It’s another bonafide cult classic with the sci-fi noir epic DARK CITY 

DARK CITY 
DIRECTED BY: Alex Proyas 
RELEASED: February 27, 1998
BUDGET: $27M
BOX OFFICE: $27.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt, Richard O’Brien

NEXT EPISODE: Hope you’re hungry, cuz it’s 2019’s THE KITCHEN

Show Notes:

Shell Beach Sun vs. Super Mario Sun
https://imgur.com/a/Q3NdLoD

Patton Oswalt on Blade: Trinity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8rCtzKA9tQ

A polarizing indie classic that’s still causing debates today, it’s THE BOONDOCK SAINTS 

THE BOONDOCK SAINTS 
DIRECTED BY: Troy Duffy 
RELEASED: January 21, 2000
BUDGET: $6M
BOX OFFICE: $30,471
ESTIMATED LOSS: Total 
STARRING: Willem Dafoe, Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Connolly, David Della Rocco

NEXT EPISODE: If you like noir and sci-fi and creepy kids in fedoras you’ll love DARK CITY 

Show Notes:
Russian Mob Boss
https://imgur.com/a/91V0Ojf

NYT Weinstein Movie
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14807308/

Celebrating this really hot summer by looking back on another really hot summer, it’s SUMMER OF SAM 

SUMMER OF SAM 
DIRECTED BY: Spike Lee 
RELEASED: July 2, 1999 
BUDGET: $22M
BOX OFFICE: $19.3M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $9M
STARRING: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli

NEXT EPISODE: We’re staying in the late 90s with butt rock action classic THE BOONDOCK SAINTS 

All-star cast, great writer/director, good reviews. Why didn’t anybody go see BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE? 

BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE
DIRECTED BY: Drew Goddard 
RELEASED: October 12, 2018
BUDGET: $32M
BOX OFFICE: $31.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Cynthia Erivo, Jon Hamm, Lewis Pullman, Cailee Spaeny, Chris Hemsworth 

NEXT EPISODE: It’s the dog days of summer but at least it’s not the SUMMER OF SAM

Show Notes:
The real life Cal Neva Lodge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Neva_Lodge_%26_Casino 

Maybe the blandest main character in a major motion picture, it’s DOWNSIZING

DOWNSIZING
DIRECTED BY: Alexander Payne
RELEASED: December 22, 2017
BUDGET: $76M
BOX OFFICE: $55M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $35M
STARRING: Matt Damon, Hong Chau, Christoph Waltz, Kristen Wiig

NEXT EPISODE: Let the bad times roll with BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE 

The movie so nice it bombed twice! We’re talking MORBIUS

MORBIUS
DIRECTED BY: Daniel Espinosa 
RELEASED: April 1, 2022 
BUDGET: $85M
BOX OFFICE: $163M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M
STARRING:Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal 

NEXT EPISODE: The people are small but the financial losses aren’t, it’s DOWNSIZING

Show Notes:
Tyrese Morbstache
https://imgur.com/gallery/7pAZZY6

Morbin' Time Tweet
https://twitter.com/RANK10YGO/status/1510361009621450761?s=20&t=aMH4bBHWTjgSfg6sSDZkow

They had 20 years to work on this so you know it's gonna be good! Right?! Right? .... right? This is INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE

INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE
DIRECTED BY: Roland Emmerich
RELEASED: June 24, 2016
BUDGET: $165M
BOX OFFICE: $389.7M 
ESTIMATED LOSS: $50M
STARRING: Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, Jesse T Usher, Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Fichtner 

NEXT EPISODE: I guess we're really doing this. It's MORBIUS.

Show Notes:
Soul Nate Wes Anderson Tweet
https://twitter.com/MNateShyamalan/status/1246617213458579456?s=20&t=QItXgEq2Wb9-_faNIIRbYQ

Good thing Duchovny got away from playing a wisecracking government employee investigating extraterrestrials so he could make EVOLUTION where he plays… a wisecracking FORMER government employee investigating extraterrestrials. 

EVOLUTION
DIRECTED BY: Ivan Reitman 
RELEASED: June 8, 2001 
BUDGET: $80M 
BOX OFFICE: $98.4M 
ESTIMATED LOSS: $40M
STARRING: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, Dan Aykroyd 

NEXT EPISODE: We’re celebrating the 4th of July with the thoroughly mediocre INDEPENDENCE DAY RESURGENCE  

Show Notes:
“Hell or High Water” by David Duchovny
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-W2izQyHiTc

Old school "7-Up guy" and bond villain Geoffrey Holder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Holder

It’s not exactly Danielle Steel, but we’re diving into a TRUE ROMANCE this week 

TRUE ROMANCE 
DIRECTED BY: Tony Scott  
RELEASED: September 10, 1993 
BUDGET: $12.5M
BOX OFFICE: $12.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $5M
STARRING: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Michael Rapaport, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt 

NEXT EPISODE: We’re going back to 2001 for the sci-fi horror comedy EVOLUTION 

If you’ve never seen SUNSHINE, you’re missing out. Join us as we discuss Danny Boyle’s 2007 sci-fi epic.

SUNSHINE
DIRECTED BY: Danny Boyle 
RELEASED: July 20, 2007  
BUDGET: $40M
BOX OFFICE: $32M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis, Mark Strong, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Troy Garity

NEXT EPISODE: 
Christian Slater is Quentin Tarantino, sorry, “Clarence Worley” in 1993’s blood soaked TRUE ROMANCE 

Show Notes:
Requiem For A Tower
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GZMgnNLNzuI