linktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema “The Indiana Jones Masterclass” concludes at Catching Up On Cinema as Trevor is joined by Kyle’s brother Nik to review Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)! Released nearly 20 years after the previous entry in the series, Indiana Jones’ 4th adventure is widely regarded as the worst of an otherwise…
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Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf – Boffo Box Sets
It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s montly Tales From the Shelf episode!In this installment, Boffo Box Sets, Trevor and Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast sit down to talk about the box sets in their respective movie collections Movies featured in this episodes include: The Before Trilogy The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…

Episode 126 – Commando (1985)
In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Action April event month, Kyle and Trevor are joined by the former’s brother Nik in reviewing Mark L. Lester and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cheesy action classic, Commando (1985)! Seemingly produced in direct response to the success of the Rambo series, and indeed the emergence of the over-the-top…

Episode 106 – Death Machine (1994)
In the final installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s No Theme November event month, Trevor subjects he and Kyle to Stephen Norrington’s writing and directorial debut, Death Machine (1994)! A low budget, but largely competent sci-fi horror flick from the man that later helm Wesley Snipes’ Blade (1998), the film serves as an enjoyable slice…

Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf – Stupendous Scores
It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s monthly Tales From the Shelf episode! This month, Trevor is joined by Brad of the Cinema Speak podcast, this time to review some films from their collections featuring some “Stupendous Scores”! Movies and composers highlighted in this discussion: A Cure For Wellness (2013) – Benjamin Walfisch…

Episode 80 – Doomsday (2008)
Catching Up On Cinema continues to “Stay the F@ck Inside”, as Kyle and Trevor sit down for a review of Neil Marshall’s gory post-apocalyptic action flick, Doomsday (2008)! Starring Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, and Malcolm MacDowell, the film is essentially “Mad Max in Scotland”… with knights. Heavily inspired by classic films such as Escape from…

The Alien Masterclass – Part 5: Alien Covenant (2017)
In part 5 of the Alien Masterclass, Kyle and Trevor take a look at Ridley Scott’s long awaited return to the franchise in the form of Alien Covenant (2017)! This is actually Episode 40 of the show, however in the in interest of keeping the Masterclass as complete and accessible as possible, I’ve reposted it…

The Alien Masterclass – Part 2: Aliens (1986)
In part 2 of our Alien Masterclass series, we review James Cameron’s action/sci-fi game changer, Aliens (1986)! Trevor’s personal favorite in the franchise, the film is regarded as a classic among classics in it’s genre, holding the reputation as being one of the rare sequels that manages to equal or surpass the original. Starring a…

Episode 40 – Alien: Covenant (2017)
In the last episode of our very loose, “Most Recent Entry in a Long-Lived Franchise” series of episodes, Kyle has Trevor sit down with him to discuss Ridley Scott’s 2017 return to the Alien franchise proper, Alien: Covenant (2017)! Building on the themes and characters first introduced in the director’s earlier film, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant…