Ludicrously Specific

Are you ready for this year's Ludicrously Specific Christmas special? We certainly weren't, which is why we recorded this three days after Christmas. That's okay, because when it comes to seasonal topicality, the three films that we found to chat about make DIE HARD look like THE NATIVITY STORY. So after a pre-chat that lasts longer than that leftover holiday ham, join us as we discuss three of the most seasonally-adjacent films out there: THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE, ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS DRAGO, and THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE.

Have you watched the documentary BLANK CITY? Neither have two of our hosts. But one early morning viewing by our third host led to this installment covering three of the films profiled therein that emerged from the No Wave scene of New York in the early 80s. Meet three spray painting directionless protagonists in an urban ruin. Not your hosts. We don't know how to spray paint.

Can you be forgiven for assuming we're dead? Probably, we're nice like that. Can we be forgiven for not bothering to not having a theme for our first episode in over six months? Probably not, but here we are! From the sublime to the ridiculous, we're back together, and only our enthusiasm is infectious!

Long promised, finally delivered! Our in-person reunion. All the usually talking over each other with no awkward pauses on Skype! Recorded in the runup to Christmas, some discussion of seasonal favourites, and an excursis on Darren's favourite year in movies: 1964.

We thought we'd reunite in person soon HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA sorry about that. It seemed plausible once! Anyway, we got together on what once was to be the opening night of the NZIFF in Auckland to chat about Doug's bespoke replacement, the Auckland Online Film Festival (AOFF), as well as the gargantuan number of films we've been watching in the last month of lockdown.

What's the greatest year for film ever? Steve thinks it's 1987. So we talk a lot about 1987 movies, but that's not specific enough. What about movies that start with the letter R? Reasonably specific? And that are *also* rated R? Now we're talking ludicrously specific. Join us for RAGE OF HONOR, RAMPAGE, and RITA SUE AND BOB TOO in a episode that's epic length even by our standards!

The breezy ARACHNOPOBIA, tense WARNING SIGN, and grimy MANIAC have a few things in common. They're all first films, they're all horror films, and for some freaking reason, Doug owns all three soundtracks on vinyl, yet has never watched them. Until now! Hear we think ... after we clear our throats for an hour or so discussing lockdown viewing!

We had plans. So did you. And now New Zealand's in lockdown. So instead we fired up the Skype and talked about what we've been watching and going through since our last record. And if you're hoping Skeet got a new microphone, well, there's a quote from BAD SANTA for the occasion, but it's unprintable.

Bogart. Eastwood. Li. Which one is the enforcer? Are they all enforcers? If so, what are they enforcing? Find out as we eventually discuss THE ENFORCER, THE ENFORCER, and, um, THE ENFORCER, but only after 90+ minutes chatting about our last month of cinematic adventures.

It's the question on everybody's lips: did Jimmy Carter, while President of the United States, watch movies three nights in a row with people he had or would have personal connections to? A ludicrously specific question that probably doesn't deserve an answer, but here we are, discussing CITIZEN'S BAND, JEREMIAH JOHNSON, and WAIT UNTIL DARK, alongside our recent viewing, in a marathon-length episode.