Retro Movie Roundtable

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

RMR 0344: Special Guest, Sara Robinson, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) [G]

Genre: Christmas, Animated, Family, Fantasy, Holiday

 

Starring: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Dal McKennon, Thurl Ravenscroft

 

Directed by: Chuck Jones

Recorded on 2025-12-10

My Fair Lady (1964)

RMR 0346: Join your hosts, Chad Robinson, Dustin Melbardis, Lizzy Haynes for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit It’s a My Fair Lady (1964) [G]

Genre: Musical, Drama, Family, Romance, Comedy

 

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Theodore Bikel, Mona Washbourne, Isobel Elsom, John Holland         

 

Directed by: George Cukor

Recorded on 2025-12-03

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

RMR 0343: Special Guest, Ainslie Caswell, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye and Chad Robinson for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Shaun of the Dead (2004) [R]

Genre: Comedy, Parody, Comedy-Horror

 

Starring: Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Jessica Stevenson, Peter Serafinowicz, Rafe Spall, Martin Freeman, Matt Lucas, Tamsin Greig

 

Directed by: Edgar Wright

Recorded on 2025-11-03

The Top 10 Movies of 2015

RMR 0342: (Spoiler Free) Special Guest Rebecca Davis joins your Hosts Bryan Frye, Dustin Melbardis, Chad Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit, rank and countdown the top 10 movies of 2015

Recorded on 2025-10-29

The Parent Trap (1961)

RMR 0341: Special Guests, Ainslie Caswell and Rebecca Davis, joins you host Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Parent Trap (1961) [G]

Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance

 

Staring: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles, Una Merkel, Leo G. Carroll, Joanna Barnes, Cathleen Nesbitt, Ruth McDevitt, Crahan Denton, Linda Watkins, Nancy Kulp, Frank De Vol

 

Directed by: David Swift

Recorded on 2025-10-18

The Others (2001)

RMR 0340: Special Guest, Marissa Tusko, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Others (2001) [PG-13]

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Period Piece

 

Staring: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Eric Sykes, Elaine Cassidy, Renée Asherson, Gordon Reid, Keith Allen, Michelle Fairley, Alexander Vince, Ricardo López, Aldo Grilo

 

Directed by: Alejandro Amenabar

Recorded on 2025-09-30

The Great Escape (1963)

RMR 0339: Special Guests, Robert Ripple and Rebecca Davis, joins your host, Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Great Escape (1963) [PG]

Genre: War, Military, History, Adventure, Thriller

 

Starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence,  James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, Angus Lennie, Nigel Stock, Robert Graf,  Jud Taylor, Hans Reiser, Harry Riebauer, William Russell, Robert Freitag, Ulrich Beiger, George Mikell, Lawrence Montaigne, Robert Desmond, Til Kiwe, Heinz Weiss, Tom Adams, Karl-Otto Alberty

 

Directed by: John Sturges

Recorded on 2025-10-07

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

RMR 0338: Join your hosts, Chad Robinson, Bryan Frye and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Sleepy Hollow (1999) [R]

Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery

 

Starring:  Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson , Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Christopher Walken, Marc Pickering, Lisa Marie, Steven Waddington, Claire Skinner, Christopher Lee, Alun Armstrong, Mark Spalding, Jessica Oyelowo, Tony Maudsley, Peter Guinness, Nicholas Hewetson, Orlando Seale, Sean Stephens, Gabrielle Lloyd, Robert Sella

 

Directed by: Tim Burton

Recorded on 2025-10-01

The Lost Boys (1987)

RMR 0337: Special Guest, Ellis Wilder, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson, and Lizzy Haynes for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Lost Boys (1987) [R]

Genre: Horror, Comedy

 

Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Jamison Newlander, Alan Frog, Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth, Alex Winter, Chance Michael Corbitt, Alexander Bacan Chapman, Nori Morgan

 

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

Recorded on 2025-09-17

Queen of the Damned (2002)

RMR 0336: Special Guest, Rebecca Davis, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye, Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Queen of the Damned (2002) [R]

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Fantasy

 

Starring: Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau, Aaliyah, Vincent Perez, Paul McGann, Lena Olin, Christian Manon, Claudia Black, Bruce Spence, Matthew Newton, Tiriel Mora Megan Cooper, Johnathan Devoy, Robert Farnham, Conrad Standish, Young Jesse

 

Directed by: Michael Rymer

Recorded on 2025-09-24

Audition (1999)

RMR 0335: Join your hosts, Chad Robinson, Bryan Frye and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Audition (1999) [R]

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Drama

 

Starring: Ryô Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura,

Renji Ishibashi, Miyuki Matsuda, Toshie Negishi, Ren Ôsugi,  Shigeru Saiki, Ken Mitsuishi, Yuriko Hirooka, Fumiyo Kohinata, Misato Nakamura, Yuuto Arima, Ayaka Izumi

 

Directed by: Takashi Miike

Recorded on 2025-08-16

Event Horizon (1997)

RMR 0334: Special Guest, William Hunter, of HunterWick Productions, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Event Horizon (1997) [R]

Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Psychological Horror

 

Starring:

Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs, Sean Pertwee, Peter Marinker, Holley Chant, Barclay Wright, Noah Huntley, Robert Jezek

 

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

Recorded on 2025-09-22

Caberet (1972)

RMR 0333: Special Guest, Mark Gardner, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye and Chad Robinson for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit This Is Where I Leave You (2014) [R]

Genre: Musical, Tragedy, Romance, Period Piece

 

