  There's a dearth of genuine people in Hollywood; Canadian actor-comedian John Candy was surely one of them. Larger than life on the screen, Candy passed away from a heart attack in 1994. But in his formidalbe wake he left a library of quality movies and television, so in this episode Bill and Chad remember such classics as Uncle Buck, Summer Rental, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and others. Show Notes:03:39  - Uncle Buck.06:03 - The language of real life.07:08 - By way of comparison: Uncle Buck vs. Parenthood.11:38 - Really hits home watching the movie after having kids.13:56 - Losing John Candy was like losing a close friend.14:53 - Johnny LaRue16:04 - The toothpick guy.18:30 - One problem with Uncle Buck.19:25 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles.21:37 - YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!!24:43 - Summer Rental.30:49 - Stripes.36:13 - The Great Outdoors. (I meant to say spin cycle, not rinse cycle - Bill)43:13 - Only the Lonely + the unbearable 'acting' of Ally Sheedy.46:19 - By way of comparison: Molly Ringwald.49:55 - The Canadian Conspiracy. Thanks for listening! The Canadian Conspiracy on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEaFLdK_e64 Uncle Buck trailer:https://youtu.be/JQaeUz7K83w By way of comparison, the inevitable Uncle Buck TV show pilot from 1990, starring Kevin Meaney:https://youtu.be/h7s-nSto28M And don't look now, here's the pilot of the 2018 Uncle Buck TV reboot:https://youtu.be/68XCav_ivY4 Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter – writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick – writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/

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Ep. 45 - The Bittersweetness of John Candy

  After appearing in Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi in a major role as rebel technician Rose Tico, Kelly Marie Tran has supposedly removed all of her posts on Instagram due to intense harassment and racist comments on her feed. But is this really the case? And is it the best course of action in the face of Internet trolls and a-holes? We talk it out in this episode, and for a positive spin Chad also points out some quality movies and TV shows he's been watching. Show Notes:03:33 - Don't accentuate the negative and eliminate the positive.04:49 - The Deadpool hypothesis.07:32 - The power of the dark side.08:51 - The problem of anonymity.13:05 - Case in point: How Nerdstalking handles criticism in its feeds.16:51 - Was trolling the REAL reason for Tran to drop off Instagram?21:09 - The price of stardom.22:52 - The democracy of numbers.25:18 - Chad's entertainment choices starts.25:28 - Remake of The Magnificent Seven.25:55 - The Killjoys.27:36 - You can't watch TV shows with your Mother these days.29:07 - Curb Your Enthusiasm.31:04 - Orphan Black.40:18 - John Wick 2: Electric Boogaloo.43:07 - The movie of the Planet of the Apes. Thanks for listening! Nerdstalking's review of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi:https://nerdstalking.podbean.com/e/ep-26-why-star-wars-the-last-jedi-is-a-lousy-lead-in-to-episode-ix/ Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi trailer:https://youtu.be/TYRy5bCsWF8 Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/

Ep. 44 - Toxic Star Wars Fandom/Best TV and Movie Picks

  Although grossly unsung, Nicolas Roeg is one of the more interesting filmmakers in the history of cinema. Unsung, but in this episode Chad and Bill sing his praises loudly. Join us, won't you? Show Notes:01:57 - The Man Who Fell to Earth.06:41 - We throw a wrench at Rip Torn.12:29 - Hello, Thin White Duke.13:45 - Not quite as much death as Rogue One.15:03 - Don't Look Now.19:07 - The Bad Timing of Art Garfunkle.21:21 - All aboard for Track 29.25:59 - The significant Insignificance.30:52 - We uncover the shocking link between Roeg's The Witches and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books.36:57 - Roald Dahl.Thanks for listening!Trailer for The Man Who Fell to Earth:https://youtu.be/KUtJ5FnwfCkTrailer for Don't Look Now:https://youtu.be/AUWB-Kw4FiMInterview with Donald Sutherland about Don't Look Now.https://youtu.be/wKbjATtxS6w Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter – writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick – writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/

