Episode 133: Stranger Things season 4
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Phew! Finally, we get round to discussing all things Stranger Things season 4. From the Eddie of it all, to the mushrooming cast and the changes to the kinds of horror being depicted onscreen, we dig in.
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Episode 132: Our Flag Means Death
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The loosely adapted tale of Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet - Our Flag Means Death - has proven to be a fan favourite. Stevie and Emmet discuss - also a cat gets involved. Notes: As Emmet mentions, and have also covered this material.
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Episode 131: Superstore
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This episode is not a review of Matt Reeves's The Batman. It's a review of season 1 to 6 of Superstore on NBC. ....although you could be fooled! Stevie and Emmet discuss how this workplace comedy used the format to raise issues with unionism, corporate America - and the COVID pandemic. How successful is Justin Spitzer's show in dealing with these storylines? Listen on to find out! (also Emmet keeps talking about Epix's From!).
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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
info_outlineFirst off, we open the episode with the ambition of reviewing The Queen's Gambit. That did not happen. We had too much to say about Lovecraft Country. So check back in with us next episode for that!
Instead Stevie and Emmet get stuck into a discussion of Misha Green's Lovecraft Country. Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett, Wunmi Mosaku and Michael K. Williams are among the excellent cast-members of this horror series that centres the genre legacy of Lovecraft against the lived experience of Black Americans.
Also mentioned:
- Josephine Tay's novel The Daughter of Time
- How Lovecraft Country exemplifies the critical approach to the author H.P. Lovecraft the genre needs.
- 'Blank spots' in how history is taught in the US and Australia.
- Emmet's piece on Michael Shea.