Vague Zone

Ep 133: Rebellion - Over The Edge

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:53:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Also: Halloween, YouTube Horror Shorts, Night of the Creeps, Saint Maude

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Ep 132: Rebellion - Red Dawn (1984)

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:00:08 -0000

Episode Notes

On this episode we discuss the 1984 classic Red Dawn, the current state of Star Wars and also the problematic Red Dawn remake from 2012.

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Ep 131: Summer Catch Up

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 20:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

It's been a while. Let's catch up with some rose, some Barbie and some Oppenheimer. Also discussed: Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and Baldur's Gate 3!

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Ep 130: Detective Story - The Big Sleep

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 23:49:56 -0000

Episode Notes

In our final detective story episode we cover the classic noir The Big Sleep starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Also discussion, the great cartoon duel and Daniel dances around Mission Impossible 7 spoilers. Next movie theme: Revolution!

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Ep 129: Detective Story - The Long Goodbye

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:00:53 -0000

Episode Notes

Join us as we discuss Robert Altman's 1973 classic The Long Goodbye.

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Ep 128: Detective Story - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? feat. Kevin Ganelin and Adam Murray

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:00:02 -0000

Episode Notes

Murder. Mystery. Toons.

Join us with guests Kevin Ganelin and Adam Murray as we discuss the 1988 Disney classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

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Ep 127: Coming of Age - Boyhood

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:00:45 -0000

Episode Notes

This week we conclude our coverage of Coming of Age films with Richard Linklater's Boyhood.

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Ep 126: Coming of Age - American Graffiti

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:42:20 -0000

Episode Notes

Before Star Wars, George Lucas made this Oscar nominated coming of age film set 11 years prior, examining a brief period of innocence in Modesto, California.

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Ep 125: Coming of Age - Mid90s

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:52:29 -0000

Episode Notes

Mid90s

Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3

Barry Season 3

Fast X

Survivor

Man v Food

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Ep. 124: Playing God - Junior

Mon, 29 May 2023 18:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

In out finale of Man Playing God we discuss the greatest tough guy film of all: Junior.

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Ep. 123: Playing God - Splice (2009)

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:00:43 -0000

Episode Notes

Today we talk Splice, Beau is Afraid, Grave of the Fireflies and Random Acts of Flyness.

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Ep 122: Playing God - The Truman Show

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:17:37 -0000

Episode Notes

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Ep 121: Wealth - Widows

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:26:06 -0000

Episode Notes

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Ep 120: Wealth - The Jerk

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:06:11 -0000

Episode Notes

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Ep 119: Wealth - The Wolf of Wall Street

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:45:42 -0000

Episode Notes

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Ep 118: The 95th Academy Awards

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 19:57:44 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed

The Last of Us

Survivor

Scream 6

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Ep 117: Best Picture Nominees 2023

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Viewer discretion is advised/trigger warning SA.

Nominees for Best Picture 2023

All Quiet on the Western Front Avatar 2 The Banshees of Inisherin Elvis EEAAO The Fabelmans Tar Top Gun: Maverick Triangle of Sadness Women Talking

During this episode we primarily discuss All Quiet on the Western Front, The Fabelmans, Tar, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking. For more discussions on the other nominees, you can check out episodes 100 - 116.

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Ep 116: Man v Machine - The Mitchells vs The Machines

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:46:22 -0000

Episode Notes

Our 3rd and final episode in our Man vs Machines series.

Stay tuned next week for our Oscars catchup episode.

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Ep 115: Man v Machine - Electric Dreams

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 03:30:15 -0000

Episode Notes

Part 2/3 of our Man vs Machine series
This week, we discuss the 1984 tech rom com Electric Dreams and the way AI is invading our lives
Also discussed:
00:36:50 - Last Breath
00:39:40 - Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

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Ep 144: Man v Machine - Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:00:51 -0000

Episode Notes

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Ep 113: Zombies - Scooby Doo on Zombie Island

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 22:53:44 -0000

Episode Notes

This week we wrap up our series on zombies with Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (this time, the monsters are real)

We also spend quite a bit of time talking about the destructive and therapeutic nature of video games.

