Let's Talk - Movies

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Episode 99: Basic Instinct (1992) – Rapid Review

Jason Connell revisits the classic 1992 film, Basic Instinct, with a rapid review, sharing sharp insights and impressions on why the movie still holds up today.

Recorded: 02-15-26
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 98: Clueless (1995) - Filming Locations

Jason Connell explores the filming locations of the classic 1995 film, Clueless, sharing insights and stories from the real-world places where the movie was made.

Recorded: 01-07-26
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 97: Reversal of Fortune (1990) - Filming Locations

Jason Connell explores the filming locations of the classic 1990 film, Reversal of Fortune, sharing insights and stories from the real-world places where the movie was made.

* The first Gilded Age mansion shown in the opening shot of the movie was "Rough Point" once owned by Doris Duke.

Recorded: 01-07-26
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 96: Back to the Future (1985) - Filming Locations

Jason Connell explores the filming locations of the classic 1985 film, Back to the Future, sharing insights and stories from the real-world places where the movie was made.

Recorded: 01-07-26
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 95: Repo Man (1984) - Rapid Review

Jason Connell revisits the classic 1984 film, Repo Man, with a rapid review, sharing sharp insights and impressions on why the movie still holds up today.

Recorded: 12-29-25
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 94: Body Double (1984) - Rapid Review

Jason Connell revisits the classic 1984 film, Body Double, with a rapid review, sharing sharp insights and impressions on why the movie still holds up today.

Recorded: 12-29-25
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 93: Blood Simple (1984) - Rapid Review

Jason Connell revisits the classic 1984 film, Blood Simple, with a rapid review, sharing sharp insights and impressions on why the movie still holds up today.

Recorded: 12-29-25
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 92: RoboCop (1987) - Rapid Review

Jason Connell revisits the classic 1987 film, RoboCop, with a rapid review, sharing sharp insights and impressions on why the movie still holds up today.

Recorded: 12-23-25
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 91: Predator (1987) - Rapid Review

Jason Connell revisits the classic 1987 film, Predator, with a rapid review, sharing sharp insights and impressions on why the movie still holds up today.

Recorded: 12-23-25
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 90: The Lost Boys (1987) - Rapid Review

Jason Connell revisits the classic 1987 film, The Lost Boys, with a rapid review, sharing sharp insights and impressions on why the movie still holds up today.

Recorded: 12-23-25
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 89: Interview - Ben Ripley (Screenwriter - Source Code, Flatliners, Last Days) - Remastered

Jason Connell has well-known screenwriter Ben Ripley (Source Code, Flatliners, Last Days) on the show.

Recorded: 09-23-24
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 88: Karate Kid Legends (2025) - Just Watched

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez discuss the newest movie in The Karate Kid franchise, Karate Kid Legends, after seeing it together on opening day, May 30th, 2025.

Karate Kid Legends (2025)

Synopsis: After kung fu prodigy Li Fong relocates to New York City, he attracts unwanted attention from a local karate champion and embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition with the help of Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso.

Director: Jonathan Entwistle
Writer: Rob Lieber, Robert Mark...

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Episode 87: The Karate Kid (2010) - Just Rewatched

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez revisit The Karate Kid remake, and much more.

The Karate Kid (2010)

Synopsis: Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the 12-year-old boy embraces Kung Fu, taught to him by a master.

Director: Harald Zwart
Writer: Christopher Murphey, Robert Mark Kamen
Cinematographer: Roger Pratt
Composer: James Horner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Rongguang Yu

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Episode 86: The Fly (1986) - Just Rewatched (Original Recording) - Vol. 04

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez revisit the classic movie and talk about teleporting, the brilliance of David Cronenberg, and the creation of Brundlefly. This was the first episode ever recorded on Let's Talk - Movies, but was archived since the format changed for the first 10 episodes.

Synopsis: A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
 
Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: David Cronenberg, Charles Edward P...

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Episode 85: The Fly (1986) - Just Rewatched (Original Recording) - Vol. 03

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez revisit the classic movie and talk about teleporting, the brilliance of David Cronenberg, and the creation of Brundlefly. This was the first episode ever recorded on Let's Talk - Movies, but was archived since the format changed for the first 10 episodes.

Synopsis: A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
 
Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: David Cronenberg, Charles Edward P...

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Episode 84: The Fly (1986) - Just Rewatched (Original Recording) - Vol. 02

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez revisit the classic movie and talk about teleporting, the brilliance of David Cronenberg, and the creation of Brundlefly. This was the first episode ever recorded on Let's Talk - Movies, but was archived since the format changed for the first 10 episodes.

