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Welcome to The Movie Gumshoes! Step into The Junk! A dusty little town where reality and myth overlap, and two detectives chase down the biggest cases in cinema.
In Movie Gumshoes, Jared and Jonathan (with the occasional visit from Dirty Deborah and Jason Stackman) investigate movies, digging through evidence of how they got made, who’s responsible, and whether the film deserves to be released to the public eye or redacted forever.
Every episode is an adventure, packed with real research, wild trivia, and detective-style banter that makes every case a ride.
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Case File: "Kang Fu" - Warriors of Virtue (1997)
Assigned to give an anti-drug presentation to a class of impressionable third graders, rookie detective Jonathan "Sourdough" Manno makes the catastrophic mistake of preparing by watching Warriors of…
Case File: "Yoyohawk" - Prey (2022)
In this thrilling episode of Movie Gumshoes, the detectives crack the case file to investigate Prey, the explosive 2022 science-fiction action horror film directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by…
Case File: "The Grabber" - Black Phone (2022)
In this episode of Movie Gumshoes, Jared and his overeager rookie partner Jonathan “Sourdough” Manno crack open the case file on The Black Phone, which Jonathan insists isn’t just a movie, but…
Case File: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
In this episode of Movie Gumshoes, Jared and Jonathan investigate Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves starring Chris Pine, zeroing in on Edgin’s tragic mistake of stealing cursed gold from…
Case File: "Graboids" - Tremors (1990)
In this episode of Movie Gumshoes, tensions flare when veteran detective Jared grows increasingly irritated with his rookie partner, Jonathan “Sourdough” Manno, who is more focused on perfecting his…
Case File: "Möbius Strip" - Lost Highway (1997)
Jared and Jonathan are settling in for a quiet night at the precinct when the phone rings. On the other end is a calm but unsettling voice belonging to a man who calls himself Mobius. The caller…
Case File: Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie (2026)
Veteran movie detective Jared “Ballistic" Jackson and overeager rookie Jonathan “Sourdough” Manno uncover a bizarre cinematic case involving the chaotic cult project Nirvanna the Band the Show the…
Case File: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die! (2026)
The Gumshoes roll into the Feed Bag Diner just after midnight, neon buzzing, grill still hot, and the air thick with secrets and grease. They’re supposed to be laying low, but trouble finds them fast…
Case File: "Artificial Justice" - Mercy (2026)
The night the Gumshoes planned to clock out early and celebrate Jonathan's birthday was the morning the precinct locked them in. Rookie detective Jonathan “Sourdough” Manno, chasing what he swore was…
Case File: "Furious George" - Primate (2026)
When the precinct is suddenly “restructured” and every desk, badge, and filing cabinet is handed over to chimpanzees, veteran gumshoe and his overeager partner Jonathan “Sourdough” Manno find…
Case File: "Lady Bug" - Bullet Train (2023)
In this week’s case file, the Movie Gumshoes investigate Bullet Train (2023), a slick, neon-splattered hit job starring Brad Pitt as a world-weary assassin who just wants a quiet shift. Detective…
Case File: "Bootleg" - Jeepers Creepers: Reborn (2022)
In this week’s case file, Jared and rookie detective Jonathan “Sourdough” Manno investigate Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, a movie so cursed it’s still trapped in an active crime scene. What starts as a…
Case File: "Staffanie" - Evil Dead Rise (2023)
The precinct is quiet, too quiet, until Captain storms into the bullpen holding a Blu-ray copy of Evil Dead Rise like it’s Exhibit A in a homicide trial. Turns out there’s a special event tonight: a…
Case File: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Chaos hits the precinct when the Captain finally takes his first vacation in twelve years, leaving behind an empty office, an unwatered ficus, and a mountain of overdue paperwork. But before the…
Case File: "The Skin Job" - Bugonia (2025)
In this episode of Movie Gumshoes, Jonathan storms into the precinct with breaking news: the owner of The Skin Job—Tortilla Flats’ most questionable strip club—has allegedly landed on the Epstein…
Case File: "Ctrl+Alt+Del” - Tron: Ares (2025)
In this episode of Movie Gumshoes, the detectives dive into the neon world of Tron: Ares, which is the third film where Jared Leto stars as Ares, a program sent from the digital realm into the human…
Case File: "Lovecraft" - Cast A Deadly Spell (1991)
The precinct is in chaos. Detective Santiago the precinct's top detective, legendary for solving three cold cases before his morning coffee, has vanished without a trace. The Captain calls in the…
Case File: "Press Start" - Cloak & Dagger (1985)
When a battered Atari cartridge turns up at the precinct labeled “Top Secret — Project Cloak & Dagger,” veteran detective Jared “Ballistic” Jackson and partner Jonathan “Sourdough” Manno are…
Case File: "Super-Size" - Roofman (2025)
A string of bizarre restaurant robberies leaves staff tied up like Sunday roast, Detectives Jared “Ballistic” Jackson and Jonathan “Sourdough” Manno stake out the Feedbag Restaurant to catch the…
Case File: "Sniff Sense" - Good Boy (2025)
When the Movie Gumshoes set out to investigate Ben Leonberg’s haunted-house dog flick Good Boy (2025), things go sideways before the opening credits roll. Rookie Jonathan shows up with what he…
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Movie Gumshoes has published 54 episodes since April 2024, covering topics in Comedy, Film Reviews.
Movie Gumshoes is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 56m.
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