GUEST APPEARANCE: Starmageddon, episode 24

With co-host Dan Taylor off as he delights in the joys of being a new father, my friend Michael May asked me to fill in for an episode, and we had a blast discussing Alan Dean Foster novelizations, the legal struggles of fan creations, and a major myth of the Star Trek movies. Check it out here.

Targeted

Jak Locke, musician extraordinaire and co-host of The Monthly Midnight Movie Exchange, has directed his first movie! With Angie and an eager skeleton crew, they put together a dual western film both adapting a hysterical script Jak wrote when he was 7 years old, as well as a rich and mature remix of many of the same story elements. I was involved by contributing to the Indiegogo campaign and providing the voice of a drunkard in a jail cell (my first IMDb credit!) and had the honor of attending the film's premiere during a visit to New Orleans. Check out the official website/store, as well as an overview of the premiere weekend.

[Short-Lived Showcase / Masters of Carpentry] Starman, episodes 1-5

It's a Short-Lived Showcase and Masters of Carpentry crossover event! Kinda! If you don't know, Carpenter's classic film was followed a few years later by a single season television series sequel with Robert Hays (Airplane) now in the title role. As we get started, Starman reunites with his son, encounters woods filled with hunters, helps a catatonic Kenneth Tobey fix an airplane, fakes a UFO for Cletus Hogg, and runs into his dead body's best friend. All while being pursued by the most ineffectual government agent imaginable.

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Episode 1 "The Return"
Episode 2 "Like Father, Like Son"
Episode 3 "Fatal Flaw"
Episode 4 "Blue Lights"
Episode 5 "Best Buddies"

[Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome] Cage

A huge thank you to Melissa and Windy for once again inviting me over, this time for a massively, gloriously unending look at one of the most infamous and debated actors of our generation: Nicolas Cage!

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Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie!

Lewis "Linkara" Lovhaug was kind enough to offer me a role (the astronaut Anders) in this, an epic, all-star film spectacular spinning off of his long-running web series. I had a blast filming it, especially getting to visit one of the local film studios. Hope you enjoy!

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[Masters of Carpentry] Prince of Darkness

We're joined by Melissa from the always glorious Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome for a look at this oddball horror film mixing theoretical physics with apocalyptic theology. Alice Cooper stabs people with a bike. Donald Pleasance has an axe. People are really a horde of bugs wearing a skin. Icky squirt guns are sprayed about. And all will be reveal on One. Nine. Nine. Nine.

Check it out here.

[Deconstruction is Magic] My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, episodes 53-57

We've made it through the first third of FiM's truncated third season, featuring a wobbly yet shiny two-part epic, a disastrous swarm of giddily hopping clones, a very special message about bullying, and a wizard's duel where friendship truly is magic.

Episode 53 "The Crystal Empire, Part 1"

Episode 54 "The Crystal Empire, Part 2"

Episode 55 "Too Many Pinkie Pies"

Episode 56 "One Bad Apple"

Episode 57 "Magic Duel"

[Masters of Carpentry] Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

We've finally reached the point in the franchise where dreams of anthologies are done away with and Michael resumes his place as the Halloween anchor. How does this film live up to the legacy? How is Michael handled? Are strong new characters and ideas added? Who is Loomis draping on now as he heaves out "Evil!"? Check it out here.

[Short-Lived Showcase] Vytor: The Starfire Champion

In which we explore the micro-project which failed to sell as both a tv series and a movie before its creators dug it out of their archives for a self-published dvd. A world overthrown by an evil warlord. A young hero destined to take him on with a fabled weapon. Two awesome women he consistently overshadows. Ecological messages aplenty. And gourmet protein cubes! Why was this short-lived? Find out!

Episode 1 "The Starfire Legacy"

Episode 2 "Aerion"

Episode 3 "The Spirit Tree"

Episode 4 "Wilderland"

Final Thoughts and the Film Cut

[Deconstruction is Magic] My Little Pony, season 2 wrapup

I stepped away from this project during the writeups of season 2, but I continued to follow along and the crew was kind enough to let me return as we discussed the season overall. You can give it a listen here!

The big news, I'm rejoining the blog for season 3! And since I forgot to post about it here earlier, check out the season 2 post on "The Last Roundup", which I guested on to offer some personal thoughts.