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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, 2022
Apr 30, 2022

A SIMPLE PLAN

While in the woods near their small town, upstanding local Hank Mitchell his dim brother Jacob and their friend Lou discover a crashed plane with two things in it -- a dead pilot, and a stash of more than four million dollars. Although Hank is reluctant to keep the money, Jacob and Lou convince him otherwise, and they devise a plan to split the fortune. Things quickly go wrong, however, dramatically affecting the trio and those around them.

Craig, guest co-host Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on twitter) and guest Chauncey Telese (@bigchaunc64 on twitter) discuss devolving paranoia, Boston sports fans, waiting to get paid and the movie “A Simple Plan” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:05

    Craig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew are joined by Chauncey Telese of the LA Football Network.  They talk about sports, horrible Boston fans and the champion LA Rams.

  • 13:34

    Craig, Brendan and Chauncey discuss the movie "A Simple Plan"

  • 38:00

    Recasting

  • 55:16

    Double Feature

  • 1:01:14

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:06:11

    A preview of next week's episode "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

Next week...we take a day off with our favorite truant in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

Apr 28, 2022

INCEPTION

Welcome to Episode 9 of Season 4

Show Notes

Go to sleep and dream a dream in dream…in a dream as we recast Inception with Ben Jones and Mark Woodring.

If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey".

You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/matineeheroeshttps://youtube.com/channel/UCnxw7gfxe_ChqBXnchT8vFA

Apr 23, 2022

MICHAEL CLAYTON

Attorney Michael Clayton is a "fixer," the go-to-guy when his powerful New York law firm wants a mess swept under the rug. But now he's handed a crisis even he may not be able to fix.

The firm's top litigator in a $3-billion case has gone from advocate to whistleblower. And the more Michael tries to undo the damage, the more he's up against forces that put corporate survival over human life—including Michael's.

Craig Alan and Mark Woodring (@VSMoviePodcast on twitter) talk about corporate greed, movies coming back, the greatness of Sydney Pollock and the movie “Michael Clayton” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:01

    Craig and Alan are joined by Mark Woodring to talk about movies coming back to the theaters.

  • 7:59

    Craig, Alan and Mark discuss the movie "Michael Clayton"

  • 31:22

    Recasting

  • 50:30

    Double Feature

  • 53:37

    Final Thoughts

  • 59:18

    A preview of next week's episode "A Simple Plan"

Next week...we get all paranoid with a Raimi classic "A Simple Plan"

Apr 21, 2022

THE MATRIX

Welcome to Episode 8 of Season 4

Show Notes

We return to the LA Comic Con with a live contest between Derek McCaw and Bryan Richards as they recast the Matrix on the CastOFF!

If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey".

You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/matineeheroeshttps://youtube.com/channel/UCnxw7gfxe_ChqBXnchT8vFA

Apr 16, 2022

IN BRUGES

After a particularly difficult job, hit men Ray and Ken head to Belgium to hide out until things cool down and await orders from their ruthless boss. Their experiences become increasingly surreal and possibly life changing as they encounter tourists, locals, an American dwarf and a reckoning of past wrongs.

Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe (@elisabethrappe on twitter) discuss mental health, pug rescue, some Oscars talk and the movie “In Bruges” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:03

    Craig and Alan are joined by regular Elisabeth Rappe as she talks about her new pug rescue "Jesse"

  • 9:39

    Craig, Alan and Elisabeth discuss the movie "In Bruges"

  • 33:22

    Recasting

  • 51:07

    Double Feature

  • 1:07:00

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:11:42

    A preview of next week's episode "Michael Clayton"

Next week...we get all corporate conspiratorial with the thriller "Michael Clayton"

Apr 14, 2022

RESERVOIR DOGS

Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 4

Show Notes

We’re getting gritty and bloody as Steve Kondrick from Everything I Learned from Movies goes up against Alex Barnhill of the Clubhouse Podcast to recast RESERVOIR DOGS on the CastOFF!

If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey".

You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/matineeheroeshttps://youtube.com/channel/UCnxw7gfxe_ChqBXnchT8vFA

Apr 9, 2022

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

After a painful breakup, Clementine undergoes a procedure to erase memories of her former boyfriend Joel from her mind. When Joel discovers that Clementine is going to extremes to forget their relationship, he undergoes the same procedure and slowly begins to forget the woman that he loved

Craig and Alan are joined by Movies That Makes Us (@MoviesMakeUs on twitter) co-host Tracy Mangum to talk erasing guilt, marathons, medical ethics, and the movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:00

    Craig and Alan welcome guest Tracy Mangum and talk about why he hates jogging yet runs in so many half-marathons

  • 10:24

    Craig, Alan and Tracy discuss the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

  • 28:58

    Recasting

  • 1:14:17

    Double Feature

  • 1:22:32

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:27:48

    A preview of next week's episode "In Bruges"

Next week...we chill in a town Colin Ferrell where isn't really happy to be: In Bruges

Apr 7, 2022

DICK TRACY

Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 4

Show Notes

Calling all Cars! Calling all Cars!! We’re recasting Dick Tracy with Michael Worth and Avish Parashar from the "In a World...Improvised Movie Podcast" on the this episode of CastOFF!

If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey".

You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/matineeheroeshttps://youtube.com/channel/UCnxw7gfxe_ChqBXnchT8vFA

Apr 2, 2022

ROUNDERS

When Mike McDermott loses all his money in a poker game against Russian gangster Teddy "KGB” he promises his girlfriend, Jo he’ll quit gambling. This lasts until his friend, Lester "Worm" Murphy gets out of prison and needs to pay off an old debt. Mike finds out the debt is owed to Teddy and makes one last-ditch effort to beat the Russian.

Craig, Alan, and guest Valerie Cameron (@IamValCameron on twitter) discuss gambling, bluffing too much, all of Val’s podcasts and the movie “Rounders” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:04

    Craig and Alan welcome guest Valerie Cameron and talk about all her projects as well as her new website https://www.whattoseewithval.com/

  • 6:29

    Craig, Alan and Val discuss the movie "Rounders"

  • 31:07

    Recasting

  • 58:48

    Double Feature

  • 1:05:24

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:12:11

    A preview of next week's episode "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

Next week...we try to erase our past with the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

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