From the master of horror, John Carpenter, comes a film heavily influenced by the likes of HP Lovecraft and Stephen King. Jim, resident horror expert, and A.Ron dive into this mind-bending film for the first time. Hold onto your sanity and descend into Carpenter’s “In the Mouth of Madness”! Thank you Stacye for commissioning this podcast!
We’re rereleasing Bald Move’s coverage of The Martian (2015) in honor of the film’s 10th anniversary! Jim and A.Ron saw Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” last night, starring Matt Damon, and have a lot to say about it. Note, the first part of the podcast is spoiler free, but then when we say we’re about to spoil things, that’s your cue to get out while the getting is good. Along the way, we talk about the trailers we saw for The Revenant, The Big Short, Joy, and Concussion.
Jim and A.Ron watch the Spike Lee joint, He Got Game (1998) starring Denzel Washington. Not only is it a great sports film, it’s a great father and son film. Opposite Washington stars a young Ray Allen and Milla Jovovich. At the end of the day, is Jake Shuttlesworth a good dad and guy?
In honor of the 30th Anniversary of the release of Seven (1995), we’re rereleasing the coverage! Special thanks to our community commissioners Fernando Rodriguez, Flash Gordon, Jefferson B, Katie Gutierrez, cocoa2mc, pooljedi, Martin K, shockg11, Keith Alejandro, Ryan L, and jmyjnstn67 for coming together and making this podcast on the 1995 David Fincher helmed “Seven” possible. Neither Jim nor I had seen this movie in it’s entirety, though some of us were more spoiled than others. We were surprised at how well the movie held up and managed to entertain despite the various exposure to spoilers. We discuss the film, it’s message, our own bleak/positive worldviews, and much more.
Does this film make you laugh? Make you cry? Leave you wanting more? Join Jim and A.Ron as they discuss Tarantino’s funny film about the least funny people in history, the Nazis. This film features a legendary performance from Christoph Waltz, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Hans Landa. Tarantino asks the question, “What if WWII wrapped up a year early?”
In 1970 came the birth of the disaster movie genre. The originator, Airplane (1970), was directed by George Seaton and Henry Hathaway and stars Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin. A bomber targets an airplane and an airport manager fights to the keep the airport open. Dive into this cinema-changing classic with Jim and A.Ron.
Tyler Rake, a mercenary with a body count higher than WWII, is hired to save the abducted child of a war lord. Chris Hemsworth brings power and gravitas to his high-octane performance. You love him as Thor, get ready to be obsessed with him in this new era of badassery.
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!