Welcome to episode 81 of Viva! We start by talking about The Big Match, where everything you donate is DOUBLED (donate today!) and keep your eyes POSTED for Video Store Day news coming up! Additionally, we announce the winners of our secret code, locked-in-the-store, Viva special from a couple of months ago—congrats. We kick off with a new sponsored Rapid Recs! Don’t even ask us why we chose what we chose, but we DID. BTW we still have a rapid recs match for like 3 more going, $100 donation gets you a rapid recs + $50, TIMES TWO for the Big Match, so your RR’s are worth literally millions if we’re doing the math right. In case that wasn’t enough fun extra stuff for you, we have a new Raunch vs. Rom! Last time’s winner was a close call, but HOMETOWN USA came out on top in the last hour. New fighters are 1984’s HOT MOVES vs. 1997’s THE MATCHMAKER, so vote below! Emalie slows things down with a minimalist, existential Western THE SHOOTING by Monte Hellman, and Matt talks the 1995 white ninja, Christopher Lambert movie THE HUNTED. Emalie highlights the recent offbeat 20-something coming-of-age AMANDA, and even though Matt is apologizing we know he doesn’t mean it—he recommends a movie he’s seen probably a dozen times but no one should watch, ALIEN BEASTS. Finally we wrap up with the live-action UNDERDOG, which is…not terrible? K see you next time!!!
