The Vertical Viewing Podcast

Ep. 033 - Buckaroo Banzai

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:00:04 +0000

For September 30th, 2015, Tim, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the Netflix drama BLOODLINE starring Kyle Chandler and show favourite Ben Mendelssohn, Tom Hardy potentially taking up the pointy-haired mantle of Wolverine from current champ Hugh Jackman, the unparalleled precision and detail of Stanley Kubrick's pre-production research process in the fascinating documentary STANLEY KUBRICK'S BOXES, and much, much more before our featured throwback review of THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION from director W.D. Richter.

So be sure to calibrate your Oscillation Overthruster, call up The Hong Kong Cavaliers, don't ever be mean, and let's see if we can prevent an interdimensional race war before we are all wiped out by the accidental nuclear holocaust.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Michael Boddicker - "End Credits (LongVersion)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:20:35 - News
0:41:20 - Review: Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
0:58:36 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

This is the End (2013)
Buckaroo Banzai (1984)

CREDITS

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Ep. 034 - Sicario

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:19:57 +0000

For October 6th, 2015, Tim, Mike and Scott meet up in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the practice of deliberately watching horrible films & TV shows while you are sick, newcomer Trevor Noah's first week at THE DAILY SHOW, Scott shares his thoughts on Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz in THE LOBSTER from the surreal and twisted brain of Yorgos Lanthimos, we take a moment to commemorate the belated 20 year anniversary of the coveted masterpiece HACKERS, and much, much more before our featured review of the highly anticipated SICARIO from our boy Denis Villeneuve and the legendary Roger Deakins.

So slide into your Splinter Cell sneak suit, and let's see if we can keep up with this speeding convoy of black GMC suburbans before we all get bagged up and stuffed into the walls of a suburban Arizona bungalow.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:25:20 - News
0:44:15 - Review: Sicario (2015)
1:06:20 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Lobster (2015)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

CREDITS

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Ep. 035 - The Martian

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:05:00 +0000

For October 15th, 2015, Rob, Mike and Scott meet up in Nostromo Lounge for a mini-episode and review Ridley Scott's latest entry in his Sci-Fi Second Renaissance: the exhilarating adaptation of Andy Weir's THE MARTIAN starring Matt Damon.

So gather up all the human fertilizer you can find, keep a roll of duct tape at the ready, throw on your favourite ABBA record, and let's see if we can make it across the Acidalia Planitia to the ARES IV launch site before we starve and have to go all Christian Bale.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Harry Gregson-Williams - "Mars"

SHOW GUIDE

0:03:45 - Review: The Martian (2015)
0:27:55 - *Spoiler Tag*

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Ep. 036 - Beasts of No Nation

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000

For October 20th, 2015, the OG crew Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the surprisingly BitCoin-filled teen retro-comedy DOPE, the 1968 classic ROSEMARY'S BABY on potentially being the very first modern horror film, Ernest Cline's latest geek culture slathered novel ARMADA and a roller coaster ride of fan expectations, Mike's thoughts on the extremely short lived ABC sitcom MIXOLOGY, Scott drones on yet again about how Peter Berg's BATTLESHIP is an extremely competent film adaptation of something a silly as a board game, Robert Rodriquez signs on to direct the long-gestating BATTLE ANGEL ALITA for producer James Cameron, and much, much more before our featured review of the harrowing Netflix Original film BEASTS OF NO NATION from writer, director and cinematographer Cary Joji Fukunaga.

REFERENCES

Richard Mosse: The Impossible Image - https://vimeo.com/67115692

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:50:55 - News
1:19:05 - Review: BEASTS OF NO NATION (2015)
1:39:35 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Battleship (2012)

CREDITS

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Ep. 037 - Steve Jobs

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:40:00 +0000

For October 27th, 2015, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the planet smashing, internet stopping final trailer for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, we declare that we won't overanalyze a movie trailer and then go ahead and overanalyze a movie trailer, Scott tries to hit the abort button on the downright horrendous catastrophe of a film MISSION TO MARS starring Gary Sinise and Tim Robbins, Mike ventures deeper into the overwhelmingly massive world of game of the year contender THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT, we look at the recent announcement of the $9.99/month deluxe subscription service YouTube Red, cancellation of the beloved Discovery Channel series MYTHBUSTERS after running 14 seasons, the absolutely mindblowing short films BEYOND and THE SECOND RENAISSANCE as part of the stunning MATRIX companion piece THE ANIMATRIX, and much, much more before our featured review of Michael Fassbender as STEVE JOBS from screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and director Danny Boyle.

So switch off all the Exit signs in the auditorium, be sure to wash your feet in the toilet bowl, give a shout out to the original Apple II team, and let's see if we can finally turn a computer into a painting before we all get our asses voted off the Board of Directors.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:34:10 - News
0:59:35 - Review: Dad Jeans: The Steve Jobs Story (2015)

CLIPS

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer #3 (2015)
The Animatrix (2003)

CREDITS

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Ep. 039 - Spectre

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 02:44:46 +0000

For November 9th, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge Studio and discuss the somewhat lukewarm reception to the "live action" WARCRAFT film from Duncan Jones, the brand new Netflix Original comedy series MASTER OF NONE from writer/star Aziz Ansari and the obvious comparison to Louis CK's series LOUIE, the Canadian Premiere of THE TREE INSIDE from our very own co-host Rob Leickner and Michelle Kim winning the Audience Choice Award at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Scott shares his thoughts about working on the film and the extremely satisfying process of seeing your work appear on the big screen with a real audience, Mike swings by the big top tent under the doomed Georgia Viaduct for a little bit of CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: KOOZA action, Shane Carruth answers Red's prayers and cuts himself out of the insanely star-studded cast of THE MODERN OCEAN, and much, much more before our featured review of SPECTRE from sophomore Bond director Sam Mendes.

So fire up your micro-drill torture chair, ask the Quartermaster to temporarily disable your SmartBlood™connection, do your best impression of a shadowy organisation, and let's see if we can take down Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth before we all get jumbled up in the falsetto tentacles of Sam Smith.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:37:20 - News
1:08:15 - Review: Spectre (2015)
1:22:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

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Ep. 040 - Spotlight

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:10:00 +0000

For November 16th, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss Shia LaBeouf's latest "art" "project" #ALLMYMOVIES, the brand new Netflix Original sketch comedy series W/BOB & DAVID starring MR. SHOW alumni Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, why Bethesda Game Studios consistently gets a pass for publishing broken buggy titles like FALLOUT 4, our boy Richard Kelly brings his floating liquids kills with the quickly forgotten sci-fi film THE BOX featuring Cameron Diaz, the absolutely insane first trailer for Ron Perlman's fake moon landing comedy MOONWALKERS, we scratch our heads over THE MARTIAN qualifying as Best Comedy or Musical at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, and much, much more before our featured review of SPOTLIGHT from writer/director Thomas McCarthy.

So start digging through those dusty old public records, carve your investigative sword through one of the most Catholic cities in America, and let's see if we can take this scandal all the way up to the Vatican before the Boston Herald beats us to publication.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:44:30 - News
1:13:20 - Review: Spotlight (2015)

CLIPS

W/ Bob & David (2015)
Moonwalkers (2015)

CREDITS

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Ep. 041 - The Night Before

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:30:00 +0000

For November 23rd, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and revisit the surprisingly disturbing (and unsurprisingly wacky) 80's classic FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR with Vancouver's own Joey Cramer, the brand new martial arts/western mashup INTO THE BADLANDS on AMC, Peter Jackson's sincere viewpoint on the production of THE HOBBIT trilogy, we look at Silva's motivations in SKYFALL with the "added backstory" provided in the already forgotten SPECTRE, Mike gives SIGNS a rewatch through the prism of Demon goggles, and much, much more before our featured review of THE NIGHT BEFORE from director Jonathan Levine.

So gather up your little care package of cocaine, molly and mushrooms, take some love advice from a shitfaced Hannah Montana,throw on your black Santa sweater and let's see if we can make it to the Nutcracka Ball before we all blow chunks in the centre aisle of a Midnight Mass.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:44:25 - News
1:06:50 - Review: The Night Before (2015)
1:21:20 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Flight of the Navigator (1986)
'The Problem with the Battle of the Five Armies'

CREDITS

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Ep. 042 - Creed

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 03:50:04 +0000

For December 1st, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the fantastic (and legitimately appalling) true life story of THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT starring Billy Crudup, a really explodey first trailer for CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, Scott sweats a little bitwith a somewhat disappointing rewatch of Tarantino's TRUE ROMANCE from the immortal Tony Scott, the white washed casting of GODS OF EGYPT and Alex Proyas busting out the most bizarre apology of the year, Mike and Red check out the new Netflix Original series JESSICA JONES featuring Krysten Ritter, Kevin Bacon is back for a brand new TREMORS TV series and all is right in the world, we try to get some crystal clear 70mm perspective on THE HATEFUL EIGHT Ultra Panavision roadshow, and much,much more before our featured review of the ROCKY spinoff film CREED from director Ryan Coogler. So give your two weeks notice at that lucrative securities firm,rub some vaseline across your gushing eyebrow, pop a badass dirtbike wheelie through the neighborhood, and let's see if we can emerge from our father's shadow with a victory before our legendary heritage goes public.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:36:05 - News
0:56:40 - Review: Creed (2015)
1:22:53 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
The Hateful Eight (2015) Roadshow featurette
Captain America: Civil War (2016) Trailer 1

CREDITS

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Ep. 043 - Sorcerer

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:50:00 +0000

For December 8th, 2015, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the locally produced, undead private eye CW series iZOMBIE, an absolutely disastrous 70mm screening of THE HATEFUL EIGHT roadshow at the Crest theatre in Los Angeles and what this means for the future of film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's foolhardy attempt at what barely resembles a French accent in the Philippe Petite biopic THE WALK, we giggle with pure joy over the red band trailer for THE NICE GUYS from buddy cop movie master Shane Black, Scott unexpectedly loses his footing and falls headlong into a bottomless pit of silky smooth FALLOUT 4 mods, and much, much more before our featured review of the cult film masterpiece SORCERER from legendary director William Friedkin. So gather all the roughnecks just 'passing through', rig up an explosive device using string, socks and rocks, secure your fake Latin American identity, and let's see if we can deliver this highly volatile nitro glycerin before each of our checkered criminal pasts catch up with us.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:26:05 - News
0:53:50 - Review: Sorcerer (1977)
1:15:52 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

iZombie (2015)
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Trailer#3

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Ep. 044 - Room

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:55:00 +0000

For December 15th, 2015, Tim, Mike, Rob and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the ups and downs of the recently announced Golden Globe Nominations for 2015, season two of the SERIAL Podcast debuting with a fascinating look at prisoner of war (and US ARMY deserter) Bowe Bergdahl, we get another drama-filled season of PROJECT GREENLIGHT on HBO, Mike quietly fires up the V8 for a rewatch of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD with the sound off, Tim shares his thoughts on THE END OF THE TOUR and Jason Segel's portrayal of the late David Foster Wallace, Rob showers praise upon the award winning Amazon series TRANSPARENT featuring Jeffrey Tambor, Scott sits pretty much at a stalemate with PAWN SACRIFICE starring Tobey Maguire as the deeply troubled chess prodigy Bobby Fischer, we make it no further than 20 minutes into THE RIDICULOUS 6 from a beyond washed up Adam Sandler, and much, much more before our featured review of the TIFF People's Choice Award winner ROOM from director Lenny Abrahamson.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:28:45 - News
0:58:50 - Review: Room (2015)
1:18:05 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

End of the Tour (2015)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) Trailer #1

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Ep. 045 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:55:00 +0000

For December 21st, Vertical Viewing is back with an extra Special Edition™ episode! Today on the podcast, MikeL, Red, MikeG and Scott meet in the Mos Eisley Cantina and discuss Bill Burr's brand new Netflix Original animated series F IS FOR FAMILY, a straight up miracle of graphic novel perfection known as SHAOLIN COWBOY from the mastermind Geoff Darrow, we continue our journey deeper INTO THE BADLANDS while sharpening up our post apocalyptic Kung Fu skills, Sam Rockwell slinks across the holy land as the fraudulent relic hunter DON VERDEAN from Napoleon Dynamite creator Jared Hess, Paramount beams down the first official trailer for STAR TREK BEYOND care of the furiously fast director Justin Lin, we try to sell Red on HEARTHSTONE and why it is a more modern and approachable card game than MAGIC: The Gathering, Mike loses abet and is forced at Elvish knife point to endure the extended editions of all three HOBBIT films in succession, we once again spend entirely too much time discussing GODS OF EGYPT and the whitewashed casting of tentpole Hollywood films, and much, much more before our galaxy smashing review of the absolute behemoth that is STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS from director J.J.Abrams.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:40:35 - News
1:08:10 - Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens(2015)
1:35:42 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Don Verdean (2015)
Star Trek Beyond (2016) Trailer #1

