Episodes
Friday Dec 22, 2017
The Last Jedi
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Friday Dec 22, 2017
[School of Movies 2017]
The eighth Star wars episode comes roaring onto the big screen. It's upset quite a few fans and delighted many others already. It's the kind of movie that blindsides you the first time so it might be an idea to watch it again.
One thing is for sure, Star Wars will never be the same as it was before.
Full spoilers from the beginning, along with a serious think-piece about what this is saying to us.
[NOTE: The first 20 minutes of this show are my YouTube episode on The Last Jedi so if you'd like to see one of the best videos I've ever put together go there and skip to 21.00 on the podcast]
[A Positive Analysis] What Star Wars: the Last Jedi Means
Guests:
Brenden Agnew of Cinapse
Kaoru Negisa and
Debbie Morse, both of Sequentially Yours
Neil Taylor of TheKidDogg
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Rogue One
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
[School of Movies 2017]
The most requested show of the year finally arrives. I'm going to bet the many different people asking for this had different reasons. Some might be hoping that we love it (we don't) a few might suspect that we hate it (we also don't) and some of you might not be able to put a finger on what felt a bit off about the movie (we might be able to shed some light on that).
What's clear though is that this one was liked and popular. Standing at 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, this received some solid, critical praise, which means our issues with it put us in the minority, which we're fine with. Allow us to present you with a critiquing sandwich, whereby we start and finish focusing on all the things it does right, with a meaty helping of where it falls short in the middle.
There's also a scene we talk about where the whole movie collapses into grotesque absurdity (you might know the one already) and you won't be able to watch it with a straight face after hearing this. One thing's for sure, it will make you laugh more than Rogue One did (aside from everything K-2SO said, that robot was a treasure).
Guests
Neil Taylor of TheKidDogg
Alex Eding, voice actor
Friday Dec 08, 2017
Logan
Friday Dec 08, 2017
Friday Dec 08, 2017
[School of Movies 2017]
This one took a lot out of us.
The tenth X-Men-related movie, and just like the other two really great instalments in this series (First Class and Deadpool) most of its strengths are augmented by only having tenuous ties to what came before.
Both a sobering goodbye to two of our established heroes and the actors inhabiting the roles, and an introduction to a little acting tornado who pulled off the performance of a lifetime right out of the gate, this film stands as testament to what a steady hand and a focus on character can achieve in a marketplace stuffed with citywide destruction and CGI final bosses without any personality… in fact it used the latter to make a statement on its central protagonist.
Logan is impressive, sparing, powerful and heartbreaking, and more than worthy in all kinds of nominations among the best of 2017.
Next Week: Rogue One.
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Friday Dec 01, 2017
[School of Movies 2017]
We return to the Marvel Universe with a bang, and discuss in detail the themes of the third and (hopefully not) final Thor movie. We begin with a piece I wrote about why humour plays a key role in MCU films.
Guests:
Joshua Garrity of Cane and Rinse
Brenden Agnew of Cinapse
Kaoru Negisa and
Debbie Morse, both of Sequentially Yours
Neil Taylor of TheKidDogg
Jerome McIntosh of GameBurst
Our $5 Patreon supporters can look forward to a bonus 75 minute Cutting Class podcast collecting the reams of deleted material from this episode, as well as a chat about the potential for Marvel-owned X-Men movies.