You Need To See This!

This week comedian Ify Nwadiwe joins Lucé to gush wildly about the Japanese horror comedy, Wild Zero. Starring real life punk band Guitar Wolf, Wild Zero will take you on a bonkers ride filled with gore, fire, and radical acceptance. Will Cozi be convinced to take the magic whistle, or does he shun the power of Rock’n’Roll?

Also discussed in this episode: Redline, Power Rangers, Ichi the Killer, Six String Samurai, Evil Dead, and Malice Panic.

Sources referenced:

WILD ZERO: An Absurd Trash Odyssey With A Curious Heart

WILD ZERO Says “Fuck Your Standards”

Recommendations:

Ify: The Apple

Lucé : Rock ‘n’ Roll High School

Cozi: Friendship International

This week Lucé and Cozi discuss the oldest film on the podcast to date, Charlie Chaplin’s 1931 tender slapstick romcom, City Lights. Made well after talkies took over Hollywood, this silent picture took 3 years to make and holds the world record for most takes of a single scene. Lucé adores Chaplin’s painstaking comedic timing and commitment to perfectionism. Cozi can relate but wonders if he has the discipline to watch silent films. Will she be able to convince him, and you, to spend some time with the Little Tramp?

Also discussed in this episode: Wall-E, Blues Clues, The Red Balloon, Steamboat Bill Jr., Jim Henson Studios, and boxing kangaroos.

This week’s recommendations

Cozi and Pete: George Saunders short stories

Lucé: The Duke of Burgundy

This week, Cozi geeks out over massively overlooked '80s high school comedy Better Off Dead (1985). Will the prospect of '80s Cusack convince Lucé to check out this cult classic?

Better Off Dead is streaming on YouTube. Um, unofficially.

Referenced in this episode: Always Sunny ski episode, South Park ski episode, The Cell, Say Anything, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, New Girl, and the early days of the internet.

Recommendations:

Lucé — Palm Springs

Cozi — NJ pop-punk band Lanemeyer

Today the gang celebrates 50 episodes by discussing 50 films in 50 minutes! It’s a powerhour, y’all! Can Lucé curb her verbosity in favor of brevity? Can Cozi remember details about films he hasn’t seen since childhood? Can Pete control himself with his new soundboard? Listen now to find out!

Recommendations:

Cozi: Overcome Procrastination

Lucé: Revist The X-Files

Audio engineer and extremely handsome individual Pete Byrnes joins Lucé and Cozi this week to sing the praises of Martin Scorsese’s ~$50 million box office bust Silence. Have his 13 years of Catholic education prepared him enough to convert two heathens to the cause? 

Silence is available to rent on Amazon Prime. 

Referenced in this episode: Spotlight, Zodiac, All the President's Men, The Age of Innocence, Cats, Call Me By Your Name, The Dead Don’t Die, King of Comedy, Doubt, The California Missions, and The Spread of Catholicism. 

Recommendations: Pete: Eurovision Song Contest 

Cozi: Special K: Fruit and Yogurt 

Lucé: Shirley

On a special Father’s Day edition of You Need to See This! we welcome Lucé’s dad, and former softball coach, Michael Tomlin-Brenner. Together they try to convince Cozi to watch a shared favorite, A League of Their Own. Can the father/daughter duo use their love of 40’s Americana and feminism to get Cozi to watch a (ugh) sports film? Batter up, hear that call, the time has come, for one and all...to listen to this episode!

A League of Their Own is streaming on YouTube, Google Play, and Amazon Prime. The 30 minute documentary (of the same title) which inspired Penny Marshall to make the feature is available for free on YouTube.

On this episode we also discuss: Don Bluth, Rookie of the Year, Laverne and Shirley, Big, and the amazing Cusack Family.

Recommendations:

Michael: A Bronx Tale

Lucé: A Secret Love

Cozi: The Poetry of Steve Orlen

Our guest this week is writer/podcaster Sam Gasch, host of the Ideal Remake podcast and writer of the upcoming short Stopped. On this week's episode, Sam and Cozi talk to Lucé about the animated Warner Bros cult classic The Iron Giant (1999).

The Iron Giant is streaming on YouTube, Google Play, and Amazon Prime.

Referenced in this episode: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, Charlie Kaufman, Adventure Time, Synecdoche, New York, Harley Quinn, Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation, I Lost My Body, Scrap Metal Artists, Retro Futurism, and Clamshell VHS Cases.

Recommendations:

Sam – What We Do in the Shadows, She-Ra and the Princess of Power

Lucé – LA 92

On this week’s episode of You Need to See This!, Cozi and Lucé wax nostalgic as Cozi declares his love for the romantic and emotional Duplass brothers film Blue Jay (2016).

Blue Jay is streaming on Netflix.

Referenced in this episode: We Are the Best!, Step Brothers and improvising in film, modern black-and-white movies (Clerks, Frances Ha, Roma), high-school nostalgia, The Before Trilogy, The History of Juneteenth, and Crestline, CA.

Recommendations:

Lucé – Just Mercy

Cozi – Contribute to the #BLM Movement in Ways That Only YOU Can

This week Lucé and Cozi welcome Natasha Pascetta who is the Vanguard of the Vault at FANGORIA, America’s premiere horror publication. She oversees the FANGORIA Podcast Network as both host and producer. Her podcast The Class Of delves into unique retrospectives on horror movies approaching their 30th and 40th anniversaries.  She is also the director/writer of the award-winning short film Road Trash and upcoming short Dark Ages.

Natasha and Lucé team up to convince you and Cozi to watch Spookies, a 1986 monster mash made with a lot of blood, too much sweat, and more than a few errant puppeteers. Will a cat man with a hook hand and a few leathered up Jersey guys help or hinder their case? Listen to their reasons for loving this bizarre horror-comedy, including the wild tale behind the making of Spookies, and decide for yourself!

Referenced in this episode: Tom Savini, Friday the 13th Celebrates 40 Years, The Evil Dead, American Girl Magazine, Medieval Times, Vinegar Syndrome, 80’s VHS Box Art, John Jay, Creature Features, The Dissolve Article about Spookies, and Supporting Protesters.

Recommendations:

Natasha: Tammy and the T-Rex

Lucé: Troll, Troll 2, Best Worst Movie

Cozi: Burning Love

This week Lucé is grieving the devastating loss of visionary indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton (1965 - 2020). She recommends Lynn’s entire body of work, but in this episode focuses on the deeply empathetic Outside In. Lynn co-wrote the script with Jay Duplass who stars alongside the incomparable Edie Falco. While she’s holding back tears (for the most part) will Lucé be able to convince comedy oriented Cozi to watch this drama about an ex-con struggling to readjust to life in his small town?

Referenced in this episode: No Film School, WTF - Marc Maron Memorializes Lynn Shelton, Inside Out, In + Out, Beginners, Mumblecore, and Men Crying.