Cinema To The Letter

182: Transformers and Mad Max Get a Reboot On the Fury Road ft. Drew McWeeny

When a franchise gets the reboot treatment, it's always a toss up. Either you'll get a cool reinvention or a total disappointment. So, Adam, Thomas and their very special guest Drew McWeeny are here to examine the right and wrong reboot avenues! First, Michael Bay makes a soft reboot of a franchise he ran into the ground with Transformers: Age of Extinction! Then, George Miller returns to the franchise that made him shiny and chrome with the acclaimed reboot Mad Max: Fury Road! Together, our trio will answer all the crucial questions. What does a Michael Bay power move look like? How does your delightful Australian grandfather make such high octane blockbusters? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on sports movies? Well, hop into your monster truck and listen in to find out as you ride away from John Goodman the Autobot!
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181: Angelina Jolie in Sky Captain and the World of The Tourist

Angelina Jolie is one of the great stars of our time. Her work on and offscreen has shown her range and compassion run deep. Now, she's entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe with The Eternals! So, it only seems natural that Angelina Jolie gets the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, Angelina Jolie briefly fights giant robots alongside the titular character in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow! Then, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp have a glamorous Venice vacation they can write off as a film in The Tourist! Together, our duo answers all the crucial questions. What makes a true "good pick" for a movie star? Can Johnny Depp act like a regular human anymore? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode about reboots? Well, hop into your flying ace plane and head to Venice so you can listen to find out!
 
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180: David Lynch Drives Over A Dune On Mulholland Drive

The haunting season is ending. So, Double Edged Double Bill is wrapping up the spooky season on a surreal note! David Lynch is a singular voice in horror as well as film in general. Somehow, Adam and Thomas will try to decipher his distinct vision via two very different films. First, David Lynch tackles Frank Herbert’s popular (especially for one of our cohosts) sci-fi novel armed with bushy eyebrows and an adorable pug with Dune! Then, the glamour of Hollywood has dark monsters hidden underneath Mulholland Drive! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. How much does Adam know about Dune? Why does David Lynch have the best answers in interviews? Which two films will they choose for next week’s episode all about Angelina Jolie? Well, ride your sand worms past the terrifying diner dumpster monster so you can listen to find out!
 
 Read Thomas' piece No Sequel: A Look At Standalone Slashers of the 1980s over at Film Cred! Listen to Adam on the latest episode of Have Not Seen This talking about Night of the Living Dead (1990)! For bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover, please subscribe to our Patreon for just $1 a month! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Adam and Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We’re a proud member of The ESO Network, alongside other great shows like The Flopcast! Buy merchandise with our logo or other logos now at The ESO Network Tee Public Store!
 

179: Barbara Crampton Travels Beyond the Gates of Jakob‘s Wife

Barbara Crampton is a genre mainstay. Ever since Stuart Gordon cast her in Re-Animator, Crampton has been one of the more talented and unsung scream queens of her era. So, Adam, Thomas and special guest Nicole Cadaver are celebrating Barbara Crampton by giving her the full on Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, a VHS board game with a Barbara Crampton host strikes terror in a group of boring leads in Beyond the Gates! Then, Barbara Crampton becomes a creature of the night which spices up her marriage in Jakob's Wife! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. What are the true horrors of middle age? How long does it take for someone to realize a VHS is haunted? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on David Lynch? Well, open up your game board and open up your blood bags while you listen to find out!
 
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178: Chucky Will Curse At Your Child‘s Play

Chucky is a horror icon. The little red head doll has been stalking and stabbing since 1988. After all, what's creepier than a seemingly lifeless doll springing to action in order to kill you? So, Adam and Thomas are devoting an October horror episode to the Child's Play film franchise in honor of the premiere of the TV series Chucky on Syfy & USA Network! First, Chucky has to find a teenage Andy Barclay within military school in the very quickly put together sequel Child's Play 3! Then, Chucky and his creator Don Mancini take the series back to basics with the surprisingly scary direct to video sequel with Curse of Chucky! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. How does the terrifying nature of Chucky tie into early 2000s bootleg sports merchandise? How big is the budget for a rickety carnival haunted house? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode about Barbara Crampton? Well, recite the chant of Damballa and curl up next to favorite doll while you listen to find out!
 
