It's the watch series that wouldn't die! Yes, our good buddy, and soon to be nonagenarian Ridley Scott is back with a new post-apocalyptic survival thriller: THE DOG STARS (based on a novel by Peter Heller). Rather than needlessly dunk on this film like many critics, we actually had a pretty good time with this one. We talk about the performances from Elordi, Qualley, and others; the film's 'prestige TV' stylings; some thematic connections to our last episode; and we also go over some of the debates around Ridley Scott's "lazy" filmmaking.
Before that, we went over new releases, and what we watched this week.
After a short hiatus, we will return in October to kick off our sixth annual SPOOKY CANON month, where each week we discuss a horror classic (new and old). Up to bat is John's pick: SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:28 Preamble chatter (Curtis' move to Ghent, new films at TIFF)
00:07:42 New Releases (Practical Magic 2; The Uprising; Resident Evil)
What We Watched This Week
00:10:36 Code 3 (Simon)
00:12:08 Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Rifftrax Experience (John)
00:14:00 American Sniper (John)
00:15:10 GoldenEra (John)
00:17:19 The Big Red One (John)
00:18:06 The Stuff (John)
00:19:27 Invaders from Mars [1986] (John)
00:21:30 My Best Fiend (John)
00:22:45 Broken Vessels (Curtis)
00:23:50 Bloody Muscle Builder in Hell (Curtis)
00:25:37 THE DOG STARS discussion
00:54:36 Our Scores for THE DOG STARS
00:56:34 What's Next
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Hig's First Flight - Henry Gregson-Williams
Outro: Like Real People Do - Hozier
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