Do a Kickflip

     This week- kids in 90s American and a con artist learns therapy is helpful.

     Roy Waller is a con artist in LA who suffers from OCD and stress induced tics. After a bad panic attack, his partner convinces him to see a therapist. The therapy convinces Roy to reach out to people from his past. Soon Roy finds himself with the biggest mark of his career and a teenage daughter he just met wanting to learn the trade. One of Ridley Scott's most overlooked films- Matchstick Men.
     Stevie finds himself drawn to the group he sees outside a local skateshop. Idolizing their daredevil attitudes, he become part of their group as a refuge from his abusive older brother. As time passes and relationships change, will the group hold together? Will their bonds prove to be tenuous and brittle? A nostalgia drenched directorial debut, Mid90s.
     All that and Tyler tries this new thing called television, Dave hunts a vampire, and Kevin tries his hand at a pastry. Join us, won't you?
   Episode 359- Do a Kickflip

Bling in the Dark

      This week a bunch of young people struggling with darkness, I guess? Sure, why not? 

     What happens when a bunch of bored white kids in a rich area of California realize that famous people are just as bad at security as their grandma? What happens when they, fortunately, know a fence willing to deal with teens who can't keep their mouths shut? They got breaking in and taking stuff, duh-doy. What happens when they get so bold that they no longer fear being caught? What drives them to this? I don't know because I didn't read the article or book the movie is based on. The Bling Ring.
     Come and I will tell you a tale of a boy and girl and their love story. Sorry, wrong movie. A pseudo-hobbit finds a child... Wrong again. An oil fetishist who speaks to animals... no. The warrior who will be king... no. Jeez. There were a lot of fantasy movies in the mid-1980s. This one is Legend. You know, the one with Tim Curry being all sexy and awesome and you know that made you question things in ways you weren't ready to deal with.
     All that and Tyler gets his Vin on, Dave self-harms, and Kevin judges them like a Busey. Join us, won't you?

Episode 196: Bling in the Dark