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The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 388Time marches on! New releases march on! John Philip Sousa...died in 1932. But his music marches on! In that spirit, John and El'Ahrai are here to give you reviews of movies: this week, it's "The Friend" and "One of Them Days"! Plus discussion of all the CinemaCon goings-on, and all the usual foolishness, so give a listen! I've been called a son of a you-know-what plenty of times, but I've never been called a son of God.2025-04-101h 00The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 378Well, would you look at that, it's another episode! This time around, John and El'Ahrai review "Presence" and "Hundreds of Beavers"! Plus! They react to the Oscar nominations! They are put on the spot about directors they love! They talk about home video picks! Come join the conversation and LISTEN! Normally, when people hit things with their car, there are skidmarks on the pavement. A brick wall is a pretty good reason to use the brakes, turn the wheel. You didn't do that.2025-01-3052 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 3772025 is settling in for what seems like it'll be about a year, and we're back to regular shows this week! El'Ahrai and John are here with reviews of "The Room Next Door" and "Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens"! Plus the last inhale before six weeks of Oscar coverage, awesome video picks, and more! So listen, you'll like it! What you don't understand is the importance of what we do here, okay? This place is for people who need it, okay? People who aren't accepted anywhere else. You are not one of those people, Troy. You are not one...2025-01-2345 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 376As 2024 recedes from view, the time has come to discuss 2025 in earnest. As such, John and El'Ahrai provide you with lists of their Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2025! (They're both all about "The Housemaid".) Plus! Reviews of "The Last Showgirl" and "Kraven the Hunter"! So strap in and listen! Look, I heard you the first time, Bobby. I ain't mute.2025-01-161h 15The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 375Grab some snacks and a beverage, because at long last, it's here: THE 2024 NEON MOVIE BUNKER YEAR-END SPECTACUGANZA has arrived! It's big and beefy and packed full with amazingness! Join El'Ahrai, John, and the everlasting delight herself, Cati Glidewell, as they count down their lists of the Top 10 movies of 2024! Become amazed at the wildly strong showing for "Ricky Stanicky"! Plus! Reviews of "September 5" and "The Brutalist"! Plus newsbits, home picks and...the Bruckheimer Award. So listen! And thank you for all your support throughout the year! We hope you continue to listen for years to come. Like, sure...2025-01-112h 07The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 3742024 has wound down, and we're marking the occasion with the first of our annual set of three--yes, John and El'Ahrai are giving you their lists of The Worst Movies of 2024! (Take that, "Moana 2"!) Plus! Reviews of "Nickel Boys" and "What If Season 3"! So listen and got your Best-Of choices in for nevt week! So nice when diabolical evil lives up to the hype!2025-01-031h 10The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 373It's the holidays! El'Ahrai and John make almost no menion of it, but they do review "A Complete Unknown", "Transformers One", and "Babygirl"! Plus a production company in hot water with the WGA, casting news to last you until we meet again, and sequel talk! Plus, get your choices for Worst and Best of 2024! Spectacuganza impends! It's a poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every December the 25th. But as I seem to be the only man who knows that...take the day off.2024-12-241h 03The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 372Christmas approaches. This, of course, makes things perfect for...vampires? John and El'Ahrai are here to review "Nosferatu" and "Venom: The Last Dance"! Plus the usual foolishness. Also, one of them is aging. You can't hurt me more than I'm hurt already.2024-12-201h 23The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 371You know what they say: two's company, three's a significantly better epsiode. With that as our guiding rule, we're pleased to welcome Cati Glidewell back to the show! Join Cati, El'Ahrai and John as they discuss "Nightbitch", "Flow", and "Y2K", plus the economic downturn to the UK from leaving the Schengen Zone as a result of Brexit--I mean, end-of-year awards announcements. So listen! The Cati shows are always better! What do you think the Devil is going to look like if he's around? He will be attractive! He'll be nice and helpful. He'll get a job where he...2024-12-121h 10The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 370It's December! It's December! Celebrate the King of Months with John and El'Ahrai as they review "Gladiator II" and "The People's Joker"! Doesn't that sound like a thing you could do? Plus newsbits, video picks, and more. Also! We're approaching the end of the year, so let us know your choices for the best and worst of the year through one of the usual channels! Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to.2024-12-051h 00The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 369Thanksgiving impends, which means Black Friday (and holiday shopping) are close behind! And as a public service and certainly not a wish list for themselves, El'Ahrai and John are here to give your their very own Holiday Buying Guide for the Movie Lover In Your Life! Please your film nerd and listen! Plus! Reviews of "Wicked Part One" and "Smile 2"! I've talked to God a lot about you over the years. He said He broke the mold when He made you. Says you're sure entertaining to watch, but way too much trouble.2024-11-281h 28The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 368Continuing on with the unkillable tenacity of army ants is its own kind of resistance. In that spirit, John and El'Ahrai have returned this week to review "A Real Pain" and "Cuckoo"! Plus newsbits, questions, home video picks, and the rest! This world's a treasure, Don; but it's been telling us to leave for a while now. 2024-11-2153 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 367They're back, and they're ready to review movies! El'Ahrai and John subject "Anora" and "My Old Ass" to the scrutiny of their