Al Pacino. Being typecast. Eric wrongfully disagrees. Invisible actors. When actors trick you. Putting Michael on the spot. Supernatural detective. Avoiding standard devices. When you walk in on a film. Unnecessary staples. Michael disliked Memento, but still thinks it’s visionary. Visual foreshadowing. Podcast hosts with weird sleeping patterns. Films always get Insomnia wrong. Almost. Finally, a film with an important humanistic message. Eric unknowingly makes puns. Enough with the silly conspiracies! Die Hard is the standard for action films. Smallpox viral, not Survivalism viral. When even suspension of disbelief can’t save you. Character or actors? A film thought experiment – try it at home!
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Also referenced: Transformers, Seven, Memento, Werewolf Women of the S.S., Death to Smoochy, Dog Day Afternoon, Blade Runner, Prestige, Ghost Rider, The Island, Shoot ‘Em Up, JFK, Scarface, 88 Minutes, S1M0NE, Devil’s Advocate, The Dark Knight, Hook, One Hour Photo, RV, Hot Fuzz, Neil Marshall (The Descent), James Bond, Quentin Tarantino, V for Vendetta, Juno, Die Hard, Star Trek, Hatchet, 12 Monkeys, Weatherman, Hack, The Matador, From Hell, Jason, Auto Focus, Hitcher, The Punisher
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Insomnia
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Hillary Seitz
Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
The Rock
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Director: Michael Bay
Writer: David Weisberg, Dougals Cook, Mark Rosner
Starring: Sean COnnery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, William Forsythe, Tony Todd
A renegade general and his group of U.S. Marines take over Alcatraz and threaten San Francisco Bay with biological weapons. A chemical weapons specialist and the only man to have ever escaped from the Rock attempt to prevent chaos.
