On this week's show we work our way through a movie that looms large in Alex's mind, The Crow! Does it hold up to Alex's memory? We discuss that and much more, including the incredible soundtrack, and the air of tragedy that permeates the entire production. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 83: The Crow (1994) (00:00:39) - Intro. (00:03:43) - Talking a bit about James O'Barr's comic, and the undercurrent of tragedy attached to all of this. (00:09:44) - Some early impression...
Mar 18, 2024•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 83
Our journey through '90s hero flicks kicks off in earnest this week, and we do mean earnest, as we take on Disney's gee-golly-aw-shucks adaptation of The Rocketeer! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 82: The Rocketeer (1991) (00:00:17) - Intro. (00:03:09) - Introducing our film for the week: The Rocketeer! (00:12:46) - When we saw The Rocketeer, if we had seen it before. (00:16:01) - The film's long and winding production history. (00:28:05) - Talking about our cast. (00:34:...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 82
We're closing out February with a Vinny pick, and one of the most delightfully weird and gross hero movies of the '90s in Sam Raimi's not-quite-a-Batman, Darkman! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 81: Darkman (1990) (00:00:19) - Intro. (00:09:03) - Getting into Darkman's production, and the cast. (00:20:40) - The direct-to-video sequels, and how well the movie did in theaters. (00:27:05) - The killer intro. (00:31:47) - Peyton Westlake's previous life, and the memo of doom....
Mar 04, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 81
To round out the month of February, Brad and Vinny have each picked a film they most wanted to revisit for the podcast, and Brad's pick is the colorfully outsized comic strip adaptation Dick Tracy! Join us as we discuss Tommy Guns, Pacino's scenery chewing habits, and Warren Beatty's extracurricular activities wearing the trademark hat and coat. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 80: Dick Tracy (1990) (00:00:25) - Intro. (00:09:54) - How into Dick Tracy were we when we saw i...
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 80
This is it, folks. We have arrived at the Black Lodge, and the finale of Twin Peaks' second season. It's been a hell of a journey up to this point, but please do join us one more time as we gather under the sycamores and piece together the wild events of the original series' final two episodes. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 79: Twin Peaks: Miss Twin Peaks, and Beyond Life and Death (00:04:04) - Intro. (00:09:16) - Leading off with the story of the show's cancellation, a...
Feb 19, 2024•3 hr 8 min•Ep. 79
The path to the Black Lodge has been winding and occasionally pointless, but we've never been closer to breaking this whole Twin Peaks mystery open. Join us as we pick through the worthwhile parts of these episodes before next week's two-episode finale! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 78: Twin Peaks: On the Wings of Love, Variations and Relations, and The Path to the Black Lodge. (00:00:23) - Intro. (00:06:03) - Kicking things off with On the Wings of Love. (00:07:57) - M...
Feb 12, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 78
We haven't found our way to the Black Lodge in Twin Peaks, but we are in a very dark place as we try to sort out just what the hell is going on in Slaves and Masters, The Condemned Woman, and Wounds and Scars. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 77: Twin Peaks: Slaves and Masters, The Condemned Woman, and Wounds and Scars (00:00:19) - Intro. (00:08:12) - Kicking things off with Slaves and Masters. (00:13:21) - Let's just get all this James stuff out of the way. (00:24:21) - B...
Feb 05, 2024•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 77
For our first Twin Peaks three-banger, we play a deadly game of chess, confront at least one big bad before introducing another, and wallow in the muck of James drama. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 76: Twin Peaks: The Black Widow, Checkmate, and Double Play (00:00:23) - Intro. (00:03:40) - Kicking things off with The Black Widow. (00:08:19) - Ben begins his Civil War era. (00:12:19) - Lana's ongoing...thing? (00:17:52) - Cooper's interest in local real estate. (00:26:15...
Jan 29, 2024•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 76
We told you when this Twin Peaks journey began that one day we'd be in for it. Folks, we're in it. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 75: Twin Peaks: Dispute Between Brothers and The Masked Ball. (00:00:18) - Intro. (00:07:44) - Kicking things off with Dispute Between Brothers. (00:14:08) - This was not the dispute between brothers we were expecting. (00:16:49) - Checking in with everyone at the funeral. (00:20:24) - Nadine is evolving. (00:27:09) - Cooper is accused of malf...