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Ep 112: Zombies - One Cut of the Dead

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 21:38:34 -0000

Episode Notes

UPDATE: accidentally uploaded the wrong episode initially but this has now been fixed.

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Ep 111: Zombies - Seoul Station

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 20:18:20 -0000

Episode Notes

We're back to our regularly scheduled programming.

This week, we chat the Train to Busan prequel Seoul Station

Also discussed
00:24:54 M3GAN
00:26:37 Broker
00:29:45 HBO's The Last of Us
00:31:18 Rambos
00:35:19 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
00:37:45 John Wick vs The Matrix
00:41:20 Lance Reddick is a nerd
00:43:42 God of War Ragnarok
00:46:42 Final Fantasy 7 Remake

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Ep 110: Catch Up Episode - Elvis, Glass Onion, White Lotus, Avatar +more

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 23:28:26 -0000

Episode Notes

Today we discuss too many things for me to want to timecode, but here they are in order!
Elvis
Bones and All
M3GAN
Tár
The Menu
Glass Onion
The Menu again
Fresh
White Lotus
Avatar 2: The Way of Water
Pinocchio
I Love That For You
God of War Ragnarok
Unpacking
Castlevania on Netflix

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Ep 109: Death - Coco

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 01:15:50 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed

00:49:38 Defunctland

00:54:18 Season 4 of Atlanta

00:56:00 Andor

00:59:44 Martyrs

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Ep 108: Death - After Life (1998)

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 03:47:42 -0000

Episode Notes

Episode 2 of our Death trilogy: After Life by Hirokazu Koreeda

Also Discussed:

00:42:12 The Banshees of Inisherin

00:44:50 Black Panther Wakanda Forever

00:54:30 God of War Ragnarok

00:56:40 Atlanta

Tune in next week for Coco

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Ep 107: Death - The Seventh Seal

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Today we discuss The Seventh Seal, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, No No: A Dockumentary, Barbarian and Smile.

The record store mentioned is a Black-owned store located in San Diego called Fivespace. They specializes in hip-hop vinyls and cassette tapes.

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Ep 106: Love - Titanic

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 06:28:14 -0000

Episode Notes

This week we watch James Cameron's nautical disaster romance Titanic

Also discussed:

01:03:05 Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

01:06:30 Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities

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Ep 105: Love - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 03:01:08 -0000

Episode Notes

Join us as we discuss Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on our continued coverage of our current them: love.

Also discussed this week: Possession, Terrifier, Misery, The King's Jester, Triangle of Sadness & Near Dark.

Correction: the mixtape referenced is actually called "Act 1: Eternal Sunshine", not Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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Ep 104: Love - Dirty Dancing

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:32:17 -0000

Episode Notes

This week, we watch the 1987 classic Dirty Dancing.

Also discussed:

00:34:32 Smile

00:36:52 Hellraiser (2022)

00:43:10 Edward Scissorhands

00:45:12 Possession (1981)

00:46:41 Rush Hour

00:51:01 House of the Dragon (spoilers)

00:54:40 Andor

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Ep 103: Family - Fast Five

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:39:33 -0000

Episode Notes

Concluding our Family series with the ultimate family movie: Fast Five

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Ep 102: Family - Visitor Q

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 05:56:21 -0000

Episode Notes

Continuing our riff on the theme of Family, we discuss Takashi Miike's disturbing and disgusting black comedy Visitor Q. Content warning for incest, child abuse, parent abuse, murder, and necrophilia.

Also discussed:

00:39:30 Reservation dogs

00:41:55 Avatar Remastered in 3D

00:48:10 Pearl

00:50:20 This is Gwar

00:52:40 Ghost World

00:53:45 The Dark Backward

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Ep 101: Family - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 03:07:57 -0000

Episode Notes

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Ep 100: Final Flesh

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 22:48:59 -0000

Episode Notes

Discussing Vernon Chatman's DMT fueled porn prank

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Ep 99: Kuso

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 21:58:07 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed:

