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![Episode 106: Young Guns](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/IMG-20240902-WA0001_ecfydq_300x300.jpg)
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Episode 106: Young Guns
6 days ago
6 days ago
“Not the worst thing Christopher Cain has produced”
The Panel of Peril are rootin’. They’re also prone to a little bit of tootin’. Put ‘em together, and we got ourselves a rootin’ tootin’ good time as we watch this week’s film, Young Guns (Christopher Cain, 1988).
Loosely based on the adventures of Billy The Kid (Emilio Estevez) - and featuring fellow Brat Pack alumni Charlie Sheen, Lou Diamond Phillips and Kiefer Sutherland - the boys, and father figure John Tunstall (Terence Stamp) try to prevent the stealing of their bovine property by beef baron Murphy (Jack Palance) roots and toots along to stir up trouble.
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGhrmntLqU
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
That’s right: he whacks him all the way off (this mortal coil). The guns of youth don't like it and vow revenge, becoming Deputies. Which eventually leads to a final shootout, holed up in their lawyer’s house. Or such like. Heeeeeh doggy, it’s a rootin’ tootin’ good time, ya hear?
Did the panel enjoy this week’s cinematic serving? Could they find a way to improve Murphy’s villainous plan? And who will be named this week’s most diabolical (person/podcast((er)))?
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![Episode 105: Michael Clayton](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/IMG-20240825-WA0006_kwiutw_300x300.jpg)
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Episode 105: Michael Clayton
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
“This was supposed to be our prestige episode”
The panel of peril go to the bathroom and lock themselves in a stall and check how sweaty their pits are. Very. They’re very, very sweaty. No wonder, as they face a goliath in this week’s film: Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy, 2007).
Michael (George Clooney) is a self-described janitor who cleans up messes on behalf of clients for a prestigious New York law firm. A law firm currently in the midst of defending against a $3bn lawsuit against pesticide manufacturers U-North. All is not well, however, as the cases’s lead, Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson), has stopped taking his medication and spirals into a series of manic episodes partly due to the knowledge that U-North had full knowledge of their product being lethal to humans. What lengths will U-North’s general counsel, Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton), go to keep their dirty secret?
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kJRYBhG43Q
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
She’ll go as far as murder, actually. Setting two goons after both Michael and Arthur, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as our lawyers with consciences try to stay one step ahead of U-North, reveal the truth, and make it out of the tense situation alive. This is a true powerhouse of a film, peril pals, and you can be sure we treat it with the sobriety it deserves ;)
Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie? How can they improve upon U-North’s evil plot? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?
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![Delaney Jordan vs. Jupiter Ascending](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/Special_9_sq_wjcq9s_300x300.jpg)
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Delaney Jordan vs. Jupiter Ascending
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
“The one thing he needed to do to not f__k it up was not be a nonce”
The panel of peril strap on some rollerblades and take to the skies! They go about a bit, you knowwww, before tiring of that nonsense and having a nice sit to watch this week’s film Jupiter Ascending (The Wachowskis, 2015). They are joined by video essayist Delaney Jordan!
Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is an ordinary Joe/Jupiter… or is she? Could it be that she is actually Queen of the Universe?! Yes, she is. Finding herself at the centre of a ancient conflict, Jupiter must rely on allies Caine (Channing Tatum) and Stinger (Sean Bean) if she hopes to survive the attempts on her life by erstwhile Space Pope Balem (Eddie Redmayne).
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THVFkk-sEus
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
Balem, from the Abrasax space family, wants to claim Earth as his own and his harvest all of our stuff for himself. Taking in such SF delights as spaceships, space roller blades, space human-animal hybrids, and mass genocide, Jupiter Ascending is fun for all the family and we certainly had a lot of laughs discussing it.
Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie, pray tell? How can they improve upon Balem’s Earth-harvesting scheme? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?
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![Seth Vargas (Movie Friends) vs. Clifford](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/Special_8_Clifford_sq_copy_zhrumu_300x300.jpg)
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Seth Vargas (Movie Friends) vs. Clifford
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
“I’ll be the Danny Ocean of stealing from children”
The panel of peril don their blazer, matching shorts, and matching caps and pretend to be children whilst watching this week’s film Clifford (Paul Flaherty, 1994). They are joined by their new friend: Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast!
