Beste Rick Ramos podcaster (2024)

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#525 - Crash (1996) - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:31:09

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Blood, Metal, C*m - David Cronenberg's CRASH For Darkness in Popular Cinema it's difficult to find a director that reaches deeper and more disturbing images than Canadian auteur, David Cronenberg. 1997s Crash is - arguably - his most divisive, polarizing, and controversial film. Winner of a special Cannes Jury Award (which jury president, Francis F…

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#524 - The Unknown - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:16:49

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To Neither Have Nor Hold - Tod Browning's The Unknown On this week's episode of WatchThis W/RickRamos, Mr. Chavez & I look back to 1927 for one of the great Actor/Director collaborations - Lon Chaney & Tod Browning. With The Unknown, Chaney & Browning would create one of the most disturbing and beautifully realized films of The Silent Era. Browning…

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#523 - American Psycho - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:28:01

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Wall Street Chainsaw Massacre - Mary Harron's American Psycho On this week's episode of WatchThis W/RickRamos, Mr. Chavez & I take a look at director Mary Harron's 2000 adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho. A controversial and polarizing film that has gained cultural and critical praise in the nearly quarter century since the film's re…

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#522 - Mad as Hell Network 1976 - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:48:03

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Rage for Ratings: Paddy Chayefsky & Sidney Lumet Present NETWORK What was once considered a satire by all (save the two men who made it - they considered it a reflection of what was happening), Paddy Chayefsky and Sidney Lumet's 1976 masterpiece exists as a fifty year harbinger of a media, social, and political reality that has reached its culminat…

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#521 - Revenge - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:29:14

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Sun-Soaked Rape-sploitation: Coralie Fargeat's Revenge Sometimes a film fails, but the conversation it inspires is worth the viewing; That appears to be the case with this week's discussion of Coralie Fargeat's 2017 beautifully shot, thinly plotted, obvious and disappointing exploitation film, Revenge. Fargeat (director of last week's episode, The …

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#520 - The Substance - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:38:59

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Young, Hot, Horrible - Coralie Fargeat's The Substance November brings with it a return to the theaters as I venture into the multiplex (and Mr. Chavez grabs up a streaming subscription) for Coralie Fargeat's critically acclaimed attack on Womens' Aging in Tinsel Town, the Male Gaze, Vanity, with a Twilight Zone-like look at an industry that both m…

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#519 - Vampires, The Crow, Carrie, and Evil Dead - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:16:34

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Blood - Old & New, Tragedy on the Set, Author & Director, and an Unholy Alliance Back to the Memories. This week Mr. Chavez & I return to reminiscing on the past decade with a look at episodes ranging from the History of Vampires in Cinema, the loss of Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow, the first imagining of Stephen King in Brian De Palma's Carri…

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#518 - Creepshow 2 - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:05:35

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A$$Holes Learn a Lesson - Michael Gornick's Creepshow 2 This week Mr. Chavez & I close out our Annual Halloween episodes with a look at 1987s Creepshow follow-up Creepshow 2 - already creatively innovative. Although not a great film - and lacking the charm, inventiveness, and professionalism of the original - Michael Gornick's (taking over director…

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#517 - King on Screen - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:13:05

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Ribbon of Darkness: Daphné Baiwir's King on Screen The Halloween Season is coming to a close. Mr. Chavez & I are concluding with a look at the prolific and celebrated novelist, Stephen King. First we begin with a look at Daphné Baiwir's 2022 - French/Belgian financed - Documentary, King on Screen. More a talking head celebration of Stephen King's f…

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#516 - Dracula aka Horror of Dracula - WatchThis W/RickRamos 52:22

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Old Fangs for a New Monster: Terrence Fisher's Dracula aka Horror of Dracula October continues to roll along. This week Mr. Chavez & I dive into the world of English Horror with 1958's Dracula aka Horror of Dracula. Although a flawed film that feels lazily directed, Terrence Fisher's film is our introduction to one of the great Dracula's of the Sil…

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#515 - Onibaba - WatchThis W/RickRamos 44:37

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Phantoms of the Field: Kaneto Shindō's Onibaba From time to time, Mr. Chavez & I stumble on what can lovingly be referred to as "hidden cinematic gems". A few weeks ago we discovered (for ourselves, at least) a rarely seen "cult classic" - Herk Harvey's Carnival of Souls. As we continue our look into the Horror genre we discover another film that d…

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#514 - House - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:04:19

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Seven Bloody Schoolgirls: Nobuhiko Obayashi's House There are times when reputation precedes a viewing yet nothing can really prepare you for what you are about to see. Recently Mr. Chavez & I continued our dive into the Halloween Holiday Season with a search for new, frightening, strange, and acclaimed films. This week we stumbled on Nobuhiko Obay…

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#513 - Carnival of Souls - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:04:10

