The Comeuppance Reviews Podcast

A Seagal Free-For-All (New and Updated)

NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION! 

This is the episode you want to listen to, not the earlier one...

In a sort of companion piece to last week's Van Damme ranked episode, we follow pretty much the same formula, except this time we're talking about a certain Mr. Seagal. Matt, the Direct To Video Connoisseur, is our special guest as we power through Steve's high highs and low lows. So kick back, grab a snack, and enjoy the ride. To paraphrase David Letterman when he commented on one of Seagal's blues albums, will your ears be "Under Siege"? Only one way to find out...have a listen today!

Jean-Claude Van Ranked

Our buddy Mitch from the Video Vacuum stops by and a lively discussion about Van Damme ensues. We go over some highlights and some low lights from the great man's lengthy career. Is he the Muscles from Brussels or the Twerp from Antwerp? Maybe today's chat will help you decide...

Saving the Best For Last

We were going to call this episode "The Last Podcast", but we didn't want to scare anybody. We plan to be around for a long time to come, but that's not necessarily the case when it comes to the movies we're talking about today. It's another grouping based on a word in the title, but rather than "Blood", "Kill", or "Dead", we decided to go a bit more subtle today, and talk about the "Last" movies. Will they get on our "last" nerve? Find out by pressing play...

Blood List

If you want blood, you got it...on episode eight, where Ty and Brett have a friendly chat about, well, blood. More specifically, they delve into the annals of comeuppancereviews.net and they look at the prevailing trend of blood-entitled, if not blood-soaked, action cinema. Why were there so many "Blood" movies? We try to extract the answer...feel free to sample a listen!

They Could've Been Contenders

Special guest Ryan joins us as we speculate as to what might have been... During the boom of action movies and video stores that exploded (literally) throughout the 80's and early 90's, many people got a chance to be an action hero. Everyone from Van Damme to Jay Roberts Jr. to Matt Hannon and many, many more got their moment in the sun. But what about those that didn't? With new mom and pop video stores cropping up every day and looking to fill shelf space, you'd think the people on the lists we came up with would get that chance. Who are they? Tune in to find out...

Streets Is Watching

For Episode Six, we run wild in the streets! That's only because there may or may not be a wildfire there somewhere. While we search for it, we examine why there were so many movies that dealt with the streets during the DTV era...or at least had the word "Street" in the title. We believe we came up with an actual answer, but you'll just have to press Play to find out what it is...

Die Hard In A Building

For episode five, we trespass on private property...but we've got a good reason! It's so we can explore the phenomenon of what we call the "DieHardInA" movie that proliferated during the classic DTV era and beyond. All manner of vehicles and structures alike were commandeered by dastardly baddies, and a lone hero must save the day. After all, ya gotta Die Hard somewhere. Is any place safe? Listen to find out more...

Video Store Memories Part 1

On the fourth episode, we welcome a great guest: The Direct To Video Connoisseur! In the first of what we hope will be a multi-part series, we walk down the dusty aisles of video stores past. Of course, the conversation veers into some other places, but at the heart of it we discuss our Video Store Memories. 

A Lot Of Punching

On the third episode, we discuss the Punchfighting movies that proliferated during the classic years of DTV and beyond. They're also known as underground fighting or tournament fighting films, but where did this mysterious word "Punchfighting" come from? And what exactly defines a Punchfighter? Answers will be revealed and meatheads will be repeatedly punched. Have a listen!

All-American

On the second episode - and this IS the second episode - we talk about how, starting in the 80's, just having the word "American" in the title became popular, and we do a brief overview of some standout American titles. Confusingly, that doesn't necessarily mean the movie was made in America. To learn more, have a listen!