Episodes

Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
The Movie Roast presents #34: Kiss Me Deadly
Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
Wednesday Nov 25, 2015
On this Thanksgiving holiday episode of The Movie Roast, it's Mike Hammer time! Writer Mickey Spillane was once on of the best selling crime fiction writers on Earth and his pulp noir antihero Mike Hammer leads the investigation into murder and mystery in "Kiss Me Deadly", directed by Robert Aldrich. Considered a noir classic, how does the famed private investigator fare against modern crime fighters on the wrong side of the law? Strap on your overcoat and tune in for danger, dames and dastardly behavior!

Monday Nov 23, 2015
The Comic Roast #68 - The Countdown To The Force
Monday Nov 23, 2015
Monday Nov 23, 2015
On this Thanksgiving episode of The Comic Roast, we talk about the film that is likely the most anticipated in recent memory "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". With $50 million dollars in advance ticket sales, this looks to be the biggest film ever made. In New #1, we finally lay our eyes upon the much anticipated Dark Circle series The Hangman from Frank Tieri. In Over / Under, we reminisce on the cast members of Saturday Night Live. No better way to listen to this episode than gathered around the dinner table with the original trilogy for the big day's arrival.

Friday Nov 20, 2015
The Movie Roast presents #34: The Seventh Seal
Friday Nov 20, 2015
Friday Nov 20, 2015
On this episode of The Movie Roast, we get all Criterion on you with the Ingmar Bergman film The Seventh Seal. A knight finds himself on a beach following The Crusades when he encounters the physical embodiment of Death. Determined to find meaning for existence, he gambles with fate by challenging Death to a game of Chess. Where do we stand on the existential crisis of the meaning of life?

Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
The Movie Roast presents #33: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
This Wednesday, November 18th on The Movie Roast, we get all Chicago nostalgic with the infamous teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off from John Hughes. Bandied about as a must-see for decades, Matt and Scott see if it holds water today while Brian finally dives in as a first-timer. How does one make it to nearly 40-years old without seeing this film?

Monday Nov 16, 2015
The Comic Roast #67 - 'Til The Virus Goes Mobile
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Monday Nov 16, 2015
This week on The Comic Roast, we get fancy with Vertigo's latest #1 Art Ops by Shaun Simon and artist Michael Allred (iZombie). Upper Deck no longer has permission to print the Fantastic Four expansion for Legendary, Wizard World Conventions are offering a loyalty program and we discuss Geek Dating. We make an attempt to go viral in Over / Under by arguing YouTube Channels.

Friday Nov 13, 2015
The Movie Roast presents #32: Citizen Kane
Friday Nov 13, 2015
Friday Nov 13, 2015
On this Friday's Movie Roast, we finally sit down with Citizen Kane, the film that the American Film Institute ranks as the #1 film of all time. Directing and starring Orson Welles, Charles Foster Kane dies uttering the infamous "Rosebud". A reporter embarks on an intrepid journey to discover the true meaning behind the final word of one of the most powerful men to ever live. How well does this hold up after 75 years?
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Wednesday Nov 11, 2015
The Comic Roast Presents The Movie Roast #31: Insomnia
Wednesday Nov 11, 2015
Wednesday Nov 11, 2015
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Monday Nov 09, 2015
The Comic Roast #66 - Robbery & Witchery
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Monday Nov 09, 2015
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Friday Nov 06, 2015
The Movie Roast presents #30: The Hustler
Friday Nov 06, 2015
Friday Nov 06, 2015
On this episode of The Movie Roast, we hit the felt in a smoke-filled
room with the Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason classic "The Hustler".
"Fast" Eddie Felson is a charismatic and cocky pool hustler looking to
match his skills against Minnesota Fats, the best pool player in the
country. Does Gleason send us over the moon or does Newman make this
film his own? Listen now to find out!
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Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
The Movie Roast presents #29: My Left Foot
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
On this episode of The Movie Roast, we finally sit down with the first
performance that netted Daniel Day Lewis the Oscar for Best Actor with
"My Left Foot". Exploring the life of artist and writer with cerebral
palsy Christy Brown, "My Left Foot" tells the tale of overcoming
adversity of physicality to become a giant in spirit. How does this
measure up to his other two Oscar wins? Tune in to find out?
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Monday Nov 02, 2015
The Comic Roast # 65: The New #1 Trifecta
Monday Nov 02, 2015
Monday Nov 02, 2015
This week on The Comic Roast, we have a New #1 review special featuring
three new first issues. We start with Scottie Young's Image Comics debut
with "I Hate Fairyland", move on to the new supernatural horror tale in
Gail Simone's first creator-owned book "Clean Room" from Vertigo and
finally, we review the semi-sequel to "Memetic" with "Cognetic" from
James Tynion IV. In Over / Under, we nitpick our hometown of Chicago.
Chris is back in the studio on this week's Comic Roast.

