Tim and Tay talk meta-narratives, a new era of horror and Matthew Lillard in this discussion of We Craven's revolutionary post-modern classic Scream.

Synopsis
A masked killer stalks high school students in this meta and modern horror classic. Starring Neve Campbell and directed by Wes Craven, Scream was released Dec. 20, 1996.

Scream is available to stream on Shudder.

Scene  [00:00-13:08]
Alone at her family's rural home, high schooler Casey Becker engages in what turns into a horrifying phone-call game of cat and mouse with a masked assailant.

Links

• The oral history of Scream
• Bladerunner 2049 trailer
• Beavis and Butthead vs. Scream at the box office
• The "Raimi Cam"

Recommendations

• Tim: The Cabin In The Woods (Goddard, 2011)—stream on Netflix
• Tay: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (Craven, 1994)—rent online

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Tim and Tay talk flatulence, Daniel Radcliffe's career and more in this discussion of DANIELS' 2016 breakout film Swiss Army Man.

Synopsis
A hopelessly lost man discovers and befriends a dead body and uses its miraculous, if gross, abilities to survive the wilderness and make his way home. 

Starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe, Swiss Army Man was directed by DANIELS, and released January 22, 2016.

Swiss Army Man is available to stream on Prime and Plex. 

Scene  [25:12 -28:11]
“The history of the universe”—in the confines of their habitable cave, Hank explains the real world to Manny, in hopes of triggering memories of his past using trash that they find to illustrate the world Hank ran away from.

Links

• Everything Everywhere All At Once (DANIELS, 2022)
• "Turn Down For What"
• The music of Swiss Army Man
• Be Kind Rewind (Gondry, 2008)
• Horns (Aja, 2013)
• Making of featurette
• Rogue One (Edwards, 2016)
• Paul Dano's filmography

Recommendations

• Tim: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Waititi, 2016)—stream on Netflix
• Tay: I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore (Blair, 2017)—stream on Netflix
• BONUS: The Package (short by Greenwood)

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Next month is horror, focusing on Wes Craven, starting with Scream (Craven, 1996) - Get Shudder for October!

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Tim and Tay talk cinematic realism, anamorphic lenses, and Kevin Garnett's acting skills in this discussion of Uncut Gems.

Synopsis
Diamond district jeweller and gambling addict Howie Ratner makes bet after bet in pursuit of his big win. 

Starring Adam Sandler, and directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems was released August 30, 2019.

Uncut Gems is available to stream on Netflix. 

Scene  [1:05:40 - 1:11:00]
KG and Demany return to Howard's store with the Opal, but get stuck in the double-glass entrance and wait, frustrated as Howard and his staff try to get the door open.

The scene stars Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Lakeith Stanfield and Roman Persits.

Links

• "Cinema of attraction"
• A24's model
• Safdies filmography
• Cassavettes and other influences
• Anamorphic lenses 101
• DP Darius Khondji on anamorphic lenses
• "Macguffin"
• There Will Be Blood (Rewatchables)

Recommendations

• Tim: Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)—rent on Google Play.
• Tay: Elevator To The Gallows (Louis Malle, 1958)—stream on Criterion Channel.

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Tim and Tay talk Verhoeven, love-triangles and squibs in this discussion of 1997's StarshipTroopers.

Synopsis
Johnny Rico joins his high school friends in a galactic war against bugs from outer space, and soon comes face to face with both the highs and horrors of a life in military service. 

Starring Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, and Dina Meyer, Starship Troopers was directed by Paul Verhoeven and released on November 7, 1997. 

Starship Troopers is available to stream on Netflix. 

Scene  [48:08 - 55:00]
After communication with his parents is cut off suddenly, the newly resigned Johnny Rico learns that his family and home have been destroyed. He quickly falls back under the guise of nationalism and rejoins the mobile infantry.