00:34:45 House of the Dragon and LOTR: The Rings of Power

00:37:35 Singing in the Rain

00:40:35 Three Thousand Years of Longing

00:43:58 Only Murders in the Building

00:49:00 The Steam Deck

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Ep 98: Mad Max Fury Road

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 21:25:44 -0000

Episode Notes

00:54:55 Eli Roth's History of Horror & Contagion

00:58:40 The Seventh Seal

01:05:25 Bodies Bodies Bodies

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Ep 97: Waterworld (Feat: AJ Elling)

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:03:39 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed

00:53:50 Nope

00:56:20 Better Call Saul

00:58:25 Throne of Blood

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Ep 96: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 01:29:44 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed: 00:37:08 The Sandlot

00:40:55 The Night House

00:43:15 Better Call Saul

00:45:00 Only Murders in the Building

00:48:20 Prey

00:56:30 The Rehearsal

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Ep 95: The Road

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:32:14 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed:

00:38:50 Nope (spoilers at 00:42:20)

00:51:20 The Gray Man

00:52:55 The destruction of HBO Max by Discover

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Ep 94: The Road Warrior

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 20:44:17 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed:

00:40:00 Nathan For You - Finding Frances

00:45:15 Thor: Love and Thunder

00:47:40 Morbius

00:50:40 Better Call Saul

00:53:12 Desus & Mero

00:56:50 Beavis & Butt-Head do the Universe

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Ep 93: Turbo Kid

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 01:29:02 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed:

00:31:10 The Black Phone

00:36:30 Better Call Saul vs Succession at the Emmys

00:38:00 The brilliance of Nathan Fielder

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Ep 92: Mad Max (1979)

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 20:30:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Also Discussed

00:37:35 Reservation Dogs

00:40:20 The Old Man

00:42:20 Ghost of Tsushima

00:46:45 Mosswood Meltdown

00:49:40 SGDQ Zelda Ocarina of Time Tasbot Triforce%

00:55:20 Kraftwerk

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Ep 91: Muppets From Space

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 20:36:09 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed

00:22:51 FF7 remake

00:23:40 The Bear

00:26:55 Top Gun Maverick

00:36:40 The Good Place

00:40:25 Unpacking

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Ep 90: The Happytime Murders

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed

00:22:20 What should be done with the Muppets today?

00:27:35 Kingdom Hearts

00:29:35 Final Fantasy 7 Remake (spoilers) 00:34:45 Ocarina of Time

00:37:05 Pokemon

00:41:00 The Muppets 2011

00:42:40 Hustle

00:43:45 Donut County

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Ep 89: Muppet Treasure Island (feat. Trunkes Mules)

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

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Ep 88: Meet the Feebles, RRR, and Barry

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:22:14 -0000

Episode Notes

Also Discussed

00:27:00 RRR

00:38:32 Barry

00:49:05 Stranger Things 4

00:56:35 Obi Wan Kenobi

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87: The Muppet Christmas Carol (feat. Adam Murray)

Fri, 27 May 2022 17:53:20 -0000

Episode Notes

Merry Half-Christmas...almost! Join us and special guest Adam Murray (of Blazewave) as we discuss Brian Henson's Muppet Christmas Carol (1992).

Also discussed this week: Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers, Marvel's Moon Knight and HBO's Barry.

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Ep 86: Entertainment

Sat, 21 May 2022 23:37:43 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed

00:31:55 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

00:34:05 Better Call Saul

00:35:35 Three Busy Debras

00:37:00 Call of Duty - Cold War

00:40:50 Moon Knight

Ep 85: The Muppets Take Manhattan / Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

Fri, 13 May 2022 19:15:04 -0000

Episode Notes

Timestamps

00:00:00 The Muppets Take Manhattan

00:19:50 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

00:30:50 Mister America

00:33:44 The Dark Crystal

00:34:55 Last Night (1998), After Life (1998), Miracle Mile

Ep 84: Clifford (1994)

Thu, 05 May 2022 23:04:53 -0000

Episode Notes

Also Discussed

00:28:00 The Last of Us 2

00:29:52 On Cinema, At the Cinema

00:32:40 We Own This City

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Ep 83: The Great Muppet Caper / The Northman

