Two Reel Cinema Club

Popcorn Counter: All Killer No Filler

Audiences just can’t seem to get enough of brutal, bloody murder. What does that say about humans as a species and moviegoers in particular? We look at some psychologists’ theories about why murder is such a popular form of entertainment, and try to square that with our own, rapidly mellowing tastes…
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Do a Stranger’s Revenge

Episode 27: Do a Stranger’s Revenge
Do Revenge, the new Netflix original feature, is doing crime right in front of our eyes this episode. The film wears its main influence prominently on its impeccably tailored, pastel, cashmere sleeve: Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, reputedly the master of suspense’s fourth best film (citation needed). But do the films share more in common than their criss cross plot lines? And have attitudes to violence, criminality and revenge changed scene 1951?
The books we referenced this episode:
Creatures of Darknesshttps://books.google.com.vc/books?id=kIgfBgAAQBAJ
Hitchcock/Truffauthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchcock/Truffaut 
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Popcorn Counter: Afrofuturism

The Black Panther sequel is coming later this year, and having recently watched Nope and The Brother From Another Planet, we find ourselves talking about Afrofuturism at the popcorn counter this time, where literature, movies, games and TV all make the Mothership Connection.
References this episode
Octavia Butlerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler
N K Jemisinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._K._Jemisin
Samuel Delanyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_R._Delany
Mass Effecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect
Deathloophttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathloop
Nichelle Nicolshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichelle_Nichols
Black Pantherhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_(film)
The Woman Kinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_King
The Matrixhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheus_(The_Matrix)
Blake Crouch, author of Recursionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Crouch
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Nope, Brother

Watch the skies! Wait, no, DON’T watch the skies, look away!! Jordan Peele’s new scifi horror film Nope dives screaming onto the screen this episode, raining blood, coins and general dread on the audience. But what’s it really about? And is it as skilful in its exploration of the lives of people of colour in a science fiction scenario as John Sayles’ 1984 picture The Brother From Another Planet? Join us as we stare into the heart of cosmic horror and then overclock some old arcade video games like ET goes to New York with an Atari 2600.
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School Daze

We’ve been let down by modern cinema’s conservative and risk averse distribution policies this week, meaning our scheduled film My Old School never turned up. So for the first time we’re recording a film podcast without actually having seen a film. Great. Instead we spend the time talking about some of our favourite school based films that HAVE shown up in the past. And in penance for our poor planning we’ll be reporting for detention at four o’clock, alongside Molly Ringwald and Emilio Estevez.
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Popcorn Counter: Colonialism

Okay, no-one’s really sure how this happened, but bear with us. Somehow, somehow, in a logical, progressive fashion, we set out to discuss the legacy of colonialism and in the end managed to segue from an examination of Victorian museum design to the movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Yes, yes, it could have happened to anyone. Just don’t expect us to ever do it again.
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RRRiotous Fun with Gunga Din

This episode we’re PUNCHING TIGERS IN THE FACE with the incredible Indian breakout hit RRR.  And if that’s not overpowering enough, we’re also watching 1939 adventure movie classic Gunga Din.  Join us for a measured discussion of colonialism, nationalism, cinematic idioms, and LITERALLY THROWING A MOTORCYCLE OVERARM AS A WEAPON WHILE EVERYTHING ELSE ON SCREEN EXPLODES!
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Popcorn Counter: War! Huh! What is it Good For?

At the popcorn counter this time we try to list our top three war films, only to find we’ve out manoeuvred each other and ended up with a pyrrhic victory: five good movies and one that’s so bad it earns a whole new rating.
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