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Ep. 046 - The Hateful Eight

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:51:49 +0000

For January 1st, 2016, Red and Scott meet in Smeagol's Haberdashery and discuss the recent news of Leonardo DiCaprio admitting that he refused the role of Anakin Skywalker in ATTACK OF THE CLONES, Sean Connery's futuristic racquetball skills are on full display in the badass 1980's sci-fi western OUTLAND, Red shares his thoughts on the inept ISIS wannabes featured in the UK comedy FOUR LIONS from director Chris Morris, Christopher Nolan announces his arrival on the 70MM hype train with a WWII story about the evacuation of DUNKIRK; currently slated for release in July 2017, we try to determine if "Cards Against Humanity" is superior to "Apples to Apples" as the gold standard for mildly offensive tabletop games, Radiohead gives us a sneak peak at a world where the SPECTRE theme song was actually decent, and much, much more before our blood spattered review of the so-called 70MM roadshow revival picture THE HATEFUL EIGHT from writer/director Quentin Tarantino.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:30:15 - News
1:02:10 - Review: The Hateful Eight (2015)
1:32:02 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Rudy (1993)
Anakin's Bad Acting

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Ep. 047 - The Big Short

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:50:00 +0000

For January 5th, 2016, Rob, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the Valiant Comics title X-O MANOWAR (which sounds totally bananas), the general typecasting of Melissa McCarthy and her latest Paul Feig collaboration SPY, we spend entirely too much time discussing whatever the hell "MathRock" is, Mike and Red check out GUY ON A BUFFALO while majestically chasing bears across the Oregon foothills, and much, much more before our stock market-crashing review of THE BIG SHORT from writer/director Adam McKay.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:29:20 - Review: The Big Short (2015)

CLIPS

Spy (2015)

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Ep. 048 - The Revenant (SPECIAL GUEST: Diana Bang)

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000

For January 11th, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott welcome THE INTERVIEW star Diana Bang into our makeshift shelter of branches and pine needles as we discuss the gritty British action film '71 which is basically BLACK HAWK DOWN in Belfast, how depressing life would be as an indestructible superhero like ONE PUNCH MAN, Diana has some potential issues with SICARIO and Emily Blunt's FBI agent character, we look at the anger inducing Netflix Original crime series MAKING A MURDERER, Red reassures Scott that MEN WITH BROOMS is significantly more enjoyable than he gives it credit for, and much, muchmore before our featured review of the relentlessly beautiful (and extremely sobering) survival picture THE REVENANT from acclaimed writer/director AlejandroG. Iñárritu.

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MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:05 - Golden Globe discussion
1:05:20 - News
1:19:25 - Review: The Revenant (2015)
1:48:45 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Extract (2009)
High Rise (2015) Official Trailer #2
The Revenant (2015) Official Trailer

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Ep. 049 - Top 10 Films of 2015

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:13:40 +0000

For January 18th, 2016, we welcome you to a very special episode! Today on the podcast, Tim, Rob, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the glitzy Nostromo Ballroom for the 1st Annual Oscar Isaac Awards. Our deliberations include the Worst Film of the Year, Biggest Surprise, Biggest Disappointment, and 'Best Old Film of the Year' before the main event: our personal Top 10 Favourite Films of 2015. So strap on your Turbo Blaster, dump some gunpowder into that neck wound and let's and buckle up for a wild ride across the scorching desert in the Vertical Viewing War Rig!

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Le Matos - "Tequila Sunrise"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - Surprises/Disappointments
0:49:50 - Worst Film of the Year
1:09:15 - Top Films: #10 - 6
1:48:45 - Top Films: #5 - 1

CLIPS

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Ex Machina (2015)

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Ep. 051 - Macbeth

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:35:00 +0000

For February 1st, 2016, MikeG, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss a somewhat bored looking Mulder & Scully making their return to British Columbia with THE X-FILES Season 10 revival series, William Friedkin's classic 80's action cut TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA, the cost of James Caan's slacks in THIEF, the internet absolutely flips out after learning that Joseph Fiennes has been cast as Michael Jackson in a SKY TV movie, we bust open some of our favourite theories about Rey's family lineage and the dangers of fan service in the upcoming STAR WARS sequels, and much, much more before we set Birnam Wood aflame with our featured review of MACBETH from director Justin Kurzel.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Michael Jackson - "The Way You Make Me Feel"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:33:55 - News
1:07:10 - Review: Macbeth (2015)

CLIPS

MacGruber (2010)
Macbeth (2015)

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Ep. 052 - Hail, Caesar!

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:35:00 +0000

For February 16, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss some theories behind the cryptic gold coins in JOHN WICK and whether or not the film takes place in an alternate universe, we attack, defend, flirt and make pancakes for enemies in the irresistibly charming old school role-playing game UNDERTALE for PC, the debut trailer for JASON BOURNE drops a suckerpunch to the head as a potential Bourne Marathon podcast begins to take shape, the internet rejoices as Elizabeth Banks is cast as the fearsome villain Rita Repulsa in the new POWER RANGERS reboot, Mike hacks his way through a forest of bamboo to catch KUNG FU PANDA 3 hiding deep in the doldrums of January, Scott gets lost in the haunted house up at CRIMSON PEAK and doesn't come away with much more than a mediocre sink-bash to the face, we get a fleeting glimpse of Krang's eyeball and sweet looking robot suit in the new TMNT: OUT OF THE SHADOWS Superbowl spot, and much, much more before we all get mixed up with Communist screenwriters in our prestige picture review of HAIL,CAESAR! from writer/directors Joel & Ethan Coen.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:42:10 - News
1:08:45 - Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016)
1:30:27 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

John Wick (2014)
Independence Day: Resurgence (Super Bowl Trailer)
Hail, Caesar! (2016)

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Ep. 053 - Deadpool

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000

For February 15th, 2016, Mike, Red, MikeG and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss recent news of Todd McFarlane completing a fresh new SPAWN script and the "cape"-abilities of CGI superhero costumes, we storyboard an action sequence from the TRANSFORMERS + G.I. JOE + FAST & FURIOUS shared universe crossover film trilogy, we stream a continuous trailing moment of Now with Tony Scott's woefully underrated sci-fi thriller DEJA VU starring Denzel Washington, the controversial legend of PRESS YOUR LUCK game show "cheater" Michael Larson lives on for eternity as a true Messiah for the lazy & unemployed, the lowdown comes in on ZOOLANDER No. 2 and it is quite expectedly a DOA piece of hot garbage, and much, much more before our 16th wall breaking review of the spectacular frenzy that is DEADPOOL from director Tim Miller.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:38:20 - News
0:59:15 - Review: Deadpool (2016)

CLIPS

Zoolander 2 (2016)
Top Gear
Deadpool (2016)

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Ep. 054 - The VVitch

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:05:00 +0000

For February 24th, 2016, Mike and Scott meet in the dark forest at the edge of the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the ethical realities associated with the Academy holding a Best Stunt Coordinator category at the Oscars, DEADPOOL smashing the 4th wall out of box office records while slapping all the other X-Men films in the face, the Coen Brothers 1991 Palm d'Or winner BARTON FINK is not an obscure movie at all and it is an outright masterpiece in fact, Scott raves about the fantastic Netflix documentary CARTEL LAND which is essentially a cinematic documentary version of SICARIO, the Wookies in STAR WARS REBELS look like derpy potato sausages, and much, much more before our faith-testing review of THE VVITCH from Sundance award winning writer/director Robert Eggers.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:38:10 - News
1:09:25 - Review: The VVitch (2015)
1:35:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Barton Fink (1991)
Star Wars: Episode VIII Production Announcement
The VVitch (2015)

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Ep. 055 - Gods of Egypt

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000

For March 1st, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss whether or not Hugh Jackman's boxing skills can live up to his fathering skills in REAL STEEL; a mutated cybernetic love child of Transformers & Rocky, the thoroughly dismal effort on display in CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 2 stumbles in mid-air, Red breaks down the religious themes in the last Proyas film KNOWING starring the One True God, tsunami waves of R-rated superhero films appear in the distance as the big studios continue to drool over DEADPOOL and his insane box office success, an absolutely essential rewatch is necessary for the 1984 cult classic (and Criterion signature release) REPO MAN starring Emilio Estevez, the Griswolds and the Gremlins crash the Christmas party in the surprisingly watchable KRAMPUS, and much,much more before our featured review of the brand new historical documentary GODS OF EGYPT from director Alex Proyas.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:47:50 - News
1:09:20 - Review: Gods of Egypt (2016)

CLIPS

Repo Man (1984)
Blade Runner (1982)
Gods of Egypt (2016)

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Ep. 056 - Knight of Cups

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:10:00 +0000

For March 7th, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss some major concerns over a somewhat polarizing debut trailer for the GHOSTBUSTERS reboot/sequel thing, your 2001 questions have been brought before the infamous monolith and HAL-9000 - all will finally be revealed with a trip into the largely forgotten sequel 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT, we share a lingering sense of bewilderment over that time Topher Grace played Eddie Brock after hearing news of Sony's new VENOM spinoff film, Scott throws out the bold declaration that Koba from DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is on par with Kylo Ren on a scale of villainous badassery, the world is one step closer to THE DARK TOWER being a reality with Idris Elba & Matthew McConaughey officially joining the cast, Red ignores the absolutely unfair amount of hype piled upon NO MAN'S SKY and salivates over the psychedelic space adventures that potentially await us, dreams are shattered as Joseph Gordon-Levitt leaves the extremely long gestating SANDMAN project over creative differences, and much, much more before our featured review of the montage art project KNIGHT OF CUPS from legendary writer/director Terrence Malick.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:37:45 - News
1:11:05 - Review: Knight of Cups (2015)

CLIPS

The Voices (2015)
Ghostbusters (2016)
Knight of Cups (2015)

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Ep. 057 - 10 Cloverfield Lane

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:20:00 +0000

This week on the podcast, Tim, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Fallout Shelter and discuss the criminally underrated Dirk Pitt adventure SAHARA starring Michael McConaughey and VVP royalty Steve Zahn, the recent announcement of JK Simmons taking his talents down to JUSTICELEAGUE as Commissioner Gordon, Tim shares some theories onthe ultimate fate of Francis Underwood in HOUSE OF CARDS and who else might breakthe 4th wall, Red gets lost in the terrifying underbelly ofWESTWORLD with psychotic robo-cowboys, Scott is equally baffled by the cocaine fueled REPO MAN starring Emilio Estevez (this movie makes nosense and is totally insane), the extremely disturbing Ukrainian film THE TRIBE which is depicted entirely in sign language with no translation or subtitles, Ford patents TV screen windshields for our self-driving cars and simultaneously seals our death warrant with SkyNet, and much, much more before our Emergency Broadcast System review of 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE from debut director Dan Trachtenberg. This is not a test.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:42:50 - News
1:10:25 - Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
1:35:20 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Westworld (1973)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

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Ep. 058 - The Program

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:15:00 +0000

For March 21st, 2016, MikeG, Red, Michael and Scott meet in the Nostromo Blood Doping Centre and discuss the implications and consequences of Punisher making his highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in DAREDEVIL Season 2, the surprisingly exceptional Formula One film RUSH featuring Chris Hemsworth and a staggering performance by Daniel Brühl, Michael checks out the documentary CONAN O'BRIEN CANT STOP and slightly tweaks his opinion of Conan thereafter, we prepare to say our tearful goodbyes to io9, Gizmodo and Kotaku as Gawker Media has been ordered to pay damages of $115 million to Hulk Hogan over a nasty sounding sex tape, Scott gets his head stretched out by Bruce Campbell's performance in ARMY OF DARKNESS which might as well be a live action Looney Tunes horror movie, we may never eat baby carrots again after seeing the horrific acts on display in the SAUSAGE PARTY Red Band Trailer from (who else?) Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen, and much, much more before our review of the Lance Armstrong biopic THE PROGRAM from director Stephen Frears. WE HAVE NEVER TESTED POSITIVE!!!

