A podcast about movies filmed in Portland.
Is there anything more early-2000s than Ryan Philippe and Rachel Leigh Cook? This month we travel back to the Big Tech of 2000s for this thriller about a mega tech company who will stop at nothing in their pursuit of code with the perfect structure. Or something. The tech is a bit hazy. Does this movie get anything else right? Find out on this monthâs episode.
Well, weâre finally reviewing the movie that spawned this whole podcast: Madonnaâs 1993 throwback/thriller/noir/erotic courtroom drama that dares to ask the question: âCan you screw someone to death?â We dare to ask the question: âIs this movie as bad as its reputation holds? Is it that bad in comparison to the other Portland films weâve been subjected to in the past?â Light your candles, bust out the light bulbs, and allow yourself to be seduced by the billowy curtains (and the Green Goblin) in this installment of Portland at the Movies. (Note: For the Madonna fans who found their way here, yes, Iâm aware I accidentally said âWhoâs That Girlâ instead of âShanghai Surpriseâ when talking about Madonna and Seanâs movie. Weâre just going to have to be OK with that. Donât come for me.)
Jumping on the bandwagon of âSingle White Female,â this 1992 made-for-TV movie, starring Heather Locklear, takes a stab at being the sexy office place thriller that so may other movies of the time strived to be. Strap on your high heels and get ready for some busy business as we decide âdoes this have what it takes?â
This month weâre joined by Nicholas Beatty to unwrap this gay coming of age film/black box musical theater journey that spans 12 years of time and dares to ask the question âwhy does a movie that takes place over the span of 12 years have the singular word âsummerâ in the title? And why did nobodyâs clothing or hair style change in those 12 years?â Did we find a Christmas miracle, or did we get another lump of coal? Find out on this episode.
This month weâre joined by Eric Li and Mike Campbell from âThe Scariest Thingsâ horror podcast to talk about 2015âs âGreen Room,â starring Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart, and loads of punks and neo-Nazis. Can this movie defy the odds of not only being a good horror movie, but a good movie made in Portland? Find out on this episode.
Author and broadcaster Rick Emerson joins us to talk about the 1982 (or is it 1980? Or 1984?) made-for-TV movie âThe Pigs vs. The Freaksâ (or is it âOutsidersâ?), starring Brian Dennehy, Patrick Swayze, Adam Baldwin, and Steven Furst, about a small town football game that will finally settle the age-old question: will you root for the cops, or for the hippies?
Find Rick Emersonâs newest book âUnmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the Worldâs Most Notorious Diariesâ wherever books are sold.
If you thought Portland was a post-apocalyptic hellscape now, just wait until you see what it looks like after nuclear war. This month we follow the sole survivor (or is she?) of nuclear annihilation, creeping around the shattered streets and tunnels of Portland finding a way to survive. The visuals in this low-budget movie are often arresting and incredibly well done, but does the story and dialogue follow suit, or does this fizzle out into a true bomb of a movie? Find out in this monthâs episode.
Last month we reviewed âZombie Cats From Mars,â and this month we dig into the man behind the cats: writer/director/producer/actor MontetrĂ©. We chat with him about ZCFM, as well as his one-take feature-length film âMarty in Transit.â
For our discussion of Zombie Cats from Mars, Mark once again surprises us with a mid-show phone call from one of the actors (and definite cast highlight) from this 2015 sci-fi/horror movie. Is there enough holy water to cleanse us after watching this movie? Find out on this monthâs episode.
The internet has dubbed this movie the âChristian âSaw,'â and while thatâs not really accurate (or the filmmakers intentions), this faith-based film does share some of its premise with that movie. Itâs also the last film role of âRowdyâ Roddy Piper. Can God save this movie, or should the filmmakers repent? Find out in this monthâs episode.
50 years after it was made, and 30 years since Mystery Science Theater 3000 catapulted it into so-bad-itâs-good movie legend, we have a sequel to the 1966 cult classic âManos: The Hands of Fate,â starring several of the original actors, and inexplicably filmed in River Falls, Oregon. Was it worth the half century it took to bring this movie back, or does it find new and interesting ways to fail outside of how its predecessor did?
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