The Suspense is Killing Us

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August 23, 2023 Ep. 121: TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER WHY
We're taking on three movies about spy craft, international intrigue and the murky doings of the CIA. Pretty compelling stuff, right? You'd think so!
BAD COMPANY (2002, Joel Schumacher)
BODY OF LIES (2008, Ridley Scott)
SAFE HOUSE (2012, Daniel Espinosa)
2 hr 16 min
August 09, 2023 Ep. 120: INJUSTICE FOR ALL
We're putting the SYSTEM on trial with this episode. And in this case the system is found GUILTY of driving decent men to take hospitals hostage, break their wives out of prison and construct deadly kill bots to take out City Hall.
JOHN Q (2002, Nick Cassavetes)
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009, F. Gary Gray)
THE NEXT THREE DAYS (2010, Paul Haggis)
2 hr 50 min
July 26, 2023 Ep. 119: IT'S A LIVING
It’s a SIKU job fair as we take a look at three (fairly insane) movies about occupations!
THE PAPERBOY (2012, Lee Daniels)
THE COUNSELOR (2013, Ridley Scott)
THE ACCOUNTANT (2016, Gavins O'Connor)
2 hr 23 min
July 12, 2023 Ep. 118: BOYS IN THE HOOD
In which we explore some "white people get trapped in the inner city" films, a purely fun and innocent genre with zero problematic undertones!
ENEMY TERRITORY (1987, Peter Manoogian)
TRESPASS (1992, Walter Hill)
JUDGEMENT NIGHT (1993, Stephen Hopkins)
2 hr 22 min
June 28, 2023 Ep. 117: COUPLES THERAPY
We heard somewhere that relationships based on intense experiences never last. But on the flip side, if an intense experience happens to an estranged married couple, it brings them back together! It's just science.
COLD CREEK MANOR (2003, Mike Figgis)
VACANCY (2007, Nimrod Antal)
TRESPASS (2011, Joel Schumacher)
2 hr 42 min
June 14, 2023 Ep. 116: MORE SERIAL FILLER
We go back to the mediocre serial killer well, with three more movies about psychos that just can't thrill us with their acumen. But we get our first (and last) appearance of Dane Cook on the podcast, so that's something?
SUSPECT ZERO (2004, E. Elias Merge)
TAKING LIVES (2004, DJ Caruso)
MR. BROOKS (2007, Bruce A. Evans)
2 hr 23 min
May 31, 2023 Ep. 115: T(EDIOUS) & A—THE NIGHT EYES TRILOGY
We're mixing things up, taking on a "classic" 90's cable TV softcore franchise and seeing if there's any value beyond the boobies. In this (perhaps only?) installment we're talking about an odd series starring Tanya Roberts, Shannon Tweed and future super producer Andrew Stevens. We hope you can take the HEAT!
2 hr 3 min
May 17, 2023 Ep. 114: FLOCK OF SEAGALS (with VERN)
Renowned Seagalogist VERN drops by to talk us through the career of one Steven Seagal: actor, martial artist, former CIA operative, blues master, Russian diplomat, pathological liar and all around singular human being. And you can take that to the bank!
HARD TO KILL (1990, Bruce Malmuth)
THE GLIMMER MAN (1996, John Gray)
BELLY OF THE BEAST (2003, Siu-Tung Ching)
2 hr 55 min
May 03, 2023 Ep. 113: BAD MOTHERS
We're celebrating Mother's Day the only way we know how: by watching three middle-to-low brow thrillers in which legendary actresses play psychotic moms! It's better than breakfast in bed!
MOTHER'S BOYS (1993, Yves Simoneau)
HUSH (1998, Jonathan Darby)
MOTHER'S DAY (2010, Darren Lynn Bousman)
2 hr 18 min
April 19, 2023 Ep. 112: EWAN THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON
Wherein we ask the important question: is Ewan McGregor good? Is he maybe, just maybe, actually kinda bad? You'll have to listen to the entire episode to hear our stunning conclusions!
DECEPTION (2008, Marcel Langenegger)
STAY (2005, Marc Forster)
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (1999, Stephan Elliott)
2 hr 23 min