For January 3rd, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Valley and discuss Adrien Brody and John Cusack phoning it in for the entirety of the so-bad-its-good historical action movie DRAGON BLADE, Red finally has his face melted clean off his head after a deep dive into the masterpiece INSIDE on PlayStation 4, Scott miraculously survives the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in the poorly titled but exhilarating disaster film THE IMPOSSIBLE from J.A. Bayona, the pleasantly surprising JANE THE VIRGIN makes a charming little appearance, we bow down to the immense Kung Fu power of IP MAN starring the force sensitive Donnie Yen, and much, much more before our featured review of NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND from writer/director Hayao Miyazaki.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:39:30 - Review: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
• 1:11:45 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• The Impossible (2012)
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 

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For January 9th, 2017, Rob, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the sprawling and jaw droppingly comprehensive documentary O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA becoming high water mark for ESPN and the 30 for 30 series, Scott endures the disastrous WAR ON EVERYONE and walks away downright disgusted with a pathetic excuse for a buddy cop black comedy, the late Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly stay as relevant as ever in the classic Hollywood musical SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Red learns that we all must BEWARE OF MR. BAKER a.k.a. the founder of Cream a.k.a. the world's first superstar rock drummer, Michael slides into some sexy black liquid leggings for UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS starring Kate Beckinsale, and much, much more before our featured review of SILENCE from director Martin Scorsese.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:44:45 - Review: Silence (2016)

CLIPS

• Underworld: Blood Wars (2017)
• Silence (2016)

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For January 23rd, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the glitzy Nostromo Ballroom for the 2nd Annual Oscar Isaac Awards! Our deliberations include the Worst Film of the Year, Biggest Surprise, Biggest Disappointment, and Best Old Film of the Year before the main event: our personal Top 10 Favourite Films of 2016. 

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs" 

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:12:10 - Biggest Surprises & Disappointments
• 0:43:25 - Best Old Film of the Year
• 0:53:50 - Worst Film of the Year
• 1:10:15 - Top Films: #10 - 6
• 1:42:50 - Top Films: #5 - 1 

CLIPS

• Swiss Army Man (2016)

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For January 25th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the twisted sexual revenge thriller ELLE from none other than Paul Verhoeven, Red gets his OG Coen Brothers fix with their debut film BLOOD SIMPLE, Scott is home schooled amongst the redwood trees by CAPTAIN FANTASTIC aka Viggo Mortensen, heart pounding suspense and white knuckle tension can't fully redeem Peter Berg's Boston Marathon bombing film PATRIOTS DAY, Mike breaks into a jacked up old blind dudes house to watch DON'T BREATHE with him, we learn how to make Hasenpfeffer the manly way, and much, much more before our featured review of SPLIT from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:34:25 - Review: Split (2017)
• 0:52:20 - ** Spoiler Tag #1 **
• 1:03:35 - ** Spoiler Tag #2 **

CLIPS

• Blood Simple (1984)
• Split (2017)

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For February 7th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet inside the Nostromo wormhole and discuss news of Ben Affleck stepping down as director of the standalone BATMAN film (which is probably not long for this world), Scott endures BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK in 24 fps like a caveman and realizes there is absolutely nothing happening in this movie, found footage school shooting film THE DIRTIES builds to a truly shocking cliffhanger and Matt Johnson is clever as hell, Matthew McConaughey's wannabe Scorsese film GOLD is a perfect example of poorly executed and extremely self indulgent stunt acting, the world-spanning Netflix adventure SENSE8 continues to be an interesting and ambitious "thing", Viggo Mortensen dangerously lets it all hang out in EASTERN PROMISES aka Naked Bath House Showdown 2K7, and much, much more before our featured review of the dorm room juggernaut DONNIE DARKO from writer/director Richard Kelly.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:35:50 - Review: Donnie Darko (2001)

CLIPS

• The Dirties (2013)
• Donnie Darko (2001) 

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For February 13th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet at the Nostromo Continental Hotel and discuss the delightfully surprising X-Men series LEGION boasting shades of Wes Anderson and Terry Gilliam, Scott decrypts a secret Cold War message only to discover that COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT is completely ridiculous and juvenile, Michael Bay's original TRANSFORMERS remains a guilty pleasure despite Linkin Park taking a giant dump all over the movie, Red gets his cannibalistic snack on with SANTA CLARITA DIET, and much, much more before our featured review of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 from director Chad Stahelski.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:35:05 - Review: John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
• 0:58:30 - *Spoiler Tag* 

CLIPS

• Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
• John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)  

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For February 20th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the baffling and somewhat alienating look at love and relationships in the twisted world of THE LOBSTER starring Colin Farrell, we shower even more bloody praise upon SANTA CLARITA DIET, documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson's extremely heartfelt memoir CAMERAPERSON is a spectacular portrait of the human condition, South Korean thriller THE WAILING goes completely off the rails in the best possible way, and much, much more before our featured review of THE GREAT WALL from director Zhang Yimou.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:39:20 - Review: The Great Wall (2016)

CLIPS

• The Lobster (2015)
• The Great Wall (2016) 

CREDITS

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For February 27th, 2017, Michael, Red, Graeme and Scott meet in the Nostromo Country Club lounge and discuss Ben Kingsley's unbelievable performance in SEXY BEAST as the quietly terrifying crime boss Don Logan, awards bait contender LION is a pretty fantastic advertisement for Google Maps, our heartfelt respects go out to the immortal Bill Paxton whose Game will never truly be Over, the racial dubiousness of the Ferengi in STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE is still heavily in question, we remember that time David Bowie was in THE PRESTIGE as Nikola Tesla aka the founder of TeslaPunk, and much, much more before our featured review of GET OUT from writer/director Jordan Peele.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:38:25 - Review: Get Out (2017)
• 0:59:06 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Lion (2016)
• Get Out (2017) 

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For March 6th, 2017, Michael, Red, Graeme and Scott meet in the Nostromo water tower and discuss how PlayStation exclusive HORIZON: ZERO DAWN proves once and for all that robotic dinosaurs are always better than feathered ones, Scott walks into JACKIE expecting a generic and by-the-numbers biopic but came out of a haunting, eerie psychological thriller, the fantastic Netflix Original I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE delightfully leans into the Ninja stars and Find my iPhone vigilante justice, 90's comedy royalty WAYNE'S WORLD still holds up, Thomas Jane turns in an underseen performance in STANDER investigating his own bank robberies during South African apartheid, and much, much more before our featured review of LOGAN from writer/director James Mangold.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:48:15 - Review: Logan (2017)
• 1:10:45 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Jackie (2016)
• Logan (2017) 

CREDITS

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For March 13th, 2017, Red, Craig and Scott meet on Nostromo Island and discuss the twisted and looped out reality of Jake Gyllenhaal's morning train commute in SOURCE CODE from Duncan Jones, Scott takes the hovercraft out for a spin in NO MAN'S SKY with the brand new Path Finder update, the absolutely insane competitive tickling documentary TICKLED defies all logic and believability, Red rides shotgun in the snowplow with Stellan Skarsgard IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE, Tom Hardy's LOCKE races down the motorway and helplessly listens to his personal / professional life spool out behind his BMW, and much, much more before our featured review of KONG: SKULL ISLAND from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:44:05 - Review: Kong: Skull Island (2017)
• 1:18:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Source Code (2011)
• Kong: Skull Island (2017) 

CREDITS

• Check us out on Apple & Google Play & Stitcher
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• Send your thoughts & recommendations to [email protected]