Z and Keith Watched A Movie

To put a bow on the casket of Keith's birthday month selections, we end on a classic of scifi fantasy meets ambitious CG for its day; The Last Starfighter . Plus we rank our faves for July. He Faked Being Native American, Then Won an Award | Anomaly Documentaries * gazafunds.com https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-gaza-resilience https://chuffed.org/project/ho...

In honor of the passing of Val Kilmer and the injustice that is Keith's continued existence, Dr. Flota joins us again, this time to discuss the absurdity that is Top Secret! (1984). Z was very gracious to sit through not only the film but the old dude reminiscence sesh. Folding Ideas | The Art of Editing and The Snowman Maggie Mae Fish | Twin Peaks Explained +++++ Outro: Half Japanese performi...

Filling this year's "horror movie Keith recalls seeing the poster/cover/maybe a cupla scenes from as a young person and was far to scared to watch" is 1987's The Gate . Starring a baby Stephen Dorff with a solid cast of young characters plus some good ol' Lovecraftian themes and unique visual effects, this one was a surprising treat! doesthedogdie.com ______ gazafunds.com htt...

We open a month of Keith's birthday selections with this topsy turvy look at the upside down world of American advertising. ::::: gazafunds.com Sameer Project https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-gaza-resilience https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle +++++ Outro: The Hello Song performed by Cliff Eidelman

Pod bookie, the "chief of d's" himself + gay = a movie we've been wanting to cover for awhile. In the end it's a BBC afterschool special in which MD does a accent and a Redgrave stands around Redgravely. Plus we recap on the month gazafunds.com The Sameer Project Support Gaza Resilience Hope Giving Circle +++++ Intro: The Slackers performing I Shall Be Released Outro: Seals &...

It has been a week . Anyway, here's In & Out Please give if you're able: gazafunds.com Unity for Gaza The Sameer Project Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle +++++ Outro: Odyssey performing Inside Out

Our first biopic on Oscar Wilde, somewhat surprisingly. This week we're talkin' chili with beans is woke, restorative justice, flat Fry. Leeja Miller | How Oscar Wilde Ruined It for Gay Victorians Everywhere Please help if you are at all able https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject https://gofund.me/658c2061 https://gazafunds.com/ https://chuffed.org/project/hope-giving-circle +++++ Outro: Doja...

In which we discuss the dark woke alliance of horror and queerness. rantasmo | Nightmare on Elm Street 2 - Needs More Gay M.A.K.C. | Psy-Ops, Repression, and the Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza with Dr. Lara Sheehi Folding Ideas | The Art of Editing and The Snowman please give if you're able Sameer Project gazafunds.com Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle +++++ Outro: Josie Cotton performing Johnny Are...

To wrap on May, we bring you the runaway smash summer blockbuster hit of 1997, Men in Black . We talk the death of physical media, fun with "AI", and anti-intellectualism in right wing populism. Plus we reflect on Z's birth month selections. M.A.K.C. | The Obscurant Function of 'Artificial Intelligence' with Edward Ongweso Jr New York Magazine | Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College https...

in which Z confronts their mortality Keep Hope Alive: A Gaza Giving Circle Sameer Project gazafunds.com +++++ Intro: Sticky Patch performing Disco Murder Outro: Harvey Sid Fischer performing Gemini

CW: lots of scatological talk at the top. This week we bring you what could arguably be called the sassy sister to Bill & Ted's, it's Romy & Michele! Plus Z breaks down the algorithmic mythos (algorithmythos?), Las Vegas topography, and big roundabout Club Cumming ------ Meals And Medicals For Injured Palestinian Kids the sameer project gazafunds.com +++++ Intro: Ice Spice/ @theoreticallyr...

Feed some compost to the Mr Fusion, strap into your DeLorean, and set the flux capacitor for 1989, cuz this week we're talking about Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure ! Plus sleeping habits of the poor & autistic, Gaga, and "47" +++++ Outro: Eric Calderone performing Doctor Who Meets Metal

Kicking off the door to May, we kick around the ball of complexity that includes, but not limited to: Z's relationship to this film, the film's relationship to the source text, the source text's relationship to historical fact/settler propaganda. Plus we talk: color v light theory, "historical reenactments", and probably food &/or sex History Buffs: The Last of the Mohica...

