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…
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Episode 63 – Trapped in Paradise (1994)
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and an even happier New Year from us here at Catching Up On Cinema! In this, the last of our holiday/winter themed episodes for the year, Trevor has Kyle sit down to watch writer/director George Gallo’s brilliantly cast, but intensely flawed Christmas comedy, Trapped in Paradise (1994)! Starring Nicolas Cage, Jon…
Episode 59 – The Beach (2000)
In this episode, Kyle has Trevor watch Danny Boyle’s beautiful and intense coming-of-age tale, The Beach (2000)! Featuring an attractive and charismatic cast of internationals, including the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Carlyle, and Tilda Swinton, the film is a mature take on the familiar tale of a boy discovering paradise… and the complications that…
Episode 13 – Krampus (2015)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Catching Up On Cinema! In this episode, Kyle introduces Trevor to Michael Dougherty’s deconstructionist modern holiday classic in the making, Krampus! Multiple child deaths in a family horror film! David Koechner fighting rabid gingerbread men! Mute, obese children chugging Mountain Dew at the dinner table! Toni Collette and Adam…