The Fabelmans

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Posted: January 28, 2023

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THE FABELMANS

Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother. But the young man uncovers a shattering family secret while learning the power of film and imagination.

Craig, Alan and guest Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on Twitter) discuss the master filmmaker, how art will crush your heart, the Houston Film Critics Society’s 2022 nomination list and the movie “The Fabelmans” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 0:56

    Craig, Alan and Brendan Agnew talk about the upcoming Houston Film Critics Society awards ceremony on February 18th.

  • 18:32

    Craig, Alan and Brendan discuss “The Fabelmans”

  • 40:04 

    Recasting

  • 54:52 

    Double Feature

  • 1:03:01

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:10:16

    A preview of next week’s episode “Yojimbo”

February is going to be samurai month and we’re starting with the all-time classic “Yojimbo”

Top Gun: Maverick

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Posted: January 21, 2023

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TOP GUN: MAVERICK

After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.

Craig, Alan and Guest Blake Casselman talk about legacy sequels, Tom Cruise, Blake’s upcoming film “Limbo” and the movie “Top Gun: Maverick” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 0:58

    Craig, Alan and Blake Casselman talk about Blake’s micro-budget feature “Limbo” coming out in February on Observable Universe.

  • 8:31

    Craig, Alan and Blake discuss “Top Gun: Maverick”

  • 33:23 

    Recasting

  • 1:00:53 

    Double Feature

  • 1:09:09

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:13:01

    A preview of next week’s episode “The Fablemans”

Next week we finish our best of 2022 with the master, Steven Spielberg’s “The Fablemans”

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

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Posted: January 14, 2023

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THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT

Unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, actor Nick Cage accepts a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan’s birthday party. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA operative recruits Cage for an unusual mission. Taking on the role of a lifetime, he soon finds himself channeling his most iconic and beloved characters to save himself and his loved ones.

Craig and Stizzy from Everything I Learned from Movies (@EILFMovies on Twitter) talk Nic Cage’s marriages, sweet drug lords, upcoming theme months and the movie “The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 0:57

    Craig, Steve and Izzy discuss the upcoming theme months on their podcast Everything I Learned from Movies.

  • 11:52

    Craig, Steve and Izzy discuss “Everything Everywhere All At Once”

  • 28:26 

    Recasting

  • 47:21 

    Double Feature

  • 51:52

    Final Thoughts

  • 58:26

    A preview of next week’s episode “Top Gun: Maverick”

Next week we continue 2023 and our best of 2022 with legacy sequel “Top Gun: Maverick”

Everything Everywhere All At Once

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Posted: January 7, 2023

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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Craig, Alan and guest Meredith Nudo (@meredithnudo on twitter) discuss the need for empathy, the ever-expanding multiverse, voice over acting and the movie “Everything Everywhere All At Once” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:15

    Craig and Alan talk to Meredith about her latest voice over jobs and writing gigs.

  • 11:06

    Craig, Alan and Meredith discuss “Everything Everywhere All At Once”

  • 37:50 

    Recasting

  • 1:18:19 

    Double Feature

  • 1:23:09

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:33:38

    A preview of next week’s episode “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”

Next week we continue 2023 and our best of 2022 with Nicolas Cage being Nicolas Cage in “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”

Star Trek: First Contact

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Posted: December 31, 2022

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STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

After an epic battle against cybernetically-enhanced life forms called the Borg, Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise follow the Borg Sphere back into the 21st century to prevent the Borg from contaminating Earth’s timeline and preventing Earth’s first contact. Picard and the crew must work together to battle the Borg Queen before she assimilates all of mankind and changes history forever.

Craig, Alan and Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on twitter) talk about Strange New Worlds, looking ahead at 2023, a live panel with Brent Spiner (@BrentSpiner) and the movie “Star Trek: First Contact” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:14

    Craig, Alan and Brendan talk about the upcoming year.

