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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 4: Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers

Michael Myers is back, babyyy! This week on “Bad Days in Haddonfield” Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog” (oops, “Tall Man”) Dykes, Ryan “Dr. Giggles” Looten, and Joel “Clownzilla” DeWitte sit down to discuss “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.” How did Dr. Loomis and good ol’ Mikey survive their last outing? Yes. Now let’s get to the discussion, shall we?

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 3: Halloween III Season of the Witch (1982)

Hi and welcome to the (somewhat late) next exciting episode of Bad Days in Haddonfield, our look back at the Halloween Franchise over the years. Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Ghostface” Dykes, Ryan “Harry Warden” Lootens, and Joel “Grant Grant” DeWitte sit down to talk about the divisive “Halloween III: Season of the Witch,” which features no Michael Myers and has nothing to do with the movies surrounding it. Bonus: the crew breaks into an impromptu performance of “Silver Shamrock” and it goes about as well as you would expect.

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 2: Halloween II (1981)

Welcome to the next exciting episode of Bad Days in Haddonfield, the Binge Buddies retrospective on the Halloween franchise. Join movie nerds Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Leatherface” Dykes,  Ryan “Roman Bridger” Lootens, and NOT Joel “Headless Horseman” DeWitte as they talk about Halloween 2, a film which does something interesting for its time and picks up right where the previous movie left off. Does the rest of the film hold that same level of genius? Guess you’ll have to listen to find out.

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 1: Halloween (1978)

Welcome to Bad Days in Haddonfield, the new series from the folks over at Binge Buddies that takes a deep dive into all those Halloween films. Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Chucky” Dykes, Joel “Creeper” DeWitte, and special new guest Ryan “Ben Willis” Lootens kick things off with a discussion about the best of all these movies…the first one.

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Dede Allen: The Wiz (1978)

This week in our Dede Allen retrospective we take a sharp left turn from the tense crime dramas of Bonnie and Clyde and Dog Day Afternoon to the leisurely paced stage musical adaptation of The Wiz. It’s quite the shift and the results are…mixed. There’s a lot to like here, from the imaginative sets, to the strong choreography and impressive musical numbers. There’s also a lot that has us scratching our heads like the rough lighting and that unbearably slow dance number in the middle just before meeting the Wiz. Join us as we attempt to unpack what worked and what didn’t for us and enjoy a wholly unique and compelling take on The Wizard of Oz.


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A bird? A plane? It’s 40 years of Superman!

Imagine a time when comic book movies were not even a genre and the idea that they would dominate the box office would be laughable. Imagine a time when a film based on a comic book was seen to be a huge risk. That time is 1978 and a film was on the horizon that would change American Cinema forever. That film was Superman. At this point the most well known comic book adaptation was the live action Batman starring Adam West. The campy series was the exact opposite of what producers Ilya Salkind, Alexander Salkind and Pierre Spengler wanted to achieve. The development of Superman is the stuff of legend and borderline insane.

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