Jan 22, 2024•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 75
Last week's Watchcast featured one of the all-time Twin Peaks bombshells, and now it's up to us to pick through the aftermath in the episodes Drive with a Dead Girl, and Arbitrary Law. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 74: Twin Peaks: Drive with a Dead Girl and Arbitrary Law (00:00:14) - Intro. (00:12:26) - Kicking things off with Drive with a Dead Girl. (00:17:35) - Leland golfs menacingly. (00:23:27) - Jerry retuns from Japan. (00:28:59) - The arrival of Gwen, and Leland ...
Jan 15, 2024•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 74
It's 2024 and we're back in Twin Peaks! We've just experienced two incredibly pivotal episodes in Demons and Lonely Souls. How do we feel after what we've just witnessed? You'll have to listen to find out! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 73: Twin Peaks: Demons and Lonely Souls (00:00:29) - Intro. (00:04:37) - Kicking things off with Demons. (00:12:57) - Audrey's OK, Ben is relieved, but is it about Audrey? Or the money? (00:20:45) - Insurance fraud intensifies. (00:25:30)...
Jan 08, 2024•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 73
For our last Twin Peaks watch for 2023 we dig into Laura's Secret Diary and The Orchid's Curse, and what we find is a whole lot of Andy's sperm. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 72: Laura's Secret Diary and The Orchid's Curse (00:00:23) - Intro. (00:05:57) - Kicking things off with Laura's Secret Diary. (00:11:26) - Leland's confession. (00:16:16) - The Great Clown Andy's sperm follies. (00:18:49) - M.T. Wentz. (00:21:08) - Jean brings the ransom demand. (00:27:33) - Check...
Dec 26, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 72
Things are officially popping off in Twin Peaks, and it's up to the Watchcasters to try to sort out the myriad comas, betrayals, kidnappings, terrible musical numbers, and other dark business going on. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast 071: Twin Peaks: Coma and The Man Behind Glass (00:01:05) - Intro. (00:03:56) - Now that we've got a few episodes under our belt, let's see where we're at. (00:09:28) - Kicking things off with Coma. (00:18:56) - Ronette can't speak, but she still say...
Dec 19, 2023•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 71
The strikes are over, which means it's time for us to return to the world of Twin Peaks! Join us as we pore over the season 2 premiere and find out how Agent Cooper gets out of this seemingly fatal mess! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 70: Twin Peaks: May the Giant Be With You (00:01:58) - Intro. (00:04:05) - What do we remember from the finale. (00:13:00) - The state of the show heading into season 2. (00:19:08) - Starting things as weirdly as possible. (00:30:38) - How ...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 70
We close out our month of ninjasploitation with the sweetest movie you'll ever see about a ragtag bunch of taekwondo wielding new wave musicians fighting drug dealing biker ninjas. We are of course talking about the one and only Miami Connection, so join us as we fight the ninja, feed each other grapes, and strengthen the bonds of our friendship through music and violent murder. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 69: Miami Connection (1987) (00:00:41) - Intro. (00:02:52) - W...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 69
Turkey month is in full effect, and this week we're sifting through the detritus of Vinegar Syndrome's New York Ninja, a movie so bad the people who originally filmed it couldn't even be bothered to finish it! But we did! We watched the whole thing, and we also made you do that, probably, if you're listening to this episode. Sorry? CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 68: New York Ninja (2021) (00:00:22) - Intro. (00:02:43) - We've gotta set this one up, because there's a lot ...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 68
Our first ever Turkey Month kicks off the only way it possibly could: with a z-grade ninjasploitation movie Frankensteined together out of two different movies. We are of course talking about the "great" Godfrey Ho's Ninja Terminator! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 67: Ninja Terminator (1986) (00:01:16) - Intro. (00:03:59) - Dealing with any pertinent questions up top, and discussion of the '80s ninja boom. (00:08:15) - A brief history of Godfrey Ho, a scam king. (00:16:...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 67
For our final film of our spooky October, we're traveling to South Korea, where a zombie outbreak has caused a number of train delays (and violent deaths) in Train to Busan! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 66: Train to Busan (2016) (00:00:27) - Intro. (00:03:02) - Our film for this week: Train to Busan! Leading off with our histories and general feelings on zombie movies. (00:13:49) - Speaking highly of the zombie train concept, and the expedient collapse. (00:18:42) - Li...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 66
