October 13, 2015 2015, film, hollywood, indie, podcast, retrospect, sci-fi, western, world cinema 2015, academy awards, adam blair, i origins, kurt russell, michael pitt, nicholas lay, oscars, phill bartlett, podcast, scarlett johansson, sucker punched, the punch up, tombstone, under the skin, val kilmer Leave a comment

Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.11 – ‘I’m Your Huckleberry’

by Nick Lay

The Punch Up is a brand new weekly film & television podcast broadcasting from the laaaazy west coast city of Vancouver, Canada.

Featuring regulars Phill Bartlett, Adam Blair, and yours truly, Nicholas Lay, the chaps and I will be covering regular news, reviews, previews, and retrospect from the world of the reel.

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Ep.11 – ‘I’m Your Huckleberry’

Sucker Punched returns on The Punch Up with an in-depth look at three pictures, each selected at random by the usual trio of presenters. This week the chaps chat Jonathan Glazer’s 2013 sci-fi horror, Under The Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson, Tombstone, also starring Kurt Russell, and the 2013 sci-fi drama, I, Origins, starring Michael Pitt.

This week the chaps chat Jonathan Glazer’s 2013 sci-fi horror, Under The Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson, the how-the-fuck-did-Val-Kilmer-not-recieve-a-Best-Supporting-Actor-nomination 1993 western, Tombstone, also starring Kurt Russell, and the 2013 sci-fi drama, I, Origins, starring Michael Pitt.

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October 8, 2015 2015, film, hollywood, podcast, review, sci-fi 2015, adam blair, chiwetel ejiofor, jeff daniels, kate mara, mars, matt damon, michael pena, nicholas lay, phill bartlett, podcast, review, ridley scott, sci-fi, the martian, the punch up Leave a comment

Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.10 – ‘The Martian’

by Nick Lay

The Punch Up is a brand new weekly film & television podcast broadcasting from the laaaazy west coast city of Vancouver, Canada.

Featuring regulars Phill Bartlett, Adam Blair, and yours truly, Nicholas Lay, the chaps and I will be covering regular news, reviews, previews, and retrospect from the world of the reel.

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Ep.10 – ‘The Martian’

No fancy title for The Punch Up podcast this week, as the chaps take a full episode to review The Martian, starring Matt Damon; a more than welcome return to form for director Ridley Scott, and probably his best film for fifteen years.

*includes a spoilers segment to conclude, pre-empted by our usual spoiler alert!

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October 8, 2015 2015, film, hollywood, review, thriller 2015, benicio del toro, denis villeneuve, emily blunt, josh brolin, mexico, nicholas lay, review, sicario 6 Comments

Review: Sicario

by Nick Lay

Master of misdirection Denis Villeneuve’s drug war commentary is an intense, edge of your seat assault on the senses.

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October 5, 2015 2015, film, future, hollywood, review, sci-fi, space 2015, chiwetel ejiofor, jeff daniels, kate mara, mars, matt damon, michael pena, nicholas lay, review, ridley scott, sci-fi, the martian 4 Comments

Review: The Martian

by Nick Lay

Ridley Scott’s popcorn-tech sci-fi is a more than welcome return to form.

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September 25, 2015 2015, crime, film, gangster, hollywood, review, thriller 2015, benedict cumberbatch, black mass, boston, dakota johnson, joel edgerton, johnny depp, kevin bacon, nicholas lay, review, scott cooper, whitey bulger Leave a comment

Review: Black Mass

by Nick Lay

Scott Cooper and Johnny Depp’s examination of Boston crime kingpin/FBI informant James “Whitey” Bulger is intriguing in subject matter and entertaining enough in execution, but by no means a classic.

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September 19, 2015 2015, documentary, film, hollywood, indie, retrospect, review 2015, documentary, in layman's terms, listen to me marlon, marlon brando, nicholas lay, retrospect, review, stevan riley 2 Comments

Review: Listen to Me Marlon

by Nick Lay

Stevan Riley’s deconstruction of Marlon Brando, courtesy of Marlon Brando, is probably the best documentary of the year.

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August 6, 2015 2015, biopic, drama, hollywood, retrospect, scene kid 1990, 2015, awakenings, in layman's terms, laid bare media, nicholas lay, penny marshall, retrospect, robert de niro, robin williams, scene kid Leave a comment

SceneKid#12: “Me…”

by Nick Lay

Robert De Niro and Robin Williams (and Randy Newman) cause me to cry. A lot.

Awakenings
Dir: Penny Marshall
Original Release Date: 22 December 1990

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July 25, 2015 film, hollywood, podcast, preview, retrospect, review, television, the punch up, trailer adam blair, blow, ex machina, interview with a vampire, king of kong, mighty joe young, nicholas lay, phill bartlet, podcast, sucker punched, the punch up, the quest, the revenant, trailer park, true detective, vancouver Leave a comment

Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.2 – ‘Blow Me’

by Nick Lay

The Punch Up is a brand new weekly film & television podcast broadcasting from the laaaazy west coast city of Vancouver, Canada.

Featuring regulars Phill Bartlett, Adam Blair, and yours truly, Nicholas Lay, the chaps and I will be covering regular news, reviews, previews, and retrospect from the world of the reel.

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Ep.2 – ‘Blow Me’

This week the chaps look forward to Iñárritu’s epic western, The Revenant, in new segment ‘The Trailer Park’. There’s discussion on what everyone’s been viewing recently, including sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt’s sort-of-forgotten hit, Interview With a Vampire, and the not-as-good-as-you-remember biopic, Blow. ‘Sucker Punched’ makes it return with Jean-Claude Van Damme’s The Quest, Disney’s Mighty Joe Young, and the arcade game doc King of Kong under the microscope, before the boys wrap things up with their usual spoiler filled venture into trying to solve just what the hell’s going on in True Detective (so2e05).

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July 16, 2015 action, animation, black comedy, comedy, comic book, contemporary, cult classic, digital, disney, drama, fantasy, film, hollywood, indie, podcast, prequel, preview, retrospect, review, sci-fi, sequel, star wars, television, the punch up adam blair, batman, comic-con, fargo, jurassic world, minions, nicholas lay, phill bartlett, podcast, star wars, suicide squad, superman, the punch up, true detective Leave a comment

Podcast: The Punch Up, Ep.1 – ‘Suicide Pod’

by Nick Lay

The Punch Up is a brand new weekly film & television podcast broadcasting from the laaaazy west coast city of Vancouver, Canada.

Featuring regulars Phill Bartlett, Adam Blair, and yours truly, Nicholas Lay, the chaps and I will be covering regular news, reviews, previews, and retrospect from the world of the reel.

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Ep.1 – ‘Suicide Pod’

The latest episode of The Punch Up features an unhealthy dose of Comic-Con fallout, discussion on recent releases, including Me, Earl, & the Dying Girl and Minions, and a look back at the Coen bros. classic, Fargo, before the chaps chew over the insane success of Jurassic World and finish, as per usual, with another round of spoiler-filled True Detective chat. Enjoy!

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July 12, 2015 black comedy, comedy, contemporary, drama, film, hollywood, indie, music, retrospect, scene kid chicago, ethan coen, f. murray abraham, folk, greenwich village, inside llewyn davies, joel coen, new york, oscar isaac, the coen brothers 1 Comment

SceneKid#11: The Death of Queen Jane

by Nick Lay

The Coen bros. demonstrate the beautiful brutality of talent’s place within life’s natural cycle of giveth, and taketh away.

Inside Llewyn Davis
Dir: Joel and Ethan Coen
Original Release Date: 6 December 2013

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