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The Snyder Cut: Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Here at Behind the Hype we’ve decided that it’s time to take a deep dive into one of the more divisive filmmakers out there today: Zack Snyder. People either love his work or hate it, and no matter where you fall on that spectrum you can’t deny that he is a visionary filmmaker. We’re going to be discussing his “Snyder Cuts” this month, starting this week with his “director’s cut” of Dawn of the Dead.

The DC isn’t all that much longer than the theatrical version and it doesn’t significantly change the quality of the movie, but it’s an indicator of what’s to come for this filmmaker and hopefully gives some insight into how he approaches his films. Special shout out to James Gunn, who wrote the film and paired so well with Snyder. Seriously, they should work together again.


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Showa Era Godzilla: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

While we’re sad to bring our month of Showa Era Godzilla films to a close, we’re glad we picked Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla as our last film to discuss. It’s got ape-like aliens trying to conquer earth, interpol agents disguised as muckraking journalists, a musical number, and a monster named King Caesar who helps Godzilla kick the ever-loving ish out of the titular villain. Try not to grin like a goof-ball at any given moment. We dare you.

Also in this episode we discuss plans for next month. Here’s a hint: Director’s Cuts.


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Binge Buddies: House Keeping and Recommendations

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.

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Showa Era Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters (1968)

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.


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Showa Era Godzilla: Son of Godzilla (1967)

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.


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Alice in Zombieland #6: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)

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.

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Showa Era Godzilla: King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962)

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.


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Alice in Zombieland #5: Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

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!

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Sion Sono: Guilty of Romance (2011)

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.


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Alice in Zombieland #4: Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

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

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