We've Got Wyrms

     This week a trio of movies with dragons. 

     When Babydoll is committed by her stepfather, placed on the quick lobotomy list by an evil orderly... and... she gets part of her brain removed which sends her into a dual layered fantasy world where she images herself plotting her way to freedom from sex slavery and fighting a guerilla war against male oppression. Full of director Zack Snyder's usual flourishes and video game level styled fights... if you question its messaging and intent you will feel a Sucker Punch.
     A knight of "The Old Code" spends years training and teaching Prince Einon in the hopes he will be a better king than his tyrannical father. When suppressing a rebellion, the king is killed but Einon is accidentally grievously wounded. Desperate, his mother and the knight take the prince to a dragon who makes a pact and saves the prince's life. Soon, Einon shows himself to be worse than his father and the knight vows to make the dragon pay for corrupting the prince. Eventually the last knight and the last dragon will face off and see what makes a Dragonheart.
     Urland is being terrorized by Vermithrax Pejorative, a 400-year old dragon. In order to appease the creature, the king has been running a lottery to choose a sacrificial virgin twice a year. Valerian, a youth from a small town, leads a group to plead their case to Ulrich, the last sorcerer. Soon politics, religion, and the end of the time of magic will collide as someone who should never be a hero, Ulrich's apprentice Galen, has the responsibility for all dropped on him. Will he fold under the weight or rise to be the Dragonslayer?
   All that and Dave gets some TV time, Kevin tries many flavors, and Tyler finds that when he gets angry he transforms into a large green force of destruction. Join us, won't you?

Episode 263- We've Got Wyrms

 

Cloak & Glamour

    This week four people fighting against oppressive structures. 

     When Noxeema Jackson and Vida Boheme tie in the competition for New York City's "Drag Queen of the Year" they set off for Hollywood and the "Miss Drag Queen of America Pageant", with their protégé Chi-Chi, in a 1967 Cadillac DeVille. Soon they are taking refuge in Snydersville waiting for a replacement car part with a bigoted, but fairly inept, sheriff on their trail. Endlessly quotable, stuffed with cameos, and always dressed on point- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.
     Recently unemployed accountant, Morgan Sullivan, is bored. Not wanting to wait for a pity opening at his wife's father's firm, he secretly takes a position in corporate espionage for Digicorp. Taking the alias Jack Thursby, he infiltrates conventions to secretly record and pass confidential reports to his bosses. His life of excitement doesn't last long as he soon meets Rita Foster and is shown that there is far far more going on than he was led to believe. Morgan isn't recording information from other companies, he is having his own identity and sense of self pulled away and replaced with a Digicorp sleeper agent. A hasty deal with Rita's shadowy and dangerous boss may be his only hope of survival. Can Morgan figure out this tangled puzzle of double crosses and plots or will he be crushed in the corporate cogs of an unsolvable Cypher.
     All that and Dave sees a doc, Tyler goes to his happy place, and Kevin starts to glitch. Join us, won't you?
Episode 262- Cloak & Glamour

A Natural Bluish Hue

    This week- two films about doctors being less than ethical. 

     Pharmaceutical giant, Roritor, is in need of something new. In his desperation to save his lab, Dr. Chris Cooper will overstate the readiness of his antidepressant, GLeeMONEX. Chemically, the drug reaches into your brain and unlocks on to your happiest memory, chemically, and makes your happy happy, chemically. The drug sweeps the world, quickly caught up in Roritor's plans to make it readily and immediately available to all and an unforeseen side effect makes itself known. A cult classic from the director of Tiger Claws and one of the greatest sketch comedy troupes of all time Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.
     Jack is a sad boi with mother issues. April is a singer at a club with child abandonment issues. When they meet, Jack's health takes a turn for the worst. Only Dr. Bergman may be able to save him but the good doctor is holding something back. Will Jack succumb to his sad boi? Will April ever get back into skating? What blackmail does the Australian government have on Hugo Weaving? How long until your patience is Expired (aka Loveland)?
     All that and Dave talks about high literature, Kevin overdoses on TV series box sets, and Tyler dresses all emo and shiz. Join us, won't you?

EPISODE 261: A NATURAL BLUISH HUE

WYLD FELYNES

     This week- the filmatic embodiment of poptimisim and brutal psychic preteens in the Land of the Midnight Sun.

     When The Great Ones' destiny is about to take a most heinous turn to catastrophe, a line to the Circuits of Time open up and a most triumphant undertaking of timeline restoration begins. Will they fix what went wrong and put their futures back on track or will advanced knowledge of their destinies disrupt them and send it all spiraling out of control decades later? Either way, it is Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
     Ida and Ana move to a new apartment complex. They befriend two of the neighborhood children, only to discover that three of them have low level psychic abilities. Playtimes of mind toss and long distance telephone fill a few summer days. Soon the gaggle of psychic kids find they are stronger together, and one of them is shockingly strong alone and has no issues with extreme measures. How long until they tear themselves and each other apart? They might look it but don't think they are The Innocents.
     All that and Kevin sells out, Dave tries to comfort watch, and Tyler plots true evil. Join us, won't you?

    Episode 260- WYLD FELYNES