The Nextlander crew branches out into media that doesn’t require a controller to enjoy! Join Alex, Brad, and Vinny as they watch the movies, shows, and anime they’ve either missed out on up to this point in their lives, or just want to revisit again.
73: Twin Peaks: Demons and Lonely Souls
Jan 08, 2024
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It's 2024 and we're back in Twin Peaks! We've just experienced two incredibly pivotal episodes in Demons and Lonely Souls. How do we feel after what we've just witnessed? You'll have to listen to find out! CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 73: Twin Peaks: Demons and Lonely Souls (00:00:29) - Intro. (00:04:37) - Kicking things off with Demons. (00:12:57) - Audrey's OK, Ben is relieved, but is it about Audrey? Or the money? (00:20:45) - Insurance fraud intensifies. (00:25:30) - Donna tells Harry about the diary, and the big man is here! (00:34:50) - Audrey is not interested in Ben's fatherly affections, and the ticking time bomb of Nadine. (00:37:02) - Josie gets an ultimatum. Josie wants her money. (00:40:55) - Maddy says goodbye to James. (00:45:40) - Josie demands her money. (00:52:14) - Leo's party, and the first meeting of Cooper and Cole. (00:55:15) - Leland's back on the horse. Again. (00:59:57) - Josie leaves. Again. (01:01:28) - Mike has some things to say. (01:09:27) - Break! (01:09:51) - We're back, and buckle up folks, it's time for Lonely Souls. (01:17:23) - In Bob Iger's own words, why this reveal came when it did. (01:25:04) - Launching into the episode itself. (01:32:14) - Bye Harold. We hardly knew you. (01:34:45) - Our first of multiple distressing scenes at the Palmer home. (01:40:34) - Audrey confronts Ben. (01:47:48) - Checking in with Ed, Nadine, Norma, Mike, and Leo's shoes. (01:52:09) - Cooper reads the tatters of the diary, and Audrey tells him about her dad. (01:57:38) - The episode's alternating conclusion between the Roadhouse and the Palmers. And Catherine's reveal. (02:14:58) - Final thoughts. (02:20:17) - Outro.
72: Twin Peaks: Laura's Secret Diary and The Orchid's Curse
Dec 26, 2023
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For our last Twin Peaks watch for 2023 we dig into Laura's Secret Diary and The Orchid's Curse, and what we find is a whole lot of Andy's sperm. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 72: Laura's Secret Diary and The Orchid's Curse (00:00:23) - Intro. (00:05:57) - Kicking things off with Laura's Secret Diary. (00:11:26) - Leland's confession. (00:16:16) - The Great Clown Andy's sperm follies. (00:18:49) - M.T. Wentz. (00:21:08) - Jean brings the ransom demand. (00:27:33) - Checking in with Donna and Harold. (00:32:16) - Ben sets Cooper up. (00:35:19) - Josie's back! And the One-Eyed Jack's crew is up to their usual grimy stuff. (00:39:44) - Lucy (mostly) confesses, and Cooper needs a Bookhouse Boy. (00:44:25) - What are you up to, Hank? And Donna and Maddy hatch a plan. (00:50:20) - Harry and Josie get sexy. A weird guy watches. (00:52:41) - Judge Sternwood arrives, and Dick Tremayne screws up. (00:58:41) - Here comes the least defensible thing Twin Peaks ever does. (01:07:52) - Josie and Jonathan conspire. (01:11:50) - Blood brother?!? (01:14:09) - Break! (01:14:29) - We're back, and it's time for The Orchid's Curse! (01:19:11) - Hawk's lead goes cold, Lucy leaves town, and Bobby and Shelly go shopping. (01:23:35) - Roadhouse court. (01:26:31) - Donna tests Harold's limits. (01:27:51) - Roadhouse court part 2. (01:34:00) - Nadine comes home. (01:36:31) - Mr. Tojamura's offer. (01:40:02) - Plans are hatched, Andy is the new Lucy, and James gets sidelined. (01:47:40) - Embarking on the missions. (02:04:55) - Final thoughts. (02:06:09) - Outro.
