This month, the boys put on their best suits, light up a smoke, and do not talk to their wives. That's right, it's hard to be a MANN, especially with that extra N. We watched 3 of Michael Mann's iconic police procedural pictures, including the epic HEAT.
Movies Discussed:
Manhunter (1986)
Heat (1995) Miami Vice (2006)
To celebrate 40 years of Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator, the Triptych boys follow the journey of one of our favorite mad scientists, Herbert West! Lovecraft's most autobiographical character.
MOVIES DISCUSSED:
RE-ANIMATOR (1985)
BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (1990)
BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR (2003)
Here at Team Insomniac we would never pit two artists against each other, but we will definitely pit a father against his son! It's the first ever Triptych SMACKDOWN! David Cronenberg, the master of body horror, goes up against his brood, Brandon Cronenberg. Who wore it better? We compare each of theses cinematic titans' first 3 gooey movies. As always the winner is us, the people who get to watch these films. Link in bio!
MOVIES DISCUSSED:
Shivers (1975) vs. Antiviral (2008)
Rabid (1977) vs. Possessor (2020)
The Brood (1979) vs. Infinity Pool (2023)
We pay tribute to one of our favorite directors by dipping into 3 movies that display David Lynch’s assent from arthouse outsider to cultural icon.Movies Discussed: ERASERHEAD (1977)BLUE VELVET (1986)WILD AT HEART (1990)
The government might be trying to erase trans people but we’re not! We watched 3 movies about the trans experience, each more interesting and beautiful than the last. Movies discussed: T-BLOCKERS (2023)THE PEOPLE’S JOKER (2022)I SAW THE TV GLOW (2024)
In our first live episode the boys dive into 90s anime at the Animate Miami con! Technical issues abound . Movies Discussed: Ghost in the Shell (1995)Perfect Blue (1997)Princess Mononoke (1997)
2024 was a mixed bag, but the movies were pretty good! Here’s a last look at the epic, the strange and the Substances we enjoyed last year. Spoiler alert for the entire year.
50 episodes of Triptych! The boys celebrate by plugging in to the most influential scifi franchise of the early 2000s. It’s the Matrix, folks. Shit gets real, but also unreal. You think that’s air you’re breathing? Movies Discussed: The Matrix (1999) The Matrix Reloaded (2003) The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
It's Friday the 13th so the boys went back to Crystal Lake, and also space, for the New Line Jason Movies. It's the good, the bad, and the Jason X!Movies Discussed:
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Jason X (2002)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Godzilla wasn’t always the fun loving Squishmellow that Legendary Pictures makes him out to be. Like all of us he has good days and bad days. The boys tackle 3 excellent movies where Godzilla is the BAD GUY. Movies discussed: GOJIRA (1954) THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (1984) GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023)
The boys go back in time to explore superstition, paranoia and toxic masculinity through the ages with Robert Eggers, to celebrate Halloween and the inbound release of Eggers’ NOSEFERATU. From the humble haunting of The Vvitch to the hallucinatory heights of The Northman, Eggers has proven to be one of the most interesting and innovative filmmakers working today, who challenges and rewards his audience with each film.
Movies Discussed: The Vvitch (2015) The Lighthouse (2019) The Northman (2022)
The Halloween celebration continues as the boys dive into the GHOSTBUSTERS franchise.
Movies Discussed:
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
The boys ring in Fall with their favorite episodes of TREEHOUSE OF HORROR.
The boys swing back to the early 2000s when a Marvel movie was still something to celebrate.
Spider-Man (2002) Spider-Man 2 (2004) Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Set your phasers to fun! The boys go on a trip back to the Utopian 1980s to enjoy the comforting scifi adventures of the crew of the Starship Enterprise.
Movies Discussed: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986
Our newest short film BLOTTO: BLOTTO (youtube.com)
The boys go to the future by way of the past, starting in the glam and the guts of the 80s, to the blockbuster Renaissance of the 90s, all the way to whatever the fuck was happening in the early 2000s. It's Briggs' Birthday, meaning we are watching Terminator movies.
MOVIES DISCUSSED
The boys dive into the sewers with guest star Joshua Floyd as they dig through the first 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's time for way too much pizza, varying levels of violence, and characters that do seem to be more brain damaged with each passing entry.
Movies Discussed:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
Check Out our newest short with the Reel Idiots:
https://youtu.be/s4j9rdNx-UI?si=zyjtKpKQHuHVjTNe
In honor of ALIEN's 40th anniversary, the boys dig into the scifi, horror, action franchise that started it all. The boys also discuss: Will this franchise ever be this good again?
MOVIES DISCUSSED:
ALIEN (1979)
ALIENS (1986)
ALIEN 3 (1992)
In honor of Women in Horror month, we watched three adaptations of Stephen Kings horror masterpiece CARRIE, with guest star Halle Mayne.
MOVIES DISCUSSED
CARRIE (1976)
CARRIE (2002)
CARRIE (2013)
The boys take it back to the 90s and the early 2000s to explore the non South Park filmography of Tray Parker and Matt Stone. Even if their early works lack polish, they came out of the gate as creative and irreverent voices.
MOVIES DISCUSSED:
Cannibal! The Musical (1993)
Orgazmo (1997)
Team America: World Police (2004)
