The Seat Struck Movie Podcast

With Simon and Curtis away on vacations, Quinn and John decided to take things easy this week and run through another lineup of HIDDEN GEMS! Maybe one of these movies might appeal to you? We run through a few selections, ranging from horror, offbeat comedy, documentary, and limited series.

Before that, since it's our first episode after a few weeks, we run through some belated news.

Next week, we'll likely return to discuss HOUSE OF GUCCI.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:42 Anchorman turns 20

00:03:40 Shrek 5 announced

00:04:02 Inside Out 2 is the highest grossing Pixar film ever (and some Drive-In chatter)

00:10:34 Horizon: Chapter 2 pulled from August release

00:13:52 RIPs (Shelley Duvall, Bob Newhart, Cheng Pei-pei

00:21:38 New Releases (Longlegs; Fly Me to the Moon; Twisters

What We Watched This Week

00:26:00 Maxxxine (Quinn)

00:27:33 Insidious: The Red Door (John)

00:30:06 High School Confidential (John)

00:31:30 Rock 'n Roll High School Signs (John)

00:33:53 Faces of Death (John)

Our 'Hidden Gem' Picks

00:38:46 Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter

00:40:57 Man Push Cart

00:42:53 Ghostbox Cowboy

00:46:50 Searching for Sugarman

00:50:22 Masked Mutilator

00:53:29 Spoorloos (The Vanishing)

00:57:05 Dave Not Coming Back

01:02:05 Flint Town (series)

00:53:00 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro and Outro: "Let's All Go to the Lobby" bumper

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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.

John and Curtis return to Ridley Scott's medieval world and interest in duels with 2021's THE LAST DUEL, starring Matt Damon, Jodi Comer, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver.

Tune in next week for the next Ridley Scott watch series installment: HOUSE OF GUCCI (2021)!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:06:55 News of the Week / What We Watched This Week

00:42:02 THE LAST DUEL (2021) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)

01:17:50 Our Ratings for THE LAST DUEL

01:23:10 Coming Up Next!

NEWS OF THE WEEK

WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK

CURTIS: In a Violent Nature; Infested; The Devil's Bath; Stopmotion; Mars Express

JOHN: Bodies Bodies Bodies; Slumber Party Massacre II; Before Sunrise; Insidious: The Last Key;In a Violent Nature

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: "Duel Preparations" by Harry Gregson-Williams (THE LAST DUEL OST)

Outro: "Celui Que Je Désire" by Harry Gregson-Williams (THE LAST DUEL OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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.

"You could have all the money in the world, and you are still a no-good, miserable son of a bitch, and don't you forget it."

After a couple of months away from Sir Ridley, we're back on the watch series to discuss his OTHER 2017 picture, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD. Most folks probably remember the film as a failed piece of Oscar bait, and the infamous decision to re-cast Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer and re-shoot his scenes with only a few weeks to spare. But it turns out this 'based on a true story' drama is actually pretty interesting! Simon and John discuss the film's story, it's troubled production, and the real-life history behind the Getty family.

Before that, we go through some news of the week and some recent watches.

Next week, we'll stay on the watch series and discuss THE LAST DUEL.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:13 Lionsgate announced as 'Megalopolis' distributor.

00:02:45 The Revue Cinema saga

00:11:25 RIP Bills Cobbs (and new release chatter)

What We Watched This Week

00:12:37 Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Bottom (Simon)

00:13:18 Night of the Demon (John)

00:15:43 Airplane! (John)

00:17:07 Where the Crawdad Signs (John)

00:19:04 Clearcut (John)

00:23:39 ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD Discussion

00:47:33 Our Ratings for ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

00:53:00 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Sign the petition to protect the Revue Cinema: https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-revue-cinema-toronto-s-longest-running-cinema

Intro : Time of the Season - The Zombies

Outro: J. Paul Getty - All the Money in the World OST

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."

This week we discuss the next entry in the Back To The Future series. Joining John and Simon is John's brother (and resident BTTF scholar) Billy. We discussed the production of this film and our favourite scenes from the three big acts in the story. We also make some small references to the third film, nothing too specific, but some minor spoiler warnings in advance.

