Third Clue: November's Mystery Movie

 Clue #3: Rothrock isn't this month's movie's only big name actor at the start of a career, there are multiple actors in this film that would go on to success and longevity. (Our favorite of which sports an absolutely unidentifiable accent the entire movie.) 

Tape Freaks Presents: November's Mystery Movie at the Trylon Cinema, November 3rd @ 7:00pm, only $5!

****Purchase advance ticket here****

Second Clue: November's Mystery Movie

 Clue #2: This month's movie doesn't star Rothrock, but it does highlight some of her weapon skills along with her fighting skills. It's also very, very weird.

Tape Freaks Presents: November's Mystery Movie at the Trylon Cinema, November 3rd @ 7:00pm, only $5!

****Purchase advance ticket here****

Cynthia Rothrock: Irresistible Force

If you ever wished there was a made for TV movie starring Stacy Keach and Cynthia Rothrock set in a mall that was a knock off of Die Hard, then do we have good news for you! Irresistible Force (aka Power Cop) is precisely that, and it delivers about as ridiculously as you'd expect.

Plot unfolds something like this: Harris Stone (Stacy Keach) is a cop nearing retirement who's looking for as little action as possible to close out his career. So when faced with suddenly choosing a new partner, he decides Charlotte Heller (Cynthia Rothrock) is the safest bet. Why? Well because she's a woman, obviously! Unfortunately for Stone, this particular woman is looking to flex her martial arts skills, and with terrorists attempting to take over the local mall, hilarity is bound to ensue.

Oh misogyny, up yours!: This movie relies pretty heavily on punchlines regarding Rothrock being a lady and kicking ass. However, what this movie does that too many of her other films do not, is highlight her incredible range of martial arts skills. She dispatches mall terrorists in various impressive and satisfying ways. And as a bonus for the viewers, there aren't men standing around telling her she can't do something for these scenes! Ugh.

Well I'll be: This movie's subplot features a kidnapped kid who's extremely cocky, and extremely annoying. His character is a habitual shoplifter at this mall (who we meet while he's playing his freshly stolen 1993 Gameboy) so his knowledge of the mall and it's security often comes into play. But while digging into the cast of this movie, we learned that the young actor playing this obnoxious role is Michael Bachall. He would go on to write the screenplays for Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and the 2012 21 Jump Street.  

But how do we really feel?: If you are in the mood for some decent early 90s action., this movie is surprisingly very watchable, and as we mentioned, it highlights Rothrock's skills where other films drop the ball. Also the whole thing is on Youtube so it's easy to find too!

One last hilarious thing: While trying to gain access to the mall, Stacy Keach attempt to climb up a garbage shoot and falls repeatedly for what feels like 20 mins. 

First Clue: November's Mystery Movie

Clue #1: This month we are screening a Cynthia Rothrock movie! This one comes from earlier in her career.

Tape Freaks Presents: November's Mystery Movie at the Trylon Cinema, November 3rd @ 7:00pm, only $5!

****Purchase advance ticket here****

Everything changes, and everything stays the same. 

Guess what snuck up on us this month? TAPE FREAKS!!! Yup, Tape Freaks is back at the Trylon and the first screening is tonight at 7:00! (September truly blindsided both of us, oops!) In lieu of clues, here are some fun things you should know about this month's pick: 

Tonight's movie is spanish subtitled in english, contains some fun rubbery monsters, and an earworm chorus from a song you won't be sorry we introduced to you. (Also Tim managed to design, print and package all of this month's merch in three nights, and it all looks amazing!)

Clues will be back next month, as well as fun posts related to our themes. We can't wait to see 2/3s of your face!! If you can't make it tonight, hopefully we'll see you next month, and the next, and the next!! ♡

Videokillers: E2 Killer Cops

The second episode of our new podcast is up! This episode we talk about killer cop movies, explicitly the Maniac Cop trilogy and it's contribution to the 90s corporate-rap phenomenon. 

Listen through Podiant below, or subscribe through Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Deezer. (Or if you have a preferred podcast listening app, let us know and we'll try to get it up there too!)

And if you're interested in any of the films we mention, but can't remember the title exactly... check out the handy show notes our co-host Gregg puts together!

Hope you enjoy this week's episode, and we'll see you next Monday!

ACAB!

What's this?

We've talked about it, people have requested we do it, and it only took a pandemic to finally move us into action: Tape Freaks has released our first podcast, VIDEO KILLERS! Co-hosted by us (Tim Holly, & Colette Ricci) and our friend Gregg Kapsalis, VIDEO KILLERS will be a place where we discuss what we've been watching recently, we deep dive into oddball subgenres, unpack the filmography of various filmmakers, highlight our favorite current films, there'll also be interviews, guests and much more! 

The best part is, VIDEO KILLERS is live, starting today! There's a mini episode (where we overview what the podcast will be like) as well as our first full episode (where we discuss fun stuff we've been watching recently and movies that speak to our range in tastes). We're still a little rough around the edges, but check us out now so you can tell your friends you were listening before they were cool!

Find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Deezer, or let us know what podcast service you prefer and we'll upload there! We hope you enjoy it, and stay well out there friends 😷❤️📼❤️😷