On this episode we talk about an indie horror film that shot right to the top of our “Best of 2015″ list, at least for that genre. We also catch up with The Walking Dead, and SPOIL THE HELL OUT OF IT.

James and I also saw the sequel to Divergent called Insurgent and I still don’t know what the hell is so special about Tris. James also saw one of the least funny comedies to be released in the last 5 years, and I watched a free video game adaptation on the Internet called Dead Rising: Watchtower. Enjoy.

Full Runtime: 1 hr 40min 12sec

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THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

1. It Follows Soundtrack – Titles (2:17)

2. Hotline Miami Soundtrack (91:33)

3. Coheed & Cambria – Gravity’s Union (6:45)

This time on the show James and I go round and round on whether or not Chappie is a good film. I say it’s more like The Room but without the cult of personality. He didn’t disagree. I say the film has some major plot holes and the score offsets the bombastic camp the film tries to convey. He didn’t disagree. I say there are no likable humans in the entire flick. He didn’t disagree. What we didn’t agree on is the final grade.

We also talk Digging Up The Marrow and a 2014 film called Everly.

What We Watched

Dave: Thunderstorm: The Return of Thor

James: Incendies

Full Runtime: 1hr 21min 19sec

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THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

1. Pearl Jam – In Hiding (5:00)

2. Kularis – Too Much Sun (6:52)

3. Neelix – Goofy Jam Session (5:51)

4. Odiseo – Fenix (6:52)

5. Durs – In The City (6:22)

6. Interactive Noise – Vienna (6:51)

7. Jiser – Waveback (6:50)

8. Krama – The Lighthouse (5:59)

9. Audiomatic – Windows Of Our Soul (6:07)

10. Vaishiyas – Fakes (7:04)

11. Day.Din & Alfredo Garcia – Twin Peak (6:46)

12. Phaxe, Vice & Vertex – Orange Bad (6:36)

13. Shiva Chandra – Schaukelstuhl (Fusi & Johnson Remix) (7:05)

14. Twinkly Fairy Lullaby (3:22)

A full battery meant longer recording, which meant more airing of grievances.

What We Watched

Dave: Friday the 13th Pt. 3, Friday the 13th pt. 4: The Final Chapter, The Bell Witch Haunting, Paranormal Asylum, The Black Knight Returns, Jurassic City, The Town That Dreaded Sundown

James: Mistaken From Strangers, Young Ones

Full Runtime: 54min 34sec

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THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

1. Audiomatic & Vaishiyas – Exchange (6:09)

2. Jiser & Interactive Noise – Fight (6:54)

3. Neelix – Leave Me Alone (6:36)

4. Phaxe – Twist N Spin (7:10)

5. Day Din & Klopfgeister – Shadow Of A Smile (8:19)

6. Interactive Noise – Sunshine (6:52)

7. Synesthetic – Eccentric Status (6:59)

8. Vaishiyas – Hold On (7:03)

9. FF2 Boss Battle (2:55)

This is part one of episode 213. We review The Seventh Son and that’s about it. Listen for a brief moment as technology brought this show to a screeching halt. Music is the Alert theme from Metal Gear Solid. Part 2 will be uploaded in a couple of days.

Full Runtime: 9min 29sec

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James and I run down our Best of 2014 lists this time, and since he saw more movies than I did his list is vastly different, and in some minds vastly superior. I don’t know. My favorite movie of the year didn’t even appear on his top 10, and if that’s not a sign of us drifting apart in our old age I don’t what is. Of course, I watched a ton of garbage, intentionally, so I guess I’m the weirdo.

We also continued to geek out over home theater equipment and decor, such as the Predator Theater, something that which you can google.

