Beating a Dead Horse

Before we even talk about the episode, go donate to a protester bail fund or Black Lives Matter because that's the real important stuff this week.

May we recommend: The Columbus Freedom Fund - https://www.paypal.me/columbusfreedomfund

Black Lives Matter - https://blacklivesmatter.com/ or any of these - https://www.thecut.com/article/george-floyd-protests-how-to-help-where-to-donate.html

On a less important note, Hitchcock month begins with Rear Window! Sean delivers a pretty wild reading of the movie while Jackson educates him on the finer points of Hitchcock.

We're back and, since we actually have fun this episode, UMay Boll must be over! We return to Quarantine Classics with The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, the hallmark of western movies. But that doesn't mean we can't get weird with it.

Here it is.

This week, we watched cinematic disasterpiece Alone in the Dark and instead of ragging on a mediocre movie the whole time, we used it as a lens to examine, fans, fandom, criticism and Uwe Boll himself.

We're back and we're delivering on Seven Samurai, a classic of the genre for a reason: It's damn good. But we also spend a lot of time discussing its very clear influences on George Lucas and Star Wars. Buckle up, it gets weird.

Hey y'all just a small update to say: Everything is delayed. But thankfully, just by one week and we'll be back in full swing next week! Hopefully.

Shhh - there's not talking in silent films! But we talk. We talk a lot about the Sci-Fi classic Metropolis, its pro-union themes, and its (potential) nazi ties. Also NIDS, the fictional disease from the Sonic series. Thanks for that, Jackson.

Once more unto the void. As we continue through our Quarantine Classics, we come face to face with the realization that the world hasn't changed all that much and man, that's like... a bummer.

Let us check... hang on... yup still quarantined. Which means more classics! This week we're talking Dr. Skimble...Strangelove. That's what we meant. We develop a new mascot. And wonder if this is perhaps a perfect film.

There's no end in sight for Quarantine Classics, so we might as well knock out the other big miss from our film-watching lives: Citizen Kane! How does it hold up, 70 some years later? Important viewing: https://youtu.be/Nvxwf1jxdaM