Some movies are out of this world, some movies are Crossworlds. Join Michael and John as they
delve into the 1996 straight-to-video sci-fi flick Crossworlds starring Josh Charles, Rutget Hauer, and… Jack Black? Intrigued? Then look no further.
Episode Breakdown
1:50 – Weezer Chat
11:38 – 52:12 – Crossworlds Review
52:18 – John and Michael Recommend
60:00 – Netflix Randomizer
In honor of Lionsgate’s 2016 reboot of the Power Rangers, Michael, John, and special guest Sean Lemme revisit the original series alongside other “Tokusatsu” programs, VR Troopers and Big Bad Beetleborgs in this new segment, “The Lineup”. What show will come out on top? Whoever has the most attitude of course.
O Listeners! My Listeners! It’s never too late to pay tribute to a legend. This week Michael and John discuss the storied career of Robin Williams along with a review of the 1991 Terry Gilliam-directed The Fisher King. Let’s share the memories and seize the day!
The Stream Police investigate whether or not Pod People walk among us in this week’s review of the 1956 sci-fi classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Michael and John also take some time to discuss the decline of the Simpsons and what that means for future generations.
Episode Breakdown
2:28 – Simpsons Discussion
24:20 – Invasion of the Body Snatchers Review
47:52 – John and Michael Recommend
52:54 – Next Week’s Episode
Today’s treat is a grab bag of album reviews I meant to discuss during my younger more vulnerable years (A few months back) but didn’t want to. These aren’t because I didn’t have the time, oh no, these are a beast of another nature entirely. The following four albums are albums that I listened earlier in the year and was so disinterested that I couldn’t even bring myself to make words.
I have a few other albums that I plan on reviewing at some point, specifically the latest from Swans, Damon Albarn, and Kaiser Chiefs (not too optimistic about those last two) but I’ll most likely wait for the blog’s end of the year wrap up. Until then bear with me, it’s gonna be a bumpy night.
This week the Stream Police grade the Ryan Phillippe (not even gonna spell check that), Anna Paquin “indie” project Straight A’s. Michael and John also talk about some of the best tune of 2014 and some of the not so best.
Episode Breakdown
2:08 – 2014 Tune Talk
13:47 – 48: 20 – Straight A’s Review
48:35 – John and Michael Recommend
54: 45 – Netflix Randomizer
Let me tell you about a man named James Gunn. Once a hired “gun” for cult shlock studio Troma Entertainment, Gunn rose to prominence as a sharp-witted screenwriter penning such “classics” as Scooby Doo and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. After a few years of trudging through studio-driven dreck, Gunn was eventually given the opportunity to take the reigns as a full-fledged director. Gunn took this opportunity and made the B-flicks Slither and Super both to notable cult fervor. Gunn’s star had started to shine, but as we all know by now his star would only continue to shine brighter.
I don’t know how it happened, but someone at Marvel had the cojones to get James Gunn for their next big Marvel property. What did they see in Gunn? Was it his dark humor? Was it his ability to tell character driven stories surrounded by the absurd? Or maybe it wasn’t a gamble at all considering no one knew how big Guardians of the Galaxy could be, but big it has become. To think that a man with a background in B-movies could launch the summer of 2014’s biggest blockbuster by making a $170 million B-movie. It all goes to show that if given a serving, a truly hungry filmmaker can feast on greatness. Before I get mixed up by my own food related metaphors let’s shoot for the stars with a few words about Guardians of the Galaxy
