Film Fury Alan Zeitlin

"The Karate Kid" is an iconic film about a teen who falls in love, gets bullied and wants to show he isn't someone to be messed with. Alan discusses why the film is of of his favorites and discusses whether or not the crane kick was illegal and whether Johnny would beat Daniel in a real life fight with Jason Schulman.

Alan analyzes the hit Netflix show "Reindeer Baby" featuring Richard Gadd's series that is said to be based on his real experiences of being stalked by a woman who showed up to the bar he worked at. He goes over some of the symbolism and some of the reasons the show is impactful. Tour guide and journalist Robby Berman joins the show to discuss how he thought the acting was powerful, but he didn't think every episode was great. They discuss some dramatic scenes in several episodes, as well as whether or not a popular show like this can change people's behavior. 

Alan breaks down the new film "The First Omen" and how it perfectly sets up "The Omen" that ran in the 70's. Alan discusses how the new film is well done and how the original was iconic despite one hokey moment and how the new film perhaps pays homage to it. He also discusses why child actors who are good can be so scary.
 

Alan breaks down the good and the very bad in the new film "Civil War" and how some elements are completely implausible. He looks at why people's reactions to the film are highly political, why the president's character did not get enough screen time and how one scene in the film was excellent. Alan praises some of the acting but bemoans the major flaw of the film, which involves lazy writing. He also discusses whether or not he thinks there can be a real civil war.  
 

"The Iron Claw" was the second best movie of 2023 but didn't earn a single Oscar nomination. Why not? Was it because there were dark themes like suicide? Was there something against the WWE? Was there a fear of promoting toxic masculinity even though it was actually a cautionary tale? Were Zac Effron's abs CGI? Alan discusses these questions with wrestling afficionado Jeff Wirtheim, as they theorize as to why Effron, the other actors and the film got body slammed by Oscar voters. 

Alan marvels at how Austin Butler could go from playing Elvis to the main baddie in “Dune Part 2” as well as Dave Bautista of WWE fame and how Florence Pugh is great here and always needs more screen time. He goes over why Timothee Chalamet is great in the lead as Paul, Zendeya is on point and why the gladiator arena scene is awesome. He also explains why many may look at the film and point to a certain war, country or people as being represented by the film based on different languages being used. He also goes over one of the spookier lines you’ll see in a movie and how while director Denis Vlleneuva is not a master of dialogue, he is a master of jaw-dropping visuals and cool fight scenes.