CHAMPION. CHARISMA. CHARACTER. These are the qualities that make a badass.
Jean-Claude Van Damme stretches and grunts his way through Double Team (1997). Jim and A.Ron examine this raucous, nonsensical, and strangely erotic movie. Between the timeshares, sexy bathtubs, and the “acting”, there’s plenty of rip-roaring fun to enjoy.
We just saw the best Superman movie in a long time and we sped off faster than a speeding bullet to our mics to talk about it. What worked? Was there anything that didn’t? How good is that casting?! And what does this mean for the DCU going forward? Join us on the spoiler free…
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!