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 18:52:59 -0000

Episode Notes

Timestamps

00:01:30 The Great Muppet Caper

00:19:52 The Jim Henson Exhibit at The Contemporary Jewish Museum

00:27:40 The Northman

00:40:55 Winning Time

00:43:05 Elden Ring

00:44:30 RRR

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Ep 82: Labyrinth

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 18:50:42 -0000

Episode Notes

00:23:18 Better Call Saul
00:23:55 Coachella
00:27:00 Barry
00:28:27 Old Enough
00:31:27 Elden Ring
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Ep 81: The Muppets Movie

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:23:25 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed:

00:27:55 Everything Everywhere All at Once

00:31:00 Abbott Elemenatary

00:35:10 Woke

00:38:10 Elden Ring

Ep 80: Everything Everywhere All at Once (Feat: Emily Corona)

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:37:32 -0000

Episode Notes

00:43:30 Yes, Madam!

00:47:10 In the Mood for Love

00:48:12 Atlanta Season 3

00:49:15 Adult Swim's April Fools

00:51:50 Better Call Saul Season 5

00:54:35 Elden Ring

Ep 79: The Uneventful 94th Academy Awards (Feat: Emily Corona and Kevin Ganelin)

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:36:09 -0000

Episode Notes

The Oscars! Touching moments of victory, awful and underwhelming comedy, and now melee combat!

Ep 78: Belfast & CODA

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 16:58:38 -0000

Episode Notes

Ep 77: Don't Look Up & Dune (Feat: Erik C. Parker)

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:49:49 -0000

Also Discussed:

00:58:10 Star Trek The Next Generation

01:00:40 Succession

01:01:10 2040

01:01:48 Winning Time

01:03:05 Turning Red

01:03:40 Elden Ring

01:06:40 Ziwe

Ep 76: West Side Story (2021) & Drive My Car

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:00:00 -0000

Episode Notes

Ep 75: Licorice Pizza, The Power of the Dog, Elden Ring (Feat: Kevin Ganelin)

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:08:26 -0000

Episode Notes

Timestamps:

00:00:40 Licorice Pizza

00:32:12 The Power of The Dog

00:57:35 Elden Ring

Ep 74: King Richard & Nightmare Alley

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:00:36 -0000

Episode Notes

00:06:58 King Richard

00:32:40 Nightmare Alley

00:53:35 If Beale Street Could Talk

00:55:02 Jeen-Yuhs

01:00:05 Mad God

Ep 73: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:28:58 -0000

Episode Notes

Also discussed:

00:37:28 Darkest Hour

00:39:10 Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

00:43:32 Assata Shakur's autobiography

00:44:37 Murderville

00:46:38 The Book of Boba Fett s1 finale

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Ep 72: Spirited Away & Jackass Forever

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 01:07:27 -0000

Episode Notes

00:41:20 Jackass Forever

01:01:18 Assata Shakur

01:03:19 Bjork

01:06:20 Search Party season 5

01:08:01 The Book of Boba Fett's weird synthetic actors

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Ep 71: Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 19:52:01 -0000

Also discussed

00:25:10 The Book of Boba Fett

00:28:05 The Fallout

00:32:38 Search Party s4

00:35:12 The Eternals

00:37:49 Bloodborne

00:42:15 Problematic movies we like

Ep 70: Perfect Blue

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 02:46:29 -0000

Also discussed

00:35:44 Wilson Yip's Kill Zone

00:37:42 Thomas Flight's Video Essays

00:38:20 Euphoria

00:43:34 The Book of Boba Fett

00:44:34 Pig

00:46:44 The Antiwork Subreddit

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Ep 69: Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 03:05:25 -0000

Also discussed

00:32:36 Peacemaker

00:33:25 Smiling Friends & YOLO: Crystal Fantasy

00:35:25 The Last Duel

00:37:42 Scream

00:39:02 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

00:39:50 Wet Hot American Summer: The First Day of Camp & Ten Years Later

00:42:12 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

00:45:45 Search Party

00:47:50 Seinfeld

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Ep 68: Akira

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:46:24 -0000

Also Discussed:

00:30:25 Licorice Pizza

00:35:35 Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark

00:38:05 The Book of Boba Fett

00:40:14 The Tragedy of Macbeth

00:43:35 Bartkira

00:44:35 Demon's Souls

Ep 67: Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 22:42:31 -0000

Also discussed

00:28:17 Licorice Pizza

00:33:48 Akira (Manga)

00:36:35 Spider-Man Life Story

00:38:00 Demon's Souls

Ep 66: The Matrix Resurrections (Feat: Emily Corona & Max Berwald)

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 20:05:07 -0000

Even the cover song at the end is a lesser imitation.

