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Episode 460: The Harder They Podcast

Posted on November 9, 2021

the harder they podcast

It’s time for a brand new episode of The Flickcast. The podcast about stuff nerds love. This week it’s Episode 460: The Harder They Podcast.

On this week’s brand new episode, Chris and Joe get deep into it with discussions, observations and, yes, opinions on various new and recurring topics. So, a typical Tuesday then?

A lot of this features The Harder They Fall, the awesome new western starring Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Regina King and directed by Jymes Samuel; Marvel’s latest film Eternals; the under appreciated genius of So I Married an Axe Murderer and the latest on the Apple TV+ series Foundation and Invasion. And of course, some other random “mores” too.

Picks are back this week with Chris’ pick of the classic TV series The Wire and Joe’s pick of the series Lost In Space, soon to be dropping its third season on Netflix. Yes, we know Chris has picked The Wire before, but it’s just so damn good he had to pick it again.

If you like the show, please consider rating or reviewing it on Apple Podcasts, or your podcast app of choice. Every rating or review helps. And if you’re really feeling it, consider supporting the show on Patreon. That would be cool. 

Thanks for listening!

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, Instagram or, yes, even Facebook. Or shoot us an email. We don’t mind.

 

 

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Western Wednesdays Again: McCabe and Mrs. Miller

Posted on November 3, 2021

McCabe and mrs miller

It’s time for another edition of Western Wednesday Again where we explore a classic Western film or TV show we love. This week it’s Robert Altman’s 1971 Revisionist Western McCabe and Mrs. Miller.

As a general rule, Westerns tend to be what Sergio Leone labeled “fairy tales for grown-ups.” They may not always be sophisticated, but they reside in a quasi-historical land of cool where even the dust, sweat, and blood seems to be part of the fun. Very few Westerns ever delve into the brutal realities of the frontier.

There’s a good reason for that – misery is not entertaining.  McCabe and Mrs. Miller is proof of the rule. This is not a enjoyable movie. This is the bonechilling reality that underpins all your Western myths, Manifest Destiny, John Ford and Conestoga wagons.

Robert Altman’s unfortunates come before all that. They’re the desperate people scraping a town together for their own profit so that civilization can come in and build over the opium-addicted ashes.

McCabe and Mrs. Miller is a footnote-in-history movie, the kind of story that exists only in dusty judicial records. McCabe (Warren Beatty) arrives in a mining outpost and decides to build a brothel.  Mrs. Miller (Julie Christie, the most beautiful woman alive) gets wind of it, and arrives to muscle in with her superior knowledge. They’re a success, and of course big business gets wind of it, and wants to buy them out. 

McCabe dissembles, and they send in the bounty hunters.  No, it doesn’t end well.

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Episode 459: The Dream Cast

Posted on November 2, 2021

the dream cast

It’s time for a brand new episode of The Flickcast. The podcast about stuff nerds love. This week it’s Episode 459: The Dream Cast.

On this week’s rather long episode, Chris and Joe get deep into it with discussions, observations and, yes, opinions on various new and recurring topics. That’s kinda what they do, right?

Some of these include potential cast for the recently announced Dune Part 2, the new trailer for Lightyear, the return of John Woo to American action filmmaking, the latest on the Apple TV+ series Foundation and Invasion and, of course, a whole lot more.

What actors do the boys see taking on roles in the Dune sequel? You know you’ll just have to listen to find out.

Picks are back this week with Chris’ pick of the amazing Lino coffee mugs from the folks at Not Neutral and Joe’s pick of “Be Hard on Yourself,” the latest single from the world’s greatest band (his words) Marillion. You know he’d have to work them in again one of these days. 

If you like the show, please consider rating or reviewing it on Apple Podcasts, or your podcast app of choice. Every rating or review helps. And if you’re really feeling it, consider supporting the show on Patreon. That would be cool. 

Thanks for listening!

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, Instagram or, yes, even Facebook. Or shoot us an email. We don’t mind.

 

 

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Episode 458: Turn the Inner Eye

Posted on October 26, 2021

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It’s time for a brand new episode of The Flickcast. The podcast about stuff nerds love. This week it’s Episode 458: Turn the Inner Eye.

On this week’s episode Chris and Joe dive right in with discussions, observations and, yes, opinions on various new and recurring topics. Really, would you expect anything else?

Some of these topics include set safety and working conditions in the aftermath of the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, the fate of Y: The Last Man and, of course, the recently released Dune. Yes, that’s right, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has finally arrived in theaters and on HBOMax.

What do Chris and Joe think of it? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out.

In addition to the above, you can also expect the usual “more” and a few tangents. They might even talk about music again. Spoilers: they do. Maybe that’s a topic for a full episode? We’ll see.

Picks are back this week with Chris’ pick of the Hulu series Only Murders In the Building starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez and Joe’s pick of Future Past, the new album from Duran Duran. Yes, that Duran Duran. And, of course, both of our heroes also picked Dune. See it on the biggest screen you can.

If you like the show, please consider rating or reviewing it on Apple Podcasts, or your podcast app of choice. Every rating or review helps. And if you’re really feeling it, consider supporting the show on Patreon. That would be cool. 

Thanks for listening!

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, Instagram or, yes, even Facebook. Or shoot us an email. We don’t mind.

