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Catching Up On Blu-Ray: February 2022
Catching Up On Cinema
03/01/22 • 145 min
It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode!
This time around, Trevor is once again joined by his good friend Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast in reviewing the month's physical media releases.
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Force Majeure (2014)
Catching Up On Cinema
12/21/21 • 132 min
“Kyle's Cold Christmas” event month continues at Catching Up On Cinema, sans Kyle, with Trevor and his brother Matt's review of Ruben Ostlund's, Force Majeure (2014)!
Titled “Turist” in it's native Sweden, the film is a thoughtful and wry examination of a struggling family of ski vacationers.
While any back of the box plot description of the film will likely greatly emphasize an avalanche as the catalyst for the plot, the deeply layered structure of the narrative, and the subtly of the characterizations therein make for a film that feels confident in allowing large pieces of the narrative to exist beyond the borders of the frame.
A film that benefits from subsequent viewings, the film is rich with thematic content, in particular concerning masculinity and gender roles.
A beautiful and often hilarious film, Force Majeure is a delightful watch, that opens the door for equally delightful discussion.
Be sure to check out Matt's podcasts:
Couch Co-Op:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3G7mrJd8DEVcSC2BH1VSMe
The Hollywood Brunettes:
https://open.spotify.com/show/75OxnIkQ6SMV5SQ39abwlY
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)
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03/08/22 • 138 min
This week, Catching Up On Cinema is joined by Kyle's brother Nik to review John Milius', Conan the Barbarian (1982)!
Based on the popular pulp fiction character created by author Robert E. Howard, the film is a violent, mythic tale of swords and sorcery.
Hot on the heels of his star making turn in the documentary, Pumping Iron (1977), the film serves as one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's earliest starring roles.
Financially back by powerhouse producers Dino De Laurentiis and Edward R. Pressman, written by Oliver Stone, and directed by Hollywood wild man, John Milius, the film is a massive and thoughtfully conceived experience, confident in it's intent and tone.
Brandishing production design by Alien (1979) designer Ron Cobb, and a magnificent, operatic score composed by Basil Poledouris, the film dazzles the eyes and ears during it's numerous, wordless interludes.
Packed with talent on the screen and behind the scenes, the film is a near timeless adventure epic that has was massively successful at it's time of release, and has since gone on to be remembered as one of Schwarzenegger's better films.
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Insomnia (1997)
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02/15/22 • 146 min
This February at Catching Up On Cinema is “NOT Made in America” month!
All month long we'll be reviewing foreign films that have garnered American remakes.
This week, Kyle and Trevor review Erik Skjoldbjærg's, Insomnia (1997)!
A Norwegian noir from the Criterion collection, as well as director Skjoldbjærg's feature debut, the film is a beautifully constructed and entrancing experience.
Remade for American/English speaking audiences by famed director Christopher Nolan in 2002, both versions of the film have their individual merits, however the Norwegian original proves to be the more layered and thought provoking experience.
Borderline daring in it's execution and presentation, the film is masterfully constructed in a variety of subtle ways that are deeply rewarding to particularly attentive viewers.
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Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf - Extreme Editions
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02/28/22 • 158 min
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It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly, “Tales From the Shelf” episode!
In this installment, Trevor and Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast are joined by Brian and Michele from the Movies For Life podcast to discuss some “Extreme Editions” from their movie collections!
Brian's Picks:
King Kong (Special Edition DVD, 1933) – 5:20
The Last House on the Left (Arrow Special Edition Blu-Ray, 1972) – 21:30
Possession (Mondo Vision, 1981) – 33:05
Ran (Criterion DVD, 1985) and Dawn of the Dead (Ultimate Edition DVD, 1978) – 59:55
Casablanca (Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary Blu-Ray Box, 1942) – 1:47:05
Michele's Picks:
Child's Play (Scream Factory Collector's Edition, 1988) – 11:25
Psycho: The Complete Collection (Via Vision, 1960 – 1998) – 41:55
Tremors (Arrow Special Edition, 1990) – 1:15:10
Crimson Peak (Arrow Special Edition, 2015) - 1:53:30
Brad's Picks:
The Hills Have Eyes (Arrow Special Edition Blu-Ray, 1977) – 16:30
Menace II Society (Criterion 4k, 1993) – 49:25
Homegrown Horrors: Vol. 1 (Vinegar Syndrome, 1988 - 1992) – 1:23:25
Midsommar (A24 Director's Cut Blu-Ray, 2019) - 2:02:35
Trevor's Picks:
The Patlabor movie trilogy (Collector's Edition DVDs, 1989 – 2002) – 27:25
Kamen Rider V3 Special Edition Boxset (Generation Kikaida DVDs, 1973 – 1974) – 54:45
Flash Point (Deltamac DVD, 2007) – 1:31:50
Ultraman Boxsets (Mill Creek Blu-Rays, 1966 – 1975) – 2:09:25
And make sure to stick around as we wrap things up with a customary “Speed Round” of runner up films that didn't quite make the cut.
