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Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
In this episode we discuss the 2002 Hayao Miyazaki Oscar-winning masterpiece, Spirited Away. If you haven't seen this movie, immediately stop whatever you're doing and hop over to HBOMAX and hit play. You'll thank me later. But even better that that, joining Stamper Cinema to discuss it is the absolutely lovely and extremely talented actress, Krista Marie Yu.
While we were classmates at Carnegie Mellon University (class of 2011), I always knew that she'd go on to do great things. I'm beyond honored to have her as a guest and share our conversation with you. She's an absolute treat. Enjoy!
Spirited Away - Stamper Cinema movie score: 10/10
Spirited Away links
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Krista Marie Yu Links
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Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
This episode has a little bit of everything. On one hand, it's a thorough discussion of Alexander Payne's hilariously brilliant, Election. On the other hand, we cover the dangerously sensitive topic, politics. To help us get through it, I have recruited three of my absolute favorite people in the whole world... making this the first ever panel discussion on Stamper Cinema. We really do cover a lot of ground and I'm very proud of this episode. Enjoy!
Disclaimer - we discuss the 2020 election in great detail, as well as the various forms of political discourse we find America currently battling over. While my intentions aren't ever to offend, I recognize that this topic may be too polarizing to some listeners.
*Also just realized that my audio was somehow recorded in mono where everyone else was recorded in stereo. I apologize for the rookie mistake.
Election - Stamper Cinema movie score: 9/10
Election links
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Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
In the final chapter of our Stamper Cinema Spooktacular double-feature series, I am joined by movie & music lover, and all-around awesome dude, Mark King. In this episode we tackle two classic frights from the legendary filmmaker, John Carpenter: Christine (1983) and Halloween (1978). (We also take a few minutes to chat about A24 films and my Kawasaki motorcycle that I had when I was 16 years old). This is a good one. Happy Halloween everyone!
Stamper Cinema movie scores:
Christine - 7/10
Halloween - 9/10
Christine links
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Trailer
Halloween
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Letterboxd
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Greetings friends! In the first part of our two-part Stamper Cinema Spooktacular series, we'll be tackling zombie films. Specifically, two fantastic Asian zombie films. #Alive (South Korea, 2020) and One Cut of the Dead (Japan, 2017).
Both of these films are worth watching, albeit for two entirely different reasons. Helping navigate through this episode, both a Stamper Cinema regular and my kid brother, Nathan. Enjoy!
Stamper Cinema movie Scores:
#Alive - 7/10
One Cut of the Dead - 9/10
#Alive links & more:
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Editors Note - I twice incorrectly reference #Alive having a $13 million budget. The $13 million number I'm citing is actually #Alive's box office return. Though, I suspect Alive's budget is much lower.
One Cut of the Dead links
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Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Next up for Stamper Cinema is the 2020 romantic-comedy 'Love, Guaranteed.' Joining in on the fun is Brandy Nichelle, one of the coolest YouTube channel hosts around. In this episode we tackle the controversial subject of (onscreen) interracial dating.
Love, Guaranteed - Stamper Cinema movie score: 4/10
Love, Guaranteed links:
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This is your brain on drugs
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Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
In this episode of Stamper Cinema we break down the 1994 cult-classic, Wes Craven's New Nightmare with resident Freddy Krueger expert Diandra Lazor. I can't say enough about how great an episode this one is. Diandra is, without the slightest hint of embellishment, an absolute treat. Enjoy!
Wes Craven's New Nightmare - Stamper Cinema movie score: 7/10
Wes Craven's New Nightmare links
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Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
When it comes to neighbors, things aren't always as they appear. While your neighbor may be weird and you may think he's a serial killer (or even a vampire), he probably isn't. But in cinema? All bets are off. In this mini episode I break down the nosy neighbor sub-genre and chat about 4 of my favorite films that use this trope to perfection. Enjoy!
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Summer of 84
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Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
In this, the third part of the 3-part series, John and I tackle the 2020 edition of the Bill & Ted saga. We cover everything. Literally everything. The film, Keanu Reeves, guitars, Tottenham Hotspur, our fantasy band lineup, evil-blond tropes, Orion Pictures, parenting, beer sponsorships and much, more more.
Not gonna lie, This one tapped me out in the best fucking way. Enjoy!
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Welcome to the second installment of our Bill & Ted trilogy. Once again, John Rohe joins the discussion. In this episode we talk about life, the after life, what game we would challenge the Reaper over - and a serious discussion over offensive language that was used in the film. We also cover other offensive, outdated cultural depictions used in family entertainment. Enjoy!
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
This week (in the first of a 3-part series) we discuss Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. To join in on the fun we welcome back, the pride of Texas, John Rohe. In this episode we walk through the plot, friendship, Socrates, breakfast tacos, local beer and our top 5 favorite time traveling films.. Enjoy!