The Vertical Viewing Podcast

For November 11th, 2016, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the steaming pile of trashy pseudo-scientific mayhem that is LUCY from director Luc Besson, Ted Chiang's absolutely gorgeous and heartbreaking short novella STORY OF YOUR LIFE vibrates with pure beauty, Scott finally rings the firehouse bell on Ron Howard's surprisingly gripping 1991 thriller BACKDRAFT, we pop out our eyeballs to the first trailer for VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, Michael gathers around the warm Netflix fireplace for the SHERLOCK Christmas special, and much, much more before our featured review of ARRIVAL from director Denis Villeneuve.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:45:40 - Review: Arrival (2016)
• 1:08:20 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Lucy (2014)
• Arrival (2016) 

For November 21st, 2016, Michael, Red, Tim and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Steven Spielberg's shaky adaptation of THE BFG from the immortally scrumtrillescent Roald Dahl, funny man Mike Birbiglia delivers a cute little improvised comedy with DON'T THINK TWICE starring Keegan Michael-Key & Gillian Jacobs, Scott dives deep into the trapdoor of the past in the spectacular animated short THE HOUSE OF SMALL CUBES and resurfaces as a blubbering mess of emotions, we lament the fact that SCROTAL RECALL has to go by the much less hilarious and more 'socially acceptable' LOVESICK title, Michael foolishly gives THE MATRIX sequels another shot and reaches the same disappointing conclusion that we always do, and much, much more before our featured review of FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM from director David Yates.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:49:25 - Review: Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (2016)
• 1:10:55 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Don't Think Twice (2016)
• Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (2016)

CREDITS

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

For November 28th, 2016, Michael and Scott meet in Nostromo-by-the-Lounge and discuss developer Hello Games breaking their epic vow of silence with the long anticipated Foundation Update for NO MAN'S SKY, Jan de Bont's TWISTER remains a gold standard of extremely digestible 90's summer blockbuster fun, Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox overstay their Christmas welcome in BAD SANTA 2, the gorgeous beauty of the PETE'S DRAGON remake soars upon the exquisite eye of David Lowery, in a shocking and unprecedented twist, TRUE MEMOIRS OF AN INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN isn't a complete dumpster full of hot garbage, Mike happily lounges on a South Pacific beach with MOANA and the Rock from Disney Animation Studios, and much, much more before our featured review of MANCHESTER BY THE SEA from director Kenneth Lonergan.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:44:20 - Review: Manchester by the Sea (2016)
• 1:05:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Pete's Dragon (2016)
• Manchester by the Sea (2016) 

CREDITS

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

For December 12th, 2016, Michael and Scott meet in the Nostromo office lounge and discuss Louis CK's outstanding and hysterical live standup show in Vancouver, the powerful and emotional beauty of THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS plays out across an epic dramatic canvas, heavy anime inspirations are shapeshifting all over the extremely fun and suprisingly brilliant Netflix Original film SPECTRAL starring James Badge Dale, the first official trailer for THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS crashes through the ice with a side order of disappointment that "F8" is not in the title, we go full-on Hateful Ape with a new trailer for WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, and much, much more before our featured review of OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY from directors Josh Gordon & Will Speck.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:40:45 - Review: Office Christmas Party (2016)

CLIPS

• Spectral (2016)
• Office Christmas Party (2016)

CREDITS

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

For December 19th, 2016, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Rebel Base and discuss Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard bringing the Casablanca-style glitz and glamour back to WWII in ALLIED from the waning Robert Zemeckis, the 2016 Golden Globe nominations plop a few pleasant surprises onto show favorites DEADPOOL and HELL OR HIGH WATER, Scott lets the wall around his heart crumble to the ground with the absolutely exceptional fantasy A MONSTER CALLS featuring Liam Neeson as a tearjerking Treebeard, the surprisingly thrilling genre film TRAIN TO BUSAN is fully loaded with blind and bloodthirsty zombie commuters, we remain hypnotically reserved on the new Netflix Original series THE OA from SOUND OF MY VOICE producers Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, and much, much more before our featured review of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY from director Gareth Edwards.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:48:25 - Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
• 1:16:50 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• A Monster Calls (2016)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

CREDITS

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

For December 23rd, 2016, Michael and Scott meet inside the Nostromo Animus and discuss the jaw dropping debut trailer for BLADE RUNNER 2049 from Denis Villenueve, world's hottest director Denis Villeneuve is now in serious in talks to direct a DUNE adaptation, the first full trailer for JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 looks like a first full trailer for John Wick: Chapter 2, everybody's favourite hipster Wes Anderson takes the lid off his new stop-motion animated project ISLE OF DOGS, and much, much more before our featured review of ASSASSIN'S CREED from director Justin Kurzel. 

MUSIC 

• Woodkid - "Iron"
• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - Film News
• 0:12:45 - Review: Assassin's Creed (2016)
• 0:34:05 - *Spoiler Tag* 

CLIPS

• Assassin's Creed (2016)

CREDITS

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

For December 28th, 2016, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Anniversary Hall and discuss some of our all-time favourite Vertical Viewing moments from the first 100 episodes, we crack THE OA wide open for a convoluted and spoiler filled discussion of the entire eight episode run on Netflix, millions of voices cry out in terror as the heart wrenching passing of Carrie Fisher echoes across the entertainment industry, Scott and Michael look at the apparently controversial and sexist acts of selfishness committed in PASSENGERS by Chris Pratt's lonely and doomed protagonist, the first trailer for ALIEN: COVENANT has seasoned franchise veterans frothing at the mouth with acid for another terrifying and violent fiscal quarter for Weyland Industries, and much, much more before our featured review of LA LA LAND from writer/director Damien Chazelle. 

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:12:38 - 0:25:50 - The OA *Spoilers*
• 0:51:20 - Review: La La Land (2016)
• 1:09:15 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• The OA (2016)
• La La Land (2016)

CREDITS

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

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) 

CREDITS

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

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)

CREDITS

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

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)

CREDITS

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