Links

• Broadcast News (Brooks, 1987)
• ST's many bad reviews
• Blade Runner's name
• Bug Hunt At Outpost 9
• Soldier Of Orange (Verhoeven, 1977)

Recommendations

• Tim: Being There (Ashby, 1979)—rent on Google Play 
• Tay:  Hot Shots! Part Deux (Abrahams, 1993)—watch on Disney+

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Jordan Peele's Nope dropped right before we entered out alien movie month, so you know we had to do a bite-sized bonus episode on it. No scene, no proper format—just a fast chat about the movie right after our second viewing.

Nope concerns ranch-owning siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood who attempt to document a thrilling and terrifying phenomenon in order to gain fame and fortune. Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer, Nope  is Jordan Peele's third feature film. 

Nope was released July 22, 2022, and is still in theatres—go see it while you still can!

Link:  "Netflix Thinks Exactly Like an Old Movie Studio"

Recommendations:

• Tay: Fire in the Sky (Liberman, 1993)—rent on Google Play
• Tim: Annihilation (Garland, 2018)—stream on Hoopla 

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Tim and Tay are once again joined by James Stacey (The Grey Nato) to talk about another Denis Villeneuve movie: Arrival. We discuss this movie's patience, the cinematic  function of the Louise's transformation, and more in this potluck episode. 

Synopsis
When twelve alien ships appear on Earth, a linguist must determine how to communicate with the visitors before more paranoid and violent ambassadors of the human race take action.

Starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, and directed by Denis Villeneuve, Arrival was released Sept. 2, 2016.

Arrival is available to stream on Crave.

Tay's Scene  [23:30-33:00]
Almost immediately after arriving at the base, Louise and Ian are rushed in to prepare to visit the alien spacecraft. They are driven over and anticipation mounts as they prepare to enter the vessel.

Tim's Scene [1:19:55-1:25:21]
Louise’s developing grasp of the heptapod language prompts more and more recollections of her daughter, which take on a new dimension when she realizes she can actively affect the memories, calling into question what they are and how she is seeing them.

James' Scene [1:33:14 - 1:43:39]
With unprompted help from a future General Shang, Louise puts her newfound abilities to use to prevent a military response against the heptapod ships.

Links

• Denis' filmography
• Dune: Part 2 starts filming
• Rendezvous With Rama
• "Story of Your Life"
• The Kuleshov Effect
• Song Exploder, ft. Johann Johannsson
• The lost soundtrack for Avatar (Cameron, 2009)
• Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (Jarmusch, 1999)
• Tarkovsky on film
• Primer (Carruth, 2004)

Recommendations

• Tim — Captive State (Wyatt, 2019)—rent on Google Play
• Tay — Lifeforce (Hooper, 1985)—stream on Shudder
• James — Annihilation (Garland, 2018)—stream on Hoopla 

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Tim and Tay become obsessed with the flesh in this discussion of David Cronenberg's body-horror masterpiece The Fly. 

Synopsis
An attempt to change the nature of transportation results in a horrible accident for ambitious scientist Seth Brundle.

Starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, and directed by David Cronenberg, The Fly was released on August 15, 1986.

The Fly is available to stream on Disney+ and Crave.

Scene  [01:23:00 - 01:33:10]
Stathis arrives at Seth's house in hopes of rescuing Veronica, and instead he is forced into a violent confrontation with Brundlefly.

Links

• The Thing (Carpenter, 1982)
• An American Werewolf in London (Landis, 1981)
• The Evil Dead (Raimi, 1981)
• Dead Alive (Jackson, 1992)
• Cronenberg's filmography
• Top movies of August '86
• Cronenberg on elderly and technology
• Marshall McLuhan, Technology and Agency

Recommendations

• Tim: Antiviral (Cronenberg, 2010)—watch on Netflix
• Tay:  Hardcore Logo (McDonald, 1996)—watch on Hoopla

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Tim and Tay dig into one of their favourite Canadian filmmakers, David Cronenberg, in this talk on A History Of Violence. Despite its lack of body horror, gore and goop, this character drama remains a distinctly Cronenbergian creation,

Synopsis
Small-town diner-owner Tom Stall makes national news by easily dispatching two criminals who threatened his staff. Seeing him on TV, dangerous men from the Philadelphia mob invade Tom’s life, believing him to be an associate of theirs long thought dead.

