Movie Meltdown - Episode 582 The Super Series continues as we discuss Taika Waititi's Thor: Love and Thunder. And as we try to decide if we ourselves would work better as a limited series or as a theatrical film, we also address… Ms. Marvel, Miek, Wilson Fisk, Slash, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Taron Egerton, the Hemsworth family affair, Hercules, Secret Wars, there’s a whole bunch of people who are partially inhuman, Star-Lord vs. Chris Pratt, The incursion, The Punisher, world-building, a Sif skin-suit, Melissa McCarthy, She-Hulk, Hugh Jackman, economic writing, The Asgardian Players, Eternity, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Pet Sematary, Christian Bale, Surtur, Clan Destine and Matt Damon. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “Thor: Love and Thunder” - so watch the movie before you listen. “Let’s go over here and do Marvel things.”
Movie Meltdown - Episode 581 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we're discussing Fresh, the 2022 film directed by Mimi Cave and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. And as we realize it’s best if people just stay away from each other, we also mention… A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Baby, cotton candy grapes, The Regal Beagle, mismatching periods of singlehood, mean letters from Richard Marx, Cry Baby, pancakes in a paper bag, you’re giving ghouls a bad name, internet art, tons of overtones, nothing tops the bats, a normal rom-com, that grows back, the audacity of you… just being you, ordering meat, vast underground network, guys are gross, ketchup-flavor Doritos, Freddy Krueger, Comin' at Ya!, a cool dungeon, got off on a technicality, a baby drop box, they found a way to make it legal, spaghetti westerns and micro-aggressive gross phases that women get all the time. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2022 movie "Fresh", so go watch it before you listen. And it’s best if you don’t know what’s going to happen, so if you haven’t seen it… just go in blind - it’s so much better. “If I didn’t know this is going to end horribly… I would totally want you two to get together.”
Movie Meltdown - Episode 580 This episode we’re coming to you “live” from WonderFest as we visit with friends and look at amazing models. All before we are joined by director, author, screenwriter, producer - Nicholas Meyer. He’s the creative mind behind movies like Time After Time, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, The Day After, as well as bringing us many of the most beloved Star Trek films including The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home and The Undiscovered Country. And while we test out the new meds, we also cover… Tremors, The Stand, Stranger Things, Regular Show, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Around the World in 80 Days, Television Event, Willow, Fred Ward, The Raft, artists are not the best judges of their own work, George Romero, emergency Twizzler, The Player, Mike Todd, I guess this is where we find out who you really are, pizza with The Beastmaster, DeForest Kelley, fish pimp, Robert Altman, cleaning up the Statue of Liberty, Brendan Fraser, it’s important to be fortunate, Joe Dante, what happens if the wall comes down in outer space, Kevin Bacon, I said to my dad… you have to help me do this, Gayne Rescher, cobbling together selected elements of these five unproduced scripts, Greg Nicotero, Michael Gross, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Carol Kane, I either walked off it or was fired off it, Jamie Kennedy, Rodan and Mothra. “You too can make a motion picture… no previous experience necessary.” For more on Nicholas Meyer and The Return of the Pharaoh, go to: https://www.nicholas-meyer.com/ For more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/
Movie Meltdown - Episode 579 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as we discuss Fright Night, the 2011 movie directed by Craig Gillespie and featuring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Toni Collette, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and our beloved Imogen Poots. And as we consider recording our future episodes in Romania, we also bring up… Fright Night 2, Death on the Nile, Todd & the Book of Pure Evil, Midori, setting yourself on fire, Ginger and Peter, new build suburbs, Marti Noxon, religious weapons, McLovin, the shark from Jaws, Kenneth Branagh, more real world then we want to think about, the best product placement I’ve ever seen, racing the sun, the PTSD that these kids are going to have, I gauge everything against Celine Dion, unscrupulous vampire dating, single dude home decor, as battle axes go, the coming events of Revelations, lesbian vampire seduction scenes, being orphaned by an undead creature and a lot of questions about insurance. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2011 version of “Fright Night” - so go watch the movie before you listen. “Yeah this movie reminded me so much of my senior year of high school.” “‘Cause you were killing vampires right and left.”
Movie Meltdown - Episode 578 Join us as we discuss Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness… and all things Marvel. And as we order up a round of pizza balls, we also delve into… Moon Knight, Drag Me to Hell, Steve Ditko, Elizabeth Olsen, James Gunn, Black Bolt, Robert E. Howard, She-Hulk, The Savage Land, Doctor Doom, Benedict Cumberbatch, the Delta 88, universal constants, Ms. Marvel, Natalie Portman, The Darkhold, 1602, Dormammu, Superman, Xochitl Gomez, rope-a-dope, Hawkeye, Jon Watts, Gorr the God Butcher, no more mutants, easter eggs, sorceress supreme of the dark dimension, Midnight Sons, Captain Britain, Night Court, Jim Steranko, Marvel Christmas special, Benedict Wong, Loki, Gargantos, Bruce Campbell, Kamala Khan, The Living Tribunal and incursions. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”. “It’s so good you’ll punch yourself in the face!”