Strap in cuz Keith is only partially medicated and we talk about the relation between personal trauma and horror films. Plus Dramarama vs Social Distortion, pining vs slutting and the month in review. Thanks for listennnnniiiiiiinnnnngggg https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject gazafunds.com +++++ Outro: Liberación performing La Burbuja

Returning guest Randall finally got to join us for a movie of his own suggestioning, and it paid off! Killer Klowns From Outer Space Q&A Killer Klowns From Outer Space Filming Locations +++++ Outro: Professor Louie performing Entry of the Gladiators on Clara Belle the calliope

Dare we say "neo-noir"? In post-war Los Angeles, Ezekiel Rawlins is just trying to keep a roof over his head. Soon, a job opportunity presents itself that will change his life forever. In his first of two appearances this month, Denzel brings Walter Mosely's Easy Rawlins to the screen. Although it deviates from the novel in some places, the plot unfolds in a crafty, writerly style. O...

A couple-three aliens discover that Earth Girls Are Easy in the kooky kitchy campy romcom from the mind of Julie Brown. Peak mid/late 80's in tone, casting and musical choices, this movie probably deserves another look. We also discuss the Davis-Goldbloom complex, the extreme tedium of Eric Stoltz and physical comedy gone wrong. RIP Charles Rocket and Julian Sands https://gazafunds.com/ gaza e...

Oh hey, slim. Let's talk Alien Nation . It's Tuner & Hooch  meets Enemy Mine ,  The Hard Way  meets Theodore Rex . Plus we weigh Hozier vs Hoosiers, hemorrhoids vs hernias, jabluka vs sunblock 5000. James Caan "Alien Nation" 1988 | Bobbie Wygant Archive Alien Nation - The Best Movie You Never Saw | JoBlo Originals https://gazafunds.com/ +++++ Outro: Chumbawumba performing Sla...

To wrap up March monster Madness, we bring 1999's Deep Blue Sea . Some good surprise kills, the horror of a CG Rappaport foot and at best questionable fences. Don't think of Jaws . Deep Blue Myths: Can You Blow Up a Shark | MythBusters https://gazafunds.com/ +++++ Outro: Eloise Laws performing Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

We're attacked this week by a kooky romp about oversized crocodile that's eating people where it has no business being. A great cast couldn't quit save David E. Kelly's script for us. Plus we talk Justine Bateman vs the 2nd Mrs Patton Oswalt while Keith fumbles over some words. https://gazafunds.com/ ++++++ Outro: Warwick School Lower School Strings (aged 10-12) performing Crocodil...

The full version of this episode is available for purchase in our Patreon shop Here we are, together again. Our third entry this month is also our third based on a novel. We've got Klaus Kinski, Oliver Reed and introducing: a black mamba. What else could you need? Oh, how about Nicol Williamson? Hollywood Snakes +++++ Outro: Papa Roach performing Snakes

This week we bring you a prime cut of Australian bacon. A pretty straight-forward tale of a wild boar big enough to run off with a 2 yo human child, eat a full grown adult and level several buildings. Plus we once again delve into our feelings and relationship to the Land Down Under. Minty | 10 Things You Didn't Know About Cujo Pillboy | Tubi: The New Blaxploitation Pop Culture Detective | Born Se...

The film that gave every dog you don't like a new nickname. But let's be clear: Cujo  is the real victim in this story. Dog Days: The making of Cujo Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum | Dee Wallace +++++ Outro: Cannibal Corpse performing Rabid

Wrapping up February we bring you a Spike Lee joint. Starring Ray Allen, Rosaria Dawson, Denzel Washington, we were split on He Got Game (1998). Keith found it bogged down by overly long scenes and a tropey-ass B plot, while Z appreciated the time taken with dialog and the musical & visual choices made. Plus we talk the evolution of breast implants in media and give our rankings for the month....

Oof. Since we didn't care for this one you can hear us discuss Zeljko Ivanek, "going postal" and Corwin Hawkins. The Dark and Gruesome Origins of Going Postal | Today I Found Out What Really Happened To 'Wayman' From 'A Low Down Dirty Shame'? +++++ Outro: Theme from A Man Called Hawk by Stanley Clarke, Butch Harris & Avery Brooks