What does it mean to struggle with a personal crisis? What does it mean to be going through hell? How can movies harness those ideas? In “1917” we see two soldiers have to go behind enemy lines to stop British… Read More ›
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Looking at Movie Cliches with the Man who Wrote the Book
Out on March 31st is a new book called “Spoiler Alert!: The Badass Book of Movie Plots: Why we all Love Hollywood Cliches,” and so this week on the podcast we have one of the authors, Chris Vander Kaay, here… Read More ›
“The Ten Commandments” Times Two
We have talked more than once about how interesting it would be to see a director get a second chance to make that first impression. Well, that’s not quite what happened when Cecil B. DeMille got to make “The Ten… Read More ›
“Dark Waters” and the End Times
Listen, if you don’t know this already, the vast majority of companies don’t care about you. There is, no joke, a track record of companies being happy to have you become seriously ill/die if there’s a way for it to… Read More ›
Movies that Mess with our Perception
As is tradition for our first podcast after the Oscars, we give the awards show a brief mention this week to complain/explain why we’re not really talking about it and quickly move on to something else. This week, in fact,… Read More ›
Jesus Figures in both Horror and Comedy
Jesus figures are everywhere. Or, perhaps more accurately, potential Jesus figures are everywhere. This week’s podcast takes a look at not one, but two possible such individuals. The first is the lead character in the John Cena kids comedy, “Playing… Read More ›
Choose Your Own Apocalypse: “Terminator: Dark Fate” or “Zombieland: Double Tap”
Whoever said that the apocalypse had to be dark? Clearly director Tim Miller and the folks behind the newest “Terminator” film, “Terminator: Dark Fate.” Sure, metal monstrosities are out there in our future and ready to kill one and all,… Read More ›
