The Seat Struck Movie Podcast

Love is in the air! And if youuuuuu can believe it (hiii David!), it is almost Valentine's Day (and the Superbowl) again! Join the boys (John, Quinn, and Curtis) as they take on their top romantic comedy picks for Valentine's Day (and beyond). From BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S to Adam Sandler to SHAUN OF THE DEAD (the first "zom rom com"), you are in for a treat! As usual, the guys also discuss what they watched this week as well as their latest additions to the watchlist before naming their top rom coms. 

Tune in next week for another special episode as Curtis, Simon, and another special guest take on John Boorman's medieval cult classic EXCALIBUR (1981)!!

OUR PICKS

JOHN

The Wedding Singer

She's All That

Sing Street

QUINN

There’s Something About Mary

The Heartbreak Kid

Crazy, Stupid, Love

CURTIS

Love and Other Drugs

Shaun of the Dead

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Honourable Mentions: Quinn (40 Days and 40 Nights, You've Got Mail); Curtis (Bones and All, Sweet Home Alabama, Groundhog Day); John (Sleepless in Seattle, Warm Bodies) 

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:13 What We Watched This Week

00:31:05 Watchlist Additions

00:36:00 Favourite Romantic Comedies Discussion (fun facts, hot takes, Audrey Hepburn, and more)

00:59:29 Honourable Mentions

01:02:15 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

QUINN: Don’t Pick up the Phone; In Search of Darkness: Part III

CURTIS: Skinamarink; In Search of Darkness: Part III; Amityville II: The Possession; Gunk on Earth (BBC/Netflix Series); Mean Girls; Sherlock (Season 1); The Mist

JOHN: The Devil’s Advocate (1997); Dave Not Coming Back; Barbarian (2022); Men (2022); The Americanization of Emily; Cure (1997); Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story; Fall (2022); Turkey Shoot (1982); Knock at the Cabin

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

QUINN: Sick; The Margin Call

CURTIS: Pulse (2001); The Last Horror Film (1982); The Doctor and the Devils

JOHN: Kaun?; Devil Story; Long Weekend (1978)

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: "Moon River" written by Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer; sung by Audrey Hepburn (BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S OST)

Outro: Excerpts from SHAUN OF THE DEAD and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"Well I always thought that archaeologists were always funny looking men going around looking for their mommies."

"Mummies."

HOLY POTATOES! This week on the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, we discuss the 1984 sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM! Joining John and Quinn on this adventure is Tom, who you might recognize as John's co-host on the Domestic Pints ONLY podcast, and for his previous appearance on our OFFICE SPACE episode. We talk about one of the few films that Spielberg disowned after its release, an uncommon dark and disturbing (and, uh, definitely racist) entry into his filmography, yet an iconic piece of action blockbuster cinema that we loved as kids. We discuss our first experiences with this film and our thoughts on it coming back to it many years later. We then give our final scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.

We will be back next week for a special Valentine's Day episode discussing our favourite ROMANTIC COMEDIES! 

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

Watchlist

00:02:22 The Plague Dogs (Tom)

00:03:10 Dead End [1937] (Quinn)

00:03:57 Narvik (Curtis)

00:04:23 Funan (Curtis)

00:05:37 Corpse Party [TV] (Curtis)

00:06:23 Kaithi (John)

00:06:50 Vice Squad (John)

00:07:07 The Deeper You Dig (John)

What we watched this week

00:07:58 Aftersun (Quinn)

00:09:01 Ghost [1990] (Quinn)

00:10:24 The Mask [1994] (Quinn)

00:11:47 You People (Tom)

00:12:16 Plane (Tom)

00:13:21 Jackass Forever (Tom)

00:13:55 Zola (Tom)

00:14:28 Avatar: The Way of the Water (Tom)

00:16:21 Enter the Drag Dragon [World Premiere!] (John)

00:19:40 The Terminator (John)

00:21:20 Terminator 2: Judgement Day (John)

00:23:50 Infinity Pool (John)

00:26:15 Blood Red Sky (John)

00:27:35 The Burning [1981] (John)

00:29:29 TEMPLE OF DOOM Discussion

00:55:50 Scores

01:01:25 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Scene from 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'

Outro: Anything Goes Part II - Temple of Doom OST

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Curtis and John revisit the John Carpenter watch series, discussing their favourite moments and JC movies, as well as providing a countdown of his best films. Before the discussion, they also talk about their latest additions to the watchlist and what they watched this week.

