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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: October, 2018
Oct 27, 2018

HALLOWEEN

On Halloween night of 1963, 6-year old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After sitting in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield to kill.

Alan and Craig discuss the origins of slasher movies, evil vs insane, the complete Q&A with Director Mick Garris live from Horrorthon and the movie Halloween on this week’s double-sized Matinee Villains!!

Show Notes
  • 0:58

    Alan and Craig talk about their upcoming 100th Episode.

  • 7:09

    A live Q&A session from Horrothon with Director/Writer/Podcaster Mick Garris (@postmortemMG on twitter)

  • 1:02:01

      Discussion of "Halloween"

  • 1:28:07

      Recasting

  • 1:37:01

      Double Feature

  • 1:41:55

      Final Thoughts

  • 1:55:26

    Alan and Craig preview next week's episode "Stand By Me"

Next week's we leave villains behind and go back to feeling truly nostalgic with Stephen King's "Stand By Me"

Oct 20, 2018

SE7EN

Detectives William Somerset and David Mills live among sin every day, a crumbling city of crime all around them. But nothing can prepare the partners for the killings they are about to experience. What starts as one bizarre crime turns into a case of serial murders as a predator named John Doe begins to execute victims by paying homage to the "deadly sin" they represent.

Alan and Craig discuss perverting one’s faith, sin eaters, stopping society’s descent into the garbage and the movie Se7en on this week’s Matinee Villains!

This episode is sponsored by Horrorthon 4. Oct.21st in Houston at the Marq*E theater!

Show Notes
  • 0:58

    Alan and Craig get psyched up for Sunday's Horrorthon Q&A with director Mick Garris.

  • 11:00

    Discussion of "Se7en"

  • 34:18

    Recasting

  • 43:33

     Double Feature

  • 46:44

      Final Thoughts

  • 48:30

    Alan and Craig preview next week's episode "Halloween"

Next week's we conclude Matinee Villains month the only way we can with the horror classic "Halloween".

Oct 13, 2018

COLLATERAL

A dangerous game of cat and mouse ensues when a hired hitman is contracted to kill the key players in an upcoming trial against a drug kingpin. The hitman's usual M.O. becomes compromised when the cab driver that he hires to shuttle him around Los Angeles becomes wise to the killer's true intentions.

Alan and Craig discuss Tom Cruise as a bad guy, video games making you late, a Horrorthon update and the movie “Collateral” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

This episode is sponsored by Horrorthon 4. Oct.21st in Houston at the Marq*E theater!

Show Notes
  • 1:00

    Alan and Craig have a few updates about the upcoming HORRORTHON in Houston, October 21st.

  • 10:09

    Discussion of "Collateral"

  • 36:03

    Recasting

  • 41:58

     Double Feature

  • 45:03

      Final Thoughts

  • 48:30

    Alan and Craig preview next week's episode "Se7en"

Next week's we continue Matinee Villains month with an all time sicko with no name in "Se7en"

Oct 6, 2018

PSYCHO

Hoping for a fresh start with her boyfriend, Marion steals a huge sum from her boss and skips town, eventually stopping at a remote motel. There, she's served by the intensely awkward yet docile Norman Bates whom she often hears arguing with his domineering mother. But later that night, Marion is brutally slain, and When a detective and Marion's sister visit the motel to investigate, they uncover shocking truths.

Alan and Craig discuss the master performance of Anthony Perkins, the not so secret lives of women in the world, a recap of FanX in Salt Lake and Austin’s Fantastic Fest as well as the Hitchcock classic “PSYCHO” on this week’s Matinee Villains!

This episode is sponsored by Horrorthon 4. Oct.21st in Houston at the Marq*E theater!

Show Notes
  • 1:05

    Alan and Craig recap their September adventures at Fantastic Fest and FanX Salt Lake.

  • 27:06

    Discussion of "Psycho"

  • 46:32

    Recasting

  • 59:14

     Double Feature

  • 1:04:28

      Final Thoughts

  • 1:07:11

      Alan and Craig preview next week's episode "Collateral"

Next week's we continue Matinee Villains month with Tom Cruise playing the rare baddie in "Collateral"

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