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After the success of his audacious 1992 hit BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, Francis Ford Coppola decided to produce a follow up that would be a similarly lavish, and more accurate, interpretation of a classic horror tale. The result is MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN, an ornate and operatic new version of the famous tale directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Robert DeNiro as the monster. Legendary story? Two of the world's finest actors? What could go wrong? Turns out a quite a bit; we'll get into the film's tortured production and it's legacy, and then address another shambling monster: the SNES game adaptation!  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Hellraiser

Step right up for the goofy carnage of 1988 cult film KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE! Featuring enough inventive practical effects and circus-based humor to make up for a general lack of story, this slow-growing favorite has become a Halloween staple, and has inspired a brand-new asymmetric multiplayer horror game from the makers of FRIDAY THE 13th!  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

We're kicking off our annual Horror Movie Month, and tackling our oldest movie yet, with the iconic 1922 not-quite-Dracula story NOSFERATU! This masterwork of German expressionism established an iconic take on the vampire mythos, but does this weatherbeaten silent film still hold up for modern audiences? We'll dig into it as well as explore two very different games: a 1995 SNES adventure, and a 2003 first-person shooter. Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Killer Klowns From Outer Space

Strap on your stilsuits and get ready to travel to the desert world of Arakis as we cover the various adaptations of DUNE! We're focusing mostly on Denis Villeneuve's sprawling 2021 epic, which finally seemed to crack how to adapt Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel, after multiple failed attempts. Then, we're talking about a landmark early RTS game based on the franchise, and the recent release DUNE: AWAKENING, which just hit consoles this week!  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Nosferatu

The classic whodunit genre gets a new shot of life with Rian Johnson's giddy 2019 treat KNIVES OUT! This star-studded mystery introduces a character for the ages with Daniel Craig's southern sleuth Benoit Blanc, and the film revels in deconstructing the tropes of the genre to create something that feels fresh. We're digging into the making of this new classic before checking out the surprise game adaptation, a multiplayer social deduction party game exclusive to... Netflix?  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Dune

Smmmmokin! This week's episode is all about the wacky SFX comedy THE MASK, starring Jim Carrey! This goofy little comic book flick has stayed surprisingly fresh since 1994, and helped further the careers of two of our biggest movie stars, Carrey and Cameron Diaz. We're joined this week by Robert Ottone, a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning horror writer, who drops by to share the love for both the film and the surprisingly great SNES game adaptation! Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Knives Out

Arthurian legend gets the mid-aughts Jerry Bruckheimer treatment with 2004's KING ARTHUR! The Antonine Fuqua-directed epic stars Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, and a who's-who of European character actors in a more serious, historically accurate interpretation of the classic tales. But does conveying the "real-life" origins of the character strip away some of the fun? We'll get into it, and we'll also get into the Xbox game adaptation, a co-op beat-em-up in the vein of LORD OF THE RINGS.  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: The Mask

This week, we're embarking on a great adventure with Dreamworks' 2000 animated flop THE ROAD TO EL DORADO! This old-fashioned adventure story offers wit, sly sexuality, and stunning animation, but it's throwback vibes and huge pricetag were big hurdles to overcome upon it's first release. It's grown into a cult favorite over the years, but how does it hold up today? We're checking it out, plus playing the PS1 game adatpation, which is surprisingly a point-and-click adventure game from the creators of BROKEN SWORD!  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: King Arthur

This week we bring you yet another ego-fueled, high-concept action comedy, this one starring Sylvester Stallone in the waning moments of his superstar run, DEMOLITION MAN! This goofy sci-fi action flick, also starring Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock, envisions a future where violance, swearing, and sex are all forbidden, and only a muscle-laden thug with a gun can take care of business. Plus, we're digging into the surprisingly decent game adaptations, including the oddball mixtape made for the obscure 3DO system.  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: The Road to El Dorado

1993 was the year that America's two biggest action stars both hit their apex with meta-comedy action films that parody both their star personas. We'll be covering both of those movies back to back, starting with LAST ACTION HERO, Arnold Schwarzenegger's infamous bomb that features him as a fictional movie hero who travels to our world. It's a hugely messy, but entertaining, movie, and half of that description could also apply to the many LAST ACTION HERO video games of the era!  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Demolition Man

Adam Sandler joins the chat this week as we discuss one of the comedy icon's biggest flops, the 2000 comedy LITTLE NICKY! This special-effects driven flick casts Sandler as the good-hearted son of Satan, and features a barrage of cameos from major stars. It was a critical disaster at the time, but does it deserve the bum rap? We'll get into it before dusting off the Game Boy Color exclusive game adaptation!   Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Last Action Hero

Get ready for a vision of the future unlike any other with Ridley Scott's 1982 classic BLADE RUNNER! We're digging into the brilliant, influential, and often off-putting nature of the work with one of our most in-depth and often contentious conversations yet, before discussing the 1997 point-and-click adventure game that tells a unique story parallel to Deckard's odyssey.  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Little Nicky

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is a beautiful anomaly in the American cinematic landscape. The Taiwanese martial arts epic crossed over in a big way when it hit stateside in 2000, garnering universal acclaim, 10 Oscar nominations, and an appreciative mainstream audience. More importantly, it helped change the way action-adventure movies were viewed for the next decade, and opened up a world of international cinema to Western moviegoers. We're talking all about Ang Lee's ambitious masterwork, and then talking about the little-remembered 2003 game adaptation, which is decidedly less magical than it's film version.  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Blade Runner

What's up, doc? We're concluding our hodgepodge LOONEY TUNES miniseries with a look at Joe Dante's 2003 attempt to restore the Tunes to their early glory: the wacky metacomedy LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION! Costarring Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, and Steve Martin and featuring a host of easter eggs and classic Looney Tunes bits, the movie was a big flop upon release, but were audiences of the time wrong? We'll dig into it with our good friend Mason Clark, who grew up with both the film and the game, a Gamecube action platformer that proved to be a struggle for us to play.  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

It's been 25 years since we've seen a sports superstar team up with Bugs Bunny, but surely things haven't changed that much... have they? This week we're talking about the long-belated sequel SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY! LeBron James is subbing in for Michael Jordan, and the film is overloaded with branded characters from every corner of Warner Bros.' IP server-verse... but is this a story that would have benefitted from less? We'll get into it before discussing the brief and breezy game adaptation, which is probably sitting unplayed on your XBox right now.  Hosted by Steve Guntli, Jennifer "JBan" Bannister, and Justin Wilhelm  Logo by Douglas McCambridge  Email: [email protected]  Instagram/Threads: @cinemarcade_podcast  YouTube: @CinemArcade  Next week's episode: Looney Tunes: Back In Action