It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s monthly, “Tales From the Shelf” episode! In this installment, Trevor is joined by his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast to take part in “The Backlog Boogie: Part Deux”! Brad’s Picks: The Killing (1956) Silent Madness (1984) and Forgotten Gialli: Volume One (Vinegar Syndrome box…
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Episode 175 – Dragonball Evolution (2009)
This April at Catching Up On Cinema, we’ll be scraping the bottom of the barrel and reviewing “The Awful Aughts”!This week Trevor, Kyle and Nik sit down to review James Wong’s, Dragonball Evolution (2009)! Based on Akira Toriyama’s beloved manga, the film serves are one of the earliest examples of a live-action anime adaptation. Critically…
Episode 152 – Paprika (2006)
linktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema This month is “No Theme November” at Catching Up On Cinema!Every week this month we’re going to be having special guest hosts that will be selecting the movies we’ll be reviewing, for whatever reason they see fit. This week we’re joined by Richie AKA MdntAgntRAW from the Super Media Bros. Podcast to review Satoshi Kon’s, Paprika…
Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf – A Collection of Cuts
It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s monthly, “Tales From the Shelf” episode!In this installment, Trevor is once again joined by his good buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast to discuss “A Collection of Cuts”.Movies featured in this discussion include: Brad’s Picks: Deep Red (1975) – International Cut Re-Animator (1985) – Integral…
Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf – Steelbook Showdown
It’s once again time for some more Tales From the Shelf! In this month’s episode, Trevor is once again joined by Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast for what the duo are calling, “The Steelbook Showdown”. As the name implies, this episode of Tales From the Shelf sees Trevor and Brad sharing some stories about…
Episode 97 – Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie (1994)
In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Anime August event month, Trevor and Kyle review Gisaburo Sugii’s Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie (1994)! An adaptation of the beloved Capcom fighting game, the film is a near plotless, unabashed parade of spectacularly animated fanservice. Featuring the entire roster of characters from the franchise…
Episode 96 – Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (1994)
In this week’s episode of Catching Up On Cinema’s Anime August event month, Trevor and Kyle sit down for a casual, if not meandering review of Masami Obari’s Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (1994)! The concluding (and only feature length) chapter of a short lived anime series, the film largely serves as a promotional tool…
Episode 95 – Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
It’s once again time for Anime August here at Catching Up On Cinema! This week, Trevor forces Kyle to sit through Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)! With character designs by Yoshitaka Amano, and featuring fluid, gorgeously rendered animation and background paintings, the film is a Gothic sci-fi actioner that unfortunately suffers from poor…
Episode 49 – Perfect Blue (1997)
In the final episode of “Anime August,” Trevor reviews the critically acclaimed psychological thriller, Perfect Blue (1997)! The directorial debut of famed animator Satoshi Kon, the film is notable for it’s elaborate editing and rich thematic content. Please note, the original recording of this episode, featuring both Trevor and Kyle in the standard conversational format,…