Lived It

Zack Snyder reveals the hidden Easter eggs in Army of the Dead, what’s next in the apocalyptic franchise and how to make a  good zombie film great.

Diners, send us some Snyder love at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

Army of the Dead

https://www.netflix.com/title/81046394

Dawn of the Dead Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV8mJcuYVaA

The Walking Dead Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1v0uFms68U

Snydercut Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM-Bja2Gy04

Zack Snyder’s zombie heist epic ‘Army of the Dead’, and Alexei and Gen strategise how they’d nab the cash without being eaten alive. (Hint: it involves a lot of...peace talking). Plus our favourite heist films, character actors, and more Las Vegas love.

Diners, tell us what role you’d play in a heist at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

Army of the Dead

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81046394

Ocean’s Eleven Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imm6OR605UI

A Fish Called Wanda Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAJUlSRCwo

Widows Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN2yBBSRC78

Point Break Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuVDrpl1tIY

Don’t Breathe

https://www.netflix.com/title/80100649#:~:text=2016%20%7C%20MA%2015%2B%20%7C%201h,game%20of%20cat%20and%20mouse.

Richard Cheese — Viva Las Vegas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y908F7JTN0M

Tig Notaro and Tom Cruise: long lost twins (Autostraddle)

https://www.autostraddle.com/remake-every-tom-cruise-movie-with-tig-notaro-you-cowards/

Army of Thieves

https://www.netflix.com/title/81185548

Train to Busan Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ovgxN2VWNc

Triple 9

https://www.netflix.com/title/80045504

Cargo

https://www.netflix.com/title/80161216

Over the weekend, Zack Snyder’s Las Vegas zom-romp ‘Army of the Dead’ released its first 15 minutes for a limited time, and it got us thinking about our favourite Las Vegas icons: Britney residencies, Elvis impersonators, and glitter suits galore...

Diners, tell us your favourite Las Vegas film at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

Army of the Dead’s first 15 minutes: reaction (ScreenRant)

https://screenrant.com/army-dead-movie-opening-15-minutes-video/

Army of the Dead Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI1JGPhYBS8Ocean’s Eleven Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imm6OR605UI

Casino

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJXDMwGWhoA

The Hangover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcdUhdOlz9M

Britney’s shotgun wedding: a retrospective (Rolling Stone)

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/britney-spears-shotgun-wedding-turns-10-remember-55-magical-hours-234192/

Las Vegas residencies

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8491648/highest-grossing-las-vegas-residencies

Leaving Las Vegas Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g60frRsNxms

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnvJ5xtZpi0

Elvis in Viva Las Vegas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvqpmpWGlLk

Toxic — Britney Spears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOZuxwVk7TU

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81456722

Premiere pick ‘The Woman in the Window’, nosy neighbours, and a new generation of Hitchcockian thrillers. All in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker.

Diners, tell us the worst thing you’ve seen your neighbours do at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

The Woman in the Window

https://www.netflix.com/title/81092222

The Woman in the Window (book by A. J. Finn)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40389527-the-woman-in-the-window

August: Osage County

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/70276334

Gone Girl Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-_-1nJf8Vg

Fatal Attraction Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf8gh_d7Z6k

Basic Instinct Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh6JwQ8XPK0

Ma

https://www.netflix.com/title/81083799

Rear Window

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kCcZCMYw38

Bart of Darkness (Rear Window in The Simpsons)

https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Bart_of_Darkness

The Fifth Element Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ9RqgcR24g

Atonement Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkVQwwPrr4c

Pride and Prejudice

https://www.netflix.com/title/70032594

Anna Karenina Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-nyXX5zOLg

Hanna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u73CLdHpbNk

Pan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1wRv8vTpxo

Darkest Hour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtJ60u7SUSw

Batman (1989) Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgC9Q0uhX70

A Simple Favour

https://www.netflix.com/title/80988896

Disturbia

https://www.netflix.com/title/70059990

Why do we love food movies so much? Alexei and Gen find out through the iconic menus of cinema history: Matilda’s chocolate cake, Spirited Away’s buffet, the Spanglish egg sandwich, and more.

Diners, tell us your dream movie food at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

Eat Drink Man Womanhttps://www.netflix.com/au/title/60010312Chef (film) Trailerhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=FF_rYNupPwgThe Chef Showhttps://www.netflix.com/au/title/81028317Spirited Awayhttps://www.netflix.com/au/title/60023642Marie Antoinette Trailerhttps://www.netflix.com/au/title/70044601Spanglish Egg Sandwichhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=mASVABRNeM4Birds of Prey Egg Sandwichhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=juHJyBY9TxcDinner Rush Lobsterhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=HoB0zNG91psJulie & Julia Trailerhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=ozRK7VXQl-kHook Rainbow Desserthttps://castlecravings.com/blog/2018/bangarang-pie/

Matilda Chocolate Cake

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EOQeU_6vbeg

This week’s premiere pick ‘Heathers’ and how it influenced a generation of dark teen films. Also everything we love about Winona Ryder in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker.

