Month: February 2018
BMFcast Extra 067 – Beastmaster III
Beastmaster III (1996) is the final Beastmaster film and is a TV-movie that plays like a pilot for a proposed Beastmaster series that never took off. Marc Singer is back, still a good sport, and this time brings genre staples David Warner, Tony Todd and Casper Van Dien along. Bonus: The pilot episode of 1999’s unrelated Beastmaster TV show is discussed!
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BMFcast413 – Shaft’s Big Score! – Cottonelle Comes to Harlem
Shaft’s Big Score! (1972) is the quickly-made sequel to the Blaxploitation History Month classic. This time John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is tracking down his friend’s killer and a missing $250,000 in cash. Mobsters, lowlifes and cops all stand in his way. Can Shaft get the job done again?
In the second half we talk a bunch about Marvel’s Black Panther (2018) after revisiting some older (and recent) films like Real Genius (1985), Tombstone (1993), The Big Sick (2017), and Central Intelligence (2016).
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BMFcast Extra 066 – Beastmaster 2
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) is the epitome of what we do here. You’ll know if you’re on board or not very early on in this “Marc Singer’s Beastmaster travels to 90s Los Angeles to stop his previously unknown brother-wizard from acquiring a nuke” thing when the one liners start. B-movie alums galore are along for the ride, including Robert Z’Dar, Michael Berryman and Wings Hauser.
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BMFcast412 – Hot Potato – Crab Ran-goons
Hot Potato (1976) is a quasi-sequel to Black Belt Jones (1974), a Blaxploitation History Month classic. Jim Kelly returns and heads to Thailand to rescue a kidnapped senator’s daughter. Unfortunately he brought help with him this time, in the form of Rhino and Johnny Chicago. Will attempts at comedy sink this one into Bags territory, or will the martial arts gain it Jox?
After the break we all discuss Thor Ragnarok (2017) in preparation for Black Panther (2018), as well as BJ wrapping up his Marvel catch-up before we take some listener e-mails.
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BMFcast Extra 065 – Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt (1979) is one of Chuck’s childhood favorites and a first time watch for Harlo. How will two grown men react to a broad, wacky farce involving every funny person who existed in 1979?
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BMFcast411 – Disco Godfather – Put Your Weight On It
Disco Godfather (1979) returns Rudy Ray Moore to Blaxploitation History Month. This time it’s in the more serious tale of angel dust taking over the streets. The Disco Godfather himself decides to put an end to it after his nephew Bucky overdoses. Can stylish outfits and a lot of roughing up drug dealers save the day? More importantly, does it gain it Jox?
In the second half we discuss Netflix’s brand new The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), and BJ catches up on his Marvel Cinematic Universe entries with The Incredible Hulk (2008), Thor (2011), and Iron Man 3 (2013).
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BMFcast Extra 064 – Sheena Queen of the Jungle
Sheena (1984) gives Tanya Roberts her chance to play The Beastmaster as an orphaned child raised by an African tribe and taught magic powers to be their eventual savior. It’s a PG film, but she’s quite nude in this, and that’s fantastic.
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BMFcast410 – Cotton Comes to Harlem – Chili Woman
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) begins our 7th annual Blaxploitation History Month! Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and Coffin Ed Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) are tracking down $87,000 in stolen cash, taken by the crooked Rev. Deke O’Malley (Calvin Lockhart). But if Deke doesn’t know where the money went, who does? We have a great time with the double- and triple-crosses, as well as the chemistry between the leads in this great detective story.
After the break we talk TV. A lot of TV, as Harlo revisits Cheers and Frasier, BJ checks in on The Good Place, Chuck marvels at ER in HD, Maki catches up on Better Call Saul and Atlanta, and Black Lightning sucks in Harlo.
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