Missing Real with Mike D'Arrigo
Great movies take their place in history, but what about all the "turkeys" and disastrous flops littering the vast cinematic cesspool? If you really love movies, then what does it matter if a particular film won eight Oscars or eight Razzies? Sometimes over-the-top hammy acting, laughably choreographed fight sequences and rubber monster FX outdo even the most lavish productions in the Academy Awards echelon. So, whether it's an unsurpassed masterpiece or a piece of something else, every movie I talk about in this podcast is near and dear to my heart. Some you will know well, some you'd be well...
Season 12 Episode 3: The Dark Knight Trilogy
Who's the coolest comic book character of all time? I don't want to start a geek battle royale here, but it's safe to say Batman is a likely contender. Comics...oh, excuse me...Graphic Novels...gave us a brooding vigilante who lurks in the shadows and strikes like a ninja. Then came Adam West...and the progressively more cheesy Hollywood take on Batman. Fortunately, the Batman movies we're about to dive into here are pretty much dairy-free! From 2005 to 2012, Christopher Nolan delivered an awesome trilogy of The Dark Knight. That's Batman's nickname. In case the name "Batman" isn't cool enough...
Season 12 Episode 2: Streets of Fire
Imagine the hit musical Grease, except that everyone dropped out of Rydell High School and became biker gangs or losers. Now reduce the number of catchy, memorable hit songs for your drunken karaoke fests and set it entirely at night in a crime-infested city with not a trace of Batman. Sounds like a blast, don't it? Well, it's actually a pretty cool film by the director of The Warriors and 48 Hours, featuring some notable cast members like a young Willem Dafoe doing his creepy bad guy thing. The music's not that bad after all, a weird but appealing blend of c...
