Where does Chad begin? “This movie is awesome and holds up greatly.” The times have changed, but seem to stay the same… maybe more now than ever! SLC Punk is a movie Chad grew up on – and somehow Mark hadn’t yet seen it, so we pop his cherry. This is a good one.
Performers of note: Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish, Jennifer Lien (before the fall), Christopher McDonald, JASON SEGAL (in his first role), Devon Sawa, and Til Schweiger. A great cast all around.
Well, it finally happened. We broke the chain of movies that at least one of us has seen by watching “Phantom of the Paradise” – a movie that neither of us had seen. This is a film directed by the “great” Brian DePalma (although there’s some debate how “great” his films are, a topic which consumes us for the majority of this podcast). “Phantom of the Paradise” can best be described as a film that soaked up the incredibly awful fashion & design styles of the early 70’s and made my nightmare out of it. We don’t know how else to describe it. This will be a good litmus test for whether or not we can hold your attention for a film that probably none of you will ever go out of your way to see. No clue how this has a 7.4/10 on imdb.
Performers of note: Jessica Harper, Paul Williams.
Chad had to force this one on Mark, more or less, because honestly who wants to watch a british rom-com about time travel? (don’t answer that, british folk) Point is, not many people did see this one – even if it is probably the most mainstream film we’ve watched this far. “About Time” is a wonderfully funny flick, and if you haven’t seen it – you SHOULD suck it up and watch it. Just don’t judge this one on the poster, because… yeah. At least make it to the audio clip we’ve edited into the episode, because that should help enlighten you to the type of humor that this movie possesses.
Performers of note: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, and Margot Robbie. (Honorable mention: Vanessa Kirby of “The Crown”)
“Just One of the Guys” – straight from the 80’s (and completely unbeknownst to Chad), this movie lurked in the shadows for the past 30 years (where it mostly continues to live). Apparently Chad is the last one to have heard about it – though it is one of Mark’s favorites (he can defend himself further, if he so chooses). This is a quirky sex-swap comedy with a low budget and nobody (mostly) of recognizable fame, with the exception of William Zabka (Karate Kid) and Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks). It’s worth seeing, but not spectacular (Mark might disagree). That said, we enjoyed it.
Note 1: Mark’s film professor actually directed this, so he’s got some insight into the making of it.
Performers of note: Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne, William Zabka, Sherilyn Fenn
Chad loves this movie. Mark’s never seen it. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW?
A podcast… naturally.
We didn’t plan it this way, but this is our seventh episode, continuing the trend of ONE of us has seen it, ONE of us hasn’t. “Things to do in Denver When You’re Dead” is quintessential 90’s flavor when it comes to indie films of the era. Starring just about everyone, this movie is pretty damn quotable, and extremely sentimental to boot. If you haven’t seen the movie, we suggest listening to the opening, then the audio clip trailer — then go watch the movie — THEN come back and finish the podcast, or we’ll ruin it for you. That goes for pretty much ANY of our podcasts. The hope is to get YOU PEOPLE to watch at least one or two of these movies (that you’ve probably never heard of). If we accomplish that, well… GO US.
Performers of note: Andy Garcia, Christopher Walken, Gabrielle Anwar, Christopher Lloyd, Fairuza Balk, Treat Williams.
Straight from the dvd-rip library of Mark Alan Heiliger, comes the HBO classic(?) “Cast a Deadly Spell”, starring Fred Ward, Clancy Brown and a fresh-faced Julianne Moore. This wacky film touches a handful of genres, including: fantasy, noir, action, comedy, horror(?) – too many, frankly, but that’s probably why it ended up on HBO instead of theaters. This movie is produced by GALE ANNE HURD, right smack in the middle of her prime, btw, so yeah… not sure how Chad hadn’t ever heard of this one until now, but it’s worth a watch (or at least listen). DIRECTED BY MARTIN CASINO ROYALE CAMPBELL.
Performers of note: Julianne Moore, Fred Ward, Clancy Brown, David Warner
Ah, yes, the modern day treasure that is “Hobo with a Shotgun”. We try to figure out exactly where this movie spawned from (do we fail? We don’t know, because we don’t research anyway). Rutger Hauer plays it straight in this insanely crazy grindhouse flick.
Performers of note: Rutger Hauer.
We debated whether or not it was a good idea to delve THIS DEEP into European “art-house” film world so early on, but hey, this is one of the best works by one of Chad’s personal favorite directors, Krzysztof Kieslowski. The film is “The Double Life Of Veronique”, easily one of the most beautiful films of the past 30 years, but unseen by most. Starring Irene Jacob (currently seen in Showtime’s “The Affair”), “The Double Life of Veronique” is a borderline fantasy film – well, no… it IS a fantasy film, in so many ways – It doesn’t feel of this Earth, and the world we experience in the film is wholly unique to Kieslowski’s vision as a storyteller. Chad suggests you check it out, even if only to study the cinematography.
Performers of note: Irene Jacob.
Posting this magical podcast a few days early because we’ll be out of town on our regular Sunday to release it. So… Happy holidays? This week’s movie is “RUNAWAY” – a Mark Heiliger favorite – and wonderful cheeseball action affair that you’ve likely never heard of. It’s got Tom Selleck and, well, what else do you need to know? Oh yeah, and it’s written & directed by none other than Michael Crichton. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Performers of note: Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons, and Kirstie Alley.
Today we cover the 1982 cult film, “Ladies and Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains”. This is a movie that Chad saw upon it’s 2010 DVD release and instantly loved. It’s not quite a great film, but there are some rock solid iconic moments and a few good scenes worth seeing. Also: the cast is still relevant to this day. Left shelved and unreleased for 30 years, “Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains” finally had a public release in 2010, on DVD.
Performers of note: Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Ray Winstone.
The epic first episode of our strange little podcast focuses on the 2010 movie “Monsters”, directed by Gareth Edwards (Star Wars: Rogue One). Figured it was a timely selection (given the release of Rogue One on the week this was originally posted), and a great little movie thru-out.
Performers of note: Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able. Special mention of Mario Zuniga Benavides, the awesome “ticket-seller” character, who has never acted in anything else.
