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The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 042 - CreedFor December 1st, 2015, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the fantastic (and legitimately appalling) true life story of THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT starring Billy Crudup, a really explodey first trailer for CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, Scott sweats a little bitwith a somewhat disappointing rewatch of Tarantino's TRUE ROMANCE from the immortal Tony Scott, the white washed casting of GODS OF EGYPT and Alex Proyas busting out the most bizarre apology of the year, Mike and Red check out the new Netflix Original series JESSICA JONES featuring Krysten Ritter, Kevin Bacon is back for a...
2025-01-311h 40
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 091 - Doctor StrangeFor November 8th, 2016, Michael, Red, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Terry Gilliam's monumentally influential masterpiece BRAZIL setting the gold standard for bureaucratic dystopia, we take a skinny jean stroll down an Edinburgh back alley with the first official trailer for T2: TRAINSPOTTING featuring the entire OG smack gang, Mike tries on the THE CROWN from Netflix and is greeted by a raised eyebrow from Queen Elizabeth herself, Scott checks out SONICSGATE and breaks his heart over the passion and fiscal tightrope that all Seattle Supersonics fans have been forced to tread, unfinished post-production work on THE...
2023-08-081h 55
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 098 - Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryFor December 19th, 2016, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Rebel Base and discuss Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard bringing the Casablanca-style glitz and glamour back to WWII in ALLIED from the waning Robert Zemeckis, the 2016 Golden Globe nominations plop a few pleasant surprises onto show favorites DEADPOOL and HELL OR HIGH WATER, Scott lets the wall around his heart crumble to the ground with the absolutely exceptional fantasy A MONSTER CALLS featuring Liam Neeson as a tearjerking Treebeard, the surprisingly thrilling genre film TRAIN TO BUSAN is fully loaded with blind and bloodthirsty zombie commuters, we remain hypnot...
2023-06-231h 51
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 100 - La La LandFor December 28th, 2016, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Anniversary Hall and discuss some of our all-time favourite Vertical Viewing moments from the first 100 episodes, we crack THE OA wide open for a convoluted and spoiler filled discussion of the entire eight episode run on Netflix, millions of voices cry out in terror as the heart wrenching passing of Carrie Fisher echoes across the entertainment industry, Scott and Michael look at the apparently controversial and sexist acts of selfishness committed in PASSENGERS by Chris Pratt's lonely and doomed protagonist, the first trailer for ALIEN: COVENANT has seasoned franchise...
2023-06-091h 39
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 101 - Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindFor January 3rd, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Valley and discuss Adrien Brody and John Cusack phoning it in for the entirety of the so-bad-its-good historical action movie DRAGON BLADE, Red finally has his face melted clean off his head after a deep dive into the masterpiece INSIDE on PlayStation 4, Scott miraculously survives the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in the poorly titled but exhilarating disaster film THE IMPOSSIBLE from J.A. Bayona, the pleasantly surprising JANE THE VIRGIN makes a charming little appearance, we bow down to the immense Kung Fu power of IP MAN starring the force s...
2023-06-021h 35
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 102 - SilenceFor January 9th, 2017, Rob, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the sprawling and jaw droppingly comprehensive documentary O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA becoming high water mark for ESPN and the 30 for 30 series, Scott endures the disastrous WAR ON EVERYONE and walks away downright disgusted with a pathetic excuse for a buddy cop black comedy, the late Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly stay as relevant as ever in the classic Hollywood musical SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Red learns that we all must BEWARE OF MR. BAKER a.k.a. the founder of Cream a.k.a...
2023-05-301h 42
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 104 - SplitFor January 25th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the twisted sexual revenge thriller ELLE from none other than Paul Verhoeven, Red gets his OG Coen Brothers fix with their debut film BLOOD SIMPLE, Scott is home schooled amongst the redwood trees by CAPTAIN FANTASTIC aka Viggo Mortensen, heart pounding suspense and white knuckle tension can't fully redeem Peter Berg's Boston Marathon bombing film PATRIOTS DAY, Mike breaks into a jacked up old blind dudes house to watch DON'T BREATHE with him, we learn how to make Hasenpfeffer the manly way, and much, much more be...
2023-05-051h 24
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 105 - Donnie DarkoFor February 7th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet inside the Nostromo wormhole and discuss news of Ben Affleck stepping down as director of the standalone BATMAN film (which is probably not long for this world), Scott endures BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK in 24 fps like a caveman and realizes there is absolutely nothing happening in this movie, found footage school shooting film THE DIRTIES builds to a truly shocking cliffhanger and Matt Johnson is clever as hell, Matthew McConaughey's wannabe Scorsese film GOLD is a perfect example of poorly executed and extremely self indulgent stunt acting, the world-spanning Netflix adven...
2023-04-281h 25
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 106 - John Wick: Chapter 2For February 13th, 2017, Michael, Red, and Scott meet at the Nostromo Continental Hotel and discuss the delightfully surprising X-Men series LEGION boasting shades of Wes Anderson and Terry Gilliam, Scott decrypts a secret Cold War message only to discover that COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT is completely ridiculous and juvenile, Michael Bay's original TRANSFORMERS remains a guilty pleasure despite Linkin Park taking a giant dump all over the movie, Red gets his cannibalistic snack on with SANTA CLARITA DIET, and much, much more before our featured review of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 from director Chad Stahelski. MUSICThe AntiTheory...
2023-04-211h 22
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp, 109 - LoganFor March 6th, 2017, Michael, Red, Graeme and Scott meet in the Nostromo water tower and discuss how PlayStation exclusive HORIZON: ZERO DAWN proves once and for all that robotic dinosaurs are always better than feathered ones, Scott walks into JACKIE expecting a generic and by-the-numbers biopic but came out of a haunting, eerie psychological thriller, the fantastic Netflix Original I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE delightfully leans into the Ninja stars and Find my iPhone vigilante justice, 90's comedy royalty WAYNE'S WORLD still holds up, Thomas Jane turns in an underseen performance in STANDER investigating his own bank ro...
2023-03-171h 41
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 110 - Kong: Skull IslandFor March 13th, 2017, Red, Craig and Scott meet on Nostromo Island and discuss the twisted and looped out reality of Jake Gyllenhaal's morning train commute in SOURCE CODE from Duncan Jones, Scott takes the hovercraft out for a spin in NO MAN'S SKY with the brand new Path Finder update, the absolutely insane competitive tickling documentary TICKLED defies all logic and believability, Red rides shotgun in the snowplow with Stellan Skarsgard IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE, Tom Hardy's LOCKE races down the motorway and helplessly listens to his personal / professional life spool out behind his BMW, and much, much more before...
2023-03-101h 38
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 112 - LifeFor March 28th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo escape pod and discuss the Hong Kong crime thriller INFERNAL AFFAIRS and how THE DEPARTED became a straight up carbon copy remake, Scott hits up Milla Jovovich for a quick TL;DR of the entire Umbrella Corporation saga in RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, the barbaric and wildly futuristic world of HORIZON ZERO DAWN is a jaw-dropping creative milestone in world building and video game design, our own franchise fanboy Mike can't figure out why MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA popped out of the oven about 6 months early, and much, much mo...