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:44:35 - News
1:10:50 - Review: The Program (2015)

CLIPS

Army of Darkness (1992)
Sausage Party (2016) Official Red Band Trailer
The Program (2015)

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Ep. 059 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:05:00 +0000

For March 28th, 2016, This week on the podcast, MikeG, Red, Michael and Scott meet in the Nostromo fortress of solitude and discuss the greatest fight scene in film history in John Carpenter's sci-fi masterpiece THEY LIVE starring wrestling legend 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, Mike choppers in to TROPIC THUNDER and stumbles around the jungle wearing a panda skin coat, Scott has a surprisingly satisfying time unwrapping the shiny ribbons of THE GIFT from first time director Joel Edgerton, Red sharpens his side-scrolling skills with Brobocop and Indiana Brones in the latest PS+ free title BROFORCE, somewhat surprising news of Margot Robbie cast in I, TONYA as disgraced U.S. Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding, Netflix continues to operate on pure nostalgia fuel with a brand new VOLTRON series coming in June, and much, much more before our review of BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE from director Zack Snyder.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:38:10 - News
1:13:05 - Review: Batman v Superman (2016)
1:40:49 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

They Live (1988)
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
Trailer Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

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Ep. 060 - Midnight Special

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:45:00 +0000

For April 4th, 2016, Tim, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the blacked out Nostromo lounge and discuss the merits of negotiating ideologies with a time bomb in the 1974 micro-budget comedy sci-fi DARK STAR from John Carpenter, Peter Serafinowicz takes a break from making Boards of Canada DJ mixes to take on the role of our title hero in THE TICK TV revival, Ben Affleck revealed he has written a "standalone" BATMAN script and we try to decipher exactly how 'alone' this project will be from the DC movie universe, we go on a Nantucket sleigh ride with Ron Howard and Chris Hemsworth in the Moby-Dick inspiration IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, Tim finally sits down for a little session of STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON and comes out a satisfied customer, Red shares a look into the insanely detailed stop-motion world of PES and we consider the idea of a cooking show using only inedible items, Mike throws more shade on Leo's recent Best Actor Oscar win after seeing Reddie Edmayne just crush it in the DANISH GIRL from director Tom Hooper, and much, much more before our featured review of MIDNIGHT SPECIAL from director Jeff Nichols. Everybody put your swim goggles on for this one.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
David Wingo - "Midnight Special Theme"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:10 - News
1:01:05 - Review: Midnight Special (2016)
1:23:43 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Dark Star (1974)
Midnight Special (2016)

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Ep. 061 - Everybody Wants Some!!

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 05:19:42 +0000

For April 11th, 2016, Rob, Mike, and Scott meet in the smoke filled attic of the Nostromo lounge and discuss Tom Hiddleston's new flavour of swagger as the world's greatest snitch in THE NIGHT MANAGER from John le Carré, the first official trailer for STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE has been unleashed upon the internet and the Family Tree Saga continues, reports of Colin Firth's death in KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE have been greatly exaggerated, we have a long drink at the most depressing pub in the universe with HORACE AND PETE starring Louis CK, Mike continues his 70's show style visit to Ashton Kutcher's THE RANCH streaming now on Netflix, Rob showers further praise on the well regarded dramatic thriller VICTORIA featuring an extended 2h18m single take, we share a gleeful shriek of baffled excitement with the absolutely psychotic debut trailer for the Sundance hit SWISS ARMY MAN, Scott sweats out the American justice system on the hottest day of the year with the classic masterpiece 12 ANGRY MEN from 1957, and much, much more before we take a big bong rip out of EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! from writer/director Richard Linklater. Everybody go trim your handlebar moustache for this one.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:25 - News
1:16:30 - Review: Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

CLIPS

12 Angry Men (1957)
Rogue One (2016) Teaser Trailer
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

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Ep. 062 - The Jungle Book

Fri, 31 May 2024 13:25:00 +0000

For April 16th, 2016, Red, Mike, and Scott meet at the Nostromo peace rock and discuss Seth Rogen's saturation period and his immediately forgotten mall cop comedy OBSERVE AND REPORT, the first official image of Scarlett Johansson in GHOST IN THE SHELL surfaces online amidst a whirlwind of whitewashing accusations, Mike puts his daily cartooning career on brief hold to let the elegant punishment & beautiful masochism of DARK SOULS III wash over him, Scott borrows Snake Plissken's silent-scoped Uzi and continues his John Carpenter retrospective extravaganza with ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, director Andy Serkis follows Justin Timberlake's advice and drops the "The" from JUNGLE BOOK: ORIGINS to just straight JUNGLE BOOK, the Marvel Universe folds in on itself with the first teaser trailer for DOCTOR STRANGE starring Benedict Cumberbatch, baffled looks are exchanged as James Cameron announces yet another AVATAR sequel - bringing the series to a total of five films, and much, much more before our featured review of THE JUNGLE BOOK from director Jon Favreau.

Rudyard Kipling io9.Gizmodo Article: http://io9.gizmodo.com/reminder-rudyard-kipling-was-a-racist-fuck-and-the-jun-1771044121

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:40:25 - News
1:09:10 - Review: The Jungle Book (2016)

CLIPS

Observe and Report (2009)
Doctor Strange (2016) Teaser Trailer
The Jungle Book (2016)

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Ep. 063 - Tale of Tales

Tue, 28 May 2024 01:50:41 +0000

For April 25th, 2016, Rob, MikeG, Garry and Scott meet in the Nostromo throne room and discuss the recent passing of music icon Prince and his 2013 single 'Breakfast Can Wait', Scott gets brain scanned into a Hollywood computer in the disappointing sci-fi drama THE CONGRESS featuring an animated version of Robin Wright, Aaron Taylor-Johnson absolutely saps the energy out of the otherwise quite decent GODZILLA reboot from 2014, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has officially signed on to the JUMANJI remake and we 'eagerly' await the casting of Kevin Hart, the Ancient One in DOCTOR STRANGE gets caught under the powerful spell of the ongoing Hollywood whitewashing controversy, Jason Bourne takes a page out of the Rocky Balboa naming school as the fantastic full trailer for JASON BOURNE hits the web, and much, much more before we dig in to a fresh dragon heart with our featured review of TALE OF TALES from writer/director Matteo Garrone.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:33:30 - News
1:04:20 - Review: Tale of Tales (2015)
1:27:21 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Congress (2013)
Jason Bourne (2016) Teaser Trailer
Tale of Tales (2015)

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Ep. 064 - High-Rise

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:05:00 +0000

For May 2nd, 2016, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Tower penthouse and discuss the instantly forgotten (and quite acceptable) crime thriller TRIPLE 9 starring virtually everyone in Hollywood, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's mediocre accent skills are on the line again in the new trailer for SNOWDEN from Oliver Stone, the John Carpenter retrospective continues to pump out deep cuts with the lovable campiness of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, Red rejoices as Season 6 of GAME OF THRONES makes its triumphant return to absolutely dominate the airwaves for the next several weeks, Scott orders a new couch from Pallucci Furniture and gives a tumultuous and harrowing account of the third party delivery experience, Ben Kingsley & James McAvoy & John Boyega join the cast of a new WATERSHIP DOWN animated series for Netflix, and much, much more before our state of the art review of HIGH-RISE from director Ben Wheatley. Join us,there's almost no reason to leave.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Portishead - "SOS" (ABBA Cover)

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:35:20 - News
1:04:55 - Review: High-Rise (2015)

CLIPS

Triple 9 (2016)
Snowden (2016)
High-Rise (2015)

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Ep. 065 - Captain America: Civil War

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 23:42:54 +0000

For May 9th, 2016, Red, Mike, and Scott meet in the Nostromo airport lounge and discuss the fantastic 2h18m unbroken take of VICTORIA and how the rise of digital cinematography has led to a recent explosion of this technique, Screen Gems is moving forward with a SLENDER MAN film based on the grassroots internet urban legend, Mike finally sits down for a quick scroll through FANTASTIC 4 and can't even muster up some love for the laboratory escape sequence, the internet knows entirely too much about Kit Harington's haircut contract on GAME OF THRONES, we argue over the look of the new POWER RANGERS battle suits and manage to keep a surprising amount of hope in tact for this reboot, and much, much more before our featured review of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR from directors Joel & Anthony Russo.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:41:30 - News
1:10:25 - Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
1:33:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Keanu (2016)
Power Rangers (1993) Season 1 Intro
Captain America: Civil War (2016)

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Ep. 066 - Uncle Buck

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:20:00 +0000

For May 17th, 2016, Red, Adam, Mike, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the excruciating Barkley Marathons and the concept of running a trail race that can finish without an actual winner, Canada and the U.S. get their border politics all tied up in a knot with gigantic battle robots in the fantastic graphic novel WE STAND ON GUARD by Brian K. Vaughan, Mike joins up with Nathan Drake for his latest white knuckle adventure in UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END and tries to ignore some early pacing issues, with blood gushing from his mutilated hand, Red cowers in the corner of Jeremy Saulnier's harrowing and grisly thriller GREEN ROOM starring a terrifying Patrick Stewart, Adam checks the Craigslist prices for vintage SNES games has a rude awakening about how affordable his 'new' Super Nintendo hobby is going to be, and much, much more before our featured review of UNCLE BUCK from legendary writer/director John Hughes.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Tone Loc - "Wild Thing"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:27:35 - News
0:48:50 - Review: Uncle Buck (1989)

CLIPS

Green Room (2015)
Assassin's Creed (2016) Teaser Trailer
Uncle Buck (1989)

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Ep. 067 - The Nice Guys

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000

For May 26th, 2016, Mike and Scott meet for a quick show in a quiet room tucked above the Nostromo Hollywood lounge and discuss various regional interpretations of the Victoria Day holiday weekend before we crack the case wide open in our featured review of THE NICE GUYS from the legendary buddy cop writer/director Shane Black.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Earth, Wind & Fire - "September"

SHOW GUIDE

0:07:15 - Review: The Nice Guys (2016)
0:32:10 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Nice Guys (2016)

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Ep. 068 - X-Men: Apocalypse

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:50:00 +0000

For May 30th, 2016, MikeG, Red, Mike, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the effectiveness of period language and depiction of witchcraft in THE VVITCH, Kevin Smith completely blows up our show with exciting news of his involvement in a BUCKAROO BANZAI anthology TV series (will we finally get to see "Against the World Crime League"?), the atrociously terrible gross-out comedy THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY is an absolute embarrassment for all actors involved, we (literally) open our hearts over the debut episode of Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg's PREACHER series on AMC, MikeG gives FEAR THE WALKING DEAD one last shot as the zombie craze rides waning ripples of its final wave of popularity, Scott bolts a GoPro camera to his head for the first-person adventure HARDCORE HENRY featuring a bakers dozen of fantastic performances from Sharlto Copley, and much, much more before we get to our featured review of X-MEN: APOCALYPSE from scumbag director Bryan Singer.

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:35 - News
1:10:50 - Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
1:47:33 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Preacher (2016)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

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Ep. 069 - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:05:00 +0000

For June 6th, 2016, Garry, Mike, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the feasibility of turning soil into water in the surprisingly decent Mars mission adventure APPROACHING THE UNKNOWN starring Mark Strong and Luke Wilson, the always watchable cult favorite HOT ROD and the hilarious perils of having a shitfaced editor working in the cutting room, Scott is full on obsessed with the 2011 Sundance documentary RESURRECT DEAD and discovering the true secret of the Toynbee Tiles, Mike gets caught up in a very effective rewatch of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and we contemplate the landscape of war films for the foreseeable future, taking a page from GRAVITY, the stunning VR ready experience ADR1FT is just as jaw dropping and wondrous outside of an Oculus Rift, Disney grinds the internet to a concerned halt after announcing that more than 40% of STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE will undergo extensive reshoots this summer, and much, much more before our featured review of POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING from Lonely Island directors Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:36:15 - News
1:08:10 - Review: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

CLIPS

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2011)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

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Ep. 070 - Warcraft

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:15:00 +0000

For June 13th, 2016, Tim, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss none other than FN-2187 aka John Boyega joining the cast of PACIFIC RIM 2, Tim wanders around Berlin aimlessly with some improvised criticisms of VICTORIA and its far-fetched ending, we are baffled at Commissioner Gordon's new rippling physique as JK Simmons hammers the weight room in preparation for JUSTICE LEAGUE Parts 1 & 2, the absolutely stunning background landscapes in Pixar's THE GOOD DINOSAUR ironically upstage the entire plot of the main characters, Gavin Hood's gripping thriller EYE IN THE SKY turns out to be a much more effective look at drone strike politics than GOOD KILL, and much, much more before we get to our featured review of WARCRAFT from writer/director Duncan Jones.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:37:25 - News
1:01:15 - Review: Warcraft (2016)
1:27:03 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Sound of my Voice (2011)
Eye in the Sky (2015)
Warcraft (2016)

