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The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 415The days are growing shorter, and movies are still coming to theaters. And where there are movies to review, El'Ahrai and John will be there to review (some of) them! This week, "Tron: Ares" and "John Candy: I Like Me" get the treatment. Plus bits of news, home viewing recommendations, questions, you know what it's like. So listen in! But I know a good kid when I see one. Because they're ALL good kids, until dried-out, brain-dead skags like you drag them down and convince them they're no good. You so much as scowl at my niece, or any...
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The Living Youth PodcastGet to Know Mr. Adam West!Today, Mr. Adam West joins us in the studio (a.k.a. Mr. Robinson's office). He was relocated here a few months ago to assist with the work at HQ, and you have already seen him in a few sermons on the Living Church of God YouTube channel. He kindly agreed to sit down with us a bit so you could get to know him a little better. So, sit down with us!
2025-09-0534 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 400In what can only be taken as proof of the indifference of the universe, we've hit a milestone! John and El'Ahrai celebrate their 400th episode this week! And they've got reviews, they do! "F1" and "A Minecraft Movie" come under the patented Neon Movie Bunker Microscope! So many exclamation points! Plus! A best of the century (so far) list, home video picks, and...thank yous?! You should listen! Oh, I lie now and then, I suppose. Sometimes I'd tell them the truth and they still wouldn't believe me, so I prefer to lie.
2025-07-031h 01The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 399It's another show packed with goodness this week, as El'Ahrai, John and frequent contributor/bonne vivante Cati Glidewell talk "28 Years Later", "Bride Hard", and "Elio"! Plus! A nice, meaty discussion of the 50th anniversary of "Jaws" and the impact it had! Plus all the usual silliness. Listen in! These children haven't been properly parented in many years. They're practically feral. That's why I was brought in.
2025-06-261h 41The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 398Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the podcast feed, John, El'Ahrai, and special guest star Cati Glidewell are back to tear up and digest "Life of Chuck", "Predator: Killer of Killers", and "Materialists"! Plus all the other usual stuff you know, you love, you cannot live without. Listen. l've been thinking. Maybe Venezuela can use some trained whales.
2025-06-201h 39The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 397The arrival of a new Wes Anderson film is always cause for optimism. Will that optimism be fulfilled? Find out on this week's show, as El'Ahrai and John review "The Phoenician Scheme" and "Rosario"! Plus bits of news and all the rest. You should listen! In my loneliness, and perhaps because of it, I've learned not to judge people, to take people as I find them, not as others find them. And most of all, to give complete and unquestioning faith to the people I love.
2025-06-1241 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 396A light breather in the relentless summer movie schedule allows John, El'Ahrai, and everyone's favorite special guest star Cati Glidewell to take a look at a couple of smaller pictures this week. "Friendship" and "Until Dawn" come under the tripartite microscope! What a thrill! Plus home picks, questions, answers, and other stuff! You should listen! I have to be honest, though. I have all the hope and ambition in the world. But, when I think about the future, the truth is, I--am--really--scared.
2025-06-051h 02The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 395Cannes is over (if you want it)! El'Ahrai and John report and comment on the various award winners (and non-winners--we see you, American cinema!). But wait, there's more! We also have reviews of "Mission: Impossible--The Final Reckoning" and "Fear Street: Prom Queen"! (Seems a very colon-y episode). Plus all the other stuff. Listen and maybe even learn something. It's so bad, that I keep fantasizing that one of us is dying of cancer, so that I don't have to break up with her.
2025-05-291h 04The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 394Ahoy there, matey! I offer ye a choice: voluntarily submit to an hour of service on HMP Neon Movie Bunker, or find yourself shanghaied into an hour of service on that selfsame vessel. But, oh, there are delights herein! John and El'Ahrai provide reviews of "Final Destination: Bloodlines" and "The Damned"! Plus talk from Cannes, Kevin Costner has issues, and more! So sign the muster roll and listen! And that's why, in a straight fight, a shark would probably beat a Dracula.
2025-05-2259 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 393The boys have referred to the second weekend of May as the "death slot" more than once in the past. This week, the crop El'Ahrai and John see fit to review are "Clown in a Cornfield" and "Paddington in Peru"! (Ooh, alliteration!) Plus a newsbit or two, some other idle discussion, a bit of foolishness, that sort of thing. Listen and enjoy! Hey, its all about the hair. Don't you forget that. Especially when you become some big hotshot lawyer. Those professional types think its all about brains and ability and completely ignore the do.
2025-05-1544 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 392Well, the summer movie season has arrived in its inexorable way. As such, John and El'Ahrai are here, with reviews of "Thunderbolts*" and "Andor: Season 2"! Yay? Plus tariff talk, a review of a format, and all the rest! So download and listen! Or stream and listen! Just...just listen, OK? Listen, you hormonal vulgarian, that woman deserves your respect, not your erotic speculation.
2025-05-0856 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 391But, soft! What light through yonder Zoom window breaks? It is the east, and Cati Glidewell is the sun. Yes, the Blonde in Front joins El'Ahrai and John this week to talk about "Sinners" (yes, again), "The Accountant 2" and "The Legend of Ochi'! Plus: an unexpected sequel arises! all this and more are waiting for your ears, so listen! I haven't been anywhere. Well, Cancun--not my proudest moment.
