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#212 Heretic, Pedro Paramo, Versus

#212 Heretic, Pedro Paramo, Versus

A logical madman ensnares two female missionaries into a trap filled with debate and pain based on belief. The life and times of the nefarious Pedro Paramo, a man who bent a town to his will with ruthlessness and many affairs, and the story of his son returning to the scene of the crimes. Two fighting and wayward spirits must clash again for power and over the woman between them in the Resurrection Forest.

 

Next Time:

 

Recent Discoveries

Luke: Hijack 1971, Shoplifters, Millennium Actress, Here

Ralf: Woman of the Hour, Bodies Bodies Bodies

Oscar: Nightwatch, Venom: The Last Dance, Here, Saturday Night, Conclave

 

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Show Notes

00:00:00 INTRO

00:05:41 Recent Discoveries

00:53:19 Heretic

01:13:37 spoilers

01:25:59 Pedro Paramo

01:59:24 spoilers

02:18:52 Versus

02:44:32 EXIT

#211 It's What's Inside, The 4:30 Movie, Shaun of the Dead, Dead Snow

#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

#210 Joker: Folie a Deux, The Platform 2, [REC] 2, Pontypool

#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

#209 The Substance, Rebel Ridge, Zombie 2, Fido

#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

#208 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Slingshot, Night of the lIving Dead

#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

#207 Strange Darling, Alien: Romulus, The Sadness

#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

#206 Cuckoo, The Instigators, The Mask

#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

#205 Trap, Deadpool & Wolverine, Interview with the Vampire

#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

#204 Twisters, Longlegs, Natural Born Killers

#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

#203 Maxxxine, The Imaginary, Napoleon Dynamite

#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

#202 Inside Out 2, Hit Man, Closer

#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

#201 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Exhuma, Primer

#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

#200 Thief, About Last Night, The Fugitive

#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

#199 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Fall Guy, Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

#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

#198 Challengers, Sasquatch Sunset, Boyhood

#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

#197 Civil War, River, The Guest

#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

#196 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, The Promised Land, Past Lives

#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

#195 The (belated) 96th Academy Awards Review

#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

#194 The Best Discoveries In 2023

#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)

#193 The Best TV Shows of 2023

#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

#192 The Best Films of 2023

#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

#191 The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus One, May December

#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

#190 Napoleon, Next Goal Wins, Leo

#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

#189 The Marvels, The Killer, When Evil Lurks

#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

#188 Killers of the Flower Moon, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Night of the Hunted

#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

#187 Totally Killer, Cassandro, Spaceballs

#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

#186 The Creator, It Lives Inside, They Came Together

#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

#185 El Conde, Huesera, This Is Spinal Tap

#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

#184, Gran Turismo, Extraction 2, Galaxy Quest

#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

#183 Talk To Me, Barbie, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

#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

#182 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game, Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

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

#181 Oppenheimer, They Cloned Tyrone, Falling Down

#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

#180 Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, Joy Ride, Tombstone

#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

#179 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Asteroid City, A Bronx Tale

#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

#178 The Flash, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, Oldboy

#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

#177 Still, Fast X, Better Luck Tomorrow

#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

#176 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, How To Blow Up A Pipeline, The Good Thief

#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

#175 Beau Is Afraid, Judy Blume Forever, Her

#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

$174 The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Renfield, Upstream Color

#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

#173 John Wick: Chapter 4, Tetris, The Grandmaster

#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

#172 65, Luther: Fallen Sun, Boston Strangler

#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

#171 Recent Discoveries, Academy Awards

#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

#170 The Best Discoveries In 2022

#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

#169 The Best TV Shows of 2022

#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

#168 The Best Films of 2022

#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

#167 Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Decision To Leave

#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

#166 The Menu, The Fabelmans, The Glass Onion

#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

#165 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Clerks III, Gangs of New York

#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

#164 Armageddon Time, Athena, About A Boy

#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

#163 Triangle of Sadness, Watcher, The Bourne Identity

#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