Second Chance Cinema

MC and Spro are back! Season Three comes with it some special surprises, a lot of friends, and a lot more movies that were railed against when they first came out, but aged like a fine wine to anybody that appreciates well told stories.  Today's Episode-- THE ONE with Jet Li.  Back in the day, everybody was getting a little tired of Matrix style action. But, now, with all this talk about Marvel's...

After a career downturn, during which he appeared in  Daredevil  and  Gigli  (both 2003), Affleck received a  Golden Globe  nomination for portraying  George Reeves  in the noir biopic  Hollywoodland  (2006). His directorial debut,  Gone Baby Gone  (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote and starred in the crime drama  The Town  (2010) and directed and starred...

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. His  accolades  include two  Academy Awards  and three  Golden Globe Awards . He began his career as a child when he starred in the  PBS  educational series  The Voyage of the Mimi  (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy  Dazed and Confused  (1993) an...

Fools Rush In is a 1997 American  romantic comedy  film starring  Matthew Perry  and  Salma Hayek , directed by  Andy Tennant . Fools Rush In received mixed reviews from critics. On  Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 34% based on reviews from 29 critics, with an average score of 5 out of 10.  A more positive review came from  Roger Ebert  of The Chicago-Sun Times, who gave the fil...

Waterworld is a 1995 American  post-apocalyptic   action film  directed by  Kevin Reynolds  and co-written by Peter Rader and  David Twohy . It was based on Rader's original 1986 screenplay and stars  Kevin Costner , who also produced it with Charles Gordon and John Davis. It was distributed by  Universal Pictures . The setting of the film is in the distant future. The  polar ice cap  has complete...

Easily the best performance by a chin since Kirk Douglas in Spartacus. And one of the most criminally underrated comic book adaptations of all time. Not anymore. Court is in session, and justice is about to be served...

Join MC and Spro as they try and figure out how this movie got on their list of movies to talk about when neither of them have seen it-- but they're sure glad they did.  Did you avoid Zathura because it looked like a Jumanji rip off? Did you know it is the unauthorized sequel to Jumanji? Does that make it all okay? Join the hosts of Second Chance Cinema as they stream this film on Netflix, talk ab...

MEET JESSICA.  Jessica Bendinger's movies have grossed over $500 million worldwide. Her directorial debut, Stick It, (starring Jeff Bridges and Missy Peregrym) had the highest per screen average on its' opening weekend, and was the #1 download on iTunes for 7 straight weeks. Jessica also wrote Bring It On, a "medicine in the candy" look at social and racial issues, complete with Spirit Fingers and...

MC and Spro take a deep dive into STICK IT, a movie that made some strong judgements against being judged, which perhaps is why the critics critiqued it so harshly. 

It's fourth and goal with the latest episode of Second Chance Cinema, in which our hosts are joined by the incomparable street poet, (Rudy, host of of The Vintage Baseball Podcast )to talk underdogs, girl power, and CGI snot that even James Cameron couldn't pull off.

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Spro and MC are joined once again by the incomparable Rudy as they explore the PSCU (Pauly Shore Cinematic Universe), starting with this underrated gem full of cones, grindage, and the best punch in movie history. Buhhhhh-ddy.

Not to sand our own floor, but this is EASILY the best episode of SCC yet. Join MC, Spro, and special guest Jeremy as we discuss the hilarious nuances of these underrated films, the continued evolution of Daniel LaRusso as a giant doosh who is ruining Mr. Miyagi's life, and the original plan for Karate Kid III.* *Hint: It was time travel. 

Is this Tim Robbins / Martin Lawrence laugh riot the best forgotten buddy comedy of all time? Yes. Yes it is. By the way, you got a spider on your head...

Is the hurricane bearing down on the Savannah wedding of Ben Affleck and Maura Tierney one of nature or Speed? Sandra Bullock turns in a performance that not even Steve Zahn can steal the show from. (With special guest, Lee Charles!)

"Parents just don't understand." - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince   Did you see this absolutely bonkers dark comedy? Probably not. If you love ridiculousness, gore, and Nicolas Cage yelling The Hokey Pokey, though, you're missing out. 

Val Kilmer's hair stars in this underrated suspense thriller about a crew of FBI profilers who, as it turns out, kind of suck at their jobs. 

Our hosts are joined by esteemed film critic, Lee Charles, to seriously aggravate a situation without actually changing the course of history, thanks to this classic hangout film featuring the directorial debut of Emilio "Emilio!" Estevez, Keith David's untouchable character work as an unhinged veteran, and a meditation on what being pals really means.  

It's James Bond vs The Volcano in this unrelenting 90s disaster flick, which joins our hosts and special guest Jeremy Brown - award-winning author of Zero Limit and Ocean Of Storms - to discuss the logistics of an acid lake, the redemption of an asshole granny, and the film's allegorical impact on modern times.

Special guest Rudy - AKA, "SwampFoxFrias", host of The Vintage Baseball Podcast  - joins our hosts to discuss the heroic quest of three friends, the assholes they meet along the way, and the proper way to vandalize a car. 

(Originally 3 Parts which aired: April 19th, 2020 - Part One April 24th, 2020 - Part Two May 1st, 2020 - Part Three) Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) [1]  is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget,  high-concept  action films characterized by  fast cutting , stylistic  cinematography  and visuals, and extensive use of  special effects , includin...

(Original Airdate - March 31st, 2020) Outbreak is a 1995 American  medical   disaster film  directed by  Wolfgang Petersen  and written by  Laurence Dworet  and  Robert Roy Pool . The film stars  Dustin Hoffman ,  Rene Russo ,  Morgan Freeman  and  Donald Sutherland , and co-stars  Cuba Gooding Jr. ,  Kevin Spacey  and  Patrick Dempsey . The film focuses on an outbreak of Motaba, a fictional  ebol...

(Original Airdate - December 4th, 2019) Death Sentence is a 2007 American  vigilante   action thriller film  loosely based on the 1975  novel of the same name  by  Brian Garfield ; although the novel is a sequel to Garfield's  Death Wish , the film is unconnected to the previous  Death Wish film series . Directed by  James Wan , the film stars  Kevin Bacon  as Nick Hume, a man who takes the law in...

(Original Airdate - November 5th, 2019) Toy Soldiers is a 1991 American  action film  directed by  Daniel Petrie Jr. , with a screenplay by Petrie and  David Koepp . It stars  Sean Astin ,  Wil Wheaton ,  Louis Gossett Jr. ,  Andrew Divoff ,  Mason Adams  and  Denholm Elliott . The plot revolves around an all-male boarding school overtaken by terrorists. While the authorities remain helpless, a gr...

(Original Airdate - October 9th, 2019) A Bug's Life is a 1998 American  computer-animated   comedy film  produced by  Pixar Animation Studios  for  Walt Disney Pictures  as its  second feature-length film , following  Toy Story  (1995). Directed by  John Lasseter  and co-directed by  Andrew Stanton  from a screenplay written by Stanton, Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw and a story conceived by Lasseter...