Ep 65: Spider-Man: No Way Home (Feat: Trunkes Mules)

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 01:56:25 -0000

Hear more of Trunkes on The Horror Throwdown Podcast and follow them on Twitter

https://twitter.com/HorrorThrowdown

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Ep 64: Paddington 2 (Feat: Emily Corona)

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:54:20 -0000

Also Discussed:

00:35:24 How To with John Wilson

00:39:56 Dark Souls II

00:42:55 Ghost World and Bad Santas

00:48:00 Titane

Ep 63: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:57:24 -0000

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

Also discussed

00:29:48 Resident Evil Village

00:32:10 One Hour Photo

00:37:37 Demons Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne

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Ep 62: Darkman

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:05:38 -0000

Also discussed:

27:40 The Shivering Truth

37:35 The Beatles:Get Back

39:10 Hawkeye

40:32 How To with John Wilson

43:52 Curb Your Enthusiasm

48:43 Big Mouth

52:45 Leviathan (but which one!?)

Ep 61: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret of the Ooze

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:09:14 -0000

Also discussed:

00:27:20 Joe Pera Talks With You - Season 1

00:35:20 The French Dispatch

00:43:04 Curb Your Enthusiasm

00:47:08 Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War

00:50:33 Elden Ring

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Ep 60: Dick Tracy

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 02:03:16 -0000

Ep 59: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 23:56:57 -0000

Also discussed:

00:28:38 Super Mario Bros: The Movie

00:36:26 Last Night in Soho

00:38:50 Reservation Dogs

00:39:48 Invincible

00:43:00 The Eternals

00:48:40 Seinfeld & Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Ep 58: The World's End

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 22:11:13 -0000

Also discussed:

00:44:28 Invasion of the Body Snatchers

00:46:40 Ted Lasso and Great Teacher Onizuka (mostly the latter)

00:50:15 Midnight Mass

00:54:40 Booksmart

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Ep 57: Kill List

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 22:50:46 -0000

Also discussed

00:53:32 Nightmare on Elm Street franchise

1:01:00 Christian Hand's The Session

1:07:50 Midnight Mass

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Ep 56: Hot Fuzz

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 02:12:22 -0000

Also discussed

00:33:10 Squid Game wrap-up

00:47:48 A Tale of Two Sisters

00:48:55 Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5

00:55:02 Dune

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Ep 55: The Quiet Family

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:50:50 -0000

Also discussed

00:36:24 the Fear Street trilogy

00:38:36 Squid Game episodes 1-6

00:50:34 The Nightmare on Elm Street series

00:56:15 Trick r' Treat

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Ep 54: Shaun of the Dead

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 06:16:16 -0000

Episode Notes

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Ep 53: Blade Trinity

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 20:03:52 -0000

Also discussed

39:12 - Squid Game

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Ep 52: The Horror of Dracula

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:25:30 -0000

Also discussed

35:25 - The Venture Bros

36:38 - Ted Lasso

44:15 - Marvel's What If?

45:45 - Harley Quinn

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Ep 51: Blade II + Malignant

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 02:38:24 -0000

00:39:00 - Malignant discussion

00:41:50 - SPOILERS for Malignant

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Ep 50: Relic

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:48:00 -0000

Also discussed:

24:37 - Shang Chi

33:42 - Michael K Williams

34:23 - Uche Nancy

37:28 - The Matrix Resurrections Trailer

38:16 - Adam McKay

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Ep 49: Blade (1998)

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 20:28:00 -0000

Also discussed:

32:40 Red Snow

33:55 Reminiscence

36:43 Candyman (2021)

40:00 12 Minutes

42:40 Aisle

44:05 Her Story

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Ep 48: The Green Knight

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:38:00 -0000

Also discussed:

00:31:09 The Suicide Squad

00:39:30 The Sopranos

00:43:20 Wu-Tang: An American Saga

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Ep 47: Ip Man 4

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:18:59 -0000

We wrap up our journey through the numbered Ip Man films and say "so long" as we go into a temporary hiatus while Thomas adjusts to life in Korea.