71: Twin Peaks: Coma and The Man Behind Glass
Dec 19, 2023
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Things are officially popping off in Twin Peaks, and it's up to the Watchcasters to try to sort out the myriad comas, betrayals, kidnappings, terrible musical numbers, and other dark business going on. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast 071: Twin Peaks: Coma and The Man Behind Glass (00:01:05) - Intro. (00:03:56) - Now that we've got a few episodes under our belt, let's see where we're at. (00:09:28) - Kicking things off with Coma. (00:18:56) - Ronette can't speak, but she still says volumes. (00:20:31) - Creamed corn. (00:24:18) - A meeting of the minds between Major Briggs and the Log Lady. (00:28:40) - Two ledgers and a cheese pig. (00:32:23) - Andy's sterility, and Hank's past. (00:35:39) - Leland sees Bob. (00:38:09) - Audrey ruins Emory's fetish night. (00:42:40) - Bobby discovers insurance fraud. (00:46:27) - Briggs delivers the message. (00:52:28) - Oh James. You're not talented. (01:01:08) - Another dream about Bob, and Audrey's in trouble. (01:04:34) - Break! (01:05:01) - We're back, and it's time for The Man Behind Glass. (01:07:47) - Making contact with Harold. (01:13:14) - The circle of Bob, and Albert's unexpected moment. (01:20:13) - Leland tells the cops about Bob. (01:24:11) - On the subject of Dick Tremayne. (01:29:59) - James and Maddy continue to accidentally make Donna think they're into each other. (01:32:31) - Jean Renault. (01:38:13) - The return of the One-Armed Man. (01:42:59) - Shelley clams up, and Ben goes toe-to-toe with Cooper. (01:47:08) - Nadine crashes back into the world. (01:51:33) - The hypnotization of Dr. Jacoby. (01:56:53) - Donna's graveyard monologue, and James continues to be an idiot. (02:06:04) - The discovery of the diary. (02:08:34) - Final thoughts. (02:10:59) - Outro.
70: Twin Peaks: May the Giant Be With You
Dec 12, 2023
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The strikes are over, which means it's time for us to return to the world of Twin Peaks! Join us as we pore over the season 2 premiere and find out how Agent Cooper gets out of this seemingly fatal mess! CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 70: Twin Peaks: May the Giant Be With You (00:01:58) - Intro. (00:04:05) - What do we remember from the finale. (00:13:00) - The state of the show heading into season 2. (00:19:08) - Starting things as weirdly as possible. (00:30:38) - How hurt is Cooper? And what else do we know at this point. (00:36:48) - Some conspicuous personality shifts. (00:44:48) - The Great Clown Andy. (00:48:33) - Break! (00:49:16) - We are back at One-Eyed Jack's! (00:54:21) - Maddy's vision. (00:58:11) - Townspeople potpourri, and where we're at with Jacoby. (01:03:41) - All the goings-on at the hospital. (01:11:45) - Major Briggs has a heart-to-heart with Bobby. (01:20:27) - The Third Man, and where Josie's at. (01:28:07) - Hank and the Hornes. (01:33:01) - Audrey's plea, and the dinner party. (01:40:54) - Our final Giant vision. (01:43:06) - One final, terrible vision. (01:48:00) - Final thoughts. (01:51:15) - Outro.
69: Miami Connection (1987)
Dec 04, 2023
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We close out our month of ninjasploitation with the sweetest movie you'll ever see about a ragtag bunch of taekwondo wielding new wave musicians fighting drug dealing biker ninjas. We are of course talking about the one and only Miami Connection, so join us as we fight the ninja, feed each other grapes, and strengthen the bonds of our friendship through music and violent murder. CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 69: Miami Connection (1987) (00:00:41) - Intro. (00:02:52) - What did we know going into this one. (00:05:43) - Getting into the history of the movie's production, and just who Y.K. Kim is. (00:16:23) - How did this movie achieve its cult status? (00:20:55) - Let's talk plot. And biker ninja cocaine raids. (00:26:25) - And introducing Dragon Sound! (00:32:05) - Trying to pull apart the many complicated plot threads. (00:40:06) - Break! (00:40:24) - We're back! Time for a cavalcade of weird Florida guys. (00:52:05) - Against the Ninja! (00:56:13) - Properly demonstrating taekwondo. (01:00:07) - The giant brawl in downtown Orlando. (01:03:35) - A day at the beach. (01:06:07) - Meeting out by the trainyard. (01:09:56) - Jim's Oscar Moment. (01:17:45) - Pointless biker debauchery. (01:24:11) - They kidnapped our most talented member, and now Brother Jeff is dead. (01:31:32) - Jim's OTHER Oscar Moment. (01:33:20) - Oh, ninjas! (01:40:46) - The spectacular reveal of Jim's dad. (01:45:13) - Final thoughts. (01:48:31) - Outro.
