Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast
Welcome to Top Notch Nonsense. A Genre Film Review Podcast.
Top Notch Nonsense is a genre film podcast hosted by married couple Michael and Maranda — dedicated to the strange, the screwed-up, the obscure, and the gloriously unhinged corners of cinema history.
Every episode, we pair two films connected by a shared theme, narrative, or filmmaker — then proceed to analyze, moralize, judge, and lovingly shit-talk them in equal measure. We've covered John Waters, Giallo, erotic thrillers, holiday horror, exploitation cinema, B-movies, and a lot of things that probably shouldn't exist but do.
Smart but never pretentious. Hilarious but never shallow. We love what we mock — and we mock what we love. New episodes every Sunday Night/Monday Morning. Come watch the weird stuff with us.
Hosts: Michael James Benson @mjbcomedy Maranda Mobley
Music By @rickw00d
Edited By Michael Benson
Art By Ed Greer
Episodes
Oct 2, 2023
Oct 2, 2023
1hr 27 min
Michael and Maranda Talk communicating with Satan through books in this double feature to kick off horror month of halloween.
This week's episode titled "Reaching Out To Satan" features The Devil's Rain from 1975 directed by Robert Fuest staring William Shatner, Tom Skerritt and Ernest Borgnine. As well as 1999's The Ninth Gate with directed Roman Polanski staring Johnny Depp, Lena Olin and Frank Langella
Good useless drivel.
Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy
topnotchnonsensepod@gmail.com
Sep 27, 2023
Sep 27, 2023
2hr 23 min
A Primo Primer For October.
Michael & Miranda or "M&M" if you prefer, discuss a buddy thriller and a science fiction teen horror directed by the same guy! What range!
This week's films are Best Seller from 1987 and Brainscan from 1994. Both directed by John Flynn.Warning Adult Comedy Content.
Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy
topnotchnonsensepod@gmail.com
Sep 22, 2023
Sep 22, 2023
2hr 58 min
A Freewheeling S**TSHOW of a wonderful manic crazy double episode. 3 hours. A party of a time. Start drinking tequila.
Warning Adult Comedy Content. All of this is in good fun.
Movies Talked About:
Diabolique (1996)
Death on the Nile (2022)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Next Generation (1995)/Stay Alive (2006)
Absurd (1981)
Prison (1987)
From a Whisper To A Scream (1987)
Alice Through The Looking Glass (1998)/Snow White A Tale of Terror (1997)
Artwork By Ed Greer
Music By Rick Wood
Edited By Michael Benson
Produced By Michael Benson and Stephen LeFranc
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Cat: Pan
@mjbcomedy
topnotchnonsensepod@gmail.com
Sep 11, 2023
Sep 11, 2023
1hr 31 min
Michael and Maranda review a beloved John Waters movie and its horrendous musical adaptation.
Make sure to give it a good once over to see if theres anything really wrong with it.
This week's films are 1988's Hairspray directed by John Waters and the 2007 version with John Travolta.
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Produced by Michael Benson and Stephen Lefranc
Edited By Michael Benson
Hosted by Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Artwork by Ed Greer
Music by Rick Wood
Sep 11, 2023
Sep 11, 2023
50 min
Today is our first Master Actress Series episode about the one, the only, Joan Crawford. Her career spanned nearly 5 decades! Yes 5 decades.
In this episode we look at Grand Hotel from 1932 and Mildred Pierce from 1945 in which won Joan an Academy Award for her performance.
Produced by Michael Benson and Stephen Lefranc
Edited By Michael Benson
Hosted by Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Artwork by Ed Greer
Music by Rick Wood
Sep 4, 2023
Sep 4, 2023
1hr 2 min
On this week's episode of the Top Notch Nonsense Podcast, Maranda reintroduces Michael To John Waters!
He forgot how sick it can get.
The movies on this week's episodes are Pink Flamingos from 1972 which was produced, written and directed by John Waters. Oh he edited and was the cinematographer for it too. As well as 1977's Desperate Living. Which you guessed produced, written and directed by John Waters, AND was the cinematographer for BUT not the editor.
Produced by Michael Benson and Stephen Lefranc
Edited By Michael Benson
Hosted by Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Artwork by Ed Greer
Music by Rick Wood
Aug 27, 2023
Aug 27, 2023
1hr 33 min
A reallllll angry rant....I apologize in advance.
You guessed it. This week's movies are Mission Impossible 1 from 1996 and 2023's Mission Impossible 7 aka Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Produced By Michael Benson
Co produced by Stephen Lefranc
Edited by Michael Benson
Music by Rick Wood
Artwork by Ed Greer
Contact: topnotchnonsensepod@gmail.com
Aug 25, 2023
Aug 25, 2023
1hr 58 min
I really wish these were better, it was a bit of a slog.
This episode's movies are 2002's Showtime with Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy alongside Rene Russo and William Shatner. Also Hollywood Homicide from 2003 with Harrison Ford Josh Hartnett.
Hosts: Michael Benson and Maranda Mobley
Produced By Michael Benson
Co produced by Stephen Lefranc
Edited by Michael Benson
Music by Rick Wood
Artwork: Ed Greer
contact: topnotchnonsensepod@gmail.com