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Episode 248: The Crew’s amazed by the future of law enforcement while watching Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop. Sure, it’s a sci-fi action film, but it’s political/social satire make it really special. The excessive gore adds to the laughs, although the MPAA didn’t get the joke and tried to give the film an X rating. The Crew discusses.

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Episode 247: The Crew’s trying to find the meaning of life while watching Darren Aronofsky’s Pi. It’s Aronofsky’s debut film; made for only $129,110. $68,183 of that totaL was spent on post-production; more than it cost to shoot. The film has a reputation of being a weird David Lynchian story, but it’s pretty simple to follow. The details are a little vague, but the character’s story of obsession is clearly told. Let’s restate our assumptions: 1. High contrast B&W is the language of independent film. 2. Everything around us can be represented & understood through film. 3. If you graph the films of Darren Aronofsky, a pattern emerges. The Crew discusses.

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Episode 246: The Crew’s on a LSD trip while watching Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy. The plot is very simple, but the visuals make this revenge story soak into your memory. The pace of the film is slow, allowing the viewer time to behold the insanity. There’s a demonic biker gang, a crazy cult, chainsaw battles, and the color red seeps into the visuals via lens flares. The Crew discusses.

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Episode 245: The Crew’s watching the biopic of the allegedly worst film director, Ed Wood. This Tim Burton film is both funny and endearing. Despite all of Edward D. Wood Jr’s artistic failure’s, he never loses his drive and passion for filmmaking; or at least Johnny Depp’s take on Ed Wood doesn’t. Martin Landau transforms into Bela Lugosi, with some help from make-up artist Rick Baker, portraying the later troubled years of Lugosi’s life. The pair both won Oscars for their work. The Crew discusses.

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Episode 244: The Crew’s riding around checking out the merchandise of Old Town, while watching Robert Rodriguez’ and Frank Miller’s Sin City. This faithful adaptation of Miller’s comic was a box-office hit in 2005. Only one full set was built and the rest wwere built in a computer, giving the film a very comic-booky feel. It works well with the Noir visuals. And this cast is packed with great actors, delivering their best tough gravelly VO. The Crew discusses…

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Episode 243: The Crew’s wearing sunglasses while watching John Carpenter’s They Live. Carpenter’s last film of the 80’s takes the decade of greed to task. Yes, this is a big action film starring a wrestler who can see aliens when he puts on sunglasses. But the social commentary punches just as hard as Roddy Piper. The film wasn’t a big hit, but has since become a huge cult film. The alien’s simple black and white brainwashing ads are still used in political satire to this day. The Crew discusses.

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Episode 242: The Crew’s possessed by green devil juice while watching John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness. After the box-office failure of Big Trouble in Little China, John Carpenter returned to horror with a low $3 million budget. But the film doesn’t look cheap; the set decoration is atmospheric, the effects are still creepy, and the camerawork is jaw-droppingly inventive. And this plot is crazy; Jesus is an alien, satan is a green fluid swirling in an ancient jar, homeless people get possessed… it’s evil madness! The Crew discusses.

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Episode 241: The Crew’s taking another road trip; this time with an alien, while watching John Carpenter’s Starman. After the box office disappointment of The Thing and a lukewarm reception to Christine, Carpenter switched things up. Directing his first PG rated romantic drama. And the results are pretty incredible; making it a shame Carpenter didn’t leave the horror genre more. Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen also give some great performances. The Crew discusses.

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Episode 240: The Crew’s taking a road trip to Hobb’s End while watching John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness. It’s the first theatrically released John Carpenter horror film of the 90’s. And the film lives up to the hype. Sam Neill stars as an insurance investigator, who may be a fictional character in a horror writer’s new novel. The Crew discusses.

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Episode 239: The Crew’s being visited by three Christmas Ghosts as they discuss Richard Donner’s Scrooged. This was Bill Murray’s first starring comedic role after Ghostbusters. And Murray’s four years hiatus from the spotlight caused problems behind the scenes. From his constant improvised lines to his fighting with director Richard Donner. Sometimes the production issues are apparent on-screen, but the comedy flows constantly and the film has become a cult classic. The Crew discusses.

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