This week we're talking about a movie Roger Ebert said created "the best version of a comic book universe I've seen," The Crow. We talk not just about its infamous place in film history for the on-set death of star Brandon Lee on March 31st, 1993, but about its real accomplishments in translating a comic and cartoon look and feel to live action, as well as the surprisingly long tail of its influence via Chad Stahelski. A stuntman and best friend of Brandon Lee who was on set the day of Lee's accidental killing, Stahelski has been fanatical about safety ever since, taking it right through his work as the director of the John Wick franchise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We emerge from our thousand year slumber to talk about the 30th anniversary of Joel Schumacher's white man rage masterpiece, Falling Down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hey gang! It's bittersweet to post today's episode, which is on a great film, and really the perfect one for our show, Paul Schrader's Light Sleeper, which is also going to be our last one for a while. Thank you to all the listeners over the years. Maybe we'll be back, who knows! And keep an eye on Ricky, he should have some ~~very exciting~~ things to announce soon! Thank you again, everyone. Was truly great to think about these transcendent, awful, perplexing, and beautiful movies with you. Talk soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, it's our live show from Nitehawk Williamsburg about Buffy the Vampire Slayer! We were joined by Fanbyte's Merritt K, who talked with us about locker room-lurking Donald Sutherland, the importance of lyrca to vampire slaying, and the whole Joss Whedon thing. Thanks to Merritt, Nitehawk, and past guest Cristina Cappioco for getting this together! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's 3 PM in 1994, and you're popping in your cassette of Mo' Money to watch it for the 500th time. Sounds great! Watching it as an adult in 2022, tho ... let's say it hits different.Also!! We're back at Nitehawk in just under two weeks, on Sunday, July 31st at 11:15 AM, for a 30th anniversary screening of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. See you there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, journalist and critic Tyler Coates joins to talk about one of his all-time favorite films, A League of Their Own. Catch Tyler in The Hollywood Reporter, where he's Awards Editor, or on Twitter at @TylerCoates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SPECIAL PATREON PREVIEW! We've got a Pattern! It's a place for us to talk about things we love that don't fit into the 30 Years Later framework (because they're not 30 years old). On this special preview, hear Crooked Marquee's Zach Vasquez join us to talk about Crimes of the Future -- the first film David Cronenberg's directed in 8 years -- which we also use as an excuse to talk about Zach's favorite Cronenberg film, 1991's Naked Lunch. Visit the Patreon here! https://patreon.com/30yearslater Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thrilled to have Jesse Hawken (Junk Filter Podcast) join us this week to talk about one of the ur-Dad Movies, Patriot Games. Which nobody but Chris likes!!! What!! Follow Jesse here and Junk Filter here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're joined by the great Patrick Cotnoir (The George Lucas Talk Show and @RAAAATSCRAPS, fka ASSSSCAT) to talk Alien 3, the movie everyone can agree tore its bloody way out of David Fincher's chest. But did he maybe also lovingly cradle it on the way to their mutual destruction?? Find Pat on Twitter at @patrickcotnoir. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, TCM's Matt Goldberg joins us to talk about One False Move, an early breakout role for Billy Bob Thornton, who also wrote the film with his partner Tom Epperson. It's a genre movie that's just a little smarter, trickier, and more interesting than it has any right to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Laurence Fishburn and Jeff Goldblum star in a movie that's way smarter and more perceptive than it has any right to be. Just Ricky & Chris on this one, come hang out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, IndieWire Executive Managing Editor Christian Blauvelt returns to the show to talk Robert Altman's return to Hollywood, The Player. Christian's also the author of Hollywood Victory: The Movies, Stars, and Stories of World War II, which you can and should buy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0762499923/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&ref_=tmm_hrd_swatch_0&sr= Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we're very excited to be joined by the hosts of the Hit Factory podcast, Aaron and Carlee, to talk about the surprisingly progressive Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson basketball hustling romp, White Men Can't Jump.Follow Hit Factory, another extremely entertaining 90s culture show, wherever you get podcasts, or on Twitter at @HitFactoryPod; you can find Carlee at @deepimpactcrier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're back! This week, we're talking with god-tier poster Warrior Cop (@wyatt_privilege), of the ALAB Series Podcast, about Lawnmower Man, a movie "from the imagination of Stephen King" that really wasn't, that stars Pierce Brosnan at his scummiest, and that made promises about VR 30 years ago it's still struggling to actually accomplish today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In 1992 you could just film Mick Jagger and Emilio Estevez driving weird tanks around Atlanta and it would make $34 million (inflation-adjusted). Today, Stephen Spielberg's West Side Story has only made $33 million (domestic). Hard time to be optimistic about movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Happy New Year! We barge into 1992 -- full of some of the 1990s' most beloved and critically acclaimed films, including Aladdin, Basic Instinct, The Crying Game, Last of the Mohicans, Unforgiven, and actually LOTS more -- by talking about the Christian Slater with his shirt off vehicle, Kuffs. It was the big directorial debut from the screenwriter of Stand By Me (he never directed another film). Good movies don't come out the first week of the year, sorry everybody! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's a riddle wrapped in an enigma, covered in mystery ... sauce? This week, comedian Brian Faas joins us to discuss Oliver Stone's two-plus-hours of dudes delivering paranoid monologues, JFK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In our first-ever live show, author Rax King joins us to talk about The Last Boy Scout, live from Nitehawk Prospect Park! You are now legally required to buy Rax's book Tacky, here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669783/tacky-by-rax-king/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Come see The Last Boy Scout live at Nitehawk Prospect Park on Monday, December 13 at 9 PM to watch The Last Boy Scout & hear us try to process the insane thing we just saw -- and go over the original script that is in fact **much** crazier (many more chainsaws!) with the great Rax King! Tickets and more info here: https://nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark/showtimes/the-last-boy-scout-12-13-21-900-pm/?date=2021-12-13 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ethan Alter, Senior Writer for Yahoo! Entertainment, joins Chris for a lively and informed chat about many people's favorite Star Trek movie while Ricky desperately tries to understand what is going on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.