WHAT WENT WRONG

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Steph
 Jul 7, 2021
Great podcast.

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 Jan 27, 2021
Love it. Well researched and very entertaining.

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What Went Wrong covers Hollywood’s most notoriously disastrous movie productions, digging into the behind the scenes insanity of everything from massive flops to record breaking blockbusters. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT!

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Episode Date
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1:00:01
Rivers of blood, beds full of rats, and a questionable British accent! This week the team delves into 1992’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves and many more. Find out how The Godfather Part III made this movie possible and why nepotism worked in Dracula’s favor. 

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May 29, 2023
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
1:10:02
What took 9 screenwriters, 2 directors, and an unlimited supply of Bob Hoskins’ scotch? Super Mario Bros., the first ever big screen video game adaptation! Join Chris and David as they explore how Japan’s beloved Brooklyn plumbers found themselves battling Dino-DNA Dennis Hopper in a dystopian alternate dimension.

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May 15, 2023
The Twilight Saga
1:27:49

Robert Pattinson’s bushy eyebrows, too much butt crack, and an absolutely insane production schedule. This week Lizzie & Chris break down everything that plagued the remaining 4 films in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn Part 1 & Part 2. Find out what Renesmee almost looked like, and why Kristen Stewart deserves all the praise for keeping her cool throughout this sparkly train wreck. 


Make sure you listen to our previous episode on Twilight (2008) first! 

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May 01, 2023
The Mummy
1:17:41
Sandstorms! Snakes! The strangulation of Brendan Fraser!! This week Lizzie and Chris unearth 1999’s 'The Mummy'. Learn how a decade of development hell gave us cinema’s sexiest on screen couple and why open toe sandals may have been a huge mistake.

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Apr 17, 2023
Gone With The Wind
1:20:28
Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Hattie McDaniel may star in 1939’s Gone With the Wind, but this was David O. Selznick’s dumpster fire. Join Chris and Lizzie as they break down a truly disastrous production featuring 15+ writers, 3+ directors, an amphetamine fueled producer, and racism galore - both onscreen and off.

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Apr 03, 2023
The Emperor's New Groove
1:05:06
“What has two titles, two directors and originally starred… Owen Wilson? Join Lizzie and Chris as they explore the miracle that is The Emperor’s New Groove, a movie that nearly broke Sting’s brain and may have ended the Disney Renaissance in one fell swoop.

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Mar 20, 2023
Jurassic Park
1:28:20

Guest host Steven Ray Morris joins Chris and Lizzie to break down 1993’s ‘Jurassic Park’. Find out who almost played Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum’s iconic parts, how an actual hurricane shut down production, and why Steven Spielberg’s dinos still look so good 30 years later. 


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Mar 06, 2023
Below The Line - Intimacy Coordinator
54:11

Ita O'Brien (Watchmen, I May Destroy You, Magic Mike’s Last Dance) is the UK's leading Intimacy Coordinator, and the founder of 'Intimacy On Set'. Join us for a discussion on what is means to be an intimacy coordinator, what it's like working with actors on intimate scenes, and what the future holds for this important position in the industry going forward.


Go to https://www.itaobrien.com to learn more about Ita.


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Feb 27, 2023
Twister
1:16:02
On set jet engines, temporary blindness, and hepatitis shots - three signs you might be in the “suck zone”! This week we’re covering Jan de Bont’s Twister and how he threw everything including the kitchen sink (literally) at Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton to get this movie made.

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Feb 20, 2023
ENCORE: Twilight
49:19
It's easy to bash Twilight, with its glittering, brooding and mouth-breathing; but love it or hate it, the highly anticipated Twilight movie crushed at the box office. We explore the numerous obstacles that stood in the way of director Catherine Hardwicke and why the remaining films in this young adult, female-driven franchise were all directed by men.

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Feb 14, 2023
ENCORE: The Last Airbender
39:51
M. Night Shyamalan’s whitewashed adaptation of the beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender remains his most expensive and critically derided film. How did such acclaimed source material yield this unmitigated flop?

