Under the Wheels

Listen to us on Apple Podcast or Stitcher! Send us a message! Music by Mike. Check out his Soundcloud. Gabe and Matt hope the years have fermented Lawless into some shiny and chrome moonshine. Topics include Lore (with a capital "L"), a thorough analysis of the business-side of textbook publishing, essay writing theory, the "cinematic stylings" of one Baz Luhrmann, The Great Gatsby, story structure in movies vs. books/novel adaptations, triangular structure and art theory, the complex relationship to John Hillcoat movies, the budding friendship between Richard Linklater and Alex Jones and the afterschool special we really want, Shia LaBeouf in 2012, everyone's favorite questioningly leading man Jason Clarke, Australian cinema, how Gareth Evans should do action scenes for all movies, filmmakers who have made it to the point of self-parody, lifeless sequels to a passion project, and ideas and propositions for ad reads. To be clear, this episode was not sponsored by Ball mason jars. Discussed in this Episode: Strictly BallroomThe Great GatsbyThe Talented Mr. RipleyColossalShia LaBeouf - Hollywood's Last Bad BoyRossatron's interview with Gareth Evans

Gabe and Matt throw Peter Jackson's first film Bad Taste under the wheels. Topics include Michael J. Fox's post-film career, super hero movies in the good old days, Michael Caine is an amazing actor, the good and bad of docuseries and documentary filmmaking, Maori slang, New Zealand Pride,  the mystique of low budget special effects, Peter Jackson's obsession with goofy gore, how bad Goldfinger and the James Bond franchise really is, George Lucas's non-Star Wars legacy, Marcia Lucas - unsung hero in editing, surprising casting choices in Lord of the Rings, and the secret heroics of the New Zealand Film Commission.

Discussion on Bad Taste begins at 1:09:10.

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Gabe and Matt throw Peter Jackson's first film Bad Taste under the wheels. Topics include Michael J. Fox's post-film career, super hero movies in the good old days, Michael Caine is an amazing actor, the good and bad of docuseries and documentary filmmaking, Maori slang, New Zealand Pride,  the mystique of low budget special effects, Peter Jackson's obsession with goofy gore, how bad Goldfinger and the James Bond franchise really is, George Lucas's non-Star Wars legacy, Marcia Lucas - unsung hero in editing, surprising casting choices in Lord of the Rings, and the secret heroics of the New Zealand Film Commission. Discussion on Bad Taste begins at 1:09:10. Show Links: As Good as it GetsVengeance is MineBranded to KillTakeshi KitanoTiger KingLouis Theroux - BBC Documentary FilmmakerThe MasterThe JinxThis film is not yet [R]atedWaltz with BashirGrizzly ManDouble IndemnityWalt Disney's Robin HoodThe PrestigeCaptain America - The First AvengerLindsay Ellis Hobbit TrilogyNew Zealand Film Commission

Matt and Gabe travel deep into Billy Wilder's Apartment. Topics include Tom Hardy once again being the greatest actor of a generation, a Michael Shannon drop, Gabe hates Masterpiece Theater, roaring Christmas parties of the 1950's, cameo-fest movies of the '90's, where the Golden Age of Hollywood ranks upon the pantheon of greatest movies, a Harrison Ford reference, Paul Thomas Anderson talk, Hitchcock's horrible movie endings, the true value of Fred MacMurray's name, and the last black and white movie to win Best Picture.

Discussed in this Episode:

- Shadow

- Warrior

- Frank and Lola

- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

- Oliver and Company

- Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame

- Lindsay Ellis Hunchback of Notre Dame

- The Rose and Crown

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Matt and Gabe travel deep into Billy Wilder's Apartment. Topics include Tom Hardy once again being the greatest actor of a generation, a Michael Shannon drop, Gabe hates Masterpiece Theater, roaring Christmas parties of the 1950's, cameo-fest movies of the '90's, where the Golden Age of Hollywood ranks upon the pantheon of greatest movies, a Harrison Ford reference, Paul Thomas Anderson talk, Hitchcock's horrible movie endings, the true value of Fred MacMurray's name, and the last black and white movie to win Best Picture. Discussed in this Episode: - Shadow - Warrior - Frank and Lola - Jay and Silent Bob Reboot - Oliver and Company - Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame - Lindsay Ellis Hunchback of Notre Dame - The Rose and Crown .

