The Top Shelf Video Podcast

Episode 19: The Raid

This week, the Top Shelf Video boys turn up the action dial as the summer heat turns up and watch the return of gunkata in 2011's The Raid. This action-packed movie is a tribute to the John Woo wave of movies in the 1980s and restarted the action movement that is seen in most films from John Wick to the Marvel movies. Although this movie was at the tail end of the video store this has all the hallmarks of a video store rental but does it have a place on the Top Shelf?
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Film to Table (Side Cast) Episode 13 - Dark Match

Oh yeah, brother! Let me tell you a thing about...Yeah, I don't have that type of aura about me, but Densie and Eli love them some horror, and when you toss some wrastling with some delicious food, you've got yourself another episode of Film to Table. This week, we talk about the Shudder original Dark Match with Joe Bob Briggs fan Chris Jericho. We lace up our boots and prepare for our match-up of horror movies vs. culinary delights. 
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Episode 18: Crossroads

While Film to Table was down in the Mississippi Delta, the boys from Top Shelf Video made a double feature out of Sinners with 1986's Crossroads (no, not the Britney Spears joint). The classic story of a young man's journey to discover himself and what it means to know the Blues as he learns from his guide Willie Brown. Their adventures lead them to a duel over the fate of Willie's soul. Will the Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio, and his skills to save Willie's soul, and can this duel push this film into the Top Shelf?
Bonus Homework: The Devil Went Down To Georgia
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Film to Table (Side Cast) Episode 12 - Sinners

Meet us down in the Mississippi Delta to watch the summer’s hottest blockbuster! Ryan Coogler weaves history, music and horror in his latest masterpiece, and Eli and Denise are eating it right up. The Juke Joint is a pretty exclusive spot but we’re hoping they invite us in…
 
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Episode 17: Invasion USA

This week, the boys go back to the Cannon Films library to watch another Chuck Norris classic. This one has it all: retired CIA agents, Soviet terrorists, alligator farms, swamp boats, tanks, and tons of explosions. Following up on a massive 1984 year in film, this 1985 movie is a video store classic, but does Chuck have it in him to get a second of his films on Top Shelf 
 
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Film to Table (Side Cast) Episode 11 - Civil War

Just in case the current political climate wasn’t stressful enough, let’s dive into fictional civil unrest! Today, we’ll shoot our way through Alex Garland’s Civil War, following some war journalists photographing their way across a nation divided. What’s a good food pairing for the dissolution of a nation? Let’s find out on Film to Table!
 
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Episode 16: Escape from New York

The boys are back for Season 2 of the Top Shelf Video Podcast and start with some of the employee favorites. The season kicks off with the John Carpenter classic Escape from New York. This iconic 80's helped shape Eli and Jaime and seeing it as adults the messages and themes of the movie have a different tone. Join the Eli and Jaime as they discuss the film and decide if Snake Plissken has the skills to make the Top Shelf.
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Episode 15: Coming Soon Season 2

The gang is back and working on Season 2, and for this week, we discuss a few films we are looking to cover in Season 2, along with some of the things we've been up to since the start of the year.
New episodes will start to drop on May 2nd!
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Film to Table (Side Cast) Episode 10 - Best of 2024

For the Season Finale of Film to Table, Denise and Eli discuss the year of 2024 in the cinema as the year provided a solid year of entertainment. They also discuss some of their favorite bites of 2024.
Film to Table will take a short winter break and will return in 2025!
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Episode 14 - Season 1 Finale

For the Season 1 finale, Jaime and Eli look back at the movies they watched for the initial season of the Top Shelf Video Podcast. The boys make a retrospective look at the movies they chose to be on the Top Shelf and a little history behind the show.
The show will take a short winter break but will return with more tapes to stock the video store in 2025
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