Panning The Stream

Steven Spielberg proves that he can see into the future, thanks to this 2002 film that invents multi-touch displays, smart home devices, self-driving cars, facial recognition, and Tom Cruise running a lot. Okay, maybe it didn't invent that last one. Netflix link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, access to our patron-only Discord server, and you'll get each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

Alex Garland brings his science-heavy style to the small screen with this contemplation of quantum mechanics, free will, and determinism. And Dan and Bonk are the perfect audience considering we totally understand all of that stuff! Hulu link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, access to our patron-only Discord server, and you'll get each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

We remembered that we have Disney Plus and figured it was time to fill in some of our Pixar history. Join us as we discuss the studio's star-studded 2015 exploration of the mind! Disney Plus link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

Who wants to live forever? We really don't, but we do want to gush about this ambitious sci-fi/fantasy classic. There can be only one, and all that! Amazon Prime link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

John Woo and John Travolta are such a potent combination that it led to a film that Dan and Bonk screened at their wedding. Broken Arrow isn't quite on the "wedding screening" level of quality of Face/Off, but there's still a good deal of fun to be found here. Hulu link (Cinemax Add-On) If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

We went in blind, and didn't expect so much bloodshed in a movie featuring the "romance" tag on Hulu. Hulu link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood. This movie is by him too, and it has a great cast and it's over three hours long! Boy howdy, are we lucky! This is gonna be great! Netflix link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

The world's top kombatants assemble on Shang Tsung's island to fight to the PG-13 death. Join us as we discuss the greatest video game movie of all time! Netflix link  If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

Werner Herzog (close personal friend of one of the hosts of this podcast) made several films with noted crazy person Klaus Kinski. In this tale of the search for El Dorado, Kinski menacingly glares at people for an hour and a half and we're sure everything winds up going just fine for everyone by the end! Amazon Prime Video link Criterion Channel link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

Jim Carrey carried (Carreyed?) the first Mask movie with his otherwordly talent for physical comedy. We're sure that Jamie Kennedy, a dog, and a CGI baby can do it just as well! Amazon Prime Link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

Jackie Chan directs and stars in this 1985 Hong Kong action classic. And to be honest? We think he does some downright dangerous things in it. Criterion Channel link  If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

Dan's in quarantine, so there's no better way to deal with the circumstances than to call up the man who's been living this lifestyle for years. Father and son catch up on this bonus episode of Panning the Stream! If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

Prior threats have been extinguished, but creepy monks, night creatures, vampire sisters, and a literal portal to Hell ensure that the world is far from safe for Trevor, Sypha, and well...everyone else, basically.  Netflix link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

It's a sci-fi action classic for sure, but this movie about a robot cop with a gun in his leg is actually...really smart? HBO link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

John Travolta plays an obsessed movie fan out in this thriller directed by Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst. It's...exactly what you'd expect it to be. Amazon Prime Video link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

What can go wrong when a bunch of young single people are shoved into pods and forced to converse through an ice wall with a stranger, only to be released when they've agreed to marry them? Netflix link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, as well as access to each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

We're celebrating 100 episodes! And what better way to have a laid-back celebration than to watch Adam Sandler attempt to avoid a violent death at the hands of loan sharks for over two hours! Uncut Gems is streaming on Netflix everywhere but the U.S., but you can rent it on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. starting on 2/25/2020: https://www.amazon.com/Uncut-Gems-Adam-Sandler/dp/B082L1F7XW If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We're keeping it small and simple, with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

Love is in the air this weekend, so we're watching a rare romantic comedy to keep with the spirit of the holiday. But we'll keep it aligned with our usual interests by watching one made by the Coen Brothers. HBO link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We're keeping it small and simple, with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

After covering Battlefield Earth and Gotti on this podcast, we had to check out a John Travolta movie that's actually good. This week, we discuss Brian de Palma's 1981 noir cult classic. Amazon Prime Video link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We're keeping it small and simple, with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!

The curse of the awful video game movie is alive in well in this 2010 adaptation that thinks Dragunov is interesting enough to include, but not the fighting panda bear, kangaroo, or velociraptor. Roku link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We're keeping it small and simple, with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week!