Ep. 43 - Sick Movies by Sick People for Sick People: Some Nicolas Roeg Films

  People are asking, "Why make a Han Solo prequel movie?" Disney answers, "Where is the money, Lebowski?" So here we are reviewing a movie that doesn't really have a reason for existing. Or maybe, it exists so that we can review it! So we did that. Show Notes:05:05 - Solo's so-low box office performance.07:37 - So much empty fan service.08:18 - There's no reason for this movie to exist.10:11 - They blew their chance to really inform the character of Han Solo.15:19 - The fabeled Kessel Run.19:15 - When Han met Chewie.22:55 - The weird Lando moment.27:44 - Is this the Disneyfied Star Wars we all feared?28:38 - Donald Glover wasn't that great, but Alden Ehrenreich was pretty good!31:34 - Mother of Drag-ons.33:59 - Is Cersei from Game of Thrones a blonde or red-head?36:22  - Trump Blonde, now in the hair-colour aisle.37:06 - Shitty cinematography.38:10 - Han definitely shoots first.39:09 - Lando needs a smaller card hider.40:07 - Darth Maul and his baby legs.47:46 - Han was Han for a brief, shining moment.49:15 - Final verdict. Thanks for listening! Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPEYpryMp2s We review the disastrous Star Wars Holiday Special, starring Han Solo and Chewie:http://nerdstalking.com/2016/04/16/nerdstalking-podcast-ep-002/ Harrison Ford reveals his feud with Chewbacca on Jimmy Kimmel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0vs9gYydo Harrison Ford and Chewie settle their differences on Jimmy Kimmel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDM4XVrAAgA Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter – writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick – writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/

Ep. 42 - We Bisect 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' and Watch its Baby Legs Grow Back

  For the love of Yentl, please take some time and listen to our review of Deadpool 2, starring the most potty-mouthed Marvel superhero after Logan, pre-impalement. You'll totter on baby legs, gasp at the X-Force's first mission, and laugh all the way to the Xavier mansion. Two disclaimers: We had an audio glitch for the first bit of the podcast, and we explore every nook and cranny of Deadpool and his movie, so SPOILER ALERT! Show Notes:01:21 - Baby legs!02:26 - Better pop-culture references than Ready Player One.06:44 - A whole crap-load of heart.12:20 - What happens to the X-Force.15:16 - Nega Longest-Name-Ever.18:26 - Audio fixed, all that 4th wall breaking.20:03 - For the love of Yentl.22:26 - Them's the jokes!27:27 - Oh, Domino.29:00 - BEST. END. CREDIT. SCENE. EVER.32:58 - Logan musical figurine, live!35:09 - Better car chase than Black Panther.38:00 - Some of Bill's patented nit-picks.44:10 - Quick news bits: Mysterio in Homecoming 2, waiting for Solo. Thanks for listening! Deadpool 2 trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20bpjtCbCz0 Chad's Bullshit Origin Story for Cable:http://nerdstalking.com/2018/05/21/bullshit-cable-origin/ Deadpool 2, The First 10 Years:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b5DBQeh1cU Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter – writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick – writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/  

Ep. 41 - Pump the Hate Brakes! It's our Deadpool 2 Review!

  Killah cockroaches! A new ice-age! Blossoming mushroom clouds! This episode, Bill and Chad crawl out of their underground bunker and survey the blasted and irradiated landscape of post-apocalyptic films. You maniacs! You blew it up! Show Notes:01:11 - The end is nigh! The apocalyptic Doug Ford.02:44 - Chad reveals the horrific political skeleton in his closet.04:24 - A definition of the term "post-apocalyptic".05:45 - Environmental apocalypse: The Lorax.07:07 - The inevitable zombie apocalypse: 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead.16:17 - Escape from New York.17:45 - Still trying to get a grip on the meaning of "post-apocalyptic".20:45 - A Boy and his Dog.30:40 - The Mad Max films.34:48 - Damnation Alley.39:00 - Snowpiercer.45:09 - Yet more defining of "post-apocalyptic".47:39 - The 70's Charlton Heston post-apocalyptic cycle.53:01 - Mortal Engines. Thanks for listening! A Boy and his Dog trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkJV19sxKgc Official video for Tina Turner's We Don't Need Another Hero:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq4aOaDXIfY Dawn of the Dead (1978) trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd-z5wBeFTU Trailer for Mortal Engines:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fupYIggOq38 Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter – writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick – writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/

