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The Remedial Film Class PodcastBatman Returns (1992) Part 2!The discussion of Batman Returns ran so long we had to break it into two separate episodes. And what a doozy Part 2 turned out to be! Danny Devito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sean Young and Marlon Brando are all here and George is feeling it.
And Dan. Dan has a revelation on-air for you all to hear. Now, it is a revelation about Batman (1989) but still, a win is a win, guys.
Dan will be appearing as the guest of The Hysteria Continues podcast to discuss Elves (1989) with the panel of slasher fans with an episode launching...
2022-12-221h 09The Remedial Film Class PodcastBatman Returns (1992)George has seen Batman (1989.) He's seen, and discussed at length, the Nolan Trilogy. Heck, he's even seen these same supporting characters in The Batman. But George was not ready for Danny Devito and Michelle Pfeiffer.
We get deep into the sewers and Bat lore, explore the connections between Batman 1966, Batman Returns and the Nolan Trilogy. And there's jokes and stuff. But how could we make this movie into a Happy Meal?
Dan will be appearing as the guest of The Hysteria Continues podcast to discuss Elves (1989) with the panel of slasher fans with an episode la...
2022-12-2143 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastGremlins (1983)Dan is the first-time viewer this week as the guys show him Gremlins. And Dan has only one question: Who is the target audience of this movie!? Now, to be fair, George hadn't seen this film in a long time so it was essentially a first watch for him as well. Travis brought his A-Game to support this 80's classic.
Furbies, A Christmas Story and Back to the Future all make cameo appearances as we ring in the holiday season with puppets and fire. What a wild movie! But will Dan prefer this Steven Spielberg/Chris Columbus...
2022-12-1456 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastA History of Violence (2005)George and Travis are new to this movie, and Dan forewarned them (perhaps to their own detriment) that they were in for more David Cronenberg. But this isn't your Daddy's Cronenberg of The Fly or Scanners. Instead the guys were faced with a serious and ambiguous tale vacillating between gaslighting and a potential double life. But, spoiler alert: They liked it.
Will Travis ever be satisfied with ambiguity? Will George manage to say anything nice about the movie before slipping into criticism? Will Dan find an excuse to reference Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Ok, to be fair...
2022-11-1647 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastShowgirls (1995)Dan and Travis have been threatening to show this movie to George for years. They never mentioned that it was Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct) but you have to assume George had lofty expectations (or a paralyzing sense of confusion) when he read the "directed by" credits.
Let's settle with you guys. This movie stinks. But the real discussion begins with the "Why!?" What happened to this movie? Why is it the way it is? We get into it. And then we quote it a bunch. And then we question ourselves. And Travis snorted again.
2022-11-0853 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastSleepaway Camp (1983) (With Aaron!)George wasn't ready. Travis wasn't ready. Sleepaway Camp is something no one can really be prepared for.
Luckily Aaron (friend of the show and author of the spectacular Primal Fear legal breakdown on our Facebook Group) is a Sleepaway Camp Super-Fan to help Dan shepherd the guys through what might be the most challenging content in a movie thus far. Plus the conversation literally makes Travis snort at some point.
How will George handle the concept of a "Bad movie" being super fun. Is he ready? Will Travis get too hung up on the beginning...
2022-11-021h 40The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween Special 2022 - Halloween Vs EverybodyWhat began as a fun "extra" planned for the Halloween 1978 revisiting has broken loose into its own Halloween Special. Can Travis or George name a movie that is a better watch than Halloween 78?
Will Travis and George really try to bring the Wendy Theory into this again? Will they be the same after hearing the (made up off-the-cuff-by-Dan) "Loomis Theory" for Halloween 78? Will any of us leave this episode unchanged?
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2022-10-3142 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween (1978) (With Mini_Megz) Part III: 3D!Mini_Megz finishes up her first (good) Halloween experience and the guys couldn't be happier. She liked it, guys! But she liked it so much we had to continue into a part 3. No Cochrans were injured in the making of this episode.
Does Travis think he's convinced us he was watching for shadows in THAT scene? Are you, the audience, ready for Ode to the Blue Blouse? Is Dan safe around Megz after making her watch Halloween 5 first? What major bombshell is Dan going to drop in the last minute of this podcast? Tune in to find...
2022-10-281h 09The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween (1978) (With Mini_Megz) Part IIMini_Megz had so much fun with Halloween that we had to split the episode! So join the conversation already in progress. And this one gets to the sexy stuff.
Will George come around to the magic of telephone technology of the time? Is Travis really going to go that far out of his way to justify the butter? Is Dan back on his FBI Profiler spiel again so soon? Tune in to find out!
And find more from Megz here:
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2022-10-2743 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween (1978) (With Mini_Megz)Mini_Megz is back and she is angry. And rightfully so. You see, she had no idea she was being used as a crutch to carry the guys through the abysmal Halloween 5 during her first appearance. And to make matters worse, now she has seen Halloween (1978) and understands the full extent of the travesty. But did she like Halloween?
And will George enjoy his first chance to "teach" a newbie about one of his favorite movies from the show? Will Travis really continue to hold this grudge against the mother of Michael Myers? Did Dan just totally...
2022-10-2646 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween Ends (2022)Death has come back to your town, Sheriff... and The Internet's Most Divisive Movie of 2022 has come to the Remedial Film Class Podcast. Either the best and most original Halloween film in decades or the worst movie in the history of moving pictures, this one isn't without strong reactions. And you are getting fresh reactions from all three of the guys.
Halloween 2018 was universally praised by the panel, but Halloween Kills was not well received by Travis or George. Will Halloween Ends bring George over to the dark side with Dan? And will Travis enjoy Ends more...
2022-10-181h 21The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween Kills (2021)For a literal calendar year, Travis and Dan have had to "save it for the pod." They had very different reactions when Halloween Kills was released last year and couldn't debate (argue? fight?) the merits of their perspectives until George was ready to hear it. Well, "Bad Takes Die Tonight" as Dan and Travis finally get to defend their positions. Will George pick a side? To give himself the best chance, George watched this movie twice in preparation. That's dedication!
Then, George gets to chime in on his rankings of all of the Halloween movies he has...
2022-10-121h 45The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween (2018)George is ready to throw out all the nonsense of the Halloween sequels and jump right out of the end of Halloween 1978 and into the most recent Halloween 2. (and the third movie called Halloween.)
