The Futile Podcast

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

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

“Get that weak shit off my track.”

Speedracer revisited (right click OR click)

We talk about:  Pancakes, Christopher Hitchens looks like the bad guy in this movie,  those brothers (errr siblings) should work on a live action version of Samurai Jack.

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musics:

Funki Porcini -The Great Drive By

Amon Tobin – Verbal (Topo Gigio remix)

 

 

runtime:  0:25:22:14

“What do you mean “of animation””!

Wall-E review (right click or click)

I would have posted this sooner but I had to have an ultrasound machine workover my nuts this afternoon.  I’d be curious what Nikil and the boys over at n+1 have to say about this little Pixar gem?    

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 musics:

Orbital – Spare Parts Express

Underworld – To Heal