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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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Jul 3, 2021

THE NICE GUYS

Holland March is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy is a hired enforcer who hurts people for a living. Fate turns them into unlikely partners after a young woman named Amelia mysteriously disappears. Their investigation takes them to dark places as anyone else who gets involved in the case seems to wind up dead.

Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe (@elisabethrappe on twitter) get into bromantic comedies, kids in the 70’s, underappreciate gems and the movie “The Nice Guys” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:03

    Craig and Alan welcome Elisabeth and discus upcoming events

  • 7:24

    Craig, Alan and Elisabeth discuss "The Nice Guys"

  • 35:05

    Recasting

  • 1:03:31

    Double Feature

  • 1:08:41

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:24:00

    A preview of next week's episode "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Next week we get all Wes Anderson-y with one of the most Wes Anderson-y movie of all "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Feb 24, 2018

L.A. CONFIDENTIAL

Three cops, a call girl, a mysterious millionaire and a tabloid journalist are entangled in a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner rife with mystery, ambition and romance.

Alan and Craig discuss finding the good in yourself, tabloid television, corruption and the film noir classic “L.A. Confidential” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes
  • 0:51

    Discussion of "L.A. Confidential"

  • 32:38

    Recasting

  • 44:16

    D&D Alignments

  • 49:41

    Double Feature

  • 50:58

    Final Thoughts

  • 54:44

    Alan and Craig discuss next week's episode "The Untouchables"

 
Alan and Craig are joined by guest Zaki Hasan to discuss "The Untouchables"

Oct 7, 2017

BLADE RUNNER

In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Blade Runner Rick Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants - and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his very soul

Alan and Craig discuss the singularity, what makes you you, recaps of Fantastic Fest films and Salt Lake Comic Con panels and the movie Blade Runner on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes
  • 0:56

    Alan and Craig discuss 3 movies Alan saw attending Fantastic Fest as well as Craig's main stage panel with Joan and John Cusack (listen to it here!). 

  • 16:20

    Discussion of "Blade Runner"

  • 40:31

    Recasting

  • 55:38

    Double Feature

  • 57: 33

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:02:27

    Alan and Craig kick off Matinee Villains month with Stephen King's "Misery".

 

Next episode we discuss "Misery"

Aug 5, 2017

MILLER'S CROSSING

When gangsters begin to feud over a bookie during Prohibition, one man tries to keep the peace and finds himself caught in the middle of a war of shifting allegiances.

Alan and Craig discuss astrological signs, what a shmata is, spiritual debt, and celebrate Alan's birthday on August 8th with the movie Miller’s Crossing on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes
  • 0:59

    Alan and Craig talk about their mutual birthday month and how the have picked special movies for the occasion. They also talk about the JAWS Movie Party on August 10th. Get tickets now at https://drafthouse.com/show/jaws-movie-party 

  • 8:44

    Discussion of "Miller's Crossing"

  • 28:45

    Recasting

  • 36:56

    Double Feature

  • 41:00

    Final Thoughts

  • 45:31

    First impressions of "JAWS"

 

Next episode, in partner with their JAWS Movie Party, the two discuss the amazing "JAWS"

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