Reel Poppycock

Season 3, Ep. 9: Effects

Reel Poppycock ponders the potential side-effects of covering the 1979 mega-meta-movie "Effects."
This episode is a KC hidden gem pick, and *hidden* certainly describes "Effects," because this film basically didn't exist to be seen anywhere from 1979 until a DVD release occurred in 2005. The *gem* aspect is more up for discussion, because plenty of poppycock was poppin' off all over this picture.
But "Effects" has some good going for it as well, and was well ahead of its time in 1979. The filmmakers came from the George A. Romero tree; with director Dusty Nelson, and stars John Harrison, Joseph Pilato, and special effects and make up guru Tom Savini all having worked with Romero before putting $55K together, and making their own movie about a movie within a movie, with maybe even another level of mediation added.
Do Ed, Trevor, and KC think the filmmakers succeeded on their passion project? You'll have to pop on this fresh Reel Poppycock episode to find out!
 
 
00:00:47 KC Shows off their Hidden Gems
00:04:09 Reel Basic Facts
00:16:09 Ed's Underappreciated "Utinni!" Utterance
00:18:22 What Constitutes a "Snuff" Film?
00:29:40 Poppycock Pop-Quiz
00:34:55 Ed Declares that Celeste is Pure Poppycock
00:46:39 We've Determined that Lacey is a Dick
00:55:28 Snuff Film within a Snuff Film: is it Love, or Confusion?
01:17:49 Poppycock Round-Up
 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "I Need Your Love" written by John Harrison and performed by Ron 'Byrd' Foster
- "I Gotta Run" written by John Harrison and performed by Ron 'Byrd' Foster
 
 
 
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Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Season 3, Ep. 8: Aliens

Reel Poppycock brings a special guest into the studio, the immaculate Kat Fitzpatrick from the Fake Ass Bookclub Podcast, to discuss the 1986 James Cameron directed sci-fi / action classic "Aliens."
Sigourney Weaver's badass character of Ripley survived some wild events with a Xenomorph in "Alien," but will Kat survive her spot on the hot seat in the Poppycock Pop-Quiz?
Lots of insight, lots of laughs, and a customary group call-out of "f*ck colonialism" when discussion of the Colonial Space Marines is brought up when they go gung-ho trying to save the day.
So do like Kat taught Ed, KC, and Trevor; and employ some "Cult Leader Confidence" while you pop on this bombastic episode of Reel Poppycock, enjoy!
 
 
00:01:00 What About Pod-Kats?
00:03:39 Get to know your Guest Host
00:15:37 Reel Basic Facts
00:41:00 KC does Prof. Farnsworth / Alien Extended Universe
00:46:42 Poppycock Pop-Quiz: Kat on the Hot Seat
01:09:55 Actual "Aliens" Analysis
01:59:39 Ed's Extraterrestrial Extravaganza
02:14:23 DreamCast
02:28:50 Poppycock Round-Up
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Resolution & Hyperspace" by James Horner and the London Symphony Orchestra; licensed by UMG
 
 
 
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Guest Kat's instagram: @Katfitzpatt
 
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Host K.C. @dangerbrewer on Instagram 
Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Season 3, Ep: 7: Dark Angel / I Come in Peace

Do you enjoy action? Do you enjoy explosions? Do you enjoy Dolph Lundgren / Grace Jones orgy stories from the 80's?
Well then look no further than Reel Poppycock's episode on the 1990 movie "Dark Angel," also known as "I Come In Peace." Directed by Craig Baxley, this A-grade B-movie was brought to us courtesy of Ed, who chose it as his *Hidden Gem* flick-pick.
And hidden gem it was, as KC and Trevor had never even heard of this movie before Ed introduced it to them. Would their lives be forever changed for the better after watching Dolph Lundgren engage in extreme combat with an extra-terrestrial endorphin extractor?
You'll have to listen to this highly entertaining and explosive podcast episode to find out, cheers!
 
