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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October 20, 2015Ep. 036 - Beasts of No Nation
Welcome back to Vertical Viewing! This week on the podcast, the
OG crew Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and
discuss the absolutely fantastic (and surprisingly
BitCoin-filled) teen retro-comedy DOPE, why ROCHE LIMIT is a totally insane new graphic novel that
all the Vertical Readers should get into, the 1968
classic ROSEMARY'S BABY on potentially being the very first
modern horror film, Ernest Cline's latest geek culture slathered
novel ARMADA and a roller coaster ride of fan
expectations, Mike's thoughts on the extremely short lived ABC
sitcom MIXOLOGY, Scott drones on yet again about how
Peter Berg's BATTLESHIP is an extremely competent
film adaptation of something a silly as a board game, Robert
Rodriquez signs on to direct the long-gestating BATTLE ANGEL ALITA for producer James Cameron, and
much, much more before our featured review of the harrowing Netflix
Original film BEASTS OF NO NATION from writer, director and
cinematographer Cary Joji Fukunaga.
So gather up what little courage your eight-year-old body can
muster, try to kick your brown-brown addiction, snuff out the
shining rays of the sun and let's see if we can escape the
clutches of a bloodthirsty African warlord before we become
unrecognizable beasts; never to return to child things.
REFERENCES
Richard Mosse: The Impossible Image - https://vimeo.com/67115692
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:50:55 - News
1:19:05 - Review: Beasts of No Nation (2015)
1:39:35 - *Spoiler Tag*
CLIPS
Battleship (2012)

CREDITS
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2h 10min
October 08, 2015Ep. 035 - The Martian
Surprise! Today on the show, Rob, Mike and Scott meet up in the
aptly named Nostromo Lounge for a mini-episode and review Ridley
Scott's latest entry in his Sci-Fi Second Renaissance: the
exhilarating adaptation of Andy Weir's THE MARTIAN starring Matt Damon.
So gather up all the human fertilizer you can find, keep a roll
of duct tape at the ready, throw on your favourite ABBA
record, and let's see if we can make it across the Acidalia
Planitia to the ARES IV launch site before we starve and have
to go all Christian Bale.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Harry Gregson-Williams - "Mars"
SHOW GUIDE
0:03:45 - Review: The Martian (2015)
0:27:55 - *Spoiler Tag*

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48min
October 06, 2015Ep. 034 - Sicario
This week on the show, Tim, Mike and Scott meet up in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the steaming dumpster of hot garbage
that is ONCE UPON A TIME on the ABC network, the
practice of deliberately watching horrible films & TV shows
while you are sick, newcomer Trevor Noah's first week as the
totally cute new host of THE
DAILY SHOW, Scott shares his thoughts on Colin Farrell and
Rachel Weisz in THE LOBSTER from the surreal and twisted brain
of Yorgos Lanthimos, we debate the massive(?) difference
between awarding a film a B+ and an A-, take a moment to
commemorate the belated 20 year anniversary of the coveted
masterpiece HACKERS starring Jonny Lee Miller, Tim shares
his thoughts on RED
ARMY and the story of the Russian national hockey team, and
much, much more before our featured review of the highly
anticipated SICARIO from our boy Denis Villeneuve and the
legendary Roger Deakins.
So slide into your Splinter Cell sneak suit, and let's see if we
can keep up with this speeding convoy of black GMC
suburbans before we all get bagged up and stuffed into
the walls of a suburban Arizona bungalow.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:25:20 - News
0:44:15 - Review: Sicario (2015)
1:06:20 - *Spoiler Tag*
CLIPS
The Lobster (2015)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015 - )

CREDITS
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1h 36min
September 30, 2015Ep. 033 - Buckaroo Banzai
This week on the show, Tim, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo
Lounge and discuss the Netflix drama BLOODLINE starring Kyle Chandler and show favourite
Ben Mendelsohn, Tom Hardy potentially taking up the pointy-haired
mantle of Wolverine from current champ Hugh Jackman, the
unparalleled precision and detail of Stanley Kubrick's
pre-production research process in the fascinating documentary
STANLEY KUBRICK'S BOXES, Tim shares his thoughts on
THE
VISIT (AN ALIEN ENCOUNTER) recently shown at the Vancouver
International Film Festival, Sir Ridley Scott
announces ALIEN: PARADISE LOST as the official title for
PROMETHEUS 2 and the internet flips its lid, casting rumours of
HOMELAND and BAND OF BROTHERS star Damian Lewis as the
frontrunner for the next James Bond and much, much more before
our featured throwback review of THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH
DIMENSION from director W.D. Richter.
So be sure to calibrate your Oscillation Overthruster, call
up those hard-rockin' scientists known as The Hong Kong Cavaliers,
don't ever be mean, and let's see if we can prevent
an interdimensional race war before we are all wiped out by
the accidental nuclear holocaust.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Michael Boddicker - "End Credits (Long
Version)"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:20:35 - News
0:41:20 - Review: Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
0:58:36 - *Spoiler Tag*
CLIPS
This is the End (2013)
Buckaroo Banzai (1984)

