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WILD AT HEART: A Violent, Erotic, and Optimistic Young Love Story
Season 13 Episode 2
We continue our David Lynch arc with his 1990 film 'Wild at Heart.' This episode dissects the film's frenetic energy, its blend of surrealism and con…
1 year, 7 months ago
WILD AT HEART: A Violent, Erotic, and Optimistic Young Love Story
Episode 2
We continue our David Lynch arc with his 1990 film 'Wild at Heart.' This episode dissects the film's frenetic energy, its blend of surrealism and con…
1 year, 7 months ago
BLUE VELVET: Contrasting "Picture-Perfect" America With Dark Truths
Episode 1
With the unfortunate passing of David Lynch, the Four Play hosts decided to dedicate this arc to the director and his unique vision in cinema. The 19…
1 year, 7 months ago
BLUE VELVET: Contrasting "Picture-Perfect" America With Dark Truths
Season 13 Episode 1
With the unfortunate passing of David Lynch, the Four Play hosts decided to dedicate this arc to the director and his unique vision in cinema. The 19…
1 year, 7 months ago
GLADIATOR 1 & 2: Why make a BAD sequel to this legendary film?
Episode 4
Two Ridley Scott films close out our Sword-and-Sandal Arc, the legendary Gladiator from 2000 and the repetitively terrible Gladiator 2 from 2024. Whi…
1 year, 8 months ago
TROY: A flawed gem reviewed 20 years later
Episode 3
We return to Wolfgang Petersen's Troy: Director's Cut 20 years after its initial release and discover a film that's aged surprisingly well. Featuring…
1 year, 8 months ago
SPARTACUS: Kubrick's Hollywood Epic that Inspired Gladiator
Episode 2
We follow up Ben-Hur with another Hollywood epic, 1960's Spartacus directed by Stanley Kubrick. While set in the era of the Roman Republic, the film …
1 year, 8 months ago
BEN-HUR: The 1950s Hollywood Blockbuster That Defined a Genre
Episode 1
Four Play's new Sword-and-Sandal arc takes us back to the age of Hollywood epics with 1959's legendary Ben-Hur. The film weaves in the birth of Chris…
1 year, 8 months ago
KILL LIST: The Slow Burn Horror You NEED to Watch Several Times
Episode 4
Ben Wheatley's 2011 Kill List is an obscure film, but one with surprisingly deep themes of class conflict, PTSD, the pressure of everyday life, and t…
1 year, 11 months ago
GONJIAM HAUNTED ASYLUM: Modern Spin to Found Footage Horror
Episode 3
This week, Four Play watches our first Korean film: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum directed by Jung Bum-shik in 2018. The film is part of the found footage …
1 year, 11 months ago