The Vertical Viewing Podcast

For September 1st, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the windswept Nostromo Lounge and discuss potential ways to improve the extremely antiquated nature of Pig Latin, our long awaited first look at Michael Fassbender in the ASSASSIN'S CREED feature film, Red breaks into Pablo Escobar's secret plantation and manages to smuggle out an episode of the brand new Netflix Original series NARCOS, Scott carefully counts his hitman bullion in the fascinating JOHN WICK alternate universe, and much, much more before our featured review of the blood spurting miracle from heaven that is TURBO KID from RKSS a.k.a Roadkill Superstar a.k.a François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell.

So strap on your wrist mounted saw blade launcher, tighten up the pegs on the rear wheel of your BMX bike, throw on a chrome-encrusted Vaporwave tune and let's see how tall we can build this tower of torsos before we get pulverized into drinking water in the horrifying wastelands of rural Québec.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"Mitch Murder - "Interceptor"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:33:45 - News
• 1:01:50 - Review: Turbo Kid (2015)
• 1:22:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

CREDITS

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For September 15th, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss Ronda Rousey's acting chops and how she will fare with a lead role in the upcoming ROAD HOUSE reboot, Mike attempts to explain why the instant bomb DUMB & DUMBER TO is legitimately an unwatchable film, Scott flirts with the totally appalling/strangely appealing? desire of L.A. swinger lifestyle in THE OVERNIGHT with Adam Scott and Jason Schwartzman, Kevin Conroy's immortal voice soothes as the Caped Crusader in BATMAN: ASSAULT ON ARKHAM, Ben Foster allegedly using performance enhancing drugs to get deeper into his realistic portrayal of Lance Armstrong in THE PROGRAM, and much, much more before our featured review of THE VISIT from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan.

So bust out your freshest Freestyle rhymes, beware a bad case of the "darkies", remember to sharpen up your Yahztee skills, and let's see if we can finish editing this pseudo-documentary about Nana & Pop-pop before we all end up locked in the basement under a mountain of dirty adult diapers.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:26:50 - News
• 0:53:30 - Review: The Visit (2015)
• 1:18:19 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
• Step Brothers (2008)

CREDITS

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For September 22nd, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the recent news of PACIFIC RIM 2 getting delayed indefinitely, an instantly forgotten (and admirably flawed) summer box office flop called TOMORROWLAND, Red channels the stern word of God and commands everyone to read the graphic novel PREACHER by Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon, Scott drones about the constantly rumoured AKIRA live action remake and what an appropriate course of action the American adaptation might take, we look at the touching 1969 British drama KESfrom Ken Loach, and much, much more before our featured review of Johnny Depp's latest accent-ridden, prosthetic experiment BLACK MASS from director Scott Cooper.

So sharpen up those Jai-alai maneuvers, slip on your ice-blue contact lenses, remember to lock your bedroom door when having gangsters over for supper, and let's see if we can take down the Winter Hill Gang before we're all implicated in the crimes of our own informants.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:34:45 - News
• 0:59:30 - Review: Black Mass (2015)

CLIPS

• Tomorrowland (2015)
• Pacific Rim (2013)

CREDITS

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For September 30th, 2015, Tim, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the Netflix drama BLOODLINE starring Kyle Chandler and show favourite Ben Mendelssohn, Tom Hardy potentially taking up the pointy-haired mantle of Wolverine from current champ Hugh Jackman, the unparalleled precision and detail of Stanley Kubrick's pre-production research process in the fascinating documentary STANLEY KUBRICK'S BOXES, and much, much more before our featured throwback review of THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION from director W.D. Richter.

So be sure to calibrate your Oscillation Overthruster, call up The Hong Kong Cavaliers, don't ever be mean, and let's see if we can prevent an interdimensional race war before we are all wiped out by the accidental nuclear holocaust.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
• Michael Boddicker - "End Credits (LongVersion)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:20:35 - News
• 0:41:20 - Review: Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
• 0:58:36 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• This is the End (2013)
• Buckaroo Banzai (1984)

CREDITS

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For October 6th, 2015, Tim, Mike and Scott meet up in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the practice of deliberately watching horrible films & TV shows while you are sick, newcomer Trevor Noah's first week at THE DAILY SHOW, Scott shares his thoughts on Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz in THE LOBSTER from the surreal and twisted brain of Yorgos Lanthimos, we take a moment to commemorate the belated 20 year anniversary of the coveted masterpiece HACKERS, and much, much more before our featured review of the highly anticipated SICARIO from our boy Denis Villeneuve and the legendary Roger Deakins.

So slide into your Splinter Cell sneak suit, and let's see if we can keep up with this speeding convoy of black GMC suburbans before we all get bagged up and stuffed into the walls of a suburban Arizona bungalow.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:25:20 - News
• 0:44:15 - Review: Sicario (2015)
• 1:06:20 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• The Lobster (2015)
• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

CREDITS

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For October 15th, 2015, Rob, Mike and Scott meet up in Nostromo Lounge for a mini-episode and review Ridley Scott's latest entry in his Sci-Fi Second Renaissance: the exhilarating adaptation of Andy Weir's THE MARTIAN starring Matt Damon.

