Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
#211 It’s What’s Inside, The 4:30 Movie, Shaun of the Dead, Dead Snow
A group of shaky friends embark on a unique game that’ll test their resolve and loyalties. In the 1980’s a boy, along with his friends, prepares for the ultimate first date with his crush as drama in the local movie theater rises. Local layabout Shaun loses his girlfriend just as the zombie apocalypse starts and he must find her, his mum and plan for survival. A group of University-aged friends are staying on a snowy mountain cabin when a curse releases a platoon of zombie Nazu soldiers to attack.
Next Time:
Recent Discoveries
Luke: n/a
Ralf: Don’t Move, Sweet Bobby: Catfish Nightmare, Brothers, Killer Heat, The Night Eats the World
Oscar: Don’t Move, Apartment 7A, Smile 2, Caddo Lake, Woman of the Hour, MadS
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:02:27 Recent Discoveries
00:45:21 It’s What’s Inside
01:13:19 spoilers
01:39:55 The 4:30 Movie
02:10:55 spoilers
02:27:55 Shaun of the Dead
03:08:13 Dead Snow
03:30:24 EXIT + Outtakes
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
#210 Joker: Folie a Deux, The Platform 2, [REC] 2, Pontypool
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
#210 Joker: Folie a Deux, The Platform 2, REC2, Pontypool
The trial of the century begins for murderer Arthur Fleck as he grapples with tensions rising and a wave of fans wanting Joker to return as he meets the potential love of his life, Harley Quinn. A prison with hundreds of levels where a platform of food descends each day and a prisoner who becomes a huge cog or wrench into who gets what to eat, if any at all. A scientist and strike team infiltrate a Spanish apartment building in search of evidence of a highly dangerous and contagious virus amid all of the infected residents. The tiny town of Pontypool becomes ground zero for a violent virus that infects people through speech and the people working at the local radio station must uncover and resolve this or escape before it’s too late.
Next Time: The 4:30 Movie, It’s What’s Inside, Shaun of the Dead, Dead Snow
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Blink Twice, REC, The Platform, Wolfs, Saturday Night, Apartment 7A
Ralf: REC, The Platform, I Saw the TV Glow, Wolfs, Megalopolis, The Return of the Living Dead
Oscar: Salem’s Lot, V/H/S/Beyond, Megalopolis, Terrifier 3, Wolfs, Fancy Dance, Transformers One
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:06:53 Recent Discoveries
01:12:08 Joker: Folie a Deux
01:24:23 spoilers
01:49:44 The Platform 2
02:10:30 spoilers
02:41:45 [REC] 2
03:09:42 Pontypool
03:50:18 EXIT + Outtakes
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
#209 The Substance, Rebel Ridge, Zombie 2, Fido
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
#209 The Substance, Rebel Ridge, Zombie 2, Fido
An aging actress forced out of her career decides to transform and rip herself to pieces with an underground treatment that makes her young again. Patience and violence are at odds in the form of a one-man-army that becomes the center of systemic abuse by local authorities. A man and woman travel to a Caribbean island in search of someone missing and the strange disease that brings people back from the dead. In the state of what remains after the zombie-fueled wars, an idyllic 1950’s town has managed normalcy by making the undead into their indentured servants and the lonely boy that befriends one of them, named Fido.
Next Time: Joker Foil a Deux, The Platform 2, REC 2, Pontypool
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Love Reset, Didi, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom
Ralf: A Quiet Place: Day One, Ice Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos, Missing, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Oscar: Never Let Go, Milk & Serial, Spaceman, The Last Stop in Yuma County
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:05:39 Recent Discoveries
00:46:30 The Substance
01:26:53 spoilers
01:49:49 Rebel Ridge
02:19:43 spoilers
02:39:16 Zombie 2
03:09:55 Fido
03:39:06 EXIT + outtakes
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
#208 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Slingshot, Night of the lIving Dead
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
#208 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Slingshot, Night of the Living Dead
Lydia is plunged back to the underworld when her daughter gets involved in the supernatural and bio-exorcist Betelgeuse gets involved. A crew of astronauts must cope with the lingering and exponentially worse effects of deep sleep drugs as they approach Jupiter. A group of the living must survive against the newly-risen undead in a house as fears and impatience skyrockets.
Next Time: The Substance, Rebel Ridge, Zombi 2, Fido
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Beetlejuice, Anatomy of a Fall
Ralf: Children of the Corn
Oscar: The Killer, The Deliverance, The Heroic Trio
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:08:42 Recent Discoveries
00:40:20 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
01:14:05 spoilers
01:44:42 Slingshot
01:59:22 spoilers
02:19:26 Night of the Living Dead
03:01:35 EXIT + Outtakes
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
#207 Strange Darling, Alien: Romulus, The Sadness
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
#207 Strange Darling, Alien: Romulus, The Sadness
A series of events between a serial killer and the prey as both encounter some hard choices and civilian casualties. A group of young adults, along with a synthetic android, does a Hail Mary illegal attempt to escape the dismal planet they’re on by stealing from a giant spaceship that contains truly horrifying alien creatures. A young couple must fight tooth and nail to get back together as their city becomes ravaged by a disease that makes people turn into sadistic murderers.
Next Time: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Slingshot, Night of the Living Dead
Recent Discoveries
Luke: The Infernal Affairs Trilogy
Ralf: Land of Bad, The Holdovers, Borderlands, The Union
Oscar: The Crow (2024), Copshop, Bunny Lake is Missing, Blink Twice
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:05:40 Recent Discoveries
00:59:02 Strange Darling
01:13:06 spoilers
01:39:17 Alien: Romulus
02:19:00 spoilers
02:53:37 The Sadness
03:33:47 EXIT + Outtakes
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
#206 Cuckoo, The Instigators, The Mask
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
#206 Cuckoo, The Instigators, The Mask
Upon visiting a secluded vacation resort with her family, a young woman must deal with the supernatural forces that seemingly live rent-free in the surrounding woods, possibly after her and those around her. Two dimwitted strangers in search for quick cash pull off the least successful heist in Boston history as they are on the run from criminals, authorities and the stapled corruption of the city. Noted “Mr. Nice Guy” Stanley Ipkiss finds a mysterious mask that gives him cartoonishly strong powers that lead him to acts of crime, the criminal underworld and the dancer he longs for.
Next Time: Strange Darling, Alien: Romulus, The Sadness
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Incredibles 2, Apollo 13, The Antisocial Network, Borderlands
Ralf: n/a
Oscar: Knox Goes Away, Tarot, Babes, Borderlands, Time Bandits
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:05:15 Recent Discoveries
00:35:01 Cuckoo
00:53:07 spoilers
01:15:00 The Instigators
01:35:23 spoilers
01:47:29 The Mask
02:33:23 EXIT
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
#205 Trap, Deadpool & Wolverine, Interview with the Vampire
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
#205 Trap, Deadpool & Wolverine, Interview with the Vampire
A serial killer learns that a trap has been set by the authorities at a pop concert for him and must use his wits to find a way out, along with his daughter, who doesn’t know his murderous tendencies. The mouthy and meta Deadpool recruits the character-shielded Wolverine to help save his timeline from a McGuffin with violence and humor. Louis, a 200-year old vampire tells the supernatural, tragic and wondrous life story to a human journalist that includes a child-vampire Claudia and the ruthless and powerful creator Lestat beginning in New Orleans.
