The Futile Podcast

Deconstructing 80's & 90's action movies. Relating them to comics, TV, and cartoons from then and now.

Drag Me to Hell review

Drag Me to Hell review (right click OR click)

Sam Rami returns to his special off-beat horredy styling and this time, following Hitchcock’s lead, he’s got a knock out platinum blonde.There is absolutely nothing wrong with this addition. 

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music:

Massive Attack – What Your Soul Sings

runtime:  0:25:02:17

Lists pt 3 the great list of SNL movies

SNL movie list

We end the list trilogy by naming a number of movies that have cast members of Saturday Night Live.  And hey check it Zack’s Film Cynic reviews can also be heard in breif here on the Northern Lights podcast starting with episode 8 and the supplemental for episode 9.  Answer to the quiz question:  Roddy Piper in John Carpenter’s They Live.   So go over give ’em a listen send them an email and win a free DVD!

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music:

Chicago – Saturday in the Park

runtime:  0:17:25:17

“He’s got “gameover abs””.

Samurai Champloo discussion (right click Or click)

We talk about anime in this one in particular Samurai Champloo (Spoilers for those too dumb to have watched this show already), Paranoia Agent, Last Exile, and a few others.  Most of the spoilers are minimal.  Now,  I’m going to go watch Samurai Champloo again!

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musics:

Fat Jon – Stay

Tsutchie feat. Azwu a  Riki – Fly

runtime:  0:45:47:00

“Let me axe you a question.”

Punisher Warzone review (right click or click)

Zack and Blaine are in hog heaven talking about all the great stuff in this reboot/sequel/who care what it’s  called, for the Punisher franchise.  The real thing that excites me is that Dominic West from The Wire is playing the main baddy and he’s joined with Irish Pirate Jamacian acrobats. 

 

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music:

V.A.S.T. – The Last One Alive

 

runtime: 013:31:03

2008 in review pt. 1

2008 review pt.1  (right click or click)

We discuss some of our favorite films of the year as it comes to a close.  We note that most of the Oscar calibre films are not currently playing in our neck of the woods as such the podcast is lacking in the more high brow angle.  topics of discussion and thing mentioned briefly include:

  • Rule 34
  • Gary Cole
  • Rogen and Cera backlash
  • the rise of the pathetic protagonist
  • la Beouf’s multiple PR personalities
  • the joy of unexpected contextual and tonal changes
  • death by Daewoo
  • Hetero = Bad
  • Ellisverse

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music:

Clark – New Year Storm

 

runtime: 0:46:56:23