68: New York Ninja (2021)
Nov 27, 2023
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Turkey month is in full effect, and this week we're sifting through the detritus of Vinegar Syndrome's New York Ninja, a movie so bad the people who originally filmed it couldn't even be bothered to finish it! But we did! We watched the whole thing, and we also made you do that, probably, if you're listening to this episode. Sorry? CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 68: New York Ninja (2021) (00:00:22) - Intro. (00:02:43) - We've gotta set this one up, because there's a lot going on in this production. (00:10:56) - You have to respect the effort. You don't have to respect the actual movie. (00:16:39) - The cast(s). (00:20:45) - Talking about John Liu. (00:25:00) - Trying to piece together what is actually happening in this movie. (00:28:52) - Becoming the New York Ninja. (00:33:42) - The Plutonium Killer and his benefactor. (00:37:41) - Break! (00:38:04) - We're back, and it's time to stop crime. With rollerskates. (00:46:37) - If nothing else, this is some great footage of '80s New York. (00:47:49) - Getting horny for plutonium, or whatever that guy is doing. (00:55:12) - Cataloging the nonsense that makes up the majority of the middle of the movie. (01:02:32) - We mustn't forget Plutonium Man's most baffling scene. (01:04:13) - Brad's favorite moment of the movie. (01:06:37) - Would you believe it? More kidnappings! (01:09:31) - The Staten Island warehouse raid, and the worst fight Alex has ever seen on film. (01:15:41) - The most ridiculous bad guys in a move chock full of them. (01:17:44) - Brad's OTHER favorite moment of the movie. (01:20:47) - Time for the Plutonium Killer to "face" the music. (01:25:19) - New York Ninja is for the children. (01:28:28) - Speaking in favor of preservation at all costs. ALL COSTS. (01:34:52) - Final thoughts. (01:37:37) - Outro.
67: Ninja Terminator (1986)
Nov 21, 2023
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Our first ever Turkey Month kicks off the only way it possibly could: with a z-grade ninjasploitation movie Frankensteined together out of two different movies. We are of course talking about the "great" Godfrey Ho's Ninja Terminator! CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 67: Ninja Terminator (1986) (00:01:16) - Intro. (00:03:59) - Dealing with any pertinent questions up top, and discussion of the '80s ninja boom. (00:08:15) - A brief history of Godfrey Ho, a scam king. (00:16:38) - Poor Richard Harrison. (00:18:34) - Talking about the various ways to watch this movie (and how they're all broken in different ways). (00:20:09) - The rampant use of stolen music. (00:22:30) - Alex tries to John Moschitta his way through a LOT of ninja movie titles. (00:25:50) - The set-up for the movie (such as it is). (00:30:56) - We've established our ninja movie, now let's introduce a completely different movie. (00:33:29) - Break! (00:33:46) - We're back, and we're trying to figure out who is being mourned here. (00:37:23) - Who is working for who and who the hell is sending robots. (00:42:42) - We may have broken Brad. (00:47:46) - Trying to pick apart how exactly Jaguar escapes. (00:52:03) - Some of these fights aren't bad. They aren't the ones they shot for this actual movie. (00:55:08) - Bopping around various memorable moments. (01:04:32) - Brad is very disappointed in the filmmakers. And trying to figure out what Jaguar's movie was originally about. (01:11:27) - Here's your ninja slop, pigs. (01:17:53) - Final thoughts. (01:23:03) - Outro.
