Retro Movie Geek

Joel G. Robertson
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Retro Movie Geek

Are you a retro movie geek? Do you love movies and pop culture from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s? Then this is the show for you! Join Joel, Peter and Darrell as they travel back to the days when video stores were everywhere and VHS was king!

  1. 12/27/2024

    RMG 337 – Die Hard (1988)

    You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/7bGAQjSGEMo On this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Maggie Kruger, and they're geeking out over Die Hard (1988) and other stuff flawed characters the cast it being a damn good action movie and much, much more! Synopsis: High above the city of Los Angeles, a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. But one man has managed to escape detection... an off-duty cop. He's alone... tired... and the only chance anyone has. Bruce Willis stars as New York City Detective John McClane, newly arrived in Los Angeles to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). But as McClane waits for his wife's office party to break up, terrorists seize control of the building. While the terrorist leader, Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his savage henchman (Alexander Godunov) round up hostages, McClane slips away unnoticed. Armed with only a service-revolver and his cunning, McClane launches his own one-man war. A crackling thriller from beginning to end, Die Hard explodes with heartstopping suspense. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: LISTENER FEEDBACK: Leave us your voicemail feedback at (484) 577-3876. Check out Darrell's other cool podcasts here. Check out Peter's Retro Reviews over at ForgottenFlix.com here. Check out The Forgotten Flix Podcast here. Special thanks to Kevin Spencer for the fantastic show logo! Special thanks to Hayden for the use of his fantastic music for our opening theme this episode! You can check out more from this amazing artist here! Special thanks to Retro Promenade for the use of music from the album Carpenter. Music use permitted under a Creative Commons license. CLICK HERE and get a copy of the album and support these fantastic artists!

    2h 5m

  2. 10/31/2024

    2024 Spooky Flix Fest – The Boogens (1981)

    You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/DijebEAbnZE In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Jason Grooms (find more from Jason here, here & here), and they're geeking out over The Boogens (1981) and the creature design poor Tiger plot holes how real the characters feel and much, much more! Synopsis: In a small town near Denver, two young men begin to explore a long-abandoned old mine recently re-opened by a group of miners. When one of the men is discovered missing, his friends begin a search that leads them to horrifying consequences. They are all unaware of the evil that has been unleashed and soon, one by one, the townspeople are snatched up by a monster that no one has yet to see. Suddenly, the grisly truth is revealed and a young couple is forced to confront the unknown in order to save their lives... and the entire town. .......................................................................................................................... Happy Halloween to you all!  .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Ghost Light and Green Room from the album The Brimstone Club, for Spooky Flix Fest 2024! .......................................................................................................................... LISTENER FEEDBACK: Leave us your voicemail feedback at (484) 577-3876. Check out Darrell's other cool podcasts here. Check out Peter's Retro Reviews here. Check out The Forgotten Flix Podcast here. Special thanks to Kevin Spencer for the fantastic show logo! Special thanks to Hayden for the use of his fantastic music for our opening theme this episode! You can check out more from this amazing artist here! Special thanks to Retro Promenade for the use of music from the album Carpenter. Music use permitted under a Creative Commons license. CLICK HERE and get a copy of the album and support these fantastic artists!

    1h 16m

  3. 10/23/2024

    2024 Spooky Flix Fest – Visiting Hours (1982)

    You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/-9wx-0xNi8o In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Rick Patterson (find more from Rick here & here), and they're geeking out over Visiting Hours (1982) and good writing how dark the story is Michael Ironside violence and much, much more! Synopsis: An eerie silence blankets the corridors of a major medical center. One woman lies awake in her hospital bed, totally consumed with relentless terror. For within the confines of the seemingly secure hospital stalks a killer... fiercely determined to brutally punish her. This sets the frightening premise for Visiting Hours, a gripping suspense thriller that explores a whole new dimension in spine-chilling terror. Lee Grant stars as Deborah Ballin, an outspoken television journalist who is brutally attacked in her home after delivering a scathing editorial on women's rights. Ballin soon discovers her nightmare is far from over, as her assailant, and would-be-executioner (Michael Ironside) lurks in the darkened corridor waiting for the chance to finish the sinister job he started. .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Ghost Light and Green Room from the album The Brimstone Club, for Spooky Flix Fest 2024! .......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... LISTENER FEEDBACK: Leave us your voicemail feedback at (484) 577-3876. Check out Darrell's other cool podcasts here. Check out Peter's Retro Reviews here. Check out The Forgotten Flix Podcast here. Special thanks to Kevin Spencer for the fantastic show logo! Special thanks to Hayden for the use of his fantastic music for our opening theme this episode! You can check out more from this amazing artist here! Special thanks to Retro Promenade for the use of music from the album Carpenter. Music use permitted under a Creative Commons license. CLICK HERE and get a copy of the album and support these fantastic artists!

