Everybody pipe down! This is the one where Columbo fights Robby the Robot! Okay, that's not quite true. But it's the season finale of Forever Knight, which is almost as cool. (Especially if, while you're watching it, you're mostly imagining Columbo fighting Robby the Robot...) Detected this week: Columbo S3E6 "Mind Over Mayhem!" at 2:37Moonlighting S2E15 "Witness for the Execution" at 17:30Forever Knight S1E22 "Love You to Death" at 31:25Continuity Boulevard at 48:50Lightning Round ...

"Have you ever killed a man, George?" Christopher Lee has -- at least in the omniverse, where he's portrayed seductive monks, cult leaders, and reanimated corpses, to say nothing of all those vampires. Marty and Scott invite Abbey Schwartz back for their Halloween episode. Try not to lose your head as we revivify the following spooky classics: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957, Dir. Terence Fisher) at 3:37Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966, Dir. Don Sharp) at 16:09The Wicker Man (1973, Dir....

Bombs away! Marty and Scott hurl their opinions at Columbo's second "publishing industry" episode, Moonlighting's "daddy issues" episode, and Forever Knight's "stop flashing back, Nick, we're in a hostage crisis" episode. Blown to bits herein: Columbo S3E5 "Publish or Perish" at 2:06Moonlighting S2E14 "Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin" at 15:24Forever Knight S1E21 "1966" at 30:58Continuity Boulevard at 47:24Lightning Round at 54:50Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podc...

How many "Scarborough Fairs" is too many? What do Mormons put on their hot dogs? Would you rather be paid in nickels or merkins? Scott and Marty wrap up their two-part survey of a legendary director. Annunciated in this episode: The Graduate at 4:00Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches at 26:00Angels in America Part II: Perestroika at 57:35Continuity Boulevard at 1:11:46Lightning Round at 1:23:18 Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music. Visit us ...

Who's afraid of Mike Nichols? None of his actors! Nor Scott & Marty, who celebrate Nichols's filmography of heartfelt human stories by examining the director's first, last, worst, and... best? Next week's episode will decide! This week, we check out: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) at 4:07Working Girl (1988) at 21:35What Planet are You From? (2000) at 36:43Charlie Wilson's War (2007) at 59:52Continuity Boulevard at 1:17:03Lightning Round at 1:27:49Exit Music at 1:48:37Follow u...

Marty and Scott (MURDER!) take listeners into the dubiously factual world (MAYHEM!) of subliminal advertising (VAMPIRES!). Maddie and David invent spiritually inquisitive banter. And Captain Stonetree has his finest (GIVE US MONEY!!!) hour. Tune in! This episode, we suffer existentialist crises over: Columbo S03E04 "Double Exposure" at 1:56Moonlighting S02E13 "In God We Strongly Suspect" at 15:51Forever Knight S1E20 "Fatal Mistake" at 27:48Continuity Boulevard at 43:20Lightning Round at 50:20...

Columbo gets political! Agnes spins off for an ep! And Toronto's best vampire cop uncovers the confusing secrets of the beauty industry! Shows we shoot the shit about: Columbo S3E3 "Candidate for Crime" at 2:05Moonlighting S2E12 "North by North DiPesto" at 15:38Forever Knight S1E19 "If Looks Could Kill" at 26:46Plus Continuity Boulevard (at 40:52) and the Lightning Round (at 47:12). GO! Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music. Visit us at slackandslashpod.com Em...

Calice tabernac! Marty and Scott receive a much-needed refresher in Quebecois cursing in this, their second ep dedicated to Canadian film, in all its weird and wonderful forms. This week, they are "drivin' the 'bone" straight into the following four films: Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006, Dir. Eric Canuel) at 2:07The Grand Seduction (2013, Dir. Don McKellar) at 17:56Drinkwater (2021, Dir. Stephen S. Campanelli) at 29:35Women Talking (2022, Dir. Sarah Polley) at 43:10Plus, raise your cricket bats i...

Lord T'underin' Jaysus! Marty and Scott return from hiatus with an episode that's more Canadian than hot poutine poured into a Beaver Canoe bunnyhug. Be prepared for some polite yet VERY adult content as M&S consider these four homegrown classics: Goin' Down the Road (1970, Dir. Donald Shebib) at 6:30The Canadian Conspiracy (1985, Dir. Robert Boyd) at 23:23Exotica (1994, Dir. Atom Egoyan) at 38:32Crash (1996, Dir. David Cronenberg) at 55:32Plus! For one crisp, Eugene Levy fifty ...

Stardate 2025.111: Joint Captains Scott and Marty of the USS Omniverse set course for a curious cluster of Star Trek-adjacent systems. Sensors are detecting the following lifeforms: Dark Star (1974, Dir. John Carpenter) at 2:19Enemy Mine (1985, Dir. Wolfgang Petersen) at 19:59Free Enterprise (1998, Dir. Robert Meyer Burnett) at 35:23Galaxy Quest (1998, Dir. Dean Parison) at 50:54Plus sonic bidets, Continuity Boulevard (1:06:53), the Lightning Round (1:16:22), and the unive...

