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Bloodsport Knocks Out the Cinephile Hissy Fit

Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport. Image courtesy of IMDb Pro.

The hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast sponsored and supported by the Ruminations Radio Network have learned that many film fans watch their movies of choice in various states of minds and settings. The loyal ticket-buying, theater-going crowd is getting matched by the stay-at-home, Netflix-and-chill crowd. Once at home, that “chill” part can mean many different themes from activities of partnership to recreational “mood enhancers.” Hey, it’s whatever blows your hair back, and we don’t frown upon those choices. If anything, we see the fun you’re having and we’re going to call it “Trippin’ on Cinema.” This first episode of that subset joins you in that mental space for Bloodsport!

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For their 162nd episode, two high-as-a-kite film critics, two gummy-chugging dads, and two pec-popping teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, turn back the time machine to the 1980s were star-driven fighting films were a holiday staple coming out of the public hits of Rocky and The Karate Kid. Our guys aim much cheesier and much lower than those John G. Avildsen classics with 1988’s Bloodsport starring the “Muscles from Brussels” himself: Jean-Claude Van Damme. When tuned up mentally and physically, our hosts will tell you this movie is perfect for “Trippin’ on Cinema!” Come learn more and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!
Cinephile Hissy Fits is a Film Obsessive media podcast, brought to you by the Ruminations Radio Network. Please visit, rate, review and subscribe. If you enjoyed this show, we have more where that came from, with interesting hosts, and wonderful guests. All are available on iTunes, Spotify, and anywhere you find your favorite shows. Follow the show on Twitter at @CinephileFit and on Facebook. Also, find both Will Johnson and Don Shanahan on Letterboxd as the accumulate their viewings and build their ranks and lists. Lastly, check out their TeePublic store for merchadise options from stickers to t-shirts!

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Written by Don Shanahan

DON SHANAHAN is a Chicago-based Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic writing here on Film Obsessive as the Editor-in-Chief and Content Supervisor for the film department. He also writes for his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson. Don is one of the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network and sponsored by Film Obsessive. As a school teacher by day, Don writes his movie reviews with life lessons in mind, from the serious to the farcical. He is a proud director and one of the founders of the Chicago Indie Critics and a voting member of the nationally-recognized Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Creative Alliance, Online Film Critics Society, North American Film Critics Association, International Film Society Critics Association, Internet Film Critics Society, Online Film and TV Association, and the Celebrity Movie Awards.

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