The Futile Podcast

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

“I’m havin’ too much not sex.”

O.S.S. 117 Cairo Nest of Spies review (right click OR click)

We’re back to the old school format talking about Broken Arrow, Fired up, The International, and Zack even gives us a pitch.  It’s good times here on the Futile Podcast join us won’t you?

 

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music:

A-Ha – Living Daylights

runtime:  0:31:43:18

“I keep sayin’ yada yada.”

Oscar films reviewed (right click OR click)

 

 

 

 

Zack decides to start a rivalry with podcast Grammar Girl.  I explain my angle.  We read my friend Alex’s top ten movies of 2008 list and then review and discuss:

Frost/Nixon, The Wrestler, Slumdog Millionarie; among other things.

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Musics:

Millionaire – Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack

Underworld – Oh

Latikas Theme – Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack

Aajkai Ratt – Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack

It’s Eastwoods swan song.”

Gran Torino review (right click OR click)

As we move into the last few Callahan films we take a moment to review his newest film and quite possibly the one where he plays the lead role.  It should be noted that any questionable language used in this review is in reference to that which is used in the film.  If you find it distasteful be sure to send me an email and I’ll read that on the air: Futilepodcast@gmail.com

 

music:

Nine Inch Nails – The Persistence of Loss

 

runtime:  0:47:21:09

“It was an Academy Award winning training montage.”

The Color of Money review (right click OR click)

This one is about the Scorsese sequel to the 1961 film The Hustler.  Paul Newman is back and once again it deals with the theme of striving to be really good at one thing.

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musics:

Eric Clapton – It’s in the Way That You Use It

Robbie Robertson and Gil Evans – Title Theme