Shoestrings

     This week we are joined by John from And Now For Something A Little Bit Different... for four films made with modest budgets and grand ambitions.

     Kato discovers that the monitor in his apartment shows what is happening in his cafe downstairs. That view is from two minutes in the future. When his friends and employee begin playing with the strange timey wimey wibble wobble they soon learn the future isn't always trustworthy. An impressive debut feature and nagamawashi, a genre of microbudget single shot films that gained popularity in Japan in 2017, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes.
     A film student is hired to make a documentary by Ray Shoesmith, a hitman in Melbourne. Ray talks about everything, openly showing who he is and what he does, and the pair bond while Ray goes about conducting several jobs with some surprising results and approaches. The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Mr. Inbetween and the series creator-producer-writer-star Scott Ryan's debut feature- The Magician.
     A fisherman is pushed into a bad deal with a capitalist and soon finds himself flayed and cheated before his beloved pole is stolen through legal manipulation. As the rage simmers, a just as flayed mermaid appears offering to deliver his greatest wish- the love of the town's beauty. A darkly comedic fantasy musical comedy with puppet, distributed by The House That Toxie Built, Gutboy: A Bedtime Story.
A painter takes a commission from a brothel. A young woman is forced out of her home after a playful afternoon in a river. Another young woman is chased from her village by an angry mob. A small group likes to frolic in the woods and a field. The fourth directorial feature from cinematographer Maxim Ford- Picture of Beauty. 
     All that and Dave makes a shocking recommendation, John revels in a good week, and Tyler is summoned from the digital abyss like the eldritch nightmare he always wanted to be. Join us, won't you?
   Episode 481- Shoestrings

Plane and Simple

     This week a pair of films about men who neglect their families in the name of work.

     Mel Bakersfield keeps his airport open despite the protesting townies, an epic snowstorm, and a board of commissioners ready to undermine him. at the heavy cost of estranging his wife and daughters. Captain Vernon Demerest is always on the move, from airport to airport and stewardess to stewardess, keeping his wife in a holding pattern until he finally decides to settle down. As a long night wears on, their fates and the fate of all aboard TSA Flight 45 hang precariously on one passenger's desperate plan. The films which kicked off the golden age of disaster films, and launched three sequels of its own, Airport.
     Wanda Saknussemm receives word that her archeologist father, who abandoned her years ago to pursue his consuming obsession with Atlantis, has died after falling into a bottomless pit. Throwing aside her safely boring daily life to take her only chance to learn something about the man who left her behind, Wanda soon finds herself falling down the same pit. Shen winds up at the center of the Earth, being hunted by the underground government, and meeting with a parade of helpful and attractive men. Will Wanda find her father alive? Will she ever get back to the safety and security of Malibu? A cult classic from Canon Films by the prolific low budget high concept Albert Pyun, Alien from L.A.
     All that and Dave prepares and Kevin gloats. Join us, won't you?
   Episode 480- Plane and Simple

Paranoid Excess

     This week Tyler returns to bathe in early 1980s Californian abundance and terror. We have thoughts about The Shards episodes 1-4. Join us, won't you?
   The Shards Minisode 1- Paranoid Excess

Sponsored Interruptions

     This week- two tales of corporate greed in small towns with unusual traffic problems.

     Cru is a young BMX enthusiast blows off studying for the SAT to endlessly practice in a diy bike park. His daily routine is upended when all the top bike brands and riders descend on his small world for the biggest BMX event ever- Helltrack. Does he make his mother proud and take the test or does he compete in the race for his one chance to realize his dreams? The final theatrical feature from stunt legend Hal Needham- Rad.
     A local sandwich shop is pulled into a vicious advertising fight with the buffet on the other end of its shopping center. Soon a hum, a sinkhole, and a series of missing people engulf the town. A cult leader tries to resist, an attorney tries to stay on the right side of the apocalypse, and a pawn shop tries to simply stay open. Told almost entirely though local ads and news clips, a satirical horror of eldritch appetites- Buffet Infinity.
     All that and Kevin still dreams of dirt track glory, Craig has a mighty hunger for pandimensional curry, and Dave does not earn the Power of Understanding. Join us, won't you?
   
  Episode 479- Sponsored Interruptions

Fake Documentary Q minisode

     Analog horror at it's finest. Dave introduces Craig to Fake Documentary Q with the episodes "Film Inferno" and "Basement".

     Join us as we discuss one of the best horror series on YouTube, won't you?
   Minisode- Fake Documentary Q

Patriot Games

     This week a double dip into the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem for absolutely no reason at all.

     Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place in the 74th annual Hunger Games, a televised punishment where one boy and one girl from each of the 12 Districts must fight to the death. The first film in the long running series based on one of the most influential Young Adult series so far this century, The Hunger Games.
     Coriolanus Snow hopes to secure his future and restore his family's lost fortunes by winning the Plinth Prize, a prestigious honor for graduating Academy students. This year a new twist has been added and he is forced to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, District 12's female tribute for the 10th annual Hunger Games. The fifth entry in the series and the first of the current prequel entries, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
     All that and a weirdly unbalanced distribution of circuses to bread. Join us, won't you?
   Episode 478- Patriot Games

Cadyroo Court

     This week a final presentation to the jury by the Honorable Max and divine judgement for the family Bowden before we finally leave the summer heat of Savannah.

     All that and of course the AC went out on the highway. Join us, won't you?
   Cape Fear Minisode 10- Cadyroo Court