This week, we watch the second film from the director of The Witch. This movie drips style and stinks of old seaweed. Dafoe and Pattinson give career best performances, as do a few seagulls. The Lighthouse (2019), directed by Robert Eggers.
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Episode 33 - Interstellar Part 2
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This week, we watch love in space. This time hopping journey through the great unknown is filled with hard sci-fi science and amazing special effects. It is also filled with expository dialogue and some less than stellar ideas about how love travels through space and time. Interstellar (2014), directed by Christopher Nolan.
Episode 41 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Part 1
This week, we watch the sci-fi / horror / action masterpiece by the director that would go on to have three of the top five grossing movies of all time. The action in this movie remains top tier, the performances are stellar, and even the CG holds up pretty well. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), directed by James Cameron.
Episode 44 - Back To The Future
Its 2023! Theres nothing that says New Years Day like a film based on looking into the past. Currently, this movie has moved up to #30 on the IMDB top 250 since we froze it back in 2016, which speaks to how well this movie holds up over time. Back to the Future (1985), directed by Robert Zemeckis.
BONUS EPISODE - The Lost Boys
Week three of the October scary movie marathon! This week, we’re watching a film that bites heads and bleeds 80’s style. Equal parts comedy and horror, with some small town teen drama thrown in, this movie holds up great among other 80’s horror classics. The Lost Boys (1987), directed by Joel Schumacher.
BONUS EPISODE - Poltergeist
Week two of the October scary movie marathon! This week, we’re watching the film that took the age old haunted house story and located the house in the middle of suburban American. Scares and/or laughs at around every corner. Poltergeist (1982), directed by Tobe Hooper (and Steven Spielberg).
BONUS EPISODE - The Witch
It’s October, and since last years scary movie marathon was so much fun, we’re bringing it back! This year, we’re kicking off Halloween month with a particularly dark movie. This film impresses not only as horror, but also as a directorial debut, an acting showpiece, and a “tone poem” (TC gets credit for that one). The Witch (2015), directed by Robert Eggers.
BONUS EPISODE - Everything Everywhere All At Once
This week, we watch A24’s highest grossing movie yet. This film sets out to be all things film at the same time, and does so with such creativity that it ends up amazingly overwhelming. Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022), directed by Daniels.
Episode 49 - The Prestige
This week, we watch a film version of a magic trick. With a star studded cast and a great performance by David Bowie as Nikola Tesla, the first viewing experience of this film will likely leave you with your mouth open. The Prestige (2006), directed by Christopher Nolan.
BONUS EPISODE - The Northman
This week, we watch the third movie from the acclaimed director of The Witch and The Lighthouse. This movie aims to be the defining film about Vikings, drawing from every piece of known history of the time, and expanding on it with approval of expert historians. While uneven, this film has many moments of beauty and craft. The Northman (2022), directed by Robert Eggers.
Episode 64 - Aliens: Part 2
This week, we watch the sequel to the film that shot Ridley Scott into stardom. This film takes the horror and science fiction elements of the first movie and adds a James Cameron action element that somehow makes for an even more intense experience. Aliens (1986), directed by James Cameron.
Episode 64 - Aliens: Part 1
This week, we watch the sequel to the film that shot Ridley Scott into stardom. This film takes the horror and science fiction elements of the first movie and adds a James Cameron action element that somehow makes for an even more intense experience. Aliens (1986), directed by James Cameron.
Episode 53 - Alien: Part 2
This week, the continuation of the film that was sold as “Jaws in space”. What we get instead is a horror/sci-fi masterpiece that launched Ridley Scott’s career as a visionary. With effects that mostly hold up, this film will still make you squirm all these years later. Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott.
Episode 53 - Alien: Part 1
This week, we watch the film that was sold as “Jaws in space”. What we get instead is a horror/sci-fi masterpiece that launched Ridley Scott’s career as a visionary. With effects that mostly hold up, this film will still make you squirm all these years later. Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott.
BONUS EPISODE - Nightmare Alley
This week, we watch the movie Guillermo del Toro decided to make after his Best Picture win with The Shape of Water. Based on a 1946 Novel (and made into a movie in 1947), this film has incredible star power - but is that enough to make another classic? Nightmare Alley (2021), directed by Guillermo del Toro.
BONUS EPISODE - Titane
This week, we watch the Palme d’Or winner at this years Cannes Film Festival. Nothing we say in a write up will prepare you for what you will see/experience in this movie. If you aren’t totally adverse to gore or weirdness, do yourself a favorite and watch this film. Titane (2021), directed by Julia Ducournau.
BONUS EPISODE - Dune
Here is the film that will be remembered as the kickstart to the industry after a once in a century pandemic. This is the Star Wars for the current generation, the long awaited adaptation meeting its full potential. See it in theaters. If you can’t, find the biggest screen you can and absorb it on the best sound system possible. Dune (2021), directed by Denis Villeneuve.
BONUS EPISODE - Battle Royale
Its October. You know what that means - horror movie season! This week, we watch Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Film. Influencing the Hunger Games as well as Fortnite, Warzone, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, this movie shows 42 students fighting for survival. Battle Royale (2000), directed by Kinji Fukasaku.