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Matinee Heroes

Matinee Heroes is a podcast dedicated to exploring hero cinema - from adventurers, heroes, and superheroes; from Jedi to buddy cops; from the Wild West, to the distant past, to futures both hopeful and dystopian, from ancient lands to the deepest reaches of outer space. In a time when we need heroes more than ever, Alan and Craig will try to understand just what makes our cinematic heroes tick, and how we can use that heroism in our everyday life.
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Now displaying: April, 2018
Apr 28, 2018

REMEMBER THE TITANS

It is 1971 and football coach Herman Boone takes over as the coach of the Titans, a recently-integrated Virginia high-school football team. However, the team finds ingrained prejudice from many within the town, with some officials even plotting to get rid of Boone, but this only strengthens their resolve to win the season!

Alan and Craig discuss prejudice, being adaptable, who’s coming to this year’s Comicpalooza and the movie “Remember the Titans” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes
  • 0:45

    Alan and Craig preview some of the guests already announced for this year's Comicpalooza!

  • 7:52

    Discussion of "Remember the Titans"

  • 29:32

    Recasting

  • 36:30

    Double Feature

  • 41:14

    Final Thoughts

  • 44:46

    Alan and Craig discuss next week's episode "Marvel's The Avengers"

Apr 21, 2018

THE BAD NEWS BEARS

Former minor leaguer Morris Buttermaker is a lazy, beer swilling pool cleaner who takes money to coach the Bears, a bunch of disheveled misfits who have virtually no baseball talent. Realizing his dilemma, Buttermaker brings aboard girl pitching ace Amanda Whurlizer, the daughter of a former girlfriend, and Kelly Leak, a motorcycle punk who happens to be the best player around.

Alan and Craig discuss failure, a Hullabaloo recap, helicopter parents and the classic baseball movie “The Bad News Bears” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes
  • 1:19

    Alan recaps the 5 movies from this year's mystery movie marathon - Hullabaloo

  • 21:02

    Discussion of "The Bad News Bears"

  • 45:40

    Recasting

  • 55:00

    Double Feature

  • 57:51

      Final Thoughts

  • 1:01:14

      Alan and Craig discuss next week's episode "Remember the Titans"

Alan and Craig continue their sports cavalcade with "Remember the Titans"

Apr 14, 2018

THE WRESTLER

Randy "The Ram" Robinson, is a former superstar now paying the price for twenty years of grueling punishment in and out of the ring. But he's about to risk everything to prove he has one more match left in him: a re-staging of his famous Madison Square Garden bout against "The Ayatollah".

Alan and Craig are joined by Intelligent Wrestling Conversation’s host Billy Donnelly as they discuss wrestling, discarding our heroes, addiction to glory and the movie “The Wrestler” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes
  • 0:49

    Alan and Craig welcome guest Billy Donnelly. Billy talks about his wrestling podcast Intelligent Wrestling Conversation’s

  • 20:11

    Discussion of "The Wrestler"

  • 58:22

    Recasting

  • 1:10:55

      Double Feature

  • 1:15:49

      Final Thoughts

  • 1:23:18

      Alan and Craig discuss next week's episode "The Bad News Bears"

Next episode we continue with sports month and get nostalgic with the classic "The Bad News Bears"

Apr 7, 2018

SPEED RACER

Born into a family business of race cars, Speed Racer is one of the track's hot stars. When Speed turns down an offer from the head of Royalton Industries, he uncovers a secret. Powerful moguls fix the races to boost profits. Hoping to beat the executive, Speed enters the same arduous cross-country race that killed his brother

Alan and Craig, joined by Special Guest Tom Nix discuss wrestling, misty-eyed family dynamics, should the Wachowskis get a chance to direct more big budget films and the movie “Speed Racer” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes
  • 1:11

    Alan and Craig welcome guest Tom Nix. Tom talks about his new wrestling podcast Wrestling is Everything coming soon on ScreamingPods.com

  • 23:40

    Discussion of "Speed Racer"

  • 58:34

    Recasting

  • 1:14:28

      Double Feature

  • 1:18:58

      Final Thoughts

  • 1:29:03

      Alan, Craig and Zaki discuss next week's episode "The Wrestler"

Next episode we continue with sports month and talk with Billy Donnelly about "The Wrestler"

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