By Ryne Barber
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Also known as Cannibal in the Streets, we're talking about John Saxon's contribution to cannibal film with a look at this PTSD-turned-cannibal-virus film. It's a strange concoction from Italian director Antonio Margheriti and we discuss how the PTSD element works, the inclusion of the kind of icky romance, the various cannibal gore effects, and a whole lot more.
We're also drinking Whitman Brewing's Festbier AND their Oktoberfest!
Approximate timeline
0:00-8:00 Intro
8:00-15:00 Festbier
15:00-50:00 Cannibal Apocalypse
50:00-55:00 Oktoberfest
55:00-end More Cannibal Apocalypse!
Continuing Saxon Samhain all Halloween season!
We've hit a milestone at 300 episodes and we wanted to celebrate! In keeping with the pattern of previous milestone episodes, we're covering another big John Carpenter film with They Live! Also join us for a brief retrospective as we look back on some of our favorite episodes of recent past. Thanks for sticking with us and we hope to be back for another 300!
We're also drinking Sloop Brewing's Pineapple Juice IPA.
Approximate timeline
0:00-20:00 Intro and retrospective
20:00-30:00 Beer talk
30:00-end They Live
Next up: back to Saxon Samhain!
We're kicking off the Halloween season this year with our new series, Saxon Samhain, where we take a look at various John Saxon horror movies!
First up is The Evil Eye, which gets confusing because this Mario Bava film has two versions. We're specifically talking about the American AIP version that features a different ending, different score, and a couple of edits; we also do talk a little about the Italian version The Girl Who Knew Too Much. On the Saxony scale, this one scores a 4. Listen on to find out what we thought!
We're also drinking Athletic Brewing's non-alcoholic Oktoberfest.
Approximate timeline
0:00-13:00 Intro
13:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end The Evil Eye
More Saxon soon, but up next is our 300th episode!
We come to the conclusion of our Red Hot '90s Action Summer coverage in rapid pace with Speed, possibly one of the best action films of the entire decade. Maybe it's our nostalgia talking, but we're still in love with this bomb-on-a-bus flick. We talk about Keanu Reeves' flat delivery, the excellent Jeff Daniels, losing your head on a subway, the physics of busses jumping gaps, and a lot more. We're also drinking Genesee Brewing Company's Black Cherry Vanilla Kellerbier!
Approximate timeline
0:00-10:00 Intro
10:00-16:00 Beer talk
16:00-end Speed
We'll be starting our Halloween celebrations with Saxon Samhain soon!
Continuing our vehicle-obsessed action film coverage, we're talking about the convicts-on-a-plane flick Con Air starring Nic Cage. Here, he's given no other objective than to be himself, and we talk about the over-the-top ridiculousness of this movie, the saccharine sentimentality, attack chopper-trained DEA agents, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Bolton Landing Brewing's Big Squeeze double IPA.
Approximate timeline
0:00-7:00 Intro
7:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end Con Air
Next up: Speed
We're moving into the vehicle action of the '90s with Steven Seagal's early career film Under Siege, which uses the setup and popularity of Die Hard but on a Navy ship! This one's actually a lot of fun and we talk about the things that make this succeed, as well as the multiple submarines on display (wink). We're also drinking Sloop Brewing's Premium Lager.
Approximate timeline
0:00-9:00 Intro
9:00-16:00 Beer talk
16:00-end Under Siege
Next up: Con-Air!
We're kicking off Red Hot '90s Action Summer by returning to the Bronx, this time with Jackie Chan in his American debut from 1995! We talk about the film's dubbing, the nonsensical plot about a diamond heist, dirtbikes in the city, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Beer Tree Brewing's Cerveza!
Approximate timeline
0:00-9:00 Intro and Walker check in
9:00-16:00 Beer talk
16:00-end Rumble in the Bronx
Next up: Under Siege!
The doldrums of summer are upon us and so we wanted a nice easy, lazy film. So of course we're talking Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider, a thesis on the American dream and Americana of the late '60s. We discuss this idea of freedom throughout the movie, how the film handles it with its experimental approaches, and the different vignettes that we get throughout. We're also drinking Southern Tier Brewing's Orange Twist Imperial Ale in collaboration with Perry's Ice Cream!
Approximate timeline
0:00-8:00 Intro
8:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end Easy Rider
Next up: we start Red Hot '90s Action Summer!
Since we've already covered Escape from New York, it was only right that we also do the Italian copycat film Escape from the Bronx, which, as we quickly point out, actually has nothing to do with escaping. This sequel to 1990: The Bronx Warriors certainly has a lot in common with its brethren but it does a number of things differently, and more importantly its extremely low budget means lots of unintentional laughs abound. Look for dummies blowing up, lots of extras playing laser tag, and a lot more.
We're also drinking Finback Brewing's Rolling in Clouds IPA.
Approximate timeline
0:00-8:00 Intro
8:00-16:00 Beer talk
16:00-end Escape from the Bronx
Next up: Easy Rider.
We never experienced Hackers when it came out in our glorious year of 1995, but man, the nostalgia still hits hard here. The dress, the aesthetic, the cyberspace visuals - all of that is so '90s it hurts sometimes, and we're here for it. We're talking all things cybertechnic here, from the techno score to the complex virus warfare to... Penn Jillette and Marc Anthony showing up in the movie?! We're also drinking Speckled Pig's My Boy Blue Blueberry Pilsner!
Approximate timeline
0:00-7:00 Intro
7:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end Hackers
Next up: Escape from the Bronx?
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