Theatrical premiere: Wed, September 9, 2026 (also shown Sun, Sept 13th)
Available for purchase: October 9, 2026
Great set-up, quick, to the point and funny (love how Crow and Tom react to Mike's older face). It made me smile seeing them and the sci-fi era Mads together again (though sadly, no Gyps). The Trace designed sets impress (there are a lot of details to drink in, like the aquarium, complete with black lagoon creature - and a nod to Bond) - the doorway sequence was cool if only because I dig movie references (including the callback to one that received the MST-treatment), and the shadowrama's 3-dimensional, which took a while to get used to, but I didn't hate it.
The movie was directed by William Grefé (Wild Rebels, Impulse) and includes a Wild Rebel playing the part of Egon. It's got teens dancing to a silly song, plenty of airboat action, tiny shorts, a head injury, that looks closer to a bad case of black mold - and in a scene that put the theater audience in stitches, baggies that double for jellyfish. It's not a rip-roaring tale, rather draggy, which puts our riffers to the test. Even the clash at the end is a bore ("An explosion so big the fish don't even notice it" - Mike)
Quips? They talked about making this feel like an MST era episode, but a lot of Trax bleeds into the release. You do have some local references (Fred Smoot) and I did get laughs, but honestly, the writing didn't feel all that strong. The repeated gags, for example, point out the obvious but never escalate towards a satisfying punch-line capper. A chuckle fest at best, that dried up down the stretch (even the audience members who were getting big guffaws early on, weren’t laughing as much at the end).
The musical host seg was cute (yes, just the one in the middle, with a few end credit bits - behind the scenes, letters, Pearl pitches olive loaf, and on the big screen there was a "Taken" parody, while in the download release, that was replaced with Mike's cheese factory co-workers wondering where he's gone).
All told, it was more an amusing nostalgia trip than a great episode that had me in stitches. ★★★
Stinger: Karen falls into Egon's arms in a dead faint.
Available for purchase: October 23, 2026
Corman, Carradine, and "Personal Hygiene for Boys"! Yay, a short, where the human body is like a stinky car engine ("Rick's in dire need of an oil change"). This gets the experiment on good footing, as does Servo's early movie riff, "Behold my sword and riding diaper!"
I like the flow of this one, the relaxed 'just hanging out' delivery. It's also more MST3K-like due to the clever esoteric & pop references peppered throughout, including a callback to Werewolf ("I will sleep nose to anus" - Richard Lynch co-starred in both), as well as the fresh spin put on an old favorite (Gymkata!) - though yes, Trax style material finds its way in here as well (Carradine's manner of death has been quipped to death, but they still return to it several times).
The movie was more interesting than the last, the world building helped hold my interest, though it does spin its fiery, explosive wheels in the final act. Still, M&tB engage with it nicely, even making comment on the safety wire that shows up, lol. Oh, and for added fun, play the closed captioning, just to see what they come up with for the sound effects.
Host segs - I enjoyed the loincloth song, it's even better than Do the Tardigrade. And once again, there's plenty of credit and post credit sketches, with viewer mail.
The movie ends with a bang; as my biggest laugh came from the simplest line... "I want MacDonalds!" HA! Give this a steady ★★★½
Stinger: Carradine screams and takes a flying leap at a door.
E03 - TBA
Available for purchase: Best Friends: Oct 30 - Everyone: November 6, 2026
A Roger Corman production - Marks the return of Frank and Dr. F
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