280: Mr. Baseball [1992] Movie Review

Ant remembers liking Mr. Baseball when he watched it in his youth, but can’t quite remember why. Turns out it was probably all he half naked men in this American/Japanese culture clash sports movie. In this discussion there is: surprise at how small the actual culture clash element is (seeing as, you know, its the only thing that really differentiates it it from other baseball movies), debate on levels of noodle slurping, disbelief at the main love story and confusion how the movie seems to make baseball harder to understand for us sports n00bs.

279: The In-Laws [1979] Movie Review

We dodge a bullet this week as Rich tries to watch another Pauly Shore movie, but fate intervenes and sends us The In-Laws, an action comedy from 1979. And we are all very thankful. Is Peter Falk the CIA agent he claims to be or is he the master criminal he appears to be? Will he drive Alan Arkin, the father of his daughters fiancee, insane with his antics? Will they get involved in the most peculiar ‘car chase’ ever? Are all Central American dictators obsessed with gauche art and hand puppets? Will they get out of their hi-jinks in time to get to the wedding? Tune in to find out!

278: Alita: Battle Angel [2019] Movie Review

Ah, live-action Hollywood remakes of a Japanese anime! They’ve have had a very bad rep in the past, but this week we take a look at Alita: Battle Angel from 2019, an adaptation that has been garnering some good will. The whole crew still have their doubts though, we have been spurned so many times before. Is this the best Hollywood anime adaptation? Can we reconcile the cheesy parts with the dark violent parts? Are we all just a little bit too old for all this? Tune in to find out.

277: Total Recall [1990] Movie Review

Abi is terrified that people may start to forget the weird and wonderful Total Recall from 1990 because of the poor reboot from 2012. None of us really think that could possibly happen, but still are willing to indulge in a watch of this action sci-fi classic. We of course cover the obvious topics; the delightful practical effects, the delicious Schwarzenegger quips and whether it was all a dream, as well as many oddities like: wet towel turbans, Breaking Bad cameos, dwarf whores, links to the original story and Sharon Stone obsession with low blows.