The Talkin' Pictures

Movie Reviews and Podcasts.
Home of The Criterion Quest and You Haven't Seen That?! podcasts.

Poltergeist

Eric and Chris go into the light as they meet the Freeling’s, an average American family who find their idyllic suburban life upended when their house begins being haunted by collection of spirits in the Steven Spielberg written and produced, Tobe Hooper directed, 1982 horror classic from Poltergeist

The Abyss

Eric and Chris kick off Season 3 by heading to the bottom of the ocean with a group of deep-sea oil drillers who encounter something mysterious and other worldly lurking beneath the waves in James Cameron’s 1989 sci-fi classic The Abyss.

Featuring Special Guest Toby Zarb.

The Wizard

Eric and Chris, joined by a new guest, hit the road once again as they tag along with two brothers and a rambunctious young girl making their way across the country to the video game championships in California in Todd Holland’s 1989 film The Wizard.

Featuring Special Guest Toby Zarb

The Karate Kid

Eric and Chris find themselves heading to California with the LaRusso family where young Daniel finds himself the victim of local bullies. He soon finds an ally in a local man who teaches him lessons in karate and life in John G. Avildsen’s 1984 classic The Karate Kid