Best of 2014

What We Watched

Dave: American Sniper, Time Lapse, Amphibious 3D, Perfect: Android Rising, Disaster Wars: Earthquake vs. Tsunami, Isis Rising: Curse of the Lady Mummy, Bloody Mary 3D

James: Inherent Vice, The Interview, Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything

James Talks MORE About What He Wants To See in 2015

Full Runtime: 1hr 59min 09sec

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THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

1. Deftones – Diamond Eyes (3:08)

2. Audiomatic – Dificult Phase (6:52)

3. Vaishiyas – Touch Down (6:43)

4. Aquafell – Morning Cookies (7:35)

5. Zyce – Offduty (7:14)

6. Neelix – Cabin Pressure (7:31)

7. Synesthetic – Teach Me How To Be A Superfreak (8:07)

8. Interactive Noise – Play (6:34)

9. Day Din – Aurora Nights (6:35)

10. Normalize – Run (7:06)

11. Kularis – OSD (6:23)

12. Vaishiyas – Satisflaxion (7:05)

13. Sideform – Traveller (7:43)

14. Moon, Dj Fabio – Disco Brain Damage (7:01)

15. Jiser, Interactive Noise – Up (7:52)

16. Day Din – Dance With Me (7:10)

17. Felguk – Galaxy Traveler (Neelix Remix) (5:27)

18. Moon, Dj Fabio – Centered (7:31)

19. R.E.M. – Maps And Legends (3:10)

The final show of 2014 talks about the final movie we’ll ever see set in Middle-earth. . .QUESTION MARK! We also talk about a bunch of non-related content and we both review films that were released on Christmas Day, neither of which is American Sniper because I guess it was just too depressing to release wide. 2014 was a pretty cool year for movies but it won’t be until episode 212 that we unveil our Best Of Lists.

Reviews

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Spoilers)

What We Watched

Dave: Into the Woods, Hot Fuzz

James: Big Eyes

Full Runtime:  1hr 51min 09sec

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THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

1. Rise Against – Prayer Of The Refugee (3:20)

2. Bastian Basic – Lost In Trance (Van Nilson remix) (5:58)

3. Purple Stories – Path To Nowhere (Ferry Corsten edit) (5:04)

4. Asi Givati – Massive (Dach8 remix) (6:14)

5. Setrise & Johann Stone – MNE (Chris De Seed remix) (5:47)

6. Dance 2 trance – Power of american natives (2:13)

7. Money-G & Shaun Baker – Piano Age (MG Traxx remix) (5:18)

8. Skyrosphere – Dark Descent (Exclusive TTF mix) (4:57)

9. Energy Flash – The House Is Mine (TTF mix) (6:12)

10. Hardface – Ultimate Showdown (Gainworx remix) (5:00)

11. Silver Liquid – I Need You (TTF mix) (6:24)

12. Andy Jay Powell & Mike Nero – Life On Line (New Energy mix) (4:42)

13. Reen & Magun – Fading Away (club mix) (5:35)

14. DJ Kryst-Off & Money-G – Music Is My Life (MG Traxx mix) (5:42)

15. Danny Fervent – Daydream (8:03)

16. Grand K – Better Days (6:17)

17. Francesco Diaz & Jeff Rock & Young Rebels – Moin Moin (Francesco Diaz & Young Rebels version) (5:44)

18. Pulsedriver – Bring It On Down (club mix) (5:00)

19. Reen – Blackout (6:16)

20. Richard Durand & Pedro Del Mar – Paint The Sky (feat Roberta Harrison – Tom Cloud remix) (6:52)

21. Trapt – Echo (4:36)

Though this show is perfectly cromulent and listenable, there were some mic/computer glitches during the recording. I worked around them best I could but yeah, some words are flat out dropped. Anyway, we review the latest Hunger Games film, but when I say review what I really mean is “grouse.” After a spirited MMC segment, we continue the new trend of ending the show with a crazy conversation about nothing that really matters in the grand scheme of things.

