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The Hi-Lo Bro ShowHardcore Henry/John Wick: Chapter 2 - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 16 – February 2025This is the one where Richard celebrates protest art via Russian punk rock influences, while Garrett realizes that loving low culture is like eating French fries.***Referenced media:“Eye in the Sky” (Gavin Hood, 2015)“Night Watch” (Timur Bekmambetov, 2004)“Day Watch” (Timur Bekmambetov, 2006)“1917” (Sam Mendes, 2019)“District 9” (Neill Blomkamp, 2009)“A Clockwork Orange” (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)“John Wick” (Chad Stahelski, 2014)“John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” (Chad Stahelski, 2019)“John Wick: Chapter 4” (Chad Stahelski, 2023)“Nobody” (Ilya Naishuller, 2021)“The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999)“The Matrix Reloaded” (The Wachowskis, 2003)“The Matrix Revolutions” (The Wachowskis, 2003)“The Matrix Resurrections” (Lana Wachowski, 2021)“Point Break” (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)“A Scanner Darkly” (Richard Linklater, 2006)“Death Wish” (Michael W...2025-02-1348 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie/The Hunt - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 15 – November 2024This is the one where Richard considers the differences between life, death, dreams, and nightmares by way of surrealism, while Garrett struggles to “get” the purpose of satire.***Referenced media:“Un Chien Andalou” (Luis Buñuel, 1929)“L’Age d’Or” (Luis Buñuel, 1930)“The Exterminating Angel” (Luis Buñuel, 1962)“Inception” (Christopher Nolan, 2010)“Lost” (Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof, 2004-2010)“GLOW” (Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, 2017-2019)“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)“The Most Dangerous Game” (Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel, 1932)“The Purge” (James DeMonaco, 2013)“Die Hard” (John McTiernan, 1988)“Dirty Harry” (Don Siegel, 1971)Audio quotation:“Un Chien Andal...2024-11-0940 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowLebanon/Fury - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 14 – September 2024This is the one where Richard connects the Russian avante-garde with Steven Spielberg by way of tank battles, while Garrett founders on the shoals of Brad Pitt when describing teamwork in close quarters.***Referenced media:“Thelma and Louise” (Ridley Scott, 1991)“Platoon” (Oliver Stone, 1986)“Saving Private Ryan” (Steven Spielberg, 1998)"The Fast and the Furious” (Rob Cohen, 2001)“Band of Brothers” (Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, 2001)“Red Cavalry” (Kazimir Malevich, 1932), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cavalry_(painting)Audio quotation:“Fury” (David Ayer, 2014)“Lebanon” (Samuel Maoz, 2009)2024-09-0647 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowRumble Fish/Targets - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 13 – July 2024This is the one where Richard invokes the Fisher King and mise en abyme, while Garrett celebrates eccentric art, all in memory of “The King of Cult Cinema”, Roger Corman (1926-2024), who helped launch the careers of this episode’s two filmmakers, Francis Ford Coppola and Peter Bogdanovich.***Referenced media:"The Big Doll House" (Jack Hill, 1971)“Rolling Thunder” (John Flynn, 1977)“Blue Collar” (Paul Schrader, 1978)“Grand Theft Auto” (Ron Howard, 1977)“Nosferatu” (F.W. Murnau, 1922)“The Terror” (Roger Corman, 1963)“Frankenstein” (James Whale, 1931)“Bride of Frankenstein” (James Whale, 1935)“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (Chuck Jones, 1966)“The Last Picture Show” (Peter Bogdanovich, 1971)“...2024-07-1950 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowA Man Escaped/The Big Doll House - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 12 – April 2024This is the one where Richard refers to Martin Heidegger’s “The Origin of the Work of Art” and praises cultural transgression, while Garrett remembers being a teen boy drawn to VHS tape covers featuring blood, breasts, and bullets.***Referenced media:“Jackie Brown” (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)“Re-Animator” (Stuart Gordon, 1985)“Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” (Melvin Van Peebles, 1971)“Billy Jack” (T.C. Frank, 1971)“Escape from the Planet of the Apes” (Don Taylor, 1971)“Carnal Knowledge” (Mike Nichols, 1971)“Shaft” (Gordon Parks, 1971)“The Omega Man” (Boris Segal, 1971)“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)“The Godfather” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)“The Big Bird Cage” (Jack Hill, 1972)“Top Gun: Maverick” (Joseph Kosinski...2024-04-1348 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowBrightwood, a conversation - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 11 – October 2023This is the one where The Hi-Lo Bros talk with filmmaker Dane Elcar and actor-producer Max Woertendyke about their movie "Brightwood". Recorded on October 21, 2023.