Where does the latest Alien film sit in the canon of face-hugging space horror?

Baron and the Doc talk reboots, robots and reminders when they discuss Alien: Romulus, directed by Fede Alvarez and starring a Cailee Spaeny, David Johnsson and Archie Renaux.

Watch on YouTube if you dare! Link is https://youtu.be/4WtcOlaigSM

Baron and the Doc break the fourth wall at least four times as they discuss the Marvel buddy film that is Deadpool & Wolverine, directed by Shawn Levy and starring besties Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. Then... they compare the film to 48 Hours (directed by Walter Hill and starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy) and Wayne's World (directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey and Rob Lowe.

00:00 Introduction 01:08 Synopsis of Deadpool & Wolverine 02:35 First thoughts on Deadpool & Wolverine 05:41 The Marvel Multiverse 08:42 Ryan and Hugh and the marketing of D&W 09:32 Baron: 48 Hours 15:53 Doc: Wayne's World 21:15 Closing out three cool films

Somewhere between Garfield, Casper and Spirited Away lives this unique Japanese animation featuring a headstrong girl and a feline ghost. Co directed by Yoko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita, and in this episode picked apart by Baron and the Doc.

00:00 Introduction 01:12 Ghost Cat Anzu synopsis 02:26 Ghost Cat vs Garfield 03:03 Is Ghost Cat a family film? 05:19 Ghost Cat vs Studio Ghibli 07:16 Rotoscoping 07:59 Closing out the episode

A giant brain, masturbating bog zombies, and G7 leaders led by a German Cate Blanchett. What's not to like? Baron questions the Doc about the strange little MIFF film, Rumours, directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson.

00:00 Introduction 00:49 Rumours synopsis 02:26 How did they get Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander? 02:54 The Green Fog, by Guy Maddin (and Hello Dankness) 04:04 Did Doc like Rumours? 05:28 The Exterminating Angel, by Luis Bunuel 06:39 Biosphere, by Mel Eslyn 07:37 Closing out the episode

Baron and the Doc take a break from the mainstream to discuss a contemplative little film by Audrey Lam, starring Umi Ishihara and Xiao Deng and shot over 10 years on 16mm film. It's more artsy than either of our hosts, but they enjoyed it!

00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Baron: Synopsis 01:04 - Doc confesses to being a book-loving introvert 01:19 - Not a megaplex film 02:49 - Is the library a purgatory, like Sartre's 'No Exit'? 04:05 - Doc: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley 05:18 - Baron: Clerks, by Kevin Smith 06:08 -Doing the festival circuit 06:34 - Home, by Alex von Hofmann (aka our very own Baron)

Baron and the Doc are at Melbourne International Film Festival 2024, and have just seen the highly anticipated film, A Different Man, starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson, written and directed by Aaron Schimberg.

This film is a wild ride. Check out what the boys have to say about it straight out of the theatre.

Check out the youtube version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/cpXijVy8zgo

Baron and the Doc are back!

Why? Because MIFF 2024!

Immediately following the 2024 Melbourne Film Festival Program Launch, the boys snuck off to circle their top 5 picks. They then added them up to present their Top 10 Picks for MIFF 2024!

Check out the youtube episode here: https://youtu.be/BJDv-0frczA?si=3HHTKkLtohrFHn3h