Redshirt Cinema Club

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is probably going to be the last Indiana Jones film they ever make. And on paper it's got everything an Indie film needs - a globe-trotting hunt for a long-lost artifact, Nazis (one of whom is really massive), a strong-willed female lead, an inexplicably competent child and a jaunt into the paranormal that just about hangs-on to the cliff of feasibility. It's...

Nineteen years after his supposed last crusade, Harrison Ford is back as Indiana Jones; older, wiser and up against aliens and Russians this time. Marion is back and also along for the ride is Mutt - Shia LaBeouf's renegade greaser who's inexplicably good at fencing and swinging on vines. Does Spielberg's 2008 digital-age sequel capture the magic of the original trilogy? You probably know the answ...

It's time for The Last Crusade! (Until the other two - which we don't talk about, unless we're making podcasts about them). Indiana Jones is back doing what he does best - punching Nazis, saving loved ones, and somehow doubting the existence of the divine despite being on-site when a biblical artifact melted a squad of German troops. This time he's after the sippy cup of Jesus H Christmas himself,...

Our Indy adventure continues with The Temple Of Doom, a sequel that's both darker and sillier than the original. Because what do kids like better than human sacrifice and seeing their heroes go evil? Rawdog heart amputation and an army of slave children of course. Thank you Mr Spielberg! Despite or quite probably because of all this, Temple Of Doom is Rob's favourite Indy film. Will he still feel...

Welcome to Redshirt Cinema Club, a weekly podcast about watching movies with friends.  And this week - what a movie. We’re starting a brand new series with Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark - a powerful nostalgic swirl of magic, memories, and unmissable quotes for Nath and Dave, and 90 minutes of wishing we were talking about The Mummy instead for Rob. I guess he never went to Sun...

Before we dive into the opinion snake pit that will be this podcast after we watch the Indiana Jones series, we decided to each rank our personal top five Spielberg movies and go to bat for them in this bonus episode. From sharks, aliens and dinosaurs to World War II and apocalyptic sci-fi, it's hard to argue against Spielberg as the most important and influential filmmaker in cinema history. Host...

We’ve been telling Rob for years that he reminds us of Michael Douglas’ at-breaking-point character from Falling Down. This week - to celebrate the podcast turning one year old - we sat down to watch the film, and regretted saying that almost immediately. Though we did find plenty to admire in this still alarmingly relevant violent urban rampage. Join us to find out why. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

This week we're diving into the Redshirt inbox, reading all the excellent emails we've criminally ignored for however long it was since we last did a mailbag episode. Get ready to enjoy witty and insightful chats about plot holes, wrestling, and marital history of James Cameron. Let us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at redshirtcinemaclub@gmail.com and support us on Patreon at p...

Hello and welcome to Redshirt Cinema Club, a weekly podcast about dads, pirates, and humungous fairies. Rounding off our rewatch of our individual picks for the best film of 1991, this week Dave's choice takes us to Neverland, and to Steven Spielberg's Hook. We all know that the core of Peter Pan's story is that he never grew up. What this high concept follow-up to the classic children's tales pre...

Hello and welcome to Redshirt Cinema Club, a weekly podcast about robots that become our dad.   This week we continue our series on the best films 1991 with Rob's number one pick, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. This is James Cameron's sequel to his own 1984 noirish tech thriller, this time broadened into a family-friendly blockbuster in line with the career trajectory of its star, bad robo...

Hello and welcome to Redshirt Cinema Club, a weekly podcast about robbing the rich, and storing the proceeds in an elaborate tree house.   This week we begin our series on our individual picks for the best film of 1991, starting with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Objectivity is going out the window, Robin Hood is coming back the other way, and everyone is having the best time. Except Ro...

The first of our retrospective mini-seasons focuses on the movies of 1991. Why? I think because Nath just wanted an excuse to talk about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, but also it gives us the opportunity to each rank our top ten movies of the year and who doesn't love a ranking. We'll be watching each host's number 1 pick over the next three weeks, plus a community-voted movie for one of May's bo...

