The Oscars 2021 Live Commentary
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Live! We watch the Oscars and comment on the 93rd Annual Academy Awards as they air. It’s a time for celebrating the films of 2020, because after the year that was, we all need something to celebrate. Hit play on our podcast as you watch on Hulu (US) or 7Plus (Australia) and we should be in sync.
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Star Wars Sith Day Special
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May the 4th be with you! Our Star Wars special debuts on Sith Day; we discuss the prequel trilogy with a focus on Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Plus the animated debuts of Boba Fett and General Grievous!
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Godzilla vs Kong: What's a King to a God?
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The King has returned! Kong battles Godzilla in a fun, colourful MonsterVerse mash-up with a not-so-surprising third contender.
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Monsterverse: King Kong & Godzilla
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A tale of two titans. We delve into Legendary’s Monsterverse, up to 2019’s King of the Monsters, and its renditions of the giant ape and atomic lizard on the big screen as well as Kong’s journey to get there.
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DC Retrospective: Ultimate Edition
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Our massive 2.5hr look back through the DC Extended Universe movies culminating with Zack Snyder's Justice League.
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Assorted Superhero Sequels
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An Easter egg from the vault as we discuss a slew of then-recent Superhero sequels; Incredibles 2, Deadpool 2, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp, as well as theorising on the future of Marvel and DC fare.
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Passion & Purpose
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Soul and Sound of Metal: A pair of films now Oscar-nominated, both centring on protagonists searching for purpose and meaning in their lives, linked also by their passion for music.
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Black Leads
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A belated Black History Month celebration of recent titles starring Black leads, covering a mix of documentary, drama and horror films.
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Animated Assortment
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We talk anime, adaptation and artistic direction for a trio of odd animated features from around the globe.
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The Story of Film: 10th Anniversary
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We return for 2021 with a 10th anniversary celebration of Mark Cousins’ The Story of Film; as Luke and guest Harry discuss insights from, and viewing choices inspired by the first five episodes.
info_outlineSince their debut, these creatures’ stories have been told and retold. Remade and reimagined. We look back to Kong’s beginnings and his various cinematic outings. King Kong (Merian C. Cooper, 1933) features legendary stop-motion animation from Willis O’Brien. King Kong (John Guillermin, 1976) stars Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange in a big budget Dino DeLaurentiis production that relies more heavily on a man in a suit for its effects. King Kong (Peter Jackson, 2005) carves out a performance from motion capture and CG-animation. We also touch on Mighty Joe Young (Ron Underwood, 1998) as well as his first title fight in King Kong vs. Godzilla (Ishiro Honda, 1962).
In the first American attempt since Godzilla (Roland Emmerich, 1998) is realised more closely to his Japanese heyday outings. He looms large and defeats the MUTOs to protect humanity in Godzilla (Gareth Edwards, 2014). When he’s brought back, the roster of titans expands as we’re introduced to Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Michael Dougherty, 2019). The godlike being stares down the opposition and obliterates them in epic fashion.
The performance capture of these larger than life creatures are carried through the films by T.J. Storm as Godzilla and both Terry Notary and Toby Kebbell contributing to Kong and are big factor as to why they’re so fun to watch. Others being the spectacle in scale, cinematography, choreography and action, with Skull Island excelling in its vivid colour palette too. Not all the humans are forgettable, we do highlight our favourite characters.
Plus we touch briefly on Shin Godzilla (Hideaki Anno, 2016) and Rampage (Brad Peyton, 2018). Finally, we theorise about how Godzilla and Kong will fare in the match-up teased at the time. You can tune in next week to hear what we thought of Godzilla vs Kong (Adam Wingard, 2021). And those of you who want to hear our thoughts on on the Oscars might be able to find us on Discord when they air…
Timestamps:
- King Kong (1933) (03:30)
- King Kong (1976) (6:06)
- Mighty Joe Young (1998) (14:53)
- King Kong (2005) (28:35)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017) (36:41)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) (1:00:35)
- Godzilla (2014) (1:09:20)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (1:20:45)
- Rampage (2018) (1:39:00)
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