2025-05-021h 06The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 390Oh, it's a GOOD one this week. John and El'Ahrai are here to review movies and chew bubblegum, and chewing bubblegum into a live microphone sounds awful. "Sinners" and "Motorpsycho!" are on the docket for today, so listen up and listen good. There is also a prolonged discussion about the direction of the Star Wars franchise, and if you listen closely and run the last ten minutes backward at 8x speed, a recipe for a nice butter-poached lobster. You should listen! If punching a policeman is a sin, we may as well just pack up and go home.
2025-04-2445 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 389Welcome, one and all! El'Ahrai and John are here to deliver only the finest film reviews imaginable (please don't imagine very hard). This week, "Drop" and "The Monkey" come under the microscope, so prepare yourself! Plus some bits of news and so much more! You should listen! Our old schoolmarm got her throat slit by a fast moving tumbleweed.
2025-04-1756 minThe 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 387A is specter haunting Hollywood--the specter of labor unrest. This week, El'Ahrai and John draw back the curtain on the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts). Also, newstalk about Sundance's new home! Plus reviews of "Death of a Unicorn" and "Moana 2", home video picks, and more! I'm dying, how are you?
2025-04-0345 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 386It could be argued, of course, that no piece of art is truly "necessary". That said, some do seem to be less necessary than others. In that spirit, John and El'Ahrai are here to offer reviews of "Snow White" and "The Electric State". Was that opening a hint? Maaaaaaaybe. Also: news bits, video picks, and the usual silliness, so listen in! This is gonna be fun. You're gonna meet kids today you can borrow money from the rest of your life.
2025-03-271h 01The Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 385Oh, we have a good one indeed this week, as El'Ahrai and John slink into your podcast feed with reviews of "Black Bag" and "Daredevil: Born Again". How's that for terrific?! Plus news, home video picks, and more of that special sauce to which you've developed a tolerance! So you should listen! Do they teach beauty queens how to apologize? Because you suck at it!
2025-03-1940 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 384The fine gentlemen of the Neon Movie Bunker have returned, and they've brought reviews with them! This week, John and El'Ahrai deliver "Mickey 17" and "Companion" for your consideration. Plus! Newsbits, home release picks and...do you remember DivX? You will. So listen in! Oh, this is the worst-looking hat I ever saw. What, when you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh?
2025-03-1351 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 383Well, the Oscars are done for this cycle, and we've finally got some winners. On the other end of the spectrum, El'Ahrai and John are here with reviews! This week, "My Dead Friend Zoe" and "Elevation" are up for examination! Plus the boys rehash the Oscars for your delectation! So listen in! I remember one Christmas, I was like 6 or 7, my family bought me the cutest little Barney doll, that I would take with me everywhere. And one day I put it inside the tub with me, to give it a bath...and it just stopped working. It stopped s...
2025-03-0644 minThe Living Youth PodcastWhat Is It Like Being a Minister?It's not just giving a sermon once a week! Today we welcome our own pastor to the studio, Mr. John Strain, and ask him to help all of us understand some of what it's like being a pastor in the field.
2025-02-2846 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 382One week remains before the Oscars and our live coverage thereof on Twitch! Cool your anticipation with this week's episode! John and El'Ahrai are here with reviews of "Universal Language" and "The Gorge"! Plus the last round of precursor awards, and the usual yakkety yak (though you should feel free to talk back). We'll see you Sunday night at The Neon Movie Bunker on Twitch for the livestream! If you are sad and like beer, I'm your lady.
2025-02-2758 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 381I can't tell you if you will ever see another butterfly, but I can tell you that there is another episode! This week, El'Ahrai and John review "Captain America: Brave New World" and "The Wolf Man"! Plus: BAFTA winners, home video picks, and more! Also: join us in our event space Sunday, March 2 to listen to our live reactions to the 97th Academy Awards! I got something kinda big, but I can't hold it very long. On my signal, run like hell, and if I tear myself in half, don't come back for me.
2025-02-2057 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 380There is, in fact, a new episode...and here it is! This week, John and El'Ahrai review "Love Hurts" and "Luther: Never Too Much"! Plus awards talk, movie cancellations, home video picks, and the proverbial "more", so listen in! You know what I say when I'm asked how my Son's doing? I say "Your guess is as good as mine!"
2025-02-1336 minThe Neon Movie BunkerThe Neon Movie Bunker -- Episode 379 Hark! A podcast! This week, El'Ahrai, John, and everyone's favorite guest Cati Glidewell are here to review "I'm Still Here" and "Heart Eyes"! Plus a discussion of the Siegel estate's claim to Superman, home video picks, and so much more! So listen and enjoy! You're right. Good taste has undoubtedly deprived me of any number of friendships.
2025-02-0656 minThe 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 minThe 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 Living Youth PodcastThe Difference Between Passover and the NTBMOWhat is the difference between Passover and the Night to Be Much Observed? Good question! In this episode, we take a look and recommend a great article by the late John Ogwyn on the topic for your Spring Holy Day preparations.
2024-04-1948 minThe 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...
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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 min
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.
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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.
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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 min
Cook Islands KukicastA Young Adventurer on Penrhyn/Tongareva24 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 remote, unspoiled and rarely visited tropic...
2023-07-1716 min
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 Living Youth PodcastWeaponizing "Love"Love is a very good thing. After all, the Apostle John said "God is love" for a reason. but both the world and individuals in the world weaponize "love" in a number of ways that, frankly, have nothing to do with real love, at all. Join us this week as we explain how.
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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...
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