Have You SEEN This?

Jen and Tim are joined by writer K. Thor Jensen to discuss a true example of outsider filmmaking, Wonder Boy. It turns out that Uwe Boll is only the second worst video-game-based film director currently living.

K. Thor Jensen’s article on Wonder Boy, which includes a link to the…well, it’s barely a movie: Wonder Boy is the Most Bizarre Video Game Movie Ever Made

Jen and Tim welcome cartoonist and cultural commentator Matthew Hurwitz (dangerburger.com) to discuss internet phenomenon Lasagna Cat! Yes, Jen watched all five hours of the Lasagna Cat sex survey!
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The theme music for Have You Seen This? is “B005” by Monroeville Music Center.

Sean Morris (@saneiscrazy) rejoins Jen and Tim for a postmortem of the Paul Schrader/Bret Easton Ellis mishap, The Canyons. This movie stars James Deen so uhhh trigger warning for discussion of rape I guess
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The theme music for Have You Seen This? is “B005” by Monroeville Music Center.

Jen and Tim take a look at the singular auteur statement, The Evil Within. A nasty little horror film made by a reclusive oil fortune heir on his own dime, it turns out to be…pretty good!
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The theme music for Have You Seen This? is “B005” by Monroeville Music Center.

Jen and Tim welcome an expert in the study of lunkheads, Felix Biederman of Chapo Trap House! We dissect the themes of environmentalism and masculinity in Steven Seagal’s cri de coeur, and also stumble across evidence that Felix may be a long-lost Seagal relative.
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The theme music for Have You Seen This? is “B005” by Monroeville Music Center.

Jen and Tim discuss a GOOD film from 1987 this time: the detective story in a horror universe, Angel Heart. Remember when Mickey Rourke was beautiful?

The theme music for Have You Seen This? is “B005” by Monroeville Music Center.

Jen and Darren revisit a misfired art film from 1987! Aria is an omnibus film with segments directed by giants of the industry like Godard and Altman and genteel hacks like…Bruce Beresford. Who the hell is Bruce Beresford?
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The theme music for Have You Seen This? is “B005” by Monroeville Music Center.

Matt Christman of Chapo Trap House joins Tim and Jen to discuss the failson-written and directed Mad Dog Time! Oh my god, this movie sucks.
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The theme music for Have You Seen This? is “B005” by Monroeville Music Center.

Will Menaker brings the Chapo Reading Series to HYST! Jen and Will eviscerate a very bad take on Scorsese, and discuss some of Marty’s more infrequently-seen work. Will also defends his most controversial opinion yet!

The Scorsese/Kubrick mashup Will mentions may be seen here: vimeo.com/12432238
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The theme music for Have You Seen This? is “B005” by Monroeville Music Center.

Jen and Mike discuss the clean-cut beat of ABBA: The Movie, starring the enduringly popular Swedes and directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Note: this is the second film we’ve discussed that stars a convicted child molester. Hmm.