First Look, Final Word

List of prime directives 1) watch Robocop 2) listen to Pete and Trevor’s conversation about Robocop 3) subscribe to the podcast 4) classified That’s right, Pete and Trevor went for a trip to see Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 masterpiece Robocop, starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer.  Listen in to hear our immediate reactions to the movie, while giving plenty of warning before we head into spoiler talk.  This is also the first week of our Oscar Catchup Project where we talk about each movie nominated for the academy award for best picture. This week we discuss Dune: Part Two, Conclave and Wicked. (We will return to our Aardman Project in March).  You made it to the bottom of the description, prime directive four was to enter our contest to win a year’s subscription to Letterboxd Patron. Intro (0:00) Project Academy Awards Overview (1:15) Dune Part Two (3:12) Conclave (15:40) Wicked (21:35) Spoiler-free Review of RoboCop (44:41) Spoiler talk (1:06:35)

Pete and Trevor augmented themselves with cyberbrains so they could truly appreciate 1995’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’ directed by Mamoru Oshii. Listen for their discussion of their history with anime, in addition to hearing their immediate reactions after leaving the theatre. This is also week four of our ongoing project to watch every Aardman feature and short film. This week we are talking ‘Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’ directed by Nick Park. We encourage everyone to watch along with us and check in each episode for our dedicated Aardman segment. Go to https://boxd.it/BQYVu for the watchlist. Next week we will be discussing ‘Flushed Away’. Intro (0:00) History with anime (3:00) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (7:28) Spoiler-free review of Ghost in the Shell (32:53) Spoiler-talk (45:20)

Pete and Trevor saw two of the greatest horror sci-fi movies ever made. We did a double-header of David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986) and John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982). It’s Jeff Goldblum versus Kurt Russell, Brundlefly versus The Thing from Another World, in an epic showdown of body horror, special effects, and possibly the best use of makeup ever. Listen in for our immediate reaction to these two classics. This is also week three of our ongoing project to watch every Aardman feature and short film. This week we are talking ‘Chicken Run’, Aardman’s first feature, directed by Nick Park and Peter Lord. We encourage everyone to watch along with us and check in each episode for our dedicated Aardman segment. Go to https://boxd.it/BQYVu for the watchlist. Next week we will be discussing Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Also make sure to enter our contest to win a free subscription to Letterboxd Patron: https://boxd.it/AuDza Intro (0:00) Our History with The Fly and The Thing (1:15) Review of Chicken Run (13:55) Review of The Fly and The Thing (35:51)

Pete and Trevor sat at home with a pot of tea, some crackers, and of course CHEESE (and yes, it was Yorkshire Wensleydale), and watched Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Nick Park is back, along with Merlin Crossingham, directing only the second W&G feature film. Listen to the podcast to hear our immediate reactions to the film (giving plenty of warning before getting into spoilers).  This is also week two of our ongoing project to watch every Aardman feature and short film. As luck would have it, we watched the Aardman Shorts from 1990-1995, which included ‘A Close Shave’, and ‘The Wrong Trousers’, featuring that dastardly nefarious penguin Feathers McGraw. We encourage everyone to watch along with us and check in each episode for our dedicated Aardman segment. Go to https://boxd.it/BQYVu [https://boxd.it/BQYVu] for the watchlist for January. Next week we will be discussing Aardman’s first feature length film ‘Chicken Run’.  Also make sure to enter our contest to win a free subscription to Letterboxd Patron:  https://boxd.it/AuDza [https://boxd.it/AuDza]  Intro (0:00) Aardman Shorts 1990-1995 (3:17) Spoiler-free review of Vengeance Most Fowl (33:04) Spoiler-talk (55:48)

Pete and Trevor drove right into the open arms of death itself, and its name is Nosferatu (not Dracula). Robert Eggers has had an incredible start to his directing career, but Nosferatu was the movie he was born to make. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, with Bill Skarsgård as the gross old vampire himself, Nosferatu is a triumph of atmosphere, cinematography, and performance. Listen to the podcast to hear our immediate reactions to the film after leaving the theatre (giving plenty of warning before getting into spoilers).  This month includes the start of our ongoing project to watch every Aardman feature and short film. We encourage everyone to watch along with us and check in each episode for our dedicated Aardman segment. Go to https://boxd.it/BQYVu [https://boxd.it/BQYVu] for the watchlist for January. Next week is the new Wallace and Gromit movie ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’ along with the Aardman shorts from 1990-1995, including ‘The Wrong Trousers’.  Also make sure to enter our contest to win a free subscription to Letterboxd Patron:  https://boxd.it/AuDza [https://boxd.it/AuDza] Intro (0:00) Preview for January and Project Aardman (1:18) Preview of Nosferatu and history with Robert Eggers (6:15) Aardman Shorts 1977-1990 (22:05) Spoiler-free review of Nosferatu (45:45) Pee Report (1:05:13) Nosferatu deep dive (1:07:55)