Mission 250 Podcast

This week, we watch the film that brought Italian films back into the world cinema conversation in the late 80s. If you like sappy movies, you movie get something out of this one. Cinema Paradiso (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.

Here is the film that will be remembered as the kickstart to the industry after a once in a century pandemic. This is the Star Wars for the current generation, the long awaited adaptation meeting its full potential. See it in theaters. If you can't, find the biggest screen you can and absorb it on the best sound system possible. Dune (2021), directed by Denis Villeneuve.

We're finishing off our October horror movie fest with a film that fits more into the genre of classic horror. Although this film might have basement and nighttime scares, the psychological elements of grief give this film an edge that makes it rise to the top of the genre as an instant classic. Plus, there is a scary as hell pop-up book that you wont forget. The Babadook (2014), directed by Jennifer Kent.

We are continuing with our October horror movies! This week we watch Sam Rami's remake that's also a sequel: Evil Dead 2. Easily one of the best horror comedies out there (not that there's many, but still). The Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, Directed by Sam Rami.

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Its October. You know what that means - horror movie season! This week, we watch Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Film. Influencing the Hunger Games as well as Fortnite, Warzone, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, this movie shows 42 students fighting for survival. Battle Royale (2000), directed by Kinji Fukasaku.

This week, we watch the oldest Kubrick movie on the list. With a great script and the help of Kirk Douglas, Stanley made a World War 1 classic that not only started his own path to an amazing career, but created a dramatic film that stands up over 60 years after its release. Paths of Glory (1957), directed by Stanley Kubrick.

This week, we watch Tarantino's eighth film. Drawing heavily from The Thing, this film showcases the director at his most indulgent, with long scenes of dialogue and buckets of blood to rival his other works. Kurt Russell's mustache stars in The Hateful Eight (2015), directed by Quentin Tarantino.

This week, we watch what could possibly be both Tarantino's funniest and scariest film. The actors shine in this three hour long revenge epic, where even the horses deserve special mentions. Django Unchained (2012), directed by Quentin Tarantino.

This week, we watch an adaptation of the famous 600-year-old poem about a magical knight, and a test of honesty. This film strays a lot from the original text, but the scenery (filmed in Ireland) is beautiful, and the strangeness is alluring. The Green Knight (2021), directed by David Lowery.

This week, we continue watching what might be the greatest horror movie ever made. Stanley Kubrick butchers Stephen King's original novel into a film that confused some viewers at the time of its release, but now is considered by most to be a standalone masterpiece. The Shining (1980), directed by Stanley Kubrick.