The Seat Struck Movie Podcast: Recent Episodes
Seat Struck Reviews
A film podcast chatting what we watched this week, special topics, and deep dives into various filmography.
Hosted by Quinn, Curtis, and John
Curtis returns to the Wasteland this week (and his canon picks) with Simon and special guest Magill for George Miller's 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic road masterpiece MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR. They chat about what we watched this week and the latest news of the week before diving into the topic, discussing the future of movie theatres, those kinky S&M outfits, FURIOSA, George Miller's filmography, and the film itself.
Tune in next week as John takes on BACK TO THE FUTURE: PART II!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:00 What We Watched This Week
00:10:52 News of the Week
00:20:40 THE ROAD WARRIOR Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:00:38 Our Ratings for THE ROAD WARRIOR
01:01:48 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- New book released on Wes Craven (The Soul of Wes Craven by Joseph Maddrey)
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Season 2 premiere debuts tonight!
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM debuts 20 minutes of epic footage (anime-style feature starring Brian Cox; executively produced by Peter Jackson)
FURIOSA pulled from theaters due to low box office earnings after only 2 weeks
New Netflix series THE DECAMERON announced
Robert Pattinson and Finn Parker (SMILE) are remaking 1981’s POSSESSION
RIP Michael Mosley (BBC Broadcaster)
New releases: Under Paris; Queendom
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
CURTIS: Satan Wants You
SIMON: Dune: Part Two; Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
MAGILL: Furiosa; Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; The First Omen
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981)
Outro: "Montage/Main Titles" by Brian May (THE ROAD WARRIOR OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
Check out Magill's podcast THE TRAIL WENT COLD here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1IWYfBRGRlFXPJSpElzYJu
Curtis and special guest (and John Cassavetes film scholar) Dr John Bruni (Grand Valley State University, MI) take on Cassavetes' 1970 film HUSBANDS. We chat about what we watched this week and the latest news of the week before diving into our topic, discussing John's new HUSBANDS book project, toxic masculinity, indie cinema, Cassavetes life, impact, and contributions to cinema, '70s New York City, and much more.
Tune in next week as the boys revisit the Wasteland with Curtis' next canon pick: 1981's MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR, starring a young Mel Gibson.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:32 News of the Week
00:06:55 What We Watched This Week
00:13:42 HUSBANDS (1970) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:02:45 Our Ratings for HUSBANDS
01:14:45 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- David Lynch announces new album (with Chrystabell) with Sacred Bone Records!7
- New trailer for ALIEN: ROMULUS
- Happy birthday to Shirley MacLaine (90)
- New releases: Robot Dreams; Ren Faire (HBO Docuseries); Bad Boys Ride or Die; Handling the Undead; I Used to Be Funny
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
CURTIS: The First Omen; Goodbye to Lenin!
JOHN: Evil Does Not Exist; The Synanon Fix (HBO Docuseries)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from HUSBANDS (1970)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
Curtis, John, Simon, and special guest (and resident Apocalypse expert) David Cross visit the Wasteland for Simon's second canon pick: 2015's high octane action blockbuster MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and more. The boys chat about the news of the week, Cannes releases, and what they watched they week before discussing the film. They talk about Furiosa (and her latest movie), Trumpian allegories, Postapocalyptia, and more.
Tune in next week for another special episode covering John Cassavetes' HUSBANDS with a special guest!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:41 What We Watched This Week/News of the Week
00:42:15 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:34:28 Our Ratings for MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
01:38:48 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Studio Ghibli’s MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO sequel (MEI AND THE KITTENBUS) screening for the first time in Europe (at Cannes)
- FURIOSA is underperforming at the box office despite critical acclaim
- KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE video game debuts
- The house from HOME ALONE is for sale ($5.25M)
- Danny Boyle's '28 Years Later' Begins Filming; Stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, and Cillian Murphy
- Cannes 2024 recap:
- Noteworthy screenings of new films by David Cronenberg (The Shrouds), Paul Schrader (Oh, Canada); Yorgos Lanthimos (Kind of Kindness); Francis Ford Coppola (Megalopolis);
- Sean Baker's 'Anora' wins the Palme d'Or;
- 'All We Imagine as Light' wins the Grand Prix
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Miguels Gomes wins Best Director; Jesse Plemons wins Best Actor; and Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Adriana Paz and Selena Gomez win Best Actress
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New releases: Furiosa; The Beach Boys; The Garfield Movie; In A Violent Nature; Jim Henson: Idea Man; Young Woman and the Sea; The Dead Don’t Hurt
- RIP: Morgan Spurlock (SUPERSIZE ME)
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
JOHN: Beware! The Blob; Source Code; Shakma; Prince of Darkness; A Dirty Shame; Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; I Saw The TV Glow
CURTIS: Combat Shock; The Beach Boys; Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly (BBC Documentary); Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
SIMON: Sasquatch Sunset; Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire; Godzilla: Minus One
DAVID: My Little Eye; Two Cabins; Dream Scenario
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015)
Outro: "Immortan" by Tom Holkenberg (aka Junkie XL) (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
Check out David's music here (The Machine. The Demon.):
https://themachinethedemon.bandcamp.com/
John and Curtis return to the Ridley Scott watch series this week with the PROMETHEUS sequel ALIEN: COVENANT (2017). They chat about neomorphs, homoerotic AI, and Scott's bleak vision of the ALIEN universe, as well as discussing the news of the week and what they watched this week.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:01 What We Watched This Week/News of the Week
00:26:18 ALIEN: COVENANT (2017) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:53:03 Our Ratings for ALIEN: COVENANT
00:55:58 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- The Phantom Menace turns 25
- New releases: Fall Guy; Tarot; The Idea of You; Unfrosted
- RIP: Bernard Hill
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
CURTIS: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Deathstalker II
JOHN: Independence Day; Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island; Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "The Covenant" by Jed Kurzel (ALIEN: COVENANT OST)
Outro: "The Covenant" by Jed Kurzel (ALIEN: COVENANT OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"I was nobody. But that don't matter either, you know? 'Cause I was thinkin', it really don't matter if I lose this fight. It really don't matter if this guy opens my head, either. 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
This week on the pod we discuss John's canon pick, one of his all time favourite films: ROCKY! We dive into the origins of the film, all the great moments and characters that we love, how it holds up as a still-solid 70s New Hollywood ramshackle romance. Quinn also shared some boxing context, and we also spent a LOT of time going over the Rocky sequels (kind of hard not too!). Before that, we did our usual news roundup and shared what we watched this week.
Next episode, we jump back to the Ridley Scott Watch Series to discuss ALIEN: COVENANT.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:12 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy returning to theaters
00:06:57 RIP Bob Cole
00:09:55 New release run down (Boy Kills World; Challengers)
What We Watched This Week
00:12:37 Sympathy for Mr. Vengance
00:17:00 Sorcerer (John)
00:20:30 Graduation Day [1981] (John)
00:23:44 Born in Flames (John)
00:27:20 ROCKY Discussion
01:05:29 Our Ratings for ROCKY
01:08:32 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Take You Back - Frank Stallone (From Rocky OST)
Outro: The Final Bell - Bill Conti (From Rocky OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
"It's a hard world for little ones".
This week on the pod we kick off a new recurring series looking at films directed by actors. For our inaugural entry, we take a look at one of the greatest 'one-hit-wonder' films in history, Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter. While the film was a critical and commercial failure on initial release, one that resulted in Laughton never directing again, its reputation grew in the subsequent decades. Today, it is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time (the most recent 2022 Sight and Sound ranking had it 25th). We had a great time discussing the film's twisted 'Mother Goose' southern gothic vibe, the expressionist visuals, the memorable characters, and our favourite scenes.
Before that, John and Quinn run through some news of the week and some recent watches.
Next week, we're going the distance to discuss John's canon pick: ROCKY.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:06 Shaun of the Dead turns 20.
00:04:07 Peter Jackson's company announce 'LET IT BE' restoration; coming to Disney Plus
00:05:32 Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson join 'Naked Gun' remake
00:06:25 Guy Maddin's new film RUMOURS heading to Cannes
00:07:42 New release run down (Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire; Kung Fu Panda 4; Abigail; Sasquatch Sunset)
What We Watched This Week
00:11:15 The Jinx Part Two [TV] (Quinn)
00:14:17 Hollywood 90028 (John)
00:17:06 A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (John)
00:19:30 Late Night with the Devil (John)
00:22:11 THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Discussion
01:04:10 Our Ratings for THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
01:13:55 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro and Outro: "Dream, little one dream" - Intro to "The Night of the Hunter"
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
"I'm gonna have to science the shit out of this."
John, Curtis, and special guest and physicist Nick Champion (from the European Space Agency) take on Ridley Scott's THE MARTIAN (2015) for this latest watch series episode. The boys discuss the news of the week and what they watched during the week before diving into the film. They talk about Andy Weir's novel, Kerbal Space Program, connections with INTERSTELLAR, the science behind the book and film, the rise of space films, and much more.
Tune in next week for the B&W classic THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:52 What We Watched This Week/News of the Week
00:24:27 THE MARTIAN (2015) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:20:20 Our Ratings for THE MARTIAN
01:24:55 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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- First images released for Ali Abbasi’s new film THE APPRENTICE (Trump biopic)
- Chris Farley Biopic in the Works; Paul Walter Hauser to Play Farley with Josh Gad Directing
- Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ Getting Re-Released In Imax For 10th Anniversary
- RIPs: OJ Simpson (?)New releases: Civil War WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
CURTIS: none
JOHN: Cocktail; The People's Joker; Undefeatable
NICK: 3 Body Problem (Netflix Series); Cosmos (TV Series)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Making Water" by Harry Gregson-Williams (THE MARTIAN OST)
Outro: "Waterloo" by ABBA
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
LET MY PEOPLE GO! We continue our Ridley Scott Watch Series this week on the podcast by discussing his 2014 big budget adaptation of the Book of Exodus—EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS. Cards on the table: we weren't big fans of the film, but we went over some of the reasons why it didn't work for us, along with some of the things we did like.
Before that, we did our usual discussion of news of the week and what we watched.
Next week, we'll be flying to space to discuss THE MARTIAN.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:47 Jeremy Allen White set to star in film based around the making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska.
00:03:00 Stephen King's Carrie turns 50.
00:05:13 S. Craig Zahler set to direct "The Big Stone Grid"
00:06:10 Reese Witherspoon involved in new Legally Blonde series?
00:06:34 Alien being re-released back in select cinemas
00:07:31 Gillian Anderson open to coming back for new X-Files reboot series
00:08:24 RIPs (Joe Flaherty; Chance Perdomo)
00:10:41 New release run down (The Monkey Man; The First Omen)
What We Watched This Week
00:12:00 Immaculate (Quinn)
00:13:30 The Bridge [TV] (Curtis)
00:14:37 The Midnight Scenes [Video Game] (Curtis)
00:15:40 Sputnik (John)
00:17:50 Bottoms (John)
00:20:03 The Omen (John)
00:22:40 EXODUS Discussion
00:46:15 Our Ratings for EXODUS
00:50:00 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Cover of "Go Down Moses" - James Lewis; audition for American Idol season 7
Outro: "Into the Water" - Alberto Iglesias (From "Exodus: Gods and Kings)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
"...when it comes to grief, the normal rules of exchange do not apply, because grief transcends value. A man would give entire nations to lift grief off his heart. And yet, you cannot buy anything with grief, because grief is worthless" This week on the podcast, John and Curtis celebrated Easter Monday by discussing the bleak, Southwestern crime thriller/horror THE COUNSELOR—written by Cormac McCarthy, the late American author of works like 'THE ROAD' and 'NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN'. We ran through the plot, discussed our favourite scenes, and the dark turn this film takes in its final act.
Before that, we did our usual discussion of news of the week and what we watched. We also chatted about our recent vacations.
Next week, John and Quinn will discuss the next Scott film, EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:37 Trip discussion (Stockholm, Winnipeg)
00:11:27: New teaser trailer for ALIEN: ROMULUS.
00:11:30 New film adaptation of 'THE SIMS' announced.
00:11:50 Cillian Murphy to return for the Peaky Blinders movie
00:12:22 New theatrical trailer for FURIOSA (A MAD MAX SAGA... ugh)
00:13:50 Teaser trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
00:15:50 New Fear Street film in the works
00:15:36 Seat Struck Goes Political: Are Sydney Sweeney's gigantic melons putting an end to "woke" culture? Curtis and John weigh in.
00:20:23 New release run down (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire; Immaculate [which Curtis watched]; Road House; Late Night with The Devil; The Truth vs. Alex Jones)
What We Watched This Week
00:30:01 The Quarry [Video Game] and Immaculate [see above] (Curtis)
00:31:17 Creation Stories (Curtis)
00:32:33 Midsommar (Curtis)
00:34:07 Cargo [2017] (John)
00:36:21 The Return of Godzilla (John)
00:40:42 Black Bear [2019] (John)
00:42:11 Incendies (John)
00:46:36 THE COUNSELOR Discussion
01:11:14 Our Ratings for THE COUNSELOR
01:16:00 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "The Hunter" - The Counselor OST
Outro: "The Hunted" - The Counselor OST
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
Curtis "THE RIPPER," John "SKULL SMASHER," and Simon dive into the moving new A24 wrestling drama THE IRON CLAW (2023), about the rise and tragedies of the Von Erich family, and starring Zac Efron, Lily James, and more. The boys discuss what they watched this week and the news of the week before talking about gender and hypermasculinity, toxic masculinity, wrestling as a performative art, the Fellowship of the Wrestling Ring, and whether or not they think Fritz was responsible for what happened.
Tune in next week for the next Ridley Scott installment with THE COUNSELOR, penned by Cormac McCarthy and featuring an all-star cast!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:42 What We Watched This Week/News of the Week
00:32:26 THE IRON CLAW Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:16:28 Our Ratings for PROMETHEUS
01:20:10 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- IFFO 2024 - March 13-24
- The People’s Joker: FINALLY getting a theatrical release in April 2024.
- New trailer for THE CROW remake (very violent and bloody)
- Anthony Hopkins starring in new adaptation of HG Wells’ THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU!
- New releases: Love Lies Bleeding; Spaceman; Damsel
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
CURTIS "THE RIPPER": Love Lies Bleeding; Perfect Days; Dune: Part Two
JOHN "SKULL SMASHER": Vivarium; Insomnia (2002); I, Tonya
SIMON "STEAMROLLER": Alone (2020); Spaceman (2024); Damsel (2024)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from interview with the Von Erich brothers at Mike's debut (1983); Ric Flair vs. Fritz Von Erich (WCCW 1982); "Everybody Wants Some!!" by Van Halen
Outro: "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"We were so wrong..."
Tune in for the latest Ridley Scott watch series episode of 2012's underrated ALIEN prequel PROMETHEUS with Curtis, John, and special guest Burak! They chat about the disc jockeys, the mythos, AI, the pro-choice scene, the baby alien from ALIEN RESURRECTION, and more. Before the film, they also discuss what they watched this week and the latest film news.
Hold onto your butts for next week's deep dive into THE IRON CLAW!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:14 What We Watched This Week/News of the Week
00:27:08 PROMETHEUS (2012) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:12:54 Our Ratings for PROMETHEUS
01:17:52 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- New John Waters film announced starring Audrey Plaza (LIARMOUTH)
New releases: Red Right Hand; American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (Netflix Miniseries); Drive–Away Dolls
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
CURTIS: The Fall (Season 1); The Zone of Interest
JOHN: Sound of Metal; Don't Worry Darling; Dune: Part Two
BURAK: The Boy and the Heron
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from PROMETHEUS (2012) Trailer
Outro: "Life" by Marc Streitenfeld (PROMETHEUS OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
More about Burak Sezer here:
https://anglistik1.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/abteilungen-lehrende/literaturwissenschaft/juniorprofessur-amerikanistik-prof-rauscher/team/dr-des-burak-sezer
For this week's episode, the boys (Simon, Curtis, and John) continue their Ridley Scott watch series with a deep dive into 2010's ROBIN HOOD, starring Russell Crowe (again), Oscar Isaac as slimy Prince/King John, Léa Seydoux as French royalty, Great Big Sea legend Alan Doyle, and many GAME OF THRONES favourites before they were super famous. They also discuss what they watched this week as well as news of the week.
The series continues next week with the underrated PROMETHEUS!!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:45 What We Watched This Week00:19:00 News of the Week
00:28:58 ROBIN HOOD (2010) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:47:25 Our Ratings for ROBIN HOOD
00:59:45 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Doug Bradley (OG Pinhead) would be up for reprising character in possible adaptation of THE SCARLET GOSPELS (sequel to HELLRAISER book)
- Caesar Awards 2024: Anatomy of the Fall wins best film.
- Tom Cruise to star in new Alejandro G. Inarritu’s new film.
- Werner Herzog on Barbie: “could it be that the world of Barbie is sheer Hell?”
- New releases: Dune: Part Two; About Dry Grasses
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
SIMON: Mean Girls (2024)
CURTIS: The Iron Claw
JOHN: Goodfellas; Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes; 5 Broken Cameras; Censored Voices
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Planting the Fields" by Marc Streitenfeld (ROBIN HOOD OST)
Outro: "Sherwood Forest" by Marc Streitenfeld (ROBIN HOOD OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Is HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (2002) the WORST HALLOWEEN film? Can Michael Myers defeat Busta Rhymes? Curtis, John, and Simon take on the most maligned HALLOWEEN sequel (and the final addition) from the original sequel run this week. They also discuss what they watched this week and the news of the week before diving into the film.
Tune in next week for more Ridley Scott canon with ROBIN HOOD (2010)!!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:40 What We Watched This Week/News of the Week
00:26:49 HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (2002) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:48:51 Our Ratings for HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION
00:53:43 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Acme vs. Coyote — Warner Bros. rejects offers to purchase film; status in jeopardy.
- New teaser trailer for LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, starring David Dastmalchian.
- New releases: Argylle; Lisa Frankenstein; The Monk and the Gun; They Called Him Mostly Harmless
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
CURTIS: Casablanca
JOHN: The Conjuring 2; Horror in the High Desert; Warriors Two; The El Duce Tapes
Simon: Jojo Rabbit; Dinner in America
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "God Beam" by Clement Panchout and MXXN (CHRISTMAS MASSACRE OST)
Outro: "Halloween (2018 Theme)" by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies (HALLOWEEN 2018 OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
I and the public know what all schoolchildren learn, those to whom evil is done, do evil in return. - W.H. Auden
This week on the podcast, John, Curtis, and Quinn discuss the 2008 Ridley Scott-directed intelligence thriller: Body of Lies. We discuss the time and place of this film, as a late Bush Administration, post-PATRIOT ACT, critique of American foreign policy and CIA overreach. We also discuss a few of our favourite scenes and performances (including a scene where DiCaprio kicks over Crowe sitting on a chair). Before that, we chatted some news items and new releases, before getting into what we watched this week.
Next week, we will wrap up the classic Halloween series and discuss HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:10 Alec Baldwin charged in Rust shooting
00:02:40 Sofia Vergara/Griselda chatter
00:03:29 New Jurassic World movie in works; WWE moves to Netflix
00:06:48 New trailer for Dev Patel film 'Monkey Man'
00:07:36 RIPs (Carl Weathers; Norman Jewison; David Emge)
00:11:39 Sundance chatter (Outrun; I Saw the TV Glow)
00:13:18 Hundreds of Beavers: Great Lakes Roadshow and digital release announced
00:15:53 New releases (Masters of the Air; MIller's Girl; Dario Argento Panico)
What We Watched This Week
00;18:50 Saltburn (Quinn)
00:24:33 The Zone of Interest (John)
00:29:22 The Wolf House (John)
00:32:40 Moonraker (John)
00:35:47 The Boy and the Heron [and 1923] (Curtis)
00:38:06 Traumfrauen (Curtis)
00:38:36: Poor Things (Curtis)
00:40:28 BODY OF LIES Discussion
01:00:19 Our Ratings for BODY OF LIES
01:07:33 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: To Amman - Marc Streitenfeld (Body of Lies)
Outro: 'Overture' from Lawrence of Arabia
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen as John, and Curtis explore Ridley Scott's tremendous picture...AMERICAN GANGSTER from 2007! But First, the boys talk about what they've watched recently, along with current events in movies and tv. Please enjoy!
CAST
Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Huey Lucas
Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo
Lymari Nadal as Eva[a]
Ted Levine as Lou Toback
Roger Guenveur Smith as Nate[b]
John Hawkes as Freddie Spearman
RZA as Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez as Alfonse Abruzzo
Malcolm Goodwin as Jimmy Zee
Ruby Dee as Mahalee Lucas, Frank's mother
Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Doc
Carla Gugino as Laurie Roberts
John
Ortiz as Javier J Rivera
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Nicky Barnes
Armand Assante as Dominic Cattano
Joe Morton as Charlie Williams
Ritchie Coster as Joey Sadano
Idris Elba as Tango
Common as Turner Lucas
Tip Harris as Stevie Lucas
Kevin Corrigan as Campizi
Robert Funaro as McCann
Jon Polito as Rossi
KaDee Strickland as Richie's attorney
Norman Reedus as Detective in morgue
Roger Bart as US Attorney
Ric Young as Khun Sa
Clarence Williams III as Bumpy Johnson (uncredited)
"You ever picked your feet in Poughkeepsie?"
This week on the podcast, Quinn joins John to discuss his next canon selection—the iconic New Hollywood classic, and Best Picture winner at the 1972 Oscars: The French Connection. It was John's first time watching this film, so we both had a lot to discuss: the excellent score, the iconic car and subway chase scene, Friedkin's 'induced documentary' style, its morally complex plot, and some recent controversy over some streaming release censorship. Before that, we touched on some brief news items and also talked what we watched this week
(As a heads up, we ran into some recording issues halfway through the episode. Apologies in advance for any weird listening interruptions).
Next week, we will DEFINITELY be back to chat another Scott film, his first picture with another Scott family icon in Denzel Washington, for 2007's AMERICAN GANGSTER.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:32 Golden Globes chatter
00:02:26: New Linda Ronstadt biopic in the works.
00:03:07 New Releases (True Detective: Night Country; Night Swim; Mean Girls; The Beekeeper)
What We Watched This Week
00:06:10 Making a Murderer [TV] (Quinn)
00:08:26 Wonka (Quinn)
00:12:00 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla; Terror of Mechagodzilla (John)
00:19:43 The Color Purple [1985] (John)
00:25:15 For Sama (John)
00:29:50 THE FRENCH CONNECTION Discussion
01:12:08 Our Ratings for THE FRENCH CONNECTION
01:15:40 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Subway" by Don Ellis (from THE FRENCH CONNECTION)
Outro: "Everybody Gets to Go To The Moon" - The Three Degrees
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
Happy New Year! Curtis and John close out 2023 by discussing another entry in the Ridley Scott watch series, his 2006 Euro wine romcom A GOOD YEAR! Before that, we also chat about some recent flicks we watched. John and Curtis also met up the night prior, so we talk a bit about our bar crawl and our experience at the Mayfair Theatre's monthly secret screening at Saturday Night Sinema.
Next week, we will likely be back to chat another Scott film, his first picture with another Scott family icon in Denzel Washington, for 2007's AMERICAN GANGSTER.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:42 New release (Griselda)
What We Watched This Week
00:02:35 Godzilla Minus One (Curtis)
00:05:38 Tantura (John)
00:10:48 Dark Days [2000 (John)
00:16:19 Massacre Mafia Style (John)
00:21:33 The Spider Labyrinth (John and Curtis)
00:24:59 A GOOD YEAR Discussion
00:37:19 Our Ratings for A GOOD YEAR
00:39:13 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Wisdom" by Marc Streitenfeld (from A GOOD YEAR)
Outro: "The Wedding Samba" by Edmundo Ros and his Orchestra (from A GOOD YEAR)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Curtis, John, and special guest Victor dig into Ridley Scott's medieval Crusades masterpiece KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005), starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis, Edward Norton, and more. They chat about the influence of Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy and its pre-GAME OF THRONES portrait of the Middle Ages; portrayals of the Middle East in the context of the War on Iraq and 9/11; the extended cut vs the theatrical cut, medieval accuracies; and more. Before they discuss the film, the boys chat about the News of the Week, including the latest movie releases and news plus what they watched.