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177: Join the Occult of The Empty Man of Salem

Spooky season is upon us and Double Edged Double Bill is here for it! To kick things off, Adam and Thomas welcome author, illustrator & horror fan Cat Scully on to discuss two occult horror films. First, Rob Zombie digs through the ditches and burns through the witches as to raise up The Lords of Salem! Then, what starts as a child's urban legend turns into an occult attack on our own reality with The Empty Man! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. Could the Anti-Christ be responsible for chicken nuggets? How much choreography practice does the occult need? Which two films will they pick for next week's episode about the Child's Play franchise? Well, watch your hallways closely and watch out for Sasquatch so you can listen to find out!
 
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176: James Bond In Never Say Never to Her Majesty‘s Secret Service

James Bond is (hopefully) returning to the big screen soon with No Time To Die. So, it only feels natural for Adam, Thomas and returning guest Kaycee Jarrard to examine the lengthy history of 007 for this week's Double Edged Double Bill! First, George Lazenby takes his only turn as James Bond in the underrated gem On Her Majesty's Secret Service! Then, Sean Connery returns to James Bond for his seventh, final & most unorthodox entry Never Say Never Again! Together, our trio answers the crucial questions. How do they rank every James Bond actor? Could James Bond be living in his own purgatory? Why would a film score a murder montage to easy listening jazz? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode about occult horror films? Well, duck from that gun barrel shot and ski on down that mountain so you can listen and find out!
 
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175: Tilda Swinton Gives An Okja To Constantine

Tilda Swinton is one of the greatest working actresses out there. Few actors have her unique range and ability to transform into any character she plays. So, it's only natural that Adam, Thomas and special guest Jessica Scott give her the Double Edged Double Bill treatment! First, Tilda Swinton and a massive cast all clamor for an adorable super pig in Bong Joon-ho's Okja! Then, Keanu Reeves has to face of an angelic Tilda Swinton and more than a few demons in Constantine! Together, our trio answers all the crucial questions. What acclaimed actor has the most Muppet energy? How many dazzling outfits can Tilda Swinton pull off? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode all about James Bond? Well, make yourself a kosher hot dog and fend off demonic entities with your cross shotgun so you can tune in to find out!
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174: The A-Team Catches The Fugitive On Your TV

TV and cinema are often enemies. Yet, that never stops Hollywood from turning TV shows into films. So, film adaptations of TV shows are a natural subject for a Double Edged Double Bill! First, a 1960s crime drama becomes one of the biggest thrillers of the early 1990s as Tommy Lee Jones chases down Harrison Ford in The Fugitive! Then, a low brow action show becomes a huge budget action blockbuster as a rag tag group of stars becomes The A-Team! Thus, our duo has to answer the crucial questions. How essential is pointing to Harrison Ford's star persona? Why did Sharlto Copley never catch on in Hollywood? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode about Tilda Swinton? Well, jump from that dam while avoiding floating tanks so you can listen in to find out!
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173: Willem Dafoe in The Boondock Saints of Florida

Willem Dafoe is an actor who is as masterful as he is a prolific. So, in anticipation of The Card Counter, we're dedicating an entire episode to two very different Willem Dafoe vehicles! First, Willem Dafoe tries to manage a motel and several unruly children tenants in the shadow of Disney World in The Florida Project! Then, Willem Dafoe is on the hunt for a pair of vigilantes with terrible attempts at Irish accents in The Boondock Saints! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What makes a film truly Floridian? How can Dafoe be the most nuanced character in a film where he's channeling Bugs Bunny? Which two films will they choose for next week's episode on Films based on TV shows? Well, grab your magic band and avoid that firefight so you can tune in to find out!
 
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