futureworld! Futureworld...the sequl to Westworld. Is it a worthy follow up to Westworld?
Upon uncovering the dirty secret of futuristic theme-park Futureworld, an ex-employee is killed after he tips off two other reporters who decide to do an undercover investigation.
Where the only way to survive is to kill yourself
Futureworld - If you can afford to go there, you're lucky. If you can't, you may be luckier than you think.
Human Error destroyed Westworld. FUTUREWORLD has replaced all humans
...where they sensualize yo...
2022-06-0750 min
The Half Hour of PowerThe BatmanBrandon and I finally discuss The Batman! How does it stack up? Join us on the Half Hour of Power!
When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
Unmask The Truth
2022-05-0357 min
The Half Hour of PowerEaten AliveA psychotic redneck, who owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.
Meet the maniac & his friend. Together they make the greatest team in the history of mass slaughter in...
He's out there and he's got murder on his mind!
Join us for the Tobe Hooper classic...Eaten Alive! Loosely based on Joe Ball who was sometimes called The Alligator Man, Butcher of E...
2020-12-0731 min