2002 marked the follow-up to The Phantom Menace. Lucas, bringing in a co-writer, released Episode II to the masses. Adding a Fett, a grown up Skywalker, political intrigue and Christopher Lee himself. Did the film match expectations in the eyes of our three hosts?
Listen in as we dive into all those ingredients that make up Attack of the Clones.
The time has come for us to take our first deep dive into Starrcade, the flagship show of WCW. Well, several can compete for that title but it was their Wrestlemania equivalent so why not run with it? With a fresh coat of paint to wipe away the dreck that was Starrcade 1994, NJPW vs. WCW was the predominant storyline throughout.
The show culminates in a #1 contenders match that’s immediately followed by a world title change! How do Garrett and Matt feel about the show as a whole? Does it leave a strong note to enter 1996 in? Tune in to hear more.
Come back next week for Royal Rumble 1996!
While it may have seem like a lifetime since the boys visited a galaxy far far away, it wasn’t nearly as long as the 16 years writer/director George Lucas took. And no, two Ewok movies don’t count.
While people assumed that 1983’s Return of the Jedi was the end of Star Wars, Lucas would eventually prove them wrong. And after a couple of hits to his empire -notably a high profile divorce and being the spearhead/producer of a little movie called Howard the Duck- it was inevitable that he would. With years of interviews teasing that it would happen behind us, the Star Wars cinematic universe was once again opened when the first theatrical trailer to 1999’s Star Wars Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace was released and took anticipation to a whole new level.
Join Garrett and Matt as they welcome back original Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast alum Adam Bunch in order to dissect everything that has to do with what is arguably the most anticipated movie of all time. Hear all their individual bouts of anticipation, as well as what they have felt in the years following Phantom Menace’s release. And then they dissect the film scene by scene, all while they determine whether the movie deserves all the derision thrown its way.
Be sure to keep listening to Percolated Media as December will consist of reviews of the three Star Wars prequels, as well as the boys’ annual year end special, and of course some surprises
Garrett and Matt start their first of two weeks of playing catch up as they bring Michael Guarnieri back to conclude (?) their look at the films starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese with this review of Killers of the Flower Moon.
After years of being stuck in the rut of ‘will it or won’t it be released’, Killers is finally getting its just due, as it hit the market and Oscar talk almost immediately followed it. Listen in to find out if the guys agree with this talk, or if they will fight it out much like the The Aviator review they did last year.
Also, stay tuned as they rank the films from best to worst. Be sure to come back next week as they being Adam back to review the brand new Hunger Games prequel Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Welcome to this special Thanksgiving treat as Garrett has finally picked up the microphone and recorded a new Percolated Media Presents. Garrett certainly arrived to the proverbial Thanksgiving dinner with a good one, as he welcomes film review/author Matt Singer to talk about his brand-new book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies Forever.
WWF closes out their PPV slate of 1995 with Season’s Beatings. How do the boys feel the show went? From hog pens to bulldogs, we’ll cover it all. Tune in to our latest discussion!
It’s all come down to this. After a month and a half of watching and dissecting every film of the Exorcist franchise, the boys reconvene to conclude (for now) their The Exorcist retrospective with this review of the new David Gordon Green film The Exorcist: Believer. Listen in as Mik shares first hand accounts of David Gordon Green and how napping is an important part of his shoots, what we all thought of how Ellen Burstyn’s return was handled, and how we felt about Green doing another ‘legacy’ sequel.
And be sure to listen to the end as we reveal what next week’s review will be. Hint: it’s continuing (and maybe concluding) a retrospective we started in the very first year of Percolated Media’s existenc
We’re back to the world of WCW for the end all be all of matches. No, we’re not discussing Wargames again. We’ll be taking a look at the titular WW3 match, which was created to make WWF’s Royal Rumble look miniscule by comparison. Much like Vince’s company did in 1992, the world title of Turner’s promotion was for the taking this time. Both also involved Ric Flair heavily on the PPV itself. Would he pull out another one “with a tear in his eye?” Or is that how our two hosts felt reviewing this show?
Tune in for our full PPV breakdown and be back next week for WWF In Your House 5: Season’s Beatings.
While Renny Harlin had a film in theaters, Paul Schrader was running his hands together. After having his Exorcist prequel literally taken away from him by James G Robinson and everyone else at Morgan Creek, Harlin’s Exorcist The Beginning was proving to be a gamble that didn’t pay off.
So, with receipts not what they expected, Schrader was given an extra $35,000 by Morgan Creek to spice up his film and get it ready for release a year later in hopes of getting their investment back. The result is Dominion Prequel To The Exorcist. With star Stellan Skaarsgard proving to be the only cast member that was held over, Schrader saw his film released and…suffer much of the same fate as Exorcist The Beginning.
Listen in as the boys review the first (and only?) Paul Schrader film for the Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast, and determine whether Dominion Prequel To The Exorcist is just as big a turkey as last week’s film, or if it’s an overlooked gem. And be sure to tune in next week as Garrett, Matt, and Mik put the finishing rites on this series (for now) and review the recently released David Gordon Green take on the franchise The Exorcist: Believer!
Goudreau took a month off for reasons he’ll explain. To make up for it, he decided to tape a show following “Monday Nightmare Football” at Metlife Stadium.
The story behind Exorcist: The Beginning is one that is even more strange than the hyenas in the actual movie. After hiring Paul Shrader and watching the final film he turned in, producer James G Robinson wasn’t impressed. Even after famed editor Sheldon Kahn edited it to bits and Shrader worked on it himself, Robinson made a decision to scrap the film and start from scratch.
The story of the Shrader film will be told next week. For now, we’re here to talk about what new director Renny Harlin churned out as a gun for hire. With only six weeks to shoot, Harlin kept original star Stellan Skarsgard and put a whole new cast around him to make a film that wasn’t that well received upon release.
Join Garrett, Matt, and Mik as they dissect Harlin’s effort and determine if it was a worthy effort given the circumstances. Only two weeks left of this series, and be sure to tune in next week as we look at Shrader’s film and get one step closer to the power of Christ compelling us.
For what it’s worth, The Exorcist II The Heretic should have sank the franchise forever. Not many horror movie series recover from being laughed off the screen. But, what Warner Brothers didn’t want, Morgan Creek did. James G Robinson was now in control of the franchise, and what he wanted was another Exorcist film.
But author William Peter Blatty did not want to do a movie version of his book Legion and sell it as The Exorcist III. Not after The Heretic’s bad taste was still lingering. But Robinson was insistent. And after both original director William Friedkin and horror maestro John Caroenter both turned the project down, Blatty figured he should just do it himself.
The result is one of the most under appreciated at the time release in horror history. While it wasn’t laughed at like its predecessor, The Exorcist III was not embraced upon its release. Listen to Garrett, Matt, and Mik discuss whether this was reception was warranted.
And come back next week as they reconvene to talk about director Renny Harlin’s Exorcist: The Beginning!
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