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Catching Up On Cinema
By Trevor HartTV & Film
Catching Up On Cinema episodes
- Ghost in the Machine (1993)
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This April is “Cyber Techno Future Shock” month at Catching Up On Cinema!
All month long we'll be reviewing some of the goofiest “techno-thrillers” from the 90's.
This week, Trevor conducts a solo review of Rachel Talalay's, Ghost in the Machine (1993)!
A story of a serial killer that continues his killing ways after being transformed into a electrical force that can inhabit and manipulate all things connected to the electrical grid, Ghost in the Machine (1993) is a colorful and at times silly horror film that plays fast and loose with science and physics.
Featuring Final Destination-esque, Rube Goldberg machine style kill sequences, happy rap, mischievous/petulant kids with floppy hair, and copious amounts of CGI, including one VR sequence, Ghost in the Machine is terrific nostalgia fodder for those of the cowabunga generation.
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1 hr 10 min - Catching Up On Cinema Presents: My Brother Pissed On Me - Star Wars
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It's once again time for another installment of Catching Up On Cinema's most popular sub-series, “My Brother Pissed On Me”!Join brothers Kyle and Nik as they sit down for a nice, long chat about all things Star Wars!Check your nostalgia goggles at the door, as the brothers speak candidly about the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, some of the Disney+ streaming shows, and even a number of the extended universe video games.Follow us on Instagram @catchinguponcinemaFollow us on Twitter @CatchingCinemaLike, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!1 hr 18 min - The Lawnmower Man (1992)
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This April is “Cyber Techno Future Shock” month at Catching Up On Cinema!All month long we'll be reviewing some of the goofiest “techno-thrillers” from the 90's.First up, Trevor and Kyle review Brett Leonard's, The Lawnmower Man (1992)!Featuring at the time groundbreaking CGI animated sequences that are utterly laughable by contemporary standards, as well as pre-internet concepts regarding virtual reality subsuming actual reality, The Lawnmower Man is a difficult watch without the aid of rose tinted glasses, however for those with sufficient nostalgia for it's aesthetic, it's an often dull but still somehow charming cyber-thriller.Follow us on Instagram @catchinguponcinemaFollow us on Twitter @CatchingCinemaLike, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!1 hr 45 min - Catching Up On Blu-Ray: March 2023
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It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode!
In this episode, Trevor takes a look at the physical media releases for the month of March 2023.
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1 hr 27 min - Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf - Fantastic Fours
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It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly, “Tales From the Shelf” episode!In honor of the recent release of John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), in this installment, Trevor is once again joined by his good buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast to discuss "Fantastic Fours"!Throughout this episode, the duo discuss the 4th films in franchises that they own.Brad's Picks:3:00 - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)25:30 - [•REC]⁴: Apocalypse (2014)54:30 - Rambo (2008)1:15:00 - The Final Destination (2009)1:38:30 - Scanner Cop (1994)Trevor's Picks:13:30 - Jaws: The Revenge (1987)38:30 - In the Line of Duty IV (1989) and Highlander: Endgame (2000)1:05:00 - Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)1:29:30 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012), Boyka: Undisputed 4 (2017), and Ip Man: The Finale (2019)And stick around for speed round, where Trevor and Brad briefly talk about runner up picks that they didn't have time to spotlight!Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on Libsyn at Cinema Speak, or on Twitter and Instagram.Follow us on Instagram @catchinguponcinemaFollow us on Twitter @CatchingCinema2 hr 4 min - The Howling (1981)
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This March, “VHS Cover Art” Month returns at Catching Up On Cinema!
Every week we'll be reviewing films with incredible cover art from the VHS era.
This week, Kyle and Trevor review Joe Dante's, The Howling (1981)!
An early hit in Joe Dante's filmography, The Howling (1981) is an unusual werewolf film that is largely remembered for the makeup effects contributions of a young Rob Bottin.
Released in 1981, a year that would also see the release of John Landis' darkly comedic, An American Werewolf in London, and Michael Wadleigh's lesser known, Wolfen, The Howling is likely remembered as the 2nd best werewolf film that came out that year.
Charismatically shot and directed, with a strong presentation overall, The Howling has a many positive elements, however its meandering 2nd act, and strangely hurried and muddled climax result in an experience possessed of some truly high highs, with unfortunately very little connective tissue tying it all together.
A fine werewolf film that unfortunately, in the eyes of this reviewer, will forever play second fiddle to An American Werewolf in London.
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2 hr 11 min - House (1986)
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This March, “VHS Cover Art” Month returns at Catching Up On Cinema!
Every week we'll be reviewing films with incredible cover art from the VHS era.
This week, Trevor and Kyle review Steve Miner's, House (1986)!
Produced by veteran horror producer Sean S. Cunningham, and written by a young Fred Dekker, House (1986) is a strange supernatural “horror comedy” that feels like a lame imitation of superior contemporary genre films such as Evil Dead (1981), Poltergeist (1982) and Ghostbusters (1984).
A tonal mess of a film, House features some decent makeup effects, but the editing lacks energy, and the movie sadly fails to deliver engagement in the form of chuckles or scares.
Despite all of these liabilities, House's biggest stumble comes in the form of its clumsy and half-hearted exploration of the Vietnam war and the trauma inflicted upon those that participated in that conflict.
While it is apparent that at some point in production, aspects of the script were likely meant to be using supernatural shenanigans and frequent disruptions as some form of nonliteral metaphor for the protagonist's struggle in allowing himself to confront his repressed trauma, (e.g. writing a book about the war) the execution of these elements in the finished film are confusing, underdeveloped, and often lame.
Often feeling like a hodgepodge of interesting ideas that found themselves cobbled together in exactly the wrong film, House is a cult horror-comedy that this author sadly found very little enjoyment in viewing, and will likely only remember for its decent effects work and the inherent novelty factor found in its cast of (at the time) contemporary TV stars.
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1 hr 51 min - The Night Flier (1997)
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This March, “VHS Cover Art” Month returns at Catching Up On Cinema!
Every week we'll be reviewing films with incredible cover art from the VHS era.
This week, Kyle and Trevor review Mark Pavia's film adaptation of the Stephen King short story of the same name, The Night Flier (1997)!
Originally airing on HBO and starring a foul-mouthed Miguel Ferrer at his surly best, The Night Flier (1997) is a vampire film that is more of a detective story than the outright creature feature vibes that its cover art might suggest.
Shot on a tight 30 day schedule, The Night Flier is nevertheless a well-constructed and performed horror flick that is rife with King-isms, ultimately resulting in a cozy watch for fans of King and vampire fiction alike.
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1 hr 34 min - Guilty Pleasures: The Hurricane Heist (2018)
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February was “Guilty Pleasures” month at Catching Up On Cinema, but we had so much fun we decided to keep it going for one more week.
In this special bonus “Guilty Pleasure” episode, Trevor is joined by his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast to review Rob Cohen's, The Hurricane Heist (2018)!
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2 hr 8 min - Catching Up On Cinema Presents: My Brother Pissed On Me - Merlin (1998)
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It's been a long time coming, but it's once again time for another installment of “My Brother Pissed On Me”!
Join brothers Kyle and Nik as they review the TV miniseries, Merlin (1998)!
Headlined by Sam Neill, and featuring Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Short, Merlin (1998) was a strange fantasy epic that the brothers grew up watching on VHS.
Stay tuned to find out if it holds up to a rewatch in 2023.
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About Catching Up On Cinema
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A comedic film analysis podcast wherein friends introduce one another to their favorite movies, and Catch Up on their Cinema.
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