The Vertical Viewing Podcast

Ep. 033 - Buckaroo Banzai

For September 30th, 2015, Tim, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the Netflix drama BLOODLINE starring Kyle Chandler and show favourite Ben Mendelssohn, Tom Hardy potentially taking up the pointy-haired mantle of Wolverine from current champ Hugh Jackman, the unparalleled precision and detail of Stanley Kubrick's pre-production research process in the fascinating documentary STANLEY KUBRICK'S BOXES, and much, much more before our featured throwback review of THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION from director W.D. Richter. So be sure to calibrate your Oscillation Overthruster, call up The Hong Kong Cavaliers, don't ever be mean, and let's see if we can prevent an interdimensional race war before we are all wiped out by the accidental nuclear holocaust. MUSIC * The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs" * Michael Boddicker - "End Credits (LongVersion)" SHOW GUIDE * 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing * 0:20:35 - News * 0:41:20 - Review: Buckaroo Banzai (1984) * 0:58:36 - *Spoiler Tag* CLIPS * This is the End (2013) * Buckaroo Banzai (1984) CREDITS * We are on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Subscribe now! * Send your thoughts and suggestions to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 034 - Sicario

For October 6th, 2015, Tim, Mike and Scott meet up in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the practice of deliberately watching horrible films & TV shows while you are sick, newcomer Trevor Noah's first week at THE DAILY SHOW, Scott shares his thoughts on Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz in THE LOBSTER from the surreal and twisted brain of Yorgos Lanthimos, we take a moment to commemorate the belated 20 year anniversary of the coveted masterpiece HACKERS, and much, much more before our featured review of the highly anticipated SICARIO from our boy Denis Villeneuve and the legendary Roger Deakins. So slide into your Splinter Cell sneak suit, and let's see if we can keep up with this speeding convoy of black GMC suburbans before we all get bagged up and stuffed into the walls of a suburban Arizona bungalow. MUSIC * The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs" SHOW GUIDE * 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing * 0:25:20 - News * 0:44:15 - Review: Sicario (2015) * 1:06:20 - *Spoiler Tag* CLIPS * The Lobster (2015) * The Daily Show with Trevor Noah CREDITS * We are on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Subscribe now! * Send your thoughts and suggestions to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 035 - The Martian

For October 15th, 2015, Rob, Mike and Scott meet up in Nostromo Lounge for a mini-episode and review Ridley Scott's latest entry in his Sci-Fi Second Renaissance: the exhilarating adaptation of Andy Weir's THE MARTIAN starring Matt Damon. So gather up all the human fertilizer you can find, keep a roll of duct tape at the ready, throw on your favourite ABBA record, and let's see if we can make it across the Acidalia Planitia to the ARES IV launch site before we starve and have to go all Christian Bale. MUSIC * The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs" * Harry Gregson-Williams - "Mars" SHOW GUIDE * 0:03:45 - Review: The Martian (2015) * 0:27:55 - *Spoiler Tag* CREDITS * We are on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Subscribe now! * Send your thoughts and suggestions to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 036 - Beasts of No Nation

For October 20th, 2015, the OG crew Mike, Red and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the surprisingly BitCoin-filled teen retro-comedy DOPE, the 1968 classic ROSEMARY'S BABY on potentially being the very first modern horror film, Ernest Cline's latest geek culture slathered novel ARMADA and a roller coaster ride of fan expectations, Mike's thoughts on the extremely short lived ABC sitcom MIXOLOGY, Scott drones on yet again about how Peter Berg's BATTLESHIP is an extremely competent film adaptation of something a silly as a board game, Robert Rodriquez signs on to direct the long-gestating BATTLE ANGEL ALITA for producer James Cameron, and much, much more before our featured review of the harrowing Netflix Original film BEASTS OF NO NATION from writer, director and cinematographer Cary Joji Fukunaga. REFERENCES * Richard Mosse: The Impossible Image - https://vimeo.com/67115692 MUSIC * The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs" SHOW GUIDE * 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing * 0:50:55 - News * 1:19:05 - Review: BEASTS OF NO NATION (2015) * 1:39:35 - *Spoiler Tag* CLIPS * Battleship (2012) CREDITS * We are on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Subscribe now! * Send your thoughts and suggestions to verticalviewing@gmail.com

Ep. 037 - Steve Jobs

For October 27th, 2015, Mike and Scott meet in the Nostromo Lounge and discuss the planet smashing, internet stopping final trailer for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, we declare that we won't overanalyze a movie trailer and then go ahead and overanalyze a movie trailer, Scott tries to hit the abort button on the downright horrendous catastrophe of a film MISSION TO MARS starring Gary Sinise and Tim Robbins, Mike ventures deeper into the overwhelmingly massive world of game of the year contender THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT, we look at the recent announcement of the $9.99/month deluxe subscription service YouTube Red, cancellation of the beloved Discovery Channel series MYTHBUSTERS after running 14 seasons, the absolutely mindblowing short films BEYOND and THE SECOND RENAISSANCE as part of the stunning MATRIX companion piece THE ANIMATRIX, and much, much more before our featured review of Michael Fassbender as STEVE JOBS from screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and director Danny Boyle. So switch off all the Exit signs in the auditorium, be sure to wash your feet in the toilet bowl, give a shout out to the original Apple II team, and let's see if we can finally turn a computer into a painting before we all get our asses voted off the Board of Directors.  MUSIC  * The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"  SHOW GUIDE  * 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing * 0:34:10 - News * 0:59:35 - Review: Dad Jeans: The Steve Jobs Story (2015)  CLIPS  * Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer #3 (2015) * The Animatrix (2003) CREDITS * We are on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Subscribe now! * Send your thoughts and suggestions to verticalviewing@gmail.com