School of Schlock
Film, TV & Pop Culture
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A twice-monthly podcast for B-movie discussion. Every episode focuses on a specific cheesy, schlocky film which we dissect, discuss, and laugh at.
Episodes
- Episode 237 - They Came From Beyond Space
Finally, a movie that dares to ask the question: what if the body snatchers were British? A meteorite dig site is taken over by malevolent intelligences from outer space, and only one doughy scientist can stop them! Join Tom and Ryan as th…
- Episode 236 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Go Go Power Rangers! If you were a child of the 90's, chances are you spent some time with the rainbow-colored superheroes starring in this fever-dream film. But can a slimy, purple villain finally best the Rangers? Join Tom and Ryan as th…
- Episode 235 - Modesty Blaise
Spoofs of spy films have been around for a while, and a lot of them are hits But what about the weird, wacky, unfunny misses? This time we've got a 60's spy heroine who's been hired to secure some diamonds. But will she deliver? Join Tom a…
- Episode 234 - Crucible of Terror
We're back to familiar territory as we review a 70's British horror flick. A reclusive artist hosts some young people at his remote estate. But will they survive the stay? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about magical robes, bronze casts, a…
- Episode 233 - Future World
From time to time, we here at School of Schlock like to tackle the lesser-known films of classic filmmakers. And other times we watch films made by James Franco. Guess which one we're doing today! In a post-apocalyptic world, can a son fin…
- Episode 232 - The She-Creature
It's time for a dose of classic schlock in the form of a 50's monster movie. How are a series of murders linked to a carnival hypnotist and a monster that seemingly died out millions of year ago? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about unscru…
- Episode 231 - Captain Corelli's Mandolin
We don't often get to review award-baiting, well-shot historical dramas on this show, but when we do we make sure they contain at least 50% Nicholas Cage. This time an Italian officer falls in love with a young woman on a Greek island in t…
- Episode 230 - The Return of Shanghai Joe
It isn't every day that you encounter a spaghetti-western martial arts action adventure comedy...but when you do, make sure it isn't this one! Can a kung-fu warrior and a snake-oil salesman save a town from an evil businessman? Join Tom an…
- Episode 229 - The Sword and the Sorcerer
Cheap 80's fantasy is eating good with this cult classic sword-and-board adventure! Can a prophesied warrior save a kingdom from an evil tyrant and a demonic spellcaster? Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss bloody sarcophagi, projectile swor…
- Episode 228 - The 2025 Schlocky Awards
2025 has come and gone like the wind. But did anything fill our sails? Which characters were airheads? Which movie moment blew us away, versus ones that simply blew? And will we be awarding anything to Charles Dance? Find out in the 2025 S…
- Episode 227 - The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)
What's the best way to remake a holiday classic? Update it with clips from Mortal Kombat, of course! It's the Christmas season, but Santa isn't feeling in the spirit in this live-action re-imagining. Can anyone convince him to un-cancel Ch…
- Episode 226 - Hands of a Murderer: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Sherlock Holmes is back for more mystery-unraveling! This time his nemsis Moriarty wants to see him undone, defeated, and dead. Can Holmes use his sleuthing powers to combat the dastardly villain? Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss half-bak…
- Episode 225 - Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
A large-thumbed woman finds herself, her power, and love at a ranch in the American west. But do we find this film watchable? Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss adapting novels into films, racist character names, and the similarities this m…
- Episode 224 - The Brain from Planet Arous
Alien invasion narratives may be old hat by now. And the same goes for stories of living brains in jars. But what if we combined the two? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about alien brains with eyes, calling loved ones idiots, and one of th…
- Episode 223 - Witchfinder General (AKA The Conqueror Worm)
Halloween is upon us, and we've got a Vincent Price cult classic! A witchfinder is torturing townsfolk throughout east England in this folk horror flick; will he ever face retribution for his evil ways? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about…
- Episode 222 - Man Beast
We've got another 50's cheapie monster movie under our belts. Explorers are searching the Himalayas for the elusive yeti...will they get more than they bargained for? Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss eugenics, the many psuedonyms of Jerry…