Clifford (Martin Short) is precocious little so and so. He’s fond of annoying his parents into an early grave, splitting up ostensibly happy couples, and, of course, show tunes! But when the young tyke is fobbed off on his Uncle Martin (Charles Grodin), Clifford spies an opportunity to fulfil his dream of visiting Dinosaur World – his dream theme park – and Martin spies an opportunity to impress the love of his life Sarah (Mary Steenburgen) with his parenting skills! What could go wrong?
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0o9SkZUTNA
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
Luckily Martin is the very person who designed the Larry the Scary Rex ride at that very park! That’s everything wrapped up in a neat little package-uh! But wait, there’s more. Uncle Martin reneges on his promise to the young/old fella, due to work demands mind you, and from thereon it be war! Will the boy destroy the man or vice versa? There’s only one way to find out: fiiiiiiiiiight!
Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie, pray tell? How can they improve upon whichever character they have determined is the bad guy’s plan? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?
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![Episode 104: The Batman](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/IMG-20240804-WA0000_n7bhdt_300x300.jpg)
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Episode 104: The Batman
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
“So many of my plans have been undone by Antonio Banderas”
The panel of peril stand in the corner of the room, in the shadows, waiting for a chance to strike at their prey. They’re not home. They’ve gone on holiday for three weeks. Damn. Instead, they decide to watch this week’s film The Batman (Matt Reeves, 2022).
The Batman (Robert Pattinson) is, once again, starting out on his career path of borderline psychotic vigilante. Taking out street gangs pushing Gotham’s drug of choice, monitoring the local mafia along with James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright), and making the acquaintance of likeminded individuals such as Selina Kyle (Zoe Kravitz). But a mysterious masked man known only as The Riddler (Paul Dano) raises the stakes higher than ever as he wreaks bloody vengeance on high-ranking Gotham officials. Can The Batman unravel the mystery, and stop him?
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqqft2x_Aa4
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
Seeking revenge for what he sees as the abandonment of the lower class (principally himself), Riddler targets a conspiracy that ranges from a District Attorney (Peter Sarsgaard) to mob boss Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), and even Bruce Wayne’s father Thomas. Yikes! As he racks up a formidable kill list it remains to be seen what his final goal truly is, and what his plan for The Batman entails.
Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie, pray tell? How can they improve upon The Riddler’s twisted scheme? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?
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![Episode 103: George A. Romero's Dawn Of The Dead](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/IMG-20240729-WA0001_9jem7a_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Episode 103: George A. Romero's Dawn Of The Dead
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
“Live fast, die young, leave a terrible-looking Smurf-corpse”
The panel of peril pull up at their local Netto, shove as much tinned goods, AKs, ammo, and Bolinger into their shopping trolley/wheelbarrow as they can, before holing up to watch this week’s film Dawn Of The Dead (George A. Romero, 1978).
The (zombie) apocalypse is here! Ken Foree, David Emgee, Gaylen Ross and Scott H. Reiniger play a quartet determined to not only survive, but thrive in this new world filled with shambling, hungry, animated corpses. Taking refuge in a shopping mall, they live a life of surprising comfort, if not outright decadence, their every need catered for by the fine establishments within. But for how long will their consumerist utopia remain a safe-haven?
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_EviQj5tvA
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
Are they safe… in a word, ‘no’. In two words, ‘no, no’. Eventually falling foul of a large, invading biker gang (spearheaded by the legendary Tom Savini), our heroes have two choices – fight or flight. Will they stand their ground and take on the bikers and zombies simultaneously, or will they literally take flight in their snazzy TV station ‘copter?
But just what did the panel think of this week’s movie, pray tell? How can they improve upon a bunch of smelly, nerd, bikers’ plan? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?
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![Episode 102: National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/IMG-20240721-WA0004_e8yuz6_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Episode 102: National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
“Don’t slate broccoli”
The panel of peril stub out their cigarette, cigar, and pipe under the heel of their cowboy boot and head into a convenience store that is showing this week’s film, Loaded Weapon 1 (Gene Quintano, 1993), for some reason.
Detectives Colt (Emilio Estevez) and Luger (Samuel L Jackson) are the prototypical chalk + cheese = dynamite buddy cop team. Colt is a tortured soul who dines on microwave burritos and laments the loss of his precious dog Claire. Luger is the family man who dines on take out pizza ‘round the table with his ‘loving’ family. Can they unravel the mystery of the Wilderness Girls cookies, and discover General Mortars (William Shatner) and Mr. Jigsaw (Tim Curry)’s wicked plan?
