Sometimes, you just gotta call for a do-over. Unsatisfied with our first Man of Steel show, we return 2 days later to discuss ‘roid rage cinema, Christ allegories, and the future of the DCU. You know, like we do. We believe in Superman.
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The Men of Mamo bring their steel to the party and tackle the Zack Snyder / Christopher Nolan / DC Comics / Warner Brothers megalith, Man of Steel, upon which all hopes for the future of everything have, perhaps capriciously, been pinned. You will believe two men can gab.
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The Red Wedding happened. What else is there to talk about? A LOT as it turns out. Before recapping the finale episode (and the entire season as a whole) of Game of Thrones, we recap what is now officially a trilogy in Richard Linklater’s “Before” films. With Gamble not available this evening, we employ the services of self proclaimed “Before expert” in one Serena Whitney (@swhitney1984) from Exclaim! magazine and Dread Central. Talking Delpy and Hawke turns out to not be the most briefest of conversations and so we shower the love of two decades into about an hour. Kurt entertains with a glimpse of The East and VOD release charmer in The History of Future Folk and we see Kirk and Spock back in the drivers’ seat after a ten year hiatus. Join us for all this and more in this episode of “As the Nerd Turns”.
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We start with surprise box-office success The Purge, and then catch a wild ride through the many Mamo mental matchups that lead one from the sublime to the ridiculous when considering the state of literally everything.
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“You talkin’ to me?” Yes. Yes we are, with lots and lots and lots to get to this week. Now You See Me, Behind the Candelabra at a “red wedding.” You would think that that would be enough for an ordinary podcast, but you would be wrong. Listener email has a lengthy segment thoughts on blogger integrity (and apparently, self-esteem), while The Watch List bites into fact-finding procedural films, Jason Robards Jr., media ethics, adherence to factual source material when adaptation to dramaturgy and the compromises made along the way, dinosaur-hunter reaction shots, obsession, mashed potatoes, family abandonment and Bobby DeNiro giving Jodi Foster a good talking too. Anderew finished off Arrested Development to middling results, so he buries himself in Michael Crichton novels to perk up his mood.
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Critics reacted to M. Night Shyamalan and Will Smith’s After Earth and fans reacted right back, in the only way they know how: erratically. With more layoffs at “real” publications, and Twitter telling us what we already think anyway, is proper film criticism dead?
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A the fifth Fast and Furious sequel speeds into the multiplex, Kurt and Andrew go deep into the nuance and complex character interactions that have defined the last 12 years of this franchise. OK, not so much. Instead we ask questions about Spanish airport design, what becomes of the 100 commuter funerals after the credits roll, and just how well one can control London surveillance cameras these days. It’s easy to pick on the story inanities of the Furious Franchise, but we do take time to admire the 2nd unit elements of the film, and the editing of parallel action which are excellent. Andrew talks the new Arrested Development season up on Netflix, Kurt is all over the map in trying to parse the motivation and execution of Ridley Scott’s Director’s Cut of Kingdom of Heaven. Frank Capra gets some show time with Arsenic & Old Lace and the cultural impact of It’s A Wonderful Life.
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VROOOOOOOM…!! Mamo takes a quick road trip to the U.S. of A. for barbecued meat and Vin Diesel, which are largely indistinguishable from one another. On the drive home we take a moment to survey the state of the nation of the most unlikely super-franchise in Hollywood. Who’s feeling fast? Who’s feeling furious?
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Back to two shows a week will hopefully continue to be the norm from here on out. This week’s b-side focuses on two episodes of “Game of Thrones” in which there is a lot to haggle over. The least of which is probably the sheer amount of boobs, butts and blue balls. A nice distraction from a voice mail from a regular listener has us evaluating the career of Leonardo DiCaprio and other that may or may not follow the same career path. From there it’s more on DiCaprio in the Watch List as we cover his latest, The Great Gatsby, as well as Kurt’s opinion as his best role in Catch Me if You Can. Spanish horror, Tom Cruise and Bruce Willis’ fall to mediocrity all round out a nice, even Watch List. We’ll be back next week with more NOS and Paul Walker.
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In case you have not heard, J.J. Abrams’ second installment in his version of the Star Trek universe is now in theaters. There seems to be some disagreement in the amount of enjoyment to be had. We parse it out. But we all agree on something much more fulfilling that allows and the audience to breathe (even godforbid, think) a bit. Mike Jeff Nichols’ (Take Shelter, Shotgun Stories) new film, Mud, featuring the ever-on-a-roll, Matthew McConaughey as well as fine supporting work from Michael Shannon and Sam Sheppard. We discuss all plot and character points in both titles (that is your *SPOILER ALERT* folks) Thus, if you want to remain in the dark, please just stop by later this week (Thursday night) as Andrew and Kurt get back to doing the live video version of the show with a double helping of “Game of Thrones” recaps as well as the Watch List that will include [rec]3, Jack Reacher, Great Gatsby and Catch Me if You Can.
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The first prequel-sequel in the Star Trek reborquel lands with a wet thud and Team Mamo assembles to discuss what went wrong with Star Trek Into Darkness…
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Matthew Price sits down with Justin Szlasa, producer of the new documentary Side By Side, to discuss the generational transition from celluloid to digital cinematography, and all the things it means. Meanwhile, Matt Brown eats popcorn.
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