CM Punk on Colt Cabana’s “Art of Wrestling”

Reviews

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (MAJOR SPOILERS)

What We Watched

Dave: John Wick, Exists, Extraterrestrial, Inception, Guardians of the Galaxy

James: Man Bites Dog, My Own Private Idaho, Housebound, Earth to Echo

Full Runtime:  1hr 43min 59sec

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THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

1. TV On The Radio – Happy Idiot (3:02)

2. Hi-Jackers Space – All in The Mind (Genix Deep Dubbed Mix) (7:29)

3. Myk Bee – Soulfire (7:54)

4. Perry O’neil – Kubik (9:46)

5. Arnej – They Always Come Back (Mike Remix) (7:09)

6. Talamanca & Velden – One Embrace (Feat Isa Bell-Dub Mix) (7:38)

7. Aimoon – Will Be Mine (7:14)

8. Menno De Jong – Place in The Sun (Feat Ellie Lawson) (7:45)

9. Rospy – Meet Me in The Stars (8:00)

10. Jace Williams – Rookie (6:24)

11. Xb & Linnea Schossow – Be My All (Lele Troniq & Fabio Xb Remix) (6:41)

12. Ashley Nutton – Graviton (Dreamy Remix) (8:17)

13. Biokinetix – Prototype (Remix) (8:32)

14. Masters & Nickson – Out There (5th Dimension) (Feat Justine Suissa) (9:05)

15. Shining Wizado – Triple H Burial Time (2:26)

It had to happen sooner or later. James actually gave not one, but two films a perfect grade of A+. I personally can’t go that high because as much as I loved the movies he scored perfect, I believe that qualification should be put on movies that are universally appealing. Of course that means my standards are so high that no film ever would get an A+. Whatever, that’s just me and as everyone knows I’m not the standard bearer for proper criticism.

Reviews

Dumb and Dumber To (Lite Spoilers)

Interstellar

Nightcrawler (Heavy Morality Discussion)

The One I Love

Upcoming Movie Release Chat  

Full Runtime:  1hr 40min 59sec

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THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

1. Mastodon – The Motherload (5:00)

2. Coldplay – O (Jochen Miller & First State Remix) (3:48)

3. Ilan Bluestone – Snapdragon (4:02)

4. Super8 & Tab Feat. Julie Thompson – Let Go (Andy Duguid Remix) (2:56)

5. Above & Beyond Feat. Zoe Johnston – We’re All We Need (4:08)

6. A State Of Trance – Top 5 Tracks From Listeners (1:51)

7. Alex Klingle – Phase Shift (2:30)

8. Rodg – Hot Merchandise (3:32)

9. Cosmic Gate Feat. Kristina Antuna – Alone (Maor Levi Remix) (2:48)

10. Denis Kenzo Feat. Jilliana Danise – Will Be Forever (Meridian Remix) (4:33)

11. Edu – Alive (3:53)

12. Kyau & Albert – Relevant Angel (3:13)

13. Doublev – The Gate (3:09)

14. Shogun Feat. Adara – Dragon (4:43)

15. Three Faces Feat. Christian Zechner – Lost In Time (Audiko Remix) (2:43)

16. Ost & Meyer With Ronski Speed & Cate Kanell – Fortress (4:06)

17. Gordey Tsukanov – Neptun (2:39)

18. Yves Lacroix & John Evans Feat. Lokka Vox – Ashamed (Fabio Xb Remix) [Future Favorite] (3:14)

19. Antony Waldhorn – Symphonica (3:54)

20. Roger Shah Pres. Sunlounger Feat. Jes – Glitter And Gold (Denis Sender Remix) (3:36)

21. Andrew Rayel – Followed By Darkness (Club Mix) [Tune Of The Week] (4:40)

22. Driftmoon – Effervescence (3:49)

23. Eloquentia Vs. Vast Vision Feat. Robin Vane – Will See You Again (3:16)

24. Miroslav Vrlik – We Don’t Change (4:12)

25. Allen & Envy Feat. Jess Morgan – The Heart That Never Sleeps (Amir Hussain Remix) (3:15)

26. Pink Floyd – Time (2011 Remastered) (6:48)

The only reason this show even exists to be published is because I DIDN’T fall over dead in the middle of recording it. Not only are our opinions “wrong” in this episode, but a plethora of real life distractions and me coughing like Slenderman is about to get me make this our worst episode ever. I know that was a high bar to get past, but we did it. We finally stunk up the place harder than that time we reviewed Spring Breakers.

