It’s our second round with Edgar Wright as we’re talking about LAST NIGHT IN SOHO 

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
DIRECTED BY: Edgar Wright 
RELEASED: October 29, 2021 
BUDGET: $43M
BOX OFFICE: $23M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M 
STARRING: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Michael Ajao, Terrence Stamp

NEXT EPISODE: We fill your ears with THE EMPTY MAN

Let’s head back to the Overlook with 2019’s hidden gem DOCTOR SLEEP 

DOCTOR SLEEP
DIRECTED BY: Mike Flanagan
RELEASED: November 8, 2019 
BUDGET: $55M
BOX OFFICE: $72.3M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Zahn McLarnon, Carl Lumby 

NEXT EPISODE: Blastober continues with Edgar Wright’s LAST NIGHT IN SOHO

Show Notes:
Dr. John dazzles on Top Chef
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uOQ01QKcfTA

Abra Stone's favorite anime, RWBY
https://www.inverse.com/article/60695-doctor-sleep-anime-dream-scene-rwby-explained

Maybe the best example of a live action cartoon ever made, it’s SPEED RACER 

SPEED RACER 
DIRECTED BY: The Wachowskis 
RELEASED: May 9, 2009
BUDGET: $120M
BOX OFFICE: $93.9M 
ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M 
STARRING: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Scott Porter 

NEXT EPISODE: We’re kicking Blastober off in a big way, literally, with the extremely long director’s cut of DOCTOR SLEEP

The dream of the 90s is alive at EMPIRE RECORDS 

EMPIRE RECORDS 
DIRECTED BY: Allan Moyle
RELEASED: September 22, 1995
BUDGET: $10M
BOX OFFICE: $303,841 
ESTIMATED LOSS: Total 
STARRING: Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Lapaglia, Ethan Embry, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Robin Tunney, Maxwell Caulfield 

NEXT EPISODE: Go, SPEED RACER, Go! 

Show Notes:

Jessie Spano Is So Excited
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1QBHO6ek2mU

We’re back talking about Peter Jackson’s first big(ish) budget Hollywood production THE FRIGHTENERS 

THE FRIGHTENERS 
DIRECTED BY: Peter Jackson 
RELEASED: July 19, 1996 
BUDGET: $30M
BOX OFFICE: $29.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $12M
STARRING: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Jake Busey, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Chi McBride 

NEXT EPISODE: Remember record stores? Not the mom and pop, local hipster ones but the big chain ones? We’re going for a stroll down memory lane with EMPIRE RECORDS 

Show Notes:
Excalibur waiter - Tree of Gondor?
https://imgur.com/a/QTkSZvA

In a hole in the ground, there lived a movie nobody ever saw. This is TOLKIEN 

TOLKIEN 
DIRECTED BY: Dome Karukoski 
RELEASED: May 3, 2019
BUDGET: $20M
BOX OFFICE: $9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi 

NEXT EPISODE: We’re talking about probably the biggest movie Peter Jackson has ever been involved in: That’s right, it’s THE FRIGHTENERS

Show Notes:

Professor Tolkien or Judge Doom?
https://imgur.com/a/TKF9Exb

Eddie Izzard on US vs UK cinema
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TjC3R6jOtUo

We went alllllll the way back to 2019 for this weeks episode as it’s the Deep Impact to Widows’ Armageddon with THE KITCHEN

THE KITCHEN
DIRECTED BY: Andrea Berloff 
RELEASED: August 8, 2019 
BUDGET: $38M
BOX OFFICE: $16M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M
STARRING: Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss, Tiffany Haddish, Domnhall Gleeson, Bill Camp, Margo Martindale 

NEXT EPISODE: Before the Lord of the Rings, there was just TOLKIEN 

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