The Seat Struck Movie Podcast

"If YOUUUU can believe it, it's an episode of Seat Struck once again!"

On this week of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, the boys get their tires rotated, their oil changed, and get gassed up for a fun discussion about their favourite car chase movies. They also discuss some honourable mentions. In the second half, they chat what they watched this week.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:00 Death Race 2000 (John)

00:06:07 Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior (Curtis)

00:12:00 The French Connection (Quinn)

00:15:14 The Matrix Reloaded (John)

00:19:20 Mad Max: Fury Road (Curtis)

00:29:23 To Live and Die in LA (Quinn)

00:33:44 Fast Five (John)

00:42:46 Ronin (Curtis)

00:45:11 Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Quinn), and some honourable mentions

What We Watched This Week

01:02:00 Scream [2022] (Quinn)

01:04:00 Jackass Forever (Quinn)

01:10:20 Police Story 2 (Curtis)

01:11:20 Oasis Knebworth 1996 (Curtis)

01:13:09 The Fallout (Curtis)

01:14:28 City of Broken Dreamers [VG] (Curtis)

01:15:10 The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 (John)

01:19:00 Licorice Pizza (John)

01:24:20 Copkiller (Curtis)

01:25:34 Wrap up

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: To Live and Die in LA by Wang Chung

Outro: Route 66 by Depeche Mode

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.

"Call me Snake."

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981)

00:09:08 ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Discussion (characters, themes, impact and influence, tasty bits, hot takes)

00:49:00 Our Ratings

00:55:33 What We Watched This Week

01:22:10 Podcast Plugs

01:29:00 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

JOHN: Identity Thief; Finding Nemo, Scream (1996); Scream 2

CURTIS: Heavy Rain (Video Game); The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

MAGILL: The Beatles: Get Back, Annette; Heavy Rain (Video Game)

TOBI: Green Knight; The Red Circle

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpts from ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK; ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK 1994 VHS Trailer 

Outro: "Escape from New York (Main Title)" by John Carpenter

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.

Also check out Magill Foote's true crime/cold case file podcast The Trail Went Cold (also on Spotify) and his website:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1IWYfBRGRlFXPJSpElzYJu

https://www.magillfoote.com/

More on Desmond Runstedler (Curtis' missing uncle) here:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2253dmab.html

"Don't let the bastards grind you down. That's what I've learned."

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING (1960)

00:01:49 SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING Discussion (characters, themes, influence, tasty bits, hot takes)

00:43:05 Our Ratings

00:48:02 What We Watched This Week

01:05:35 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

QUINN: In the Mood for Love (2000)

JOHN: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010); AVP: Alien vs. Predator; Centaurworld (Season 2); Hotel Transylvania; Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story; Memories of Murder

CURTIS: Yellowjackets (Season 1); Padak; Euphoria (Season 2); The Last Thing Mary Saw

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpt from SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING; "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" by The Smiths

Outro: "Where Are They Now?" by The Kinks 

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.

This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Quinn return back to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the atmospheric 1980 classic THE FOG. We discuss the background and development of the film before discussing the plot of the movie. We wrap up as always by giving our scores. This was a great watch, and we're excited to discuss some of the heavy-hitter Carpenter 80s flicks coming up over the next few weeks. Our friend Curtis is away but will be back with us again next episode.

Next, we discuss what we watched this week (Curtis was kind enough to share his notes despite his absence). Stay tuned for next episode as we discuss one of Quinn's canon favourites.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter

00:11:48 THE FOG (summary and analysis)

00:43:50 Our Ratings

What We Watched This Week

49:20 Body Snatchers (Curtis)

52:20 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (Curtis)

53:10 Eyes of Fire (Curtis)

55:00 Ken and Barbie Killers (Quinn)

53:47 Bad Trip [2021] (John)

58:57 The Rental [2020] (John)

01:00:28 Manhunter (John)

01:02:24 The Father (John)

01:04:05 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (John)

01:05:48 The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (John)

01:07:10 Season of the Witch [2011] (John)

01:07:34 Final wrap up

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: The Fog Theatrical Trailer

Outro: Main Theme (The Fog) - by John Carpenter

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.

