Missing Frames: Catching up with Cinema

The Franchyze Boyz conclude their Star Trek movie marathon with a rewatch of the J.J. Abrams/Justin Lin helmed Kelvin Trilogy. Does Star Trek '09 have too many lens flares? Is Into Darkness little more than a Wrath of Khan knockoff? And is Beyond a worthy 50th anniversary celebration of the entire franchise? Set phasers to fun, blast some Beastie Boys, and space jump right into this epic finale.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Brad Gullickson
Aaron Prescott

The Franchyze Boyz continue their Star Trek film franchise marathon with a rewatch of the Next Generation films: Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis. Do any of these entries live up to the television series that spawned them or are they better left forgotten? (And will Brad find a way to justify Insurrection's existence?) You know you can't wait another second to find out, so go ahead and ENGAGE...MAKE IT SO...ASSIMILATE THIS...and so on and so forth.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Brad Gullickson
Aaron Prescott

And here come the Franchyze Boyz, ringing in the new year with part one of a three-part Star Trek film franchise rewatch. In this first part, Shawn, Brad, and Aaron examine the first six Star Trek films featuring the original crew. Do the three of them agree that Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the best? Will Brad successfully justify Star Trek V: The Final Frontier's existence? It's time to boldly go...and listen to the episode to find the answers to all these questions and more.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Brad Gullickson
Aaron Prescott

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Tricia Aurand of the Beyond the Screenplay podcast helps Shawn celebrate the occasion with a viewing of Gillian Armstrong’s 1994 adaptation of Little Women. For many (Tricia included), this is the seminal adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, a reputation Tricia feels is somewhat diminished by the release of Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation. Her and Shawn discuss why the 1994 film is still vital and wonderful, why it’s okay for everyone to love and appreciate BOTH versions, and why Christian Bale is the ultimate dreamboat.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
​Tricia Aurand

Last Thanksgiving, Brad Gullickson and Aaron Prescott joined Shawn for a rewatch of the entire Rocky series. Now, one year later, they take a look at Sylvester Stallone’s brand new director’s cut of Rocky IV: Rocky Vs. Drago. Is it a major improvement or is the theatrical version still champ?

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Brad Gullickson
Aaron Prescott

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time is a documentary nearly 40 years in the making. On Friday, November 19, it will finally be released. In this Between Takes episode, Shawn speaks with the film's co-director Robert Weide, who first approached Vonnegut about making the documentary back in 1982. They discuss Weide's friendship with Vonnegut, why it took so long to get the film to the big screen, and some of Weide's favorite memories about Vonnegut.

Learn more about Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time at vonnegutmovie.com, and follow the documentary on Twitter @vonnegutdoc and on Facebook @KurtVonnegutDocu.

Vanishing Angle producers Matt Miller, Natalie Metzger, and Benjamin Wiessner, join Shawn for a discussion of their new film 'The Beta Test,' written and directed by Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe. Learn more about 'The Beta Test' and where you can see it at thebetatest.movie, and be sure to follow Vanishing Angle on all social platforms @vanishingangle.

Happy Halloween, Missing Framers! Celebrate the spooky season with Shawn, Annie and Scott as they discuss Annie and Scott's first viewing of David Lynch's feature debut Eraserhead. Shawn considers this a 'perfect' film - will it hold the same sway over Annie and Scott or will its nightmarish imagery throw them for a loop? All these questions and more will be answered! (Or maybe no questions will be answered at all. This is David Lynch we're talking about...)

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Annie Black
Scott Russell

Spooky season celebration continues with a viewing of Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece ‘The Shining.’ Make-up artist Carley Cooper returns to Missing Frames to discuss her first viewing of this classic. She and Shawn chat about where it ranks in the annals of horror cinema, Stephen King’s disdain for the adaptation and the initial negative reaction to the film.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
Carley Cooper

As far as Shawn is concerned, September, not October, is the start of spooky season. And to celebrate the occasion, he and John Mills have decided to watch a horror film John has never seen before. That film is Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House, and while it’s technically classified as a horror film….is it really? Or is it literally every film genre smashed together into one manic super film?

Join Shawn and John as they attempt to process this bonkers cult classic and why it may in fact be a legitimate masterpiece.

HOSTS
Shawn Eastridge
John Mills