Tune in next week for another Ridley Scott watch series installment with A GOOD YEAR!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:36 What We Watched This Week/News of the Week
00:15:25 KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:47:50 Our Ratings for KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
00:51:08 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Movie releases: The Zone of Interest; Occupied City
- Jake Gyllenhaal looked ripped as patrick Swayze’s character in ROAD HOUSE remake
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
CURTIS: none
JOHN: A Little Princess; The Land Before Time; Spoonful of Sugar
Victor: Dr Who (Season 2; 2006); Sweeney Todd: The Demon of The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (to watch)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Rise a Knight" by Harry Gregson-Williams (KINGDOM OF HEAVEN OST)
Outro: "Ibelin (Reprise)" by Harry Gregson-Williams (KINGDOM OF HEAVEN OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Also check out Victor's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGASCbaMgve6dYdlRybVgcQ
"Welcome to the party, pal"
To celebrate Christmas, Curtis and John joined to discuss a movie that is now infamous for sparking endless "is it a Christmas movie or not?" debates, and to celebrate the 35th anniversary of John McClane saving hostages held at the Nakatomi Plaza: the action classic DIE HARD! Since Curtis was in New Hampshire visiting his family over the holiday season, we were also joined by his Aunt Nathalie and cousin Victor to talk about one of their favourite holiday classics. Before we got to the main movie, we discussed a few news items and dive into what we watched this week.
You'll hear from us again before the end of the year, as we will be doing another entry in our Ridley Scott watch series chatting KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:50 New releases (The Boy and the Heron, Wonka, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget"
00:04:50 Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount merger talks
00:06:45 RIP Andre Braugher
00:07:31 Trailer for Alex Garland's Civil War
00:08:55 Saw XI announcement
What we watched this week
00:09:53 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Curtis)
00:14:24 Candy Land [2022] (Curtis)
00:16:30 20 Days in Mariupol (Curtis)
00:18:11 The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (John)
00:24:19 The Boy and the Heron (John)
00:27:35 The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (John)
00:29:34 If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (John)
00:33:48 DIE HARD discussion
01:03:36 Our Ratings for DIE HARD
01:09:27 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Die Hard Theatrical Trailer
Outro: "Ode To Joy (Alternate)" - Michael Kamen (for Die Hard the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Curtis, John, and Quinn return to the Ridley Scott watch series to discuss his 2003 crime comedy, MATCHSTICK MEN. We spend A LOT of time talking about Nicholas Cage, our favourite scenes, and how much of a departure it is from the regular Ridley Scott fare. Before we discuss the film, we chat about some news of the week, including the latest movie releases, and discuss what we watched this week.
Next week we will return for a selection from Quinn's canon, discussing William Friedkin classic: THE FRENCH CONNECTION.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:48 New releases (Saltburn; Godzilla Minus One; Wish; Good Burger 2)
00:08:22 New FURIOSA trailer
00:10:06 Happy 86th Birthday, Ridley Scott
00:11:35 Twitter Topic of the Week: What are your favourite Nicholas Cage movies?
What we watched this week
00:16:04 Frankenhooker/Eraserhead double feature (Quinn)
00:18:18 Doctor Sleep Director's Cut (Curtis)
00:20:34 May December
00:27:00 Frybread Face and Me (Curtis)
00:23:31 The Batman (John)
00:30:30 Lake Michigan Monster (John)
00:33:49 Godzilla Minus One (John)
00:38:46 MATCHSTICK MEN discussion
00:55:04 Our Ratings for MATCHSTICK MEN
00:58:32 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "This Town" by Frank Sinatra
Outro: "Matchstick Men Theme" by Hans Zimmer (From the Matchstick Men OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Everybody out! There's no more trees and the birds have stopped singing.""بره بره... مابقت شجرة سكتوا لطيور" - "Barra Barra" by Rashid Taha
Curtis, John, and Quinn dive into Ridley Scott's action-packed 2001 war film BLACK HAWK DOWN, starring basically every actor from the Noughties. They chat about the Battle of Mogadishu, the story and cinematography, and the political climate at the time (9/11, the War on Iraq, war in Afghanistan, etc.). Before they discuss the film, the boys chat about the News of the Week, including the latest movie releases and news plus what they watched.
Tune in next week for another Ridley Scott watch series installment with MATCHSTICK MEN!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:08 News of the Week
00:12:15 What We Watched This Week
00:30:58 BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:05:40 Our Ratings for BLACK HAWK DOWN
01:10:21 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Movie releases: FRYBREAD FACE AND ME; 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL; THE AMERICAN BUFFALO (PBS Miniseries); MAY DECEMBER; THE HOLDOVERS
- And… NAPOLEON
- RIP Joss Ackland
- RIP Suzanne Shepherd
- New images of NOSFERATU have been released
- Dune: Part Two moves up release date to March 1, 2024
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
QUINN: The Hunger Games; Fruitvale Station
CURTIS: Sex Education (Season 4); The Heilwald Loophole (Video Game)
JOHN: Spiral: From the Book of Saw; Killers of the Flower Moon
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Barra Barra" by Rachid Taha (BLACK HAWK DOWN OST)
Outro: "Leave No Man Behind" by Hans Zimmer (BLACK HAWK DOWN OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Also check out Quinn's NEW YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"It seemed like a good idea at the time."
John and Curtis take a bite out of Ridley Scott's 21st-century offerings with the excellent but underrated HANNIBAL (2001), the sequel to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (not about the Carthaginian general and the elephants lol). They talk about Scott's dark and disturbing imagery, Mason Verger, the terrifying man-eating pigs, comparisons with Thomas Harris' novel, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, and the HANNIBAL TV series, giallo influences, and how Clarice evolves and changes as a character. Before they discuss the film, the boys chat about the News of the Week, including the latest movie releases and news plus what they watched.
Tune in next week for another Ridley Scott watch series installment with BLACK HAWK DOWN!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:55 News of the Week
00:22:40 What We Watched This Week
00:46:37 HANNIBAL (2001) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:19:12 Our Ratings for HANNIBAL
01:26:57 Coming Up Next!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Movie Releases: THE MARVELS; THANKSGIVING; THE STONES AND BRIAN JONES; YOUR LUCKY DAY; THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGS AND SNAKES
- Next week: NAPOLEON
- SAG Strike is over!
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire teaser trailer
- Warner Bros. Scraps “Coyote vs. ACME”
- TERRIFIER 3 teaser
- Happy 81st birthday, Martin Scorsese!
WHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEK
CURTIS: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors; The Old Oak; Pig Killer (2022); Five Nights at Freddy’s; The Stones and Brian Jones; Thanksgiving
JOHN: Vampire Hunter D; Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies; The Spy Who Loved Me; The Dark, Sad Life of Boogie 2988; Chained; Lyle
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from HANNIBAL (2001)
Outro: "Vide Cor Meum" by Patrick Cassidy (HANNIBAL OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Life is never dully when you're with Sully."
Curtis presents his latest spooky canon pick with Luca Guadagnino's 2022 cannibal romance film BONES AND ALL, starring Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, and Taylor Russell, with the usual suspects John and Quinn as well as special guest Nikki from the Serial Napper True Crime Podcast. The crew chat about their latest spooky watches and new movie releases before doing a deep dive into the film. They talk about poverty and homelessness, cannibalism and queerness, the chemistry between the leads, stalkers, the book that inspired the film, and what "bones and all" really means.
Stay tuned next week as the cannibalism/spooky season/Ridley Scott series continues with 2001's HANNIBAL!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Movie Releases: Priscilla; All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt; Anatomy of a Fall; Taylor Swift: the Eras Tour; Robocop: Rogue City (Video Game); Sly (Netflix Series)
SPOOKY WATCHESCURTIS: Baskin; Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor; The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix Series)JOHN: Cobweb; When Evil Lurks; The Puppetman; The Possession of Hannah Grace; Night of the Living Dead; The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix Series); The Silence of the LambsQUINN: Hubi Halloween; The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix Series)
NIKKI: Trick 'r Treat (2007); The Ring
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:48 News of the Week (Movie Releases, Spooky Watches)
00:26:47 BONES AND ALL (2022) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits, creeps)
00:58:59 Our Ratings for BONES AND ALL
01:03:54 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Death Bells" by MXXN (MURDER HOUSE OST); excerpt from BONES AND ALL;
Outro: "Famous Last Words (An Ode to Eaters)" by Ethel Cain
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out Nikki's true crime podcast Serial Napper (@serialnappernik on IG) on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
https://www.youtube.com/@SerialNapper
https://open.spotify.com/show/7dq1B8ZgbnasS8yf7p30Jw
Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls! To conclude the spooky season, John and Simon return back to the series we covered in detail last November, and discuss Jamie Lee Curtis' return back to the franchise: HALLOWEEN H20! This was a first time watch for the both of us, so we first started the episode talking about our memories of this film and note its importance to the series. Afterwards, we get into some news of the week and John shares what spooky films he watched on his NYC trip (include a WORLD PREMIERE of a new horror film! Yes, Seat Struck does journalism, folks). Afterwards, we got into the film and gave our scores.
Next week we will be discussing (possibly with a special guest) the 2022 Luca Guadagnino film BONES AND ALL.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:01 New releases (Dicks: The Musical; Five Nights at Freddy's; Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor)
00:07:40 A new documentary produced by Daniel Radcliffe.
00:09:12 RIPs (Richard Roundtree, Matthew Perry, Richard [not Gretchen, as John mistook...] Moll)
00:10:17 SAG strike article by Fran Drescher
00:12:01 NYC trip spooky movies (The Thing; The Shining; The Exorcist; Hell House LLC: The Carmichael Manor):
00:19:12 HALLOWEEN H20 discussion
00:32:28 Our Ratings for HALLOWEEN H20
00:41:45 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Halloween H20 TV Spot
Outro: Halloween H20 Theme - H20 OST
https://deadline.com/2023/10/daniel-radcliffe-to-ep-doc-about-his-stunt-double-left-paralyzed-after-deathly-hallows-accident-1235581386/https://deadline.com/2023/10/actors-strike-fran-drescher-100-days-guest-column-1235579809/
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Simon and Curtis take on the disgusting 2006 body horror film SLITHER on this week's spooky episode. The boys chat about new movie releases and their latest spooky watches before diving into the film. They discuss Michael Rooker, those awful slug things, parasitology books, Troma Films, Five Nights at Freddy's, and more.
Stay tuned next week for a return to the HALLOWEEN movies with HALLOWEEN: H20.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Movie Releases: The Devil on Trial (Netflix Series); Killers of the Flower Moon; Butcher’s Crossing
SPOOKY WATCHESCURTIS: The X-Files (Season 1.3: Squeeze); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Season 2); Silent Hill (2006); Batman: The Doom that Came to GothamSIMON: Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers; Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland; Pet Sematary: Bloodlines; 90 Day Fiancé (TV Series)
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:15 News of the Week (Movie Releases, Spooky Watches)
00:16:36 SLITHER (2006) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:31:02 Our Ratings for SLITHER
00:33:49 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Foggy Memories" by Jeff Danna and Akira Yakaoka (SILENT HILL 2006 OST)
Outro: "Three Days in the Terminal" by Orchid Mantis
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
John, Curtis, and special guests Ryan and Becca dive into the Canadian cult horror classic (and one of Curtis's all-time favourites) GINGER SNAPS (2000) on the podcast this week. The Fantastic Four talk werewolves, feminism, the challenges of being a teenage girls, its Canadiana, comparisons with BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and how the film subverts tropes and expectations. They discuss the News of the Week and latest movie releases, as well as their spooky watch favourites, before talking about the film.
Spooky Canon Month continues next week with Simon's spooky pick: 2006's SLITHER!
NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Movie Releases: V/H/S 85; Totally Killer; Last Stop in Larrimah; The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix Miniseries); Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House; Goosebumps (Disney+ Series); John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams (TV Series); The Exorcist: Believer
- Robocop: Rogue City demo released (HUGE - 160 GB)
- RIP Piper Laurie (Twin Peaks, The Hustler, The Faculty, Carrie)
- What spooky movies have you been watching?
- CURTIS: Haunters: The Art of the Scare; Dark Tourist (Netflix Series)
- JOHN: Demons (+ Goblin show); Hellraiser; Friday the 13 Part VI: Jason Lives; Saws I-VI
- RYAN + BECCA: A Haunting in Venice; The Haunted Mansion; Resident Evil movies
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:28 News of the Week
00:25:30 GINGER SNAPS (2000) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:59:42 Our Ratings for GINGER SNAPS
01:03:21 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Hamburger Lady" by Throbbing Gristle; excerpts from the GINGER SNAPS Official Trailer
Outro: "Secret" by Fog Lake
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Woke up this morning, just like two seconds ago, and there are piles of rocks outside of our tent."Curtis, Simon, and special guest Dr Thomas (Tommy) Britt continue spooky canon month with the latest entry: 1999's THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. The boys discuss the lore, their favourite scary moments, various theories, the film's background and legacy, found footage supernatural horror, living near the filming location, and more. They also talk about CURSE OF THE BLAIR WITCH and THE BURKITTSVILLE 7, two mockumentaries made alongside THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT as part of the film's marketing campaign, and the real-life horror surrounding THE REAL BLAIR WITCH (2003).
Tune in next week for GINGER SNAPS (2000), a Canadian cult classic about werewolves and puberty!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:35 THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:45:15 Our Ratings for THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
00:53:45 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Rustin Parr" by Adam Wingard [BLAIR WITCH (2016) OST]; excerpts from THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Outro: "The House in the Woods" by Adam Wingard [BLAIR WITCH (2016) OST]
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
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Welcome to SPOOKY CANON MONTH, boils and ghouls! This month on the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, we've selected four of our favourites to discuss and ring in the Halloween season. First up is Quinn's choice, the 1987 horror comedy cult classic: THE MONSTER SQUAD. We talked about the first time we watched this film, our favourite scenes, its effectiveness as a kids movie and its love for classic Universal Monster movies, and circled back to some discussion on 50s nostalgia through an 80s lens. Before all that though, we discussed the end of the writers' guild strike and gave a few spooky recommendations.
Next week we will return with special guests to discuss THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:00 WGA Strike is over!
00:05:18 New release chatter (Saw X, Castlevania: Nocturne; The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar)
Spooky Fall Recommendations:
00:09:55 Talk to Me, and some extended recommendations (Quinn)
00:13:00 Insidious: The Red Door (Simon)
00:14:39 Saw; The Faculty (John)
00:20:40 THE MONSTER SQUAD Discussion
00:46:19 Our Ratings for THE MONSTER SQUAD
00:50:54 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: The Monster Squad Rap - Michael Sembello
Outro: Rock Until You Drop - Michael Sembello
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
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Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Join John, Curtis, and Katie for the back to school/spooky season crossover episode covering 1982's punk-fuelled CLASS OF 1984, starring Timothy Van Perry King, Lisa Langlois, Roddy McDowall, and a young Michael J. Fox. The gang chats about the news of the week and their latest spooky watches before diving into the film. They chat about the film's Canadian filming location, its outlandish plot and representation of punk, young Michael, and more.
Tune in next week as the boys take on MONSTER SQUAD!News of the Week
- New releases
- Dumb Money
- It Lives Inside
-
Expend4bles
-
Smile 2: heading to theatres for Halloween 2024.
- WGA and AMPTP: rumours of contract deal talks heating up; Fran Drescher re-elected to lead union
- HBO's WINNING TIME canceled
- Amazon Prime Video rolling out ads
- Ken Loach’s new (and final?) film THE OLD OAK screening in Gateshead, UK
- FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S film adaptation coming out soon
- Markiplier is adapting film version of David Szymanski's Steam game IRON LUNG
SPOOKY WATCHES
CURTIS: Trollhunter (2010)
JOHN: Cabinet of Curiosities (TV Series); Grave Encounters; Grave Encounters 2; 28 Days Haunted (Netflix Series)
KATIE: There's Something Wrong with the Children (TV Series)
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:28 News of the Week
00:09:50 Spooky Watches
00:17:35 CLASS OF 1984 (1982) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:41:12 Our Ratings for CLASS OF 1984
00:43:45 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "UK 82" by The Exploited
Outro: "I Am the Future" by Alice Cooper (CLASS OF 1984 OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
Support Curtis's run for cancer research here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/curtis-first-marathon-42k-for-cancer-research
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
To celebrate the new school year, we're kicking off the first of our two part BACK TO SCHOOL miniseries by discussing the iconic 70s comedy musical: GREASE. This was one of John's favourites, so he went into detail about why this was such a beloved movie for him growing up. We talked about 1950s nostalgia reguitated for the 70s; the film's satirical and dreamy tone; and some of our favourite scenes. Before all that though, we discussed what movies we've watched recently.
Next week we will return with the second part of the BACK TO SCHOOL series, discussing the 1982 horror comedy CLASS OF 1984.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
What we watched last week
00:05:33 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Curtis)
00:08:00 Curse of the Blair Witch (Curtis)
00:08:55 On The Basis of Sex (Curtis)
00:09:42 Leviathan The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (Curtis)
00:10:47 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Simon)
00:11:20 Blue Beetle (Simon)
00:11:37 Wild Men... and Wild Boys (Simon)
00:13:00 Wes Craven's New Nightmare (John)
00:18:356 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (John)
00:22:15 Castle Freak (John)
00:24:53 Massacre at Central High (John)
00:27:06 GREASE Discussion
00:57:00 Our Ratings for GREASE
00:59:20 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro and Outro: Grease - Frankie Valli
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
Rotten Tomatoes article: https://www.vulture.com/article/rotten-tomatoes-movie-rating.html
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
Support Curtis's run for cancer research here:
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Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Look, Anita! Puppies everywhere!"
For the 101st episode of the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, we kept things topical and discussed 101 DALMATIANS—specifically, the original 1961 Disney classic. We chatted a bit about the context of the film, and how its new animation techniques heralded a new era in Disney. We also quickly went over the plot and some of our favourite moments. Things got a bit sidetracked at the end as we got into a someone lengthy discussion on content censorship. Before all that though, John, Curtis, and Quinn discussed some recent news of the week, which included some quick shout outs of films we are excited to see following the latest festival circuit. Following this, we quickly chatted about some recent films we saw.
Next week we will return with the first of a two part BACK TO SCHOOL series, discussing the 1978 musical GREASE.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction (and some 10 Dalmatians preview chatter)
00:02:09 Lost in Translation at 20
00:05:23 Rotten Tomatoes discussion (article link in the notes below)
00:15:21 Film Fest chatter and films we want to watch (Priscilla; Juliet of the Spirits; Microwave Massacre; Evil Does Not Exist; Poor Things)
00:21:28 Sudden Fury (John)
00:20:50 The Tunnel [2011] (Quinn)
00:22:53 To Live and Die in L.A. (John)
00:27:00 TAR (John)
00:30:55 Tenebre (John)
00:35:52 101 DALMATIANS discussion
00:57:00 Our Ratings for 101 DALMATIANS
01:08:54 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Cruella De Vil" song - Scene from 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians'
Outro: Who Let the Dogs Out? - Baha Men
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
Rotten Tomatoes article: https://www.vulture.com/article/rotten-tomatoes-movie-rating.html
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
Support Curtis's run for cancer research here:
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Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
“You're gonna need a bigger boat."
Celebrate 100 episodes of the Seat Struck Movie Podcast with John, Curtis, and Quinn as they take on the classic 1975 beast from the deep film JAWS! After discussing the latest news, they chat about Bruce, masculinity, Spielberg's rise to the top, Quint and Hooper, the idiot mayor, the source material, the USS Indianapolis, and more.
Happy 100th episode, Seat Struck Movie Podcast, and special thanks to you, devoted listener, for listening. Next week, the boys will look at the animated Disney favourite 101 DALMATIANS. NEWS OF THE WEEK
- New releases
- Blue Beetle
- Strays
- Bottoms
-
Gran Turismo
-
Prey coming to 4K and BluRay
- Stop Making Sense 4K Imax screenings announced; reunion (!!) at TIFF.
- Trailer for Bradley Cooper flick ‘Maestro’
- FERRARI Teaser Trailer
- THE KILLER Tease Trailer
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:17 News of the Week
00:17:04 JAWS (1975) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:05:15 Our Ratings for JAWS
01:09:42 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Main Title" by John Williams (JAWS OST); excerpt from JAWS
Outro: "End Title" by Basil Poledouris (JAWS OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
Support Curtis's run for cancer research here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/curtis-first-marathon-42k-for-cancer-research
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."
This week on the podcast, John and Curtis dive in to what is perhaps the career apex of Ridley Scott, his sword and sandals epic and Best Picture winner at the 2001 Oscars—GLADIATOR. This was the first Ridley Scott movie that we remember releasing, so we spent some time discussing our first time watching this movie and how much of an impact it had upon release and on a subsequent generation of blockbusters. We went into the historical reference points and themes of the film, and what we liked about the characters and setting. Before getting to all that, we did a news of the week recap and talked a bit about what we watched last week.
We will be back after a couple of weeks for our EPISODE 100 SPECTACULAR!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction (and some Gladiator preview chatter
News of the Week
00:08:25 New Releases (The Last Voyage of the Demeter)
00:10:00 RIPs (William Friedkin, Robbie Robertson, and Linda Haynes)
00:14:15 Talk to Me sequel announced\
What We Watched
00:14:49 Captain Fantastic (Curtis)
00:16:44 Mona Lisa Smile (Curtis)
00:18:15 The Cobbler (John)
00:21:28 Sudden Fury (John)
00:23:52 The Many Saints of Newark (John)
00:29:20 The House with a Clock in Its Walls (John)
00:30:22 Pacific Rim (John)
00:31:56 Wild at Heart (John)
00:33:50 GLADIATOR discussion
01:10:00 Our Ratings for GLADIATOR
01:13:00 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: What More Can I Say - Jay-Z
Outro: Now We Are Free - Original Score from 'Gladiator'
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Do you want to live forever?"
Join Simon, Curtis, and John as they take on Simon's first eva canon pick: 1982's swords and sandals fantasy classic CONAN THE BARBARIAN, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom, Mako, and more. Before the discussion, they also touch on the news of the week, including recent celebrity deaths (RIP Paul Reubens aka Peewee Herman, Euphoria's Angus Cloud, and Mark "Hector Salamanca" Margolis) and new releases, such as the abysmal THE MEG 2. The boys discuss what makes CONAN special, its legacy, the film's themes and philosophy, how it launched Ahnald's career, and more.
Tune in next week for even more Ridley Scott as they take on a little film you might not have heard of: 2000's GLADIATOR!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:54 News of the Week
00:11:11 CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:02:45 Our Ratings for CONAN
01:07:14 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "The Orgy" by Basil Poledouris (CONAN THE BARBARIAN OST)
Outro: "Theology / Civilization" by Basil Poledouris (CONAN THE BARBARIAN OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
SEMPER MOVIES! Quinn, Curtis, and John are united and ready to discuss the infamous Scott picture, G.I. JANE! You may have only heard of this film from a snarky Oscars joke, but this Demi Moore/Viggo Mortensen picture is the real deal. We talk about the revelatory Moore performance; its feminist chops; Ridley doing Tony; and the jingoistic and questionable politics, particularly as it exists as a piece of pre-9/11 ephemera. Before that we talk some news of the week, including: new releases; strike delays; streaming woes; extended Barbie talk; and we touch on the death of Sinéad O'Connor.