Next Time: Cuckoo, The Instigators, The Mask
Recent Discoveries
Luke: The Bikeriders, Pearl, X, In a Violent Nurture
Ralf: I am Celine Dion, Lisa Frankenstein, Thelma the Unicorn, Spartan
Oscar: Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, Broker, Evil Does Not Exist, Oddity
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:11:29 Recent Discoveries
00:55:17 Trap
01:15:22 spoilers
01:35:35 Deadpool & Wolverine
01:58:00 spoilers
02:23:56 Interview with the Vampire
03:02:46 EXIT + Outtakes
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
#204 Twisters, Longlegs, Natural Born Killers
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
#204 Twisters, Longlegs, Natural Born Killers
A tornado savant and meteorologist and a YouTuber twister-wrangler collide and may have to team up in order to redeem past actions and how to understand and defeat the devastation of weather. A young FBI agent with strong intuition is put on the case of self-titled serial killer ‘Longlegs,’ a strange and brutal murderer that may employ supernatural devices to achieve his goals. Mickey and Mallory Knox are mass murderers that only become infamous by the mass media that only emphasizes how uniquely American and indifferent these killings really are when the attention is granted.
Next Time: Trap, Deadpool & Wolverine, Interview with the Vampire
Recent Discoveries
Luke: City Hunter, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Fly Me to the Moon
Ralf: Pearl, Despicable Me 4, Anyone But You
Oscar: Coming Home in the Dark, Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1, Kill
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:02:44 Recent Discoveries
00:42:11 Twisters
01:19:16 spoilers
01:35:30 Longlegs
02:07:16 spoilers
02:27:29 Natural Born Killers
03:19:55 EXIT + outtakes
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
#203 Maxxxine, The Imaginary, Napoleon Dynamite
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
#203 Maxine, The Imaginary, Napoleon Dynamite
Determined to become famous, pornstar and violence- survivor (& causer) Maxine gets a starring role in a horror movie as a serial killer prowls the streets of Tinseltown, starting with her friends. Amanda is a child with a vivid imagination and makes up a friend Rudger, who must go on his own adventure with other Imaginaries and evading a human-ghoul to get back to his best friend and creator. Napoleon is the awkward teenage boy in a small Idaho town full of awkward energies and personalities that drive the day-to-day living that spells out humanity, wholesomeness, and tots.
Next Time: Twisters, Longlegs, Natural Born Killers
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Kinds of Kindness, Monkey Man, Axel F, Anyone But You
Ralf: Axel F, Trigger Warning, The Beekeeper
Oscar: The Exorcism, Axel F, A Quiet Place: Day One, Thelma, Kinds of Kindness
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:03:20 Recent Discoveries
00:52:38 Maxxxine
01:07:42 spoilers
01:19:56 The Imaginary
01:36:16 spoilers
01:50:27 Napoleon Dynamite
02:23:21 EXIT
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
#202 Inside Out 2, Hit Man, Closer
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
#202 Inside Out 2, Hit Man, Closer
Riley begins puberty while on a hockey-tryout weekend with friends and her anthropomorphized core emotions are introduced to four new ones, including Anxiety, which threaten the Sense of Self of the changing Riley. Gary, a philosopher professor who works for a police unit catching people who look for hitmen, goes undercover as a hit man only to discover he’s amazing at this job, that is, until he meets his great love who’s in need of killing someone. Two couples individually meet under strange occurrences throughout the years of swapping partners, loyalties, misunderstandings and immaturity.
Next Time: Maxxxine, The Imaginary, Napoleon Dynamite
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Bob Marley: One Love, Back to Black
Ralf: Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Wonder, Hundreds of Beavers
Oscar: Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Immaculate, Infested, Hundreds of Beavers, The Bikeriders
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:05:54 Recent Discoveries
00:51:31 Inside Out 2
01:29:51 spoilers
01:52:36 Hit Man
02:20:27 spoilers
02:33:27 Closer
03:10:35 EXIT + Outtakes
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
#201 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Exhuma, Primer
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
#201 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Exhuma, Primer
In the post-apocalyptic wasteland, a girl gets taken from her people and must grow up in the high-octane savaged landscape with grit, bullets and wheels in order to find her way back and maybe, get revenge. Shamans, spiritualists and feng shui masters find themselves in service to help out a wealthy and cursed family by exhuming a body but that turns out to be the beginning of a potent and historical curse underneath. A pair of physicist best friends stumble into a homemade time machine they’ve invented, which leads to a steady increase in complications, emotions and alliances.
Next Time: Inside Out 2, Hit Man, Closer
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Unfrosted, Road House
Ralf: The Garfield Movie
Oscar: If, Back to Black, Damsel, In a Violent Nature, The Watchers
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:16:15 Recent Discoveries
00:49:54 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
01:20:36 spoilers
01:49:04 Exhuma
02:11:33 spoilers
02:33:02 Primer
03:09:07 EXIT
Wednesday May 29, 2024
#200 Thief, About Last Night, The Fugitive
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
#200 Thief, About Last Night, The Fugitive
In Chicago, a master thief must deal with the encroaching darkness and betrayal of organized crime while trying to make a ‘normal’ life. In Chicago, a man and a woman meet and strike up a romantic affair as adulting gets in the way of true maturity. In Chicago, an escaped convict must find his wife’s killer as he avoids law enforcement and a particularly driven US Marshall. This is our special 200th episode with a set theme. Have you guessed what it is?
Next Time: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Exhuma, Primer
Recent Discoveries
Luke:
Ralf: Upgrade, Behind Enemy Lines, BlackBerry
Oscar: The Roast of Tom Brady, The Coffee Table, The Strangers: Chapter 1, I Saw the TV Glow
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:08:46 Recent Discoveries
00:44:17 Thief (1981)
01:09:51 About Last Night (1986)
01:42:59 The Fugitive (1993)
02:10:10 EXIT
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
#199 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Fall Guy, Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
It seems intelligence and self awareness can make humans of any creature. A story of Noa, an ape survivor looking for his clan that were captured by a ruthless ruler trying to pillage humanity’s old world. A stuntman is thrown into real-life action while looking for the lead actor to a film directed by his love interest. A washed-up superhero actor attempts something real, creative and selfish with a prominent play as he becomes more frayed by the day to day antics, contemporaries and loved ones.
