The pinnacle of infotainment! Crazy stuff you didn’t know about the greatest movies and music of the 80’s, 90’s, and beyond. Hilarity ensues as a research professor and a pop culture savant are pitted against each other in a debate to determine what entertainment icons of film, music, and games are the best of the best of Generation X. https://www.thesurelypodcast.com/
"Stand By Me" (1986) vs. "The Sandlot" (1991): Part 2
Stand by Me (1986) · Jul 28, 2026
"Stand By Me" (1986) vs. "The Sandlot" (1993): Part 1
Stand by Me (1986) · Jul 21, 2026
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986) vs. "Adventures in Babysitting" (1987): Part 2
Justice Supermen vs. Fighter Supermen (1986) · Jun 2, 2026
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986) vs. "Adventures in Babysitting" (1987): Part 1
Justice Supermen vs. Fighter Supermen (1986) · May 26, 2026
Interview with Robert Hays: Part 1
Airplane! (1980) · May 12, 2026
"Pretty in Pink" (1986) vs. "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1987): Part 2
Pretty in Pink (1986) · Apr 14, 2026
"Pretty in Pink" (1986) vs. "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1987): Part 1
Pretty in Pink (1986) · Apr 7, 2026
"The Breakfast Club" (1985) vs. "St. Elmo's fire" (1985): Part 2
The Breakfast Club (1985) · Jan 6, 2026
Star Wars Holiday Special (1978): Part 2 of 2
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) · Dec 23, 2025
Star Wars Holiday Special (1978): Part 1 of 2
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) · Dec 22, 2025
"Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" (1985) vs. "UHF" (1989): Part 2
Kinnikuman: Justice Superman vs. Ancient Superman (1985) · Oct 7, 2025
"Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" (1985) vs. "UHF" (1989): Part 1
Kinnikuman: Justice Superman vs. Ancient Superman (1985) · Sep 30, 2025
"Superman Returns" (2006) What the HECK happened?
Superman Returns (2006) · Sep 2, 2025
"Batman and Robin" (1997): What the HECK Happened?
Batman & Robin (1997) · Aug 26, 2025
"Fletch" vs. "European Vacation" vs. "Spies Like Us": Episode 2 of 2
Spies Like Us (1985) · Jul 29, 2025
"Fletch" vs. "European Vacation" vs. "Spies Like Us": Episode 1 of 2
Spies Like Us (1985) · Jul 22, 2025
"Jaws" (1975) vs. "Jurassic Park" (1993): Episode 3 of 3
Jaws (1975) · Jul 15, 2025
"Jaws" (1975) vs. "Jurassic Park" (1993): Episode 2 of 3
Jaws (1975) · Jul 11, 2025
"Jaws" (1975) vs. "Jurassic Park" (1993): Episode 1 of 3
Jaws (1975) · Jul 8, 2025
"Rambo: First Blood Pt II" (1985) vs. "Commando" (1985): Part 2
Commando (1985) · Jun 17, 2025
"Rambo: First Blood Pt II" (1985) vs. "Commando" (1985): Part 1
Commando (1985) · Jun 10, 2025
"Weird Science" (1985) vs. "Real Genius" (1985): Part 2
Weird Science (1985) · May 20, 2025
"Weird Science" (1985) vs. "Real Genius" (1985): Part 1
Weird Science (1985) · May 13, 2025
"Better Off Dead" (1985) vs. "One Crazy Summer" (1986): Part 2
Better Off Dead... (1985) · Apr 15, 2025
"Better Off Dead" (1985) vs. "One Crazy Summer" (1986): Part 1
Better Off Dead... (1985) · Apr 8, 2025
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984) vs. "The Goonies" (1985): Part 2
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) · Mar 18, 2025
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984) vs. "The Goonies" (1985): Part 1
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) · Mar 11, 2025
"Young Guns" (1988) vs. "Young Guns II" (1990) vs. "Tombstone" (1993): Part 2
Young Guns (1988) · Feb 25, 2025
"Young Guns" (1988) vs. "Young Guns II" (1990) vs. "Tombstone" (1993): Part 1
Young Guns (1988) · Feb 18, 2025
"Flash Gordon" (1980) vs. "Highlander" (1986): Part 2
Flash Gordon (1980) · Jan 14, 2025
"Flash Gordon" (1980) vs. "Highlander" (1986): Part 1
Flash Gordon (1980) · Jan 7, 2025
"Die Hard" (1988) Audio Commentary
Die Hard (1988) · Dec 20, 2024
"Scrooged" (1988) vs. "Christmas Vacation" (1989): Part 2
Scrooged (1988) · Dec 17, 2024
"Scrooged" (1988) vs. "Christmas Vacation" (1989): Part 1
Scrooged (1988) · Dec 10, 2024
"True Romance" (1993) vs. "Natural Born Killers" (1994): Part 2
True Romance (1993) · Dec 3, 2024
"True Romance" (1993) vs. "Natural Born Killers" (1994): Part 1
True Romance (1993) · Nov 26, 2024
Creepshow (1982). vs. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983): Part 2
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) · Oct 22, 2024
Creepshow (1982). vs. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983): Part 2
Creepshow (1982) · Oct 22, 2024
Creepshow (1982) vs Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983): Part 1
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) · Oct 15, 2024
Creepshow (1982) vs Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983): Part 1
Creepshow (1982) · Oct 15, 2024
"Animal House" (1978) vs "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984): Part 2
Animal House (1978) · Aug 20, 2024
"Animal House" (1978) vs. "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984): Part 1
Animal House (1978) · Aug 13, 2024
"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) vs. "Lethal Weapon 2" (1989): Part 2
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · Aug 6, 2024
"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) vs "Lethal Weapon 2" (1989): Part 1
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · Jul 30, 2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024): A Spoiler Free Review!