Stay tuned for next week—it's Simon's inaugural canon pick! We will discuss CONAN THE BARBARIAN!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
News of the Week
00:03:10 New Releases (Talk to Me; The Haunted Mansion)
00:05:23 Barbie's Box Office Bonanza
00:07:00 Strike delays
00:07:30 Peacock down $3 billion
00:11:00 RIP Shuhada' Sadaqat (Sinéad O'Connor)
00:14:50 More Barbie talk
00:20:45 G.I. JANE discussion
00:46:00 Our Ratings for G.I. JANE
00:50:11 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Main Theme - from G.I. Jane OST
Outro: "The Future is a War" by Auntie Christ
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Quinn, Curtis, and John return to the Ridley Scott watch series with 1996's twinkfest WHITE SQUALL, starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Philippe (of CRUEL INTENTIONS fame). The boys begin by discussing the news of the week, including Barbenheimer, the writer's strike, and more. Then they discuss the film, including Boomer leads, links to Dead Poets Society and Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and the story's actual history.
Stay tuned for next week's watch series addition: 1997's GI JANE!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:11 News of the Week
00:28:12 WHITE SQUALL (1996) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:48:30 Our Ratings for WHITE SQUALL
00:55:00 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "White Squall" by Stan Rogers
Outro: "Valparaiso" by Sting
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"You lost today, kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it."
With America in the midst of DIAL OF DESTINY fever, we decided to keep things topical for a consecutive week by discussing the third film in the series, INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE! John is once again joined by Simon and recurring special guest Tom. This is a film we all have fond memories of, so we spent a lot of time talking about this film's return to the lighter whimsy of RAIDERS; Sean Connery and the Father/Son dynamic (and the weird meta-casting in context to the Moore Bond vibes); the great prologue; the MANY goofs and gags; and discuss where this film ranks among the other Indiana Jones films.
Before the film, we talked about some news of the week, including: new releases; quick RIP to Alan Arkin; ongoing labour news; recent trailers; and we also discuss what we watched this week.
Tune in next week as we return to the Ridley Scott watch series to discuss WHITE SQUALL.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:24 New Releases (Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One)
00:05:40 RIP Alan Arkin
00:06:40 SAG and WGA strike news
00:09:58 Wonka trailer
00:11:40 Godzilla: Minus One teaser
What we watched this week
00:14:00 Quicksand (Simon)
00:15:03 Transformer: Rise of Beasts and truck talk (Simon)
00:17:42 The Machine (Tom)
00:19:31 New York Ninja (John)
00:22:41 Countdown (John)
00:24:17 First Reformed (John)
00:26:30 Blue Velvet (John)
00:27:37 Killer Crocodile (John)
00:29:46 THE LAST CRUSADE discussion
00:58:05 Our Ratings
01:03:08 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Holy Grail - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade OST
Outro: Letting it Go/End Credits - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade OST
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Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts
"This is the day you will always remember as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow!"
Avast ye hearties! Twenty years ago was the release of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, so we decided to celebrate the anniversary by making it the topic of today's episode. John is joined by Simon and recurring special guest Tom. We talk about the production of this film—from its origins as a humble adaptation of the namesake Disney ride to the big budget Bruckheimer produced swashbuckling epic. We also spent time talking about things we liked about this film on rewatch (and some stuff we were more critical of). As a brief spoiler note, we also touched a little bit on the sequels.
Before the film, we talked about some news of the week, including: our new Facebook group (see the notes below); our favourite films of 2023 (so far); new releases; anticipated releases for the rest of 2023; and we also discuss what we watched this week.
Tune in next week for another topical episode, as we discuss INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:30 New Releases (Joyride; Insidious: The Red Door)
00:09:29 Favourite films of 2023 (so far)
00:26:14 Anticipated releases for the rest of 2023
What we watched this week
00:33:00 The Plague Dogs (Tom)
00:35:22 Black Mirror [Season Six] (Tom)
00:35:55 My Octopus Teacher (Simon)
00:36:34 The Righteous Gemstones [TV] (Simon)
00:37:19 Pet (Simon)
00:38:00 The Wire [Season Four] (John)
00:39:18 Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (John)
00:41:28 Drunken Master (John)
00:42:15 Zombi [or, Zombi 2/Zombie Flesh Eaters] (John)
00:45:47 Nope (John)
00:48:08 Batman [1989] (John)
00:50:45 Dashcam (John)
00:53:58 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN discussion
01:21:59 Our Ratings for POTC
01:27:08 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Yo, Ho! (A Pirate's Life for Me) - Pirates of the Caribbean
Outro: He's a Pirate by Klaus Badelt (CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL OST)
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Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them as the days of heaven upon the earth." (Deuteronomy 11:21)
John and Curtis return to Curtis' canon picks this week with another 1978 offering: Terrence Malick's acclaimed second feature film DAYS OF HEAVEN, starring Richard Gere, Linda Manz, Sam Shepard, and Brooke Adams. The boys discuss the gorgeous cinematography, what makes it special, contemporary and retrospective reviews, the narration, and those goddamn locusts. Before the film, they also talk about the latest news of the week, including new releases, Ezra Miller, some movie anniversaries, and John's new Laserdisc player.
Tune in next week for a special episode of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003)!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:30 News of the Week
00:24:02 DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:51:25 Our Ratings for DAYS OF HEAVEN
00:55:11 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Enderlin" by Leo Kottke (DAYS OF HEAVEN OST)
Outro: "Harvest" by Ennio Morricone (DAYS OF HEAVEN OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Simon and Curtis take on Ridley Scott's historical epic 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (1992) for this week's podcast episode. The movie tells of Christopher Columbus' fateful voyage to the "New World" and its devastating effects for the indigenous peoples there. They chat Columbus’ problematic legacy, Vangelis’ epic soundtrack, Scott’s ’90s film trajectory, and more. They also discuss the latest news, including an update on Julian Sands’ mysterious disappearance in the California mountains; Oliver Stone’s reaction to John Wick 4; James Cameron’s comments on the Titan submersible disaster; and the filming of Gladiator 2. In addition, they chat about what they watched this week and their latest watchlist additions.
Tune in next week for Curtis’ latest canon episode with Terence Malick’s 1978 masterpiece DAYS OF HEAVEN, starring Richard Gere and Sam Shepard.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:22 News of the Week
00:08:38 What We Watched This Week
00:14:00 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (1992) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:24:15 Our Ratings for 1492
00:27:45 Watchlist Additions
00:31:01 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
CURTIS: Sisu; Las Vegas Bloodbath; Influencer (2023)
SIMON: Extraction 2; The Machine (2023)
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
CURTIS: Oppenheimer; Reality (2023); Seoul Station
SIMON: Fast X
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Fantasia on a Theme" by Thomas Tallis (MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD OST)
Outro: "Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis (1492 OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Quinn, John, Curtis, and special guest Claire check out the feminist classic THELMA & LOUISE (1991) for the latest watch series episode! They discuss the latest news, including space travel, superhero movies, and the deaths of Treat Williams and Cormac McCarthy, before doing a deep dive into the film, chatting about the chemistry between the leads, the feminism of the film, the cinematography, Harvey Keitel and young Brad Pitt, and that loser Darryl.
The Seat Struck Movie Podcast's watch series will continue next week with 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (1992)!!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:45 News of the Week
00:29:40 THELMA & LOUISE (1991) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:05:05 Our Ratings for THELMA & LOUISE
01:10:55 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from VHS Trailer for THELMA & LOUISE (1991)
Outro: "I Can't Untie You From Me" by Grayson Hugh
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
" The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?"
Ever since The Seat Struck Movie Podcast began, John was itching to discuss his ALL TIME favourite film: BACK TO THE FUTURE. Guess what? That time has finally arrived! Joining this canon pick discussion is co-host Curtis (back from his trips to Eastern Europe and Ireland!) and John's brother Billy. We spend a lot of time covering this movie, discussing topics such as: our experience watching these movies as a kid; the movie as a contemporaneous 50s nostalgia vehicle, now turned 80s nostalgia vehicle; casting discussion and behind the scenes chatter (did you know Eric Stoltz was originally supposed to play Marty?); running through our favourite quotes and scenes; and of course, some minor sequel chatter. Honestly, we could have gabbed for another half hour, but when you don't have a DeLorean running at 88 MPH, you're a bit limited on time. Let's save that for when we revisit the sequels, shall we?
As a reminder, we have changed things up over the past couple of weeks. Instead of our usual discussion of watchlist additions or 'what we watched this week', we discuss the 'News of the Week' in the world of film and entertainment.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
NEWS OF THE WEEK
00:03:58 New releases: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE, and TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF BEASTS.
00:08:30 Oppenheimer gets an R rating, and IMAX discussion
00:10:00 Jared Leto climbing windows, and Killers of a Flower Moon chatter
00:11:20 New trailer for the Twisted Metal TV series
00:15:33 Jurassic Park hits 30!
00:17:00 "The Binge Purge" Streaming TV discussion
00:22:40 BACK TO THE FUTURE DISCUSSION
01:07:42 Scores and Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/streaming-industry-netflix-max-disney-hulu-apple-tv-prime-video-peacock-paramount.html
Intro: Johnny B. Goode scene from "Back to the Future"
Outro: Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week, with Curtis away on vacation in Eastern Europe, we decide to keep things casual and discuss a list of our 'hidden gems'—films that we think are little known, but enjoyable and deserving of higher praise. Joining us for this discussion is our 'fifth Beatle' SIMON!
We changed things up significantly this week. Instead of our usual discussion of watchlist additions or 'what we watched this week', we discuss the 'News of the Week' in the world of film and entertainment.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
NEWS OF THE WEEK
00:01:40 RIPs: Kenneth Anger; Ray Stevenson; Tina Turner (also some chatter on album/tape covers)
00:09:10 Cannes Film Festival recap
00:13:12 Congrats to the new dads—De Niro and Pacino
00:15:11 The End of RARBG, and talking torrent sites
00:20:58 Barry and Succession finales; prestige TV discussion
00:24:04 One Year Anniversary: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
00:27:17 Twentieth Anniversary: FINDING NEMO
00:28:25 Twenty Fifth Anniversary: GODZILLA
00:30:47 Fortieth Anniversary: RETURN OF THE JEDI
HIDDEN GEMS DISCUSSION
00:36:14 This is England (Quinn)
00:39:27 Raw Force (Simon)
00:41:47 The Americanization of Emily (John)
00:45:22 Little Monsters (Quinn)
00:48:44 Raiders of Atlantis (Simon)
00:50:22 Parents (John)
00:54:03 Chopping Mall (Quinn)
00:57:20 The Emerald Forest (Simon)
00:59:00 Zombi Child (John)
01:02:53 Holes (Quinn)
01:05:50 Lockout (Simon)
01:07:37 Godzilla vs. Hedorah (John)
01:13:16 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "If Only, If Only" by Jenna Kay Holmer (from 'Holes')
Middle: Main Theme - The Emerald Forest OST
Outro: "Kaese! Taiyō (Return! The Sun) by Mari Keiko, Honey Knights, and Moon Drops (from Godzilla vs. Hedorah)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Nobody's going to help a gaijin."
Continuing the Ridley Scott watch series, John and Curtis take on the underrated 1989 action film BLACK RAIN, starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takahura, Kate Capshaw, and the late but great Yūsaku Matsuda as the villainous "wild dog" Koji Sato. The boys talk about what they watched this week and their latest watchlist additions before discussing the movie. They chat about the action sequences, steamy Japan, cultural clashes, what makes this movie "dadcore," and find out why Scott didn't want to film in Japan again after BLACK RAIN.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:06 What We Watched This Week
00:15:03 Watchlist Additions
00:20:27 BLACK RAIN (1989) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:47:35 Our Ratings for BLACK RAIN
00:56:43 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
CURTIS: Lars and the Real Girl; Wasabi
JOHN: Beef (TV Series); The King of Comedy; The Adventures of Mark Twain; American Underdog
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
CURTIS: Sisu; The Starling Girl; The Idol (HBO Series); Black Rain (1989 Japanese film)
JOHN: Phantom of the Paradise; The Legend of 1900; Vhyes
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from VHS Trailer for BLACK RAIN (1989)
Outro: "The Final Confrontation" by Hans Zimmer (BLACK RAIN OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week on on the podcast we return to the Ridley Scott Watch Series to discuss the 1987 neo-noir film SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, starring Tom Berenger, Lorraine Bracco, and Mimi Rogers. We chat about the return back to familiar genre beats that Scott explored in BLADE RUNNER, albeit in a 1980s New York City setting. We also discuss this film's place in the contemporaneous cinema landscape in relation to the 80s erotic thriller boom. According to Letterboxd, SOMEONE... is the least popular feature film in the Ridley Scott filmography (WHITE SQUALL heads stay WINNING). Is this forgotten flick worth checking out? We debate and give our scores. Before talking about the film, we discuss our latest additions to our watchlists and what recent stuff we watched.
Next week we return with another entry in the series, the Michael Douglas-led action thriller BLACK RAIN!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:04:41 Arnold [TV - Netflix] (Curtis)
00:05:13 Asteroid City (Curtis)
00:05:32 Bunker 717 (Curtis)
00:05:53 One Ranger (Curtis)
00:06:33 Hackers (Quinn)
00:07:08 Secret Sunshine (Quinn)
00:08:22 Kung Fu Stuntmen (John)
00:09:42 On the Society File of Shanghai (John)
00:10:42 My Own Private Idaho (John)
What We Watched This Week
00:12:32 Scream VI (Quinn)
00:15:26 Awake [2021] (John)
00:18:23 The Road [2009] (John)
00:23:17 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (John)
00:27:30 Cloud Atlas (John)
00:20:30 Blackberry (John)
00:34:43 The Wizard of Gore (John)
00:36:24 The Hot Spot (Curtis)
00:37:23 Sherlock Holmes [2009] (Curtis)
00:38:20 Sex Actually with Alice Levine [Season Two] (Curtis)
00:39:22 SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME Discussion
01:04:23 Our Ratings
01:19:30 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Someone to Watch Over Me - Sting
Outro: Suspicious Minds - Fine Young Cannibals
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Higher, man, higher! 'Til you hear the bones starting to crack!"
This week, Curtis returns to his canon series with the 1977 midnight grindhouse/action/thriller film ROLLING THUNDER (1977), which is also one of Quentin Tarantino's favourite films. He is joined by BROFORCE: Magill, John, and Simon. The boys discuss what they watched this week and their latest additions to the watchlist before diving into The X-Files, the Vietnam War, William Devane, and more.
Stay tuned next week as the team returns to the Ridley Scott watch series with SOMEBODY TO WATCH OVER ME (1987).
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:45 What We Watched This Week
00:47:30 Watchlist Additions
00:54:53 ROLLING THUNDER (1977) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
01:23:35 Our Ratings for ROLLING THUNDER
01:28:11 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
CURTIS: The Girl on the Train; Cold Hell; Tetsuo: The Iron Man
JOHN: Brigsby Bear; Joe Dirt; Mad God; Evil Dead Rise; They Live; Terrorvision; Young Frankenstein; Star Wars (1977); Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back; Son of Godzilla
MAGILL: The X-Files (TV Series)
SIMON: Renfield; Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves; Mandy (TV Series)
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
JOHN: Visiting Hours; One Crazy Summer; The Battle of Lake Changjin
CURTIS: Dario Argento’s Dark Glasses; Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer; Diving into the Unknown; Moonage Daydream; Diary of the Grizzly Man (TV Series); All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
KATIE: The Midnight Club (Netflix Series); A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Prevues of Coming Attractions" Music; excerpt from ROLLING THUNDER (1977)
Outro: "Born in the USA (Demo Version, 1982)" by Bruce Springsteen
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out Magill's website here:
https://www.magillfoote.com/
And his podcast THE TRAIL RUNS COLD on Spotify here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1IWYfBRGRlFXPJSpElzYJu
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." May the 4th be with you!
Curtis and special guest Grant revisit the original STAR WARS from 1977 (aka STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE), the one that launched a gazillion sequels (and prequels). The boys discuss what they watched this week and their latest additions to the watchlist before diving in. They talk about their favourite Star Wars moments and characters, George Lucas' galactic world, and even touch on the dread Star Wars Holiday Special! Tune in to see why this movie's still wanted in seven galaxies!! "See STAR WARS! Fuck Ronald Reagan!"
Curtis will take the helm again next week for his next canon pick: 1977's ROLLING THUNDER, a midnight grindhouse delight starring William Devane and a young Tommy Lee Jones. It's one of Tarantino's favourite films and for good reason!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:51 What We Watched This Week
00:16:05 Watchlist Additions
00:24:24 STAR WARS (1977) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits, favourite scenes)
00:53:00 STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1978) Brief Discussion
00:57:15 Our Ratings
01:02:10 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
CURTIS: Fall (2022); Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Always; The Hong Kong Massacre (Video Game); The Black Phone
GRANT: Zardoz; Repo Man; Smoking Causes Coughing
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
CURTIS: Coded Bias; The Hot Spot; Lars and the Real Girl; Bit (2019)
GRANT: Rugrats (TV Series)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Star Wars (Main Title)" by John Williams (STAR WARS OST); R2D2 Scream
Outro: "Knights of the Old Republic II - Main Title" by Mark Griskey (STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC II: THE SITH LORDS OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
Curtis' book ALCHEMY AND EXEMPLARY POETRY IN MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE available now:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-26606-5
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"You think you have won! What is light without dark? What are you without me? I am a part of you all. You can never defeat me. We are brothers eternal!"
This week on on the podcast we return to the Ridley Scott Watch Series to discuss the 1985 fantasy film LEGEND! The gang is also joined by recurring guests Simon and Katie. We discuss the film, spending a lot of time reviewing the differences between the domestic, international, and directors cuts. Did you know the different cuts feature two completely different scores: one by Tangerine Dream, the other by Jerry Goldsmith? Before talking about the film, we discuss what we watched this week as well as our latest additions to our watchlists.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:03:22 Daisy Jones and the Six (Curtis)
00:04:02 Fall [2022] (Curtis)
00:04:33 Of Love and Shadows (Curtis)
00:04:54 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Only (Curtis)
00:06:14 The Unnamable (Katie)
00:06:40 Nightbreed (Katie)
00:07:53 Stalker [1979] (Katie)
00:08:34 UFO Sweden (Simon)
00:08:58 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and recent release chatter (Simon)
00:09:40 If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (John)
00:10:35 Freaky Farley (John)
00:11:29 Code of Honour [2016] and extended Segall chatter (John)
00:13:59 Nightmare [1981] (Quinn)
What We Watched This Week
00:15:34 9/11: One Day in America (Quinn)
00:16:36 Spice World (Simon)
00:17:44 Ip Man 3 (Simon)
00:18:15 Quasi (Simon)
00:18:39 Kids vs. Aliens (Simon)
00:19:01 The Land of the Sons (Simon)
00:19:50 From [Season One] (Katie)
00:20:31 Aftermath [2021] (Katie)
00:21:42 Patient Zero [2018] (John)
00:23:17 Rodan (John)
00:25:44 Creed II (John)
00:27:48 Moving Out [Video Game]. (John)
00:29:29 Scooby Doo [2002] (John)
00:31:34 Broforce [Video Game] (Curtis)
00:33:22 Yellowjackets [2023] (Curtis)
00:35:05 The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (Curtis)
00:36:44 Treasure of Nadia [Video Game] (Curtis)
00:37:34 LEGEND Discussion
01:07:03 Our Ratings
01:12:57 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Main Title - Jerry Goldsmith
Outro: Loved by the Sun - Jon Anderson (From 'Legend' OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"It was Beauty killed the Beast."
All aboard for Skull Island as John and Curtis revisit the OG Universal Monsters classic KING KONG from 1933. Stay tuned for sound editing, dinosaurs, the amazing animation (HARRYHAUSEN!), criticism of the sexism, colonialism, and racism, and more for this action-packed episode. Before the discussion, the boys also discuss their latest additions to the watchlist and what they watched this week.
The Curtis, John, and Quinn triple threat will return next Sunday (with Katie) as they continue the Ridley Scott canon series with LEGEND, starring Scientologist Tom Cruise and the immortal Tim Curry!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:48 Watchlist Additions
00:10:57 What We Watched This Week
00:35:18 KING KONG (1933) Discussion (hot takes, juicy bits, fun facts)
01:02:21 Our Ratings
01:07:35 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
CURTIS: The Devil and the Death Penalty; Crazy Rich Asians; Poetic Justice; The Elephant Man; James and the Giant Peach
JOHN: Laserblast; Interstellar; Ebirah, Horror of the Deep; How it Ends; How to Blow Up a Pipeline; Destroy All Monsters; Masked Mutilator
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
CURTIS: Unorthodox (Netflix Miniseries); Blade Runner: Black Lotus (TV Series); Dave Not Coming Back; Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
JOHN: Back to Back, Face to Face; Vice Squad; Primary Colors
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "King Kong (Main Theme)" by Max Steiner
Outro: "Not Just a Name" by Drab Majesty
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
Check out Curtis' new book ALCHEMY AND EXEMPLARY POETRY IN MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE here:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-26606-5
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"I say atonality is just a passing phase in jazz music. What do you think Mr. Everett?
Lady, I don't know what the hell you're talkin' about."
This week on on the podcast, Quinn and John discuss one of Quinn's favourite films, the legendary Elvis vehicle: JAILHOUSE ROCK! We chat about Elvis' foray into the film industry, and his larger place in culture at the time, and then discuss the film. Before talking about the film, we what we watched this week as well as our latest additions to our watchlists.
Tune in next week as the gang is back to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the big ape, chatting KING KONG.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:03:21 Black Shampoo (Quinn)
00:04:14 The Exterminator (Quinn)
00:05:21 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (John)
00:06:12 The Assistant [2019] (John)
00:07:00 Let Him Go (John)
What We Watched This Week
00:07:50 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (Quinn)
00:10:23 Rocky IV (John)
00:13:46 Rocky V (John)
00:19:36 Persona [1966] (John)
00:21:48 Guns Akimbo (John)
00:22:46 No Sudden Move (John)
00:23:43 High Life (John)
00:26:19 Dual [2022] (John)
00:28:41 Broforce [Video Game] (John)
00:29:37 Dayshift (John)
00:30:32 Willy's Wonderland (John)
00:32:07 Harlan County U.S.A. (John)
00:35:28 Invasion of the Astro Monster (John)00:36:26 JAILHOUSE ROCK Discussion
01:01:35 Our Ratings
01:05:39 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro and Outro: Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (1968 TV Special)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"I understand your pain, Belial, but ripping the faces off people may not be in your best interest.'
This week on on the podcast, Quinn, John, and returning guest Simon discuss the two sequels to the 1982 film BASKET CASE, which was discussed previously in episode 78. We chat about BASKET CASE 2 and the follow up sequel BASKET CASE 3: THE PROGENY. Both are lighter and campier than the original, but are also directed by the same man (Henenlotter), feature the same main characters and explore the same themes from the earlier film, albeit from a different and less terrifying perspective. Do these films hold up? Before talking about the film, we what we watched this week as well as our latest additions to our watchlists.
Tune in next week as Quinn and John discuss... something! We haven't figured it out yet!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:02:22 Mystery Date 2 (Simon)
00:03:12 The Cotton Club (Quinn)
00:04:24 Beau is Afraid (Quinn)
00:04:45 The House that Dripped Blood (Quinn)
00:05:37 The Abominable Dr. Phibes (Quinn)
00:06:23 Birthday shoutout to Quinn and Mr. Tarantino!
00:06:59 F for Fake (John)
00:07:52 The Watermelon Man (John)
00:09:01 Men with Brooms (John)
What We Watched This Week
00:09:55 Cocaine Bear and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (Simon)
00:11:07 The Expendables 2 and 3 (Simon)
00:11:22 I Got a Monster (Quinn)
00:12:24 Leprechaun 3 (Quinn)
00:14:12 Leprechaun (John)
00:16:45 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [Video Game] (John)
00:17:45 The Conjuring (John)
00:19:40 Annabelle (John)
00:20:16 28 Weeks Later (John)
00:22:54 Weed [1969] (John)
00:24:34 Succession [Season Two and Three] (John)
00:27:01 BASKET CASE 2 and 3 Discussion
00:43:30 Our Ratings
00:48:00 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Personality - Annie Ross (from Basket Case 3 OST)
Outro: Barbeque - Joe Renzetti (Basket Case 2 OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Time to die.Curtis and John return to the next film of the Ridley Scott watch series with 1982's BLADE RUNNER! We chat about this cinematic ur-text of the 'cyberpunk' genre, which inspired many works in film (The Matrix, Akira) and video games (Metal Gear Solid, Deus Ex). We discuss the film's influence and exploration of industrial late-stage capitalist dystopia and the questions it raises around the nature of artificial intelligence and the emergent police state. Lots to chew on here! Before talking about the film, the boys also cover what they watched this week as well as their latest additions to their watchlists.
