It’s December! It’s December! Celebrate the King of Months with John and El’Ahrai as they review “Gladiator II” and “The People’s Joker”! [...]

Thanksgiving impends, which means Black Friday (and holiday shopping) are close behind! And as a public service and certainly not a wish list for themselves, El’Ahrai and John are here to [...]

Continuing on with the unkillable tenacity of army ants is its own kind of resistance. In that spirit, John and El’Ahrai have returned this week to review “A Real Pain” and [...]

They’re back, and they’re ready to review movies! El’Ahrai and John subject “Anora” and “My Old Ass” to the scrutiny of their steely gaze! Plus newsbits, [...]

Enjoy this episode recorded before Election Day, ahead of the Fall. This week, John and El’Ahrai review “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and “The Apprentice”. Plus [...]

There are matters liturgical and biographical on the docket this week, as El’Ahrai and John review “Conclave” and “Piece by Piece”! Plus home video picks, questions, [...]

Well, because of what you did, the show has returned again. This week, John and El’Ahrai review “We Live in Time” and “Terrifier 3”! Eros and Thanatos, get ’em [...]

A slightly more standard-sized show this week, as El’Ahrai and John review “Saturday Night” and “Hellboy: The Crooked Man”! (One of them is good, and one has Hellboy [...]

Carve out a bit of time, because this one is big and beefy! John, El’Ahrai, and the ubiquitous Cati Glidewell are setting course for your earholes with reviews of “Joker: Folie à [...]

After a bit of…unpleasantness, we are back! Yes, El’Ahrai and John have returned to your earholes to terrorize the studios and champion the weird, all for reasonable rates! This week, [...]

Well, there we go again. John, El’Ahrai and special guest Cati Glidewell review not one, not two, not three, but FOUR movies! “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”, “The Front [...]

Well, we’re rounding into the home stretch of 2024, and El’Ahrai and John are here to share their lists of the Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies For The Rest of The Year! (One day, their [...]

OK, we know there are some audio issues during the review portion of this week’s show. The person responsible will be flogged until he doesn’t like the flogging any more (we could be [...]

Can I interest you in some movie talk? Perhaps…a Count/Pointercount review of “Alien: Romulus” with a bonus chaser of “Borderlands” slander? Well, do El’Ahrai [...]

If there is any mercy left in this universe, by the time you read this, the sun will have extinguished. If, on the other hand, the universe continues onward in its infinite indifference, here is [...]

El’Ahrai and John are back, and they, too, will be doing this until they’re 90! “Kneecap” and “Sing Sing” are on the review docket this week, so listen up for [...]

Well, we’ve reached (perhaps) the final big hitter of the Summer Movie Season 2024. This week, John and El’Ahrai deliver a Count-Pointercount review of “Deadpool and [...]

It’s July, so grab hold, Miranda! This week, El’Ahrai, John, and fifth Beatle Cati Glidewell review “Twisters”, “The Fall Guy:: Extended Cut”, and “Widow [...]

The slow downhill…slide? crawl? descent? to the end of 2024 has begun. Let John and El’Ahrai be your guides on this trip into darkness, with movie reviews and stuff! This week, [...]

Guess who’s back! Back again! Cati’s back! Tell a friend! That’s right, The Blonde in Front has returned to grace our filthy airwaves with the delight of her presence! And [...]

A great big number like 350 deserves a great big show, and by gum, we’ve got one for you this week! Author and Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair Maureen Ryan graces John and El’Ahrai [...]

It is often said that into each life, a little rain must fall, and this is certainly true. However, even the rainiest lives have their days of sun, and one must be aware and ready for those when [...]

The movie world this week was all about “Inside Out 2”, so why should we be any different? John and El’Ahrai review “Inside Out 2” and “The Watchers” [...]

We’re back for another week toiling in the mines of criticism and entertainment journalism! El’Ahrai and John bring reviews this week of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” and [...]

Oyez! Oyez! A bit of a post-Memorial Day Weekend lull on reviews, but there is news a-plenty on the subject of Netflix’s various nefariousness, among other things. John and El’Ahrai [...]

It’s a jam-packed show this week, as El’Ahrai, John, and everyone’s favorite Blonde in Front, Cati Glidewell, come to you with a round of reviews of “Furiosa: A Mad Max [...]

The “I”s have it on this week’s show, as John and El’Ahrai provide reviews of “IF” and “I Saw The TV Glow”! Plus home video picks, Cannes talk, [...]

