Sequelcast 2 and Friends

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Eric Windsor, Tony Minsent, and Sean Christopher Franson lead a spirited discussion on the aggregate ratings of the controversial DCEU. From Man of Steel to The Suicide Squad, these films are critiqued, ribbed, and analyzed amidst a crowd of enthusiastic fans.  Please note that The Joker was not part of the ranking because it appears to be in its own timeline, alth...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss the first film of the Suicide Squad duology. Bad guys help a rogue group commit morally ambiguous deeds to save the world in a convoluted fashion whilst predictable music drops accompany them. Starring Ike Barinholtz, Viola Davis, Margot Robbie & Will Smith. Based on the cult DC comics created by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, and Joh...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and BJ discuss the last film in the original Star Wars trilogy, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. A son (Mark Hamill) burns his dad's (Sebastian Shaw) corpse.  Wrapping up the first arc of the Skywalker Saga a little too neatly, Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi meanders its way to a moving finale. Jabba the Hutt's spectacle is tons of fun,...

First, Mat Bradley-Tschirgi has an interview with popular Star Wars podcaster Jason Swank of Rebel Force Radio on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Then, Mat, Thrasher, and BJ have a longer discussion on the movie itself. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) ditches his friends to train with an old green alien (Frank Oz).  After the victorious ending of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, t...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and BJ discuss the movie that started the Star Wars craze those kids are into, Star Wars; it was later rereleased as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) thinks being a farmer sucks, so he meets an old man (Alec Guinness) who gives him a glowy sword.  After he couldn't buy the movie rights for Flash Gordon, writer-director George...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss the fourth film in the original Critters saga. Charlie (Don Keith Opper) is put into carbon freeze with two Critters eggs, but they get picked up decades later by the RSS Tesla. Starring Angela Bassett, Brad Dourif, and Terrance Mann.  Going for an Alien pastiche, Critters 4 shows a spark or two of cleverness with its cast of genre...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss third film in the original Critters saga. Families in a rundown apartment complex bicker while Critters try to murder them.  A direct-to-video cheapie, Critters 3 is the feature film debut of Leonardo DiCaprio. The jokes are more slapstick this time around. An uninspired setting and muted violence make for a not great sequel. There...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss the Simpsons NES Trilogy (Bart Vs. The Space Mutants, Bart Vs. The World, Bartman Meets Radioactive Man) with Dan Kitchen, Game Designer on those titles and many more! Featuring puzzles, platforming, and a look that is rather successful at recreating the show on a 8-bit platform, these games are better than one might remember. After the...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss the career of the late Richard Donner. Although he directed his first feature in his early 30s with X-15, his motion picture directing career didn't start in earnest until the original The Omen film in 1976. Donner directed hits in a variety of genres from superhero (Superman) and family films (The Goonies) to buddy cop (Lethal Weapon)...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss the 1988's Critters 2: The Main Course. Critter eggs survive a trip from the farm to the main town of Grover's Bend. Zaniness ensues. Mick Garris, the Master of Horror himself, directs and co-writes Critters 2: The Main Course. Mostly taking place in broad daylight compared to the first film, Critters 2 makes use of its Easter setting f...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss movies based on retail, restaurant, and other odd jobs from their past. Learn about quirky movies and the hosts' even quirkier lives! Sequelcast 2 and Friends is part of the Greenlit Podcast Network Follow the show on Twitter @Sequelcast2 Like our Sequelcast 2 Facebook Page Listen to Marc with a C's music podcast Discography. Buy Thrash...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss the original Critters movie from 1986. Roly poly aliens with a bite crash a family farm to feast on humans.  The feature directorial debut of Stephen Herek (The Mighty Ducks, Holy Man), Critters leans heavier on science-fiction at the start before turning into a contained horror action film set on a family farm. There is a sense of humo...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie. Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) and Cole Young (Lewis Tan) have to travel to Gary, Indiana to set free Kano (Josh Lawson) so they can uncover their true potential.  In the works for a few decades (including once as a direct sequel to Mortal Kombat: Annihilation), this reboot of the Mortal Kombat Cinematic Uni...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi and Alex discuss lost films and TV episodes.   Sometimes the original director's cut of a movie never gets released! Other times, the film never comes out period. Among the lost films discussed are Jerry Lewis' The Day The Clown Cried, Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons, and Mel Brooks' Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.  Sequelcast 2 and Friends is part of the Greenlit Podcast...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Armies both good and evil battle to claim the dwarven treasure. Starring Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, and Cate Blanchett.  The finale to the stuffed Hobbit trilogy, director Peter Jackson does provide on the epic battle front. Things hurry along a bit too muc...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Bilbo is convinced to burgle by a cadre of dwarves and a wizard. Starring Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ian McKellen, and Cate Blanchett.  A meandering middle chapter in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit Trilogy, Desolation of Smaug features less of the titular dragon than you migh...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi and Thrasher ask each other random questions about film and TV.  Whether it's documentary features mutating into long miniseries or Disney features that should be adapted to Broadway, this is a rambling discussion on topics you may not have even thought of before!  Sequelcast 2 and Friends is part of the Greenlit Podcast Network Follow the show on Twitter @Sequelcast2 Li...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, Alex Miller and special guest Jonathan Dunn ( host of the Our Three Cents podcast ) discuss The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Bilbo is convinced to burgle by a cadre of dwarves and a wizard. Starring Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, and Cate Blanchett.  The first in a trilogy (!!!) of movies based off The Hobbit, Peter Jackson...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi and Thrasher discuss Vegas Vacation. A family goes to Las Vegas and zaniness ensues. Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Ethan Embry, Marisol Nichols, Randy Quaid, Wayne Newton, and Sid Caesar. Vegas Vacation is a bit long in the tooth, but Randy Quaid reprising his role as Uncle Eddie helps things greatly. Although Vegas is more limited in scope than the original or...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss Terminator: Dark Fate. Grace is sent from the future to protect Dani from the Rev-9, a new model of Terminator. Starring Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Yet another attempt to launch a new trilogy of Terminator films, Terminator: Dark Fate has series creator James Cameron involve...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss the 1998 Psycho remake. Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn) runs a motel and kills tenants once in a while.  Controversial at the time for being a remake of a stone cold classic of the horror genre, Gus Van Sant's Psycho is a mostly shot for shot remake with some dreamlike imagery slapped in during certain scenes to make it more surreal. Vince...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss Psycho IV: The Beginning. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) calls into a talk radio show about serial killers and tells the host Fran Ambrose (CCH Pounder) all about his twisted childhood. Made for Showtime and directed by horror maven Mick Garris (Critters 2), this is the only Psycho sequel written by Joseph Stefano, the screenwriter of t...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss Bates Motel. Norman Bates is dead but leaves most of his inheritance to Alex West (Bud Cort), a youth he befriended at the asylum. Can Alex and Willie (Lori Petty) make enough money to pay their first month's mortgage at the Bates Motel? A backdoor pilot to a TV series, this awful TV movie takes a loose connection to the films and runs...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi and Thrasher discuss National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. A family reunion over the holidays leads to a shitter being full.  Easily the best in the series, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation has heart along with the extreme gags. There are some references to the first film, the kids are different as always, and it has smaller stakes. Aside from driving and sledding,...

Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi, Thrasher, and Alex Miller discuss Psycho III. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is let out of an insane asylum for good behavior, but can he return to normalcy without wanting to kill Bates Motel tenants again? Although many critics labeled Psycho 3 as too camp, its giallo influenced lighting and more grisly murders make this the most violent film in the series. Anthony Pe...