Nat, Cody, and Robert dive into the long awaited DARK CITY in time for Halloween. Before there was THE MATRIX, 1998’s DARK CITY was a forerunner in which the artificiality of the world was questioned in the form of a chosen one who had his awareness raised by the events around him. In this case …
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Nat, Cody, and Robert are joined by Angela Fabbrini to look back at High School and the horror of being a teenaged girl with CARRIE (1976), GINGER SNAPS, and JENNIFER’S BODY. We sure hope your prom was better. First up is 1976’s CARRIE. CARRIE was Stephen King’s debut novel which was a best seller. And …
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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 …