Ep. 40: Post-Apocalyptic Movies

  Movie critics are people (until A.I. takes over), and sometimes people make terrible mistakes... like atomic weaponry, President Donald Trump, and now the movie reviews for Bright, starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as a human and orc cop team out to save the world from devious, magical elves. David Ayers' alternate world buddy-cop film drew heavy fire from critics, but is it deserved? Chad and Bill dive deep to illuminate you on this Netflix original movie. The usual caveat: we give our typical very thorough look at the film and its meanings, so SPOILER ALERT! Show Notes: 01:23 - Did we mention that critics suck?06:02 - The Suicide Squad effect.07:58 - More great worldbuilding.11:51 - The story of Bright.14:53 - Will Smith is very Will Smith-ish.18:04 - A character named 'Serling'.19:45 - A very ethereal Noomi Rapace.21:50 - The Ward vs. his Co-Workers scene.29:53 - The unused wife.31:55 - Funny scene: Jakoby spills the beans.35:18 - True Detective is Putin's favourite show.38:15 - David Ayers has redeemed himself.41:14 - Hoping for more stories in this world.43:18 - Slight digression: Heath Ledger as The Joker. Thanks for listening! Bright trailer: https://youtu.be/6EZCBSsBxko   Alien Nation trailer: https://youtu.be/d4aGxG-SBSE   Fox Alien Nation TV show ad: https://youtu.be/8r4-akn-7KE   Alien Nation TV Show opening and closing Credits: https://youtu.be/sxbtRx1mMWM   District 9 trailer: https://youtu.be/DyLUwOcR5pk   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/ 

Ep. 39 - The Critics Were Wrong! A 'Bright' Review

  Bill and Chad felt the hairs on their arms stand up, heeded the call, and ran to the theatre with everyone else in the world to watch the culmination of 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and 18 previous superhero flicks - Avengers: Infinity War. What's with Cap's beard? Can a CGI character make you cry? Is this the end of our intrepid heroes? Assemble around your podcast player of choice and join the Nerdstalking team as they drill down into the biggest cinematic event ever! WARNING: as usual for a Nerdstalking movie review, we examine many fascets of the film and don't skirt around plot points to give the most thorough, honest review. So SPOILERS ASSEMBLE! Show Notes: 02:23 - Your heroes are only as good as your villains. 04:05 - Can a Thanos make you cry? Yes he can. 05:35 - Confusing motivations with Thanos: Movie v Comics. 09:25 - A supremely weird ending. 10:52 - Where's Hawkeye? 12:41 - Avengers MVP: Thor. 15:41 - A better Wakanda than the Black Panther Wakanda. 17:28 - Why does Black Panther do that cross-your-arms thing? 18:58 - Doctor Strange. 20:40 - Thanos has good backup. 21:50 - Spider-Man continues to be great. 24:37 - Hulk impotence.  27:37 - Some digressions: Robocop. 30:07 - Ready Player One: the book. 30:55 - Donald Trump. 34:24 - Another great Thanos moment. 37:43 - The Vision and Scarlet Witch love story. 40:03 - This movie is an amazing achievement.  45:08 - Thor's new eye. 48:37 - Our final verdict.   Thanks for listening!   Avengers: Infinity War trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwievZ1Tx-8   Avengers: Infinity War blooper reel and funny cast stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GFAd2O_kg8   Robocop (1987) trailer: https://youtu.be/Uo7teJcvAA4   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/   

Ep. 38 - 'Avengers: Infinity War' Deep Review

  So, have you ever finished watching a sci-fi or fantasy movie and felt you just didn't like that film, but you're not sure why? It could be that the filmmakers didn't put enough thought and effort into good worldbuilding. In this episode of Nerdstalking, we ponder what worldbuidling means, and look at some examples of it in action, good and bad.  Show Notes: 03:03 - What worldbuiding means. 04:33 - The future world of Back to the Future. 05:46 - The worldbuilding of Star Wars. 09:26 - Not ready for the crappy worldbuilding of Ready Player One. 11:44 - The mythology of Middle Earth in Lord of the Rings. 13:08 - Game of Thrones. 15:21 - Minority Report. 24:46 - The Fifth Element. 25:56 - Heavy Metal. 29:22 - Why is so much worldbuilding just Arabian markets? 32:24 - Blade Runner. 34:04 - A dystopian future built on still photos: La Jetee. 36:06 - Bill calls Chad by Bill's son's name. 37:22 - An example of lousy worldbuilding: Tron.  42:31 - Yet more crappy Ready Player One. 43:58 - The Alien movies.   Thanks for listening!   La Jetee captioned in English on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLfXCkFQtXw   Back to the Future Part. II trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdENmefJRpw   Blade Runner (1982) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eogpIG53Cis   The Fifth Element trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ9RqgcR24g   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/   

