26: Election Special with "Head of State" & "W."
Rotten Rewind3 Marras 2020

26: Election Special with "Head of State" & "W."

It's election day and we're here to momentarily distract you from the hell we live in by discussing two rotten political films of the Bush era. First up is Chris Rock's forgotten 2003 directorial debut "Head of State" featuring Bernie Mac and a lot of old white people dancing to Nelly. After that, we're covering George W. Bush himself, by re-examining Oliver Stone's shockingly toothless biopic featuring the star-studded ensemble of Josh Brolin, Richard Dreyfuss, Thandie Newton, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Jeffrey Wright, and Ellen Burstyn in prime SNL sketch form. Was "Head of State" surprisingly ahead of its time, despite its neutered PG-13 rating? How did Oliver Stone - the audacious, conspiracy theorist himself - make such a safe movie about a bumbling war criminal? Why do we humanize some of the worst people on the planet? What the fuck is Thandie Newton doing in this movie? Smash that play button and find out!

"Head of State" is no longer streaming on Tubi, but is available to rent on iTunes.
"W."
is streaming with ads on Peacock.

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30: The Ice Harvest & Reindeer Games (with Kelsey Holmes)

30: The Ice Harvest & Reindeer Games (with Kelsey Holmes)

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29: "Autumn in New York" & "Sweet November" (with William Breen)

29: "Autumn in New York" & "Sweet November" (with William Breen)

Fall in love with two seasonal rotten romances on this week's episode featuring filmmaker and musician William Breen.  Join us as we look back on  "Autumn in New York" starring Winona Ryder and Richar...

25 Marras 20201h 40min

28: "Johnny Mnemonic" vs "Virtuosity"

28: "Johnny Mnemonic" vs "Virtuosity"

For our second and final installment in our 1995 techno thriller series, we'll be plunging into the depths of VR Hell with the infamous Keanu Reeves bomb "Johnny Mnemonic" and the more obscure Denzel ...

18 Marras 20201h 9min

27: "Hackers" vs "The Net" (with Kelsey Holmes)

27: "Hackers" vs "The Net" (with Kelsey Holmes)

Five years before Y2K, internet paranoia was all the rage in Hollywood. For the next two weeks, we'll be looking back at four critically maligned techno thrillers that failed to reboot the cyberpunk s...

11 Marras 20201h 35min

BONUS EPISODE: Post 9/11 Horror (with Jake Ures)

BONUS EPISODE: Post 9/11 Horror (with Jake Ures)

When podcast guest Jake Ures told us about his theory that the 2003 horror mash-up "Freddy vs Jason" was a 9/11 allegory, we knew we had to sit down and talk to him. As a bonus discussion this week, w...

31 Loka 202052min

25: Rotten Horrors with "Halloween: Season of the Witch" (with Shawn Chiesa)

25: Rotten Horrors with "Halloween: Season of the Witch" (with Shawn Chiesa)

Our finale of the Rotten Horrors series was originally intended to focus on a pair "threequels" in two of the most beloved horror franchises of all time: "The Exorcist" and "Halloween." Due to some te...

31 Loka 202043min

24: Rotten Horrors with "Funny Games" & "Psycho"(with Olivia Willke)

24: Rotten Horrors with "Funny Games" & "Psycho"(with Olivia Willke)

In 1998, Gus Van Sant was riding the wave of acclaim after his first Academy Award nomination and had studios knocking at his door. What did he decide to do? Well, he decided to remake Alfred Hitchock...

21 Loka 20201h 37min

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