Episode 30: The Candidate (1972), Die Hard 2 (1990), and Burn After Reading (2008)

Special guest Carlin Trammel (Nerd Lunch, Dragonfly Ripple) joins Evan, Michael, Dave, and David in pondering the point of politics, planes, and plastic surgery.

00:02:40 - Review of The Candidate

00:21:44 - Review of Die Hard 2

00:35:40 - Review of Burn After Reading

00:55:53 - Guessing the Connection

Episode 29: The Cocoanuts (1929), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), and Moana (2016)

Come and see the violence inherent in the system as David, Evan, Michael, and Dave are joined by Nerd Lunch's Jeeg to talk about rotten real estate, rabid rabbits, and ridiculous roosters.

00:01:25 - Review of The Cocoanuts

00:21:09 - Review of Monty Python and the Holy Grail

00:33:27 - Review of Moana

00:55:58 - Guessing the Connection

Episode 28: Red Dawn (1984), White Nights (1985), and Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

Michael, Dave, and David are joined by special guest Shawn Robare (Branded in the 80s, Cult Film Club) to discuss death, dancing, and detectives.

00:04:10 - Review of Red Dawn

00:29:53 - Review of White Nights

00:49:56 - Review of Devil in a Blue Dress

01:06:44 - Guessing the Connection

Episode 27: The Terminator (1984), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), and Unthinkable (2010)

Dave, David, Evan, and Michael are joined by the one and only Jeff Somogyi (Down the Rabbit Hole, Talkin' Chopp) to talk about time travel, killer robots, and what could possibly connect those things to Samuel L Jackson's torturing Michael Sheen. It's very funny.

00:02:15 - Review of The Terminator

00:32:24 - Review of Austin Powers

00:52:34 - Review of Unthinkable

01:18:46 - Guessing the Connection

Episode 26: Blue Hawaii (1961), Lilo & Stitch (2002), and Train to Busan (2016)

Evan takes the hosting chair and picks his first set of movies. Can you figure out what a trainload of zombies has to do with Hawaii and Elvis before Dave, David, Michael, and special guest Paxton Holley do?

00:02:40 - Review of Blue Hawaii

00:21:32 - Review of Lilo & Stitch

00:38:15 - Review of Train to Busan

01:02:30 - Guessing the Connection

Episode 25: Barbarella (1968), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

Mystery Movie Night celebrates its 25th episode with a discussion of angels, authority figures, and Albuquerque. After a brand new, custom-made theme song (written and performed by Michael's brother Matt May), Erik leads the gang through wacky space opera, high school hijinks, and cartoon superspies. Are these movies any good? What's the secret that connects them? Tune in and find out!

00:02:55 - Review of Barbarella

00:23:55 - Review of Ferris Bueller's Day Off

00:55:22 - Review of Looney Tunes: Back in Action

01:23:23 - Guessing the Connection

Episode 24: Major League (1989), A Few Good Men (1992), and Benny & Joon (1993)

We're all about baseball, brigs, and Buster Keaton on this episode. Michael, Dave, David, Erik, and Evan discuss a trio of '90s movies and what it is that connects them all.

00:01:44 - Review of Major League

00:26:45 - Review of A Few Good Men

00:44:35 - Review of Benny & Joon

01:08:00 - Guessing the Connection