The Vertical Viewing Podcast

For February 16, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss some theories behind the cryptic gold coins in JOHN WICK and whether or not the film takes place in an alternate universe, we attack, defend, flirt and make pancakes for enemies in the irresistibly charming old school role-playing game UNDERTALE for PC, the debut trailer for JASON BOURNE drops a suckerpunch to the head as a potential Bourne Marathon podcast begins to take shape, the internet rejoices as Elizabeth Banks is cast as the fearsome villain Rita Repulsa in the new POWER RANGERS reboot, Mike hacks his way through a forest of bamboo to catch KUNG FU PANDA 3 hiding deep in the doldrums of January, Scott gets lost in the haunted house up at CRIMSON PEAK and doesn't come away with much more than a mediocre sink-bash to the face, we get a fleeting glimpse of Krang's eyeball and sweet looking robot suit in the new TMNT: OUT OF THE SHADOWS Superbowl spot, and much, much more before we all get mixed up with Communist screenwriters in our prestige picture review of HAIL,CAESAR! from writer/directors Joel & Ethan Coen.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:42:10 - News
• 1:08:45 - Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016)
• 1:30:27 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• John Wick (2014)
• Independence Day: Resurgence (Super Bowl Trailer)
• Hail, Caesar! (2016)

CREDITS

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

For February 15th, 2016, Mike, Red, MikeG and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss recent news of Todd McFarlane completing a fresh new SPAWN script and the "cape"-abilities of CGI superhero costumes, we storyboard an action sequence from the TRANSFORMERS + G.I. JOE + FAST & FURIOUS shared universe crossover film trilogy, we stream a continuous trailing moment of Now with Tony Scott's woefully underrated sci-fi thriller DEJA VU starring Denzel Washington, the controversial legend of PRESS YOUR LUCK game show "cheater" Michael Larson lives on for eternity as a true Messiah for the lazy & unemployed, the lowdown comes in on ZOOLANDER No. 2 and it is quite expectedly a DOA piece of hot garbage, and much, much more before our 16th wall breaking review of the spectacular frenzy that is DEADPOOL from director Tim Miller.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:38:20 - News
• 0:59:15 - Review: Deadpool (2016)

CLIPS

• Zoolander 2 (2016)
• Top Gear
• Deadpool (2016)

CREDITS

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

For February 24th, 2016, Mike and Scott meet in the dark forest at the edge of the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the ethical realities associated with the Academy holding a Best Stunt Coordinator category at the Oscars, DEADPOOL smashing the 4th wall out of box office records while slapping all the other X-Men films in the face, the Coen Brothers 1991 Palm d'Or winner BARTON FINK is not an obscure movie at all and it is an outright masterpiece in fact, Scott raves about the fantastic Netflix documentary CARTEL LAND which is essentially a cinematic documentary version of SICARIO, the Wookies in STAR WARS REBELS look like derpy potato sausages, and much, much more before our faith-testing review of THE VVITCH from Sundance award winning writer/director Robert Eggers.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:38:10 - News
• 1:09:25 - Review: The VVitch (2015)
• 1:35:30 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Barton Fink (1991)
• Star Wars: Episode VIII Production Announcement
• The VVitch (2015)

CREDITS

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

For March 1st, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss whether or not Hugh Jackman's boxing skills can live up to his fathering skills in REAL STEEL; a mutated cybernetic love child of Transformers & Rocky, the thoroughly dismal effort on display in CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 2 stumbles in mid-air, Red breaks down the religious themes in the last Proyas film KNOWING starring the One True God, tsunami waves of R-rated superhero films appear in the distance as the big studios continue to drool over DEADPOOL and his insane box office success, an absolutely essential rewatch is necessary for the 1984 cult classic (and Criterion signature release) REPO MAN starring Emilio Estevez, the Griswolds and the Gremlins crash the Christmas party in the surprisingly watchable KRAMPUS, and much,much more before our featured review of the brand new historical documentary GODS OF EGYPT from director Alex Proyas.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:47:50 - News
• 1:09:20 - Review: Gods of Egypt (2016)

CLIPS

• Repo Man (1984)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• Gods of Egypt (2016)

CREDITS

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

For March 7th, 2016, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss some major concerns over a somewhat polarizing debut trailer for the GHOSTBUSTERS reboot/sequel thing, your 2001 questions have been brought before the infamous monolith and HAL-9000 - all will finally be revealed with a trip into the largely forgotten sequel 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT, we share a lingering sense of bewilderment over that time Topher Grace played Eddie Brock after hearing news of Sony's new VENOM spinoff film, Scott throws out the bold declaration that Koba from DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is on par with Kylo Ren on a scale of villainous badassery, the world is one step closer to THE DARK TOWER being a reality with Idris Elba & Matthew McConaughey officially joining the cast, Red ignores the absolutely unfair amount of hype piled upon NO MAN'S SKY and salivates over the psychedelic space adventures that potentially await us, dreams are shattered as Joseph Gordon-Levitt leaves the extremely long gestating SANDMAN project over creative differences, and much, much more before our featured review of the montage art project KNIGHT OF CUPS from legendary writer/director Terrence Malick.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:37:45 - News
• 1:11:05 - Review: Knight of Cups (2015)

CLIPS

• The Voices (2015)
• Ghostbusters (2016)
• Knight of Cups (2015)