steely gaze! Plus newsbits, questions, video picks and arguably less overt despair than you might expect! So listen! You couldn't have heard. I kind of write donut jokes on the side. It's one of my many talents.2024-11-1451 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 366Enjoy this episode recorded before Election Day, ahead of the Fall. This week, John and El'Ahrai review "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" and "The Apprentice". Plus some assorted talking and stuff and oh, what's the point? Nothing matters any more. Do you still think you can control them?2024-11-0858 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 365There are matters liturgical and biographical on the docket this week, as El'Ahrai and John review "Conclave" and "Piece by Piece"! Plus home video picks, questions, and the boys demonstrate more courage than the owners of the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times! Would I block you? I would spend every cent I own, and all I could borrow, to block you. There are people who think of Johnny as a clown and a buffoon, but I do not. I despise John Iselin and everything that Iselinism has come to stand for. I think, if John Iselin were...2024-10-311h 03The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 364Well, because of what you did, the show has returned again. This week, John and El'Ahrai review "We Live in Time" and "Terrifier 3"! Eros and Thanatos, get 'em here! Plus the usual stuff. You should listen! Isn't all mankind ultimately executed for a crime it never committed?2024-10-2457 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 363A slightly more standard-sized show this week, as El'Ahrai and John review "Saturday Night" and "Hellboy: The Crooked Man"! (One of them is good, and one has Hellboy in it!) Plus all the usual newsbits, home video picks, questions and weird silliness (or is it silly weirdness) that is endemic to the brand! So listen! Dr. Manning, suck my ectoplasmic schwanzstucker!2024-10-1750 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 362Carve out a bit of time, because this one is big and beefy! John, El'Ahrai, and the ubiquitious Cati Glidewell are setting course for your earholes with reviews of "Joker: Folie à Deux", "Salem's Lot", "Killer Rental", and "The Substance"--can you guess which one is praised by two-thirds of the panel as one of 2024's best? Plus! Newsbits, home video picks, and...El'Ahrai saw "Megalopolis". So listen, and tell your friends to listen, too! It was supposed to be a tribute to Beyoncé, but people did not take it that way.2024-10-101h 54The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 361After a bit of...unpleasantness, we are back! Yes, El'Ahrai and John have returned to your earholes to terrorize the studios and champion the weird, all for reasonable rates! This week, they bring reviews of "Megalopolis" and "Wolfs", and one of them is a review unlike any in 18 years of experience! Plus newsbits and questions and home video picks and all the rest! It's great to be back, so you should listen! That's the bravest thing I've ever seen a vegetable do.2024-10-0358 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 360Well, there we go again. John, El'Ahrai and special guest Cati Glidewell review not one, not two, not three, but FOUR movies! "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice", "The Front Room", "Trap", and "Reagan"! Plus! Talk of the Oscar race starts! So please, sit down, sit back and enjoy the dulcet tones of our voices. So women aren't supposed to feel the same things that a man feels? I mean its wrong for them to talk about it? It's okay for a man to say "I'm horny. I'd like to get laid." This is not okay for a woman to say?2024-09-121h 25The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 359Well, we're rounding into the home stretch of 2024, and El'Ahrai and John are here to share their lists of the Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies For The Rest of The Year! (One day, their will be dueling epic poems about the battle to select "Moana 2".) Plus! Reviews of "Between the Temples" and "Harold and the Purple Crayon"! Throw in some festival news and other stuff, and you've got a show going! I ate my grandma! And it took a week cause she was absolutely humongous.2024-09-051h 11The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 358OK, we know there are some audio issues during the review portion of this week's show. The person responsible will be flogged until he doesn't like the flogging any more (we could be here a while). Anyway! Join John, El'Ahrai, and Special Guest Star Tim Conw--I mean, Cati Glidewell as they discuss "Blink Twice", "Sugarcane" and "Oddity"! Plus naughty trailer creators, home video picks, and the usual jackanapery. So listen! When you can't trust the lawyers and the advertising men, what the hell's America coming to, huh?2024-08-291h 19The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 357Can I interest you in some movie talk? Perhaps...a Count/Pointercount review of "Alien: Romulus" with a bonus chaser of "Borderlands" slander? Well, do El'Ahrai and John have a show for you! There's also some talk about the apparent resurrection of one of the most notorious films of the past 60 years, and...I dunno, a DVD gets mentioned. So listen in! Like sauerkraut, it's good for you! You do things someone else's way and you take your life into your own hands.2024-08-2246 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 355El'Ahrai and John are back, and they, too, will be doing this until they're 90! "Kneecap" and "Sing Sing" are on the review docket this week, so listen up for that! Plus! There is extended discussion of the Marvel announcements out of Comic-Con's Hall H, and--to continue the Marvel-y fun--some talk about the manner in which "Deadpool & Wolverine" has rewritten the box office record book! Doesn't that sound like good, clean fun? You should listen! It's probably just a wedding somewhere nearby. They like to shoot off guns at weddings here. You get it, you're from Florida.2024-08-081h 04The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 354Well, we've reached (perhaps) the final big hitter of the Summer Movie Season 2024. This week, John and El'Ahrai deliver a Count-Pointercount review of "Deadpool and Wolverine"! Thrill to all the Robert Bresson references, both in the movie and the reviews! Did we hear a single? Find out! Plus all the usual stuff. I