Tonight we talk about a not well-known atrocity in India as told in the biopic "Sardar Udham".  This was a recommendation by a few folks who commented on some of our videos and it is a doozy. The great Jared Wall of Breaking Liberty and other projects joins us to discuss. Also, tune it for a half-announcement of sorts where we reveal some things that need to be sorted. Sort of. Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/203 Reel Unconventional Film Analysis. We use movies as a starting...

We hit a stretch-goal of yet another horror film as we bleed into November as we review "Beetlejuice" with James Jenneman of the Blackbird Podcast. Released in 1988, this is Tim Burton is his element with a star-making turn by Michael Keaton as the titular character.  With Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and Winona Ryder, this is a fun film that is parts funny, parts horror, and parts bizarre. It’s showtime! We’ll be back next year with a movie suggested to us by several YouTube commenters as...

Join us for John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness with Prof CJ of the Dangerous History Podcast for a Halloween Spooktackular where no dogs are harmed. The 1987 movie Prince of Darkness is the second installment in horror director John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy. The movie is preceded by 1982's The Thing and followed by 1995's In the Mouth of Madness. This will be a fun discussion with a fan of Carpenter's who once dressed as Jack Burton for Halloween. Join us next week as we hit a...

We invite the Profe$$ional A$$hole to discuss the Shining sequel, impressively of both the book and the movie versions, in 2019's "Doctor Sleep". Danny Torrance is all grownz up and still haunted by the events at the Overlook Hotel that happened when he was a child.  He drinks to hide the pain and dull his shine, following his father’s footsteps.  He gains the resolve to right himself and encounters a gifted young girl who “shines” brightly to attract psychic vampires who want to hunt her...

We have Snobby Bobby of the Not for Everyone Podcast on tonight to discuss the Alfred Hitchcock classic, "Psycho". From the master of suspense, at the peak of his powers, comes a genre-defining classic that helped change an industry.  Psycho has been referenced in culture ever since it came out and in a way, it makes the twist have less of an impact, but it is a masterful film that is well worth watching. Yes mother, we will do a good show, mother. Join us next week as we continue the...

A longtime listener of the show, Reverend Lee, comes on to talk about “Swing Kids”. Swing Kids is a 1993 American dramatic film directed by Thomas Carter and starring Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard and Frank Whaley.  A group of teens adores forbidden music in Nazi Germany just before the outbreak of World. It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing. Join us next week as we change the type of horror to a more traditional one as Snobby Bobby of the Not For Everyone Podcast...

Hey you guys!  Raylene Lightheart joins us again for a review of “The Goonies” which is prompted by me actually being in the area where it was filmed. A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.  This 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced with Steven Spielberg and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus was a nexus of Hollywood talent that launched many a...

A bit of a somber occasion as a remembrance of the great Norm MacDonald who passed away recently with a review of a brilliant film, "Dirty Work" with the wonderful Raylene Lightheart. Dirty Work is a 1998 American comedy film starring Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden, and Traylor Howard and directed by Bob Saget.  It flopped at the box office, but has since gained a cult following. While not a great film this will be more of a celebration of Norm and his body of work from calling...

It's the return of Jonathan Reed as we discuss a documentary film about wine called “Red Obsession” which he assures us will leave us with plenty to converse about. A documentary that chronicles the history and changing nature of the French wine industry.  The great chateaux of Bordeaux struggle to accommodate the worldwide financial crisis and a new emerging market, and potential competitor in the East. We’ll uncork a good one tonight.  This one will age like a fine wine. Join us next...

We shift into more family-friendly fare with a review of “Newsies” with Abby Cleckner, who is a friend of frequent guest Dr. Dennis Foster and thus a listener of the show. A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are “exploited” beyond reason by their bosses they set out to form a union to violently fight for their “rights” as unlikely “heroes” when they team up to fight an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon. We will have some choice headlines on...

The great, Pete Quinones returns for only his second non-Kevin Costner movie and we delve into some vintage James Woods and talk about “Salvador” directed by Oliver Stone. Salvador was based on an autobiography of an American photojournalist played by James Woods who was on his uppers, he went to El Salvador with his best friend played by Jim Belushi. We see what happens with an adventurous foreign policy that creates losers and villians on all sides. Pete recommended this one and will...

Rachel Kennerly of Just Add Liberty and Cannabis Heals Me returns to the stone-age with us to discuss “The Croods” in what may be glimpse of civilization’s future if we continue on the current trajectory. An eccentric cave family named the Croods – consisting of Grug, Eep, Ugga, Thunk, Sandy, and Gran – survive several natural disasters, predatory animals and the common cold by sheltering inside a dark cave, merely surviving.  Is such a life worth living?  Eep is dissatisfied with the...