Matt and Gabe throw Hideo Kojima's latest passion project Death Stranding under the wheels. Topics covered include a look into Steven Soderberg as a filmmaker, Genndy Tartakovsky's career, an alternate Under the Wheels perspective on the production side of Adam Sandler's movies, a Hideo Kojima semi-career overview, video game design philosophy, our respective issues with God of War, love for Borderlands, some middling Assassin's Creed talk, the David Hayter-Hideo Kojima "controversy", and a lot of bad COVID 19 jokes.

Discussed in this episode:

Haywire

Steven Soderbergh

Phantoms

Primal - Adult Swim.com

Genndy Tartakovsky

8 1/2

Hideo Kojima on Sticks and Ropes

Dragon's Dogma

Platinum Games

Matt and Gabe throw Hideo Kojima's latest passion project Death Stranding under the wheels. Topics covered include a look into Steven Soderberg as a filmmaker, Genndy Tartakovsky's career, an alternate Under the Wheels perspective on the production side of Adam Sandler's movies, a Hideo Kojima semi-career overview, video game design philosophy, our respective issues with God of War, love for Borderlands, some middling Assassin's Creed talk, the David Hayter-Hideo Kojima "controversy", and a lot of bad COVID 19 jokes. Discussed in this episode: Haywire Steven Soderbergh Phantoms Primal - Adult Swim.com Genndy Tartakovsky 8 1/2 Hideo Kojima on Sticks and Ropes Dragon's Dogma Platinum Games

Matt and Gabe discuss the relative merits of Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey - the Fantabulous Emancipation of Harley Quinn (#harleyquinn). In the interim, we wonder why Ewan McGregor is in this movie, what a potentially good Obi Wan movie might look like (spoilers: it's definitely not the one that Disney wants to green light), why they would make Black Canary Black, how to balance tonal issues in a movie, what "mature" fandom content actually means by "mature", the conversation around diversity for diversity sake or if diversity only if it is high-quality or good, the DC Cinematic Euvre, and a special stinger regarding another Aaron Sorkin stage play.

Discussed in this Episode

- The Help: It's a very standard movie.

- The Photograph

- Sonic the Hedgehog

- Hail Caesar!

- Watchmen - Comic book series

- Aquaman - Just Write

- Nostalgic Woman: The Host and Studios Blaming the Wrong Reasons for Box Office Failure

Matt and Gabe discuss the relative merits of Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey - the Fantabulous Emancipation of Harley Quinn (#harleyquinn). In the interim, we wonder why Ewan McGregor is in this movie, what a potentially good Obi Wan movie might look like (spoilers: it's definitely not the one that Disney wants to green light), why they would make Black Canary Black, how to balance tonal issues in a movie, what "mature" fandom content actually means by "mature", the conversation around diversity for diversity sake or if diversity only if it is high-quality or good, the DC Cinematic Euvre, and a special stinger regarding another Aaron Sorkin stage play. Discussed in this Episode - The Help: It's a very standard movie. - The Photograph - Sonic the Hedgehog - Hail Caesar! - Watchmen - Comic book series - Aquaman - Just Write - Nostalgic Woman: The Host and Studios Blaming the Wrong Reasons for Box Office Failure

Gabe and Matt attempt to talk about Danny Boyle's Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs starring Michael Fassbender et al (and not the Ashton Kutcher "Jobs" movie) while also digressing into talk of James Bond and budgets and looking ahead to an uncertain, nostalgia-infused future with a lack of futurists. Discussion also includes talk of the Academy Award and excitement over Alex Garland's new television series.

Discussed in the episode

Highlander

The Conversation

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Bad Boys Trilogy

Patrick Willem's Video on Michael Bay

Bong Jun Ho's Best Director Speech

Devs

The Beach

Bill Burr - Steve Jobs is Nerd Jesus

Future Crimes