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The Kulturecast

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The Kulturecast is a movie weekly podcast where movies are reviewed both new and old, those involved with making the films are talked to, and cinema tangents are gone on.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

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C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

The Kulturecast ·

2016/03/11

Chris and Sean continue Mockumentary March with a look at what might have happened if the Confederacy had won the American Civil War with C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. The film is presented as a British documentary played on the Confederate network television complete with commercials from the alternate history. It's an at times humorous, at times upsetting look at American history and what could have been. They also speak with director Kevin Willmott about the film, how the idea came

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28:34

The Legend of Boggy Creek

The Kulturecast ·

2016/03/10

Chris and Sean begin Mockumentary March with a look at one of the progenitors of the Bigfoot phenomenon: The Legend of Boggy Creek. The film follows the townsfolk of Fouke, Arkansas as they deal with the possibility that a monster may live in the swamps around their small town. It's done in a mockumentary style and influenced films such as The Blair Witch Project. Check out the list of Bigfoot sightings in the United States and worldwide at the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization.As always, you

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30:47

Creed

The Kulturecast ·

2016/02/25

Chris and Sean end Oscar Month with a film that was criminally overlooked by the Academy: Creed. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the film follows Michael B. Jordan as the son of Apollo Creed who goes to his father's friend Rocky Balboa, played by Sylvester Stallone, to train as a boxer. It's a fantastic film whose sole nomination is for Stallone's fantastic return as Rocky yet deserved much more nominations.As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on Twitter at @KultureStach, Sean Liang at @Seannifer and

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58:51

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Kulturecast ·

2016/02/23

Chris and Sean continue Oscar Month with our sixth Best Picture nominee: Mad Max: Fury Road. Directed by George Miller, the film follows Tom Hardy as the title character as he is thrust into the middle of a war between Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne). It's an over the top car chase that begins in the first reel and doesn't let up until the finale of the film; it's intense. It's nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, along with eight other Oscars.As always,

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30:59

Spotlight

The Kulturecast ·

2016/02/18

Chris and Sean continue Oscar Month with our fifth Best Picture nominee: Spotlight. Directed by Tom McCarthy, the film takes a look at the Boston Globe Spotlight team that uncovered the rampant child abuse present in the Catholic Church. The film stars Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, and Liev Schrieber. It's nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Adams for Supporting Actress and Ruffalo for Supporting Actor.As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on Twitter at @KultureStach, Sean

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67:05

The Big Short

The Kulturecast ·

2016/02/15

Chris and Sean, joined by screenwriter Tim Burns, continue Oscar Month with our fourth Best Picture nominee: The Big Short. Directed by Adam McKay, the film stars an ensemble cast of actors that take a look at what caused the recession in 2008. It's McKay's first dramatic film but doesn't shy away from comedy as well. It's nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Christian Bale for Supporting Actor.As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on Twitter at @KultureStach, Sean Liang at

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54:26

Bridge of Spies

The Kulturecast ·

2016/02/11

Chris and Sean, joined by staff writer Oscar Moreno, continue Oscar Month with our third Best Picture nominee: Bridge of Spies. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film stars Tom Hanks as lawyer James Donovan who is tasked with defending captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel played by Mark Rylance. Rylance is nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award while the film is nominated for Best Picture.As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on Twitter at @KultureStach, Sean Liang at @Seannifer and Kulture

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75:38

The Revenant

The Kulturecast ·

2016/02/08

Chris and Sean, joined by director Matt Campagna and writer Russ Linton, kick off Oscar Month with our second Best Picture nominee: The Revenant. Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, a fur-trapper in Montana who must avenge the death of his son after being mauled by a bear and left for dead. His search for revenge takes him across the northern states, tracking the man responsible, Fitzgerald, played by Tom Hardy.As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on

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33:53

The Martian

The Kulturecast ·

2016/02/02

Chris and Sean kick off Oscar month with our first Best Picture nominee: The Martian. Directed by Ridley Scott, the film stars Matt Damon as astro-botanist Mark Watney who is left behind on Mars accidentally by the crew of the Ares III. He must use his wits and knowledge to survive on the desolate Martian terrain along with finding a way to contact NASA. It's Apollo 13 and Gravity mixed together with good old Matt Damon in need of saving once again.As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on Twitter

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68:56

Casino Royale/Quatum of Solace

The Kulturecast ·

2016/01/28

Chris and Sean are joined by host of The Projection Booth podcast Mike White to talk the first two Daniel Craig adventures of January, Bond January : Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. In Casino Royale, it's Bond's first mission after becoming a 00 agent and he is tasked with taking down a banker to the world's foremost terrorist group Quantum. In Quantum of Solace, 007 must avenge the death of Vesper all the while stopping the head of Quantum from sapping a country of its most vital resource:

