Episodes
Thursday Nov 28, 2019
Ep. 345: Kill Chain (2019)
Thursday Nov 28, 2019
Thursday Nov 28, 2019
The GenreCast 2019 Retrospective continues this week with Dustin's blind bag special: Kill Chain. This Nicolas Cage-starring noir-inspired thriller attempts to pull off a gimmicky narrative wherein a number of hit men, spies, and assassins try to make it through a night in an unknown town in Colombia. The little known straight-to-streaming film is Cage's seventh collaboration with Millennium films. On this week's episode, we get into what noir means to us, looking at mode, style, and genre. We spend time discussing form and function of film. We also get into a discussion of the film's gimmick and if it works or not. But, before all of that, we expand the syllabus to discuss B-tier trash movies, studio cycles, and Baroque Noir. Tune in now!
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Ep. 344: Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Ep. 344 continues a look back at 2019 with the Robert Rodriguez manga adaptation, Alita: Battle Angel. This futuristic action story focuses on an amnesiac cyborg and the engineer that rebuilds her. As she tries to find her purpose, she learns she was built for something dangerous. This week, we're talking cleanly shot action, uncanny valleys, possible political and theological readings, and more.
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Ep. 343: Parasite (2019)
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
As the year begins winding down, its time for us to start playing catch up with the movies we missed. Episode 343 kicks off our look at 2019 as we take on the critically-acclaimed Parasite from Bong Joon-ho. What makes this episode even more special? We got to go to the picture show together to watch the movie! This story of class struggle takes many twists and turns, and we do SPOIL the movie after our initial reviews and syllabus expansion. So, if you haven't seen it or don't want to be spoiled, you've been warned. We talk class and capitalism, form and function, and much more as we break open the 2019 Cannes Palme D'or Winner, Parasite.
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Ep. 342: Dogma (1999)
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
In episode 342 of the GenreCast, we travel back to 1999 to take a look at Kevin Smith's fourth feature film, Dogma. This month marks its 20th anniversary since opening wide. An all-star ensemble leads a religious satire of biblical proportions! We take a look back on Kevin Smith's career and his attempts at earnest stories through his shortcomings. We also talk about how hard this film is to find. As we bring our trademark style of analysis to Dogma, we find ourselves endeared to how personal the film seems to be and how much heart it has. Don't miss out on this episode of the GenreCast!
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Ep. 341: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Episode 314 sees the GenreCast boys get together to cover another total blindspot in Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence. A project initially undertaken by Stanley Kubrick, A.I. Artificial Intelligence passed to Spielberg following Kubrick's death in 1999. The film's thirty-year journey finally was completed in 2001 when it opened to middling box office and mixed-to-positive reviews. A.I. Artificial Intelligence is the story of a mecha named David, modeled after a child, who goes on a journey of discovery. In doing so, David encounters mechas, humans, his maker and much more. We talk all about authorship, saccharine stories, what it means to be human, and that ending. Tune in now to see where we land on this divisive movie.