Galaxy Quest
This week Matt lectures the cast on the proper way to configure long-distance subspace sensors while the rest of the cast politely nods attentively. We're talking about Galaxy Quest (1999)!
Jan 18, 2020•41 min
Second Star to the Left
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Mars Attacks!
This week on the cast, listen to terrible impressions of Martians, Tim Allen, Johnny Depp, and more! Stay for our thrilling takes on a movie with an exclamation point in the title.
Jan 10, 2020•41 min
Sorry to Bother You
We're back from our hiatus with an episode on the 2017 Boots Riley film, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. Listen for our discussion of cheesecake, earrings, and the day after eating hot peppers.
Jan 03, 2020•51 min
The Galley: Preview
In this special bonus episode, Matt and Katie are launching a side project: a renegade broadcast from the Rocinante Galley where they talk the sci-fi series THE EXPANSE, coming to you with recaps every week.
Dec 11, 2019•42 min
Your Name (Kimi no Na wa.)
This week the cast shares what moments they cried the most in YOUR NAME (Kimi no Na wa.). Matt reminisces about his emo years while Burt decries pop punk montages. Katie got unbanned from Twitter!
Nov 16, 2019•49 min
Jupiter Ascending
This week the cast is falling... into a discussion on the Wachowskis' 2015 film JUPITER ASCENDING. Burt learns to Google. Katie is depressed. Matt is a hedonist.
Nov 07, 2019•53 min
Get Out
This week the cast concludes their BETTER DEAD FEST with discussing Jordan Peele's GET OUT (2015), and delve into discussing their own relations to race. We welcome feedback, especially on episodes like this, so please let us know at secondstarcast AT gmail dot com.
Nov 01, 2019•57 min
Bonus Episode: Martin Scorcese Hates Marvel
This week, Burt and Matt take time to reflect on Marvel movies, Martin Scorcese, and capitalism. We'll be back next with Katie's return to the podcast for GET OUT.
Oct 18, 2019•48 min
Uzumaki
DEADFEST continues this week while the cast talks UZUMAKI (2000). Matt breaks down while talking about having a plantar wart. Katie is sick. Burt loves David Lynch.
Oct 10, 2019•45 min
The Thing
This week, the cast gets into John Carpenter's THE THING (1982). Burt's "I don't enjoy hentai" shirt has the cast asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt.
Oct 04, 2019•48 min
Tammy and the T-Rex
This week on the cast, the gang digs into the B-movie TAMMY AND THE T-REX. Find out how each person dealt with their own personal atrocity of this film, and get ready for a very special Second Star to the Left series in the month of October!
Sep 27, 2019•55 min
Alien (1979)
This week on the podcast, Burt, Katie and Matt get inside Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi classic, ALIEN. Spoiler alert: the movie is really good and they only have good things to say about it. The end.
Sep 18, 2019•52 min
The Mummy (1999)
This week the cast finishes their (unofficial) late 90s retrospective with THE MUMMY (1999). We talked about which order the body parts of the Mummy came back first in our group chat and not at all in the episode, sorry. Article on Zahi Hawass: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-zahi-hawass-72874123/
Sep 03, 2019•56 min
Blade
This week the Second Star crew encounters the Wesley Snipes vehicle Blade. Matt and Chris quibble about 9/11. Katie fondly reminisces about Jncos.
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Dark City
This week the cast explores their shadowy sides with the Alex Proyas film DARK CITY. Matt gets trapped in a metaphor. Chris eats some food.
Aug 20, 2019•59 min
Annihilation
This week on the podcast, the Second Star cast encounters the 2018 Alex Garland film ANNIHILATION. Matt regrets air-horns. Chris finds a new favorite movie. Sound quality is a little questionable on this one - our apologies.
Aug 13, 2019•56 min
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
This week, the gang welcomes writer and Keanu Reeves super-fan Andrew Curran to the cast to get lost in the circuits of time and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Burt gets lost in the mall. Matt dreams about Beethoven in the 21st century.
Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Hellboy (2004)
This week, the Second Star cast revisits the Guillermo del Toro HELLBOY (2004). Burt doesn't hate the movie. Matt almost discusses his father issues.
Jul 30, 2019•51 min
Titan A.E.
The Second Star guest time travels to 2000 for the butt-rock powered space opera Don Bluth animated film TITAN A.E. With special guest Meredith Russo! Matt shares his teenage fashion choices, Burt confesses his love for the Barenaked Ladies, and Katie breaks down over sexual dimorphism.
Jul 23, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Mad Max: Fury Road
This week, the Second Star cast unloads on one of their all-time favorite films: George Miller's MAD MAX: FURY ROAD. Burt is left speechless at times. Power & Disability in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD by Brent Walter Cline: https://www.popmatters.com/194573-power-and-disability-in-mad-max-fury-road1-2495517489.html Lindsey Ellis thread: https://twitter.com/thelindsayellis/status/1146474524486950912
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 15 min
The Abyss
This week, the Second Star cast take a deep dive into the 1989 James Cameron film THE ABYSS. Katie gets so thirsty she learns to breath fluorocarbons.
Jul 09, 2019•58 min
Brazil
This week on Second Star to the Left, the group deconstructs the Terry Gilliam film BRAZIL. Chris gets lost in a series of tubes.
Jul 02, 2019•51 min
Robocop
This week, the Second Star cast gets cybernetically augmented to discuss Robocop. And Matt forgets what a pitchfork is called.
Jun 25, 2019•59 min
Edge of Tomorrow
In this episode, the Second Star cast rewatches the Tom Cruise scifi vehicle EDGE OF TOMORROW and reflects on how the film repeats some typical mistakes of big Hollywood blockbusters.
Jun 18, 2019•59 min
Children of Men
In this (fifth recorded, first aired!) episode, the hosts discuss the 2006 Alfonso Cuaron film Children of Men and what it tells us about our current political situation.
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 40 min
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