We landed on “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” with our friend Mike C. of MechanicalDreamRevolution this week. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 American biographical spy film depicting the fictional life of game show host and producer Chuck Barris who claims to have been working covertly that whole time as an assassin killing 33 people.  This is George Clooney’s directorial debut and has Charlie Kaufmann as writer doing his least Kaufmann-esqe work. It’s always a trip with Mike C....

Nick White of the Statist Quo joins us to discuss the highly controversial, “American History X”. Edward Norton gives a riveting performance as a former neo-nazi skinhead who tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did. Going to pull a wildcard for next week as we are still making arrangements and selecting a film. Show Notes:  http://www.lastnighters.com/190 Reel Unconventional Film Analysis. We use movies as a starting point for people who may...

Dr. Dennis Foster comes on to discuss another film that was re-made with a terrible reboot attempt in Paul Verhoeven's "Total Recall" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Action star extraordinaire Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as working stiff Douglas Quaid who is haunted by dreams of Mars and discovers, after getting a memory implant, he might actually be a secret agent. I’ve got 5 kids to feed.  Open your mind. Join us next week as we invite Nick White on to discuss the highly controversial,...

We are back with the return of Johnny Profita, the voice, and soul of so-called fiction, of Peddling Fiction as we get into the summer action film, "Point Break". To be clear, this is the one with Gary Busey, Keanu Reeves, and Patrick Swayze in a nonstop action thriller about an FBI agent lured by the rush when he goes undercover to unmask a band of surfers who seek a rush wherever it takes them, even to robbing banks. This one will be 100% pure adrenaline. Join us next week as Dr. Dennis...

We discuss Taika Waititi’s “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” with our old friend, Patrick MacFarlane of Liberty Weekly and the Libertarian Institute. Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush.  A misadventure in the wilderness leads to life-changing discoveries for the troubled orphan teen from the city and his belligerent Uncle Hec.   A road movie and coming-of-age tale, “Hunt for the Wilderpeople'' is...

This week Jared Wall of Breaking Liberty joins us to talk about the Dave Chappelle film, “Half Baked”. Half Baked is one of the best stoner comedies that you can see and it is simply a fun comedy with a good cast guaranteed to make you laugh.  While critically panned and a box office flop, it has since become a cult classic and helped establish Dave Chappelle’s career and his show. This will be a fun one to discuss with our guest. Next week is going to be an episode-roulette where we are...

We are joined by Snobby Bobby of the Not For Everyone Podcast to talk about a 4th of July-ish film with a review of “Jaws”. When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.  This was the original summer blockbuster and set the trend for Hollywood studios for a generation. We’re going to need a bigger podcast to contain this discussion.  Don’t go in the water! Next week, we stick with the...

Tonight, by Twitter-poll decree, we slip it into the back end of Pride Month with a review of the Robin Williams / Nathan Lane comedy, “The Birdcage” with James Jenneman of Blackbird. It’s been 25 years since this movie burst onto the scene and changed the cultural landscape.  A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiance's right-wing moralistic senator. We are family!  This should be a great...

Tonight we will be doing “Sound of Metal” with musician, libertarian anarchist and friend, Rocky Ferrenburg. Sound of Metal is a 2019 Belgian-American drama film directed and co-written by Darius Marder. It stars Riz Ahmed as a metal drummer who loses his hearing and struggles to adjust to his loss of a familiar sense and seeks to find a quick cure rather than embrace and adapt. Rocky is a great guest to have on for this one and he also just released a book about songwriting that we will...

We mark the return with Ben Johnson of "Gentlemen Broncos" fame to do the Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx vehicle, "Law Abiding Citizen". Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American vigilante action thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray about a frustrated man who decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family’s murderers free. This one will be biblical. Next week we are not quite sure what movie we will be doing as we are still nailing it down...it could be...

Tonight's movie is “Havana” starring Robert Redford that sadly we will not be able to do with our guest we had lined up as Robert Wenzel of Economic Policy Journal and Target Liberty passed away recently.  This was his suggestion of a movie and so we are going to continue with it. Havana is a 1990 American drama film starring Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin, and Raul Julia, directed by Sydney Pollack that highlights the events leading up to the revolution over the holiday season of...

We are doing a Memorial Day-themed episode with a review of Jarhead with Scott Spaulding, otherwise known as MDVet4 of the Why I Am Anti-War Podcast. In the late 1980s, Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) enlists as a Marine, training in boot camp under a sadistic drill instructor. Swofford undertakes a sniper course headed by Staff Sgt. Sykes (Jamie Foxx) during this time, which is shortly before the advent of the Gulf War. When the United States becomes involved, Swofford is shipped out,...