Ep20 - Evolution w/ Patrick "Lynn" Wilson

Baxter Returns to talk Tsui Hark's Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain - one of the most screenshotable movies of all time. Join us as we discuss crystalline vampires, the possibility that Sammo Hung is dressed like Super Mario, the Buddha Frequency Antenna room, and whether becoming your generation's green and purple swords has gender implications.  Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social  https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Baxter https://www.tsundokudiving.com/ https://ko-fi.com/baxters?ref=tsundokudiving.com Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" Now for Hire!  https://nohopeoverkill.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com

JP translator and general ball knower Baxter brings us this gem of the Yakuza Revenge into Chill Road Movie genre. We discuss how great it is when a movie contains an entire second film, the depths of othering, walnut mysteries, and the speculative possibility of a surprise Princess Kaguya. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social  https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Baxter https://www.tsundokudiving.com/ https://ko-fi.com/baxters?ref=tsundokudiving.com Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" Now for Hire!  https://nohopeoverkill.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com

Oshii is back to mess with your e-brain and predict the future vibes of the ps3. We talk about the technologically assisted loss of self, basset hound vibes, and whether at the end of the day all of us are just the dad from Frasier. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social  https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  BigLou https://bsky.app/profile/gnautolou.bsky.social  Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" Now for Hire!  https://nohopeoverkill.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com

Ivan Reitman returns to try to make Ghostbusters again and we return another type of long-gone studio comedy. Join us as we discuss the degree to which Phil Tippet can ennoble something, the centrality of the proctology joke, and whether David Duchovney can indeed nail the transition from 90s prestige to 00s skeeze. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social  https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" Now for Hire!  https://nohopeoverkill.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com

Enter the chaos spiral of 80s sketch comedy as we discuss Strange Brew, a unlikely film from a stranger time. We talk Rick Moranis' surprising charm, unlikely places to find a Shakespeare adaptation, and whether Max von Sydow is truly as good a hang as he seems.   Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social  https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Beefo https://bsky.app/profile/bigbeefs.bsky.social   https://ko-fi.com/biggestbeefo Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" Now for Hire!  https://nohopeoverkill.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/nohopeoverkill.com

Translator and HK film expert Dylan Cheung brings us a film to watch: Dr Wai and the Scripture With No Words. Join us as we rank our favorite Hong Kong studio graphics, discuss Indiana Jones adjacency, and marvel at the idea of the Wong Fei-Hung of divorced guys. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social  https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Dylan Cheung https://bsky.app/profile/dylancheung.bsky.social https://letterboxd.com/futurhythm/ Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social  https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/

Jordan from the Tran Girlismo podcast joins us to discuss John Woo's Hard Target. Listen as we discuss the theoretical maximum protagonist keywords, what to do when your co-worker is an actual vampire, Chevy Camaro sorrow language, and whether some day all of us will find the Mardi Gras Clown Graveyard where we belong. Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social  https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Jordan https://www.trangirlismo.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/jordanjamboree.pittbert.gay  Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social  https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/ 

We discuss Buddy Cop ur-text Lethal Weapon. Listen as we marvel at the idea of a blue collar boat ownership economy, whether Mel Gibson is just Like That, and if indeed we may be the world's foremost homosocial podcast.  Colin https://bsky.app/profile/moxbagel.bsky.social  https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/  Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai  https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  BigLou https://bsky.app/profile/gnautolou.bsky.social   

We discuss annual Beefo tradition The Edge (1997) Listen as we discuss speed tailoring a bear, Alec Baldwin's chore shirking, and the idea of getting so mad at someone that you simply have to live. Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Beefo https://bsky.app/profile/bigbeefs.bsky.social   https://ko-fi.com/biggestbeefo Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/

We discuss William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA, the dizzying heights of an illegal car chase, Willem Dafoe's raw sexuality, and the cinematic fulfillment of a Thrillhouse scenario. Jai https://www.youtube.com/@LowercaseJai   https://www.patreon.com/lowercasejai/  Colin https://letterboxd.com/MoxBagel/   Nazzadan https://letterboxd.com/Nazzadan/ Edited by Alex "Harmful Park" https://bsky.app/profile/harmfulpark.bsky.social https://harmfulpark.neocities.org/