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Jan 30, 2023
ENCORE: The Shining
1:12:14

How many takes does it take to take one's sanity? Jack, Shelley, Scatman and the rest of the cast would learn that Stanley Kubrick's insatiable desire to catch a moment of movie magic would take a serious emotional and physical toll.

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Jan 17, 2023
The Lone Ranger
1:08:47
Incredibly offensive casting, supernatural coyotes, a tragic on-set death, and a $190M+ loss make “The Lone Ranger” one of the biggest flops of all time. Find out why cannibalism plays a surprising role in this film - years before Armie Hammer’s disturbing DM’s - and what Johnny Depp really said when he found himself on the wrong side of history. Saddle up as we trot our way through the notoriously problematic 2013 film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Helena Bonham-Carter, William Fichtner, Ruth Wilson, and some very carnivorous rabbits.

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Jan 03, 2023
Fifty Shades Of Grey
1:08:46

Submit to the story of how E.L. James, an uncompromising fan-fiction author with no film experience, wielded an unprecedented amount of power in the making of "Fifty Shades of Grey." Plus, Jamie Dornan's used wee-bag, Dakota Johnson's digital pubes, and a drastic spike in BDSM related hospital visits!

 

Guest-hosted by the incredible Naomi Lindh

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Dec 20, 2022
Blade Runner - Part 2
42:20
Harrison Ford gets even grumpier, the producers kill Ridley Scott’s Unicorn, and no one gets a happy ending in Part 2 of our coverage of “Blade Runner”… except the movie itself.

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Dec 06, 2022
Blade Runner - Part 1
54:01
Carbon monoxide poisoning, an on set "T-shirt war" and a very, very grumpy Harrison Ford are but a few hurdles Ridley Scott and company ran into while making the 1982 sci-fi classic, Blade Runner. In part 1 of this two part episode, we'll investigate Rutger Hauer's sex appeal, the downsides of writing a script set entirely at night, and that one time Harrison Ford told Darryl Hannah to fish hook his nose just so he could feel something. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT!

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Nov 22, 2022
The Birds
1:05:22

This episode dives into the making of Hitchcock's classic avian apocalypse horror "The Birds" - but it turns out the real horror was Hitchcock himself. We explore the ways in which he attempted to control, harass, and eventually assault newcomer Tippi Hedren during the film's production. Find out how he ruined the career he'd single-handedly helped her launch.

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Nov 08, 2022
WYRM is now on HULU!
1:36
Chris’ directorial debut follows Wyrm, a boy who learns he’s the last in his class to complete his level one sexuality requirement, typically osculation (kissing). WYRM is FRESH on Rotten Tomatoes and Chris’ Mom says, “The lighting is great!”

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Nov 02, 2022
The Island of Dr. Moreau (Rerelease)
1:01:16
Huge egos, hurricanes, and black magic are but a few of the destructive forces that waylaid this notorious production. The team dives into why a director shouldn’t sneak back onto set once they’ve been fired, Marlon Brando’s firm stance against ever reading scripts, and Val Kilmer’s method approach to playing an *sshole.

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Oct 25, 2022
The Revenant
56:39
This week we’re going balls to frozen forest floor as we trudge through 2015’s “The Revenant.” Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, crawled by Leonardo DiCaprio, mumbled by Tom Hardy, and challenged by climate change - the only person having fun in this one was the guy in the CGI bear suit. No D’s were harmed in the making of this podcast. 

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Oct 11, 2022
ROAR!
58:54

Why waste money on fake blood when you can use the real thing?  A DP gets scalped, Melanie Griffith nearly loses an eye and Tippi Hedren goes from being terrorized by Hitchcock's birds to mauled by lions.

Join us as we explore Noel Marshall's "ROAR".  Starring 132 big cats, and 70+ injured cast and crew.

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Sep 27, 2022
The Thin Red Line
1:00:07
In this week’s episode, Terrence Malick breaks nearly everyone’s heart, but mostly Adrien Brody’s. We go deep on a film that will inspire or sedate you; the ultimate anti-war war movie, “The Thin Red Line”, starring… everyone.

