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On this episode we look at the war abroad in the Sam Mendes film JARHEAD, and the war at home in Paul Haggis' IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH. But first, we talk with Peter from the podcasts Hydrate Level Four and Original Remake about the extremely successful and yet polarizing film AMERICAN SNIPER which is new to DVD and Blu-ray.

Underneath the dim lights of a nocturnal Los Angeles, a hollow eyed creature claws out of the ether. He is a predator equipped with cunning, ambition and a chillingly calm demeanor. He is Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a driven man whose most dangerous weapon is his mind and it might be coming unhinged. Dan Gilroy’s directorial debut is a thrilling character study that plunges viewers into the seedy underworld of television journalism alongside an engrossingly strange character. Bloom is looking to make a sizeable income and when he follows police cruisers to the scene of an accident, he sets his sights on a promising new career opportunity. With his curiosity peeked by what he witnesses, he begins asking questions and learns about “nightcrawling”, the business of capturing video footage of horrific crime or accident scenes, to sell to television stations for airing on the news. There is a competitive angle to it and Bloom has his eyes set on dominating the field, which is b

On this episode we plot the perfect Hitchcockian murder with writer/director Christopher Presswell and talk about his homage to those films with his new movie, CANDLESTICK. This inspires a look back at two of The Master's works where a perfect murder is planned with the added benefit of other parties helping to do the dirty work. Those two older films are STRANGERS ON A TRAIN vs. DIAL M FOR MURDER. Emily Mackay of Movie N' Mayhem joins me to debate those great works of art, and of course, another round of Movie Star Hot or Not.

2015 Directed By Oleg Stepchenko Starring Jason Flemyng, Andrey Smolyakov and Aleksey Chadov Forbidden Empire is an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's popular 1835 short story about the demon Viy -- whose gaze was deadly if met eye-to-eye -- it was originally scheduled to be released in 2009 to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Gogol's birth. Jason Flemyng stars as Dzhonatan Grin a cartographer who takes on the task of mapping the uncharted lands of Transylvania. How well do you know your Nikolai Gogol? I'm not sure if a deep appreciation of 200 year old Russian literature is a prerequisite for Forbidden Empire but I have a feeling it would richen the experience.  I have a similar feeling when I watch Terry Gilliam films. Every frame is bursting with purpose, nothing is accidental and every time you revisit the film some new discovery awaits you. This film (once again like the films of Gilliam) is densely layered but completely approachable. High art for the mas

On this episode, a Kentuckian and an Arizonan watch the Apocalypse in Australia. This theme has us looking at the 1959 film warning of nuclear war in ON THE BEACH starring Gregory Peck and Anthony Perkins, going up against one of our favorite films of 2014 in THE ROVER starring Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson. But first, declare the summer movie season over as we already have a champion in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD.  

Thomas Conyers has always had a dream of making a series that gave the cinematic experience, like Walking Dead and video games such as Bioshock and Last of Us ; puts the audience in the action.  To enhance this story, he wanted to add different backdrops from different cultures and more exotic characters from all over the planet.  Thomas wants to create a tv experience that combines the cinematic experience of a tv series and the interface of a video game.  The result is Day by Day .

On this episode, the director of photography for STILL ALICE, Denis Lenoir was kind enough to talk to us about his approach to film, love of cinema, and how he has worked with directors on his impressive filmography. After this interview, we are inspired by the latest in a long line of great Julianne Moor performances to look at two other films where she handled an affliction of sorts in 1995's SAFE and 2008's BLINDNESS.

In this episode, Dave watches one of his favorites from last year, John Wick.  He examines the differences between revenge and justice, as well as why we seek revenge.  For you Fangirl Fixation fans, Britt talks about action movies and gets all riled up about the Babayega. Listen! Show Notes Fangirl Fixation: 0:03:41 Revenge:0:19:08 John Wick: 0:32:39 Rate and Review on iTunes! Visit our website!

On this episode PITCH PERFECT 2 inspires a look back at the previous film and we have a battle of the band movies with SCHOOL OF ROCK. Not stopping at music competitions in film, we continue to team up to bash Marvel movies for their gender inequality, listen to Emily Mackay's Joan Cusack impression, and bring a little TRUE GRIT to the PITCH PERFECT mythology.