Sinopsis
We find a movie one of us has never seen, and discuss
Episodios
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Episode 274 - Predestination (2014)
26/06/2024 Duración: 01h32minThis week, Preston from Melancholy Geek is here to talk about the 2014 film, Predestination. There will be spoilers for this mind bender, so be aware. It's a trippy, time travel laced film about an agent looking to stop the Fizzle Bomber, but with the help of a man named Joe that he meets while posing as a Barkeep. Joe's life has been a difficult one, and after hearing the story, it just gets even stranger. So, is this a movie that will make you scratch your head in a good way, or is it just too dense for it's own good and eating it's own tail? Let's find out...Find Preston's podcast, Melancholy Geek here: https://shows.acast.com/melancholygeekThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 273 - Fire and Ice (1983)
19/06/2024 Duración: 01h21minThis week, Matthew Sargent is back on the show to talk about the 1983 animated fantasy epic, Fire and Ice. Directed by Ralph Bakshi, and produced by Bakshi and Fantasy art legend Frank Frazetta. With an epic score, absolutely gorgeous background art, and a rotoscoped look, is this one worthy of the cult classic status it has garnered over the past couple of decades? Or does it need to stay firmly in the past, a relic of the fantasy boom of the early 80s? Let's find out...Check out Matthew's fantastic art at https://skippinginfinity.com/Matthew's Kickstarted campaign for his new D&D 5th edition Bard Subclass: College of the Third Wave is live on July 2nd. Find it at http://www.tinyurl.com/skabardThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 272 - October Sky (1999)
12/06/2024 Duración: 01h34minThis week, Travis is joined by Jonathan Bush to talk about the 1999 film October Sky. Directed by Joe Johnston, and starring Jake Gyllenhall and Chris Cooper, based on the real life story of Homer Hickam, a high school student living in a coal mining town in 1957. He wants to build rockets and get out of the small town, but his father wants him to work in the mine. So, is this a feel good, uplifting movie about overcoming adversity, or just some Hollywood cheese that plays fast and loose with being "based on a true story"? Let's find out...Get some cool chainmail art from Jonathan at https://www.extralettuce.com and follow him on InstragramThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 271 - High Tension (2003)
05/06/2024 Duración: 01h44minThis week, Travis is joined by thatoneweirdo Theo of The Part Time Gamers and Rabbit and Red Radio to talk about the 2003 French extreme horror film, High Tension. Travis hadn't seen it before, but it's one that holds a special place for Theo. Is it worth watching? Did Travis even manage to get through the entire movie? It's a rough one, with subject matter and violence to the extreme for sure. But even 20 years after the fact, is it worth watching at all? A hidden gem for fans of horror? Or just another gruesome gross out flick? Let's find out...Find Theo's projects The Part Time Gamers at https://caffeineinducedproductions.com/Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 270 - Lost In Translation (2003)
29/05/2024 Duración: 01h14minThis week, Travis is joined by Chris the Movie Psycho to talk about the 2003 film Lost In Translation. Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, and starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannson, it's the story of 2 people lost in life, and finding something together in Tokyo. It's a romance between a middle aged actor, and a young recent college graduate. They find an emotional connection, if even for a brief time, amongst the lonliness of being in a place they are unfamiliar with, at a time when they need it most. So, is it as good as people say? Or just a weird movie about a creepy relationship? Let's find out...Check out Just Go Watch at https://pod.link/1573655061 or find them on twitter @JustGoWatchPod Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 269 - The Iron Giant (1999)
22/05/2024 Duración: 01h26minTravis is joined this week by Amy Robinson (@RedFraggle3) to talk about both of them watching the 1999 animated feature The Iron Giant for the first time. Directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatoullie) and starring the voices of Vin Diesel, Harry Connick Jr., Eli Marienthal and Jennifer Aniston, it tells the story of a young boy named Hogarth who finds and befriends a giant robot from outer space, that a paranoid government agents wants to destroy (Voiced by Christopher McDonald)Loved by critics, and with a strong cult following, but is it really as emtionally charged as everyone says? Will it have you crying your eyes out? Or is it just another telling of "A boy and his monster"? Let's find out...Hear Amy on The Morning Stream every month with her Book Corner at https://www.frogpants.com/tms and check out https://peeperspuppets.com/ Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVis
