Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast

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This week is a listener pick from Kevin! 
We’re boarding the starship Avalon for a 120-year ride to Homestead II with 2016’s Passengers, directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. 
A mechanical engineer wakes up 90 years early on a luxury sleeper ship full of hibernating colonists, and the only company he has is an android bartender. What happens next raises some big questions about loneliness, companionship, and the choices we make when we’re truly alone. 
So grab a drink, settle in for the long haul, and join us for dinner, discussion, and the occasional ethical crisis in deep space. Are you team “I’d rather die alone” or team “wake me up before you go-go”?

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Before there was Avatar, Avatar 2, Avatar 3, Avatar 4….is there a 4? Who even knows anymore? But before all of that, James Cameron directed a little film in 1982 called Piranha 2: The Spawning. And while he may have been fired after two and a half weeks of filming, his name remained on the movie as the director. Why?  Tune in to find out!
We also discover some facts about piranhas (including how much of their reputation was shaped by former President Theodore Roosevelt), as well as make a very exciting announcement about something Matt is cooking up related to the podcast. So please join us as we watch a movie about killer piranhas that fly.

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We continue our “before they were famous” theme with a little whodunnit film noire gem from 1944; “Laura,” directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, and Vincent Price. Yes, before he was synonymous with gothic horror, Vincent Price had more mundane roles.   In this film, he plays a cowardly playboy love interest, one of several suspects in this murder mystery. 
We also learn how this film became an inspiration for David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks, and get a mini-biography of Vincent Price. 
So line up your suspects, grab your favorite dame, take a belt or two of bourbon, and help us solve the mystery!

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Hi everyone, we have a new theme this week and that theme is: “before they were famous”.  It’s pretty self explanatory but just to be clear, that means we will be reviewing films where the stars/directors/etc are not necessarily making their debut but significant contributions to the film industry before they became their own brand.
We are kicking things off with The Outsiders.  This is a 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film where In Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1964, the rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, heats up when one gang member accidentally kills a member of the other.

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Once Upon a Time. . .  this podcast occasionally has a Special Guest Host.  And this week is one of those magical weeks!  Matt's sister Kristen joins us for her listener pick:  the 2025 Norwegian body horror film, "The Ugly Stepsister."  This is a twist on the Cinderella story by the Brothers Grimm that explores the lengths someone will go to to be seen as "beautiful." It is visually stunning, darkly gothic and the soundtrack is fantastic.  Think "The Substance" meets the directing style of Emerald Fennell.
We also talk about the definition of body horror, a little bit about old school body modification and there is also a plug for King Richard's Faire!  So try this episode on. . . we might be sole-mates!