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MRAC Film Club

We are a weekly film discussion group. Each month is a deep dive into a single cinematic theme wherein the playlist is curated by a member of our team. We meet once a week to discuss a single film and the occasional supplemental. Join the club. Watch the film. Pod the cast

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01:26:59

Horror Remakes, Week 1 - The Ring (2002) with OOTim

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/10/15

Epsiode 103 - It's October! And it's an Anthony R month which means we are doing some horror for sure. This month we are looking at Horror Remakes that hold their own against the original, or possibly even surpass the original. And all month long we will be joined by special guests. This week we are joined once again by OOTim to discuss the 2002 remake of The Ring. We run down our general thoughts about remakes, and go down a vortex about the title of the original Japanese version before

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01:36:52

OG Sci-Fi, Week 4 - Blade Runner (1982) with OOTim

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/10/02

Episode 102 - This week we are joined but special guest 00Tim, who schools us all on the classic Sci-Fi Blade Runner (1982). Tim is a huge fan of the the film and without him we most likely would have been floundering around trying to talk about this one. So tune in and learn something. And we also learn next month's theme. For October we are continuing with the remake theme and flipping from OG Sci-Fi to Horror Remakes. Week 1 is The Ring (2002) where we will be joined once again by OOTim.Join

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01:13:37

OG Sci-Fi, Week 3 - Westworld (1973)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/09/29

Episode 101- Pack your bags, we are headed to a theme park of the Wild West. Before there was the HBO series, there was the original film Westward (1973) centered around two friends who visit a kind of adult fantasy camp where people get to live in the Wild West for 1000 dollars per day, amongst lifelike robots. Sure there are guns, but it's all maintained and nothing can go wrong.. right? Tune in to find out. And let us know which world you would like to visit.email us at

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01:15:58

OG Sci-Fi, Week 2 - The Time Machine (1960)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/09/23

Episode 100 - It's our 100th episode! And in classic MRAC fashion we lost track and forgot which episode we were on and it went unmentioned other than in the outtakes at the end when we talk about how it was last week. Either way, we are doing out usual thing and talking film. This is week 2 of Original Sci-Fi films that have been re-did. We watched and discussed The Time Machine (1960), a movie based on an HG Wells story about a man in the turn of 20th century who travels forward in time. Join

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01:14:56

OG Sci-Fi, Week 1 - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/09/22

Episode 99 - It's a new month here at MRAC, and for September Pete is bringing us the OG version of classic sci-fi films that have been re-did... or remade. For week 1 we watched and discussed The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), a classic science fiction film about an alien that comes to earth with his giant robot friend to warn the earthlings about their behavior. After some nerding out on the accuracy of the science in this 1950's work of fiction, we get into this one. And as always we

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01:43:28

Ninja Month, Part 5 - Enter the Ninja (1981)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/09/21

Episode 98 - This week we head over to America to put a big shiny ninja bow on this month. We dive into the Cannon gem of a ninja film: Enter the Ninja (1981). While the whole trilogy is worth watching we only have time to get into the first installment of a fully trained American ninja helping his American war buddy save his land in the Philippines, which is being threatened by a local warlord. And what an office this warlord has. This wraps up the month, so stay tuned in until the end when Pete

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01:26:21

Ninja Month, Part 4 - Ninja Scroll (1993)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/09/15

Episode 97 - This month we head back to Japan and we are animated. This is anime ninja week, part 4 of Marco's deep dive into ninjas. We are watching an early anime classic Ninja Scroll (1993). Ninja scroll is the story of a vagabond ninja who gestured dragged into battling a group of demons involved in a plot to overthrow the shogunate. And just because this is animated don't let it fool you to thinking you can watch this on a plane. Just ask Pete. We hope you enjoy this episode which was

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01:25:29

Ninja Month, Part 3 - Ninja vs Shaolin (1983)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/08/25

Episode 96 - Pack your bags because we are headed back to China as the ninjas take on the Shaolin monks. This week's main feature is the Ninja vs Shaolin (1983). This one is more kung fu than ninja and the ninjas are not portrayed very favorably. It once again features Japanese in China as the Japanese employ ninjas and other schemes to try and take over a Shaolin Temple. It is pretty ridiculous and low budget but it has some great martial arts. We had a lot of fun discussing this, and Brian and

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01:05:49

Ninja Month, Part 2 - Castle of Owls (1963)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/08/22

Episode 95 - This is part 2 of our ninja coverage. This week we are looking at another classic Japanese ninja origin film; Castle of Owls (1963). This is a more polished version of last weeks story of ninjas plotting against the powers that be as well as each other. There is also an intriguing story of ninja having to choose between duty and their prospective love interest. This week we are also joined by long time friend of MRAC; Colin. Join in for the fun.And join us next week as we head back to

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01:25:17

Ninja Month, Part 1 - Shinobi no Mono (1962)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/08/22

Episode 94 - Pack your bags, and keep you nunchucks packed, because we are transitioning from Kung Fu to Ninja month. This is a Marco month, so the month wouldn't be complete without an old Japanese film. And this may not be the last. We are digging deep into he origins of the ninja with Shinobi no Mono (1962), a story about ninjas plotting against ninja and other powers that be. We try to break this one down in spite of the ridiculous subtitles in the version we watched. It was quite the

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01:28:13

Kung Fu Legends, Week 4 - Ip Man (2008)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/08/05

Episode 93 - Our schedule has not been consistent lately but helpfully we are back on track after a summer of travel and adventures, all while watching Kung Fu films. This wraps up July and our month of Kung Fu Legends. This week we watched Ip Man (2008) starring Donnie Yen. Ip Man is the story of a Kung Fu master defending his town and country once again from those pesky Japanese. The real Ip Man was the teacher of Bruce Lee, so we come full circle to wrap things up. And we are carrying this

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01:34:44

Kung Fu Legends, Week 3 - Once Upon a Time in China...