"Hold onto your butts!" Join Quinn, Curtis, and special guest GRANT JEFFERY as we take a bite out of Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster classic, the O.G. JURASSIC PARK (1993). The boys discuss their favourite scenes, the movie's influences, philosophy, characters, Michael Crichton's original book, hot takes, and more. John is in the Shadow of the Valley this week, but expect more John for next week! Experience the wonder, experience the thrills, experience the dinosaurs! Welcome to Jurassic Park!

Following this discussion, we run down through what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next week's episode as we enter the mist with our next John Carpenter film canon entry: THE FOG (1980).

This episode is dedicated to Tammy Folk.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to JURASSIC PARK (1993)

00:03:46 JURASSIC PARK (1993) Discussion (characters, themes, the book, tasty bits, hot takes)

00:40:00 Our Ratings

00:42:46 What We Watched This Week

01:00:00 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

QUINN: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts; C’mon C’mon; Don't Look Up; Oldboy (2003)

CURTIS: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts; 3615 code Père Noël (Deadly Games); New Jack City; The Dark Crystal; Body Snatchers (1993); Labyrinth (1986); Andy Warhol's Blood for Dracula

GRANT: Benedetta (2021); The Devils (1971); Garth Mirenghi’s Dark Place (2004)

Intro: Excerpts from JURASSIC PARK (1993); "Welcome to Jurassic Park" by John Williams (JURASSIC PARK OST)

Outro: Excerpts from McDonald's JURASSIC PARK Dino-Sized Commercial (1993); JURASSIC PARK 1993 Teaser (VHS Capture)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.

http://grantjeffery.ca/index.html#work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5CkoV5gF0g

"I've killed a hell of a lot of people to get to this point, but I have only one more. The last one. The one I'm driving to right now. The only one left. And when I arrive at my destination, I am gonna kill Bill."

Also check out EPISODE 15 of our podcast on KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 for more!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to KILL BILL: VOLUME 2 (2004)

00:07:01 KILL BILL: VOLUME 2 Discussion (characters, themes, philosophy, tasty bits, hot takes)

00:48:05 Our Ratings

00:52:00 What We Watched This Week

01:24:34 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

CURTIS: Reservation Dogs (Season 1); Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street; Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1)

STEVE FRENCH:- South Park: Post COVID Parts 1 & 2; The Witcher (Season 2)

Intro: Excerpts from KILL BILL: VOLUME 2 Trailer, KILL BILL: VOLUME 2, ENTER THE DRAGON (1973), SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980), "Dune" (SHOGUN ASSASSIN OST)

Outro: "Tidal Wave" by Thee Oh Sees

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.

This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, Curtis and John are unfortunately Quinn-less, but we return to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the made-for-TV biopic (yes, Carpenter did another one of these), ELVIS! We spend quite a bit of pre-show time talking about Elvis, both as an artist and as a larger cultural figure, before finally discussing the film and give our scores.

Next, we discuss what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next episode (which will be steamed live, this Sunday the 31st) as we chat KILL BILL VOL 2!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter

00:18:36 ELVIS (summary and analysis)

00:43:13 Our Ratings

What We Watched This Week

47:33 You Season One (Curtis)

50:08 Old Henry (Curtis)

51:08 Shiva Baby (Curtis)

52:30 Monkey Beach (Curtis)

53:57 Beans [2021] (Curtis)

54:08 A Little Princess (Curtis)

55:35 It's a Wonderful Life! (Curtis)

57:06 Holler [2021] (Curtis)

59:19 Scrooged (John)

01:02:13 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (John)

01:04:22 3615 code Père Noël [aka Deadly Games / Dial Code Santa Claus] (John)

01:07:47 Frosty the Snowman & Frosty Returns (John)

01:09:09 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (John)

01:10:43 A Creepshow Holiday Special: Shapeshifters Anonymous (John)

01:11:09 Jack Frost [1997... not the Michael Keaton one] (John)

01:14:08 The Hot Chick (John)

01:16:35 Final wrap up

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: The Wayfaring Stranger (from 1979 ELVIS)

Outro: Jailhouse Rock (from the 1968 Elvis Comeback Special)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! The usual suspects (Curtis, Quinn, and John) round up their favourite Christmas movies (and some honourable mentions) just in time for the holiday season. The lads discuss their favourite scenes, characters, special moments, and why these film picks are so special to them. In the final section, they talk about films they watched during the week.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to the Christmas special!

