Playing Hooky Podcast

Welcome back, friends and allies, to the Playing Hooky Podcast! This episode, we review two totally bitchin’ movies. First, Nate brings the Guy Ritchie crime comedy, “Snatch,” to the table. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter (Jason Statham) who finds himself under the thumb of a ruthless gangster (Alan Ford) who is ready and willing to have his subordinates carry out severe and sadistic acts of violence. - Wikipedia After that, Rachel brings the 2013 science fiction action film, “Snowpiercer,” to the table. Snowpiercer is based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film is directed by Bong Joon-ho, and written by Bong and Kelly Masterson. - Wikipedia

In this episode, Nate and Rachel go see two shows in Indy. First, they see Eyehategod at Black Circle Brewing. Eyehategod (also abbreviated and referred to as EHG) is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans who formed in 1988. Next, they go see Gogol Bordello at the Egyptian Room at Old National Centre. Gogol Bordello is an American punk band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring.

In this episode, Nate and Rachel review The Hateful Eight and Black Death. The Hateful Eight is a 2015 American western thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, and Bruce Dern.Black Death is is a 2010 German-British action horror film directed by Christopher Smith from an original screenplay by Dario Poloni. It stars Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, and Carice van Houten.

In this episode, Rachel and Nathan discuss the 1997 Sci-Fi cult classic, “Gattica,” starring s Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman,  Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal, and Alan Arkin. Gattaca is a “Biopunk” film that tells of the potential despotic future where genetic manipulation rules the day. After that, Rachel and Nate talk about their experience with 23andMe.

In this episode, Rachel and Nate are joined by Jacob Clark, instructor at Brew Jitsu in Indianapolis, to talk about martial arts. We also talk about physical fitness, beer, LARP, gaming, and some of the cool things about living in Indy!

In this episode, Nate and Rachel take a virtual trip to Bruges, Belgium. First, they sit down and watch the 2008 Black Comedy Crime film, “In Bruges,” starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The film is is set and was filmed in Bruges, Belgium.Next, they sit down for some Moules Frites at a local Brasserie, Brugge. Brugge Brasserie is located in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis at: 1011 E. WESTFIELD BLVD. INDIANAPOLIS IN 46220

Please be aware: the topics we discuss in this episode are of a sexual and violent nature. If you are sensitive to these topics, you may want to skip this episode.

In this episode, we review two incredibly different movies. First, Rachel presents the 1994 Warner Brothers film, Black Beauty. From Wikipedia: Black Beauty is a 1994 American film adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel by the same name directed by Caroline Thompson in her directorial debut. The film stars Andrew Knott, Sean Bean and David Thewlis. The film is also treated as an autobiography of the horse Black Beauty as in the original novel, and is narrated by Alan Cumming as the voice of the 'Black Beauty'. This is the fifth feature film adaptation of the 1877 classic novel by Anna Sewell.

Nathan presents the totally unrelated 1997 film, Dance With the Devil: Perdita Durango, released as Dance with the Devil in the United States, is a 1997 Spanish/Mexican action-crime film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, based on Barry Gifford's novel 59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango. It stars Javier Bardem as Romeo Dolorosa and co-stars Rosie Perez. It was inspired by Magdalena Solís and the Hernandez Brothers sect.

In this episode we review the film, “Lords of Chaos,” Which tells the story of the rise of the Black Metal underground in Norway in the late 80’s and early 90’s. ”The film is a semi-fictionalised account of the early 1990s Norwegian black metal scene told from the perspective of Mayhem co-founder Euronymous. It stars Rory Culkin as Euronymous, Emory Cohen as Varg Vikernes, Jack Kilmer as Dead, and Sky Ferreira as Ann-Marit.”We also talk about the 2006 Documentary, “Whiskey on a Sunday,” which chronicles the band, Flogging Molly, and Irish-American Celtic punk band.

Hey all! In this episode, Rachel introduces Nathan to “The Great British Bakeoff.” In turn, Nate brings the HBO crime drama, “Boardwalk Empire,” to the table for discussion. We are currently in the process of moving at the moment. Because of this, we did not film this episode. We intend to get back to video once we’re setup in our new location! Thanks for your patience during the transition!

In this episode, Rachel and Nate discuss the 1994, Star Trek Generations and the 1982 sci-fi classic, Blade Runner. For clarification purposes, we watched In this episode, Rachel and Nate discuss the 1994, Star Trek Generations and the 1982 sci-fi classic, Blade Runner. For clarification purposes, we watched the Directors Cut of Blade Runner on DVD. Thanks for listening to our podcast as grow our channel! We continue to try to improve our video and audio quality as we put out new episodes. Unfortunately, the audio on this one is kinda crap. I did the best I could to fix it. I hope it's not too distracting. Thank you again!