Varicon Video

We're back to wrap up our Impostors & Doppelgangers theme with a Chevy Chase comedy! Charge any and all expenses to the Underhills!

In this episode, we investigate a rivalry between two magicians, one with a closely guarded secret that the other desperately wants. We discuss this tale of obsession and turn-of-the-century intrigue while unpacking …

In this episode, we travel to the not-too-distant future of Andrew Niccol’s minimalist sci-fi drama to take a hard look at how it addresses …

In this episode, we wrap up our theme on classic serials by heading west to California to explore a story that starts in 1821 during the Mexican War for Independence from Spain, featuring a masked hero dressed in …

The sun is shining…but the ice is slippery, just like Alec Baldwin’s performance. He’s running around with a big schnoz, ripping off his face, and cackling in the breeze, while a madman is running amok and Ian McKellen …

In this episode, we fight the evil Ming the Merciless and save the lovely Dale Arden with the help of Prince Vultan as the music of Queen plays …

Today we head across the pond to follow the intersecting lives of four flawed, very conflicted, contradictory people... a love- and lust-seeking …

In this episode, we discuss a curious entry set in the Mamet-verse that's all about sleight of hand and what could be Gene Hackman's last great …

In this episode, we go to the most beautiful place in Europe -- it's like a fookin fairytale or somethin' -- to talk about Martin McDonagh's cleverly …

In this episode, we take on a detective case, or maybe it isn’t, about a body in a lake, a rich man and his daughter, two sisters running in different directions, a pink wig, and a finger in a dog’s digestive tract. If …

In this episode, we examine and scrutinize the relationship between an aging Hollywood director and his yard man, and we also discuss queer …

Today we’re traveling back to 1962 for the premiere of Lawrence Woolsey’s monster movie, Mant!. We had to sign a waiver in the lobby because it’s that

Seasons greetings! Today we’re taking you to Gotham City at Christmastime, to deliver a dark chapter in the story of the caped crusader. It’s the bat, the cat, and the penguin, together at last!

Today we’re talking about a time travel thriller that many people might have missed or probably haven’t given much thought since its release, so we’re traveling back 20 years to revisit Frequency!

In this episode, we’re …

Today we’re singing show tunes while we globetrot from New York to Rome to Castle da Vinci, dodging the double-crossing CIA, a Catholic secret …

Today we settle into our second episode of our chat series with special guest Roger L. Jackson, a man with over 230 voice acting credits whose voice you’re sure to recognize. Halloween ain’t over until Ghostface speaks!

Today we’re raiding the Addams family fortune for da DUBLOONS! We find our way to some dark territory in this one and head straight to the vault! If …

We have a fugitive on the loose! We’ll be joining Sam Gerard and his quirky team of U.S. Marshals to do a hard target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse in the …

Today we’re testing out a new satellite system with 666 channels you can’t get on regular TV. We’ll be channel surfing programming intended as “light …

This is the first episode in our new chat series, where we sit down with someone who works in the film industry and has some connection to a …

We're back! Today we set off across Mississippi during the Great Depression with chaingangers Ulysses Everett McGill, Delmar O'Donnell, and Pete to find a buried treasure if we can make it past the gangsters, klansmen, …

Today we follow an unassuming family man computer salesmen who actually works for a secret government agency called the Omega Sector who shoots and …

Today we’re trying to get home in time for turkey dinner!  We’ll be trying to make it from New York to Chicago, battling motel clerks, rental car agencies, and airlines, all while GOING THE WRONG WAY!

Today we venture off to ToonTown with our friends from Random Movie Roulette: Louis, Mike, and Jack! We muse on how toons procreate, the severity of …

We start off in Gainesville, Florida, but we soon head to New York City to help hotshot defense attorney Kevin Lomax pick a jury — he’s never lost a case! And we help his wife, Mary Ann, pick the right shade of green …

Today we’re flying to Salem, Massachusetts, to dance All Hallows Eve away with the Sanderson Sisters — they will put a spell on you. We’ve got spells and magic, black cats and pointy hats, grab a broom n’ hide yo kids, …

Today Mando and Patrick from THEMATIC ELEMENTS come on the show to talk about a curious little gem of the early 90s that we all appreciate called JACK THE BEAR! It’s an emotional coming of age story with just enough of …

Here's a little snippet of our Patreon exclusive episode on TWISTER (1996)! If you're not a patron of the show and want to learn more about how that works, head over to www.patreon.com/variconvideo for more information!

