Carli, Rowan, and Kev are joined by special guest Rebekah Valentine for the hit multiverse movie of the year, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. We talk about its parallels to the Wachowskis and Edgar Wright, the joy of seeing this cast pull this off, and wait a minute are they really going full Wong Kar-Wai????

Carli, Rowan, and Kev are joined by special guest Rebekah Valentine for the hit multiverse movie of the year, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. We talk about its parallels to the Wachowskis and Edgar Wright, the joy of seeing this cast pull this off, and wait a minute are they really going full Wong Kar-Wai????

Everything Everywhere All At Once

TOTAL CASHACRE closes out with a huge day for Rowan: she watches her first Michael Mann movie, HEAT. Have you heard of this thing? It's like, really good. It's got Robert De Niro AND Al Pacino! Wild wild shit.

TOTAL CASHACRE closes out with a huge day for Rowan: she watches her first Michael Mann movie, HEAT. Have you heard of this thing? It's like, really good. It's got Robert De Niro AND Al Pacino! Wild wild shit.

Heat

Rowan is joined by Rob Zacny and Carli Velocci to introduce Carli to the joy that is the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE series and discuss De Palma's MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 1. We talk about the best ways to understand the series, shockingly weak reviews, the terrifying nature of a single bead of sweat, how much Rob loves helicopters, and Tom Cruise sprinting!

Rowan is joined by Rob Zacny and Carli Velocci to introduce Carli to the joy that is the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE series and discuss De Palma's MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 1. We talk about the best ways to understand the series, shockingly weak reviews, the terrifying nature of a single bead of sweat, how much Rob loves helicopters, and Tom Cruise sprinting!

Mission Impossible 1

TOTAL CASHACRE returns with Rowan's favorite comfort film, FANTASTIC MR. FOX. Wes Anderson's animated delight involves not one but five different heists, George Clooney being suave again, tweens being difficult, and all the Whack-Bat you can handle. HOTBOX!

TOTAL CASHACRE returns with Rowan's favorite comfort film, FANTASTIC MR. FOX. Wes Anderson's animated delight involves not one but five different heists, George Clooney being suave again, tweens being difficult, and all the Whack-Bat you can handle. HOTBOX!

Fantastic Mr. Fox

TOTAL CASHACRE returns from a brief hiatus (Rowan moving) with the quintessential modern heist film OCEAN'S 11. Kev joins in and we talk about smoothness, coolness, light, charm, and weird Cockney accents.

TOTAL CASHACRE returns from a brief hiatus (Rowan moving) with the quintessential modern heist film OCEAN'S 11. Kev joins in and we talk about smoothness, coolness, light, charm, and weird Cockney accents.

Ocean's 11

One year of TOTAL MASSACRE means it's time for our reward: the greatest action movie of our age, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD. Rowan, Abby, Kev, and Jay dive into the smartness and the dumbness, Chekov's flaming guitars and poles, car armor tactics, Tom Hardy's mumbling, and mostly just how this is the greatest thing ever.

One year of TOTAL MASSACRE means it's time for our reward: the greatest action movie of our age, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD. Rowan, Abby, Kev, and Jay dive into the smartness and the dumbness, Chekov's flaming guitars and poles, car armor tactics, Tom Hardy's mumbling, and mostly just how this is the greatest thing ever.

Fury Road

TOTAL MASSACRE is joined by Keith Phipps, author of the new book AGE OF CAGE, to discuss Nic's best action movie, FACE/OFF. Rowan, Carli, Christy, and Keith discuss how a movie can be meta and completely earnest, what John Woo looks like with a full budget, how to properly eat a peach, and more!

TOTAL MASSACRE is joined by Keith Phipps, author of the new book AGE OF CAGE, to discuss Nic's best action movie, FACE/OFF. Rowan, Carli, Christy, and Keith discuss how a movie can be meta and completely earnest, what John Woo looks like with a full budget, how to properly eat a peach, and more!