Tune in next week as Quinn and John return to the Henenlotter canon to discuss a double feature of the BASKET CASE sequels!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
What We Watched This Week00:02:30 Bunny Lake is Missing (John)
00:04:39 The Fourth Kind [2008] (John)
00:06:24 The Deeper You Dig (John)
00:08:10 The Passion of Joan of Arc (John)
00:11:15 Gretel and Hansel (John)
00:12:03 Succession [season one] (John)
00:16:20 The Last of Us [season one]
00:20:33 Mandabi [IFFO 2023] (John)
00:24:53 Tales from the Gimli Hospital (John)
00:20:16 Pakistan's Hidden Predators (Curtis)
00:31:20 Snow Angels [2007] (Curtis)
00:33:00 Detainment [2018] (Curtis)
00:33:52 The Toolbox Killer (Curtis)
00:36:01 The Lovely Bones (Curtis)
Watchlist Additions00:37:32 Avengement [2019] (John)
00:38:08 The Irishman (John)
00:39:40 Battleship Potemkin (John)
00:40:17 Dead Ringers [TV] (Curtis)
00:41:00 Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Curtis)
00:41:28 Crazy Rich Asians (Curtis)
00:42:50 The Devil and the Death Penalty (Curtis)
00:43:33 Fast Company (Curtis)
00:44:45 BLADE RUNNER Discussion
01:13:23 Our Ratings
01:18:58 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Blade Runner Blues - Vangelis (Blade Runner OST)
Outro: Love - Vangelis (Blade Runner OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Curtis and John return to the next film of the Ridley Scott watch series with 1979's ALIEN starring Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, and Yaphet Kotto. They discuss malfunctioning robots, the space jockey, H.R. Giger, issues of gender and the working class, and more. Before talking about the film, the boys also cover what they watched this week as well as their latest additions to their watchlists.
Tune in next week as they cover another masterpiece from Ridley Scott's filmography: 1982's BLADE RUNNER, based on Philip K. Dick's novella DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:15 Watchlist Additions
00:08:56 What We Watched This Week
00:29:33 ALIEN (1979) Discussion (hot takes, juicy bits, fun facts)
00:56:03 Our Ratings
01:03:58 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
CURTIS: The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate (BBC Documentary); The Hitcher (1986); The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; Dave the Diver (Video Game)
JOHN: Dog Day Afternoon; Queen of the Dead; Mr. Deeds; Insidious; Insidious: Chapter 2; Insidious: Chapter 3; Scary Movie 2; Son of the White Mare; I Like Movies; The Passion of Joan of Arc
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
CURTIS: Sleepaway Camp 3; In Search of the Last Action Hero; Out There Halloween Mega Tape; The 12th Victim; Citizen X
JOHN: Bahubali 2: The Conclusion; Aquaman (2018); Hwayi: A Monster Boy
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from ALIEN (1979)
Outro: "Stage One" (ALIEN 3 SEGA Genesis OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Hey all, since we've all been away for most of the last few weeks, I'm releasing a piece of bonus content talking my favourite TV and favourite movies (both new releases and first time watches of older flicks) of 2022. We'll be back again soon to discuss ALIEN!
Timestamps
TV: 03:08
- Mare of Easttown
- Sharp Objects
- Chernobyl
- Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
- John Adams
- Twin Peaks (1990-91)
MOVIES (new releases): 16:55
- The Twentieth Century
- The Worst Person in the World
- The Last Duel
- The Northman
- Crimes of the Future
- Mad God
- We're All Going to the World's Fair
- Licorice Pizza
MOVIES (first watches of older flicks): 37:55
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man
- The Act of Killing
- Crime Wave (1985... the John Paizs one)
- Singin' in the Rain
- The Night of the Hunter
- Memories of Murder
- The Empty Man
- Pink Flamingos
- Hard Boiled
- Thief (1981)
Corrections:
- For Sharp Objects, meant to say STEP SISTER
- Forgot to discuss, but would have also added TOP GUN MAVERICK (new watches) and UNSTOPPABLE (old watches).
- Tetsuo - meant to say 16mm.
- Also, sorry for saying 'affect' so much - was trying to pivot away from saying 'aesthetic' and made too much of a course correction.
"What's in the basket? Easter eggs?"
With Curtis away, Quinn and John decided to discuss one of Quinn's favourites (and one John watched in an entire triple feature marathon!): BASKET CASE! We discuss a bit about the director of the film, Frank Henenlotter, and his impact on 80s exploitation filmmaking and more recently in the world of film restoration, before talking about this movie (and also discuss a bit about Basket Case 2 and 3 towards the end). We finish up by giving our scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week (and thanks to Curtis for providing his notes).
We will be back in a few weeks to discuss ALIEN.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:03:22 The Way of the Gun (Quinn)
00:04:11 Milk [2008] (Quinn)
00:05:40 Camille 2000 (John)
00:07:11 Anything Else [2003] (John)
00:07:47 High Plains Drifter (John)
00:09:40 Grave Robbers (Curtis)
What we watched this week
00:10:09 Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (Curtis)
00:13:38 Gemma: My Murder [BBC Doc] (Curtis)
00:16:24 The Money Pit (Quinn)
00:18:26 Creed (John)
00:22:13 The Mummy [1999] (John)
00:24:00 Inkheart (John)
00:25:24 The Wonder (John)
00:29:45 Ready or Not [2019] (John)
00:27:08 Parents [1989] (John)
00:31:37 BASKET CASE Discussion
00:52:00 Scores
00:55:48 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Basket Case Radio Spot
Outro: Basket Case - Green Day
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
“A dream to some! A nightmare to others!”
Curtis and Simon strike back with an exciting double bill for the ages: John Boorman's EXCALIBUR (1981) and Tubi's ZAPPER! (2023). They are joined by ZAPPER! director Nick Gatsby and director/actress Skye Armenta to discuss their latest film and other favourites before diving into EXCALIBUR. Join the gang for the sword in the stone, medieval fantasy, quests, and more. Before the film, the group also talk about what they watched this week as well as their latest additions to the watchlist.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:55 Watchlist Additions
00:17:35 What We Watched This Week
00:24:22 ZAPPER! (2023) Discussion
00:41:11 EXCALIBUR (1981) Discussion
01:05:40 Our Ratings
01:11:30 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
CURTIS: Infinity Pool; Cut to the Bone (Video Game)
SIMON: Cunk on Earth/People/Britain; The Menu; MEGAN; Bloody Birthday; Animal Factory
NICK: The Warriors; Infinity Pool; The Unknown Man Of Shandigor; Dark Star; Run Lola Run
SKYE: The Proposal; The Warriors; Goodfellas
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
CURTIS: The Video Dead; On the Basis of Sex; The Hitcher; Slaughter High
SIMON: Flux Gourmet
NICK: Kids vs. Aliens; Point Blank
SKYE: Spring Breakers
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from EXCALIBUR Trailer
Outro: "Camelot" by Trevor Jones (EXCALIBUR OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
WATCH ZAPPER! on Tubi here:
https://tubitv.com/movies/713944/zapper
Love is in the air! And if youuuuuu can believe it (hiii David!), it is almost Valentine's Day (and the Superbowl) again! Join the boys (John, Quinn, and Curtis) as they take on their top romantic comedy picks for Valentine's Day (and beyond). From BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S to Adam Sandler to SHAUN OF THE DEAD (the first "zom rom com"), you are in for a treat! As usual, the guys also discuss what they watched this week as well as their latest additions to the watchlist before naming their top rom coms.
Tune in next week for another special episode as Curtis, Simon, and another special guest take on John Boorman's medieval cult classic EXCALIBUR (1981)!!
OUR PICKS
JOHN
The Wedding Singer
She's All That
Sing Street
QUINN
There’s Something About Mary
The Heartbreak Kid
Crazy, Stupid, Love
CURTIS
Love and Other Drugs
Shaun of the Dead
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Honourable Mentions: Quinn (40 Days and 40 Nights, You've Got Mail); Curtis (Bones and All, Sweet Home Alabama, Groundhog Day); John (Sleepless in Seattle, Warm Bodies)
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:13 What We Watched This Week
00:31:05 Watchlist Additions
00:36:00 Favourite Romantic Comedies Discussion (fun facts, hot takes, Audrey Hepburn, and more)
00:59:29 Honourable Mentions
01:02:15 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Don’t Pick up the Phone; In Search of Darkness: Part III
CURTIS: Skinamarink; In Search of Darkness: Part III; Amityville II: The Possession; Gunk on Earth (BBC/Netflix Series); Mean Girls; Sherlock (Season 1); The Mist
JOHN: The Devil’s Advocate (1997); Dave Not Coming Back; Barbarian (2022); Men (2022); The Americanization of Emily; Cure (1997); Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story; Fall (2022); Turkey Shoot (1982); Knock at the Cabin
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: Sick; The Margin Call
CURTIS: Pulse (2001); The Last Horror Film (1982); The Doctor and the Devils
JOHN: Kaun?; Devil Story; Long Weekend (1978)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Moon River" written by Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer; sung by Audrey Hepburn (BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S OST)
Outro: Excerpts from SHAUN OF THE DEAD and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Well I always thought that archaeologists were always funny looking men going around looking for their mommies."
"Mummies."
HOLY POTATOES! This week on the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, we discuss the 1984 sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM! Joining John and Quinn on this adventure is Tom, who you might recognize as John's co-host on the Domestic Pints ONLY podcast, and for his previous appearance on our OFFICE SPACE episode. We talk about one of the few films that Spielberg disowned after its release, an uncommon dark and disturbing (and, uh, definitely racist) entry into his filmography, yet an iconic piece of action blockbuster cinema that we loved as kids. We discuss our first experiences with this film and our thoughts on it coming back to it many years later. We then give our final scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.
We will be back next week for a special Valentine's Day episode discussing our favourite ROMANTIC COMEDIES!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:02:22 The Plague Dogs (Tom)
00:03:10 Dead End [1937] (Quinn)
00:03:57 Narvik (Curtis)
00:04:23 Funan (Curtis)
00:05:37 Corpse Party [TV] (Curtis)
00:06:23 Kaithi (John)
00:06:50 Vice Squad (John)
00:07:07 The Deeper You Dig (John)
What we watched this week
00:07:58 Aftersun (Quinn)
00:09:01 Ghost [1990] (Quinn)
00:10:24 The Mask [1994] (Quinn)
00:11:47 You People (Tom)
00:12:16 Plane (Tom)
00:13:21 Jackass Forever (Tom)
00:13:55 Zola (Tom)
00:14:28 Avatar: The Way of the Water (Tom)
00:16:21 Enter the Drag Dragon [World Premiere!] (John)
00:19:40 The Terminator (John)
00:21:20 Terminator 2: Judgement Day (John)
00:23:50 Infinity Pool (John)
00:26:15 Blood Red Sky (John)
00:27:35 The Burning [1981] (John)
00:29:29 TEMPLE OF DOOM Discussion
00:55:50 Scores
01:01:25 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Scene from 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Outro: Anything Goes Part II - Temple of Doom OST
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Curtis and John revisit the John Carpenter watch series, discussing their favourite moments and JC movies, as well as providing a countdown of his best films. Before the discussion, they also talk about their latest additions to the watchlist and what they watched this week.
Tune in next week for the return of QUINN and DORE as they dare to enter THE TEMPLE OF DOOM!!!
JOHN CARPENTER MOVIES RANKED
- The Thing
- Escape from New York (both 4.75)
- Halloween (4.5)
- Assault on Precinct 13 (4.33)
- The Fog (4.25)
- They Live (4.17)
- Prince of Darkness (3.83)
- Starman (3.75)
- In the Mouth of Madness (3.6)
- Big Trouble in Little China (3.33)
- Christine (3.25)
- Someone’s Watching Me!
- Elvis
- Body Bags
- Ghosts of Mars
- Cigarette Burns (ALL 3)
- Escape from LA (2.83)
- Dark Star (2.67)
- Vampires (2.33)
- The Ward (2.21)
- Village of the Damned (1.67)
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1.4)
- Pro-Life (1)
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:07 Watchlist Additions
00:09:35 What We Watched This Week
00:38:55 The JOHN CARPENTER countdown begins!! (22-11)
01:19:05 JOHN CARPENTER BIG HITS (10-6)
01:19:05 JOHN CARPENTER GOD TIER (5-1)
01:31:30 Question Time (& VAMPIRES)
01:43:32 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: Peep Show (Season 1); The Ring; Intruder (1989); Skinamarink; Troll (2022); The Wailing;
CURTIS: Holy Spider; The Killing Fields; The Banshees of Inisherin; The Lair (2022); The Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders (TV Series)
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
JOHN: The Other Side of the Wind; Unsane; Bingo
CURTIS: Killer Women with Piers Morgan (Netflix Series); Ruby in Paradise; Solo: A Star Wars Story; Living (2022)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Night" by John Carpenter (Lost Themes)
Outro: "Weeping Ghost" by John Carpenter (Lost Themes III: Alive after Death)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."
Releasing theatrically on January 23, 1943 - we celebrated the 80th anniversary of one of the greatest Romance films in Hollywood history this week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast. We chat in detail about this classic film and then give our final scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.
We will be back next week for a special recap of the John Carpenter Watch Series. Where did our movies rank? How did they compare to our personal rankings? Which films are we itching to revisit? Tune in to find out.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:03:14 Nosferatu In Venice (Curtis)
00:04:04 Heaven Knows What (Curtis)
00:04:13 Skinamarink (Curtis)
00:04:50 Boston Strangler (Curtis)
00:05:04 Jeremiah Johnson (Quinn)
00:06:18 Gummo (Quinn)
00:07:09 The Iron Lady (Quinn)
00:07:55 Inside [2023] (Quinn)
00:09:09 The Beach Bum (John)
00:09:56 Idiocracy (John)
00:10:55 Rolling Thunder Review: A Bob Dylan (John)
What we watched this week
00:11:40 Hell's Kitchen [TV] (Quinn)
00:13:08 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune [Video Game] (John)
00:14:57 Crime Scene: Texas Killing Fields [Netflix] (John)
00:16:45 Marquis De Sade's Justine [1969] (John)
00:17:49 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (John)
00:20:47 Babylon [2022] (John)
00:24:39 Autopsy of Jane Doe (John)
00:26:40 The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari [Netflix] (Curtis)
00:28:20 M3GAN (Curtis)
00:29:15 Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre [Season One] (Curtis)
00:31:12 The Last of Us [Episode One] (Curtis)
00:32:18 Turkey Shoot [1982] (Curtis)
00:33:24 That 90s Show [Episode One] (Curtis)
00:34:48 CASABLANCA Discussion
01:00:00 Scores
01:03:15 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson
Outro: La Marseillaise - Scene from 'Casablanca'
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
John, Quinn, and Curtis present a brand NEW watch series on this week's podcast covering the filmography of acclaimed director Ridley Scott. They begin the watch series with 1977's THE DUELLIST, his very first feature-length film, set in Napeoleonic Europe and starring Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine. The boys discuss their favourite scenes, the amazing Keitel, and the film's rich cinematography and the epic duel scenes. Before the discussion, they also talk about their latest additions to their watchlists and what they watched this week.
Tune in next week for a special episode covering the masterpiece CASABLANCA!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:40 What We Watched This Week
00:26:02 Watchlist Additions
00:37:58 THE DUELLISTS (1977) Discussion (fun facts, hot takes, and more)
01:01:22 Our Ratings
01:06:42 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Shameless (TV Series)
CURTIS: Chasing Coral; The Tracker (2002); Possession (1981); From Hell; Gunk on Earth (BBC Miniseries)
JOHN: Unstoppable (2010); The Mummy (1932); Chasing Amy; Scream 3; 38 at the Garden; Dead Alive (1992); Madeline’s Madeline
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: 25th Hour; Tár
CURTIS: The White Lotus (Season 1); Turkey Shoot; Body Melt (1993); Dead End Drive-In; La Reine Margot; The Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker; Holy Spider
JOHN: Heaven Knows What; Ex Libris: The New York Public Library; Survival Skills
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Main Title" by Howard Blake [THE DUELLISTS (1977) OST)
Outro: "Push" by Fog Lake
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"When Michael Myers was six years old, he stabbed his sister to death. For years he was locked up in Smith's Grove Sanitarium, but he escaped. And suddenly, Halloween became another word for mayhem. One by one, he killed his entire family, until his nine-year-old niece, Jamie Lloyd, was the only one left alive. Six years ago, Halloween night, Michael and Jamie vanished. Many people believed them dead, but I think that someone hid them away. Someone who keeps Michael, protects him... and tries to control him. And if there's one thing I know, you can't control evil. You can lock it up, you can burn it and bury it and pray that it dies, but it never will. It just rests awhile. You can lock your doors, and say your prayers at night, but the evil's out there... waiting. And maybe... just maybe... it's closer than you think." - Paul 'Stephen' Rudd
Welcome to 2023! After a long vacation, John and Curtis are back to discuss the sixth entry in the Halloween series, HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS! Michael is back and brawnier than ever. We chat about the film, also discussing its long and troubled production history, before we finish off and give our final scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.
We will be back next week to kick off our new Ridley Scott Watch Series - talking his first film, The Duelists.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:04:00 The Defiant Ones [1958] (Curtis)
00:05:40 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Curtis)
00:08:30 Burial [2022] (Curtis)
00:09:07 The Villainess [2017] (John)
00:10:10 Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (John)
00:11:13 The Other Side of Hope (John)
What we watched this week
00:12:44 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Curtis)
00:16:35 Jason X (Curtis)
00:18:40 Black Mama, White Mama (Curtis)
00:19:13 Coffy (Curtis)
00:19:09 Encounters at the End of the World (Curtis)
00:19:50 The Pale Blue Eye (Curtis)
00:22:05 Pepsi, Where's My Jet? [Netflix] (John)
00:26:15 Black Christmas [1974] (John)
00:29:03 Black Christmas [2006] (John)
00:32:17 Black Christmas [2019] (John)
00:36:08 A Muppet Christmas Carol (John)
00:38:57 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (and Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces) (John)
00:43:37 S. Darko (John)
00:45:37 The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari [Netflix] (John)
00:47:26 HALLOWEEN 6 Discussion
01:06:43 Scores
01:09:40 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Halloween 6 - Teaser Trailer
Outro: Theme from 'Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Jesus, I wouldn't wear this to have my liver out!."
'Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the home, not a feature was streaming, not even on our phone! On the last of our Holiday-themed episodes (and our last episode of 2022), John and Curtis discuss the influential Canadian urtext for slasher horrors: BLACK CHRISTMAS. We chat about the film's influence on future slasher films in the 70s and 80s, along with the production history and content of the film, and finish off by giving our final scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.
In the new year, we will be back with a very special episode recapping our John Carpenter Watch Series. Where did we stack up rankings wise? Stay tuned!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:02:36 EO (Curtis)
00:035:0 Extraordinary Attorney Woo [TV] (Curtis)
00:037:1 The Volcano: The Eruption from Whakaari (Curtis)
00:03:30 Something Wild (Curtis)
00:04:18 Let the Sunshine In (John)
00:04:44 Bodied [2017] (John)
00:05:24 1987: When the Day Comes (John)
What we watched this week
00:06:32 Stay out of the House! [Video Game] (Curtis)
00:06:45 Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle [Video Game] (Curtis)
00:07:18 Bones and All (Curtis)
00:11:30 Wednesday [TV - Netflix] (Curtis)
00:13:09 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Curtis)
00:15;20 Peaky Binders Season Two [TV] (Curtis)
00:16:07 Donut County [Video Game] (John)
00:17:15 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (John)
00:18:19 Singin' in the Rain (John)
00:20:05 Twin Peaks Season Two [TV] (John)
00:21:34 Smile [2022] (John)
00:22:10 Ghost [1990] (John)
00:22:45 BLACK CHRISTMAS Discussion
00:44:00 Scores
00:47:00 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Black Christmas Theatrical Trailer
Outro: 'Silent Night' (from Black Christmas)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The boys (Quinn, Curtis, and John) are back in town to present another Christmas classic: 1990's O. G. HOME ALONE (1990), starring the eternal Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Katherine O'Hara, and helmed by director Chris Columbus, written by John Hughes, and scored by John Williams. The lads discuss their favourite scenes and moments, the film's cultural impact and sequels, Macaulay Culkin, slapstick humour, and the many wondrous cameos. Before they talk about the movie, they also reveal what's on their watchlist and what they watched this week.
Tune in next week as they return to the shadows with the original BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)! Have yourself a very BLACK CHRISTMAS!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:07 Watchlist Additions
00:07:40 What We Watched This Week
00:20:40 HOME ALONE (1990) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:56:26 Our Ratings for HOME ALONE
01:00:26 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Shameless (Season 1); The Bear
JOHN: Why Hide?/Christmas Presence (2018); Top Gun: Maverick; Doctor Orlof’s Monster (1964); Mandy; The Night Before
CURTIS: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: EO; La Dolce Vita;
JOHN: Screamplay; La Notte; The Night Comes for Us
CURTIS: American Carnage
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from "Home Alone VHS Trailer"
Outro: "Holiday Flight" by John Williams (HOME ALONE OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Kidnap the Sandy Claws, lock him up real tight
Throw away the key and then turn off all the lights."
The boys kickoff the festive season right with weird Disney's cult masterpiece offering TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. The boys discuss their favourite characters and scenes, the ground-breaking stop motion and how it holds up today, demon children, Oogie Boogie Man, and more. Before they talk about the movie, they also reveal what's on their watchlist and what they watched this week.
Tune in next week for the next Christmas special with 1990's O. G. HOME ALONE starring Macaulay Culkin!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:40 Watchlist Additions
00:11:10 What We Watched This Week
00:29:28 THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:49:58 Our Ratings for THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
00:52:00 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Don’t Worry Darling; Smile (2022); Resurrection (2022)
JOHN: The Man with the Golden Gun; Everything Everywhere All At Once; The Act of Killing
CURTIS: Foxy Brown; Brightburn; Slash/Back; Crime Scene: Texas Killing Fields (Netflix Docuseries)
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: The Bedroom Window; Fatal Attraction
JOHN: Wobble Palace; You Were Never Really Here; Paulie (1998)
CURTIS: Coffy; Black Mama White Mama; Nanny; The Pale Blue Eye; Klaus (2019); Cocaine Bear
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" by Danny Elfman (THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS OST)
Outro: "This is Halloween" by Danny Elfman (THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"I prayed that he would burn in Hell, but in my heart I knew that Hell would not have him."
The boys are back on this week's episode of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast. John, Quinn, and Curtis discuss the next entry in the Halloween franchise: HALLOWEEN 5. How does this entry stack up to 4? Do we like the Euro Horror style shots? What was that Man in Black all about? We discuss the film and give our scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.