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Ghost Dance for the Organ Girl: Herk Harvey's Carnival of Souls This week Mr. Chavez & I continue our celebration of the Halloween season with a little-seen and incredibly influential cult film from 1962, Herk Harvey's Carnival of Souls. This is truly discovering diamonds in the landfill. Herk Harvey - a director and producer of industrial and educ…

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#512 - Drag Me to Hell - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:11:53

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The Beggar, The Blonde, and The Button: Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell Take a listen as Mr. Chavez & I continue our annual exploration of Horror for this Halloween Season. This week my podcast partner & I take a look at Sam Raimi's 2009 return to the Horror/Comedy genre. A modest hit when initially released, Raimi's film has developed somewhat of a cu…

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#511 - Alien: Romulus - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:11:11

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Gen Z Xenomorph: Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus No Worries . . . Mr. Chavez & I will be returning to our Never-Ending 500 Episode Retrospective. However, this week we continue our look into the Horror genre taking us into the Halloween Season, with Fede Alvarez's newest entry into the Alien Series, Alien: Romulus. This 7th film in the series - We Do…

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#510 - Poltergeist - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:06:04

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The TV Took My Blonde Daughter - Spielberg & Hooper's Poltergeist This week we take a break from our 500 Episode Retrospectives - I really didn't think it would take this long to get through 500 episodes - to bring the cinematic hammer down and dive into The Season of All-Saints. We have an entirely new slew of Cinematic Horror for the next two mon…

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#509 - The Video Store, Paul Mooney, & Jordan Peele - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:31:49

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Found Treasure, Excess, Hilarity, and New Authors in Horror We have no idea when this will end, but we're having a hell of a time remembering. Take a listen as Mr. Chavez & I remember The Video Store, New Voices in Horror (Peele/Aster/Eggers), Ultimate Excess (Tarantino's The Hateful 8), Legends (Dylan & McCartney), and a Heartfelt Farewell to a Co…

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#508 -MTV, Pink Flamingos, and Vertigo - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:08:34

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Music Televison, Bad Taste, Toxic Masculinity & So Much More It's proving to be a hell of a good time reminiscing on these past ten years. Part 9 is coming at ya. Break open a bottle, take a listen, and enjoy the memories we share. We'd love to hear your thoughts - gondoramos@yahoo.com - Many Thanks. For those of you who would like to donate to thi…

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#507 - Thrillers, Killers, & Leaving L.A. - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:23:02

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Memories Are Made of This Part 8 of a never-ending ride back through a decade of WatchThis W/RickRamos. Discussing all manners of cinema, music, television, the culture, and culminating with my leaving Los Angeles after twenty years. It's a good time between two good friends. Take a listen and let us know what you think . . . . gondoramos@yahoo.com…

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#506 - JFK, 9/11, and 1984- WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:46:41

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Conspiracies & Things to Come Take a listen as we continue our deep dive into a decade of WatchThis W/RickRamos. We're having a great time . . . We hope you're feeling the same. Best Wishes. As always, we can be reached at gondoramos@yahoo.com. Many Thanks. For those of you who would like to donate to this undying labor of love, you can do so with …

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#505 - Streaming, Star Wars, and the Covid Episodes - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:15:41

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Old, New, and Everything In-Between Neither Mr. Chavez nor I are sure how long this will take, but we are having a great time remembering these last ten years. We hope that we are stirring memories and giving you an idea of the enjoyment we have in recording these shows and the importance that each episode means to us. Take a listen . . . we think …

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#504 - The Joker, Manson, & Martin Scorsese - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:56:44

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Down a Darker Path The memories continue to flow. Take a listen as we remember, argue, laugh, and double-down. This is proving to be a great time for the two of us . . . We can only hope you're enjoying it in the same manner. As always, we can be reached at gondoramos@yahoo.com. Many Thanks. For those of you who would like to donate to this undying…

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#503 - TV, Zombies, & Donald Trump - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:36:26

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A Never-Ending Talk . . . We're just having too much fun remembering the last decade and the 500 episodes that have come with it. Take a listen as we amuse ourselves and - hopefully - you. No End in Sight. Just enjoy the ride. As always we can be reached at gondoramos@yahoo.com - Many Thanks. For those of you who would like to donate to this undyin…

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#502 - Cobain, Bourdain, & The Comedy Store - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:29:55

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And the Band Plays On . . . What can I say . . . ? This week Mr. Chavez & I continue our leap into the past with a look at 500 episodes and a decade of memories. It's a fun time and we'd love to share our memories, thoughts, thanks, and promises for the future. Take a listen . . . we think you'll enjoy it. As always, we can be reached at gondoramos…

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#501 - Devils, Pimps, & Professional Wrestling - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:48:50

