Cinema Chop Shop

Travis Allen & Shawn Steadman

A podcast that concedes that remakes are gonna happen, so why shouldn’t movie buffs decide who to cast in those iconic roles? Join us as we have a lively conversation about our favorite films, and envision a new angle for for them by imagining today’s best actors playing those great roles.

  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    352. Blanksploitation

    As a result of their recent White Elephant Party (ep. 350), the gang reconvenes to dive into various subgenres within Exploitation Cinema. Joey (Nursesploitation), Todd (Nunsploitation), Travis (Bondsploitation), and Shawn (Ozsploitation) share the results of their explorations.

    4 January 2026, 2:07 pm
  • 56 minutes 21 seconds
    351. Top 20 of 2025

    It's that time of year again! Travis and Shawn gather to discuss their top 20 movies of 2025.

    31 December 2025, 10:55 am
  • 1 hour 47 seconds
    350. Lump of Coal

    It's the reason for the season - watching bad Christmas movies! The gang gathers to pan some of the worst Christmas movies of all time. Did your favorite turkey make the list?

    21 December 2025, 12:30 pm
  • 55 minutes 12 seconds
    349. Face/Off

    Shawn, Travis, and Todd discuss movies featuring face swaps, new faces, and all sorts of masks not named Face/Off. Among the discussions are Eyes Without a Face, Dark Passage, The Face of Another, Shattered, and Time.

    7 December 2025, 1:48 pm
  • 54 minutes 29 seconds
    348. Noirvember: Foreign Language Noir

    Grab your trench coats and fedoras, because it's Noirvember!  Shawn, Joey, and Todd gather in the Chop Shop Garage to celebrate by discussing Foreign Language Noir.  

    16 November 2025, 12:08 pm
  • 1 hour 55 seconds
    347. Nu Skool - New School Folk Horror

    In part 2 of our celebration of Folk Horror, Shawn, Travis, Joey, and Todd gather to discuss post-2000 Folk Horror movies and their resurgence in popularity.

    26 October 2025, 2:36 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    346. Old Folk Home: Old School Folk Horror

    Shawn, Travis, Joey, and Todd wander off the beaten path to dabble in ancient rituals for spooky month and discuss old school (pre-1999) Folk Horror movies.

    12 October 2025, 9:30 pm
  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    345. Rustler's Rhapsody Watch Party

    Shawn, Travisito, Joey, and Alley gather to watch the underrated 1985 comedy Western, "Rustler's Rhapsody", starring Tom Berenger, Andy Griffith, Marilu Henner, Sela Ward, and G. W. Bailey.

    27 September 2025, 10:54 am
  • 48 minutes 42 seconds
    344. Workers Unite!

    Joey, Todd, and Lee go on strike as the two scabs, Travisito and Shawn, break through the picket line to talk about Union & Labor Movies, while exploring the pros and cons of American workers' unions.

    14 September 2025, 11:22 am
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    343. Fire the Cannons!

    The usual gang is back to discuss the wild times of Cannon Pictures Group. Valuing quantity over quality, Cannon Pictures Group cranked out tons of movies while attempting to outrun its creditors. Today, we pay tribute to the chaos.

    24 August 2025, 11:26 am
  • 57 minutes 38 seconds
    342. Hail to the King

    In an episode better suited to the #nokings demonstrations, the gang gathers to discuss movies featuring kings in all their many forms.

    10 August 2025, 1:23 pm
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