The Vertical Viewing Podcast

By Jared Sargent & Michael Lynd & Scott Willson | Topics ranging from Star War

The latest Film and TV news and reviews. On this conversational podcast, we do away with the phrase "binge watching" and go with the much more academic sounding term "vertical viewing".... more

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March 01, 2016Ep. 055 - Gods of Egypt
This week on the podcast, 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 which is essentially a mutated cybernetic lovechild
of Transformers & Rocky, the thoroughly dismal
effort on display in CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 2 stumbles in
mid-air towards XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS territory, 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 suprisingly
watchable KRAMPUS, the legendary William Friedkin
stopped by Marc Maron's garage for the WTF Podcast and unleashed new insight into SORCERER's fantastic ambiguous ending, 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)

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1h 49min
February 24, 2016Ep. 054 - The Witch
This week on the podcast, 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, recent comments made by James Gunn in relation to
Hollywood learning the wrong lessons from R-rated superhero
films, 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, Bryan Cranston drops an awards bait
line with TRUMBO and we look at the formulaic nature of biopics,
the Wookies in STAR WARS REBELS look like derpy potato
sausages, we retire all of the ridiculous "controversy"
surrounding the January 2018 release date for BLADE RUNNER
2 as signs of an awards
qualifying December limited run, 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
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2h 2min
February 15, 2016Ep. 053 - Deadpool
This week on the podcast, Mike, Red, Verde and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss how Jeremy Clarkson's steak eating
habits may or may not have led to Matt Leblanc landing the gig as
new TOP GEAR presenter, 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, Stephen Lang "lays some Cable" in the gentlemen's club and
officially kicks off his campaign for a role in DEADPOOL 2
as...Cable, Scott streams 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, Verde tastes a knuckle sandwich
from the classic high school film noir BRICK from anointed Jedi Master Rian Johnson, 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
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1h 60min
February 08, 2016Ep. 052 - Hail, Caesar!
This week on the podcast, 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
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Find all of our episodes at verticalviewing.com or through the podcasting software
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1h 55min
February 01, 2016Ep. 051 - Macbeth
This week on the podcast, MikeG, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the criminally underrated (and
straight up psychotic) spoof picture MACGRUBER featuring a redlining Will Forte, Scott
cannot contain his eye-popping admiration for the long gestating
puzzle game THE WITNESS from Jonathan Blow, apparently
PROMETHEUS star Noomi Rapace is not returning
for ALIEN: COVENANT as Elizabeth Shaw and there is nobody
left to bring David's severed android head to Paradise, a
somewhat bored looking Mulder & Scully make their return to
British Columbia with THE X-FILES Season 10 revival series, Mike
shares his thoughts on William Friedkin's classic 80's action cut
TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA while Scott reminisces on
the cost of James Caan's slacks in THIEF, the internet absolutely flips out after
learning that Joseph Fiennes has been cast as Michael Jackson in a
SKY TV movie, we bust open some of our favourite
theories about Rey's family lineage and the dangers of fan service
in the upcoming STAR WARS sequels, and much, much more before
we set Birnam Wood aflame with our featured review of MACBETH from director Justin Kurzel.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Michael Jackson - "The Way You Make Me Feel"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:33:55 - News
1:07:10 - Review: Macbeth (2015)
CLIPS
MacGruber (2010)
Macbeth (2015)

CREDITS
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Find all of our episodes at verticalviewing.com or through the podcasting software
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1h 60min
January 25, 2016Ep. 050 - Moonwalkers
This week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet up in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the extremely mature (and somewhat disturbing) children's animated film THE SECRET OF NIMH from Don Bluth, we share a moment of appreciation after the unfortunate passing of both David Bowie and Alan Rickman, STAR WARS EPISODE VIII has been smartly pushed back to December of 2017 and just about everyone on earth is just fine and dandy with that, deep childhood scars are revealed as SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK is hitting the big screen courtesy of Guillermo del Toro, we drool over the new SUICIDE SQUAD trailer and David Ayer's thrilling use of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Red shares his glowing thoughts on LOVE & MERCY starring Paul Dano & John Cusack as Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson, Scott pulls out a random card with Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin's 1988 buddy comedy MIDNIGHT RUN which is currently slated for remake into the third THOR film, Mike forgot his Oculus Rift at home and launches a motorized personal vendetta against D-BOX theatre seats with their so-called "immersive experience", and much, much more before our featured review of the cosmodelic film MOONWALKERS from debut director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet.

