For the first Movie Monday of 2026, we watched dark fantasy action comedy The Golden Child from 1986. Directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis, Charles Dance, and Victor Wong.

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

Joe Richter of Hindsighless (podcast)

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

M.W. Lewis from The World of M.W. Lewis (podcast)

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The movie for February is The Golden Voyage of Sinbad from 1973. Directed by Gordon Hessler and featuring stop-motion effects of Ray Harryhausen. That episode will air on February 23rd, so please send in your submissions by the 21st if you’d like to be included in the show.

Also, be sure not to miss the new podcast I’m involved with, entitled With Wife and I. My wife, Isla, suggested we take turns choosing movies to watch together, then share our thoughts with anyone who cares to listen. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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Movie Monday: The Golden Child (1986) (E312)