Catching Up On Cinema

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This April, Catching Up On Cinema becomes “Catching Up On Kayfabe,” a pro-wrestling podcast! All month long we'll be reviewing WWF/WWE shows from 1998, The Attitude Era. This week, we're joined by Richie of the Super Media Bros podcast and gonstFM radio station, as we finally sit down to review the second half of the No Way Out of Texas: In Your House pay-per-view! A haphazardly constructed card that suffers greatly from the absence of then WWF world heavyweight champion, Shawn Michaels, the second half of No Way Out of Texas is a bit of a letdown, but a chaotic and consummately Attitude Era one nonetheless. Matches featured in this week's discussion include: Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson and DOA vs. The Nation of Domination Kane vs. Vader Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie vs. HHH, The New Age Outlaws, and Savio Vega Follow Richie's awesome podcast and radio show here: https://linktr.ee/supermediabros https://linktr.ee/gonstfm Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This April, Catching Up On Cinema becomes “Catching Up On Kayfabe,” a pro-wrestling podcast! All month long we'll be reviewing WWF/WWE shows from 1998, The Attitude Era. This week, we're joined by Richie of the Super Media Bros podcast and gonstFM radio station, as we finally sit down to review the first half of the No Way Out of Texas: In Your House pay-per-view! A haphazardly constructed card that suffers greatly from the absence of then WWF world heavyweight champion, Shawn Michaels, the first half of No Way Out of Texas is a somewhat tedious affair. Matches featured in this week's discussion include: The Headbangers vs. Marc Mero and Goldust Taka Michinoku vs. Pantera The Godwinns vs. The Quebecers Justin Bradshaw vs. Jeff Jarrett Follow Richie's awesome podcast and radio show here: https://linktr.ee/supermediabros https://linktr.ee/gonstfm Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This April, Catching Up On Cinema becomes “Catching Up On Kayfabe,” a pro-wrestling podcast! All month long we'll be reviewing WWF/WWE shows from 1998, The Attitude Era, more specifically the programming leading up to and including the No Way Out of Texas: In Your House pay-per-view. This week, we continue with a review of the 246th episodes of Monday Night Raw, which occurred on February 9th, 1998 in Evansville, IN. The “go home” Raw before the Now Way Out of Texas pay-per-view, the episode is once again rife with shenanigans and inconclusive finishes, but features several entertaining promos designed to set the stage for the pay-per-view to come, and perhaps more importantly, Mike Tyson's involvement in Shawn Michaels and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin's upcoming clash at Wrestlemania XIV Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This April, Catching Up On Cinema becomes “Catching Up On Kayfabe,” a pro-wrestling podcast! All month long we'll be reviewing WWF/WWE shows from 1998, The Attitude Era, more specifically the programming leading up to and including the No Way Out of Texas: In Your House pay-per-view. This week, we kick things off with the 243rd episodes of Monday Night Raw, which occurred on January 12th, 1998 in State College, PA. The “go home” Raw before the '98 Royal Rumble, the pay-per-view directly preceding No Way Out '98, the episode is largely lacking in quality in-ring action, but is buoyed by frequent appearances by “Stone Cold” Steve Austin throughout the show. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

Join Trevor and his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast for "The Backlog Boogie Part Trois," wherein we'll be talking (for the 3rd time) about movies that (regrettably) remain forever stuck in our backlog. Brad's Picks: Evil Laugh (1986) - 11:45 Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre - 32:00 After Hours (1985), Mean Streets (1973) and The Irishman (2019) - 48:00 All the Haunts Be Ours (Severin) 1:10:40 Trevor's Picks: Kamen Rider Black RX (1988 - 1989) - 20:00 Marlowe (2022) - 42:00 The Raid: Redemption (2011), Titanic (1997) and Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984) - 56:30 1:26:30 And stick around for the speed round, where Trevor and Brad briefly talk about runner up picks that they didn't have time to spotlight. Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on ⁠Libsyn at ⁠Cinema Speak⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠Instagram ⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠Twitter ⁠@CatchingCinema

linktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠ It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode! In this episode, Trevor and Brad take a look at the physical media releases for the month of March 2024. Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on ⁠Libsyn at ⁠Cinema Speak⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This March is “Mostly Woody” month at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, we'll be taking a look at some of the earlier films of actor Woody Harrelson! This week, Trevor and Kyle review Ron Shelton's, Play It to the Bone (2000)! Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

