John and Scotto

Zombie Take-Out Episode 557: Gentrifying Tromaville

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:15:44 +0000

John and Scotto review the 2023 remake of Troma’s most iconic film, The Toxic Avenger

John’s Rating – 5 Brains
Scotto’s Rating – 5 Brains

IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1633359/
Trailer
https://youtu.be/Wki1V-Gxz6M?si=e8DkmD6pc-lb8g-c
Next time
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299608/

The Hearing – Songs from the Big Chair by Tears for Fears

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:37:35 +0000

John and Scotto review Songs from the Big Chair, the breakthrough album from English new wave and pop duo, Tears for Fears.

Songs from the Big Chair on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/7y7459SFZReE5Wec4hejv5?si=eF9CJBqlSei6GrQwTEtVNA
Songs from the Big Chair on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFAcddgaFN8z0HY-u8YkixXAArI6Yna20

Killing in the Name cover by Fireside Shadow
https://youtu.be/5NudX0XPobM?si=CybaauorakA8ad7D

John’s music on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/johnhmaloney
John’s music on Bandcamp
https://johnhmaloney.bandcamp.com/
John’s music on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/74nsH2oiAAgU5DsiKyFiCp?si=BSYyUuw1Sj-C0SSBhvFf4A

Playlists
John’s Best of The Hearing Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6hWWxJqHZNu0MY6kS35dRl
Scotto’s Best of The Hearing Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/user/1232945495/playlist/2DHpKN5k4T7M7nDFl9aXae
The Playlist of Unoriginality
https://open.spotify.com/user/1232945495/playlist/4nVqHVlBVgSVass55VwPxM

Zombie Take-Out Episode 556: Shai Hulud Ex Machina

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:52:01 +0000

John and Scotto pay tribute to the late, great Catherine O’Hara with their review of Beetlejuice.

John’s Rating – Brains 5
Scotto’s Rating – Brains 5

IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/
Trailer
https://youtu.be/ickbVzajrk0?si=mLPZy80AefYTuHKQ
US Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-declines-hear-dispute-over-copyrights-ai-generated-material-2026-03-02/

The Hearing – Desperate by Divinyls

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:09:05 +0000

John and Scotto review Desperate, the debut album (sort of), from the controversial, Australian band, Divinyls.

Desperate on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/1C7yehURIJzL27ZqaFBIvh?si=-UdT5-dPQTWOALu1RpNkog
Desperate on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nCntMU85LcUF–zPDIiV9-qN9ixM6Ejqc

The Hearing – Strange and Wonderful by Whirling Dervishes

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:56:36 +0000

John and Scotto begin 2026 by reviewing the debut and only album by a great New Jersey band who never got their big break. From 1992, it’s Strange and Wonderful by Whirling Dervishes

Strange and Wonderful by Whirling Dervishes on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/2S8PwbSxx6ne7ZAD2Or7T7?si=lY73xj7KQOOZ5Ko7UpHiJw
Strange and Wonderful by Whirling Dervishes on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k2s53ofgqrKP9PcLj-nnI-L-gv9Wd4geM

Zombie Take-Out Episode 555: The Fellowship of the Corpse

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 02:25:57 +0000

John and Scotto start 2026 with a tribute to the late, great Rob Reiner, their review of Stand by Me.

John’s Rating – 5 Brains
Scotto’s Rating – 5 Brains

IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092005/
Trailer
https://youtu.be/jaiZ6ZQoO-Y?si=YlEQRXOBcgnysHA2

The Hearing – A Night at the Opera by Queen

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:55:06 +0000

John and Scotto end 2025 with their best of the year lists and their review of one of the most iconic rock albums of all time, A Night at the Opera by Queen.

A Night at the Opera on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/7HVoV2lgVsmuiHsjbbUJB4?si=EY9Ch4b4QT6dFzZPv2RQbw
A Night at the Opera on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mz4wksGpUUokxRpbyFKZ8pmRY51dWvDH8

Zombie Take-Out Episode 554: WTF Child is This?

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 22:08:30 +0000

John and Scotto end 2025 with their best of the year lists and then review A Christmas Horror Story. A collection of 4, holiday-themed horror vignettes interconnected by William Shatner. If a movie that’s more perfect for Zombie Take-Out exists, we haven’t reviewed it yet.

John’s Rating – 5 Brains
Scotto’s Rating – 4.5 Brains

IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3688406/
Trailer
https://youtu.be/XSSSUbB-mYk?si=ZUkpriljkTsz8p34
A Christmas Horror Story streaming free on Philo
https://www.philo.com/player/player/vod/Vk9EOjYwODU0ODg5OTY0ODczNjc0Mg
Next time
TBD

The Hearing – Argybargy by Squeeze

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:43:49 +0000

John and Scotto pay tribute to the late, great Gilson Lavis by reviewing Squeeze’s seminal album, Argybargy.

Argybargy on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/7Me29nlWdDxCGAAwupHfSV?si=aM3qeV1MSiq4rJ6MIhpXGg
Argybargy on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mYqy8iXoTObUCjcyveHGHhBpR15s6HD7g

Zombie Take-Out Episode 553: Unruly

johnandscotto@gmail.com (John and Scotto) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:08:43 +0000

John and Scotto review Galaxy Warriors. A schlocky, B-grade sci-fi flick that pays homage to the classic b-grade sci-fi flicks of the ’80s.

John’s Rating – 5 Brains
Scotto’s Rating – 3.5 Brains

IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12788862/
Trailer
https://youtu.be/dyCgiFIeLaM?si=hX2nvoDBfjTgnY17
Next time
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3688406/