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Sep 13, 2022
Battlefield Earth
57:58

A writer ignores his dog's advice, L. Ron Hubbard speaks from the grave, and the budget is... shrinking?  Pour yourself a glass of kerbango and join us for 2000's seven-time Razzie award-winning film, 'Battlefield Earth', starring John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Barry Pepper, and a whole crew of "Man-Animals" who gave it their all.

 

Season 3 premier.  Chris has a baby!

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Aug 30, 2022
W-W-W... We'll Be Back
6:57

A host gets tied up in another project, cats overrun the podcast, a nap is taken.

 

It's not goodbye, it's I'll see you later... but for real though.  Stay tuned!

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Mar 02, 2021
Alien 3
1:18:59
Despite debuting a director now considered one of the greatest of all time, everything went wrong on Alien 3. Brace for impact cause we got whippets dressed up in alien suits (look it up... worth it), sub-bass that made audiences leave the theater to use the toilet and bald caps painstakingly constructed (literally) one hair sprout at a time.

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Feb 23, 2021
Twilight
48:33
It's easy to bash Twilight, with its glittering, brooding and mouth-breathing; but love it or hate it, the highly anticipated Twilight movie crushed at the box office. We explore the numerous obstacles that stood in the way of director Catherine Hardwicke and why the remaining films in this young adult, female-driven franchise were all directed by men.

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Feb 16, 2021
Town & Country
50:42

Immediately after receiving the Academy’s highest honor, Warren Beatty went back to work on Town & Country, a $100M, multi year production debacle that would become the biggest flop in rom-com history.

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Feb 09, 2021
Ishtar
50:50

Writer/director Elaine May sidestepped Moroccan landmines only for 1987’s Ishtar to bomb her career upon release. Is this film as bad as people who haven’t seen it say it is?

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Feb 02, 2021
The Thing
1:07:28

Mid shoot rewrites, microwaved bubble gum and more KY Jelly than an Arizona State frat party - how John Carpenter’s The Thing survived production hell only to die in the wake of a more lovable Extra Terrestrial.

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Jan 26, 2021
Cleopatra
1:10:53

More money, more problems. How 1963's infamous Cleopatra made it's way to the silver screen amid actual crotch-shots, intercontinental chili delivery and stress related hand-bleeding.

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Jan 19, 2021
Gladiator
51:32

Pissed off Russell Crowe, a fatal drinking game and Phoenician fainting spells - how Ridley Scott’s Gladiator went from 32 page shooting script to Oscar glory.

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Jan 12, 2021
The Silence of the Lambs
47:26
Directed by Gene Hackman starring Sean Connery! Just kidding - but it could have been!  Thanks to real life stalkers, moth wranglers and concerned daughters we were gifted one of the greatest thrillers of all time.  SEASON 2 PREMIERE!

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Jan 05, 2021
Trailer: What Went Wrong
0:59

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Dec 29, 2020
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
53:19

The feud of feuds.  A rivalry between two stars, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, may have begun as a publicity stunt, but it became a bizarre and malignant reality in the behind-the-scenes story of 1962's, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?".  Join us for the Season 1 finale of WHAT WENT WRONG!

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Dec 08, 2020
Last Action Hero
45:23

Sony bids against itself for a script, a writer re-writes a parody of his own writing, Jurassic Park Shmurassic Shmark.  Last Action Hero was doomed by an insane release date, brutal test screening and historically bad press.

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Dec 01, 2020
Deliverance
56:29

Dangerous stunts were performed by unqualified actors, bones were broken and the screenwriter was “crazy about being drunk”.  Deliverance was a uniquely American story, directed by a Brit, cast largely with first-time actors… and they gave us some of films most memorable moments.

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Nov 25, 2020
Citizen Kane
1:07:33

The greatest film ever made... that nearly never saw the light of day. Learn how Orson Welles and RKO fought off a megalomaniacal millionaire, lethal gossip columnists and a backstabbing co-writer in bringing Citizen Kane to life.

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Nov 17, 2020
Popeye (1980)
1:00:49

Cocaine stuffed mannequins, letters from Henry Kissinger, and jaundiced prosthetics - all this and more in Robert Altman’s Popeye!

Guest hosted by Alex Logan.