Starring Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bellow, A History of Violence was directed by David Cronenberg and released on September 23, 2005.

A History of Violence is available on Crave.

Scene  [52:08 - 58:01]
In this scene, Fogarty and his men roll up to the Stall homestead with Jack as their captive. They demand that Tom come back to Philadelphia with them in exchange for his son. As Edie watches from inside, Jack is let go while Tom bursts into a moment of violence, shattering his small-town facade.

• 6 :00 - Viggo and Rob's long-form interviews
• 14:30 - Cronenberg's long quote on his relationship to the body
• 22:00 - Scorsese on Cronenberg in FANGORIA
• 47:00 - Casting Tom Stall

Recommendations

• Tim: You Were Never Really Here (Ramsay, 2017)—available to stream on Prime.
• Tay: The Kid Detective (Morgan, 2020)—available to stream on Crave.

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CORRECTION: Contrary to what we discuss in this episode, the thirtieth episode (planned as a potluck for Arrival) will release in August, not July. We will save the alien theme and listener vote for that month. July's theme will be announced on Instagram soon.

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Tim & Tay close out (early career) Keanu month with the film that cemented him as an action star willing to do his own stunts: Speed.

Synopsis
A terrorist plants a bomb on bus, armed to explode the second it drops below 50/mph. Can hotshot LAPD officer Jack Traven keep the bus at speed, defuse the bomb, and save the innocent passengers along for the ride?

Starring Keanu Reeves Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hopper, Speed was directed by Jan de Bont, and premiered June 10, 1994.

Speed is available to stream on Disney+.

Scene  [34:16-40:15]
After receiving word about a bomb on a public transport bus, Jack steals a car in order to track the bus down.

• 7:00 - Die Hard (McTiernan, 1988)
• 8 :00- Yost's script
• 20:00 - Terminator 2 (Cameron, 1991)
• 24:00 - Development of Annie's character
• 25:30 - Miss Congeniality (Petrie, 2000)
• 28:00 - PG-13 rules concerning the "f word"
• 33:00 - Camera destroyed during bus jump (via DVD commentary)
• 40:00 - Speed 2 (de Bont, 1997)
• 54:30 - Shang Chi bus fight
• 58:00 - Snyder and the "dream" lens
• 1:02:00 - Patrick Fischler
• 1:05:00 - Kurosawa's runaway train concept
• 1:06:00 - Tarantino's top movies

Recommendations

• Tim: Unstoppable (Scott, 2010) — stream on Disney+
• Tay: The Running Man (Glaser, 1987) — stream on Tubi

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Tim & Tay kick off Keanu month with one of his most iconic blockbusters: Point Break. We talk about Keanu's unique offering as an actor, '90s action cinematography, and meatball sandwiches. 

Synopsis
Federal Agent Johnny Utah infiltrates a group of bank-robbing surfers and soon begins to question his loyalties.

Starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Lori Petty, and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Point Break was released July 12, 1991.

Point Break is available to stream on Prime (Starz).

Scene  [1:02:16 - 1:10:30]
With the Ex-Presidents planning their big end-of-season bank heist, Utah and Pappas stake out the bank. Pappas loses focus when he sends Utah to grab lunch and the Ex-Presidents escape with the money, leading to an extensive car and foot chase resulting in a showdown between Bode and Utah

• 2:30 - Hot Fuzz
• 2:35 - "Stan Smith Is Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Break"
• 3:45 - Patrick Swayze
• 8:15 - Keanu Reeves
• 18:00 - Johnny Utah as an ingenue
• 28:00 - The "pogo cam"
• 30:00 - Telephoto lens (as compared to other focal lengths)
• 32:48 - parallax & Michael Bay
• 33:00 - Running scene from The Graduate
• 35:35 - Hurt Locker beats Avatar
• 42:50 - Car chase in The Batman
• 55:40 - Keanu Reeves is Duke Caboom

Recommendations

• Tim: Brick (Johnson, 2005)—available to rent on Apple TV.
• Tay: Abyss (Cameron, 1989).

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