remember signing a contract, to play ball not to be put to sleep by some two bit carney hypnotist!2024-07-2942 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 353It's July, so grab hold, Miranda! This week, El'Ahrai, John, and fifth Beatle Cati Glidewell review "Twisters", "The Fall Guy: Extended Cut", and "Widow Clicquot"! Plus rumblings of dissolutions, home video picks, questions, and more! Tell me and you and everyone we know to listen! I don't want to have to do this living. I just walk around. I want to be swept off my feet, you know? I want my children to have magical powers. I am prepared for amazing things to happen. I can handle it.2024-07-251h 21The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 352The slow downhill...slide? crawl? descent? to the end of 2024 has begun. Let John and El'Ahrai be your guides on this trip into darkness, with movie reviews and stuff! This week, "Longlegs" and "Fly Me to the Moon" await the judgment they are due. Plus all the usual delights. So download and listen! A family tiff seems to be developing. I don't know if we should leave, but I definitely advise skipping the fish course.2024-07-1851 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 351Guess who's back! Back again! Cati's back! Tell a friend! That's right, The Blonde in Front has returned to grace our filthy airwaves with the delight of her presence! And it's a special one, as this week, Cati, El'Ahrai, and John name their Top Five Movies for 2024 So Far! (I'm not going to lie to you, they all said "Kung Fu Panda 4" for all five slots.) Plus! Reviews of "Maxxxine", "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F", and "Daddio"! You know you want to listen, so...like, do that. That is awesome! I mean, it's disturbing, but it's awesome!2024-07-111h 20The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 350A great big number like 350 deserves a great big show, and by gum, we've got one for you this week! Author and Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair Maureen Ryan graces John and El'Ahrai with her presence to discuss her new-in-paperback book, "Burn It Down". It's a wide-ranging interview, and a good one! But wait, there's more! Reviews of "Kinds of Kindness" and "A Quiet Place: Day One", plus a stop by the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts), home video picks, questions, and more! So give a listen! Say this one time with me: "Would you...2024-07-041h 23The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 349It is often said that into each life, a little rain must fall, and this is cerrtainly true. However, even the rainiest lives have their days of sun, and one must be aware and ready for those when they arise. (Don't worry, there are jokes in the episode, promise.) This week, El'Ahrai and John review "The Bikeriders" and "Thelma"! Plus newsbits, video picks, and the usual unusual. You should listen! We both know I'm not above killing children, but I'm not wasteful.2024-06-271h 01The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 348The movie world this week was all about "Inside Out 2", so why should we be any different? John and El'Ahrai review "Inside Out 2" and "The Watchers" (respectively), plus there is some newsy discussion of box office success! Also! The other weird dumbness and dumb weirdness that has marked this show from Day 1! So strap in! Let me tell you, Falk. We live in perilous times. You got to keep alert for these things. You don't want your life to wind up as black-and-white newsreel footage scored by a cello in a minor key.2024-06-201h 09The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 347We're back for another week toiling in the mines of criticism and entertainment journalism! El'Ahrai and John bring reviews this week of "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" and "MoviePass, MovieCrash"! Will they unearth gems, or will it just be ton upon ton of virtually worthless bauxite? Find out for yourself! It's true! You get colonized! Your native culture gets driven out, and it's replaced by stuff that you don't like and don't even want to know about. It's true! You get colonized! Your native culture gets driven out, and it's replaced by stuff that you don't like and don't...2024-06-1355 min
The Living Youth Podcast"Dad, Why Aren't We Normal?"A question asked by Mr. Robinson's daughter years ago turned into a sermonette, then a Bible study, then a pre-teen camp Christian Living class, and now a Tomorrow's World article that you will see in the July-August 2024 issue in a few weeks! Today we chat with him about that question: Dad, why aren't we normal?2024-06-0741 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 346Oyez! Oyez! A bit of a post-Memorial Day Weekend lull on reviews, but there is news a-plenty on the subject of Netflix's various nefariousness, among other things. John and El'Ahrai provide reviews of "Ezra" and "The First Omen", among all the other stuff...and things. Plus! Do you notice an upgrade in sound quality? Let us know! I move around a lot, not because I'm looking for anything really, but 'cause I'm getting away from things that get bad if I stay.2024-06-061h 23The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 345It's a jam-packed show this week, as El'Ahrai, John, and everyone's favorite Blonde in Front, Cati Glidewell, come to you with a round of reviews of "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga", "Babes", and "In a Violent Nature"! Come and listen! Find out who was disappointed and who was wrong! (Those are probaby both John.) Plus all the usual other stuff! That's a question I'll never be able to pluck up the courage to ask but as he's me best friend I will. 2024-05-301h 35The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 344The "I"s have it on this week's show, as John and El'Ahrai provide reviews of "IF" and "I Saw The TV Glow"! Plus home video picks, Cannes talk, role models questions, and just possibly...more. So listen! Like sauerkraut, it's good for you! Yeah, if you can afford a house like this you buy a house like this, you know?2024-05-2355 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 343BAH GAWD! That's Cati Glidewell's music! Yes, The Blonde in Front is back this week, joining El'Ahrai and John for the whole show as together they review "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes", "Poolman", and "Hollywood Con Queen"! Plus newsbits of various sorts, questions, and good stuff a-plenty! So listen in! It is not a metaphor. It is an armrest. 