The Bargain Bin gives us a chance to pay a little more attention to those ubiquitous, 'passive watch' movies that marinated our formative years, and see whether there's more to mine from them, or whether they deserved nothing more than their place in the discount section. “She’s going to use a computer!” We’ve told our... Continue Reading →
Episode 84: Bargain Bin #12: Cyborg (1989)
I LIKE THE DEATH! I LIKE THE MISERY! I LIKE THIS WORLD! We return to the trusty Bargain Bin and dig out the infamous Cannon Films’ post-apocalyptic Van Damme downer Cyborg. ‘Slinger’ Gibson Rickenbacker (JCVD) is some sort of futuristic ronin, hired by the some of the tattered remnants of humanity to guarantee them safe... Continue Reading →
Episode 70: BARGAIN BIN #11 Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Film chosen by Gali, introduced by Matt Forever lodged in my psyche as the first DVD I ever saw, Renny Harlin's Deep Blue Sea has been a solid rewatch throughout the years, but (sandwiches) when placed under the Rewind microscope, I found myself grappling with its fatal flaws. Perhaps it's old age, maybe my Jaws... Continue Reading →
Episode 57: BARGAIN BIN #10 Species (1995)
Film sort of chosen by, and introduced by, Devlin with a wonderful YouTube playlist by Matt https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXTibPqCx29HGoX7bInyvj-nNS-hkqCeJ Honestly there's not much to add to this week's episode; other than to say that if you are interested in the labyrinthine process by which HR Giger was hired to create the lead monster in Species, and subsequently... Continue Reading →
Episode 50: BARGAIN BIN #9 Hard Target (1993)
Film chosen by Gali and Devlin (sort of), introduced by Devlin We have, somehow, reached a half-century of episodes of this little ramblepod. And while this round of Throwbacks was due to be my choice of The Misfits, there was a feeling in the air that perhaps an elegiac, monochrome monument to the decaying embers... Continue Reading →
Episode 38: BARGAIN BIN #8 Demolition Man (1993)
Introduced by Matt Mellow greetings. I think my twelve-year-old self would roll his eyes if I said anything other than Demolition Man is a fun, rip-roaring slice of ’90s action cinema. I have little desire to pick it apart too much. I’m fiercely loyal to the films of my youth, particularly these days, and will... Continue Reading →
Episode 36: BARGAIN BIN #7 Taken (2008)
Film chosen and introduced by Patrick You’re going to be taken… to a revisit of the most badass Brian you’ve ever encountered. I still laugh to this day that Liam Neeson’s character is called ‘Brian Mills’. It’s hardly a cool name like ‘Jason Bourne’, but that's one of the many reasons I enjoy this film... Continue Reading →
Episode 35: BARGAIN BIN #6 Cocktail (1988)
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Episode 21: BARGAIN BIN #5 – Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
I’VE BECOME THE CHIP! Gali and Devlin are jacking in again for a second dip in to the Bargain Bin virtual world of Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace/Jobe’s War! Following the bonkers original, Cybergod Jobe Smith is now a bafflingly recast, surgically repaired double amputee played by Matt Frewer, indentured to a mean-spirited techno institute... Continue Reading →
Episode 19: BARGAIN BIN #4 – Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
NOBODY BEATS ME IN THE KITCHEN. Welcome back to the Bargain Bin, as we go full steam ahead on the 1995 Steven Seagal-starring choo-choo beat ‘em up sequel Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. Seagal reprises his role as the stoic chef/ass-kicker Casey Ryback, accompanying his snarky teenage niece Sarah (Katherine Heigl) on a cross country... Continue Reading →