The Vertical Viewing Podcast

For July 31st, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the totally insane RPG basketball game PYRE from Supergiant Games, Laura Linney airdrops into the CONGO and ends up slicing a pack of Grey Gorillas in half with a futuristic Telecommunications laser, Red has a taste of GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE from classic children's author Roald Dahl, Mike continues on his quest to scrape the dregs of trash TV with a binge watch of SUPERNATURAL while assembling Ikea furniture, and much, much more before our featured review of VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS from writer/director Luc Besson.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:07:40 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:33:10 - Review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
• 1:05:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Congo (1995)
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) 

CREDITS

• Check us out on Apple Podcasts & Google Play & Stitcher
• You can interact with the show @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Follow @jared_sargent @ScottWillsonBC and @MichaelRLynd
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For August 14th, 2017, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss a pair of R-rated Will Ferrell comedies: SEMI-PRO and THE OTHER GUYS before we get to our featured review of DETROIT from director Kathryn Bigelow.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:05:55- What We've Been Viewing
• 0:09:20 - Review: Detroit (2017)
• 0:31:57 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• The Other Guys (2010)
• Detroit (2017)  

CREDITS

• Check us out on iTunes & Google Play & Stitcher
• You can interact with the show @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Follow @jared_sargent , @ScottWillsonBC and @MichaelRLynd
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For August 8th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Jeremy Renner sniping wolves in WIND RIVER from debut director Taylor Sheridan, the absolutely abysmal Cardboard Punk film DAVE MADE A MAZE falls well short of its quirky premise, Chadwick Boseman aka Black Panther has a MESSAGE FROM THE KING, Red finally sits down for THE RED TURTLE and MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE and Scott's life is now complete, Mike escapes KGB agents and an addiction to Performance Enhancing Drugs with the documentary ICARUS, and much, much more before our featured review of LOGAN LUCKY from director Steven Soderbergh.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:07:05 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:48:50 - Review: Logan Lucky (2017)
• 1:19:10 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Icarus (1995)
• Logan Lucky (2017) 

CREDITS

• Check us out on Apple Podcasts & Google Play & Stitcher
• You can interact with the show @VerticalViewing on TwitterFollow @jared_sargent and @ScottWillsonBC and @MichaelRLynd
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For August 29th, 2018, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the disappointing (and allegedly whitewashed) Netflix adaptation of DEATH NOTE, Scott finally shimmers into Area X with the absolutely facemelting masterpiece ANNIHILATION by Jeff Vandermeer, TROPIC THUNDER remains the greatest comedy of the 21st Century, Ryan Reynolds and Sam Jackson limp to the Summer Box Office finish line with THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD aka who fucking cares, the UFO exposé UNACKNOWLEDGED is surprisingly compelling despite Steven Greer being totally wack, and much, much more before our featured review of GOOD TIME from directors Josh & Benny Safdie.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:05:45 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:40:15 - Review: Good Time (2017)
• 1:07:05 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Death Note (2017)
• Good Time (2017)  

CREDITS

• Check us out on Apple Podcasts, Google & Stitcher
• You can interact with the show @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Follow @jared_sargent & @ScottWillsonBC & @MichaelRLynd
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For September 4th, 2018, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the complete failure that is ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW and why Disneyworld didn't pursue legal action against this guerilla style horror comedy, Mike finds himself lost in Spike TV's THE MIST aka yet another Stephen King series, the PBS American Experience documentary OKLAHOMA CITY is a harrowing reminder that the wheels of history can still come full circle, Scott hunkers down for a night of rampant crime with THE PURGE (which isn't even a good Purge movie), and much, much more before our featured review of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND from writer/director Steven Spielberg.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:06:05 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:32:40 - Review: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

CLIPS

• The Mist (2017)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)   

CREDITS

• Check us out on Apple Podcasts, Google & Stitcher
• You can interact with the show @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Follow @jared_sargent & @ScottWillsonBC & @MichaelRLynd
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For September 11th, 2018, Michael, Red, MikeG and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Colin Trevorrow's largely predicted exit from STAR WARS: EPISODE IX as well as how GREMLINS has no business being a Christmas movie before we get to our featured review of IT from director Andy Muschietti. 

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:05:20 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:10:45 - Review: It (2017)

CLIPS

• It (1990) 
• It (2017)

CREDITS

• Check us out on Apple Podcasts, Google & Stitcher
• You can interact with the show @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Follow @jared_sargent & @ScottWillsonBC & @MichaelRLynd
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For September 18th, 2018, Rob, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Jude Law's buttery Scottish accent in BLACK SEA aka The Treasure of the Sunken Madre, Terrence Malick takes us into the mindblowing VOYAGE OF TIME: LIFE'S JOURNEY featuring a detached Cate Blanchett, the Gallagher brothers continue to call each other potatoes in OASIS: SUPERSONIC, Red signs over his soul for a little bit of PREACHER Season 2, and much, much more before our featured review of MOTHER! from writer/director Darren Aronofsky.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:05:50 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:40:10 - Review: mother! (2017)
• 1:04:55 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Black Sea (2014)
• mother! (2017)

CREDITS

• Check us out on Apple Podcasts, Google & Stitcher
• You can interact with the show @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Follow @jared_sargent & @ScottWillsonBC & @MichaelRLynd
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For September 25th, 2018, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo tailor shoppe and discuss the Netflix Original 'true crime' series AMERICAN VANDAL which is essentially Making a Murderer + Superbad, Red catches up with RICK AND MORTY and joins rest of humanity, we sit through a feature length video game cutscene in KINGSGLAIVE: FINAL FANTASY XV, and much, much more before our featured review of KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE from director Matthew Vaughn.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:06:55 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:16:10 - Review: Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 
• 0:40:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• American Vandal (2017)
• Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) 

CREDITS

• Check us out on Apple Podcasts & Google & Stitcher
• You can interact with the show @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Follow @jared_sargent & @ScottWillsonBC & @MichaelRLynd
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For October 9th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Bradbury Building and discuss the challenges of having s3x with a peach in CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, Colin Farrell's watch in THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER is water resistant up to 200 metres, our heads spin when we discover that a pretty decent THE EXORCIST TV series exists, THE FARTHEST proves that Voyager 1 may be the most important object humankind has ever built, and much, much more before our featured review of BLADE RUNNER 2049 from our lord and savior: Denis Villeneuve.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:06:40 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:40:05 - Review: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
• 0:57:10 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
• Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 

CREDITS

• You can interact with the show @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Follow @jared_sargent & @ScottWillsonBC & @MichaelRLynd
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For October 24th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Motel and discuss Tom Cruise's magnificent silver spiky hair in Michael Mann's epic Los Angeles crime saga COLLATERAL, the ancient spirits loom over us as we polish off AMERICAN GODS, and much, much more before our featured review of THE FLORIDA PROJECT from writer/director Sean Baker.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:04:45 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:15:10 - Review: The Florida Project (2017)
• 0:51:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Collateral (2004)
• The Florida Project (2017) 

CREDITS

• Follow @jared_sargent 
• Or follow @ScottWillsonBC 
• Or maybe even follow @MichaelRLynd
• Follow us @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]