Starring: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Fritz Wepper, Marisa Berenson, Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel, Helen Vita, Sigrid von Richthofen, Gerd Vespermann, Ralf Wolter, Georg Hartmann

Willi, Ricky Renée, Estrongo Nachama

 

Directed by: Bob Fosse

Recorded on 2025-08-25

Rocky (1976)

RMR 0332: Special Guest, Katie Geilenkirchen, of the Retromade Podcast, joins your hosts, Lizzy Haynes, and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Rocky (1976) [PG]

Genre: Drama, Sports

 

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David , Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, Bill Baldwin, Al Silvani, George Memmoli, Jodi Letizia

 

Director: John G. Avildsen

Recorded on 2025-08-019

This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

RMR 0331: Special Guest, Rebecca Davis, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye and Chad Robinson for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit This Is Where I Leave You (2014) [R]

Genre: Dramedy, Comedy, Drama

 

Starring: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, Debra Monk, Abigail Spencer, Ben Schwartz, Aaron Lazar, Cade Lappin

 

Directed by: Shawn Levy

Recorded on 2025-08-13

Ex Machina (2014)

RMR 0330: Special Guest, Nathan Lutz, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Ex Machina (2014) [R]

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama

 

Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Corey Johnson

 

Directed by: Alex Garland

Recorded on 2025-08-06

Lilo and Stitch (2002)

RMR 0329: Special Guest, Rebecca Davis, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Lilo and Stitch (2002) [G]

Genre: Animated, Family, Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Comedy

 

Starring: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames, Zoe Caldwell, Jason Scott Lee, Kevin Michael Richardson, Susan Hegarty, Amy Hill

 

Directed by: Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders

Recorded on 2025-07-23

Night of the Hunter (1955)

RMR 0328: Join your hosts, Lizzy Haynes, Bryan Frye and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Night of the Hunter (1955) [PG]

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama, Film Noir

 

Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack, Hank Azaria, K. Todd Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Mitchell Ryan, Michael Cudlitz, Benny Urquidez, Duffy Taylor, Audrey Kissel, Carlos Jacott, Brian Powell, Ann Cusack

 

Directed by: Charles Laughton

Recorded on 2025-05-23

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

RMR 0327: Special Guest, Rebecca Davis, joins your hosts, Dustin Melbardis and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) [PG-13]

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Parody, Satire

 

Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Susan Beaubian, Nancy Marchand, Raye Birk, Jeannette Charles, Ed Williams, Tiny Ron, 'Weird Al' Yankovic

 

Directed by: David Zucker

Recorded on 2025-07-17

The First Great Train Robbery (1979)

RMR 0326: Special Guest, Rebecca Davis, joins your hosts, Char Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The First Great Train Robbery (1979) [PG]

Genre: Crime, Adventure, Action, Drama, Thriller

 

Starring: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb, Malcolm Terris, Robert Lang, Michael Elphick, Wayne Sleep, Pamela Salem, Gabrielle Lloyd, George Downing, James Cossins, André Morell, Peter Benson, Janine Duvitski, Peter Butterworth

 

Directed by: Michael Crichton

Recorded on 2025-07-01

We're the Millers (2013)

RMR 0325: Special Guest, Rebecca Davis, joins your hosts, Dustin Melbardis and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit We're the Millers (2013) [PG-13]

Genre: Comedy, Crime

 

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter

Ed Helms, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Molly C. Quinn, Tomer Sisley

Matthew Willig, Luis Guzmán, Thomas Lennon, Mark L. Young, Ken Marino, Laura-Leigh

 

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber

Recorded on 2025-06-13

High Fidelity (2000)

RMR 0324: Special Guest, Colter Gidley, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye and Chad Robinson for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit High Fidelity (2000) [R]

Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Music

 

Starring: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack, Tim Robbins, Chris Rehmann, Ben Carr, Lili Taylor, Joelle Carter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Shannon Stillo, Drake Bell, Laura Whyte, Sara Gilbert

 

Directed by Stephen Frears

Recorded on 2025-06-06

The Italian Job (1969)

RMR 0323: Special Guest, Ros Evans of the Historical Movies Podcast, joins your hosts, Dustin Melbardis and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Italian Job (1969) [PG]

Genre: Adventure, Crime, Comedy, Heist

 

Starring: Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi, Margaret Blye, Irene Handl, John Le Mesurier, Fred Emney, John Clive, Graham Payn, Michael Standing, Stanley Caine, Barry Cox, Harry Baird, George Innes, John Forgeham, Robert Powell, Derek Ware, Frank Jarvis, David Salamone, Richard Essome, Mario Valgoi, Renato Romano

 

Directed by Peter Collinson

Recorded on 2025-06-06

Dirty Dancing (1987)

RMR 0322: Special Guest, Rebecca Davis, joins your hosts, Dustin Melbardis and Lizzy Haynes for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Dirty Dancing (1987) [PG-13]

Genre: Romance, Drama

 

Starring: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston, Jane Brucker, Kelly Bishop, Lonny Price, Max Cantor, Charles 'Honi' Coles, Neal Jones

 

Directed by Emile Ardolino

Recorded on 2025-06-03

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

RMR 0321: Special Guest, Bears Rebecca Fonte, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Back to the Future Part II (1989) [PG]

Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Action,

 

Starring:

 

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson, Elisabeth Shue

Jennifer, James Tolkan, Jeffrey Weissman, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane), J.J. Cohen, Charles Fleischer

 

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Recorded on 2025-05-21