Stay ConnectedHost Derick McDuff, along with a guest, looks at films that are underrated, underappreciated, and even ones that have just slipped under the radar and passed most people by. Look for new episodes every other Monday!
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EPISODE 200!!! For this milestone episode we discuss a box office flop that is well on it's way to becoming a cult classic, Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Underrated's first ever guest, JPG, of Intermyth and The Welcome Party returns for this anniversary episode.
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For Underrated's annual Halloween episode, Derick welcomes the Willy's Wonderland fan Katherine Luna onto the show. Containing a wordless performance by Nic Cage, and a premise that some have accused of knocking off Five Nights at Freddy's, is Willy's Wonderland a slept on midnight movie, or is it as lifeless as the animatronics in the film?
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Recorded live from the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, in conjunction with their American Quilt: Cloth and Commerce exhibit, Underrated hosted a live episode covering How to Make an American Quilt!
Despite it's all star cast and poignant message about relationships between women, the film has largely been forgotten. Derick is joined by Alix Catherine, JPG, and April Reyes for a discussion of the film.
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Despite being a success in it's native Japan, the Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke underperformed at the US box office when it was released two years later. However the film's themes and style have become massively influential over the years, particularly for the video game series, The Legend of Zelda.
Host of Chat of the Wild, Jeremy Harvey, joins Derick to discuss how Mononoke influenced Breath of the Wild. Derick also discusses how both the film and video game franchise have had an important and lasting impact on his life.
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Enjoy this bonus episode, a live panel hosted by Underrated at this year's San Diego Comic Con!
With the rise of social media, streaming services, and easy access to the internet, movies and the theaters that show them have struggled to find a place with newer audiences. Panelists discuss what the moviegoing experience looks like now, how theaters may evolve to survive in the current climate, new film formats emerging in social media spaces, which concepts have become obsolete, and how theaters are reshaping promotions to offer new value to new demographics.
Derick McDuff appears with Tricia Aurand (award-winning screenwriter and podcast host), Alix Catherine (podcast and livestream host, The Welcome Party), Becky D'Anna (movie studio marketing veteran; podcast host, Hanging with Becky), Andrew Linde (podcast host, Nothing New: A Remake Podcast), and Law Sharma (actor and entertainment journalist).
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We wrap up our series on unreleased films by talking about what might be the biggest one of them all, the fabled Snyder Cut. For years after Justice League was taken away from Zack Snyder fans and those involved with the movie begged for his version of the film. Seemingly against all odds, they finally received it.
Thomas Craig, pop culture expert and host of the Sick Burn Podcast, joins Derick to talk about the version we finally got, and the years of buildup to it.
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As a Disney+ original film that you can no longer watch on Disney+, its currently impossible to watch the historical adventure film Togo. Unless you are on a cruise ship that is. Alex Marcus from The Pop Break joins Derick to discuss this surprisingly emotional film telling the true story a heroic dog and the uncommon bond he shared with his owner.
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Part of the launch of the expensive and purportedly innovative streaming service Quibi, the 2020 re-imagining of the classic short story "The Most Dangerous Game" starred Liam Hemsworth and Oscar winner Christoph Waltz. Released in eight to ten minute chunks, it was described as a "Movie in Chapters," but was a casualty of the demise of Quibi just six months after launch.
Matt, from The Matt and Mark Movie Show, returns to discuss the film (or TV show) and the strange and short life of the multi billion dollar failure, Quibi.
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Unreleased returns to examine the lost films of the silent era and the unrealized vision of Erich von Stroheim's Greed. Not fully appreciated for decades after it's initial release, the film was cut down from its envisioned nine hour runtime to just over two.
Author and film historian John DiLeo and Derick discus the large chunks of the film lost to time forever. They also discuss the silent films that will never be seen again.
Be sure to check out John at his website, johndileo.com.
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Derick is once again joined by Jaymo of The Old Switcharoo, this time to discuss the mindbending interactive film, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. The film let viewers decide the fate of it's main character in a choose your own adventure format.
However the wildly innovative experience, as well as all other interactive content was taken off of Netflix and there is no longer any official way to watch the film.
Will you;
A: Listen to Derick and Jaymo discuss this film and how it transcended its medium or...
B: Check out their discussion of Majora's Mask?
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