 
 
00:04:15 Reel Basic Facts
00:20:35 Baby, Touch (my Poppycock) Tonight
00:37:50 Poppycock Pop-Quiz
00:45:00 White Boys Droppin' Like Flies
00:59:28 Buck-Wheat Booty
01:00:28 Ed's old Jay Bilas Twitter Connection
01:24:08 DreamCast
01:39:00 Poppycock Round-Up
 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Touch Me Tonight" by Shooting Star
- "Ugly" by The U-Krew
- "Maggy" by XYZ
 
 
 
Instagram: @reelpoppycock
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Host K.C. @dangerbrewer on Instagram 
Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Season 3, Ep. 6: The Conjuring

Happy Halloween to all you horror-hounds and non-horror-hounds alike! Reel Poppycock rounds out their 2025 Spooky Season collection of movies with the first entry in what would become a multi B-B-Billion dollar franchise. That is correct, today we delve into the jump-scare jubilee "The Conjuring," released in 2013, and directed by James Wan.
K.C. did a lot of research into Ed & Lorraine Warren, the real life demonologist and clairvoyant couple who inspired these films. Are they just gifted grifters? Or is there something more menacing to their tales of supernatural scares?
Ed details some of his own real life spooky experiences, and his plans for N.I.G.H.T. Which will be the North Indianapolis Ghost Hunting Team. Ed also tests Trevor and K.C. on their knowledge of the actors who played famous movie monsters in a special Halloween edition of his Poppycock Pop-Quiz.
We've got Halloween hijinks, heaps of humor, and high praise for the cinematography of "The Conjuring," but maybe a bit of beef with some of the basic implications of what this film bases itself on, and its overall thematic moral message. So stop smashing pumpkins, and start smashing that subscribe button, since Spooky Season on Reel Poppycock is sure to cure your Halloween hangover. Enjoy!
 
 
00:01:55 Reel Basic Facts
00:18:27 K.C.'s Kids Corner
00:25:00 Ed's 23% More Menacing Laugh
00:30:40 Film Synopsis + Real Life Paranormal Activity
00:54:25 Pretty Pretty Podcaster's Headpiece Hilarity 
01:08:40 Poppycocks Dropped Like Lorraine Warren Down Multiple Stories 
01:26:28 K.C.'s Gosling Surprise + Ed's Mickey Mouse / Jodeci Jubilee
01:18:42 Poppycock Round-Up
01:31:39 Spooky Season Gametime: Name that Movie Monster
 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Time of the Season" by The Zombies
- "Sleepwalk" by Betsy Brye
- "In the Room Where You Sleep" by Dead Man's Bones
 
 
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Host K.C. @dangerbrewer on Instagram 
Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Season 3, Ep. 5: The Blackening

Reel Poppycock's *Spooky Season* continues with 2023 horror comedy "The Blackening." Directed by Tim Story, and written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, "The Blackening" was an Ed choice for his Halloween month movie.
This film is a piece of sharp satire, while also being very aware of how referential it is to films that have come before. "The People Under the Stairs," "Scream 2," and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" are all directly referenced in "The Blackening." But one key piece of homage may have been missed by the Poppycock crew: does the mind-reading / telepathy that people employ whilst playing Spades count as a mini-tribute to "The Shining?"
This podcast episode is filled with laughs, social commentary, and plenty of games in honor of a main theme of "The Blackening." KC even breaks out a new game they thought of: "Who's Your (Hoosier) Reel Movie Fan?" Where the game tests Ed and Trevor's respective knowledge of films in relation to the state of Indiana.
So fill up a nice glass with some King's Kool-Ayyy, and enjoy this episode on "The Blackening," the 2nd of 3 installments in this year's *Spooky Season* on Reel Poppycock.
 
00:00:45 Ed's Black E.D. Awareness
00:03:06 Reel Basic Facts
00:19:35 KC Presents: "Harlem Nights 2," directed by: _________
00:28:18 Poppycock Pop-Quiz  
00:42:44 Film Analysis 
01:01:07 Drinks, Drugs, and Games Ensue 
01:26:28 Ed shares "Angela Rye Head-Ass" quote with real life Angela Rye
02:00:25 Reel Poppycock says: "F*ck ai slop Scream movie memes"
02:05:20 KC's Indiana game: "Who's Your (Hoosier) Reel Movie Fan?"
02:10:56 Poppycock Round-Up 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Ann Peebles
- "777" by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)
- "Made You Look" by Nas
 