2023-03-031h 29
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 116 - The Lost City of ZFor April 24th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo jungle and discuss how David Cronenberg's alternate reality EXISTENZ remains a stomach turning staple of body horror, Scott powers through all 3 hours of ROBOT aka ENTHIRAN and has a newfound love affair with Bollywood movies, Mike slogs through a couple episodes of the original POWER RANGERS television show, everyone's favourite Science Guy Bill Nye tries to stamp out fake news with BILL NYE SAVES THE WORLD, we sprinkle an appropriate amount of praise all over THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD for the Nintendo Switch, and muc...
2023-02-031h 23
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 120 - Alien: CovenantFor May 24th, 2017, Michael, Red, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the woeful disappointment of T2: TRAINSPOTTING and why Danny Boyle needed to make a 20 year anniversary movie, Zack Snyder steps down from post production duties on JUSTICE LEAGUE due to an unfortunate family tragedy, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks fire on all cylinders with BRIDGE OF SPIES aka the most Dad Movie, we fight the ever expanding evil city in BLAME! which is apparently pronounced "blam", Michael flips the radio dial to AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: WAR OF THE WORLDS for a taste of the apocalypse, and mu...
2023-01-131h 52
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 124 - Hot FuzzFor June 19th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss William Friedkin's 80's drenched cops & robbers drama TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. featuring Grissom's ballsack, Scott endures the wrath of the latest POWER RANGERS film aka Gritty Hollywood Reboot ID# 9452734, Neill Blomkamp debuts the highly experimental short RAKKA from his Oats Studios project, Mike is thinking about opening up an eBay clothing store just like Britt Robertson in GIRLBOSS, we take a look at THE RED PILL and the controversial Men's Rights Activist movement, and much, much more before our featured review of HOT FUZZ...
2022-12-301h 36
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 126 - Baby DriverFor July 3rd, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss why Bong Joon-ho's dazzling and uneven satirical fantasy OKJA is as subtle as a sledgehammer, we get zapped into the Vietnam War for a bloody standoff with the River God in FIREBASE from Neill Blomkamp's Oats Studios, Scott has his heart melted in familiar Judd Apatow RomCom style with THE BIG SICK from Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, and much, much more before our featured review of BABY DRIVER from writer/director Edgar Wright.MUSICThe AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs (Smartphones Mix)"
2022-12-161h 32
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 133 - Logan LuckyFor August 8th, 2017, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Jeremy Renner sniping wolves in WIND RIVER from debut director Taylor Sheridan, the absolutely abysmal Cardboard Punk film DAVE MADE A MAZE falls well short of its quirky premise, Chadwick Boseman aka Black Panther has a MESSAGE FROM THE KING, Red finally sits down for THE RED TURTLE and MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE and Scott's life is now complete, Mike escapes KGB agents and an addiction to Performance Enhancing Drugs with the documentary ICARUS, and much, much more before our featured review of LOGAN LUCKY...
2022-11-101h 38
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 134 - Good TimeFor August 29th, 2018, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the disappointing (and allegedly whitewashed) Netflix adaptation of DEATH NOTE, Scott finally shimmers into Area X with the absolutely facemelting masterpiece ANNIHILATION by Jeff Vandermeer, TROPIC THUNDER remains the greatest comedy of the 21st Century, Ryan Reynolds and Sam Jackson limp to the Summer Box Office finish line with THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD aka who fucking cares, the UFO exposé UNACKNOWLEDGED is surprisingly compelling despite Steven Greer being totally wack, and much, much more before our featured review of GOOD TIME from directors Josh & Benny Safdie.MUSI...
2022-10-281h 28
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 135 - Close Encounters of the Third KindFor September 4th, 2018, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the complete failure that is ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW and why Disneyworld didn't pursue legal action against this guerilla style horror comedy, Mike finds himself lost in Spike TV's THE MIST aka yet another Stephen King series, the PBS American Experience documentary OKLAHOMA CITY is a harrowing reminder that the wheels of history can still come full circle, Scott hunkers down for a night of rampant crime with THE PURGE (which isn't even a good Purge movie), and much, much more before our featured review of CLOSE E...
2022-10-211h 27
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 146 - Justice LeagueFor November 20th, 2018, MikeG, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the late Gordon Downie's concept album/graphic novel SECRET PATH depicting the tragedy of Chanie Wenjack, Jeff Bridges' spectacular sagging gut in HELL OR HIGH WATER is a thing of beauty, THE DISASTER ARTIST is James Franco's hilarious and adorable love letter to THE ROOM and Tommy Wiseau, Scott jumps out of the passenger door in the middle of LADY BIRD starring Saorise Ronan, and much, much more before our featured review of JUSTICE LEAGUE from director Zack Snyder.MUSICThe AntiTheory - "Sma...
2022-09-021h 32
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 147 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriFor November 27th, 2018, Michael, Rick, Dan and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss a massive slate of incredible goodies like the insane rap battle experience BODIED from Joseph Kahn, Denzel rocks a mean tooth gap as ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. from Dan Gilroy, we give some love to poor little GEOSTORM after getting totally barbecued by critics, Scott turns into nostalgic jelly for FIELD OF DREAMS with that late 80s sparkling brass/harp/chime film score, we get a sneak preview of Guillermo del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER featuring some kinky fish love, and much, much more befor...
2022-08-301h 22
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 144 - Thor: RagnarokThis week on the podcast, Michael, Graeme and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the clumsy balance of religious allegory and bloodthirsty violence in HACKSAW RIDGE from Mel Gibson, show co-host Rob Leickner debuts his film THE LONELY LIGHT OF HOME at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, the brilliant and touching COLUMBUS is essentially an architecture coffee table book written by Richard Linklater, we dive deeper into the looped rabbit hole of RESOLUTION from THE ENDLESS directors Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson, Michael dares to throw shade at the Netflix juggernaut STRANGER THINGS Season 2, and much, much more before o...
2017-11-061h 30
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 141 - The ForeignerThis week on the podcast, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the powerful story of Juan Catalan in LONG SHOT and how CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM saved a man from the death penalty, clever Silent Film motifs and gorgeous editing can't help WONDERSTRUCK from spiraling into sentimental Oscar bait, we stumble upon THE ENDLESS and get caught in an ambitious (and brilliant?) multi-film time loop, Scott straps a S.Q.U.I.D. recorder to his head for a 90's overdose in Kathryn Bigelow's STRANGE DAYS, and much, much more before our featured review of THE FOREIGN...
2017-10-161h 05
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 135 - Close Encounters of the Third KindThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the complete failure that is ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW and why Disneyworld didn't pursue legal action against this guerilla style horror comedy, Mike finds himself lost in Spike TV's THE MIST aka yet another Stephen King series, the PBS American Experience documentary OKLAHOMA CITY is a harrowing reminder that the wheels of history can still come full circle, Scott hunkers down for a night of rampant crime with THE PURGE (which isn't even a good Purge movie), and much, much more before our featured review...
2017-09-041h 27
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 134 - Good TimeThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the disappointing (and allegedly whitewashed) Netflix adaptation of DEATH NOTE, Scott finally shimmers into Area X with the absolutely facemelting masterpiece ANNIHILATION by Jeff Vandermeer, TROPIC THUNDER remains the greatest comedy of the 21st Century, Ryan Reynolds and Sam Jackson limp to the Summer Box Office finish line with THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD aka who fucking cares, the UFO exposé UNACKNOWLEDGED is surprisingly compelling despite Steven Greer being totally wack, and much, much more before our featured review of GOOD TIME from directors Josh & Benny Saf...
