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Brian Salisbury
Junkfood Cinema is a shame-free celebration of cult cinema hosted by critic Brian Salisbury and Marvel Studios screenwriter C. Robert Cargill
Running Scared
Brian & Cargill run their mouths about the unlawfully good Running Scared as Buddy Cop July continues!
55:2321/07/2015
I Come In Peace
Brian and Cargill continue Buddy Cop Month! Their adventures take them outside of anyone's jurisdiction as they chase alien drug dealers with Dolph Lundgren in I Come in Peace!
01:00:2714/07/2015
JFC Live(ish): Tango & Cash!
Brian & Cargill kick off Buddy Cop July with a live preformance at CONvergence in Minneapolis! It's live so...things may get more absurd than Jack Palance!
01:01:3008/07/2015
Junkfood Summer School: The Last American Virgin
Brian and Cargill end Junkfood Summer School with a graduate course on one of the most bizarre teen comedies of the 80s: The Last American Virgin.
01:03:1330/06/2015
Junkfood Summer School: 'Sky High'
Brian and Cargill lead this month's Junkfood Summer School on a field trip to the super excellent Sky High!
51:2423/06/2015
Junkfood Summer School: 10 Things I Hate About You
Class is back in session as Brian and Cargill teach you a dozen things they love about 10 Things I Hate About You
01:00:0416/06/2015
Junkfood Summer School: Can't Hardly Wait
It may be June, but Brian & Cargill are headed back to school! All month long, they'll learn ya all about some of their favorite teen comedies!
51:1809/06/2015
Yor: The Hunter from The Future
Brian and Cargill travel back, or rather forward, in time to do battle with the magnificently insane sci-fi sword-and-sandal flick Yor, The Hunter from the Future!
51:5403/06/2015
Escape from New York
Start spreadin' the news! Cargill & I are finally talking about one of our all time favorite movies: John Carpenter's Escape from New York!
56:4327/05/2015
Miami Vice (2006): Director’s Cut
Brian and Cargill push their sleeves up and dig into Michael Mann's director's cut of Miami Vice. They chew on the differences in the two versions and try to digest the possibility that it might be the last great Mann film.
55:3512/05/2015
Punisher: War Zone
Setting aside their usual M.O. of monthly themes, Brian & Cargill pick some of their favorite random cult and exploitation flicks on which to wax way more poetic than the FDA could possibly approve. This week, they herald the violent, and violently maligned Punisher: War Zone
55:2605/05/2015
Modern Junkfood Masters: James Wan
Finishing up their Modern Junkfood Masters series, Brian & Cargill explore the career and meteoric rise of James Wan. They also reveal how Wan's takeover of the Fast & Furious franchise was prophesied by his very first film.
55:0929/04/2015
Modern Junkfood Masters: Zaror & Diaz Espinoza
Brian and Cargill head to South America to herald their latest Modern Junkfood Masters. Marko Zaror and Ernesto Diaz Espinoza are Chilean the smackdown on genre cinema!
54:3821/04/2015
Modern Junkfood Masters: Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett
Brian and Cargill continue to spotlight those up-and-coming genre filmmakers destined to be Junkfood Cinema legends. This week, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett the director and writer, respectively of You're Next and The Guest.
01:01:3614/04/2015
Modern Junkfood Masters: Adam Green & Joe Lynch
For the month of April, Brian & Cargill will be investigating those up-and-coming genre filmmakers destined to one day be JFC legends. First up, Adam Green (Hatchet) & Joe Lynch (Knights of Badassdom)!
01:04:4107/04/2015
March Madness: The Ninth Configuration
To wrap up their March Madness series, Brian and Cargill discuss William Peter Blatty's The Ninth Configuration; the greatest movie ever to be produced by a soda company.
59:2231/03/2015
March Madness: Crazies vs. Crazies
This week, Brian and Cargill compare and contrast George A. Romero's The Crazies with its 2010 remake. They pit these two visions of apocalyptic insanity head to severed head, and the results may surprise you.
54:5825/03/2015
March Madness: 12 Monkeys
March Madness is still afflicting Brian and Cargill as they continue their exploration of their favorite maniacs, madmen, and lunatics in film. This week, they savor Terry Gilliam's insanely excellent Twelve Monkey's
50:2618/03/2015
March Madness: 10 to Midnight
For the second entry in their March Madness series, Brian and Cargill examine the film that pits macho (Charles Bronson) against maniac (naked serial killer): 10 to Midnight.
51:3110/03/2015
March Madness: Alone in the Dark
Brian and Cargill begin a new curated series entitled March Madness. First up during this month-long exploration of their favorite cinematic loons, kooks, and/or whackjobs: Alone in the Dark (1982).
50:3803/03/2015
Delroy Lindo Retrospective
Closing out their month-long celebration of their favorite black character actors, Brian & Cargill wax nerdy about the great Delroy Lindo. Click to download this episode that will take you from the core of the Earth to a jaunt across parallel universes!
01:00:0424/02/2015
Samuel L. Jackson Retrospective
This week, Brian & Cargill drop some F-bombs with the incomparable Samuel L. Jackson. Sure, you know the man, but in his long career of character roles, there are bound to be a few flicks that you missed.
01:00:0117/02/2015
Yaphet Kotto Retrospective
Brian & Cargill continue their celebration of their favorite black character actors. This time around, they truck across 110th street to sing the praises of the great Yaphet Kotto!
59:2010/02/2015
Joe Morton Retrospective
Brian and Cargill begin their month-long celebration of their favorite black character actors. First up, a man whose talent is so stellar that he is literally The Brother from Another Planet: Joe Morton.
