The Nextlander Watchcast

On this week's Watchcast we slice open and dig around inside Repo Men, a sci-fi thriller that borders on competence at times, and never fails to find a way to disgust. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 120: Repo Men (2010) (00:00:15) - Intro. (00:01:38) - Less than two minutes in and we're already wishing Cronenberg made this instead. (00:05:00) - Why does this movie, of all...

Buckle your seatbelts, and secure your airpods, as the Watchcast kicks off its month of Jude Law-flavored sci-fi with the rip-roaring (and entirely blue-screened) adventure of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 119: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) (00:00:48) - Intro. (00:03:00) - Some words about our reason for the season: Ju...

We're closing out 2024 for the Watchcast the only way we know how: with the most depressing movie we can fit into a theme. And this year it's with David Cronenberg's captivating Eastern Promises, featuring Viggo Mortensen like you've never seen him before. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 118: Eastern Promises (2007) (00:00:35) - Intro. (00:01:42) - Viggo appreciation right...

Midway through our December to Dismember, we've got Shane Black's bank-breaking screenplay The Long Kiss Goodnight, a chance for America's Sweetheart Geena Davis to maybe redeem herself after Cutthroat Island. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 117: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) (00:00:18) - Intro. (00:01:33) - Does Geena Davis get her redemption arc with this one (00:04:46)...

The Watchcast returns from its slumber for a trio of vaguely Christmas-related, and not-so-vaguely violence-related films, and we're kicking things off with Tim Burton's other Batflick, Batman Returns! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 116: Batman Returns (1992) (00:00:19) - Intro. (00:03:42) - Our topline feelings on this week's movie: Batman Returns! (00:16:56) - Getting in...

We close out our November the only way we know how: with a bad movie. A bad Final Fantasy movie no less, in Spirits Within. Join us as we pick apart this troubled and expensive production, our own histories with Final Fantasy, and just what it is that happens to your soul when one of those phantom things eats it. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 115: Final Fantasy: The Spiri...

We continue to dive ever deeper into the world of big budget failures with Waterworld, a sea-faring post-apocalyptic adventure so middle-of-the-road that only its astronomical budget could possibly be the source of its lasting cultural impact. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 114: Waterworld (1995) (00:00:21) - Intro. (00:02:10) - Our movie is Waterworld, let's get right int...

It's time again for our now-annual Turkey Month, and we're kicking off a November's worth of big budget turkeys with Cutthroat Island, the pirate movie that plundered Carolco of their last remaining doubloons, and sent Geena Davis' career as a swashbuckler off the side of a boat. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 113: Cutthroat Island (1995) (00:00:18) - Intro. (00:02:08) - O...

We close out our October of terror with the ghastliest, most chill-inducing horror anthology of all: The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror! Talking Simpsons' Henry Gilbert joins us as we rank our favorite Simpsons Halloween shorts from the golden age of the show. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 112: The Best of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror (00:00:28) - Intro. (00:01:07) -...

On this week's Watchcast we continue to barrel through our month of anthology horrors with the movie that spawned a shockingly successful found footage franchise in V/H/S! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 111: V/H/S (2012) (00:00:56) - Intro. (00:02:47) - Our movie this week: the found footage horror anthology, V/H/S! (00:05:57) - Boy, they have made a bunch of these things...

With Brad out this week, Remap Radio's Patrick Klepek is here to fill the third chair as we talk through one of his personal favorite horror anthologies, Trick 'r Treat! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 110: Trick 'r Treat (2007) (00:00:23) - Intro. (00:02:18) - Our movie this week: Trick 'r Treat! A movie that had a weirdly difficult path to being seen by the masses. (00:09...

It's officially spooky season here on the Watchcast, and we kick off our month of anthology horror with the dream team of George Romero, Stephen King, Tom Savini, and a cavalcade of early '80s stars in Creepshow! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 109: Creepshow (1982) (00:00:24) - Intro. (00:01:28) - Our film to kick off our month of horror anthologies: Creepshow! (00:05:55)...

