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"I did your job once. I was good at it."
The Film Board gathers! This week on the show, we’re gearing up to hunt some rogue Nexus 8s and save all humanity with Denis Villeneuve's take on the Ridley Scott classic, Blade Runner 2049. How well does the new film respect the tone and style of the original? Does the film finally put to rest the mysteries of the first? Is Roger Deakins so good behind the camera?It’s no secret that we’re fans of Villeneuve’s work, but we come to Blade Runner 2049 with a none-too-subtle sense of anxiety. For Andy Nelson, Steve Sarmento, and Pete Wright, this film trods in the playground of our youths. Did it really need to be made? Probably not. But since it’s here, what has it done to further the lore of the Blade Runner? We shall see...
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• Blade Runner by Ridley Scott
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It’s no secret that we’re fans of Villeneuve’s work, but we come to 2049 with a none-too-subtle sense of anxiety. For Andy, Steve, and Pete, this film trods in the playground of our youths… did it really need to be made? Probably not. But since it’s here, what has it done to further the lore of the Blade Runner?

The Film Board gathers! This week we’re choosing sides with the Kingsman and the Statesmen as we take on Poppy and the minions in Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Does Matthew Vaughn’s vaunted sequel deserve as much praise as Kingsman: The Secret Service? Do the Statesmen live up to our well-clad crusaders we know so well? Is Jeff Bridges just showing up to drink on set? We take on all these questions and...end up more split on this film than perhaps any other we’ve covered on this show! Join Andy Nelson, Steve Sarmento, Tommy Metz III, and Pete Wright as we jump in the car and drift.
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• Original poster artwork
• Kingsman: The Secret Service — by Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons
• Flickchart
• Letterboxd

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The Film Board gathers! This week we’re choosing sides with the Kingsman and the Statesmen as we take on Poppy and the minions in Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

"Something made it through."
Stephen King’s opus inspired the movie The Dark Tower and The Film Board gathers here to throw out a bunch of thoughts on it. There will be talk about the source material for this story and what needed to happen for it to come together on the big screen. How’s that old turn go again about the baby and the bathwater? We’ll try to pin that metaphor on the relevant elements as we break down The Dark Tower.Andy Nelson, Tommy Metz III, and Justin 'JJ' Jaeger are all in to muse about the way things were before the world moved on. Have we forgotten the face of our fathers? Join us for palaver on this cherished epic and we say “Thankee-sai.”
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• Original theatrical trailer
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• The Dark Tower set by Stephen King
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Stephen King’s opus inspired the movie and The Film Board gathers here to throw out a bunch of thoughts on it... How’s that old turn go again about the baby and the bathwater?

"The whole universe is after us."

The Film Board drops out of Exospace this month to experience the other-dimensional adventure of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Luc Besson brings this graphic novel adaptation to us in what the trailers described as a vision that was “a lifetime in the making” from source material that “inspired a generation.” We’re getting thuggy with it to identify which generation in what lifetime.Pete Wright, Steve Sarmento, and Justin 'JJ' Jaeger will discuss and rank all the crazy computer effects and the future space story and which of those is a stronger complement for the other. Besson’s The Fifth Element has been a polarizing film for science fiction lovers in the world. Listen to this conversation to find out which end of the see-saw belongs to Valerian.
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• Original Material
• Flickchart
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The Film Boards drops out of Exospace this month to experience the other-dimensional adventure of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

"We recognize, examine, contain, destroy."

THE FILM BOARD GATHERS! This month we all got wrapped up in the first film release for the “Dark Universe.” Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe give us an entry into a new world of gods and monsters in The Mummy. We will dispense our signature thuggery on evil incarnate and spoil the whole ball of bandages for you on this month’s show.Is this a fresh franchise exhuming classic horror characters from the 20s and 30s for an entertaining thrill ride or just to provide a shallow star showcase? Join us on the show to hear opinions from our horrified hosts: Andy Nelson, Steve Sarmento, Tommy Metz III, and Justin 'JJ' Jaeger!
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Film Sundries

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• MTV: Script to Screen w/ Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella & Jake Johnson
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original poster artwork
• Original Material
• Flickchart
• Letterboxd

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### "We recognize, examine, contain, destroy."

THE FILM BOARD GATHERS! This month we all got wrapped up in the first film release for the “Dark Universe.” Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe give us an entry into a new world of Gods and Monsters in “The Mummy.” We will dispense our signature thuggery on evil incarnate and spoil the whole ball of bandages for you on this month’s show.

Is this a fresh franchise exhuming classic horror characters from the 20’s and 30’s for an entertaining thrill ride or just to provide a shallow star showcase? Join us on the show to hear opinions from our horrified hosts: Andy, Steve, Tommy, and JJ!

If you like the work we do here, please consider supporting The Film Board and all the shows at The Next Reel on our Patreon page: [https://www.patreon.com/thenextreel](https://www.patreon.com/thenextreel). Thank you!

### Film Sundries

- Watch this film: [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Mummy-Blu-ray-DVD-DIGITAL-HD/dp/B0725X1SL7/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1-spons&ie=UTF8&tag=rashpixel_mwl-20&keywords=The+Mummy&psc=1&qid=1497126863) • [iTunes](https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-mummy-2017/id1238368178?at=11lrTo)

- [Script Snippets](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZB4MzX_k4k)

- [Original theatrical trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjHgzkQM2Sg)

- [Original poster artwork](http://www.impawards.com/2017/mummy_ver3.html)

- [Original Material](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy_(1932_film))

- [Flickchart](http://www.flickchart.com/movie/A0F09B43D3)

- [Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-mummy-2017/)

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