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Co-hosts Henry and Samuel go through franchises and filmographies in the vain hope of answering one simple question: How can we get the most out of the movies we watch?

  1. HACE 5 DÍAS

    Star Trek Generations

    It’s time to enter a new era of Star Trek films. Last week we said goodbye to (most of) the original cast, today we say hello to the Next Generation! This film is a classic example of the “passing the baton” sequel we see attempted often nowadays, and on that front it mostly succeeds. Where it struggles is with the writing, as most of the dialogue is egregious and forgettable technobabble. We discuss all that as well as why this feels like television, how underserved this cast is, and how fun this Enterprise would be to explore.

    1 h 39 min

  2. 20 ABR

    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

    This week we make it to the end of the Star Trek movies with the original series cast. The final swan song for this crew somehow features a murder mystery, courtroom drama, a prison escape, and lots of touching moments of finality for this original cast. Topics discussed include Samuel’s less-than-ideal peak viewing experience, Klingons learning all the wrong lessons from Shakespeare, the Jetsons, and the best drinking buddy in Star Trek.

    1 h 37 min

  3. 13 ABR

    Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

    Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is perhaps best described as a mess. Shatner’s only time in the director’s seat produced a Star Trek film with strange tone, questionable villain writing, hasty visual effects, and some fantastic science fiction ideas. It ultimately left us with more questions than answers. Why does this light jokey tone feel so much worse than last week? Why is Sybok’s whole deal revealed so late? Who thought it was a good idea to have Kirk free solo El Capitan? And what does god need with a spaceship?

    1 h 38 min

  4. 6 ABR

    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

    If you were three movies deep into the Star Trek series and getting annoyed at how self-serious it was, then Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home should hit you like a cold lemonade on a hot summer day. This light and airy time travel romp with space whales is more a comedy than anything else. We discuss how to get into the right headspace to enjoy this lighter tone, how we think the transporter works, the incredible behind the scenes stories of this movie’s most iconic sounds, and why we’re dreading next week’s sequel.

    1 h 48 min

  5. 30 MAR

    Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

    Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is unfortunately not very good! An emphasis on bringing back Spock means that the other subplots have to a take the backseat, and as a result nothing of consequence or importance really happens in this movie until the last five minutes. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have a good podcast dissecting this one as we discuss how we would improve this screenplay, Klingon women, toe dexterity, and of course, a Vulcan case of blue balls.

    1 h 38 min

  6. 23 MAR

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    Ask any Star Trek fan what the best Star Trek movie is, and a lot of them will tell you it’s The Wrath of Khan. Like most Star Trek stories, it’s a mishmash of ideas: you’ve got a villain-of-the-week from the original series, Kirk’s inability to confront failure and death, a powerful device that can create (and eat) planets, all wrapped up in a distinctly naval theme with a strong Moby Dick metaphor. It’s a lot, and it’s mostly pretty good! We dig into all this, plus our pitch for a Yoda family movie, why Henry has critic brain even if he doesn’t want it, and the conundrum of telling ordinary stories in an extraordinary setting.

    1 h 46 min

  7. 16 MAR

    Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    This miniseries we’re boldly going where no podcast has gone before! Wait, actually there are a lot of Star Trek podcasts… Well then, we’re going somewhere we’ve never gone before, and that’s 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture! While this film might have more in common with slow cinema than it does with the Kelvin timeline films we’re used to, there’s still plenty to enjoy with it’s heavy themes and (albeit touched up) visual effects. We get into all that plus our personal history with Star Trek, the many revisions to the Enterprise design, and what William Shatner has been up to lately.

    1 h 38 min
  8. The Bride!

    9 MAR

    The Bride!

    In 2026, Peak Viewing covered The Bride!… on a DARE. Maggie Gyllenhaal’s sophomore film felt like a nice coda to the Frankenstein series we did last year, so we added it to the slate. Having now seen it, do we still want to do an episode? We would prefer not to. The film itself is kind of a headache inducing beautiful mess, but that doesn’t mean we can’t discuss everything to do with the often remarkable visuals, what we think this movie is trying to communicate, and how relatable cinephile Frankenstein is.

    1 h 43 min
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Co-hosts Henry and Samuel go through franchises and filmographies in the vain hope of answering one simple question: How can we get the most out of the movies we watch?

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    Henry and Samuel
  • Años de actividad
    2024 - 2026
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