Frame By Frame

We undercover the enigma of Nicolas Cage. More or less. I mean what can you say in the face of such a prolific movie star. He's untouchable.

Movies in the 90s seemed to have it all. Well written, well cast and flawlessly crafted with consideration to even the smallest detail. Sibling wonders, John and Joan Cusack made the amazing movie Grosse Point Blank together.

We continue our celebration of all things Evil Dead by bringing you two pitches for a brand new Evil Dead movie.

In the years we've broadcasted, we've mentioned it. but never really talked about The Evil Dead and what it means to horror, and us personally.

Andy's challenge to come up with two different movie franchises with one thing in common comes to a head-to-head between Die Hard and Crocodile Dundee.

Yet another time travel retrospective brings us back to the year 1999 and the sunny comedy that is Bowfinger.

Yet another episode that Andy has wanted to cover for quite some time. So we decided to dedicate this episode to hypocritical irony. Yes. We made content about the crazy notion of being a content creator. Inside with Bow Burnham.

As a focus we talk about Police Story which is really the series of action films that put Jackie Chan on the map.

We do a deep dive into Alex Garland who may well have felt like an imposter in the world of writing, but now is firmly seated at the table of great filmmaking visionaries.

We're jumping into the deep end of cinema, if in fact that is what you call some of the film selections within this uncomfortable discussion.

We ride on into the episode with a review of Deadpool, and then all hell breaks loose when we decide to discuss the issues with the new Ghostbusters Trailer.

Predator movies are synonmous with the Alien franchise and it has taken 49 episodes for us to visit these movies. We talk about Schwartzenegger and Glover, cover Brody and the beast itself.

This is our second podcast about the X Files. You would be correct to assume we are definite fans, however we go in with a full hour to cover six episodes, five of which we're happy with.

We finally get on board and watch The Force Awakens. we wanted to also address that one movie that had been given the worst rap by respected film critic and film scholar, Mark Kermode, so we really wanted to cover in depth, the filth and nastiness that is Sex and the City 2. But what movie would we pit against such an atrocity? Well, the Green Inferno ofcourse.

This week, we talk about the passing of David Bowie and Alan Rickman, and even though we really didn't do it justice how important these two men were to the world of music and film and to art itself, the month of January for 2016 will not be forgotten in a hurry.

It took Stephen's wife several days to shake the image of this movie out of her mind. For her it was disturbing, and yet strangely compelling. I would have to say that this is true on both counts, but where we as reviewers go with this movie is to remark mainly on it's message, its cleverness... its versatility and unpredictability as movies go. This simple story reaches many avenues of the human psyche. Naturally, you would come to expect this from David Lynch. Also, we review his short film Rabbits which to some might be impossible to review. it's like a painting. Open to interpretation and doesn't amount to a hill of beans when it comes to how you make sense of it. There are clues... and nobody really should spend time organizing them in any order.

We talk about Dawn of the Dead remake from 2004, and then turn to the idea of exploring all Horror Film Remakes. Some work, some don't. We hit all films from The Fly to The Grudge. The Ring, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (yes, again) Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead, Last House on the Left and more... NOTE: this episode was recorded prior to the event of Wes Craven's passing.

This episode fell behind the lines for several weeks due to a hefty editing process. Something to do with complex and uncertain placement of plot detail and making sure it sat in the right topic within the correct movie. You see, all these films are dense with action sequences, but they don't all carry the same flavor. Some action sequences could have been placed anywhere and for whatever reason. We go through the five film incarnations and indulge in a little guitar, a few buzzer sounds and explosions... lots of explosions. Also, please count how many times Andy says "rogue" and skull a shot of your choice of liquor. Chances are you will be smashed before we land in the third movie. Your mission should you... ahh to hell with it, enjoy the podcast!

The sad passing of Wes Craven has preempted a change in the regular scheduled episode. Sorry Mission Impossible but this is an important one that requires our special time. Wes Craven's love of the darkness of cinema has transformed our movie going habits. Now we have the disturbing Last House on the Left, the relentless Freddy and the ever illusive ghost face. Thanks Mr Craven!

We don't make things easy on ourselves. It is hard to imagine that any other country would have been brave enough to make a 3 hour movie from the point of view from a interstellar earth traveler (which Stephen argued against being anything but science fiction) who, among his group of scientist peers, happen upon and begin to observe a planet from which the people have remained within the dark ages. That wasn't easy to write, and far be it for me to say that this wasn't an easy film to watch. Unlike most movies that hit the cinema, this one is one of observation and endurance. We love black and white movies, and had this been in color, then the content may have been far too graphic. It's definitely one that falls under the "love it or hate it" category. If you are the one who says "I don't get it." or "I didn't follow the plot." then they are both right... and also misinformed as to what it is they have truly experienced. This is a film, for art, not for popcorn and buttock squeezes with your girlfriend on