The Futile Podcast

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

The Last Boyscout

The Last Boyscout review (right click OR click)

Who knows where life will take us but for now this may be the final Futile Podcast.  Though I’m sure it is quite the whimper to the deafness of the void, I say that this will not be the end.

musics:

Boz Scaggs – Lowdown

Sigor Ros – Svefn-G-Englar

District 9 review

District 9 review (right click OR click)

Ian is joined by Joshua and Matt as they talk about this “realisitic” ish alien nationesque FPS action/mockumentary.  You’ve seen the marketing you’ve hear about it on other media outlets now listen to the Futile Podcast to get all you need to know about District 9.

 

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Music:

Radiohead – Packt Like Sardines in a Tin Can

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

 

runtime:  0:17:01:23

Public Enemies review

Public Enemies review

More like Pubic Enemies as Zack would have you believe.  We discuss this newest of Mann’s films in all it’s crappy video shaky cam goodness.

 

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music:

Passengers – Always Forever Now

runtime:  33:41:07

“Lack of pussy make a man brave.”

48 Hours review (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian are back with a review of this classic Murphy, Nolte, Hill film.  But the best thing of all is that you have sully driving a porsche set to James Horner’s B-roll Caribbean drum music from Commando

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music: 

The Cars – Shake it Up

runtime:  0:18:28:13

Pelham 123

Pelham 123 review (right click or click)

Zack, Mark, and Ian discuss the new Tony Scott version of Pelham 123.  We talk about the original The Taking of Pelham 123 in comparison but mostly this podcast has to do with Zack’s obsession with actors and wigs. 

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musics:

Paul Chambers – Confessin’

Deltron 3030 -3030

runtime: 0:32:56:14

“He uped his heft so he could back the movie.”

CopLand review (right click OR click)

URAudience wants more Seth and Mark and here she goes (I’m figuring it’s a she and that she knows she wants me (not Seth or Mark … unless that is me?  who knows) probably not). 

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musics:

Aphex Twin -i

Ice House – Electric Blue

 

runtime: 0:18:55:10

“I thought this was going to be funny but it’s just kind of sad.”

Observe and Report review (right click OR click)

We discuss the new movie from up and coming director Jody Hill.    Whilst one podcasters wife counts poker chips.

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musics:

Belinda Carlisle – Heaven is a Place on Earth

Roxy Music – Avalon

runtime:  0:18:45:02