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Host Derick McDuff, along with a guest, looks at films that are; underrated, underappreciated, and even ones that have just slipped under the radar and passed most people by. Look for new episodes every other Monday!
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8-Bit Cinema concludes with a discussion of Neill Blomkamp's adaptation of the popular racing simulator! Matt from The Matt and Mark Movie Show returns to discuss how the film tells the real life story of a gamer turned pro racer.
We talk about how video game films have changed and gown over the years, getting us to where we are today with films like this.
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For our 150th episode what else could we cover but Mewtwo Strikes Back? Our 8-Bit Cinema serise continues as we discuss a film that was torn apart by western critics upon release.
Kurosh Jozavi returns to talk about how this became one of the first video game adaptations to make bank at the box office. We also talk about how it bridged the gap between the successful video game adaptations on the small screen and their less renowned big screen counterparts.
Check out Kurosh on the KJP Show or read his writing on Temple of Geek!
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8-Bit Cinema continues with Takashi Miike's Ace Attorney! A faithful adaptation of the video game franchise, the film was unfortunately never released in the US and remains largely unknown.
Twitch streamer RiRiYells joins Derick to talk about the courtroom drama/comedy and why adapting a visual novel made for a unique adaptation!
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We kick off our 8-Bit Cinema mini-series on video game adaptations with Silent Hill, which also happens to be our Halloween special!
Jaymo from The Old Switch-a-roo returns to discuss this film which, despite being dismissed by critics at the time, was a pivotal step for video game adaptations.
CONTENT WARNING: This episodes discusses the often brutal and extreme violence contained in the film, including violence of a sexual nature inflicted upon a minor.
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The prequel/sequel to one of the best action films of all time, Furiosa was DOA at the box office. Despite only being released a few months ago the film deserves more love than it received. Is it a contender for one of the years best movies?
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Based on the the post-apocalyptic steampunk YA novel of same name the writing team from The Lord of the Rings reunited for Oscar winning effects artist Christian Rivers' directorial debut.
However things did not go as planned as the film crashed at the box office and was chewed up by critics. Derick, along with Mike G from the Masters of the Nerdiverse Podcast defend the film and ask it its due to be reappraised.
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After languishing in developmental hell for years Guy Ritchie brought this stylish 60's spy thriller, based on the TV show to the big screen. Unfortunately, despite Ritchie's signature style and a great performance from Henry Cavill the film flopped hard at the box office.
Zo Richardson from Back Look Cinema joins Derick to discuss what worked about the film and why it ultimately failed to connect with audiences.
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The pseudo-sequel to beloved classic The Wizard of Oz, the one and only film directed by the great Walter Murch is pure 80s nightmare fuel and quite possibly the weirdest studio film ever made.
Stand-up comedian Kelly Farmer joins Derick to talk about this film which bombed at the box office but found a second life on VHS.
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Coming from comedic juggernauts The Lonely Island and Judd Apatow, Popstar came at a time when the popularity of comedic films was waning.
The film, despite featuring an astounding number of cameos and great original songs made less than half it's budget.
Jaymo from The Old Switch-a-roo joins Derick to discuss why this one failed to connect with audiences and why it deserves a second look!
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Underrated was lucky enough to host a panel at San Diego Comic-Con! Alongside Underrated's host Derick McDuff, panelists included past and future guests; JPG, Austin Olivia Kendrick, Kurosh Jozavi, and Thomas Craig, with Alix Catherine moderating!
Enjoy the panel in it's entirety here!
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Special thanks to Jaymo for photography, Damian Sherman for video, and Austin for sound assistance.
Fresh off their panel at Comic-Con JPG joins Derick to discuss the 90s pulp film The Phantom! As the purple clad hero Billy Zane failed to impress movie-goers and critics at the time, but has this one achieved cult classic status?
Make sure to check out JPG on The Welcome Party and with InerMyth!
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Phil Iscove, host of Podcast Like It's... and the co-creator of FOX's Sleepy Hollow, joins Derick to break down this 2015 gothic romance from Guillermo del Toro. They discuss why the film went under the radar and how it was mismarketed.
Mia Wasikowska's career, the theater industry, del Toro's pivot to Netflix, and even a few ghost stories are discussed!
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Serving as a feature length music video and companion piece to Daft Punk's second album, Discovery, Interstella 5555 tells a tale about a band of aliens abducted for nefarious ends! Toei animation and the legendary Leiji Matsumoto helped the band realize this spacefaring epic.
Brad LaBaron, host of the Album Concept Hour, joins Derick to discuss the part concpet album, part animated masterpiece. Check out Flyover State Park and Derick's episode on Discovery.
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We wrap up Extended Edition by looking at Ridley Scott's director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven! Kurosh Jozavi returns to the show to discuss this epic and the differences between the theatrical and directors cuts. We wrap up by talking about the availability of these cuts and their rise to prominence.
Check out the KJP show for more from Kurosh!
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Extended Edition continues with Micheal Mann's Blackhat! A colossal failure, both critically and financially, over the years Mann retooled the film, creating a new cut of the film that improves it significantly by adding and reordering scenes.
Daniel Rubio of Reel Chums joins Derick to discuss the film, comparing and contrasting both versions of the film.
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We continue the our mini-series Extended Edition by looking at the Assembly Cut of Alien³. After a complicated pre-production and an even more troubled production plagued by studio interference David Fincher disowned his first film.
However the Assembly Cut, complied years later brought to light a version closer to his original vision that served as a powerful conclusion to the original Alien trilogy.
Perry Constantine, host of Superhero Cinephiles and Japan on Film makes his first appearance on the show!
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We kick off our mini-series Extended Edition! Over the next two months we'll be looking at alternative cuts of films, beginning with the Director's Cut of Doctor Sleep. Former host and horror hound Alan Torres returns to talk about Mike Flanagan's full vision.
The sequel to The Shining, coming decades later, the film crashed and burned at the box office. But with nearly thirty minutes of added footage is there a version of this film that succeeds where the theatrical edition failed?
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Beloved by some, and utterly unknown to others, this 1984 cult classic is an indie in the truest sense, made cheap and dirty.
Matt K from CinemaJaw returns to break down this Troma staple. We discuss how it's aged poorly, how it hasn't, and low budget genre films acting as a launchpad for burgeoning filmmakers.
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Happy April Fools! For our annual so-bad-it's-good episode Matt from The Matt and Mark Movie Show joins me to talk "Moonfall." The last gasp of a dead genre from the 90s and 00s, and one of the most expensive independent films ever it crashed hard at the box office.
Inherently flawed, and seemingly written by an AI, there is still a lot to treasure in this bizarre conspiracy thriller.
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Alex Marcus of The Pop Break and Derick discuss the final film in John Carney's spiritual trilogy. Music, young love, and brothers are discussed as is the fact Sing Street somehow didn't get a best song Oscar nomination.
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