Rogues Gallery

"Deepest. Bluest. My hat is like a shark's fin." - Henry David Thoreau This week, we're visiting the Aquatica Research Facility and submerging ourselves in the 1999 sci-fi/action/thriller Deep Blue Sea. Originally conceived as Jurassic Park meets Jaws, the filmmakers ultimately decided to take a page from Alien's playbook instead. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of that approach, compare the finished film with earlier iterations of the script, go over our favorite characters and set pieces, dissect the lyrics of LL Cool J's tie-in song,  try to make sense of the two straight-to-video sequels, and contemplate DBS's place in the pantheon of non-Jaws shark movies. Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rogues-gallery/id1470860703] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0Iv8vnwkF1GqHpHSjJPQ3b?si=X6U8LcmpS52D8fXCDsSO4w] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RoguesGalleryPodcast/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/roguesgallerypodcast/] Chris's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/christopherschrader/] | Kristen's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/k_schray/] Chris & Kristen's Web Series: The Strange Case of Lucy Chandler [https://www.27thLetterProductions.com/lucychandler]

"Sometimes The Pink Opaque feels more real than real life." On this episode, we're traversing The Midnight Realm and opening up a case file on Mr. Melancholy from I Saw The TV Glow. Topics include: writer/director Jane Schoenbrun's inspiration for the story, our own personal connections to the media that this is influenced by, how authentically this captures the miasma of 1990s suburbia, the way our feelings about the movie evolved after subsequent viewings, interpretations of the ending, the incredible soundtrack, and much more!  Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rogues-gallery/id1470860703] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0Iv8vnwkF1GqHpHSjJPQ3b?si=X6U8LcmpS52D8fXCDsSO4w] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RoguesGalleryPodcast/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/roguesgallerypodcast/] Chris's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/christopherschrader/] | Kristen's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/k_schray/] Chris & Kristen's Web Series: The Strange Case of Lucy Chandler [https://www.27thLetterProductions.com/lucychandler]

This week, we're headed to the quiet town of Canaima, where a deadly infestation is crawling just beneath the surface. We're breaking down Arachnophobia, the Spielberg-produced “thrill-omedy” that gave audiences a reason to check their shoes before putting them on. Topics include: the more straightforward tone of the original script, how the finished film aims to balance those genuine scares with campy charm, our favorite characters and moments, the complex logistics behind wrangling hundreds of real spiders on set, the comic book, the video game, the abandoned remake, and more! Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rogues-gallery/id1470860703] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0Iv8vnwkF1GqHpHSjJPQ3b?si=X6U8LcmpS52D8fXCDsSO4w] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RoguesGalleryPodcast/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/roguesgallerypodcast/] Chris's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/christopherschrader/] | Kristen's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/k_schray/] Chris & Kristen's Web Series: The Strange Case of Lucy Chandler [https://www.27thLetterProductions.com/lucychandler]

This week, we're strapping into our Gyrospheres and heading back to Isla Nublar to unlock the secrets of 2015’s Jurassic World. After spending over a decade exploring (and ultimately rejecting) various story ideas, Steven Spielberg finally hit upon a concept for the long-awaited fourth film in his blockbuster franchise... Open the park. But even with those guardrails in place, this installment went through a wild ride to get to the big screen. On this episode, we're digging into all the behind-the-scenes info and trying to figure out how we feel about this one ten years later. Topics include: the absolutely bonkers version of Jurassic Park IV they came very close to making in the early aughts, why it took so long to shift gears, the big differences between the original draft of this script and director Colin Trevorrow's rewrite, the creation of the Indominus Rex and why the meta aspect they're going for winds up falling flat, the best and worst moments, some mixed feelings about one of the movie's standout sequences, our rankings of these films, thoughts on the upcoming Jurassic World: Rebirth, and much more!  Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rogues-gallery/id1470860703] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0Iv8vnwkF1GqHpHSjJPQ3b?si=X6U8LcmpS52D8fXCDsSO4w] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RoguesGalleryPodcast/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/roguesgallerypodcast/] Chris's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/christopherschrader/] | Kristen's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/k_schray/] Chris & Kristen's Web Series: The Strange Case of Lucy Chandler [https://www.27thLetterProductions.com/lucychandler]

This week, we're revisiting the infamous fifth installment of the Friday the 13th franchise: A New Beginning! The film that dared to continue Jason Voorhees' legacy without the man himself. Set five years after the events of The Final Chapter, this entry follows a troubled Tommy Jarvis as he grapples with trauma and a new wave of murders at a halfway house for troubled teens. While the hockey mask returns, the man behind it is not who you'd expect, leading to one of the series' most controversial twists. Join us as we dissect the film's bold choices, its place in the slasher genre, and whether A New Beginning deserves its notorious reputation. Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rogues-gallery/id1470860703] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0Iv8vnwkF1GqHpHSjJPQ3b?si=X6U8LcmpS52D8fXCDsSO4w] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/RoguesGalleryPodcast/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/roguesgallerypodcast/] Chris's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/christopherschrader/] | Kristen's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/k_schray/] Chris & Kristen's Web Series: The Strange Case of Lucy Chandler [https://www.27thLetterProductions.com/lucychandler]