*SORRY FOR THE BOTCHED RELEASE! AUDIO SHOULD BE UPDATED NOW!* l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ ⁠⁠⁠This March is “Mostly Woody” month at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, we'll be taking a look at some of the earlier films of actor Woody Harrelson! This week, Trevor and Kyle review Ron Howard's, EdTV (1999)! Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This March is “Mostly Woody” month at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, we'll be taking a look at some of the earlier films of actor Woody Harrelson! This week, Trevor and Kyle review Oliver Stone's, Natural Born Killers (1994)! Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This March is “Mostly Woody” month at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, we'll be taking a look at some of the earlier films of actor Woody Harrelson! This week, Kyle and Trevor review Ron Shelton's, White Men Can't Jump (1992)! Directed by minor league baseball player turned prolific director of sports films, Ron Shelton, White Men Can't Jump (1992) is a sports comedy centered around L.A. street ball hustlers. Starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, as well as featuring Rosie Perez in a key supporting role, the film is a delightful time capsule of early 90's West coast culture, encapsulating many of the sights, sounds and prominent social themes of the era. Packed with trash talk, elegantly staged basketball sequences, and wrong-headed hyper masculinity, the film boldly invites the viewer to both cheer for, and scorn its protagonists in equal measure. Oddly structured, and not consistently crowd pleasing in the way many would expect from a “sports comedy”, White Men Can't Jump is nevertheless an enjoyable sports film, albeit a somewhat more dramatic and realistic one than one might expect. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

Join Trevor and his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast as they talk about movies from their collections with nostalgic and "Sentimental Scores"! Brad's Picks: Signs (2002) by James Newton Howard - 5:45 The Social Network (2010) by Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor - 35:00 Jurassic Park (1993) and Home Alone (1990) and more by John Williams - 58:00 Ghostbusters (1984) by Elmer Bernstein - 1:35:50 Trevor's Picks: Face/Off (1997), The Bourne Trilogy (2002 - 2007), and Green Zone (2010) by John Powell 20:45 The Matrix Trilogy (1999 - 2003) by Don Davis, Juno Reactor, Rob Dougan and Gocoo - 47:30 Broken Arrow (1996), Black Rain (1989), Backdraft (1991), Gladiator (2000), The Rock (1996) and The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005 - 2011) by Hans Zimmer - 1:18:30 Robocop (1987), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Conan the Destroyer (1984), Starship Troopers (1997), and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) by Basil Poledouris - 1:49:001:59:30 And stick around for speed round, where Trevor and Brad briefly talk about runner up picks that they didn't have time to spotlight. Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on ⁠Libsyn at ⁠Cinema Speak⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠Instagram ⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠Twitter ⁠@CatchingCinema

linktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠ It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode! Join Trevor as he takes a look at the blu-ray releases for February 2024! Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This February is “Frame of Reference” month at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, Trevor and Kyle will be reviewing films that have frequently been referenced in recent episodes of the podcast. This week, Trevor and Kyle review John Woo's, Face/Off (1997)! Hong Kong legend, John Woo's, third American feature film, and the first that he was granted extensive creative control over, Face/Off (1997) may very well be the best of director Woo's Hollywood productions. Headlined by John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, talented actors who clearly relished the opportunity to attempt to ape one another and give dual performances, Face/Off is equal parts rousing action thriller, and over-the-top psycho drama. Grand and bombastic in both emotional content and action spectacle, Face/Off is never lacking in terms of energy and momentum, resulting in a film that, while debatable if it's deserving to be counted among director Woo's finest films, may be one of his most balanced and approachable. Quotable, meme-able, and undeniably memorable, Face/Off is a rare example of a script landing in the lap of exactly the right director, who in turn cast exactly the right duo of chronic over-actors to lean into the material and make an otherwise ridiculous premise truly sing. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This February is “Frame of Reference” month at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, Trevor and Kyle will be reviewing films that have frequently been referenced in recent episodes of the podcast. This week, Trevor and Kyle review Martin Campbell's, The Mask of Zorro (1998)! A long gestating project that encountered many delays, ran over budget, and saw many directors step into and out of the director's chair, The Mask of Zorro (1998) would ultimately be ushered into theaters by director Martin Campbell in the summer of '98. Starring Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins as the titular Zorro, and featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones in a star making turn as Elena, The Mask of Zorro is a gorgeous production, both in terms of the aesthetic appeal of its stars and starlets, and the sumptuous production design. Much as was the case in director Campbell's previous film, GoldenEye (1995), the stunt work and action choreography in The Mask of Zorro is top-notch, showcasing dynamic swordplay, horseback riding, and acrobatics. Energetically scored by James Horner, the soundtrack for The Mask of Zorro is highly thematic, with memorable flourishes and melodies sprinkled throughout, and some truly show stopping action cues making the production soar whenever Zorro jumps into the fray. Unlike other modern takes on comic book and radio heroes such as The Shadow (1994) or The Phantom (1996), The Mask of Zorro successfully manages to find a comfortable balance in showing reverence for and paying homage to classic Hollywood, resulting in a film that is wholly modern in its pacing and editing, while clearly bearing the DNA of swashbucklers of old. A magnificent action film with a period charm, The Mask of a Zorro is a movie that this reviewer eagerly anticipated prior to its release, greatly enjoyed when it arrived in theaters and on VHS, and now, roughly 25 years later, has grown to truly love. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This February is “Frame of Reference” month at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, Trevor and Kyle will be reviewing films that have frequently been referenced in recent episodes of the podcast. This week, Trevor and Kyle review Felix Enriquez Alcala's, Fire Down Below (1997)! One of Steven Seagal's last major theatrical releases, Fire Down Below (1997) is an environmentally conscious action-thriller set in rural Kentucky. Featuring a host of country music star cameos, including celebrated singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson as the chief antagonist, Fire Down Below is a cozy, but not especially thrilling watch. Apparently both gutted, and neutered in post-production, Fire Down Below is short on action, and long on down-home Appalachian charm. With beautiful locations and scenery, and capable performances from everyone in the cast not named “Seagal,” with a few more aikido flips and a little less “geetar” strumming, Fire Down Below could perhaps have been considered one of the few truly “good” Steven Seagal films, however sadly, it was not meant to be. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This February is “Frame of Reference” month at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, Trevor and Kyle will be reviewing films that have frequently been referenced in recent episodes of the podcast. Due to a technical snafu, our initial review this month, of Brian Helgeland's, Payback (1999) had to be re-recorded as a solo affair, featuring only Trevor on the mic. A grim neo-noir crime thriller, Payback (1999) was prolific Hollywood writer Brian Helgeland's feature directorial debut. Apparently a somewhat contentious production, Helgeland was apparently ousted from the production at some point during filming. Despite often being criticized for its cruel atmosphere, the film would later receive a director's cut, overseen by Helgeland, that is considerably shorter than the theatrical cut, though it is up for debate which version is the superior cut. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