2017-08-291h 28
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 133 - Logan LuckyThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Jeremy Renner sniping wolves in WIND RIVER from debut director Taylor Sheridan, the absolutely abysmal Cardboard Punk film DAVE MADE A MAZE falls well short of its quirky premise, Chadwick Boseman aka Black Panther has a MESSAGE FROM THE KING, Red finally sits down for THE RED TURTLE and MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE and Scott's life is now complete, Mike escapes KGB agents and an addiction to Performance Enhancing Drugs with the documentary ICARUS, and much, much more before our featured review of LOG...
2017-08-211h 38
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 131 - The Dark TowerThis week on the podcast, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss a wee bit more AMERICAN GODS from author Neil Gaiman, heartfelt apologies go out to Mr. & Mrs. Willson for being forced to rent HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX from Blockbuster Video on at least four separate occasions, Darren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN is a mindblowing quest for immortality via Religion + Science + Philosophy, Kyle Mooney helps the entire world discover that BRIGSBY BEAR is truly Dope as Shit, and much, much more before our featured review of THE DARK TOWER from director Nikolaj Arcel. MUSIC The A...
2017-08-071h 21
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 126 - Baby DriverThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss why Bong Joon-ho's dazzling and uneven satirical fantasy OKJA is as subtle as a sledgehammer, we get zapped into the Vietnam War for a bloody standoff with the River God in FIREBASE from Neill Blomkamp's Oats Studios, Scott has his heart melted in familiar Judd Apatow RomCom style with THE BIG SICK from Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, Mike dusts off his leotards from 1986 for an all-female Professional Wrestling audition for GLOW on Netflix, and much, much more before our featured review of BABY...
2017-07-031h 32
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 125 - Transformers: The Last KnightThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss how Terrence Malick's SONG TO SONG puts a nail in the coffin for his "experimental" period, Scott has a dust up with THE BAD BATCH in a bland and uninteresting desert prison full of cannibalistic bodybuilders, Daniel Day-Lewis is apparently retiring from acting and he probably says this every time he finishes a movie, Phil Lord & Chris Miller get canned from the STAR WARS: HAN SOLO directing gig and Ron Howard swoops in to steer the Millenium Falcon to safe harbour, Mike takes a b...
2017-06-261h 39
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 124 - Hot FuzzThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss William Friedkin's 80's drenched cops & robbers drama TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. featuring Grissom's ballsack, Scott endures the wrath of the latest POWER RANGERS film aka Gritty Hollywood Reboot ID# 9452734, Neill Blomkamp drops the bizarre and highly experimental short RAKKA from his Oats Studios project, Mike is thinking about opening up an eBay clothing store just like Britt Robertson in GIRLBOSS, we take a look at THE RED PILL and the controversial Men's Rights Activist movement, and much, much more before our feat...
2017-06-191h 36
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 121 - War MachineThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss why THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE is way better than the bullshit regular LEGO MOVIE, Michael hits the beach only to realize that BAYWATCH is a desperate attempt to 21 Jump Start a dormant TV franchise, LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE is a genuine french answer to the garbage Disney live action version, Scott stumbles into 11.22.63 with James Franco for a delicious salad of JFK conspiracy theories with a side of time travel, Tom Cruise blasts back into the Danger Zone for TOP GUN 2 as Ho...
2017-05-291h 25
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 120 - Alien: CovenantThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the woeful disappointment of T2: TRAINSPOTTING and why Danny Boyle needed to make a 20 year anniversary movie, Zack Snyder steps down from post production duties on JUSTICE LEAGUE due to an unfortunate family tragedy, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks fire on all cylinders with BRIDGE OF SPIES aka the most Dad Movie, we fight the ever expanding evil city in BLAME! which is apparently pronounced "blam", Michael flips the radio dial to AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: WAR OF THE WORLDS for a taste of the a...
2017-05-241h 52
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 119 - King Arthur: Legend of the SwordThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the important differences between Bollywood and Kollywood, Mike continues his battle against the Danes for THE LAST KINGDOM on Netflix, the world of THE HANDMAID'S TALE seems frighteningly similar to one we might be living in, we recruit an ex-TV cop for the insanity of MINDHORN, Scott discovers that Tommy Wiseau's infamous cult 'classic' THE ROOM is nothing more than a pathetic softcore porno, and much, much more before our featured review of KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD from writer/director Guy Ritchie...
2017-05-151h 26
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 116 - The Lost City of ZThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo jungle and discuss how David Cronenberg's alternate reality EXISTENZ remains a stomach turning staple of body horror, Scott powers through all 3 hours of ROBOT aka ENTHIRAN and has a newfound love affair with Bollywood movies, Mike slogs through a couple episodes of the original POWER RANGERS television show, everyone's favourite Science Guy Bill Nye tries to stamp out fake news with BILL NYE SAVES THE WORLD, we sprinkle an appropriate amount of praise all over THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD for the Nintendo Swi...
2017-04-241h 23
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 112 - LifeThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo escape pod and discuss the Hong Kong crime thriller INFERNAL AFFAIRS and how THE DEPARTED became a straight up carbon copy remake, Scott hits up Milla Jovovich for a quick TL;DR of the entire Umbrella Corporation saga in RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, the barbaric and wildly futuristic world of HORIZON ZERO DAWN is a jaw-dropping creative milestone in world building and video game design, our own franchise fanboy Mike can't figure out why MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA popped out of the oven about 6 months early, and muc...
2017-03-281h 29
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 110 - Kong: Skull IslandThis week on the podcast, Red, Craig and Scott meet on Nostromo Island and discuss the twisted and looped out reality of Jake Gyllenhaal's morning train commute in SOURCE CODE from Duncan Jones, Scott takes the hovercraft out for a spin in NO MAN'S SKY with the brand new Path Finder update, the absolutely insane competitive tickling documentary TICKLED defies all logic and believability, Red rides shotgun in the snowplow with Stellan Skarsgard IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE, Tom Hardy's LOCKE races down the motorway and helplessly listens to his personal / professional life spool out behind his BMW, and much, much mo...
2017-03-131h 38
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 109 - LoganThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red, Graeme and Scott meet in the Nostromo water tower and discuss how PlayStation exclusive HORIZON: ZERO DAWN proves once and for all that robotic dinosaurs are always better than feathered ones, Scott walks into JACKIE expecting a generic and by-the-numbers biopic but came out of a haunting, eerie psychological thriller, the fantastic Netflix Original I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE delightfully leans into the Ninja stars and Find my iPhone vigilante justice, 90's comedy royalty WAYNE'S WORLD still holds up, Thomas Jane turns in an underseen performance in STANDER investigati...
2017-03-061h 41
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 106 - John Wick: Chapter 2This week on the podcast, Michael, Red, and Scott meet at the Nostromo Continental Hotel and discuss the delightfully surprising X-Men series LEGION boasting shades of Wes Anderson and Terry Gilliam, Scott decrypts a secret Cold War message only to discover that COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT is completely ridiculous and juvenile, Michael Bay's original TRANSFORMERS remains a guilty pleasure despite Linkin Park taking a giant dump all over the movie, Red gets his cannibalistic snack on with SANTA CLARITA DIET starring a zombified Drew Barrymore, and much, much more before our featured review of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 from director Chad Stahe...