Synopsis: A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
 
Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: David Cronenberg, Charles Edward P...

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Episode 83: The Fly (1986) - Just Rewatched (Original Recording) - Vol. 01

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez revisit the classic movie and talk about teleporting, the brilliance of David Cronenberg, and the creation of Brundlefly. This was the first episode ever recorded on Let's Talk - Movies, but was archived since the format changed for the first 10 episodes.

Synopsis: A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
 
Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: David Cronenberg, Charles Edward P...

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Episode 82: Tribute - Val Kilmer - Top Gun (1986)

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez pay tribute to the late iconic actor Val Kilmer in his third film role as Iceman in the action classic, Top Gun (1986).

Val Kilmer
Born: December 31, 1959
Died: April 1, 2025 (65)

Top Gun (1986)

Synopsis: The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at...

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Episode 81: Tribute - Val Kilmer - Real Genius (1985)

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez pay tribute to the late iconic actor Val Kilmer in his second film role as Chris Knight in the sci-fi comedy classic, Real Genius (1985).

Val Kilmer
Born: December 31, 1959
Died: April 1, 2025 (65)

Top Secret! (1984)

Synopsis: An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the...

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Episode 80: Tribute - Val Kilmer - Top Secret! (1984)

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez pay tribute to the late iconic actor Val Kilmer in his first film role as Nick Rivers in the slapstick comedy classic, Top Secret! (1984).

Val Kilmer
Born: December 31, 1959
Died: April 1, 2025 (65)

Disclaimer: The first 15 people that listened to this episode also heard E81, which was but mistakenly attached to the file.  It has since been corrected so it was an early preview for those lucky fans!

Top Secret! (1984)

Synopsis: An A...

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Episode 79: Interview - Ben Ripley (Screenwriter - Source Code, Flatliners, Last Days) - Vol. 02

Jason Connell has well-known screenwriter Ben Ripley (Source Code, Flatliners, Last Days) on the show.

Recorded: 09-23-24
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 78: Interview - Ben Ripley (Screenwriter - Source Code, Flatliners, Last Days) - Vol. 01

Jason Connell has well-known screenwriter Ben Ripley (Source Code, Flatliners, Last Days) on the show.

Recorded: 09-23-24
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 77: Swingers (1996) - Fun Facts

Jason Connell shares some fun trivia about the classic movie, Swingers.

Swingers (1996)

Synopsis: A wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends.

Director: Doug Liman
Writer: Jon Favreau
Cinematographer: Doug Liman
Composer: Justin Reinhardt
Cast: Doug Liman, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Patrick Van Horn, Alex Désert, Heather Graham,

Recorded: 09-19-24
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 76: Falling in Love (1984) - Fun Facts

Jason Connell shares some fun trivia about the classic movie, Falling in Love.

Falling in Love (1984)

Synopsis: Although they live married lives, two strangers keep running into each other, starting a friendship that could blossom into so much more.

Director: Ulu Grosbard
Writer: Michael Cristofer
Cinematographer: Peter Suschitzky
Composer: Dave Grusin
Cast: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Harvey Keitel, Jane Kaczmarek, George Martin, David Clennon, Dianne Wiest, Victor Argo, Jesse Bradford, Frances Conroy

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Episode 75: Cocktail (1988) - Fun Facts

Jason Connell shares some fun trivia about the classic movie, Cocktail.

* Doug Coughlin is played by Bryan Brown and not Blair Brown as mistakenly mentioned in the episode.

Cocktail (1988)

Synopsis: A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.

Director: Roger Donaldson
Writer: Heywood Gould
Cinematographer: Dean Semler
Composer: J. Peter Robinson
Cast: Tom Cruise, Elisabeth Shue, Bryan Brown, Kelly Lynch, Ron Dean, Gina Gershon
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Episode 74: Tár (2022) - Trailer - Just Rewatched - Vol. 02

Jason Connell and Bryan Beasley discuss the trailer for the highly acclaimed movie, Tár, and much more.

Tár (2022)

Synopsis: Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.

Director: Todd Field
Writer: Todd Field
Cinematographer: Florian Hoffmeister
Composer: Hildur Guðnadóttir
Cast: Cate Blanch...

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Episode 73: Tár (2022) - Trailer - Just Rewatched - Vol. 01

Jason Connell and Bryan Beasley discuss the trailer for the highly acclaimed movie, Tár, and much more.

Tár (2022)

Synopsis: Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.

Director: Todd Field
Writer: Todd Field
Cinematographer: Florian Hoffmeister
Composer: Hildur Guðnadóttir
Cast: Cate Blanch...

