Episodes
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Big Jake
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
John and Hunter are joined once again by western expert and all around bad hombre, Eric Zaldivar. This week, we delve into John Wayne's Big Jake, a western that comes late in the Duke's career, and co-stars more than a few frequent collaborators.
Items discussed include the Duke's penchant for removing commies, Vulture's not-so-good list of the greatest westerns ever made, and Eric talks about his experiences working with the Duke's Big Jake co-star, Chris Mitchum, son of Hollywood legend Robert Mitchum! Don't miss this one!
Here is a link to the article Eric references about Chris Mitchum's falling out with Duke: https://jeremylr.medium.com/john-wayne-built-my-career-durango-prop-guys-and-pistoleros-with-chris-mitchum-afa7d6077ffe
Here is footage of the premiere of Big Jake at Knott's Berry Farm:
Big Jake trailer:
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Stu's Views Episode 01: Destruction - Mad Butcher E.P
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Hey all, Stu here. So, over the next 2 months or so, I'm gonna be out of action on the regular MMC episodes, due to works happening in my house. However, of a nighttime, I'll be free to record, so I'll be doing a little side solo project called Stu's Views.
I'll be looking at anything and everything - films, music, books etc. and if the mood strikes me, I'll record a mini episode on my thoughts on it. Now, I am not leaving the MMC, I am just purely unavailable for the near future to do any, but I will be doing these.
First episode I decided to talk about the 1987 Destruction E.P Mad Butcher.
Dig in
Stu
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Broke: Lethal Weapon, Woke: Above the Law
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
John and Hunter re-examine two old favorites, Richard Donner's buddy cop film Lethal Weapon, and Andrew Davis' Steven Seagal vehicle, Above the Law. How do they hold up?
Well, the title should be an indicator.
Join us as we re-evaluate two similar eighties action flicks with similar plots, and how our opinions on them have changed in the years since.
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
All the King's Men
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
John and Hunter ring in the new year with Robert Rossen's All the King's Men, an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren. Steve Zaillian's notorious 2006 remake is also discussed, as well as the history behind the inspiration for the story, Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long. And of course, we can't help but tie it all in to recent events.
A note about this episode: We had some trouble getting going with recording, and during our technical issues, Hunter's audio settings were reset, so the audio on this episode is not up to our usual standards. We apologize to your ears for the inconvenience!