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Episode 268 - The Secret of NIMH (1982)
15/05/2024 Duración: 01h32minThis week, Travis is joined by Tyra Burton of Geek meets Social to talk about her first time seeing the 1982 Don Bluth animated feature, The Secret of NIMH. It's the story of Mrs. Brisby, a mouse who has just lost her husband and needs to keep her children safe from the farm harvester. Her son is sick, and can't move, so she seeks the advice of The Great Owl, who tells her to have the Rats of NIMH help her to move her house. But will the rats help out the community? Or are they just looking out for themselves?Is this the classic that Travis remembers it being? Or will it feel dated and a bit out of touch for Tyra? Let's find out...Head over the tyraburton.com to find all the projects and podcasts she does. And check out twitch.tv/DCDigitalMedia for DragonCon related community nights Tyra is a part of as wellThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and pr
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Episode 267 - Waiting for Guffman (1996)
08/05/2024 Duración: 01h15minThis week, Amy Frost is back and bringing another of her favorite films that somehow Travis hasn't seen before. 1996's Waiting for Guffman. Written and Directed by Christopher Guest, and starring Guest, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, and Parker Posey. The story of Corky St. Clair, a theater director in the small town of Blaine Missouri who is putting on a musical show, with the hopes that theater man Mort Guffman will love it, and take the show to Broadway. It's full of quirky characters, and silly situations. But is it laugh out loud funny? Or does it just make you chuckle a little bit? Let's find out...Listen to Amy's story podcast at Achewillow.com and find her other projects at Daniora.comThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 266 - Labyrinth (1986)
01/05/2024 Duración: 01h04minThis week, Travis is in Las Vegas! And joining him is Joe Houde and Shane Mattox to talk about their first time ever watching Jim Henson's Labyrinth. Starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie, it's the story of Sarah and her quest through the titular Labyrinth to rescue her baby brother Toby from the Goblin King Jereth. Full of muppets, amazing sets, and a sense of wonder, how is it that life long Muppets fans Joe and Shane had never seen this one? And how did it hold up for them? Was it a fun fantasy adventure, or where they too distracted by a certain bit of Bowie that is on screen? Let's find out...Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 265 - The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
24/04/2024 Duración: 01h22minIt's another first time watch for Travis, and another Coen brothers film. Ryan Estrada joins the show, and makes Travis finally watch the 1994 film, The Hudsucker Proxy. Starring Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Paul Newman. Evoking the feel of a 1940s screwball comedy, set in the 1950s, and made in the 1990s, with a look all it's own. But, how does it stack up with other Coen brothers movies? Would this go to the top of the list? Or should you avoid this one and watch Fargo again? Let's find out...Check out ryanestrada.com for more on what Ryan is up to, and his booksThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 264 - The Punisher (1989)
17/04/2024 Duración: 01h37minThis week, Travis is joined by Tim "JayDimes" Wilson to talk about the actual first R rated film based on a Marvel comic. The Punisher. Released in 1989 starring Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle, and Louis Gossett Jr. as Jake Berkowitz, and based on the Marvel comics character. So, how was this as an adaptation of the comic? Does it do the character justice? Or is it just another generic 80s action movie? And where is the iconic Skull logo? Let's find out...Check out Joystick & Mouse: HereWatch The Punisher HereThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 263 - Last Action Hero (1993)
10/04/2024 Duración: 01h53minJosh is back again this week. We had so much fun talking about the Coen brothers, we decided to go in a completely different end of the movie spectrum with 1993's Last Action Hero. Arnold Schwarzenegger was the biggest start on the planet at the time, and he stars in this movie about a boy who gets a magical movie ticket, and ends up INSIDE the movie! So, does this movie deserve the box office bomb label it has? Or is it the cult classic that some have said it is in recent years? Let's find out...Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 262 - Blood Simple. (1984)