Next Time: Thief, The Fugitive, About Last Night
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes
Ralf: Unfrosted
Oscar: Unfrosted, In the Land of Saints and Sinners, Bad Boys for Life, Shortcomings, Anyone But You
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:05:35 Recent Discoveries
00:30:24 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
54:52:03 spoilers
01:17:52 The Fall Guy
01:45:03 spoilers
01:56:19 Birdman
02:37:25 EXIT
Thursday May 02, 2024
#198 Challengers, Sasquatch Sunset, Boyhood
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
#198 Challengers, Sasquatch Sunset, Boyhood
An epic tennis match where the stakes are 100 percent personal to a trio of one woman and two boys navigating power and gender dynamics they cannot hide from. A NatGeo-type of tale of the last gasp of the living remnants of the Sasquatch as they traverse American wildlife, making stupid and relatable decisions. The life of Mason from boyhood to 18 years of age; told and filmed over the years to best encapsulate the era of its present time and the markings of growing up in the United States.
Next Time: The Fall Guy, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Birman
Recent Discoveries
Luke: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Spy x Family Code: White
Ralf: Gaslight, Le Samourai, Monkey Man, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 1
Oscar: Rebel Moon: The Scargiver, The First Omen, Sting, Abigail, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:05:14 Recent Discoveries
00:49:02 Challengers
01:11:03 spoilers
01:37:43 Sasquatch Sunset
01:55:44 spoilers
02:10:43 Boyhood
03:04:48 EXIT
Friday Apr 19, 2024
#197 Civil War, River, The Guest
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
#197 Civil War, River, The Guest
We begin this week by reviewing a film that is set on an American civil war with no context and focusing instead on the value of journalism and the nature of history and POV. We then arrive to a secluded town in Japan where the people are suffering from an endless time loop of the same 2-minutes with laughter and humility. Finally, we allow a guest into our home, who says his name is David but is hella menacing as he smiles and proceeds to kill your boss for that promotion you so richly deserve.
Next Time: Challengers, Sasquatch Sunset, Boyhood
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Ralf: The Casagrandes Movie
Oscar: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Riders of Justice, Monkey Man
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:07:32 Recent Discoveries
00:28:17 Civil War
00:50:46 spoilers
01:30:09 River
01:49:38 spoilers
02:03:58 The Guest
02:39:44 EXIT
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
#196 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, The Promised Land, Past Lives
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
#196 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, The Promised Land, Past Lives
We may say goodbye to winter but Frozen Empire says otherwise. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire brings back the fun and funny from the original films but still falters from modern plot contrivances and boring villains. The Promised Land brings genuine intrigue into a man as he struggles to what he believes a man is supposed to be. This intimate story has heartache, suspense and stellar performances. Past Lives proves that love recognizes bounds and what those bounds are and how intricate they are is something that manifests amazingly in the protagonist and with the tragedy we call time.
Next Time: Civil War, River, The Guest
Recent Discoveries
Luke: The Greatest Night In Pop, Bitconned, Love Lies Bleeding
Ralf: The Greatest Night In Pop, Dune Part 2, Argylle, Migration
Oscar: Road House, Late Night with the Devil, Love Lies Bleeding
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:09:43 Recent Discoveries
00:51:41 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
01:12:21 spoilers
01:24:17 The Promised Land
01:43:32 spoilers
01:56:23 Past Lives
02:24:51 spoilers
02:45:04 EXIT
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
#195 The (belated) 96th Academy Awards Review
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
#195 The (belated) 06th Academy Awards Review
Better late than never to come back from break with our thoughts on the Oscars this year by discussing the winners and the ceremony details. We also showcase out thoughts on what we think would’ve won as a segment pre-recorded before the event. Additionally, we have a lengthy segment of the films we’ve been discovering over the past three months.
Next Time: tbd
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Argylle, The Beekeeper, Mean Girls, Perfect Days, Drive-Away Dolls, Dune 2
Ralf: n/a
Oscar: Argylle, The Beekeeper, Drive-Away Dolls, Dune 2, All of Us Strangers, Origin, The Zone of Interest, Lisa Frankenstein, Madame Web, Stopmotion, Nyad
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:05:18 Recent Discoveries
00:38:54 Oscar Predictions
01:39:07 Oscar Night
02:07:09 EXIT
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
#194 The Best Discoveries In 2023
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
#194 The Best Discoveries In 2023
This is the third and final countdown show before the break and to cap off 2023. Discoveries are anything (song, book, game, film, etc.) that we discovered in 2023 but from different years. It is our way to paint a personal top 10 as well as highlight different works that are new to us but worth talking about. We will be back around the Academy Awards ceremony; maybe after. Have a good break
Next Time: tbd
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:03:41 Discovery themes
00:12:38 #10
00:23:07 #09
00:32:26 #08
00:44:04 #07
00:57:05 #06
01:09:30 #05
01:25:35 #04
01:35:57 #03
01:51:03 #02
02:05:21 #01
02:19:12 Honorable Mentions
02:25:59 EXIT
Luke
-Good Night Oppy
-Tombstone
-This Is How You Lose the Time War
-A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
-All Quiet On the Western Front
-Permanent Record
-Tender is the Flesh
-Fight, Magic, Items
-Caleb Hammer: Financial Audit
-Ted Lasso
Oscar
-NOS4A2
-Hollow Knight
-Free Solo
-One Piece
-Bojack Horseman
-Children of Ruin
-Navalny
-The Parade
-Life is Strange 2
-Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Ralf
-Slay the Spire
-Gunbuster
-Star Wars Jedi: Falen Order
-Yellowjackets
-Blackbird
-It’s OK to Not Be OK
-Meet Me in the Bathroom
-Fleishman Is In Trouble
-Bleach: The 1000 Year Blood War
-(becoming an uncle)
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
#193 The Best TV Shows of 2023
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
#193 The Best TV Shows of 2023
Welcome to the second top ten show of the year. Japanese animation does make our lists a few times as well as risky adaptations that ended up doing well. Expect some surprise late-season work and a few freshman efforts. Many shows have ended and many more have begun. This is the one time of the year we get to talk about TV shows so expect a hefty amount of mini reviews in positive and negative waves.
Next Time: The Best Discoveries In 2023
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:05:06 2023 in TV
00:16:22 #10
00:28:41 #09
00:43:54 #08
00:57:52 #07
01:13:24 #06
01:30:00 #05
01:43:13 #04
01:55:58 #03
02:08:54 #02
02:26:02 #01
02:49:02 Honorable Mentions
02:55:30 Disappointments
03:05:53 The Mids
03:10:31 Missed Opportunities
03:14:50 Extras + EXIT
Matt
-Zom 100
-Invincible
-Jujutsu Kaisen
-Attack On Titan
-The Mandalorian
-My Hero Academia
-Twisted Metal
-Loki
-Gen V
-The Last of Us
Ralf
-Kaleidoscope
-Blue Eye Samurai
-Scavengers Reign
-Jujutsu Kaisen
-The Last of Us
-See You In My 19th Life
-Loki
-The Bear
-Frieren
-Ted Lasso
Oscar
-The Diplomat
-A Murder at the End of the World
-Swarm
-Foundation
-Telemarketers
-Fargo
-The Last of Us
-The Bear
-Reservation Dogs
-Scavengers Reign
Friday Jan 12, 2024
#192 The Best Films of 2023
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
#192 The Best Films of 2023
It’s that wonderful time of the year where we arbitrarily rank the very best films 2023 has to offer. You may or not be surprised by the number of films that show up multiple times, including one that shows up on all three lists. It’s been a great year in films, despite the strikes, for international stories, high-concept and homely comedies and animation. We were shown that you don’t need hundreds of millions of dollars to create an awesome action scene or a memorable adventure.
