Second Class Cinema: The B-Movie Experience

Second Class Cinema
Second Class Cinema: The B-Movie Experience

Every watch a bad movie and go "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THIS!". Well Second Class Cinema is here to help! Second Class Cinema is a reaction-based comedy show where Tom, Brittany and Erik watch a b-movie and immediately discuss it! Put those confusing thoughts to rest as your hosts go over the movie’s successes, failures, favorite parts, and then finally rating it! Never let a bad movie get you down, just come here and enjoy the discussion!

  1. 25/07/2023

    Episode 106: New York Ninja (1984/2021)

    Hello again! We’re back with Erik’s pick this week, and we’re watching Vinegar Syndrome’s passion project, New York Ninja. This film was shot in 1984, and wasn’t completed until 2021. In the episode we dive into the interesting history behind this film, and the modern creation and resurrection of this lost gem.    There’s a gang of thugs roaming the New York streets, quietly abducting women and selling them into international sex slavery. The ringleader of this operation is a maniacal murderer- ‘the Plutonium Killer’- and he has some VERY unusual abilities thanks to past radiation exposure via secret government experiments. If this sounds like a lot… it’s because it is.    While witnessing one of the women being abducted on the streets, Nita Liu tries to interfere and is ultimately killed by the ruthless gang. After learning of the murder of his wife and unborn child, John becomes a vigilante in pursuit of justice and revenge. After being thrust into the public eye by a local news crew, the masses dub John the “New York Ninja” and champion his vigilantism. His transformation into a folk hero is juxtaposed with severe disapproval by local law enforcement, who seem more intent on stopping John than making the gang of thugs pay for their crimes.   Will justice prevail? Will John take down this international crime cabal? Will we ever make sense of why the Plutonium Killer can inexplicably turn into other people? Join us on this episode to find out!

    55 min
  2. 22/06/2023

    Episode 103 - Phantom Raiders (1988)

    Hello from the past! From both 1988 when this movie came out, and from 2017 when we recorded this episode.Let us not dwell on our extended absence (it’s boring, I promise). … Because we’re back! The serendipitous discovery of an incredible looking movie (which we cover on next week’s episode) propelled us into dusting off the ol’ mixer, overcoming a dozen tech issues, and recording a brand spanking new episode for your ear holes. But first, enjoy this discussion about the 1988 Namsploitation flick, Phantom Raiders.   When the CIA learns that deep in the Vietnamese jungle, ex-Green Beret Colonel William Marshall is running a terrorist training camp for the Vietcong, they must act quickly to remove him from the situation… by any means necessary. A rag-tag group of commandos led by general badass Python Lang (played by Miles O’Keeffe), and including Marshall’s own son, Howard, set off into the jungle. Their mission is to reason with Colonel Marshall and prevent him from further assisting the Vietcong. If he refuses, the group is tasked to take him out. Will Howard be able to finally face down his father to save countless lives? Or will the task prove too much for a loving son?Join us as we discuss the differences between balaclavas and baclava, gunfire as ambient noise, and ponder with us about why the HELL Miles O’Keeffe wasn’t in a hundred bigger and better movies than this in his heyday.    It’s good to be back.

    47 min
  3. 28/02/2017

    Episode 100 - Horror House on Highway Five (1985)

    Hot damn y'all, it's our 100th Episode! Thanks to all of you who have somehow stumbled upon us and continue to listen to our ridiculous banter. We’re so happy other people love these misfit films and want to celebrate them the same way we do- in a mockingly critical and often obnoxious manner. Especially when we’ve dropped off the earth for a while due to life, and you all still hit us up with new film recommendations and discussions on older episodes. We know we've been gone for a while, thanks for not making it weird. Also, thanks to all our friends, on this episode and every other, who are always down to watch bad movies and share their love and knowledge of trash cinema with us. We love you all. For this super special occasion, we were joined by not one, not, two, not, three, but FOUR friends from previous episodes who came over to watch this flick with us… and for the first time ever we recorded a commentary during the movie! Tyler, Fallon, Gray and Aaron all came by to watch the newly restored  Horror House on Highway Five, which we recently purchased from Vinegar Sydrome (you can purchase it here if you want to watch along with the commentary, or just in general: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/shop/horror-house-on-highway-5/ ). It was interesting, to say the least. The synopsis of this film would tell you that it's about a crazed psychopath who stalks the streets, wearing a Richard Nixon mask, murdering helpless victims… but is it really? We had a lot of fun trying to break down the various threads of story in this film, which weren't always coherent… But hey, this is the second movie we watched recently that’s featured random Nazi -occult subplots! Also, ferns! Enjoy!

    55 min
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Every watch a bad movie and go "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THIS!". Well Second Class Cinema is here to help! Second Class Cinema is a reaction-based comedy show where Tom, Brittany and Erik watch a b-movie and immediately discuss it! Put those confusing thoughts to rest as your hosts go over the movie’s successes, failures, favorite parts, and then finally rating it! Never let a bad movie get you down, just come here and enjoy the discussion!

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