Top Notch Nonsense Genre Film Podcast
Welcome to Top Notch Nonsense. A Genre Film Review Podcast. This is a film review and comedy pod done by a husband and wife to introduce each other to cinema cinema that’s obscure and beautiful, obscene and adorable. Hosts: Michael James Benson @mjbcomedy Maranda Mobley Music By @rickwood Edited By Michael Benson Art By Ed Greer
Episodes
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Anthology Horror Told Around Fire - Campfire Tales / Campfire Stories
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Maranda and Michael subject themselves to two of the worst, clunkiest and fallen down movies about what is better in real life-telling spooky sequences to your half witted buddies.
This week's films are Campfire Tales from 1997's with James Marsden and Amy Smart and Campfire Stories released in 2001 staring Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Spoiler Alert: They're Both Not All That Good.
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
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
Reaching Out To Satan - The Devil’s Rain / The Ninth Gate
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
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
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Director With Muddled Vision Series - John Flynn: Best Seller/Brainscan
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
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
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Grab Bag of Wonderful Horror Misfires & 90’s Fairy Tales
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
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
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Original / Musical Adaptation - Hairspray
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
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
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Master Actress Series - Joan Crawford: Grand Hotel / Mildred Pierce.
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
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
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Disgusting and Alluring Fascism - Pink Flamingos / Desperate Living
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
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
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
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
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