Showing posts with label Mekhi Phifer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mekhi Phifer. Show all posts

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Full Court Haunt

     This week- two films about dudes justifying their actions as being pushed to extremes by manipulative outside forces.

     Odin James, an African-American basketball prodigy, has earned a leadership position on a highly competitive  private school's predominately white and upper-middle class team and the interest of many college recruiters. When Odin shares his team MVP award with Michael, Hugo, the coach's jealous son, devises a plot to take them both down so he can step into the team's spotlight. An updated take on Shakespeare and the second directorial feature from playwright and character actor Time Blake Nelson- O.
     Charles Dexter Ward has inherited the grand mansion overlooking the small town of Arkham, Massachusetts. Little does he suspect that is the same place where the town burned his forebearer, the necromancer Joseph Curwen, 110 years earlier. The sixth film in Roger Corman's Poe cycle and the first film adaption of a H.P. Lovecraft story- The Haunted Palace
     All that and Kevin and Dave make the most of their time, ignoring the mysterious disappearances around them. Join us, won't you?

   Episode 471- Full Court Haunt


Sunday, August 10, 2025

I Still Vaguely Know What You Did Last Summer

     This week- a pair of summer vacations gone wrong.

     The city of Minitropolis is drowning in violence and corruption. There is only one police officer who is still willing to stand up to the undisputed king of organized crime. Shot on video tape with a cast of children made by prolific no budget filmmaker Richard Lowery- Hawk Jones.
     A year has passed since Julie and Ray survived the brutal revenge of Ben Willis. This Fourth of July, Julie and her friends win a trip for a weekend of sunny fun in the Bahamas. Unfortunately, their trip coincides with the start of storm season and the hotel only consists of  the coeds, a skeleton staff, and someone who.... Still Knows. The sequel to a beloved 90s slasher, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.
     All that and Dave has mic issues, Kevin sews new uniforms for the squirrels, Tyler makes a shrine to a rain slicker, and Craig discovers the importance of affordable daycare. Join us, won't you?

   425- I Still Vaguely Know What You Did Last Summer