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The 1st of multiple episodes cutting into the layers of the Purge movies. It really did hit the ground running with a strong 1st installment & equally strong follow-up that stands on its own.
... but that, is another story.
that we will get to next!!
Notes: Captive State was the John Goodman alien film he couldn't remember. Equinox was the term he did not use, fitting as these events create sacrifice for the spring planting season.
In an attempt to perhaps subliminally compensate for how much of this show is spoilers, this episode contains a chunk of discussion about international media growing in western countries. Have at it!!
Halloween 4 vs. Halloween 5
Dusting off the brain for memories of movies one hasn't videed in decades is an interesting experience. Join Matt this week as he remembers the good, the bad, and the deadly from his horror vhs days. It can be a curse to own & watch so many movies because people expect you to remember everything; it can also be a blessing to drown out the bad movies among the good ones. Where do these 2 movies rest on that scale?? Jack in and discover.
BTW: Halloween Kills recommendation - err, not really. Go check it out, form your own opinion. At minimum, it should be said that the 2018 film has more going for it.
Black Dahlia vs. Summer of Sam
It's an episode about killings, see? Put on a hat & smoke a lot of cigarettes while listening. A novel episode with 2 movies that are not Matt's favorites: hopefully you'll find his ability to discuss a movie of value, whether or not he loves them...
Notes: STEVE Park was the actor Matt couldn't remember from Fargo. Terence Blanchard has scored a lot of television, Matt meant movies were mostly Lee.
Our tribute to AAPI Heritage Month, dig into a variety pack of entertainment from companies that Disney doesn't own!!
Links for Byung Hun-Lee: Red 2 (contains link to G.I. Joe), Terminator Genisys (also link for Train to Busan), The Good, The Bad, & The Weird. Old Boy.
Sometimes the real life drama can boil over & you need to ease the tension in your mind. Sometimes when we touch, the honesty's too much. So... watching nazis get shot might turn your day around!!
How 'bout it?!
LINKS: 3 Degrees of Anton Yelchin (has Fright Night link), Star Trek Beyond (has Cloverfield Paradox link), Blade, Shadow of the Vampire, Hateful 8 (has other Tarantino links), Alita: Battle Angel, Ocean's 11 (has Fight Club link where other Pitt movies are linked), Capt America Civil War, X-Men Days of Future Past (has 1st Class link where other Fassbender links are), Mr. Nobody.
IMDB ratings: 70/59/83. Maybe should be 78/64/86.
In our 1st year we covered the original Tremors. Is there value in the sequels? Have a listen!
Art Credit: Steven Luros Holliday
- it can be purchased here: https://slhdesign.bigcartel.com/
Links: Tremors, X-Men 1st Class (+ all Kevin Bacon links), Napoleon Dynamite.
It is what is says: listen if you've seen the show. If not - the previous episode is a non-spoiler discussion of the series.
Join Matt this episode for one of his favorite recent horror shows. A 9-layer bean dip of dread, this series rules all by putting so much into every character you see. Hear the slobber through your ear pieces! Do it!
Links: Doctor Sleep, Gerald's Game, Suicide Kings, E.T., Sin City,
We already covered the mini-series, so we are overdue in considering how the films rounded out. So, uh, here we are. BTW, the flicks are rated 73% & 65% on IMDB. Matt says more like 83/75.
Links: IT miniseries, Stranger Things s1 (also s1 spoiler-sode) & s2, The Help, Atomic Blonde (has 2 X-men links), Adventureland.
GUEST HOST: THE BOB!!!
The good doctor graces our 2nd mic to wax on & off about some Stephen King, both on screen & on the page. Possibly breaking a record for the longest recording session to date, this had to be broken up into 2 episodes. The discussion of Dr. Sleep will follow in 2 weeks.
Guess what? - the lazy scene transition we mentioned, turns out the scene itself took over 100 takes!!! Guess that's where the focus was. Here's a vid about it.
Another visit to Fincher Corner brings about a movie we've long wanted to cover. Not necessarily your typical murder mystery, it dramatizes an actual killer & his actual pursuers. Um, played by actors of course, but a tremendous amount of effort was involved
to include some of the real folks as consultants. Check it out!
Links: David Fincher: Fight Club, Se7en, Social Network, James Vanderbilt: Basic, Rundown, David Shire: Short Circuit, Jake Gyllenhaal: Donnie Darko (also spoiler episode), Soloist (has all RDJ links), Mark Ruffalo: Spotlight, Dermot Mulroney: Young Guns, Phillip Baker Hall: Magnolia
YouTube vids - When Truth is Stranger than Fiction, Infographics.
This week we peruse the trajectory of ol' MK as his characters alter from a good fellow into a bad dude. Have your clone make some popcorn & scope it out!
LINKS: Michael Keaton: Spiderman Homecoming (has other MK links),
Honoring Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, we look at some amazing things offered to us in recent years from filmmakers outside the U.S. Have at it, people!!
All these Elizabeths have been in my orbit lately, so paying them tribute seemed the only way to go. Trusting each of them as actors, all 3 movies were unseen prior to the episode. Happy to report I have happy things to report. Take a sniff: it smells like a burger, a soccer ball, and a hammer!
Links: Bitter Balcony TMNT episode