Next Time: The Best TV Shows of 2023
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:02:15 2023 In Films
00:24:03 #10
00:35:39 #09
00:48:39 #08
01:04:32 #07
01:20:47 #06
01:33:50 #05
01:51:26 #04
02:06:34 #03
02:22:28 #02
02:36:24 #01
02:55:04 Honorable Mentions
03:01:26 Disappointments
03:06:05 The Mids
03:10:43 Missed Opportunities
03:19:01 Final Thoughts
Oscar
-How To Blow Up A Pipeline
-When Evil Lurks
-Bottoms
-Talk To Me
-American Fiction
-Killers of the Flower Moon
-Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
-Poor Things
-Anatomy of a Fall
-May December
Luke
-Shortcomings
-Asteroid City
-The Iron Claw
-Brokers
-American Fiction
-Past Lives
-Oppenheimer
-Godzilla Minus One
-Blackberry
-Suzume
Ralf
-They Cloned Tyrone
-American Fiction
-Ferrari
-Killers of the Flower Moon
-The Iron Claw
-Godzilla Minus One
-Oppenheimer
-Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
-Poor Things
-Anatomy of a Fall
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
#191 The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, May December
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
#191 The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, May December
Welcome to the final show of the calendar year! This time, each of the three co-host chose one of the three films up for review. We begin with animation master Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, The Boy and the Heron. This film may be hard to navigate to explain why it’s great but the feeling and understanding of its greatness is well known. Godzilla Minus One brings on a tale of universal guilt and possible redemption by using the epic monster Godzilla as an metaphor for all-too-real human conflict. Lastly, May December is a lightly-based on a true account of a twisted family, rooted in scandal, that becomes emotional and upheaved by an actress studying the mother figure for a role. The predatory nature of the leads allows for a fascinating journey of human understanding.
Next Time: The Best Films of 2023
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Wonka, The Dark Sad Life of Boggie2988, Wes Anderson Shorts
Ralf: Bye Bye Barry, Wes Anderson Shorts
Oscar: Silent Night, Leave the World Behind, Shin Godzilla, Dream Scenario, Eileen, Wonka, Fair Play
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Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:17:48 Recent Discoveries
01:13:47 The Boy and the Heron
01:45:42 spoilers
02:01:33 Godzilla Minus One
02:21:19 spoilers
02:39:19 May December
03:03:55 spoilers
03:35:56 EXIT
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
#190 Napoleon, Next Goal Wins, Leo
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
#190 Napoleon, Next Goal Wins, Leo
Normally, tis the season for holiday or Christmas-filled plot contrivances but instead we make do with feel-good movies currently in theaters and streaming. On Netflix, we have Leo, the latest project by Adam Sandler about curmudgeon school pets breaking their cardinal rule of speaking to humans is semi-musical, semi-sweet and overall a fun time. Next Goal Wins takes place in Samoa and highlights the true-enough story of a failed soccer team meeting a curmudgeon coach trying to ruin everyone else’s good time. Lastly, the only super serious film and review is Napoleon; a weirdly comical and yet spectacle-chasing but inaccurate portrayal of the historical figure leads to an interesting review of an ok movie.
Next Time: The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, May December
Recent Discoveries
Luke: The Holdovers, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Ralf: Thanksgiving, Trolls Band Together
Oscar: Thanksgiving, Saltburn, Coffee and Cigarettes, My Dinner with Andre, Rififi
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:10:13 Recent Discoveries
00:46:19 Napoleon
01:07:21 spoilers
01:36:11 Next Goal Wins
01:55:36 spoilers
02:15:18 Leo
02:38:53 spoilers
02:55:51 EXIT
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
#189 The Marvels, The Killer, When Evil Lurks
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
#189 The Marvels, The Killer, When Evil Lurks
What would happen to society if the very essence of Evil became contagious? When Evil Lurks hunts down this notion in small but important areas of the Argentinian landscape, where no one is safe. Especially children and animals. What happens when an assassin botches a hit? The Killer explores this question as a retaliation from this near-miss jumpstarts another series of retaliatory strikes. How can you bring power down an immortal hero? The Marvels answers this question with comedic timing and situations as the next chapter of this space-traveling trio of Marvels find answers and inspiration in each other.
Next Time: Napoleon, Next Goal Wins, Leo
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Priscilla
Ralf: Priscilla, Resident Evil: Death Island, Knights of the Zodiac
Oscar: Quiz Lady, Resident Evil: Death Island, They Live, The Holdovers, Priscilla, Now and Then
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:09:49 Recent Discoveries
00:48:55 The Marvels
01:05:41 spoilers
01:27:03 The Killer
01:52:55 spoilers
02:24:29 When Evil Lurks
02:51:00 spoilers
03:05:28 EXIT
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
#188 Killers of the Flower Moon, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Night of the Hunted
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
#188 Killers of the Flower Moon, Five Nights At Freddy’s, Night of the Hunted
It takes a while to get passed the horrific vibes of Halloween. Which brings us to Night of the Hunted; a sniping horror indie film that unfortunately doesn’t get passed its concept of a one-location thriller. Five Nights At Freddy’s is one of several new horror films geared for the youth and their low-key love of the game franchise and its lore, though it rarely meets high levels. Finally, Killers of the Flower Moon further cements Scorsese’s ability as an auteur of truly heinous chapters of American history. A long and worthy review for a long and worthy film.
Next Time: The Marvels, The Killer, When Evil Lurks
Recent Discoveries
Luke: The Tunnel to Summer the Exit of Goodbyes
Ralf: No One Will Save You, M3gan, Anatomy of a Fall
Oscar: Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, A Haunting in Venice, When Evil Lurks, Polite Society, Anatomy of a Fall, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Rat Catcher, The Swan, Poison
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:16:40 Recent Discoveries
00:48:56 Killers of the Flower Moon
01:18:24 spoilers
01:49:47 Five Nights At Freddy’s
02:00:11 spoilers
02:11:44 Night of the Hunted
02:26:24 spoilers
02:40:11 EXIT
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
#187 Totally Killer, Cassandro, Spaceballs
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
#187 Totally Killer, Cassandro, Spaceballs
Tonally-speaking, we are all over the map this week. There’s a killer on the loose and only an 80’s-style time machine can help solve this whodunit by going back to the source in Totally Killer. Mexican wrestling has many heroes but none so glamorous as the biopic into the boundary-pushing Cassandro, an exotic wrestler that never lost hope. Finally, we conclude the Parodies marathon with the Gen X classic, Spaceballs. This film needs no introduction and produces its own fanfare.
