The Hannibal Lecter Masterclass - Manhunter (1986)

l⁠⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠ It's once again the spooky season, which means it's time for “Kyle's Killer October” at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, the horror enthusiast among us, Kyle, will have creative control of the podcast, selecting each of the movies we review from month to month. The unifying theme for this year's edition of “Kyle's Killer October,” is “contemporary horror,” wherein we'll be reviewing horror films released within the past few years. This week, we review Osgood Perkins', Longlegs (2024)! Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠ It's once again the spooky season, which means it's time for “Kyle's Killer October” at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, the horror enthusiast among us, Kyle, will have creative control of the podcast, selecting each of the movies we review from month to month. The unifying theme for this year's edition of “Kyle's Killer October,” is “contemporary horror,” wherein we'll be reviewing horror films released within the past few years. This week, we review Gary Dauberman's feature length adaptation of Stephen King's, 'Salem's Lot (2024)! Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠ It's once again the spooky season, which means it's time for “Kyle's Killer October” at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, the horror enthusiast among us, Kyle, will have creative control of the podcast, selecting each of the movies we review from month to month. The unifying theme for this year's edition of “Kyle's Killer October,” is “contemporary horror,” wherein we'll be reviewing horror films released within the past few years. First up this month, is our review of modern horror maestro, James Wan's, Malignant (2021)! Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

Join Trevor and his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast as they talk about "Scholastic Screenings", movies from our respective collections that involve school way, shape or form! Brad's Picks: Carrie (1976) - 7:15 Dazed and Confused (1993) and Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) - 34:20 The Harry Potter Series - 55:20 Trevor's Picks: The Karate Kid (1984) - 20:10 First of Fury (1972), Fist of Legend (1994) and Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) - 45:20 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) - 1:06:35 1:18:45 And stick around for the speed round, where Trevor and Brad briefly talk about runner up picks that they didn't have time to spotlight. Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on ⁠Libsyn at ⁠Cinema Speak⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠Instagram ⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠Twitter ⁠@CatchingCinema

l⁠⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠ This month is Masterclass Month at Catching Up On Cinema! September 2024 marks our 6th anniversary of podcasting, and to commemorate the occasion, we take a month to do a deep dive on a popular, long-lived movie franchise. For this year's Masterclass, we'll be reviewing the Hannibal Lecter series of films! Created by author Thomas Harris, Hannibal Lecter is a charismatic serial killer that, across multiple novels, films, and most recently, TV series, has consistently captivated global audiences since his inception in 1981. This week, our Masterclass continues with a review of confirmed piece of shit, Brett Ratner's, Red Dragon (2002)! The second adaptation of the first of Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lecter series of novels, Brett Ratner's, Red Dragon (2002) is a sanitized, and by the numbers adaptation of the classic novel of the same name. Once again produced by mega producers Dino and Martha De Laurentiis (who also produced Hannibal), Red Dragon, in spite of also featuring the talents of cinematographer, Dante Spinotti (who also shot Manhunter), and Ted Tally (screenwriter of Silence of the Lambs), is somewhat bland, and considerably less stylized rendition of Thomas Harris' novel than Michael Mann's, Manhunter (1986). Just a short year after the release of Hannibal (2002), Anthony Hopkins returns to reprise his role as Hannibal Lecter, with Edward Nortion starring as Will Graham, previously embodied on screen by William Petersen. An early example of a fanservice oriented prequel/sequel, Red Dragon goes out of its way to remind viewers at every turn, of the vastly superior Silence of the Lambs. Cast members, characterizations, iconography, and locations from Silence are all exploited, not without justification, but quite readily, and in a fashion that was not yet en vogue in Hollywood. In spite of its weaker presentation as compared to Manhunter, Red Dragon nevertheless benefits greatly from the novelty factor of its adaptation featuring additional scenes with Hannibal Lecter, and from ,pre greatly emphasizing the characterizations of Francis Dolarhyde and Reba McClane (played by Ralph Fiennes and Emily Watson respectively), who in Manhunter were given considerably less screen time. Blunt, and not especially confident in it's presentation or storytelling, Red Dragon is almost entirely buoyed by the efforts of its exemplary cast of players, with Ralph Fiennes and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman both making enormous contributions to the entertainment value of the film, in spite of the otherwise pedestrian filmmaking from director and confirmed piece of shit, Brett Ratner. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠ This month is Masterclass Month at Catching Up On Cinema! September 2024 marks our 6th anniversary of podcasting, and to commemorate the occasion, we take a month to do a deep dive on a popular, long-lived movie franchise. For this year's Masterclass, we'll be reviewing the Hannibal Lecter series of films! Created by author Thomas Harris, Hannibal Lecter is a charismatic serial killer that, across multiple novels, films, and most recently, TV series, has consistently captivated global audiences since his inception in 1981. This week, our Masterclass continues with a review of Ridley Scott's, Hannibal (2001)! An adaptation of the third of Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lecter series of novels, Ridley Scott's, The Hannibal (2001) is a messy adaptation of the lewd, nasty, and messy novel of the same name. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis (who also produced Manhunter, but passed on the more critically and financially successful The Silence of the Lambs), Hannibal is a lavishly orchestrated, and borderline melodramatic film, that unfortunately lacks the clarity and focus of its predecessors. Contributing massively to the entertainment value of the somewhat messily constructed film, Anthony Hopkins returns to reprise his role as the titular Hannibal Lecter, though Jodie Foster is replaced by the very capable Julianne Moore for the role of Clarice Starling, reportedly due to Foster objecting to the depiction of Clarice in both the novel and screenplay. Special mention needs to be given to Gary Oldman's (apparently uncredited) performance as Mason Verger, which is truly one of a kind, and unforgettable, the late Ray Liotta as Paul Krendler, in one of his slimier villain turns, and Giancarlo Giannini as Inspector Pazzi, who in an alternate universe, could have made for a fine protagonist for the entire film, rather than an extended chapter of it. Handsome to look at, and featuring at least 1 or 2 excellent, and highly memorable scenes, Hannibal is not a film without value, however it suffers dreadfully from having too many moving parts, a meandering pace in it's latter half, and perhaps most important of all, from being a tamed and sanitized adaptation of a bizarre, sleazy, and not especially great novel. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠ This month is Masterclass Month at Catching Up On Cinema! September 2024 marks our 6th anniversary of podcasting, and to commemorate the occasion, we take a month to do a deep dive on a popular, long-lived movie franchise. For this year's Masterclass, we'll be reviewing the Hannibal Lecter series of films! Created by author Thomas Harris, Hannibal Lecter is a charismatic serial killer that, across multiple novels, films, and most recently, TV series, has consistently captivated global audiences since his inception in 1981. This week, our Masterclass continues with a review of Jonathan Demme's, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)! An adaptation of the second of Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lecter series of novels, Jonathan Demme's, The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is a critically acclaimed horror-thriller, and widely regarded as the best of the Lecter films. Massively influential, financially successful, and winner of 5 major Academy Awards (including Best Picture, the first and only horror film to do so), The Silence of the Lambs is a fantastic production by every metric. Starring Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, and Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, the latter of whom would go on to thoroughly own the role via 2 additional onscreen performances in the years to come, the film is brilliantly performed by all involved, with special mention being necessary for Ted Levine, whose utterly fearless performance as Jame “Buffalo Bill” Gumb, is particularly memorable. Beautifully directed by Demme, and shot by renowned cinematographer and frequent collaborator, Tak Fujimoto, and scored by Howard Shore, the film ably wields the potent one-two punch of being terrifically scripted and acted, while also boasting sumptuous visuals and technical flair. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