Next week we will be back with our first holiday episode for December, chatting A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:02:52 Foxy Brown (Curtis)
00:03:24 Death Spa (Curtis)
00:03:38 Blind Fury (Curtis)
00:04:43 Night Moves [1975] (Curtis)
00:05:54 The Towering Inferno [1974] (Quinn)
00:06:56 City on Fire [1987] (Quinn)
00:08:20 Good Time [2017] (John)
00:09:25 Zama (John)
00:10:08 Demonlover (John)
What we watched this week
00:11:07 A Christmas Story Christmas (Quinn)
00:13:32 Tokyo Godfather (Curtis)
00:14:42 The Menu [2022] (Curtis)
00:16:00 Wednesday [TV - Netflix] (Curtis)
00:17:00 Faith: The Unholy Trinity [Video Game] (Curtis)
00:18;20 Football Game [Video Game] (Curtis)
00:19:38 Fighting in the Age of Loneliness (John)
00:22:52 Flux Gourmet (John)
00:25:10 Crime Wave [1985, the John Paizs one from Canada, not the Raimi one] (John)
00:30:15 HALLOWEEN 5 Discussion
00:49:23 Scores
00:54:30 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Halloween 5 Theatrical Trailer
Outro: The Revenge - Alan Horwath (Halloween 5 OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The Shape is back! On the next episode of our Halloween series, our 66(6)th one, Simon and John discuss the fourth film in the series: HALLOWEEN 4! We discuss some of our favourite moments, its 80s influences, and some surprising cast and story changes. We wrap it up by giving our final scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week. And a special thanks to Curtis for providing some notes in his absence.
Next week we will be back with the full gang to discuss the odd sequel HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:02:37 Spirited [2022] (Simon)
00:03:18 Poker Face [2022] (Simon)
00:03:45 Camera Person [2016] (John)
00:04:43 I, Tonya (John)
00:05:54 Risk [2016] (John)
00:07:46 The English [2022] and Killer Sally [Netflix series] (Curtis)
00:08:47 Hard Times [1976] (Curtis)
00:09:03 Barry Lyndon (Curtis)
What we watched this week
00:10:27 R.I.P.D. 2 (Simon)
00:10:40 Pearl [2022] (Simon)
00:11:53 Miss Congeniality (John)
00:12:44 The Banshees of Inisherin (John)
00:18:09 A Day of Judgement (John)
00:19:30 Donnie Darko (John)
00:21:16 New York Ninja [2022] (Simon)
00:24:13 Fire of Love (Curtis)
00:25:05 The Breadwinner (Curtis)
00:27:07 Taken Hostage [PBS American Experience] (Curtis)
00:29:10 HALLOWEEN 4 Discussion
00:51:50 Scores
00:58:45 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Halloween 4 Theatrical Trailer
Outro: Halloween 4 Theme - Alan Horwath (Halloween 4 OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Happy, happy Halloween, SILVER SHAMROCK." THE NIGHT THAT NO ONE CAME HOME.
The usual suspects and Simon take on the cult HALLOWEEN sequel HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982) this week. The boys talk about what they watched and their latest additions to the watchlist before discussing the film (its weirdness, no Michael Myers, cult appeal, Tom Atkins, and that infectious Silver Shamrock jingle). They also gush about Panos Cosmatos' (MANDY) latest offering (THE VIEWING), Arnold Schwarzenegger, and pre-Christmas excitement.
The HALLOWEEN sequels continue next week with HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS!! He's FINALLY coming home!!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:39 Watchlist Additions
00:08:23 What We Watched This Week
00:32:06 HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:59:11 Our Ratings for HALLOWEEN III
01:05:06 What Quinn Watched This Week
01:05:54 Quinn's Watchlist Additions
01:08:40 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: The Watcher (TV Series)
JOHN: Godzilla ("Master of Monsters" on Shout Factory TV); The Seed (2021); Twin Peaks (Season 1); The Handmaid's Tale (Season 5)
CURTIS: Cabinet of Curiosities (Season 1); Resurrection (2022); Michael Flynn’s Holy War (Frontline PBS Documentary); Ginger Snaps; Emily the Criminal
SIMON: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Cabinet of Curiosities ("The Viewing" by Panos Cosmotos), Barbarian
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: The Innkeepers; Blacula
JOHN: Manchester by the Sea; The Kid Detective; The Florida Project
CURTIS: Undertow; Snow Angels; Tulsa King (Season 1); Emily (2022)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH; excerpt from HALLOWEEN III Theatrical Trailer
Outro: "Chariots of Pumpkins" by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth (HALLOWEEN III OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
As we leave the spooky season and head towards the holidays, what better way to celebrate the festive season than talking about the ULTIMATE Halloween franchise: HALLOWEEN! As a bit of extended coverage of our John Carpenter watch series, we discuss the 1981 direct follow up 'Halloween II'. What did we like and dislike about the film? John and Quinn discuss this sequel. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.
Before we even start the pod we were chatting chatting about some recent DVD/VHS acquisitions. Enjoy some extended pre-show content!
Next week we will be back with the full gang chatting about the oddball of the series: HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Pre-show chatter
00:09:20 Kick off
Watchlist
00:10:49 The Relic [1997] (Quinn)
00:11:38 Rabid Grannies (Quinn)
00:13:40 Dracula: Dead and Loving It (Quinn)
00:14:29 Cemetery of Splendor (John)
00:15:47 The Nice Guys (John)
00:17:00 Tomasso (John)
What we watched this week
00:18:20 Terrifier (Quinn)
00:21:03 X and Pearl [both 2022] (Quinn)
00:22:33 House/Hausu (John)
00:28:58 The Master of Disguise (John)
00:31:49 All Quiet on the Western Front [2022] (Curtis)
00:34:30 Triangle of Sadness (Curtis)
00:36:10 HALLOWEEN II Discussion
00:54:41 Scores
00:58:45 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Halloween II Theatrical Trailer
Outro: The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"You're So Cool, Brewster!"
Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls! On the fifth and final week of our spooky canon month, we discuss a selection from Quinn, the Vampire sub-genre bending horror classic - Fright Night! Unfortunately, both Curtis and Quinn are away, but John was joined by Katie to discuss the film. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.
Next week we kick off our Halloween sequel discussion - chatting HALLOWEEN II.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:01:30 Smile [2022] (Katie)
00:01:50 Old [2021] (John)
00:03:27 Lowlife Love (John)
00:03:54 De Palma (John)
What we watched this week
00:04:52 Hellraiser [1987] (Katie)
00:05:12 Terrifier 2, sort of (Katie)
00:06:30 Watcher [2022] (Katie)
00:06:48 The Watcher [TV - Netflix] (Katie)
00:07:48 Terrifier 2 (Curtis notes)
00:08:59 The Keep [1983] (John)
00:12:18 Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (John)
00:14:59 The Return of the Living Dead (John)
00:16:05 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (John)
00:18:33 Terrifier 2 (John)
00:22:33 Piggy [2022] (John)
00:25:59 FRIGHT NIGHT Discussion
00:49:38 Scores
00:52:47 Coming Up Next! (and some book and video game discussion)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Fright Night Title Theme - Brad Fiedel (Fright Night OST)
Outro: Fright Night - J Geils Band
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Until then, this is Elvira saying UNPLEASANT DREAMS."
Quinn takes on one of his spooky season favourites ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988) alongside Curtis and Simon for the gang's latest horror movie installment. Cassandra Peterson stars as the sassy and subversive Elvira in her feature film debut! The boys chat about what they watched this week, including the (possibly?) final HALLOWEEN ENDS and the extreme gorefest TERRIFIER 2, and their latest additions to the watch list before deep diving into their first memories of Elvira, her punk rock ethos, and why this movie is a Hallowe'en treat. Quinn will return next week for his other spooky season pick: 1985's FRIGHT NIGHT!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:15 What We Watched This Week
00:12:15 Watchlist Additions
00:16:24 ELVIRA Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:28:54 Our Ratings for ELVIRA
00:32:30 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Halloween Ends; Entergalactic; Re-Animator
CURTIS: Barbarian (2022); Fresh (2022); House of the Dragon (Season 1); Junji Ito Collection (Anime Miniseries); Island of the Sea Wolves (Netflix Series); Halloween Ends
SIMON: Halloween Ends; Terrifier 2
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: Dracula: Dead and Loving It; A Man called Otto
CURTIS: Incident at Loch Ness; Triangle of Sadness; The Elon Musk Show (BBC Docuseries)
SIMON: Repossessed
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from ELVIRA; "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" by Lori Chacko
Outro: "Elvira's Theme" by Mark Pierson
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Well, life goes on after all and eating makes me feel best when I feel bad, and boy do I feel bad."
On the third week of our spooky canon month, we discuss a selection from Curtis, the slasher comedy classic 'The Slumber Party Massacre'. Unfortunately, both Curtis and Quinn are away, but the bench is ready to step up! John, along with recurring guests Katie and Simon, discuss the film and give their scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.
Up next is a selection from Quinn - a popular 80s horror comedy starring the iconic TV star: 'ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK'.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
What we watched this week
00:05:42 Hellraiser [2022] (Simon)
00:06:15 The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Simon)
00:06:34 Barry Lyndon (Simon)
00:06:53 The Midnight Club [TV - Netflix] (Katie)
00:07:26 Prom Night [1980] (Katie)
00:07:43 Speak No Evil [2022] (Katie)
00:08:12 Tusk [2014] (Simon)
00:10:02 Deadstream (John)
00:12:33 Talking Thanksgiving dinner movies John watched on TV (Jaws and Tremors)
00:14:37 Nightcrawlers talk
00:16:55 Live and Let Die (John)
00:20:38 Clerks III [Convenience Tour, with Live Kevin Smith Q&A] (John)
00:25:02 Barbarian [2022] (Katie)
Watchlist Additions
00:25:42 See No Evil and Barbarian (Simon)
00:25:39 Hellraiser [2022] (Katie)
00:28:45 The Look of Silence (John)
00:29:50 Slow West (John)
00:30:38 Richard Jewell (John)
00:32:37 THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE Discussion
00:53:39 Scores
00:58:26 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Main Title - The Slumber Party Massacre OST
Outro: Meditation of the Mind of Russ Thorn - The Slumber Party Massacre OST
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
YOU'RE NEXT!
The boys (Quinn, Curtis, and John) return to the next entry of their SPOOKY CANON MONTH with Curtis' pick: Adam Wingard's 2011 home invasion/subversive slasher horror YOU'RE NEXT. Stay tuned for the deep dive discussion, including feminist readings of the Final Girl trope and the film, social class commentary, the "villains," and more. Next week, they will take on another Curtis spooky pick: the O.G. SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE!!!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:55 What We Watched This Week
00:21:55 Watchlist Additions
00:29:35 YOU'RE NEXT Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:53:25 Our Ratings for YOU'RE NEXT
00:56:09 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: American Horror Story (Season 1); Hocus Pocus 2
JOHN: Twister (1996); Creepshow 2; Hocus Pocus
CURTIS: Untouchable; Reservation Dogs (Season 2); Dark Night of the Scarecrow; Deadstream; Die Hard; Hellraiser (2022); Hellbound: Hellraiser II
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: Summer of Sam; The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
JOHN: Buzzard (2014); Wilson Yip; Junior Bonner
CURTIS: Hostages (HBO Docuseries); Cyber City Oedo 808; Arcane (Netflix Series); Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II; Terrifier 2
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from YOU'RE NEXT; "Run Motherfucker" by Kyle McKinnon (YOU'RE NEXT OST)
Outro: "Looking for the Magic" by Dwight Tilley Band; "Death Bells" by MXXN (MURDER HOUSE OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Hello ghouls, goblins, and all things spooky and creepy! This month on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John, Curtis, Quinn, and Simon are discussing some of their all time favourite horror films. Up first this week is the made-for-TV BBC classic: GHOSTWATCH! When Ghostwatch was first aired on October 31, 1992, it caused a massive public panic; a late 20th century analogue to Orson Welles fabled 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast. We delve into the development and history of the film before discussing it and then giving our scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week.
Up next is a selection from Curtis, the modern 'mumblegore' slasher (with a twist): YOU'RE NEXT!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:02:00 Smile [2022] (Quinn)
00:02:50 Something Wicked this Way Comes (Quinn)
00:03:59 Sleeping Giants [2015] (John)
00:04:30 Mia Madre (John)
00:05:00 Daddy Longlegs (John)
00:05:59 Dead for a Dollar (Simon)
00:06:05 The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Simon)
00:06:12 Blonde [2022] (Simon)
00:08:07 Confess, Fletch (Simon)
00:08:35 Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (Simon)
00:09:57 The Midnight Club [TV - Netflix] (Curtis)
00:10:07 Star Wars: Andor (Curtis)
00:10:30 Theatre of Thought (Curtis)
00:10:47 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Curtis)
00:11:32 Catherine Called Birdy (Curtis)
00:11:51 The Lost King (Curtis)
Watchlist Additions
00:12:22 Pennywise: The Story of It (Quinn)
00:13:20 Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story [TV - Netflix] (Quinn)
00:14:45 The Ring (Quinn)
00:16:25 Girl, Interrupted (Curtis)
00:17:20 Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (Curtis)
00:18:40 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners [TV - Netflix] (Curtis)
00:19:23 Extraordinary Tales (Curtis)
00:19:53 My Best Friend's Exorcism (Curtis)
00:20:58 Blonde [2022] (Curtis)
00:22:19 Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (John)
00:25:45 Jack O (John)
00:29:22 Where the Crawfish Sing (Simon)
00:30:10 Lou [2022] (Simon)
00:30:40 Last Flight of Noah's Ark (Simon)
00:31:21 Glorious (Simon)
00:32:35 The Munsters (Simon)
00:33:12 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (Simon)
00:36:51 GHOSTWATCH Discussion
01:02:32 Scores
01:05:15 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Ghostwatch BBC Promo
Outro: Ghost - Fefe Dobson
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week on the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John, Curtis, and friend of the pod Simon discuss the FINAL ENTRY (!) in the John Carpenter Watch Series: THE WARD. We share our thoughts on the film, give our final takeaways on Carpenter's filmography (and some general chatter about the state of theatrical films), and give our scores. Before that we delve into what we watched this week and our most recent watchlist additions. While it is bittersweet to wrap up our nearly 15 month long watch series, we aren't done with Carpenter yet! We will have some bonus episodes dropping in November.
(Btw: Curtis' theatre recs from Tübingen are Kino Museum and Kino Arsenal)
Next week we kick off our SPOOKY CANON month with a selection picked by John: the irreverent British made-for-TV mockumentary, which caused a widespread panic after it first aired on Halloween Day in 1993, GHOSTWATCH!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist
00:01:29 Extraordinary Tales and Raven's Hollow (Curtis)
00:01:56 Snowpiercer [2013] (Curtis)
00:02:40 Narcos Saints [TV] (Curtis)
00:03:10 Alive [1993] (Curtis)
00:03:48 Thai Cave Rescue [TV - Netflix] (Curtis)
00:04:11 Girl, Interrupted (Curtis)
00:04:40 Crimes of the Future [2022] (Simon)
00:04:49 Midsommar [Video Game] (Simon)
00:05:00 Suspiria [2018] (Simon)
00:05:33 AFFERIM! (John)
00:06:18 The Assassin [2015] (John)
00:06:32 Human Flow (John)
Watchlist Additions
00:07:45 The U.S. and the Holocaust [PBS Docuseries] (Curtis)
00:08:42 Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story [TV - Netflix] (Curtis)
00:11:11 Speak No Evil [2022] (Curtis)
00:14:04 Thirteen Lives [2022] (Simon)
00:15:05 Primal Rage: The Legend of Konga (Simon)
00:16:22 Bad Lieutenant: Port Call to New Orleans (Simon)
00:16:41 Where the Crawdads Sing (Simon)
00:17:07 Archive 81 [TV - Netflix] (John)
00:20:11 Diamonds are Forever (John)
00:24:10 THE WARD Discussion
00:47:05 Scores
00:50:17 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Opening Titles - Mark Killian (The Ward OST)
Outro: Admission - Mark Killian (The Ward OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"He's a big bear! HE'S A BIG BEAR! A VERY big bear! Wow!"
Curtis, John, and special guest Katie dive into Curtis's canon this week for Werner Herzog's 2005 documentary GRIZZLY MAN, about a man who lived with bears in Alaska for 13 years before being killed and eaten. They chat about what they watched this week as well as their latest additions to their watchlists before talking about Timothy Treadwell, comparisons between him and Chris from INTO THE WILD and Joe Exotic from TIGER KING, Werner Herzog impressions, bear safety and fun facts, and the wonders of Alaska, and more.
Tune in next week as the boys kick off spooky season with the final John Carpenter watch series entry THE WARD (2010)!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:41 What We Watched This Week
00:14:25 Watchlist Additions
00:21:07 GRIZZLY MAN Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits, Timothy Treadwell, "Timothy and the Bears")
00:54:42 Our Ratings for GRIZZLY MAN
01:00:53 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: Holmes & Watson; Jaws; On Her Majesty’s Secret Service; Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
CURTIS: Deadly Passion (2005); Nope; Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Season 1); Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
KATIE: The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix Series); Barbarian (2022)
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
JOHN: Visiting Hours; One Crazy Summer; The Battle of Lake Changjin
CURTIS: Dario Argento’s Dark Glasses; Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer; Diving into the Unknown; Moonage Daydream; Diary of the Grizzly Man (TV Series); All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
KATIE: The Midnight Club (Netflix Series); A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Tim & the Bears" by Richard Thompson; excerpt from GRIZZLY MAN
Outro: "Coyotes" by Don Edwards
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
John and Curtis return to the John Carpenter watch series this week with special guest Simon for an exciting double bill: Carpenter's two episodes (CIGARETTE BURNS, starring Norman Reedus and Udo Kier, and PRO-LIFE, starring THE Ron Perlman and Caitlin Wachs) for the cult TV series MASTERS OF HORROR (RIP 2005-6). Before the discussion, the trio talk about what they added to their watchlists, as well as what they watched this week. Then the boys chat about which episode they liked best and why, Kodiak camping trip plans, some hot takes, and Udo Kier.
Curtis returns to his canon picks next week (and some Werner Herzog love) with Herzog's 2005 documentary GRIZZLY MAN, which looks at Timothy Treadwell's encounters with wild brown bears over a period of 13 years in Alaska.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:28 What We Watched This Week
00:18:10 Watchlist Additions
00:23:22 CIGARETTE BURNS Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:38:10 Our Ratings for CIGARETTE BURNS
00:40:42 PRO-LIFE Discussion (Ron Perlman, etc.)
00:48:12 Our Ratings for PRO-LIFE
00:49:53 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: From Russia with Love; Goldfinger; Thunderball; You Only Live Twice; America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions (2022)
CURTIS: Squid Game (Season 1); The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season 1); Devil in Ohio (Netflix Miniseries); The Crown (Season 1)
SIMON: Cobra Kai (TV Series); Say It Isn’t So; Family Guy (TV Series); American Dad (TV Series)
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
JOHN: The Skin I Live In; Raw (2016); Fear (1996)
CURTIS: House of Hammer (Docuseries); Cabinets of Curiosities (TV Series); The US and the Holocaust; Marie Antoinette; Dead for a Dollar
SIMON: Nope; Bad Lieutenant: Port Call to New Orleans; The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season 1); House of the Dragon (Season 1)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "MASTERS OF HORROR (Main Title Theme)" by Edward Shearmur; excerpts from "CIGARETTE BURNS Trailer"
Outro: "CIGARETTE BURNS (OST)" by Cody Carpenter
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY ENCORE? AIMERIEZ-VOUS JOUER ENCORE?
This week on the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John, Curtis, Quinn discuss the 1998 Irish classic: WAKING NED DEVINE. We ask Quinn why this movie is so special to him (enough to get the coveted CANON label) and we then go over the film itself. Before that, Quinn gives a quick shout out to the late Nova Scotian rapper Pat Stay, and we then go into what we watched this week and our most recent watchlist additions.
Next week we are back with special guest Simon for a double feature discussion, talking the two 'Masters of Horror' Carpenter flicks: CIGARETTE BURNS and PRO LIFE.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction and shoutout to Pat Stay (RIP)
What We Watched This Week
00:02:00 A Trip to the Moon (John)
00:04:38 Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (John)
00:09:43 Deep Red [1975] (John)
00:12:25 The Third Day [TV] (John)
00:14:30 John Adams [TV] (John)
00:18:14 Sinister (Quinn)
00:20:00 Pig (Quinn)
00:21:36 Beyond: Two Souls [Video Game] (Curtis)
00:23:21 Train to Busan (Curtis)
00:24:13 A Nightmare on Elm Street (Curtis)
00:26:12 Watcher [2022] (Curtis)
00:27:44 Encounter of the Spooky Kind (Curtis)
00:28:50 Imprint [TV - Master of Horror] (Curtis)
00:30:30 Higher Learning (Curtis)
Watchlist Additions
00:32:39 Cure [1997] (Quinn)
00:33:15 Angel Heart (Quinn)
00:34:49 Cold Fish [2010] (Quinn)
00:35:40 Lost Ollie (Curtis)
00:36:24 Legend of the Witches [1970] (Curtis)
00:36:42 The Crown [TV] (Curtis)
00:37:12 Barbershop (Curtis)
00:37:53 Troll [2022] (Curtis)
00:38:03 Cavalry (Curtis)
00:38:41 Baby Blood [1990] (John)
00:39:10 Inside [2007] (John)
00:39:32 It's Alive! (John)
00:40:12 WAKING NED DEVINE Discussion
00:59:15 Our Ratings
01:03:07 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: OLG Winner/Gagnant Sound Effect
Outro: Final Scene and End Credits (Raise a Glass) - Waking Ned Devine
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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For this week's episode, Quinn and Curtis look at the next John Carpenter watch series installment: 2001's GHOSTS OF MARS, starring Natasha Henstridge, Jason STATham, Clea DuVall, and the immortal ICE CUBE! The boys begin by discussing their watchlist updates and what they watched this week. Then they dive into GHOSTS OF MARS: its weirdness, what makes it fun, ICE CUBE, and what it would have been like as a lost '80s Snake Plissken film.
Stay tuned for Quinn's next canon pick next week: WAKING NED DEVINE!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:03 Watchlist Additions
00:07:13 What We Watched This Week
00:18:27 GHOSTS OF MARS Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits)
00:32:20 Our Ratings
00:37:51 Coming Up Next!
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: The Innocents (2021); Raw; Savage Streets; The Wailing
CURTIS: The Grey Zone (2001); The Deep End; Robocop 2; Wednesday (TV Series); True Blood (TV Series); Dead or Alive (1999); Sins of Our Mother (TV Series)
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Mandy; Good Time; Orphan: First Kill; Terminator 2: Judgment Day;
CURTIS: Eye of God (1997); L.I.E.; House of the Dragon (TV Series); Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 (TV Series); I Just Killed My Dad (TV Series); Dead Canny (TV Series); Peaky Blinders (Season 1)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from GHOSTS OF MARS (2001) Trailer
Outro: "You Know How We Do It" by Ice Cube
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Game over, man!"
On this week's episode, John and Curtis take on sequels that are better than the originals with special guest stars Ameline and In-Hwan. The gang discuss their watchlists and what they watched this week. Afterwards, they dive into a full discussion about their sequel top picks, what makes them special and why they're better, the anarchic Joker, and the strange land of prequels and pseudo-sequels. The favourites range from PADDINGTON 2 to THE DARK KNIGHT (2007) to ALIENS (1986) to THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY.
Tune in next week for the next installment of the John Carpenter watch series: GHOSTS OF MARS, starring the notorious Ice Cube!
John's Picks: THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935); ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES; PADDINGTON 2
Curtis's Picks: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY; THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER; RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (Video Game)
Ameline's Picks: THE DARK KNIGHT (2007); LES POUPÉES RUSSES
In-Hwan's Picks: ALIENS (1986); STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK; STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN; TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY; SERIAL (BAD) WEDDINGS 2; HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN; THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS; THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Honourable Mentions: TOY STORY 3 (Curtis); GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (John)
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:50 Watchlist Additions
00:14:05 What We Watched This Week
00:33:33 Sequels that are Better than the Originals Discussion (top picks, symbolism, hot takes, tasty bits)
01:12:13 Coming Up Next!
