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The Shining

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Posted: October 5, 2019

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THE SHINING

Writer and former teacher Jack Torrance signs on as caretaker for a hotel with a long, violent past — a past that puts everyone in the hotel in a precarious situation. As Jack slowly grows more violent and angry about his life, his son Danny tries to use a special talent called the shining to warn people outside about what’s happening at the hotel.

Alan and Craig are joined by Movies That Make Us Tracy Mangum as they discuss the book vs the movie, what scares them, addiction and the movie The Shining on this week’s Matinee Villains!!

Show Notes

  • 1:05

    Tracy Mangum joins Alan and Craig to kick off Matinee Villains month by discussing what movies scare them.

  • 8:51

    Discussion of “The Shining”

  • 38:49

    Recasting

  • 1:05:49

    Double Feature

  • 1:12:08

    Final Thoughts

Next week Alan and Craig get old school with the original version of “King Kong”

Halloween & Horrorthon with Mick Garris

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Posted: October 27, 2018

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HALLOWEEN

On Halloween night of 1963, 6-year old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After sitting in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield to kill.

Alan and Craig discuss the origins of slasher movies, evil vs insane, the complete Q&A with Director Mick Garris live from Horrorthon and the movie Halloween on this week’s double-sized Matinee Villains!!

Show Notes
  • 0:58

    Alan and Craig talk about their upcoming 100th Episode.

  • 7:09

    A live Q&A session from Horrothon with Director/Writer/Podcaster Mick Garris (@postmortemMG on twitter)

  • 1:02:01

      Discussion of “Halloween”

  • 1:28:07

      Recasting

  • 1:37:01

      Double Feature

  • 1:41:55

      Final Thoughts

  • 1:55:26

    Alan and Craig preview next week’s episode “Stand By Me”

Next week’s we leave villains behind and go back to feeling truly nostalgic with Stephen King’s “Stand By Me”

Se7en

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Posted: October 20, 2018

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SE7EN

Detectives William Somerset and David Mills live among sin every day, a crumbling city of crime all around them. But nothing can prepare the partners for the killings they are about to experience. What starts as one bizarre crime turns into a case of serial murders as a predator named John Doe begins to execute victims by paying homage to the “deadly sin” they represent.

Alan and Craig discuss perverting one’s faith, sin eaters, stopping society’s descent into the garbage and the movie Se7en on this week’s Matinee Villains!

This episode is sponsored by Horrorthon 4. Oct.21st in Houston at the Marq*E theater!

Show Notes
  • 0:58

    Alan and Craig get psyched up for Sunday’s Horrorthon Q&A with director Mick Garris.

  • 11:00

    Discussion of “Se7en”

  • 34:18

    Recasting

  • 43:33

     Double Feature

  • 46:44

      Final Thoughts

  • 48:30

    Alan and Craig preview next week’s episode “Halloween”

Next week’s we conclude Matinee Villains month the only way we can with the horror classic “Halloween”.

collateral

Collateral

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Posted: October 13, 2018

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COLLATERAL

A dangerous game of cat and mouse ensues when a hired hitman is contracted to kill the key players in an upcoming trial against a drug kingpin. The hitman’s usual M.O. becomes compromised when the cab driver that he hires to shuttle him around Los Angeles becomes wise to the killer’s true intentions.

Alan and Craig discuss Tom Cruise as a bad guy, video games making you late, a Horrorthon update and the movie “Collateral” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

This episode is sponsored by Horrorthon 4. Oct.21st in Houston at the Marq*E theater!

Show Notes
  • 1:00

    Alan and Craig have a few updates about the upcoming HORRORTHON in Houston, October 21st.

  • 10:09

    Discussion of “Collateral”

  • 36:03

    Recasting

  • 41:58

     Double Feature

  • 45:03

      Final Thoughts

  • 48:30

    Alan and Craig preview next week’s episode “Se7en”

Next week’s we continue Matinee Villains month with an all time sicko with no name in “Se7en”

Psycho

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Posted: October 6, 2018

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PSYCHO

Hoping for a fresh start with her boyfriend, Marion steals a huge sum from her boss and skips town, eventually stopping at a remote motel. There, she’s served by the intensely awkward yet docile Norman Bates whom she often hears arguing with his domineering mother. But later that night, Marion is brutally slain, and When a detective and Marion’s sister visit the motel to investigate, they uncover shocking truths.

Alan and Craig discuss the master performance of Anthony Perkins, the not so secret lives of women in the world, a recap of FanX in Salt Lake and Austin’s Fantastic Fest as well as the Hitchcock classic “PSYCHO” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

This episode is sponsored by Horrorthon 4. Oct.21st in Houston at the Marq*E theater!

Show Notes
  • 1:05

    Alan and Craig recap their September adventures at Fantastic Fest and FanX Salt Lake.

  • 27:06

    Discussion of “Psycho”

  • 46:32

    Recasting

  • 59:14

     Double Feature

  • 1:04:28

      Final Thoughts

  • 1:07:11

      Alan and Craig preview next week’s episode “Collateral”

Next week’s we continue Matinee Villains month with Tom Cruise playing the rare baddie in “Collateral”

There Will Be Blood

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Posted: October 28, 2017

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THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Daniel Plainview’s quest for “black gold” takes him to early 20th-century California, where he becomes entrenched in a world of deception, corruption, and murder, making his fortune at the cost of his soul.

Alan and Craig talk about capitalism, does Daniel love H.W., Craig’s upcoming move to California, milkshakes and the movie There Will Be Blood on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes
  • 0:57

    Alan and Craig discuss how Craig’s move to California will change the podcast.

  • 7:33

    Discussion of “There Will Be Blood”

  • 38:16

    Recasting

  • 43:42

    Double Feature

  • 46:18

    Final Thoughts

  • 48:17

    Alan and Craig discuss next week’s movie “The Dark Knight”

 

Next episode will spotlight Craig’s Batman panel from Salt Lake Comic Con and the movie “The Dark Knight”

Training Day

Training Day

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Posted: October 21, 2017

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TRAINING DAY

On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes beyond a full work day in training within the narcotics division of the LAPD with a rogue detective who isn’t what he appears to be.

Alan and Craig discuss degrees of power, Horrorthon: H3, looking through keyholes and the movie Training Day on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes
  • 0:44

    Alan and Craig discuss this upcoming Wednesday’s (the 25th) Horrorthon: H3! 

  • 6:54

    Discussion of “Training Day”

  • 28:51

    Recasting

  • 34:17

    Double Feature

  • 36:16

    Final Thoughts

  • 40:09

    Alan and Craig discuss next week’s epic “There Will Be Blood”

 

Next episode we discuss Daniel Day-Lewis and his all-time masterful performance in “There Will Be Blood”

Misery

Misery

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Posted: October 14, 2017

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MISERY

Successful romantic novelist, Paul Sheldon, his life saved by his No.1 fan…now lives to regret it. When Ann Wilkes discovers that her favorite character, Misery Chastain, has been killed off in his latest novel she’ll do anything to make sure he brings her back to life. Now he must write as if his life depended on it…because it does.

Alan and Craig discuss Matinee Villains month, Stephen King adaptations, fandom, movies vs books and the film Misery on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes
  • 0:50

    Alan and Craig discuss the concept of Matinee Villains and previews the 3 movies that will be spotlighted this month!

  • 5:56

    Discussion of “Misery”

  • 42:02

    Recasting

  • 48:27

    Double Feature

  • 52:07

    Final Thoughts

  • 57:04

    Alan and Craig continue Matinee Villains month with fan selected “Training Day”.

 

Next episode we discuss Denzel Washington’s Oscar winning role in “Training Day”

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