l⁠⁠inktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠ This month is Masterclass Month at Catching Up On Cinema! September 2024 marks our 6th anniversary of podcasting, and to commemorate the occasion, we take a month to do a deep dive on a popular, long-lived movie franchise. For this year's Masterclass, we'll be reviewing the Hannibal Lecter series of films! Created by author Thomas Harris, Hannibal Lecter is a charismatic serial killer that, across multiple novels, films, and most recently, TV series, has consistently captivated global audiences since his inception in 1981. This week, our Masterclass begins with a review of Michael Mann's, Manhunter (1986)! Moody and filled with sumptuous visuals, Manhunter is an adaptation of Thomas Harris' first Hannibal Lecter related novel, Red Dragon. A commercial failure at the time of release, Manhunter has been retroactively reappraised, and is now a highly regarded film in Mann's filmography. While the character of Hannibal Lecter is only featured in a small portion of the film, Brian Cox's portrayal represents the first instance of the character realized on film. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!

Join Trevor and his buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast as they talk about "A Feast of F's", movies from our respective collections whose titles begin with the letter "F"! Brad's Picks: Forgotten Gialli - 4:30 First Reformed (2017) - 33:35 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) - 55:15 The Star Trek film series (1979 - 2016) - 1:10:45 Trevor's Picks: Flash Point (2007) - 18:50 Fighter in the Wind (2004) - 44:15 The Fabelmans (2022) - 1:06:251:27:45 And stick around for the speed round, where Trevor and Brad briefly talk about runner up picks that they didn't have time to spotlight. 1:48:00 AND ALSO, stick around for a brief segment wherein Trevor and Brad check out Vinegar Syndrome's Totally Rad Labor Day Sale! Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on ⁠Libsyn at ⁠Cinema Speak⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠Instagram ⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠Twitter ⁠@CatchingCinema

linktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode! In this episode, Trevor takes a look at the physical media releases for the month of August 2024. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@catchinguponcinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CatchingCinema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like, share, subscribe, and we'll catch you next time!