Special Guest Archives - Page 9 of 10

025 – Wonder Boy

Wonder Boy (2010) title screen, with writer credit for Robin Morningstar

Jen and Tim are joined by writer K. Thor Jensen to discuss a true example of an outsider movie, 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

Update: As of 2021, the movie has disappeared from YouTube and other video upload sites. But in 2011 someone put it on DVD, we assume the creators.

For more internet madness, listen to our episode on weird algorithm-generated YouTube videos!

024 – Lasagna Cat

Actor John Blyth Barrymore in the Lasagna Cat video "07/27/1978"

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!

023 – The Canyons

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

Read the New Yorker article that spilled the tea on the ill-starred production.

For more Sean, listen to our episode on Bulworth!

021 – On Deadly Ground with Felix Biederman

Steven Seagal serving up realness — that’s right king

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.

For more Felix, don’t miss our episode on the truly demented Turkish actioner Valley of the Wolves: Iraq!

019 – Aria

Jen and Darren revisit a misfired art film from 1987, Aria! It’s 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?

Watch the trailer for Aria:

If you’re REALLY curious, you can watch the whole film on Tubi.

For more Darren, listen to our episode on Prince’s Under the Cherry Moon!

018 – Matt Christman Talks Mad Dog Time

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.

Matt also joined us to talk about that cinematic disease unique to the 90s, rip-offs of Quentin Tarantino!

017 – Will Menaker Talks Scorsese

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!

Will graced us with his presence on more than one occasion— check out our episode about William Friedkin’s gay slasher, Cruising!

The Scorsese/Kubrick mashup Will mentions may be seen here on Vimeo!

016 – ABBA: The Movie

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.

Sure, you could watch Lasse Hallstrom’s polite middlebrow films, or you could enjoy all the videos he made with ABBA over on their official YouTube channel! We suggest the latter!

For more musical confusion, listen to our episode on Under the Cherry Moon!