Face Off

Rowan and Kev continue the 70s theme of March with one of Jackie Chan's breakthroughs, SNAKE IN EAGLE'S SHADOW. We talk about that Jackie Chan magic, the greatest training montages ever, animal cruelty, and some of the tightest choreography put to film

Rowan and Kev continue the 70s theme of March with one of Jackie Chan's breakthroughs, SNAKE IN EAGLE'S SHADOW. We talk about that Jackie Chan magic, the greatest training montages ever, animal cruelty, and some of the tightest choreography put to film

Snake in Eagle's Shadow

Rowan recruits the very best podcast martial artists, Kev Koeser and Mike Williams, for a tournament of champions and international crime syndicate, as TOTAL MASSACRE covers Bruce Lee's iconic ENTER THE DRAGON!

Rowan recruits the very best podcast martial artists, Kev Koeser and Mike Williams, for a tournament of champions and international crime syndicate, as TOTAL MASSACRE covers Bruce Lee's iconic ENTER THE DRAGON!

Enter the Dragon

Time loops! Smarminess! Cool aliens! Comedy deaths! Hot butches! It's EDGE OF TOMORROW, it's TOTAL MASSACRE with Rowan, Carli, and Abby!

Time loops! Smarminess! Cool aliens! Comedy deaths! Hot butches! It's EDGE OF TOMORROW, it's TOTAL MASSACRE with Rowan, Carli, and Abby!

Edge of Tomorrow

TOTAL MASSACRE is an action movie podcast hosted by Rowan Kaiser

In the opening scene of Michael Bay's 2003 hit BAD BOYS 2, Will Smith yells "Blue power!" and it's all downhill from there. Or uphill. It's genuinely hard to say! Rowan, Dylan, and Brian try to puzzle it out as best as possible.

In the opening scene of Michael Bay's 2003 hit BAD BOYS 2, Will Smith yells "Blue power!" and it's all downhill from there. Or uphill. It's genuinely hard to say! Rowan, Dylan, and Brian try to puzzle it out as best as possible.

Bad Boys 2

Total Massacre check's out Jackie Chan's nitty-gritty police procedural POLICE STORY, complete with Phoenix Wright-esque courtroom drama, three cakes to the face, bumbling cops who have to be able to break the rules, and the wildest bus stunt you'll ever see!

Total Massacre check's out Jackie Chan's nitty-gritty police procedural POLICE STORY, complete with Phoenix Wright-esque courtroom drama, three cakes to the face, bumbling cops who have to be able to break the rules, and the wildest bus stunt you'll ever see!

Police Story 1

Perhaps you, like Rowan, Brian, and Dylan, have fond memories of 1998's action comedy hit RUSH HOUR. Jackie Chan holding up a vase! Chris Tucker saying funny things! Both guys singing James Brown! What's not to love? Well.....rewatching the movie gave us a lot of things that weren't those fond memories. Oopsie.

Perhaps you, like Rowan, Brian, and Dylan, have fond memories of 1998's action comedy hit RUSH HOUR. Jackie Chan holding up a vase! Chris Tucker saying funny things! Both guys singing James Brown! What's not to love? Well.....rewatching the movie gave us a lot of things that weren't those fond memories. Oopsie.

Rush Hour 1

For the first film of Jet &amp; Jackie January TOTAL MASSACRE heads back in time in China for ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA, a defining star turn for Jet Li that also influenced action movies for decades to come. Rowan is rejoined by Mike Williams and Brian Smawley to talk about the film which, perhaps more than any other we've covered, is great action scenes and pretty bad connective tissue.

For the first film of Jet &amp; Jackie January TOTAL MASSACRE heads back in time in China for ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA, a defining star turn for Jet Li that also influenced action movies for decades to come. Rowan is rejoined by Mike Williams and Brian Smawley to talk about the film which, perhaps more than any other we've covered, is great action scenes and pretty bad connective tissue.

Once Upon A Time In China

What if Lethal Weapon was mean-spirited? What if pro football was on the verge of collapse from players shooting each other on the field? What if Bruce Willis wasn't charming? What if Shane Black cared about women in any way whatsoever? All the questions and more, answered by Rowan, Jay, and Chuck on the newest episode of TOTAL MASSACRE, on THE LAST BOY SCOUT.