    1h 22m

  4. 10/16/2024

    2024 Spooky Flix Fest – Alone In The Dark (1982)

    You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: ALONE IN THE DARK (1982) | RETRO HORROR MOVIE REVIEW | SPOOKY FLIX FEST 2024 - YouTube In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Tyson Hanks (check out more from Tyson here, here, and here), and they're geeking out over Alone In The Dark (1982) and the great cast plot holes Joel's obsession with The Bleeder crazy people and much, much more! Synopsis: Some of the patients in The Haven, a state mental hospital, think that their doctor is going to kill them. These psychopaths are treated by Dr. Dan Potter (Dwight Schultz), a new therapist. In their twisted minds, they feel they must kill Dr. Potter to survive. Considered dangerous incorrigibles, they are kept in a top security ward. Hawkes (Jack Palance) is a former POW, Preacher (Martin Landau) is an angry prophet, and Fatty (Erland Van Lidth) is a 370 lb. hulk who devours little girls. One night, a citywide blackout enables the men to escape from their electric cells. They circle Potter's house, trapping him and his family inside. Cut off with no weapons, no telephone and no electricity, the family faces a terrifying night... alone in the dark. .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Ghost Light and Green Room from the album The Brimstone Club, for Spooky Flix Fest 2024! .......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... LISTENER FEEDBACK: Leave us your voicemail feedback at (484) 577-3876. Check out Darrell's other cool podcasts here. Check out Peter's Retro Reviews here. Check out The Forgotten Flix Podcast here. Special thanks to Kevin Spencer for the fantastic show logo! Special thanks to Hayden for the use of his fantastic music for our opening theme this episode! You can check out more from this amazing artist here! Special thanks to Retro Promenade for the use of music from the album Carpenter. Music use permitted under a Creative Commons license. CLICK HERE and get a copy of the album and support these fantastic artists!

    1h 16m

  5. 10/09/2024

    2024 Spooky Flix Fest – Dead & Buried (1981)

    You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: DEAD & BURIED (1981) | RETRO HORROR MOVIE REVIEW | SPOOKY FLIX FEST 2024 (youtube.com) In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Ashley Caldwell (find more from Ash here and here), and they're geeking out over Dead & Buried (1981) and how violent and freaky the movie is a needle to the eye the great cast the funk of 40,000 years and much, much more! Synopsis: From the writers of the smash hit outer-space shocker, Alien, comes a new, earth-bound terror: Dead & Buried. James Farentino is the local sheriff and Jack Albertson the town coroner in this horrorific expose of voodooism in a small seaside town. When the tale begins, a visitor to Potters Bluff is brutally beaten, while dozens of townsfolk film the massacre. Then the battered man is tied to a tree and set ablaze. And this is just the beginning - the first in a series of gruesome murders that lead sheriff Dan Gillis (Farentino) on a fascinating odyssey into the intricasies of voodooism. Who is the voodoo master who must cut out the hearts of his victims and hide them to retain control? Who is the demented mind that has reincarnated bodies long Dead & Buried? Superlative makeup and special effects add to the sensational horror of this macabre thriller - a home video treat guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Ghost Light and Green Room from the album The Brimstone Club, for Spooky Flix Fest 2024! .......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... LISTENER FEEDBACK: Leave us your voicemail feedback at (484) 577-3876. Check out Darrell's other cool podcasts here. Check out Peter's Retro Reviews here. Check out The Forgotten Flix Podcast here. Special thanks to Kevin Spencer for the fantastic show logo! Special thanks to Hayden for the use of his fantastic music for our opening theme this episode! You can check out more from this amazing artist here! Special thanks to Retro Promenade for the use of music from the album Carpenter. Music use permitted under a Creative Commons license. CLICK HERE and get a copy of the album and support these fantastic artists!