2024-05-161h 08The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 342Well, it seems the summer movie season is here! The week, John and El'Ahrai leap in feet-first with reviews of "The Fall Guy" and "Tarot"! Plus a newsbit segment that unexpectedly got away from us toward the end. (You'll know it when you hear it.) Also, y'know, video picks, questions, the usual. You should listen! All these protocols and procedures to make it seem like you have it under control. But you're a bunch of boys making models out of balsa wood! You don't have anything under control!2024-05-091h 20The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 341We're right on the doorstep of what could prove to be one of the more unusual Summer Movie Seasons in quite some time. But before that grand leap into the unknown, El'Ahrai and John are here to provide reviews of "Rebel Moon--Part Two: The Scargiver" and "The Idea of You"! Plus some newsbits, some questions, and maybe--just maybe--some ridicule for "Madame Web". Listen in! You must be French. Your hand smells like cheese.2024-05-0249 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 340It's yours! It's mine! It's ours! Yes, it's a reveiw trifecta on this week's show, as John and El'Ahrai talk "Challengers", "Boy Kills World", and "Abigail" (or as they will now forever be known: "Sweaty, Stabby, and Gory")! Plus all the usual accoutrements that make The Neon Movie Bunker experience as special as it is. Charlie, when you kill a man, you end up with his father or his friends on your tail. It usually ends badly.2024-04-251h 02The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 339Hopefully you're not on trial for election manipulation and can enjoy this fine new episode! El'Ahrai and John review "Civil War" and "Sasquatch Sunset", and doesn't that sound like a blast? Plus newsbits and questions and all the good stuff you've come to expect. Did you know that the germs can come through the wires? I never call and I *never* answer. It's a good way to get sick. Very, very sick... That's how I got so sick! SOMEONE CALLED ME ON THE TELEPHONE!2024-04-1757 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 338It's a show that's built for speed not power this week, as John and El'Ahrai review "Monkey Man" and "Sting"! Plus all the usual news and picks and questions and such! (What? Sometimes, this is the writeup.) And--and Nietzsche, with his theory of eternal recurrence. He said that the life we live, we're gonna live over and over, the exact same way for eternity. Great. That means I'll have to sit through the Ice Capades again.2024-04-1136 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 337It's a zesty, extra-large show this week, as everypne's favorite guest, Cati Glidwell (Ms. The Blonde In Front if you're nasty) is along for the ride! Join Cati, ElAhrai, and John as they review "Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire", "Dogman", "Spaceman", and "Luca"! Pluis all the newsbits fit to discuss, DVD picks, questions, answers and more! You should listen! Blue? What would possess a person to paint stained wood blue? What, were you raised on a tugboat?2024-04-041h 29The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 336It's March Madness! Not so much in the college basketball sense as the H.P. Lovecraft eldritch horror sense, as John and El'Ahrai provide reviews of "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" and "Late Night With the Devil" to challenge your sanity! Plus newsbits and stuff, y'know. You should listen! Xinlurgash, The Ever-Consuming demands it! Artistic talent runs through my family. In fact, it practically stampedes.2024-03-2858 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 335All ahead full to 2024! With the awards done and over, there will be no more looking back (for a while). This week, El'Ahrai and John review "The American Society of Magical Negroes" and "Driving Madeline"! Plus newsbits, video picks, and...a disproportionate amount of John Goodman? Inside each and every one of us is our one, true authentic swing. Something we was born with. Something that's ours and ours alone. Something that can't be learned...something that's got to be remembered.2024-03-2139 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 334Well, at long last the Oscarts have come and gone, and 2023 is in the rear view mirror once and for all. John and El'Ahrai have a postmortem discussion that leads to some...expected places. Plus! Reviews of "Love Lies Bleeding" and "How Not To Build A School in Haiti"! And all the other foolishness. Thanks again to everyone who stopped by the Twitch stream! Who abandoned Snoopy in the vestibule?2024-03-1442 min
Beyond the IVWall of WritingBeyond the IVWall of Writing Episode 36- Writing a Debut Comic, Jimi Hendrix : Purple Haze with DJ BenhameenOn this Episode Comic Writer and Music Mastermind DJ Benhameen and John Robinson IV discuss his debut Graphic Novel Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze and writing fantasy into history.2024-03-091h 38The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 333It's a somewhat special episode this week, as El'Ahrai, John, and everyone's favorite guest Cati Glidewell conduct a long examination of a single film: 1965' "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini"! Wait, I'm getting word in my ear that that is not the correct title. In fact, they're discussing "All of Us Strangers", a sensitive investigation of grief, loss, and love from 2023. We apologize for the error. Also! The unexpected, arguably unwelcome return of the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner, sponsored by Oven Mitts! Plus all the rest! Don't forget to stop by the Oscarcast live commentary starting at 6...2024-03-0748 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 331Feeling irie? Well, we'll soon get that remedied. This week, El'Ahrai and John review "Bob Marley: One Love" and "I.S.S.". Plus! The BAFTA Awards were distributed and it was a big night for "The Pope's Exorcist", and other newsbits and such. So have a listen! Of those who like to put their faith in mankind's inherent goodness, I have to ask, "Based on what, exactly?"2024-02-2237 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 330It's Valentine's Day, and love is in the air. (At least we hope that aroma is love.) This week, John and El'Ahrai give you the gift of reviews of "Madame Web", "Out of Darkness", and "Lisa Frankenstein"! Isn't that lovely? Plus! Speculation about the fate of "Coyote vs. Acme", possible casting rumors and so much more! There you have it, folks. Young love. Full of promise, full of hope, ignorant of reality.2024-02-151h 15The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 329The irresistable force of time once again meets the immovable object of podcast publishing, and from this clash is another episode launched! This week, El'Ahrai and John review "Argylle" and "Imagining the Indian"! Which 25-year-old cult classic gets name-checked in one of the reveiws? Listen and find out! Plus! Speculation on Netflix's film future and...other stuff! I don't want to sound foolish, but remember love is what brought you here. And if you've trusted love this far, don't panic now. Trust it all the way.2024-02-0858 min