Will George manage to overlook (or even appreciate) the trigger discipline? Will Travis find himself more prepared to look at Halloween Kills next week with a fresh perspective? Will Dan ever get to know what "Everything." entails regarding Dr. Sartain and the files on Laurie and Michael? And will anyone believe us that Travis's Loomis impression was done without prep and not edited...
2022-10-051h 13The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween (2007) (The Rob Zombie remake)The Fall Break is about to get brutal... We mean it is going to be brutal to George because he has to watch Rob Zombie's Halloween... But you know what? He actually liked it. We aren't kidding.
But just because George caught the guys off-guard by liking a movie he was sure to hate, that doesn't mean we let him get away with that. This is The Internet, after all, and everyone on the internet loves to bash on this movie. But... what if Dan liked it too? At least, more than he remembered...
Will G...
2022-09-281h 33The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Unrated Producer’s Cut) (1996)The Fall Break continues (and the Jamie/Thorn trilogy concludes) as we spare George the Weinstein-tainted "theatrical cut" of this movie and go straight to the restored "producer's cut" created by Moustapha Akkad. And Paul Rudd is here!
And restored it is! We watched the Blu-Ray master and it is soon to get a 4k release. And for Dan and Travis that met this movie as a VHS bootleg in the late 90s... the video quality alone is a remarkable achievement.
Can George find something besides electricity to love in this much-maligned dumpster fire of...
2022-09-211h 05The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (With Mini_Megz) (1989)Mini_Megz joined us to share the joy and honor of watching the most boring sequel in the Halloween Franchise. Luckily the cheesy music and ridiculous plot kept everyone entertained and our guest can share her Twitch-streaming insights and Nicolas Cage jokes with the guys.
Will George appreciate how close he came to guessing the plot of this one last week? Will Meg ever forgive us for that Human Centipede joke? Did Dan stack the deck by raising Meg's expectations for Halloween movies? Did Travis finally call out his review-bombing Troll critic? You know you want to...
2022-09-141h 30The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)The Fall Break is here again! We begin with the "Jamie Trilogy" and George's introduction to series staple Danielle Harris. And a bunch of 35 year old "high school kids." And a Jason-influenced Michael. Gone are the Silver Shamrocks and London Bridge adaptations. Michael is back and he's brought new tricks. But will George see anything he likes?
Can Travis translate "the late 1980's" into something George can understand? Will George appreciate the nuance of an invulnerable killing machine menacing a defenseless child for like one-third of the movie? Did Dan stand up and applaud the ending again...
2022-09-071h 09The Remedial Film Class PodcastPolice Academy (1984)George loved Beverly Hills Cop, but how will he feel watching the classic comedy Police Academy. Both films came out in the same year, and in the wake of 48 Hrs., but Police Academy takes a much more "Airplane" or "Porky's" approach to comedy.
Plus, stick around for a preview of the forthcoming "Fall Break" series from the Remedial Film Class Podcast!
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2022-08-3152 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastBeverly Hills Cop (1984)It has been slightly more than 48 hours since George watched 48 Hrs. but now he is on the case in Beverly Hills where the DVD menu spoiled Eddie Murphy's presence in what George was convinced was a Chris Farley movie. I guess you can't win them all.
Everything is coming together in Beverly Hills: Robocop, 48 Hrs., Bad Boys, Friday the 13th Parts 2-8, and even Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
But will George welcome this charming classic for what it is or will he see it as a rehash of all the things he's already seen? W...
2022-08-2457 minThe Remedial Film Class Podcast48 Hrs. (1982)George has never heard of 48 Hrs. Dan has never seen 48 Hrs, but he does insist on pronouncing it "48 Hurz" and that gets old real quick. But what the guys find is that Travis has suggested a proto-buddy-cop film that doesn't know whether it should be deadly serious or funny. And that mess of a motivation makes for a real interesting watch.
Can Travis make it through the entire episode without falling into the clutches of Nostalgia? Will George see past the flaws of the movie and see it for what it could be? Did Dan really manage...
2022-08-1752 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastHot Fuzz (2007)George has seen Hot Fuzz. And he loves Shaun of the Dead. But it turns out he doesn't remember much of Hot Fuzz except that he liked it 15 years ago. And Travis... well Travis sure thought he had seen it before...
Will Dan's insistence on watching Bad Boys 2 paint Hot Fuzz in a new light? Will George find that he still loves this gem? Will Travis enjoy it at all? And did anyone catch that it is like 1/3 Giallo?
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2022-08-1044 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastBad Boys 2 (2003)George hasn't seen Bad Boys. But he's seen True Lies and Dan contends that that's close enough. Travis prefers the first Bad Boys but Dan prefers the sequel. So science commences.
Will George get the Bro movie he was predicting when told he was watching a movie called "Bad Boys 2" last week? Did Travis manage to give Bad Boys 2 a look without the shadow of the original? Will Dan convince both of the guys that this movie is worth sparing from the box that Will keeps threatening to throw into the ocean!?
Dan showed the...
2022-08-0356 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastTrue Lies (1994)George has had a Total Recall experience but is he ready for Arnold cum James Bond? The unstreamable True Lies brings James Cameron to us via DVD. DVD! Like it is the PlayStation 2 era all over again. We hoped to watch this during Jamie Lee Christmas but were thwarted by supply chain issues. But Travis got it all figured out and it is time to hop in the Harrier's driver seat and take off poorly!
Will George find himself a fan of low-key Arnold acting or be left missing the over-the-top one-liners? Will Travis's argument convince Dan...
2022-07-271h 01The Remedial Film Class PodcastFast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)What happens when George watches an 80s sex comedy? If Porky's was any indication... well let's hope Porky's isn't any indication. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a critically-lauded nostalgia trip for young and old alike... but will it pass muster with George? And will Nicolas Cage manage to derail his enjoyment? They certainly don't make them like this anymore.
Will George recognize any of the numerous famous actors who made their debut in this indie classic? If Travis loves this movie so much, why doesn't he marry it? Will Dan ever hear "Somebody's Baby" the same...
2022-07-201h 17The Remedial Film Class PodcastThis is Spinal Tap (1984) (with Richard Oliver from the Chasing Tone Podcast!)Guitars. Music. Improv Comedy. Stonehenge. This is Spinal Tap is the perfect movie to celebrate our 100th Episode with special guest Richard Oliver from The Chasing Tone Podcast and Wampler Pedals. George and Travis are both seeing this one for the first time, and if that isn't justification for doing this show we can't imagine what is.
Will George see the value in the 1959 Les Paul that sustains for literal weeks? Or will he stick with his preferred Boomer Guitar: The Gibson SG? Will Travis feel at home in the improv despite the black leather, chains, whips...
