Legends Podcast

We're back with a film about filmmaking, spycraft and celebrity, starring the one and only Nicolas Cage. In the movie, Cage plays a fictionalized version of himself, down on his luck and struggling to connect with his teenage daughter, when a wealthy fan (who may or may not be a kidnapper and arms dealer) makes Cage an offer he can't refuse. Co-starring Pedro Pascal, this two-hander is equal parts bromance, action-comedy, and homage to Cage's lengthy career. And while director Tom Gormican's debut flopped at the box office despite positive reviews, it has become a meme-fueled cult hit in the two years since its release. Now we'll find out if we can withstand - or will we be squashed beneath? - The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent!

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We never watched the movie. So, tonight, we bring you something a bit different.

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I am awaited! After a long time away, a bombastic veteran makes a triumphant return to the stage that made him famous. I'm talking, of course, about director George Miller, the driving force behind the Mad Max films since the first one hit the gas in 1979. Earlier this year, the latest installment of the Mad Max saga roared into cinemas… but for the first time, Max Rockatansky was not one of the lead characters. Instead, the film focuses on telling the origin story of Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron in the last outing, Fury Road, here played by Anya Taylor-Joy, with Alyla Brown playing her as the child. With many characters familiar to Fury Road fans, this prequel forges enough connective tissue to feel part the saga sans Max, while Chris Hemsworth's Dementus provides a worthy adversary. That said, audiences themselves didn't make the trek to the theater, with the film barely surpassing its production budget at the box office. So what are we to make of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga? Is it a prequel that delivers the goods, or does this doomsday detour deserve to be lost in the Wasteland forever?

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Aug-Heist takes things to the next level with this 2012 thriller about a suicidal man, a stolen diamond, and good old fashioned insurance fraud! With a stacked cast including Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Bell, Edward Burns, Kyra Sedgewick, and Ed Harris, the film has all the makings of a genre classic. But it did a bellyflop at the box office and cratered with critics. Was the title a little too "high concept" for audiences, or did the plot twists give viewers vertigo? Don't look down… Aug-Heist will take its last leap for 2024 with Man on a Ledge!

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Aug-Heist rolls on with a return to the mean streets of London! Following Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, director Guy Ritchie goes back to the well of the seedy underworld of British tough guys with this year 2000 release. Several LS2SB actors come back as well, including Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, Jason Flemyng, Alan Ford, and the film adds some non-Brits, too, with Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina, and Benico del Toro in the mix. Clearly following the "if it ain't broke, bloke, don't fix it, innit" rule, Ritchie hews closely to the formula of his previous film, but the film was a success both critically and commercial. Audiences ate up Snatch, but when Beef and Rum Daddy sink their teeth into it, anything can happen. Note: Lobster the Mobster (A.K.A. Jonny Two Claws A.K.A. The Singing Shellfish A.K.A. The Crusty Caucasian) is still in Witness Protection as of this recording.

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We're on a brief hiatus this week, so we've plundered the Legends Vault for some appropriate loot to tide you over. Before we score Guy Ritchie's second film, Snatch, we're giving you our review of his first.

This week we're talking about Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, also one of our Legends of '99, the movie that launched the acting careers of Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones, began the directing careers of Guy Ritchie and Matthew Vaughn, spawned a short-lived TV series, and, along with The Limey, is the second Legend of '99 to heavily employ Cockney rhyming slang. Join us as we have a butcher's at this farcical tale of four friends, two guns, and a whole lot of mistaken identity.

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We're kicking off Aug-Heist in a spirit of the Paris Olympics with a French Netflix heist comedy. When two expert thieves and best friends look to retire from a life of crime, they must pull off one last job to buy their way out. The film was directed by Mélanie Laurent, with Adèle Exarchopoulos and Manon Bresch co-starring. Released in 2023 on Netflix, this French-language film was based on a popular graphic novel. But do these feisty heroines steal their way into our hearts, or does this film deserve a last-place finish?

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There's something strange in the neighborhood - must be a new Ghostbusters movie! The follow-up to 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife, this film sees ghostbusting make its triumphant return to the Big Apple and the iconic firehouse. With Afterlife's cast returning along with Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts from the originals, the film introduces a new threat in the form of the icy Garraka. Winter is coming for a New York City summer, and it will take multiple generations of Ghostbusters to stop it, in a movie that draws inspiration from The Real Ghostbusters animated series. Who you gonna call? Legends Podcast! And we're reviewing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire!

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After our Shoresy side-quest, we're back on track and hopping the next train to Transylvania! Rum Daddy's birthday pick pic is none other than Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder's classic 1974 send-up of the movie versions of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's classic novel. Starring Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, and Peter Boyle as The Monster, the spoof centers on a modern descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a Dr. Frederick Frankensteen, who inherits his grandfather's estate and title and decides to take up the family business. Curiously missing from streaming nowadays, the film was a major hit when it debuted and is ranked among the best comedies of all time. Now we're ready to bring our movie reviews back to life with Young Frankenstein! Walk this way!

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This week we're hitting the back half of Season 2 with the episodes "Players Only," "The Man Advantage," and "Accountability." The Bulldogs are on their way to a perfect season with only two games remaining, but with distractions all around, will they be able to focus up and become the best team in the league, ever? First Shoresy has to help the Jims find a fourth man for their trivia team, then help Frankie keep his head in the game after being dumped (again), then deal with the debt the team owes to the Policetti brothers, and then deal with the NOSHO commissioners after getting suspended. Shoresy has his work cut out for him, but there's something real shiny waiting for him at the end of it. Sixty hard miles to go! Let's run 'em up and fill 'em in!

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