Beyond the IVWall of WritingBeyond the IVWall of Writing Episode 35- The State of the Comic Industry with Joe IllidgeOn this Episode Comic Legend Joe Illidge and John Robinson IV discuss Noir writing story, the power of short stories and the state of the comic book industry.2024-02-011h 33The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 328Well, the Oscar nominations are the story of the day/week/month, and John and El'Ahrai are here to give you all the hard-hitting analysis you need and deseve. (They are incredulous that "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" was totally snubbed.) Plus! Reviews of "Freud's Last Session" and "Night Swim"! It's funny how you forget the things in life that make you happy.2024-02-0159 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 327There are movies that require reviewing. Luckily, we've got a couple of critics available to do just that! This week, El'Ahrai and John talk "The Beekeeper" and "Destroy All Neighbors"! Plus! The Windie Awards revealed, BAFTA nomination talk, and so much more! So listen and subscribe, or suffer the terrible pains of...FOMO. Well, I'm glad to hear that. Listen, I've been fatally poisoned, there's probably a psychopath heading over there to torture and kill you as we speak, but don't bother getting out of bed, I'll be there in a flash... Maybe you could fry me up a...2024-01-2551 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 326Well, after all the year-end hubbub, it's back to a regular show. Will John and El'Ahrai still remember how to do it? Listen and find out! This week features reviews of "Mean Girls" and "Origin", plus various newsy discussions, home media picks, and...more? They're protesting about the right to vote and the way they're treated in your state, so that's your problem and it's your responsibility and it's on your watch.2024-01-1853 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 325Get to hell, 2023! It's 2024's time to shine! This week, El'Ahrai and John peer into their crystal ball and deliver their lists of the Top 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2024! ("Despicable Me 4", you heard it here first.) Plus! Reviews of "Anyone But You" and "Ferrari"! Also, newsbits, DVD picks, the whole deal. You know you want to listen, so: listen! You look like a normal person, but actually you are the angel of death.2024-01-111h 09The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 324Well, the time has come! The Neon Movie Bunker 2023 Year-End Spectacuganza is HERE! Listen in as John, El'Ahrai, and everyone's favorite fifth Beatle, Cati Glidewell, reveal their lists of the Top Films of 2023! Thrill as something happens which has never occurred in the 17 previous Spectacuganzas! (Also, somehow, "Wish" was everybody's #2.) Plus! Reviews of "The Color Purple" and "Rebel Moon: Part One--A Child of Fire"! It's giant, so I hope you have snacks! The King James Bible is on there! Are you telling me you spent the summer reading the Bible? The reading list is optional. I've not read half...2024-01-042h 01
Beyond the IVWall of WritingBeyond the IVWall of Writing Episode 34- Writing Your Truth with Devin GraysonOn this Episode Comic writer Devin Grayson and John Robinson IV discuss The importance of telling your personal truths in your storytelling.2024-01-021h 32The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 323Into every life, a little garbage must fall. In 2023, that garbage took all sorts of shapes and forms, and this week El'Ahrai and John look back on it as they enumerate their lists of the Top 5 Worst Movies of 2023! (Oh, the slanders they have for "Migration".) Plus! Reviews of "The Iron Claw", "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom", and "The Boys in the Boat"! Plus newsbits, home video picks and so much more! You do your best thinking when you're not thinking at all. Hold still.2023-12-281h 23The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 322The end of 2023 creeps ever closer, and the movies are stacking up high! The week, John and El'Ahrai are joined once more by The Blonde in Front herself, Cati Glidewell, to review "American Fiction", "Wonka", and "Fool's Paradise"! Put that in your Christmas stocking, why don't you? Plus newsbits and questions and stuff and things! Don't forget to send in your top (and bottom) picks for the year! And if you see a sign that says "Peep Show", that doesn't mean that they're letting you look at presents before Christmas.2023-12-211h 02The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 321It's the most wonderful time of the year, or so the song goes. El'Ahrai and John would be hard-pressed to disagree, as evidenced by their reviews this week of "Maestro" and "Godzilla Minus One"! I don't really have much else to say about this show, other than that it's a good one and we think you'll like it! Also: the end of the year is coming! To have your voices heard on this year's Spectacuganza, send in your choices for the top films of 2023 as soon as you've decided! Now you listen to me, young lady! Even if we're...2023-12-1450 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 320We are turning into the home stretch of 2023, and the prestige movies are getting thick on the ground! This week, John and El'Ahrai are joined once more by Cati Glidewell of The Blonde In Front to discuss "Poor Things", "Dream Scenario", and "Eileen"! How's that for a triple feature? Plus newsbits and the like, DVD picks, questions, and...just maybe...a personal shout-out to one new listener? You'll just have to listen to find out! They thought they could do it without being caught. But when we do something naughty, we are always caught. Then, we are punished. Punishment...2023-12-071h 03The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 319It's another great big giant show, as El'Ahrai and John welcome The Blonde in Front, Cati Glidewell herself, for another round of reviews! This week, the three of them talk "May December", "Saltburn", "Sharknado 5: Global Swarming", and "Thanksgiving"! (One of those may not--strictly speaking--be true.) But wait, there's more! We also have an interview with "It's A Wonderful Knife" star Jane Widdop! So how about that! Plus newsbits, questions, video picks, and more! So give it a listen! You're not a Nazi, Jojo. You're a ten-year-old kid who likes dressing up in a funny uniform and wants to be...2023-11-301h 45
