A Cuckoo in Play

This week- John finds some closure, Kerry does a whoopsie, Guy gets a the terms of his employment rearranged, Noah sees a cameo, and Halogram finally says the words RealHal couldn't. Join us in waxing philosophical for Lanterns finale, "Dirt and Stars", won't you? Lanterns Minisode- A Cuckoo in Play

Gorgeous Rivulet

     This week we kick off Spooky Season festivities with three films about people having troubles with home ownership.

     Simone waits for a letter from new wave superstar R. Thoughts of R and their future consume her every moment. When no reply arrives, Simone decided to help her fate along by hitchhiking to Munich and nothing will keep her and R apart any longer. An incredible performance propelling a tense psychosexual horror, Der Fan.
     Independent film director Alister is fired by VHS distributor William King and told the project is dead. When he learns that the film is actually being sold and he won't be paid, he decides to take brutal and violent revenge on all of King's inner circle. No budget auteur Michael J Murphy's Bloodstream.
     Jae-pil and Sang-goo have used all their life savings to buy a house in the country to begin an idyllic life. The local police and a soo to debut golf pro's entourage treat them with extreme suspicion and contempt due to their looks. When they save Mi-na from drowning, they kick off a bloody misunderstanding. Meanwhile the golf pro might have kicked off the end of the world. A Korean remake of the beloved cult classic Tucker & Dale vs Evil- Handsome Guys.
All that and Dave take a trip out, Kevin settles in for a long month, and Craig plots to gift everyone an existential crisis. Join us. won't we?
   Episode 486- Gorgeous Rivulet

     This week John and the Halogram finally take a small trip outside of Rushville, Nebraska, where it's  slightly chilly 36°F (2°C) with brief flurries to a barren dead world where it's a pleasant 22.2°C (72°F) with brief deluge of mind destroying hallucination causing terror rain. Still both prefer it over Nebraska. Join us, won't you?
     Lanterns Minisode- A Lime in the Rain

Desperately Seeking Madonna

     This week a foursome with the ultimate pop diva and divisive actors to grace the silver screen.

     A New York auteur goes to Hollywood to direct a drama about abuse. In order to get the performances he wants, he pushes his leads to their emotional extremes. In his quest for raw emotion on film, he doesn't even notice how his own careless behavior erodes all the real relationships around him. A metatextual dive through a film-within-a-film by Abel Ferrara, one of the most staunchly independent and unpredictable American filmmakers, Dangerous Game.
     When crime boss and amateur choreographer Big Boy Caprice makes a move to take over all organized crime under his control, only the shovel jawed bright yellow trench coated detective Dick Tracy stands in his way. With only a young orphan witness and sultry singer as the only possible witnesses to Caprice's crimes, Tracy tries to end the reign of the crime kingpin before it begins. A visual treat inspired by the classic 1930s comic strip by Chester Gould that spawned a wave of imitators, Dick Tracy.
     Nikki Finn just served four years for a crime she did not commit and is being released early for good behavior. Loudon Trott is a tax attorney on the even of his wedding to the boss's taxi frequenting daughter. When Loudon is ordered to make sure Nikki gets on a bus to Philly and deliver a rare large cat to an eccentric but very rich client, he ends up having the most screwball adjacent day possible and wondering... Who's The Girl?
     Roberta is the neglected housewife of New Jersey's Hot Tub King. She occupies her time tracing the misadventures of a young and free pair of lovers through the paper's daily personal ads. When she decides to go witness their next meeting, she ends up drawn into a murderous conspiracy without her memory, accidentally stealing an identity, and living a life she could only fantasize about before. While she remains mostly oblivious, it seems the whole city is Desperately Seeking Susan.
     All that and Craig becomes a zephyr in the night sky, Kevin wants to kiss you in Paris, and, oh God,  Dave thinks he's falling. Join us, won't we?
   Episode 485: Desperately Seeking Madonna

Emerald Optics

      This week- John Stewart goes back to Rushville, a large plant grieves, and we have thoughts about that. Join us, while we discuss "Bad Optics" Lanterns episode 6, won't you? 

   Minisode- Emerald Optics

Finding Matadory

     This week a pair of films with dire actions at sporting events.

     Carmen is placed in the care of her stepmother. Encarna is a scheming and vicious former nurse who used Carmen's mother's death in childbirth and her father's tragic bullfighting injury who will not let anything upset her lavish lifestyle. After the death of her father, Carmen escapes an assassination attempt but revives with no memory of her past but fortunately finds a place with a travelling group of bullfighters with dwarfism. A silent masterpiece that finds a new approach to the ancient Grimm tale- Pablo Berger's Blancanieves.
     Peter van Cleese witnessed his grandfather's mysterious disappearance 17 years ago. Now he has returned to claim his inherited lodge and allow his group of friends to join the Muskie Madness. Unfortunately for all, what befell his grandfather will soon be targeting everyone on the lake. No one is safe from- Blood Hook.
     All that and Craig is conflicted, Kevin wants a special cheese, and Dave can not master the art of the perfect cast. Join us, won't you?

   Episode 484- Finding Matadory

The Splattening

      This week- we bid The Shards a farewell while wondering who will carry Green Lantern's light forward? WIll Guy start with his bowl cut or will he get it through the power of the ring???
 Join us, won't you?
   The Final Shards/Lanterns minisode- The Splattening