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
JOHN: Queen of Spades; American Underdog; Lyle (2014)
CURTIS: Pennywise: The Story of IT; Bones and All; Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (TV Series); Emily the Criminal
AMELINE: Le bonhomme sept heures; Taxi Driver; The Green Book
IN-HWAN: M. Claude und seine Töchter
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: Frankenstein (1932); Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday; Four Hours at the Capitol; Nathan for You Season Two;
CURTIS: The Night of the Hunter; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003); Lightyear (2022); Hot Fuzz; The Princess (2022); Better Call Saul (Season 6B)
AMELINE: Minions: The Rise of Gru
IN-HWAN: Extraordinary Attorney Woo (TV Series)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from THE DARK KNIGHT (2007); PADDINGTON MEETS THE QUEEN (2022); ALIENS (1986); RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2
Outro: "Il Tramonto (The Sundown)" by Ennio Morricone (THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"From the master of terror comes a new breed of evil."
This week on the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Quinn chat about the next entry in the John Carpenter Watch Series: VAMPIRES! First we catch up and discuss our recent watchlist additions and go over what we watched this week. We also talk about recent Blu Ray purchases and spend a bit of time chatting Wes Anderson. In the second half we discuss VAMPIRES and give our final scores.
Next week we have a fun topic: all three of us will be back (joined by a guest) to discuss our favourite sequels that are better than the original! In our next John Carpenter episode we will be chatting his last major release: GHOSTS OF MARS.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:02:25 Brexit: The Uncivil War (Curtis)
00:02:45 Street Time (Curtis)
00:02:59 The Dreamers (Curtis)
00:03:23 o.k. (Curtis)
00:03:44 TerrorVision (Quinn)
00:04:20 Turks fruit/Turkish Delight (Quinn)
00:05:15 Visitor Q (John)
00:05:47 Shakedown (John)
00:06:02 White Fire (John)
What We Watched This Week
00:06:34 The Waterboy (Quinn)
00:09:49 Cinema A-Z [TV] (John)
00:10:20 Anaconda [1997] (John)
00:12:45 Pink Flamingos (John)
00:16:15 Nathan For You Season One [TV] (John)
00:17:34 Quick show and tell interlude (Escape from NY, Halloween, Wild at Heart, Jack Frost (not the Michael Keaton one!)
00:20:09 Quinn's pickups (Fright Night, The Funhouse, Blow Out)
00:23:40 Wes Anderson discussion
00:24:18 Casualties of War (Curtis)
00:25:46 VAMPIRES Discussion
00:48:35 Our Ratings
00:50:00ish (sorry forgot to write it down!) Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Main Theme - Vampires OST (John Carpenter)
Intro: Santiago - Vampires OST (John Carpenter)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Let us be so very special together."
Co-host Curtis and stalwart special guests Magill and Simon take on the modern cult classic MANDY (2018) starring Nicolas Cage in arguably one of his best recent performances. The boys talk about their favourite scenes, CHEDDAR GOBLIN, the weird biker Cenobites, numerous theories about the film, and why it is Simon's favourite movie. After the film, they chat about what they watched this week and which movies they've added to their watchlists. The usual suspects John and Quinn are saving the world this week.
Tune in next week for the next John Carpenter watch series installment, the horror/Western hybrid VAMPIRES (1998), starring Sheri Lee from TWIN PEAKS Daniel Baldwin (Alec's brother), and awful James Woods (SALVADOR, VIDEODROME, the rat pimp from CASINO).
In memory of the great Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969-2018).
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:53 What We Watched This Week
00:23:18 Watchlist Additions
00:31:55 Mandy (2018) Discussion (favourite scenes, symbolism, hot takes, tasty bits)
00:59:31 Our Ratings
01:06:30 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
CURTIS: War for the Planet of the Apes; Tombs of the Blind Dead; What Josiah Saw; Prey (2022)
SIMON: Minions: The Rise of Gru; Romy and Michele's High School Reunion; Prey (2022)
MAGILL: Thirteen Lives; The Gray Man
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
CURTIS: This is GWAR; Monkey Shines; Eye of God (1997); The Man without a Face; Casualties of War; Nuclear; Earwig (2022)
SIMON: The Gods Must Be Crazy; The Gods Must Be Crazy II; The Lady in White; Censor
MAGILL: Eegah
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Amulet of the Weeping Maze" by Jeremiah Sand
Outro: Cheddar Goblin commercial from MANDY; "Mandy Love Theme" by Jóhann Jóhannsson (MANDY OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out Magill's true crime/cold case podcast The Trail Went Cold here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1IWYfBRGRlFXPJSpElzYJu
More Magill Foote here:
https://www.magillfoote.com/
See Nicolas Cage's pyramid tomb in NOLA here:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nicolas-cage-s-pyramid-tomb
"Welcome to the human race."
It's the big 5-0 this week on the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, and while we didn't plan anything special, we are happy to be joined with a returning all-star guest list to discuss the beloved 90s sequel to Carpenter's 1981 masterpiece: ESCAPE FROM LA. We are pleased to be joined again by Curtis' brother Ryan (last heard on Episode 8), Grant Jeffery (last heard on Episode 22) and the Escape-head himself Magill Foote (last hear on Episode 25). We start off recapping our weekend, discussing our recent watchlist additions and go over what we watched this week. In the second half we discuss ESCAPE FROM LA and give our final scores.
Stay tuned for next week, we are back with a special guest to discuss the heavy metal-aesthetic Nick Cage modern classic: MANDY.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:02:20 Brothers [2009] (Quinn)
00:03:40 Empire of the Sun (Quinn)
00:06:56 Ikiru (Curtis)
00:07:40 Streetwise [1984] (John)
00:08:01 Dark Days (John)
00:08:51 Shiva Baby (John)
00:09:35 Primal [Season Two] (Magill)
00:10:12 For All Mankind [TV] (Magill)
00:11:07 Rebel Without a Cause (Grant)
00:12:35 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Grant)
What We Watched This Week
00:13:59 The Thing [2011] (Ryan)
00:14:10 Kate [2021] (Ryan)
00:14:27 Arcane [TV] (Ryan)
00:15:00 77 Minutes (Curtis)
00:16:38 A Few Good Men (Curtis)
00:18:30 My Neighbor Totoro (Curtis)
00:19:25 Enemy [2013] (Quinn)
00:21:20 Relax I'm From the Future (Grant)
00:22:50 Please Baby Please (Grant)
00:24:45 Joe Pera Talks With You [TV] (Magill)
00:27:22 RRR (Magill)
00:30:10 Close Enough [Season One] (John)
00:31:26 The Cloverfield Paradox (John)
00:32:30 Bucket of Blood [1959] (John)
00:34:10 The Giant Gila Monster (John)
00:34:47 When Women Kill (John)
00:36:38 Extinction [2018] (John)
00:37:48 Tetsuo: The Iron Man (John)
00:39:05 The Wedding Singer (John)
00:40:35 ESCAPE FROM LA Discussion
01:16:20 Our Ratings
01:20:10 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Snake's Uniform - Escape from LA OST (Shirley Walker and John Carpenter)
Intro: Escape from LA Theme - Escape from LA OST (Shirley Walker and John Carpenter)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Grant: @myohkinoeye
Also check out Magill Foote's true crime/cold case file podcast The Trail Went Cold (also on Spotify) and his website/Letterboxd account:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1IWYfBRGRlFXPJSpElzYJu
https://www.magillfoote.com/ (@magillfoote on Letterboxd)
"Good evening, Fräulein!"
The Return of the Great Adventure! Join John, Curtis, and special guest Dr Arya Aryan as they take on the Spielberg/Lucas 1981 adventure classic RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981), starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies, Alfred Molina (!), and more. The boys discuss its importance as an action/adventure film, its depictions of the Middle East and Germans, American exceptionalism, badass Marion Ravenwood, Klaus Kinski, and more. Before the film discussion, they also talk about what they watched this week and what they added to their watchlists.
The lads will return to John Carpenter watch series next week with the Snake Plissken ("Call me Snake!") sequel ESCAPE FROM L.A., starring the great Kurt Russell and Steve Buscemi.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:50 Watchlist Additions
00:13:17 What We Watched This Week
00:36:36 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) Discussion (favourite scenes, symbolism, hot takes, tasty bits)
01:21:00 Our Ratings
01:27:50 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: 77 Minutes; Money Machine (2020); Thief (1981); The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974); Rewind (2019);
CURTIS: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; The Sea Beast; The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974); Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi (TV Series); Cadillac Man
ARYA: Lost in Space (Netflix series)
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
JOHN: A New Leaf (1971); Sound of Metal; Peeping Tom (1960)
CURTIS: Higher Learning; Star Trek: Lower Decks (TV Series); A Few Good Men
ARYA: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch; Siren (TV Series)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "The Map Room: Dawn" by John Williams; excerpts from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Outro: "The Raiders March" by John Williams
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out Arya Aryan's new book The Postmodern Representation of Reality in Peter Ackroyd's Chatterton with Cambridge Scholars here:
https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-8496-9
In the next entry to the John Carpenter watch series, the Seat Struck Movie Podcast lads discuss his 90s remake of a 1960s horror classic: VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED. Before we start the show we catch up on the week (including Curtis' trip back to Canada, and Ottawa Bluesfest) before discussing our recent watchlist additions and go over what we watched this week. In the second half we discuss VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED and give our final scores.
Stay tuned for next week, we are back with a special guest to discuss the iconic 80s adventure flick RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:04:39 It's Such A Beautiful Day (Quinn)
00:05:40 Brainscan (Quinn)
00:06:56 Metamorphosis (Quinn)
00:08:20 Bombshell (John)
00:09:20 Promising Young Woman (John)
00:10:49 I'm Your Woman (John)
00:11:10 Risen [2016] (Curtis)
00:11:47 I'm Your Man (Curtis)
00:12:00 The Bob's Burgers Movie (Curtis)
00:12:12 Fellini's Casanova (Curtis)
00:12:30 Village of the Dead [1960, obviously] and Children of the Damned (Curtis)
00:12:40 The Tingler (Curtis)
What We Watched This Week
00:13:35 Watcher (Quinn)
00:14:50 Palm Springs (Quinn)
00:15:53 White Man Can't Jump (Quinn)
00:17:17 Everything Everywhere All At Once (Quinn)
00:19:45 Ratatouille (Quinn)
00:23:30 The Straight Story (Quinn)
00:25:55 Inside Job [TV] (John)
00:27:57 The Willmar 8 (John)
00:29:45 Lost Highway (John)
00:32:17 Freddy Got Fingered (John)
00:35:10 The Boys Presents: Diabolical [Season One] (Curtis)
00:35:56 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Curtis)
00:36:45 Firestarter [2022] (Curtis)
00:38:05 Licorice Pizza (Curtis)
00:39:00 After Yang (Curtis)
00:40:15 VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED Discussion
00:51:40 Our Ratings
00:03:13 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Village of the Damned Theatrical Trailer
Outro: Village of the Damned Title Theme - John Carpenter
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Party's ovah!"
Before THE LORD OF THE RINGS, before HEAVENLY CREATURES, there was Peter Jackson's BRAINDEAD, AKA DEAD ALIVE (1992). This week on THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, John and Curtis cover another one of Curtis's favourites, the New Zealand horror-comedy splatterfest that is DEAD ALIVE. The boys chat about their favourite scenes, baby Selwyn, the slapstick humour, the romance, the old ultraviolence, and do some Ben WAPiro (and Paulie Walnuts) impressions. After the film discussion, they talk about what they watched this week as well as what they've added to their watchlist.
Tune in next week for the next John Carpenter watch series entry: VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1995)!
This episode also commemorates the one-year anniversary of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST. Thanks for listening, folks! Rest well, Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts) and James Caan.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:01 DEAD ALIVE (1992) Discussion (favourite scenes, symbolism, hot takes, tasty bits)
00:30:08 Our Ratings
00:32:53 Watchlist Additions
00:38:33 What We Watched This Week
00:58:05 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: The Campaign (2012); Stranger Things (Season 4, Vol. 2); Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (TV Series); Halloween III: Season of the Witch
CURTIS: Detention (2019); I Come in Peace; Terror on the Prairie; Girl in the Picture
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
JOHN: The Plague Dogs (1982); Occult (2009); The Haunting (1963)
CURTIS: Farzar (TV Series); Elvis (2022); The Boys Presents: Diabolical (TV Series); Total Eclipse (1995)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Brain Dead Theme" by Peter Dasent; Excerpts from DEAD ALIVE (1992)
Outro: Excerpt from DEAD ALIVE
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The boys return to the John Carpenter watch series with his '90s Lovecraftian offering: IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994) alongside two very special guests: Brandon and Simon. The gang discusses what they watched this week and their latest additions to their watchlists before doing a dive deep into the film, its lore, Carpenter's vision, Sam Neill's overall awesomeness, and more. Tune in to hear more about the mysterious Sutter Cane, some Stephen King references, and discover whether or not John Trent is living in fiction or reality!
Next week, Curtis will serve up his next canon pick with Peter Jackson's horror-comedy splatterfest DEAD ALIVE (1992). Before THE LORD OF THE RINGS, before HEAVENLY CREATURES, there was DEAD ALIVE!! Watch out for those Sumatran rat monkeys, folks!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:02 Watchlist Additions
00:14:21 What We Watched This Week
00:29:55 IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994) Discussion (fun facts, more Sam Neill, metanarratives, Lovecraftia)
01:10:51 Our Ratings
01:19:35 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Spoorloos; Men (2022);
JOHN: Lilo and Stitch; Raw Deal (1986);
CURTIS: Memory: The Origin of Alien; The Boys (Season 3)
SIMON: Squirm; Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe; Hustle (2022)
BRANDON: Prince of Darkness
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: Resurrection (2022); Dead End Drive-In (1986) ; Society (1989);
JOHN: Parents (1989); The Wolf House; The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
CURTIS: Toolbox Murders (2004); Love Object (2003); Humans (TV Series); Kolobos; Detention; Possession
SIMON: Crimes of the Future (2022); #Alive
BRANDON: Space Babes from Outer Space; UHF
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "In the Mouth of Madness Theme" by John Carpenter
Outro: "Enter Sadman" by Metallica
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
On this week's episode of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis return to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the made-for-TV anthology film (partially directed by Tobe Hooper): BODY BAGS! Did you know that John Carpenter was asked to create Showtime's answer to HBO's Tales from the Crypt? We chat a bit of background on the movie before quickly going over the three short films: The Gas Station, Hair, and Eye. Which one of these was our favourite? We decide and also provide our overall ratings. Before that, we run through our watchlist additions and discuss what we watched this week.
For next week's episode, we're Drake voice back to back on the John Carpenter beat. We will be joined by a surprise guest to chat about the final entry in Carpenter's 'apocalypse' trilogy, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:02:24 Her [2013] (Curtis)
00:03:41 eXistenZ (Curtis)
00:04:30 Witness [1985] (Curtis)
00:04:44 Spontaneous Combustion (Curtis)
00:05:28 Dave Not Coming Back (John)
00:07:05 Superstar: A Karen Carpenter Story (John)
00:08:59 Harlan County USA (John)
What We Watched This Week
00:10:25 Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe (Curtis)
00:11:31 The Black Phone (Curtis)
00:14:00 The Toolbox Murders (Curtis)
00:15:00 Shakma (Curtis)
00:16:50 Crimes of the Future [2022] (John)
00:20:50 Tangled (John)
00:23:05 Mad God (John)
00:28:25 The Devil Wears Prada (John)
00:30:39 Sharp Objects [TV] (John)
00:33:03 BODY BAGS DISCUSSION
00:49:05 Our ratings
00:50:30 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Body Bag #1 - Body Bags OST (John Carpenter and Jim Lang)
Outro: The Picture on the Wall - Body Bags OST (John Carpenter and Jim Lang)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Quinn discuss the 1961 musical classic - West Side Story! We discuss our first time watching this film, why it's such a classic, and some of our favourite songs and moments. Before that, we run through our watchlist additions and discuss what we watched this week. Also, thanks to Curtis for providing some notes despite not being able to join us this week.
For next week's episode, we will be back on our John Carpenter watch series, discussing his Showtime made-for-TV anthology film (co-directed with Tobe Hooper): BODY BAGS!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:02:17 Spoorloos [The Vanishing] (Quinn)
00:03:55 Easy Money [1983] (Quinn)
00:04:50 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (Quinn)
00:05:48 Bunny Lake is Missing (John)
00:06:12 Man of the West (John)
00:06:43 For Sama (John)
00:07:20 Benny's Video (Curtis)
00:07:52 Fire of Love (Curtis)
00:08:35 Under the Banner of Heaven [TV] (Curtis)
What We Watched This Week
00:09:44 Gulliver's Travels [2010] (John)
00:10:48 Stereo [1969] (John)
00:12:09 537 Votes (John)
00:13:13 Paddington [2015] (John)
00:14:37 Chernobyl [TV] (John)
00:16:11 Stranger Things Season Four, Volume One [TV] (Quinn and John)
00:23:32 A Lonely Place to Die (Curtis)
00:23:58 Demon Wind (Curtis)
00:24:37 Mad God (Curtis)
00:28:43 1883 [TV] (Curtis)
00:28:29 Tremors (Curtis)
00:29:55 WEST SIDE STORY DISCUSSION
00:52:13 Our ratings
00:58:26 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Prologue - West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim)
Outro: End Titles - Tonight - West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The usual suspects (Quinn, John, and Curtis) continue the John Carpenter watch series this week with MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN (1992) alongside special guest Simon Straub. What kind of shenanigans was Chevy Chase up to? Is this really the worst of John Carpenter's movies? What made this star-studded movie an absolute flop? What is the cosmic connection between Curtis and Simon? Tune in to find out more! Before discussing the film, the boys also discuss what they watched this week as well as the latest additions added to their watchlist.
Next week, John returns to his canon with one of his all-time favourites: the original acclaimed musical THE WEST SIDE STORY!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:04 Watchlist Additions
00:11:45 What We Watched This Week
00:26:12 MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN Discussion (fun facts, drama on set, Sam Neill)
00:47:21 Our Ratings
00:52:40 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: The Hateful Eight
JOHN: Game of Thrones Season 8; Crimes of the Future (2022);
CURTIS: Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (TV Series); What Keeps You Alive; The Boys (Season 3)
SIMON: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: Decision to Leave (2022)
JOHN: I Stand Alone; Peppermint Candy; Husbands (1970); Dudes Rock
CURTIS: Crimes of the Future; Demon Wind; A Lonely Place to Die
SIMON: The Godfather; Tenebrae; The Boxer’s Omen;
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN (1992) Official Trailer
Outro: "Cantina Band" by John Williams
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis discuss 'video nasties' - we chat a little bit into the background behind the push in the 1980s for censorship on violent/sexual/disturbing video content in the U.K. We run through some of our favorites out of the list of 72 officially 'banned' films: from Euro art house to exploitation trash. Before that, we run through our watchlist additions and discuss what we watched this week.
For next week's episode, we will be back on our John Carpenter watch series, discussing his early 90s Hitchcockian comedy thriller, MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
Watchlist Additions
00:03:23 The Righteous (Curtis)
00:03:48 Top Gun Maverick (Curtis)
00:04:33 Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe (Curtis)
00:05:20 Persona (John)
00:06:10 Ghost Town Anthology (John)
00:06:40 The Garden (John)
What We Watched This Week
00:07:58 Deathwatch (Curtis)
00:09:08 Dead Ringers (Curtis)
00:10:08 The Sadness (Curtis)
00:12:13 Game of Thrones Season Six and Seven [spoilers] (John)
00:14:50 The Hills Have Eyes [1977] (John)
00:16:38 Night of the Bloody Apes (John)
00:17:37 Lucky Grandma (John)
00:19:04 Top Gun (John)
VIDEO NASTIES DISCUSSION
00:20:58 Topic Overview
00:29:00 Cannibal Holocaust
00:33:50 Blood Feast
00:37:58 Zombi 2/Zombie Flesh Eaters
00:39:38 Posession
00:43:58 The Beyond
00:46:13 Faces of Death
00:49:37 Tenebrae
00:52:13 The Evil Dead
00:56:42 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Content Warning - Blood Feast (1963)
Outro: End Titles - Cannibal Holocaust OST
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Quinn and Curtis return to the John Carpenter watch series this week with the cult classic THEY LIVE! (1988), starring Roddy Piper and Keith David. They discuss the film's politics, allegories, favourite scenes, fun facts, and more. At the beginning of the episode, the boys also chat about what they watched this week and their latest watchlist additions. Curtis also talks about the WORST film he's ever seen! Fun fact: this is the team's shortest episode week!
Tune in next week as the lads take on the VIDEO NASTIES, a collection of films that were controversial and/or banned for obscenity in the UK in the 1980s. They will look at CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, THE EVIL DEAD, POSSESSION, as well as a few buried treasures including Lucio Fulci's ZOMBI 2, THE BEYOND, and more!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:25 What We Watched This Week
00:10:13 Watchlist Additions
00:15:20 THEY LIVE! Discussion (favourite scenes, fun facts, hot takes, tasty bits)
00:35:52 Our Ratings
00:38:25 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)
CURTIS: Beast in Heat; The Witch who Came from the Sea; August Underground; August Underground’s Mordum
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
QUINN: Fandango; Bunny Lake is Missing; To Have and Have Not
JOHN: The Wailing (2016); Intruder (1989); The Burning (1981)
CURTIS: The Sadness; Deathwatch; Treasure Island (1990)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from THEY LIVE! (1988), THEY LIVE! Official Trailer
Outro: Excerpt from DUKE NUKEM 3D
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"...and the best game you can name is the good old hockey game."
John and Curtis celebrate Canada's game (ice hockey) this week and take on some of their favourite (and not so favourite) hockey films, including SLAP SHOT (1977), THE ROCKET (2005), MIRACLE (2004), and more. At the beginning of the episode, they also discuss their movie watchlist additions and what they watched this week. Shoot to win and join in for the fun!
Tune in next week for the latest John Carpenter watch series installment: THEY LIVE!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:15 Watchlist Additions
00:08:01 What We Watched This Week
00:19:40 Hockey Movies Discussion (favourite movies, weird ones, hot takes, tasty bits)
00:56:45 Coming Up Next!
HOCKEY MOVIES DISCUSSED
THE MIGHTY DUCKS TRILOGY (1992-96); SLAPSHOT (1977); THE ROCKET (2005); GOON; MIRACLE (2004); YOUNGBLOOD; SCORE! A HOCKEY MUSICAL; RED ARMY; ICE GUARDIANS; MVP: MOST VALUABLE PRIMATE; INDIAN HORSE; THE SWEATER (1981); 30 FOR 30: KING'S RANSOM
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: Game of Thrones (Season 5); Spider Baby; Inland Empire;
CURTIS: The Northman; Hatching (2022); Better Call Saul (Season 2); The Innocents (2022)
WATCHLIST ADDITIONS
JOHN: Madeline’s Madeline (2018), The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2010), The Americanization of Emily (1964)
CURTIS: Waco: Rules of Engagement; The Church (1989); Let Sleeping Corpses Lie; Dead Ringers
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "The Hockey Song" by Stompin' Tom Connors; excerpts from MIRACLE (2004), SLAP SHOT (1977), and THE MIGHTY DUCKS (1992)
Outro: "Big League" by Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"You will not be saved by the holy ghost. You will not be saved by the god Plutonium. In fact, YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED!"
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John, Quinn and Curtis recap their week (and briefly discuss kung fu/Brucesploitation films) before diving into what we watched this week. Going forward, we will be starting off all our pods with the 'what we watched' before diving into the main topic.
In the second half, we discuss the second entry in the 'apocalypse' trilogy, the Lovecraftian-styled 'PRINCE OF DARKNESS' We discuss the film and give our review and ratings.
Our next entry in the Carpenter watch series will be the much-anticipated 'THEY LIVE". Next week, as we are in the thick of the NHL playoffs, we will discuss hockey movies. Stay tuned!