BAH GAWD! That’s Cati Glidewell’s music! Yes, The Blonde in Front is back this week, joining El’Ahrai and John for the whole show as together they review “Kingdom of the [...]

Well, it seems the summer movie season is here! This week, John and El’Ahrai leap in feet-first with reviews of “The Fall Guy” and “Tarot”! Plus a newsbit segment [...]

We’re right on the doorstep of what could prove to be one of the more unusual Summer Movie Seasons in quite some time. But before that grand leap into the unknown, El’Ahrai and John [...]

It’s yours! It’s mine! It’s ours! Yes, it’s a review trifecta on this week’s show, as John and El’Ahrai talk “Challengers”, “Boy Kills [...]

Hopefully you’re not on trial for election manipulation and can enjoy this fine new episode! El’Ahrai and John review “Civil War” and “Sasquatch Sunset”, and [...]

It’s a show that’s built for speed not power this week, as John and El’Ahrai review “Monkey Man” and “Sting”! Plus all the usual news and picks and [...]

It’s a zesty, extra-large show this week, as everyone’s favorite guest, Cati Glidwell (Ms. The Blonde In Front if you’re nasty) is along for the ride! Join Cati, ElAhrai, and [...]

It’s March Madness! Not so much in the college basketball sense as the H.P. Lovecraft eldritch horror sense, as John and El’Ahrai provide reviews of “Ghostbusters: Frozen [...]

All ahead full to 2024! With the awards done and over, there will be no more looking back (for a while). This week, El’Ahrai and John review “The American Society of Magical [...]

Well, at long last the Oscars have come and gone, and 2023 is in the rear view mirror once and for all. John and El’Ahrai have a postmortem discussion that leads to some…expected [...]

It’s a somewhat special episode this week, as El’Ahrai, John, and everyone’s favorite guest Cati Glidewell conduct a long examination of a single film: 1965′ “How to [...]

The reviews must flow! One of the most anticipated movies of the year opens this week, and we’ve brought in a special guest to talk about it! Yes, The Blonde in Front herself, Cati [...]

Feeling irie? Well, we’ll soon get that remedied. This week, El’Ahrai and John review “Bob Marley: One Love” and “I.S.S.”. Plus! The BAFTA Awards were [...]

It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. (At least we hope that aroma is love.) This week, John and El’Ahrai give you the gift of reviews of “Madame Web”, [...]

The irresistable force of time once again meets the immovable object of podcast publishing, and from this clash is another episode launched! This week, El’Ahrai and John review [...]

Well, the Oscar nominations are the story of the day/week/month, and John and El’Ahrai are here to give you all the hard-hitting analysis you need and desire. (They are incredulous that [...]

There are movies that require reviewing. Luckily, we’ve got a couple of critics available to do just that! This week, El’Ahrai and John talk “The Beekeeper” and [...]

Well, after all the year-end hubbub, it’s back to a regular show. Will John and El’Ahrai still remember how to do it? Listen and find out! This week features reviews of “Mean [...]

Get to hell, 2023! It’s 2024’s time to shine! This week, El’Ahrai and John peer into their crystal ball and deliver their lists of the Top 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2024! [...]

Well, the time has come! The Neon Movie Bunker 2023 Year-End Spectacuganza is HERE! Listen in as John, El’Ahrai, and everyone’s favorite fifth Beatle, Cati Glidewell, reveal their [...]

Into every life, a little garbage must fall. In 2023, that garbage took all sorts of shapes and forms, and this week El’Ahrai and John look back on it as they enumerate their lists of the [...]

The end of 2023 creeps ever closer, and the movies are stacking up high! The week, John and El’Ahrai are joined once more by The Blonde in Front herself, Cati Glidewell, to review [...]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or so the song goes. El’Ahrai and John would be hard-pressed to disagree, as evidenced by their reviews this week of “Maestro” [...]

We are turning into the home stretch of 2023, and the prestige movies are getting thick on the ground! This week, John and El’Ahrai are joined once more by Cati Glidewell of The Blonde In [...]

It’s another great big giant show, as El’Ahrai and John welcome The Blonde in Front, Cati Glidewell herself, for another round of reviews! This week, the three of them talk “May [...]

Well, holiday shopping season is here again, and wouldn’t you know it, John and El’Ahrai are here wtih recommendations for the movie lover in your life! (If someone on eBay claims [...]

