Where the Long Tail Ends

For Valentine's Day (or perhaps anti-Valentine's Day depending on your point of view), Robert, Nat, and Cody take in a story of a boy's love for his dog. Only this boy is played by a young Don Johnson and his dog is a telepath that helps him survive the post-apocalyptic future of 2024. Does it live up to its cult status? How does it compare to Mad Max? And does it tell us anything about love?

Nat, Cody, and Robert take a nostalgic look back at the soaring heroes of yesterday with SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW.

But, first, they share their New Year's film resolutions, before plunging into the featured movie. That's just the warmup though, as we globe trot to 1930s, retro-futuristic New York City, Shangri-La, and Skull Island. Along the way we encounter mechanical monsters, heli-carriers, and doomsday plans. Give us a listen to find out if we're swept up in nostalgia or not. A few topics of note include how we compare Sky Captain to the exploits of Indiana Jones, our thoughts on the chemistry of Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow, the effectiveness of using the video ghost of Laurence Olivier, and how much we like Angelina Jolie in an eyepatch.

A belated Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our listeners, but to help you with your return to normality we bring you a special Christmas bonus episode of Still Watching the Skies. For your pleasure, Cody, Nat, and Robert took a look at Bing Crosby in White Christmas, Bob Clark's Black Christmas, and the Japanese science fiction film Blue Christmas.

 

Join us and find out which one of the three we love. We talk about Japanese Spielberg responses and one of the most unique investigations ever put to film, diopeter effects and tracing 1970s phone calls, and misunderstandings and Vera-Ellen's legs. There's a little something for everyone.

Robert, Cody, and Nat are pleased to offer up a serving of Soylent Green for your holiday festivities after an appetizer discussion of The One I Love and Interstellar.Make room as we discuss the 1970s fears of pollution and overpopulation. Find out what we make of Charlton Heston's acting and his neckerchief.  Are we shocked by the big revelation? And what do we make of the movie beyond the big revelation?

Robert, Nat, and Cody aren't going to Moscow, but rather to 1963 Czechoslovakia and then on a voyage to the end of the universe with the crew of Ikarie XB-1. Find out what they make of this predecessor and obvious influence on Star Trek and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Worth the trip or not?