231. Crank 2 (right click OR click)

Not to confuse this isn’t a new version of this fantastic film it’s yet another podcast about it from us.  Why? Because it’s Crank 2 any further justification would embarrass the both of us.

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music:

Fat Boy Slim – Love Island

230. Expendable Pilgrim (right click OR click)

Zack, Seth, and Ian go for both.  It’s a great chat about 80′s action movies and the pathology of modern subculture. 

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music:

Iwasaki Tarou – Omaera Zenin Moete Shimaetsu

Futile Con report 0003 (right click OR click)

We reminisce about the first podcast those many years ago, talk about what new plans we have in the future for Year 4, Ryan and Blaine give their report on SDCC and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Zack talks about The Other Guys. 

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228. Real Genius (right click or click)

Mark makes his dramatic return to talk about this seminal coming of age 80′s comedy that most people probably don’t like because it lacks a smarmy unlikeable Matthew Broderickesque character. Oh wait he’s sort of the bad guy in this movie. Real Genius and Revenge of the Nerds paved the way for the society we have today where not being a nerd makes you a social pariah.

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music:

Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule of the World

227. Inception (right click OR click)

Zack, Matt, Joshua, Seth, and Ian discuss Christopher Nolan’s newest film. We close with some talk about anticipation for The Expendables. 

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music:

Diplo – Summer’s Gonna Hurt You

No word from Nikil and the boys over at N+1 on this one yet: http://www.nplusonemag.com/inception

225. National Lampoons Vacation (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian talk about going places. 

Music:

Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place

224. The Hunter (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian talk about Steve McQueen’s final film.  He plays a bounty hunter which sounds cool.  In the end the movie is sort of a mess of comedy, action, and drama based on the life of a real bounty hunter. 

music:

Jon Anderson - Loved by the Sun

221. Silver Streak (right click OR click)

Despite being set mostly on a train this movie is not as good as an anime series called Baccano! could be that 70′s era train travel isn’t as cool as 30′s?  That’s not really a question though is it? This is the movie with Gene Wilder and hints of Richard Pryor though honestly there is far more Pryor in Superman 3.

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music:

David Bowie – I’m Deranged*

*bonus points if you’ve seen Lost Highway or own this soundtrack or Outside, it’s all pretty solid

219. Iron Man 2 (right click OR click)

Zack and Ian discuss this next in the series of intertwined Marvel comic movies.  We also talk about what makes for good comics/movies.

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music:

The Pixies – Wave of Mutilation

Batman revisited (right click OR click)

Since word just dropped on a release date for Batman 3 (fingers crossed it’s 3D (not really what do I look like …?  okay sound like… okay well yeah 3D is dumb we all know that Roger Ebert thanks))).  I decided to post a bonus podcast taken from one of the many Zack, Blaine, and Ian discussions that don’t make it into a regular podcast.  Enjoy, this has much more Commando discussion then Batman though.

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music:  Shirely Walker – Batman TAS Mask of the Phatasm theme