2017-02-131h 22
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 105 - Donnie DarkoThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red, and Scott meet inside the Nostromo wormhole and discuss news of Ben Affleck stepping down as director of the standalone BATMAN film (which is probably not long for this world), Scott endures BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK in 24 fps like a caveman and realizes there is absolutely nothing happening in this movie, found footage school shooting film THE DIRTIES builds to a truly shocking cliffhanger and Matt Johnson is clever as hell, Matthew McConaughey's wannabe Scorsese film GOLD is a perfect example of poorly executed and extremely self indulgent stunt acting, the world...
2017-02-061h 25
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 104 - SplitToday on the podcast, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the twisted sexual revenge thriller ELLE from none other than Paul Verhoeven, Red gets his OG Coen Brothers fix with their debut film BLOOD SIMPLE, Scott is home schooled amongst the redwood trees by CAPTAIN FANTASTIC aka Viggo Mortensen, heart pounding suspense and white knuckle tension can't fully redeem Peter Berg's Boston Marathon bombing film PATRIOTS DAY, Mike breaks into a jacked up old blind dudes house to watch DON'T BREATHE with him, we learn how to make Hasenpfeffer the manly way, and much, much mo...
2017-01-251h 24
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 102 - SilenceThis week on the podcast, Rob, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the sprawling and jaw droppingly comprehensive documentary O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA becoming high water mark for ESPN and the 30 for 30 series, Scott endures the disastrous WAR ON EVERYONE and walks away downright disgusted with a pathetic excuse for a buddy cop black comedy, the late Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly stay as relevant as ever in the classic Hollywood musical SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Red learns that we all must BEWARE OF MR. BAKER a.k.a. the founder of Cream a.k...
2017-01-091h 42
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 101 - Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Valley and discuss Adrien Brody and John Cusack phoning it in for the entirety of the so-bad-its-good historical action movie DRAGON BLADE, Red finally has his face melted clean off his head after a deep dive into the masterpiece INSIDE on PlayStation 4, Scott miraculously survives the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in the poorly titled but exhilarating disaster film THE IMPOSSIBLE from J.A. Bayona, the pleasantly surprising JANE THE VIRGIN makes a charming little appearance, we bow down to the immense Kung Fu power of IP MAN starrin...
2017-01-031h 35
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 100 - La La LandThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Anniversary Hall and discuss some of our all-time favourite Vertical Viewing moments from the first 100 episodes, we crack THE OA wide open for a convoluted and spoiler filled discussion of the entire eight episode run on Netflix, millions of voices cry out in terror as the heart wrenching passing of Carrie Fisher echoes across the entertainment industry, Scott and Michael look at the apparently controversial and sexist acts of selfishness committed in PASSENGERS by Chris Pratt's lonely and doomed protagonist, the first trailer for ALIEN: COVENANT has season...
2016-12-281h 39
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 098 - Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red, and Scott meet in the Nostromo Rebel Base and discuss Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard bringing the Casablanca-style glitz and glamour back to WWII in ALLIED from the waning Robert Zemeckis, the 2016 Golden Globe nominations plop a few pleasant surprises onto show favorites DEADPOOL and HELL OR HIGH WATER, Scott lets the wall around his heart crumble to the ground with the absolutely exceptional fantasy A MONSTER CALLS featuring Liam Neeson as a tearjerking Treebeard, the surprisingly thrilling genre film TRAIN TO BUSAN is fully loaded with blind and bloodthirsty zombie commuters, we rem...
2016-12-191h 51
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 096 - Nocturnal AnimalsThis week on the podcast, Michael and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the baffling, gorgeous and maddeningly abstract marketing campaign for DEATH STRANDING from game developer Hideo Kojima, the world can now live in absolute peace and harmony as Netflix has finally enabled offline viewing, Scott takes a critical battleaxe to the Ridley Scott produced sci-fi catastrophe MORGAN starring Kate Mara and the crazy girl back from THE VVITCH, Michael has some not so kind words for pretty much anything even related to FINAL FANTASY XV on PS4, all the major Reddit fantheories have been confirmed on the ...
2016-12-081h 42
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 094 - Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find ThemThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red, Tim and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Steven Spielberg's shaky adaptation of THE BFG from the immortally scrumtrillescent Roald Dahl, funny man Mike Birbiglia delivers a cute little improvised comedy with DON'T THINK TWICE starring Keegan Michael-Key & Gillian Jacobs, Scott dives deep into the trapdoor of the past in the spectacular animated short THE HOUSE OF SMALL CUBES and resurfaces as a blubbering mess of emotions, we lament the fact that SCROTAL RECALL has to go by the much less hilarious and more 'socially acceptable' LOVESICK title, Michael foolishly gives THE...
2016-11-211h 38
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 093 - ArrivalThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the steaming pile of trashy pseudo-scientific mayhem that is LUCY from director Luc Besson, Ted Chiang's absolutely gorgeous and heartbreaking short novella STORY OF YOUR LIFE vibrates with pure beauty, Scott finally rings the firehouse bell on Ron Howard's surprisingly gripping 1991 thriller BACKDRAFT, we pop out our eyeballs to the first trailer for VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, Michael gathers around the warm Netflix fireplace for the SHERLOCK Christmas special, and much, much more before...
2016-11-141h 34
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 091 - Doctor StrangeThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Terry Gilliam's monumentally influential masterpiece BRAZIL setting the gold standard for bureaucratic dystopia, we take a skinny jean stroll down an Edinburgh back alley with the first official trailer for T2: TRAINSPOTTING featuring the entire OG smack gang, Mike tries on the THE CROWN from Netflix and is greeted by a raised eyebrow from Queen Elizabeth herself, Scott checks out SONICSGATE and breaks his heart over the passion and fiscal tightrope that all Seattle Supersonics fans have been forced to tread, unfinished post-p...
2016-11-081h 55
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 087 - The Birth of a NationThis week on the podcast, Michael, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the accidentally leaked trailer for THE DARK TOWER, Scott continues his VIFF odyssey with the gorgeous and delicate animated film THE RED TURTLE from Studio Ghibli, the irresistible allure of HBO's spectacular drama series WESTWORLD has completely taken over our cybernetic brains, Denis Villenueve officially reveals BLADE RUNNER 2049 which may or may not be a new Synthwave band, we continue to be perplexed by the POWER RANGERS reboot as the debut trailer morphs its way onto the internet, every single element of Joel & Ethan Co...
2016-10-112h 15
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 086 - Deepwater HorizonThis week on the podcast, Mike and Scott meet in the offshore Nostromo lounge and discuss the absolutely captivating animated documentary TOWER centering on the tragic 1966 sniper incident at the University of Texas, we hail the synthwave gods for the miracle that is and forever shall be TURBO KID 2 from RKSS Productions, Scott has fallen madly in gleeful love with the brilliant, hilarious and mindblowing mockumentary OPERATION AVALANCHE at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Hollywood keeps it vertical as our April 2016 prediction comes to bear fruit with the announcement of Disney's live action remake of THE LION KING from Jon Fa...
2016-10-032h 05
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 085 - The Magnificent SevenThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the triumphant return of Clive Owen as The Driver in the BMW Short Films revival THE ESCAPE from Neill Blomkamp, Scott triggers a landslide of admiration for the fantastic Norwegian disaster film THE WAVE, shit hits the fan on the set of TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT as Michael Bay emblazons Nazi swastikas all over Winston Churchill's ancestral home, we open up our cybernetic minds and bask in the stunning glory of the original GHOST IN THE SHELL from 1995, some mixed feelings awaken from cryos...