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Nov 10, 2020
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1:05:29
Riddled with poor casting decisions, irresponsible portrayals and uncomfortably bad accents, The Bonfire of the Vanities was an adaptation gone wrong which showed us a side of Tom Hanks that we wish we could unsee.  Joined by Luke Patrick and Sam Siegel, resident Hanks experts and hosts of the podcast "Hanksy Panksy", we dig in.

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Nov 03, 2020
The Conjuring
51:53
Lawsuits, mysterious bruises, and real life horrors plague the legacy of The Conjuring. This week we dive into the horror franchise’s spookiest behind the scenes moments as well as the creepy allegations against the real Ed and Lorraine Warren.

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Oct 27, 2020
The Shining
1:11:34
How many takes does it take to take one's sanity? Jack, Shelley, Scatman and the rest of the cast would learn that Stanley Kubrick's insatiable desire to catch a moment of movie magic would take a serious emotional and physical toll.

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Oct 20, 2020
Poltergeist
44:12
We’re hee-eere… with an episode that explores how cutting costs on some ghastly props may have been the cause of an enduring curse, which began with 1982’s Poltergeist.  Spanning all of the films sequels and even it’s 2015 reboot, we dig deep into the bizarre events and numerous deaths that followed the franchise.

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Oct 13, 2020
The Exorcist (Requel)
1:00:28

In our most haunted episode yet we explore the slew of sequels and prequels spawned by the original "Exorcist" and discuss why we have reason to believe the demon Pazuzu, much like audiences, did not approve. 

 

Following the minisode, enjoy our previously released episode covering of the original 1973 film, The Exorcist. 

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Oct 06, 2020
Jaws (1975)
48:40

It’s shark week! We got broken sharks, decaying sharks, Bruce the shark, horse jockeys getting attacked by real sharks. Regarded by many as the original blockbuster, Jaws made “B movies” films that garnered grade-A respectability and, in the process, established inexperienced, 26 year-old filmmaker Steven Spielberg as a director for the history books.

 

This episode guest-hosted by our friends at the CineNation Podcast!

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Sep 29, 2020
Twilight Zone: The Movie (Part 2)
46:09

The trial that changed Hollywood.  Director John Landis and four other crew members were charged and tried for involuntary manslaughter following the on set deaths of actor Vic Morrow and two young children (Renee Shinn Chen and Myca Dinh Le).

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Sep 22, 2020
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1:13:13

Star Wars. The $70B franchise... that basically no one wanted to make. Learn how George Lucas’ failure to adapt Flash Gordon spawned THX, Industrial Light & Magic, and generations of zealous followers.

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Sep 15, 2020
Twilight Zone: The Movie (Part 1)
42:50

Twilight Zone: The Movie earned mediocre reviews at a very high price: a deadly helicopter accident on John Landis’ set which took the lives of actor Vic Morrow and two young children.

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Sep 08, 2020
Doctor Dolittle
53:23

Of the 1,500 animals that worked on 1967’s Doctor Dolittle, not one threw more shit at the fan than lead human actor Rex Harrison.

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Sep 01, 2020
The Wizard of Oz
51:25

Toxic body paint, third degree burns and 80 cigarettes a day, oh my!  This week we cover the 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz.  A film that brought  joy to so many was a nightmare for most of its cast, especially for 16 year old Judy Garland.

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Aug 25, 2020
Waterworld
53:51

Near decapitation, sunken sets, and an incredibly expensive divorce... 1994 was not Kevin Costner’s year. This week we’re talking about the notorious box office bomb that wasn’t: Waterworld. Join us as we dive into the story behind a film that lost audiences before it even hit theaters.

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Aug 18, 2020
The Last Airbender
39:03

M. Night Shyamalan’s whitewashed adaptation of the beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender remains his most expensive and critically derided film. How did such acclaimed source material yield this unmitigated flop?

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Aug 11, 2020
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
48:58

Adam Driver stars in a film conceived only 6 years after he was. Listen to the story of director Terry Gilliam’s 29 year battle against F-16s, prostate infections, and insubordinate horses on his (perhaps) misguided quest to finish ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’

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Aug 04, 2020
Showgirls
47:15

Think you enjoy nudity in films? Think again. This week, the team explores the collateral damage of Paul Verhoeven’s cult classic, Showgirls. Topics covered include the dynamics of aquatic intercourse, the paradoxical task of marketing an unsexy NC-17 movie, and why lead actress Elizabeth Berkley was left holding the (Verhoeven filled) bag.