2022-07-131h 20The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Fugitive (1993)George isn't familiar with The Fugitive, but he has seen Tommy Lee Jones portray a character similar to Deputy Marshall Gerard in the Coen Brothers' Oscar-winner No Country for Old Men. This is the first Harrison Ford appearance on The Remedial Film Class Podcast, and it probably will not be his last. George will recognize both of these actors immediately right? Right?
Will George appreciate the "scale" of the drama and action in The Fugitive, especially compared to last week's Primal Fear and Dan's criticism? Will Travis invite his favorite Marshall to join the podcast as a...
2022-07-061h 23The Remedial Film Class PodcastPrimal Fear (1996)George and Dan are both first-time viewers for this Travis pick. Richard Gere, Laura Linney and the Dad from Frasier join (RFCP regular) Edward Norton in the longest and filthiest episode of NYPD Blue yet.
Was George convinced by Edward Norton Hulking-out as the angry alternate personality? Did Travis manage to find the acting performances justify the questionable legal procedure? Will Dan forgive the "Clerks but only regular job things happen" dynamic of the plot? And do the guys find out why it is called Primal Fear?
And after the episode, check out the Extra C...
2022-06-2959 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastWild Things (1998)George was the perfect age to see Wild Things at a sleep over and have his eyes opened to a brave new world... But that never happened back then so we are making up for lost time!
Will George come away from this one ready to watch Showgirls? Will Travis ever stop trying to audible the movie the night before we record? Will Dan ever forgive George for his... Great Transgression? Tune in and find out!
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2022-06-2256 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Devil’s Advocate (1997)George had a pretty good idea of what The Devil's Advocate was going to be, based on his guess last week. But he couldn't possibly foresee Keanu Reeves facing Al Pacino in a blend of The Omen, The Client and Seven. And the twist at the end? And the twist after that? Heck no. Had no idea. But... did he dig it?
Was George buying into the "Wonder Woman's Mom" energy of the seductive Christabella? Did Travis think the Rick Baker demon effects were more The Thing or more Spawn? Does Dan's Al Pacino impression hold a...
2022-06-151h 07The Remedial Film Class PodcastChristopher Nolan’s The Prestige (2006)George loved the Nolan Batman trilogy before we ever considered doing a podcast. So how excited will he be when he realizes that the same director put together a similar cast (plus a Wolverine and a Gollum) to tell the tale of two professional rivals who become bitter personal enemies. Oh and there is magic and David Bowie and maybe the darkest personal quest we've seen in a Piper Perabo movie.
Will George and Travis be able to keep up with the twists and turns (and teleportation) in their first watch through this movie? Will Dan finally...
2022-06-081h 03The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Rock (1996)George has never seen a Sean Connery movie. George has never seen a Michael Bay movie. Heck, he doesn't really know Ed Harris either. I know I know I know. One person he does know is Nicholas Cage. And he HATES Nicholas Cage. But can we introduce him to the best action performance of Cage's career and make a believer out of him? Or is George just going to be a bit chit-chatter?
Will Travis convince George that Ridley Scott's Alien is grounded cinema? Will George learn that he secretly hates Al Pacino? Can Dan manage to...
2022-06-011h 07The Remedial Film Class PodcastBoogie Nights (1997)George is going in blind this week, with no context. Is he ready for a two-and-a-half hour epic of 70s sleaze and 80s debauchery? I mean, obviously he isn't. Let's see how it goes! It might take Dan giving a guick "history of adult entertainment" to bring the context George needs.
Will George open his cold heart to empathize with the down-and-out LA adult scene actors as they try to overcome the rejection of mainstream America and build new family units from the injured souls around them? Oh, c'mon. This is George we are talking about.
2022-05-251h 00The Remedial Film Class PodcastManhunter (1986)George really likes Hannibal Lecter. But how will he handle Hannibal Lecktor? We didn't tell him that Manhunter is based on the book Red Dragon, and so it is essentially the original and Red Dragon (which we watched last week) is a remake. Despite it saying "Based on the novel Red Dragon" in the opening titles, how long will George go before he realizes this is the same movie? He'll read the credits, right? Right!?
There's shades of (and discussions of) Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Batman, Silence of the Lambs and many more as George attempts...
2022-05-181h 33The Remedial Film Class PodcastRed Dragon (2002)George is a big fan of The Silence of the Lambs. And he really enjoyed a few episodes of the TV show Hannibal. But how will he feel to revisit the first version of Hannibal he saw some 20 years ago? Travis hasn't seen it since it was in theaters, and Dan hasn't seen it since 2006 or so. Will the movie hold up or will Brett Ratner leave a rodent taste in everyone's mouth?
Join us as lift imitates art and brings this episode on a twisty (real life) path that parallels the movie... a little too well..
2022-05-111h 01The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Cell (2000)George and Dan not have seen The Cell. Travis brought this to their attention as the guys explore the Early 2000s Serial Killer genre... (Also known as the "Nine Inch Nails period of Modern Horror")
And Dan shares a new insight into the Psycho shower scene... !
Will George find himself happily whisked away to a dreamscape in a mindscape while standing on desert landscape? Can Travis convince Dan to put some onions on his movie steak? Will Dan ever get the guys to slow down long enough to see the differences between these movies, instead...
2022-05-041h 28The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)George loved the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre. But while he enjoyed The Ring, he didn't love Saw. Will the "Early 2000s" vibes of the Michael Bay-produced remake do the trick? (It was directed by the same guy as the Friday the 13th remake that George loved!)
Will George enjoy the beefed up Jason-clone nature of the new Leatherface or will he miss the femininity of the original? Will Travis convince Dan that the Passion of the Christ was more scriptural than Robocop? Did Dan enjoy the now almost 20 year old remake of Chainsaw more than the r...
2022-04-271h 08The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Ring (2002)George has not seen The Ring. Will PG-13 horror put the heebie in his jeebies or does he need the gore of a Hard R to get the willies... willying?
Tune in to find out if George managed to make it through the movie without jumping. Did Travis make it through the Japanese (original) version despite the subtitles? Will Dan ever find the answer to his "where did I see this scene?" question?
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook:
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2022-04-201h 11The Remedial Film Class PodcastSaw (2004)George and Travis had never seen Saw. And they didn't think that pun was any good. Thank you for siding with Dan on that one.