Tune in next week for the return of QUINN and DORE as they dare to enter THE TEMPLE OF DOOM!!!

JOHN CARPENTER MOVIES RANKED

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:07 Watchlist Additions 

00:09:35 What We Watched This Week

00:38:55 The JOHN CARPENTER countdown begins!! (22-11)

01:19:05 JOHN CARPENTER BIG HITS (10-6)

01:19:05 JOHN CARPENTER GOD TIER (5-1)

01:31:30 Question Time (& VAMPIRES)

01:43:32 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

JOHN: Peep Show (Season 1); The Ring; Intruder (1989); Skinamarink; Troll (2022); The Wailing;

CURTIS: Holy Spider; The Killing Fields; The Banshees of Inisherin; The Lair (2022); The Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders (TV Series)

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

JOHN: The Other Side of the Wind; Unsane; Bingo

CURTIS: Killer Women with Piers Morgan (Netflix Series); Ruby in Paradise; Solo: A Star Wars Story; Living (2022)

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: "Night" by John Carpenter (Lost Themes)

Outro: "Weeping Ghost" by John Carpenter (Lost Themes III: Alive after Death)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."

Releasing theatrically on January 23, 1943 -  we celebrated the 80th anniversary of one of the greatest Romance films in Hollywood history this week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast. We chat in detail about this classic film and then give our final scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.

We will be back next week for a special recap of the John Carpenter Watch Series. Where did our movies rank? How did they compare to our personal rankings? Which films are we itching to revisit? Tune in to find out.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

Watchlist

00:03:14 Nosferatu In Venice (Curtis)

00:04:04 Heaven Knows What (Curtis)

00:04:13 Skinamarink (Curtis)

00:04:50 Boston Strangler (Curtis)

00:05:04 Jeremiah Johnson (Quinn)

00:06:18 Gummo (Quinn)

00:07:09 The Iron Lady (Quinn)

00:07:55 Inside [2023] (Quinn)

00:09:09 The Beach Bum (John)

00:09:56 Idiocracy (John)

00:10:55 Rolling Thunder Review: A Bob Dylan (John)

What we watched this week

00:11:40 Hell's Kitchen [TV] (Quinn)

00:13:08 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune [Video Game] (John)

00:14:57 Crime Scene: Texas Killing Fields [Netflix] (John)

00:16:45 Marquis De Sade's Justine [1969] (John)

00:17:49 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (John)

00:20:47 Babylon [2022] (John)

00:24:39 Autopsy of Jane Doe (John)

00:26:40 The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari [Netflix]  (Curtis)

00:28:20 M3GAN (Curtis)

00:29:15 Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre [Season One] (Curtis)

00:31:12 The Last of Us [Episode One] (Curtis)

00:32:18 Turkey Shoot [1982] (Curtis)

00:33:24 That 90s Show [Episode One] (Curtis)

00:34:48 CASABLANCA Discussion

01:00:00 Scores

01:03:15 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson

Outro: La Marseillaise - Scene from 'Casablanca'

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

John, Quinn, and Curtis present a brand NEW watch series on this week's podcast covering the filmography of acclaimed director Ridley Scott. They begin the watch series with 1977's THE DUELLIST, his very first feature-length film, set in Napeoleonic Europe and starring Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine. The boys discuss their favourite scenes, the amazing Keitel, and the film's rich cinematography and the epic duel scenes. Before the discussion, they also talk about their latest additions to their watchlists and what they watched this week.

