Feb 26, 2025
Ben Affleck teams up with John Woo to make an exceptionally mediocre early 2000s techno-thriller, and we are here to talk about it. So the deal is, Affleck's character reverse-engineers tech devices, then makes something better, then has his memory of the whole experience wiped as a sort of futuristic NDA. The problem...
Feb 19, 2025
This week we return to true classic cyberpunk with a recap of the 1988 OVA: Appleseed. It's an interesting production that hints at a lot of the philosophical themes that cyberpunk likes to cover, but doesn't have enough time to include that junk in with all the gunfights and excessive cursing. What you get is a lot...
Feb 12, 2025
Real Steel is a competently made film that is so utterly lacking in heart, humor, or any even remotely interesting idea beyond "wouldn't it be cool if big robots fought each other like boxers?" It's not particularly interesting. So if you're one of those sadists that likes hearing us suffer, this one's for you,...
Feb 5, 2025
They Live may not be subtle, it may not be the best acted, or the best written film of all time, but oh man is it an entertaining film. A tight 90 minutes of ass kicking and bubblegum chewing. This week we spend about twice that much time recapping it and are honored to be joined by a very special guest: Stan from the...