AccoladesEp 82: John Robinson on ID 4 Winds | AccoladesIn episode 82 I talk to John Robinson (Scienz of Life) about his brother Invizible Handz. Making it a point to fight negativity and hatred through their uplifting rhymes, Scienz of Life is one of the lesser-known jazz/hip-hop fusion acts in the rap genre. Formed by MCs Invizible Handz, Inspector Wilabee, and Lil Scienz, the crew first started to get a buzz in New York City, where their laid-back grooves and positive message were warmly received by the local underground hip-hop scene. Hooking up with Bobbito the Barber's Fondle 'Em Records, the "Powers of the Nine Ether" single dropped...2023-11-2721 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 318Well, holiday shopping season is here again, and wouldn't you know it, John and El'Ahrai are here wtih recommendations for the movie lover in your life! (If someone on eBay claims they have the original Rosebud from "Citizen Kane", you hit Buy It Now and deal with the consequences later. That's just good sense.) Plus! Reviews of "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" and "It's A Wonderful Knife"! You have had many counterintuitive ideas over the years, but this by far the most counterintuitivest of them all, dude!2023-11-231h 05The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 317It's a double double feature this week! El'Ahrai and John have reviews of "The Marvels", "Suitable Flesh", "The Holdovers", and "Pig Killer"! It's a bonanza of opinions! But wait, there's more! We also have an interview with "Pig Killer" writer/director Chad Ferrin! And we draw down the curtain on the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner. We thank Oven Mitts for their longtime sponsorship. So listen up, it's a good one. I somehow don't think *Mr.* Butterworth would appreciate that very much.2023-11-161h 32The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 316It's a significantly shorter show this week, as John and El'Ahrai deliver reviews of "The Persian Version" and "Common Ground"! But wait, there's more! We also have an interview with "Love Virtually" creators L.E. Staiman and Cheston Mizel! Doesn't that sound dreamy? Plus questions, home video picks, and...the penultimate Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts)?! Best wishes don't seem hardly enough, but I'd like to thank you. I do. I, I thank you for your companionship, your stamina, your horse sense, and a hundred and one laughs. I also enjoyed very much looking at y...2023-11-0956 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 315It is an absolute whopper of a show this week, as El'Ahrai and John are joined once again by The Blonde In Front herself, Cati Glidewell, for discussion and review of "Priscilla" and "The Killer", plus a bonus review of "King of Killers"! But wait, there's more! We also have an interview with the programmers of the Black Harvest Film Festival! Plus rumblings from the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts), including some Release Date Shuffle talk! We're chock-full of stuff, so strap in! It's not important how many people I've killed. What's important is how...2023-11-021h 59
Beyond the IVWall of WritingBeyond the IVWall of Writing Episode 33- Hard Truths about the Comics Industry with Fabrice SapolskyOn this Episode owner of Fairsquare Comics, writer and artist Fabrice Sapolsky and John Robinson IV discuss the hardships and passions that come with working in the comic industry.2023-11-011h 41The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 314Kind of a mixed bag between great big releases this week, as John and El'Ahrai review "She Came To Me" and "When Evil Lurks"! One is spooky, scary and disqueting. One is about class struggles in Brooklyn. I suppose you could put them in a blender and end up with a picture called "NIMBY", but I digress. Also! The Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts) rears its ugly head, and there are, y'know, other things. Plus! Guess which one of our hosts had his voice hideously mangled by the aftereffects of a cold! I have lived...2023-10-2656 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 313Well, we're back and we've got a big review this week: El'Ahrai and John discuss "Killers of the Flower Moon"! Is it a new masterpiece, or a Naked Emperor? Listen to the review and you tell us! We also have a review of "In the Fire", to boot! Plus we visit the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts), we report on a major retailer abandoning physical media, and more, more, MORE! I hate the ocean and I hate the beach and I hate the sun and--the grass and the trees--and I hate heat!2023-10-1959 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 312Well, it's quite the show this week! Special guest star Cati Glidewell--The Blonde in Front herself--joins John and El'Ahrai for an extended discussion of "The Exorcist: Believer"! Pazuzu doesn't stand a chance. (Nor does David Gordon Green.) Plus! Reviews of "Strange Way of Life/The Human Voice" and "Divinity"! So grab your holy water and listen! If you do it badly, I'll feel terrible. And if you do it well, I'll feel much worse. 