Also discussed:

00:36:40 - Space Jam: A New Legacy

00:40:30 - Jackass

00:44:40 - Loki

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Ep 46: Ip Man 3 (Feat: Max Berwald)

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:24:31 -0000

Also discussed

00:39:00 Accented Cinema

00:39:30 Modern Chinese Cultural Studies

00:41:05 The Forever Purge

00:44:35 I Think You Should Leave season 2

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Ep 45: Ip Man 2 (Feat: Gavin Murray)

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 01:57:35 -0000

Gavin from Is This Still Good? joins us to discuss the totally true story of Ip Man vs The Human Tornado

Catch Is This Still Good? anywhere podcasts are available... maybe.

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Ep 44.5: 12 Monkeys (Feat: Is This Still Good?)

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:49:14 -0000

This week, The Vague Boys™ join Gavin & Sage of the Is This Still Good? podcast to discuss 12 Monkeys, a movie that they watched over a week before discussing.

Will they remember what happened? The answer: no.

Check out Is This Still Good? in your favorite podcast app.

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Ep 44: Ip Man

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:55:05 -0000

Also discussed

00:29:55 Ziwe

00:31:30 Red Dead Redemption 2

00:36:55 Conan O'Brien

00:38:15 Lazer/Wulf

00:40:00 Karen

00:41:40 EPNdotTV with Victor Lucas

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Ep 43: The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 07:08:36 -0000

Also discussed:

00:37:18 Arrival

00:38:44 Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

00:42:04 Bo Burnham and musical comedy

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Ep 42: Lady Vengeance

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:37:07 -0000

Also discussed

00:34:07 Army of the Dead

00:37:58 Sunset Overdrive

00:39:20 Freddy Got Fingered

00:45:40 Ziwe

Book recommendation: Without You, There is No Us by Suki Kim

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Ep 41: Death Wish (1974)

Thu, 27 May 2021 11:03:00 -0000

Content warning: The movie Death Wish deals with sexual violence. If you would prefer to skip this discussion see the timecodes below for additional topics we cover.

00:30:32 - Spike Lee's Oldboy remake

00:34:14 - Hulu's Sasquatch docuseries

00:35:50 - Qanon: Enter the Storm

00:37:40 - The trailer for Marvel's Eternals

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Ep 40: Oldboy (2003)

Thu, 20 May 2021 20:27:39 -0000

Also discussed

00:51:02 - Shin Godzilla

00:53:07 - Trailers (The Green Knight, MCU)

00:56:35 - Invincible

00:58:41 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

00:59:54 - Shudder's The Last Drive In - Dead and Buried

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Ep 39: Nobody (Feat: Max Berwald)

Thu, 13 May 2021 14:07:00 -0000

Also discussed

31:16 Dead Alive

34:00 Ti Lung / The Sentimental Swordsman

35:58 War Dogs

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Ep 38: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Thu, 06 May 2021 12:16:00 -0000

Also discussed

35:10 John Woo's Manhunt

39:14 Shadow Man Remastered

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Ep 37: She Dies Tomorrow

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:13:13 -0000

Also discussed

The Oscars 31:36

Lost TV commercials 39:53

Mortal Kombat 42:31

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 48:42

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Ep 36: Best Picture Nominees Part 2

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:02:00 -0000

This week, we conclude our journey through the Academy Awards nominees for Best Picture

00:01:23 Mank

00:14:05 Nomadland

00:34:40 Promising Young Woman

00:59:05 Face/Off

01:01:38 Synchronic

01:03:38 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 5

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Ep 35: Best Picture Nominees - Part 1

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:34:00 -0000

Part 1 of our coverage of this year's Oscar Best Picture nominees

00:02:04 - Minari

00:24:22 - The Trial of the Chicago 7

00:43:05 - The Father

Also Discussed

01:06:40 - Belly

01:09:00 - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Ep 4

Next week, we will conclude with coverage of Promising Young Woman, Mank, and Nomadland.

