When your co-hosts all live in different time zones, scheduling can be a bit of a beast. That’s why for this week we’re going to do some housekeeping and talk about the upcoming “Alice in Zombieland” finale as well as discussing what the next series will be about. We also have some recommendations for you so stick around for that.
The next film in our month of Showa Era Godzilla films is Destroy All Monsters, which features all your favorite monsters and then some as they terrorize all the major cities of the world. But what has caused them to go on such a unified rampage? Aliens. That’s right, an all-women race of aliens called the Kilaaks have bent all the monsters to their will and it’s up to a fearless space captain to set things right. To say that this film is a blast is a bit of an understatement. It may not be as uniquely humorous as Son of Godzilla, but it’s still a great time at the movies.
We continue our delightful dive into the Showa Era Godzilla films this week with the energetic Son of Godzilla. It’s a cheeseball film that delights in the silly antics of its titular character and only really manages to stumble when it comes to the human story. The costumes, props, puppets, and miniatures are in top form here and it’s hard to not watch this with a grin on your face. This one goes out to all you reporters out there who parachute to mysterious islands to find the big stories.
We did it folks! We’ve made it to the last movie in the “Alice in Zombieland” series: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Join our heroes Bryan Dressel, Joel “Alex Wesker” DeWitte, and Matt “Zombie Dog” Dykes as they break down a really fun conclusion that’s definitely better than the movie that came before it.
Godzilla is such a pop culture icon that we thought it would be a great idea to dive into some of his more iconic outings this month on Behind the Hype, starting with the third film in the series: King Kong vs. Godzilla. Apart from one problem spot, the film is quite a delight and features everything fun you would expect from a showdown of two pop culture titans.
Welcome to another exciting episode of Binge Buddies, with co-hosts Bryan Dressel, Joel “Leon S. Kennedy” DeWitte, and Matt “Zombie Dog” Dykes. Our heroes have reached the second movie in what they’ve coined the “Umbrella” trilogy, as part of their “Alice in Zombieland” series. The movie this week? Resident Evil: Retribution. It’s the cinematic equivalent of eating a sandwich made of bananas “about to go” between two slices of french toast. Enjoy!
We’ve reached the end of our month on Sion Sono and to wrap things up we’ve picked quite the heavy film: Guilty of Romance. There’s a lot to unpack with this film, about the role of women in Japanese society and the lengths they will go to break free from said pressures, or in some cases become consumed by them. As we were short a woman on this episode to give some perspective we tried to instead focus on the things we learned from the film and the themes that resonated with us versus trying to speak to Japanese culture and how it treats women.
Of course, with a filmmaker like this it’s worth looking into the themes he plays in and we found an interesting article to be our guiding star through this month.
RESIDENT EVIL….IN 3D!!!!! Bryan, Graham “Chris Redfield” Mason, and Matt “Zombie Dog” Dykes dive right into the third dimension – did we mention this was in 3D – with Resident Evil: Afterlife as part of our “Alice in Zombieland” season. And did we MENTION TO YOU THAT THIS WAS IN 3D? Anyway, Graham takes a lot of time to break down this movie. Or was it Wentworth Miller? finger guns
Due to some version confusion we had to push our review of Guilty of Romance to next week. In its place we’re going to talk about the movie that put Sion Sono on the map for western audiences: Suicide Club. It’s difficult to summarize the movie and do the horrific imagery and biting commentary justice, but we do our best. Just the opening few minutes of the movie should clue you in on the doozy of a film you’re about to experience.
Of course, with a filmmaker like this it’s worth looking into the themes he plays in and we found an interesting article to be our guiding star through this month.
Hi! Our series “Alice in Zombieland” continues this week with the next movie on our list: Resident Evil: Extinction. Join us – that is, Bryan, Matt “Zombie Dog” Dykes, and Joel “William Birkin” DeWitte – as we discuss what’s either the best or the worst of the franchise. We get to see more characters from the video game franchise, and there are some reveals that are certainly something.