TIME STAMPS
00:01:55 Introduction
What We Watched This Week
00:06:25 Friday (Quinn)
00:09:13 Antropophagus: The Grim Reaper (Curtis)
00:12:00 Evilspeak (Curtis)
00:14:08 Game of Thrones Season Four (John)
00:16:48 Four Flies on Grey Velvet
00:20:54 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter [and briefly, the 1978 short film 'Panic'] (John)
00:25:36 PRINCE OF DARKNESS Discussion
00:48:58 Our Ratings
00:54:56 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Prince of Darkness Theme - John Carpenter
Middle: Final dream sequence speech - Prince of Darkness (spoken by John Carpenter)
Outro: End Credits theme - Quartermass and the Pit
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes91 on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
John, Curtis, and Quinn return (with a vengeance) to take on Mike Judge's (BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD, KING OF THE HILL) corporate office satire OFFICE SPACE with special DOMESTIC PINTS ONLY guest star Tom Dore. Hang onto your butts for some good laughs, good beers, and great times as the John McCrae Secondary School alumni discuss their favourite scenes, the mystery of TPS reports ("test procedure specification"), printer destruction, and how much they can't stand Lumbergh! After the chat, the lads talk about the movies they watched this week. Mmkay?
Tune in next week as John and Quinn dive further into the John Carpenter canon series with PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1987). Not to be missed!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:10:40 OFFICE SPACE (1999) Discussion (favourite scenes, symbolism, hot takes, tasty bits)
00:51:03 Our Ratings
00:56:30 What We Watched This Week
01:27:43 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Joe Dirt; The Tender Bar; The Northman
JOHN: The Godfather; The Northman; Game of Thrones (Season 3); Blood Conscious
CURTIS: Disco Elysium (Video Game); Silicon Dreams (Video Game); Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (Video Game)
TOM; The Batman; Queen of the South (Netflix TV Series); Sonic the Hedgehog 2
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from OFFICE SPACE (1999); "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta" by Geto Boys
Outro: "You Know How We Do It" by Ice Cube
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"We really shook the pillars of heaven, didn't we, Wang?"
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis dive into the next episode of the John Carpenter Watch Series, talking the action-adventure fantasy, hard to define by genre film BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. In the first half we discuss the film and give our review and rating.
In the second half, we chat what we watched this week. We will return next week (with a special guest) for the 90s comedy classic: OFFICE SPACE.
TIME STAMPS
00:01:55 Introduction and BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA discussion
00:33:00 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
00:35:36 Ratuz [Video Game] (Curtis)
00:36:54 A Candle for the Devil (Curtis)
00:37:59 The Bombardment (Curtis)
00:40:20 Crawlspace [1986] (Curtis)
00:41:18 Please Kill Mr. Kinski (Curtis)
00:41:42 Better Call Saul [TV] (Curtis)
00:42:57 The Rocker [2008] (John)
00:45:00 Game of Thrones Season One and Two SEASON ONE SPOILERS (John)
00:52:41 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Pork Chop Express - John Carpenter
Outro: Big Trouble in Little China - Coup De Ville
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes91 on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Upon the heath / There to meet with Macbeth. [...] Fair is foul and foul is fair: / Hover through the fog and filthy air." Quinn, Curtis, and John team up with two special guests (Dr Geoff Rodoreda and Leo Kirchhoff) for the final Shakespeare adaptation episode (for now) as part of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST's Shakespeare month. The episode is a double bill featuring Roman Polanski's 1971 MACBETH as well as Joel Coen's THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (2021). The team discusses the similarities, the differences, favourite scenes, the casting, controversial artists vs their art, the director's vision of Macbeth, and more.
Tune in next week as the gang returns to the John Carpenter watch series with BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, starring Carpenter favourite Kurt Russell!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to the MACBETH double bill
00:02:12 MACBETH (1971) Discussion (characters, themes, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:24:24 THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (2021) Discussion
00:41:55 Our Ratings
00:48:45 What We Watched This Week
01:06:14 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch; Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (Netflix Docuseries)
JOHN: Cry of the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann; We’re All Going to the World’s Fair; Milk (1998), Dog (2001); Wasp (2003)
CURTIS: X (2022); Belfast; Better Call Saul (Season 6)
LEO: Promising Young Woman
GEOFF: The Birthday Party (1968)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Fair is Foul" by Carter Burwell (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH 2021 OST); Excerpt from MACBETH (1971) Original Trailer
Outro: "Birnam Wood" by Carter Burwell (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH 2021 OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes91 on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama." This week on THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, John and Curtis take on the OG Disney classic THE LION KING (1994) as the latest installment for Shakespeare Month (it is a Hamlet adaptation) and touch on its very underrated sequel THE LION KING II: SIMBA'S PRIDE (1998) (a Romeo and Juliet adaptation!). The boys also discuss their favourite scenes, the wonders of Rafiki, the film's positive eco-message for children and adults alike, what makes it a Disney masterpiece, its faithfulness to Shakespeare's source material, and much more. After the film, they talk about what they watched this week, and touch on themes such as race in America, incel culture and online misogyny, and confronting the legacies of controversial celebrities, such as Jimmy Savile and Michael Jackson. Learn some Zulu and hang along for the ride!
Tune in for their final Shakespeare film adaptation episode (for now) next week with a double bill of MACBETH, including Polanski's 1971 film and Joel Coen's latest one, and some special guests. The John Carpenter watch series will return in May with the next entry: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, starring the great Kurt Russell!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to THE LION KING (1994)
00:07:52 THE LION KING Discussion (characters, themes, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:41:50 Our Ratings
00:45:38 What We Watched This Week
01:10:10 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: White Like Me (2013); The Bird with the Crystal Plumage; The Cat O’ Nine Tails;
CURTIS: TFW NO GF; The Convenience Store (Video Game); Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story; Fears to Fathom: Norwood Hitchhike (Video Game)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Circle of Life" by Lebo M. and Carmen Twillie (THE LION KING 1994 OST)
Outro: "Hakuna Matata" by Elton John and Tim Rice (THE LION KING 1994 OST)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes91 on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Support Chilla's Art (The Convenience Store) and Fears to Fathom on Steam here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1228520/The_Convenience_Store/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763050/Fears_to_Fathom__Norwood_Hitchhike
The boys are back with Round 2 of Shakespeare Month, featuring 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999), the '90s rom-com take on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (with a few modern twists). It stars the immortal Heath Ledger, badass Julia Stiles, and a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt! Join THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST as they take on their favourite scenes, the actors, the source material, and engage in some bonus videogame banter!
Shakespeare Month will continue next week with the OG THE LION KING (1994), Disney's hot take on Shakespeare's Hamlet. And stay tuned for a special MACBETH double bill at the end of the month!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)
00:01:00 Video Game Banter (Dark Souls, The Closing Shift, Cooking Companions, Yuppie Psycho, Murder House)
00:04:45 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU Discussion (characters, themes, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:27:08 Our Ratings
00:32:02 What We Watched This Week
00:51:35 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: The Final Girls; The Worst Person in the World; X (2022)
CURTIS: 1883 (TV Miniseries); Siege (1983); The French Dispatch
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Cruel to Be Kind" by Nick Lowe
Outro: "I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes91 on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can support Puppet Combo and Chilla's Art video games here (and Puppet Combo has an Easter sale at the moment!):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1064460/Murder_House/
https://puppetcombo.itch.io/
https://www.patreon.com/puppetcombo/posts
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/12139/Chillas_Art_Complete_Pack/
https://chillas-art.itch.io/
https://www.patreon.com/chillasart
Additional games:
https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/570940/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263230/Cooking_Companions/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/597760/Yuppie_Psycho_Executive_Edition/
Welcome to the first episode of 'Shakespeare Month!'. This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John, Curtis, and special guest Robin discuss the Baz Luhrmann classic: ROMEO + JULIET! In the first half we discuss the film, going over our experiences with Romeo and Juliet, the performances and visual style of the film, and whether this works well as an introductory text to Shakespeare.
In the second half, we chat what we watched this week. We will return next week with another 90s Shakespeare adaptation: 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction and ROMEO + JULIET discussion.
00:40:51 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
00:44:33 Against the Ice (Curtis)
00:45:31 The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption (Curtis)
00:46:50 Death on the Nile [2022] (Curtis)
00:48:11 Eaten Alive (Curtis)
00:49:36 The Pool [2018] (Curtis)
00:50:58 Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (Curtis)
00:52:00 The Night of the Hunter [1955] (John)
00:55:30 Inglourious Basterds (John)
00:58:42 Vibes (John)
01:00:48 Apocalypse Now Redux (Robin)
01:03:22 The Wire Season Five [TV] (Robin)
01:07:22 Bridgerton Season Two [TV] (Robin)
01:11:37 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: I'm Kissing You - Des'ree
Outro: When Doves Cry - Quindon Tarver
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes91 on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"There's a starman waiting in the sky..." John, Quinn, and Curtis return to the next entry of their John Carpenter watch series, 1984's STARMAN. The boys chat about themes, characters, Carpenter's other sci-fi take, and more. Following the discussion, they run down through what they watched this week.
Tune in for our exciting April lineup as we take on Shakespeare film adaptations, including ROMEO + JULIET (1996), THE LION KING (1995), and a MACBETH double bill!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to STARMAN (1984)
00:01:57 STARMAN Discussion (characters, themes, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:40:30 Our Ratings
00:45:30 What We Watched This Week
01:04:50 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: The Vineyard; Videodrome
JOHN: Free Willy
CURTIS: The Witch; Putin’s Road to War (PBS); The Batman; The Boy in the Striped Pajamas; The Shawshank Redemption; P2
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Starman" by David Bowie
Outro: "All I Have to Do is Dream" by The Everly Brothers
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Let me tell you a little something about love Dennis. It has a voracious appetite. It eats everything-- friendship, family. It kills me how much it eats. But I'll tell you something else. You feed it right, and it can be a beautiful thing, and that's what we have. You know when someone believes in you man, you can do any FUCKING THING in the ENTIRE universe...and when you believe RIGHT BACK at that someone...THEN WATCH OUT WORLD, 'cause nobody could stop you then, NOBODY! EVER"
Strap in, shitters! On this week of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Quinn tackle the next entry in our John Carpenter Watch Series, the Stephen King-adaptation CHRISTINE! We spend some discussing the film and give our ratings.
In the second half, we chat what we watched this week. Next week we will be back with another John Carpenter film, see you soon!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction and CHRISTINE discussion.
00:40:22 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
00:45:23 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Quinn)
00:48:30 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Good Luck Chuck (John)
00:51:45 Park Row (John)
00:53:47 The Twentieth Century (John)
00:57:00 Mare of Easttown [TV] (John)
01:00:05 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Outro: Christine Theme - John Carpenter
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Whoa"
On this week of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Quinn are joined by special guest Steve (you might know him as 'stout' Steve from John's other podcast, Domestic Pints ONLY) to talk about the late 90s cyberpunk goth action classic - THE MATRIX. We spend some discussing the film (with occasional light mentions of the sequels). We also lament that despite talking for nearly an hour we still have lots of stuff to chat about. Will we return for future Matrix discussion? Stay tuned!
In the second half, they chat what they watched this week.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction and THE MATRIX discussion.
00:50:10 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
00:55:34 Winter on Fire (Curtis)
00:56:13 Hard Target (Curtis)
00:57:04 Last Exit: Space (Curtis) and some extended Werner Herzog talk.
01:00:17 Licorice Pizza (Quinn)
01:03:07 The Batman (Quinn)
01:06:00 NYC Epicenters: 9/11 to 2021 1/2 (Quinn)
01:07:15 Dark Days [2000] (Quinn)
01:08:13 Strike [1925] (John)
01:10:13 Death Becomes Her (John)
01:12:30 The Empty Man (John)
01:15:29 Predestination (John)
01:17:15 Crocodile Dundee 1 and 2 (Steve)
01:18:34 Moneyball and The Wolf Of Wall Street (Steve)
01:18:50 Still Life [TV] (Steve)
01:19:20 Yellowstone (Steve)
01:19:37 The Great (Steve)
01:20:37 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: The Matrix Theme by Don Davis
Outro: Wake Up by Rage Against the Machine
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
“Give the guy a gun and he’s Superman. Give him two and he’s God.” John, Curtis, and special guest Dr David Lo bring the action with this week's coverage of John Woo's 1992 Hong Kong gun fu classic HARD BOILED. The team discuss their favourite scenes, the symbolism, gender and performance, and those epic action sequences, including the epic 30 minute hospital shootout. Tune in for the best action movie you may have never seen! After the chat, the lads talk about the movies they watched this week. "Better than a dozen Die Hards!"
Next week, John will be covering the Wachowski sisters's game-changer THE MATRIX from 1999. Hold onto your butts!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:03 HARD BOILED (1992) Discussion (favourite scenes, symbolism, hot takes, tasty bits)
00:38:48 Our Ratings
00:42:57 What We Watched This Week
01:06:08 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: Back to the Future; Mothra vs. Godzilla; Godzilla (1998); Chosen (YouTube); Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster; Nightmare Alley (2022);
CURTIS: Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America (1.3); Euphoria (Season 2); Get on the Bus; Stone Cold (1991);
DAVID LO: The Tinder Swindler (2022), I am Jonas (2018), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Mulholland Drive (2001)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from HARD BOILED (1992); "Hard Boiled (Main Theme)" by Michael Gibbs
Outro: "Porcelain" by Moby
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Why don't we just wait here for a little while, see what happens?" The John Carpenter watch series returns this week with his horror classic THE THING (1982) and a (definitely unassimilated) special guest Owen Franklin, the director of the Bristol Film Festival. The usual suspects John and Curtis are sadly Quinnless this week, but he is off saving the world (and also not assimilated). The crew discuss the characters, favourite moments, the film's influence and legacy, and what makes it special. Following this discussion, they run down what they watched this week. Keep your flamethrowers ready as we turn up the heat for the latest SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST offering! Stay tuned for next week's episode (and Curtis's second canon pick) on John Woo's Hong Kong gun fu masterpiece HARD BOILED!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to THE THING (1982)
00:07:07 THE THING (1982) Discussion (characters, influences, romance, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:56:24 Our Ratings
01:01:55 What We Watched This Week
01:37:24 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: Groundhog Day; My Bloody Valentine (1981); Me, Myself, and Irene; Billions (Season 4); The Green Hornet (2011); A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984; Drunken Cinema showing at the Bytowne Cinema)
CURTIS: Yellowjackets (Season 1); Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America; The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1); Beasts of No Nation; Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022); Forgive Us Our Trespasses; Perfect Blue
OWEN: X Files (Season 1), Nobody (2021), John Wick 3: Parabellum (2018), WALL•E (2009), Interstellar (2016)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Humanity (Pt. 2)" by Ennio Morricone (THE THING OST); Excerpts from THE THING (1982), THE THING (1982) VHS Trailer
Outro: "Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples" by David Sylvian
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
For more on the Bristol Film Festival and Owen Franklin, check out the links below:
https://www.bristolfilmfestival.com/
https://twitter.com/owendgfranklin
"Maybe this fool's such a bad motherfucker, he don't got to worry about nuthin, he just sit down, eat my Chinese, watch my TV." Welcome lovers all for THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST's Valentine's Day special, in which we discuss Tony Scott's (and Tarantino-scripted) masterpiece TRUE ROMANCE (1993). We talk about the spicy romance (and Clarence's love for Elvis), the movie's impact and influences, Tarantinoisms, the infamous Sicilian scene, and more. John also provides a brief synopsis of the film. Afterwards, we chat about what we watched this week.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to TRUE ROMANCE (1993)
00:14:45 TRUE ROMANCE (1993) Discussion (characters, influences, romance, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:56:35 Our Ratings
01:01:18 What We Watched This Week
01:25:45 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Paulie (1998)
JOHN: Signs; The Last Duel; Men In Black (1997)
CURTIS: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988); A Creepshow Holiday Special; Without Warning (1980); Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood; Boys from County Hell
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "You're So Cool" by Hans Zimmer (TRUE ROMANCE OST); Excerpts from TRUE ROMANCE (1993)
Outro: "I Want Your Body (Instrumental)" by Nymphomania
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"If YOUUUU can believe it, it's an episode of Seat Struck once again!"
On this week of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, the boys get their tires rotated, their oil changed, and get gassed up for a fun discussion about their favourite car chase movies. They also discuss some honourable mentions. In the second half, they chat what they watched this week.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:00 Death Race 2000 (John)
00:06:07 Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior (Curtis)
00:12:00 The French Connection (Quinn)
00:15:14 The Matrix Reloaded (John)
00:19:20 Mad Max: Fury Road (Curtis)
00:29:23 To Live and Die in LA (Quinn)
00:33:44 Fast Five (John)
00:42:46 Ronin (Curtis)
00:45:11 Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Quinn), and some honourable mentions
What We Watched This Week
01:02:00 Scream [2022] (Quinn)
01:04:00 Jackass Forever (Quinn)
01:10:20 Police Story 2 (Curtis)
01:11:20 Oasis Knebworth 1996 (Curtis)
01:13:09 The Fallout (Curtis)
01:14:28 City of Broken Dreamers [VG] (Curtis)
01:15:10 The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 (John)
01:19:00 Licorice Pizza (John)
01:24:20 Copkiller (Curtis)
01:25:34 Wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: To Live and Die in LA by Wang Chung
Outro: Route 66 by Depeche Mode
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Call me Snake."
This week, John and Curtis return strong for the next John Carpenter watch series episode with the 1981 dystopian science fiction/action classic ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981). The boys are unfortunately Quinnless this week, but joined by special guests Magill Foote and Tobi Olowe for a killer roundtable discussion. The lads discuss the characters, favourite moments, its influence and legacy, and what makes it special. Following this discussion, they run down what they watched this week. Stay tuned for next week's episode on their favourite movie car chases!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981)
00:09:08 ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Discussion (characters, themes, impact and influence, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:49:00 Our Ratings
00:55:33 What We Watched This Week
01:22:10 Podcast Plugs
01:29:00 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: Identity Thief; Finding Nemo, Scream (1996); Scream 2
CURTIS: Heavy Rain (Video Game); The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
MAGILL: The Beatles: Get Back, Annette; Heavy Rain (Video Game)
TOBI: Green Knight; The Red Circle
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK; ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK 1994 VHS Trailer
Outro: "Escape from New York (Main Title)" by John Carpenter
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out Tobi Olowe's podcast Impressions of America on Spotify, and stay tuned for his upcoming true crime podcast The Golden Age of Murder:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1gz7uvz8M71cvYABLLk67L
Also check out Magill Foote's true crime/cold case file podcast The Trail Went Cold (also on Spotify) and his website:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1IWYfBRGRlFXPJSpElzYJu
https://www.magillfoote.com/
More on Desmond Runstedler (Curtis' missing uncle) here:
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2253dmab.html
"Don't let the bastards grind you down. That's what I've learned."
Join Curtis, John, and Quinn as we dive further Quinn's second canon film with the 1960 British kitchen sink realism classic SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING. The lads discuss the characters, favourite moments, its influence and legacy, and what makes it special. Following this discussion, we run down through what we watched this week. Stay tuned for a double whammy with next week's episode on our latest John Carpenter watch series: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK!!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING (1960)
00:01:49 SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING Discussion (characters, themes, influence, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:43:05 Our Ratings
00:48:02 What We Watched This Week
01:05:35 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: In the Mood for Love (2000)
JOHN: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010); AVP: Alien vs. Predator; Centaurworld (Season 2); Hotel Transylvania; Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story; Memories of Murder
CURTIS: Yellowjackets (Season 1); Padak; Euphoria (Season 2); The Last Thing Mary Saw
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING; "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" by The Smiths
Outro: "Where Are They Now?" by The Kinks
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Quinn return back to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the atmospheric 1980 classic THE FOG. We discuss the background and development of the film before discussing the plot of the movie. We wrap up as always by giving our scores. This was a great watch, and we're excited to discuss some of the heavy-hitter Carpenter 80s flicks coming up over the next few weeks. Our friend Curtis is away but will be back with us again next episode.
Next, we discuss what we watched this week (Curtis was kind enough to share his notes despite his absence). Stay tuned for next episode as we discuss one of Quinn's canon favourites.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter
00:11:48 THE FOG (summary and analysis)
00:43:50 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
49:20 Body Snatchers (Curtis)
52:20 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (Curtis)
53:10 Eyes of Fire (Curtis)
55:00 Ken and Barbie Killers (Quinn)
53:47 Bad Trip [2021] (John)
58:57 The Rental [2020] (John)
01:00:28 Manhunter (John)
01:02:24 The Father (John)
01:04:05 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (John)
01:05:48 The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (John)
01:07:10 Season of the Witch [2011] (John)
01:07:34 Final wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: The Fog Theatrical Trailer
Outro: Main Theme (The Fog) - by John Carpenter
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Hold onto your butts!" Join Quinn, Curtis, and special guest GRANT JEFFERY as we take a bite out of Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster classic, the O.G. JURASSIC PARK (1993). The boys discuss their favourite scenes, the movie's influences, philosophy, characters, Michael Crichton's original book, hot takes, and more. John is in the Shadow of the Valley this week, but expect more John for next week! Experience the wonder, experience the thrills, experience the dinosaurs! Welcome to Jurassic Park!
Following this discussion, we run down through what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next week's episode as we enter the mist with our next John Carpenter film canon entry: THE FOG (1980).
This episode is dedicated to Tammy Folk.
N.B. The film actually had a budget of $63 million and grossed over $1 billion, not $63 million.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to JURASSIC PARK (1993)
00:03:46 JURASSIC PARK (1993) Discussion (characters, themes, the book, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:40:00 Our Ratings
00:42:46 What We Watched This Week
01:00:00 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts; C’mon C’mon; Don't Look Up; Oldboy (2003)
CURTIS: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts; 3615 code Père Noël (Deadly Games); New Jack City; The Dark Crystal; Body Snatchers (1993); Labyrinth (1986); Andy Warhol's Blood for Dracula
GRANT: Benedetta (2021); The Devils (1971); Garth Mirenghi’s Dark Place (2004)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from JURASSIC PARK (1993); "Welcome to Jurassic Park" by John Williams (JURASSIC PARK OST)
Outro: Excerpts from McDonald's JURASSIC PARK Dino-Sized Commercial (1993); JURASSIC PARK 1993 Teaser (VHS Capture)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
For more Grant Jeffery and Jurassic Park IV, check out his website and the YouTube video:
http://grantjeffery.ca/index.html#work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5CkoV5gF0g
"I've killed a hell of a lot of people to get to this point, but I have only one more. The last one. The one I'm driving to right now. The only one left. And when I arrive at my destination, I am gonna kill Bill."
Join John, Curtis, and special guest STEVE FRENCH (stevefrenchtv on Twitch) as they cover the Tarantino extravaganza KILL BILL: VOLUME 2 (2004). The team is Quinnless this week, but he will return strong for next week. The boys discuss their favourite scenes, the movie's influences, philosophy, characters, the plot, hot takes, and more. John also serves up a brief summary of the film.
Following this discussion, we run down through what we watched this week. You're a real one, Betty White! Stay tuned for next week's episode as we revisit Isla Nubar with the Spielberg blockbuster epic JURASSIC PARK (1993).
Also check out EPISODE 15 of our podcast on KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 for more!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to KILL BILL: VOLUME 2 (2004)
00:07:01 KILL BILL: VOLUME 2 Discussion (characters, themes, philosophy, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:48:05 Our Ratings
00:52:00 What We Watched This Week
01:24:34 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The French Dispatch, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978); The Matrix Resurrections; Big Mouth (Season 5); Don’t Look Up
CURTIS: Reservation Dogs (Season 1); Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street; Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1)
STEVE FRENCH:- South Park: Post COVID Parts 1 & 2; The Witcher (Season 2)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from KILL BILL: VOLUME 2 Trailer, KILL BILL: VOLUME 2, ENTER THE DRAGON (1973), SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980), "Dune" (SHOGUN ASSASSIN OST)
Outro: "Tidal Wave" by Thee Oh Sees
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
For more Steve French, check out www.stevefrenchtv.com and follow him on Instagram @stevefrenchtv
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, Curtis and John are unfortunately Quinn-less, but we return to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the made-for-TV biopic (yes, Carpenter did another one of these), ELVIS! We spend quite a bit of pre-show time talking about Elvis, both as an artist and as a larger cultural figure, before finally discussing the film and give our scores.
