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224. Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata) – This Just In (#192)

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Phil Bagnall and Ronan Doyle, The 250 is a fortnightly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.

This time, Ingmar Bergman’s Höstsonaten.

Eva invites her mother Charlotte to visit. It has been seven years since the mother and daughter last spoke. What initially seems like a welcome reunion quickly boils over as simmering resentments rise to the surface and the pair are forced to reassess their relationship to one another – and themselves.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 192nd best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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Filed under: This Just In | Tagged: daughters, family, ingmar bergman, ingrid bergman, liv ullmann, mothers, phil bagnall, play, ronan doyle, Stage, Sweden, The 250, theatrical | Leave a comment »

New Podcast! The Escapist Movie Podcast – “Tom and Jerry Could Do With Some Fine-Toonin'”

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Darren

The Escapist have launched a movie podcast, and I was thrilled to join Jack Packard and Maggie Iken for the eighth episode of the year. We talk about the release of the trailer for Army of the Dead and the release of Tom and Jerry on HBO Max.

You can listen to back episodes of the podcast here, click the link below or even listen directly.

Filed under: Movies, Podcasts! | Tagged: army of the dead, jack packard, maggie iken, the escapist movie podcast, tom and jerry | Leave a comment »

New Podcast! The Time is Now – Season 3, Episode 16 (“Saturn Dreaming of Mercury”)

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Darren

Last year, I was thrilled to spend a lot of time on The Time is Now discussing the second season of Millennium. Since the podcast has moved on to the third season, I have taken something of a step back as a guest. That said, I was flattered to get an invitation to discuss Saturn Dreaming of Mercury with host Kurt North.

To describe Saturn Dreaming of Mercury as a “strange” episode is something of an understatement. It’s an ambitious and thematically rich meditation on the idea of parenthood, and the responsibilities and fears that come with that, but framed through a lens close to abstract surrealism. It’s one of the most distinct and unusual episodes in the larger Ten Thirteen canon, even if I am not entirely sure that I can explain what exactly happens in it.

As ever, you can listen directly to the episode here, subscribe to the podcast here, or click the link below.

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Filed under: Millennium, Podcasts! | Tagged: childhood, Chip Johannessen, doubt, existential, fear, kurt north, millennium, parenting, the time is now | Leave a comment »

New Podcast! The X-Cast – Season 6, Episode 12 (“One Son”)

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Darren

Coinciding with The X-Files‘ move from Vancouver to Los Angeles, there has also been a shift at The X-Cast. Tony Black is no longer running the show, but it is instead now being run by Sarah Blair, Kurt North and Carl Sweeney. I was thrilled to join Carl to talk about one of the most important episodes in the show’s history: One Son.

With One Son, the show closes the book on one of the most important chapters in its history. Kind of. Sort of. A little bit. Of course, it was also about drawing down the curtain in other ways. There’s a very credible argument to be made that this mid-season two-parter marked the last time that The X-Files was truly event television. This makes One Son an interesting and complicated piece of television, a bit of ambitious storytelling that has to cover a lot of ground very ruthlessly. The result is an episode that isn’t entirely successful, but is still fascinating.

You can listen to the episode here, or click the link below.

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Filed under: Podcasts!, The X-Files | Tagged: carl sweeney, conspiracy, conspiracy theory, mulder, one son, scully, the x-cast, the x-files | Leave a comment »

New Podcast! Enterprising Individuals – “More Mooney, More Problems”

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Darren

I am always thrilled to get a chance to talk about Star Trek with other fans, so I was thrilled at the invitation to join the wonderful Aaron Coker on Enterprising Individuals to talk about The Immunity Syndrome. The bulk of the episode came out last week, and is well worth your time if you’re specifically interested in discussing that individual episode.

However, the initial recording session was actually much longer than the version that appeared last week. It was a more casual and free-form conversation, covering everything from the state of the modern franchise to Doctor Who and plenty of stuff beyond. It’s a bit unfocused and wild, but I really enjoyed chatting with Aaron on such a wide range of topics.

You can listen to the episode here, back episodes of the podcast here, click the link below or even listen directly.

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Filed under: Podcasts!, The Original Series | Tagged: doctor who, star trek, star trek: the original series, star wars, The 250, the immunity syndrome | Leave a comment »

New Podcast! The Escapist Movie Podcast – “Was Mortal Kombat a Video Game Movie Klassic?”

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Darren

The Escapist have launched a movie podcast, and I was thrilled to join Jack Packard and KC Nwosu for the seventh episode of the year. We talk about the various permutations of Mortal Kombat and the Netflix movie Space Sweepers.

You can listen to back episodes of the podcast here, click the link below or even listen directly.

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New Escapist Video! “A Marvelous Escape” – Agnes is More…

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Darren

With a slew of Marvel Studios productions coming to Disney+ over the next six months, The Escapist has launched a weekly show discussing these series. I’ll be joining the wonderful Jack Packard and the fantastic KC Nwosu to break down WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Loki as they come out.

This week, we take a look at the seventh episode of WandaVision, with a large focus on the reveal towards the end of the episode and how that changes the nature of the story being told, arguably transforming it into something a lot less interesting.

Filed under: Podcasts!, Television | Tagged: a marvelous escape, agatha harkness, agnes, continuity, culpability, Vision, wanda, wandavision | Leave a comment »

223. 365 Dni (365 Days) – Valentine’s Day 2020 (-#42)

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Grace Duffy, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.

So this week, Barbara Bialowas and Tomasz Mandes’ 365 Dni.

A young sales director named Laura finds herself abducted by a Sicilian mafia don named Massimo. Massimo has decided that he loves Laura, and vows to make her love him as well. There is just one catch: if Massimo cannot make Laura fall in love with him within the next 365 days, he will set her free.

At time of recording, it was ranked 42nd on the list of the worst movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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Filed under: The Bottom 100 | Tagged: 365 days, 365 dni, 50 shades of grey, Beauty and the Beast, consent, grace duffy, podcast, rape culture, sexuality, The 250, The Bottom 100 | Leave a comment »

New Podcast! The X-Cast – Season 6, Episode 11 (“Two Fathers”)

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Darren

Following the release of The X-Files: Fight the Future over the summer, and with the move to California, the show was in a clear state of transition. There was a strong sense that things were winding down; even with David Duchovny’s contract extension, the expectation was that the show would be wrapping up in its seventh season. As a result, there was a clear desire to begin wrapping up story threads. Two Fathers was something of a television event, promising to bring the show’s internal mythology to a satisfying conclusion. The results were more complicated.

You can listen to the episode here, or click the link below.

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Filed under: Podcasts!, The X-Files | Tagged: carl sweeney, conspiracy, dad stuff, fight the future, mythology, the x-cast, the x-files, two fathers | Leave a comment »

New Escapist Video! Wanda to the Maximoff…

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Darren

This week, we take a look at the sixth episode of WandaVision, which is mostly about how much we love Malcolm in the Middle, whether the series has the courage to hold Wanda to account for her transgressions, and the level of meta-awareness playing over the story.