The Movies, Films and Flix Podcast #239: The 2019 Random Movie Awards
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The MFF podcast is back, and this week we’re handing out random awards to the movies of 2019. We’ve been handing out random awards since 2010, and it’s always a highlight of our year (because they’re so random). In this episode, we award Last Christmas, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, Avengers: Endgame and Portrait of a Lady on Fire with unique awards that are probably more meaningful than Academy Awards. Enjoy!
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The 2019 Random Movie Awards: A Celebration of Fermented Cabbage, Whiskey Chugging and Puke
The Random Awards are back, and better than ever! 2019 has given us some truly random moments, and I had a great time combing through the 2019 releases to find some unique awards you won’t find anywhere else. Sit back, relax and enjoy the randomness!
Best Errant Rocket Award
Jojo Rabbit is a lot of fun, and I love the errant rocket launcher gag. Yorki (Archie Yates) is one of my favorite 2019 movie characters.
Best John Wick Super Fan Award – I was so happy to see Mark Dacascos in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. I’ve been a fan of his work for a long time (Viva la Only the Strong!), and it was cool seeing him get a showcase in the film.
Best Led Zeppelin Song Award
I love hearing Peter Parker (Tom Holland) talking about old movies and mixing up AC/DC for Led Zeppelin. Spider-Man: Far From Home is a blast.
Misery Loves Company Award
The Lighthouse is one of my favorite 2019 films and I think Willem Dafoe should win every acting award this year. It makes me happy that director Robert Eggers took the “Misery is funny” concept and ran with it by showcasing the misery that Robert Pattinson and Dafoe endure – it’s hilarious!
Where Were You Hiding the Footage Award?
Kudos to Apollo 11 director/editor Todd Douglas Miller for editing together an insane amount of previously unreleased 70mm archival footage. Apollo 11 is the best thing I’ve watched this year.
They Need a Buddy Cop Movie Award
I love the relationship between Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Goose the badass cat in Captain Marvel. They need a spinoff movie involving intergalactic shenanigans.
Best Fermented Cabbage Christmas Tree Award
Last Christmas is an underrated gem and I hope it finds an eventual audience. I love the bit about Santa (Michelle Yeoh) meeting a nice German man who loves cabbage. It’s an oddball subplot, that pays off with Santa receiving an actual fermented cabbage Christmas tree. The GIF has nothing to do with cabbage, I just like it.
Most Versatile Wedding Dress Award
The costume design in Ready or Not is super inventive, and I appreciate how the wedding dress that Grace (Samara Weaving) wears becomes a character. Costume Designer Avery Plewes should be applauded for creating a really cool dress based on the script. Watch the movie, you’ll see.
Best Whiskey Chugging Award
Hattie Shaw (Vanessa Kirby) pours the best glass of whisky (or maybe whiskey) of 2019. I love cinematic chugging because the amount of booze consumed would floor a normal person.
Best Usage of an Actor From Legion Award
Navid Negahbon is the best, and I’m glad he popped up in Aladdin as Jasmine’s father.
Best Sabotage Subplot Award
The Downton Abbey movie is an absolute blast that features low stakes and an insane amount of subplots. My favorite subplot involves a guy sabotaging a furnace because he is annoyed at his girlfriend. It’s awesome.
Best Hat Award
Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson) is the best villain of 2019, and I love how she rocks a large hat with extreme confidence. I really hope Doctor Sleep finds an eventual audience.
Best Puke Award
Many movie characters puked in 2019. However, One Cut of the Dead features the best puking of the year.
Best Money Throwing Award
Triple Frontier is an fantastic film that focuses on greed consuming several soldiers who steal from a South American drug dealer. They steal a lot of money, and then have to transport the bags of cash hundreds of miles through incredibly rocky terrain.
Best Taco Donation Award
The best moment in Avengers: Endgame doesn’t happen during a massive battle or tear-jerking scene. The best moment happens when Banner Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) hands Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) a taco. It’s a weird scene in a $300 million dollar budgeted movie, and I love it.
