Thursday, February 18, 2021

Episode 50: Treasure Island (1950), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)

It was 5 years ago this month that the first episode of Mystery Movie Night came out. 50 episodes later, Michael, Dave, David, Erik, and Evan are still making connections between movies: this time about pirates, privates, and puddle-booted primates. And there's a special announcement about the future of the show.

00:02:15 - Review of Treasure Island (1950)
00:15:40 - Review of Kelly's Heroes (1970)
00:32:46 - Review of Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
00:50:22 - Guessing the Connection

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Episode 49: Inside Out (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

David, Erik, Evan, Michael, and Dave talk about feelings, firearms, and fleet feet and the secret that connects them.

00:01:33 - Review of Inside Out (2015)
00:14:14 - Review of The Magnificent Seven (2016)
00:37:06 - Review of Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
00:55:49 - Guessing the Connection

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Episode 48: Trog (1970), Enter the Dragon (1973), and The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

Dave, David, Erik, Evan, and Michael converse about cavemen, claw hands, and Cliffjumper and the cryptic component that connects them.

00:01:47 - Review of Trog (1970)
00:17:23 - Review of Enter the Dragon (1973)
00:29:22 - Review of The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
00:49:37 - Guessing the Connection

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Episode 47: Halloween (1978), Brazil (1985), and Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)


Erik, Evan, Michael, and Dave celebrate the holidays with movies about babysitters, bureaucracy, and Bacon-racing. And some other secret connection that we're going to try to guess.

00:02:09 - Review of Halloween (1978)
00:16:29 - Review of Brazil (1985)
00:29:26 - Review of Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
00:52:33 - Guessing the Connection

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Episode 46: The Daughter of Dawn (1920), Stormy Weather (1943), and Flower Drum Song (1961)

Evan picked the movies; Michael, Dave, David, and Erik tried to guess the secret connection. See if you can too in this episode about tipis, tap dance, and towels.

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Episode 45: Batman (1966), RoboCop (1987), and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)


It'll take the detective skills of Batman, the persistence of RoboCop, and the endurance of a Terminator to figure out the connection in this episode. Join David, Erik, Evan, Michael, and Dave for sensational repartee about sinister riddles, savage robots, and sassy ragamuffins.

00:01:28 - Review of Batman (1966)
00:15:34 - Review of RoboCop (1987)
00:26:09 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
00:46:38 - Guessing the Connection

Monday, May 18, 2020

Episode 44: This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Maximum Overdrive (1986), and Mystery Men (1999)


Dave, David, Erik, Evan, and Michael muse about metal, machines, and metahumans and the mysterious matter that melds them together.

00:02:12 - Review of This Is Spinal Tap 
00:19:28 - Review of Maximum Overdrive 
00:31:01 - Review of Mystery Men
00:45:59 - Guessing the Connection