Posts By: basementmovies

Starship Troopers

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At long last, Craig and Matt gear up to watch Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 epic, Starship Troopers.  Arachnophobes beware. In Seen It, we discuss graduates, cold souls, simple plans and cartoon rabbits.

Dark Star

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The deep space of the film Dark Star is a lot different than you’d expect…WAY more facial hair and alien beachballs. Drift into the recesses of the old leather couch and watch it with us, won’t you? In Seen It, we explore other Sci-fi favorites: Hosts, Hellboys and Harrowing escapes from a future dystopian Big […]

Bollywood!

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Pay a visit with us to Merry Olde India as we watch a Bollywood classic: the politically-charged musical romance Aandhi! In Seen It, we flip our own wigs talking about cinematic mindbenders such as Holy Motors and Primer.  And Matt makes an exciting announcement at the end.

The Magician

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Matt and Craig delve into the murky depths of Ingmar Bergman, Sweden’s filmmaking Golden Boy. Well, he’s more of a “Grey Boy”, but that doesn’t really have the same ring to it. Spoiler Alert: this movie features a magician. In Seen It, we discuss foreign films, and the work of Guillermo Del Toro, Truffaut, Cronenberg […]

Help! (Featuring The Beatles)

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When we were younger, so much younger than today, we had never seen “Help.” But, now we have, and you get to hear what we think of it. In Seen It, Matt delves into his precious vinyl collection for soundtracks to classic movies.

Armageddon

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Come celebrate the destruction of humanity with us on the ol’ leather couch as we “drill” into this big “asteroid” of a movie and drop the “nuclear bomb” of our “opinions” into it. Or something. Just watch the episode. In Seen It, Matt recounts some early attempts to be hip via Ed Wood, and the […]

The Wicker Man

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Things get eerie on the ol leather couch as we witness the folk horror masterpiece The Wicker Man. In Seen It, Matt recounts some early childhood trauma involving animated rabbits and Craig tells the story of a face to face meeting with a Mugwump.

My Son My Son What Have Ye Done?

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What happens when Werner Herzog and David Lynch make a movie together?  Come and have a seat with us on the ol leather couch and find out as we watch My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done. In Seen It, we examine another redeemable A-hole, the genius of Steve Martin and Matt and Craig […]