- Episode 221 - Jail Bait
It's been too long since we watched the work of schlockmaster extraordinaire Ed Wood! This time a young man has fallen in with a bad crowd; can he be saved before its too late? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about wooden acting, plastic su…
- Episode 220 - War of the Worlds (2025)
Can Ice Cube save us from an interstellar menace from the safety of his office cubicle? Will humanity lose its most precious resource--its data? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about UI elements, facial reactions, Amazon gift cards, and pri…
- Episode 219 - Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues
What's the most effective way to communicate an ecological message in a monster movie? Does it involve an unwashed hillbilly in overalls? What do you call a swamp-dwelling Bigfoot, anyhow? Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss these questions…
- Episode 218 - Prince of Space
Do you have nostalgia for children's movies? What about children's movies from the 1950s? What about Japanese children's movies from the 1950s that are spliced together from episodes of a children's TV show? Well then do we have good news…
- Episode 217 - Countess Dracula
It's Hammer Horror time, and if you're a British cinephile you know exactly what that means! It means blood, dread, and bare breasts! An evil countess is killing virgins to maintain her own beauty, but will her upcoming wedding be spoiled…
- Episode 216 - Monster from Green Hell
We're back to classic monster movies from the 1950s, and you'll never believe this, but we're dealing with giant insects! How original! Join Tom and Ryan as they watch a safari through Africa and discuss important topicsd such as The Produ…
- Episode 215 - Time to Kill
This week we have an Itlian war drama that's low on both the war and the drama, but that's absolutely packed with Nicolas Cage! What haunts an Italian soldier as he makes his way through the Ethiopian wilderness? Join Tom and Ryan as they…
- Episode 214 - Cool Dog
Just how cool would a "cool dog" be? Would a cool dog be able to drive a car? Would a cool dog be able to save multiple people from death? Would a cool dog play the banjo? Join Tom and Ryan as they seek to answer these questions and discus…
- Episode 213 - Pope Joan (1972)
The Holy See is all over the news, so let's take a look at a movie from the 70s featuring the pope! This film dares to ask the question: woman pope good? Or woman pope bad? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about stoicism, sexuality, and angr…
- Episode 212 - Future War
We've got another all-timer of a B-movie that was featured in an episode of MST3K! This time, a runaway human flees cyborg and dinosaurs sent through time to track him down! Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about cheap sets, whirring motors,…
- Episode 211 - Day of the Dead (2008)
George A. Romero is an icon of modern horror for his Dead series of films. But hackneyed remakes of those films...might be a little less iconic. Join Tom and Ryan as they talk screamers, immoral scientists, and vegetarian zombies. It's our…
- Episode 210 - Death Race 2000
Start your engines for a Roger Corman cult classic! Who will win a futuristic and deadly cross-country race set in a dystopian America in the year 2000? And why is one driver named Frankenstein? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk satire, budge…
- Episode 209 - Colossus and the Amazon Queen
What happens when a Hercules-lite ends up in the land of the Amazons? A bottomless well of blatantly sexist comedy! Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss Rube Golderberg machines, annoying parrots, and meandering plotlines in this sword-and-sa…
- Episode 208 - They Saved Hitler's Brain
We're adding to our "decapitated head kept alive" repertoire with a film that dares to ask the question: what if Hitler hadn't died? What an original thought! Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss added footage, melodramatic dictator faces, an…
- Episode 207 - Full Metal Ninja
What happens when you take two Hong Kong martial arts movies and smash them together? And what happens if you don't smash them together particularly well? You end up with this week's movie! Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss English-on-Engl…
- Episode 206 - Space Truckers
We've reviewed trucker movies. We've reviewed space movies. So it's high time we finally review space trucking movies! What happens when Dennis Hopper has to deliver some suspect cargo to Earth? And why is Charles Dance talking about his w…
- Episode 205 - Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Roleplaying games, and Dungeons & Dragons especially, are so hot right now. Heck, they even made a movie! No, not THAT one; the one from 2000 with Jeremy Irons and CGI that was already ten years out of date when it was made. Join Tom and R…