We're trading terror for bafflement on this week's Watchcast, as we move to Japan and one of the most genuinely off-the-wall movies ever made in 1977's House! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 65: House (1977) (00:01:20) - Intro. (00:03:36) - Our film this week: House! The Japanese one. Not the US one. (00:06:40) - What did we know about this movie going in. (00:14:50) - How the hell did this get made? (00:26:27) - Getting into what the film is, and introducing our crew of ...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 65
Our journey through international horror takes us out of English-speaking territory and into English-dubbed territory, as we cross the border into Italy for Dario Argento's supernatural classic, Suspiria! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 64: Suspiria (1977) (00:00:32) - Intro. (00:03:45) - Initial impressions of our film this week: Suspiria! And discussion of what makes a giallo film (and if this is even one of them). (00:08:00) - A little Q&A at the top. (00:14:19) - ...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 64
We continue our venture into international horror waters this week with an Australian entry in Jennifer Kent's The Babadook! Join us as we discuss frazzled mothers, bad vibes kids, and what the real monster is: grief, or, uh, a literal monster. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 63: The Babadook (2014) (00:00:34) - Intro. (00:02:33) - The Babadook, and the subgenre of "elevated" horror. (00:04:40) - Initial thoughts. (00:08:56) - Getting into the production of the film. (00:...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 63
The greatest month of the year has arrived, and to celebrate the spooks we've got a lineup of international horror films set to terrify you within an inch of your life! First up is the once HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL early found footage film Ghostwatch, in which some of your favorite '90s BBC presenters get tormented and possessed LIVE on Halloween! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 62
We're closing out September with the mother of all Hong Kong action flicks in John Woo's Hard Boiled! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:19) - Intro. (00:01:34) - Our film for this week: HARD BOILED! (00:02:35) - What did our cast know about the movie going in, and early impressions. (00:14:10) - Talking...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 61
For the second half of September we're checking out a pair of top flight Hong Kong action flicks, kicking off with our second Cynthia Rothrock classic, Righting Wrongs! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:32) - Intro. (00:02:22) - Our film for this week: Righting Wrongs! (00:09:43) - Some background on th...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 60
Our patrons voted and they wanted to see us check out Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's airborne adventure Porco Rosso! Join us as we take to the skies with a lovably grumpy pig man as he bests his rivals and rediscovers his humanity. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:19) - Intro. (00:02:55) - Our indi...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 59
Every layer of Serial Experiments Lain has now been explored by our intrepid Watchcasting team, and now all that's left is to put the remaining pieces together, attack and dethrone Internet God, and if that doesn't work out, we can always hit the factory reset button. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:2...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 58
We've got layers upon layers to peel back this week on the Watchcast, as we cruise through some of Serial Experiments Lain's most surreal imagery and dense infodumping yet. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:30) - Intro. (00:02:00) - Our layers for this week: Society, Rumors, and Protocol. Also a brother...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 57
We continue our journey through Serial Experiments Lain with Layers four through six this week, and if anything's for certain, it's this: we absolutely understand everything going on. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:01:06) - Intro. (00:03:13) - Launching into our episodes for this week, and the state of ...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 56
For the first time the Watchcast moves into the wide and wild world of anime! We're christening our first anime watch with the 1998 series Serial Experiments Lain, both because it's great, and it gives us an excuse to talk about old computers. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:32) - Intro. (00:02:09) - ...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 55
The season one finale of Twin Peaks is upon us, so it's time to play the game of Alive, Dead, or Arrested, and address the many, many cliffhangers we've been left to reckon with. NOTE: There's about a nine minute chunk toward the end of the show where you may notice a slight dip in audio quality. One of our tracks got messed up, so that section is taken from a backup. Nothing was lost, just wanted to give the heads-up in case you noticed the change in quality. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some t...
Aug 07, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 54
