VHS & Chill

In today’s episode we’re not smokin’, we’re breathin’ (the stuffy closet air). Between breathes we’re zigging and zagging around those catty East Germans, John Candy’s grizzledness and some heavy handed Disney morals. So feel the rhythm, feel the ride, get on up, it’s bobsled time. Cool Runnings!

In today’s closest, the lack of humility before nature that's being displayed here, uh… staggers us. But so too does Dr Malcolm’s chaos theory pick up line, Mr Arnold’s on-screen chain-smoking and John Hammond’s complete disregard for the safety of his lowly paid workers. Hold onto your butts and welcome to Jurassic Park.

In the closest today it’s you, me and Flubber makes three. But we mostly sidestep that little scamp and dissect the troubling subplot of Professor Brainard and his sexually amorous robot, discuss if this represents the first case of the singularity, ask what it means to be sentient and, most importantly, question if it’s ever ok to have sex with something you’ve created. Life can be hard when you’...

Are you ready, ready for the big ride baby? Well, we are. In today’s pod we’re leaving our knowledge of basic medical science at the closest door and reviewing John Woo’s 1997 breakout hit, Face/Off. There’s comically-camp Travolta, onscreen incest and a very unnecessary third act boat/off all to unpack. It’s what Hell-A deserves.

In our inaugural episode we analyse 1996’s smash hit Independence Day. From the most pompous soliloquy ever committed to film (not our words), to bashful Smith being all bashful (our words), we cast a critical closet eye on one of our favourite ever films. So let’s not go quietly into the night with this bombastic, unabashed piece of pure jingoism. Two words Mr President….