A Cosmic Void

 This week for A Cosmic Void we cover the film that broke out so many actors to the main screen: Boogie Nights. We discuss Burt Reynold's feud with Paul Thomas Anderson, the staggering amount of actors who broke out because of this film, and where we think the characters wound up after this story, and so much more!

 This week on A Cosmic Void Biggs and Jeremiah dive into the eighties inspired throwback horror movie: The Void. We talk about the tropes that make a Lovecraftian horror movie, the choice to use practical effects, and the directors this movie cribs off of. 

 This week on A Cosmic Void we cover the 2021 Dune which is out in theaters and HBO Max right now! We cover it beat for beat with a superfan, as well as one who is not, to peel back the truth on whether this movie works. We talk about the struggle to adapt a monumental science fiction classic through the decades. And we take some spice to wonder what we will see in the future. https://op...

 This week on A Cosmic Void we talk about Jordan Peeles' Us. We comb over the Easter eggs stuffed within the frames. We look over the many examples of duality that mirror the themes of the film. And we discuss why Lupita Nyong'o hasn't gotten the career we feel she deserves (hint, it's racism). And this is just scratching the surface of content tethered within the podcast.

  This episode of A Cosmic Void we talk about one of the most terrifying movies ever made...The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. We talk about how they tricked audiences into thinking it was real, while actually showing them a commentary of the meat packing plant and the Nixon administration(?) Plus we wind through the puzzling corridors that are the sequels, prequels, remakes, and reboots of the fr...

 This episode of A Cosmic Void celebrates The Sopranos movie: The Many Saints of Newark with special returning guest: Stan Liszewski of Terminal Nation. We note the many ways it mirrors the show, while still subverting expectations. We get to the bottom of what this film is and isn't about. And of course we note the many influences on the movie from other gangster fair, as well as from i...

 This week A Cosmic Void checks out the classic Universal film: Bride of Frankenstein! We examine how LBGTQ and feminist narratives run through the James Whale helmed movie. This film had many scenes challenging religion stripped out, and the studio had a giant battle just to get the film onto the silver screen. We also take a quick look at the other films Frankenstein's monster staggered thr...

 This week on A Cosmic Void we watch the true to life story of conman who escaped from prison four times in I Love You Phillip Morris. In addition to deconstructing the plot we compare it with the real life story. We examine the peaks and valleys of Jim Carrey's career, and so much more. Check it out!

This week the podcast A Cosmic Void talks about the all timer helmed by Tina Fey: Mean Girls. We talk about where it’s placed in the pantheon of comedies of the last twenty years. We discuss the book it’s based off of: Queen Bees and Wannabes. We also ask whether the movie is still relevant to teens today. So check it out, it’s so fetch. Jeremiah just told me to stop saying it’s fetch. It’s not go...

 This episode of A Cosmic Void unwraps the 1999 classic: The Mummy. In addition to breaking down the plot of the movie we examine the bad racial stereotypes, whether this movie is feminist or not, and how Brendan Frasier was nearly killed twice making it. Plus we walk through the crazy long road Universal traveled to make this reboot a reality: twice George A. Romero was to direct, as well as...

 Dust off your telephoto lens, binoculars, and leg cast and join A Cosmic Void this week for the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock classic: Rear Window. We talk about how it dissects voyeurism, holding it's characters, as well as the viewer accountable. We also explore bad sexual politics running behind the movie, as well as the two grisly murders that helped shape it's plot. And of course we note how in...

 This week A Cosmic Void examines the hit play turned Disney Plus movie: Hamilton. Matt Campbell of the We Had a Good Life podcast helps explore it's themes on legacy, discuss it's fully drawn characters, how they stack against the real life figures, and whether this presentation counts as a movie. Plus we break down the influences that helped shape it, among many other things. This episode s...

 Jeremiah Perez returns to hosting A Cosmic Void covering the one of the more recent musicals: La La Land. We discuss it's parallels to the stars careers, whether a jazz career in Los Angeles is even possible, and all the movies it pays homage to. Check it out before it's swooped away by another podcast.

Time Machine Media steps in to talk about the cult classic from 1984 that launched Emilio(!) Estevez's career and had a soundtrack that was pivotal to punk music in the eighties: Repo Man!

 This week A Cosmic Void dives into the film that's widely credited with starting the noir movement in film: The Maltese Falcon. John Huston's first turn at directing started a whole genre, hit the AFI's top 100, was one of the first movies preserved by the Library of Congress, and came up with an all timer for a macguffin. This episode breaks down the tangled web of lies woven intricately wi...

 This week A Cosmic Void has special guest Darren Michael from Musclelizard Gaming to continue our Evil Dead trilogy talk with Sam Raimi's cult classic Army of Darkness! We probably dive way to deep into a film about a time traveling housewares clerk with a chainsaw arm fighting deadites, but we'd have it no other way. Every reference is explained. Every lack of nuance of time travel is explo...

 Stop me if you've heard this before. A man has a mutant baby that cries all the time and gets sores all over his face when he thinks about having an affair, but at least a woman in the radiator keeps him company. That's right, this week A Cosmic Void is covering the surreal 1977 cult classic Eraserhead. Biggs tries to break down the symbology of the film, David Lynch's ap...

 For this week of A Cosmic Void we cover Steven Spielberg's first blockbuster, hell the first modern blockbuster ever, Jaws! Zach Siegel and Matt Mason of the Watch No Evil podcast help weigh in whether it holds up, how adversity made this a better movie, and what exactly the apple means in Spielberg movies among many other topics. You'll love this sprawling conversation! Follow the show on S...

David Fincher’s Seven is the spotlight of this week’s A Cosmic Void. Biggs examines the pissing match behind the movie, the crazy detail in the frame, the almost made prequel, the sort of made sequel, and that’s just getting started! Follow on Spotify, Stitcher, or where you get your podcasts!

 This episode of A Cosmic Void we got the beat! Fast Times at Ridgemont High is examined. The movie based off of a book based off of real life incidents changed the shape of teen sex comedies forever. And it broke out a hugely talented cast. Every angle is is examined in this quick podcast!

 Ren Itsuki Fox joins A Cosmic Void to talk about the 1997 anime about identity, Perfect Blue. We discuss how it was ahead of it's time with the way the world adapted to social media, and examining how pop star careers were managed. We also talk about how Darren Aronofsky purchased the rights to it, and then pulled from it for two of his movies. And of course there's a whole myriad topics I c...

 This week A Cosmic Void has Maxwell Amadeus of Under the knife tackling the influential hit from the nineties: Menace II Society. We ask if our protagonist was doomed to his fate from the start, what happened with Tupac on the set, and if it ties in with American History X. Check this one out today!

 A Cosmic Void looks at a little seen movie that's an interesting milkshake of many other zombie properties: The Girl with All the Gifts. Jeremiah and Biggs figure out which movies make up its parts, and debate the subtext that lies within. There's a lot packed in this hour that you'll want to put in your earbulbs!

A Cosmic Void is joined by Eric Tuten of the Movies With Wrestlers podcast to talk about one of the favorites of a huge franchise, Star Trek: First Contact. We talk about Jonathan Frakes taking the helm for the best received of the TNG era of Trek movies. We note that it's the inverse of Wrath of Kahn, Patrick Stuart is really ripped, the Borg Queen is kind of hot while looking like an extra from...

 This week on A Cosmic Void we cover the controversial Brian De Palma remake: Scarface. We talk about Hollywood's willingness to go with brown face, Pacino's amazing performance, the roots of the film, it's influence on hip hop, and so a mountain of other subjects. If you love the film, or hate it, you're going to want to listen to this episode.