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Ep. 071 - Finding Dory

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:15:00 +0000

For June 20th, 2016, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the extremely tragic and sudden passing of Star Trek star Anton Yelchin at the young age of 27, the somewhat disturbing imagery in the E3 trailer for DEATH STRANDING from legendary game designer Hideo Kojima, Denzel Washington & Russel Crowe's absolutely absurd film VIRTUOSITY is the most 1995 sci-fi movie ever made, Mike lounges in the Venice Beach sunshine and polishes off the full series run of FLAKED starring Will Arnett, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return for another "shell of a good time" with TMNT: OUT OF THE SHADOWS, and much, much more before our featured review of FINDING DORY from writer/director Andrew Stanton.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Low Roar - "I'll Keep Coming"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:39:45 - News
1:13:35 - Review: Finding Dory (2016)

CLIPS

Virtuosity (1995)
Finding Dory (2016)

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Ep. 072 - Independence Day: Resurgence

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 06:12:12 +0000

For June 27th, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo 51 lounge and discuss the triumphant return of Bryan Cranston to the POWER RANGERS universe to play Zordon the all powerful (what the hell IS this movie?), the most adorable flying saucers in film history just want to fix everything in the classic 80's family film *BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED, Red stumbles into a cave full of cannibalistic tribal warriors in the grisly horror western BONE TOMAHAWK featuring Kurt Russell's unreal beard, Scott concludes that HIGHLANDER is nothing more than sleazy trash and his quest for the next 80's gem continues, and much, much more before our featured review of INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE from the schlock master of disaster himself, director Roland Emmerich.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
The Handsome Family - "Far from Any Road"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:43:40 - News
1:10:25 - Review: Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

CLIPS

Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

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Ep. 073 - Swiss Army Man

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:50:00 +0000

For July 1st, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott are back again in the Nostromo treehouse lounge to review the absolutely wonderful SWISS ARMY MAN from writer/director Daniels aka Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert. Join us as we spend Canada Day relaxing on the beach with Harry Potter's farting ghost in search of the true meaning of friendship.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Andy Hull & Robert McDowell - "Montage"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:35 - Review: Swiss Army Man (2016)
0:26:58 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Swiss Army Man (2016)

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Ep. 074 - Enemy

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:05:00 +0000

For July 11th, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the brand new HBO crime series THE NIGHT OF starring John Turturro and the fantastic Riz Ahmed, recent comments from George Takei regarding Lieutenant Sulu's depiction as a gay character in STAR TREK BEYOND, Red books a ticket to Thailand for ONLY GOD FORGIVES, Scott crawls into the trenches for a 3 hour slog through BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE ULTIMATE CUT only to discover the same trash we already saw, Mike has more positive hopes for the second season of MARCO POLO on Netflix, we pledge ourselves to the summer of POKEMON GO, and much, much more before our featured review of ENEMY from French-Canadian God Denis Villeneuve.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:44:40 - News
1:11:50 - Review: Enemy (2013)
1:28:05 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Night Of (2016)
Wreck-It Ralph (2013)
Enemy (2013)

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Ep. 075 - Ghostbusters

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:30:00 +0000

For July 18th, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the extremely moody synth flavoured Spielberg experiment STRANGER THINGS recently released on Netflix, show favourite Alex Proyas absolutely blows our minds with the revelation that his Nicolas Cage picture KNOWING is a prequel to DARK CITY, Scott finally has a chance to experience William Dear's TIMERIDER: THE ADVENTURE OF LYLE SWANN to slight disappointment despite a pretty solid grandfather paradox, Red completes his Nicolas Winding Reftrospective with a viewing of THE NEON DEMON at the rowdy Rio Theatre and realizes that he may be under the spell of NWR, we discuss whether or not Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (or anyone for that matter) deserves be crowned as the highest paid actor in the world, and much, much more before our featured review of GHOSTBUSTERS from director Paul Feig.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Howard Huntsberry - "Higher and Higher"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:41:25 - News
1:09:20 - Review: Ghostbusters (2016)

CLIPS

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Ghostbusters (2016)

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Ep. 076 - Star Trek Beyond

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000

For July 25th, 2016, Tim, Mike and Scott meet on the Nostromo starbase and discuss the straightforward 90's style filmmaking on display in THE LEGEND OF TARZAN starring Alexander Skarsgård, harsh times await The Divergent Series finale as ASCENDANT gets pulled from 2017 theatrical distribution and will be released as a TV movie + spinoff series, Scott and Tim take a crash course in Iranian nuclear centrifuges and face the extremely powerful Stuxnet virus in Alex Gibney's fascinating documentary ZERO DAYS, Woody Allen's latest effort CAFE SOCIETY turns out to be a forgettable outing despite some likable character moments and charming relationship dialogue, we realize that the recent reveal of THE WOODS actually being a secret BLAIR WITCH sequel is just a simple case of 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE retcon syndrome, and much, much more before our fast & furious review of STAR TREK BEYOND from director Justin Lin.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:42:30 - News
1:20:35 - Review: Star Trek Beyond (2016)
1:48:10 - *Spoiler tag*

CLIPS

Zero Days (2016)
Dr. Strange (2016) Trailer #2
Star Trek Beyond (2016)

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Ep. 077 - Jason Bourne

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:10:00 +0000

For August 2nd, 2016, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo safehouse and discuss Noam Chomsky's terrifying new 'horror' documentary REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM as well as Don Bluth's spectacular animated masterpiece AN AMERICAN TAIL before we get to our featured reviews of THE BOURNE IDENTITY and THE BOURNE SUPREMACY and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM from directors Doug Liman & Paul Greengrass. Also, we crack open the latest batch of classified documents with a review of the brand new entry in the Treadstone Saga: JASON BOURNE.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:15:40 - Review: The Bourne Identity (2002)
0:46:55 - Review: The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
1:19:35 - Review: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
1:52:50 - Main Review: Jason Bourne (2016)

CLIPS

The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Jason Bourne (2016)

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Ep. 078 - Suicide Squad

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 21:24:00 +0000

For August 8th, 2016, MikeL, Scott and MikeG meet in the Nostromo maximum security lounge and discuss Melissa Rauch's unpleasant performance as a washed up sociopathic Olympic gymnast in THE BRONZE, Scott tries to resist sinister temptations under the hot Judaean sun with LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT starring Ewan McGregor as both Jesus and the Devil, news of a new ROCKETEER reboot/sequel (from Producer and NBA star Blake Griffin?) featuring an African-American title character, Mike gets transferred to the Sanford countryside to check up on the spectacular action comedy HOT FUZZ from master Edgar Wright, we prepare for another potential Last Samurai situation with the first trailer for Zhang Yimou's THE GREAT WALL featuring Matt Damon vs. giant monsters in ancient China, and much, much more before our featured review of SUICIDE SQUAD from writer/director David Ayer.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:39:10 - News
1:14:45 - Review: Suicide Squad (2016)
1:39:50 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Hot Fuzz (2007)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Suicide Squad (2016)

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Ep. 079 - Sausage Party

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:55:00 +0000

For August 16th, 2016, Tim, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo E-Z Mart and discuss Bryan Cranston's latest Heisenberg retread THE INFILTRATOR surrounding undercover US Customs agent Robert Mazur and his money laundering scheme for Pablo Escobar, the brand new full trailer for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY invades the internet like an AT-AT Imperial walker on the beach in Bora Bora, Scott bravely endures Jodie Foster's abysmal and cringeworthy dramatic thriller MONEY MONSTER featuring George Clooney as a fiery stock trading TV host caught in a lame hostage situation, the 15 quintillion worlds of NO MAN'S SKY finally shimmer into view, we shed a frustrated tear at the significant lack of fajita platters sizzling past our noses in restaurants these days, and much, much more before our featured review of SAUSAGE PARTY from writers Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:35:10 - News
1:01:15 - Review: Sausage Party (2016)
1:32:15 - Red's Voicemail review of Suicide Squad (2016)

CLIPS

The Infiltrator (2016)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Sausage Party (2016)

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Ep. 080 - Hell or High Water

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:40:00 +0000

For August 23rd, 2016, Mike and Scott meet on the Nostromo front porch and discuss the toothless and unexciting thriller IMPERIUM starring Daniel Radcliffe as an anti-terrorism agent deep undercover in a white supremacist group, Todd Phillips does his best Scorsese impression (and LORD OF WAR remake) with the new comedy WAR DOGS featuring Miles Teller and Jonah Hill, Mike takes a little nibble from each of the sample plates at International Food Day with Michael Moore's latest political documentary WHERE TO INVADE NEXT, we debate the current state of method acting in Hollywood as Jared Leto joins the cast of BLADE RUNNER 2 in a "significant" role, and much, much more before our featured review of HELL OR HIGH WATER from director David MacKenzie.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:25:20 - Mini Review: War Dogs (2016)
0:45:35 - News
1:13:30 - Review: Hell or High Water (2016)
1:34:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

War Dogs (2016)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Hell or High Water (2016)

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Ep. 081 - Kubo and the Two Strings (GUEST: Diana Bang)

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000

For August 29th, 2016, Red and Scott are excited to have the wonderful and talented Diana Bang back in the Nostromo lounge to discuss the dulcet tones of Werner Herzog in the slightly lackluster new documentary LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES FROM THE CONNECTED WORLD aka 'What is this new Internet thing?', Baz Luhrman's new Netflix Original show THE GET DOWN features all the familiar Luhrmanian visual / musical tricks, Scott is clinically obsessed with Playdead Studios latest release INSIDE and needs no further convincing that it is one of the greatest experiences in the history of video games, the horrific quest to find Hitler's perfect clone gets a bit messy in the surprisingly decent science fiction thriller THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL starring Gregory Peck as Dr. Josef Mengele, Red enjoys his birthday gift in the form of tickets to THE BOOK OF MORMON produced by the one and only Trey Parker & Matt Stone, and much, much more before our frame by frame review of KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS from LAIKA studios and director Travis Knight. MUSIC The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:57:05 - Review: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
1:17:55 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

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Ep. 082 - Incendies

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:40:00 +0000

For September 5th, 2016, Rob, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the unfortunate recent passing of comedy legend (and spoof film royalty) Gene Wilder, water is wet and STRANGER THINGS is officially returning for Season Two in 2017, Red decides to break rules #1 and #2 by talking about the FIGHT CLUB 2 graphic novel, the imaginative creators of MYST are back at it again with the brand new exploration puzzle game OBDUCTION, Scott takes a terrifying trip to into the Los Angeles modeling world and the neverending cycle of female jealousy in THE NEON DEMON from Nicolas Winding Refn, we sharpen our Kung-Fu hip-hop skills with more of THE GET DOWN on Netflix, and much, much more before our review of INCENDIES from director Denis Villeneuve.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Gene Wilder - "Pure Imagination"
Radiohead - "You and Whose Army?"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:38:10 - News
1:04:15 - Review: Incendies (2010)
1:23:40 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Get Down (2016)
Incendies (2010)

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Ep. 083 - Timecrimes

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:57:13 +0000

For September 12th, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo hilltop silo and discuss the beautifully shot and surprisingly decent shark attack thriller THE SHALLOWS featuring Blake Lively doing some cringeworthy on-screen videochats, the recently cancelled ABC pirate musical comedy series GALAVANT lives on through the power of Netflix, Scott steps out on a limb to make a spirited and passionate case for Neill Blomkamp's deeply flawed sci-fi action film CHAPPIE, we learn that DUCK TALES and DARKWING DUCK are actually set in completely different universes and our worlds begin to crumble around us, Mike dusts off the old WORLD OF WARCRAFT subscription for another helping of raids in the critically acclaimed expansion pack LEGION, and much, much more before we loop timelines with our featured review of TIMECRIMES from writer/director Nacho Vigalondo.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:55 - News
1:16:20 - Review: Timecrimes (2007)
1:39:41 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Chappie (2015)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Timecrimes (2007)

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Ep. 084 - Snowden

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 23:01:03 +0000

For September 19th, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Steven Soderbergh's underrated and twisted drama SIDE EFFECTS as a takedown of the pharmaceutical industry / Hitchcock thriller, little orphan Ricky Baker is real bad egg in the wonderful comedy HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE from director Taika Waititi, we want to keep loving NO MAN'S SKY as the flurry of refunds rages around us and Sean Murray has gone twitter silent for over a month, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and TARZAN are part of a really strange transitionary period in Disney animation, Benicio del Toro is targeting Shane Black's PREDATOR reboot (this one really should be merged with the SICARIO sequel), Scott fires a grappling hook towards ATTACK ON TITAN: WINGS OF FREEDOM which, despite being janky as fuck, still manages some charm and addictive combat, and much, much more before our highly classified review of SNOWDEN from writer/director Oliver Stone.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:39:10 - News 1:10:55 - Review: Snowden (2016)

CLIPS

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Snowden (2016)

