MRAC Film Club

Pack your bags, and make sure you dress warmly because we will be on the ice this week in both Canada and Russia. We are mixing it up here at MRAC and spending the month watching sports documentaries that include the subplot of international war politics. The title for this month is War Sports: On Invasion Games and “Politics by other means.” And as an added bonus, this month is cohosted by old friend to MRAC and brother of one of the members, Renzo. We welcome back Renzo who curated this month along with Marco. Week 1's focus is on hockey and more specifically the Cold War, sport as a reflection of ethos, fences and neighbors, sport as an expression of national greatness, and befriending your enemies. All of that jam packed into an hour and a half.We hope you enjoy. Tune in next week where we watch Diego Maradona (2019) among other things, and shift our focus to soccer (and other things).email us at [email protected]

Episode 151 - This week we put a big fat drippy wet 90's industrial bow on the Alien Franchise with the final two films following in chronological order of when they are set. By that timeline it means we are ending with Alien3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997). There were a lot of hot takes coming from all angles. Marco may or may not have been broken after mistakenly watching the Assembly Cut of Alien3.. But we all had a blast so tune in for the fun. And Marco's battery will surely be recharged as he cohosts next month with his brother Renzo. Next month's title is "War Sports,: On Invasion Games and Politic by Other Means" and the month will be willed with sports documentaries and countries at war. If you want to know more about what that entails you're going to have to tune in.Also don't forget to take the poll. Vote for QQ or Caifu as Top Cat.You can also email your vote and other inquiries to [email protected]

Episode 150 - It's our 150th episode! and once again in classic MRAC fashion we forgot to mention it, even though someone made a note of it to mention. Well nonetheless it was an epic conversation for another epic episode with an epic special guest. This week we welcome back friend of the pod Raghoul from Headlong into Monsters to discuss one of the best sequels ever made: Aliens (1986) directed by the great James Cameron. While not all of us agree on the level of its greatness, Raul more than makes up for it by bringing the much derived love to this installment in the franchise. Tune in for this, and tune in next week as we wrap up the month with Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection.And don't forget to vote below in the poll for QQ or Caifu to get entered in our contest.You can also email your vote to [email protected] check out Raul at Headlong into Monsters, and Metalwork and Monsters on social media.

Episode 149 - We are finally here in our timeline at the OG Alien (1979). This one is a classic and not much more needs to be said about it. But we did go over 2 hours for this one. In addition to the original Alien we discussed Alien: Romulus (2024) for a bit, as well as the series Alien: Earth. We hope you enjoy this one as we nerd out on Alien. We might as well be wearing Dan O'Bannon suspenders and bow tie. And a disclaimer to all you true Alien nerds out there... we are not experts.Tune in next week when we discuss Aliens (1986).And don't forget to take the Top Cat poll at our Alien: Covenant discussion. Vote for QQ or Caifu and automatically be entered in our contest. you can also email your vote to [email protected]

Episode 148 - This week we continue our coverage of the Alien franchise chronologically in the order they take place in the Alien Universe. Alien Covenant is the follow-up to Prometheus and the second "pseudo prequel" to Alien. It follows the crew of a colony ship as they receive a signal from a planet that is not their destination. And we know how it goes in this franchise when you deviate from the plan. Join us for this in depth discussion.And tune in next week as we discuss the original Alien (1979), and Alien Romulus (2024)AND we have a pollVote for QQ or Caifu as Top Cat to enter your name in a drawing to win an MRAC club card to appear on MRAC, OR a Subway Sub Card. The poll will be ongoing until 12/31/2026or you can email your vote to [email protected]