Ep. 37 - Why Worldbuilding Matters

  Forget Ready Player One's appropriation of the famous DeLorean, Bill and Chad jump in their own time machine and go back to the past and examine the movies of the Back to the Future trilogy. Get ready for 1.21 Gigawatts of rollicking adventure! Show Notes: BTTF 1 - 01:51 to 21:38 01:51 - One of those perfect films. 03:08 - Marty McFly invented Chuck Berry. 04:06 - "Is it okay to go back and have sex with your mother?" 05:32 - Examples of how well put-together the film is. 13:47 - How did Doc & Marty start their bromance? 16:56 - Every dog should have a boy. 18:11 - Chad points out some anachronisms in the film. 21:38 - It's your cousin Marvin. Marvin BERRY!! BTTF 2 - 25:49 to 43:24 25:49 - Jennifer sleeps through the rest of the trilogy. 31:10 - Some good worldbuilding. 34:54 - A darker film. 36:27 - Chad meets the ape-shit crazy Chrispin Glover. 39:12 - Chad finds a visual homage to the 1960 Time Machine movie. 43:24 - The best part of BTTF 2: Marty goes to 1955. Again. 44:33 - Count Floyd arrives. BTTF 3 - 48:27 to 55:05 48:27 - Doc Brown's letter from 1885 doesn't make sense. 50:19 - At least BTTF 3 doesn't need a chalkboard lecture. 52:37 - Bill's insensitive Indian joke. 55:05 - The terrible train ending.   Thanks for listening!   Rocket 88, the first Rock n' Roll record: https://youtu.be/Gbfnh1oVTk0   A visit to the Back to the Future filming locations 30 years later: https://youtu.be/TDtynhvzBF0   Doc Brown and Marty reunite on Back to the Future day, 2015 on the Jimmy Kimmel show: https://youtu.be/Q0VGRlEJewA   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/  

Ep. 36 - Great Scott! We're Going Back to the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy!

  This is part 2 of our review of Steven Spielberg's nostalgia-porn movie Ready Player One. In it we lament the lack of any real danger or even drama in the film, as well as laugh at its lack of knowledge of the actual nature of online gaming, and discuss how the changing nature of copyright and IP management these days has made this film easier to make. All this, and much more in the last of our two-parter on Ready Player One. Plus, it's dangerous to go alone, so take this warning along with you as you listen to this episode: we take a deep dive into the movie and explore many plot points, so be pepared for MANY SPOILERS! Here's a handy link to Part 1 of our Ready Player One review:  http://nerdstalking.podbean.com/e/ep-34-ready-player-one-review-part-1/   Show Notes: 02:50 - The myth of Parzival. 06:14 - The terrible acting of Mark Rylance. 11:34 - Put the f'ing key in the f'ing lock! 12:38 - The ghost in the machine. 16:02 - Is the movie saying video games should be revelled in or regulated? 17:24 - i-R0k! 18:37 - In the future, everyone lives in Columbus, OH. 19:24 - RP1 is an amazing technological breakthrough in drama-less movies! 20:17 - A funny joke in the movie: the Alien bit. 33:24 - Everybody loves to queue in a video game. 38:06 - How copyright has changed in the Internet era. 42:18 - Our final verdict.   Thanks for listening!   Video featuring the real-life Infinadeck VR treadmill featured in Ready Player One:  https://youtu.be/SVs7iegtDIk   If you have the stomach for it, here is a video with over 300 Easter eggs from the movie, the vast majority of which are not actually Easter eggs (protip: Easter eggs are hidden): https://youtu.be/PfeVH2bbzlw   A video review of Ready Player One, by the jerks over at RedLetterMedia:  https://youtu.be/_KkGRT_4its   A reporter from CNET tries out a RealDoll sexbot (in conversation, not what you were thinking, sicko!):  https://youtu.be/5pKczGG19uo   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/  

Ep. 35 - 'Ready Player One' Review, Part 2

  Ready Player One is so stuffed with pop-culture references, and our derision so strong for this hollow exercise, we can't even fit our review into one Nerdstalking episode! Log in and listen to Part. 1 of our review as we slag director Steven Spielberg for not understanding video games, knock the world-building of the film as being as shaky as the Stacks, and lament about the lack of heart in the film, among other complaints. And you might even find a couple of positive comments in here too; consider them the Easter eggs you have to search for. As usual here at Nerdstalking, we give the movie a thorough going over and dive deep into what it is and what it means, so also be on the search for MANY, MANY SPOILERS! Show Notes: 01:19 - Will they start patching movies next? 03:37 - Steven Spielberg: out of touch. 05:59 - Bill's favourite line of the movie. 07:33 - The real problem with video games these days. 11:27 - A case study in better world-building: Alexander Payne's Downsizing. 19:58 - Would the kids of this near-future give a shit about all this retro stuff? 29:31 - Missing in action: any character arcs. 36:13 - The movie lacks a solid heart. 41:51 - So much exposition! 43:24 - The best part of the movie: the Shining sequence.   Thanks for listening! Tune in next week for the conclusion!   Trailer for Ready Player One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixWL1BWi44U   A video detailing 138 different pop-culture references in the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYmfEx3taAM   Author of the novel, Ernest Cline, reveals every video game reference in the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zglevXKpJGY   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/ 

