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Dissect the Direct

by Peet Swann
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  • George A Romero's 1979 Dawn of the Dead

    July 12, 2026 · 58 min

    For our 53th episode we take a scalpel to one of cinema's most enduring monsters via George A Romero's horror classic. (The strong female protagonist is called Francine).

  • Joel Schumacher's 1987 The Lost Boys

    July 2, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

    Ruined dates, aggressive dogs and lots of missing children. We take our 52nd episode to Santa Carla and follow the exploits of a couple of pint sized Van Helsings.

  • Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg's 1985 The Goonies

    May 27, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min

    Booby traps, lost treasure and crumbling caverns. We put a seminal childhood adventure romp on the marble slab for our 51st episode.

  • Steven Speilberg's 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark

    May 13, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

    Spiders, snakes and booby traps. We put the first Indiana Jones film on the slab for our 50th episode.

  • James Cameron's 1986 Aliens

    April 29, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

    Ellen Ripley and the colonial marines face a nightmare on a distant planet. We put the second film in the Aliens franchise on the slab for our 49th episode.

  • Kevin Smith's 1995 Mallrats

    April 8, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

    We put Kevin Smith's lovable slacker comedy under the scalpel for our 48th episode. Join us for witty nostalgia and a reminder to never leave your child unsupervised on an escalator.

  • Joseph Zito's 1984 Missing in Action

    March 25, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

    For our 47th episode we cut a Chuck Norris film in honour of his recent passing.

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About the show

We seek out the gory, the violent and the ridiculous films that we remember from our childhood in the 80s and 90s and pick them apart with fondness and catharsis. buymeacoffee.com/dissectthedirect