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Batman (1989)

It can’t be overstated how much of a pop culture phenomenon Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman” movie was. People were losing their bat-obsessed mind. The skepticism of the Michael Keaton casting quickly fell off. Jack Nicholson entrenched himself as a cinema icon. Airbrush T-shirt shops were popping up in strip malls hocking any article of clothing with the Batman logo on it. We couldn’t get enough. Unless you were my grandmother who, very quickly, had enough. We’re doing the Tim Burton Batman movies for week two of our ADOLESCENT POWER FANTASY theme this month so let’s reflect on the superhero movie that showed movie studios that perhaps there was something to this spandexed intellectual property. Hear us tell you all about it all over again.
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The Mark of Zorro (1940)

For this month’s theme of ADOLESCENT POWER FANTASY we’re spending our Mondays looking at the film roots of today’s ADOLESCENT POWER FANTASY and the character of Zorro is a fine place to start. Dual identities, protector of everyday citizens, son of wealth. Hey, Zorro sounds like he might be kind of influential to that one guy in Gotham City with the ears. The sword on sword action goes pleasantly hard in Rouban Mamoulian’s 1940 adventure film “The Mark of Zorro” starring the super hunk Tyrone Power and the sneering swag of Basil Rathbone. Seriously, this movie might have the best sword fight we’ve ever seen. Seek it out and then seek out this discussion. 
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980/2006)

Week one of our theme, ADOLESCENT POWER FANTASY, ends with an obvious follow up to last Wednesday’s episode with “Superman II” but not just any Superman II. After Richard Donner got fired during production of Superman II, they brought in Richard Lester to reshoot some stuff and finish it off leading to the classic theatrical release of the movie. Twenty six years later, Richard Donner was backed up by a horde of demanding nerds on the internet and given the green light to recut Superman II into a movie that was as close to Richard Donner’s original vision as they could get. We’re doing this version to maintain the “Donner-ness” but some Lester shots and scenes were still used. There’s less “Superman and Lois in France” and more “Lois jumps out of a window and pulls out guns.”. A little less “flag waving” and a little more quick “shots of a crowd that is not from 1980”. It’s fun enough. Lois is wild in this one.
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Superman (1978)

We’re watching some of the earliest Superman movies for week one of our ADOLESCENT POWER FANTASY theme and we felt comfort but got all melancholy watching Richard Donner’s 1978 smash hit adaptation of the comic book icon, “Superman” starring the late Christopher Reeve and the late Margot Kidder. Hell, Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando are dead too. I guess Brando would definitely be gone by now. Mortality, man. Shit is heavy. If only we could fly off and turn back time. If I could find a way I'd take back those words that have hurt you and you'd stay. If I could reach the stars. I’d give 'em all to you. Then you'd love me, love me like you used to do. If I could turn back time.
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Superman and the Mole Men (1951)

August’s theme is “ADOLESCENT POWER FANTASY” which means we’re FINALLY getting to a Superhero movie theme, but we ain’t gonna be watching some “Age of Ultron” shit yet because we’re getting to the godfathers of where we’re at today as well as adventure film influences from even earlier times. It’s Superman week and we’re revisiting the classics and starting with the first ever Superman feature film outside of a serialized format. The iconic George Reeves dons the cape in the 1951 feature “Superman and the Mole Men” which led directly into the popular 50s TV show. Clark Kent and Lois Lane go to write up a story about the world’s deepest oil rig and it becomes a real story when little Mole Men pop out of a hatch and go peeping in windows and pissing off the townsfolk. Can Superman save these little dudes from a frothing mob? Nah. He fails actually. Then Superman gets murdered. SYKE
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Let the Right One In (2008)

It’s time we got around to our next installment in our ongoing MOVIE ROULETTE REVIEW series. Angela picks a movie category from a hat. Each category has a list of movies and we randomly select a number from those categories and thus fall upon what we will be reviewing next. Last time Angela selected “Exsanguinators” and fell upon one of her favorite movies of all time and it set a high bar for vampirism in modern film. Of course, we’re discussing Tomas Alfredson’s swedish coming of age romance horror “Let the Right One In” from John Lindqvist’s novel of the same name (translated I mean). We saw this in the theaters when it premiered in the US and gladly revisit it and cnote some important details we overlooked on first viewing. The story of Oskar and Eli runs deep and this story resonated so much that there is a US remake and a television show that has come out since. How are they gonna deal with those kids aging so quickly if that show goes more than two seasons? We don’t plan to watch it, honestly. What Tomas Alfredson gave us feels like the perfect amount. You won’t believe the next category Angela draws from a hat.
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Oppenheimer (2023)

We get back to the movies to discuss Christopher Nolan’s epic “Oppenheimer” starring Cillian Murphy as the man who became death, destroyer of worlds. We call him “Oppy” because it’s cute. There could be no tomorrow so you might as well be cute today. Did they successfully build an atomic bomb? Don’t worry. We won’t spoil that for you. This movie is loaded with stars. Including Benny Safdie who gets to rock a Hungarian accent. Also, where the best pussy at? Union halls, of course.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

We end July, and it’s co-theme of “Catching Up”, by finally getting to the 2023 Academy Award Winner for best picture, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” by Them Daniels. It stars the legendary Michelle Yeoh, the lovable Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis as an IRS Karen. It’s a hopeful, reality bending ride that really struck a chord with those that saw it last year. Is the hype real or has this story been cooked too long like an everything bagel in a toaster oven? What exactly is in the Raccacoonie dish? Let’s be real, we’ve been deep in Rick and Morty territory for years so people have been conditioned to absorb such lofty tales. Are we beating a dead horse in terms of ideas and tone? These show notes are getting scatterbrained like this movie. It’s a nicely cast and good looking film for sure. Raccacoonie.
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She Hate Me (2004)

It’s the last of the latter of our split themed month dedicated to “Catching Up” and “Strange Love”. It’s got some “Strange Love” in it alright. In fact, this is definitely the strangest movie we’ve discussed yet and we’ve already broken the seal into Cronenberg and Lynch. It’s weird as hell in a way that only Spike Lee can make it weird in one of his most deep cut films. We’re talking “She Hate Me” starring a young Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Q-Tip and many more. John has so much cum and his ex girlfriend is pimping him out to lesbians who take the dick directly. There’s also some corporate corruption and satirical flashbacks of Watergate because why not? This movie is quite the journey, but rest assured, it does give us one very special thing. Listen on to find out what. If y’all have seen this then let us know your thoughts on it in the comments.
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The Fablemans (2022)

This month we’re catching up on some buzzworthy movies from 2022, and we pretty much hit on all the ones we wanted with the exception of a few and this week we get to Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical tale with “The Fablemans”. Bob called this “Meet the Fablemans” for 8 months before he realized it was just called “The Fablemans” and by-golly we got a bonafide Spielberg charmer and, admittedly, we haven’t said that about him in a while. Starring Paul Dano, Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Judd Hirsch (we’re bonafide Hirsch-Heads) and it doesn’t star Richard Kind, unfortunately. It’s a lovely flick and we all learn about Steven’s train crash fetish that he developed at an early age.
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