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Episode 72: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) - Trailer - Just Rewatched

Jason Connell and Bryan Beasley discuss the trailer for the not-so-classic movie, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, and much more.

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

Synopsis: Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.

Director: Rod Hedden
Writer: Rod Hedden, Victor Miller
Cinematographer: Bryan England
Composer...

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Episode 71: Alien (1979) - Trailer - Just Rewatched - Vol. 02

Jason Connell and Bryan Beasley discuss the trailer for the classic movie, Alien, and much more.

Alien (1979)

Synopsis: After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.

Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Cinematographer: Derek Vanlint
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto

Recorded: 09-13-24
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Episode 70: Alien (1979) - Trailer - Just Rewatched - Vol. 01

Jason Connell and Bryan Beasley discuss the trailer for the classic movie, Alien, and much more.

Alien (1979)

Synopsis: After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.

Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Cinematographer: Derek Vanlint
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto

Recorded: 09-13-24
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Episode 69: Falling Down (1993) - Fun Facts

Jason Connell shares some fun trivia about the classic movie, Falling Down.

Falling Down (1993)

Synopsis: An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Director: Joel Schumacher
Writer: Ebbe Roe Smith
Cinematographer: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Composer: James Newton Howard
Cast: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Tuesday Weld, Frederic Forrest

Recorded: 09-06-24
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 68: Real Genius (1985) - Fun Facts

Jason Connell shares some fun trivia about the classic movie, Real Genius.

Real Genius (1985)

Synopsis: An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the plan.

Director: Martha Coolidge
Writer: Neal Israel, Pat Proft, PJ Torokvei
Cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond
Composer: Thomas Newman
Cast: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, William...

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Episode 67: Red Dawn (1984) - Fun Facts

Jason Connell shares some fun trivia about the classic movie, Red Dawn.

Red Dawn (1984)

Synopsis: It is the dawn of World War III. In the west mountains of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.

Director: John Milius
Writer: John Milius, Kevin Reynolds
Cinematographer: Ric Waite
Composer: Basil Poledouris
Cast: Patrick Sawyze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Gray, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean...

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Episode 66: A Simple Plan (1998) - First Watched

Jason Connell discusses his memorable experience of watching A Simple Plan for the first time, back in 1998.

A Simple Plan (1998)

Synopsis: Three blue-collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.

Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: Scott B. Smith
Cinematographer: Alar Kivilo
Composer: Danny Elfman
Cast: Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda...

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Episode 65: Just Curious Media Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez celebrate the 5-Year Anniversary of Just Curious Media!

Recorded: 06-17-24
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 64: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Just Rewatched

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez revisit the classic movie and talk about the extraordinary career of the late Donald Sutherland, the similarities between body snatchers and the pandemic, and how Spock became a pod person.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Synopsis: When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.

Director: Philip Kaufman
Writer: W.D. Richter (screenplay), Jack...

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Episode 63: Teen Wolf (1985) - Just Rewatched

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez revisit the classic movie and talk about the rise of Michael J. Fox, werewolf movies, and the popular ‘80s troupe of lead actors chasing the blonde and winding up with the brunette.

Teen Wolf (1985)

Synopsis: An ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree.

Director: Rod Daniel
Writer: Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman
Cinematographer: Tim Suhrstedt
Composer: Miles Goodman
Cast: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Le...

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Episode 62: They Live (1988) - Just Rewatched

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez revisit the cult classic movie and talk about the iconic "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, the longest fight scene in movie history, and spotting aliens in real-life.

They Live (1988)

Synopsis: They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.

Director: John Carpenter
Writer: John Carpenter (screenplay), Ray Nelson (short story)
Cinematographer: Gary B. Kibbe
Composer: John Carpenter...

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Episode 61: Tribute - Dabney Coleman (9 to 5, Tootsie, WarGames)

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez pay tribute to the late beloved actor Dabney Coleman who played countless memorable characters in classic movies such as North Dallas Forty, 9 to 5, On Golden Pond, Tootsie, WarGames, Dragnet, and so many more.

Dabney Coleman
Born: January 3, 1932
Died: May 16, 2024 (92)

Documentary:
Not Such a Bad Guy: Conversations with Dabney Coleman

Recorded: 05-29-24
Studio: Just Curious Media

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Episode 60: Let's Talk - JAWS - Teaser

Jason Connell and Sal Rodriguez discuss their new show, Let's Talk - JAWS, which is an addictively fun podcast immersed in anything and everything related to JAWS.

Listen now!

Recorded: 04-11-24
Studio: Just Curious Media

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