***Referenced media:“The Pond” (Dane Elcar, 2018)“The Twilight Zone” (Rod Serling, 1959-1964)“Scenes from a Marriage” (Ingmar Bergman, 1973)“Scream” (Wes Craven, 1996)“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (Tobe Hooper, 1974)“2001: A Space Odyssey” (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)“Eyes Wide Shut” (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)“Persona” (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)“Mrs. Doubtfire” (Christopher Columbus, 1993)“Primer” (Shane Carruth, 2004)“Groundhog Day” (Harold Ramis, 1993)“Orange Is the New Black” (Jenji Kohan, 2013-2019)“Waiting for Godot” (Samuel Beckett, 1953)“Looper” (Rian Johnson, 2012)“12 Monkeys” (Terry Gilliam, 1995)“Stalker” (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)“Old Joy” (Ke...2023-10-2847 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowHer/Upgrade - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 10 – June 2023This is the one about Artificial Intelligence where the Richard Chatbot signals Northrop Frye, and the Garrett Chatbot remembers eating.***Referenced media:“Death Wish” (Michael Winner, 1974)“Un Chien Andalou” (Luis Buñuel, 1929“The Terminator” (James Cameron, 1984)“The Matrix” (The Wachowski’s, 1999)“2,001: A Space Odyssey” (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)“Westworld” (Michael Crichton, 1973)“Westword” (Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, 2016-2022)“Colossus: The Forbin Project” (Joseph Sargent, 1970)“WarGames” (John Badham, 1983)“Saw” (James Wan, 2004)“The Invisible Man” (Leigh Whannell, 2020)“Mad Men” (Matthew Weiner, 2007-2015)“Blade Runner” (Ridley Scott, 1982)“Solo: A Star Wars Story” (Ron Howard, 2018)“American Graffitti” (George Lucas, 1973)“THX 1138” (George Lucas, 1971)“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Luc...2023-06-2847 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowA Dangerous Method/Re-Animator - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 9 – January 2023This is the one where Richard uses his superego to consider two peculiar horror movies about expressing the id, and Garrett expresses an ego ideal of contextual memory with a tip of the hat to Joe Bob Briggs.***Referenced media:“Back to the Future” (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)“Die Hard” (John McTiernan, 1988)“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (Tobe Hooper, 1974)“Get Out” (Jordan Peele, 2017)“Night of the Living Dead” (George A. Romero, 1968)“Frankenstein” (James Whale, 1931)“28 Days Later” (Danny Boyle, 2002)“Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” (Joe Johnston, 1989)“The Skin I Live In” (Pedro Almodovar, 2011)“Midnight in Paris” (Woody Allen, 2011)“J. Edgar” (Clint Eastwood, 2011)“Melancholia”...2023-02-0350 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowHarakiri/Colors - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 8 - August 2022This is the one where Richard blazons the samurai katana, wakizashi, and the tanto, and Garrett remembers thinking that a photorealist depiction of gang violence might be the right way to woo a romantic partner.***Referenced media:“The Last Samurai” (Edward Zwick, 2003)“Ronin” (John Frankenheimer, 1998)“Seven Samurai” (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)“The Magnificent Seven” (John Sturges, 1960)“The Magnificent Seven” (Antoine Fuqua, 2016)“The Outlaw Josey Wales” (Clint Eastwood, 1976)“First Blood” (Ted Kotcheff, 1982)“Gladiator” (Ridley Scott, 2000)“Rashomon” (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)“Se7en” (David Fincher, 1995)“King Kong vs. Godzilla” (Ishirō Honda, 1962)“The Tale of Zatoichi Continues” (Kazuo Mori, 1962)“The Leopard” (Luchino Visconti, 1963)“This Sporting Life” (Lindsay...2022-08-2159 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowReady Player One/The LEGO Movie - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 7 - October 2021This is the one where Richard refers to Gnosticism, Elliot, birth marks, and all things awesome, and Garrett plays on the floor with a children’s toy.2021-10-2643 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowShadow of the Vampire/Horror of Dracula - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 6 - August 2021This is the one where Richard pines for a Sears catalog and Garrett discovers phallic imagery.2021-08-2645 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowUnder the Skin/Ms. 45 - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 5 - May 2021This is the one where Richard falls in love with a book, Garrett trips over teenage memories, and the HiLo Bros consider vigilantes.2021-06-0450 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/The Outlaw Josey Wales - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 4 - April 2021This is the one where Richard recalls Bleeding Kansas, Garrett professes man-love for Clint, and revisionism is explained--sort of.2021-04-1655 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowBlade Runner 2049/Blade Runner - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 3 - Feb 2021This is the one where replicants inspire Richard to go full Milton while Garrett obsesses over AI coupling.2021-02-1259 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowStalker/The Omega Man - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 2 - Dec 2020This is the one where three men galivant through Estonia, and Heston plays the Lamb of God. Richard remembers the early 1980s, and Garrett insists on quoting Richard Matheson.2020-12-171h 04
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowCries and Whispers/The Stepfather - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 1 - Nov 2020This is the one where John Locke enjoys Bach and Chopin. Garrett thinks 19th century Swedes are cold fish, and Richard celebrates Jill Schoelen.2020-11-151h 21