This week, we enter the underground world of full-contact, no-rules martial arts with Bloodsport (1988). Jean-Claude Van Damme high-kicks his way through the legendary Kumite in a movie packed with slow-motion splits, dramatic grunts, and some very questionable training methods. Does this cult favorite still hit hard, or has it aged like a bruised banana? Time to find out: Too Old or Pure Gold?

Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & Mathew Stockton
Co-Hosts: Sean & Anthony

Aliens. Explosions. Jeff Goldblum uploading a virus with a 90s laptop. This week, we revisit Independence Day (1996), the blockbuster that blew up the White House and made Will Smith a one-liner legend. Does this sci-fi disaster classic still bring the fireworks, or has time zapped its power? Suit up and join us as we ask: Too Old or Pure Gold?

Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & Mathew Stockton
Co-Hosts: Will Corry

This week, we revisit Dirty Dancing (1987), the coming-of-age dance romance that made hearts race and boosted watermelon sales. With Patrick Swayze’s smooth moves, Jennifer Grey’s transformation, and one of the most iconic lift scenes in movie history, we ask: does this summer romance still sweep us off our feet, or is it stuck in the corner of 80s nostalgia? Let’s find out: Too Old or Pure Gold?

Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & Matthew Stockton
Co-Hosts: Will Corry, Jessica, Nicole

This week we take flight with Blue Thunder (1983). With cutting-edge (for the time) surveillance tech and some heavy 80s paranoia, does this action-thriller soar, or should it have been grounded back in the Reagan era? Strap in as we find out: Too Old or Pure Gold?

Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & Matthew Stockton

Co-Hosts: Anthony & Clef Seeley

This week we revisit Roxanne (1987), Steve Martin’s modern-day take on Cyrano de Bergerac, complete with small-town charm, poetic insults, and questionable telescope etiquette. Is this romantic comedy still sharp and sweet, or is it just a long-winded love letter to a different era? Join us as we decide: Too Old or Pure Gold?

Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & Matthew Stockton

Co-Hosts: Nicole & Josh

That’s not a podcast… this is a podcast. This week we head Down Under (and then to New York) with Crocodile Dundee (1986), the fish-out-of-water comedy that made Paul Hogan a global star. Is this rugged charmer still a wild ride, or has it aged like an open can of Fosters?

Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & Matthew Stockton

Co-Hosts: Emily & Nicole

Dust off your clubs and get ready for some swagger, this week we’re teeing up Tin Cup (1996). Is this a sports rom-com hole-in-one, or does it shank straight into the 90s nostalgia bunker? Time to find out: Too Old or Pure Gold?

Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & David Purcell

Co-Hosts: Anthony & Will Corry

This week, we dive deep—literally—with The Hunt for Red October (1990). Sean Connery plays a Russian sub captain with a Scottish accent, Alec Baldwin is a young Jack Ryan, and the Cold War tension is thicker than sonar fog. Is this slow-burning thriller still a tactical masterpiece, or has time torpedoed its legacy? Join us as we surface the truth: Too Old or Pure Gold?

Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & Matthew Stockton

Co-Hosts: Sean & Clef Seeley