 
 
Instagram: @reelpoppycock
YouTube: Reel Poppycock 
Host K.C. @dangerbrewer on Instagram 
Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Season 3, Ep. 4: The Devil's Rejects

Welcome to the 2025 Spooky Season kickoff episode of Reel Poppycock! Are you ready to see a "Living Dead Girl," or do you prefer them "More Human than Human?" We're bound for bloody good times as we discuss writer/director Rob Zombie's 2005 film "The Devil's Rejects."
Each host will be choosing one horror film to discuss for this unit, and "The Devil's Rejects" was a Trevor pick. So will Trevor's tush get toasty as he is trivia tested by Ed on the Poppycock Pop-Quiz: Hot Seat Edition, where hardball heaters come in high and tight with extra-tough questions?
This episode also features some fan theories, a Dream-Cast segment, and enough tutti fruiti ice cream to satisfy even the most jaded film fan. Speaking of satisfying cream, Rosario Dawson's scene in "The Devil's Rejects" may have ended up on the cutting room floor, but it does exist as a deleted scene, and the Poppycock hosts throw her some love in their analysis.
So dig through the ditches, and burn through the witches, we slam in the back of Reel Poppycock's "Dragula," and enjoy the first installment in our horror film unit.
 
 
00:00:50 Spooky Season Intro
00:05:40 Reel Basic Facts
00:35:00 Poppycock Pop-Quiz: Hot Seat Edition 
00:43:45 Synopsis & Analysis  
01:05:33 Ed Questions Roy's Johnny Cash Connection 
01:34:03 Is Captain Spaulding really Baby's Father? 
01:41:47 Ed's Ken Foree Fan Theory
02:01:33 Dream-Cast
02:10:33 DAME Helen Mirren receives Studio Invitation
02:15:56 Poppycock Round-Up 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Free Bird" (Extended Music Version) by Lynyrd Skynyrd UMG on behalf of Geffen*
- "Rocky Mountain Way" Joe Walsh UMG on behalf of Geffen*
- "Midnight Rider" by The Allman Brothers Band UMG on behalf of Island Def Jam*
 
 
 
Instagram: @reelpoppycock
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Host K.C. @dangerbrewer on Instagram 
Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Season 3, Ep. 3: Jackie Brown

Reel Poppycock's love for "Jackie Brown" and Pam Grier is cranked to the MAX; as we CHERRY pick some of our favorite scenes, songs, and performances to analyze from the 1997 film. This is the third and final installment of our 3 film unit on director Quentin Tarantino.
Ed says "they don't make em like that anymore" when talking about the classic track "Across 110th St." by Bobby Womack, and KC replies "I don't think they're allowed to. It's like a state law." The soundtrack for this film is phenomenal, with diegetic use of sound when cassette tapes of The Brothers Johnson and The Delfonics are popped into the rides of Samuel L. Jackson's Ordell Robbie, and Robert Forster's Max Cherry respectively.
Trevor delves into some of the Hollywood royalty family history of Bridget Fonda, and lays out some of the classic performances of Robert DeNiro's storied career in the Reel Basic Facts.
Lots of laughs, and little Poppycock, in this episode; unless you want to count the reasoning for Max Cherry making his final decision in regards to Jackie Brown in the climax of the film. So stand ten toes down with us one last time for Tarantino, and enjoy this episode of Reel Poppycock!
 
00:01:45 Reel Basic Facts
00:20:24 "Across 110th St." / Summary
00:29:44 Machine Gun Funk
00:45:07 "Strawberry Letter 23" 
01:05:41 *Cherry* picking The Delfonics / Further Film Analysis
01:48:16 Poppycock Round-Up
02:02:18 Outro / Spooky Season Teaser
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode and all rights reserved}
- "Across 110th St." by Bobby Womack
- "Strawberry Letter 23" by The Brothers Johnson
- "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" by The Delfonics
 
 
 
Instagram: @reelpoppycock
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Host K.C. @dangerbrewer on Instagram 
Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Season 3, Ep. 2: Reservoir Dogs

