Jason and Shawn were able to occupy the same space last night -- with social distance measures still in effect of course -- and delivered one of the best 22 minutes of radio in a long time. But if you missed their appearance on the mighty Radio NL 610 AM Kamloops fear not, the podcast version of last night's show is loud and proud! And we've got the full half-hour interview with filmmaker Rene Perez. No measly eight minutes for you guys and gals! Rene talks about his latest film, Cry Havoc, working with Charles Bronson lookalike Robert Bronzi, and how he crafts movies for an audience that doesn't want the squeaky clean, politically correct genre fair Hollywood offers these days. He dives deep into that topic, and why Hollywood isn't taking chances anymore. It's an insightful conversation with a man whose sensibilities are in line with our own here in The Basement. What's Rene say exactly, and what do Jason and Shawn think? Stick with us! And stick arou...

Scooby-Doo is a cartoon franchise that just won't die, and I'm thankful for that. It's a childhood favourite of mine, and never gets old, although I do. The latest reboot comes by way of Warner Bros. and was intended to be in theatres right now. COVID-19 changed all that, so the WB saw fit to release it straight to Digital, continuing a trend I hope all the big studios embrace because my family and I are 100 percent on board with watching new movies at home. But what about the movie, you say? Scoob! is one part origin story, one part reinvention of the Hannah Barbara characters for a new generation of kids. It's beautifully animated, and pays tribute to everything we love about Scooby and the gang, while bringing them into the modern world at the same time. The jokes come fast and furious -- and are mostly kid appropriate -- while the plot moves equally so.  It turns out Scooby-Doo is part of an epic legacy that could unlock a door to the underworld. And the evi...