03/04/2024 Duración: 01h30minThis week, Josh Munro, aka Joosh, is back to talk about a movie Travis hasn't seen before. It's the debut feature film from Joel and Ethan Coen, Blood Simple. The plot revolves around a man putting a contract kill out on his wife, and her lover. But when he ends up shot, things quickly get out of control. A private investigator with questionable morals, a pearl handled revolver, and a guy who just won't seem to die. So does this hold up to the high standards of other Coen brothers films? Or is it a stumble out of the box for the first time filmmakers? Let's find out...Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 261 - Upgrade (2018)
28/03/2024 Duración: 01h30minJason Peters of Esoterica Cinema is back to talk about the 2018 Cyberpunk film, Upgrade. Starring Logan Marshall Green as Grey, a man who is left crippled after his wife is killed. He's then offered an experimental implant that allows him to walk again. When the chip inside him starts to talk to him, he sets out to find the men who killed his wife. Written and Directed by Leigh Whannell (of Saw and Insidious fame) is this a worthy Cyberpunk/Noir whodunit? Or just another low budget action flick? Let's find out...Check out the Podcast Jason is on, Esoterica Cinema at esotericacinema.com or anywhere you get your podcastsThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 260 - The Exorcist (1973)
20/03/2024 Duración: 01h26minThis week, Gary Fisher (The Senior Geek) is joining the show to talk about seeing The Exorcist for the very first time. Often cited as "The Scariest Movie ever Made", it's about a young girl named Reagan who is possesed by a demon. Or is she? The doctors don't seem to think so, but her mother knows something is happening, and she looks to Father Karras for help. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, and Max Von Sydow. Is this movie as scary as it's reputation makes it out to be? Or is it just a long and somewhat boring movie from the 1970s? Let's fine out...Check out Gary's newletter, Diary of a Senior Geek at seniorgeek.substack.comThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 259 - The Goonies (1985)
13/03/2024 Duración: 01h54minThis week, we are staying firmly in the 1980s with one of the seminal kids adventure movies, The Goonies. Dennis Robinson of the Botched Podcast is back because he's never seen this movie. How is that possible? Didn't everyone between the age of 35 and 45 see this movie growing up? Well, not everyone apparently. So, how does it hold up? Is it still enjoyable, or should it stay in the 80s? We also talk about music and scores in movies, and how we look at entertainment over the different times in our lives.Don't forget to check out Lycanbook.com for Dennis' kickstarter on his new graphic novel!Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 258 - Road House (1989)
06/03/2024 Duración: 01h33minThis week, Jay Funktastic is back to talk about the cult classic Road House. Released in 1989 starring Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, and Sam Elliott, it's about the best Cooler in the business. An Western masquerading as an 80s action film, but with a lead who's as much philospher as he is fighter. So, is it a movie that lives up to the status of cult classic? Or did it deserve the 5 Razzie award nominations? We'll also get some Drive-In totals for this one! And check out Jay's movie Monsters Anonymous on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@monstersanonymousThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 257 - Sideways (2004)
28/02/2024 Duración: 01h22minThis week, we're heading up to wine country to talk about the 2004 Alexander Payne film, Sideways. Bobby Frankenberger is back on the show, because he's never seen this one before. It's the story of a week in wine country for friends Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church) and their misadventures as they deal with mid life, finding themselves, and drinking wine. Is it too serious to be a comedy, or too funny to be taken seriously? And did anyone bring Merlot? Let's find out...Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 256 - Aquaman (2018)
21/02/2024 Duración: 01h27minThis week, Diddi returns to talk about the 2018 DC comics adaptation of Aquaman. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, and Patrcik Wilson. It tells the story of Arthur Curry as he becomes the hero known as Aquaman. DC films don't have the best track record. Is this the movie that breaks the mold of the DCEU, or is it an overly long slog with no real point? And is it any fun? Let's find out...Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 255 - Only the Strong (1993)
14/02/2024 Duración: 01h21minThis week, Phil Rood is back to talk about a movie he's never seen. It's 1993's Only the Strong, starring Mark Dacascos. The story of a Green Beret coming back to his old high school to find it run down, and the neighborhood overrun by drug dealers. He sets out to help some of the kids at the school by teaching them a Afro-Brazilian martial art called Capoeira. Why didn't it launch the career of Mark Dacascos? Is this actually any good? Or should this one stay in the early 90s? Let's find out...Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.