MUSIC

The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing

0:36:25 - News

1:00:05 - Review: Moonwalkers (2015)

CLIPS

Love & Mercy (2014)

Suicide Squad (2016) Official Trailer #1

Moonwalkers (2015)

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1h 35min
January 18, 2016Ep. 049 - Top 10 Films of 2015
Welcome to a very special episode everyone! Today on the
podcast, Tim, Rob, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the glitzy Nostromo
Ballroom for the 1st 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 2015.
So strap on your Turbo Blaster, dump some gunpowder into that
neck wound and let's and buckle up for a wild ride across the
scorching desert in the Vertical Viewing War Rig!
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Le Matos - "Tequila Sunrise"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - Surprises/Disappointments
0:49:50 - Worst Film of the Year
1:09:15 - Top Films: #10 - 6
1:48:45 - Top Films: #5 - 1
CLIPS
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Ex Machina (2015)

CREDITS
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2h 43min
January 11, 2016Ep. 048 - The Revenant (GUEST: Diana Bang)
Today on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott proudly welcome
THE INTERVIEW star Diana Bang into our
makeshift shelter of branches and pine needles as we discuss
the gritty British action film '71 which is basically BLACK HAWK DOWN in Belfast, how depressing life would be as an
indestructible superhero like ONE
PUNCH MAN from Madhouse anime studios, our boy Jason Bateman gets himself into a marital pickle
in the underseen 2009 comedy EXTRACT from legendary gigglemaster Mike
Judge, Diana has
some potential issues with SICARIO and Emily Blunt's FBI agent character, we look
at the anger inducing Netflix Original crime series MAKING A MURDERER and the tragic story of Steven
Avery, our in-depth breakdown of the 73rd Golden Globe Award nominations is now totally
outdated, the collective squeal of glee at the news of Krang
appearing in TMNT: OUT OF THE SHADOWS cannot be
understated, Red reassures Scott that MEN
WITH BROOMS is significantly more enjoyable than he gives
it credit for, and much, much
more before our featured review of the relentlessly beautiful (and
extremely sobering) survival picture THE REVENANT from acclaimed writer/director Alejandro
G. Iñárritu.
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MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:05 - Golden Globe discussion
1:05:20 - News
1:19:25 - Review: The Revenant (2015)
1:48:45 - *Spoiler Tag*
CLIPS
Extract (2009)
High Rise (2015) Official Trailer #2
The Revenant (2015) Official Trailer

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2h 14min
January 05, 2016Ep. 047 - The Big Short
This week on the podcast, Rob, Mike, Red and Scott meet in
the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the Valiant Comics title X-O
MANOWAR (which sounds totally bananas), the general typecasting
of Melissa McCarthy and her latest Paul Feig collaboration SPY, we spend entirely too much time discussing
whatever the hell "Math
Rock" is, Mike and Red check out GUY
ON A BUFFALO while majestically chasing bears across
the Oregon foothills, and much, much more before our stock
market-crashing review of THE BIG SHORT from writer/director Adam McKay.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:29:20 - Review: The Big Short (2015)
CLIP
Spy (2015)

CREDITS
We are on iTunes like a bunch of "AAA" mortgages! Subscribe now!
Find all of our episodes at verticalviewing.com or through the podcasting software
of your choice
You can reach the show @VerticalViewing on Twitter
Follow @jared_sargent and @robsolete and
@michaelrlynd and @ScottWillsonBC
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1h 19min
January 01, 2016Ep. 046 - The Hateful Eight
Happy New Year everybody! Today on the podcast, Red and
Scott meet in Smeagol's Haberdashery and discuss the recent news of
Leonardo DiCaprio admitting that he refused the role of Anakin
Skywalker in ATTACK OF THE CLONES, Sean Connery's
futuristic racquetball skills are on full display in the badass
1980's sci-fi western OUTLAND, Scott steps up to the plate (first down
line?) for RUDY being a more improbable sports redemption
story than the original ROCKY, Red shares his thoughts on the inept ISIS
wannabes featured in the UK comedy FOUR
LIONS from director Chris Morris, Christopher Nolan
announces his arrival on the 70MM hype train with a WWII story
about the evacuation of DUNKIRK; currently slated for release in July 2017, we
try to determine if "Cards Against Humanity" is superior to "Apples
to Apples" as the gold standard for mildly offensive tabletop
games, Radiohead gives us a sneak peak at a world where the
SPECTRE theme song was actually
decent, and much, much more before our blood
spattered review of the so-called 70MM roadshow revival
picture THE HATEFUL EIGHT from writer/director Quentin
Tarantino.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:30:15 - News
1:02:10 - Review: The Hateful Eight (2015)
1:32:02 - *Spoiler Tag*
CLIPS
Rudy (1993)
Anakin's Bad Acting

CREDITS
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Find all of our episodes at verticalviewing.com or through the podcasting software
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Send your thoughts and suggestions to [email protected]
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1h 59min

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