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*piano plunking* Today on Soundtracker, I do the first of two Christmas movies to close out the season. And that Christmas movie is EYES WIDE SHUT, which is a Christmas movie if you squint. Joining me to talk about it is Blowback's Noah Kulwin (@nkulw), who brings a great perspective to the deeper themes of the movie. In this episode, we talk about those themes, debate the actual danger Bill was (or wasn't) in, how 90s dank weed would be mids now, get into why this is such a decidedly and purposely unerotic movie about sex, and a whole lot more. Oh and there's some soundtrack discussion as well. So put on your best creepy mask and give it a listen.


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Today on Soundtracker, I'm talking about one of the few Thanksgiving movies with a soundtrack, PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. And I'm joined once again by Michael Chau (@Srirachachau) to talk about it. In this episode we compare this to the rest of John Hughes work, talk a whole whole lot about John Candy, discuss what makes the "twist" at the end land so well, and dig into the fairly weird soundtrack. You wanna hurt me? Go right ahead if it makes you feel any better. But at least listen to this episode.


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D'ya like dags? Well I should hope so, because over here at Soundtracker we love dogs. And we love SNATCH, which I'll be talking about today with Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_ on Twitter and RobertMaguire on Bluesky). In this episode we talk about what makes Brick Top such a vile villain, how good at swearing Dennis Farina was, how weird it is to watch this now with the career trajectory Jason Statham ended up having, Oasis, and a whole lot more.

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Ok so change of plans from the last episode. I'm unlocking a bonus episode, and it's in honor of last years November theme (Turkey Month). I'm joined in this episode by Twitter Celebrity, barfly, and Peloton guy, Clue Heywood (@ClueHeywood) to talk about the Fat Boys lone starring vehicle, DISORDERLIES. In this episode, we discuss whether the Fat Boys were a novelty act, talk about how their charisma fights hard to keep the film afloat, the weird cameos, and the extremely odd decision to put only one Fat Boys song on a soundtrack for a movie starring the Fat Boys.

Also, I have some important updates on the show, and plans for the future, that you're gonna want to hear.

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Today, it's time once again to say goodbye to Halloween, and that's a bummer. However, I'm going out on a high note, as I'm joined once again by Patrick Monahan (@pattymo on Twitter, IG and Bluesky) to talk about FROM DUSK TILL DAWN. In this episode, we talk about how Clooney was a born movie star, the incredible supporting cast, which of the two halves is better, the great practical fx, the not so great CGI, and the oddball of a soundtrack. 

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Today on Soundtracker, I move down the line on the SCREAM franchise as I cover the (almost just as good) sequel SCREAM 2. And joining me is literary manager and film producer Jarrod Murray (@theofficialword on Twitter and BlueSky and on IG at jarrodomurray). In this episode, we talk about the way you can track the changes in the 90s musical landscape with each of these films' soundtracks, the masterful way the one truly shocking death is set up, the opening sequence's attempt to one-up the original, and a whole lot more. What's your favorite scary movie? It may not be this one, but it's still really damn good.

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Today on Soundtracker--on a Friday the 13th, no less--I'm talking about Jason Voorhees (and Freddy Krueger) as I continue the Halloween theme with FREDDY VS. JASON. And I'm joined once again by Brett Gallman (@brettgallmam, an expert on the film) of Fangoria, Daily Grindhouse, and Oh, The Horror to talk about it. In this episode, we talk about the incredibly long and complicated road to getting this movie made, talk about our favorite rejected screenplays, explain why we're either Team Freddy or Team Jason, the Kane Hodder controversy, the infamous Kelly Rowland ad-libbed line, and the EXTREMELY 2003 nu-metal soundtrack. 


Check out Brett's stuff on Fangoria here: http://www.fangoria.com/authors/brett-gallman/

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Check out Brett's excellent article on FvJ over on Daily Grindhouse here: http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/end-of-an-era-20-years-of-freddy-vs-jason-2003/

And if you're a horror fan, contact Brett over on Twitter and pitch some ideas for articles you may have for Daily Grindhouse.

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Today on Soundtracker, Halloween continues with RESIDENT EVIL, and joining me is Emma Berquist (@eeberquist on Twitter and emmaberquist on Bluesky), author of the horror novels Devils Unto Dust and Missing, Presumed Dead. In this episode we talk about Paul W.S. Anderson's legacy as both an underrated populist filmmaker AND a Wife Guy, the laser room scene, the elevator scene, the dodgy CGI, the many differences between the movie and the games, and dig into the nu-metal heavy, extremely 2002 soundtrack. 

Buy Emma's books here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Emma%20berquist

Find Emma on Gawker here: https://www.gawker.com/culture/true-crime-is-rotting-our-brains

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It's a very special episode here today on Soundtracker, for a few reasons. First, it's the 100th episode! Second, it's the official start of Soundtracker's 3rd annual Halloween celebration. And finally, I've got Brendan James of the incredible Blowback podcast here to talk with me about RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. 

In this episode, we talk about the music of Blowback, have a long conversation on John Carpenter, talk about horror movies in general, get to the bottom of why zombies are such great fodder for comedy, discuss the underrated way this movie balances true horror with comedy, talk about the subtle anti-Reagan social commentary, and look into the genre of death rock when we talk about the soundtrack.

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Today on Soundtracker, I've been drinking green tea all goddamn day and I'm ready to talk about HOT ROD. Joining me to do so is Boonta Vista's Ben McLeay (@Thomas_Violence) where we talk about Lonely Island, Will Arnett, Ian McShane, the way the movie actually captures small town boredome so well, how much Chris Parnell rules, how much You're The Voice rules, amd more 

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