When we were kids we didn't notice things in movies, such as that Ferris Beuller is a sociopath or that the guys of Delta House are the villains in Animal House. Lets look at his growing up puts old movies into a new perspective.
With Bill Cosby's arrest, we must take another look at this issue, can you separate the art from the artist?
You have to market a movie to let people know it's out there and to get people interested... but what happens when the downright bizarre marketing is employed? The new trailer for Star Trek: Beyond being a prime example. What the hell was that?
The original 1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night film is considered one of the sleaziest slasher films of the decade, but how many of you remember just how psychological and deep it was? How many of you forgot there were 4 sequels and a garbage "remake" .
There seems to be two extremes when it comes to films these days... low budget and blockbusters with no middle ground. It was not always like this though... what happened to middle class films?
How many people even knew this franchise was still going on? The Howling is a great movie, of that there is no doubt... what about the seven (7!) sequels to it though?
The video store was once such a prominent place in our lives... and the new book "I Lost It At The Video Store" (http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Video-Store-Filmmakers-Vanished/dp/1941629156) by Tom Roston looks at how various filmmakers grew up as video store addicts. Cecil, Josh and Petar use that look at the video as a jumping off point to discuss just how much video changed movies.
How many of you even remembered that Sleepaway Camp was a franchise? Even if you did remember that... how many knew there were 5 (technically 6) movies in said franchise? Cecil is making us do this episode and it hurts, these movies really hurt.
Scifi movies rely on technology but what happens when real world technology overtakes "future" technology?
Sometimes a movie stands on it's own, sometimes it requires sequels to be good and sometimes those sequels almost ruin the original. This week we look at how sequels have become a plague in hollywood.
We all have insane fandoms that we encounter, from furries to bronies to juggalos to marvel zombies. Fandoms are everywhere for every thing but sometimes they go to far.
Ugh, last year we looked at the Children Of The Corn franchise and I was in over my head with that one... I apparently don't learn as I forced the Amityville Horror series on my co-hosts this year.
Movies are not the only place you get great horror... television has it's share as well.
Everyone bitches that some movie is the worst movie ever, but what is really the worst in scifi or horror? Cecil and Josh take a look what are considered the worst of the worst and we find many are not that bad.
Why are you drawn to horror? What is it about you that makes horror your genre?
Adam Black, creator of Locus sits down and talks to me about the state of independent comic publishing. Make sure to check out Locus, Silk & Honey and Godslayer at http://locus.departure-productions.com/
Do movies reflect society or does society reflect the movies? When one holds a mirror up to another is that a self perpetuating cycle or just how art works?
Sid freaking Haig man... this week we sit down and talk to the man himself about his career and life in TV and the movies, everything from Jason of Star Command to The A-Team to Werewolf to Galaxy Of Terror to House of 1000 Corpses.
Directors cuts are a relatively recent addition to film libraries so this week Cecil, Josh and Petar take a look how different cuts of films affects their reception and legacy.
Comic movies are a huge thing but most of them are superhero based... what about all of the comic movies that were NOT based on superheroes? Road to Perdition, Barb Wire, A History of Violence, Swamp Thing, Judge Dredd and so on? How many of you remember these? 30 Days of Night 300 Barb Wire Barbarella Constantine The Crow Fritz the Cat From Hell Hardware Heavy Metal The Mask Men in Black Model by Day The Rocketeer Shaun Of The Dead Sheena Tales from the Crypt: Tales from the Crypt (1972) Tales ...
With Wes Craven's death, we forgo the scheduled topic and look at the career of Wes Craven. Everything from Last House On The Left and Nightmare On Elm Street to his TV work and even his porn work (yes, Wes Craven directed a hardcore porn).
You know, that guy, the one that was in that movie that was out last year... We know these people, those guys that make a great villain or a great supporting player but never seem to achieve the stardom they deserve, they always steal the show and yet to the mainstream they are simply "that guy". Michael Ironside, John Saxon, Sid Haig, Dick Miller, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn... the list goes on and on. We are giving "that guy" his due.
Cinema as a whole is rife with subversive messages and this week we examine movies with a hidden message.
With the death of Roddy Piper we look at the trend of non-actors in movies and TV. Wrestlers, musicians, talk show hosts, sports figures and the like love to act in movies, are they good at it though?
In this age of internets and rushes to judgement on films, do critics really matter? Does it matter what my opinion is of a movie? If so, why?
Fame is fleeting and many don't realize what happens after the fame ends, tonight we look at some examples of after the fame.
Episode #238 - What The Hell Happened To Vampires? by Radiodrome
Psycho is one of the most acclaimed films around... but what about it's sequels and spin-offs? Mike White joins Josh and Petar to explore the entire Psycho franchise in depth.
When hollywood is all about what someone else is doing... is there something that makes a derivative something original?
With the recent passing of James Horner we look at just how much music in movies effects us. Everything from the soundtracks to Conan and Robocop to Aliens and Titanic, these pieces MAKE the film and James Horner was one of the absolute greats.
