Bangarang! We continue our journey through the filmography of The Beard Himself, Steven Spielberg, with a contrasting look at fatherhood in 1991’s grand kids’ fantasy Hook. A now adult Peter Pan (Robin Williams) has no memories of his time in Neverland, having committed himself to a life of dour responsibility as a successful lawyer under... Continue Reading →
Episode 137: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The Rewind Movie Podcast pays our respects to the Beard, as we embark on a rewatch series of some of the highlights and lesser-travelled avenues of the career of arguably the most successful director in the history of the medium - Steven Spielberg. Our starting point (having already lavished our praise on Jaws) is his... Continue Reading →
Episode 136: Species II (1998)
"This isn't the f**king X-Files, goddammit!" No, this is a direct sequel to the surprise 1995 naked Natasha Henstridge sci-fi smash hit... it's Species II. Gali and Devlin have a close encounter with an awfully icky alien, as the sequels creators have gender-swapped the intergalactic sexual predator with unsurprisingly unpleasant results. Will a sloshed Michael... Continue Reading →
Episode 112: Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish (1983)
Film chosen and introduced by Devlin https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KnehV823Ej9dcaxLOJfDl?si=906a13efed19462a If you go across and check out the wonderful introductory graphics Matt created for our About section on this site, you’ll see that nestled in my alphabetically-assembled Top 10 Films list is this week’s pick – Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 teen dream Rumble Fish. That it took me... Continue Reading →
Episode 99: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Film chosen and introduced by Devlin - listen to this episode now on your favourite podcast platform. If you're a fan of the series, follow this link to my Etsy for high quality giclee prints of original poster designs for all four movies, and head here for a range of shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies over... Continue Reading →
The Directors Series #1: The Explosive Sexploitation Cinema of Russ Meyer
Hi, Devlin here, and welcome to my long, long-in-the works guide to the maverick independent filmmaker Russ Meyer! I'm joined for a very special podcast episode by an incredible guest: Patrick Crain, film writer, Meyer fanatic, and programmer for the Oklahoma Film Society, who was kind enough to join me for an in-depth overview of... Continue Reading →
BLOG: Godzilla, King Of The Monsters
I can only remember a handful of times where I’ve gone to the cinema to see a film twice. I can remember even fewer occasions where the second viewing didn’t diminish my opinion of the film once I walked out of the theatre, where, stripped of the surprise of seeing the story play out for... Continue Reading →
BLOG: Devlin’s bone-chilling, arse-numbing 18 hour Halloween viewing marathon
Starting over breakfast and keeping you up until 4am, here is a list I’ve compiled to keep you stuffed in to your sofa over the entire of October 31st. Samhain, All Hallow’s Eve, whatever you call it- for some, it’s an excuse to get drunk in a politically insensitive costume. For others, it’s a childish... Continue Reading →
