Ep 07 - Cut You Down Pt 03 & Blue Ruin

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08/10/20 • 98 min

Malcolm puts his new bow and arrows to good use. First on a hunting trip with his son, Michael, and then while tracking a more sinister, deadly prey. One that can shoot back.

A frustrated Dwight raises the price on Malcolm’s head as he tries to run his protection business from a distance. And Mary and Malcolm struggle to navigate their new family dynamic with the specter of Malcolm’s impending revenge hanging over them.

For their movie talk, Chris and Will discuss a soon-to-be-classic: Blue Ruin ! Jeremy Saulnier’s neo-noir film starring Macon Blair deconstructs the revenge genre and produces an engaging, entertaining drama in the process.

Haven’t seen it? Then you should! Seen it already? Well, have a listen cause we have plenty to say about it: what do Rambo III and Home Alone III have in common with Blue Ruin ? Take a listen to find out!

Malcolm puts his new bow and arrows to good use. First on a hunting trip with his son, Michael, and then while tracking a more sinister, deadly prey. One that can shoot back.

Previous Episode

Ep 06 - Cut You Down Pt 02 & The Hunter, Point Blank, and Payback

Dwight may be leaving town, but the professional gunman he hired isn’t going to make Malcolm’s return from prison simple. And it’s hard enough for Malcolm as he tries to start over with Mary and their son Michael, whom he has yet to meet.

How will the boy take to finally meeting his father? And what sort of revenge does Malcolm have in mind for his former partner-in-crime? Have a listen to Cut You Down Pt 02 to find out.

And this episode Chris and Will are taking a look at the always practical, sometimes brutal, criminal creation of Richard Stark: Parker! We’ve got a supersized comparison lined up as we discuss the book The Hunter and its various movie and comic book iterations.

So we have John Boorman’s existential action picture Point Blank with Lee Marvin, two vastly different versions of Payback with Mel Gibson, and Darwyne Cook’s fantastic and faithful comic book adaptation.

Next Episode

Ep 08 - Cut You Down Pt 04 & Cape Fear and The Executioners

Malcolm and Dwight’s respective paths of revenge are about to intersect in the exciting, bloody conclusion of Cut You Down .

Who will be left standing? And can the fledgling family bonds Malcolm has formed with Michael and Mary survive this fight? Take a listen to Episode 08 of The Crime Is Up Podcast to find out!

And for their movie talk, Chris and Will are wrangling their thoughts for a super-sized comparison episode on Cape Fear . There’s the original with eternal good-guy Gregory Peck fighting off a monstrous Robert Mitchum. Plus we have the remake from Martin Scorsese starring Oscar Nominated Robert DeNiro and Nick Nolte!

And they’ll also take the opportunity to discuss John D. MacDonald’s excellent novel The Executioners, upon which both movies are based. They even squeeze in a little talk about The Simpsons spoof episode Cape Feare .