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Ep. 085 - The Magnificent Seven

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000

For September 26th, 2016, This week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the triumphant return of Clive Owen as The Driver in the BMW Short Films revival THE ESCAPE from Neill Blomkamp, Scott triggers a landslide of admiration for the fantastic Norwegian disaster film THE WAVE, shit hits the fan on the set of TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT as Michael Bay emblazons Nazi swastikas all over Winston Churchill's ancestral home, we open up our cybernetic minds and bask in the stunning glory of the original GHOST IN THE SHELL from 1995, some mixed feelings awaken from cryosleep in the first trailer for PASSENGERS starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, Red is giddy with deep space glee as the third and final installment of ROCHE LIMIT hits shelves, and much, much more before our featured review of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN remake from director Antoine Fuqua.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:36:25 - News
1:01:40 - Review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)

CLIPS

Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Passengers (2016)
The Magnificent Seven (2016)

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Ep. 086 - Deepwater Horizon

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:40:00 +0000

For October 2nd, 2016, Mike and Scott meet in the offshore Nostromo lounge and discuss the absolutely captivating animated documentary TOWER centering on the tragic 1966 sniper incident at the University of Texas, we hail the synthwave gods for the miracle that is and forever shall be TURBO KID 2 from RKSS Productions, Scott has fallen madly in gleeful love with the brilliant, hilarious and mindblowing mockumentary OPERATION AVALANCHE at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Hollywood keeps it vertical as our April 2016 prediction comes to bear fruit with the announcement of Disney's live action remake of THE LION KING from Jon Favreau, Mike returns from a Gulf Island adventure to the mean streets of Harlem in the new Marvel series LUKE CAGE on Netflix, and much, much more before we pressure test our featured review of DEEPWATER HORIZON from director Peter Berg.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Le Matos - "Wasteland"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:46:35 - News
1:16:40 - Review: Deepwater Horizon (2016)
1:43:56 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Operation Avalanche (2016)
Deepwater Horizon (2016)

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Ep. 087 - The Birth of a Nation

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:50:00 +0000

For October 10th, 2016, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the accidentally leaked trailer for THE DARK TOWER, Scott continues his VIFF odyssey with the gorgeous and delicate animated film THE RED TURTLE from Studio Ghibli, the irresistible allure of HBO's spectacular drama series WESTWORLD has completely taken over our cybernetic brains, Denis Villenueve officially reveals BLADE RUNNER 2049 which may or may not be a new Synthwave band, we continue to be perplexed by the POWER RANGERS reboot as the debut trailer morphs its way onto the internet, every single element of Joel & Ethan Coen's TRUE GRIT remake is absolutely bangin on all cylinders, Red squares off with the original Daredevil ZATOICHI aka The Blind Swordsman, and much, much more before our featured review of THE BIRTH OF A NATION from director Nate Parker.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:47:35 - News
1:24:50 - Review: The Birth of a Nation (2016)
1:57:52 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Westworld (2016)
Power Rangers (2017)
The Birth of a Nation (2016)

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Ep. 088 - The Accountant

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:15:00 +0000

For October 17th, 2016, Michael, Red, MikeG and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Jim Jarmusch's poetic new film PATERSON starring Adam Driver as a bus driver named Paterson in the city of Paterson, the disappointing THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS does very little to advance the extremely well-worn zombie genre for us, the excellent FRAGGLE ROCK is being remastered in HD for HBO and a whole new generation will experience the joy of meeting the Fraggles, Gorgs, and Doozers, Rockstar Games offers up a tease to a possible RED DEAD REDEMPTION sequel and the internet erupts into a dusty western tizzy, Mike slowly walks towards IT FOLLOWS only to discover an overrated and pretty forgettable horror flick, and much, much more before our featured review of THE ACCOUNTANT from director Gavin O'Connor.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Jose Gonzalez - "Far Away"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:40:25 - News
1:09:35 - Review: The Accountant (2016)
1:40:49 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Girl with all the Gifts (2016)
The Accountant (2016)

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Ep. 089 - Pontypool

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 01:31:24 +0000

For October 24th, 2016, Michael and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss how director Tim Miller dropping out of DEADPOOL 2 leads to some potentially exciting replacement candidates, Louis Theroux's marvelous and eccentric documentary MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE is an insane look at severing ties with a cult of intimidation, the internet squeals with glee as Nintendo swings for the fences with the SWITCH handheld-console hybrid slated for release in March of 2017, Mike has to book a VIP ticket in order to endure the weaksauce of KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES starring Zach Galifinakis and Gal Gadot, Donald Glover is your new Lando Calrissian, Wolverine gets 'Hurt' in the new LOGAN trailer courtesy of an ass whooping by Johnny Cash, and much, much more before our featured review of PONTYPOOL from director Bruce McDonald.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:41:55 - News
1:20:35 - Review: Pontypool (2008)
1:39:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

My Scientology Movie (2015)
Logan (2017) Trailer #1
Pontypool (2008)

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Ep. 091 - Doctor Strange

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 01:27:22 +0000

For November 8th, 2016, Michael, Red, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Terry Gilliam's monumentally influential masterpiece BRAZIL setting the gold standard for bureaucratic dystopia, we take a skinny jean stroll down an Edinburgh back alley with the first official trailer for T2: TRAINSPOTTING featuring the entire OG smack gang, Mike tries on the THE CROWN from Netflix and is greeted by a raised eyebrow from Queen Elizabeth herself, Scott checks out SONICSGATE and breaks his heart over the passion and fiscal tightrope that all Seattle Supersonics fans have been forced to tread, unfinished post-production work on THE DARK TOWER has resulted in a delayed release to a more agreeable date in Summer 2017, Red continues down a path of undying Moebius worship with THE WORLD OF EDENA from the wheel of his new Citroën, and much, much more before our featured review of DOCTOR STRANGE from director Scott Derrickson.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:35:55 - News
0:58:05 - Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
1:39:10 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Brazil (1985)
T2: Trainspotting (2017)
Doctor Strange (2016)

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Ep. 092 - Hacksaw Ridge

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 01:24:35 +0000

For November 11th, 2016, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Army Mess Hall for our blood soaked review of HACKSAW RIDGE from director Mel Gibson.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:45 - Review: Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

CLIPS

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

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Ep. 093 - Arrival

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:05:00 +0000

For November 11th, 2016, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the steaming pile of trashy pseudo-scientific mayhem that is LUCY from director Luc Besson, Ted Chiang's absolutely gorgeous and heartbreaking short novella STORY OF YOUR LIFE vibrates with pure beauty, Scott finally rings the firehouse bell on Ron Howard's surprisingly gripping 1991 thriller BACKDRAFT, we pop out our eyeballs to the first trailer for VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, Michael gathers around the warm Netflix fireplace for the SHERLOCK Christmas special, and much, much more before our featured review of ARRIVAL from director Denis Villeneuve.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:40 - Review: Arrival (2016)
1:08:20 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Lucy (2014)
Arrival (2016)

Ep. 094 - Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:20:00 +0000

For November 21st, 2016, Michael, Red, Tim and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Steven Spielberg's shaky adaptation of THE BFG from the immortally scrumtrillescent Roald Dahl, funny man Mike Birbiglia delivers a cute little improvised comedy with DON'T THINK TWICE starring Keegan Michael-Key & Gillian Jacobs, Scott dives deep into the trapdoor of the past in the spectacular animated short THE HOUSE OF SMALL CUBES and resurfaces as a blubbering mess of emotions, we lament the fact that SCROTAL RECALL has to go by the much less hilarious and more 'socially acceptable' LOVESICK title, Michael foolishly gives THE MATRIX sequels another shot and reaches the same disappointing conclusion that we always do, and much, much more before our featured review of FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM from director David Yates.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:49:25 - Review: Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (2016)
1:10:55 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Don't Think Twice (2016)
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (2016)

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Ep. 095 - Manchester by the Sea

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:55:00 +0000

For November 28th, 2016, Michael and Scott meet in Nostromo-by-the-Lounge and discuss developer Hello Games breaking their epic vow of silence with the long anticipated Foundation Update for NO MAN'S SKY, Jan de Bont's TWISTER remains a gold standard of extremely digestible 90's summer blockbuster fun, Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox overstay their Christmas welcome in BAD SANTA 2, the gorgeous beauty of the PETE'S DRAGON remake soars upon the exquisite eye of David Lowery, in a shocking and unprecedented twist, TRUE MEMOIRS OF AN INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN isn't a complete dumpster full of hot garbage, Mike happily lounges on a South Pacific beach with MOANA and the Rock from Disney Animation Studios, and much, much more before our featured review of MANCHESTER BY THE SEA from director Kenneth Lonergan.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:44:20 - Review: Manchester by the Sea (2016)
1:05:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Pete's Dragon (2016)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)

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Ep. 097 - Spectral / Office Christmas Party

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:20:00 +0000

For December 12th, 2016, Michael and Scott meet in the Nostromo office lounge and discuss Louis CK's outstanding and hysterical live standup show in Vancouver, the powerful and emotional beauty of THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS plays out across an epic dramatic canvas, heavy anime inspirations are shapeshifting all over the extremely fun and suprisingly brilliant Netflix Original film SPECTRAL starring James Badge Dale, the first official trailer for THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS crashes through the ice with a side order of disappointment that "F8" is not in the title, we go full-on Hateful Ape with a new trailer for WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, and much, much more before our featured review of OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY from directors Josh Gordon & Will Speck.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:40:45 - Review: Office Christmas Party (2016)

CLIPS

Spectral (2016)
Office Christmas Party (2016)

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Ep. 098 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:40:00 +0000

For December 19th, 2016, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Rebel Base and discuss Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard bringing the Casablanca-style glitz and glamour back to WWII in ALLIED from the waning Robert Zemeckis, the 2016 Golden Globe nominations plop a few pleasant surprises onto show favorites DEADPOOL and HELL OR HIGH WATER, Scott lets the wall around his heart crumble to the ground with the absolutely exceptional fantasy A MONSTER CALLS featuring Liam Neeson as a tearjerking Treebeard, the surprisingly thrilling genre film TRAIN TO BUSAN is fully loaded with blind and bloodthirsty zombie commuters, we remain hypnotically reserved on the new Netflix Original series THE OA from SOUND OF MY VOICE producers Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, and much, much more before our featured review of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY from director Gareth Edwards.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:48:25 - Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
1:16:50 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

A Monster Calls (2016)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

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Ep. 099 - Assassin's Creed

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:40:00 +0000

For December 23rd, 2016, Michael and Scott meet inside the Nostromo Animus and discuss the jaw dropping debut trailer for BLADE RUNNER 2049 from Denis Villenueve, world's hottest director Denis Villeneuve is now in serious in talks to direct a DUNE adaptation, the first full trailer for JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 looks like a first full trailer for John Wick: Chapter 2, everybody's favourite hipster Wes Anderson takes the lid off his new stop-motion animated project ISLE OF DOGS, and much, much more before our featured review of ASSASSIN'S CREED from director Justin Kurzel.

