Catching Up On Cinema

Join Trevor and his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast as they share some "Partner Picks" from their collections e.g. movies that they'd like to share with their significant others.

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Once again, it is “No Theme November” here at Catching Up On Cinema!

We'll be reviewing whatever the f*ck we want for the next 4 weeks, so expect little to no consistency between picks this month.

This week, Trevor conducts a solo review of Steven Kostanski's, Manborg (2011)!

Reportedly shot in director Kostanski's garage and produced for $1000 CAD, Manborg (2011) is a charming low budget sci-fi film, packed to the brim with imaginative and resourceful special effects.

While the film's presentation is occasionally rough, largely coming in the form of less than perfect chroma key effects, to this reviewer it in no way effected its entertainment value.

Chock full of references to shlock cinema, perhaps most notably Eliminators (1986), a film which featured a “Mandroid” fighting alongside a team of martial artists, Manborg carries the delightful vibe of an ambitious film, produced with the intent of cramming in all of the director's favorite things onto a single canvas.

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Once again, it is “No Theme November” here at Catching Up On Cinema!

We'll be reviewing whatever the f*ck we want for the next 4 weeks, so expect little to no consistency between picks this month.

This week, Trevor conducts a solo review of Koji Hashimoto's, Gojira (1984), as well as Roger Corman produced recut, Godzilla 1985!

Sometimes referred to as The Return of Godzilla, Gojira (1984) represented the character's return to the silver screen after a 9 year absence.

Serving as the first film in the series' Heisei era, the film's tone is returns the franchise to it's more serious roots, once again portraying the titular monster as an intimidating and menacing presence.

Produced with state of the art special effects, the film was a serious effort on the part of Toho studios, successfully bringing the iconic monster to a new generation of fans, and reigniting and reinvigorating the franchise for another 10 years.

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Once again, it is “No Theme November” here at Catching Up On Cinema!

We'll be reviewing whatever the f*ck we want for the next 4 weeks, so expect little to no consistency between picks this month.

This week, Trevor conducts a solo review of Paul Jay's documentary, Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998)!

Centered around the subject of legendary wrestler Bret “The Hitman” Hart, the documentary is a gripping and candid examination of the world of professional wrestling during the “Monday Night War”.

Using “The Montreal Screwjob” as both framing device and climax, the film serves as one of the more honest examinations of the fateful events of Survivor Series '97, far more raw than many of the WWE Studios produced documentaries that would be released in subsequent years.

Additionally, this review also includes mention of the director's follow up mini-doc, The Life and Death of Owen Hart, which was also included on the Canadian International Pictures blu-ray disc.

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Once again, it is “No Theme November” here at Catching Up On Cinema!

We'll be reviewing whatever the f*ck we want for the next 4 weeks, so expect little to no consistency between picks this month.

First up, Trevor conducts a solo review of Ryuhei Kitamura's, No One Lives (2012)!

Starring Luke Evans, No One Lives (2012) is a bloody and stylish pseudo-slasher with a twist.

Produced by WWE Studios, the film also features the former Funkasaurus, Brodus Clay, in a very small role.

Fair warning, Trevor picked this one largely as an excuse to wax nostalgic and talk at length about the director, so feel free to skip the first half or so of the episode if all you want is a straightforward review of the movie itself.

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Join Trevor and his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast for some "Halloween Havoc" as they discuss various horror movies from their respective collections!

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It's October, so that means it's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's annual, “Kyle's Killer October” event month!

All month long, Catching Up On Cinema's resident horror enthusiast, Kyle, will be taking creative control of the program, offering up new reviews for a wide variety of horror flicks from week to week.

This week, Kyle and Trevor review Michael Dougherty's, Trick 'r Treat (2007)!

The feature directorial debut for Michael Dougherty, Trick 'r Treat (2007) is a collection of horror vignettes set in a small town on Halloween night.

Slickly directed and highly approachable for younger viewers and those not especially fond of overly scary Halloween cinema, much like the director's later film, Krampus (2015), Trick 'r Treat has become somewhat of a modern holiday cult classic.

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It's October, so that means it's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's annual, “Kyle's Killer October” event month!

All month long, Catching Up On Cinema's resident horror enthusiast, Kyle, will be taking creative control of the program, offering up new reviews for a wide variety of horror flicks from week to week.

This week, Kyle and Trevor review The Hughes Brother's, From Hell (2001)!

Based on the acclaimed Alan Moore comic of the same name, From Hell (2001) is a grim and grisly fictionalized account of Jack the Ripper's reign of terror in 19th century London.

While the films technically stars American actors, Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, From Hell is bolstered by the presence of many excellent British stalwarts, including the likes of Ian Holm and Robbie Coltrane.

Featuring lovely production design and attention to detail in both its visual stylings and satisfyingly constructed mystery elements, From Hell is far from essential viewing, though it remains an entertaining and exceptionally handsome detective feature and period piece.

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