Back Row Seating

I've been waiting for this movie for years, no kidding; praying that it would be the next kingpin of "so bad, it's good", a schlock-fest of unimaginable proportions! but is that truly the case? Stuck since 2014 in development hell, this movie is tied to so many production companies that, surely, it must be good with that brain-trust of companies attached to it! I mean, it has long-haired Pierce, creepypasta CGI characters, love gazebos, odd diving postures, evil atheist doctors who draw their procedures before performing them, limb amputation for no reason, god-mermaids; it has just about everything!

We continue our backwards stroll through the cultural phenomenon of the New Wave cinema! this time perusing the first of the French New Wave films, Truffaut's 'The 400 Blows', or Les Quatre Cents Coups, for everybody who's aware of the awkward translation of the title. We will explore that, along with amazing jump cuts, delinquent children, police officers condoning child abuse, Parisian affairs, g-forces, five-year-old girls in cages, and jailbreaks! 

So I didn't watch Old Yeller as a kid, I didn't watch Lassie, I watched the Malcolm in the Middle kid in Yazoo, Mississippi! One of my favorite things is to re-watch films from my childhood to see how good or bad they really were, so we're going to start with a childhood favorite of mine. Alcoholism, animal abuse, PTSD, segregation, kids putting the moves on each other, doggy wingmen- what doesn't this film have?!

The memes are in! and both Fusion and I are excited to not talk about Bruno! But seriously, I've heard great things about Disney's new flick, and now's as good a time as any to check it out! 

Will it be a musical? Most assuredly. But Fusion doesn't need to know that ;)

-Check Out the Video Guide!-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IdXPCU4AOw

'Belle' is coming next month! so to get into the spirit, let's watch an anime film! However, the work of Hosoda has already been featured, so let's dive into my /other/ favorite anime film director!

A beautifully-crafted film, it's easy to see where it garnered tremendous acclaim, regardless of any and all production quandaries that found the creators of the film to be rushed. Unfortunately, my only issues with the film stem from such producer-minded issues, but that doesn't mean that I don't love this film- far from it! Let's jump into the time stream and explore this film anew, and perhaps discover a few new observations along the way?

-Check Out the Video Guide!-

https://youtu.be/n1yAu3NaEHk

Kicking off the October slate of horror-related content, we turn our sights to the newly-targeted-by-the-Hollywood-Money-Grubbing-Machine intellectual property, Train to Busan! I had always wanted to check it out, and seeing how it's already being remade, I decided to get on down and boogie on this surprisingly action-packed feature!

Check Out the Audio Guide on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/i66_itq4jeU

Wow! After an arduous set of years, highlighted by a pandemic-related mass exodus of films from their original release dates, one of my most anticipated films finally hit the big screen! I caught it in theaters and loved it, and while I was met with about as many questions as answers, we'll take a chance during this second showing to try and figure out some of those ambiguous moments that left us going, "Wow!", "Amazing!", or "Uhh..."

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Fusionfall84 knows a lot of properties that I know little to nothing about. Let's explore another one! This time, it's a wholly computer-generated film set in the universe of Final Fantasy XV, a series I haven't brushed up on since FFX. Which begs the question: how well does this film work when viewed by non-fans of the series? How well is the universe and its rules demonstrated for somebody who is going in blind? Let's find out!  

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We're gonna dive into this visual fever-dream of a made-for-TV movie wherein mommydom saves the day. What will the implications be for the expanded Fairly Odd Universe? Does true love only exist upon first kiss? Will writers start crafting jokes for once? How thin is Jason Alexander's wallet at any given time? 

Let's find out!

Let us venture into the wild world of 1960's England! specifically the stories halls of the BBC, as we explore the origin story of Dr. Who! 

Fun fact: I know next to nothing about Dr. Who! Fortunately, Fusion knows a bunch about Dr. Who, so let us take this adventure together! 

Fusion's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/fusionfall84