Next Time: Totally Killer, Cassandro, Spaceballs
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Blade Runner: 2049, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, Red Dawn, The Exorcist, Never Surrender
Ralf: The Final Girls
Oscar: Elevator Game, The Exorcist: Believer, Reptile, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:09:17 Recent Discoveries
00:38:53 Totally Killer
00:58:47 spoilers
01:09:44 Cassandro
01:27:39 spoilers
01:35:22 Spaceballs
02:11:10 EXIT
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
#186 The Creator, It Lives Inside, They Came Together
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
#186 The Creator, It Lives Inside, They Came Together
Welcome to spooky season! While the films reviewed this week only have one horror flick, they all have something horrifying to demonstrate. It Lives Inside is a horror film that reckons with a different culture and demons in America. They Came Together displays and spoofs on the horrors on trope romantic comedies with a tool that’s simultaneous blunt and sharp. The Creator is a world set on fire with an AI war as the great American military might tries to stomp out the hordes of a new race.
Next Time: Totally Killer, Cassandro, Spaceballs
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Apollo 11, Dumb Money
Ralf: TMNT 1 & 2
Oscar: Saw X, Dumb Money, Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, No One Will Save You
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:13:55 Recent Discoveries
00:45:15 The Creator
01:17:08 spoilers
01:29:03 It Lives Inside
01:52:52 spoilers
02:03:57 They Came Together
02:30:28 EXIT
Friday Sep 29, 2023
#185 El Conde, Huesera, This Is Spinal Tap
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
#185 El Conde, Huesera, This Is Spinal Tap
This week, we go full Latino. We travel to Chile in a blend of fantasy horror, Machiavellian family plotting and historical figures to tell the story of an undead dictator coming to terms with finally dying, maybe? Heading up to Mexico, Huesera is a modern tale of the same old panics and horrors a mother-to-be can experience. Finally, from across the pond we have the memorable mockumentary of a rock group severely in arrested development, cranking it up to an idiotic 11.
Next Time: The Creator, It Lives Inside, They Came Together
Recent Discoveries
Luke: n/a
Ralf: The Expendable 1-3, Equalizer 3
Oscar: Equalizer 1-3, Cobra, Satanic Hispanics, Bottoms
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:12:53 Recent Discoveries
00:42:10 El Conde
01:06:01 spoilers
01:24:55 Huesera
01:41:02 spoilers
01:55:32 This Is Spinal Tap
02:27:14 EXIT
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
#184, Gran Turismo, Extraction 2, Galaxy Quest
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
#184 Gran Turismo, Extraction 2, Galaxy Quest
Welcome to the week of high high speed. While the three films share no genres or plot points, they all have some desire for high velocity. We start with Gran Turismo; a true-ish story of a gamer-turned-real-racer, complete with training and traveling the world with rocket-like vehicles. Extraction 2 contains high-octane action. A throwback to 80’s and 90’s adult action films, this one presents some crazy scenarios, particularly with cars, trains and helicopters. Galaxy Quest travels at light speed across the universe with a clever story to shoulder what is a Star Trek parody but way more meta.
Next Time: Gran Turismo, Extraction 2, Galaxy Quest
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Blue Beetle, Get Smart with Money
Ralf: Blue Beetle, Heart of Stone, Extraction
Oscar: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Beast, Enemy at the Gates, To Catch a Killer
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:19:40 Recent Discoveries
00:46:54 Gran Turismo
01:11:32 spoilers
01:30:18 Extraction 2
01:43:47 spoilers
01:54:31 Galaxy Quest
02:22:08 EXIT
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
#183 Talk To Me, Barbie, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
#183 Talk To Me, Barbie, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
There are world beyond the one we know and this slate of three reviews show us different worlds. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a pseudo(?) parody that flaunts its style for sexual awakening and harsh comedowns. Barbie shows us a land of the enigmatic toy that has grander and shadier significance. Talk To Me takes us beyond the realm of the dead within the guise of teenagers mainlining spirits through them like a drug.
Next Time: Gran Turismo, Extraction 2, Galaxy Quest
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Dio: Dreamers Never Die, Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Ralf: Vengeance
Oscar: The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Heart of Stone, Valley of the Dolls, The Covenant, Blue Beetle
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:13:26 Recent Discoveries
00:44:43 Talk To Me
01:04:14 spoilers
01:37:57 Barbie
01:57:42 spoilers
02:30:43 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
02:57:01 EXIT
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Game, Don’t Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice In the Hood
Welcome to the longest titled episode of all time. We kick off our latest marathon with a series of parodies; beginning with the Wayans’ humorous take on such 90’s films like Boyz N the Hood and Menace II Society. If you’ve ever wondered if the classic game pinball ever had a checkered past, then Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is for you. Finally, we head to theaters to discuss the animated and touching film of TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, which features some funny and real teenage action.
Next Time: Talk To Me, Barbie, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine, Good Night Oppy, Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food, Boyz N the Hood, Shortcomings
Ralf:
Oscar: Blacklight, The Commuter, Memory, Meg 2: The Trench, Talk To Me
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:21:07 Recent Discoveries
00:43:24 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
01:00:09 spoilers
01:25:52 Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
01:42:12 spoilers
01:51:06 Don’t Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
02:20:59 EXIT
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
#181 Oppenheimer, They Cloned Tyrone, Falling Down
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
#181 Oppenheimer, They Cloned Tyrone, Falling Down
This week, we offer a trio of existential crises. Oppenheimer is humankind making it possible to destroy itself with a central public figure coming to terms with everything. They Cloned Tyrone isn’t exactly killing the lesser cloned version of yourself and the institution that made them, but it’s almost that. Falling Down is the 90’s manifestation of “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not gonna take it anymore!”
Next Time: TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game, Don’t Be a Menace
Recent Discoveries
Luke:
Ralf: Barbie
Oscar: Barbie, Vesper, Hotel Artemis, The Jewel Thief
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:02:04 The state of Hollywood
00:17:16 Recent Discoveries
00:31:57 Oppenheimer
01:04:43 spoilers
01:34:57 They Cloned Tyrone
01:51:46 spoilers
02:15:15 Falling Down
02:51:52 EXIT
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
#180 Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, Joy Ride, Tombstone
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
#180 Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, Joy Ride, Tombstone
This week, we travel all across the world; from tired Rome, to China, and to the old American West. Despite the rocky production, the new Mission Impossible is chock full of action spectacle. Joy Ride is the raunch comedy of the season, working well within the formula and over-the-top scenarios. Tombstone celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and with it some great dialogue, an entertaining POV of hostly and a great bromance.