Join Trevor and his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast as they talk about movies from their collections that feature "S-s-snow!" Brad's Picks: Misery (1990) - 5:30 The Hateful Eight (2015) - 27:00 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and Spectre (2015) - 50:15 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - 1:17:30 Trevor's Picks: The Grey (2011) - 16:30 Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974) - 38:45 War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - 58:45 Captain America 1 - 3 (2011 - 2016), Highlander III: The Final Dimension (1994) and Ghost Warrior (1984) - 1:25:451:35:45 And stick around for speed round, where Trevor and Brad briefly talk about runner up picks that they didn't have time to spotlight. Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on ⁠Libsyn at ⁠Cinema Speak⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠Instagram ⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠Twitter ⁠@CatchingCinema

linktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠ It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode! Join Trevor as he takes a look at the blu-ray releases for January 2024! Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This month is “Dark Hero” month at Catching Up On Cinema All month long, Kyle and Trevor will be reviewing superhero movies of the antihero or dark hero variety! This week, Trevor and Kyle review Jonathan Hensleigh's, The Punisher (2004)! The 2nd live-action adaptation of the Marvel comics character, and the first to be produced during the 2000's boom of the superhero genre, The Punisher (2004) stars Thomas Jane as the titular Punisher. Written and directed by first time director Jonathan Hensleigh, The Punisher is a sleepy and overplotted revenge film with a strong cast and some decent performances, but is severely lacking in momentum and energy. Not especially colorful, nor especially thrilling, The Punisher often feels cheap, with much of the proceedings feeling muted and lacking a consistent tone or energy. The film's one major saving grace comes in form of a single, 5 minute long action sequence involving former pro-wrestler Kevin Nash as “The Russian”, squaring off against Jane's Punisher in a comedic and creatively staged dust up. A middling rendition of one of the most live-action adapted characters in Marvel's roster, The Punisher was par for the course among the Daredevils (2003) and Elektras (2005) of its day, however standards have changed, and unfortunately, despite Thomas Jane and Kevin Nash's best efforts, in 2024 The Punisher just doesn't hold up. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠ This month is “Dark Hero” month at Catching Up On Cinema All month long, Kyle and Trevor will be reviewing superhero movies of the antihero or dark hero variety! This week, Trevor and Kyle review Stephen Norrington's, Blade (1998)! Both popula and financially successful at the time of its release, Stephen Norrington's, Blade (1998), is an early live-action Marvel comics film that at one point faded into obscurity, but has since seen its cultural footprint grow in recent years. Released just prior to The Matrix (1999), as well as the comic book/superhero movie boom of the 2000's, beginning with 20th Century Fox's, X-Men (2000), Blade stands as the forerunner for many of the trends that would become ubiquitous in Hollywood action cinema in the coming years. Starring Wesley Snipes, who would represent the character to such a crowd-pleasing degree that subsequent iterations of the titular Blade would be altered to match his appearance and mannerisms, Blade is a high-energy action film that is distinctly of its time, yet remains quite charming for those with a strong tolerance for late-90's aesthetics. In actuality more of a supernatural action film than a superhero movie, in the long history of Big 2 (DC and Marvel) comic book adaptations, Blade holds the distinction of being both one of the earliest Marvel films (bearing an African American protagonist no less, as well as being a nasty and gritty), as well as being a rare, R-rated Marvel film, produced well before the rise of Marvel Studios' more homogenized branding and aesthetic. A cultural artifact of late 90's aesthetics and trends, as well as the crown jewel of director Norrington's very short filmography, Blade is an energetic and brutal superhero flick that is well worth revisiting. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!