We close out our month of vaguely video game related movies with the goopiest game in town, eXistenZ! Join us as we dive many layers deep into the subrealities of Cronenberg's fleshy cyberpunk delight to see if it holds up to our fond memories. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 108: eXistenZ (1999) (00:00:37) - Intro. (00:02:19) - What are we doing here? We're talking about e...

It's Ready Player One week on the Watchcast, and that's all Vinny Caravella's fault, so send any relevant complaints his way. Join us as we take our shift in the nostalgia mines of the Oasis, and wonder just how many empty licensed calories we can take in before overdosing. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 107: Ready Player One (2018) (00:00:52) - Intro. (00:01:40) - It's Re...

This week on the Watchcast, it's Cloak & Dagger! No, not the Marvel thing. The loosely Atari-related thing from the '80s! Join us as we discuss illegal game tapes, Dabney Coleman's action hero credentials, and how we feel having just watched the kid from E.T. kill a guy. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 106: Cloak & Dagger (1984) (00:00:24) - Intro. (00:01:00) - Our...

Continuing along our path of video game related movies, we come to last year's Apple TV retelling of the story of Tetris and its makers. Join us as we dig through the true history of the game, pick apart the extremely Hollywood-ized additions to the story, and muse about our own histories with Tetris. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 105: Tetris (2023) (00:00:13) - Intro. (0...

We're kicking off a full month of video game related movies with what is far and away the most important video game commercial of our collective childhoods, The Wizard! Join us as we torment our younger selves by forcing them to confront the cold, hard reality of a movie from our youth not quite standing up to the test of time...or the test of anything, really. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlande...

We're closing out our run of movies with Twin Peaks cast members with the '80s punk classic, Repo Man! Join us as we chase down a rogue Chevy Malibu, do a bunch of idiotic crimes, and explore the lattice of coincidence that binds us all. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 103: Repo Man (1984) (00:00:12) - Intro. (00:01:35) - Our film this week: Repo Man! And some discussion of...

On this week's Watchcast we continue our loose theme of films featuring Twin Peaks actors that also happen to take place in Los Angeles and have memorable soundtracks with the 1987 sci-fi/horror/action romp, The Hidden! Join us and Agent Not Cooper as we track down a body-hopping, spree-killing alien before he becomes President of the United States. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast...

Before the Watchcast goes on a one week hiatus, we've got one more movie to shove into your faces, and this time it's the Schwarzenegger squib and explosion fest Commando! And Dan Ryckert's here to lend his film school analysis to this classic of the dudes blowing up genre.  CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 101: Commando (1985) (00:00:18) - Intro. (00:01:53) - Where has Comm...

Twin Peaks is wrapped, but we find ourselves longing for more time with the cast, so why not dig into some of the non-Lynch movies these folks have made over the years? First up, Robert Forster's triumphant comeback movie and, at least in one host's estimation, Quentin Tarantino's best overall work, Jackie Brown! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 100: Jackie Brown (1997) (00:...

The watching may have concluded, but the discussion is not yet over! Join us as we dive into the books, the wikis, the fan theories, and everything else that encompasses Twin Peaks one last time. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Bonus Episode 002: Twin Peaks: The Books and Everything Else (00:00:40) - Intro. (00:06:45) - What did the guys go hunting for in the intervening week. (00:...

The final of Twin Peaks: The Return is upon us, and all that's left to do is vanquish evil, find Laura, and come to a definite and complete understanding of exactly what the hell is going on in whatever year this is.  CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 099: Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 17 & 18 (00:00:48) - Intro. (00:06:09) - A short housekeeping note about next week's bon...

A mere four episodes stand between us and the conclusion of Twin Peaks, and this week we're saying goodbye to some old friends, some new foes, and our already tenuous grip on reality. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 098: Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 15 & 16 (00:00:19) - Intro. (00:03:51) - Kicking off Part 15, or There's Some Fear in Letting Go. (00:13:45) - We finally...

On this week's Watchcast we're up to parts 13 and 14 in Twin Peaks: The Return. Join us as we wander aimlessly through the woods, dream our Monica Bellucci dreams, and sing along to everyone's favorite James Hurley song. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 097: Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 13 & 14 (00:00:15) - Intro. (00:03:29) - Alex's weekly mea culpa (there's a lot to ke...