- Episode 204 - The 2024 Schlocky Awards
2024 was yet another year of highs and lows on the never-ending rollercoaster of life. But were our podcast-reviewed films all lows? Which characters made our stomachs drop? Which movie moment felt like a rush, and which felt like we were…
- Episode 203 - The Nutcracker in 3-D
When the holidays arrive, we all get in the mood to revisit the classics. So who wouldn't want to watch an adaptation of The Nutcracker? Well, what if this Nutcracker had an army of rats that bore a startling resemblance to the Third Reich…
- Episode 202 - Jane and the Lost City
Pin-up lovers rejoice! We're watching an 80's comedy adaptation of a 40's British comic strip with all the subtelty of a tear-away dress. Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss British colonial Africa, repeated sight-gags, and why comedy is alm…
- Episode 201 - The Pharaoh's Curse
We've got a mummy! We've got a curse! Yes, it's time for a classic piece of 50s adventure with tomb-raiding adventurers and deadly consequences. Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss cat gods, British occupation, and mummy rock traps! It's our…
- Episode 200 - Street Fighter
It's our 200th episode! To celebrate the bicentennial, we're watching an iconic piece of 90s schlock and seeing if it's really as bad as people claim. Join Tom, Ryan, and special guest Duncan as they discuss R-rated vs PG-rated movies, coc…
- Episode 199 - Scared to Death (1980)
Spooky season rolls on, so now we're taking a dive into an 80s creature feature/slasher film. Los Angeles residents are terrorized by a string of murders, but can an obnoxious former detective figure out what's causing them? Join Tom and R…
- Episode 198 - Scared to Death (1947)
October is here, so it's time for some Boris Karlov! This time we have a film that's part comedy, part horror, and entirely in color. But will we find out how a young woman meets her demise by the end of this film? Join Tom and Ryan as the…
- Episode 197 - Girl Gang
Hot Girl Summer is over and we've fully transitioned into Crime Girl Fall! We have a film showing young ladies falling to the dark side due to drugs. But will this exploitation flick end badly for the bad ladies involved? Join Tom and Ryan…
- Episode 196 - Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
Spider-Man has to stop a plot to commit both murder and international industrial espionage! Yes, really! And he even has to travel to Hong Kong to do it! Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about spidey senses, ill-fitting supersuits, and why t…
- Episode 195 - Jet Attack
NEW EP! Can some parachuting jet pilots rescue a scientist trapped behind enemy lines? Will the Russian double-agent be a help or a hindrance? Will we fall asleep watching this movie? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about all of this, as we…
- Episode 194 - Komodo
A teenage boy must go back to the scene where his parents died to face his fears: specifically, his fear of giant, hungry lizards. Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss endangered species, sudden survivalism, and the mistreatment of psychiatry…
- Episode 193 - The Doctor of Doom
There's a mad doctor on the loose, and only two brave luchadoras (and some bumbling detectives) can bring him to justice! Join Tom and Ryan as they watch this early 60's Mexican adventure and discuss such pertinent topics as the positives…
- Episode 192 - The Contractor
Wesley Snipes stars as a CIA assassin in an action movie that puts us to sleep, then wakes us up with jarring editing and sound effects! Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about action movie tropes, Bourne vs Shooter, and an over-armed British…
- Episode 191 - The Lost Missile
A runaway rocket is circling the Earth, destroying everything in its path! Can a brilliant nuclear physicist figure out a solution AND get married before it's too late? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about women scientists, alien visitors,…
- Episode 190 - Frankenstein Unbound
It's a special episode today as we pay respects to B-movie titan Roger Corman after his passing early last month. We're reviewing the last movie that Corman ever directed, a 1990 sci-fi horror film with some major starpower behind it. Join…
- Episode 189 - BloodRayne II: Deliverance
We're ropin' some evil bloodsuckers out on the range with this Uwe Boll flick! Can the pseudo-vampire Rayne deal with an Old West town that's slowly being tranformed into vampires? Join Tom and Ryan as they talk about shaky cameras, piles…
- Episode 188 - The City of the Dead
We all know from horror media that studying something too closely and too obsessively can kill you. So when a young student sets out to New England for firsthand sources on witchcraft, it probably isn't going to go well! Join Tom and Ryan…