Next Time: Oppenheimer, They Cloned Tyrone, Falling Down
Recent Discoveries
Luke: No Hard Feelings, Past Lives, Empire of Light
Ralf:
Oscar: No Hard Feelings, The Outfit, Insidious: The Red Door, Nimona
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:06:56 Recent Discoveries
00:31:38 Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
00:59:06 spoilers
01:27:20 Joy Ride
01:42:00 spoilers
01:56:29 Tombstone
02:36:07 EXIT
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
#179 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Asteroid City, A Bronx Tale
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
#179 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Asteroid City, A Bronx Tale
We go from traveling the world, to a small town in the desert, to ending up in a city neighborhood.Despite the harsh reviews and low bock office numbers, we feel that the fifth Indiana Jones installment was a hit. A stirring adventure with some heart. Asteroid City is probably Wes Anderson’s most confounding film; layered in story mechanics, plots and comedy setups. We celebrate the 30th anniversary of A Bronx Tale; a tale that feels as long as time, told with respect and empathy.
Next Time: Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, Joy Ride, Tombstone
Recent Discoveries
Luke: The Machine, Big George Foreman, Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon
Ralf: Flamin’ Hot, The Blackening, Elemental
Oscar: Chopping Mall, Hypnotic, The Pope’s Exorcist, The Blackening, Elemental
Otherpodcast.com
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:09:51 Recent Discoveries
00:32:54 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
01:01:23 spoilers
01:28:57 Asteroid City
01:44:41 spoilers
02:07:30 A Bronx Tale
02:29:10 EXIT
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
#178 The Flash, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, Oldboy
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
#178 The Flash, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, Oldboy
We go superhero nuts this week. Nuts enough for Michael Keaton who co-stars as Batman once more in The Flash for a fun action romp involving the multiverse and time traveling. Speaking of multiverses, the new Spider-Man animated wonder returns with Across the Spider-verse. A film that gracefully and majestically captures lighting in a bottle with a great sequel. Lastly, Oldboy has turned 20 years old. This South Korean revenge tale is as epic as its reputation for the depths of human misery. It imprisons your soul like a single mistake can cost you your life.
Next Time: Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny, A Bronx Tale, Asteroid City
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Rocky III & IV
Ralf: White Men Can’t Jump (2023)
Oscar: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Malum, The Boogeyman, You Hurt My Feelings, Blackberry
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:07:54 Recent Discoveries
00:30:42 The Flash
00:46:58 spoilers
01:15:20 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
01:31:27 spoilers
02:01:29 Oldboy
02:42:54 EXIT
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
#177 Still, Fast X, Better Luck Tomorrow
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
#177 Still, Fast X, Better Luck Tomorrow
This week, we are fortunate to have another crop of good films. Beginning with a documentary called Still; about famed 80’s and 90’s actor Michael J. Fox’s struggle with Parkinson’s and his life overall. A surprisingly tender documentary with seamless editing and match cuts. Fast X, everybody’s fave soap opera action series, returns with a part one within its part ten. Nothing in caliber was raised but extremely fun nonetheless, not to mention a solid villain. Lastly, we take a look into Justin Lin’s first indie film with Better Luck Tomorrow; a story inspired by other great indie and fresh filmmakers like Kevin Smith and Tarantino. A fun, high school Goodfellas.
Next Time: The Flash, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, Oldboy(2003)
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Blackberry, F9
Ralf: Air, Meet Me In the Bathroom
Oscar: Jurassic World: Dominion, They, Cursed, Missing, Suspiria
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:09:00 Recent Discoveries
00:42:27 Still
00:49:02 spoilers
01:05:32 Fast X
01:24:51 spoilers
01:41:21 Better Luck Tomorrow
02:02:54 EXIT
Wednesday May 24, 2023
#176 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, How To Blow Up A Pipeline, The Good Thief
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
#176 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, How To Blow Up A Pipeline, The Good Thief
Welcome to the week of entirely fun movies. James Gunn’s final Marvel film also marks as the finale of a fun-filled and exciting trilogy of misfits in space. A wholly unique in visuals-and-style movie, Volume 3 provides a hardcore PG-13 rating and emotional payload. How does blowing up a pipeline work for our current political state? That and the procedural and motivational elements of people willing to commit such destruction is what drives How To Blow Up A Pipeline. Lastly, this year is the 20th anniversary of Neil Jordan’s The Good Thief; a savvy and gritty but good0natured heist film. Filled with charisma and a little bit of luck, this film is always golden to watch.
Next Time: Fast X, Still, Better Luck Tomorrow
Recent Discoveries:
Luke:
Ralf: Sisu
Oscar: Sisu, Ambulance, Free Solo
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:11:39 Recent Discoveries
00:21:51 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
00:39:01 spoilers
00:55:56 How To Blow Up A Pipeline
01:14:14 spoilers
01:34:47 The Good Thief
02:02:47 EXIT
Thursday May 11, 2023
#175 Beau Is Afraid, Judy Blume Forever, Her
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
#175 Beau Is Afraid, Judy Blume Forever, Her
This week, we go on three wildly different journeys. We start with Beau Is Afraid, a film that we felt lacked direction and heft to an uncompromising and well-visioned tale of anxiety and terror. Judy Blume Forever is a documentary that marks the several ways Judy Blume’s literary works has inspired a generation, especially in the face of political upheaval. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Her; a prescient sci-fi story of love and not the apocalypse. Tenderness and an open mind are required for the viewer and the protagonist.
Next Time: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, How To Blow Up A Pipeline, The Good Thief
Recent Discoveries:
Luke: Sisu, The Covenant
Ralf: Suzume
Oscar: The Conspiracy, Ghosted, The Janes, Evil Dead Rise
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:09:57 Recent Discoveries
00:34:57 Beau Is Afraid
00:50:08 spoilers
01:05:12 Judy Blume Forever
01:25:42 Her
02:00:41 EXIT
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
$174 The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Renfield, Upstream Color
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
#174 The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Renfield, Upstream Color
This week, we dip into two theatrical releases. The first is The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which proves to be a vanilla-safe children’s movie with little interests to adults. On quite the opposite spectrum, Renfield’s splatter gore-fest is geared solely for adults. Though Nicholas Cage’s Dracula is very entertaining, the film itself lacked imagination and better humor. Lastly, 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Upstream Color. This indie film broke the limits of visual storytelling while breaking the laws of nature in this quiet thriller. This episode’s first two reviews contains no spoilers.
