The Futile Podcast

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

“Not all guns are created equal.”

Last Man Standing review (right click OR click)

Sully’s back in this one and he’s got a Tommy gun in toe to boot.  Mark and Ian chat about Walter Hill’s adaptation of Yojimbo

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musics:

Johnny Greenwood – Convergence

Joe Strummer – War Cry

runtime: 0:40:26:12

“He’s got “gameover abs””.

Samurai Champloo discussion (right click Or click)

We talk about anime in this one in particular Samurai Champloo (Spoilers for those too dumb to have watched this show already), Paranoia Agent, Last Exile, and a few others.  Most of the spoilers are minimal.  Now,  I’m going to go watch Samurai Champloo again!

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musics:

Fat Jon – Stay

Tsutchie feat. Azwu a  Riki – Fly

runtime:  0:45:47:00

“Something got forked up.”

Oscar reactions (right click or click)

We discuss our listner Alex’s predictions and how they compare to the results of the Oscars.  We talk about what we think was deserved and where there might have been snubage.

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music:

Walkmen – They’re Winning

 

runtime:  0:19:54:14

“There’s a movie called Fister.”

Oscar Predictions (right click OR click)

We discuss award shows and give our take on which films will win and why.  Zack finds the time to tell us about Rise of the Lycans.  Then we discuss what really makes movies fun the stuff of solving problems in stories laying out a conflict and coming up with an awe inspiring solution.

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runtime:  0:45:17:16

“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

“Too much grease is a bad thing.”

Tom Horn review (right click OR click)

This Steve McQueen Western sparks discussion about the outlaw hero and anti-hero.  That discussion can be found here in this bonus session:

Outlaw Hero rant (right click OR click)

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music:

U2 – Bad (live)

runtime: 0:32:48:18