Author: Brian Elkins

Episode 234: The Crew’s fighting crime with Space Shotguns while watching Peter Hyam’s Outland. Sean Connery is taking down a new space super-drug on Jupiter’s moon, IO. Think High Noon meets The French Connection in space. It’s Alien with all the aesthetics but none of the prosthetics. There’s old industrial tech everywhere and a greedy evil corporation, but no monsters. Maybe you find that refreshing, or… maybe you find it boring. The Crew discusses.

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Episode 233: The Crew’s murdering alcohol slinging mobsters while watching Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables. Sean Connery won an Oscar for his performance of beat cop Malone. The cast, the costumes, the locations, and the cinematography are perfect. And Morricone’s score is so great. Director De Palma is often unfavorably compared to Hitchcock, but make no mistake, De Palma is a cinematic legend flexing his filmmaking muscles. The Crew discusses…

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Episode 232: The Crew’s really triggered by the color red, or even saying the word “red”, while watching Alfred Hitchcock’s Marnie. Tippi Hedren’s second Hitchcock film sees her titular character suffering from a mysterious PTSD. And Sean Connery’s Mark character helps her recover with blackmail and some rape, but he’s not the villain of the film. The Crew discusses…

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Episode 231: The Crew’s running from an evil AI doll with an E.T. finger while watching the remake of Child’s Play. Brad Dourif has been replaced with Mark Hamill doing the voice of Chucky. And Hamill is a great voice actor but the switch doesn’t work as well; less creepy. The cast does a fantastic job and the lighting/camerawork is impressive. But the story is very lackluster. Bear McCreary does a nice job of updating the score. The Crew discusses… and be sure to stick around, cause Jared does a sing-along at the end.

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Episode 230: The Crew’s reviewing the direct to video Child’s Play sequels, Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky. Franchise creator, Don Mancini wrote and directed both of these sequels. And he brought the horror back to the series while keeping some of the comedy. Fiona Dourif stars in both films and kills it. She’s great and the daughter of Chucky star Brad Dourif. Alex Vincent (Andy) is back after being absent since Child’s Play 2. The Crew discusses.

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Episode 228: The Crew’s hanging out with the Chucky family while watching Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky. Bride was released two years after Scream, and the film is obviously inspired by Scream’s success. And it worked; as Bride is the highest grossing entry of the franchise. And Jennifer Tilly is a welcomed addition to the cast. Seed of Chucky is the first film directed by Don Mancini, who wrote all the Child’s Play films. Seed of Chucky is a wild ride.

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Episode 228: The Crew’s stalking with Chucky while watching Child’s Play 2 and Child’s Play 3. After the success of the first film, Universal Studios bought the Child’s Play franchise from MGM/UA. But both of these sequels saw diminishing returns at the box-office. Child’s Play 3 was rushed into production and was released less than year after part 2. Chucky (Brad Dourif) is the star here and the filmmakers know it. The Crew discusses….

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Episode 227: The Crew’s running from a killer “My Buddy” doll while watching Tom Holland’s Child’s Play. The film was a hit during it’s theatrical run, and started a franchise that’s been running for 4 decades. The sequels do get silly, but this first installment is genuinely suspenseful. The effects and puppet work (from Kevin Yagher) still hold up today, without the use of CGI. The Crew discusses…

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Episode 226: The Crew’s having fun storming the castle while watching Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride. The film wasn’t a box-office success when originally released, but has since gained a massive following. William Goldman’s script is fun and fast paced. And the film is brilliantly cast. However, some of the sets and lighting choices are shockingly bad to some of the Crew. They discuss.

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Episode 225: The Crew’s riding a flying dog to the magical world of Fantasia while watching Wolfgang Petersen’s The NeverEnding Story. This German film with an English speaking cast had a huge $27 million budget. And it shows. The film looks great… the sets, costumes, puppets, lighting, and matte work. And that title song will get stuck in your head. The Crew discusses…

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