This is Spinal Tap

This week, on the long-awaited return episode of Out of Theaters, Billy and Will invite special returning guest Jim Lenahan to analyze the unique appeal of “This is Spinal Tap.” As the co-host of the music podcast Rockin’ the Suburbs, and occasional musician himself, Jim helps take the discussion to eleven.


Repo Man

“Repo Man” is everything a cult film should be. It’s set in an offbeat subculture (1980s Los Angeles punk), it focuses on a bizarre cast of characters (sleazy repo men), is driven by a memorable soundtrack (the aforementioned 1980s L.A. punk) and is full of quotable lines (including a monologue that makes the most of the words “plate,” “shrimp” and “plate of shrimp.”



The Fly

“The Fly” isn’t just a great horror movie. It’s also a powerful love story, a smart science-fiction tale, an incisive metaphor for disease, a dark romantic comedy and, last but not least, a groundbreaking landmark in onscreen gore. It’s also one of the best movies — of any kind — of the 1980s.