See episode 27 for our discussion of Judas and the Black Messiah and episode 19 for The Sound of Metal

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Ep 34: Godzilla vs. Kong (Feat: Marc Ouimet)

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 19:15:53 -0000

We have finally reached the crossover of these two mighty titans. How does this climactic battle hold up?

Also discussed

40:40 Painting With John

42:28 Maquette & It Takes Two

43:53 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

49:43 The Five Fingers of Death

50:14 Kill Six Billion Demons

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Ep 33: Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:00:58 -0000

Also discussed:

26:10 - Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster

27:45 - Atlanta

30:11 - Bad Trip

30:52 - Lil Nas X's Montero

32:30 - The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Episode 2

38:44 - Final Godzilla vs Kong predictions

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Ep 32: Godzilla - King of the Monsters (2019)

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:37:01 -0000

Also discussed:

36:00 - 80s nostalgia

38:00 - Ready Player One

41:35 - Paranoia Agent

44:15 - Zack Snyder's Justice League

53:32 - The Falcon & The Winter Soldier

59:15 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake

restorethesnyderverse

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Ep 31: King Kong vs Godzilla (1963)

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:01:27 -0000

Also discussed

26:14 - Legion

29:11 - FFVII Remake

34:08 - Paranoia Agent

35:54 - Tom & Jerry

Ep 30: Kong - Skull Island (Feat: Emily Corona)

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:05:00 -0000

"Ape-ocalypse Now," I write, as I submit another life-sucking review to the internet.

Also discussed:

57:15 - Paranoia Agent

1:00:07 - Tropic Thunder

1:07:05 - Sonic the Hedgehog

1:11:45 - WandaVision S1 Wrap Up

Ep 29: Shin Godzilla (Feat: AJ Elling)

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:32:00 -0000

Spoilers: We love it

Also discussed:

43:58 - Paranoia Agent

48:50 - Phantom Thread

51:48 - The Dead Don't Die

55:45 - WandaVision episode 8

Ep 28: Godzilla (2014)

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:52:00 -0000

This week, Daniel and Thomas largely agree about Gareth Edwards's Godzilla but still manage to have different feelings about it.

Also discussed:

32:27 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

35:47 Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu

37:28 WandaVision (but mostly just a conversation about sitcoms)

43:24 Duck Dynasty

46:10 Ice Road Rescue

Ep 27: Judas and the Black Messiah

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:54:53 -0000

Also discussed

50:55 WandaVision

56:57 The Lone Gunmen

Ep 26: The Animatrix (Feat: Kyle Jackson)

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:27:00 -0000

This week we are joined by Kyle Jackson to discuss The Animatrix.

Also discussed

58:30 Enter the Matrix and The Path of Neo

1:08:55 The Phantom Thread

1:10:30 Jem

1:11:30 Jojo Rabbit

1:12:58 WandaVision

Ep: 25 - Alita: Battle Angel

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:12:00 -0000

Is it bad or is it incredible? Either way, it's weird.

Also discussed:

David Byrne's American Utopia

Reservation Road

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Community and other sitcoms of the era

The Simpsons

WandaVision

Ep 24: The Matrix Revolutions (Feat: Emily Corona)

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:26:00 -0000

Today we are joined by Emily C to discuss the final installment of the Matrix trilogy... until The Matrix 4 in which case it is no longer a trilogy.

Also discussed

58:26 WandaVision

1:05:22 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

Ep 23: Black Bear

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:53:00 -0000

This week we review Black Bear (2020) starring directed by Lawrence Michael Levine and starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, and Sarah Gadon.

Also discussed:

Tiger on HBO (32:58)

WandaVision (36:30)

Ep 22: The Matrix Reloaded (Feat: Carl P)

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:14:00 -0000

Today we are joined by our friend Carl P to discuss The Matrix Reloaded

Also discussed: Soul and Tenet

Ep 21: eXistenZ

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:37:00 -0000

Plug in, kill god

Ep 20: The Matrix

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:19:00 -0000

This week, we enter The Matrix trilogy.

Also discussed:

52:35 - Wonder Woman

59:20 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales

1:01:08 - Demon's Souls

Ep 19: The Sound of Metal and The Mandalorian s2 wrap up

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:35:00 -0000

Thoughts and recap of The Sound of Metal.

