January 31, 2020
Episode 62: Throughout the 1980s two Israeli immigrants made some of the craziest, sleaziest, most bizarre and over the top movies of all time. Cannon Films were outside the Hollywood system but would go on to influence it and redefine it both directly and indirectly. In fact, they may be the single most influential independent film producers of all time. Pat and Jason take a look back at some of Cannon's most famous and infamous films to determine if any of them deserve a second look and to give their definitive rankings.
Hosts: Pat & Jason
Producer: Combat Jones
MOVIES:
Hercules (1983)
Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Invasion U.S.A (1985)
Lifeforce (1985)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
January 28, 2020
Episode 61: Pat & Jason grab their cosmic key and travel back to the heyday of Cannon Films for a Feature Presentation Review of Masters of the Universe (1987). One of 3 movies that effectively bankrupted the studio. Did the movie deserve to flop decades ago and did it leave any lasting impressions on the fantasy or superhero genres? Pat & Jason seek to find out.
Hosts: Pat & Jason
Producer: Combat Jones
Master of the Universe (1987)
The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
Directed by Gary Goddard
Produced by Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, Edward R. Pressman
Written by David Odell
Based on Masters of the Universe by Mattel
Starring
Dolph Lundgren
Frank Langella
Courteney Cox
James Tolkan
Christina Pickles
Meg Foster
Distributed by Cannon Films
Release date August 7, 1987
Running time 106 minutes
Budget $22 million
Box office $17.3 million
January 24, 2020
Episode 60: After a highly controversial Part 1, Pat & Jason conclude their Best of the Decade retrospective by ranking 5 more of the best movies from the 2010s. How many people will they piss off this time?
Hosts: Pat & Jason
Producer: Combat Jones
Movies:
Mad Max: Fury Road (2014)
Whiplash (2014)
Arrival (2016)
Lady Bird (2017)
Parasite (2019)
January 21, 2020
Episode 59: Pat & Jason are joined for this Feature Presentation Review by very special guest Kevin R. Brackett from The Reel Spoilers podcast! The trio tries to keep the beat during their deep dive of 2014s Whiplash.
Hosts: Pat & Jason
Guest Host: Kevin R. Brackett
Producer: Combat Jones
Whiplash (2014)
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Directed by Damien Chazelle
Produced by
Jason Blum
Helen Estabrook
Michel Litvak
David Lancaster
Written by Damien Chazelle
Based on Whiplash
by Damien Chazelle
Starring
Miles Teller
J. K. Simmons
Paul Reiser
Music by Justin Hurwitz
Cinematography Sharone Meir
Production Companies
Bold Films
Blumhouse Productions
Right of Way Films
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release date
January 16, 2014 (Sundance)
October 10, 2014 (United States)
Budget $3.3 million
Box office $49 million
January 17, 2020
Episode 58: The 2010s may be remembered for superhero movies, sequels, and reboots but the decade also gave us several great films. Pat & Jason rank 5 of the very best films from the last 10 years and decide which films they will eliminate and which single film they will save for future Vault consideration.
Films
Inception (2010)
The Social Network (2010)
Her (2013)
John Wick (2014)
Ex Machina (2014)
Hosts: Pat & Jason
Producer: Combat Jones
January 14, 2020
Episode 57: Pat & Jason return for a new season of cinema dreams and nightmares with their Feature Presentation Review of Inception (2010). At the dawn of a new decade, Christopher Nolan brought a fresh and original vision to the big screen to box office success and critical acclaim. Does the movie still hold up after ten years and does it belong in the conversation for the Best of the Decade?
Hosts: Pat & Jason
Producer: Combat Jones
Inception (2010)
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
Release date: July 13, 2010 (USA)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Written by Christopher Nolan
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard,
Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine
Music by Hans Zimmer
Cinematography Wally Pfister