It’s a double double feature this week! El’Ahrai and John have reviews of “The Marvels”, “Suitable Flesh”, “The Holdovers”, and “Pig [...]

It’s a significantly shorter show this week, as John and El’Ahrai deliver reviews of “The Persian Version” and “Common Ground”! But wait, there’s more! [...]

It is an absolute whopper of a show this week, as El’Ahrai and John are joined once again by The Blonde In Front herself, Cati Glidewell, for discussion and review of [...]

Kind of a mixed bag between great big releases this week, as John and El’Ahrai review “She Came To Me” and “When Evil Lurks”! One is spooky, scary and disquieting. [...]

Well, we’re back and we’ve got a big review this week: El’Ahrai and John discuss “Killers of the Flower Moon”! Is it a new masterpiece, or a Naked Emperor? Listen to [...]

Well, it’s quite the show this week! Special guest star Cati Glidewell–The Blonde in Front herself–joins John and El’Ahrai for an extended discussion of “The [...]

The news is not quite so earth-shattering this week, but it’s made up for with searing review quality. El’Ahrai and John review “The Kill Room” and “Cats of [...]

BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! Yes, breaking news is what we have in the Hollywood Labor Relations Story Corner (sponsored by Oven Mitts): one of the strikes is over! And that’s all we have. [...]

This week’s show is not quite as lengthy as some recent episodes, but still, there’s good value for your podcast-listening dollar! El’Ahrai and John review “A Haunting In [...]

People of Earth! We have detected a need for semi-cogent film content in the podcast sphere on your benighted orb. Unfortunately, all we have are these guys. This week John and El’Ahrai [...]

Well, will you look at that: it’s a new show! From the outisde, it appears to be full of reviews, news, and other oddness! Look a little closer, and you’ll see that El’Ahrai and [...]

A little of this, a little of that, some of those, some of these, some of them… Put it all together in an empanada of delight known as The Neon Movie Bunker! This week, John and [...]

Gather ’round, children, for The Neon Movie Bunker has risen again from the muck and the mire! This week, El’Ahrai and John bring you reviews of “Strays” and [...]

Howdy! This week’s show features a LOT of talking about physical media. Also: movie reviews. Specifically, John and El’Ahrai discuss “Passages” and “Babylon 5: The [...]

Achtung! It’s a spookyish good time this week, as John and El’Ahrai have reviews of “Haunted Mansion” and “Ghosts of the Void”! OOOOooooOOOoooo! Like I said, [...]

Well, the biggest movie weekend of the year has come, and we’re here to talk about it! Yes, El’Ahrai and John have reviews of “Oppenheimer”, “Robot Monster”, [...]

Holy hell, it’s EPISODE 300! Started from the bottom, now we’re…well, I’d rather not say. This week, John and El’Ahrai reviw “Mission Impossible: Dead [...]

Hey, kids! Guess what time it is! That’s right, it’s time for the Annual Neon Movie Bunker Half-Year In Review Show! Thrill as John and El’Ahrai enumerate their Top 5 Movies of [...]

It is a big, beefy episode this week, as John and El’Ahrai have a whole lot to tear into! Most prominent are reviews of “Asteroid City” and “The Flash”! Thre is also [...]

Audio problems be damned, we got a show to get out! This week, El’Ahrai and John review “Sanctuary” and “Brooklyn 45′! Plus still more Hollywood labor relations [...]

It’s meaty, beaty, big and bouncy–yes, it’s this week’s show! John and El’Ahrai have returned once more, this time to review “Spider-Man: Across the [...]

Despite everything you’ve done–and don’t think we don’t know–El’Ahrai and John have returned once more to bring the light of new movie reviews into your lives. [...]

Wouldn’t it be neat if there was a new episode in this space? Well, guess what! We do have a new episode for you! This week, El’Ahrai and John review “BlackBerry” and [...]

Becuase you’ve all been very, very good boys and girls and enbys, we have a new episode for you! This week, for their sins, John and El’Ahrai are here to talk to you about “Fast [...]

Despite all good sense, we’re back with another episode! This week, John and El’Ahrai have reviews of “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” and “65”. [...]

It’s another great show as El’Ahrai and John kick off the summer movie season with reviews of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “Evil Dead Rise”! Plus the [...]

Oh, boy, is it a humdinger of a show this week! John and El’Ahrai expound at length, with reviews of “Sisu” and “Beau Is Afraid”! Plus there is an extended [...]