Tune in next week for a special episode covering the masterpiece CASABLANCA!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:40 What We Watched This Week

00:26:02 Watchlist Additions 

00:37:58 THE DUELLISTS (1977) Discussion (fun facts, hot takes, and more)

01:01:22 Our Ratings

01:06:42 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

QUINN: Shameless (TV Series)

CURTIS: Chasing Coral; The Tracker (2002); Possession (1981); From Hell; Gunk on Earth (BBC Miniseries)

JOHN: Unstoppable (2010); The Mummy (1932); Chasing Amy; Scream 3; 38 at the Garden; Dead Alive (1992); Madeline’s Madeline

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

QUINN: 25th Hour; Tár

CURTIS: The White Lotus (Season 1); Turkey Shoot; Body Melt (1993); Dead End Drive-In; La Reine Margot; The Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker; Holy Spider

JOHN: Heaven Knows What; Ex Libris: The New York Public Library; Survival Skills

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: "Main Title" by Howard Blake [THE DUELLISTS (1977) OST)

Outro: "Push" by Fog Lake

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"When Michael Myers was six years old, he stabbed his sister to death. For years he was locked up in Smith's Grove Sanitarium, but he escaped. And suddenly, Halloween became another word for mayhem. One by one, he killed his entire family, until his nine-year-old niece, Jamie Lloyd, was the only one left alive. Six years ago, Halloween night, Michael and Jamie vanished. Many people believed them dead, but I think that someone hid them away. Someone who keeps Michael, protects him... and tries to control him. And if there's one thing I know, you can't control evil. You can lock it up, you can burn it and bury it and pray that it dies, but it never will. It just rests awhile. You can lock your doors, and say your prayers at night, but the evil's out there... waiting. And maybe... just maybe... it's closer than you think." - Paul 'Stephen' Rudd

Welcome to 2023! After a long vacation, John and Curtis are back to discuss the sixth entry in the Halloween series, HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS! Michael is back and brawnier than ever. We chat about the film, also discussing its long and troubled production history, before we finish off and give our final scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.

We will be back next week to kick off our new Ridley Scott Watch Series - talking his first film, The Duelists.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

Watchlist

00:04:00 The Defiant Ones [1958] (Curtis)

00:05:40 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Curtis)

00:08:30 Burial [2022] (Curtis)

00:09:07 The Villainess [2017] (John)

00:10:10 Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (John)

00:11:13 The Other Side of Hope (John)

What we watched this week

00:12:44 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Curtis)

00:16:35 Jason X (Curtis)

00:18:40 Black Mama, White Mama (Curtis)

00:19:13 Coffy (Curtis)

00:19:09 Encounters at the End of the World (Curtis)

00:19:50 The Pale Blue Eye (Curtis)

00:22:05 Pepsi, Where's My Jet? [Netflix] (John)

00:26:15 Black Christmas [1974] (John)

00:29:03 Black Christmas [2006] (John)

00:32:17 Black Christmas [2019] (John)

00:36:08 A Muppet Christmas Carol (John)

00:38:57 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (and Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces) (John)

00:43:37 S. Darko (John)

00:45:37 The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari [Netflix] (John)

00:47:26 HALLOWEEN 6 Discussion

01:06:43 Scores

01:09:40 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Halloween 6 - Teaser Trailer

Outro: Theme from 'Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"Jesus, I wouldn't wear this to have my liver out!."

'Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the home, not a feature was streaming, not even on our phone! On the last of our Holiday-themed episodes (and our last episode of 2022), John and Curtis discuss the influential Canadian urtext for slasher horrors: BLACK CHRISTMAS. We chat about the film's influence on future slasher films in the 70s and 80s, along with the production history and content of the film, and finish off by giving our final scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.

In the new year, we will be back with a very special episode recapping our John Carpenter Watch Series. Where did we stack up rankings wise? Stay tuned!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

Watchlist

00:02:36 EO (Curtis)

00:035:0 Extraordinary Attorney Woo [TV] (Curtis)

00:037:1 The Volcano: The Eruption from Whakaari (Curtis)

00:03:30 Something Wild (Curtis)

00:04:18 Let the Sunshine In (John)

00:04:44 Bodied [2017] (John)

00:05:24 1987: When the Day Comes (John)

What we watched this week

00:06:32 Stay out of the House! [Video Game] (Curtis)

00:06:45 Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle [Video Game] (Curtis)

00:07:18 Bones and All (Curtis)

00:11:30 Wednesday [TV - Netflix] (Curtis)

00:13:09 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Curtis)

00:15;20 Peaky Binders Season Two [TV] (Curtis)

00:16:07 Donut County [Video Game] (John)

00:17:15 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (John)

00:18:19 Singin' in the Rain (John)

00:20:05 Twin Peaks Season Two [TV] (John)

00:21:34 Smile [2022] (John)

