The Suspense is Killing Us

Dec 09 2024 157 ep. 149 mins 156

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A podcast about movie thrillers from the 80/90’s and even sometimes the 2000s! Hosted by Matt Lynch, Emalie Soderback and Travis Vogt.

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Ep. 146: THE BACONATOR

Dec 09 2024 153 mins

Do you smell Bacon? That's right, perpetual bridesmaid Kevin Bacon finally gets his moment in the spotlight with his very own crispy, meaty episode! SLEEPERS (1996, Barry Levinson) DEATH SENTENCE (2007, James Wan) COP CAR (2015, Jon Watts)

Ep. 145: WHAT ABOUT BOB

Nov 25 2024 155 mins

We discuss three movies that perfectly encapsulate the range of late career Robert DeNiro performances: still great, bored and kind of embarrassing! Little bit. Little bit embarrassing. COP LAND (1997, James Mangold) SHOWTIME (2002, Tom Dey) HIDE AND SEEK (2005, John Polson)

Ep. 153: OLDMAN LOOK AT MY LIFE

Nov 11 2024 162 mins

Who should listen to our episode dedicated to young, live-wire Gary Oldman? EEEVVERYOOONEE! CRIMINAL LAW (1988, Martin Campbell) STATE OF GRACE (1990, Phil Joanau) MURDER IN THE FIRST (1995, Marc Rocco)

Ep. 152: WE ALL SCREAM

Oct 29 2024 173 mins

For our final Spooky Season ep of 2024, we're talking about movies that hopped on the post-Scream bandwagon. Self aware riffs on the genre, where teens get slashed despite knowing what "tropes" are. What are you waiting for?! I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997, Jim Gillespie) URBAN LEGEND (1998, Jamie Blanks) CHERRY FALLS (1999, Geoffrey Wright)

Ep. 151: MAJOR OCEAN PICTURES (feat. Will Goss)

Oct 15 2024 151 mins

Avast! Here there be monsters! And ghosts! And a kind of electricity-based alien entity that builds robots, look the point is scary shit is happening on scary boats in the ocean. And our pal Will Goss is back to make us feel less afraid. DEEP RISING (1998, Stephen Sommers) GHOST SHIP (2002, Steve Beck) VIRUS (1999, John Bruno)

Ep. 150: GET TO THE CHOPPER

Oct 01 2024 165 mins

Get your chopper and strap on your colors: it's time to be a big, gross, bike riding SOB and come to terms with all of your shit. We are the 1%. The Odin blessed, ass-kicking podcast that will take you to Valhalla! STONE COLD (1991, Craig R. Baxley) HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN (1991, Simon Wincer) BEYOND THE LAW (1993, Larry Ferguson)

Ep. 149: OOPS ALL SKULLS

Sep 17 2024 140 mins

Oh no, there was a mistake at the factory and somehow the only movies we watched were from the little-loved secret society thriller The Skulls franchise from the early aughts! But don't worry, we're the ones paying the price for our mistake. THE SKULLS (2000, Rob Cohen) THE SKULLS 2 (2002, Joe Chappelle) THE SKULLS 3 (2004, J. Miles Dale)

Ep. 148: SAY IT AIN'T SOVIET

Sep 04 2024 156 mins

We take you back to the nostalgia-rich Cold War of the 1980's, when the Russians were, like, still bad guys, but...kind of different? Do svidaniya, don't get any on ya! FIREFOX (1982, Clint Eastwood) LITTLE NIKITA (1988, Richard Benjamin) RED HEAT (1988, Walter Hill)

Ep. 147: THE KILLING OF A SACRED GERE

Aug 20 2024 158 mins

We're finally talking about a very special man. Enigmatic, exciting, seductive and irresistible—of course, I'm referring to The Mothman! But Richard Gere is in a movie about him and he's worth talking about, too! RED CORNER (1997, Jon Avnet) THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES (2002, Mark Pellington) THE DOUBLE (2011, Michael Brandt)

Ep. 146: HANG THE DJ

Aug 06 2024 163 mins

There was once a time known as the mid to late aughts, when the culture was at an ebb and bland bros ruled the land. One director, DJ Caruso, bestrode this brief period like a colossus. Look upon his works and sigh heavily! TWO FOR THE MONEY (2005) DISTURBIA (2007) EAGLE EYE (2008)