2023-10-121h 11The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 311The news is not quite so earth-shattering this week, but it's made up for with searing review quality. El'Ahrai and John review "The Kill Room" and "Cats of Malta"! Plus the usual mix of the weird, stupid, profound, and profane! So, y'know, you could listen. Satan has become an embarrassment to our progressive views.2023-10-0552 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 310BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! Yes, breaking news is what we have in the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts): one of the strikes is over! And that's all we have. [holds finger to earpiece] I'm being told that is, in fact, not all we have. There are reviews! Yes, John and El'Ahrai review "The Creator" and "Shaky Shivers"! One of them draws a rave! Plus, the usual silliness and whimsy. Sometimes it takes a wrongdoer to show you when you are doing wrong.2023-09-2852 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 309This week's show is not quite as lengthy as some recent episodes, but still, there's good value for your podcast-listening dollar! El'Ahrai and John review "A Haunting In Venice" and "Cobweb", so, y'know, that seems cool. Plus an early-early-early look at the 2023 Oscar race through the lens of fall film festival award winners (hi, Toronto) AND an announcement of a fantastic new avenue for the physical media enthusiast! That's the lamest excuse I've ever heard! That's totally non-sequitary!2023-09-2146 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 308People of Earth! We have detected a need for semi-cogent film content in the podcast sphere on your benighted orb. Unfortunately, all we have are these guys. This week John and El'Ahrai deliver unto you reviews of "Dumb Money" and "Rick and Morty Seasons 1-6"! So, y'know, that's something. There is also a lengthy discussion on the (few) merits and (numerous) faults with and of Rotten Tomatoes! So listen in--or BEWARE! I was playing golf, and the last thing I need is some woman dying slowly and loudly.2023-09-141h 11
Beyond the IVWall of WritingBeyond the IVWall of Writing Episode 32- Time and Writing with Antony JohnstonOn this Episode multifaceted writer Antony Johnston and John Robinson IV discuss Time Management in writing as well as how to efficiently write across different genres and mediums.2023-09-091h 24The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 307Well, will you look at that: it's a new show! From the outisde, it appears to be full of reviews, news, and other oddness! Look a little closer, and you'll see that El'Ahrai and John review "Bottoms" and "Meg 2: The Trench" this week! On top of all that, there is a brief visit to the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts), and...other things. So listen, why don't you, Mr. Bigshot? Stars blow up, and they shoot plasma and atoms out into space. Sometimes land on Earth. Nourish the soil. They become part of you. So...2023-09-071h 02The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 306A little of this, a little of that, some of those, some of these, some of them... Put it all together in an empanada of delight known as The Neon Movie Bunker! This week, John and El'Ahrai bring reviews of "birth/rebirth" and "Bad Things"! (One of those is really good!) Plus, we have all the week's events from the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts), other news, questions and stuff! So give a listen! You're unlikely to regret it! You're pretty strong for a little lady and you have a lot of hair on your...2023-08-3158 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 305Gather 'round, children, for The Neon Movie Bunker has risen again from the muck and the mire! This week, El'Ahrai and John bring you reviews of "Strays" and "That's a Wrap"! Plus, there is some wheel-spinning in the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts), a bit of lengthy legal discusion about A.I. and copyright (this can be summarized by one word: "scintillating") and more of the weirdness you've come to expect. So have a listen, won't you? Oh, Chance. When will you grow up? That bear could've eaten you. Don't you realize how painful that w...2023-08-2445 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 304Howdy! This week's show features a LOT of talking about physical media. Also: movie reviews. Specifically, John and El'Ahrai discuss "Passages" and "Babylon 5: The Road Home". Also, a bit of strike talk in The Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner, sponsored by Oven Mitts, and a refernce is made to the Universsa New Yorker Cartoon Punchline. Who is the boss? You have to ask that? I'm the boss. Mommy is only the decision maker.2023-08-171h 17The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 303So, let's see what we have this week: well, El'Ahrai and John have reviews of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" and "Talk To Me". We've got new adventures in the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts). We have, rather amazingly, NON-strike news. And there are other things. Things one cannot be told of, but only experience for oneself. Oooh, ominous. No, Mr. Guzman. I think you know that there's no such thing as an American anymore. No Hispanics, no Japanese, no blacks, no whites, no nothing. It's just rich people and poor people. The three...2023-08-101h 25The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 302Achtung! It's a spookyish good time this week, as John and El'Ahrai have reviews of "Haunted Mansion" and "Ghosts of the Void"! OOOOooooOOOoooo! Like I said, spookyish. Plus! We have ongoing tales from the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts)! And, y'know the weird/dumb stuff you've come to know and...well, you know it, that's something. That's fine. I'm gonna get a huge migraine in the parking lot in about 20 minutes. 2023-08-0358 min
Beyond the IVWall of WritingBeyond the IVWall of Writing Episode 31- Writing an Ensemble with Nicole GloverOn this Episode Novelist Nicole Glover and John Robinson IV discuss writing magic and character ensembles.2023-08-011h 05The Living Youth PodcastHow Do We Understand the "Angry Psalms"?The Psalms have some pretty violent imagery in them! If they are models for us, in many ways, about how to really pour your heart out to God in prayer, then what are we to do with these "angry psalms"? Mr. Robinson is here to help us out!2023-07-2845 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 301Well, the biggest movie weekend of the year has come, and we're here to talk about it! Yes, El'Ahrai and John have reviews of "Oppenheimer", "Robot Monster", and a Count-Pointercount review of "Barbie"! Plus! More items from the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (Sponsored By Oven Mitts)! And DVD picks, questions, answers, and other stuff. There are two kinds of people who live in Alaska: the ones who are born here and the ones who come here to escape something else. I wasn't born here.2023-07-271h 41The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 300Holy hell, it's EPISODE 300! Started from the bottom, now we're...well, I'd rather not say. This week, John and El'Ahrai reviw "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning--Part One" and "Insidious: The Red Door"! Plus! Everyone's favorite: Hollywood labor relations talk! A detour into illuminating QAnon (with a movie angle, of course)! And a bit of...gratitude? So come on and listen! That's exactly why I can't have you at the party, because you have repartee with everybody. You love repartee. All you wanna do is flit around the party, flirt with the moms. And then they all get mad and they...2023-07-201h 17