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/08/04

Episode 92 - This is a big week as we covered 2 Kung Fu legends and their respective films. The main feature is Once Upon a Time in China (1991), which stars Jet Li as he attempts to thwart foreign forces who are trying to move into mainland China, while also protecting his aunt who might not really be his aunt. The supplemental is Drunken Master 2 (1994), which stars Jackie Chan also attempting to thwart foreign forces who are attempting to steal Chinese artifacts, using his drunken boxing style

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01:13:47

Kung Fu Legends, Week 2 - The Eight Diagram Pole...

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/07/18

Episode 91 - Welcome to week 2 of our coverage of 5 Kung Fu Legends along with one of their representative films spanning 4 decades. This week we in the 80's and are discussing Gordon Liu and The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984). Eight Diagram Pole Fighter involves a plot to wipe out the Yang Family in dynastic China and one brother's following struggle. We discuss the Shaw Brothers and the over the top fighting sequences, as well as some plot. Tune in for our regular coverage and

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01:24:28

Kung Fu Legends, Week 1 - Enter the Dragon (1973)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/07/17

Episode 90 - Pack your bags, and don't forget your nunchucks because we are headed to Hong Kong for a month of Kung fu films. This month we are going by decade and looking at a different film starring a different legend of Kung Fu cinema each week. Week 1 we are covering Bruce Lee and the film considered his best: Enter the Dragon (1973). Enter the Dragon, described by Pete as a mix between James Bond and Mortal Combat, displays Bruce Lee's martial arts prowess along with his ability to play

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01:25:39

Korean Genre Buffet, Plate 5 - The Good, The Bad and...

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/07/13

Episode 89 - This week we put a bow on our month in Korea exploring various genres. Our final film is The Good, The Bad and the Weird (2008) which is a western set in Manchuria in the 1940's. It is an interesting film which is a parody/riff on The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, where a mix of Korean, Chinese and Japanese characters are all going after a map that allegedly leads to buried treasure. There are lots of colorful characters and stars an MRAC favorite Song Kang-Ho. We had a lot of fun

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01:17:13

Korean Genre Buffet, Part 4 - Thirst (2009)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/07/04

Episode 88 - This is part 4 of A Korean-Style Wedding buffet of Korean Genre film, where we are covering a variety of genres from Korean cinema in the early 2000's. We even have our host for the month live from Seoul, South Korea. This week we watch a vampire film from one of the more well known Korean directors: Park Chan-Wook's Thirst (2009). Thirst is the story of a priest who becomes a vampire and has all of the style, disturbing moments and subtle humor you'd expect from a Park

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01:39:01

Korean Genre Buffet, Plate 3 - The Butcher (2009)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/06/23

Episode 87 - Pack your bags, and don't forget to pack a barf bag because we are diving headlong into extreme horror for our third week of A Korean Wedding-Style Buffet of Korean Genre Film. The Butcher (2009) is a shaky cam / found footage-style film about a director murdering folks to create snuff films and it's not for the squeamish... just ask Marco. We had a very special guest this week: Raul aka Raghoul aka Gore Whore aka Papi Chulo from the Headlong Into Monsters Podcast. We loved

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01:33:14

Korean Genre Buffet, Plate 2 - My Sassy Girl (2001),...

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/06/13

Episode 86 - For the our second plate of the Korean-Style Wedding Buffet of Korean Genre Film we are going light with a Rom-Com as the main feature. We don't venture into the Rom-Com genre often, but we are branching out this month and watching the pinnacle of the Korean Rom-Com genre with My Sassy Girl (2001). My Sassy Girl was based on a real-life anonymous online blog written by a buy about his girlfriend. The boy, a college student, in this is named Gyeon-Woo, and after saving a drink girl

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01:15:35

Korean Genre Buffet, Course 1 - The Chaser (2008)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/06/08

Episode 85 - Pack your bags. We are headed once again to South Korea. The title of this month is "A Korean-style Wedding Buffet of Korean Genre Film." The concept is rather than focusing on one director of genre of Korean film, we are offering up a buffet of different genres featuring one genre per week, with each film being released between 2001-2010. The first course is an action/suspense thriller The Chaser (2008). The Chaser was based on a real life serial killer and features a former

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01:23:38

Captivity Month, Week 4 - Papillon (1973)

MRAC Film Club ·

2025/06/04

Episode 84 - This is our last week in captivity until we are set free. And much like the titular character in this week's film, Papillon (1973), we will be... floating out of captivity in a sack of coconuts? This week we dive into a classic film starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. Papillon is a semi-fictional account of the semi-fictional autobiography of Papillon (Steve McQueen) who befriends the character of Degas (Dustin Hoffman), in order escape an island prison. This is an epic

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