66: Train to Busan (2016)
Nov 07, 2023
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For our final film of our spooky October, we're traveling to South Korea, where a zombie outbreak has caused a number of train delays (and violent deaths) in Train to Busan! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 66: Train to Busan (2016) (00:00:27) - Intro. (00:03:02) - Our film for this week: Train to Busan! Leading off with our histories and general feelings on zombie movies. (00:13:49) - Speaking highly of the zombie train concept, and the expedient collapse. (00:18:42) - Little bit of production history and cast talk. (00:23:08) - The general lack of sentimentality in this movie and the Korean movies Alex has seen. (00:25:30) - The movie's (non-zombie) villain, and the set-up for the plot. (00:29:53) - The limited backstory of the outbreak. (00:35:18) - The zambies. (00:41:58) - Break! (00:42:19) - We're back, and let's talk about our survivors. (00:47:09) - The rules of the dead. (00:51:48) - What's happening outside the train. (00:54:31) - The first attempt at disembarking. (01:02:20) - Marveling at these spacious train bathrooms. And a dark contrivance. (01:08:04) - Mr. Business makes his heel turn (and a brief aside on The Mist). (01:16:40) - The younger sister takes revenge. (01:20:54) - Mr. Business is not done messing things up. (01:29:21) - Why's this zombie movie gotta make me feel Real Emotions? (01:35:53) - Do they make it to Busan? (01:41:45) - Final thoughts. (01:45:35) - Outro.
65: House (1977)
Oct 30, 2023
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We're trading terror for bafflement on this week's Watchcast, as we move to Japan and one of the most genuinely off-the-wall movies ever made in 1977's House! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 65: House (1977) (00:01:20) - Intro. (00:03:36) - Our film this week: House! The Japanese one. Not the US one. (00:06:40) - What did we know about this movie going in. (00:14:50) - How the hell did this get made? (00:26:27) - Getting into what the film is, and introducing our crew of high school girls. (00:31:12) - What's up with Mr. Togo? (00:33:38) - Let's all go to Auntie's super cool house. (00:39:25) - Break! (00:39:44) - We're back, and here's the Melon Man. (00:41:23) - Arriving at the titular house. (00:49:52) - Mac gets got. (00:55:38) - Auntie's genuinely bizarre montage. (00:59:48) - Eating Sweet before bed. (01:05:47) - Goodbye sweet Melody. (01:09:24) - Togo, noodles, and a bear that may or may not really be there. (01:10:48) - Marathoning through the remaining deaths. (01:17:59) - Gorgeous is back! Oh no. (01:23:38) - Final thoughts, such as they are. (01:31:06) - Outro.
64: Suspiria (1977)
Oct 23, 2023
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Our journey through international horror takes us out of English-speaking territory and into English-dubbed territory, as we cross the border into Italy for Dario Argento's supernatural classic, Suspiria! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 64: Suspiria (1977) (00:00:32) - Intro. (00:03:45) - Initial impressions of our film this week: Suspiria! And discussion of what makes a giallo film (and if this is even one of them). (00:08:00) - A little Q&A at the top. (00:14:19) - More production notes. (00:21:54) - Argento's Three Mothers trilogy and some additional notes about Italian films of the time. (00:26:45) - Opening the movie with a bang. (00:35:10) - Break! (00:35:50) - We're back, and it's time to go to school. (00:39:25) - A few plot threads that don't seem to go anywhere. (00:42:43) - Our incredibly peculiar staff. (00:48:07) - Say goodbye to the piano man. (00:52:18) - The inexplicable maggots. And oh, hi Mark. (00:54:35) - Using every red gel in Italy, and here comes The Directress. (00:58:51) - It's going to take two whole professors to explain this one. (01:04:06) - Sara's incredible death. (01:10:43) - Getting to the endgame (and a SPOILER for the Suspiria remake). (01:13:16) - END OF SPOILERS. We're on to the subject of toilet fish and rubber bats. (01:16:27) - All occult tunnels lead to pissed off old witches. (01:22:47) - And that's a wrap! Final thoughts, and favorite rooms. (01:24:52) - Some additional potential SPOILERS for the remake. (01:27:35) - END OF REMAKE DISCUSSION. (01:29:01) - Outro.
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