Before that, we go through some news of the week and some recent watches.

Next week, we're back on the Ridley Scott beat, discussing ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:06 Shaun of the Dead turns 20.

00:03:30 New Spaceballs film announced

00:04:59 Smile 2 trailer released

00:05:17 RIPs (Érik Canuel, Donald Sutherland)

00:08:04 New release run down (Inside Out 2)

What We Watched This Week

00:08:43 Remembering Gene Wilder (Simon)

00:08:52 An Angry Boy (Simon)

00:09:48 Coming to America (Billy)

00:10:37 The Living Daylights (John)

00:13:46 License to Kill (John)

00:16:22 A Woman Under the Influence (John)

00:19:08BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II Discussion

01:04:02 Our Ratings for BTTF2.

01:07:10 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro : Back to the Future Part II TV Promo

Outro: Hoverboard Chase - BTTF 2 OST

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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

Curtis returns to the Wasteland this week (and his canon picks) with Simon and special guest Magill for George Miller's 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic road masterpiece MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR. They chat about what we watched this week and the latest news of the week before diving into the topic, discussing the future of movie theatres, those kinky S&M outfits, FURIOSA, George Miller's filmography, and the film itself.

Tune in next week as John takes on BACK TO THE FUTURE: PART II!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:00 What We Watched This Week

00:10:52 News of the Week

00:20:40 THE ROAD WARRIOR Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)

01:00:38 Our Ratings for THE ROAD WARRIOR

01:01:48 Coming Up Next!

NEWS OF THE WEEK

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Season 2 premiere debuts tonight!

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM debuts 20 minutes of epic footage (anime-style feature starring Brian Cox; executively produced by Peter Jackson)

FURIOSA pulled from theaters due to low box office earnings after only 2 weeks

New Netflix series THE DECAMERON announced

Robert Pattinson and Finn Parker (SMILE) are remaking 1981’s POSSESSION

RIP Michael Mosley (BBC Broadcaster)

New releases: Under Paris; Queendom

WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK

CURTIS: Satan Wants You

SIMON: Dune: Part Two; Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

MAGILL: Furiosa; Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; The First Omen

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpt from MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981)

Outro: "Montage/Main Titles" by Brian May (THE ROAD WARRIOR OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Also check out Quinn's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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

Check out Magill's podcast THE TRAIL WENT COLD here:

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

Curtis and special guest (and John Cassavetes film scholar) Dr John Bruni (Grand Valley State University, MI) take on Cassavetes' 1970 film HUSBANDS. We chat about what we watched this week and the latest news of the week before diving into our topic, discussing John's new HUSBANDS book project, toxic masculinity, indie cinema, Cassavetes life, impact, and contributions to cinema, '70s New York City, and much more.

Tune in next week as the boys revisit the Wasteland with Curtis' next canon pick: 1981's MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR, starring a young Mel Gibson.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:04:32 News of the Week

00:06:55 What We Watched This Week

00:13:42 HUSBANDS (1970) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)

01:02:45 Our Ratings for HUSBANDS

01:14:45 Coming Up Next!

NEWS OF THE WEEK

• David Lynch announces new album (with Chrystabell) with Sacred Bone Records!7

• New trailer for ALIEN: ROMULUS

• Happy birthday to Shirley MacLaine (90)

• New releases: Robot Dreams; Ren Faire (HBO Docuseries); Bad Boys Ride or Die; Handling the Undead; I Used to Be Funny

WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK

CURTIS: The First Omen; Goodbye to Lenin!

JOHN: Evil Does Not Exist; The Synanon Fix (HBO Docuseries)

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpt from HUSBANDS (1970)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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

Curtis, John, Simon, and special guest (and resident Apocalypse expert) David Cross visit the Wasteland for Simon's second canon pick: 2015's high octane action blockbuster MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and more. The boys chat about the news of the week, Cannes releases, and what they watched they week before discussing the film. They talk about Furiosa (and her latest movie), Trumpian allegories, Postapocalyptia, and more.

Tune in next week for another special episode covering John Cassavetes' HUSBANDS with a special guest!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:41 What We Watched This Week/News of the Week

00:42:15 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)

01:34:28 Our Ratings for MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

01:38:48 Coming Up Next!

