The Vertical Viewing Podcast

For January 29th, 2018, Michael & Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the Nostromo lounge to discuss the extremely underrated and sorely underseen forest fire drama ONLY THE BRAVE starring Josh Brolin, Rick is over the moon with Robert De Niro's Bernie Madoff in THE WIZARD OF LIES from Barry Levinson (remember him?), nerd culture continues to thrive diverse and important ways with the documentary GEEK GIRLS, apparently dead men do tell tales and they sound an awful lot like PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE aka Pirates 5, and much, much more before our featured review of PADDINGTON from writer/director Paul King.

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Find more of him online at:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:04:40 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:39:55 - Review: Paddington (2017)
• 1:09:47 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

• The Wizard of Lies (2017)
• Paddington 2 (2017)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
• Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

• Follow @ScottWillsonBC 
• Or follow @MichaelRLynd
• We are @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For February 19th, 2018, Red & Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the Nostromo lounge to discuss Jack Black's eastern European accent in THE POLKA KING aka Bernie Madoff of the Polka universe, we still don't exactly know what MIAMI CONNECTION really is, decadent indulgence doesn't get any better than the 2006 MIAMI VICE featuring a bratty Jamie Foxx and an empty husk of Colin Farrell, the epic 3h16m director's cut of Wolfgang Petersen's TROY remains the absolute guiltiest of pleasures, and much, much more before our featured review of BLACK PANTHER from writer/director Ryan Coogler.

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Find more of him online at:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:04:25 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:35:10 - Review: Black Panther (2018)
• 1:02:50 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

• Miami Vice (2006)
• Black Panther (2018)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
• Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

• Follow @ScottWillsonBC 
• Why not follow @jared_sargent 
• We are @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For July 3rd, 2018, this Patreon-only episode has now been made available to all! Join Red & Scott as we navigate our way through swirling coffee cream and smoke rings in Darren Aronofsky's 1998 breakthrough hit π (Pi)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Pop Quiz Hotshot"

CREDITS

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

For February 26th, 2018, Craig, Michael, Red & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Fred Armisen's Netflix Special STANDUP FOR DRUMMERS aka for your drums only, Jennifer Lawrence basking in the 'F' Cinemascore period of her career with RED SPARROW, one of us is still licking his wounds after a punishing examination of Andrei Tarkovsky's impenetrable Double Black diamond masterpiece STALKER, we get into some spine tingling Blair Witchy horror with THE RITUAL on Netflix, and much, much more before our featured review of ANNIHILATION from writer/director Alex garland.

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:03:20 - Emails
• 0:06:10 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:41:50 - Review: Annihilation (2018)
• 1:03:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Red Sparrow (2018)
• Annihilation (2018)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
• Moderat - "The Mark (Interlude)"
• Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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

For April 3rd, 2018, Rick & Scott sit down with Thor Diakow, national film critic for CityNews & Breakfast Television Vancouver to discuss the relentless maelstrom of nostalgia swirling inside Steven Spielberg's adaptation of READY PLAYER ONE, the MPAA continues to do what it do, we get into some obligatory discussions of cultural appropriation, and much, much more in our featured review of ISLE OF DOGS from writer/director Wes Anderson.

Massive shoutout to Thor Diakow for joining us!

http://www.btvancouver.ca/author/thordiakow/

You can always find plenty more of Rick Chung:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:04:20 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:11:45 - Review: Isle of Dogs (2018)
• 0:33:35 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

• Ready Player One (2018)
• Isle of Dogs (2018)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
• Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

• Follow @ScottWillsonBC 
• We are @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For April 9th, 2018, Red & Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the Nostromo VR lounge to discuss BLOCKERS and a refreshingly progressive take on the teen sex comedy, Andrew Niccol's brilliant LORD OF WAR is more relevant than it has ever been, the mindbending extended cinematic universe of RESOLUTION: CABIN OF DEATH, and much, much more before our featured review of READY PLAYER ONE from director Steven Spielberg.

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Find more of him online at:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:03:25 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:25:30 - Review: Ready Player One (2018)
• 0:39:40 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

• Blockers (2018)
• Ready Player One (2018)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
• Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

• Follow @ScottWillsonBC 
• Why not follow @jared_sargent 
• We are @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For April 12th, 2018, Red & Scott welcome Rick Chung back into the soundproof Nostromo lounge to discuss Al Pacino's portrayal of beloved American icon PATERNO from Barry Levinson, Donald Glover's haunting and hilarious take on whiteface pushes his FX series ATLANTA to Twin Peaks territory, the late Garry Shandling gets the comprehensive 2-part documentary treatment from Judd Apatow, we check Sam Worthington's progress as he turns back into a Na'vi with THE TITAN on Netflix, and much, much more before our silent review of A QUIET PLACE from director John Krasinski. Shhhhhhhh.

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Find more of him online at:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:03:55 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:22:10 - Review: A Quiet Place (2018)
• 0:42:05 - *Spoilers*

CLIPS

• The Titan (2018)
• A Quiet Place (2018)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
• Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

• Follow @ScottWillsonBC 
• Why not follow @jared_sargent 
• We are @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For April 30th, 2018, Michael, Red, Dan & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss: 

• PHANTOM THREAD
• KEANU
• YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
• BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
• THE TERROR
• SUPER TROOPERS 2

and much, much more before we jam a fistful of colored gemstones into our review of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR from directors Joe & Anthony Russo.

Thank you to Dan Nicholls for joining us once again. You can find more of him online @ twitter.com/dannicholls 

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:04:00 - Emails
• 0:09:15 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:34:20 - Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• 0:47:05 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Phantom Thread (2017)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
• Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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

For May 15th, 2018, Rick, Dan & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss:

• TULLY
• BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
• MOST LIKELY TO MURDER
• BORNE
• THE DA VINCI CODE

and much, much more before our featured review of DEADPOOL 2 from director David Leitch.

Big shout out to Dan Nicholls - find more of him online @ twitter.com/dannicholls 

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Check him out:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:04:05 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:32:40 - Review: Deadpool 2 (2018)
• 0:43:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Tully (2018)
• Deadpool 2 (2018)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
• Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

• follow @ScottWillsonBC 
• Follow us @VerticalViewing on Twitter
• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]

For May 28th, 2018, Rick, Dan & Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss:

• HEREDITARY
• COBRA KAI
• SENSE8
• TOMB RAIDER
• THE VILLAGE
• XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE

and much, much more before our featured review of SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY from director Ron Howard.

Thank you to Rick Chung for joining us once again. Check him out:

http://www.rickchung.com/

http://yvarcade.com/

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:03:40 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:41:25 - Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
• 1:09:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Cobra Kai (2018)
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
• Dean Evans - "The Flintstones (SNES) - Unused Song 2"

CREDITS

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