Reviews

V/H/S Viral (Light Spoilers)

Gone Girl (HEAVY Spoilers, skip to 1:22:18 to avoid)

What We Watched

Dave – Honeymoon, Alien Abduction, Paranormal Activity 1-4, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Edge of Tomorrow, Open Windows, Horns, The Houses October Built, Apocalyptic, Team America: World Police, The Hunt

James – Plastic Galaxy (Doc), Cold in July, Eyes Without A Face, Tammy, Obvious Child, Mall, Fury

James Talks About His Letterboxd Habits

Full Runtime:  2hr 28min 04sec

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THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

0. The Afghan Whigs – Debonaire (4:15)

1. Roger Shah – Hope (Original Mix) (6:20)

2. Max Eden – Supernova (5:27)

3. Andain – Beautiful Things (Fady & Mina Remix) (6:58)

4. Dennis Sheperd – Bring You Home (Original Mix) [feat. Chloe Langley] (6:52)

5. Sequence 11 – Dione (7:35)

6. Menno de Jong – Solicitude (7:27)

7. Bilal El Aly – Monster (Original Mix) (5:33)

8. VillaNaranjos – Cala Blanca (Club Mix) (6:36)

9. Kheiro – When You’re Home (Misja Helsloot Remix) [feat. Danny Claire] (7:16)

10. Bobina – Delusional (Original Mix) [feat. Shahin Badar] (5:42)

11. Liam Wilson – The Speed of Design (Original Mix) (7:38)

12. Jace Williams – Rookie (6:24)

13. Willem De Roo – Datamoon (7:12)

14. Ayda – Legend (8:39)

15. DJ Wad – Reincarnation (6:16)

16. Artur K & Martin Sand – Never (Mdk Remix) (7:33)

17. Arnej – They Always Come Back (Mike Remix) (7:09)

18. Talamanca & Velden – One Embrace (Feat Isa Bell-Dub Mix) (7:38)

19. Aimoon – Will Be Mine (7:14)

20. Menno De Jong – Place in The Sun (Feat Ellie Lawson) (7:45)

21. Shinedown – Fly From The Inside  (3:57)

We got to see a sneak preview of Annabelle last night and recorded a show that was only supposed to go about 20 minutes. Instead it’s over an hour of unfiltered free form acid jazz that may not appeal to “classic RotCast fans.” Remember that scene in This Is Spinal Tap? Like that, only worse.

Review

Annabelle – look, we talk around the movie a lot in the review, so here’s the bottom line. Did you like The Conjuring? This is a step down. Do you have to see a horror movie this weekend? You could do worse (Tusk) cause there ain’t nothing on the horizon for a few weeks. I gave it a C- and James gave it a C. There, there’s your review.

Seriously, y’all, we go all over the map, talking about emotional manipulation in movies, the overall trends in the horror genre including how much money is spent on a film in order to maximize the bottom line, more MARVEL chat because that’s just the dominate force in the movie landscape these days for better or for worse. The way the preceding sentence was written is an example of how the show went. It’s totally freeform, man!

Full Runtime:  1hr 09min 44sec

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THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

1. The Association – Cherish (3:31)

2. Rospy – Meet Me in The Stars (8:00)

3. Jace Williams – Rookie (6:24)

4. Willem De Roo – Datamoon (7:12)

5. Ayda – Legend (8:39)

6. DJ Wad – Reincarnation (6:16)

7. Artur K & Martin Sand – Never (Mdk Remix) (7:33)

8. Skaivox – Motion Shift (7:55)

9. Andrew Stets – War Will Never Come (6:55)

10. Farid – Skylines (Mike Danis Remix) (6:44)

11. The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn! (3:55)