MUSIC

Woodkid - "Iron"
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - Film News
0:12:45 - Review: Assassin's Creed (2016)
0:34:05 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Assassin's Creed (2016)

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Ep. 100 - La La Land

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:40:00 +0000

For December 28th, 2016, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Anniversary Hall and discuss some of our all-time favourite Vertical Viewing moments from the first 100 episodes, we crack THE OA wide open for a convoluted and spoiler filled discussion of the entire eight episode run on Netflix, millions of voices cry out in terror as the heart wrenching passing of Carrie Fisher echoes across the entertainment industry, Scott and Michael look at the apparently controversial and sexist acts of selfishness committed in PASSENGERS by Chris Pratt's lonely and doomed protagonist, the first trailer for ALIEN: COVENANT has seasoned franchise veterans frothing at the mouth with acid for another terrifying and violent fiscal quarter for Weyland Industries, and much, much more before our featured review of LA LA LAND from writer/director Damien Chazelle.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:12:38 - 0:25:50 - The OA *Spoilers*
0:51:20 - Review: La La Land (2016)
1:09:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The OA (2016)
La La Land (2016)

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Ep. 101 - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:35:00 +0000

For January 3rd, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Valley and discuss Adrien Brody and John Cusack phoning it in for the entirety of the so-bad-its-good historical action movie DRAGON BLADE, Red finally has his face melted clean off his head after a deep dive into the masterpiece INSIDE on PlayStation 4, Scott miraculously survives the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in the poorly titled but exhilarating disaster film THE IMPOSSIBLE from J.A. Bayona, the pleasantly surprising JANE THE VIRGIN makes a charming little appearance, we bow down to the immense Kung Fu power of IP MAN starring the force sensitive Donnie Yen, and much, much more before our featured review of NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND from writer/director Hayao Miyazaki.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:39:30 - Review: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
1:11:45 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Impossible (2012)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

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Ep. 102 - Silence

Tue, 30 May 2023 03:39:14 +0000

For January 9th, 2017, Rob, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the sprawling and jaw droppingly comprehensive documentary O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA becoming high water mark for ESPN and the 30 for 30 series, Scott endures the disastrous WAR ON EVERYONE and walks away downright disgusted with a pathetic excuse for a buddy cop black comedy, the late Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly stay as relevant as ever in the classic Hollywood musical SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Red learns that we all must BEWARE OF MR. BAKER a.k.a. the founder of Cream a.k.a. the world's first superstar rock drummer, Michael slides into some sexy black liquid leggings for UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS starring Kate Beckinsale, and much, much more before our featured review of SILENCE from director Martin Scorsese.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:44:45 - Review: Silence (2016)

CLIPS

Underworld: Blood Wars (2017)
Silence (2016)

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Ep. 103 - Top 10 Films of 2016

Fri, 12 May 2023 12:45:00 +0000

For January 23rd, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the glitzy Nostromo Ballroom for the 2nd Annual Oscar Isaac Awards! Our deliberations include the Worst Film of the Year, Biggest Surprise, Biggest Disappointment, and Best Old Film of the Year before the main event: our personal Top 10 Favourite Films of 2016.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:12:10 - Biggest Surprises & Disappointments
0:43:25 - Best Old Film of the Year
0:53:50 - Worst Film of the Year
1:10:15 - Top Films: #10 - 6
1:42:50 - Top Films: #5 - 1

CLIPS

Swiss Army Man (2016)

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Ep. 104 - Split

Fri, 05 May 2023 13:40:00 +0000

For January 25th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the twisted sexual revenge thriller ELLE from none other than Paul Verhoeven, Red gets his OG Coen Brothers fix with their debut film BLOOD SIMPLE, Scott is home schooled amongst the redwood trees by CAPTAIN FANTASTIC aka Viggo Mortensen, heart pounding suspense and white knuckle tension can't fully redeem Peter Berg's Boston Marathon bombing film PATRIOTS DAY, Mike breaks into a jacked up old blind dudes house to watch DON'T BREATHE with him, we learn how to make Hasenpfeffer the manly way, and much, much more before our featured review of SPLIT from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:34:25 - Review: Split (2017)
0:52:20 - ** Spoiler Tag #1 **
1:03:35 - ** Spoiler Tag #2 **

CLIPS

Blood Simple (1984)
Split (2017)

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Ep. 105 - Donnie Darko

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000

For February 7th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet inside the Nostromo wormhole and discuss news of Ben Affleck stepping down as director of the standalone BATMAN film (which is probably not long for this world), Scott endures BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK in 24 fps like a caveman and realizes there is absolutely nothing happening in this movie, found footage school shooting film THE DIRTIES builds to a truly shocking cliffhanger and Matt Johnson is clever as hell, Matthew McConaughey's wannabe Scorsese film GOLD is a perfect example of poorly executed and extremely self indulgent stunt acting, the world-spanning Netflix adventure SENSE8 continues to be an interesting and ambitious "thing", Viggo Mortensen dangerously lets it all hang out in EASTERN PROMISES aka Naked Bath House Showdown 2K7, and much, much more before our featured review of the dorm room juggernaut DONNIE DARKO from writer/director Richard Kelly.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:35:50 - Review: Donnie Darko (2001)

CLIPS

The Dirties (2013)
Donnie Darko (2001)

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Ep. 106 - John Wick: Chapter 2

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:50:00 +0000

For February 13th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet at the Nostromo Continental Hotel and discuss the delightfully surprising X-Men series LEGION boasting shades of Wes Anderson and Terry Gilliam, Scott decrypts a secret Cold War message only to discover that COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT is completely ridiculous and juvenile, Michael Bay's original TRANSFORMERS remains a guilty pleasure despite Linkin Park taking a giant dump all over the movie, Red gets his cannibalistic snack on with SANTA CLARITA DIET, and much, much more before our featured review of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 from director Chad Stahelski.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:35:05 - Review: John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
0:58:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

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Ep. 107 - The Great Wall

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:45:00 +0000

For February 20th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the baffling and somewhat alienating look at love and relationships in the twisted world of THE LOBSTER starring Colin Farrell, we shower even more bloody praise upon SANTA CLARITA DIET, documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson's extremely heartfelt memoir CAMERAPERSON is a spectacular portrait of the human condition, South Korean thriller THE WAILING goes completely off the rails in the best possible way, and much, much more before our featured review of THE GREAT WALL from director Zhang Yimou.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:39:20 - Review: The Great Wall (2016)

CLIPS

The Lobster (2015)
The Great Wall (2016)

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Ep. 108 - Get Out

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 04:59:05 +0000

For February 27th, 2017, Michael, Red, Graeme and Scott meet in the Nostromo Country Club lounge and discuss Ben Kingsley's unbelievable performance in SEXY BEAST as the quietly terrifying crime boss Don Logan, awards bait contender LION is a pretty fantastic advertisement for Google Maps, our heartfelt respects go out to the immortal Bill Paxton whose Game will never truly be Over, the racial dubiousness of the Ferengi in STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE is still heavily in question, we remember that time David Bowie was in THE PRESTIGE as Nikola Tesla aka the founder of TeslaPunk, and much, much more before our featured review of GET OUT from writer/director Jordan Peele.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:38:25 - Review: Get Out (2017)
0:59:06 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Lion (2016)
Get Out (2017)

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Ep, 109 - Logan

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:10:00 +0000

For March 6th, 2017, Michael, Red, Graeme and Scott meet in the Nostromo water tower and discuss how PlayStation exclusive HORIZON: ZERO DAWN proves once and for all that robotic dinosaurs are always better than feathered ones, Scott walks into JACKIE expecting a generic and by-the-numbers biopic but came out of a haunting, eerie psychological thriller, the fantastic Netflix Original I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE delightfully leans into the Ninja stars and Find my iPhone vigilante justice, 90's comedy royalty WAYNE'S WORLD still holds up, Thomas Jane turns in an underseen performance in STANDER investigating his own bank robberies during South African apartheid, and much, much more before our featured review of LOGAN from writer/director James Mangold.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:48:15 - Review: Logan (2017)
1:10:45 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Jackie (2016)
Logan (2017)

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Ep. 110 - Kong: Skull Island

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000

For March 13th, 2017, Red, Craig and Scott meet on Nostromo Island and discuss the twisted and looped out reality of Jake Gyllenhaal's morning train commute in SOURCE CODE from Duncan Jones, Scott takes the hovercraft out for a spin in NO MAN'S SKY with the brand new Path Finder update, the absolutely insane competitive tickling documentary TICKLED defies all logic and believability, Red rides shotgun in the snowplow with Stellan Skarsgard IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE, Tom Hardy's LOCKE races down the motorway and helplessly listens to his personal / professional life spool out behind his BMW, and much, much more before our featured review of KONG: SKULL ISLAND from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:44:05 - Review: Kong: Skull Island (2017)
1:18:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Source Code (2011)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)

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Ep. 112 - Life

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:15:00 +0000

For March 28th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo escape pod and discuss the Hong Kong crime thriller INFERNAL AFFAIRS and how THE DEPARTED became a straight up carbon copy remake, Scott hits up Milla Jovovich for a quick TL;DR of the entire Umbrella Corporation saga in RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, the barbaric and wildly futuristic world of HORIZON ZERO DAWN is a jaw-dropping creative milestone in world building and video game design, our own franchise fanboy Mike can't figure out why MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA popped out of the oven about 6 months early, and much, much more before our featured review of LIFE from director Daniel Espinosa.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:30 - Review: Life (2017)
1:01:05 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)
Life (2017)

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Ep. 113 - Ghost in the Shell

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +0000

For April 3rd, 2017, Michael, Red, Craig and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the 8 hour real-time driving experience of "Desert Bus" as seen in the unreleased game PENN & TELLER: SMOKE AND MIRRORS for the Sega CD, Danny Boyle's completely neglected thriller TRANCE is a trippy and fascinating train wreck that spirals off the rails, RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE has become a phenomenon that nobody can resist, Mike shares his thoughts on why NARUTO isn't really all that dope, Peter Berg's gripping war film LONE SURVIVOR unavoidably falls into recruitment video territory, and much, much more before our featured review of GHOST IN THE SHELL from director Rupert Sanders.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:39:30 - Review: Ghost in the Shell (2017)
1:15:55 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

RuPaul's Drag Race (2009-)
Ghost in the Shell (2017)

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Ep. 115 - The Fate of the Furious

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:10:00 +0000

For April 17th, 2017, This week on the podcast, Michael, Craig, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo garage and discuss the documentary biopic DE PALMA centering on the lackluster career of Brian de Palma, Charlie Sheen turns in a fantastic performance with a phenomenal goatee in the underrated THE ARRIVAL from 1996, we sink our teeth into fresh trailers for STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI and THOR: RAGNAROK, Red is jacked up because MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 has been revived on Netflix, and much, much more before our featured review of THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS from director F. Gary Gray.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:49:25 - Review: The Fate of the Furious (2017)
1:14:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
The Fate of the Furious (2017)

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Ep. 116 - The Lost City of Z

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0000

For April 24th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo jungle and discuss how David Cronenberg's alternate reality EXISTENZ remains a stomach turning staple of body horror, Scott powers through all 3 hours of ROBOT aka ENTHIRAN and has a newfound love affair with Bollywood movies, Mike slogs through a couple episodes of the original POWER RANGERS television show, everyone's favourite Science Guy Bill Nye tries to stamp out fake news with BILL NYE SAVES THE WORLD, we sprinkle an appropriate amount of praise all over THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD for the Nintendo Switch, and much, much more before our featured review of THE LOST CITY OF Z from writer/director James Gray.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:36:20 - Review: The Lost City of Z (2016)

CLIPS

eXistenZ (1999)
The Lost City of Z (2017)

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Ep. 118 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:11:14 +0000

For May 8th, 2017, Michael, Red, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the titillating and psychedelic allure of Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS on Starz Network, Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson totally forget to mail in their performances for TRESPASS AGAINST US, Red needs to cool his engines over the debut trailer for THE DARK TOWER, Mike casually gnaws on some leftover IZOMBIE brain matter, scathing alt comedian David Cross continues MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN on Netflix, and much, much more before our featured review of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 from writer/director James Gunn.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:55:20 - Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
1:29:45 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Dark Tower (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

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Ep. 120 - Alien: Covenant

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:15:00 +0000

For May 24th, 2017, Michael, Red, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the woeful disappointment of T2: TRAINSPOTTING and why Danny Boyle needed to make a 20 year anniversary movie, Zack Snyder steps down from post production duties on JUSTICE LEAGUE due to an unfortunate family tragedy, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks fire on all cylinders with BRIDGE OF SPIES aka the most Dad Movie, we fight the ever expanding evil city in BLAME! which is apparently pronounced "blam", Michael flips the radio dial to AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: WAR OF THE WORLDS for a taste of the apocalypse, and much, much more before our featured review of ALIEN: COVENANT from director Ridley Scott.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:06:30 - Film News
0:18:55 - What We've Been Viewing
0:49:50 - Review: Alien: Covenant (2017)
1:22:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Justice League (2017)
Alien: Covenant (2017)

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Ep. 122 - Wonder Woman

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:35:00 +0000

For June 5th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Michael Mann crossing into self-parody territory with the completely forgettable BLACKHAT starring Chris Hemsworth, Red breaks into an ancient pyramid in Antarctica and finds himself caught in a strange love triangle with ALIEN VS PREDATOR, the disappointing and overwrought thriller A CURE FOR WELLNESS is the closest we will ever get to Gore Verbinski's BIOSHOCK adaptation, we debate Abigail Breslin's future as a former child actor with her abysmal turn in FINAL GIRL, and much, much more before our featured review of WONDER WOMAN from director Patty Jenkins.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:07:15 - What We've Been Viewing
0:40:35 - Review: Wonder Woman (2017)
1:09:45 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

A Cure for Wellness (2017)
Wonder Woman (2017)

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Ep. 124 - Hot Fuzz

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 14:10:00 +0000

For June 19th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss William Friedkin's 80's drenched cops & robbers drama TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. featuring Grissom's ballsack, Scott endures the wrath of the latest POWER RANGERS film aka Gritty Hollywood Reboot ID# 9452734, Neill Blomkamp debuts the highly experimental short RAKKA from his Oats Studios project, Mike is thinking about opening up an eBay clothing store just like Britt Robertson in GIRLBOSS, we take a look at THE RED PILL and the controversial Men's Rights Activist movement, and much, much more before our featured review of HOT FUZZ from writer/director Edgar Wright.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:07:40 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:20 - Review: Hot Fuzz (2007)
1:14:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive (2016)
Hot Fuzz (2007)

