In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s “Drinking Movie Month,” the boys are joined by Harrison and Jordan from the Grief Burrito podcast to review Edgar Wright’s, The World’s End (2013)!The last in Wright’s “Three Flavours Cornetto” trilogy, the film reunites many of the cast and crew from previous films in the series…
Tag: sci-fi
Episode 100 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
This week we celebrate the 100th episode of Catching Up On Cinema! In the past 2 years we’ve had a ton of fun exploring reviewing movies that were a bit off the beaten path, but to celebrate this historic milestone for the show, we’ve decided to give ourselves a victory lap in the form of…
Episode 99 – Under the Skin (2013)
It’s once time for Catching Up On Cinema’s 2nd annual “Kyle’s Killer October” event month! This month, Kyle has selected a number of films that fall under the category of “unconventional horror.” First up this Killer October, is Jonathan Glazer’s thought provoking sci-fi horror film, Under the Skin (2013). Adapted from a novel of the…
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 88 – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
In this week’s episode of Catching Up On Cinema’s ‘Preciating Peter Weller event month, Kyle and Trevor take a look at W.D. Richter’s 80’s cult classic(?), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)! Starring Peter Weller as the titular Banzai, and featuring a charming of notables such as Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin,…
Episode 87 – Screamers (1995)
In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s ‘Preciating Peter Weller month, Kyle and Trevor take a look at Christian Duguay’s Screamers (1995)! Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, the film is an impressively shot, but sluggishly paced sci-fi slog that features some stellar matte painting and foundational story elements, but ultimately…
Episode 86 – Robocop 2 (1990)
June is ‘Preciating Peter Weller month at Catching Up On Cinema! This month we’ll take taking a look at the filmography of Peter Weller, a prominent leading man from the 80’s and 90’s that holds the proud distinction of not only portraying Robocop, but also serving as the voice of Batman in the animated adaptation…
Episode 82 – Underwater (2020)
“May is For Monsters” at Catching Up On Cinema! This month we’ll be taking a look at all manner of monster movies, ranging from good old fashioned ghost stories, to gooey sci-fi gore fests. First up this month is William Eubanks’ deep sea creature feature, Underwater (2020)! Starring Kristen Stewart, Jessica Henwick, Vincent Cassel and…
Episode 60 – Gamera 2: The Advent of Legion (1996)
It’s the first week of December, which means it’s time to review some wintery and vaguely holiday related films! First up this month is the 2nd in Shusuke Kaneko’s Heisei era trilogy, Gamera 2: The Advent of Legion (1996)! Briskly paced and cleverly shot and edited, the film is among the very best of the…