What if Lethal Weapon was mean-spirited? What if pro football was on the verge of collapse from players shooting each other on the field? What if Bruce Willis wasn't charming? What if Shane Black cared about women in any way whatsoever? All the questions and more, answered by Rowan, Jay, and Chuck on the newest episode of TOTAL MASSACRE, on THE LAST BOY SCOUT.

The Last Boy Scout

Rowan, Carli, and Kev gather to check out a Patreon-recommended splatterfest, Tokyo Gore Police. It's...a lot. But it's also not enough, as we call it "a quarter of the way to a satire". Look, you're either clicking on a show called "Tokyo Gore Police" or not, I'm not sure what more I can add here.

Rowan, Carli, and Kev gather to check out a Patreon-recommended splatterfest, Tokyo Gore Police. It's...a lot. But it's also not enough, as we call it "a quarter of the way to a satire". Look, you're either clicking on a show called "Tokyo Gore Police" or not, I'm not sure what more I can add here.

Tokyo Gore Police

Rowan, Carli, and Kev finally break the seal and cover....our first MCU movie, SHANG-CHI: LEGEND OF THE ETC ETC. Look, come on, it has Tony Leung, how could we not? He was in Hard Boiled! In the Mood for Love is Rowan's favorite movie! His eyes, man, his fucking eyes! Also there's MCU stuff and a guy with a knife-hand or whatever. Tony Leung!!!!

Rowan, Carli, and Kev finally break the seal and cover....our first MCU movie, SHANG-CHI: LEGEND OF THE ETC ETC. Look, come on, it has Tony Leung, how could we not? He was in Hard Boiled! In the Mood for Love is Rowan's favorite movie! His eyes, man, his fucking eyes! Also there's MCU stuff and a guy with a knife-hand or whatever. Tony Leung!!!!

Shang-Chi

Rowan is joined by Jay Pullman and new guest Charles "Chuck Friendly" Moran to talk about Lethal Weapon, the buddy cop action movie to start all buddy cop action movies. We talk about the careers of Shane Black and Richard Donner, how good Mel Gibson and Danny Glover are, how evil Mel Gibson has become, the weird combination of copaganda and Vietnam guilt, and just how entertaining it all is.

Rowan is joined by Jay Pullman and new guest Charles "Chuck Friendly" Moran to talk about Lethal Weapon, the buddy cop action movie to start all buddy cop action movies. We talk about the careers of Shane Black and Richard Donner, how good Mel Gibson and Danny Glover are, how evil Mel Gibson has become, the weird combination of copaganda and Vietnam guilt, and just how entertaining it all is.

Lethal Weapon 1

Rowan felt like doing the sequel to Bourne so....we did it. Spy expert Christy Admiraal, Kev Koeser, and Jay Pullman dive into the Indian Ocean for a CIA thriller that questions whether Americans may be the baddies, provides a respectable fridging, and shakes the camera like it's a moneymaker.

Rowan felt like doing the sequel to Bourne so....we did it. Spy expert Christy Admiraal, Kev Koeser, and Jay Pullman dive into the Indian Ocean for a CIA thriller that questions whether Americans may be the baddies, provides a respectable fridging, and shakes the camera like it's a moneymaker.

The Bourne Supremacy

Rowan is joined by Carli, Kev, and Dylan for a raucous late-night examination of Edgar Wright's 2010 cult hit SCOTT PILGRIM VERSUS THE WORLD. That cast! That style! Those jokes! That core romantic plot that doesn't actually work! Stories about our encounters with celebrity! And we also talk about the action occasionally or whatever.

Rowan is joined by Carli, Kev, and Dylan for a raucous late-night examination of Edgar Wright's 2010 cult hit SCOTT PILGRIM VERSUS THE WORLD. That cast! That style! Those jokes! That core romantic plot that doesn't actually work! Stories about our encounters with celebrity! And we also talk about the action occasionally or whatever.

Scott Pilgrim

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