Total Reboot with Cameron James & Alexei Toliopoulos

Alexei speaks to filmmaker Peter Strickland (In Fabric, Berberian Sound Studio, The Duke of Burgundy) about his latest film FLUX GOURMET in cinemas now (see it at GOLDEN AGE ).  NEXT: The World According to Garp, the first dramatic turn from Robin Williams. Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE . We're going weekly on patreon covering everything fro...

Holy Spicoli! We watched the teen classic Fast Times @ Ridgemont High! Cool! NEXT: The World According to Garp, the first dramatic turn from Robin Williams. Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE . We're going weekly on patreon covering everything from coming attractions, what we have watched and bonus movie episodes. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

We talk about one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's most iconic roles, Conan the Barbarian the titular character of the high fantasy classic.  NEXT: Fast Times at Ridgemont High Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE . We're going weekly on patreon covering everything from coming attractions, what we have watched and bonus movie episodes. See omnystudio.com...

They're here! They being, Alexei, Cameron and special guest Ben Russell to discuss POLTERGEIST the classic haunted house flick from the twisted minds of Tobe Hooper and Stevie! NEXT: CONAN THE BARBARIAN Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE . We're going weekly on patreon covering everything from coming attractions, what we have watched and bonus mo...

We're back and we're reunited with Jackson & Duscher from Sanspants to return to the realm of little alien buddies adventuring on Earth with ET.  NEXT: POLTERGEIST... more from Spielberg in the suburbs. Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE . We're going weekly on patreon covering everything from coming attractions, what we have watched and bonu...

She's got a GREAT PODCASST! Closing out the heist miniseries with one last job. A job big enough to retire on. Blake Howard (ONE HEAT MINUTE) joins us to recount his experience meeting De Niro, Pacino and producer Art Linson.  NEXT miniseries: SUMMER '82... blockbuster summer of 1982. The summer that changed cinema forever.  Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT,...

The Red Circle from Melville, is regarded as one of the great heist and crime films of all time. Heist movie expert Blake Howard joins Alexei to discuss why.  NEXT in {HEIST}: HEAT Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE . We're going weekly on patreon covering everything from coming attractions, what we have watched and bonus movie episodes. FINDING...

Cam & Lex talk about the latest film from Cooper Raif with Cha Cha Real Smooth and Alexei recommends the queer comedy take on Pride & Prejudice, Fire Island.  NEXT in {HEIST}: Le Cercle Rouge (The Red Circle) from the greatest, Jean-Pierre Melville... track this one down. One of the most definitively cool French gangster pictures in history.  Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to o...

Quentin Tarantino birthed film bro culture into this world with his DIALOGUE-driven debut Reservoir Dogs... the heist film without a heist.  NEXT in {HEIST}: Le Cercle Rouge (The Red Circle) from the greatest, Jean-Pierre Melville... track this one down. One of the most definitively cool French gangster pictures in history.  Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTA...

Wes Anderson returns back to the heist genre with this adaptation of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox. But unlike his debut feature, Bottle Rocket, this time Wes is making it all out of stop motion animation and the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, and Bill Murray. NEXT in {HEIST}: RESERVOIR DOGS the debut film from Quentin Tarantino (famous fil...

You better believe we F with filmmaker Gary Gray. We introduce you to the underseen ripper of 90s era heist films with Set It Off starring Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah and Vivica A. Fox in a bank job that blends thrills with social resonance.  NEXT in {HEIST}: Wes Anderson's stop motion animation adaptation of Roald Dahl's THE FANTASTIC MR FOX Check out CANCELLED MOVIE REPORT feat Alexei on AP...

In his latest adventure, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV attempts to pull of his most daring mission yet, saving cinema from the brink of desolation. Top Gun: Maverick is it cool or does it rule? Blake Howard joins Alexei to answer that question.  NEXT in {HEIST}: SET IT OFF (1996) Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE . We're going weekly on patreon...

If you're unfamiliar, we used to host a podcast about Mike Myers called Mike Check. The guy is our hero. Cam & Lex return to the Mike Check Republic to discuss Mike Myers big return to our screens, with his Netflix series THE PENTAVERATE! Mike plays heaps of fricking characters and we examine if they are horny.  LISTEN to the previous 70 eps of Mike Check HERE NEXT in {HEIST}: SET IT OFF...