Next Time: Beau Is Afraid, Judy Blume Forever, Her
Recent Discoveries:
Luke: Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train, Suzume, Air
Ralf: Good Night Oppy,
Oscar: Good Night Oppy, Elvis, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Suzume
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:13:00 Recent Discoveries
00:36:03 The Super Mario Bros. Movie
00:55:37 Renfield
01:16:51 Upstream Color
01:53:12 EXIT
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
#173 John Wick: Chapter 4, Tetris, The Grandmaster
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
#173 John Wick: Chapter 4, Tetris, The Grandmaster
This week, we begin volume 3 of our Anniversaries Marathon! Our first review will be the poetically stylized life story of Ip Man in The Grandmaster; a tale of love and skill in turbulent times. We also delve into Apple’s latest film Tetris, a sensationalized version of how Tetris became acclaimed worldwide. Lastly, we review the final (mayhaps?) chapter in the John Wick franchise and marvel at the amazing stunt work and inventive action sequences while lamenting the bizarre storytelling.
Next Time: The Mario Bros. Movie, Renfield, Upstream Color
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:11:39 Recent Discoveries
00:29:20 John Wick: Chapter 4
00:45:28 spoilers
00:58:04 Tetris
01:09:38 spoilers
01:21:16 The Grandmaster
01:57:48 EXIT
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
#172 65, Luther: Fallen Sun, Boston Strangler
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
#172 65, Luther: Fallen Sun, Boston Strangler
This week, and as Luke puts it, mid-March films feel more than a little mid. 65 has a nifty sci-fi concept shrouded in a poorly-made attempt of a man and child growing in the harsh lands of a survival tale. Luther is the latest show that’s been developed into a film and in Fallen Sun, it overall fails to rise above a standard episode, which may be too lengthy. Lastly, the latest in serial killer true-life films is Boston Strangler. While none of us can compare to the films of the same subject in the past, this latest rendition is a Zodiac-lite with too much emphasis on moody atmosphere than purpose.
Next Time: John Wick: Chapter 4, Tetris, The Grandmaster
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:09:00 Oscar Talk
00:16:03 Recent Discoveries
00:33:12 65
00:44:59 spoilers
00:50:16 Luther: Fallen Sun
01:06:44 spoilers
01:14:22 Boston Strangler
01:33:55 EXIT
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
#171 Recent Discoveries, Academy Awards
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
#171 Recent Discoveries, Academy Awards
Welcome back folks. During our vacation from the epic Top 10 shows, we didn’t stop watching movies. With that in mind, we bring you a hefty-sized bag of titles we’ve been watching as 2023 settles in. Additionally, we have a nice convo on the list of Oscar-nominated movies that airs Sunday. We’ll touch back on those results on the next show. Happy viewing!
Next Time: 65, Luther: The Fallen Son, Boston Strangler
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:08:49 Recent Discoveries
01:05:11 Academy Awards
01:41:33 EXIT
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
#170 The Best Discoveries In 2022
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
#170 The Best Discoveries In 2022
Welcome to the final top ten show of our season; marking the end of 2022 officially with a strange list. This show, we rank our favorite things we experienced over the year, but that didn’t come out as a new release in 2022. It is what we discovered. With that, the lists can be anything like movies, TV shows, books, albums, art pieces, etc. Did you have a good year? What did you experience?
Next Time: tbd
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:02:49 The Year
00:06:40 #10
00:16:09 #09
00:26:12 #08
00:34:46 #07
00:44:00 #06
00:52:46 #05
01:06:09 #04
01:16:02 #03
01:25:05 #02
01:35:05 #01
01:45:45 Honorable Mentions
01:51:53 EXIT
Oscar
10-Attack On Titan
09-XCOMM 2
08-Search Party
07-That Time I Was Reincarnated As A Slime
06-Recursion
05-Children of Time
04-Station Eleven
03-LEGOS
02-Paper Girls
01-The Expanse (novels)
Ralf
10-Midnight Diner
09-Resident Evil: Village
08-Cruising
07-Hajime No Ippo
06-Horizon: Zero Dawn
05-Our Beloved Summer
04-Drive My Car
03-Ranking of Kings
02-Control
01-For All Mankind
Luke
10-Beasts of the Southern Wild
09-Blind Guardian - The God Machine
08-Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo
07-The Before Trilogy
06-Nuovo Testamento
05-The Skies Belong to Us
04-Vampire Survivors
03-Ghost - Impera
02-Locust Point - Michigan Drag
01-The Halo Effect - Days of the Lost
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
#169 The Best TV Shows of 2022
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
#169 The Best TV Shows of 2022
Regular co-host Luke could not make it for this illustrious top 10, of he didn’t watch enough to make one. That means that with our annual co-host Matt, we can still retain the three-party show with less fat and more space to adequately share the best television had to offer. Animes and plenty of prestige and entertaining shows made the lists: how many did you see? Ho many high-risk shows made the list or were they disappointments?
Next Time: The Best Discoveries in 2022
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:02:01 A year in television
00:09:50 #10
00:20:18 #09
00:33:20 #08
00:45:59 #07
00:56:52 #06
01:11:06 #05
01:25:14 #04
01:43:27 #03
01:57:59 #02
02:11:48 #01
02:25:18 Honorable Mentions
02:32:22 Disappointments
02:38:58 Omissions
02:47:12 EXIT
Matt
10-The Santa Clauses
09-Harley Quinn
08-She-Hulk
07-Westworld
06-The Boys
05-Stranger Things 4
04-House of the Dragon
03-Chainsaw Man
02-My Hero Academia
01-Wednesday
Oscar
10-For All Mankind
09-House of the Dragon
08-Atlanta
07-Barry
06-The Bear
05-Andor
04-We Own This City
03-Spy x Family
02-Severance
01-Better Call Saul
Ralf
10-Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
09-Reacher
08-Spy x Family
07-Stranger Things 4
06-The Boys
05-The Sandman
04-Andor
03-The Bear
02-Demon Slayer
01-Severance
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
#168 The Best Films of 2022
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
#168 The Best Films of 2022
Tis the season to explore and rank the very best 2022 had to offer. As movies are finally coming back from COVID, we are heartened to say that this year was hard to make a top 10 without hard cuts. There are a few surprises from all of us. One superhero film, several feel-good titles and more than a few hard-hitting and memorable flicks. See what your favorites are and how we rank them. Each list is below the show notes. Tread with caution.
