This week, Kyle introduces Trevor to Nick Cassavetes’, Alpha Dog (2006)! Based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of Nick Markowitz, (here named “Zack Mazursky” and played by a young Anton Yelchin) the film is a unique crime drama that sees dumb young men making increasingly dumb decisions that ultimately result in…
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Episode 130 – The Fifth Element (1997)
In this episode of Catching Up On Cinema, Trevor is joined by Harrison from the Grief Burrito podcast to review Luc Besson’s, The Fifth Element (1997)!Starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich and Gary Oldman, the film is a wildly imaginative sci-fi blockbuster with uniquely French sensibility and and aesthetic. Featuring costuming by Jon-Paul Gauthier, design work…

Episode 111 – Die Hard (1988)
In this, the final installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s “Kyle’s Brutal Christmas” event month, Trevor and Kyle are joined by the latter’s brother Nick in reviewing the gold standard of 80’s action cinema, Die Hard (1988)! Directed by John McTiernan, the film is one of the most popular and well known action films in…