 

 

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Revisiting John Huston: Key Largo

Posted on October 25, 2021

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It’s time for another edition of Revisiting John Huston. This time we’re revisiting Huston’s 1948 classic Key Largo, starring Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor.

Huston doesn’t give much time to Key Largo in his autobiography, save for sharing his dissatisfaction with Warner Brothers in the late 1940s and some epic stories of his gambling debts. Offhandedly he mentions it was nominated for Best Picture and Claire Trevor won the award for Best Supporting Actress.

Huston also mentions Edward G. Robinson’s reluctance to take on another gangster role, having played so many of them in the past. However, there is a spot-on description of Robinson’s first scene in the movie, where he’s soaking in a bathtub and smoking a long cigar: “He looked like a crustacean with its shell off.” To put it succinctly, it’s perfect.

But despite Huston’s seeming reticence to talk about the film , Key Largo is still very fun. Not as deep as The Maltese Falcon, but not quite the bang-out, mindless entertainment of Across the Pacific.

Based on the play of the same name (I would use “eponymous,” but I don’t want to sound like a snob) by Maxwell Anderson, Largo stars Bogie as WWII veteran Frank McCloud. He’s made a trip down to the eponymous Key Largo to seek out the father (Lionel Barrymore) and widow (Lauren Bacall) of a former war buddy.

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Episode 457: Beyond Thunder FanDome

Posted on October 19, 2021

Beyond Thunder FanDome

It’s time for a brand new episode of The Flickcast. The podcast about stuff nerds love. This week it’s Episode 457: Beyond Thunder FanDome.

After a bit of a detour last week the boys are back on their usual bullshit. For this episode Chris and Joe get right back into it with discussions about new and recurring topics.

Some of these include the recent DC Fandome event with new trailers and teasers from The Batman, Flash, Black Adam and more. They also discuss recent developments and in Superman comics, Captain Kirk in space, the latest episode of the Apple TV+ series Foundation, the newest episode of Y: The Last Man on Hulu and the season finale of the Marvel/Disney+ series What If. . . ?.

In addition to the above, you can also expect the usual “more” and a few tangents. They just can’t get through one episode without them. And yes, this episode is long AF. Sorry about that.

For the sake of time, no picks this week. But don’t worry, they’ll be back again next week. Until then, just go back to the 400+ previous episodes and find something to watch, read, listen to or otherwise enjoy.

If you like the show, please consider rating or reviewing it on Apple Podcasts, or your podcast app of choice. Every rating or review helps. And if you’re really feeling it, consider supporting the show on Patreon. That would be cool. 

Thanks for listening!

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, Instagram or, yes, even Facebook. Or shoot us an email. We don’t mind.

 

 

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War Movie Mondays Again: The Guns of Navarone

Posted on October 18, 2021

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It’s time for another edition of War Movie Mondays Again. This week’s pick is the classic World War II commando caper The Guns of Navarone (1961) directed by J. Lee Thompson, written by acclaimed author Alistair MacLean (from his novel) and stars Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, James Darren, and Irene Pappas.

The film is set during the Dodecanese Campaign of WWII from September 8th to November 22nd, 1943. The Germans had smashed South through the Balkans into Greece beginning in late 1940. Their Italian allies held several of the Greek islands in the South-Eastern Aegean Sea and used them as staging areas to help the Germans conquer the Greek mainland. Fascist leader Benito Mussolini referred to the island of Leros as “the Corregidor of the Mediterranean.”

It was also hoped that Germany could cajole neutral Turkey to enter the war as a member of the Axis. The Allies tried several attempts to capture the islands in order to counter the German push through the Balkans into Greece, but all attempts had failed. 

MacLean’s story pits a small group of commando saboteurs who infiltrate the German held island of Navarone which houses giant radar controlled guns. These guns threaten two thousand British soldiers on the nearby island of Kheros and any ships that try to traverse the Aegean.

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Episode 456: Nerds Love Music

Posted on October 12, 2021

Nerds Love Music

It’s time for a brand new episode of The Flickcast. The podcast about stuff nerds love. This week it’s a “special” one we like to call Episode 456: Nerds Love Music.

This episode is a bit different from the usual ones. Due to those pesky “circumstances” this week we’re sharing something we usually reserve just for Patrons.

Before and after the usual recording of the episodes you all listen to and love, the boys also record other things just for Patrons. That’s what this week’s episode is. It contains discussions about music, Ted Lasso, Star Wars: Visions and why Joe hates Nirvana. Yeah, that was a surprise to us too.

Fortunately, no tangents this week and the episode is not as long as they normally are. Bonus! But don’t worry, Chris and Joe will be back next week with a brand new episode chock full of all the stuff nerds love. 

And yes, tangents and incredible length will also be back too. As will picks. No picks this week, though. Sorry about that. Oh, and apologies for all the coughing and throat clearing. Chris sometimes has a problem with that. It’s very dry where he lives. 

If you like the show, please consider rating or reviewing it on Apple Podcasts, or your podcast app of choice. Every rating or review helps. And if you’re really feeling it, consider supporting the show on Patreon. That would be cool. 

Thanks for listening!

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, Instagram or, yes, even Facebook. Or shoot us an email. We don’t mind.

 

 

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