Next Time: The Best TV Shows of 2022
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:04:24 Movie Themes
00:10:32 #10
00:16:23 #09
00:23:22 #08
00:28:35 #07
00:38:01 #06
00:45:29 #05
00:57:11 #04
01:07:59 #03
01:18:55 #02
01:30:16 #01
01:36:33 Honorable Mentions
01:40:32 Disappointments
01:43:53 Movies We Didn’t Get/They Didn’t Get
01:47:06 Omissions
01:52:20 EXIT
Luke
10-Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
09-Nope
08-Top Gun: Maverick
07-Babylon
06-The Banshees of Inisherin
05-The Batman
04-Glass Onion
03-Bullet Train
02-The Northman
01-The Whale
Ralf
10-Violent Night
09-Top Gun: Maverick
08-Belle
07-Athena
06-Triangle of Sadness
05-Barbarian
04-Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
03-Decision To Leave
02-Everything Everywhere All At Once
01-The Whale
Oscar
10-Crimes of the Future
09-Bardo: Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
08-Decision To Leave
07-Tar
06-Petite Maman
05-Resurrection
04-Women Talking
03-Athena
02-After Yang
01-Everything Everywhere All At Once
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
#167 Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Decision To Leave
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
#167 Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Decision To Leave
This weeks’ triple feature review are stories told by three distinct visionaries. With Avatar: The Way of Water, we see James Cameron double down what he began in 2009 with big spectacle, familial strife, a new way of thinking and an old villain return. The Banshees of Inisherin is a tale told as a parable and/or cautionary tale about two best friends that essentially, break up. What comes from a strange social interaction among all of humanity, escalates towards oblivion. Decision To Leave is Park Chan-wook’s dark chocolate film noir about a detective falling for the primary suspect of a murder case. Only that plot detail is the norm; everything else surprises.
Next Time: The Best Films of 2022
Recent Discoveries
Luke: The Whale, Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Ralf:
Oscar: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Emily the Criminal, Till, All Quiet On the Western Front, TAR
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:06:17 Recent Discoveries
00:28:01 Avatar: The Way of Water
01:01:53 spoilers
01:24:49 The Banshees of Inisherin
01:44:23 spoilers
02:02:20 Decision To Leave
02:21:06 spoilers
02:35:12 EXIT
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
#166 The Menu, The Fabelmans, The Glass Onion
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
#166 The Menu, The Fabelmans, The Glass Onion
This weeks’ triple feature are or were in theaters simultaneously. The Menu aims to wreck the lives of the unappreciative elite with expensive and vacuous meal courses. Yes, it’s delicious. The Fabelmans is Spielberg’s near-autobiographical picture; a roller coaster of family and school dilemmas that shapes the life of a young kid as he makes making movies into more than a hobby. Solid enough but flawed. Lastly, The Glass Onion is the latest Rain Johnson murder mystery sequel to Knives Out, which works like gangbusters. No spoilers till you listen.
Next Time: Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Decision To Leave
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend, Sonic the Hedgehog
Ralf: Violent Night, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Oscar: Terrifier 2, The Wonder, Neal Brennan: Blocks, Bones and All
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:08:16 Recent Discoveries
00:32:44 The Menu
00:48:33 spoilers
00:59:19 The Fabelmans
01:14:12 spoilers
01:26:14 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
01:35:37 spoilers
01:50:08 EXIT
Friday Dec 02, 2022
#165 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Clerks III, Gangs of New York
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
#165 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Clerks III, Gangs of New York
Today’s show hits some nostalgic notes. Clerks III is the culmination of Kevin Smith’s work since the 1990’s, ending his convenience store saga with a story that’s referential and odd. Gangs of New York is nostalgic for the three of us, loving the film 20 years ago and still to this day. A harsh and Shakespearean tale about vengeance and the Civil American War. Lastly, we review Wakanda Forever; dealing with the passing of the previous Black Panther and the many plot points that lead to another hidden society.
Next Time: The Menu, The Fabelmans, The Glass Onion
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Fruitvale Station
Ralf: One Piece: Red, All the Old Knives, Enola Holmes 2, Extra Ordinary, V/H/S 99, All About Evil
Oscar: V/H/S 99, All About Evil, The FABLE: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill, RIPD 2: Rise of the Damned, Wendell & Wild
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:09:16 Recent Discoveries
00:36:38 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
00:49:05 spoilers
01:03:35 Clerks III
01:18:41 spoilers
01:24:36 Gangs of New York
02:15:31 EXIT
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
#164 Armageddon Time, Athena, About A Boy
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
#164 Armageddon Time, Athena, About A Boy
This weeks’ show is brought to you by the letter ‘A.’ A is for Armageddon Time, the latest film by James Gray; a coming-of-age tale set in NY in 1980. A is also for Athena; a story of three brothers entrenched in a modern politically violent setting that is fueled by small logic and big passion. Lastly, A also happens to stand for About A Boy; 2002’s unlikely rom-com that hides behind a beautiful and comical friendship between a child and a man-child.
Next Time: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Clerks 3, Gangs of New York
Recent Discoveries
Luke: Hocus Pocus 1 & 2, Sleeping Beauty, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Ralf:
Oscar: The Last Rite, Halloween Ends, The Eyes of My Mother, Pearl
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:05:15 Recent Discoveries
00:22:11 Armageddon Time
00:30:50 spoilers
00:39:14 Athena
00:52:38 spoilers
01:05:11 About A Boy
01:27:24 EXIT
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
#163 Triangle of Sadness, Watcher, The Bourne Identity
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
#163 Triangle of Sadness, Watcher, The Bourne Identity
Halloween winds down with a hefty dose of horror flicks in Recent Discoveries and our review of a thriller. Watcher is about the unnerving feeling of being watched and becoming a watcher yourself as an American tourist; as a serial killer is on the loose, beheading women. Triangle of Sadness is a tearing down of the social order and class structure set on a yacht first, then on an island. Does power always corrupt? The Bourne Identity celebrates its 20th anniversary as a stellar and unique action film with a cool ‘amnesia’ premise.
Next Time: Armageddon Time, Athena, About A Boy
Recent Discoveries
Luke:
Ralf: Chopping Mall, Green Lantern: Beware My Power, Black Adam
Oscar: Where the Crawdads Sing, Speak No Evil, The Clovehitch Killer, Hatching
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:09:51 Recent Discoveries
00:38:11 Triangle of Sadness
01:03:14 spoilers
01:26:31 Watcher
01:38:34 spoilers
01:46:14 The Bourne Identity
02:12:39 EXIT
Friday Oct 21, 2022
#162 Amsterdam, Blonde, Silver Linings Playbook
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
#162 Amsterdam, Blonde, Silver Linings Playbook
This week, we tackle the loud and opinionated Blonde; a films about the late star Marilyn Monroe/Norma Jean. We also look into the films’ controversy, bombastic style and how and what it chooses to fictionalize a real person. We also dig into a double feature of David O Russell’s films. The first is his latest, Amsterdam; a period piece about a group of friends mired in a crazy conspiracy. We look back to ten years ago when Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook came out and we take stock in how good of a romantic comedy it is.
Next Time: Triangle of Sadness, Watcher, The Bourne Identity
Recent Discoveries
Luke:
Ralf: Deadstream, Black Dynamite, The Redeem Team, Smile
Oscar: Smile, Glorious, Margaux, The Accursed, Three Thousand Years of Longing
Show Notes
00:00:00 INTRO
00:13:40 Recent Discoveries
00:44:15 Amsterdam
00:59:20 spoilers
01:08:50 Blonde
01:33:53 spoilers
01:59:04 Silver Linings Playbook
02:25:48 EXIT