Movie Meltdown - Episode 577 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Blood Fest directed by Owen Egerton and starring Zachary Levi. Yep... Zachary Levi. Oh yeah, and also Robbie Kay, Seychelle Gabriel, Jacob Batalon and Barbara Dunkelman. And as we work on creating our own horror movie theme park, we also address… Reacher, Sleepaway Camp, Death Trap, The Cabin In The Woods, research and development, The Houses October Built, Tate Donovan, side project, all my friends are dead, they overcomplicated their own nonsense, Christopher Reeve, Faces of Death, resurrecting dead people, that’s my toucan, wrist band technology, the real-world setting of things, Mr. Leadfeet, building a tower, Superman, gaming references, we haven’t seen any other grown-ups in this movie, too much going on, the theater full of dolls, Dad story issues, the clowns still ruin everything for me, Disney World, we have to follow the rules, security camera footage, Michael Caine, a slap in the face ...
Movie Meltdown - Episode 576 This episode we return to The Lexington Comic & Toy Convention and have a run-in with a certain beloved celebrity as well as a lot of fun! And as we wait ever vigilant against an onslaught of geese, we also mention… Twin Peaks, Clancy Brown, William Hurt, Don Coscarelli, Muzan Kibutsuji, the slime pit, the new Scream, Burlesque, Rose McIver, Jeepers Creepers 2, Channing Tatum, he’s Satan and a scrapper, Billy Wirth, Dana Ashbrook, putting your child in danger, Daria, Demon Slayer, Battle Cat, Billy Zane, Ghosts, SpongeBob SquarePants, Corey Haim, custom Chucks, Kimmy Robertson, Mena Suvari, Erik Estrada, Dirk Benedict’s shirt, get out of hell free, anime characters and cosplay, Marc Singer, a mandala universe and celebrities touching you. Spoiler Alert: Major spoilers for Scream (2022) and Jeepers Creepers 1 and 2. You have been warned. “We have become a very stationary people.” For more on the convention, go to: lexingtoncomiccon.com
Movie Meltdown - Episode 575 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss The Devil's Hand, a 1961 movie directed by William J. Hole Jr. This movie is about a man and a woman... and another woman, and a doll, and a cult... and a witch? There's a lot of stuff going on. Well - kind of. So get your personalized devil dolls and join us as we cover… Fresh, shirt/vest combo, Last Night in Soho, House on Haunted Hill, Linda Christian, electronics, The Ghosts of Dragstrip Hollow, Sebastian Stan, shooting movies in Mexico, midcentury interior design, opening song, the torso of a beautiful woman, free twist lessons, Vincent Price, mystical dreams, rockin’ the loungewear as streetwear, I’m pretty sure that’s how typewriters work, duck feedin’, William Castle, I could never be part of a cult, because I’m always in bed before eleven, the more it went on the more annoyed I got, Robert Alda, a sincere cult leader, walking around in sexy night clothes, Bond girls, a douche with a doll fetish to fix your electronic devices, a wagon wheel chandelier with swords, that’s a break-up reason if I’ve ever seen one, handing out Quaaludes like Tic Tacs and Baker Harris and/or Baker Knight. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for The Devil's Hand. It’s streaming for free online, so just go watch the movie first. “The subtitle of this movie… could just be - horny men make the worst decisions.”
Movie Meltdown - Episode 574 This episode our dynamic duo returns to discuss Matt Reeves' The Batman. And while we wait patiently for our red phone to ring, we also bring up… The Eternals, Richard Kind, Year One, The Court of Owls, the lighting, Robert Pattinson, Kurt Cobain, dealing with a horde of evil, DC’s showrunner, Frank Miller, The Suicide Squad, Seven, Joe Chill, Planet of the Apes, Jeffrey Wright, Kumail Nanjiani, deluxe theater seats, Blade Runner, there’s a reason why their name is on an asylum, Dr. Leslie Thompkins, the Shazam universe, Zoë Kravitz, Injustice, Dex-Starr, Colin Farrell, CG creatures, becoming a symbol, Andrea Sorrentino, Teen Titans, fight coordination, Paul Dano, Chloé Zhao, Chicago, The Long Halloween, Brightburn, Peacemaker, The Raid, Tim Burton, Barry Keoghan, the cipher, Carmine Falcone, Andy Serkis, Christopher Nolan, citizens of Gotham, Ego, Michael Giacchino and robots makin’ pizzas. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “The Batman”, so see the movie before you listen. “The lighting, the production design - my hats are off to you because… you did it.”
Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 63 This episode we welcome back composer Erich Stem as we play and discuss all the 2021 Oscar nominees for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score. And as we decide who has just thrown in a B-side from their latest album, we also delve into… the movie trailer formula, a transformation, layers upon layers, the harmonic box, If Beale Street Could Talk, taking a year off, moody and quiet, Nicholas Britell, that was the point… was to watch stuff break, calculated, detuned piano, Coco, Tōru Takemitsu, sometimes they gotta snub somebody, Beyoncé, chord progression, The Cure, they made you feel like you were in the room with the band, Hans Zimmer, checking the boxes, the single sound of a standard orchestra, Radiohead, Daniel Craig, Lin-Manuel Miranda, thriller score, different harmonies, Ashley Thursby, Germaine Franco, Don’t Look Up, sounds of different cultures, Alberto Iglesias, VHS tapes mailed to your house, Trent Reznor, when we run the m...