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Jul 28, 2020
Aeon Flux
41:10

Hands for feet! Sexy diaper pajamas! Frances McDormand going full ginger! This week, the team exhumes Karyn Kusama’s sci-fi misfire, Aeon Flux. We (attempt to) cover issues of representation in Hollywood, director’s jail (and why men tend to serve shorter sentences), and Charlize Theron’s trajectory as cinema’s most legit bone crusher.

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Jul 21, 2020
Heaven's Gate
51:27

Ever wonder where “No Animals Were Harmed In The Making of This Film” came from? Special guest Matt Detisch dives into the details behind Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate, including record breaking budget overages, and widespread animal abuse. We also examine the age old question: are Christopher Walken and Kris Kristofferson simply too hot for their leading lady?

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Jul 14, 2020
Apocalypse Now
50:15

Join the team as they forge a path through this war classic’s horrendously long production, 238 shooting days plagued by typhoons, dysentery, heart attacks and drugs. Lots and lots of drugs.

Tune in next week for our first guest host, Matt Detisch who will be covering ‘Heaven’s Gate’!

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Jul 07, 2020
The Exorcist
42:57

1973s The Exorcist left audiences shocked, nauseous, and scandalized - unfortunately, director William Friedkin had a similar effect on the movie’s cast and crew. This week, we tackle the misfires, gunfire and actual fires that plagued this classic film’s production. Let’s just say, if you have to ask the cinematographer where the director’s guns are hidden, you’re probably going to get slapped in the face.

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Jun 30, 2020
Titanic
38:51
I'll never let go, Jack... unless I really, really have to pee.  Titanic was a massive hit; we saw it, we felt it, and it went on (in theaters for a record breaking amount of time).  But as we learned from 'The Abyss', James Cameron's incredible filmmaking comes at a cost.  In this episode we explore how the entire cast and crew got drugged with PCP, Jim's addiction to building behemoth tanks of water and the hardships that caused Kate to wish she was dead and Leo to contemplate which piece of fine dining silverware he should use to lobotomize himself.

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Jun 23, 2020
Fantastic Four (2015)
49:52

There are only two good reasons to make a movie - one, the script is great; two, if you don’t, Marvel gets their characters back. This week, the team fires up Fox’s 2015 misfire reboot of Fantastic Four, exploring director Josh Trank’s schadenfraude laden fall from grace, comic book culture’s weird obsession with race and why this franchise feels (Dr.) Doomed.

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Jun 16, 2020
Southland Tales
40:30

The Rock stars as a Republican action star with amnesia at the center of a sex tape scandal that threatens to derail a presidential election in Richard Kelly’s eerily prophetic 2007 film, Southland Tales. We explore why this follow up to cult classic Donnie Darko tanked at Cannes, derailed Kelly’s career, and perhaps came out 10 years too soon.

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Jun 09, 2020
The Abyss
57:24
Life’s abyss and then you dive. James Cameron’s willfulness filming in the depths of a nuclear power plant.  The resilience of the cast and crew in the face of abyss-olute death. A tale of Beansie the liquid breathing rat.  Are NTI’s aliens?

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May 19, 2020
Evan Almighty
49:36
Hollywood attempts to draw a churchgoing audience with a broad comedy - what could go wrong? Apparently quite a lot. But shrouded in the backstory of this biblical flop are some praiseworthy characters and righteous causes.

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May 11, 2020
Cats
39:10
When all else fails, throw the VFX team under the bus.  An exploration of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s uphill ‘Cats’ battle from the get-go. The risks of setting deadlines based on the awards season calendar. Why the once massively successful broadway production bombed in the box office. And most importantly - What IS a Jellicle Cat (spoiler: we don't have the answer). 

Note: this episode was recorded prior to Covid-19 stay at home orders, and no... we do not regret that ‘Cats’ is one of the last films we saw in theaters.

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May 11, 2020