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  Strange Days 1995

  Watched 26 Jun 2024

  In this episode of our 2024 Kathryn Bigelow Marathon we are discussing her follow-up to Point Break, an audacious and wildly misunderstood Sci-Fi opus Strange Days. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us wonder why audiences failed to connect with this movie, how its immersive aesthetic works both in favour and against the idea of accessibility and how the movie is a bit like a burrito. We also talk Angela Bassett’s skills in driving flaming cars, Vincent D’Onofrio looking a bit like Orson Welles, and of course, Tom Sizemore’s epic hair.

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  Rage 1972

  Watched 21 Jun 2024

  In this episode of the show we are discussing the 1972 film Rage directed by and starring George C. Scott. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the many ways in which this film fits in the microtrend of revenge fantasies which sprouted across cinema of the 70s, how it adds to the legacy of anti-establishment paranoid thriller and whether it is a de facto libertarian fantasy owing a lot to Lonely Are the Brave…

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  Jaws: The Revenge 1987

  Watched 22 Jul 2022

  The third sequel, with its diminishing box office returns and no positive critical returns whatsoever, effectively kyboshed JAWS movies until further notice. Maybe the roaring shark or Lorraine Gary with their special telepathic powers could tell us if there will be another JAWS film in the future.

  As it is though, JAWS: THE REVENGE gave us a lot to discuss. We're delighted to have had MJ Smith join us from the podcast LET'S JAWS FOR A MINUTE to talk about…

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  Jaws 3-D 1983

  Watched 22 Jul 2022 1

  No one in our chat maintained that JAWS 3-D was good, per se. However, there is a lot of suggestion on guidance of how a viewer needs to go about watching the second JAWS sequel.

  MJ Smith from the podcast LET'S JAWS FOR A MINUTE joins us to share his views on JAWS' second sequel, 1980s special effects, the 3-D gimmick, and wherein lies the merit.

  This was a jumbo-sized recording where we talked JAWS sequels and ORCA as the…