Episode 130: Death on the Nile
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So right out the gate - spoilers for this 'un if you haven't seen Kenneth Branagh's follow-up to The Orient Express. Stevie and Emmet have thoughts! Also - Emmet has a comic story with Jeferson Sadzinski, Cardinal Rae and Marcela Corrêa Müller titled How To Win A Raid in the second volume of The BeBop from Bird's Eye Comics. , so please share and support.
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Episode 129: Moonfall
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Stevie's back! And she's talking Moonfall, with Emmet, who recounts exactly how long he's hated Roland Emmerich movies.
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Episode 128: Remembering Larry Cohen
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Ten years ago Emmet had the opportunity to interview , to promote a visit to Australia as part of October 2012. This episode features segments of their conversation, released as a tribute to mark the 4 year* anniversary of Cohen's passing. During their conversation, Cohen raises his feelings about the use of CGI effects in horror cinema, how his themes have allowed a new generation of film-fans to rediscover his films, as well as shout outs to Bruce Campbell, Quentin Tarantino, and The Big Lebowski. Also for no apparent reason Emmet decides to shit on Sydney as a filming...
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Episode 127: Ghostbusters Afterlife
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Taking on the reins from the late Ivan Reitman, director Jason Reitman returns us to the world of the Ghostbusters - and it feels more like an obligatory school reunion than anything. In this episode Stevie and Emmet discuss how this sequel restages whole sequences from the original movie, the clash of styles between the two Reitmans, and how Ghostbusters is yet another franchise graverobbing its stars using CGI à la Star Wars. Safe to say, not a recommendation, and spoilers abound!
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Episode 126: Starting 2022 with a bang!
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We were a little slow getting back in the groove for 2022 - so here's a madcap rush to give you some capsule reviews of things we liked so far this year (and some things....we didn't like)! Dexter New Blood The Matrix Resurrections And Just Like That The Legend of Vox Machina Inventing Anna With quick mentions of Peacemaker, Archive 81, Arcane and Emily in Paris - we'll get back to those at a later date.
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Episode 125: Documentary Ugh!
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Closing out 2021 with a look back at some recent documentaries about greed, corruption and - weirdness
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Episode 124: Hawkeye
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Stevie and Emmet drop a quick review of Disney+'s Hawkeye before the final episode
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Episode 123: Dune (2021) and Amazon's The Wheel of Time
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*Spoilers for Denis Villeneuve's Dune* Stevie is back and we're talking all things Dune.
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Episode 122: In Search of Darkness III with David Weiner
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In the closing hours of the crowdfunding campaign for In Search of Darkness, David Weiner discusses all things 80s horror.
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Episode 121: Midnight Mass
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Guest Tanzeal Rahim returns to discuss Midnight Mass and the career of Mike Flanagan
info_outlineTwin Peaks The Return on Showtime inspired a resurgence of interest in the cult 90's classic television show. Finally fans would get answers to questions like "Where's Annie?" and what happened to "the good Cooper"....or maybe not.
This week's interviewee, writer Maura McHugh, has a new book out on the film prequel Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me. Famously booed after its premiere at Cannes, the story of Laura Palmer's last days has become an unexpected cornerstone of the overall series - and The Return.
In this episode Maura McHugh discusses her interest in Fire Walk With Me, the highs and lows of the new season - including controversial casting choices and Kyle MacLachlan's performance as Dougie Jones - David Lynch's fascination with what lies beneath the surface of polite society - and what does it all mean in the end.