  • 10:31

    Craig, Alan and Brendan discuss “Star Trek: First Contact”

  • 31:15

    Recasting

  • 46:53

    Double Feature

  • 50:17

    Final Thoughts

  • 54:14

    Brent Spiner & John De Lancie talk with Craig live from Fan X Salt Lake 2022

  • 1:38:20

    A preview next week’s movie “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once”

We start the new year with a full month of movies we loved from last year starting with the surprising “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once”

The Hobbit

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Posted: December 24, 2022

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THE HOBBIT

Craig and Alan go there and back again as they discuss movie Gollum vs animated Gollum, the lack of Tolkien in the 70s, the month of Lord of the Rings and the movie “The Hobbit” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:47

    Craig and Alan discuss “The Hobbit”

  • 28:47   

    10 things the Hobbit Animation Did Right and Did Wrong list

  • 27:35 

    Double Feature

  • 33:07

    Final Thoughts

Next week we end the year with a first, a live Star Trek panel with Q and Data and we talk “Star Trek: First Contact”!

Avatar

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Posted: December 17, 2022

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AVATAR

On the lush alien world of Pandora live the Na’vi, beings who appear primitive but are highly evolved. Because the planet’s environment is poisonous, human/Na’vi hybrids, called Avatars, must link to human minds to allow for free movement on Pandora. Jake Sully, a paralyzed former Marine, becomes mobile again through one such Avatar and falls in love with a Na’vi woman. As a bond with her grows, he is drawn into a battle for the survival of her world.

Craig and Alan discuss backlashes to success, betting against James Cameron, the new Indiana Jones trailer and the movie “Avatar” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:10

    Craig and Alan talk about the new “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” trailer.

  • 10:05

    Craig and Alan discuss “Avatar”

  • 34:47 

    Recasting

  • 47:49 

    Double Feature

  • 49:54

    Final Thoughts

  • 54:50

    A preview of next week’s episode “The Hobbit”

Next week we celebrate the Christmas with a Patreon episode featuring the Rankin/Bass animated musical “The Hobbit”.

Full Metal Jacket

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Posted: December 10, 2022

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FULL METAL JACKET

A smart-aleck Private Joker and pudgy Private Pyle try to endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering — and eventually participating in — the bloody Tet Offensive.

Craig and Alan talk about the amazing R. Lee Ermy, the deconstruction of soldiers, Craig’s full panel with Vincent D’Onofrio at FanX Salt Lake and the movie “Full Metal Jacket” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 0:55

    Craig and Alan discuss an upcoming visit to Los Angeles

  • 8:21

    Craig and Alan discuss “Full Metal Jacket”

  • 22:07

    Recasting

  • 31:33

    Double Feature

  • 35:48

    Final Thoughts

  • 38:42

    Vincent D’Onofrio and Craig talk Live from Fan X Salt Lake 2022

  • 1:23:32

    A preview next week’s movie “Avatar”

With the new sequel coming out next week, Craig and Alan don the 3d glasses and watch “Avatar” on the next Matinee Heroes!

Presumed Innocent

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Posted: December 3, 2022

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PRESUMED INNOCENT

Rusty Sabich is a dedicated criminal prosecutor seduced into a short-lived extramarital affair by a beautiful colleague. When she is found dead–apparently the victim of rape and murder–all the evidence incriminates Sabich. Now, the prosecutor must fight a seemingly hopeless legal battle for his very life.

Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe (@ElisabethRappe on twitter) talk about ACAB, looking at different perspectives, traffic tickets and the movie “Presumed Innocent” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 0:59

    Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe discuss small time courts and traffic tickets.

  • 6:50

    Craig, Alan and Elizabeth discuss “Presumed Innocent”

  • 38:24  

    Recasting

  • 1:24:35 

    Double Feature

  • 1:31:01

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:35:33

    A preview of next week’s episode “Full Metal Jacket”

Next week we celebrate the holidays with Craig’s interview with Vincent D’Onofrio from FanX and the movie “Full Metal Jacket”

My Cousin Vinny

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Posted: November 26, 2022

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MY COUSIN VINNY

Two pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who’s a lawyer – Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. Vinny’s never been in court – or in Alabama – and now must prove to his cousin, his girlfriend and himself that he’s up to the task or they’ll get the death penalty.

Craig and guest co-host Rob Ervin (@YesTHATRobErvin on twitter) discuss following procedures, the sweet side of Joe Pesci, Rob moderating events and the movie “My Cousin Vinny” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:01

    Craig and Rob Ervin catch up and swap moderating stories

  • 12:27

    Craig and Rob discuss “My Cousin Vinny”

  • 36:47  

    Recasting

  • 1:11:58 

    Double Feature

  • 1:13:58

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:18:42

    A preview of next week’s episode “Presumed Innocent”

Next week finish Court-vember with a powerful Harrison Ford performance in “Presumed Innocent”

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