During the last days of World War II, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the soldiers decide to steal his gold, they quickly discover they just tangled with no ordinary miner.

Craig, Elisabeth and Cary Gordon discuss revenge fantasies, adaptable anti-heroes, heavy metal cruises and the movie "Sisu" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 0:47

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Cary Gordon talk about heavy metal cruising.

• 7:01

  Craig, Elisabeth and Cary discuss "Sisu".

• 28:05

  Recasting

• 46:10

  Double Feature

• 50:05

  Final Thoughts

• 56:11

  A preview of next week's episode "The Sound of Music."

Judge Dan Haywood presides over the trial of four German judges accused of collaborating with the Nazi regime by sentencing innocent men to death during World War II. As testimony unfolds, the visiting Americans and their wary German hosts are forced to confront what the war did to their countries, and the lasting moral damage it left behind.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Valerie Cameron talk about society's role in atrocities, fighting fascism at home, the film sports nerd Venn diagram and the movie "Judgement at Nuremburg" on this week's Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

• 0:59

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Valerie Cameron (https://www.whattoseewithval.com/) talk about her latest musings and postings.

• 8:32

  Craig, Elisabeth and Adam discuss "Marathon Man".

• 1:03:29

  Recasting

• 1:29:34

  Double Feature

• 1:33:54

  Final Thoughts

• 1:36:58

  A preview of next week's episode "Sisu."

A Columbia grad student and committed long-distance runner has no clue his older brother is a government agent hunting a Nazi war criminal, until that brother is murdered and he's yanked into a vicious web of stolen gems and sadistic killers. Even his girlfriend starts to look like she might be hiding something, and in a hurry, everything he believed about his life gets turned inside out.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Adam Marcus talk about paranoia thrillers, never under estimate an old Nazi, nut butter and the movie "Marathon Man" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 1:14

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Adam Marcus talk about Adam's documentary Heart of Darkness: The making of "The Final Friday".

• 15:54

  Craig, Elisabeth and Adam discuss "Marathon Man".

• 1:15:30

  Recasting

• 1:45:49

  Double Feature

• 1:48:51

  Final Thoughts

• 1:55:13

  A preview of next week's episode "Judgement at Nuremberg."

Recorded live in Utah after a two year wait, this CONversation with Craig drops you straight into a packed room with Christopher Eccleston and an audience ready to sprint into Doctor Who territory at full speed. Craig kicks things off by digging into Christopher's take on Fagin in Dodger, including how you approach an iconic role that comes with real baggage. From there it turns into a smart, funny, occasionally sharp Q&A about stepping back into the Ninth Doctor with Big Finish, what it was like recording in isolation during COVID, and why the Doctor's loneliness is not a side note, it is the engine.

• Chris describes the character in a way that keeps the charm and the danger intact, calling him "a kind of a Robin Hood figure," but still someone with "a slightly dodgy, no pun intended, moral compass." He also connects that damage to the Ninth Doctor, which is a neat little bridge between Dickens and the TARDIS.
• He talks about recording during COVID with only a sound engineer, how quickly the character came back, and how audio acting has its own rules. You cannot rely on sprinting down corridors or flailing your arms like a windmill.
• There is a great exchange about villains and what actually terrifies people. Eccleston points out how one story was designed with adults in mind.

"Oh, he's falling through time. He's alone as we all are...really. He's alone." - Christopher Eccleston

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It's 1941, and the world is deep in the chaos of war. A determined young man wants to enlist and serve his country, but he's turned away again and again because of his slight build. Then a top-secret experiment gives him the chance he's been fighting for, transforming him into the super-soldier known as Captain America. With a trusted friend at his side and a fearless agent in the field, he takes the battle to the Nazi-backed HYDRA organization.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Rob Ervin kick off F#@K Nazis month talking about what makes a hero, the early marvel days, a retro expo preview and the movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" on this week's Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

• 1:03

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Rob Ervin talk Pho and preview Retro Expo in March.

• 11:32

  Craig, Elisabeth and Rob discuss "Captain America: The First Avenger"

• 1:08:12

  Recasting

• 1:33:11

  Double Feature

• 1:35:16

  Final Thoughts

• 1:39:30

  A preview of next week's episode "Marathon Man."

Chuck has quit his stressful stockbroker life and now works the night shift at a New York City morgue because he wants something easy and quiet. His new co-worker, Bill, is a nonstop hustler who spots an "opportunity" when Chuck's neighbor Belinda needs a safe place to see clients. Bill convinces Chuck to turn the morgue into an after-hours brothel, and the two of them start running the operation as her pimps.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Mark Woodring from the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast talk about Only Fans, 2025's Movies, more egg nog and the movie "Night Shift" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 0:55

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Mark Woodring from the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast talk about the films of 2025.

• 12:51

  Craig, Elisabeth and Mark discuss "Night Shift"

• 38:51

  Recasting

• 55:19

  Double Feature

• 58:10

  Final Thoughts

• 1:02:28

  A preview of next week's episode "Captain America: The First Avenger".

When Cindy and her husband, Bob, have to leave town for a family emergency, there is only one person available to watch their three kids: Bob's lazy, carefree brother, Buck. He hits it off right away with the two younger children, but if he wants to be a responsible caregiver, he'll have to overhaul his bachelor routine to handle the household's most challenging assignment: his angst-filled teenage niece Tia… who is not impressed.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Jenn Rohm talk about favorite uncles, felony assault, film festivals and the movie "Uncle Buck" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 1:10

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Jenn Rohm from Selig Film News talk about film festivals.

• 11:45

  Craig, Elisabeth and Jenn discuss "Uncle Buck"

• 51:32

  Recasting

• 1:11:33

  Double Feature

• 1:16:41

  Final Thoughts

• 1:22:45

  A preview of next week's episode "Night Shift"

New York actor Michael Dorsey is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and lands the role. What begins as a short-term gig becomes a long contract, and when Michael falls for his castmate Julie, the secret threatens to unravel everything.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Brendan Agnew talk about destroying trust, the one Avatar Fan, gender dynamics and the movie "Tootsie" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 1:14

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Brendan Agnew talk holidays and Avatar.

• 5:21

  Craig, Elisabeth and Brendan discuss "Tootsie"

• 46:30

  Recasting

• 1:09:47

  Double Feature

• 1:16:09

  Final Thoughts

• 1:21:56

  A preview of next week's episode "Uncle Buck"