Why do people keep going back to that island filled with dinosaurs? In the case of Jurassic Park 3 it's to a) save a missing boy and b) witness how much cleverer velociraptors have got. They can talk now! Set traps! And pretend to be statues! Not to be outdone by the newly introduced Spinosaurus which swallows a phone and proceeds to announce itself with a ringtone, like some monstrous version of...

The Lost World? They've only found it. How do you follow up a groundbreaking blockbuster that rewrote the rules of action cinema with a t-rex and three velociraptors? With TWO t-rexes and SIX velociraptors of course. The lads at InGen remember they left a massive island full of dinosaurs on simmer when a child's face is eaten, so they convince the world's premier open-shirted mathematician to retu...

A brand new series is upon us! One with miraculous dinosaurs, underhand IT contractors, and perilous adventure. Throughout April we'll be revisiting the original Jurassic Park trilogy, beginning with Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking 1993 original. The movie is a firm podcast favourite, especially for Rob and Dave, but will the film's standard-setting digital effects hold up? Has the early-90s tec...

This really is it! The end of the Matrix series so far. Morpheus has died in a game you didn't play and Hugo Weaving was doing some theatre so Agent Smith has a new face. But the big news is that Neo is alive, somehow, and trapped in a new Matrix devoted to nodding self-referentially at the old one, while Trinity has become just a regular, Ducatti-riding, Hollywood hot mom of two regular kids. Joi...

This is it! The end of the Matrix series, until they made another one. With Neo trapped in a cybercoma and strapped on a gurney next to a man doing a cartoonish Hugo Weaving impression, WHO will be available to speak to the big machine face and force a ceasefire before the squids interrupt the eternal raving of Zion? It barely matters. Join us as we discuss what is supposed to be happening in this...

With Nath exiting the Matrix (and the country) this week, Rob and Dave are taking the opportunity to read some of your amazing emails (and some of the less amazing ones too). We talk future plans, rugby fans and questionable flans. Does anyone even read these genius descriptions?! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes every month...

How do you follow the most iconic sci-fi action movie of all time? By building an actual freeway to stage an elaborate reaction set piece, making your hero fly and then having him fight 100 Hugo Weavings. Does The Matrix Reloaded deliver where it counts however? Get ready for some OPINIONS. Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes ev...

We're unplugging from the real world and diving into The Matrix over the next few weeks, starting with the breathtaking 1999 original that changed the course of action cinema forever. How will it hold up 25 years on? Was Cypher right? Why am I me, and not someone else? We tackle all of these questions and more in today's episode! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcin...

Before we dive into our next series, this week we're pausing to reflect on fandom and the effect it's had on our lives. Has fandom shaped our sense of identity? Do we physically display our fandoms, and look for communities of like minded people? Are there fandoms we've forgotten and rediscovered? Please share your own stories with us! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redsh...

As is becoming tradition, we're taking a breath this week and plunging our heads into the mailbag before we set out on an adventure in a far away galaxy. As always, we've been sent some excellent observations, anecdotes and conversation starters from all around the world. Prepare to laugh, gasp, and strongly disagree! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to r...

Our David Lynch mini-season comes to a close with 2001's Hollywood nightmare, Mulholland Dr. Like Twin Peaks, Mulholland Dr started life as a pilot for an ABC TV series, but became a self-contained puzzle of a film when that pilot was rejected. The resulting movie is part-Cinderalla story, part noir throwback, and part artful commentary on the power dynamics and hidden spaces of the dream factory...

Our journey through the works of David Lynch brings us to Twin Peaks, the hit 1990 TV phenomenon that's influenced everything from Alan Wake to Stranger Things and still loved and talked about 35 years on. The thing Lynch made, alongside writer Mark Frost, around which a genuine fandom was born - people travel to the real life Great Northern Hotel for coffee and cherry pie. But what will we make o...

Our season celebrating and exploring the films of David Lynch continues with 1986's Blue Velvet. What a pairing with last week's film, Dune - the same director, star, and producer bring us a film of vastly different scope, and unique perspective. Blue Velvet is the story of a young man's involvement with a mystery, a dreamy love story interrupted by the rich textures of a sensual nightmare. It's u...