Movie Madness

The first of our post-lockdown shows brings some suggestions for your indoor binging. Erik debates Sergio Mims on the awards-season trend that Sam Mendes’ 1917 became the latest victim of. They also talk about a sequel ten years too late and extract the best parts out of the Mr. Rogers film. Sergio talks about how Richard Jewell got him kicked off Twitter and Erik talks about one horror film that really caught him off guard and another that does not deserve the honor of being placed amongst the bad film legends.   Indicator (Night Tide) Universal (1917) Sony (Zombieland: Double Tap, Pain & Glory, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) Arrow (The Black Angel, Kansas City) Warner Bros. (The Stalking Moon, Doctor Sleep, Motherless Brooklyn, Richard Jewell) Cleopatra (Verotika)

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Our third guest, Ian Simmons from Kicking the Seat, joins us to offer his ten selection for the time capsule of the past decade. Amongst entering an Oscar winner, a franchise favorite and a film fresh from 2019, choices are made that revive the age-old debate of art vs. the artist and how simply canceling them cancels the discussion. Then Erik Childress adds his own pick for a film that may be even more important today given where the country stands divided.

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A lot of collections highlight the latest in Blu-rays starting with the release of Tex Avery’s classic cartoons. Erik Childress and Sergio Mims talk about the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy and look at a pair of films featured at last year’s Chicago Critics Film Festival now available from Shout Factory. Erik goes off on the latest Terminator but offers high praise on another new 4K release from Paramount. Then they wrap things up by looking at a stretch of Spike Lee’s career in a bunch of brand new releases from Kino amongst others.   Warner Archive (Tex Avery Screwball Classics Vol. 1) Shout Factory (My Bloody Valentine, Body Parts, Greener Grass, The Nightingale) Paramount (Gemini Man, Terminator: Dark Fate, Shutter Island, The Hunt for Red October, Beverly Hills Cop 3-Film Collection) Kino (Light at the Edge of the World, The Day of the Dolphin, The Oscar, Crooklyn, Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Clockers, Summer of Sam)

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Things get a little weird on this episode. OK, maybe not that weird as Erik & Sergio Mims delve into some Ealing comedies, war films and a pair of television comebacks. Sergio finally gives his take on Todd Phillips’ Joker and tells us of his latest commentary track. In the middle of all of this though they go through a trio of films that run the gamut from one of Charlie Sheen’s first big roles to what maybe should have been Tawny Kitaen’s last. And Erik presents his theory on the film he somehow wiped away from memory that has been described as “Nickelodeon by way of David Lynch.”   Film Movement (Passport to Pimlico, The Titfield Thunderbolt) Warner Bros. (Joker, Penelope, Cimarron, Two on a Guillotine, Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season, Big Little Lies: The Complete Second Season) Severin (The Peanut Butter Solution, The Boys Next Door, The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak) Kino (Tobruk, Ulzana’s Raid, War Lord)

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Erik Childress recaps his 18th year attending the first big film festival of the year talking about his favorites and even some of his not-so-favorites. Hear what Erik thought of new films with Michael Keaton, Jude Law, Steven Yeun, Alison Brie, Winston Duke and Aubrey Plaza. Plus the latest from directors Brandon Cronenberg, Miranda July and the film that broke the new sales record at the fest. He even has a few things to say about some Slamdance documentaries and others about the creation of The Exorcist and Ren & Stimpy. It is a packed episode about films you may be hearing more about in 2020.

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The time capsule for the last decade of film gets ten more titles courtesy of Collin Souter, co-host of the Christmas Movies Actually podcast and longtime radio partner of Erik Childress. Animation carves out a spot this time as well as a surprise entry that is, nevertheless, one of the great achievements of the period. Then for good measure, Erik adds one more title to the list and makes the case that it is more than just another sports movie.

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The first new episode of the new year and new decade focuses on a crop of titles from just a few studios and one legendary actress. That would be the great Anne Bancroft who has a wonderful new collection out from Shout Factory. Erik and Sergio Mims also look at films starring everyone from Lloyd Bridges to Ethan Hawke as well as a cornucopia of titles from Kino including the first film from Rian Johnson, a history of the Silence of the Lambs sequel, going to bat for a Charlie Sheen film and ultimately reaping praise on what they believe to be one of the great American films from Paul Schrader.   Shout Factory (The Anne Bancroft Collection, Let’s Scare Jessica to Death) Kino (Parasite 3-D, Brick, Terminal Velocity, Iceman, Hannibal, Blue Collar) RLJE (Adopt a Highway) Flicker Alley (Trapped)

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The long-awaited new chapter of the Movie Madness podcast begins as we look back upon the previous decade of films to choose which ones we would like to put into a time capsule. Steve Prokopy is the first of many guests to join Erik Childress on a journey through some of their favorites, kicking off the list with 11 titles to make the final cut in a new tradition that will continue into the new decade.

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More last-minute gift ideas for the holiday as we close out 2019 with some genuine favorites from Sergio Mims and Erik Childress. Names like Murphy, Burton and Brundle get brand new packages. Criterion has some Bette Davis greats, Olive pays tribute to Dick Miller and Sergio is happier with Kurt Vonnegut than Thornton Melon ever was. They also show some love to an overlooked werewolf film as well as one of the funniest movies of 2019 and another among the very best of the year.   Arrow (The Far Country, Robocop, Slaughterhouse Five) Criterion (All About Eve, Now Voyager, Until the End of the World) Olive (A Bucket of Blood, The Bells of St. Mary’s) Shout Factory (Silver Bullet, Big Trouble in Little China, The Fly Collection) Paramount (Galaxy Quest) Sony (Once Upon a Time In Hollywood) Universal (Good Boys)  

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The Blu-rays never stop stopping on the podcast with Sergio Mims back for another round to talk about some recent releases from Criterion, Kino and particularly Shout Factory. Sergio defends some late ‘80s/early ‘90s action films on 4K and Erik does the same for the new Child’s Play while praising the release of Haxan and the ridiculousness of a mutant bear film. It is all leading up to the immaculate new packaging of all things Abbott & Costello that they call one of the best releases of 2019.   Indicator (Scream of Fear, Revenge of Frankenstein, Secret Ceremony) Kino (Winter Kills, Charley Varrick Fox (Child’s Play, The Art of Racing in the Rain) Criterion (When We Were Kings, Haxan) Lionsgate (Universal Soldier 4K, Red Heat 4K) Shout Factory (Prophecy, The Fan, Chuck Berry Hail Hail Rock N Roll, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Gauntlet)

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