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ET5XJqPAW0
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
The dastardly duo is seeking a microfilm that contains the recipe to disguise delicious cocaine as delicious cookies. As schemes go, it’s a bit of a doozy, and Mortars has no compunction about sending helicopters and bazookas and men dressed as girl scouts after his enemies (and eating piranhas).
Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie, pray tell? How can they improve upon the Mortars’ cookie-laundering plan? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?
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![Episode 101: Mission Impossible](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/GSXwYHkWsAAhJQd_4be6bg_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Episode 101: Mission Impossible
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
“De Palma knows, the old saying goes”
Our name is Possible, Mission: Impossible, license to watch the film Mission: Impossible directed by cinematic genius Brian De Palma (1996). And that my friends is our impossible mission (impossible). And we did it.
An elite IMF team led by Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) has come a serious cropper trying to secure a non-official cover (NOC) list, which could potentially reveal the entire Impossible Mission Force’s workforce, locations, and names. The team are double-crossed in Prague eliminating Sarah (Kristin Scott Thomas), Jack (Emilio Estevez) et al leaving just Ethan (Tom Cruise) and Claire (Emmanuelle Beart) standing. Disavowed and on the run, can they swipe the real NOC list and discover the mole?
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohws8y572KE
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
It’s Phelps and his femme fatale wife Claire, darn it all! A cat and mouse game ensues, spanning from the CIA’s headquarters in Langley, to the Channel Tunnel rail line that runs beneath the English Channel. Time is not on Ethan’s side as the IMF, led by Kittridge (Henry Czerny), hunt Hunt down as he engages in a potentially deadly game of brinkmanship in attempting to forge the sale of the NOC list to arms dealer Max (Vanessa Redgrave) in order to draw out the Lando of the team. Yes, it is quite complicated to keep track of it all!
Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie? How can they improve upon Phelps’s evil plot? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?
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![Whit's The Script vs Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/Special_7_Austin_Powers_sq_jxwcrz_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Whit's The Script vs Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
“If you’ve got a better way to do it, I’d like to hear it”
The panel of peril are dancing down the street stark naked, with only conveniently placed every-day items covering their ghoulies and that. They got the idea, and carefully choreographed it, from this week’s film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Jay Roach, 1997). This week, they are joined by Craig from Whit’s The Script podcast!
Arch enemies Austin Powers (Mike Myers) and Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) are inexorably linked, as so many arch enemies are. So when Dr. Evil has himself frozen in swinging 1967, Austin is obliged to follow suit, both thawing out 30 years hence in the responsible 90s. Both have adjustments to make, Austin with the help of Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley) and Basil Exposition (Michale York), and the good (evil) Doctor with Number Two (Robert Wagner) and Frau Farbissina (Mindy Sterling).
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vsANcS4Ml8
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
Conspiring to steal an arsenal of nuclear weapons and hold the world to ransom – for one million dollars – Austin and Vanessa are in a race against time to stop the world going kablooey! But will the horny, randy, sexy superspy be able to resist the charms of a beautiful, and deadly, army of Fembots? Not likely if I know Powers, hahahahahahaha… He might though.
Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie, pray tell? How can they improve upon Dr. Evil’s high-stakes plan? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?
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![Episode 100: Independence Day](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog14135965/Episode_100_Independence_day_sq_1_k8a2nh_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Episode 100: Independence Day
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
“Like an alien Kinder Egg”
The panel of peril are playing chess in the park with their father and losing badly, very sad. They are interrupted by an enormous screen descending from the heavens covering the city that they are currently in in its entirety. Fortunately, the giant screen is showing this week’s film Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 1996). Huzzah!
Steven Hiller (Will Smith), David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) and Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) are the original odd triple. One’s a hot shot, top gun fighter pilot, one’s a nerd, and t’other is President of the United States!!! But when aliens arrive on Earth without ringing ahead to check it’s okay first, our triptych of colossal talent will need to come together to expel those inconvenient visitors.
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1E7h3SeMDk
********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********
Yes, rather like an uninvited visitor who rinses you of your secret stash of foie gras and cognac, these off world interlopers plan to strip the plant – our god damn planet – of all its resources leaving us humans either bereft or dead. Not on the USA’s watch, buckos. Galvanising the entire planet against this deadly incursion, will endure or will those awful, awful martians have their tentacles raised in victory?
Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie, pray tell? How can they improve upon the aliens’ planet-knackering plan? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?
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