Labyrinth of Cinema

Ivan Reitman returns to try to make Ghostbusters again and we return another type of long-gone studio comedy. Join us as we discuss the degree to which Phil Tippet can ennoble something, the centrality of the proctology joke, and whether David Duchovney can indeed nail the transition from 90s prestige to 00s skeeze.

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Enter the chaos spiral of 80s sketch comedy as we discuss Strange Brew, a unlikely film from a stranger time. We talk Rick Moranis' surprising charm, unlikely places to find a Shakespeare adaptation, and whether Max von Sydow is truly as good a hang as he seems.

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Translator and HK film expert Dylan Cheung brings us a film to watch: Dr Wai and the Scripture With No Words. Join us as we rank our favorite Hong Kong studio graphics, discuss Indiana Jones adjacency, and marvel at the idea of the Wong Fei-Hung of divorced guys.

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Jordan from the Tran Girlismo podcast joins us to discuss John Woo's Hard Target. Listen as we discuss the theoretical maximum protagonist keywords, what to do when your co-worker is an actual vampire, Chevy Camaro sorrow language, and whether some day all of us will find the Mardi Gras Clown Graveyard where we belong.

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We discuss Buddy Cop ur-text Lethal Weapon. Listen as we marvel at the idea of a blue collar boat ownership economy, whether Mel Gibson is just Like That, and if indeed we may be the world's foremost homosocial podcast.

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We discuss annual Beefo tradition The Edge (1997) Listen as we discuss speed tailoring a bear, Alec Baldwin's chore shirking, and the idea of getting so mad at someone that you simply have to live.

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We discuss William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA, the dizzying heights of an illegal car chase, Willem Dafoe's raw sexuality, and the cinematic fulfillment of a Thrillhouse scenario.

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We discuss Beautiful Dreamer, Oshii's head temperature, being bullied by Shinji Sōmai, the DNA of Rayman, and whether indeed everything is actually just Urusei Yatsura.

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We watched Julie Taymor's Titus. Listen as we wonder if there are limits to how far metanarrative can get you, what looking at the world through gold eyeliner is like, and how flexible the medium of meat pies is as communication.

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We watched Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. Listen as we detail exactly how goopy sci-fi should be, muse about the origins of the Koopa Clown Car, and attempt to detail the countless things we like inspired by this elemental eco fable.

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