Catching Up On Cinema

Catching Up On Cinema's "F*cked Up Sh!t" month continues, as Kyle and Trevor sit down to review the Emiliano Rocha Minter's challenging and indisputably f*cked up indie film, We Are the Flesh (2016)!

A Mexican and French joint production, the film is equal parts horrifying and provocative, featuring themes and images that might be too much for some to bear.

In spite of it's raw and brutal nature, the film is nevertheless deeply layered and rife with potential allegorical meaning, such that to call it an "art" film is not an act of pretension, but rather a statement of fact.

Stay tuned immediately following our discussion for a brief follow-up segment from Kyle!

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F*cked Up Sh!t month continues, as Trevor has Kyle sit down view the bizarre, pseudo-experimental indie film, Like Me (2017)!

The only feature film credited to writer-director Robert Mockler, the movie is messy (in more ways than one) and confused in it's storytelling, but features some striking imagery and editing in some of it's trippier sequences.

Starring Addison Timlin as an emotionally detached young woman seeking internet fame via the production of grotesque and occasionally destructive videos, the movie unfortunately only just barely scratches the surface of the realm of F*cked Up Sh!t in cinema.

The search goes on for truly F*cked Up Sh!t in cinema!

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This January at Catching Up On Cinema is "F*cked Up Sh!t" Month!

Being as this is a show about expanding our horizons and pushing boundaries, we felt it would be appropriate to use this month to take a deep dive into the world of twisted and/or brutal cinema, AKA "F*cked Up Sh!t".

Our first F*cked Up movie this month is Jeremy Saulnier's punk rock thriller, Green Room (2015)!

Starring Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, and a surprise appearance by Patrick Stewart, the film is a tightly scripted and brutally violent thrill ride.

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It's once again time for our monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode!

Some of the physical media releases this month include:

Ready or Not (2019)

Big Trouble in Little China (Shout Factory, 1986)

Game of Thrones, The Complete Series (2011 - 2019)

Slaughterhouse-Five (Arrow, 1972)

The Story of Temple Drake (Criterion, 1933)

Tunes of Glory (Criterion, 1960)

The Phantasm Collection (Well Go, 1979 - 2016)

She (1982)

The Goldfinch (2019)

Waterworld (Arrow, 1995)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (4k, 2019)

It: Chapter Two (4k, 2019)

The Fly Collection (Shout Factory, 1958 - 1989)

Hustlers (4k, 2019)

Until the End of the World (Criterion, 1991)

Millennium Actress (2001)

Ultraseven: The Complete Series (1967 - 1968)

Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)

Ad Astra (4k, 2019)

Rambo: Last Blood (4k, 2019)

Silver Bullet (Shout Factory, 1985)

Downton Abbey (2019)

Abombinable (4k, 2019)

Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018)

Judy (2019)

The Psyborgs (2019)

Batman Beyond: The Complete Series (1999 - 2001)

And many more!

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Special thanks to Film Combat Syndicate, who were kind enough to grant us access to the film for review!

In this very special bonus episode of Catching Up On Cinema, Trevor reviews Kensuke Sonomura's indie martial arts flick, Hydra (2019)!

Starring veteran stuntman Masanori Mimoto, the film is a small, but ambitious production that punches far above it's budget's weight in the realm of action and martial arts choreography.

With a likable cast and truly fantastic and unique fight sequences, the film is a treat for martial arts connoisseurs on the lookout for a new flavor of action to add to their palette.

Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and an even happier New Year from us here at Catching Up On Cinema!

In this, the last of our holiday/winter themed episodes for the year, Trevor has Kyle sit down to watch writer/director George Gallo's brilliantly cast, but intensely flawed Christmas comedy, Trapped in Paradise (1994)!

Starring Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey as a trio of bank robber brothers that find themselves stranded in a idyllic Pennsylvania town, the film is rarely as entertaining as it ought to be, but far from a waste of time if you're a fan of any of the leads.

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In this episode of the podcast, John Cusack makes his second consecutive appearance on the show (sans Oliver Platt) as Kyle takes the show into the realm of true crime with a review of the Alaskan serial killer flick, The Frozen Ground (2013)!

The only film directed by writer Scott Walker, the film is largely a vehicle for the then up and coming Vanessa Hudgens, despite Nicolas Cage's name getting the marquee treatment on the poster and DVD cover.

A dreary, depressing slog, the film nevertheless manages to shed light on the most high profile serial killer case of Alaska's recent history.

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In this episode of the podcast, Kyle has Trevor sit down to watch Harold Ramis' underrated Christmas themed black comedy, The Ice Harvest (2005)!

Featuring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Connie Nielsen, the film is a breezy and slick caper that is perfect for a rainy or snowy night in.

Bonus: The film features a drunk Oliver Platt at steady intervals, so if ever you're bored while viewing the film, just keep that in the back of your mind ;)

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It's the first week of December, which means it's time to review some wintery and vaguely holiday related films!

First up this month is the 2nd in Shusuke Kaneko's Heisei era trilogy, Gamera 2: The Advent of Legion (1996)!

Briskly paced and cleverly shot and edited, the film is among the very best of the daikaiju subgenre of Japanese sci-fi.

Okay, so maybe the first movie this month has essentially nothing to do with the holidays, but at the very least the film contains a handful of scenes shot in the snow.

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In this episode, Kyle has Trevor watch Danny Boyle's beautiful and intense coming-of-age tale, The Beach (2000)! 

Featuring an attractive and charismatic cast of internationals, including the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Carlyle, and Tilda Swinton, the film is a mature take on the familiar tale of a boy discovering paradise... and the complications that result from said discovery.

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