Will George be able to handle the first Torture Porn? Will Travis be surprised by the twist ending, even though he knows Tobin Bell is the killer? Will Dan be able to convince the guys WHY Seven seems less gratuitous than Saw? Tune in to find out!
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2022-04-131h 04The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Fly (1986) (with Richard Oliver from the Chasing Tone Podcast!)Richard Oliver, from the Chasing Tone Podcast, returns to discuss one of his favorite 80s Science Fiction classics.
George hasn't seen The Fly. In fact, he hasn't seen the old one, either. Heck, he hasn't seen Jeff Goldblum in anything since Jurassic Park (and hasn't seen that movie in years!) He wasn't ready.
Oddly enough, Dan hasn't seen The Fly either. He's seen the original from the 50s but held off on watching this until we could cover it for the show. He... also wasn't ready. But for different reasons.
Will George make...
2022-04-061h 26The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Batman (2022) Remedial Film Class Field Trip!The Batman, you say? But that is still in theaters! Indeed, we made George go out into the world and watch a film the way our grandparents did... in public!
Will George find a new favorite Batman scene? Can Travis literally blow Dan's mind with interview trivia? Did Dan really make a super-cut of dialog with That Scene with THAT scene?? Join us on the first Remedial Film Class Field Trip and find out!
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2022-03-301h 45The Remedial Film Class PodcastSe7en (1995)The guys are going back to one of George's oldest and most favorite movies to see if the Remedial Film Class is having any effect on his ability to see films for more than face value. And what better trip down memory lane than David Fincher's gritty grimy slimy serial killer classic: Sev-Seven-en?
12 Monkeys-Era Brad Pitt, Jason Goes to Hell-era New Line Cinema. David Fincher's first "not a music video or Alien sequel" movie. Se7en is great despite the odds!
Will George be able to center himself after the SHOCKING pop music revelations of...
2022-03-231h 04The Remedial Film Class PodcastJoker (2019)George knows The Joker character from The Dark Knight. He has seen The Joker from Batman 1989. But is he ready for what Joaquin Phoenix brings to the early 80's aesthetic?
If you browse the usual channels looking for Joker content you will find references to 3 specific movies. Taxi Driver, The King of Comedy and The Network. But Dan brings a new contender to the table and answers "where did THAT particular character trait come from!?"
Which one of the guys didn't rewatch the movie? Did George catch the twist ending? How would Travis fix the...
2022-03-161h 08The Remedial Film Class PodcastOn Set with The Dark Knight Rises (10 years later)Dan was an extra in The Dark Knight Rises. Was it fun? Did he die? Find out in this mini bonus episode!
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2022-03-1119 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Dark Knight Rises (2012)George has seen The Dark Knight Rises... but has he really SEEN it? Our journey through the Nolan Dark Knight Trilogy ends with Travis and Dan walking George through all the details he missed the first time.
Will George find the best of times, or the worst of times? Did Travis just have his "The Dark Knight is Julius Caesar" moment with the "exhile or death!?" scene? Will Dan talk incessantly about being an extra in the movie? (We hope not!)
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2022-03-091h 44The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Dark Knight (2008) Part Two!Put away your swords and sandals, we are done with the Roman roots of The Dark Knight and now we are on to a more traditional study of the influences and experience of watching the movie as George: Experienced Movie Watcher.
Will George remember the actor from Heat that makes an appearance in The Dark Knight (as the same character, essentially?) Will Travis manage to stay one step ahead of Dan in Post? Will Dan manage to connect the Dark Knight to a Giallo after all? There's only one way to find out!
We reference...
2022-03-021h 05The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Dark Knight (2008)George has seen The Dark Knight a few times. (I mean who hasn't!) But because it is one of his favorite movies we spent the last 3 episodes looking at movies that directly influenced The Dark Knight. And now it is time to get down to business and look at how he sees The Dark Knight through the eyes of a guy who has now seen like 85 movies and knows that older movies influence newer movies. In many ways this is a test for the curriculum of the podcast!
Will George figure out why we watched Julius Caesar...
2022-02-231h 05The Remedial Film Class PodcastJulius Caesar (1953) - Riddle me this, Batman... Why are we talking about Shakespeare during a Batman series???We continue our series examining the influences of Christopher Nolan's 2008 epic The Dark Knight. Consider this the atrium to the Dark Knight episode. It is warmer in here than outside, you can smell the kitchen from here and you would be silly to try to get around it without coming in! We cover Julius Caesar on its own merits. Then Dan fills in George and Travis on the historical context of the story within the film. Then the boys watch a scene from HBO's series Rome to see how they handle the same material. (And you can play along...
2022-02-161h 00The Remedial Film Class PodcastHeat (1995) - Visual Influence of The Dark KnightGeorge had no idea what Heat was. We've been teasing him for weeks that he was going to watch a movie called Heat, which influenced the Dark Knight. And yet, from his initial impressions it seems he saw none of that upon his first viewing. My goodness, this dude. Nevertheless, join us as we shed light on how Michael Mann's heist-filled classic inspired the look and content (and cast!) of Black Hawk Down-- Err, The Dark Knight.
Will George find his happy place among the suicide attempts and solemn tone? How many movies from 1995 will Travis have...
2022-02-0948 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastStanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956)Troy Howarth returns to The Remedial Film Class Podcast for his first non-italian (and non-horror) film discussion. As we trace the roots of Nolan's film The Dark Knight, we begin with an early heist noir movie from a fresh faced upstart filmmaker who very shortly would go on to the highest artistic plane. Stanley Kubrick is no stranger to the show, and George is no stranger to his later works, but will Dan convince the guys that this film school classic is worthy of discussion in the same sentence as The Shining, Dr. Stranglove and The Dark Knight?
2022-02-021h 24The Remedial Film Class PodcastBatman: Year One (2011) and Batman: The Animated Series episodes The Demon’s Quest (Parts 1 and 2)Travis wasn't able to record this week, so we are putting Heat on the Back Burner and circling back to look at the comic influences on Batman Begins to fill in the gaps in George's Ra'sducation. Thanks to the magic of HBO Max, he was able to quickly find the direct-to-video movie version of Year One as well as classic Ra's episodes from the Animated Series.
How will George handle the contrast of animated movies targeted at kids and teens when compared to the Cinema of Christopher Nolan? Will Dan convince George of the merits o...
2022-01-2651 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastBatman Begins (2005)OK, we have to level with you guys. George has seen this movie. Multiple times. He's seen all of the Nolan Trilogy of Batman films. But he only saw them during the dark times. When he was a cave dweller passively viewing shadows on the cave wall. Now that he has been (somewhat) successfully edumacated by the RFC, he is going back to Nolan to see how much more (or less?) he appreciates these classics.