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) · Jul 4, 2024
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979): Is It Worth A Rewatch?
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) · Jun 4, 2024
The Cars "Heartbeat City" (1984): Track by Track!
The Cars: Heartbeat City (1984) · May 21, 2024
Bryan Adams "Reckless" (1984): Track by Track!
Reckless (1984) · May 14, 2024
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994): What the Heck Happened?
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) · Apr 23, 2024
Jaws 3-D (1983): What the Heck Happened?
Jaws 3-D (1983) · Apr 16, 2024
"The Karate Kid" (1984) vs. "The Last Dragon" (1985): Part 2
The Karate Kid (1984) · Mar 26, 2024
"The Karate Kid" (1984) vs. "The Last Dragon" (1985): Part 1
The Karate Kid (1984) · Mar 19, 2024
"Beverly Hills Cop" (1984) vs. "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987): Part 2
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) · Feb 27, 2024
"Beverly Hills Cop" (1984) vs. "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987): Part 1
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) · Feb 20, 2024
"Footloose" (1984) vs. "Purple Rain" (1984): Movie to Movie Part 2
Footloose (1984) · Feb 2, 2024
"Footloose" (1984) vs "Purple Rain" (1984): Movie to Movie Pt 1
Footloose (1984) · Jan 31, 2024
Huey Lewis and the News "Sports" (1983): Track by Track!
Sports (1983) · Jan 29, 2024
"A Christmas Story" (1983) vs. "Home Alone" (1990): Part 2
A Christmas Story (1983) · Nov 30, 2023
"A Christmas Story" (1983) vs. "Home Alone" (1990): Part 1
A Christmas Story (1983) · Nov 28, 2023
"Grease" (1978): The Motion Picture
Grease (1978) · Nov 7, 2023
Last Action Hero (1993): What the Heck Happened?!
Last Action Hero (1993) · Sep 19, 2023
Jaws the Revenge (1987): What the heck happened?
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) · Aug 30, 2022
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · May 25, 2022
"M" (1931) vs. "Psycho" (1960) vs. "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991): Part 2
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Oct 12, 2021
"M" (1931) vs. "Psycho" (1960) vs. "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991): Part 2
Psycho (1960) · Oct 12, 2021
"M" (1931) vs. "Psycho" (1960) vs. "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991): Part 2
M (1931) · Oct 12, 2021
Huey Lewis and the News "Sports" (1983) : Track by Track!
Sports (1983) · Jun 1, 2021
Flash Gordon (1980) vs. Highlander (1986): Part 2
Flash Gordon (1980) · Mar 22, 2021
Flash Gordon (1980) vs. Highlander (1986): Part 2
Highlander (1986) · Mar 22, 2021
Prince's "Sign O' the Times" (1987) : Track by Track!
Prince: Sign 'o' the Times (1987) · Nov 17, 2020
Special Edition: An Interview with the Creators of "Canners" -or- How to Make an Award-Winning Film for only $2000
Canners (2015) · Oct 13, 2020
Bill and Ted Face the Music: Excellent or Bogus?
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) · Sep 8, 2020
Jaws (1975) vs. Jurassic Park (1993): Part 1
Jaws (1975) · Jun 30, 2020
Man of Steel (2013) vs. Superman I & II (1978 & 1981): Part 2
Superman (1978) · Jun 9, 2020
Man of Steel (2013) vs. Superman I & II (1978 & 1981): Part 2
Man of Steel (2013) · Jun 9, 2020
Braveheart vs Gladiator": Part 1
Gladiator (2000) · Apr 7, 2020
Braveheart vs Gladiator": Part 1
Braveheart (1995) · Apr 7, 2020
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) vs. Back to the Future (1985): Part 4
Molester Invisible Man PART 4: Deep Inside (1981) · Mar 17, 2020