00:22:10 Ghost [1990] (John)

00:22:45 BLACK CHRISTMAS Discussion

00:44:00 Scores

00:47:00 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Black Christmas Theatrical Trailer

Outro: 'Silent Night' (from Black Christmas)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The boys (Quinn, Curtis, and John) are back in town to present another Christmas classic: 1990's O. G. HOME ALONE (1990), starring the eternal Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Katherine O'Hara, and helmed by director Chris Columbus, written by John Hughes, and scored by John Williams. The lads discuss their favourite scenes and moments, the film's cultural impact and sequels, Macaulay Culkin, slapstick humour, and the many wondrous cameos. Before they talk about the movie, they also reveal what's on their watchlist and what they watched this week.

Tune in next week as they return to the shadows with the original BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)! Have yourself a very BLACK CHRISTMAS!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:07 Watchlist Additions

00:07:40 What We Watched This Week

00:20:40 HOME ALONE (1990) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)

00:56:26 Our Ratings for HOME ALONE

01:00:26 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

QUINN: Shameless (Season 1); The Bear

JOHN: Why Hide?/Christmas Presence (2018); Top Gun: Maverick; Doctor Orlof’s Monster (1964); Mandy; The Night Before

CURTIS: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

QUINN: EO; La Dolce Vita;

JOHN: Screamplay; La Notte; The Night Comes for Us

CURTIS: American Carnage

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpt from "Home Alone VHS Trailer"

Outro: "Holiday Flight" by John Williams (HOME ALONE OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"Kidnap the Sandy Claws, lock him up real tight

Tune in next week for the next Christmas special with 1990's O. G. HOME ALONE starring Macaulay Culkin!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:04:40 Watchlist Additions

00:11:10 What We Watched This Week

00:29:28 THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)

00:49:58 Our Ratings for THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

00:52:00 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

QUINN: Don’t Worry Darling; Smile (2022); Resurrection (2022)

JOHN: The Man with the Golden Gun; Everything Everywhere All At Once; The Act of Killing

CURTIS: Foxy Brown; Brightburn; Slash/Back; Crime Scene: Texas Killing Fields (Netflix Docuseries)

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

QUINN: The Bedroom Window; Fatal Attraction

JOHN: Wobble Palace; You Were Never Really Here; Paulie (1998)

CURTIS: Coffy; Black Mama White Mama; Nanny; The Pale Blue Eye; Klaus (2019); Cocaine Bear

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" by Danny Elfman (THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS OST)

Outro: "This is Halloween" by Danny Elfman (THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"I prayed that he would burn in Hell, but in my heart I knew that Hell would not have him."

The boys are back on this week's episode of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast. John, Quinn, and Curtis discuss the next entry in the Halloween franchise: HALLOWEEN 5. How does this entry stack up to 4? Do we like the Euro Horror style shots? What was that Man in Black all about? We discuss the film and give our scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.

Next week we will be back with our first holiday episode for December, chatting A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

Watchlist

00:02:52 Foxy Brown (Curtis)

00:03:24 Death Spa (Curtis)

00:03:38 Blind Fury (Curtis)

00:04:43 Night Moves [1975] (Curtis)

00:05:54 The Towering Inferno [1974] (Quinn)

00:06:56 City on Fire [1987] (Quinn)

00:08:20 Good Time [2017] (John)

00:09:25 Zama (John)

00:10:08 Demonlover (John)

What we watched this week

00:11:07 A Christmas Story Christmas (Quinn)

00:13:32 Tokyo Godfather (Curtis)

00:14:42 The Menu [2022] (Curtis)

00:16:00 Wednesday [TV - Netflix] (Curtis)

00:17:00 Faith: The Unholy Trinity [Video Game] (Curtis)

00:18;20 Football Game [Video Game] (Curtis)

00:19:38 Fighting in the Age of Loneliness [YouTube] (John)

00:22:52 Flux Gourmet (John)

00:25:10 Crime Wave [1985, the John Paizs one from Canada, not the Raimi one] (John)

00:30:15 HALLOWEEN 5 Discussion

00:49:23 Scores

00:54:30 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Halloween 5 Theatrical Trailer

Outro: The Revenge - Alan Horwath (Halloween 5 OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.