Simple folks looking for a quick pay day in a dance party duped into an endurance contest by shadowy figures profiting off the pain and anguish of the very folks who are earning their profits they never intend to share. 

They can tap out anytime they’d like, but the thought of greener pastures keeps them locked in until the reality of death creeps up. 

Is the film the ultimate metaphor for life or the darkest tale of redemption? Sidney Pollack lets you decide for yourself.

Jane Fonda is a babe.

Classic  

Hoch

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BCVR #22

He listens to heavy metal, watches porn, spits in cakes, and lifts weights, so you know he’s bad. But also he loves his pawpaw and googles how to make people like him, so you know he’s good. 

Hahahahahahahaha

IT’S PODCAST DAY!

This week on The Broken VCR, we shoot the shit about Dennis Hopper's 1990 neo-noir erotic thriller, THE HOT SPOT. 

Go vacuum the house as we talk Dennis Hopper's choice words for his leading man, Virginia Madsen & Jennifer Connelly baring it all, why Don Johnson didn't become a star, and more. We also pick our top seven Jennifer Connelly movies in this week’s Silver Screen 7!

Turn on, tune in, and drop out with the fellas wherever you get your podcasts. And as always, let us know we’re wrong in the comments. 

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BVCR #184 | THE HOT SPOT (1990)

What starts as a grounded thriller following a stoic assassin stopping corporate greed gets the sequel treatment into a buddy-comedy following dipshit brothers running down a genetically engineered super-soldier. God bless you, Hollywood. You really love what you do.

IT’S A BONUS EPISODE!

On a surprise drop of The Broken VCR, we shoot the shit about The Philippou Brothers' 2025 grief-riddled domestic nightmare, BRING HER BACK.

Pop a squat as we discuss atmosphere in horror, practical FX, Sally Hawkins' performance, and the young Aussie auteurs verse the evil financier. 

We also discuss the state of today’s theater-going experience in Hollywood News!

Tune in and hang with the fellas wherever you get your podcasts. And as always, let us know we’re wrong in the comments.

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BVCR #183 | BRING HER BACK (2025)

A hallucinatory haunting sloooooooow burn nightmare. Atmosphere and mood are cranked to 11 with the knob ripped off. Ahhh, the 1970s… when we still had an attention span. Don’t be a pussy and say you’re bored. Settle in… let the bad vibes wash over you… but wear your life preserver or you might just drown.

— Chad