Will George regret his trip back to "British New Jersey" or will he find himself at home amongst the Narrows? H...
2022-01-191h 05The Remedial Film Class PodcastRocky II (1979)George really enjoyed his Philadelphia Experiment... ahem... I mean he really enjoy Punch-Out: The Movie... I mean... George finally watched Rocky and now we are making him watch Rocky II! Twice the Rocky, half the calories.
How did George handle the softer side of Rocky? Will Dan and George bill Travis for his time on the Shrink's Couch? Why did Dan disagree with the titling of this movie? Tune in and find out for your darn self!
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2022-01-121h 06The Remedial Film Class PodcastRocky (1976)George is from Philly. Travis is from Philly. Actually, they are both from New Jersey but like... the Philly part.
George has never seen Rocky, but he knows that Philadelphia is an underdog kind of town. A city known for being the little brother to New York and always having to fight up hill. Or... does George really only know the identity that Philadelphia appropriated from Rocky?
Why does Apollo Creed make Travis want to hang out with Obama? Will George have any particular epiphanies during his waxing poetical on Philadelphian cu...
2022-01-051h 15The Remedial Film Class PodcastPorky’s (1981)Season 2 Finale!
George loves politically incorrect humor. Dude can't get enough of it. Travis has been pointing to Porky's as the flagship for "they can't make movies like THAT anymore..." It is a match made in heaven!
Did Travis manage to convince George and Dan that the principal's office scene was worthy of a bout of incontinence? Did Dan manage to connect A Christmas Story, Black Christmas and Porky's into an extended Bob Clarkverse? Did George really just bring up meconium? PORKY'S!
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2021-12-291h 03The Remedial Film Class PodcastBlack Christmas (1974)George has seen Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween. And until recording this episode he did realize he was missing one final piece in the "standard narrative of how we got slasher movies." So, in honor of the Christmas season and the gap in George's movie knowledge, we travel back to 1974 for a cozy little movie from the same director as A Christmas Story.
Will George enjoy dissecting the anatomy... of telephone number systems? Can Travis look past the 3M 70's blood and enjoy a well-acted (and not dubbed or subbed!) entry in the slasher g...
2021-12-2258 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastHome Alone Part 2 - I Believe in Santa Claus / Here Comes Santa Claus (1984)The rumors abound as to how John Hughes and company might have been inspired by Deadly Games. We covered this topic in depth on Wednesday but Dan left everyone with a cliff hanger: Another movie might have been just as influential to the writers of Home Alone and no one talking about it.
Welcome to the cutting edge, folks. Please note that this is a Part 2 to the original episode on Home Alone and Deadly Games. We recommend you listen to that one first, but if you like living on the edge... have at it!
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2021-12-1733 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastHome Alone (1990) and Deadly Games / Dial Code Santa Claus (1989)George loves Home Alone. It is the first movie we have found for which he had childhood nostalgia. So we revisited it so he could see the movie through the eyes of a movie watcher. Will it be better? Will it be worse? Will he find new depth in old characters? Tune in to find out.
Then we have to address the elephant in the room...
Home Alone is a ripoff of a French movie from the year before. Or at least, that is what the rumor mill would indicate. Is it really a simple...
2021-12-151h 25The Remedial Film Class PodcastScrooged (1988)
Jamie Lee Christmas may be over, but regular run-of-the-mill Dickensian Christmas is here to stay! George has seen the Muppets' Christmas Carol but was he ready for Bill Murray and Karen Allen to bring the laughs and the feels with this "modern" adaptation for a cynical late-80's crowd? Christmas Break begins!
George compulsively lists movies that made him cry while Travis lists off famous actresses that remind him of George's wife. Will Dan find a way to drag Batman 1989 into this movie too? Guys, it might be Christmas but that isn't stopping these dudes f...
2021-12-0852 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastRoad Games (1981)George is on a red-eye trip to Australia, for a cult classic Hitchcockian riff. Kangaroos? We got em. Guitar murders? Heck yes. Jamie Lee Christmas comes to a close with Road Games. A rated-PG (80s PG, so PG-13?) romp through the outback with a tour-de-force performance from Stacy Keach and a great supporting Jamie Lee Curtis.
Will George wax eloquently about tuning guitars and sideboob? Will a lack of nostalgia prevent Travis from enjoying a new old movie? Can Dan convince the guys that movies can stand on their own beyond our own expectations? Only one way...
2021-12-011h 30The Remedial Film Class PodcastA Fish Called Wanda (1988)The Jamie Lee Curtis celebration continues. But is George ready for a British Comedy? Richard Oliver (of the Chasing Tone podcast) mentioned this as a classic during his appearance in the Prom Night episode, and Travis has had it on the schedule since the beginning of Jamie Lee Christmas. But Dan has never seen it. And of course, neither has George...
Will George find that John Cleese and Kevin Kline have tickled his funny bone? Does the film still compel Travis to fits of impression? Is Dan (a big Faulty Towers and Flying Circus fan) going to...
2021-11-2458 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastTrading Places (1983) (with Blake Wyland of the Chasing Tone and Tone Mob Podcasts!)Blake Wyland (of the Chasing Tone Podcast and the Tone Mob Podcast) joins the guys as George is left flabbergasted by the John Landis/Eddie Murphy/Dan Akroyd/Jamie Lee Curtis event that is Trading Places. The Chasing Tone podcast has been around since 2014, and is a guitar-focused podcast created by Brian Wampler of Wampler Pedals.
We know George loves Jamie Lee Curtis, but he was not ready for Trading Places. His current streak is at 7 Jamie Lee movies in a row thanks to the Fall Break 2021 (if you count her cameo in Halloween 3 via t...
2021-11-171h 33The Remedial Film Class PodcastProm Night (1980) (with Richard Oliver from the Chasing Tone Podcast!)Richard Oliver (of the Chasing Tone Podcast) joins the guys as George walks blindly into his big number on Prom Night. The Chasing Tone podcast has been around since 2014, and is a guitar-focused podcast created by Brian Wampler of Wampler Pedals.
George loves Jamie Lee Curtis, and so he was tickled to see her starring in yet another RFCP episode. The current streak is at 6 Jamie Lee movies in a row thanks to the Fall Break 2021 (if you count her cameo in Halloween 3 via the original Halloween on TV.)
Will George adapt to Ca...
