Jim and A.Ron are kicking off Badass Fest VII with the rambunctious Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) in front of a live audience of Bald Movers! Sylvester Stallone’s ranking as a Bald Move Badass is called into question. He’ll get bloodied and tortured as he fights his way through the Vietnamese jungle to rescue abandoned American POWs. Listen along with an audience of Bald Movers to the kickoff event of Badass Fest VII!
The early stages of M. Night Shyamalan’s career gave us three killer movies. His third movie, Signs (2002) is a great introduction to Shyamalan and the horror genre. In this film, Mel Gibson plays a troubled farmer on the outs with his family and God. Then come the crop circles! You don’t have to admit it, but I know you had a crop circle phase.
Is it still surprising to say that Danny Boyle and Alex Garland have done it again? 28 Years Later is a worthy third entry in the franchise. Go see it and then join Jim & A.Ron for the podcast. Here’s the link to our 28 Days Later podcast… just kidding, it doesn’t exist. We’ve never…
Take a step back into the Golden Age of Hollywood with A.Ron and Talitha. Listen in as they discuss the endearing film, Harvey (1950), starring Jimmy Stewart. Elwood P. Dowd, played by Stewart, charms and antagonizes his friends and family with his 6-foot-tall invisible rabbit friend. Dive into this discussion about the reality of huge rabbits, the human condition, and everything in between.
Rev your engines! Jim and A.Ron are diving into the apocalyptic wasteland of Mad Max: Fury Road! Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy star in the installment of Mad Max that reinvigorated the franchise for this century. It’s an endlessly quotable adventure with jaw-dropping stunts. Climb aboard the war rig and join Jim and A.Ron as they rumble down George Miller’s Fury Road.
From Steven Spielberg, director of some of your favorite childhood movies, comes a dark sci-fi noir. In Minority Report (2002), Tom Cruise works for the PreCrime Division, preventing crimes predicted by three waterlogged adolescents. Jim and A.Ron discuss the morals, the Rube Goldbergs, and the tech of it all in this episode of Bald Move Pulp.
Jim and A.Ron go through the wardrobe and enter the magical realm of Narnia. In this fantasy land, the guys encounter a hot goat man, allegory (or “supposition”), and shell-shocked British children. Trudge deeper into the eternal winter with Jim and A.Ron as they discuss the cast, the world-building, and the healthiest way to be a centaur.
Dive into Harakiri (1962), a samurai film from director Masaki Kobayashi. As you get to know the character of samurai Hanshiro Tsugumo, his motivations are unveiled bit by bit making for a meticulous unveiling of his psyche and the societal pressures he endures. This film has surpassed other samurai films in A.Ron’s view. And Jim needs to learn his LOTR characters.
Thank you, Michael, for commissioning this film!
Star Trek. The final frontier. These are the podcasts of three enthusiastic nerds. We interrupt your regularly scheduled TOS as Talitha, Jim, and A.Ron discuss the brand new Paramount+ movie STAR TREK: SECTION 31. Will anyone remember what disavowed means? What’s the deal with that Vulcan robot? And why does Star Trek have a case…
From director Sam Mendes (Revolutionary Road, 1917) comes a road trip rom-com about some soon-to-be parents. The expectant couple are played by comedy legends Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski who hit the road in an attempt to figure out what kind of parents they want to be. Along the way they’ll encounter new ideas, old wounds, and anti-stroller rhetoric. Hop in with Jim and A.Ron as they explore the themes and ideas Sam Mendes is sharing with us.