We’re back, with a Count/Pointercount review of “Renfield”! But wait, there’s more! We also have an interview with CineYouth Film Festival programmer Celese Wong! Plus the [...]

We have returned! And what do you know, we’ve got a new show for you. This week John and El’Ahrai review “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Calamity of [...]

We are back in a flash this week! El’Ahrai and John have reviews of “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” and “The Five Devils”, so prepare yourself for [...]

OK, OK, yeah, whatever. John and ElAhrai are here to review “John Wick Chapter 4” and “Waco: American Apocalypse”. Listen or don’t. So you can either hand over your [...]

We’ve got sequels a-plenty on this week’s show! John and El’Ahrai are in the house to review “Creed III” and “Scream VI”! Plus! A brief breakdown and [...]

It’s another show, callooh, callay! This week, El’Ahrai and John review “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” and “Children of the Corn”! Plus! We announce our [...]

Step aside, black and white. Get out of the way, hot and cold. This week’s episode introduces a new entrant into the contrasts pantheon, as John and El’Ahrai review “Cocaine [...]

Yeah, yeah. We got a show for you. El’Ahrai and John show up herein to review “Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey” and “Marlowe”. Plus other stuff, including a neat [...]

John and El’Ahrai are back with a show that is both a hoot and a holler. None of your half-measures here! The reviews this week are “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” and [...]

Yeah, whatever, new episode, fine. This week, El’Ahrai and John review “Living” and “The Return of Swamp Thing”. That’s it. That’s the writeup. I am not [...]

It’s another week! It’s another show! That’s all we know and all we need to know! This week, John and El’Ahrai provide reviews of “Infinity Pool” and [...]

Now that most of the year-end/year-start hoopla has died down, this week’s show is a lean discussion of movies’n’stuff. El’Ahrai and John review “Missing” and [...]

Let’s look toward the future, shall we? This week, John and El’Ahrai peer at the year ahead and tell you their lists of the Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023! (Both of them fought [...]

It’s here! It’s here! IT’S FINALLY HERE! Yes, the Neon Movie Bunker 2022 Year-End Spectacuganza has finally arrived! Thrill to El’Ahrai, John, and special guest Cati [...]

The end of the year is here, and with it all the requisite looking-back festivities. As such, John and El’Ahrai are here with their Top 5 Worst movies of 2022! Live, laugh, and love your [...]

A plethora of holiday treats await you in this week’s episode! El’Ahrai and John review “The Whale” and “Babylon”! So listen up for that good, good stuff! You [...]

Arguably the heaviest hitters of the year are here, and wouldn’t you know, we’ve got a review of it! That’s right, John and El’Ahrai are here to review “Avatar: The [...]

El’Ahrai and John have returned once more to enlighten, and just possibly entertain. This week sees reviews of “Violent Night” and “Empire of Light”, all right all [...]

The year is coming down to its home stretch, and John and El’Ahrai have reviews for you! This week, they talk “The Fabelmans” and “The Harbinger”! Isn’t that a [...]

It’s holiday time around these parts, and what do we have for you? That’s right, new reviews! This week, El’Ahrai and John talk “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” [...]

A new episode arises! Reviews are here! This week, John and El’Ahrai review “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Jeepers Creepers Reborn”! Plus all the other good [...]

Here’s something to make your nose hair curl: a new episode! This week, El’Ahrai and John review “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” and “Armageddon Time”. [...]

Rejoice! John and El’Ahrai have new reviews for you! This week, “Tár” and “V/H/S 99” are under the microscope! Please to enjoy! An affair has more rules than a marriage.

Enough of your messing about, it’s time for a new episode! This week, El’Ahrai and John offer reviews of “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “The Count Yorga [...]

Doesn’t it seem like a great time for a new show? Well, you’re in luck! We’ve got one for you! This week, John and El’Ahrai review “Halloween Ends” and [...]

The march of time continues apace! As such, we have a new episode for you! This week, El’Ahrai and John review “Amsterdam” and “Hellraiser”. Doesn’t that sound [...]

t’s all about one-word titles this week, as John and El’Ahrai review “Smile” and “Bros”! Doesn’t that sound exciting? Plus all the usual things [...]

El’Ahrai and John have returned to enlighten you once again! OK, OK, they’re here to talk about movies, let’s not get too highfalutin’. This week, there are reviews of [...]