CREDITS
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Subscribe now!
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1h 25min
September 22, 2015Ep. 032 - Black Mass
This week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the recent news of PACIFIC RIM 2 getting delayed indefinitely, an
instantly forgotten (and admirably flawed) summer box office flop
called TOMORROWLAND, Red channels the stern word of
God and commands everyone to read the graphic novel PREACHER by Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon, Scott
drones about the constantly rumoured AKIRA live action remake and what an appropriate
course of action the American adaptation might take, we look at the
touching 1969 British drama KES
from Ken Loach, and much, much more before our featured review of
Johnny Depp's latest accent-ridden, prosthetic experiment BLACK MASS from director Scott Cooper.
So sharpen up those Jai-alai maneuvers, slip on your ice-blue
contact lenses, remember to lock your bedroom door when having
gangsters over for supper, and let's see if we can take down the
Winter Hill Gang before we're all implicated in the crimes of our
own informants.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:34:45 - News
0:59:30 - Review: Black Mass (2015)
CLIPS
Tomorrowland (2015)
Pacific Rim (2013)

CREDITS
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1h 26min
September 15, 2015Ep. 031 - The Visit
This week on the show, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo
Lounge and discuss Ronda Rousey's somewhat novice acting chops and
how she will fare with an ass-demolishing lead role in the
upcoming ROAD HOUSE reboot, Mike attempts to explain why
the instant bomb DUMB & DUMBER TO is legitimately an
unwatchable film, Scott flirts with the totally appalling/strangely
appealing? desire of L.A. swinger lifestyle in THE
OVERNIGHT with Adam Scott and Jason Schwartzman, the still
controversial and timeless nature of cult classic FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, Kevin
Conroy's immortal voice soothes as the Caped Crusader in BATMAN: ASSAULT ON ARKHAM from the DC Animated
Movie Universe, Ben Foster allegedly using performance enhancing
drugs to get deeper into his realistic portrayal of Lance Armstrong
in THE PROGRAM, and much, much more before our
featured review of THE VISIT from writer/director M. Night
Shyamalan.
So bust out your freshest Freestyle rhymes, beware
a bad case of the "darkies", remember to sharpen up your
Yahztee skills, and let's see if we can finish editing this
pseudo-documentary about Nana & Pop-pop before we all end up
locked in the basement under a mountain of dirty adult diapers.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:26:50 - News
0:53:30 - Review: The Visit (2015)
1:18:19 - *Spoiler Tag*
CLIPS
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Step Brothers (2008)

CREDITS
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1h 42min
September 08, 2015Ep. 030 - Z for Zachariah
This week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the unfortunate passing of
genre icon (and member of horror film royalty) Wes
Craven, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen's hilarious and
slightly informative IFC satire series DOCUMENTARY NOW, the still lingering slap
of whitewash casting found in EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS, Mike begrudges/Scott
gushes over the absolutely bananas METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN from
complete lunatic Hideo Kojima, whether THE
MATRIX or James Cameron's ALIENS has had longer lasting and more
significant influence on science fiction and pop culture as a
whole, Joaquin Phoenix elaborates further on why he turned down the
title role in Marvel's DR.
STRANGE (hint: he really hates scripts that are about
asteroids flying through space), Aaron Sorkin's reality
inspired, socio-political drama THE NEWSROOM on HBO and much, much more
before our featured review of Z FOR ZACHARIAH from director Craig Zobel.
So zip up your polygonal Safesuit, dismantle the family
church in the name of science, plunge into the Garden of Eden with
a radioactive dose of confusing ambigiuity, and let's see if we can
win the heart of the "last female on earth" before we all go
from Adam to Zachariah.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:35:45 - News
0:56:10 - Review: Z for Zachariah (2015)
1:15:38 - *Spoiler Tag*