NEWS OF THE WEEK

WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK

JOHN: Beware! The Blob; Source Code; Shakma; Prince of Darkness; A Dirty Shame; Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; I Saw The TV Glow

CURTIS: Combat Shock; The Beach Boys; Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly (BBC Documentary); Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 

SIMON: Sasquatch Sunset; Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire; Godzilla: Minus One

DAVID: My Little Eye; Two Cabins; Dream Scenario

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpts from MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015)

Outro: "Immortan" by Tom Holkenberg (aka Junkie XL) (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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

Check out David's music here (The Machine. The Demon.):

https://themachinethedemon.bandcamp.com/

John and Curtis return to the Ridley Scott watch series this week with the PROMETHEUS sequel ALIEN: COVENANT (2017). They chat about neomorphs, homoerotic AI, and Scott's bleak vision of the ALIEN universe, as well as discussing the news of the week and what they watched this week.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:01 What We Watched This Week/News of the Week

00:26:18 ALIEN: COVENANT (2017) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)

00:53:03 Our Ratings for ALIEN: COVENANT

00:55:58 Coming Up Next!

NEWS OF THE WEEK

WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK

CURTIS: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Deathstalker II

JOHN: Independence Day; Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island; Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: "The Covenant" by Jed Kurzel (ALIEN: COVENANT OST)

Outro: "The Covenant" by Jed Kurzel (ALIEN: COVENANT OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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 was nobody. But that don't matter either, you know? 'Cause I was thinkin', it really don't matter if I lose this fight. It really don't matter if this guy opens my head, either. 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."

This week on the pod we discuss John's canon pick, one of his all time favourite films: ROCKY! We dive into the origins of the film, all the great moments and characters that we love, how it holds up as a still-solid 70s New Hollywood ramshackle romance. Quinn also shared some boxing context, and we also spent a LOT of time going over the Rocky sequels (kind of hard not too!). Before that, we did our usual news roundup and shared what we watched this week.

Next episode, we jump back to the Ridley Scott Watch Series to discuss ALIEN: COVENANT.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:04:12 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy returning to theaters

00:06:57 RIP Bob Cole

00:09:55 New release run down (Boy Kills World; Challengers)

What We Watched This Week

00:12:37 Sympathy for Mr. Vengance

00:17:00 Sorcerer (John)

00:20:30 Graduation Day [1981] (John)

00:23:44 Born in Flames (John)

00:27:20 ROCKY Discussion

01:05:29 Our Ratings for ROCKY

01:08:32 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Take You Back - Frank Stallone (From Rocky OST)

Outro: The Final Bell - Bill Conti (From Rocky OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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

"It's a hard world for little ones".

This week on the pod we kick off a new recurring series looking at films directed by actors. For our inaugural entry, we take a look at one of the greatest 'one-hit-wonder' films in history, Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter. While the film was a critical and commercial failure on initial release, one that resulted in Laughton never directing again, its reputation grew in the subsequent decades. Today, it is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time (the most recent 2022 Sight and Sound ranking had it 25th). We had a great time discussing the film's twisted 'Mother Goose' southern gothic vibe, the expressionist visuals, the memorable characters, and our favourite scenes.

Before that, John and Quinn run through some news of the week and some recent watches.

Next week, we're going the distance to discuss John's canon pick: ROCKY.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:06 Shaun of the Dead turns 20.

00:04:07 Peter Jackson's company announce 'LET IT BE' restoration; coming to Disney Plus

00:05:32 Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson join 'Naked Gun' remake

00:06:25 Guy Maddin's new film RUMOURS heading to Cannes

00:07:42 New release run down (Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire; Kung Fu Panda 4; Abigail; Sasquatch Sunset)

What We Watched This Week

00:11:15 The Jinx Part Two [TV] (Quinn)

00:14:17 Hollywood 90028 (John)

00:17:06 A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (John)

00:19:30 Late Night with the Devil (John)

00:22:11 THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Discussion

01:04:10 Our Ratings for THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

01:13:55 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro and Outro: "Dream, little one dream" - Intro to "The Night of the Hunter"

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck

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