2016-09-261h 50
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 084 - SnowdenThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss Steven Soderbergh's underrated and twisted drama SIDE EFFECTS as a takedown of the pharmaceutical industry / Hitchcock thriller, little orphan Ricky Baker is real bad egg in the wonderful comedy HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE from director Taika Waititi, we want to keep loving NO MAN'S SKY as the flurry of refunds rages around us and Sean Murray has gone twitter silent for over a month, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and TARZAN are part of a really strange transitionary period in Disney animation, Benicio del Toro i...
2016-09-192h 04
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 083 - TimecrimesThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo hilltop silo and discuss the beautifully shot and surprisingly decent shark attack thriller THE SHALLOWS featuring Blake Lively doing some cringeworthy on-screen videochats, the recently cancelled ABC pirate musical comedy series GALAVANT lives on through the power of Netflix, Scott steps out on a limb to make a spirited and passionate case for Neill Blomkamp's deeply flawed sci-fi action film CHAPPIE, we learn that DUCK TALES and DARKWING DUCK are actually set in completely different universes and our worlds begin to crumble around us, Mike dusts off the...
2016-09-122h 03
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 082 - IncendiesThis week on the podcast, Rob, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the unfortunate recent passing of comedy legend (and spoof film royalty) Gene Wilder, water is wet and STRANGER THINGS is officially returning for Season Two in 2017, Red decides to break rules #1 and #2 by talking about the FIGHT CLUB 2 graphic novel, the imaginative creators of MYST are back at it again with the brand new exploration puzzle game OBDUCTION, Scott takes a terrifying trip to into the Los Angeles modeling world and the neverending cycle of female jealousy in THE NEON DEMON from Nicolas Windin...
2016-09-051h 55
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 081 - Kubo and the Two Strings (GUEST: Diana Bang)This week on the podcast, Red and Scott are excited to have the wonderful and talented Diana Bang back in the Nostromo lounge to discuss the dulcet tones of Werner Herzog in the slightly lackluster new documentary LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES FROM THE CONNECTED WORLD aka 'What is this new Internet thing?', Baz Luhrman's new Netflix Original show THE GET DOWN features all the familiar Luhrmanian visual / musical tricks, Scott is clinically obsessed with Playdead Studios latest release INSIDE and needs no further convincing that it is one of the greatest experiences in the history of video games, the horr...
2016-08-291h 50
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 079 - Sausage PartyThis week on the podcast, Tim, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo E-Z Mart and discuss Bryan Cranston's latest Heisenberg retread THE INFILTRATOR surrounding undercover US Customs agent Robert Mazur and his vast money laundering scheme for Pablo Escobar, the brand new full trailer for ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY invades the internet like an AT-AT Imperial walker on the beach in Bora Bora, Scott bravely endures Jodie Foster's abysmal and cringeworthy dramatic thriller MONEY MONSTER featuring George Clooney as a fiery stock trading TV host caught in a lame hostage situation, the 15 quintillion worlds of NO MAN...
2016-08-161h 40
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 078 - Suicide SquadThis week on the podcast, MikeL, Scott and MikeG meet in the Nostromo maximum security lounge and discuss Melissa Rauch's vile and unpleasant performance as a washed up sociopathic Olympic gymnast in THE BRONZE, Scott tries to resist sinister temptations under the hot Judaean sun with LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT starring Ewan McGregor as both Jesus and the Devil, news of a new ROCKETEER reboot/sequel (from Producer and NBA star Blake Griffin?) featuring an African-American title character, Mike gets transferred to the Sanford countryside to check up on the spectacular action comedy HOT FUZZ from master Edgar Wright, we...
2016-08-082h 05
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 076 - Star Trek BeyondThis week on the podcast, Tim, Mike and Scott meet on the Nostromo starbase and discuss the straightforward 90's style filmmaking on display in THE LEGEND OF TARZAN starring Alexander Skarsgård, harsh times await The Divergent Series finale as ASCENDANT gets pulled from 2017 theatrical distribution and will be released as a TV movie + spinoff series, Scott and Tim take a crash course in Iranian nuclear centrifuges and face the extremely powerful Stuxnet virus in Alex Gibney's fascinating documentary ZERO DAYS, Woody Allen's latest effort CAFE SOCIETY turns out to be a forgettable outing despite some likable character moments and charming r...
2016-07-252h 18
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 075 - GhostbustersThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the extremely moody synth flavoured Spielberg experiment STRANGER THINGS recently released on Netflix, show favourite Alex Proyas absolutely blows our minds with the revelation that his Nicolas Cage picture KNOWING is a prequel to the cult classic DARK CITY, Scott finally has a chance to experience William Dear's TIMERIDER: THE ADVENTURE OF LYLE SWANN to slight disappointment despite a pretty solid grandfather paradox, Red completes his Nicolas Winding Reftrospective with a viewing of THE NEON DEMON at the rowdy Rio Theatre and realizes that he may...
2016-07-182h 02
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 074 - EnemyThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the brand new HBO crime series THE NIGHT OF starring John Turturro and the fantastic Riz Ahmed, recent comments from George Takei regarding Lieutenant Sulu's depiction as a gay character in STAR TREK BEYOND, Red books a ticket to Thailand for ONLY GOD FORGIVES and gets lost Nicolas Winding Refn's bloody shower of style over substance, Scott crawls into the trenches for a 3 hour slog through BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE ULTIMATE CUT only to discover the exact same dull and uninteresting film w...
2016-07-112h 10
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 072 - Independence Day: ResurgenceThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo 51 lounge and discuss the triumphant return of Bryan Cranston to the POWER RANGERS universe to play Zordon the all powerful (what the hell IS this movie?), the most adorable flying saucers in film history just want to fix everything in the classic 80's family film *BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED, Red stumbles into a cave full of cannibalistic tribal warriors in the grisly horror western BONE TOMAHAWK featuring Kurt Russell's unreal beard, Scott concludes that HIGHLANDER is nothing more than sleazy trash and his quest for the next 80's gem co...
2016-06-272h 04
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 071 - Finding DoryThis week on the podcast, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the extremely tragic and sudden passing of Star Trek star Anton Yelchin at the young age of 27, the somewhat disturbing imagery in the E3 trailer for DEATH STRANDING from legendary game designer Hideo Kojima, we look at the "Deathinitive Edition" of DARKSIDERS II which is basically just Satanic Zelda, Scott realizes that Denzel Washington & Russel Crowe's absolutely absurd film VIRTUOSITY is the most 1995 sci-fi movie ever made, Mike lounges in the Venice Beach sunshine and polishes off the full series run of FLAKED starring Will...
2016-06-202h 02
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 070 - WarcraftThis week on the podcast, Tim, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss none other than FN-2187 aka John Boyega joining the cast of PACIFIC RIM 2 from Guillermo del Toro, the VOLTRON revival series rolls onto Netflix with very little fanfare as the Nostalgiflix onslaught continues, Tim wanders around Berlin aimlessly with some improvised criticisms of VICTORIA and its far-fetched ending, we are baffled at Commissioner Gordon's new rippling physique as JK Simmons hammers the weight room in preparation for JUSTICE LEAGUE Parts 1 & 2, Scott time travels through a rewatch of SOUND OF MY VOICE and finds a ve...
2016-06-131h 53
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 069 - Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingThis week on the podcast, Garry, Mike, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the feasibility of turning soil into water in the surprisingly decent Mars mission adventure APPROACHING THE UNKNOWN starring Mark Strong and Luke Wilson, the always watchable cult favorite HOT ROD and the hilarious perils of having a shitfaced editor working in the cutting room, Scott is full on obsessed with the 2011 Sundance documentary RESURRECT DEAD and discovering the true secret of the Toynbee Tiles, Mike gets caught up in a very effective rewatch of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and we contemplate the landscape of war fil...