Tell us your favourite Winona Ryder movie at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

Heathers Trailer

https://www.netflix.com/title/580335

Heathers poster

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTVjNTM1MDItMDhiMy00ZmM1LWI0NDItNDhlZmEzZmEzMTBmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTY5Nzc4MDY@._V1_.jpg

Blue Velvet Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWr4JvAWF20

Polyester Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrAkQ923Wk0

Clueless Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgjwq1ZzdPQ

Little Women (2019) Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AST2-4db4ic

Little Women (1994) Trailer with Winona Ryder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWn4h2YLxGA

John Hughes and Reaganism

https://slate.com/culture/2006/09/the-political-conservatism-of-john-hughes.html

Halloween Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ke9IPTIJQ

Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCVh4lBfW-c

The Craft Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxEqB--5ToI

Jawbreak Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnroZaiPMy8

The Shining

https://www.netflix.com/title/959008

Full Metal Jacket Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M3sJOmqxEo

2001: A Space Odyssey Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR_e9y-bka0

Riverdale

https://www.netflix.com/title/80133311

Twin Peaks Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W32wYIN4BX4

Easy A

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/70123920

Thoroughbreds

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80172007

Donnie Darko Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzLn8sYeM9o

Dr. Matt Agnew joins us to offer his expert science opinion on our favourite sci-fi parables. Plus, how likely is it that an AI will take over the world? Listen at your own risk...

Tell us your biggest robot fear at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

https://www.netflix.com/title/81399614

The Terminator Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k64P4l2Wmeg

Machine learning in the Cambridge Analytica data breach (The Guardian explainer)

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/18/what-is-cambridge-analytica-firm-at-centre-of-facebook-data-breach

Ex Machina Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYGzRB4Pnq8

Gary Kasparov vs. IBM’s Deep Blue: The historic chess match (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/12/05/kasparov-deep-blue-queens-gambit/

Yuval Noah Harari — Homo Deus

https://www.ynharari.com/book/homo-deus/

Her Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzV6mXIOVl4

2001: A Space Odyssey Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR_e9y-bka0

Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics (The Conversation)

https://theconversation.com/after-75-years-isaac-asimovs-three-laws-of-robotics-need-updating-74501

Roko’s Basilisk (click at your own peril)

https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/rokos-basilisk-the-most-terrifying-thought-experiment-of-all-time.html

The sprawling, animated nostalgia of this week’s Premiere Pick ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’. Plus bonkers animation, more celebrity pets, and family road trips in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker.

Tell us your creepiest toy at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

National Lampoon’s Vacation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUV1tVH2C5U

Dawn of the Dead Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV8mJcuYVaA

The Terminator Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k64P4l2Wmeg

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Hbz2jLxvQ

Empty malls (and other liminal spaces): Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/liminal.png/?hl=en

Empty mall ambience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQln04ALz2A&list=PL4pGkk3QBW29yqnarnVkA1qHB7cyAwX9Q&ab_channel=MadArtMart

Lift Off Episode 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDZ-9_mQcTU

Inside Out Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seMwpP0yeu4

Doug The Pug

https://www.instagram.com/itsdougthepug/?hl=en

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 

https://www.netflix.com/title/70113007

Missing Link

https://www.netflix.com/title/81034936

Monster House

https://www.netflix.com/title/70044595

From Alexei getting roasted by the ‘District 9’ fandom to Gen frothing over a certain Aussie girlband, here’s everything we love about stan culture. All in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker.

Diners, tell us who you stan at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

District 9 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLUwOcR5pk

Eminem — Stan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMhN-hfMtY

Bardot — Poison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPnZ9SLb2EM

Before Idol and X Factor, there was Popstars (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/sep/17/bardot-poison-idol-x-factor-popstars

RM (Rap Monster) — Do You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XAxf8aFtL4

The Princess Bride Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNNUcHRiPS8

How this week’s Premiere Pick ‘Good Boys’ toes the line between raucous pranks and wholesomeness. Plus foot aversions, Holly Valance, and all the naughty things Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker got up to as kids.

Tell us your naughty childhood tale at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, or tag #thebigfilmbuffet.

Further reading:

Good Boys

https://www.netflix.com/title/80990662

American Pie 

https://www.netflix.com/title/22037751

Animal House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWjtI6n5xWM

Bachelor Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMvLcJiEj7w

Porky’s Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdXP3puHiT4

Room Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Ci-pAL4eE

Doctor Sleep

https://www.netflix.com/title/80233020

The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-months

Booksmart

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81061054

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

https://www.netflix.com/title/80117800

Big Daddy

https://www.netflix.com/title/21303955