Cook Islands KukicastA Young Adventurer on Penrhyn/TongarevaSend us a text24 year old Tom Robinson from Brisbane, Australia was on an 8,000 nautical miles voyage from Peru to Australia aiming to become the youngest person ever to row single-handed across the Pacific. He spent 12 months a tiny boat he designed and built himself and made landfall along the way to resupply and explore the cultures of the South Pacific. Tom ended up on Penrhyn (Tongareva) in the Cook Islands by sheer chance after being blown off course and that's where I caught up with him. He gives a unique insight into this r...2023-07-1716 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 299Neither rain, nor traffic, nor absence of WiFi, shall stay these critics from their appointed rounds. This week, El'Ahrai and John review "Joy Ride" and "Operation Black Ops"! Plus still more Hollywood labor relations talk, and other stuff! It's not like any mission is gonna be rougher than the last one, is it?2023-07-1347 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 298Hey, kids! Guess what time it is! That's right, it's time for the Annual Neon Movie Bunker Half-Year In Review Show! Thrill as John and El'Ahrai enumerate their Top 5 Movies of 2023 So Far (Somehow "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken" snuck in just under the wire to take the top spot on both lists; don't try to explain it.) Plus! Reviews of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" and "Bad Girl Boogey"! And, y'know, the other stuff! He'll buy that boat from that stupid boat catalog he's been making me look at for the last two months, and he will...2023-07-061h 28
Beyond the IVWall of WritingBeyond the IVWall of Writing Episode 30- Reimagining Mythology with Kalynn BayronOn this Episode Novelest Kalynn Bayron and John Robinson IV discuss alternate history and creating new legacies.2023-07-051h 01The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 297First of all: yes, we know how we sound. We're working on it. Really. With that out of the way, let's get into the episode! El'Ahrai and John bring you piping-hot reviews of "No Hard Feelings" and "The Blackening"! Hooray! Plus labor relations talk, questions, answers, and more! He has one class in Human Sexuality, and now he's Harvey Milk. 2023-06-2953 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 296It is a big, beefy episode this week, as John and El'Ahrai have a whole lot to tear into! Most prominent are reviews of "Asteroid City" and "The Flash"! Thre is also a lot of discourse on Hollywood labor practices (yes, including the WGA strike) and the delightfully terrible economics that have us all in their iron grip! Plus home video picks and a bit of bilateral interrogation! So dig in, and enjoy! We seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away. 2023-06-221h 23The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 295Audio problems be damned, we got a show to get out! This week, El'Ahrai and John review "Sanctuary" and "Brooklyn 45'! Plus still more Hollywood labor relations talk, other newsbits, a couple of questions, and...stuff. News is like a ship. You take your hands off the wheel and it pulls hard to the left.2023-06-1549 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 294It's meaty, beaty, big and bouncy--yes, it's this week's show! John and El'Ahrai have returned once more, this time to review "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" and "The Boogeyman"! Plus WGA strike newsbits, musings about ongoing death by captialism, and other fun things. You should listen, then tell your friends! What, because of hats and sunglasses? It's not a disguise, Hank. We look like ourselves at a baseball game.2023-06-0857 min
Beyond the IVWall of WritingBeyond the IVWall of Writing Episode 29- Legacy and Culture with Fonda LeeOn this Episode speculative fantasy and sci-fi novelist Fonda Lee and John Robinson IV discuss Legacy and Culture in Writing. Topics Discussed: - Show not tell, or...? - Making your world feel "lived in" - Employing Culture to Enhance storytelling. Enjoy!!2023-04-0948 min
Beyond the IVWall of WritingBeyond the IVWall of Writing Episode 28- Back At It With Malissa WhiteOn this Episode Comic Writer and Editor Malissa White and John Robinson IV bring back the IVWall Writing Podcast after a lengthy Hiatus! We are glad to be back!2023-01-151h 09The Living Youth PodcastA Visit with Peter NathanFresh from his star turn in this year's "Behind the Work" video about the preaching of the Gospel in Africa and our growing band of brothers and sisters there, Mr. Peter Nathan joins us in the podcast studio—a.k.a. Mr. Robinson's office. We hope you enjoy this interview, in which we get a bit of his personal background and how he became involved in the Work in Africa!2022-11-1129 min
Real Faith Stories44: John Ramstead - "Almost Dying Brought Absolute Clarity To The Choices I Always Had"John was at the peak of his professional career nine years ago when his dreams were shattered by a freak accident that was "unsurvivable." Lying on his back, right after it happened, he shares about a stunning experience of God's overwhelming unconditional love. 23 surgeries and almost two years of medical care later, John emerged with a profound vision for how to live a life of significance. Since then, he has coached and mentored hundreds of individuals and companies. John’s passion for helping others discover their true purpose and exactly how to get there will inspire you to see th...2021-04-2242 min
Gate City Christian ChurchSoul Detox pt 4.: The Seduced Soul - AudioPart 4 of the Soul Detox series. Titled The Seduced Soul. Presented by Josh Robinson2013-01-2758 min