2016-06-061h 49
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 068 - X-Men: ApocalypseThis week on the podcast, MikeG, Red, Mike, and Scott meet in the Nostromo lounge and discuss the effectiveness of period language and depiction of witchcraft in THE VVITCH, Kevin Smith completely blows up our show with exciting news of his involvement in a BUCKAROO BANZAI anthology TV series (will we finally get to see "Against the World Crime League"?), the atrociously terrible gross-out comedy THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY is an absolute embarrassment for all actors involved, we (literally) open our hearts over the debut episode of Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg's PREACHER series on AMC, MikeG gives FEAR THE WALKING DEAD one...
2016-05-302h 16
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 065 - Captain America: Civil WarThis week on the podcast, Red, Mike, and Scott meet in the Nostromo airport lounge and discuss the fantastic 2h18m unbroken take of VICTORIA and how the rise of digital cinematography has led to a recent explosion of this technique, Screen Gems is moving forward with a SLENDER MAN film based on the grassroots internet urban legend, Mike finally sits down for a quick scroll through FANTASTIC 4 and can't even muster up some love for the laboratory escape sequence, the internet knows entirely too much about Kit Harington's haircut contract on GAME OF THRONES, we argue over the look...
2016-05-092h 11
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 064 - High-RiseThis week on the podcast, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Tower penthouse and discuss the instantly forgotten
(and quite acceptable) crime thriller TRIPLE
9 starring virtually everyone in Hollywood, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt's mediocre accent skills are on the line again in the
new trailer for SNOWDEN from Oliver Stone, the John Carpenter
retrospective continues to pump out deep cuts with the lovable
campiness of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, Red rejoices as
Season 6 of GAME OF THRONES makes its triumphant return to
absolutely dominate the airwaves for the next several
weeks, Scott orders a new couch from Pallucci
Furniture and gi...
2016-05-021h 58
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 063 - Tale of TalesThis week on the podcast, Rob, MikeG, Garry and Scott meet in the Nostromo throne room and discuss the recent passing of music icon Prince and his 2013 single 'Breakfast Can Wait', Scott gets brain scanned into a Hollywood computer in the disappointing sci-fi drama THE CONGRESS featuring an animated version of Robin Wright, Aaron Taylor-Johnson absolutely saps the energy out of the otherwise quite decent GODZILLA reboot from 2014, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has officially signed on to the JUMANJI remake and we 'eagerly' await the casting of Kevin Hart, the Ancient One in DOCTOR STRANGE gets caught under the powerfu...
2016-04-251h 50
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 062 - The Jungle BookThis week on the podcast, Red, Mike, and Scott meet at the Nostromo peace rock and discuss Seth Rogen's saturation period and his immediately forgotten mall cop comedy OBSERVE AND REPORT, the first official image of Scarlett Johansson in GHOST IN THE SHELL surfaces online amidst a whirlwind of whitewashing accusations, Mike puts his daily cartooning career on brief hold to let the elegant punishment & beautiful masochism of DARK SOULS III wash over him, Scott borrows Snake Plissken's silent-scoped Uzi and continues his John Carpenter retrospective extravaganza with ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, director Andy Serkis follows Justin Timberlake's advice and drop...
2016-04-182h 00
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 061 - Everybody Wants Some!!This week on the podcast, Rob, Mike, and Scott meet in the smoke filled attic of the Nostromo lounge and discuss Tom Hiddleston's new flavour of swagger as the world's greatest snitch in THE NIGHT MANAGER from John le Carré, the first official trailer for STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE has been unleashed upon the internet and the Family Tree Saga continues, reports of Colin Firth's death in KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE have been greatly exaggerated, we have a long drink at the most depressing pub in the universe with HORACE AND PETE starring Louis CK, Mike continues his 70's show sty...
2016-04-122h 02
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 059 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeThis week on the podcast, MikeG, Red, Michael and Scott meet in the Nostromo fortress of solitude and discuss the greatest fight scene in film history in John Carpenter's sci-fi masterpiece THEY LIVE starring wrestling legend 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, Disney joins forces with Fox, Time Warner, CBS, Lionsgate & Sony against the State of Georgia and the fiercely anti gay House Bill 757, Paul McCartney gets recruited to Jack Sparrow's deck crew in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 and one can only assume that more fossilized rock stars are on the way, Mike choppers in to TROPIC THUNDER and stumbles around the jungl...
2016-03-282h 10
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 058 - The ProgramThis week on the podcast, MikeG, Red, Michael and Scott meet in
the Nostromo Blood Doping Centre and discuss the implications and
consequences of Punisher making his highly anticipated Marvel
Cinematic Universe debut in DAREDEVIL Season 2, the
surprisingly exceptional Formula One film RUSH featuring Chris Hemsworth and a staggering
performance by Daniel Brühl, Michael checks out the
documentary CONAN O'BRIEN CANT STOP and slightly tweaks his
opinion of Conan thereafter, we prepare to say our tearful
goodbyes to io9, Gizmodo and Kotaku as Gawker
Media has been ordered to pay damages of $115 million to Hulk
Hogan over a nasty s...
2016-03-211h 59
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 057 - 10 Cloverfield LaneThis week on the podcast, Tim, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Fallout Shelter and discuss the criminally
underrated Dirk Pitt adventure SAHARA starring Michael McConaughey and VVP royalty
Steve Zahn, the recent announcement of JK Simmons
taking his talents down to JUSTICE
LEAGUE as Commissioner Gordon, Tim shares some theories on
the ultimate fate of Francis Underwood in HOUSE OF CARDS and who else might break
the 4th wall, Red gets lost in the terrifying underbelly of
WESTWORLD with psychotic robo-cowboys, Scott is
equally baffled by the cocaine fueled REPO MAN starring Emilio Estevez (this movie makes no...
2016-03-142h 01
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 056 - Knight of CupsThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss some major concerns over
a somewhat polarizing debut trailer for the GHOSTBUSTERS reboot/sequel thing, your 2001
questions have been brought before the infamous monolith and
HAL-9000 - all will finally be revealed with a trip into the
largely forgotten sequel 2010:
THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT, we share a lingering sense of
bewilderment over that time Topher Grace played Eddie Brock after
hearing news of Sony's new VENOM spinoff film, Scott throws out the bold
declaration that Koba from DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE A...
2016-03-072h 03
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 054 - The WitchThis week on the podcast, Mike and Scott meet in the dark forest
at the edge of the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the ethical
realities associated with the Academy holding a Best Stunt
Coordinator category at the Oscars, DEADPOOL smashing the 4th wall out of box office
records while slapping all the other X-Men films in the
face, recent comments made by James Gunn in relation to
Hollywood learning the wrong lessons from R-rated superhero
films, the Coen Brothers 1991 Palm d'Or winner BARTON
FINK is not an obscure movie at all and it is
an outright masterpiece in fact, Sco...
2016-02-242h 01
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 053 - DeadpoolThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red, Verde and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss how Jeremy Clarkson's steak eating
habits may or may not have led to Matt Leblanc landing the gig as
new TOP GEAR presenter, recent news of Todd McFarlane
completing a fresh new SPAWN script and the "cape"-abilities of CGI superhero
costumes, we storyboard an action sequence from the TRANSFORMERS + G.I. JOE + FAST & FURIOUS shared universe crossover film
trilogy, Stephen Lang "lays some Cable" in the gentlemen's club and
officially kicks off his campaign for a role in DEADPOOL 2
as...Cable, Scott...
