Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 hours of cheesy science fiction and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s movies, the pair have an undying love for the decade and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein, despite barely being there for it. Every other week (since 2014) they dissect a movie and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago.
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
Boy oh boy, how on earth did I watch this SO much as a kid?
It's a truly wretched Howie Mandel feature, Little Monsters! Why are the monsters so scary? Why is the underworld lit through 3D glasses? How bad are the Savage bros?
All this and more!
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
The conclusion of the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA!
We’re watching a ’90s movie about three Drag Queens changing a small town, with a buckwildly long title: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
It’s the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA!
We're watching a '90s movie about to be remade: Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead! No, not Tyra Banks and Nicole Ritchie, it's Christina Applegate and scream queen Danielle Harris!
What are the rules of this movie? How is she not getting caught? What's up with her brother's flip flopping? Is this the best gravestone gag of all time?
All this and more!
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
It's the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA!
We're starting with an underseen slasher in Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker.
Is hiring Jan De Bont for one scene the greatest idea for production value ever conceived? How buckwild is this performance from Susan Tyrell?! All this and more!
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Would this be better with Kurt as the Family Man role? Why isn't this just Summer Rental? Did Kurt forget he wasn't playing Snake Plissken? (Does Plissken have two consecutive Ss because his first name is snake?) All this and more!
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Something went awry with the time circuits on this Leap Day and now we can jump to the past – well we always do that, but a DIFFERENT past!
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Hey folks - we're going to be a few days late for the normally scheduled episode from today (should be up Thursday!) so we wanted to post this to tide you over a few days.
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.
One of the all-time great opening lines, and miracle of miracles, Andrew didn't hate one of Tripp's all-time favorite movies! Hear us gush over the long takes, incredible performances and top-tier filmmaking!
All this and more!
Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Finger snaps! It's the Addams Family for Andrew's Favorites-bruary pick!
How great are Gomez and Morticia? Does Tripp's idea to improve this movie make it better (yes)? How is this movie so Tim Burton-ey?!
All this and more!
Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
On this second half of revisiting franchises month, Fourn-uary is accurate, because ooh boy is this gross and porny!
Why is this so disgusting? Has Screaming Mad George gone too far for us? Why is this so Hellraiser-ey? Why is this called Silent Night, Deadly Night if there's no Christmas?
All this and more!
Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