So gather up all the human fertilizer you can find, keep a roll of duct tape at the ready, throw on your favourite ABBA record, and let's see if we can make it across the Acidalia Planitia to the ARES IV launch site before we starve and have to go all Christian Bale.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
• Harry Gregson-Williams - "Mars"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:03:45 - Review: The Martian (2015)
• 0:27:55 - *Spoiler Tag*

CREDITS

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For October 20th, 2015, the OG crew Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the surprisingly BitCoin-filled teen retro-comedy DOPE, the 1968 classic ROSEMARY'S BABY on potentially being the very first modern horror film, Ernest Cline's latest geek culture slathered novel ARMADA and a roller coaster ride of fan expectations, Mike's thoughts on the extremely short lived ABC sitcom MIXOLOGY, Scott drones on yet again about how Peter Berg's BATTLESHIP is an extremely competent film adaptation of something a silly as a board game, Robert Rodriquez signs on to direct the long-gestating BATTLE ANGEL ALITA for producer James Cameron, and much, much more before our featured review of the harrowing Netflix Original film BEASTS OF NO NATION from writer, director and cinematographer Cary Joji Fukunaga.

REFERENCES

• Richard Mosse: The Impossible Image - https://vimeo.com/67115692

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:50:55 - News
• 1:19:05 - Review: BEASTS OF NO NATION (2015)
• 1:39:35 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Battleship (2012)

CREDITS

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For October 27th, 2015, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the planet smashing, internet stopping final trailer for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, we declare that we won't overanalyze a movie trailer and then go ahead and overanalyze a movie trailer, Scott tries to hit the abort button on the downright horrendous catastrophe of a film MISSION TO MARS starring Gary Sinise and Tim Robbins, Mike ventures deeper into the overwhelmingly massive world of game of the year contender THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT, we look at the recent announcement of the $9.99/month deluxe subscription service YouTube Red, cancellation of the beloved Discovery Channel series MYTHBUSTERS after running 14 seasons, the absolutely mindblowing short films BEYOND and THE SECOND RENAISSANCE as part of the stunning MATRIX companion piece THE ANIMATRIX, and much, much more before our featured review of Michael Fassbender as STEVE JOBS from screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and director Danny Boyle.

So switch off all the Exit signs in the auditorium, be sure to wash your feet in the toilet bowl, give a shout out to the original Apple II team, and let's see if we can finally turn a computer into a painting before we all get our asses voted off the Board of Directors. 

MUSIC 

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs" 

SHOW GUIDE 

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:34:10 - News
• 0:59:35 - Review: Dad Jeans: The Steve Jobs Story (2015) 

CLIPS 

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer #3 (2015)
• The Animatrix (2003)

CREDITS

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• Send your thoughts and suggestions to [email protected]

For November 9th, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge Studio and discuss the somewhat lukewarm reception to the "live action" WARCRAFT film from Duncan Jones, the brand new Netflix Original comedy series MASTER OF NONE from writer/star Aziz Ansari and the obvious comparison to Louis CK's series LOUIE, the Canadian Premiere of THE TREE INSIDE from our very own co-host Rob Leickner and Michelle Kim winning the Audience Choice Award at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Scott shares his thoughts about working on the film and the extremely satisfying process of seeing your work appear on the big screen with a real audience, Mike swings by the big top tent under the doomed Georgia Viaduct for a little bit of CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: KOOZA action, Shane Carruth answers Red's prayers and cuts himself out of the insanely star-studded cast of THE MODERN OCEAN, and much, much more before our featured review of SPECTRE from sophomore Bond director Sam Mendes.

So fire up your micro-drill torture chair, ask the Quartermaster to temporarily disable your SmartBlood™connection, do your best impression of a shadowy organisation, and let's see if we can take down Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth before we all get jumbled up in the falsetto tentacles of Sam Smith.

MUSIC 

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs" 

SHOW GUIDE 

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:37:20 - News
• 1:08:15 - Review: Spectre (2015)
• 1:22:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

CREDITS

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• Send your thoughts and suggestions to [email protected]

For November 16th, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss Shia LaBeouf's latest "art" "project" #ALLMYMOVIES, the brand new Netflix Original sketch comedy series W/BOB & DAVID starring MR. SHOW alumni Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, why Bethesda Game Studios consistently gets a pass for publishing broken buggy titles like FALLOUT 4, our boy Richard Kelly brings his floating liquids kills with the quickly forgotten sci-fi film THE BOX featuring Cameron Diaz, the absolutely insane first trailer for Ron Perlman's fake moon landing comedy MOONWALKERS, we scratch our heads over THE MARTIAN qualifying as Best Comedy or Musical at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, and much, much more before our featured review of SPOTLIGHT from writer/director Thomas McCarthy.

So start digging through those dusty old public records, carve your investigative sword through one of the most Catholic cities in America, and let's see if we can take this scandal all the way up to the Vatican before the Boston Herald beats us to publication.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:44:30 - News
• 1:13:20 - Review: Spotlight (2015)

CLIPS

• W/ Bob & David (2015)
• Moonwalkers (2015)

CREDITS

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• Send your thoughts and suggestions to [email protected]