Best Dog Survival Award
The alligators in Crawl eat a lot of unlucky people. However, the dog lives, and that makes me happy. Watch Crawl now, it’s a lot of fun.
Best Whiskey Sour Award
Hearing Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio – so good) yell at himself for drinking too many whiskey sours the night before he has a guest spot on a TV show – made me happy.
Best Dental Work Award
Avengement is the most underrated 2019 action film. Check it out on Netflix to see how Cain Burgess (Scott Adkins) gets his crazy looking teeth.
Best Coffee Zombies Award
Zombie movies need more zombies who love coffee. The Dead Don’t Die is a weird little thing. I think Jim Jarmusch needs to direct more “horror” movies.
Best Celebrity Punching Song Award
Always Be My Maybe features Keanu Reeves getting punched by a guy named Marcus (Randall Park). Following the punch, Marcus writes a song about it, and it’s great.
Best Chocolate Made By the Director Award
Director Robert Rodriguez made the chocolate featured in Alita: Battle Angel. The guy is seriously talented.
Best Cave Sharks Award
47 Meters Down: Uncaged is a fun horror flick that features badass sharks. I love the massive sharks that have been living inside a massive cave system for a very long time. They are big, mean and hungry. It makes me happy.
Best Cinematography Award
This award really isn’t random. However, I had to promote the cinematography of Portrait of a Lady on Fire. It’s a beautiful film.
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The Movies, Films and Flix Podcast #238: Dog Soldiers
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The MFF podcast is back, and this week we’re discussing the 2002 werewolf film Dog Soldiers. We love the Neil Marshall (The Descent, Centurion) directed horror movie, and think it’s an ingenious blend of likable characters, realistic looking werewolves, and lots of excellent macho dialogue. In this episode, we discuss werewolf lore, decapitated heads and weekend excursions.
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2019 Has Been A Banner Year For Vomiting in Movies
After looking through the films of 2019 for my yearly random lists, I began to notice a fun (and gross) trend. There has been a lot of puking in some of the most lauded films of this year. Between Hustlers, The Lighthouse, Knives Out, Captain Marvel, Perfection, One Cut of the Dead, Booksmart, Ready or Not, It: Chapter 2, Midsommar, Rocketman, Charlie’s Angels, Doctor Sleep, Parasite, Good Boys, Stuber, Climax and Child’s Play there is a lot of vomit.
Here are some of the best moments. I’ll add the other moments when clips or GIFs become available.
Knives Out – In a fun twist, one of the main characters Marta (Ana de Armas) throws up whenever she lies. This makes for some neat moments during the murder mystery.
Captain Marvel – Goose the Cat barfs up the Tesseract (An Avengers MacGuffin) during one of the films post-credit moments.
The Perfection – The puking moments in The Perfection made people puke.
Ready or Not – features a really cool moment involving many people vomiting. I will save the surprise.
One Cut of the Dead – This beautiful horror-comedy features a beautiful three-part puking plot. It’s intricate and I love it.
It: Chapter 2 – In a great scene, a weird ghost-zombie projectile vomits on an unlucky loser. It’s a fun moment.
The Lighthouse – What happens when you’re stranded on a tiny island with Willem Dafoe? You drink a ton of booze and puke.
Did I leave any moments out? Let me know in the comments!
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The Movies, Films and Flix Podcast #237: One Cut of the Dead
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The MFF podcast is back, and this week we’re talking about One Cut of the Dead. Released in 2017, this excellent horror comedy has finally made its way to the United States (Thank you Shudder), and it’s one of our favorite movies of 2019. In this episode, we discuss great puking scenes, bad backs and the joys (and turmoils) of shooting micro-budgeted movies. Enjoy!
