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WR69 - Better Off Dead... (1985) Aug 11, 2015

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This episode Mikhail Karadimov welcomes back friend of the show Brittany Starna to burn the midnight oil discussing a genuine cult classic, 'Better Off Dead...' (1985), starring 80s icon John Cusack.

00:00 - 19:23 - Introduction/News

19:24 - 1:19:09 - 'Better Off Dead' (1985)

1:19:10 - 1:21:53 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

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WR68 - Pitch No. 1 Aug 06, 2015

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For fans of bite-sized chunks of entertainment, Mikhail Karadimov and Parker Dixon enjoy a brief meandering conversation/pitch session about everything from flatulance to border collies. Enjoy.

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WR67 - 'The End of the Tour' & 'Lost Highway' (1997) Aug 03, 2015

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Based on the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and novelist David Foster Wallace, 'The End of the Tour' is a riveting new film in limited release starring Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg. Using David Foster Wallace's thoughts on David Lynch's work as a springboard, this week we also look back at 'Lost Highway' (1997).

00:00 - 21:37 - Introduction/News

21:38 - 1:19:22 - 'The End of the Tour' Review

1:19:23 - 1:53:30 - 'Lost Highway'

1:53:31 - 1:56:51 - Closing Comments/Blooper

WR66 - Russ Meyer's 'Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens' Jul 28, 2015

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It has been entirely too long since Wrong Reel sat down to record a commentary track and for this momentous occasion we decided on the ever-controversial but always entertaining Russ Meyer and his film 'Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens' (1979). Put the kids to bed and enjoy. Strictly #NSFW.

WR65 - 'Ant-Man' Review & the Next Five Years of Superhero Movies Jul 20, 2015

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This week we welcome back Adam Rackoff, a producer with a slate of amazing projects from animated films with Bill Plympton to the creation of the iPad app and audiobook 'Full Metal Jacket Diary' with actor Matthew Modine. We go deep into all the news and announcements from San Diego Comic Con, review Marvel's latest production 'Ant-Man' and discuss everything we're excited about in the world of superhero movies and television shows coming our way over the next few years.

0:00 - 57:49 - Intro/News

57:50 - 1:58:07 - 'Ant-Man' Review

1:58:08 - 2:14:15 - Closing Remarks

WR64 - 'Tangerine' Review & 'Mala Mala' (2014) Jul 13, 2015

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This week we review the breakout hit of the 2015 Sundance Film festival, 'Tangerine' from director Sean Baker. Shot exclusively on the iPhone 5S, the film follows a transgender woman on a rampage looking for the man who broke her heart. For our follow up film, we discuss 'Mala Mala', a documentary about living as a transgender in Puerto Rico.

WR63 - The Best and the Worst of the Terminator Franchise Jul 06, 2015

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With the release of 'Terminator Genisys' we take a look back at the entire franchise to compare the essential classics with those that are completely unwatchable. For any hardcore fan the conclusions might already be obvious.

00:00 - 40:32 - News/Intro

40:33 - 1:43:16 - Terminator Rant

1:43:17 - 1:51:01 - Conclusion/Blooper

WR62 - San Diego Comic Con Survival Guide & Predictions Jul 03, 2015

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In preparation for next week's pop culture extravaganza, San Diego Comic Con, we sit down with animation producer/Star Wars savant/studio manager for Bill Plympton Studios, John Holderried. We discuss his many years in the trenches at Comic Con and what new projects Bill Plympton will feature at this year's convention including his new film starring Patton Oswalt - 'The Loneliest Stoplight', his WIP 'Revengeance', and the new blu-ray for his feature film 'Cheatin''. We also dig into the most exciting movie panels and which we feel will explode in popularity or land with a thud.

WR61 - 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' & the NYAFF Jun 29, 2015

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The New York Asian Film Festival is back with their 14th program including 54 feature films playing primarily at the Film Society of Lincoln Center through July 11th. We were lucky enough to have a sneak peak at Kinji Fukasaku's classic Yakuza epic 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' (1973) which will be playing Friday, July 3rd at the Walter Reade Theatre.

WR60 - Bernard and Huey: Film by Dan Mirvish & Jules Feiffer Jun 24, 2015

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This episode we speak with award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival, Dan Mirvish ('Between Us' - 2012). Dan Mirvish is in the final stretch of his Kickstarter campaign to bring to the screen 'Bernard and Huey', a script by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, author, screenwriter and playwright Jules Feiffer ('Carnal Knowledge' - 1971). Check out the link to this amazing campaign:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/844519392/bernard-and-huey-film-by-dan-mirvish-and-jules-fei

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