We wrap up our epic conversation about Peter Jackson’s conclusion to his journey through Middle Earth – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. We love it, and have a great chat about it. Tune in!
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Our conversation about Peter Jackson’s 2002 film THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS ranges from the performances in continuing characters as well as the new ones, various set pieces, Jackson’s intercutting between the two stories, Gollum and Andy Serkis, the extended scenes, and more. Tune in!
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We kick off our new series exploring Peter Jackson’s first journey to Middle Earth – The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Today, we talk about the extended edition of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. It holds up incredibly well. What do we think of the additions in the extended version? Are there any elements that don’t work as well? And why does it still stand up as the model for fantasy filmmaking? Tune in!
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We wrap up our series about a crazy neon world of assassins with our discussion about Chad Stahelski’s 2023 film JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4. How does it all play out? Are we satisfied with the resolution? How do the stunt sequences work this go around? How about all of those homages? And does the expanding world of the High Table satisfy? Tune in!
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We return to the world of moles working both for the cops and with the criminals as we dig into Andrew Lau’s and Alan Mak’s 2003 follow-up INFERNAL AFFAIRS II. Does it work as a prequel? Does it get muddied with character information that feels unnecessarily included just because it’s a prequel? How does the further development of our police superintendent Wong and crimelord Sam work? Tune in to our March member bonus episode!
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We continue our journey with Mr. Wick, coming in hot minutes after Chapter Two ended with John on the run from, well, pretty much every assassin out there. Join us in this episode as we continue our John Wick series with Chad Stahelski’s 2019 film JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM.
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We continue our journey into John Wick’s world of assassins and fancy clothes with a conversation about Chad Stahelski’s 2017 follow-up, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2. Is it just more of the same? How is the expanded world-building going on here? What do we think of the new characters, stunts, and rules? And how about all that neon! Tune in.
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We dig into the mysterious world of assassins, stunts, and neon as we start our John Wick series. Today, we’re talking about where it all started: Chad Stahelski’s (and David Leitch’s) 2014 film JOHN WICK. Is it more than just the fantastic stunt work? How does the emotional throughline work? What about the cast? And how great is the Continental as part of the amazing world-building? Tune in!
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We wrap up our conversation about the Trainspotting films with a look at Danny Boyle’s 2017 legacy sequel, T2 TRAINSPOTTING. Is it a sequel that needed to happen? What do we think of the return to these characters? And would we be game to return again down the road? Tune in!
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We dive into Danny Boyle’s vibrant and dark film from 1996, TRAINSPOTTING, kicking off our conversations about it and its legacy sequel. How does the film hold up? What about the performances? Boyle’s directing? And how about that soundtrack? Tune in!
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