The Nextlander Watchcast

On this week's Watchcast Brad's documentary pick is up to bat, and he's selected Jurassic Punk, a movie that both chronicles the early days of computer generated special effects at ILM, and serves as a character study of the embittered genius that is Steve 'Spaz' Williams. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 132: Jurassic Punk (2022) (00:00:30) - Intro. (00:15:55) - The central...

It's time to kick off our month of documentaries, and leading us off is one of Alex's favorite slice of life stories in cinema, American Movie! Join us as we talk through Mark and his motley film crew's attempt at making the next great American horror short film, and then review the aforementioned short film as well. That's right, a double feature (technically)! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextland...

We round out our month of weird dystopian cities with the darkest dystopian city of them all: the one literally called Dark City. Join us as we try to find the way to Shell Beach, and along the way finally answer the question of what makes a man: his memory, or his power level. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 130: Dark City (1998) (00:00:25) - Intro. (00:01:10) - Getting in...

Ahhh, the French cinema! It's known for its excellence, and on this week's Watchcast that proves undeniably true as we check out Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's science fantasy classic, The City of Lost Children . CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 129: The City of Lost Children (1995) (00:00:39) - Intro. (00:02:44) - We head to France for our film this week, The City of Lo...

It's time to take a trip back in time to the crime-scorched hellscape of NYC circa 1979 in Walter Hill's The Warriors! Join us as we bop from the Bronx to Coney Island, taking on the many gangs of clowns and theater kids that run these New York City streets. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 128: The Warriors (1979) (00:00:55) - Intro. (00:04:08) - Trying to dial into the ton...

We're kicking off our month of Weird-Ass Dystopian Cities with Terry Gilliam's classic satirical nightmare, Brazil! Join us as we pick apart this strange world of failing systems and bureaucratic ass-covering that holds absolutely no similarity to the real world in which we live. Heh. Heh. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 127: Brazil (1985) (00:00:11) - Intro. (00:01:47) - O...

We're closing out February with our second Best Picture winner in a row, this time jetting off to South Korea for Bong Joon-ho's Parasite. How does it hold up a few years removed from its hype? Very well, it turns out! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 126: Parasite (2019) (00:00:24) - Intro. (00:01:28) - Our film this week is Bong Joon-ho's Parasite! (00:10:12) - A brief not...

This week on the Watchcast The Sting is the thing! Join us as we time warp all the way back to the depressed '30s and delight in the con-artistry of certified grifter hunks Robert Redford and Paul Newman. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 125: The Sting (1973) (00:00:58) - Intro. (00:03:50) - Our delightful romp of a movie this week: The Sting! (00:11:14) - Brad has somehow n...

Self-described Boiler Room expert Jeff Bakalar joins us to pick apart this turn of the millennium stock scam thriller, and while not every part of it holds up to our memories, it does manage to seize on one important truth: men will always find reasons to underfurnish their living spaces. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 124: Boiler Room (2000) (00:00:17) - Intro. (00:01:18)...

It may be a new month and a new theme, but the Watchcast ain't quite done with Jude Law yet. Join us as we dive into the twisted world of The Talented Mr. Ripley, and marvel at the gorgeous sights, the excellent performances, and the unbelievable abs on display. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 123: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) (00:00:37) - Intro. (00:04:55) - Some notes o...

We put Andrew Niccol's dystopian sci-fi murder mystery Gattaca through its paces, and come out the other side feeling like maybe this whole genetic perfection thing ain't all it's cracked up to be. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 122: Gattaca (1997 (00:00:27) - Intro. (00:01:43) - Closing out the month in style, with Gattaca! (00:04:44) - Production talk, and some of our to...

A.I. Artificial Intelligence is every bit the overlong and fractured feeling movie we remember from 24 years ago, but even with some of those negative feelings re-confirmed, we find plenty to discuss, dissect, and even appreciate about Spielberg's tribute to his friend Stanley. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 121: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) (00:01:26) - Intro. (00:...

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...