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Ep. 125 - Transformers: The Last Knight

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:15:00 +0000

For June 26th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss how Terrence Malick's SONG TO SONG puts a nail in the coffin for his "experimental" period, Daniel Day-Lewis is apparently retiring from acting and he probably says this every time he finishes a movie, Phil Lord & Chris Miller get canned from the STAR WARS: HAN SOLO directing gig and Ron Howard swoops in to steer the Millenium Falcon to safe harbour, Mike takes a big bite of WHAT THE HEALTH and none of us want to eat any food ever again, and much, much more before our featured review of TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT from director Michael Bay.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:10 - News
0:15:30 - What We've Been Viewing
0:42:35 - Review: Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
1:07:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Bad Batch (2017)
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

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Ep. 126 - Baby Driver

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0000

For July 3rd, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss why Bong Joon-ho's dazzling and uneven satirical fantasy OKJA is as subtle as a sledgehammer, we get zapped into the Vietnam War for a bloody standoff with the River God in FIREBASE from Neill Blomkamp's Oats Studios, Scott has his heart melted in familiar Judd Apatow RomCom style with THE BIG SICK from Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, and much, much more before our featured review of BABY DRIVER from writer/director Edgar Wright.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:06:30 - News
0:09:35 - What We've Been Viewing
0:41:05 - Review: Baby Driver (2017)
1:15:35 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Okja (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)

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Ep. 127 - Spider-Man: Homecoming

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 14:10:00 +0000

For July 10th, 2017, Michael, Red, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Nicolas Winding Refn's DRIVE and the lingering stench of synthwave, the Swiss stop-motion animated film MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI will smash your heart and launch your spirit into the clouds, Anthony Bourdain told everyone to Fuck Baby Driver and that THE RAID is real quality, old school Nintendo crosses into a modern age of streaming as the CASTLEVANIA anime series hits Netflix, and much, much more before our featured review SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING from director Jon Watts.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:30 - What We've Been Viewing
0:44:50 - Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
1:18:35 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Drive (2011)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 128 - War for the Planet of the Apes

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:25:00 +0000

For July 17th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the disappointing new Netflix Original series FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE featuring our boy Keegan Michael-Key, veteran stand-up comic Patton Oswalt kicks his usual amount of ass in TALKING FOR CLAPPING on Netflix, we suit up in transparent cycling spandex for the TOUR DE PHARMACY starring Andy Samberg, and much, much more before our featured review of WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES from director Matt Reeves.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:06:12 - What We've Been Viewing
0:28:20 - Review: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
0:47:50 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 129 - Dunkirk

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:20:00 +0000

For July 25th, 2017, Graeme, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss why Gerard Butler is the only man who can save England in the cheap Die Hard knock-off LONDON HAS FALLEN, Casey Affleck puts on a spooky bed sheet for A GHOST STORY and discovers the profound enormity of time, Red chows down on a gigantic dragon heart in the delightfully twisted TALE OF TALES, a crew of video game posers battle retro arcade royalty in the godawful PIXELS starring Adam "Who gives a sh t?" Sandler, and much, much more before our featured review of DUNKIRK from writer/director Christopher Nolan.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:30 - What We've Been Viewing
0:36:50 - Review: Dunkirk (2017)
0:58:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Tale of Tales (2015)
Dunkirk (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 130 - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:55:00 +0000

For July 31st, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the totally insane RPG basketball game PYRE from Supergiant Games, Laura Linney airdrops into the CONGO and ends up slicing a pack of Grey Gorillas in half with a futuristic Telecommunications laser, Red has a taste of GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE from classic children's author Roald Dahl, Mike continues on his quest to scrape the dregs of trash TV with a binge watch of SUPERNATURAL while assembling Ikea furniture, and much, much more before our featured review of VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS from writer/director Luc Besson.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:07:40 - What We've Been Viewing
0:33:10 - Review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
1:05:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Congo (1995)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

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Ep. 132 - Detroit

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:30:00 +0000

For August 14th, 2017, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss a pair of R-rated Will Ferrell comedies: SEMI-PRO and THE OTHER GUYS before we get to our featured review of DETROIT from director Kathryn Bigelow.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:55- What We've Been Viewing
0:09:20 - Review: Detroit (2017)
0:31:57 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Other Guys (2010)
Detroit (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 133 - Logan Lucky

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:04:22 +0000

For August 8th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Jeremy Renner sniping wolves in WIND RIVER from debut director Taylor Sheridan, the absolutely abysmal Cardboard Punk film DAVE MADE A MAZE falls well short of its quirky premise, Chadwick Boseman aka Black Panther has a MESSAGE FROM THE KING, Red finally sits down for THE RED TURTLE and MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE and Scott's life is now complete, Mike escapes KGB agents and an addiction to Performance Enhancing Drugs with the documentary ICARUS, and much, much more before our featured review of LOGAN LUCKY from director Steven Soderbergh.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:07:05 - What We've Been Viewing
0:48:50 - Review: Logan Lucky (2017)
1:19:10 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Icarus (1995)
Logan Lucky (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 134 - Good Time

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

For August 29th, 2018, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the disappointing (and allegedly whitewashed) Netflix adaptation of DEATH NOTE, Scott finally shimmers into Area X with the absolutely facemelting masterpiece ANNIHILATION by Jeff Vandermeer, TROPIC THUNDER remains the greatest comedy of the 21st Century, Ryan Reynolds and Sam Jackson limp to the Summer Box Office finish line with THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD aka who fucking cares, the UFO exposé UNACKNOWLEDGED is surprisingly compelling despite Steven Greer being totally wack, and much, much more before our featured review of GOOD TIME from directors Josh & Benny Safdie.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:45 - What We've Been Viewing
0:40:15 - Review: Good Time (2017)
1:07:05 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Death Note (2017)
Good Time (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 135 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000

For September 4th, 2018, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the complete failure that is ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW and why Disneyworld didn't pursue legal action against this guerilla style horror comedy, Mike finds himself lost in Spike TV's THE MIST aka yet another Stephen King series, the PBS American Experience documentary OKLAHOMA CITY is a harrowing reminder that the wheels of history can still come full circle, Scott hunkers down for a night of rampant crime with THE PURGE (which isn't even a good Purge movie), and much, much more before our featured review of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND from writer/director Steven Spielberg.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:06:05 - What We've Been Viewing
0:32:40 - Review: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

CLIPS

The Mist (2017)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

CREDITS

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Ep. 136 - It

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

For September 11th, 2018, Michael, Red, MikeG and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Colin Trevorrow's largely predicted exit from STAR WARS: EPISODE IX as well as how GREMLINS has no business being a Christmas movie before we get to our featured review of IT from director Andy Muschietti.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:20 - What We've Been Viewing
0:10:45 - Review: It (2017)

CLIPS

It (1990)
It (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 137 - mother!

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

For September 18th, 2018, Rob, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Jude Law's buttery Scottish accent in BLACK SEA aka The Treasure of the Sunken Madre, Terrence Malick takes us into the mindblowing VOYAGE OF TIME: LIFE'S JOURNEY featuring a detached Cate Blanchett, the Gallagher brothers continue to call each other potatoes in OASIS: SUPERSONIC, Red signs over his soul for a little bit of PREACHER Season 2, and much, much more before our featured review of MOTHER! from writer/director Darren Aronofsky.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:50 - What We've Been Viewing
0:40:10 - Review: mother! (2017)
1:04:55 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Black Sea (2014)
mother! (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 138 - Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:10:00 +0000

For September 25th, 2018, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo tailor shoppe and discuss the Netflix Original 'true crime' series AMERICAN VANDAL which is essentially Making a Murderer + Superbad, Red catches up with RICK AND MORTY and joins rest of humanity, we sit through a feature length video game cutscene in KINGSGLAIVE: FINAL FANTASY XV, and much, much more before our featured review of KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE from director Matthew Vaughn.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:06:55 - What We've Been Viewing
0:16:10 - Review: Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
0:40:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

American Vandal (2017)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 140 - Blade Runner 2049

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000

For October 9th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Bradbury Building and discuss the challenges of having s3x with a peach in CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, Colin Farrell's watch in THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER is water resistant up to 200 metres, our heads spin when we discover that a pretty decent THE EXORCIST TV series exists, THE FARTHEST proves that Voyager 1 may be the most important object humankind has ever built, and much, much more before our featured review of BLADE RUNNER 2049 from our lord and savior: Denis Villeneuve.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:06:40 - What We've Been Viewing
0:40:05 - Review: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
0:57:10 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 142 - The Florida Project

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

For October 24th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Motel and discuss Tom Cruise's magnificent silver spiky hair in Michael Mann's epic Los Angeles crime saga COLLATERAL, the ancient spirits loom over us as we polish off AMERICAN GODS, and much, much more before our featured review of THE FLORIDA PROJECT from writer/director Sean Baker.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:04:45 - What We've Been Viewing
0:15:10 - Review: The Florida Project (2017)
0:51:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Collateral (2004)
The Florida Project (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 144 - Thor: Ragnarok

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 03:27:51 +0000

For November 6th, 2017, Michael, Graeme and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the clumsy balance of religious allegory and bloodthirsty violence in HACKSAW RIDGE from Mel Gibson, show co-host Rob Leickner debuts his film THE LONELY LIGHT OF HOME at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, the brilliant and touching COLUMBUS is essentially an architecture coffee table book written by Richard Linklater, we dive deeper into the looped rabbit hole of RESOLUTION from THE ENDLESS directors Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson, Michael dares to throw shade at the Netflix juggernaut STRANGER THINGS Season 2, and much, much more before our featured review of THOR: RAGNAROK from director Taika Waititi.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:45 - What We've Been Viewing
0:38:10 - Review: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
0:59:13 - *Spoiler tag*

CLIPS

Columbus (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

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Ep. 146 - Justice League

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:50:00 +0000

For November 20th, 2018, MikeG, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the late Gordon Downie's concept album/graphic novel SECRET PATH depicting the tragedy of Chanie Wenjack, Jeff Bridges' spectacular sagging gut in HELL OR HIGH WATER is a thing of beauty, THE DISASTER ARTIST is James Franco's hilarious and adorable love letter to THE ROOM and Tommy Wiseau, Scott jumps out of the passenger door in the middle of LADY BIRD starring Saorise Ronan, and much, much more before our featured review of JUSTICE LEAGUE from director Zack Snyder.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:07:30 - What We've Been Viewing
0:35:20 - Review: Justice League (2017)
1:11:45 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

The Disaster Artist (2017)
Justice League (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 147 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:15:00 +0000

For November 27th, 2018, Michael, Rick, Dan and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss a massive slate of incredible goodies like the insane rap battle experience BODIED from Joseph Kahn, Denzel rocks a mean tooth gap as ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. from Dan Gilroy, we give some love to poor little GEOSTORM after getting totally barbecued by critics, Scott turns into nostalgic jelly for FIELD OF DREAMS with that late 80s sparkling brass/harp/chime film score, we get a sneak preview of Guillermo del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER featuring some kinky fish love, and much, much more before our featured review of THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI from writer/director Martin McDonagh.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:08:20 - What We've Been Viewing
0:39:10 - Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
1:00:10 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Bodied (2018)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 148 - No Country For Old Men

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 21:00:00 +0000

For December 4th, 2018, Michael, Red & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss: the mind blowing real-time rendering of the ADAM short film series from Neill Blomkamp and Oats Studios, the luxurious narrative of MUDBOUND feels like an entire season of a TV series packed into a feature film, Myke has some COLOSSAL issues with Jason Sudeikis and basically the entire movie as a whole, and much, much more before we get deeeeep into our featured review of NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN from writer/directors Joel & Ethan Coen.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:25 - What We've Been Viewing
0:23:45 - Review: No Country for Old Men (2007)

CLIPS

Colossal (2016)
No Country For Old Men (2007)

CREDITS

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Ep. 149 - Love Actually

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:15:00 +0000

For December 12th, 2018, Michael & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the unmitigated disaster of ZOOLANDER 2, Hugh Jackman's new musical THE GREATEST SHOWMAN waves some impressive song & dance numbers in your face hoping you'll forget P.T. Barnum was a total scumbag, one of us thinks STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS only works on the first viewing, the criminally underrated Action/Sci-Fi thriller SPECTRAL is secretly a pulp masterpiece, Myke catches a cosmic ride on the Voyager probe with THE FARTHEST, and much, much more before our featured review of LOVE ACTUALLY from writer/director Richard Curtis.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:04:50 - What We've Been Viewing
0:28:25 - Review: Love Actually (2003)

CLIPS

The Greatest Showman (2017)
Love Actually (2003)

CREDITS

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Ep. 150 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

For December 18th, 2017, it's our 150th episode everybody!!! This week on a very Special Edition™ of the podcast, Red, Michael and Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the Nostromo Lounge to declare that the funniest comedy of 2017 can only be GIRLS TRIP, Netflix Original THE CROWN is apparently the most expensive show ever made, Rick proves that THE HOLIDAY is even more excruciating than LOVE ACTUALLY, the surprisingly fun sequel BEYOND SKYLINE takes us from trashy invasion film to alien martial arts, and much, much more before our featured review of STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI from writer/director Rian Johnson.