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Paprika (2006)
Catching Up On Cinema
11/09/21 • 153 min
This month is “No Theme November” at Catching Up On Cinema!
Every week this month we're going to be having special guest hosts that will be selecting the movies we'll be reviewing, for whatever reason they see fit.
This week we're joined by Richie AKA MdntAgntRAW from the Super Media Bros. Podcast to review Satoshi Kon's, Paprika (2006)!
The final completed film of Kon, Paprika stands as both a beautiful and delightful work of feature length animation, as well as a thorough and depthful exploration of many of the themes and concepts that were near ubiquitous across the director's filmography.
Wonderfully animated by venerable Japanese animation studio, Madhouse, and scored by frequent collaborator with the director, composer Susumu Hirasawa, the film is an audio visual tour de force, employing state of the art technology in every facet of it's production.
Highly respected by his peers worldwide, director Satoshi Kon unfortunately passed away in 2010 at the age of 46, with his subsequent project following completion of Paprika, Dreaming Machine, slipping into production limbo, likely never to be completed.
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Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf - Amazing Artwork
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12/25/21 • 134 min
It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly, “Tales From the Shelf” episode!
In this installment, Trevor is once again joined by his good buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast to explore some of the films from their respective collections that sport some “Amazing Artwork”!
Brad's Picks:
Urban Legend (1998)
The Vanishing (1988)
Homegrown Horrors Vol. 1 (Vinegar Syndrome – Beyond Dream's Door, Final Exam and Winter Beast)
The James Bond Collection (MGM, individual releases)
The Master (2012)
Trevor's Picks:
Versus (2000)
Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers (2006), Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy (2009) and Kamen Rider: The Next (2007)
In Search of Darkness (2019) and In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)
Resurrection of Golden Wolf (1979)
Ichi the Killer (2001), MD Geist (1986), Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995), Mirai Ninja (1988), Crying Fist (2005) and Shamo (2007)
And make sure to stick around as the 2 wrap things up with a customary “Speed Round” of runner up films that didn't quite make the cut.
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Pulse (2001)
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02/22/22 • 162 min
This February at Catching Up On Cinema is “NOT Made in America” month!
All month long we'll be reviewing foreign films that have garnered American remakes.
This week, Kyle and Trevor review Kiyoshi Kurosawa's, Pulse (2001)!
Released during the popular wave of J-Horror films in the early 2000's, the film is bold and quietly unsettling examination of the horrors of loneliness amid technological innovation and increasingly alienating social trends.
Beautifully shot, and edited with a steady hand, the film is short on shocks and thrills, but boasts an oppressive atmosphere that can get under ones' skin when approached with the correct mindset.
While the film's concepts are genuinely chilling, they are also unfortunately it's weakest point, as they are largely ill-defined, and not especially well executed over the course of it's slightly too long runtime.
Remade in America in 2006, (from a screenplay co-written by Wes Craven) the Western version of the film is well shot and far more explicit in it's approach to delivering scares, however it too is perhaps best remembered as little more than a mediocre J Horror film.
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Blood Glacier (2013)
Catching Up On Cinema
12/28/21 • 77 min
“Kyle's Cold Christmas” event month concludes at Catching Up On Cinema with Trevor's solo review of Marvin Kren's, Blood Glacier (2013)!
With a plot concerning hybrid monsters spawned from microorganisms housed within a bloody red glacier in the Austrian alps, the film is a surprisingly sincere and deftly constructed creature feature.
Featuring lovely on location shots, and practical puppet creatures, the film is far from the most impressive of monster films, however it earns a whole host of brownie points for it's earnest tone and the low tech presentation of it's monsters.
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Aragami (2003)
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03/15/22 • 87 min
This week, Trevor sits down for a solo review of Ryuhei Kitamura's, Aragami (2003)!
Produced as one half of the “Duel Project,” a collaboration between directors Ryuhei Kitamura and Yukihiko Tsutsumi, the film was constructed under a series of strict guidelines, namely:
The film had to take place in a single location.
The film had to feature a “duel” as part of it's main plot.
The film had to be shot in one week.
Starring Takao Osawa and Masaya Kato, Aragami (2003) concerns a young samurai being cared for an then forced to do battle with an immortal swordsman in the hopes that the latter can be freed from his mortal coil in glorious battle.
Somehow managing to feel overlong at a scant 78 minutes in length, the film suffers from a repetitive midsection, but is otherwise a handsome and charismatic little action film that wears it's influences and enthusiasm on it's sleeves.
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How many episodes does Catching Up On Cinema have?
Catching Up On Cinema currently has 510 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Podcasts and Tv & Film.
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The episode title 'Catching Up On Blu-Ray: February 2022' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Catching Up On Cinema is 113 minutes.
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Episodes of Catching Up On Cinema are typically released every 5 days, 14 hours.
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The first episode of Catching Up On Cinema was released on Sep 22, 2018.
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