Jerome and Brian are back with another 90’s Brendan Fraser flick that also features Universal Monsters in a non-Universal film. Funny how that works.
The film is Gods and Monsters from 1998 which had awards acclaim at the time. It’s a fictionalized account of the final days of famous director James Whale. Was it a “whale” of a time? Let’s find out.
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Jerome and Kevin are back this month as they will be spending the rest of the year looking at a number of Netflix shows that were cancelled too soon.
This month is the first month of American Vandal. They will discuss who really drew the dicks and how much that mattered in the first place.
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It’s a movie that Brian has watched dozens of times and Jerome has never seen. And not only does it star Brendan Fraser, but Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Chris Farley, Judd Nelson, Michael Richards and Ernie Hudson, just to name a few.
It’s Airheads from 1994! Does this movie strike a ‘chord’ with Jerome the same way it does with Brian? Let’s find out.
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We continue our adventures aboard the Lost Light with some Big Name Cameos, history lessons, dramatic countdowns (and ups), an ill-advised night on the town and the monster in the basement finally gets loose.
Continue reading More (And Less!) Than Meets the Eye – Episode 4: MTMTE Issues 9-16 & 2012 Annual
Brian and Jerome are celebrating another Oscar winner from this year’s awards and it’s Brendan Fraser. More specifically, his films from the 90’s.
We start with a breakout performance in a goofy, teen movie that millions of people remember from their childhood. It’s Enicno Man from 1992. Does the movie hold up? Nope, but that’s okay. It’s still fun to look back on.
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Evil Dead is a really good explanation of what makes movies fun and interesting (talented artists with a stylistic/thematic POV) and what makes them demoralizing (Corporate IP Slop). You can basically figure out which of the movies are good based on how each of them got made. Here is how I rank them.
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Ranking the Indiana Jones Films
The Indiana Jones film series was never one I gravitated towards much as a child (especially in comparison to my beloved Star Wars).
As such, I do not have a lot of feelings of nostalgia tied up with them. Nevertheless, revisiting them as an old has been interesting and satisfying.
Harrison Ford is obviously one of the greatest and most compelling movie stars of all time, and George Lucas is utterly fascinating as a larger than life cinema entity. (Spielberg is Spielberg.) Here is how I rank the films. Continue reading Ranking the Indiana Jones Films
In which we discuss embarrassing reviews from our younger selves, the 2008 writers strike’s impact on one of the worst major movies ever released, Michael Bay Unchained, giant robot balls and of course a Magic Sock Full of Matrix Dust.
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Jerome and Brian end their look at Harrison Ford’s filmography with a discussion of his only horror movie to date. They discuss the greatness of Michelle Pfeiffer and why this movie is a great illustration of gaslighting.
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