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MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:06:38 - What We've Been Viewing
0:22:45 - Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
0:57:40 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Girls Trip (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 151 - The Shape of Water

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:55:00 +0000

For December 25th, 2017, on a special Holiday Edition of the podcast, Rick & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Margot Robbie's twisted and sympathetic portrayal of Tonya Harding in I, TONYA, Max Landis and David Ayer have created a monster with BRIGHT now streaming on Netflix, remnants of Kevin Spacey linger in ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD featuring a strong replacement performance from Christopher Plummer, 'Honey, I Shrunk Matt Damon' aka DOWNSIZING is a full-on bait & switch, Steven Spielberg's THE POST is a front runner to win Best Picture and a potential middle finger to the Trump Administration, and much, much more before our featured review of THE SHAPE OF WATER from writer/director Guillermo del Toro.

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MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

0:07:35 - What We've Been Viewing
0:38:45 - Review: The Shape of Water (2017)
1:03:20 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

All the Money in the World (2017)
The Shape of Water (2017)

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Ep. 152 - Bright

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:20:00 +0000

For January 4th, 2018, Michael, Red & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Season 4 of BLACK MIRROR featuring the Trekked-out crew of the USS Callister, we peek into the POTTERSVILLE universe where Michael Shannon is a horrendous actor forced to wear a bigfoot suit, Red decides to undergo the shrinking process for Alexander Payne's DOWNSIZING, the arctic tundra comes alive with relics of the Silent Film era in DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME, and much, much more before our featured review of BRIGHT from director David Ayer.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
SHOW GUIDE
0:08:05 - What We've Been Viewing
0:35:15 - Review: Bright (2017)

CLIPS

Pottersville (2017)
Bright (2017)

CREDITS

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Ep. 153 - The 3rd Annual Oscar Isaac Awards

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:00:00 +0000

For January 9th, 2018, Michael, Red & Scott meet in the glitzy Nostromo Ballroom for the 3rd Annual Oscar Isaac Awards!

Our deliberations include the Worst Film of the Year, Biggest Surprise, Biggest Disappointment, Best Old Film of the Year and a brand new category: Best Style.

SHOW GUIDE

0:05:05 - Best Style
0:31:10 - Biggest Surprise
0:43:40 - Biggest Disappointment
1:05:15 - Worst Film of the Year
1:16:50 - Best Old Film of the Year

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Buckaroo Banzai" (Loose Cut)
Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch - "Mesa"
Jed Kurzel - "The Covenant"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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Ep. 154 - Top 10 Films of 2017

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 03:15:00 +0000

For January 16th, 2018, on a very special edition of the podcast, Red, Michael & Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the Nostromo Ballroom to review the very best films of 2017. Stay tuned as we count down our personal Top 10 Films of the year!

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SHOW GUIDE

0:04:45 - Top 10 Films of the Year: #10 - 6
0:52:25 - Top 10 Films of the Year: #5 - 1

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Michael Giacchino - "A Tide in the Affairs of Apes"
Lorne Balfe - "Celebrate"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

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Ep. 156 - Paddington 2

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:50:00 +0000

For January 29th, 2018, Michael & Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the Nostromo lounge to discuss the extremely underrated and sorely underseen forest fire drama ONLY THE BRAVE starring Josh Brolin, Rick is over the moon with Robert De Niro's Bernie Madoff in THE WIZARD OF LIES from Barry Levinson (remember him?), nerd culture continues to thrive diverse and important ways with the documentary GEEK GIRLS, apparently dead men do tell tales and they sound an awful lot like PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE aka Pirates 5, and much, much more before our featured review of PADDINGTON from writer/director Paul King.

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SHOW GUIDE

0:04:40 - What We've Been Viewing
0:39:55 - Review: Paddington (2017)
1:09:47 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

The Wizard of Lies (2017)
Paddington 2 (2017)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

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Ep. 159 - Black Panther

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 01:35:18 +0000

For February 19th, 2018, Red & Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the Nostromo lounge to discuss Jack Black's eastern European accent in THE POLKA KING aka Bernie Madoff of the Polka universe, we still don't exactly know what MIAMI CONNECTION really is, decadent indulgence doesn't get any better than the 2006 MIAMI VICE featuring a bratty Jamie Foxx and an empty husk of Colin Farrell, the epic 3h16m director's cut of Wolfgang Petersen's TROY remains the absolute guiltiest of pleasures, and much, much more before our featured review of BLACK PANTHER from writer/director Ryan Coogler.

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SHOW GUIDE

0:04:25 - What We've Been Viewing
0:35:10 - Review: Black Panther (2018)
1:02:50 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

Miami Vice (2006)
Black Panther (2018)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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Bonuscast 011 - Pi

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 05:30:00 +0000

For July 3rd, 2018, this Patreon-only episode has now been made available to all! Join Red & Scott as we navigate our way through swirling coffee cream and smoke rings in Darren Aronofsky's 1998 breakthrough hit π (Pi)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Pop Quiz Hotshot"

CREDITS

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Follow @jared_sargent and @ScottWillsonBC
Send your thoughts & recommendations to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 160 - Annihilation

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 03:27:14 +0000

For February 26th, 2018, Craig, Michael, Red & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Fred Armisen's Netflix Special STANDUP FOR DRUMMERS aka for your drums only, Jennifer Lawrence basking in the 'F' Cinemascore period of her career with RED SPARROW, one of us is still licking his wounds after a punishing examination of Andrei Tarkovsky's impenetrable Double Black diamond masterpiece STALKER, we get into some spine tingling Blair Witchy horror with THE RITUAL on Netflix, and much, much more before our featured review of ANNIHILATION from writer/director Alex garland.

SHOW GUIDE

0:03:20 - Emails
0:06:10 - What We've Been Viewing
0:41:50 - Review: Annihilation (2018)
1:03:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Red Sparrow (2018)
Annihilation (2018)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Moderat - "The Mark (Interlude)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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Or maybe even follow @craigrspratt
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Ep. 165 - Isle of Dogs (GUEST: Thor Diakow)

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 21:45:00 +0000

For April 3rd, 2018, Rick & Scott sit down with Thor Diakow, national film critic for CityNews & Breakfast Television Vancouver to discuss the relentless maelstrom of nostalgia swirling inside Steven Spielberg's adaptation of READY PLAYER ONE, the MPAA continues to do what it do, we get into some obligatory discussions of cultural appropriation, and much, much more in our featured review of ISLE OF DOGS from writer/director Wes Anderson.

Massive shoutout to Thor Diakow for joining us!

http://www.btvancouver.ca/author/thordiakow/

You can always find plenty more of Rick Chung:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

0:04:20 - What We've Been Viewing
0:11:45 - Review: Isle of Dogs (2018)
0:33:35 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

Ready Player One (2018)
Isle of Dogs (2018)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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We are @VerticalViewing on Twitter
Send your thoughts & recommendations to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 166 - Ready Player One

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:50:05 +0000

For April 9th, 2018, Red & Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the Nostromo VR lounge to discuss BLOCKERS and a refreshingly progressive take on the teen sex comedy, Andrew Niccol's brilliant LORD OF WAR is more relevant than it has ever been, the mindbending extended cinematic universe of RESOLUTION: CABIN OF DEATH, and much, much more before our featured review of READY PLAYER ONE from director Steven Spielberg.

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Find more of him online at:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

0:03:25 - What We've Been Viewing
0:25:30 - Review: Ready Player One (2018)
0:39:40 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

Blockers (2018)
Ready Player One (2018)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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Why not follow @jared_sargent
We are @VerticalViewing on Twitter
Send your thoughts & recommendations to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 167 - A Quiet Place

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 01:54:29 +0000

For April 12th, 2018, Red & Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the soundproof Nostromo lounge to discuss Al Pacino's portrayal of beloved American icon PATERNO from Barry Levinson, Donald Glover's haunting and hilarious take on whiteface pushes his FX series ATLANTA to Twin Peaks territory, the late Garry Shandling gets the comprehensive 2-part documentary treatment from Judd Apatow, we check Sam Worthington's progress as he turns back into a Na'vi with THE TITAN on Netflix, and much, much more before our silent review of A QUIET PLACE from director John Krasinski. Shhhhhhhh.

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Find more of him online at:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

0:03:55 - What We've Been Viewing
0:22:10 - Review: A Quiet Place (2018)
0:42:05 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

The Titan (2018)
A Quiet Place (2018)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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Why not follow @jared_sargent
We are @VerticalViewing on Twitter
Send your thoughts & recommendations to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 168 - Avengers: Infinity War

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 01:49:27 +0000

For April 30th, 2018, Michael, Red, Dan & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss:

PHANTOM THREAD
KEANU
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
THE TERROR
SUPER TROOPERS 2

and much, much more before we jam a fistful of colored gemstones into our review of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR from directors Joe & Anthony Russo.

Thank you to Dan Nicholls for joining us once again. You can find more of him online @ twitter.com/dannicholls

SHOW GUIDE

0:04:00 - Emails
0:09:15 - What We've Been Viewing
0:34:20 - Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
0:47:05 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Phantom Thread (2017)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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Or follow @ScottWillsonBC
Or maybe even follow @michaelrlynd
Follow us @VerticalViewing on Twitter
Send your thoughts & recommendations to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 169 - Deadpool 2

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 01:47:21 +0000

For May 15th, 2018, Rick, Dan & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss:

TULLY
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
MOST LIKELY TO MURDER
BORNE
THE DA VINCI CODE

and much, much more before our featured review of DEADPOOL 2 from director David Leitch.

Big shout out to Dan Nicholls - find more of him online @ twitter.com/dannicholls

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Check him out:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

0:04:05 - What We've Been Viewing
0:32:40 - Review: Deadpool 2 (2018)
0:43:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Tully (2018)
Deadpool 2 (2018)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

follow @ScottWillsonBC
Follow us @VerticalViewing on Twitter
Send your thoughts & recommendations to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 170 - Solo: A Star Wars Story

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:06:21 +0000

For May 28th, 2018, Rick, Dan & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss:

HEREDITARY
COBRA KAI
SENSE8
TOMB RAIDER
THE VILLAGE
XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

and much, much more before our featured review of SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY from director Ron Howard.

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Check him out:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

0:03:40 - What We've Been Viewing
0:41:25 - Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
1:09:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

Cobra Kai (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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Or maybe follow @jared_sargent
Or follow @ScottWillsonBC
Follow us @VerticalViewing on Twitter
Send your thoughts & recommendations to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 172 - Ant-Man and the Wasp

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 22:38:22 +0000

For July 9th, 2018, Michael, Red, Rick & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss:

HANNAH GADSBY: NANETTE
POLYTECHNIQUE
PAPER GIRLS
TAG
EIGHTH GRADE
GLOW

and much, much more before our featured review of ANT-MAN AND THE WASP from director Peyton Reed.

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Check him out:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

0:04:05 - What We've Been Viewing
0:33:20 - Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
1:10:45 - Aftershow

CLIPS

Tag (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

Follow @MichaelRLynd
Or maybe follow @jared_sargent
Or follow @ScottWillsonBC
Follow us @VerticalViewing on Twitter
Send your thoughts & recommendations to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 173 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 22:26:38 +0000

For July 30th, 2018, Red, Rick & Scott recruit special agent Thor Diakow, national film critic for CityNews & Breakfast Television Vancouver, to discuss James Gunn losing his directing job on GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 before our featured review of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT from writer/director Christopher McQuarrie.

Shoutout to Thor Diakow for joining us!

You can find more of Rick Chung:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

0:04:50 - James Gunn Got Fired?
0:11:50 - Review: Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
0:35:25 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

MUSIC

Limp Bizkit - "Take A Look Around" (Instrumental)
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs" (Smartphones Mix)
Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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We are @VerticalViewing on Twitter
Send your thoughts & recommendations to verticalviewing@gmail.com