In this Around the World, Brett brought us an Ozploitation classic, the original Mad Max. Made on a shoestring budget with a baby Mel Gibson and a scenery-chewing Hugh Keays-Byrne, does it give any hints of the furious road madness to come? Was it everything David and Nicole imagined that a movie specializing in car crashes and violence would be? And what the heck is a "sprog"? Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Here's the documentary Nicole mentioned. Have thoughts on Mad Max? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a You Did This to Us Pick, Cats. You're monsters. All of you. 4 months ago
For this round's Future Classic, Nicole proposes Under the Skin, the eerie tale of an alien who takes on the beautiful skin of Scarlett Johansson, and uses it to lure isolated men to their doom. This film is heavy on mood, atmosphere, and an alien point of view. How does it use that to explore themes of gender roles, sexual predation, and extremely poor taste in jackets and lipstick? Will this strange cinematic experience stand the test of time? What did David and Brett think? Check out the episode and find out! Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on Moonstruck? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, an Around the World pick from Brett, 1979's Mad Max. 5 months ago
Netflix Roulette brought us a bright spot in the careers of both Cher and Nicolas Cage with the operatic romantic comedy Moonstruck. The family relationships are improbable based on ages alone, but the stellar performances all around sell this story about a woman who is drawn to the fiery, much younger brother of her meek fiance. What does she see in him? How does she get so buttoned up by her 40s and he gets so bitter before 25? How does she live in Manhattan and not know where the Met is? Why didn't OLYMPIA Dukakis ever run for president? Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on Moonstruck? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a Future Classics pick from Nicole, Under the Skin. 5 months ago
It's night five of Movie-Ghoul-Round 2020 and the listeners have spoken: we watched 1977's Death Bed: The Bed That Eats. It's weird. It's artsy. It's super low budget. It's about a demonic waterbed that eats people. What more could anyone ask for? We get into it, in more detail than it could possibly deserve, in our final episode of this year's Movie-Ghoul-Round! Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on Death Bed: The Bed That Eats? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a Netflix Roulette pick as we continue the cycle we were in the midst of, Moonstruck. 6 months ago