    1h 26m

  6. 10/02/2024

    2024 Spooky Flix Fest – Fade To Black (1980)

    You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: FADE TO BLACK (1980) | RETRO HORROR MOVIE REVIEW | SPOOKY FLIX FEST 2024 - YouTube In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Nathan Tolle (check out more from Nathan here and here), and they're geeking out over Fade To Black (1980) and madness & obsession the grittiness of the movie Eric Binford movie memorabilia and much, much more! Synopsis: People used to laugh at Eric Binford... now, with every performance, he knocks them dead. Eric Binford delivers film cassettes and supplies in Los Angeles, but exists only to see movies, and immerse himself in trivia and fantasies about cinematic character and stars. Frequently bullied and betrayed, Eric is gripped by homicidal rage and launches a series of grotesque murders, all patterned after characters and incidents from his beloved movies. .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Ghost Light and Green Room from the album The Brimstone Club, for Spooky Flix Fest 2024! .......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... LISTENER FEEDBACK: Leave us your voicemail feedback at (484) 577-3876. Check out Darrell's other cool podcasts here. Check out Peter's Retro Reviews here. Check out The Forgotten Flix Podcast here. Special thanks to Kevin Spencer for the fantastic show logo! Special thanks to Hayden for the use of his fantastic music for our opening theme this episode! You can check out more from this amazing artist here! Special thanks to Retro Promenade for the use of music from the album Carpenter. Music use permitted under a Creative Commons license. CLICK HERE and get a copy of the album and support these fantastic artists!

    1h 25m

  7. 10/01/2024

    Welcome to Spooky Flix Fest 2024

    You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: KICKING OFF SPOOKY FLIX FEST '24! (youtube.com) In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is joined by Jason Grooms (find more from Jason here, here & here), and they're geeking out over the fact that it's time for Spooky Flix Fest 2024 and this year's theme where to find the bonus episodes this year's movies and much, much more! .......................................................................................................................... Special thanks to Midnight Syndicate (find more Midnight Syndicate scares here) for letting us use the tunes Ghost Light and Green Room from the album The Brimstone Club, for Spooky Flix Fest 2024! .......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... LISTENER FEEDBACK: Leave us your voicemail feedback at (484) 577-3876. Check out Darrell's other cool podcasts here. Check out Peter's Retro Reviews here. Check out The Forgotten Flix Podcast here. Special thanks to Kevin Spencer for the fantastic show logo! Special thanks to Hayden for the use of his fantastic music for our opening theme this episode! You can check out more from this amazing artist here! Special thanks to Retro Promenade for the use of music from the album Carpenter. Music use permitted under a Creative Commons license. CLICK HERE and get a copy of the album and support these fantastic artists!

    11 min

  8. 06/19/2024

    RMG 331 – The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

    You can watch the VIDEO version of this episode here: Retro Movie Geek: Ep. 331 - The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Classic Movie Review! - YouTube On this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew is geeking out over The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and the scope of the movie the cast & director stubbornness & pride a big announcement and much, much more! Synopsis: Critically acclaimed, The Bridge on the River Kwai contains plenty of high-powered excitement set against the background of World War II. Captured by the Japanese, British soldiers and their ranking officer, Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness in an Oscar winning performance), are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge. Despite cruel treatment by the brutal Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa), Nicholson displays unyielding courage, and the bridge becomes a matter of obsessive British pride to him. Meanwhile, the British High Command has instructed a commando team (William Holden, Jack Hawkins and Geoffrey Horne) to destroy the vital span. A monumental film with an unforgettably explosive climax! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::   LISTENER FEEDBACK: Leave us your voicemail feedback at (484) 577-3876. Check out Darrell's other cool podcasts here. Check out Peter's Retro Reviews over at ForgottenFlix.com here. Check out The Forgotten Flix Podcast here. Special thanks to Kevin Spencer for the fantastic show logo! Special thanks to Hayden for the use of his fantastic music for our opening theme this episode! You can check out more from this amazing artist here! Special thanks to Retro Promenade for the use of music from the album Carpenter. Music use permitted under a Creative Commons license. CLICK HERE and get a copy of the album and support these fantastic artists!

    1h 36m
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Are you a retro movie geek? Do you love movies and pop culture from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s? Then this is the show for you! Join Joel, Peter and Darrell as they travel back to the days when video stores were everywhere and VHS was king!

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  • Creator
    Joel G. Robertson
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2024
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Joel G. Robertson
  • Show Website
    Retro Movie Geek

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