February 7

Midnight Run, 1988

Dion Baia and J. Blake are back for the 2025 premiere of the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers Podcast! Kicking off the season, the boys are tackling the iconic classic, Midnight Run, from 1988. They unpack the incredible story, amazing cast and the other incredible elements that made this movie the cult phenomenon it became. Come have a listen as Blake and Dion throw some love to a real gem!

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December 21

Jingle All The Way, 1996

Dion Baia and J. Blake are back to bring you their 2024 Holiday Special, where they kick back and discuss the iconic Christmas-shopping comedy, Jingle All the Way, from 1996. They break the film down and reminisce about their memories of the frenzied holiday madness, looking for the hard-to-get toys in the 1980s and 1990s; from in front and behind proverbial counter. The boys may venture down all the beaten path at points, but it weaves together, and all relates in this jolly Christmas installation of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

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December 6

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974

Happy Belated Thanksgiving, everyone and welcome to another edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers ! J.Blake and Dion Baia are back for another collosal episode, covering one of the most influential horror films of all time, Tobe Hooper’s seminal work, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, from 1974. The boys unpack a lot and go through all the nuts and bolts of why this still holds up as an absolute cinema classic. So pour yourself a holiday drink (as Dion did), and sit back and enjoy this terrifying trip to Texas!

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October 29

Maximum Overdrive, 1986

Welcome for another installation of the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! We hitting another Halloween themed episode for the season, tackling a classic helmed by the iconic, Stephen King– the only film he’s taken a stab at directing- the cult favorite, Maximum Overdrive from 1986. Dion and J. Blake unpack the film’s history, the short story it’s based on and the challenges getting this project to the big screen. So, be extra nice to all that technology around you, just in case they one day become sentient, as the boys drive you down the interstate in another edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

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October 25

An American Werewolf in London, 1981

J.Blake and Dion are back for a 2024 Halloween Season Edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! The fellas are going way down the alley, back to 1981 to cover one of the most classic and iconic horror films of all time, John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London. They chat about all the fascinating history of this essential lycanthrope centric movie. So carve a pumpkin, light a candle but most of all, beware of the Moon, because because the boys have a brand new episode coming at you!

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September 27

Last Action Hero, 1993

Dion Baia and J. Blake are back, celebrating their 10th anniversary on the podcast. And what better way to celebrate than to take a deep dive into a cult classic film that was notoriously panned when first released but has gained a substantial fanbase, the classic Last Action Hero, from 1993. The boys unpack this movie’s epic failure, the amazing journey with its incredible cast of stars, and how this became Arnold’s first official dud at the box office. So, grab your magic ticket and a sleeping bag, and curl up in front of the television, as another episode of the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers podcast heads straight at you.

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July 5

Jaws, 1975

The boys are back for the 2024 summer season! J. Blake and Dion Baia are diving headfirst into one of the most covered classics in all of cinema, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws from 1975. They analyze the original novel, the Jaws Logbook, and various other sources to unpack this iconic and ground-breaking film and the people who made it happen. Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers is breaking it all down for you! Come have a listen.

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May 8

52 Pick Up, 1986

The boys are back for a Spring Edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Blake and Dion are covering a genre film near and dear to their hearts, going way into the racks to watch the John Frankenheimer/ Elmore Leonard classic 52 Pick Up, from 1986! So come on down as they dissect a forgotten b-side with an incredible cast, in an all new edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

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March 20

SNMS Presents, A Side Chat, March, 2024

Welcome to a special March edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! This go around Dion and J. Blake have another impromptu discussion ranging from the motivations behind slowing down the regular show format, to the seismic changes in cultural landscapes which reflect audience’s evolving tastes and how that sometimes negatively affects a popular artist, to even children’s animated movies. So it’s a good old time wirh the fellas chewing the fat, on another exciting installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

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February 23

A SNMS Side Chat, Feb 2024

Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers is coming at you, to open up the 2024 season. They boys are winging it this week since the tape got stuck and shredded in the VCR, having an off-the-cuff discussion about anything that comes to mind, which is usually about the good old days of childhood. Come have a listen as Blake and Dion head back down the alley yet again, in this very special installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

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December 20

A Charlie Brown Christmas, 1965

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown ! Dion and Blake are back for a surprise episode to close out 2023, and thought what perfect way than to tackle the holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, from 1965. The lads talk about Charles M. Schultz and his iconc strip, and the forces that came together to produce this seemingly unlike Christmas Special which has gone on to become a seasonal tradition. So grab your eggnog or your Coca-cola, and sit back as the boys unpack this last year’s installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

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December 14

A Christmas Story, 1983

Seasonal Greetings from Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! This Christmas season J. Blake and Dion Baia are back to close out the 2023 year with a holiday classic! The boys are sitting down and talking all things, A Christmas Story, from 1983! Dion and Blake unpack this classic film, it’s legendary writer, it’s unsung director, and iconic cast. So, grab some eggnog because it’s all going down this week on an new 2023 Christmas edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!!

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October 30

Tales From the Crypt, S2:16: Television Terror, 1990

Welcome to a surprise, bonus 2023 Halloween episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake get back together to have a quick chat about Dion‘s favorite episode from the early ’90s show, Tales From the Crypt, that starred the legendary Morton Downey Jr. They reminisce about this iconic series and why they feel this particular installment was both a harbinger for modern reality TV, and a stellar example of pure horror when Tales was firing on all cylinders. So gather around the campfire and get ready for a scare, as the boys celebrate Halloween on this latest 2023 edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

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October 26

Prince of Darkness, 1987

The boys are back for a 2023 Halloween edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! In memory of an old near and dear friend, J. Blake and Dion Baia dive into this lesser-appreciated classic from John Carpenter‘s catalog. They discuss its position in the director’s apocalyptic trilogy, the origin and influences, and try to give this horror b-side it’s justifiable due in the annuals of cinema history. So, grab a drink, sit back and lock the doors as Dion and Blake unpack another classic in this all new, 2023 Halloween installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

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July 7

Dead Heat, 1988

This week on Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, J. Blake and Dion Baia are back and reminiscing about the 1988 classic, Dead Heat. They dissect this insane horror/comedic mash-up and get into some of the deepest unpacking anyone every has dared to go about the events in the story and motives for the characters. So come have some fun on this summer 2023 edition of SNMS!

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