Hellbent for Letterbox | Slow West (2015)

Pax and I mosey through John Maclean's underwhelmingly named Slow West starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, and Ben Mendelsohn. Is it more exciting than its title? Does it have issues with tone and symbolism? Mmmaybe.

I also watch The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) and Pax reads Wild West 3: Serial Scalper by Thierry Gloris and Jacques Lamontagne.

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After Lunch | Dead Poets Society (1989)

Rob and I welcome new friend Jacob Bean-Watson of the Movie Connection podcast to start a series of conversations about high school movies. We talk a little about high school movies in general before digging into the characters and themes of our first pick: Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, and Ethan Hawke. If it's been a while since you've seen the movie, it's time to rewatch it and listen to this great discussion.

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After Lunch | Bond Novels: On Her Majesty's Secret Service

I continue my solo exploration of Fleming's Bond novels with On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Written after the release of the Dr No film, OHMSS references the movie is some interesting ways while also continuing the Blofeld saga begun in the novel Thunderball. And then there's Tracy Draco, who may or may not be as cool in the book as she is in the later film adaptation. 

Featuring music by Hugo Montenegro, as well as David Arnold and Iggy Pop.

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AfterLunch | The Avengers of Sci-Fi

Rob, Evan, and I welcome my long-time friend DeAndre to the podcast to create the ultimate team of science fiction characters. Plucking favorite characters from various sci-fi subgenres, we not only create an amazing all-star team, but also an adventure worthy of them. 

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After Lunch | After Dinner Lounge – I Derailed You With Farts

Rob, Evan, Pax, and I continue this month's Lounge discussion with topics like live music, changing attitudes with age, and of course... multiverses. We talk about our own personal multiverses, but also lots of spoilery conversation about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

If you haven't seen Doc Strange 2 and would like to be unspoiled, it's best if you see the movie before listening to this episode. But if you'd like to listen to the rest of the podcast and skip the bulk of the Doctor Strange discussion, the biggest spoilers are between 00:32:35 and 00:51:07, and then again from 01:13:31 to 01:32:10. Though we can't promise that something didn't sneak in outside those time frames. 

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After Lunch | After Dinner Lounge – Distant Waterfall

Rob, Evan, Pax, and I chat about what we've been listening to and reading lately with special attention given to old comic strips, Star Trek novels, Percy Jackson vs The Kane Chronicles, and my audio quality (for which I apologize). This week's musical guest is Death Cab for Cutie. No Infringement is Intended.

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After Lunch | Avengers Assemble, Season 1

Rob and I are joined by my son, David to talk about the first season of the Avengers Assemble cartoon, how it compares to the MCU, and whether or not we'll ever speak of this again.

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After Lunch | Dr No (1962)

Rob, Karen Flieger, and I discuss the first James Bond feature film: how it compares to the Fleming novel while setting the stage for the 60-year (and running) series of movies about the world's favorite super spy. 

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Hellbent for Letterbox | Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)

Pax and I complete our Disney Westerns marathon with Jim Dale, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, and Jack Elam in Hot Lead and Cold Feet. Pax also watches a bonus Disney Western with The Castaway Cowboy while I discover the Call of Juarez video games with Call of Juarez: Gunslinger.

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After Lunch | Mystery Movie Night: Memories, Matchsticks, and Mountains

Evan asks Dave, David, Erik, and I to find the hidden connection (other than the fact that none of them are English-language films) between Solaris (1972), Le Dîner de Cons (1998), and Force Majeure (2014).

If you haven't seen one or more of the movies, feel free to skip to the discussions of your choice:

00:02:10 - Review of Solaris (1972)

00:16:12 - Review of Le Dîner de Cons (1998)

00:30:57 - Review of Force Majeure (2014)

00:51:24 - Guessing the Connection

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After Lunch | Holodeck Party

Rob and I welcome back Corinna Bechko and Ben Graham to adapt books and movies into Star Trek holonovels. Each panelist picks a character from the source material that we want to play and then invites Star Trek characters to take on other roles. But in true Star Trek fashion, everything does not go smoothly on the holodeck and strange glitches occur to complicate and change the stories.

Opening and closing music by Andrew Allen.

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