CREDITS

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

This week on the podcast, Tim, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Fallout Shelter and discuss the criminally underrated Dirk Pitt adventure SAHARA starring Michael McConaughey and VVP royalty Steve Zahn, the recent announcement of JK Simmons taking his talents down to JUSTICELEAGUE as Commissioner Gordon, Tim shares some theories onthe ultimate fate of Francis Underwood in HOUSE OF CARDS and who else might breakthe 4th wall, Red gets lost in the terrifying underbelly ofWESTWORLD with psychotic robo-cowboys, Scott is equally baffled by the cocaine fueled REPO MAN starring Emilio Estevez (this movie makes nosense and is totally insane), the extremely disturbing Ukrainian film THE TRIBE which is depicted entirely in sign language with no translation or subtitles, Ford patents TV screen windshields for our self-driving cars and simultaneously seals our death warrant with SkyNet, and much, much more before our Emergency Broadcast System review of 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE from debut director Dan Trachtenberg. This is not a test.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:42:50 - News
• 1:10:25 - Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
• 1:35:20 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Westworld (1973)
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
• 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

CREDITS

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

For March 21st, 2016, MikeG, Red, Michael and Scott meet in the Nostromo Blood Doping Centre and discuss the implications and consequences of Punisher making his highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in DAREDEVIL Season 2, the surprisingly exceptional Formula One film RUSH featuring Chris Hemsworth and a staggering performance by Daniel Brühl, Michael checks out the documentary CONAN O'BRIEN CANT STOP and slightly tweaks his opinion of Conan thereafter, we prepare to say our tearful goodbyes to io9, Gizmodo and Kotaku as Gawker Media has been ordered to pay damages of $115 million to Hulk Hogan over a nasty sounding sex tape, Scott gets his head stretched out by Bruce Campbell's performance in ARMY OF DARKNESS which might as well be a live action Looney Tunes horror movie, we may never eat baby carrots again after seeing the horrific acts on display in the SAUSAGE PARTY Red Band Trailer from (who else?) Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen, and much, much more before our review of the Lance Armstrong biopic THE PROGRAM from director Stephen Frears. WE HAVE NEVER TESTED POSITIVE!!!

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:44:35 - News
• 1:10:50 - Review: The Program (2015)

CLIPS

• Army of Darkness (1992)
• Sausage Party (2016) Official Red Band Trailer
• The Program (2015)

CREDITS

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

For March 28th, 2016, This week on the podcast, MikeG, Red, Michael and Scott meet in the Nostromo fortress of solitude and discuss the greatest fight scene in film history in John Carpenter's sci-fi masterpiece THEY LIVE starring wrestling legend 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, Mike choppers in to TROPIC THUNDER and stumbles around the jungle wearing a panda skin coat, Scott has a surprisingly satisfying time unwrapping the shiny ribbons of THE GIFT from first time director Joel Edgerton, Red sharpens his side-scrolling skills with Brobocop and Indiana Brones in the latest PS+ free title BROFORCE, somewhat surprising news of Margot Robbie cast in I, TONYA as disgraced U.S. Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding, Netflix continues to operate on pure nostalgia fuel with a brand new VOLTRON series coming in June, and much, much more before our review of BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE from director Zack Snyder.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:38:10 - News
• 1:13:05 - Review: Batman v Superman (2016)
• 1:40:49 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• They Live (1988)
• The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
• Trailer Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

CREDITS

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

For April 4th, 2016, Tim, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the blacked out Nostromo lounge and discuss the merits of negotiating ideologies with a time bomb in the 1974 micro-budget comedy sci-fi DARK STAR from John Carpenter, Peter Serafinowicz takes a break from making Boards of Canada DJ mixes to take on the role of our title hero in THE TICK TV revival, Ben Affleck revealed he has written a "standalone" BATMAN script and we try to decipher exactly how 'alone' this project will be from the DC movie universe, we go on a Nantucket sleigh ride with Ron Howard and Chris Hemsworth in the Moby-Dick inspiration IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, Tim finally sits down for a little session of STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON and comes out a satisfied customer, Red shares a look into the insanely detailed stop-motion world of PES and we consider the idea of a cooking show using only inedible items, Mike throws more shade on Leo's recent Best Actor Oscar win after seeing Reddie Edmayne just crush it in the DANISH GIRL from director Tom Hooper, and much, much more before our featured review of MIDNIGHT SPECIAL from director Jeff Nichols. Everybody put your swim goggles on for this one.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
• David Wingo - "Midnight Special Theme"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:45:10 - News
• 1:01:05 - Review: Midnight Special (2016)
• 1:23:43 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Dark Star (1974)
• Midnight Special (2016)

CREDITS

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

For April 11th, 2016, Rob, Mike, and Scott meet in the smoke filled attic of the Nostromo lounge and discuss Tom Hiddleston's new flavour of swagger as the world's greatest snitch in THE NIGHT MANAGER from John le Carré, the first official trailer for STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE has been unleashed upon the internet and the Family Tree Saga continues, reports of Colin Firth's death in KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE have been greatly exaggerated, we have a long drink at the most depressing pub in the universe with HORACE AND PETE starring Louis CK, Mike continues his 70's show style visit to Ashton Kutcher's THE RANCH streaming now on Netflix, Rob showers further praise on the well regarded dramatic thriller VICTORIA featuring an extended 2h18m single take, we share a gleeful shriek of baffled excitement with the absolutely psychotic debut trailer for the Sundance hit SWISS ARMY MAN, Scott sweats out the American justice system on the hottest day of the year with the classic masterpiece 12 ANGRY MEN from 1957, and much, much more before we take a big bong rip out of EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! from writer/director Richard Linklater. Everybody go trim your handlebar moustache for this one.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:45:25 - News
• 1:16:30 - Review: Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

CLIPS

• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• Rogue One (2016) Teaser Trailer
• Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

CREDITS

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