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45:15

GoldenEye

The Kulturecast ·

2016/01/25

Chris and Sean are joined by film staff writer Ben Hanig to talk Pierce Brosnan's first 007 adventure of January, Bond January : GoldenEye. The film pits 007 against 006, played by Sean Bean, in a war of wits and firepower with the world as the stakes. Bond must stop Trevelyan from using the GoldenEye laser to set England back to the stone age all the while getting the girl. It's Brosnan's Bond at his best, and arguably one of the best 007 films to date.As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on

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117:06

Licence to Kill

The Kulturecast ·

2016/01/21

Chris and Sean are joined by film staff writer Oscar Moreno for the final Timothy Dalton 007 film of January, Bond January : Licence to Kill. The film stars Timothy Dalton as the brooding 00 agent who seeks revenge on a Latin America drug kingpin Franz Sanchez played by Robert Davi. Sanchez mutilates Bond's friend Felix Leiter along with murdering Leiter's wife, which sets Bond on an all-out vendetta against his whole organization. We also speak with Robert Davi about what it was like to play Franz

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36:22

A View to a Kill

The Kulturecast ·

2016/01/18

Chris and Sean talk the final Roger Moore 007 film of January, Bond January : A View to a Kill. The film stars an aged, 58 to be exact, James Bond as he takes on the Steve Jobs/Bill Gates mashup that is Max Zorin played by Christopher Walken. Bond attempts to thwart Zorin's evil plan of attempting to flood Silicon Valley through an extremely convoluted series of earthquakes. It's old man Bond versus crazy man Walken in an knockdown brawl for the ages!As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on

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53:02

Moonraker

The Kulturecast ·

2016/01/14

Chris and Sean are joined by Wovoka's guitarist Eric Kniss for the first Roger Moore 007 adventure of January, Bond January : Moonraker. James Bond goes to space in the film to avert global annihilation at the hands of Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale). Bond is joined by Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) and Jaws (Richard Kiel) in the only Bond adventure to ever go to space. It's an interesting film to say the least, dad Bond and all.As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on Twitter at @KultureStach, Sean

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29:42

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

The Kulturecast ·

2016/01/11

Chris and Sean continue January, Bond January with a look at George Lazenby's singular turn as the famous 00 agent: On Her Majesty's Secret Service. In the film, Lazenby steps into the infamous shoes of 007 as he attempts to thwart Blofeld's (Telly Savala) plans to sterilize the world's food supply. Along the way, he finds love in Tracy Vincenzo (Diana Rigg) and even gets married! It's an tonally different take on Bond, and one that has a real shocker of an ending.As always, you can follow Chris

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35:28

Never Say Never Again

The Kulturecast ·

2016/01/11

Chris and Sean continue January, Bond January with one of two non-canonical 007 adventures: Never Say Never Again. The film finds Sean Connery once again playing the laconic secret agent in a retelling of the classic Thunderball story. Bond is tasked with stopping Blofeld and Maximillian Largo from detonating two nuclear warheads somewhere across the world along with the help of Domino and Felix Leiter. It's an older, grayer Bond but with all of the wit and charm expected from Connery.As always,

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38:22

Dr. No

The Kulturecast ·

2016/01/05

Chris and Sean kick off January, Bond January with the original Bond and the original Bond film: Dr. No. The film features Sean Connery as James Bond, a newly minted double-0 agent, who is tasked with determining why a high-ranking British official was murdered in Jamaica. Along the way he meets Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress), Felix Leiter (Jack Lord), and the eponymous Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman). It's the first film in the massive franchise and it's a solid start with one of the best portrayals of

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83:06

The Room

The Kulturecast ·

2016/01/05

Chris and Sean finish out So Bad They're Still Bad month with a true powerhouse in the pantheon of bad films: The Room. The film stars Tommy Wiseau as Tommy, a strange man who is engaged to his future wife Lisa. Their lives are turned upside down when Lisa decides to pursue Tommy's best friend Mark (Greg Sestero) and everything begins to fall apart in hilarious fashion. Along with talking about the "film" if you can call it that, we also talk to composer for the film Mladen Milicevic about working

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39:41

Toys

The Kulturecast ·

2015/12/29

Chris is joined by his good friend Candace Perez for the second to last film of So Bad They're Still Bad month: Toys. The film stars Robin Williams as Leslie Zevo, the son of a famed toy creator, who has to deal with his militaristic uncle taking over after his father passes. He fights back with humor, laughter, and wind-up toys, all the while doing his usual Williams schtick. It's a interesting movie that features an amphibious drone called the Sea Swine so there's that.As always, you can follow

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55:57

Jingle All The Way 2

The Kulturecast ·

2015/12/24

Chris and Sean are joined by co-writer of Freaked Tim Burns for the second Kulturecast of So Bad They're Still Bad month‘s Christmas movie week: Jingle All The Way 2. This mistake of a film features Larry the Cable Guy in the role last taken up by Arnold Schwarzenegger as the deadbeat dad just looking to get his kid that special toy for Christmas. It's as derivative, unfunny, and unnecessary at it gets as only WWE Studios can do.As always, you can follow Chris Stachiw on Twitter at @KultureStach,

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