Trash Canon

Trash Canon


Latest Episodes

Episode 14: Undefeatable, ft. David Hollingsworth
September 18, 2021

Martial artist and host of Mouthful of History David Hollingsworth joins me to look at the classic Cynthia Rothrock/Godfrey Ho filmUndefeatable.Listen and learn how this action-packed b-movie is act

Episode 13: Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth, ft. Bill Smiley
April 10, 2021

After being on lockdown, we're back! Bill Smiley joins us for our coming-back party with Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth, one of the most disliked sequels out there. Join us as we meet the Cenobites even Pinhead thinks are sub-par. 

Episode 12: Death Wish 4, ft. Jonathan Root
August 10, 2020

After a bit of a hiatus, we are back with the series whose title poetically encapsulates the mood of 2020: Death Wish! Join Jonathan and I as we discuss the movie along with Hitler's sex life (it makes sense in context, I promise). Does Death Wish 4 begi.

Episode 11: Hitler's Daughter, ft. Doug Tilley
January 18, 2020

It's our most controversial episode yet! Doug Tilley joins me fromNo-Budget Nightmaresto help make sure the obscure made-for-TV thrillerHitler's Daughter is remembered for posterity. Enjoy our in-d

Episode 10: Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness, ft. Tim Lehener
January 08, 2020

Tim Lehener comes on air to proselytize me on the virtues ofTruth or Dare?: A Critical Madness,a very low-budget yet very clever take on '80s slashers brought to us by Tim Ritter when he was 18 year

Episode 9: Ice Cream Man, ft. Chris Dobson
November 25, 2019

Chris Dobson defects from the b-movie podcast he co-hosts, Your Stupid Minds, to talk with me about everybody's favorite treat: Clint Howard movies. A surreal, low-budget slasher movie that is also somehow simultaneously the best Three Ninjas movie ever .

Episode 8: Halloween: Resurrection, ft. Lisa Cavalear
October 31, 2019

In a bold attempt to reinvent the Halloween franchise, we have an installment all about Tyra Banks and Busta Rhymes trying to make an awful premise for a reality TV show work. Also Michael Myers has to deal with a home invasion. Lisa Cavelier rejoins me .

Episode 7: Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, ft. David DeMoss
July 21, 2019

David DeMoss returns to help me process the greatest contribution to the medium of interactive PowerPoint slides, Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. Are there any redeeming qualities to this artistic equivalent of a term paper that didn't get started until 3:00 t.

Episode 6: Death Wish 3, ft. Jonathan Root
June 15, 2019

Literal '80s pop culture scholar Jonathan Root shares his expertise on one of the most culturally significant movies in the Trash Canon, Death Wish 3! We talk about the politics of the whole franchise, speculate on what the movie's original plot might ha.

Episode 5: Street Fighter, ft. Zaki Hasan
April 19, 2019

Veteran podcaster Zaki Hasan stops by to discuss one of the "great" video game adaptations-in-name-only of the '90s,Street Fighter, brought to you by the writer ofDie Hard,48 Hours, andHudson Hawk