Back Look Cinema: The Podcast

Zo is back, baby! He's been places and he's seen some things: namely he's been to the theater and he's seen Masters of the Universe and Mortal Kombat 2. Are these films worth your time? If you're curious then check out this episode for some SPOILER FREE reviews from a fan of these icons from the 1980's. Episode Chapters 00:05:48 Masters of the Universe Review 00:22:18 Mortal Kombat 2 Review

Zo finds himself in a timeline where Tokyo was destroyed in WWIII and from its ashes rose a Neo Tokyo. It's a thriving civilization if not filled with chaos: teenage biker gangs, heavy police presence, an aggressive military complex, violent protests, and a group of people that the media are calling terrorists. Rumors abound that these terrorists are actually trying to prevent Japan from doing research on the most devastating weapons that the world could never imagine in its wildest post apocalyptic nightmares. It's the an innate ability within all humans that allows them to access the primordial power of the universe itself and granting the possessor of that power unparalleled psychic abilities. The rumors say that they had succeeded before, but that the scientists who were attempting to control the uncontrollable were predictively unable to manage the fruit of their foolish labor. In their effort to contain the power and prevent a catastrophic outcome they manage to seal this "fruit" away for all time. In this case their "fruit" was a little boy with incredible psychic abilities. The population at large knows nothing of this, put there are those who speak of this impossible little boy. According to them this boy is destined to come back. His name is Akira . . . or so the rumors say. Episode Chapters 00:04:24 Opening Credits for Akira Starring Cam Clarke, Jan Rabson and Lara Cody [1989 English Dub] 00:15:29 Favorite Parts of the 1988 film Akira 01:01:23 Trivia from the futuristic cyberpunk action anime - Akira 01:08:55 Critics' Thoughts on Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira Vice Article: How Akira Has Influenced Modern Culture - https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-akira-has-influenced-modern-culture/ Animation Obsessive Article: When Katsuhiro Otomo Learned https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-katsuhiro-otomo-learned

Zo is flung into the inconceivably distant future where he finds himself in the creepiest small town that he's ever found himself in. The town is stalked by demons and mutants and folks who live here have to be on their guard as they move about. A rancher named Doris finds out that there's more to worry about than common giant slugs and werewolves, because, as Zo had heard it, she's been confronted by a Noble. A Noble is what people in this distant time period sometimes call a vampire, and this particular Noble happens to be over 10,000 years old. It's good for Doris, then, that a mysterious stranger named D had come to town. A Vampire Hunter of extraordinary skill named D. Episode Chapters 00:04:40 Opening Credits for Vampire Hunter D Starring Michael McConnohie, Barbara Goodson, and Jeff Winkless [1993 English Dub] 00:15:29 Favorite Parts of the 1985 film Vampire Hunter D 00:41:53 Trivia from the post apocalyptic horror anime - Vampire Hunter D 00:47:23 Critics' Thoughts on Toyoo Ashida's Vampire Hunter D

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Zo shares his Holiday activities and talks about a more recent Christmas film that he's seen for the first time. He's wanted to see this film for a while. It's a film about a violent Santa Clause. The name of this movie is Violent Night starring David Harbour, John Leguizamo and Leah Bradly and directed by Tommy Wikorla.

Zo ends up in yet another galaxy far, far, far, far away. By his reconning he's at the furthest galaxy, yet. Here there are no galaxy spanning empires, but their is a planet with a failing atmosphere and a massive military. Instead of putting forward policies that would save the environment of his world President Skroob would rather steal the atmosphere from a planet with a weaker military. The power disparity between his planet and the planet that he plans to attack is so great that it doesn't even matter that his troops are mostly Assholes. Fortunately, a spoiled princess, a loyal droid, a scruffy pilot and his half-man/half-dog best friend stand in the way to thwart the President and all the dastardly forces of planet Spaceballs. Episode Chapters 00:05:02 Opening Credits for Spaceballs Starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, and Daphne Zuniga 00:18:49 Favorite Parts of the 1987 film Spaceballs 01:13:46 Trivia from the sci-fi action fantasy Spaceballs 01:24:11 Critics' Thoughts on Mel Brook's Spaceballs Links to sound effects: epidemicsounds.com mixkit.co

Zo is joined by Jenn from My Streaming Bubble and Twin It to Win It podcasts to bear witness to an interstellar civil war. They've imbedded themselves with a faction that calls itself the Rebellion to Restore the Republic (also known by their opponents, the First Galactic Empire as "Rebel Scum"). They've traveled with the Rebellion from the permanent snowball of a planet known as Hoth to an undisclosed location with their fleet in deep space. Meanwhile, a number of their leaders were delayed with their arrival to the fleet. Their Commander, Luke Skywalker, had taken a sabbatical to continue his mystic training that the Rebels believe will be a great asset to their eventual victory. It is believed that Captain Han Solo and a former Senator of Alderaan - Princess Leia Organa may have been captured by the supreme commander of the Imperial Fleet: Lord Darth Vader. Zo and Jenn are grateful for the lull of activity while the Rebels wait anxiously at their secret rendezvous point in the hopes that their most important leaders will somehow return. They barely made it out of the Hoth system alive and they've had enough excitement for one lifetime. #StarWars Episode Chapters 00:14:50 Opening Credits for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher 00:33:05 Favorite Parts of the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 01:24:25 Trivia from the sci-fi action fantasy Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 01:39:26 Critics' Thoughts on Irvin Kershner's Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Jenn's Links My Streaming Bubble Website: https://www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-8cbk3-bddf23 My Streaming Bubble on Pod.link: https://pod.link/1471803231 Twin It To Win it on Pod.link: https://pod.link/1709969452 Twitter: @StreamingBubble https://twitter.com/StreamingBubble Facebook: @MyStreamingBubble https://m.facebook.com/mystreamingbubble/?__xts__%5B0%5D Instagram: @MyStreamingBubble https://www.instagram.com/mystreamingbubble/?hl=en