Movies on Fire with Zach and Mike
Movies on Fire with Zach and Mike
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Neeed a pod to keep you warm? Like movies? Zach and Mike are here for you with Movies on Fire! Join us as we check under the hood of some of cinema's best (and worst) offerings. We cover new movies, old movies, good movies, bad movies and everything in between.
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The podcast explores a variety of cinematic themes, including genre analysis, nostalgic retrospectives, and current film trends, with episodes discussing topics like the implications of sexrobot cinema in Companion, a humorous critique of DC's Broke Ass Batman, and the historical significance of John Wayne's Stagecoach.
Need a pod to keep you warm? Like movies? Zach and Mike are here for you with Movies on Fire! Join us as we check under the hood of some of cinema’s best (and worst) offerings. We cover new movies, old movies, good movies, bad movies and everything in between.
Movies on Fire will be back this month with another jam packed episode! In the meantime, please enjoy this epside of our sister podcast The Bonus Situation! Both Movies on Fire and the Bonus Situation are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, YouTube and more! Now onto the show…
Boomer and Michael watch the 1984 British family romcom, Threads! When Jimmy met Ruth, they were two kids from different worlds. Now they’re about to become parents! With wedding bells in the distance, Jimmy only has one more night as a bachelor to live it up! At least not if his new father in law has anything to say about it!
Our review is based on Svervin Films’ 2018 2K remaster of Threads from the movie’s original intermediate print. The blu-ray mentioned includes a 30 minute long interview with Stephen Thrower about the historical context that Threads released to in 1984.
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