The Futile Podcast

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

212. Any Which Way You Can

212. Any Which Way You Can (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian make good on their promise and get back to this Clint classic.  In this movie we learn that too much alcohol can make you think a monkey looks like an old lady.  And that there are … good Neo-Nazis?

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music:

Boz Scaggs – Lido Shuffle

211. Sword of the Stranger

211. Sword of the Stranger (right click OR click)

A good anime … a good anime movie … a recently produced good anime movie?  Yes.

Blood stings, you don't want to get it in your eyes.

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music:

Force of Nature – Nightshift

210. The Informant and A Serious Man

210. The Informant and A Serious Man (right click OR click)

Zack and Ian hark back to the good ole’ days of the Futile Podcast and do about 3 or 4 movie reviews in one.  We discuss the themes and the ideas at play in these films.   It is all very technical and not for the layperson … yeah right.

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music:

muziq – Green Crumble

204. Hurt Locker and Inglorious Basterds reviews

204. Hurt Locker and Basterds (right click OR click)

In my world there would be a different coloured Hitler behind each door.

We talk about two of the better pictures of 2009 as we play a bit of catch up due to our time away.  Ian also talks about his distrust for documentaries while Seth and Zack talk about Fantasy Sports … NERDS!

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music:

David Bowie – Cat People

Any Which Way But Loose review

Any Which Way But Loose (right click here if you approve of the truck drivin’ arm breakin’ lifestyle)

Taking a break from the “high brow” discussion about technology in film I thought I’d post one of the last Futile Podcasts.  There is a few more after this but then things may change a bit so be weary or excited.

 

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Technology part 2: Terminator, Time-Travel, and Technology

Technology discussion part 2 (right click OR click)

Ian continues his discussion of representations of technology in film with prof. Estrada.  Whom you can learn more about here:  http://eripsa.org/

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Technology part 1: 80’s action movies are lame.

80’s action movies are lame (right click OR click)

This is something somewhat different. In preparation for us going into  Year 3, what will no doubt be our year of change,  I present you with part 1 in a series of discussions with prof. Daniel Estrada who studies the philosophy of technology.   He has a blog where you can check out his current interests here:  http://eripsa.org/

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“Price was wasted.”

Another 48 Hours review (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian discuss Walter Hill’s follow up and I have to wonder if the Murphy/Nolte combo could do with another film?  Also, one of the bickers in this movie is the guy that played Wishmaster in the first two films.

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musics:

Huey Lews & the News – Perfect World

Ben Folds Five – Battle of Who Could Care Less

 

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