Verging on Greatness

So, we've finally bowed to all that pressure. We've sold out for Christmas and we've done what is arguably the most famous Christmas movie of all time. Die Hard. Also Mike drops a bombshell. This episode has it all. Drama, John McClane, Christmas carols, MP5's...THE WORKS! Please enjoy this very special episode.

Oh the early 'aughts' what can't you supply?! Scooby-Doo is here to scare you. Join Craig and special guest co-host Amy, THE WIFE in this not at all hastily thrown together podcast. Mike will be back next time. Enjoy!

So it's the early 90's and you're a Movie Producer and you've got the rights to a tech thriller with a odd sexual harassment angle written by the guy who did Jurassic Park. So you cast arguably the hottest actress working at that moment in time and Michael Douglas hot of the heels of the biggest and sweatiest erotic thriller of all time, Basic Instinct. Slam dunk right? this film will tick all the...

Do you like time? How about cops? Cause, boy. Do I have the movie for you. This JCVD led action Sci-Fi was a bit of a block buster in its day but how does it stand up today? Is it worth its Cult Movie status? How many splits does JCVD do? Is Ron Silver possibly the sexiest man of all time? The answers to these questions and many others are all covered by Craig and Mike. So lean back, tune in and r...

So to answer your most pressing question up top, this film is in no way related to the British TV series that shares some of its namesake. Just in case you were confused and were wondering how these two things were related. That said, they are both meant to be about loveable rouges extracting some measure of justice out of greedy people. Right? Well Mike and Craig dive deep. You're welcome.

So it's the 90's and you've got a movie idea that circles around late teen Gen X'ers working in a record store with their stand in father figure who is still young enough to be relevant, boss. You've got a message you want to spread about being authentic and staying true to yourself. So what do you do? Do you go down the Clerks route and create a meta textural slice of life film big on realism wit...

How is it the Oscars 2023 already? Have you seen all the Best Picture nominees? You haven't well that's alright 50% of the hosts of this podcast haven't either. But Craig has and he's here to tell you what's what! You're welcome.

Well, this best picture winner from 2013 might not need any introduction as it was a big hit and well, it took home Best Picture at the Oscars. So we'll forgive you if you think "Isn't this a little good for you guys"? And you're right! This film is super solid. But has it stood the test of time. Does it still hold the public collective eye? What else that year might have aged better? If you're th...

So 2022 is coming to a close and there was a lot to see. What did Craig and Mike spend the time to watch? What did they enjoy? Find out right here.

Happy Holidays Y'all! Mike and Craig are back once again with a seasonally appropriate Christmas movie. This time it's got all the ingredients. Classic Christmas story, Check. Classic actor, check. Classic Sock puppets, check, check and check! So grab your eggnog, stoke up the fire and hunker down cause Mike and Craig are about to get all Dickensian on you for the Yule time season.

What do you get when you mix equal parts Lord of the Flies with Star Trek and just kinda shake them all up? You get Ender's Game. A film adaptation of a wildly successful book that kick started an entire book franchise thats run for the better part of nearly 40 years and doesn't show any signs of stopping. Does it work as a film? Is it worth your time? Can you impress people at the super market by...

What do you get when you have a film director who is desperate to make "Serious movies" but they are pigeonholed as a genre film maker. Well. You get Wes Craven redefining the genre and building New Line Cinema as a result. Craig and Mike delve into the first two Nightmare on Elm Street movies. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Extra special and creepy organ music provided by Steve Oxen. You can check out their mu...

There are so many layers of inception with lightyear it hurts me trying to figure it out. Lightyear is the movie, that the Buzz Lightyear action figure is based on in Toy Story which sold a lot of real world action figures which will now have NEW action figures to buy based on the 'real' buzz...ARE YOU FOLLOWING ALONG? Mike and Craig ponder the big questions in their dive on Lightyear. Enjoy.

What do you get when you take the biggest star in the world who is hot of one of the biggest movies of all time and re-pair them with one of the best action directors of all time and put them both to work on a meta, self aware movie? Well in a different time you'd get something like Deadpool, but in 1993 you got THE LAST ACTION HERO. Craig and Mike deep dive this odd film from 1993. So buckle up,...

Question? What starts as a spoof but ends as a heartfelt love letter. It's Galaxy Quest! Okay, so this movie is straight up FANTASTIC. Sometimes Craig and Mike just want to watch something they love. Because if you aren't watching movies because you love them, why are you watching movies at all? We can't be friends. Get on our level...ENJOY THE EPISODE!

So it's the 90's. There's a saxophone playing President in the Whitehouse and currently no one is actively engaging in war. So what do you make movies about? Dinosaurs and remakes of old TV shows apparently. Or you could make a movie that was well a head of it's time and it is still being Meme'd today. I mean, if you are Mike Judge that's what you'd do. In this episode Craig and Mike dive deep on...

It's that time of year love it or hate it, OSCAR SEASON! Yes folks. Craig has watched all 10 Best Picture nominees and he did it for you! Yes you, on the left. Did you watch all 10? We're pretty sure everyone voting hasn't.

So it's early in the year 2000. Ridley Scott doesn't know it yet but he is about to do for 'sand and sandal' flicks what he did for Sci-Fi nearly 2 decades earlier with Bladerunner. In the process you also manage to churn out the Best Picture and Best Actor Oscars for the year 2000. Does it stand up? Did it deserve its wins? Is Russell Crowe Kiwi or Aussie? Well Craig and Mike are about unleash al...

So it's taken a hot minute but we've finally done a NZ film for the podcast. It was originally meant to be for Valentines day however two years in Craig decided it was a good time to get CoVID and that push back the dates a little. Regardless, here we are. Please sit back and enjoy.

So, you really liked the classic sci-fi, dystopian novel "A Brave New World" but the studio says, you can't make an arthouse movie unless you have a car chase and some rippling biceps. What's a resourceful screen writer to do? Well, you make The Demolition Man as a compromise and we're all the richer for it. Please, sit back, grab your three seashells and turn up your commercial jingles, it's time...

Well Craig and Mike have lived through another year of the Pandemic and well, they watched some stuff. In this MiniPod Craig and Mike discuss films and shows they have seen new to them in 2021.

It's 1996, Tickle Me Elmos are basically their own trading commodity and you last couple of movies have been so big, they could petition the UN to be recognized as independent countries, what do you do? You star in a tailor made holiday themed action comedy romp and cold clock a reindeer of course! Mike and Craig decide to delve into the Christmas themed Jingle All the Way! PS We are bit late beca...

Have you ever felt small? Do you ever feel like you don't know your place in the world? Have you ever felt pushed around by powerful forces in the universe that you don't comprehend? You do? You have a LOT in common with this movie then.

Hello all you ghouls and ghosts! Happy Halloween! We're doing something a little different for you this time. We are doing a double feature of the original and the remake. For no other reason than it meant we didn't have to think of another film for the double feature. Two films, one made at the height of the Red fear the other at the height of what ever there was a fear of in the late 70's. Side...

Insanely talented cast: Check Insanely catchy songs: Check Insanely competent film making: Check Wildly troubling true life figure with a white saviour motif, vivid ableist overtones and stunning disregard for historical accuracy: CHECK, CHECK CHECK AND CHECK! Craig and Mike dive deep on a genre of film they are both very unqualified to have an opinion about, the Musical: The Greatest Showman.