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More to Say: A Continuing Reminiscence on 500 Episodes Take a listen as Ibrahim & I continue to look back on the decade of episodes we have done. This continues to be a great time for two old friends and our look back at the show, why we do it, how it still excites us, and what it has meant to us as a whole. Take a listen . . . We don't think you'l…

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#500 - 10 Years, 500 Rants - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:53:58

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Because It's In 'Em And It's Got To Come Out: Reminiscing on 500 Episodes A whole lot of what we do is the thrill of (hopefully, thoughtful/intelligent) conversation. WatchThis W/RickRamos has afforded your two hosts the opportunity to maintain, grow, and strengthen our friendship. The fact that there exists an audience interested in where these id…

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#499 - Jurassic Park - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:32:47

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Nature Finds a Way: Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park This week Ibrahim & I close out the month with a fan favorite, a ground-breaking special effects extravaganza, the emergence of a new cinematic tool, and a hint at the cinematic world to come. This week we close out our look at blockbusters bookending Steven Spielberg's 1975 Jaws with his 1993 lo…

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#498 - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:30:54

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Lady War Rig: George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga This week we focus on a soon to be classic prequel to - arguably - the best action film of the 21st Century . . . the continuing George Miller saga - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Featuring an incredible Ana Taylor-Joy, taking over the Imperator Furiosa role originated by Charlize Theron in Miller's …

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#497 - Die Hard - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:30:44

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Yippee-Ki-Yay, M*#^%$F@!^!#: John McTiernan's Die Hard This week a 1980s Action Classic . . . John McTiernan's Die Hard (1988). A huge gamble for 20th Century Fox in the late 1980s, Die Hard remains the standard for "everyman" action films. Before the character would become a superhero, impervious to any and all pain, John McClane was a New York co…

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#496 - Face/Off - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:19:01

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Like Looking in the Mirror, Only Not: John Woo's Face/Off This week Mr. Chavez and I continue our look at blockbusters with this 1997 John Woo Classic of stylized violence, ridiculous plotting, and unbridled overacting . . . we are - of course - talking about Woo's Face/Off. There's no way to really get into how utterly ridiculous this film is for …

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#495 - Jaws - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:26:47

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Like a Doll's Eyes: Steven Spielberg's JAWS This week, a classic . . . in 1975 Steven Spielberg changed the face of cinema with his adaptation of Peter Benchley's 1974 novel Jaws. The story of a man-eating shark terrorizing a small island community, Jaws would usher in a new era of moviegoing. There's little that should be written in this episode s…

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#494 - Con Air - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:22:50

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Make a Move and the Bunny Gets It: Simon West's Con Air This week Mr. Chavez & I celebrate bad cinema with a look at the 1997 Simon West Action/Comedy/Prison/B-Movie Character Actor Extravaganza Con Air. Based on a real-life judicial system prison transport program, Con Air is an embarassing and exaggerated look at 1990s Hollywood Action Cinema. Fe…

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#493 - The Rock - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:26:45

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Obvious Action, Patriotic Porn: Michael Bay's The Rock This week Mr. Chavez & I dive into the world of 1990s Big Budget, Over-Hyped & Underwritten, Garbage Cinema with one of the best that would come out of the Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Machine, Michael Bay's 1996 opus The RockFeaturing Nicholas Cage (in the first of a series of big-budgeted, r…

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#492 - It's a Wonderful Life - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:34:38

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The Bailey Effect: Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life This week Ibrahim & I re-watch a classic (Thank You - Anonymous Donor, Someone), Frank Capra's 1946 Jimmy Stewart/Donna Reed Classic It's a Wonderful Life. Few films have captured the public's hearts and imaginations like Capra's look at the life of Bedford Falls' George Bailey - A man with big…

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#491 - RockyIII/Rocky Balboa - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:38:49

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A Fighter's Journey: The Rocky Saga & Legacy This week Mr. Chavez & I continue our look at Sylvester Stallone's 1976 Oscar-Winning creation, Rocky Balboa. For nearly five decades Stallone's Balboa has captured the hearts of the American public. An underdog character that has appeared seven times on the big screen, Balboa's story has run the gamut o…

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#490 - Rocky/Rocky II - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:16:12

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America's Underdog: John G. Avildsen's Rocky & Sylvester Stallone's Rocky II Jumping into the world of underdogs (last week's Popeye), Mr. Chavez & I look at one of the great American Cinematic creations - Rocky Balboa. The Balboa character's screenplay origin rivals that of the character's struggle in the film(s). From a real life adaptation of th…

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#489 - Popeye - Watch This W/RickRamos 1:30:15

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Comic Strip Underdog: Robert Altman's Popeye This week we look to the fans with a special episode dedicated to WatchThis supporter, Jorge Saucedo. Mr. Saucedo asked that we take a look at the much-maligned 1980 Robert Altman comic strip adaptation, Popeye. This was a great time re-visiting a classic of my youth and, although Popeye is not Mr. Chave…