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The Movies, Films and Flix Podcast #236: Masters of the Universe
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The MFF podcast is back, and this week we’re talking Masters of the Universe with guest Lan Pitts (comic book writer for Boom! Studios). Released in 1987, Masters of the Universe is an underappreciated gem that features excellent performances from Frank Langella and Dolph Lundgren (Don’t listen to Lan, Dolph is great). In this episode, we discuss the films production, curious quartets and wonderful monologues. Enjoy!
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Are you looking for a movie that features scuba divers (and other unlucky red shirts) being devoured by gigantic blind sharks? Well, you’re in luck, because 47 Meters Down: Uncaged features some really cool sharks (who can teleport?) hunting down scuba divers who are stuck in an underwater cave system in Mexico. It’s a worthy follow up to 47 Meters Down, and even though it isn’t as mean, I still enjoyed the shark carnage and claustrophobia.
47 Meters Down: Uncaged tells the story of four teenagers sneaking into an underwater Mayan city that archaeologists are studying. It’s a brilliant idea by returning director/writer Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night) to trap his protagonists inside a cave system, because the small tunnels and sacrificial chambers create a claustrophobic vibe, and leaves the victims with very few hiding places. Things quickly go awry, and the unlucky scuba divers find themselves trapped inside the cave system with several badass sharks – and very little oxygen. Mia (Sophie Nelisse), Sasha (Corinne Foxx), Alexa (Brianne Tju) and Nicole (Sistine Stallone), are the eventual shark fodder, and despite them never having a chance to become actual three-dimensional characters, the actresses do a solid job yelling “swim,” fighting off shark attacks, and yelling “swim” again.
The reason I wanted to write this review is because of the sharks. If you read MFF, you’ll know that I love shark movies and write or podcast about them whenever I can (here, here, here, here). I’m a big fan of the first 47 Meters Down because it’s so mean (the end is a gut punch) and features one of my favorite horror moments of this decade (the flare scene!).
The sharks in 47 Meters Down: Uncaged seem ancient, and their bodies are covered in scars, which makes them look super badass. I have no clue how many there are (2? 3? 4?), but, I love how they are lumbering giants who are always in the right place at the right time. There are moments in the film when I’m pretty sure they teleport, which doesn’t bother me because teleporting sharks sound horrifying (think Jumper meets Jaws). After The Shallows, The Reef, Bait 3D, The Meg, Deep Blue Sea, Open Water and Sharks in Sweden, I love that new spins can be put on comically large and violent movie sharks.
If you like shark movies, you will really enjoy 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. I totally you recommend you watch it for the super mean sharks.
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The Movies, Films and Flix Podcast #235: The Final Destination and Final Destination 5
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The MFF Podcast is back, and this week we’re finishing up our Final Destination series coverage with The Final Destination and Final Destination 5. We LOVE Final Destination 5, and think it might be the best film in the franchise because it features likable characters, fun kills and an actual plot. The less said about The Final Destination, the better (it is a soul crusher). In this episode, we discuss horrible gymnastics, lame 3D kills and how the five films match up against each other.
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The Movies, Films and Flix Podcast #234: Lake Placid, Decapitated Heads and the Greatness of Oliver Platt
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The MFF podcast is back, and this week we’re talking about the 1999 creature feature Lake Placid. This is the third film of the “Soggy Saga” that Jay Cluitt (Life vs. Film) and we here at MFF have embarked upon (Deep Blue Sea, Anaconda – listen to them, they’re great), and it’s definitely not the best. In this episode, we discuss throwing decapitated heads, the filmography of Oliver Platt and the Final Destination franchise. Enjoy!
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The Movies, Films and Flix Podcast #233: Shadow of the Vampire
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The MFF podcast is back, and this week we’re talking about the underrated horror film Shadow of the Vampire. If you haven’t watched Shadow of the Vampire (you should, it’s really good), it suggests that Nosferatu director F.W. Murnau hired a real vampire to play the role of Count Orlok, and the casting decision made the production go horribly awry. In this episode, we discuss Willem Dafoe’s greatness, John Malkovich’s awesomeness and eating screenwriters. Enjoy!
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