Sometimes we make a mistake and pick a movie that’s not really a science fiction film, even if it does have an obvious influence on Afrofuturism. And sometimes it works out to be an interesting discussion, as Nat, Cody, and Robert get our chance to take in Djibril Diop Mambéty’s TOUKI BOUKI. And after that, […]
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Robert, Nat, and Cody grapple with Terence Fisher’s 3rd outing with the Hammer Frankenstein series with 1967’s FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN. Following THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Hammer decided that they couldn’t keep a not so good Baron down and did something of a soft reboot as they continued the story of Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) with
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Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by returning guest Jim Laczkowski of Directors Club and Angela Fabbrini as we throw our tenth annual Secret Santa party. Who gave what to whom is the mystery of the episode as we take turns discussing five movies especially chosen for their recipients by their secret Santas in our
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Cody, Robert, and Nat team up again as good cop, bad cop, and good cop to find out if you can keep a good cop down in 1988’s DEAD HEAT. The 1980s were clearly the era of the buddy cop action film. DEAD HEAT tried to do it at least one better by making a
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Nat, Cody, and Robert are joined by Angela Fabbrini to take a look at three movies that didn’t really set up sequels, but they made them anyways, with PSYCHO II, HOWLING II: YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF, and POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE. Second time’s the charm? First up is 1983’s PSYCHO II. PSYCHO was
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Nat, Cody, and Robert get animated as they discuss 1982’s THE SECRET OF NIMH. Don Bluth challenged Disney animation in the 1980s. And arguably won that decade, before THE LITTLE MERMAID changed Disney’s animated fortunes and set up a decade of triumphs in the 1990s. But, Don Bluth’s success started with THE SECRET OF NIMH.
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