2016-02-151h 59
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 052 - Hail, Caesar!This week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss some theories behind the cryptic gold
coins in JOHN WICK and whether or not the film takes place in
an alternate universe, we attack, defend, flirt and make pancakes
for enemies in the irresistibly charming old school role-playing
game UNDERTALE for PC, the debut trailer for JASON
BOURNE drops a suckerpunch to the head as a potential Bourne
Marathon podcast begins to take shape, the internet rejoices as
Elizabeth Banks is cast as the fearsome villain Rita Repulsa in the
new POWER RANGERS...
2016-02-081h 54
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 051 - MacbethThis week on the podcast, MikeG, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the criminally underrated (and
straight up psychotic) spoof picture MACGRUBER featuring a redlining Will Forte, Scott
cannot contain his eye-popping admiration for the long gestating
puzzle game THE WITNESS from Jonathan Blow, apparently
PROMETHEUS star Noomi Rapace is not returning
for ALIEN: COVENANT as Elizabeth Shaw and there is nobody
left to bring David's severed android head to Paradise, a
somewhat bored looking Mulder & Scully make their return to
British Columbia with THE X-FILES Season 10 revival series, Mike
shares his thoughts on William Friedki...
2016-02-011h 59
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 050 - MoonwalkersThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet up in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the extremely mature (and somewhat disturbing) children's animated film THE SECRET OF NIMH from Don Bluth, we share a moment of appreciation after the unfortunate passing of both David Bowie and Alan Rickman, STAR WARS EPISODE VIII has been smartly pushed back to December of 2017 and just about everyone on earth is just fine and dandy with that, deep childhood scars are revealed as SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK is hitting the big screen courtesy of Guillermo del Toro, we drool o...
2016-01-251h 34
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 048 - The Revenant (GUEST: Diana Bang)Today on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott proudly welcome
THE INTERVIEW star Diana Bang into our
makeshift shelter of branches and pine needles as we discuss
the gritty British action film '71 which is basically BLACK HAWK DOWN in Belfast, how depressing life would be as an
indestructible superhero like ONE
PUNCH MAN from Madhouse anime studios, our boy Jason Bateman gets himself into a marital pickle
in the underseen 2009 comedy EXTRACT from legendary gigglemaster Mike
Judge, Diana has
some potential issues with SICARIO and Emily Blunt's FBI agent character, we look
at the anger inducing Netflix Original crime se...
2016-01-112h 13
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 046 - The Hateful EightHappy New Year everybody! Today on the podcast, Red and
Scott meet in Smeagol's Haberdashery and discuss the recent news of
Leonardo DiCaprio admitting that he refused the role of Anakin
Skywalker in ATTACK OF THE CLONES, Sean Connery's
futuristic racquetball skills are on full display in the badass
1980's sci-fi western OUTLAND, Scott steps up to the plate (first down
line?) for RUDY being a more improbable sports redemption
story than the original ROCKY, Red shares his thoughts on the inept ISIS
wannabes featured in the UK comedy FOUR
LIONS from director Chris Morris, Christopher Nolan
announces his arriva...
2016-01-011h 58
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 044 - RoomThis week on the podcast, Tim, Mike, Rob and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the ups and downs of the recently
announced Golden Globe Nominations for 2015, season two of
the SERIAL
Podcast debuting with a fascinating look at prisoner of
war (and US ARMY deserter) Bowe Bergdahl, we get another
drama-filled season of PROJECT GREENLIGHT on HBO, Mike quietly fires up
the V8 for a rewatch of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD with the sound off, Tim shares his
thoughts on THE END OF THE TOUR and Jason Segel's portrayal of the
late David Foster Wallace, Rob shower...
2015-12-151h 48
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 043 - SorcererThis week on the podcast, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo
Lounge and discuss the locally produced, undead private eye CW
series iZOMBIE starring Rose
McIver, the massive spoilers (0:30:26 - 0:33:55)
contained within the latest BATMAN V. SUPERMAN theatrical trailer, an
absolutely disastrous 70mm screening of THE HATEFUL EIGHT roadshow at the Crest theatre in Los
Angeles and what this means for the future of film, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt's foolhardy attempt at what barely resembles
a French accent in the Philippe Petite biopic THE WALK, we giggle with pure joy over the
redband trailer for THE
NICE GUYS from buddy cop mo...
2015-12-081h 37
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 042 - CreedThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the fantastic (and
legitimately appalling) true life story of THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT starring Billy
Crudup, a really explodey first trailer for CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, Scott sweats a little bit
with a somewhat disappointing rewatch of Tarantino's TRUE
ROMANCE from the immortal Tony Scott, the whitewashed
casting of GODS OF EGYPT and Alex Proyas busting out the
most bizarre apology of the year, Mike and Red check out the
new Netflix Original series JESSICA JONES featuring Krysten Ritter, Kevin
Bacon is back for a bran...
2015-12-011h 40
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 040 - SpotlightThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss Shia LaBeouf's latest "art"
"project" #ALLMYMOVIES which involved the actor
livestreaming his reactions to all 29 of his own films,
the brand new Netflix Original sketch comedy series W/
BOB & DAVID starring MR. SHOW alumni Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, why
Bethesda Game Studios consistently gets a pass for publishing
broken-ass buggy titles just like FALLOUT
4, our boy Richard Kelly brings us his floating liquid
skills with the bizarre (and quickly forgotten) sci-fi film
THE BOX featuring Cameron Diaz, Scott admits that
he is a comp...
2015-11-162h 04
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 039 - SpectreThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge Studio and discuss the somewhat lukewarm
reception for the extremely long awaited trailer for the "live
action" WARCRAFT film from Duncan Jones, the brand
new Netflix Original comedy series MASTER OF NONE from writer/star Aziz Ansari and the
obvious comparison to Louis CK's series LOUIE, the Canadian Premiere of THE TREE
INSIDE from our very own co-host Rob Leickner
and Michelle
Kim winning the Audience Choice Award at the Vancouver
Asian Film Festival, Scott shares his thoughts about working on the
film and the extre...
2015-11-091h 55
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 038 - Going to AmericaThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the first official trailer for
Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg's anticipated AMC series PREACHER, the brand new STAR
TREK TV series in development for the CBS All Access streaming
service, Val Kilmer's RED PLANET being the significantly more
enjoyable Mars mission film from 2000, the
fascinating NOVA documentary "CyberWar Threat" and
the clandestine American-Israeli digital weapon known as
Stuxnet, a Double Black Diamond viewing of THE MASTER from our boy Paul Thomas Anderson, Scott is
scolded for never getting around to dressing up in fishnet
stockings...
2015-11-041h 58
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 037 - Steve JobsThis week on the podcast, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo
Lounge and discuss the planet smashing, internet
stopping final trailer for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, we declare that
we won't overanalyze a movie trailer and then go ahead and
overanalyze a movie trailer, Scott tries to hit the abort
button on the downright horrendous catastrophe of a film
MISSION TO MARS starring Gary Sinise and Tim
Robbins, Mike ventures deeper into the overwhelmingly massive
world of game of the year contender THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT, we look at the recent
announcement of the $9.99/month deluxe subscription service
...