Today we take a trip to Woodsboro to see what the hell’s going on with this horror movie-luvin’ Ghostfaced killer who is slicing and dicing his way …

Today we’re packing up and heading west to Arizona because silver has been discovered there, and there are some cottages coming up for rent in a …

Here’s a little snippet of our Patreon exclusive episode on WHAT ABOUT BOB?! If you’re not a patron of the show and want to learn more about how that works, head over to www.patreon.com/variconvideo for more information!

Here’s a little snippet of our Patreon exclusive episode on JACOB’S LADDER! If you’re not a patron of the show and want to learn more about how that works, head over to www.patreon.com/variconvideo for more information!

Wow, Joseph and I didn’t realize there would be so much to unpack in this one, so we brought along guest host Chris: Red to Joseph’s Andy. We have …

Varicon Video and Random Movie Roulette join forces and check out the Park Plaza Mall and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in today's …

Today we’re in Gotham City for its 200th anniversary birthday festival, despite it being overrun by the clown prince of crime, The Joker. We dine with Bruce Wayne and talk to reporter Vicki Vale and Alexander Knox to …

Here's a little snippet of our Patreon exclusive episode of ROBOCOP! If you're not a patron of the show and want to learn more about how that works, head over to www.patreon.com/variconvideo for more information!

Today we’re jockeying the cash registers at the Quick Stop and RST Video to deal with (and talk about) unsavory customers — buncha savages — with our first guest host (and patron) Ryan! Grab a tabloid and some Gatorade …

Today we’re trekking to Springwood, Ohio to cruise down Elm Street and check ourselves into Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital. We’ve been having bad dreams about this guy who’s burned, wears a red and green striped …

You're about to hear two podcasters in a fledgling video store watch a film from 1983, one based on a popular television show ripe with societal …

Grab your rock hammer because we’re going to prison! We meander off the beaten path a few times to indulge in some digressions, but revisiting this …

We follow actor Ricky Coogan and his pal Ernie down to Santa Flan to check out FREEK LAND in today’s episode! Co-written, co-directed, co-produced …

Happy New Year to all! Today we trek up to a New England mansion called Hill House back in the 50s for a dinner party, and get to the bottom of a string of murders. We find out WHODUNNIT, WHERE, and WITH WHAT.  Join us …

We’re sledding back to 1989 to rap about ginormous Christmas trees, attack squirrels, flying sheets of ice, non-nutritive cereal varnish, and the …

Today we drop into the sewers to rap with Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and Ralph to battle the evil Shredder and his Foot clan in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 1990! The highest grossing independent film at its time, this …

In today’s episode, we delve into the posh ranks of 1980s Wall Street yuppies and their shallow, materialist world to pontificate about that memorable satire American Psycho starring Christian Bale. It’s a laugh riot — …

Halloween might have just passed, but we’re not through with it yet! Joseph and Brandon take a trip to Sleepy Hollow and revisit Tim Burton’s gothic …

We’re baaaack after a little break, and today’s episode digs into a story about a boy and his killer doll possessed by a madman and where the Chucky …

Get your Bubba Gump shrimp cookin’ however you like it! Today we’re talking Forrest Gump, running, and a bit about destiny. This Academy Award winner needed fresh eyes to give it due credit, so we hope you enjoy it. Due …

We’ve got a jealous killer car with a taste for vengeance! Based on the novel by Stephen King, this adaptation by John Carpenter is a landmark horror …

Bring your merry men! We have a great chat about this 1991 action flick and muse about some of the plot holes and humor that are peppered throughout …

This episode has a little bit of everything: overbearing mothers, imaginary friends, Carrie Fisher, and dog poo. It’s a romp of a comedy classic …

We’re kicking off our first episode — our grand opening, as it were — as a kind of experiment. We meander through themes in Tron while also trying to feel out the best possible format for the show. For future episodes, …