The Last Nighters - Free-market Film Analysis

We're going to shake the pillars of heaven with our buddy Snobby Bobby of the Not For Everyone Podcast as we talk about John Carpenter’s “Big Trouble in Little China”!  Just in time for Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day.  Bring me the green-eyed girl for this one.

A rough-and-tumble trucker helps rescue his friend's fiancée from an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.

This is one of Bobby’s favourite films and actually inspired one of his numerous handles as he goes by Porkchop Express in some circles.

Indeed!

Next week is the return of Olof the Anarcho-viking as we discuss one of his favourite films, “Life is Beautiful”.

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/163

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We return to Castle Wolfenstein to discuss a film that depicts events that we once thought could never happen in the US.  Jon Reed returns to the show to talk about the Oscar-winning foreign-language film, “The Lives of Others,” a movie about a world in which there is no justice.

In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe), doubting that a famous playwright (Sebastian Koch) is loyal to the Communist Party, receives approval to spy on the man and his actress-lover Christa-Maria (Martina Gedeck). Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, then faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria and orders Wiesler to get the playwright out of the way.

This will be a sobering discussion of a really well-done film.

Next week we lighten the mood with the return of our friend Snobby Bobby as we celebrate Chinese New Year with a heaping helping of Kurt Russell in "Big Trouble in Little China".

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/162

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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Tonight, the stars align for La La Land.  We’re going to chasse our way through this musical rom-com that celebrates old Hollywood with a hint of jazz with our friend Miguel Duque of Amagi Entrepreneurs.

La La Land is a 2016 American romantic musical film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist and Emma Stone as an aspiring actress, who meet and fall in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles.

I’m not sure which angle we’re going to take on this one, and though I suspect that Robert loathes musicals on principle, I have a feeling that he has a soft spot for this one.

For next week we are going to do a movie that just a few months ago felt a long way off in the US, but all of a sudden it feels all too real as we explore the East German Stasi in ‘The Lives of Others’ with our good friend, Jon Reed.

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/161

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We’ll be heading down under for this week's episode as we welcome back Shaheen for the Mel Gibson classic, "Mad Max".

In a not-too-distant dystopian future, when man's most precious resource -- oil -- has been depleted and the world plunged into war, famine and financial chaos, the last vestiges of the law in Australia attempt to restrain a vicious biker gang. Max (Mel Gibson), an officer with the Main Force Patrol, launches a personal vendetta against the gang when his wife (Joanne Samuel) and son are hunted down and murdered, leaving him with nothing but the instincts for survival and retribution.

This is one of those franchise igniting films that overperformed and sparked numerous sequels with diminishing results until being given new life in 2015 with Fury Road - which we reviewed a few years ago - and an upcoming movie centered on Furiosa to come out a few years from now.

We know you’ll enjoy this one mates.

Next week we will be changing our tune entirely as we welcome the return of Miguel Duque to talk about “La La Land”.

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/160

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We are going to stick with the theater of the absurd as we invite Rachel Kennerly back on to talk about the Kaufman-esque, "Stranger Than Fiction".

This is another movie that breaks some barriers in the story-telling and has some very choice words for one of our least-liked institutions that will be a lot of fun to discuss.

Well be heading down under for next week's episode as we welcome back Shaheen for the Mel Gibson classic, "Mad Max".

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/159

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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Many of us would like a fresh start and completely forget about the events of 2020, as such we feel it appropriate to discuss the Jim Carrey flick, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” as another example, similar to WW84, of being careful what you wish for.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American drama film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. It follows an estranged couple who have erased each other from their memories.

We didn’t forget to welcome back Raylene Lightheart to discuss this one.

We are going to stick with the theater of the absurd as we invite Rachel Kennerly back on to talk about the Kaufman-esque, "Stranger Than Fiction".

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/158

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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Hold onto to your golden bracelets, lariat of truth, and roller skates as we step into our invisible plane with Jose Galison of No Way Jose on the Liberty Movement to talk about the brand-spankin' new movie, Wonder Woman 1984 that was simultaneously released in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day.

From the old lesson, be careful what you wish for - those who enjoyed 2017's Wonder Woman may have wished for a sequel...and we'll, they got it, good and hard.

WW84 - I Wondered What was happening, Wondered Why things were happening, and Wondered What the plot was about 84 times while watching this monstrosity.

Don’t forget to join us next week as we welcome back Raylene Lightheart to discuss the Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/157

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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With the recent celestial events of late, including the Christmas Star and the collapse of the radio telescope at Arecibo, featured prominently in this movie, coupled with my wife’s desire to watch things like The Expanse and Ancient Aliens - tonight we bring you “Contact” with the great Snobby Bobby of the Not For Everyone Podcast.

Contact is a think-piece of a movie the straddles the science/faith divide and brings some interesting questions to the fore.

We will have a discussion that certainly calls into question what is peddled as science these days as it seems to be a far cry from what we are presented with in this gem from 1997.

Hold onto to your golden bracelets, lasso, and roller skates as we step into our invisible plane with Jose Galison of No Way Jose on the Liberty Movement to talk about the brand-spankin' new movie, Wonder Woman 1984 being simultaneously released in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day.

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/156

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We bring you a little Christmas cheer from up north as we review the director’s cut of Kingdom of Heaven with our pal, Mike C. because nothing says Christmas likes a move where Legolas saves the people of Jerusalem in the Battle of Helm’s Deep II.

Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan.  Kingdom of Heaven is an epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war. A stranger in a strange land, he serves to protect a dying King’s fragile peace in an effort to save the common people.

Mike says this is a righteous flick and a near-masterpiece in its director’s cut version, so I’m sure we will have plenty to talk about.

We will be back next week doing “Contact” with Snobby Bobby of the Not For Everyone Podcast.

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/155

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

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We welcome back our friend, Jared Wall of Breaking Liberty to talk about one of his favorite movies, that happens to be a Bollywood film with musical numbers and an extremely long run-time called “3 Idiots”.

From the moment Rancho arrives at India’s most prestigious university, his outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down - along with the lives of his two newfound best friends.

This is a cutting critique of the one-size-fits-all top-down educational approach and is a bit of a coming of age story that speaks to the philosophical questions regarding learning and becoming what you would like to be in your life.

Allzwell.

See you next week as we bring you a little Christmas cheer from up north as we review the director’s cut of Kingdom of Heaven with our pal, Mike C.

Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/154

Reel Unconventional Film Analysis.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

SUBSCRIBE, RATE AND REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS (or iTUNES)