The Seat Struck Movie Podcast

In this episode, John, Curtis, and our (first!) special guest (and the Queen of Languages) Clau Cruz discuss Alfonso Cuarón's 2018 Academy Award-winning Netflix film ROMA while Quinn saves the world. We talk about our favourite scenes, the symbolism, themes, gender, social class, and more. In the last section, we cover films that we recently watched during the week and give you a preview of what's next.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to ROMA (2018)

00:11:40 ROMA Discussion

1:02:40 What We Watched This Week

JOHN: City of the Dead, Vamps

CURTIS: Martyrs Lane

"El Son de la Negra" by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan 

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.

The night THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST came home! Join John, Quinn, and Curtis as they RETURN to the John Carpenter watch series with his 1978 horror/slasher classic HALLOWEEN. We discuss the film's production, fun facts, synopsis, as well as its legacy and many sequels, and what we loved about it. Who will survive and what will become of them??

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to HALLOWEEN (1978)

00:15:08 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 Discussion (movie summary, legacy, sequels, production)

01:04:45 Our Ratings

01:19:16 What We Watched This Week

WHAT WE WATCHED

QUINN: Problem Child, Happy Gilmore, Field of Dreams, Freddy vs Jason, Batman (1989)

JOHN: It (1990), Fear Street 1666, Creepshow, Handmaid’s Tale Season 2, Raging Bull, Champaign and Bullets, Belladonna of Sadness

CURTIS: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (book); Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal and Greed; Halloween II (1981)

"Halloween [1978] (Main Theme)" 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.

After a short hiatus, THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST crew is back to talk about Quinn's personal favourite, the iconic Hitchcock horror classic: PSYCHO! We spend the first half of this pod discussing the production and history of this movie, the plot of the film itself, and our personal ratings. In the second half we discuss what we watched this week (note that since there was a hiatus, there was a lot of stuff to talk about!). Our next week's episode will be jumping back into the Carpenter watch series to discuss HALLOWEEN! Stay tuned for more episodes.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to PSYCHO

00:16:08 PSYCHO Discussion

01:02:10 Our Ratings

01:10:10 What We Watched This Week

01:10:22 The King of Comedy (Quinn)

01:13:26 Once Upon a Time in America (Quinn)

01:16:31 Rat Race (Quinn)

01:24:03 Guardians of the Galaxy 1+2 (Quinn)

01:27:39 An American Werewolf in London (John)

01:33:21 Friday the 13th Part 3 (John)

01:37:26 Star Wars...briefly (John)

01:38:10 Kung Fu Panda 2+3 (John)

01:42:51 Beetlejuice (John)

01:46:27 Space Jam: A New Legacy (John)

01:50:28 Fear Street '94 and '78 (John)

01:53:50 Roadrunner (Curtis)

01:55:00 Tombstone (Curtis)

01:56:40 Censor (Curtis)

01:58:39 The Green Knight (Curtis) 

02:01:05 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

'Main Theme' and 'Finale' - Psycho (Bernard Herrmann)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

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

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes91 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.

We jump back to our John Carpenter Watch Series in this episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, chatting about the 1976 classic ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13. We spend some time discussing the development and production of this film, give our movie summary, discuss its impact and legacy, and give our personal ratings. Next we discuss what we watched this week. If you thought DARK STAR was a bit of a rough watch, you might be surprised how much you enjoy this classic action thriller. 

Next up on the John Carpenter Watch Series: HALLOWEEN!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction to ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976)

00:13:21 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 Discussion (movie summary, and post-release legacy)

00:44:50 Our Ratings

00:51:44 What We Watched This Week

00:51:58 Grady Hendrix Author Discussion (Curtis)

00:54:14 Batman: Long Halloween Part 2 (Curtis)

00:55:47 Teddy (Curtis)

00:57:00 TV Corner (The Handmaid's Tale; Centaurworld) (John)

01:03:36 Predator (John)

01:07:44 Chocolat [2000] (John)

01:09:42 Green Room (John)

01:14:54 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Quinn)

01:16:16 Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (Quinn) - plus end chatter and what's coming up next.

CREDITS AND PLUGS

"Assault On Precinct 13 (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.

In this episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, we discuss SPACE JAM (1996), one of John’s childhood favourites. We talk about its background, production, highlights, what works and what doesn’t, and our impressions coming back to the film as thirty-somethings.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:10 Introduction to SPACE JAM (1996)

00:19:46 SPACE JAM Discussion

00:56:13 Our Ratings

01:09:45 What We Watched This Week

01:31:40 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

QUINN: Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain, Little Monsters (1989), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

JOHN: Crash (1996),

CURTIS: What Haunts Us, The Boy Behind the Door, Zola

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Title Music: NBA Jam (1993) Main Theme Music

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.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Introduction to John Carpenter

24:48 DARK STAR Discussion

51:05 Our ratings

57:34 'What we watched this week' discussion begins

57:44 Quiet Place 2 (Quinn)

59:47 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone/Chamber of Secrets (Quinn)

1:05:30 The Sopranos (HEAVY SERIES SPOILERS HERE, ending discussion 01:08:21-01:17:07) and The Handmaid's Tale (mild S1 spoilers) (John)

1:25:47 Wild at Heart (John)

1:31:55 Paranormal Activity (John)

1:43:02 Kung Fu Panda (John)

1:44:34 Nomadland (Curtis) and wrap-up

30:16 - After the intermission, getting into what we watched this week

CREDITS AND PLUGS:

Title music 'Benson Arizona' from 'Dark Star'

Blog by Kent Jones on John Carpenter: http://threegoodscenesnobadscenes.blogspot.com/2016/01/american-movie-classic-john-carpenter.html

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

Welcome to the first episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST! In this episode, we dive into our favourite Stephen King adaptations, selecting our top three favourites for discussion, including The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Shining, Stand By Me, Misery, In the Tall Grass, Carrie, Gerald's Game, and Rose Red. We talk about why we picked these films, what makes them special to us, and the differences between the books and film adaptations.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Introduction

12:36 - The Shawshank Redemption (presented by Quinn)

20:36 - Carrie (presented by John)

30:36 - The Green Mile (presented by Curtis)

39:40 - The Shining (presented by Quinn)

49:48 - Rose Red (presented by John)

55:14 - Misery (presented by Curtis)

61:46 - Stand By Me (presented by Quinn)

75:15 - In the Tall Grass (presented by John)

79:27 - Gerald's Game (presented by Curtis)

86:21 - What We Watched this Week

114:01 - Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

Quinn: Monster’s Ball, Team America: World Police, Planes, Trains & Automobiles

John: The Sopranos, Blow Out, Golgo 13: The Professional

Curtis: Fear Street Part 2: 1978; Son; The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

Hello folks, welcome to the PILOT of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast! In this episode, we spend the first half introducing ourselves: who we are, how we know each other, and what got us into movies. We then talk a little bit about our favourite films and directors.

In the second half, we discuss what we watched this week

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

30:16 - After the intermission, getting into what we watched this week

MOVIES WE WATCHED:

QUINN: Big Daddy, Once upon a time in Hollywood, Election, Neverending Story 2, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Reservoir Dogs

CURTIS: Deranged (1974), Humanoids from the Deep, Rick and Morty, A Quiet Place Part II, Hellraiser, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Troma’s War

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