The goal for this week’s podcast had been to look at two Netflix movies we missed in 2020 — “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Midnight Sky.” Of course, after that plan had been put into motion, things happened last… Read More ›
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“Grizzly II” and (Re)Completing a Project
“Grizzly II” was shot in the early ’80s. Or, part of it was shot then. A producer left the movie, the money ran out, and decades later a different producer of the film, Suzanne Csikos Nagy, returned to the project… Read More ›
“Love and Monsters” and Covid
Arriving on Blu-ray and 4K UHD next week is the movie “Love and Monsters.” It came out theatrically (if that means anything in 2020) this October and if you’re like me, you missed it. You just missed it. Well, if… Read More ›
“Collateral,” Conversations, Cruise, Foxx, & Nerves
Michael Mann’s “Collateral” got a new 4K UHD edition last week and we’re discussing it here and now. It is a great film that everyone should take the opportunity to see… at least, you should if you like great films…. Read More ›
“New Mutants” and Bad Ideas
Is “The New Mutants” the last time we’re going to see the current filmic version of the X-Men universe? Conventional wisdom suggests that it is, but that’s not what we’re debating this week (we need not enter that fray). No,… Read More ›
Going Racing with “WRC 9” and the PS5
The first game I played with my PS5? “WRC 9: The Official Game.” A rally simulation racing title, “WRC 9” is gorgeous and difficult and satisfying and frustrating all at once. This is not a game that holds your hand,… Read More ›
“Ben 10 vs. the Universe: The Movie” vs. Inertia
Just because you haven’t seen something already, it doesn’t mean that you can’t start watching. Then again, it doesn’t mean you have to start watching either. How do we make those choices about what to see and what to tune… Read More ›
Choose Your Own Batman Adventure
On today’s podcast we’re talking about the Batman… and the Robin (the second Robin, to be clear). There’s a new DC animated adventure out, “Batman: Death in the Family,” which is based on the comic storyline of the same name… Read More ›
Changes for the Better with “The Haunting”
Sometimes things just work out. Earlier this year, although we couldn’t say just when, Amazon put Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House” on sale for the Kindle. I just happened to read the book and finish it less than… Read More ›
Why Haroula Rose left “Once Upon a River” in the 1970s (and Other Stories)
Writer-director Haroula Rose is here today to tell us all about her work adapting the novel “Once Upon a River,” and then filming that adaptation. Why did she leave it in the 1970s? How does she infuse her movie with… Read More ›
A Ricking Good Time
The fourth season of Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” is now out on Blu-ray and we’re talking about it on this week’s podcast. Now, if you haven’t seen the cartoon, you should know that it can be described in a… Read More ›
A Delightful Little “Roman Holiday”
There are incredibly great reasons to be angry at the world right now, and if you’ve heard our recent podcasts, you will be well aware that we have expressed frustration at any number of (deserving) things. This week though we’re… Read More ›
Erik Nelson of “Apocalypse ’45” on U.S. Might and Directorial Power
Featuring stunning images of the Pacific Theater during World War II, “Apocalypse ’45,” is currently airing on the Discovery Channel (check your local listings for exact days and times). Today’s podcast features the film’s director, Erik Nelson, who tells us… Read More ›
Russell Crowe and the GOP: “Unhinged”
The idea of a movie, just any old movie, opening up in theaters shouldn’t be novel. There was a time when we got new movies in theaters every single week. Then, we allowed a megalomaniacal individual to run amok in… Read More ›
A Streaming Pickle
Are there some movies which exist as streaming originals that one can’t imagine ever having hit a movie theater? Undoubtedly. But, are some of them utterly fantastic? Unequivocally. This week we examine just what that means as we discuss HBOMax’s… Read More ›
“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” vs. Season Two
I thoroughly enjoyed the first season of “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” the Amazon streaming show based on the literary character. I also quite enjoyed the second season, which is now out on Blu-ray, but it wasn’t perfect. This week’s podcast… Read More ›
Will Addison of “Easy Does It” on the American Dream
On today’s podcast we have director Will Addison. He’s got a new film on demand called “Easy Does It,” which looks at a couple of (bad) robbers as they pursue their version of the American Dream. Over the course of… Read More ›
Stop. Assess. Correct.
Out this week on Blu-ray is HBO’s “The Outsider.” Out last week is the classic comedy, “Airplane!” Both of these offer up perfect examples of what we do too irregularly in this world — stop, assess, and correct. You may… Read More ›
“Clueless” and “Trolls: World Tour” – Movies Turned to 11
Turning 25 years old this summer is “Clueless,” Amy Heckerling’s wonderful update to “Emma,” with Alicia Silverstone knocking it out of the park as the lead. It is a movie which may be loud and boisterous, but which uses that… Read More ›
A “Ghost” of a Podcast
Next week, Paramount is releasing a new Blu-ray of “Ghost,” the 1990 film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg. That provides us the perfect opportunity to take another look at the movie. I will admit to enjoying the… Read More ›
