Not unlike the titular Donkey at the centre of the Polish film being discussed in the first half of this episode, the FMB cut a wild, meandering conversational path starting with Skolimowski's enigmatic donkey film, leading through Independence Day: Resurgence and finishing up with a spontaneous review of the new All Quiet on The Western Front.
next episode: Ginger Snaps
Nick and Tobias stumble on a little gem with this tv-movie adaptation of 12 Angry Men; updated for the 90's and with a stacked cast including a precious Jack Lemmon and an absolutely rabid performance by George C Scott.
next episode: The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman
Hunker down, start saving your water and hide your babes (Ruths, that is); our hosts relive the paranoia of the Cold War by revisiting the monumental televisual feature-length anti-nuclear PSA that was The Day After. If the sight of Steve Guttenberg losing his gorgeous locks won't make the powers that be hesitate before pushing the button then nothing will.
Our hosts still refuse to return to the cinema and remain content with televisual approximations of cinema. This week John Carpenter (with Tobe Hooper) willingly lays himself out on the mortuary table for the FMB to dive in and see if they can find that elusive funnybone in this failed attempt at resurrecting the horror anthology.
After a little hiatus, the FMB still refuse to leave the couch and continue their diet of canned cinema in the form of tv movies, this week it's medieval chivalric epic Ivanhoe; thankfully FMB favourites Sam Neill and James Mason are on hand to spackle over any budgetary setbacks.
Next up in the FMB's channel-surfing adventure into the world of TV-movies is 1990's adaptation of Treasure Island, a film stuffed to the gunwale with a criminal amount of talent including pod favourite Charlton Heston as the most piratical buccanner this side of the Spanish Main, Long John Silver himself.
next week we flip to the channel showing 1982's Ivanhoe.
Not content with John Woo's latest; the FMB return to the comforting glow of CRT television and check out his 1998 TV-movie/failed pilot, Blackjack, starring Dolph Lundgren. Much milk is spilt, but the only tears from our hosts are of joy as Woo delivers exactly what they are looking for (and more).
next episode: Treasure Island (1990 Tv-movie)
Merry Christmas! Cinematic titan John Woo returns to American shores with his first U.S film in 20 years since Paycheck.
It doesn't take much for Woo to woo the FMB so they are first in line to digest this Christmas-wrapped gift - but is there coal within?
No cookie talk but the FMB somehow manage to talk about their favourite milk scenes in movies so hopefully that rounds out the festive atmosphere.
next ep: John Woo's Blackjack
Delving further into the TV-movie tangent, the FMB safely opt for another Stephen King adaptation. This time it's Tobe Hooper's iconic 1979 vampire yarn Salem's Lot.
This Stephen King TV miniseries has been frequently invoked in passing by the FMB since the early days of the podcast; so it's a good thing our hosts have finally gotten around to watching it because, as we now know, the Langoliers do not tolerate idleness.
Two of our regular three hosts book some seats on the worlds most exclusive, dangerous, high-flying experience available to those in the know - the Money Plane. In the movie, the Rated-R Superstar, Edge contends with The Rumble, only this one isn't as Royal as what he might be used to.
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