Our Midnight Cake: Discussion Series

Lumberdore joins Sultis and Beaches in The Nexus of Realities for a conversation about whatever comes to mind. Topics range from video games to Yip-Yip aliens from Sesame Street.

They are very different films, yet do they share any of the same characteristics that classify good storytelling? This is a segment of a conversation between Sultis and Beaches.

If you like explosions interrupted by contrivances, conveniences, melodrama, bad southern accents, and righteous guitar riffs, Con Air is the movie for you!

Modern filmmakers and studios could learn a thing or two from this masterpiece of cinema. We will discuss some of the reasons why this has become one of the most influential films to date.

Happy 4th of July! What better way to celebrate American Independence than enjoying (arguably) one of the best 4th of July movies ever made?

We discuss the Terry Gilliam cult classic, tackling technocracy, bureaucracy, hyper-surveillance, corporate statism, and more through an absurdist/satirical lens. If George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four was fun, it would come pretty close to Brazil.

Sultis, Lumberdore, and Doug discuss the beautiful film about life, death, love and war.

Sultis and Doug weigh in on this incredibly clever and hilarious series that has a surprising amount of depth. One-Punch Man has fast become one of their favorites.

David Leitch's action comedy adaptation of Kotaro Isaka's novel Maria Beetle is a fun, stylized film that delivers excellent performances from the talented cast.

A regular on "Worst Movies of All Time" lists, the production of Super Mario Bros. was as chaotic as it was revolutionary. Somehow, everybody involved was able to come together and produce a unique film.

Sultis, Beaches, and Lumberdore meet in the Nexus of Realities to discuss a bad feature length advertisement for a bad Will Smith single. Joining them for the first time is their friend Wes! You can check out what Wes has been up to on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@InadequateSeating/videos

On Doug's recommendation, the friends and trans dimensional beings take a dip into the world of famed horror mangaka Junji Ito, with the most recent adaptation of his work - Junji Ito Maniac, Japanese Tales of the Macabre. This is a series Doug has been interested in since it was announced, however, in a bizarre twist, Doug is nowhere to be found for the discussion.

In celebration of their achievement, the friends and trans-dimensional beings join together in the Nexus of Realities to discuss the movie that brought them together; the 1998 cult classic comedy BASEketball. Directed by David Zucker, and starring Trey Parker and Matt Stone, BASEketball is a sports comedy satire for the ages.

In this tragic comedy, it's one friend giving the other the finger... repeatedly.

Yes, Chef! The Menu satirizes the various elements of elitism, and it does so with a grotesque beauty and humor rarely experienced in modern cinema. Major spoilers ahead!

If you have ever wondered how bad a movie had to be to sink a production company, Masters of the Universe (1987) has you covered. Movies like this are phenomenal fun to goof on.

Finding themselves in a bit of a flop trend, the trans-dimensional friends meet in the Nexus to discuss The Northman, directed by Robert Eggers.

The trans-dimensional beings are back in the Nexus to kick off their third season of discussions! Setting the tone for the season? Black Adam!

Experimenting with a new, shorter format in the Nexus brings Sultis and Beaches together, to discuss whatever is on their minds.

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! To banish those post-holiday blues, Sultis, Beaches, and Lumberdore discuss one of Lumberdore's favorite Christmas movies, Santa's Slay. It is technically a movie.

Beaches suggests one of the most beloved, cult-classics that may or may not be a Christmas movie... Gremlins. This movie has all kinds of weirdness to enjoy, regardless.

Bajo joins Sultis in the Nexus of Realities to discuss an anomaly. Is Andor what "good Star Wars" is like? Spoilers ahead!

How in the world did an independent puppet-movie production land such an amazing cast? Sam Koji Hale's mystical, dark-fantasy, adventure movie certainly makes an impression in the Nexus.

The tragic passing of legendary actor Kevin Conroy - the definitive Batman for generations of fans - inspired this discussion. His absence will be felt for a long time to come.

Barbarian is a bonkers, horror film that will be spoiled completely should you listen to this conversation. This longer than usual transmission will be a wild ride for sure!