2021-11-101h 43The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween Resurrection (2002)The Fall Break 2021: A tale of Two Trilogies was never meant to veer into the path of Halloween: Resurrection. But George opened his big old yapper and said he wanted to see it (see the H20 episode) so we made him watch it and the results were... satisfying.
Trick or Treat, Michael Powell!
Will George learn a new... uhh... reproductive term? (He will! Which one?) Does Dan go on a Michael Powell rant while also defending the level of gratuitous nudity in 80s slashers? (He will!) Can Travis make a joke so crass t...
2021-11-0345 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween 3 (1982)Dan and Travis present George with the opportunity we never had in the 80s and 90s: Halloween 3 in a context that actually makes sense to an uninitiated viewer. Presented here as Halloween 3: the sequel to The Fog (which is our stand-in for Halloween 2), will the science make H3 make sense in a way it never did as a sequel to Halloween 2?
George couldn't possibly know what he was getting himself into with this movie. He had once predicted Halloween 3 would see Michael in hell. Was it instead George in hell? Floppy firemen, amorous androids and th...
2021-10-271h 49The Remedial Film Class PodcastNew York Ninja (2021) - Coming November 1st from Vinegar Syndrome Pictures on Blu-RayGeorge has never seen any Kung Fu movies... except for Kung Fu Panda. He was not ready for the awesomeness of Vinegar Syndrome Pictures' first release: New York Ninja. Luckily, Vinegar Syndrome provided us with a sneak peak at the upcoming film. And Travis and Dan stepped up to show George what magic was waiting for him in the Big Apple of the 1980s.
New York Ninja was shot in 1984, in guerilla fashion around New York, by director John Liu (In the Claws of the CIA, Dragon Blood). But it was thought to be lost t...
2021-10-2538 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Fog (1980)We made sure to get John Carpenter's (tepid, let's not kid ourselves) blessing to reformulate The Fog into a quasi-Halloween 2 position to begin a WILD horror anthology to conclude with Halloween 3 next week. No really, we did! It is on our YouTube page!
It has been a while since George went "Full George" on us but he picked a heck of a time to do it. The Fog is John Carpenter's theatrical follow-up to Halloween (1978.) But what if the over-sequelization of the 1980s never occurred. (Thanks Friday the 13th Part 2 for kicking that trend into h...
2021-10-201h 29The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween H20 (1998)Happy Anniversary! The Remedial Film Class Podcast is now 1 year old!
George sounded a bit flabbergasted that we were skipping 4 (and a half?) sequels and jumping straight to Halloween 7. But what he didn't know, and may not fully appreciate still, is that we were simply crafting for him the "original" Laurie Strode Trilogy. He will thank us in time. Travis, fighting through a nasty case of COVID-19, recorded remotely for this one so please excuse his "CB radio while the radio is on fire" sound quality.
Is Travis trying to get a...
2021-10-131h 06The Remedial Film Class PodcastHalloween 2 (1981)George loved the original Halloween. And since we showed him that he has seen approximately 15 slasher movies since then, all inspired by John Carpenter's original 1978 classic. But now it is time for a Fall Break so we are watching Halloween 2.
Did Travis enjoy his giallo homework leading up to Halloween 2? What breaking Halloween news updates will Dan have from his recent conversation with John Carpenter? Will George be able to predict where this series is headed?
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2021-10-061h 25The Remedial Film Class PodcastDr. Strangelove (1964)George has an affinity for Stanley Kubrick, but he's never seen Dr. Strangelove. Travis talks about Dr. Strangelove all the time because of his experience in the theater. It was only a matter of time until we brought George to the promised land (via 30 megaton hydrogen bomb, naturally.) This is in many ways a "Part 2" of last week's Fail Safe (1964) episode, so we highly recommend you start with that one. But if your evil gloved hand clicks this one first, so be it!
Will George be able to handle the goofiness and slapstick qualities of t...
2021-09-291h 09The Remedial Film Class PodcastFail Safe (1964)George and Travis both went into Fail Safe blindly. They didn't know why Dan would make them watch a black and white movie about the Cold War right after Weird Science. They weren't even sure the science in Fail Safe would be weird at all. We know many of our listeners haven't watched Fail Safe before, but they darn well should. So we spend the first half of the episode in non-spoiler territory to convince you all to watch it. And we give you a chance to pause it before the spoilerfication begins.
Did George m...
2021-09-221h 12The Remedial Film Class PodcastWeird Science (1985)George wasn't sure what he was going into with Weird Science... And we aren't sure he knew what he was coming out of when it was over. Travis and Dan have plenty of work ahead to unpack this 80's classic!
Can Dan find a way to organically link the Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise and Dario Argento to the works of John Hughes? Will the Crypt Keeper kindly return Travis to his original state? Did George at least recognize Robert Downey Junior in this one?
And after the episode, check out th...
2021-09-151h 01The Remedial Film Class PodcastFrom Dusk Till Dawn (1996)We didn't tell George anything about this movie ahead of time. We didn't show him the trailer that spoils the third act of the movie, nor did we hint that Quentin Tarantino was remotely involved in the film. As such, George might have been the first person in history to go into this movie blindly. Did it work or did it just serve to anger him? I mean, straight up, does he hate us and this movie now?
Will George forgive us (and the movie) for not warning him ahead of time? If Travis is t...
2021-09-0853 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastA Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)George new going in to the first A Nightmare on Elm Street that we were planning on doubling up with the sequel (if it is good enough for the Godfather...) but he had no idea what he was in for this time around.
Did George get the taunting evil Freddy that Travis promised him? Was Travis satisfied by his old favorite Freddy characterization outside of nostalgia? Did Dan really just blow George's mind with medical history? Tune in to find out!
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion gr...
2021-09-011h 16The Remedial Film Class PodcastA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)George has seen Freddy Vs Jason, so he knows what the character became. But is he ready for scary Freddy and a really questionable origin story? And a big Thank You to Robert Englund for welcoming George to the family.
How far into the movie did George realize that Glen was played by Hollywood SuperDuper Star Johnny Depp? Did Travis have YouTube access in the 1970s? How did Dan end up with such a firm grip on celestial physics? Only one way to find out!
And after the episode, check out th...
2021-08-251h 25The Remedial Film Class PodcastOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)George knew going in that he was in for some "Jack Nicholson acting crazy" but he had no idea what all he was getting himself into!
Will George savor the performances in a movie that can be summarized, in its entirety, in a short run-on sentence? Can Travis contain his excitement for a movie that is literally all about acting chops and "being in the moment"? Does Dan once again manage to reference Giallo in a completly inappropriate moment? Tune in to find out!