58:3603/02/2015
Reservoir Dogs
In the grand finale of their Debut Films series, Brian and Cargill don their best black suits, gather at the Junkfood Diner, and discuss the cultural and cinematic impact of Quentin Tarantino's explosive first film: Reservoir Dogs.
55:3327/01/2015
Hard Times
Cargill and Brian step back into the ring and go a few more rounds with another prominent director's first film: Walter Hill's Hard Times.
51:3020/01/2015
Thief
Continuing on their exploration of first films from prominent directors, Brian & Cargill steal a little of your time to talk about Michael Mann's Thief.
55:0813/01/2015
Nomads
For the first JFC of 2015, Brian and Cargill begin a month-long series on the first feature films of some of the world's most celebrated directors. First up, John McTiernan's Nomads!
55:1106/01/2015
New Year’s Evil
Ending 2014, as well as their holiday horror series, Brian and Cargill ring in and mouth off about the otherwise forgotten 80s slasher New Years Evil!
54:0730/12/2014
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Brian & Cargill promenade through a winter wonderland of terror as they joyfully dissect the entire Silent Night, Deadly Night film franchise.
55:4423/12/2014
The Stepfather
Cargill and Brian continue their holiday horror series with The Stepfather, the movie that Mike Brady doesn't want you to see!
46:2716/12/2014
My Bloody Valentine
It's Christmas time here at JFC, so that can mean only one thing: horror movies? This month, Brian and Cargill carve a bloody trail across the calendar, celebrating films that violently sever joy from their designated seasons. First up, My Bloody Valentine.
51:3409/12/2014
The McCasserole
Brian and Cargill wrap up McGenreHey by throwing together a piping hot finale from the month's leftovers.
01:02:1302/12/2014
Lone Star
Continuing through McGenreHey, Brian & Cargill further prove the power of McConaughey by dissecting a movie in which he is short on screentime, but flush with undeniable presence; thanks largely to a near perfect script by John Sayles.
57:3918/11/2014
Frailty
Brian and Cargill continue their forray into McGenreHey, this week discussing Frailty with almost as much zeal as Bill Paxton's demon-killing daddio
48:2411/11/2014
Reign of Fire
Brian and Cargill begin McGenrehey, a month-long series on the great genre films of Matthew McConaughey, by taking a dragon-sized bite out of the post-apocalyptic masterpiece that is Reign of Fire.
56:0304/11/2014
Fallen
Scholocktober has come to and end, and Brian & Cargill finish their exploration of underrated 90s horror by touching on Fallen...which now probably means they are possessed by it.
53:2528/10/2014
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
On their continued quest through the underrated horror flicks of the 1990s, Brian and Cargill accidentally traipse across a cursed cemetery and arouse Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight from its ancient slumber. Prepare yourself for the in-Zane-ity!
51:2021/10/2014
In The Mouth of Madness
Brian and Cargill once again stare into the illimitable carrion pit of underappreciated 90s horror, and what spills upward is their immutable shared affection for Madness. That is to say, John Carptenter's In The Mouth of Madness.
51:2514/10/2014
Event Horizon
Brian and Cargill begin their month-long exploration of the underrated horror of the 1990s with Paul W.S. Anderson's Event Horizon. Enjoy this series all Schlocktober long!
45:5307/10/2014
Can't Stop The Musicals Part 2
Brian and Cargill close out their two-part two-step on the weird and wonderful musicals of the late 70s/early 80s. Devils, transvestites and cool riders are scheduled to appear before the final curtain call.
01:01:4630/09/2014
Death to Smoochy
Brian and Cargill don their foam horns and rainbow jackets to discuss one of their favorite comedies from the late, great Robin Williams. Though an often maligned film, the guys proudly sing the praises of Death to Smoochy!
50:0409/09/2014
Galaxy Quest
Wrapping up their curated series on sci-fi comedies, Cargill and Brian warp to a seldom trekked sector of the filmic universe. Setting phasers on geek-out, they expound upon the various merits of the underrated Galaxy Quest.
48:1102/09/2014
Time Bandits
Continuing on their month-long exploration of sci-fi comedies, Brian and Cargill steal some more of your time to wax affectionate about Terry Gilliam's dark and wonderful "kid's film:" Time Bandits.
43:1826/08/2014
Big Trouble in Little China
This week, Cargill and Brian take a few cues from good ol' Jack Burton. They're broadcasting from their own Porkchop Express and talking to anyone who's listening about the triumphant weirdness of John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China.
56:5719/08/2014
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Brian & Cargill begin their month-long foray into classic cult sci-fi comedies in honor of Guardians of the Galaxy. First up, they go gallivanting into the 8th dimension with Buckaroo Banzai.
49:3012/08/2014
The Legend of Richard Matheson (Live)
Behold, if you dare, the audio from the first ever live Junkfood Cinema broadcast! On July 4th, Brian and Cargill recorded their schlock-tastic podcast live from CONvergence in Minneapolis, where they discussed the greatness of Richard Matheson and his ongoing influence on genre fiction/film.
53:0808/07/2014
Die Hardlies
Brian breaks down his Slop 10 of Die Hard knockoffs. Cargill feels like he's walking on broken glass.
01:02:1201/07/2014
A Little More Conversation
This week, Brian is joined by Culture Warrior and soon-to-be-doctor Landon Palmer for a discussion of the films of Elvis Presley. The King's oeuvre is examined as is the impact of these films on rock culture. Also, one of Elvis' movies was supposed to feature a talking camel...find out which!
50:5824/06/2014
Killer Kars from Interstates
Cargill and Brian travel down some bad roads as they examine a few of their favorite killer car flicks. They'll pop the hood on titles like The Car, Duel, and Maximum Overdrive.
56:0017/06/2014