Many podcasts may bark all day like little doggies, but Reel Poppycock brings the bite with the second of three films covered in our Quentin Tarantino unit that kicks off Season 3.
In this episode we discuss Tarantino having a bit part as an Elvis impersonator on an old episode of Golden Girls, while also delving into how serious one must be with their method-acting in order to ride around in the trunk of a car to do research for a role.
Ed and KC bring up Mr. Pink's tipping practices, and then discuss how racial stereotypes involving perceived tipping have effected their lives as black individuals in the USA. Ed also has a fun fan theory on what happens to Steve Buscemi's character of Mr. Pink after the events of "Reservoir Dogs."
Trevor details a "Brief History of the Heist Genre' in the Reel Basic Facts, and all three hosts get to create their *Dream Heist Team* in a special version of our normal DreamCast segment. KC even has an "Oops All Ovaries" edition of their DreamCast since "Reservoir Dogs" is such a blatantly masculine movie.
All that and more on this new episode of Reel Poppycock, enjoy!
 
 
00:08:42 Reel Basic Facts
00:23:25 Brief History of the Heist Genre
00:29:13 "Little Green Bag" / Synopsis
01:01:29 Stuck in the Middle of this Podcast 
01:42:38 Dream Heist Team {game}
02:02:20 Poppycock Round-Up
02:13:30 Outro / Housekeeping
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode and all rights reserved}
- "Little Green Bag" by George Baker Selection
- "Stuck in the Middle With You" by Stealers Wheel
- "Coconut" by Harry Nilsson
 
 
Instagram: @reelpoppycock
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Host K.C. @dangerbrewer on Instagram 
Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Season 3, Ep. 1: Django Unchained

Welcome to Season 3 of Reel Poppycock, or as KC belts out in our intro: "We're back mutha-fluffers!"
Season 3 opens with a three episode unit covering writer & director Quentin Tarantino, and this episode is on the 2012 *Southern* masterpiece: "Django Unchained."
Ed has often said that Tarantino is one of his favorite filmmakers, but how does he feel about sweet potatoes? Yams are briefly brought up, but also how some stuff never completely changes. America has come a long way since the pre-Civil War time period depicted in Django Unchained, but if you think remnants of that bigotry has not been passed on through the generations, then you've just not been paying attention.
Stars Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz provided dynamite performances, and receive lots of love from the Reel Poppycock crew. Ed, KC, and Trevor share some of their favorite quotes during the "Who Said It?" game, and rank the film during the Poppycock Round-Up segment.
So: "Hey, Little Troublemakers," please join us for Season 3 of Reel Poppycock, and enjoy!
 
 
00:00:00 Season 3 Intro
00:04:30 Reel Basic Facts
00:33:55 Synopsis
00:39:20 Poppycock Pop-Quiz 
00:50:15 Film Analysis
01:29:27 Polynesian Pearl Diver
02:05:25 Who Said It? {game}
02:11:22 Poppycock Round-Up
02:19:00 Tarantino Teaser
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode and all rights reserved}
- "Django" by Luis Bacalov
- "Dies Irae Be" from Verdi's Requiem
- "Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)" by James Brown and Tupac Shakur
 
 
Instagram: @reelpoppycock
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Host K.C. @dangerbrewer on Instagram 
Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Season 2, Ep. 16: The Jungle Book (1967)

From deep in the vault, Reel Poppycock is dropping a special episode to close out Season 2.
We welcome back original co-host Joe to the studio, as we release this episode on 1967's "The Jungle Book" that was recorded back in April.
Poppycocks get called out left and right, as Ed KC Joe and Trevor lay into the colonialist messaging behind this purported Disney "classic" flick. Join us as we revisit the theme of: "Ani-MAY-tion." {Only 4 or 5 months late...}
 
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:56 Reel Basic Facts
00:19:08 Synopsis
00:37:11 Poppycock Pop Quiz
00:45:00 Film Analysis
01:16:00 Poppycock Perspective
01:28:42 DreamCast
01:45:33 Poppycock Round-Up
 
Instagram: @reelpoppycock
YouTube: Reel Poppycock 
Host K.C. @dangerbrewer on Instagram 
Host Ed Lanier @edlaniermusic on Instagram
Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)