It's a mystery-filled world, but lucky for Scott and Marty, there are dicks aplenty to make sure justice is done. Sleuthed in this episode: Columbo S3E2: "Any Old Port in a Storm" at 1:48Moonlighting S2E6: "The Bride of Tupperman" at 19:38Forever Knight S1E18: "Feeding the Beast" at 29:48Plus Continuity Boulevard (43:38) and the Lightning Round (57:18) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music. Visit us at slackandslashpod.com Email us at slackandslash@gmail.com

Scott and Marty hop a train to one of the Big Apple's most cinematic locations: Grand Central Terminal. Amid the hustle of the daily commute, dreams and nightmares are born. But will these four films make their connections, or are they fated to go off the rails? Listen for these important announcements: Seconds (1966, Dir. John Frankenheimer) at 6:06The French Connection (1971, Dir. William Friedkin) at 25:07Falling in Love (1984, Dir. Ulu Grosbard) at 41:03The Fisher King (1991, Dir. Terry G...

Can beauty kill? Is Christmas a time for crime? Can vampires have their own reality TV show? The answers await, festooned with Scott-and-Marty-flavoured fun! Columbo S03E01: "Lovely But Lethal" (at 1:25)Moonlighting S02E10: "'Twas the Episode Before Christmas..." (at 14:25)Forever Knight S01E17: "Unreality TV" (at 25:50) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music. Visit us at slackandslashpod.com Email us at slackandslash@gmail.com

Marty and Scott continue to survey and salute the Voice of Vader. This episode takes them through the nineties, a decade known for its Hollywood cannibals. What has James Earl been jonesing for..? Listen for answers!* If you build it, commentary on the following films will come: Field of Dreams (1989, Dir. Phil Alden Robinson) at 2:36The Hunt for Red October (1990, Dir. John McTiernan) at 24:38The Sandlot (1993, Dir. David Mickey Evans) at 40:37Coming 2 America (2021, Dir. Craig Brewer) ...

In one of our most contentious episodes yet, we travel to the fabled realms of Zamunda, Hyboria, and France in pursuit of James Earl Jones's early film roles. If you're not coming with us, you're either suffering from catatonia or else you're just a baboon. BABOON!! James Earl Joints: The Great White Hope (1970, Dir. Martin Ritt) at 3:08End of the Road (1970, Dir. Aram Avakian) at 15:50Conan the Barbarian (1982, Dir. John Milius) at 32:04Coming to America (1988, Dir. John Landis) at 51:58What...

Columbo does a cooking show! Maddie meets the head of Network 23! Nick Knight pouts like a jealous teen! Scott and Marty are here to help you through it all. Columbo S2E8 "Double Shock" at 2:18Moonlighting S2E9 "Atlas Belched" at 17:58Forever Knight S1E6 "Only the Lonely" at 29:30 Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music. Visit us at slackandslashpod.com Email us at slackandslash@gmail.com

In the Golden Age of Hollywood, there was one star so bright, they kept casting her in films with "STAR" in the title! Scott and Marty provide you with the necessary cinematic pinhole box required to view Janet Gaynor's career (without permanent vision loss)! Featuring these flashes of brilliance: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927, Dir. F.W. Murnau) at 2:47Lucky Star (1929, Dir. Frank Borzage) at 18:06A Star is Born (1937, Dir. William A. Wellman) at 30:07Bernardine (1957, Di...

A good detective show is like a chess match... or maybe it's like a blonde bombshell obsessed with her own portrait... or else it's like, um... vampires at Woodstock? Scott and Marty take their best shot with these unconventional episodes: Columbo S2E5: "The Most Dangerous Match" at 2:10Moonlighting S2E6: "Portrait of Maddie" at 14:55Forever Knight S1E13: "Dying for Fame" at 28:30Plus, we got yer Continuity Boulevard (42:58) and yer Lightning Round (47:45)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,...

After a dynamite run in the 1970s, working under luminaries like Altman, Kubrick, Allen, and Gilliam, Shelley Duvall's career went... other places. Here, Marty and Scott scour the back half of this great actor's filmography... mostly so that you don't have to. Films we pressed against our eyeballs this week: Roxanne (1987, Dir. Fred Schepisi) at 2:51Suburban Commando (1991, Dir. Burt Kennedy) at 21:35Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997, Dir. Guy Maddin) at 40:00The Forest Hills (2024, Dir. Scott...

CINEMATIC OMNIVERSE is back, with one of our favourite leading ladies! How did Shelley Duvall first become an actor? Which 1930s starts inspired her performance as Olive Oyl? Why do Scott & Marty find the word "coerced" hilarious? You'll find the answers (such as they are) in this, the first of two Duvall retrospective episodes! We cover DuvALL the following: Brewster McCloud (1970, Dir. Robert Altman) at 3:17The Shining (1980, Dir. Stanley Kubrick) at 21:10Popeye (1980, Di...