Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by the Santa Claus of the subconscious, Jim Laczkowski of Director’s Club, to dive into the world of Kathryn Bigelow’s STRANGE DAYS. In 1995, Kathryn Bigelow had NEAR DARK, and POINT BREAK as hits to her resume and was aiming for a true blockbuster hit with STRANGE DAYS. STRANGE […]
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Cody, Robert, and Nat try to decide if they have enough of THE STUFF or not in this latest episode. Larry Cohen had a long career. Generally regarded as a purveyor of schlock, Cohen’s films still have a cult following and an undercurrent of social commentary. THE STUFF, more than most, particularly traffics in the
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Nat, Cody, and Robert dive in and discuss 1999’s DEEP BLUE SEA. As it comes up in the podcast, I think it’s fair to say that JURASSIC PARK gave the creature feature new life. DEEP BLUE SEA clearly owes a lot to that film as we have genetically modified animals on the loose in an
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Neo-Tokyo is about to explode and Robert, Nat, and Cody are here to witness it as they discuss 1988’s AKIRA. We’ve watched a bunch of movies for the podcast so far, but it’s fair to say that very few have been as influential as AKIRA. Its the foundation of much of what would become associated
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Cody, Robert, and Nat dive into early 1990s exploitation cinema with Albert Pyun’s NEMESIS. It’s fairly safe to say that everyone was a little confused about who is who, what do they want, and why do they want it in NEMESIS. But, you’ve probably seen BLADE RUNNER, ROBOCOP, and THE TERMINATOR and can probably figure
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Nat, Cody, and Robert delve into one of Italy’s early entries into the science fiction genre with CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER. CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER is a precursor to Mario Bava’s directorial career as he was an uncredited co-director of this and head of cinematography and special effects. As kind of a ripoff of THE
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