Friday Oct 30, 2015
The Comic Roast Presents The Movie Roast #28: Asmodexia
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Friday Oct 30, 2015
The Movie Roast bids farewell to Horror Month with the Marc Carrete exorcism jaunt Asmodexia. Follow the exploits of Eloy Palma and his granddaughter Alba as they travel Barcelona performing exorcisms over a five day period. Is this a modern day answer to The Exorcist or another horror film destined to be forgotten?

Wednesday Oct 28, 2015
The Comic Roast Presents The Movie Roast # 27: Re-Animator
Wednesday Oct 28, 2015
Wednesday Oct 28, 2015
On this three-times-nine episode of The Movie Roast, we get the
blood on our own hands with Stuart Gordon's H.P. Lovecraft adaptation
"Re-Animator". Starring horror icon Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton,
follow the exploits of a brilliant but disturbed surgeon as he works to
bring corpses back from the brink of death.
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Monday Oct 26, 2015
The Comic Roast #64 - That Mask Is Not A Costume
Monday Oct 26, 2015
Monday Oct 26, 2015
On this episode of The Comic
Roast, we indulge our Bad Religion fandom by reviewing Clandestino #1
from Black Mask Studios. With the forthcoming release of "Ash Vs. The
Evil Dead", we create our on television mash-ups. While other websites
pick apart the flaws of "Age Of Ultron", we nitpick the flaws of some of
our favorite comics, movies and shows. Finally, we bicker the reason
for the Halloween season in Over/Under.

Friday Oct 23, 2015
The Comic Roast Presents The Movie Roast #26: The Babadook
Friday Oct 23, 2015
Friday Oct 23, 2015
This time on The Movie Roast, Brian and Scott talk about the 2014 Introduction to feature films by Jennifer Kent. Will The Babadook be a must see? To find out, this episode is a must listen!
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Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
The Comic Roast Presents The Movie Roast #25 - Hellraiser
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
The Movie Roast straps into
our pastel shirts and boat shoes for the 1987 horror classic
"Hellraiser" from legendary icon Clive Barker. A housewife recalls her
extramarital affair in an old house where he former lover comes back
from the dead to feast on the blood of the living. Will Pinhead and the
gang scare up the same fright as they did nearly 30 years ago?
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Monday Oct 19, 2015
Comic Roast #63 - Mad X-Men
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Monday Oct 19, 2015
On this week's Comic Roast,
we revisit our newspaper delivery days with Brian K. Vaughn's "Paper
Girls" #1 from Image Comics! We offer up some television ideas for FOX
with their recently announced X-Men series', discuss films we'd like to
see made into TV shows and slap some licensed themes on board games!

Friday Oct 16, 2015
The Movie Roast #24 - American Mary
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Jen and Sylvia Soska are beginning to makes waves in the modern horror
community with films such as "American Mary", the story of a med student
with a lot of debt and a dark secret. With her penchant for surgical
procedure and desire for revenge, will this be just another torture film
or will "American Mary" become a horror classic?
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Wednesday Oct 14, 2015
The Movie Roast #23 - Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Wednesday Oct 14, 2015
Wednesday Oct 14, 2015
We take a look at the Hammer
Film classic "Rasputin: The Mad Monk" starring Christopher Lee and
Barbara Shelley. While not steeped in accuracy or strict historic
events, Christopher Lee brings the Russian mystic to life in this
heightened reality version of the man who just would not die!
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Monday Oct 12, 2015
The Comic Roast #62: Ourobouros & Natasha
Monday Oct 12, 2015
Monday Oct 12, 2015
This week on The Comic Roast,
we speed things up with Faster Than Light #1 from Image Comics. With
the new Rock Band hitting stores, we discuss our wish list of songs for
the new game, we recast Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice and we
dream up new Lego sets! In Over / Under, we surprise no one and flap our
collective yaps about Food. While not quite speed of light, we bring
forth a new episode at a brisk pace!