And after the episode, check out the Ex...
2021-08-181h 04The Remedial Film Class PodcastBasic Instinct (1992)George didn't remember who Paul Verhoeven was when Travis spilled the beans at the end of the previous episode. Will he be happy to be reunited with the director who went right over his head with Robocop and dragged him to Mars with Total Recall?
How will George survive the most patently erotic movie in the curriculum (so far)? Did Travis remember his kilt? Can Dan keep the guys from falling completely in the gutter? Stay tuned to find out!
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on...
2021-08-111h 20The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Godfather: Part II (1974)George loved The Godfather. So following it with the equally well-respected The Godfather: Part II is a homerun right? How could George possibly think anything but how completely the "best sequel of all-time" knocks his cinema socks off? HOW!?
Could George's "take" on Godfather II prove to be more offensive than his accents in the Part 1 episode? Does Dan manage to ruin Godfather II with anything cavernous or built to be tested? Will Travis be back next week?
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2021-08-041h 21The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Godfather (1972)George knew going into the Godfather that it is rated as one of the best movies of all time. Will the reputation of Coppola's classic set George up for failure? Will he dislike one of, if not the, best movie ever made? And will Dan's knowledge of the source material ruin George's first impression (skip to around an hour to find out!)
Will George do offensive voices for the duration of the podcast? Or will he stick to his allotted 25% accent maximum? Can Travis's Vito impression outshine his Buffalo Bill? Did Dan really just ruin t...
2021-07-281h 29The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Omen (1976)George has been for a swim with Poltergeist and taken the leap with The Exorcist so it is only natural that he now gets to go on a relaxing British holiday with the Omen. But it might not be as peaceful as it seems...
Will George ever learn to embrace direction? Is Iron Man 2 really the hill Travis has chosen to die on? Dan isn't defending "that scene" again is he? Again? And did he just say cunning linguist? He didn't? He said the other thing? Don't Look Now, folks, the boys are off the ra...
2021-07-211h 02The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Shining (1980)George has wanted to watch the Shining for years. He knows he like Stanley Kubrick's work and this is one he has heard great things about. It also never occurred to George that people can just... watch movies because they want to. But his shortsightedness is our benefit as we got to show him The Shining for the first time!
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Did George find his stay at the Overlook to be anywhere near what he hoped it would be? Can Travis convince Dan that Wendy is the re...
2021-07-141h 28The Remedial Film Class PodcastHellraiser (1987)At the conclusion of our last episode, George was all pumped up for Hellraiser. He was excited for the leather jackets, big guns and motorcycle badassery. You see... George had no idea what he was getting into and tonight's viewing of the 1987 S&M-themed erotic horror nightmare left him... disturbed.
What event made George scared of Jesus? Will Travis let a puzzle box into his home? Is Dan really going to bat for THAT MOVIE OF ALL MOVIES!? We have such sounds to show you...
And after the episode, check out th...
2021-07-071h 02The Remedial Film Class PodcastJaws (1975)In celebration of the upcoming July 4th holiday in the US, Travis and Dan are sending George out into the water. The beach is open and there is no truth to the rumors floating around the Amity County Police Department re: a shark attack!
Will George ever set foot in the ocean again? Did Dan manage to ruin Travis's favorite shark adventure with Giallo history? Will Travis quit the podcast to become a virtual Universal Jaws "The Ride" tour guide? Did the guys just write a superior Jaws 2!?
Referenced in the ep...
2021-06-3055 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Exorcist (1973)George is in for another week of demonic possession and threatening little girls... And also we made him watch a movie for the podcast! We watched William Friedkin's The Exorcist from 1973.
Will Captain Howdy be visiting George after the lights go out tonight? How valuable would a comic book need to be before Travis would risk touching a Ouija Board? How heebie'd were Dan's jeebies this time around?
Referenced in the episode:
Tubular Bells scene from the Exorcist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GCcj0KZSfE
Deep Red...
2021-06-231h 33The Remedial Film Class PodcastPoltergeist (1982)George wasn't sure if he was watching a demonic possession movie or a ghost movie this week. Either way... he was bound to get what he was after. We watched Poltergeist from 1982 and while we my have moved the tombstones... did we move the bodies?
How would a youthful Travis or George have reacted to be a child in a theater in 1982? Will Parent-Travis love the movie as much as Child-Travis and Adult-Travis has over all these years? Will Dan mince words when it comes to how he feels about the internet theory that all of...
2021-06-161h 01The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Thing (1982)George has seen Halloween. Is he ready for John Carpenter's take on Sci-Fi horror splatter? Dan made George watch two movies this week. The Thing From Another World (1951) and the much more well-known remake (and one of Travis's favorite movies) The Thing (1982).
Will George figure out what the F he just watched? Or does he need another prescription for Morning Hollywood? Did Travis ever find resolution in his struggles with the upside down head spider? Will Dan's theory on Tentpole Film Scoring hold any water?
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2021-06-091h 14The Remedial Film Class Podcast12 Monkeys (1995)Wait, it has only been a week since the last RFCP episode... Did this show just go WEEKLY!? It did, indeed.
Travis takes the lead this week, showing both George and Dan a film they've never seen, and one which is near and dear to his heart: Bruce Willis time-traveling to prevent a pandemic that kills most of the world. Just the kind of lightweight fair you would expect from the director of Monty Python and the Holy Grail...
How will George react to Brad Pitt howling like a monkey in th...
2021-06-021h 04The Remedial Film Class Podcast28 Days Later (2002)Spring OUTbreak is over and George is all done with zombies... OR IS HE? We get him back on track to the mainstream with a little independent British classic... about zombies. But, like, fast zombies that don't want your brains they are just REALLY MAD at you.
Will George pitch a fit at fast zombies? Did Travis accidentally watch I Am Legend (2007) and is just trying to play it off? Did Dan just offset a Greek Mythology lesson with a joke so horrible it shocked George and rendered Travis speechless?
And af...
2021-05-2656 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastNight of the Living Dead (1990)George had a rough go of the original Night of the Living Dead. "Black and white? What is this, an Absolutist Pythagorean Dualism in video format!?" (he seemed to ask, while casting a wanting gaze at the nuanced relativism of the enlightened Kantian palette of The Walking Dead.) (At least, that is how Dan remembers it...)
Will George overcome his hesitation with the iconic 1968 Night to keep an open mind and heart with the 1990 remake? Is it safe to keep your organs exposed in a zombie crisis? Will Travis really bounce his head off of a...