Next, we discuss what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next episode (which will be steamed live, this Sunday the 31st) as we chat KILL BILL VOL 2!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter
00:18:36 ELVIS (summary and analysis)
00:43:13 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
47:33 You Season One (Curtis)
50:08 Old Henry (Curtis)
51:08 Shiva Baby (Curtis)
52:30 Monkey Beach (Curtis)
53:57 Beans [2021] (Curtis)
54:08 A Little Princess (Curtis)
55:35 It's a Wonderful Life! (Curtis)
57:06 Holler [2021] (Curtis)
59:19 Scrooged (John)
01:02:13 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (John)
01:04:22 3615 code Père Noël [aka Deadly Games / Dial Code Santa Claus] (John)
01:07:47 Frosty the Snowman & Frosty Returns (John)
01:09:09 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (John)
01:10:43 A Creepshow Holiday Special: Shapeshifters Anonymous (John)
01:11:09 Jack Frost [1997... not the Michael Keaton one] (John)
01:14:08 The Hot Chick (John)
01:16:35 Final wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: The Wayfaring Stranger (from 1979 ELVIS)
Outro: Jailhouse Rock (from the 1968 Elvis Comeback Special)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! The usual suspects (Curtis, Quinn, and John) round up their favourite Christmas movies (and some honourable mentions) just in time for the holiday season. The lads discuss their favourite scenes, characters, special moments, and why these film picks are so special to them. In the final section, they talk about films they watched during the week.
Tune in for the hap-hap-happiest Christmas special since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to the Christmas special!
00:04:13 Our Christmas Picks (Quinn: Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York; Curtis: Die Hard (1988), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation; John: Elf, It's a Wonderful Life!)
00:29:22 Honourable Mentions (John: The Year without a Santa Claus, A Christmas Carol (1951), Scrooged; Quinn: Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), White Christmas, Jack Frost (1998), The Muppet Christmas Carol, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000); Curtis: Gremlins (1984), The Nightmare Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Santa Claus is Comin' to Town)
00:37:30 What We Watched This Week
01:01:45 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Ice Cream Man (1995)
JOHN: Rocky II, Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut, Godzilla (1954), Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive
CURTIS: Spencer; Last Night in Soho; Agnes (2021); Macbeth (1971); Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story; Breaking Bad (Season 1); Rebecca (1940); My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell it To; Once Were Warriors
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from Home Alone (1990), Gremlins (1984), Die Hard (1988), It's a Wonderful Life!, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Outro: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Darlene Love
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Hey all - we were supposed to record last weekend but ran into some scheduling issues. To give you some extra content with the longer wait, I wanted to discuss some of my favourite movies I watched last year. Think of this sort of like an extended solo 'What we Watched' episode. I start off with my honourable mentions, my 'B' tier movies, and finally my top 15. You can read the entire list on my substack (see the links below).
We will be back with you in a few days for a special Christmas-themed episode. See you soon!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter
Honourable mentions
04:22 - Super Dark Times
10 Cloverfield Lane
7:03 - The Nightingale (2018)
9:29 - Color Out of Space (2019)
10:43 - Come to Daddy
12:24 - Last Shift
13:38 - Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
15:24 - Happy Death Day
'B' Tier
18:34 - Christine (2016)
20:50 - Purge: Election Year and The First Purge
24:50 - BlacKkKlansman
28:53 - Host (2020)
32:30 - Possessor (2020)
34:24 - Ingrid Goes West
37:00 - Better Watch Out
Best of the best
38:53 - Little Women (2019)
41:40 - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
43:50 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things
46:40 - Zodiac
48:50 - Casablanca
51:50 - Marriage Story
58:27 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire
01:01:13 - The Favourite (2018)
01:05:40 - House/Hausu (1977)
01:07:43 - Whiplash
01:10:33 - Come and See
01:13:38 - Uncut Gems
Taxi Driver
01:21:58 - Sing Street
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis (who are unfortunately Quinn-less for the next two weeks!) chat about the 1991 Irish musical classic: THE COMMITMENTS. First ,John talks about why he loves this selection so much and goes over the history and production behind the film. We then discuss the movie in detail and talk about our favourite songs, what worked and didn't worked, and if we like this one better than Sing Street. We wrap up with giving our reviews and final scores.
Next, we discuss what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next episode where we try not to mark up our blue suede shoes as we chat about the next John Carpenter film, the made-for-TV ELVIS biopic.
TIME STAMPS
00:03:00 Introduction, quick chatter
00:15:03 THE COMMITMENTS (summary and analysis)
00:46:14 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
50:08 Mona Lisa [1986] (Curtis)
52:42 The Power of the Dog (Curtis)
53:57 The Last Duel (Curtis)
55:42 Benedetta (Curtis)
56:40 Q: The Winged Serpent (Curtis)
57:33 The Boys [1997] (Curtis)
59:20 Lamb [2021] (Curtis)
01:02:33 Rocky (John)
01:09:01 Spencer (John)
01:13:35 Last Night in Soho (John)
01:17:10 Face/Off (John)
01:03:35 Final wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: The Commitments - I Never Loved A Man (by Aretha Franklin)
Outro: The Commitments - Mustang Sally (by Sir Mack Rice)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The Dude abides! Join John, Curtis, and special guest Dr Laurens de Rooij as they take on the Coen Brothers' 1998 cult comedy classic THE BIG LEBOWSKI in this week's episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST. Quinn is saving the world again this week, but will return strong for next time! The gang discuss their favourite scenes, characters, symbolism and philosophy of the film, as well as provide some hot takes. John also serves up a brief summary of the film. In the final section, they talk about films they watched during the week.
Why does the Dude hate the fucking Eagles? Who is in for a world of pain? What does Laurens think about Swedish Dicks? Tune in to find out more!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
00:03:10 THE BIG LEBOWSKI Discussion (characters, themes, philosophy, symbolism, analysis, hot takes)
01:09:00 Our Ratings
01:16:10 What We Watched This Week
01:39:15 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: Fright Night (1985)
CURTIS: Tiger King (Season 2); Muppet Treasure Island; The Beatles: Get Back (TV Series); Accepted
LAURENS: Accepted
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) Trailer; "Lookin' Out My Back Door" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Outro: "Run Through the Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, Quinn and John return to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the little known made-for-TV thriller SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME! (Yes, exclamation mark included). Curtis is away this episode, but he was kind enough to provide notes. As usual, we discuss the production and plot of this move. Afterwards, we give our reviews, with two of us giving VERY different scores.
Next, we discuss what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next episode as we are joined by a special guest as we try to "find a stranger in the Alps" and discuss 'The Big Lebowski'.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter
00:10:00 SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME! (summary and analysis)
00:38:17 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
46:40 Twin Peaks S2 (Quinn)
47:35 Blood Harvest (Curtis)
49:44 Riders of Justice (Curtis)
51:00 The Velvet Underground [2021] (Curtis)
52:18 Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (John)
56:24 Encino Man (John)
57:55 Jungle 2 Jungle (John)
01:03:35 Final wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: NBC promo for the original airing of 'Someone's Watching Me!'
Outro: Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Watch the video of our stream (including outtakes) and additional fun videos and more on https://www.twitch.tv/stevefrenchtv
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
"Wiggle your big toe."
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, Quinn, Curtis, and John discuss the ultraviolent Tarantino classic: Kill Bill Volume 1. We are joined this week by a special guest: Steve from stevefrenchtv on Twitch. Steve was kind enough to stream this episode live on his Twitch channel. We discussed a bit about the history and development of this film before discussing content and story: what are our favourite scenes? Do we prefer Vol. 1 or 2? What are some of the nods and influences present in this film? Where does this rank for us on the Tarantino canon?
Following this discussion, we run down through what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next episode as we return back to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the made-for-tv movie 'Someone's Watching Me!'
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter
00:19:35 KILL BILL VOL 1 Discussion (summary and analysis)
00:52:40 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
59:12 Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (Curtis)
59:57 The Stigma [1977] (Curtis)
01:00:18 The Lottery [1969] (Curtis)
01:00:59 Nothing Bad Can Happen (Curtis)
01:01:39 Big Mouth Season Five (Curtis)
01:02:36 Werewolf [2018] (Curtis)
01:03:35 Cry Macho (Curtis)
01:04:57 Twin Peaks Season One (Quinn)
01:06:55 Quinn signs off!
01:07:37 Hail to the Deadites (John)
01:09:42 Midnight Mass [TV] (John)
01:12:42 Dune [2021] (John)
01:16:33 Thunder Force (John)
01:17:40 Dune [2021] (Steve)
01:20:17 No Time to Die (Steve)
01:23:01 Final wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Kill Bill Ironside Siren Sound
Outro: Gheorghe Zamfir - The Lonely Shepherd (from the Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack)
Watch the video of our stream (including outtakes) and additional fun videos and more on https://www.twitch.tv/stevefrenchtv
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST comes out of the depths and INTO THE WILD on this week's episode! Join Curtis, John, Quinn, and special guest Claire from Pennsylvania as they take on Curtis's all-time favourite movie INTO THE WILD (2007), and discuss their favourite scenes, the divisiveness of the movie, the beautiful cinematography and acting, the real-life Chris McCandless and his philosophy, everything he left behind, and more. In the final section, they discuss films that they watched during the week.
Will Chris make it to Alaska? What happened to the random 1946 International Harvester K-5 bus in the middle of the bush near Fairbanks? Will John fall in love with this movie too? Tune in to find out!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to INTO THE WILD (2007)
00:02:12 INTO THE WILD Discussion (characters, themes, psychology, symbolism, philosophy, analysis)
00:57:27 Our Ratings
01:03:27 What We Watched This Week
01:19:40 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: To Live and Die in L. A., Death Wish
JOHN: 28 Days Later, Dune (1984)
CURTIS: Ginger Snaps; Throne of Blood, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain;
CLAIRE: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpt from INTO THE WILD (2007); "Hard Sun" by Indio
Outro: "Society" by Eddie Vedder; "Gave It a Name" by Bruce Springsteen
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Gather 'round for our spooky Hallowe'en episode covering Neil Marshall's recent horror classic THE DESCENT (2005). In this episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, the Thryy Wyrd Boys dive into (and try to avoid cave-ins and C.H.U.D.s) what they loved about the film, including representations of female characters, the imagery, the monsters, and more. John also provides a brief summary of the film. In the final section, they discuss films that they watched during the week. We have such sights to show you!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to THE DESCENT (2005)
00:02:55 THE DESCENT Discussion (summary, analysis, characters, themes, characters, symbolism)
00:59:00 Our Ratings
01:05:32 What We Watched This Week
01:26:30 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: The Witches (1990), Ernest Scared Stupid, The Night House, Candyman (1992), The 400 Blows (1959), Alien (1979)
JOHN: Day of the Dead, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Dracula (1931 - Spanish Cut), Eve’s Bayou
CURTIS: Ernest Scared Stupid, Slumber Party Massacre (2021)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Excerpts from A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987); RICK AND MORTY (Episode 1.2 "Lawnmower Dog"); THE WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968); HELLRAISER (1987); FRANKENSTEIN (1931); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968); SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004); DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
Outro: "Main Title (Unreleased Hellraiser Theme)" by Coil
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis discuss the irreverent 80s slasher: Sleepaway Camp! We are Quinn-less this week as he is tied up (not literally!) with real life plans. We first talk about the production and development of this movie before covering the plot summary, release and legacy, and provide our reviews. We discuss the infamous shock twist ending and continued chatter around the film's handling of gender, both positive and negative. Is this a transphobic and homophobic piece of trash? Is it actually, like Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2, a stealth queer-coded underrated gem? We discuss both perspectives in detail.
Following this discussion, we run down through what we watched this week. Stay tuned for next week's final entry in spooktober as we cover THE DESCENT!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter and recap
00:02:38 SLEEPAWAY CAMP Discussion (summary and analysis)
00:45:40 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
51:44 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Curtis)
53:52 Halloween Kills (Curtis)
56:04 Titane (Curtis) (minor plot structure spoilers)
57:50 Pig [2021] (Curtis)
58:45 The Handmaid's Tale Season 3 (John)
1:00:26 Squid Game (John)
01:03:11 The Witch [2015] (John)
01:05:23 Final wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Sleepaway Camp Trailer
Outro: Frankie Vinci - Angela's Theme ("You're Just What I've Been Looking For")
For further discussion about transmisogyny in Sleepaway Camp, see this article written by someone much more qualified than us: http://cleojournal.com/2015/08/10/how-can-it-be-shes-a-boy-transmisogyny-in-sleepaway-camp/
A transgender defense of Sleepaway Camp: https://harmonycolangelo.medium.com/the-transgender-defense-of-angela-baker-and-sleepaway-camp-82dd54ddf9cd
Bloody Disgusting essay on Sleepaway Camp: https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3625816/sleepaway-camp-elephant-room-trapped-gender/
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The boys are back in town with their latest spooky season offering of William Friedkin's 1973 demonic possession film THE EXORCIST. In this episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, Quinn, John, and Curtis take a look at (and avoid the pea soup!) their favourite scenes in the film, the symbolism, characters, themes, Catholic imagery, demons, Otherness, and more. John also provides a brief summary of the film. In the last section, they cover films that they watched during the week. What an excellent day for THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to THE EXORCIST (1973)
00:26:00 THE EXORCIST Discussion (summary, analysis, characters, themes, characters, symbolism)
01:08:52 Our Ratings
01:15:00 What We Watched This Week
01:26:00 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Eraserhead, No Time to Die, The Guilty, Halloween Kills
JOHN: Anchorman 2, Borat 2, Poltergeist, Possession
CURTIS: Don’t Breathe 2
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Cannibal Holocaust (Main Theme)" - Riz Ortolani
Outro: "Tubular Bells (The Exorcist Theme)" - Mike Oldfield
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
On this week's episode of the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, we discuss the recent 'daylight' horror by Ari Aster: Midsommar. Quinn is tied up with saving the world, but John is back fresh from vacation and ready to join Curtis for discussion. We chat about the plot of the movie, discuss the characters, visuals, themes/motifs, and John rants about why this is a truly insidious movie and not the girlboss flick you think it is. Afterwards we give our scores and discuss what we watched this week. We will be back next week for another Spooktober watch!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction, quick chatter and recap
00:04:45 MIDSOMMAR Discussion (summary and analysis)
00:59:24 Our Ratings
What We Watched This Week
01:06:44 No Time to Die
01:13:52 The Many Saints of Newark (small show spoilers)
01:16:07 Halloween II (spoilers)
01:20:52 Ginger Snaps
01:26:26 Titane
01:30:09 Venom
01:32:20 Source Code, and final wrap up
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Prophesy" - Midsommar OST (Bobby Krlic)
Outro: Untitled Scandinavian herding call (from Midsommar opening scene)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Join Quinn and Curtis as they usher us into spooky season with Jonathan Demme's 1991 horror/crime classic THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, which is also one of our favourite movies. We talk about our favourite scenes, the phenomenal acting, themes, metaphors, feminist readings of the film, the scariest bits for us, and more. We also provide a brief summary of the film. In the last section, we cover films that we recently watched during the week. John is saving the world this week, but he will return soon!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
00:12:15 THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Discussion (summary, analysis, characters, themes, characters, symbolism)
00:44:09 Our Ratings
00:45:50 What We Watched This Week
00:55:54 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Jennifer’s Body, House of Wax (2005), Prisoners
CURTIS: Dune (2021); Midnight Mass (Netflix series)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Outro: "Goodbye Horses" - Q Lazzarus
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Dive into the wonderful world of Studio Ghibli with Curtis, John, and our special guest Ryan (Curtis' brother) as they discuss Hayao Miyazaki's 1997 classic film PRINCESS MONONOKE. We talk about the themes, eco-readings and the environment, symbolism, characters, gender and feminism, social class, disabilities, and more. We also provide a summary of the film. In the last section, we cover films that we recently watched during the week. Quinn is still saving the world this week, but he will be back soon!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997)
00:09:52 PRINCESS MONONOKE Discussion (summary, analysis, themes, characters, symbolism)
1:20:53 What We Watched This Week
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: The Handmaid’s Tale (season 3), Rosemary’s Baby, The Witches of Eastwick
CURTIS: College Behind Bars (limited series); Candyman (2021); Sex Education (Season 3)
RYAN: Underwater; Lilo & Stitch
CREDITS AND PLUGS
"Princess Mononoke Trailer"
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
In this episode, John, Curtis, and our (first!) special guest (and the Queen of Languages) Clau Cruz discuss Alfonso Cuarón's 2018 Academy Award-winning Netflix film ROMA while Quinn saves the world. We talk about our favourite scenes, the symbolism, themes, gender, social class, and more. In the last section, we cover films that we recently watched during the week and give you a preview of what's next.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to ROMA (2018)
00:11:40 ROMA Discussion
1:02:40 What We Watched This Week
MOVIES WE WATCHED
JOHN: City of the Dead, Vamps
CURTIS: Martyrs Lane
CREDITS AND PLUGS
"El Son de la Negra" by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The night THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST came home! Join John, Quinn, and Curtis as they RETURN to the John Carpenter watch series with his 1978 horror/slasher classic HALLOWEEN. We discuss the film's production, fun facts, synopsis, as well as its legacy and many sequels, and what we loved about it. Who will survive and what will become of them??
In the last section, we cover films that we recently watched during the week and give you a preview of what's next.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to HALLOWEEN (1978)
00:15:08 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 Discussion (movie summary, legacy, sequels, production)
01:04:45 Our Ratings
01:19:16 What We Watched This Week
01:54:45 Coming Up Next!
WHAT WE WATCHED
QUINN: Problem Child, Happy Gilmore, Field of Dreams, Freddy vs Jason, Batman (1989)
JOHN: It (1990), Fear Street 1666, Creepshow, Handmaid’s Tale Season 2, Raging Bull, Champaign and Bullets, Belladonna of Sadness
CURTIS: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (book); Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal and Greed; Halloween II (1981)
CREDITS AND PLUGS
"Halloween [1978] (Main Theme)" by John Carpenter
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
After a short hiatus, THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST crew is back to talk about Quinn's personal favourite, the iconic Hitchcock horror classic: PSYCHO! We spend the first half of this pod discussing the production and history of this movie, the plot of the film itself, and our personal ratings. In the second half we discuss what we watched this week (note that since there was a hiatus, there was a lot of stuff to talk about!). Our next week's episode will be jumping back into the Carpenter watch series to discuss HALLOWEEN! Stay tuned for more episodes.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to PSYCHO
00:16:08 PSYCHO Discussion
01:02:10 Our Ratings
01:10:10 What We Watched This Week
01:10:22 The King of Comedy (Quinn)
01:13:26 Once Upon a Time in America (Quinn)
01:16:31 Rat Race (Quinn)
01:24:03 Guardians of the Galaxy 1+2 (Quinn)
01:27:39 An American Werewolf in London (John)
01:33:21 Friday the 13th Part 3 (John)
01:37:26 Star Wars...briefly (John)
01:38:10 Kung Fu Panda 2+3 (John)
01:42:51 Beetlejuice (John)
01:46:27 Space Jam: A New Legacy (John)
01:50:28 Fear Street '94 and '78 (John)
01:53:50 Roadrunner (Curtis)
01:55:00 Tombstone (Curtis)
01:56:40 Censor (Curtis)
01:58:39 The Green Knight (Curtis)
02:01:05 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
'Main Theme' and 'Finale' - Psycho (Bernard Herrmann)
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes91 on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
We jump back to our John Carpenter Watch Series in this episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, chatting about the 1976 classic ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13. We spend some time discussing the development and production of this film, give our movie summary, discuss its impact and legacy, and give our personal ratings. Next we discuss what we watched this week. If you thought DARK STAR was a bit of a rough watch, you might be surprised how much you enjoy this classic action thriller.
Next up on the John Carpenter Watch Series: HALLOWEEN!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976)
00:13:21 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 Discussion (movie summary, and post-release legacy)
00:44:50 Our Ratings
00:51:44 What We Watched This Week
00:51:58 Grady Hendrix Author Discussion (Curtis)
00:54:14 Batman: Long Halloween Part 2 (Curtis)
00:55:47 Teddy (Curtis)
00:57:00 TV Corner (The Handmaid's Tale; Centaurworld) (John)
01:03:36 Predator (John)
01:07:44 Chocolat [2000] (John)
01:09:42 Green Room (John)
01:14:54 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Quinn)
01:16:16 Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (Quinn) - plus end chatter and what's coming up next.
CREDITS AND PLUGS
"Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title)" by John Carpenter
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
In this episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST, we discuss SPACE JAM (1996), one of John’s childhood favourites. We talk about its background, production, highlights, what works and what doesn’t, and our impressions coming back to the film as thirty-somethings.
In the last section, we cover films that we recently watched during the week and give you a preview of what's next.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:10 Introduction to SPACE JAM (1996)
00:19:46 SPACE JAM Discussion
00:56:13 Our Ratings
01:09:45 What We Watched This Week
01:31:40 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain, Little Monsters (1989), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
JOHN: Crash (1996),
CURTIS: What Haunts Us, The Boy Behind the Door, Zola
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Title Music: NBA Jam (1993) Main Theme Music
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction to John Carpenter
24:48 DARK STAR Discussion
51:05 Our ratings
57:34 'What we watched this week' discussion begins
57:44 Quiet Place 2 (Quinn)
59:47 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone/Chamber of Secrets (Quinn)
1:05:30 The Sopranos (HEAVY SERIES SPOILERS HERE, ending discussion 01:08:21-01:17:07) and The Handmaid's Tale (mild S1 spoilers) (John)
1:25:47 Wild at Heart (John)
1:31:55 Paranormal Activity (John)
1:43:02 Kung Fu Panda (John)
1:44:34 Nomadland (Curtis) and wrap-up
30:16 - After the intermission, getting into what we watched this week
CREDITS AND PLUGS:
Title music 'Benson Arizona' from 'Dark Star'
Blog by Kent Jones on John Carpenter: http://threegoodscenesnobadscenes.blogspot.com/2016/01/american-movie-classic-john-carpenter.html
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out my other podcast, Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Welcome to the first episode of THE SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST! In this episode, we dive into our favourite Stephen King adaptations, selecting our top three favourites for discussion, including The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Shining, Stand By Me, Misery, In the Tall Grass, Carrie, Gerald's Game, and Rose Red. We talk about why we picked these films, what makes them special to us, and the differences between the books and film adaptations.
In the last section, we cover films that we recently watched during the week and give you a preview of what's next.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction
12:36 - The Shawshank Redemption (presented by Quinn)
20:36 - Carrie (presented by John)
30:36 - The Green Mile (presented by Curtis)
39:40 - The Shining (presented by Quinn)
49:48 - Rose Red (presented by John)
55:14 - Misery (presented by Curtis)
61:46 - Stand By Me (presented by Quinn)
75:15 - In the Tall Grass (presented by John)
79:27 - Gerald's Game (presented by Curtis)
86:21 - What We Watched this Week
114:01 - Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
Quinn: Monster’s Ball, Team America: World Police, Planes, Trains & Automobiles
John: The Sopranos, Blow Out, Golgo 13: The Professional
Curtis: Fear Street Part 2: 1978; Son; The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Hello folks, welcome to the PILOT of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast! In this episode, we spend the first half introducing ourselves: who we are, how we know each other, and what got us into movies. We then talk a little bit about our favourite films and directors.
In the second half, we discuss what we watched this week
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
30:16 - After the intermission, getting into what we watched this week
MOVIES WE WATCHED:
QUINN: Big Daddy, Once upon a time in Hollywood, Election, Neverending Story 2, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Reservoir Dogs
JOHN: The Sopranos season 6; Pieces of a Woman; Happy Gilmore; The Craft: Legacy; The Iron Giant;
CURTIS: Deranged (1974), Humanoids from the Deep, Rick and Morty, A Quiet Place Part II, Hellraiser, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Troma’s War
CREDITS AND PLUGS:
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out my other podcast, Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.