From the twisted mind of Christopher Nolan comes the great dream heist of a spotless mind, INCEPTION. An interesting and surrealist interpretation of the heisty tropes we love.  NEXT in {HEIST}: SET IT OFF (1996) or it could be FANTASTIC MR FOX so keep your eye on the Total Reboot socials for announcements Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE...

Michael Sun (The Guardian AU's Saved for Later podcast ) joins Alexei to discuss A24's latest sci-fi endeavor from filmmaker Koganada AFTER YANG starring Colin Farrell as a father seeking to repair his malfunctioning android son and the Japanse short film anthology Wheel of Fortune & Fantasy from Drive My Car director Hamaguchi.  NEXT in {HEIST}: SET IT OFF (1996) from F Gary Gray starrin...

Jonath Glazer's feature directorial debut is a deconstructed heist film freshening up the geezer gangster action with expressionistic surrealist touches. Sexy Beast reintroduced the world to the man who played Gandhi, Ben Kingsley.  NEXT in {HEIST}: SET IT OFF (1996) from F Gary Gray starring Jada Pinkett-Smith, Vivica A Fox & Queen Latifah.  Join our Patreon for just $5 to get acces...

Cracking into the vault with a true classic of the heist genre, Sidney Lumet's DOG DAY AFTERNOON starring Al Pacino in one of his most powerful performances.  NEXT in {HEIST}: SEXY BEAST, the geezer flick that reinvented how we saw Ben Kingsley and deconstructed the "one last job" trope.  Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE . We're going...

Arriving in Australian cinemas this week is Petite Maman, a sublime surprise from Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire), in the shape of a family adventure film. Kate Jinx joins Alexei to glow about the gentle sweetness of childhood through magic realism ahead of the film's release.  NEXT in {HEIST}: DOG DAY AFTERNOON starring Al Pacino from Sidney Lumet Catch up with Kate's new...

Cracking into the HEIST miniseries with a rebroadcast of a truly classic episode of Total Reboot on Steven Soderbergh's now classic OCEAN'S TRILOGY. We talk Clooney, Pitt, Mac and the Rat Pack.  NEXT in {HEIST}: DOG DAY AFTERNOON starring Al Pacino from Sidney Lumet Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT, sign up HERE . We're going weekly on patreon covering...

Jack in one last time as we uncover the secrets of the alternate realities of the Millennium MindF*ck genre cycle. From the anime masterpieces of Satoshi Kon to The Butterfly Effect, Cam & Lex discuss some of the greats that couldn't fit into the miniseries.  NEXT: {HEIST} our next miniseries looking at the art of the steal and the greats of heist cinema. Kicking things off re-visiting th...

Nick Mason & Mr Sunday Movies (aka James Clement) from the Weekly Planet join us to walk the streets of DARK CITY, the final film in our Millennium MindF*ck Saga. Harkening back to the production design and style of German Expressionism, Alex Proyas' film has gained the reputation of perhaps being the Matrix before the Matrix.  NEXT IN {MILLENNIUM MINDF*CK}: We're wrapping things up next...

Two films up for review this week. Blake Howard reviews the latest heist picture from Michael Bay with AMBULANCE while Alexei celebrates the fantastic martial arts dimension hopper EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE.    NEXT IN {MILLENNIUM MINDF*CK}: DARK CITY - Our final feature film in the miniseries. We'll be joined by two very special guests.    Join our Patreon for just $5...

Minutes before we hit record we found out Bruce Willis was retiring from acting. Wonderful to cover one of his most powerful and interesting performances and celebrate his career with Terry Gilliam's take on La Jetée, 12 Monkeys   NEXT IN {MILLENNIUM MINDF*CK}: DARK CITY - Our final feature film in the miniseries. We'll be joined by two very special guests.    Join our Patreo...

This is a very heavy movie. Cam and Lex watch the anti-drug psychological body horror that is Requiem for a Dream for the first time.    NEXT IN {MILLENNIUM MINDF*CK}: TWELVE MONKEYS - we're extending the miniseries for a few more episodes so let us know what are the other essentials we need to cover.    Join our Patreon for just $5 to get access to our spin-off TOTAL RESPECT,...

We dive into Deep Water from director Adrian Lyne, of one of the great erotic thriller auteur's return to film. Alex Jae (Ladies Guide to Dude Cinema) joins us to find out if this movie is horny/sexy enough to bring the genre back from the void.    NEXT IN {MILLENNIUM MINDF*CK}: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM - we're extending the miniseries for a few more episodes so let us know what are the other...