It's here! We close out Blastober with the long-awaited lost episode (re-recorded of course), covering 1998's FALLEN

FALLEN
RELEASED: January 16th, 1998
DIRECTED BY: Gregory Hoblit
STARRING: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Embeth Davidtz, Donald Sutherland, James Gandolfini, Elia Koteas
BUDGET: $46M
BOX OFFICE: $25.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M

NEXT EPISODE: We recover from all the bloodshed of Blastober with a children's favorite that certainly won't devastate us emotionally. It's THE IRON GIANT

0:00 Intro
3:20 Show & tell
9:02 This week's movie

We're going all the way back to 1988 for Stan Winston's directorial debut and one of the great "guy in a suit" monster movies of all time, PUMPKINHEAD

PUMPKINHEAD
RELEASED: October 14, 1988
DIRECTED BY: Stan Winston
STARRING: Lance Henriksen, John D'Aquino, Kerry Remsen
BUDGET: $3.2M
BOX OFFICE: $4.4M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $2M

NEXT EPISODE: We wrap up Blastober with a fun one from 1998 that should be familiar to long-time listeners

Show Notes:
Pumpkinhead & Mewtwo: Separated at birth?
https://imgur.com/a/tSt8qII

0:00 Intro
2:46 Show & tell
8:04 This week's movie

Blastober rolls on with the 2024 Giallo homage CUCKOO

CUCKOO
RELEASED: August 9th, 2024
DIRECTED BY: Tilman Singer
STARRING: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Marton Csokas, Jan Bluthardt
BUDGET: $7m
BOX OFFICE: $6.7m
ESTIMATED LOSS: $3m

NEXT WEEK: After a couple recent entries, we're going back to the 80s for an iconic creature feature.

0:00 Intro
2:37 Show & tell
7:42 This week's movie

Blastober is kicking off with a 2026 entry! We dive into Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE
DIRECTED BY: Nia DaCosta
RELEASED: January 16, 2026
STARRING: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry
BUDGET: $63m
BOX OFFICE: $58.5m
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M

NEXT WEEK: Blastober carries on with another recent-ish selection

0:00 Intro
2:50 Show & tell
10:57 This week's movie

We're back and we're on our superhero tip covering one of the MCU's first big misfires, it's 2021's ETERNALS

ETERNALS
RELEASED: November 5, 2021
DIRECTED BY: Chloe Zhao
STARRING: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry
BUDGET: $236m
BOX OFFICE: $402m
ESTIMATED LOSS: $50m

NEXT EPISODE: We're gonna take some time to prepare for BLASTOBER!

0:00 Intro
3:01 Show & tell
9:08 This week's movie

We're back from a brief hiatus with our third Tony Scott episode, it's 2005's DOMINO.

DOMINO
RELEASED: October 14, 2005
DIRECTED BY: Tony Scott
STARRING: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez, Delroy Lindo, Christopher Walken, Mo'Nique
BUDGET: $50M
BOX OFFICE: $23.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: Total

NEXT EPISODE: The first real sign that something might be wrong with the MCU's box office dominance, it's 2021's ETERNALS

0:00 Intro
3:20 Show & tell
9:09 This week's movie

Welcome to Atlanta where the players play and sometimes security guards get blamed for planting bombs even though they're innocent. This is RICHARD JEWELL

RICHARD JEWELL
RELEASED: December 13, 2019
DIRECTED BY: Clint Eastwood
STARRING: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde
BUDGET: $45M
BOX OFFICE: $44.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M

NEXT EPISODE: One of the least plausible "based on a true story" movies ever, it's 2005's DOMINO

0:00 Intro
4:16 Show & tell
10:24 This week's movie

Ahead of the 2026 attempt to make a worthwhile live action movie out of this franchise, we're covering 2009's STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI

STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI
DIRECTED BY: Andrzej Bartkowiak
RELEASED: February 27, 2009
STARRING: Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein, Neal McDonough, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood
BUDGET: $50M
BOX OFFICE: $12.8M
ESTIMATED LOSS: TOTAL

NEXT EPISODE: We're doing our first Clint Eastwood and first Paul Walter Hauser movies in one go as we discuss 2019's RICHARD JEWELL

0:00 Intro
2:29 Show & tell
8:50 This week's movie