Also discussed:

38:50 Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse

42:50 Host

45:10 The Mandalorian s2 (plenty of spoilers)

Ep 18: Final Destination 5

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:49:00 -0000

We've finally made it to the end and we're a bit more divided on this one than the others.

Discussed:

Final Destination 5

Euphoria

The Wages of Fear/Sorcerer

Mandalorian s2:e7

Ep 17: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Feat. Derek Cooper)

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:58:00 -0000

Today's guest is Derek Cooper, we chat about The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Thomas and Daniel discuss obsessive image calibration and The Mandalorian s2:e6

Episode 16: The Final Destination [2009]

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 14:21:00 -0000

Daniel and Thomas get into why The Final Destination is bad. Daniel has additional thoughts on last week's film: Possessor. Thomas discusses his new cinematic comfort food, music docs. Finally, we get into the latest episode of The Mandalorian: The Jedi.

SPOILERS everywhere.

Possessor discussion 26:55

Beastie Boys Story 34:10

Mandalorian talk 39:58

Episode 15: Possessor

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 14:57:00 -0000

We watched Possessor and were simultaneously in love and confused with it. What's it saying with how it relates sex and violence? Is the movie just about how we destroy ourselves to advance our careers? Give us your thoughts on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone

Episode 14: Final Destination 3

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:58:00 -0000

After a week off we're back! This week, we break down Final Destination 3 and catch up on Mandalorian.

Mandalorian discussion starts at 56:50 and includes spoilers (also includes minor spoilers for the HBO Watchmen series at 1:04:05-1:05:50)

Episode 13: The Wolf of Snow Hollow

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:21:00 -0000

We recap the entirety of Wolf of Snow Hollow in about the time it takes to watch the damn movie and ask "what is this movie about?" Is it about alcoholism, misogyny, the aggression of men, all of the above? After, we touch on Mandalorian, Hostel 1 & 2, and Grotesque (which Daniel spoils).

Spoilers for The Wolf of Snow Hollow from 27:10-1:30:40

Episode 12: Final Destination 2

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:00:00 -0000

We discuss the second entry in the Final Destination series, Hubie Halloween, Haunt and a tad bit of Scanners.

Episode 11.5 - Bonus: Our Top Picks for the Halloween Season

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:16:00 -0000

Thomas and Daniel discuss their favorite movies for the Halloween season.

Episode 11: The Binge

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:50:00 -0000

We talk Hulu's The Binge and get sidetracked discussing absurd comedy, "comedic formalism", Wet Hot American Summer, Lovecraft Country, and Star Wars.

Episode 10: Final Destination

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:33:00 -0000

We recap Final Destination (2000), touch on The X-Files, and get caught up on Lovecraft Country.

Episode 9: The First Purge

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:32:00 -0000

We talk The First Purge, Trump getting COVID (how could we not?), Lovecraft Country, and a touch of the new Star Wars game Squadrons.

Episode 8: After Hours

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:47:00 -0000

In this week's Vague Zone, we discuss Martin Scorsese's After Hours, Johnny Mnemonic, catch up a bit on Lovecraft Country, and share our own personal After Hours stories.

Episode 7: The Purge - Election Year

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0000

Last week's episode is lost unfortunately due to audio issues. This week we talk The Purge: Election Year (2016), The Jetsons Movie and The Wizard

Episode 5: The Purge - Anarchy

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:20:00 -0000

They should have spelled it "Anarky" to really sell it.

Episode 4: Deadly Games

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:56:00 -0000

This week Daniel and Thomas chat about the French Christmas action film Deadly Games aka 3615 Code Pere Noel aka Game Over aka Dial Code Santa Claus. We also discuss the recent death of Chadwick Boseman

Episode 3: The Purge

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:33:00 -0000

We chat about the dystopian politics of the Purge (2013), the first episode of Lovecraft Country and FX's Fargo

Episode 2: Guns Akimbo

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:29:00 -0000

Our first episode is lost in time so welcome to the second episode of Vague Zone, which Daniel immediately calls "Vague Town". Off to a great start!