Ep. 34 - 'Ready Player One' Review, Part 1

  Chad and Bill take a look back at a cult movie classic: the animated epic Heavy Metal. We examine its impact over the years, and break it down segment by segment. Smoke a bowl and join us on a fantastic magical mystery ride (with boobs!). Show Notes: 04:05 - The ultimate stoner movie. 08:18 - What does it all mean? 12:13 - Captain Sternn's Hanover Fiste as Paul Ryan. 14:54 - The movie's magazine roots. 16:22 - Elon Musk: Big fan of Heavy Metal. 17:00 - Explanation of the central plot. 18:20 - Death rays and taxi cabs. 19:32 - A look at the Den sequence. 21:16 - So Beautiful, So Dangerous, and so much plutonium nyborg. 23:54 - STERNN!!! 27:24 - B-17. 32:08 - The deep impact of Heavy Metal. 32:50 - Help Chad kill a singer.   Thanks for listening!   Trailer for Heavy Metal:  https://youtu.be/FDPBdswW3xU   Soft Landing sequence from the movie, with Elon Musk's Spaceman edited in:  https://youtu.be/bMPJWeIg6zw   Oliver Jewellers TV commercial: "The Cashman":  https://youtu.be/NSQVVHyvOZU   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/  

Ep. 33 - Nose dive!! We Remember the Animated Cult Classic 'Heavy Metal'

  What happens if you take TRON, mix it with The Last Starfighter, and throw in a pinch of references to every SF movie and video game of the last 30 years or so? You get Steven Spielberg's latest flick Ready Player One, based on Ernest Cline's love-letter-to-videogames novel of the same name. We anticipate the release of the film with all the giddy glee of kids waiting in line for Back to the Future in 1985. Plus we celebrate Sam Rockwell's 2018 Oscar win with a retrospective of his career, and take a look at Steven Soderbergh's guerilla feature filmmaking iPhone experiment Unsane.  Show Notes: 01:01 - We start in on Ready Player One. 01:33 - E.T.'s scrotum sack. 03:47 - Ready Player One compared to Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 07:38 - The nostagia train has left the station. 09:43 - Again with the Inception city-folding SFX. 11:58 - Ready Player One as TRON sequel. 15:13 - Where have you gone, Clint Eastwood of our youth? 17:26 - Sam Rockwell: real actor. 30:34 - Is Steven Soderbergh Unsane? 34:40 - Chad's dangerous obsession with Downton Abbey.   Thanks for listening!   Pure Imagination, from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ-uV72pQKI   The electronica version of Pure Imagination as used in the Ready Player One trailer:  https://youtu.be/XTPCwA1AcPk   Trailer for Who Framed Roger Rabbit?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpDaNqSXxp0   Bill's article on the history of the movie TRON, at The Dot Eaters: http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=games-on-film-i-tron   Bill's article on the history of The Last Starfighter, at The Dot Eaters:  http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=games-on-film-ii-the-last-starfighter   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/  

Ep. 32 - Ready for 'Ready Player One', Sam Rockwell, and the iPhone-shot feature film 'Unsane'

  This episode looks at the classic cold-war computer hacker film WarGames, and the new interactive reboot based on the property. We also shine some light on the other black superhero, DC's Black Lightning, found on Netflix. Lastly, Chad latches onto the inexplicable Venom teaser trailer and tries to make some Spidey sense of it. Show Notes: 00:56 - We start with WarGames. 04:43 - A description of the reboot, and a look at the original movie. 06:53 - Chad starts in with Short Circuit. 08:22 - Dabney Coleman is a dick. 10:36 - Again with Short Circuit? 24:56 - Start of Black Lightning discussion. 29:03 - The unbearable deadness of James Remar. 37:31 - Chad breaks down the Venom teaser trailer.   Thanks for listening!   WarGames trailer:  https://youtu.be/hbqMuvnx5MU   WarGames web series trailer: https://youtu.be/ZfObVggo5QE   #WarGames interactive series website (also available on Steam and iOS): https://helloeko.com/wargames/episode-one-chasing-bryce/?autoplay=true&utm_source=verge&utm_medium=affiliate   Bill's article on the history of the film WarGames, at The Dot Eaters: http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=games-on-film-iii-wargames   Black Lightning series trailer: https://youtu.be/uoUlGwYa4QE   Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/ 

Ep. 31 - 'WarGames' Gets a Reboot, 'Black Lightning' Strikes on Netflix, and 'Venom'!

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