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#488 - Lawrence of Arabia - WatchThis W/RickRamos 2:01:26

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We'll Always Have Aqaba - David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia Few films are able to live up to the label of "epic". In 1962 David Lean created one of the great epic masterpieces of cinema, Lawrence of Arabia. Based on the life of British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and write, T.E. Lawrence, Lean's film chronicles Lawrence's involvement in th…

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#487 - Dune Part 2 - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:38:55

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Frank Herbert's Burden: Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2 This week Mr. Chavez & I return to Planet Arrakis for the conclusion (a lie) of Frank Herbert's Sci-Fi Classic, Dune. We partly imagined that this would be more of our previous look at this film (Episode #353), however we were able to find more to complain about. Take a listen as we fortify our…

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#486 - Inland Empire - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:24:16

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Woman in Trouble; Audience Perplexed: David Lynch's Inland Empire Few filmmakers can live up to the title "auteur" . . . David Lynch almost requires the use of it. From daring soundtracks through troubling narratives and controversial story elements, fascinatingly over the top performances and strange journeys into the subconscious, Lynch has left …

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#485 - Black Swan - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:34:26

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Broken Mirror: Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan Fun talk . . . This week Mr. Chavez and I continue to look at the films of Darren Aronofsky with this discussion of his 2010, Five Time Oscar Nominated (Including Best Picture and Director, and Winner for Best Actress - Natalie Portman) look at the world of Ballet. Aronofsky's film is a tense and often b…

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#484 - Requiem for a Dream - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:14:27

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Souls Dead, Eyes Dilated: Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream On this week's episode Mr. Chavez & I sit down for a re-watch of Darren Aronofsky's second feature, Requiem for a Dream, based on the 1978 novel by Hubert Selby Jr. Aronofsky's adaptation is a tragic and often times painful viewing of heroin addiction and the victims (Jared Leto, Marl…

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#483 - Perfect Blue - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:14:32

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Mima's Room: Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue This week we thank long time listener and Buy Me a Coffee supporter, Cornelius Burroughs with a viewing and discussion of Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue. Mr. Burroughs was kind enough to gift me a blu-ray copy of this Classic Japanese Anime many years ago . . . I have finally made the time to watch it and am eage…

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#482 - Gremlins & Gremlins 2: The New Batch - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:15:15

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From Cute & Cuddly to Killer: Joe Dante's Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch This week Mr. Chavez & I continue our stroll through the 1980s with a look at a stange kind of Comedy/Puppetry/Action/Horror hybrid, Joe Dante's Gremlins (1984). Dante - a graduate of the Roger Corman School of Low-Budget Filmmaking - is one of the most criminally unde…

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#481 - Alien & The Thing - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:27:11

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What's Out There: Ridley Scott's Alien and John Carpenter's The Thing This week we take a look at two of the greatest Science-Fiction/Horror films in the History of Cinema: Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) and John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) We've talked about both of these films throughout the history of the podcast, however on this go-around we take…

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#480 - E.T. The Extra Terrestrial - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:34:41

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A Safe Alien for the Box Office: Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra Terrestrial This week Mr. Chavez & I shift our focus from the dangers of extra terrestrial life to the cute and cuddly alien that captivated audiences in 1982 - Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. At the time, the biggest box office hit in the history of cinema (a title i…

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#479 - Alien: Covenant - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:17:21

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Paradise Lost - Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant This week brings us to the end of our look into the Alien franchise with a discussion of Ridley Scott's final journey into the world he introduced audiences to in 1979. 2017's Alien: Covenant did a great deal to explain the origin of the xenomorphs and the space jockey, however an equal number of quest…

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#478 - Prometheus - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:31:56

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F*cked Around and Found Out: Ridley Scott's Prometheus It's rare that a director can tell a story, go on to fabulous critical and commercial success, and return to his origins, answering questions that have hovered around a franchise for decades, while doing so in an exciting and innovative way. Ridley Scott's Alien introduced one of the great Scie…

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#477 - Alien Resurrection - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:26:52

11M ago1:26:52

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Dead on Arrival: John-Pierre Jeunet's Alien Resurrection Closing in on the end of the month brings us to the end of the original Alien franchise. 1997s Alien Resurrection is a ridiculous mess of a film that is a final disappointing period to one of the greatest Horror/Sci-Fi franchises in the history of cinema. From a script by Joss Whedon and dire…

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#476 - Alien 3 - WatchThis W/RickRamos 1:32:13

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Dragon, Mother, Queen: Not David Fincher’s Alien 3 Continuing our descent into the world created in 1979's Alien and continued with 1986's Aliens, this week Mr. Chavez & I find ourselves crash landing on Fiorina "Fury" 161 - a foundry and maximum-security planet prison. David Fincher (in his feature directorial debut) takes the helm for 1992's Alie…

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