CREDITS
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Find all of our episodes at verticalviewing.com or through the podcasting
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1h 32min
September 01, 2015Ep. 029 - Turbo Kid
This week on the podcast, Mik-eL, Red and Scott meet in the
windswept Nostromo Lounge and discuss potential ways to
improve the extremely antiquated nature of Pig Latin, our long
awaited first look at Michael Fassbender in the ASSASSIN'S
CREED feature film, we boot up our neon pink laser nets
and hop in the Lamborghini Countach for a history lesson in
the Synthwave movement and a breakdown of nostalgic
parody, we see who comes out on top after KUNG
FURY and TURBO KID fight to the death in the Pool
Party, Red breaks into Pablo Escobar's secret plantation and
manages to smuggle out an episode of the brand new Netflix Original
series NARCOS, Scott carefully counts his hitman bullion in
the fascinating JOHN WICK alternate universe, and much, much more
before our featured review of the blood spurting miracle from
heaven that is TURBO KID from RKSS a.k.a Roadkill
Superstar a.k.a François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl
Whissell.
So strap on your wrist mounted sawblade launcher, tighten
up the pegs on the rear wheel of your BMX bike, throw on a
chrome-encrusted Vaporwave tune and let's see how tall we can
build this tower of torsos before we get pulverized into drinking
water in the horrifying wastelands of rural Québec.
Our Kung Fury review is available here: Vertical Viewing Ep. 017
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
Mitch Murder - "Interceptor"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:33:45 - News
1:01:50 - Review: Turbo Kid (2015)
1:22:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

CREDITS
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1h 52min
August 24, 2015Ep. 028 - American Ultra
This week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
rattling Nostromo Lounge and discuss the downright phenomenal Start
Menu theme music for BUCK
BUMBLE on the Nintendo 64, Charlize Theron's
unrecognizable turn as the terrifying Eileen Wournos in MONSTER, the imminently approaching 10/10 status of
IN BRUGES and Colin Farrell's unforgettable
career-defining performance, shiny neon lights reflect across
the hood of Michael Mann's synth soaked 1981 neo-noir film
THIEF with James Caan, Red taps into his
Religious Studies education and discharges an entire magazine of
scorching hot ammunition between the eyes of every religion
known to humankind, we warm up our Wario jets in anticipation
of future films and TV shows based on Nintendo properties, shudder
in disgust at the absolute nightmare that is SUPER MARIO BROS. from 1993, we share our
thoughts on the mastermind himself George Miller potentially
directing MAN OF STEEL 2 and much, much more before our
featured review of the completely squandered premise that became
AMERICAN ULTRA from director Nima Nourizadeh.
So gather up your dessert spoons, steel dustpan and
mini-sledgehammer, try not to fall in love with your assigned CIA
handler, be sure to practice the ol' frying pan bullet
technique, and let's see if we can get a glimpse of
our Manchurian Candidate before we all get our brains churned
into scrambled eggs by the MK-Ultra program.
MUSIC
Tangerine Dream - "Diamond Diary" (Thief
Soundtrack)
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:45:05 - News
1:07:30 - Review: American Ultra (2015)

CREDITS
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1h 29min
August 20, 2015Ep. 027 - Straight Outta Compton
This week on the podcast, Garry , Red and Scott meet up in
the toasty Nostromo Lounge and discuss the spectacular hardboiled
thriller COP CAR starring Kevin Bacon, the
internationally competitive sports show AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, Jay Roach's HBO comedy series
THE BRINK with Tim Robbins and Jack Black, we
plunge into a heated philosophical debate over clapping at
the at the end of films, Warner Bros. recent announcement of a
Carl Sagan biopic in development, yep director Paul Haggis doesn't
think that CRASH was the best film of 2005 either, a
womp-rat sandwich of Star Wars news including Benicio del Toro
for EPISODE VIII and Colin Trevorrow signing on as
director of EPISODE IX and much, much more before our
featured review of the hotly anticipated N.W.A biopic STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON from director F.
Gary Gray.
So gather up your Parental Advisory Warnings, cruise down the
street in your 6-4, keep your head on a swivel for that
standing army of jackbooted LAPD officers, lay down your
nastiest diss track and let's see if we can navigate these
overly complicated contract negotiations before we all get
pistol whipped by Suge Knight in the parking lot.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"
SHOW GUIDE
0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
0:31:05 - News
0:55:20 - Review: Straight Outta Compton (2015)

CREDITS
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1h 41min

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The podcast currently has 170 episodes available.