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FACE/OFF: Stupid fun, an absurd premise, and Hong Kong style - Four Play Ep. 13
Episode 1
John Woo's 1997 film Face/Off kicks off a fierce debate among our hosts about whether or not the film succeeds in a fun, yet stupid, premise or if it…
2 years, 11 months ago
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL: The ultimate Film Noir, an underrated classic
Episode 4
The logical endpoint of Film Noir, Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential stands apart as a buffet of Noir tropes devoured by a masterful cast. It serves …
2 years, 11 months ago
CHINATOWN: Corruption & the futile fight against institutional power
Episode 3
Often considered one of the greatest films ever made, Roman Polanski's 1974 Film Noir masterpiece Chinatown explores themes of corruption and the fut…
3 years ago
TOUCH OF EVIL: Orson Welles' epic performance, do ends justify means?
Episode 2
Touch of Evil, directed by Orson Welles in 1958, is the second step on our journey through Film Noir. Thorin, Richard, and Monte discuss Welles' spec…
3 years ago
THE MALTESE FALCON: the Film Noir blueprint and the ultimate MacGuffin
Episode 1
We put on our trench coats and fedoras to investigate four different movies in the Film Noir genre, beginning with John Huston's The Maltese Falcon f…
3 years ago
NEAR DARK: RV vampires and the practical realities of undeath
Episode 4
Near Dark, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and released in 1987, takes an unusual approach in examining the practical realities of being a vampire in mod…
3 years, 1 month ago
THE LOST BOYS: Peak 80s cool, teenage pressures, and sexy sax man
Episode 3
The Lost Boys, directed in 1987 by Joel Schumacher, became an unlikely hit film with teenagers of the era as it married California beach life, trendy…
3 years, 1 month ago
FRIGHT NIGHT: teenage sexual awakening with a vampire twist
Episode 2
Tom Holland's Fright Night (1985) serves as the second 1980s vampire film explored on Four Play as our hosts dive into this teenage comedy/horror. Th…
3 years, 1 month ago
THE HUNGER: vampire David Bowie and the fleeting nature of fame
Episode 1
Vampire films from the 1980s take the stage as the next genre for Four Play, kicking off with Tony Scott's The Hunger from 1983. The movie relishes i…
3 years, 2 months ago
FROM BEYOND: Forehead phalluses in Lovecraftian horror
Episode 4
Our Cosmic Horror arc wraps up with Stuart Gordon's 1986 film From Beyond, based off a short story by H.P. Lovecraft. While more niche, and certainly…
3 years, 2 months ago