00:04:13 Our Christmas Picks (Quinn: Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York; Curtis: Die Hard (1988), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation; John: Elf, It's a Wonderful Life!)

00:29:22 Honourable Mentions (John: The Year without a Santa Claus, A Christmas Carol (1951), Scrooged; Quinn: Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), White Christmas, Jack Frost (1998), The Muppet Christmas Carol, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000); Curtis: Gremlins (1984), The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Santa Claus is Comin' to Town)

00:37:30 What We Watched This Week

01:01:45 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

JOHN: Rocky II, Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut, Godzilla (1954), Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive

CURTIS: Spencer; Last Night in Soho; Agnes (2021); Macbeth (1971); Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story; Breaking Bad (Season 1); Rebecca (1940); My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell it To; Once Were Warriors

Intro: Excerpt from Home Alone (1990), Gremlins (1984), Die Hard (1988), It's a Wonderful Life!, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Outro: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Darlene Love

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.

Hey all - we were supposed to record last weekend but ran into some scheduling issues. To give you some extra content with the longer wait, I wanted to discuss some of my favourite movies I watched last year. Think of this sort of like an extended solo 'What we Watched' episode. I start off with my honourable mentions, my 'B' tier movies, and finally my top 15. You can read the entire list on my substack (see the links below).

We will be back with you in a few days for a special Christmas-themed episode. See you soon!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter

Honourable mentions

04:22 - Super Dark Times

10 Cloverfield Lane

7:03 - The Nightingale (2018)

9:29 - Color Out of Space (2019)

10:43 - Come to Daddy

12:24 - Last Shift

13:38 - Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

15:24 - Happy Death Day

'B' Tier

18:34 - Christine (2016)

20:50 - Purge: Election Year and The First Purge

24:50 - BlacKkKlansman

28:53 - Host (2020)

32:30 - Possessor (2020)

34:24 - Ingrid Goes West

37:00 - Better Watch Out

Best of the best

38:53 - Little Women (2019)

41:40 - Can You Ever Forgive Me?

43:50 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things

46:40 - Zodiac

48:50 - Casablanca

51:50 - Marriage Story

58:27 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire

01:01:13 - The Favourite (2018)

01:05:40 - House/Hausu (1977)

01:07:43 - Whiplash

01:10:33 - Come and See

01:13:38 - Uncut Gems

Taxi Driver

01:21:58 - Sing Street

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.

This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis (who are unfortunately Quinn-less for the next two weeks!) chat about the 1991 Irish musical classic: THE COMMITMENTS. First ,John talks about why he loves this selection so much and goes over the history and production behind the film. We then discuss the movie in detail and  talk about our favourite songs, what worked and didn't worked, and if we like this one better than Sing Street. We wrap up with giving our reviews and final scores.

Next, we discuss what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next episode where we try not to mark up our blue suede shoes as we chat about the next John Carpenter film, the made-for-TV ELVIS biopic.

TIME STAMPS

00:03:00 Introduction, quick chatter

00:15:03 THE COMMITMENTS (summary and analysis)

00:46:14 Our Ratings

What We Watched This Week

50:08 Mona Lisa [1986] (Curtis)

52:42 The Power of the Dog (Curtis)

53:57 The Last Duel  (Curtis)

55:42 Benedetta (Curtis)

56:40 Q: The Winged Serpent (Curtis)

57:33 The Boys [1997] (Curtis)

59:20 Lamb [2021] (Curtis)

01:02:33 Rocky (John)

01:09:01 Spencer (John)

01:13:35 Last Night in Soho (John)

01:17:10 Face/Off (John)

01:03:35 Final wrap up

CREDITS AND PLUGS

*Notes, songs have been removed due to copyright strike I don't feel like fighting...you'll have to use your imagination.

Intro: The Commitments - I Never Loved A Man (by Aretha Franklin)

Outro: The Commitments - Mustang Sally (by Sir Mack Rice)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: 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.