Buffalo Bill's Basement

Buffalo Bill’s Basement is back with episode 5, and this week’s pick is The Invisible Man (1933), James Whale’s Universal horror classic starring Claude Rains as Dr. Jack Griffin, the scientist who makes himself invisible with dire consequences. We break down the story, the characters, and the performances, including how little of Rains is actually seen on screen. The big draw is the special effec...

Buffalo Bill’s Basement is back with episode 4, and this week’s pick is The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Tim Burton’s stop-motion musical about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who stumbles onto Christmas and decides he wants to take it over. Stephen and Steve Privitera break down the plot, the story of Jack and Sally, and why this movie is still one of the most re-watch...

We’re reviewing The Batman (2022), Matt Reeves’ dark, detective-driven take on the Caped Crusader starring Robert Pattinson. We break down Pattinson’s brooding Bruce Wayne, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano’s terrifying Riddler, and Colin Farrell’s unrecognizable Penguin. Plus the noir-soaked Gotham, Michael Giacchino’s score, that Nirvana needle drop, and the Batmobile chase in the rain. Is this...

Transformers: The Movie is back in theaters for its 40th anniversary, and we're revisiting the 1986 animated film that traumatized a generation. Hasbro and Fathom's "Apology Tour" re-release brought the movie back in 4K, so we're breaking down Optimus Prime's death, Unicron, Orson Welles' final role, Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, and that legendary 80s rock soundtrack. Does it still hit as hard in 2...

We're kicking off our new one-movie-per-week format with Highlander (1986), the cult classic about immortal swordsmen battling across the centuries. Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod, Sean Connery as Ramírez, Clancy Brown's unforgettable Kurgan, and that Queen soundtrack: we dig into all of it. Does Russell Mulcahy's sword-and-sorcery-meets-MTV style still hold up 40 years later? Welcome to th...

In the second episode of Buffalo Bill's Basement, hosts Stephen, Steve, and Cooper sit down to dissect a whirlwind of news across gaming, film, and theme parks. The trio kicks things off with the casting of Ryan Hurst as Kratos in the God of War TV series, debating the impossible task of shrinking a 30-hour epic into a handful of episodes. What is the fate of the Star Wars franchise following Kath...

In the premiere episode of Buffalo Bill's Basement , hosts Stephen Alexander Privitera and Cooper Privitera sit down with Eric Anthony Leong, a professional prop master and fabricator based in Atlanta, Georgia. Together, they dive into Eric's unexpected journey into the film industry and his work on major projects like The Walking Dead . The group discusses the current state of film production in...