2015-10-271h 41
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 036 - Beasts of No NationWelcome back to Vertical Viewing! This week on the podcast, the
OG crew Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and
discuss the absolutely fantastic (and surprisingly
BitCoin-filled) teen retro-comedy DOPE, why ROCHE LIMIT is a totally insane new graphic novel that
all the Vertical Readers should get into, the 1968
classic ROSEMARY'S BABY on potentially being the very first
modern horror film, Ernest Cline's latest geek culture slathered
novel ARMADA and a roller coaster ride of fan
expectations, Mike's thoughts on the extremely short lived ABC
sitcom MIXOLOGY, Scott drones on yet again about how
Peter Berg's BATTL...
2015-10-202h 09
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 035 - The MartianSurprise! Today on the show, Rob, Mike and Scott meet up in the
aptly named Nostromo Lounge for a mini-episode and review Ridley
Scott's latest entry in his Sci-Fi Second Renaissance: the
exhilarating adaptation of Andy Weir's THE MARTIAN starring Matt Damon.
So gather up all the human fertilizer you can find, keep a roll
of duct tape at the ready, throw on your favourite ABBA
record, and let's see if we can make it across the Acidalia
Planitia to the ARES IV launch site before we starve and have
to go all Christian Bale.
MUS...
2015-10-0847 min
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 034 - SicarioThis week on the show, Tim, Mike and Scott meet up in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the steaming dumpster of hot garbage
that is ONCE UPON A TIME on the ABC network, the
practice of deliberately watching horrible films & TV shows
while you are sick, newcomer Trevor Noah's first week as the
totally cute new host of THE
DAILY SHOW, Scott shares his thoughts on Colin Farrell and
Rachel Weisz in THE LOBSTER from the surreal and twisted brain
of Yorgos Lanthimos, we debate the massive(?) difference
between awarding a film a B+ and an A-, take a momen...
2015-10-061h 35
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 033 - Buckaroo BanzaiThis week on the show, Tim, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo
Lounge and discuss the Netflix drama BLOODLINE starring Kyle Chandler and show favourite
Ben Mendelsohn, Tom Hardy potentially taking up the pointy-haired
mantle of Wolverine from current champ Hugh Jackman, the
unparalleled precision and detail of Stanley Kubrick's
pre-production research process in the fascinating documentary
STANLEY KUBRICK'S BOXES, Tim shares his thoughts on
THE
VISIT (AN ALIEN ENCOUNTER) recently shown at the Vancouver
International Film Festival, Sir Ridley Scott
announces ALIEN: PARADISE LOST as the official title for
PROMETHEUS 2 and the internet flips its lid, casting ru...
2015-09-301h 24
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 032 - Black MassThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the recent news of PACIFIC RIM 2 getting delayed indefinitely, an
instantly forgotten (and admirably flawed) summer box office flop
called TOMORROWLAND, Red channels the stern word of
God and commands everyone to read the graphic novel PREACHER by Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon, Scott
drones about the constantly rumoured AKIRA live action remake and what an appropriate
course of action the American adaptation might take, we look at the
touching 1969 British drama KES
from Ken Loach, and much, much more before our featured review o...
2015-09-221h 25
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 031 - The VisitThis week on the show, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo
Lounge and discuss Ronda Rousey's somewhat novice acting chops and
how she will fare with an ass-demolishing lead role in the
upcoming ROAD HOUSE reboot, Mike attempts to explain why
the instant bomb DUMB & DUMBER TO is legitimately an
unwatchable film, Scott flirts with the totally appalling/strangely
appealing? desire of L.A. swinger lifestyle in THE
OVERNIGHT with Adam Scott and Jason Schwartzman, the still
controversial and timeless nature of cult classic FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, Kevin
Conroy's immortal voice soothes as the Caped Crusader...
2015-09-151h 41
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 030 - Z for ZachariahThis week on the podcast, Mike, Red and Scott meet in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss the unfortunate passing of
genre icon (and member of horror film royalty) Wes
Craven, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen's hilarious and
slightly informative IFC satire series DOCUMENTARY NOW, the still lingering slap
of whitewash casting found in EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS, Mike begrudges/Scott
gushes over the absolutely bananas METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN from
complete lunatic Hideo Kojima, whether THE
MATRIX or James Cameron's ALIENS has had longer lasting and more
significant influence on science fiction and pop culture as a
whole...
2015-09-081h 31
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 029 - Turbo KidThis week on the podcast, Mik-eL, Red and Scott meet in the
windswept Nostromo Lounge and discuss potential ways to
improve the extremely antiquated nature of Pig Latin, our long
awaited first look at Michael Fassbender in the ASSASSIN'S
CREED feature film, we boot up our neon pink laser nets
and hop in the Lamborghini Countach for a history lesson in
the Synthwave movement and a breakdown of nostalgic
parody, we see who comes out on top after KUNG
FURY and TURBO KID fight to the death in the Pool
Party, Red breaks into Pablo Escobar's secret plantation and
manage...
2015-09-011h 51
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 025 - Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationThis week on the show, Tim, Red and Scott meet up in the
Nostromo Lounge and discuss J.J. Abrams apparently breaking
his back attending to Harrison Ford's broken leg on the (cursed?)
set of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, the bizarre and
slightly force-fed nature of the entire MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE film franchise,
whether or not Ethan Hunt and Jason Bourne are actually the same
person, Channing Tatum officially signs on the dotted line for
GAMBIT while Red drags Scott by the
collar to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters for a lesson on the
true badass level of everyone's favouri...
2015-08-041h 46
The Vertical Viewing PodcastAftershow - Game of Thrones & LostHappy belated Canada Day to all our listeners! Today, Red and
Scott chill out in the sun-scorched Nostromo Lounge and discuss the
Season 5 finale of GAME OF THRONES, how
the series will move forward as show writers catch
up to the original novels by George R.R. Martin, Scott continues his courageous and
noble quest to philosophically prove that spoilers do not exist, we
try to determine the actual difference between a "twist" and a
"spoiler", Red shares his support for the writers of LOST while weighing the the pros and cons
of pulling a six season story arc out of y...
2015-07-0232 min
The Vertical Viewing PodcastEp. 019 - Jurassic WorldThis week, Tim, Red and Scott meet up in the Nostromo Lounge and
discuss the unfortunate passing of legendary and prolific
actor/soldier/singer Sir Christopher Lee, the excellent Canadian
flavoured travel writing website Errant
Magazine, Scott shares his love for the criminally forgotten
(and straight up mindbending) Matt Damon joint THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, we talk about director Joe
Carnahan circling BAD BOYS 3 as his next project, the glory
that is and forever will be STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT, Nicolas Cage's
completely insane pyramid tomb in New Orleans, the miraculous
resurrection of THE LAST GUARDIAN on Sony PlayStation 4 at E3
2015, and...
2015-06-171h 38
The Vertical Viewing PodcastAftershow - Macbeth & Sense8Today, Red and Scott chill out in the Nostromo Lounge and
discuss the surprisingly badass-looking MACBETH starring Michael Fassbender and Marion
Cotillard, Scott wonders if Shakespeare's plays were actually
written by a Company rather than a single man, the nature of the
"And" credit in films, as well as the absolute trainwreck that is
the Netflix Original series SENSE8 from The Wachowskis and BABYLON
5 creator J. Michael Straczynski.
MUSIC
The AntiTheory - "Pop Quiz Hotshot"
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2015-06-1140 min