Arnie Carvalho

The New Original Wonder Woman (1975)

Cold War justice in star-spangled shorts

Reviewed May 30, 2017

After a dogfight with a German plane, U.S. Army Air Force pilot Steve Trevor crash lands on an uncharted island in the Bermuda Triangle. Paradise Island is inhabited only by women, and their existence has been kept a secret for thousands of years. Learning of the Nazi German threat to humanity, the Amazon princess Diana is chosen to accompany Trevor back to the United States to battle the Third Reich. Garbed in a skimpy red, white, and blue costume and armed with a magic lasso that forces anyone within its grasp to tell the truth, Diana uses her powers as Wonder Woman to battle the forces of evil. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero, TV Movie

Alien: Covenant

The bitch is back...bursting!

Reviewed May 26, 2017

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Hook

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Reviewed May 25, 2017

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Brown Arrow

Wonder Woman (1974)

Welcome to Fantasy Paradise Island!

Reviewed May 23, 2017

A super-hero uses her powers to thwart an international spy ring. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero, TV Movie

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Wait...where is Guybrush Threepwood??

Reviewed May 19, 2017

When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past, he's not sure if it's love...or if she's a ruthless con artist using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Inland Empire

A podcast in trouble

Reviewed May 16, 2017

When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Come on...Singapore is nowhere NEAR the Caribbean!

Reviewed May 12, 2017

Captain Jack Sparrow, that wily charmer of a pirate, is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker when his pirate brethren begin a desperate quest to locate and rescue him. Follow their wild seafaring adventures from exotic Singapore to World's End and beyond. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Grab your Zune and give this show a listen!

Reviewed May 9, 2017

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

Three men podcasting on this Dead Man's Chest - Yo-ho-ho ...

Reviewed May 5, 2017

Jack's got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. But ever-crafty Jack isn't about to go down without a fight. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Mulholland Drive

There is no band! This is all...a podcast!

Reviewed May 2, 2017

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

We need your support, Savvy?

Reviewed Apr 29, 2017

When wily Captain Barbossa steals Jack Sparrow's ship and kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, her childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack to save her and recapture Jack's ship, the Black Pearl. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Theatrical Release, Zombie

Brown Arrow

The Fate of the Furious

With a name like Diesel perhaps Vin was always slated to ...

Reviewed Apr 25, 2017

When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Straight Story

The story of the Real Life Lawnmower Man

Reviewed Apr 18, 2017

A retired farmer and widower in his seventies named Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey. Genres: Drama, History, Theatrical Release

Lost Highway

The world's best anti-tailgating PSA.

Reviewed Apr 11, 2017

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Hotel Room

Find out if this Hotel Room is worth checking into.

Reviewed Apr 4, 2017

The lives of several people spanning from 1936 to 1993 are chronicled during their overnight stay at a New York City hotel room. Genres: Drama, TV Mini-Series

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Bob, I want all my garmonbozia (Podcasts and Reviews)

Reviewed Mar 28, 2017

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate. Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

Dance with the Devil

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Reviewed Mar 21, 2017

She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side. Her past is bathed in blood and weird passions. Now she's met the man of her wildest dreams. He's dark, tough and mysterious. He likes robbing banks, trafficking in corpses and spicing it all with voodoo rituals. Together, the duo sets off toward Mexico destined to become the most feared outlaws in the continent. Genres: Action, Direct to Video/Streaming, Thriller

Wild at Heart

I'm making my podcast!

Reviewed Mar 14, 2017

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short. Genres: Crime, Romance, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Logan

With a cameo opener by Deadpool!

Reviewed Mar 7, 2017

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces. Genres: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

The Warriors

Patrons....Come out and Listen!

Reviewed Mar 3, 2017

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail. Genres: Action, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Silver Bullet

Does this King werewolf movie have bite, or does it just ...

Reviewed Feb 28, 2017

The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside… Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Twin Peaks

Time for a damn fine cup of coffee and a damn fine podcast!

Reviewed Feb 24, 2017

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.) Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

Blue Velvet

You don't know Jack!

Reviewed Feb 21, 2017

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

John Wick: Chapter 2

Proof John Wick is better than The Matrix: Neo needed bul...

Reviewed Feb 14, 2017

John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller