The Futile Podcast

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

239. Social Network

239. Social Network (right click OR click)

Zack and Ian are back in futile form for this one. Is it the new Citzen Kane? Or is it just what you get when you have a talented group of people make a movie about shallowness and the computers that they use for love ?

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music: nine inch nails – Something I Can Never Have

238. Speedracer

238. Speedracer (right click OR click)

Don’t get me wrong I love this movie. It was one of the first movies I bought on Blu-Ray and has a handful of moments that I find quite moving and awesome … but that’s not really what Seth and Zack want to talk about on this Futile Podcast.

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235. Sleuth (with video)

235. Sleuth (with video (right click OR click)

Sleuth video podcast

In this one Mark and Ian talk about machismo and oneupsmanship (sp?)  This is the recent remake of the movie from the 70’s based on a play. It has Michael Caine and Jude Law as the stars and is directed by Kenneth Branah. In an sort of a crazy experiment this podcast offers a video option for download here at the site:

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233. Hudson Hawk

233. Hudson Hawk (right click Or click)

Mark and Ian talk about this live action cartoon of a movie/musical.  If you can enjoy this movie then you are good people 😉

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music:

Sinatra – The Best is Yet to Come 2:54

231. Crank 2 redux

231. Crank 2 (right click OR click)

Not to confuse this isn’t a new version of this fantastic film it’s yet another podcast about it from us.  Why? Because it’s Crank 2 any further justification would embarrass the both of us.

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music:

Fat Boy Slim – Love Island

230. The Expendables and Scott Pilgrim

230. Expendable Pilgrim (right click OR click)

Zack, Seth, and Ian go for both.  It’s a great chat about 80’s action movies and the pathology of modern subculture. 

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music:

Iwasaki Tarou – Omaera Zenin Moete Shimaetsu

Futile Con Year 0003

Futile Con report 0003 (right click OR click)

We reminisce about the first podcast those many years ago, talk about what new plans we have in the future for Year 4, Ryan and Blaine give their report on SDCC and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Zack talks about The Other Guys

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227. Inception

227. Inception (right click OR click)

Zack, Matt, Joshua, Seth, and Ian discuss Christopher Nolan’s newest film. We close with some talk about anticipation for The Expendables. 

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music:

Diplo – Summer’s Gonna Hurt You

 

No word from Nikil and the boys over at N+1 on this one yet: http://www.nplusonemag.com/inception

224. The Hunter

224. The Hunter (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian talk about Steve McQueen’s final film.  He plays a bounty hunter which sounds cool.  In the end the movie is sort of a mess of comedy, action, and drama based on the life of a real bounty hunter. 

music:

Jon Anderson – Loved by the Sun