This month’s movie was Masters of the Universe (no, not that one). Directed by Gary Goddard and released in 1987, this starred Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, and Courteney Cox, of all people.

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

Goblin’s henchman (podcast, blog) and the UmberBulk of the Southwest Sofa Crew

Mirke the Meek (podcast)

Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… (podcast, YouTube)

Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube, itch)

Honourable mentions: Lifeforce dir. Tobe Hooper (1985), John Blanche (1948 - June 2026)

Check of the Cerebravore review of Masters of the Universe (2026)

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Find the Movie Monday Letterboxd list here https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/

With Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey looming over the horizon, I felt this was the perfect opportunity to visit the ancient Greece of 1963 and the Ray Harryhausen classic Jason and the Argonauts, directed by Don Chaffey. That episode will air on July 25th, so please send in your submissions by the 27th if you’d like to be included in the show.

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