2021-05-2154 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastReturn of the Living Dead (1985)George loves Shaun of the Dead, so he was in for a treat when he sat down for the first time to watch the 80's comedy zombie classic, Return of the Living Dead. And then Tom Savini shows up?
Is George falling for another zombie comedy? Can Travis survive a roasting from his idol? Why is Dan desperately seeking a medium? (Answers. Dan is seeking a medium so he can get answers.)
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2021-05-1951 minThe Remedial Film Class PodcastDay of the Dead (1985)George and the guys are back on solid American soil with the third George Romero zombie classic, Day of the Dead. This time around George and Travis's eyes light up to see the name Greg Nicotero, the gore master and director of AMC's The Walking Dead TV series, in the credits.
Can George contain his rampant excitement for all things Nicotero? Does he have Greg's dialog memorized? Can Travis convince Dan that the Mummers are a legitimate form of entertainment? Is Dan wearing a Metallica T-Shirt while recording this episode? Answers within! All comers welcome.
2021-05-141h 05The Remedial Film Class PodcastZombie (1979) (With Special Guest Troy Howarth!)Sail away with us to the Caribbean, via Italy. And sneak in some guerilla filmmaking in New York! We are loading George into the boat with Travis and Dan (and film historian and audio commentator extraordinaire Troy Howarth) and taking him on an adventure. But will he make it out alive?
Zombie (AKA Zombi 2, AKA Zombie Flesh Eaters, AKA Los Muertos Vivientes) is the first in a wave of Dawn of the Dead cash-ins that flooded the market after the success of Romero's 1978 Masterpiece. It is the zombie movie equivalent of Bird With the Crystal P...
2021-05-121h 17The Remedial Film Class PodcastDawn of the Dead (1978)George needed a break. So we suggested he take a Spring Break. A Spring... Outbreak!! So From Night of the Living Dead we move on to Dawn of the Dead. And we are just getting started on our road to The Walking Dead.
Is George finally seeing the light with these old zombie movies? Is Travis willing to see the Old Testament of zombie movies for what is gave to the genre instead of crapping all over every outdated (but modern and cutting edge for the time) trope and gore effect? Can Dan go two w...
2021-05-071h 27The Remedial Film Class PodcastNight of the Living Dead (1968)George loves The Walking Dead. He is passionately devoted to it. If he loves it so much, why doesn't he marry it? The question remains unanswered. So Travis and Dan decided it was high time he come to know the Old Testament of zombie lore. Sure the rules may be a little different and it isn't as polished but without Night there would be no walkers for George to appreciate.
Surly George is back again, can the guys bring him around before it is too late? Is Travis a fan of zombies using tools? If on...
2021-05-051h 25The Remedial Film Class PodcastScream (1996)When we started this journey we put George through the ringer with classics like Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween and Silent Night comma Deadly Night... But little did he know we were just building him up to Scream.
Has George finally been scared by a "scary movie?" Or was he simply frightened by Drew Barrymore? Will Travis finally forgive Wes Craven for the craven offense of... butchering the Halloween timeline? Could Dan sound more smug hearing Travis reference Blood and Black Lace without provocation? Tune in today!
And after the epi...
2021-04-211h 00The Remedial Film Class PodcastTotal Recall (1990)George had so much fun (hashtagsarcasm) in Westworld that Travis and Dan decided to send him to Mars to experience a completely different vacation. Or perhaps it was only a dream the whole time? Nope, definitely not a dream. Unless it was.
Has George finally owned a case of "Be Careful What You Wish For?" How many favors did Travis have to burn to get Arnold to supplant Buffalo Bill as our celebrity impression? When does the official Remedial Bob Dylan Class podcast launch? Find out by tuning in!
And after the...
2021-04-071h 13The Remedial Film Class PodcastWestworld (1973)George needed a vacation. He works too hard, and he ain't see any movies, so Travis and Dan sent him with a one-way ticket to Westworld. And not that high-brow HBO Westworld with its CGI and remarkably explicit casting calls, but instead to the simpler and more quaint Michael Crichton effort.
Will George ever acknowledge his own anti-robot bias? Will Travis find nostalgia amongst the faceless cowboy robots? Has Dan found the burn to end all burns? And are his takes on HBO's Westworld and The Fly (1958) hotter than a stuntman's fire gag? Find out by...
2021-03-241h 13The Remedial Film Class PodcastJackie Brown (1997)Before enrolling in the RFC, George hadn't seen anything. But somehow he managed to see a big chunk of the Quentin Tarantino catalog. Despite that, he had never heard of Jackie Brown! And so it was up to Travis and Dan to fix him once again.
Will George's "fashion tips for dads" result in some real merch? Has Travis finally figured out how to remake Clerks? What did Dan just text to the guys? Tune in to find out!
And after the episode, check out the Extra Credit Discussion group on Fa...
2021-03-101h 15The Remedial Film Class PodcastThe Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) (With Special Guest Troy Howarth!)Join George and the guys as we welcome a special guest, film historian Troy Howarth. Troy literally wrote the book on giallo (three of them, actually) (and another on Argento) (and another on Bava... and you get the picture) and provided the audio commentary for The Bird with the Crystal Plumage for Arrow Films recent Blu-Ray release. In short, George just promoted to next-level film nerdity.
We manage to not spoil the movie for most of the episode, and we clearly delineate when we hit spoiler territory, so never fear if you haven't seen Bird j...
2021-01-202h 08The Remedial Film Class PodcastDie Hard (1988)George has never died hard. We know, it was shocking to us as well. Die Hard... the best Christmas movie you can watch all year 'round and George hasn't watched it. Travis and Dan set out to rescue George from the Nakatomi Plaza of ignorance. And they... mostly succeed.
Will George ever figure out which Baldwin brother Travis thinks is handsome? Can Dan borrow someone's MP5A5 to try to recreate the descent into the ventilation shaft? Did Travis miss the memo about not opening up to jerks like Dan and George? Find out while t...
2021-01-131h 14The Remedial Film Class PodcastSilent Night, Deadly Night (1984)'Tis the season to be merry... But Dan showed George (and Travis) the classic slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night to keep their merriment in check. And then Dan made Travis and George stick around for a quick bounce through the highlights of Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) just for kicks.
This is a special "Holiday Edition" of the Remedial Film Class, but don't fret, we are back with a regular episode next week! In the meantime, consider joining the Remedial Film Class Podcast - Extra Credit Discussion group on Facebook!
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