Matt pays tribute to an unsung filmmaking hero: George Armitage, and his 1990 film Miami Blues. Expect a whole lotta bullets, bedlam and Baldwin. In Seen It, we discuss Mosquito-ridden coasts, alien-infested blocks and Matt goes on a rant about a critically-acclaimed recent film.
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Altered States
Drug Awareness Month continues as we enter the mind-warping word of hallucinogens with the 80s sensory deprivation flick Altered States. Get ready for a trip, friends. In Seen It, we discuss the evolution of Wes Anderson, the versatility of Alec Guinness and Craig’s least favorite movie joke.
The Man With The Golden Arm
In an effort to keep Craig from collecting any bad habits, for the rest of May we will be focusing on movies that feature the horrors of drug abuse. Exhibit A: The Man With the Golden Arm. Frank Sinatra turns off the charm and turns on the sweaty desperation as Frankie Machine, a junkie with […]
Billy Jack
For our 50th episode we threw it open to the audience to choose the film, and one of them threw back Billy Jack. The story of an ass-kicking peacekeeper and the hippie Freedom School that he protects. In Seen It, we discuss fear, meanness and killing.
Ladies of YouTube: Tona Williams, A View From Behind The Camera
Tona is interviewed by Rachel Kolb for The Mary Sue: A Guide To Girl Geek Culture. This is the first in the “Ladies of YouTube” series on that site: Ladies Of YouTube: Tona Williams, A View From Behind The Camera “…I love the fun concepts, brilliant comedy, and working with family and my closest friends. […]
Sunrise
Our last in a series of auteur directors, we take on F.W. Murnau’s first Hollywood film — Sunrise. A lovely story about two humans that also features attempted murder, shipwreck, treacherous dames and a hilarious pig. In Seen It we discuss Canadian rockers, English gourmets and American monkeys.
Heist
I hate to break your “rice bowl”, but the second in our series of auteur directors is none other than David “F-ing” Mamet. We watch his 2001 film, “Heist”. I’ll give you three guesses what it’s about. We also discuss the plumbing skills of Dame Judi Dench. In Seen It, we discuss a man named […]
Badlands
Our first in a series of films by auteur directors, Terrence Malick takes us on a dark drive into the heartlands with ‘Badlands’. Craig also has a strange theory about the 80s hits of Robert Palmer. In Seen It, we discuss German Rockers, Dark Vigilantes and journey across the galaxy and into the […]








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