The Kulturecast

Zombie films are a dime a dozen these days, for both good and for bad. For every Shaun of the Dead there's a hundred Walking Deads, everyone's favorite show to hate watch. With Train to Busan, however, there's no hate watching as it's one of the finest examples of how you can innovate the zombie genre even after all of the ground has been tread. Texas Tech's Dr. David D. Perlmutter and K-Drama anthropologist Miranda join the show to talk Korean cinema and so much more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

While I may not be a Gen-Zer, I can most definitely get down with their brand of horror, especially if Backrooms is any indication of the quality and concept of their take on the genre. Contrast that with a "horror"-comedy franchise that's returned from a long justified and much needed absence in Scary Movie, and that makes for a hell of a double feature or at least two very apropo weekends at the cinema. Join me as I take a look at both and bemoan one way more than the other, and, shockingly, it was the more expensive of the two.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

Mike White May is all Sean Connery all month long, but now it must come to an end, and it comes to an end with a monk murder mystery with The Name of the Rose. Starring Connery as a thin facsimilie of Sherlock Holmes and Christian Bale as a young stand-in for Watson as they investigate an abbey in the north of Italy where strange murders have been taking place. Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf's Richard Hatem joins the show to talk all about the film and star Elya Baskin is interviewed about his time on the film.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

Mike White May continues with more Sean Connery, except this time it's fake news and he's the one selling it in Wrong is Right. Starring Connery as Patrick Hale, a globetrotting news muckraker who gets involved with all the US letter agencies in a game of intrigue and murder. It's less fun than it sounds which is a real shame given the Connery of it all.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

We take another break from Mike White May to travel back to Netherrealm, Outworld, and everywhere in between (looking at your Orderrealm) with the sequel to 2021's COVID classic Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II. With the first tournament in the books, the latest film shifts focus to Johnny Cage (played by Karl Urban) as he is thrown right into the mix of the latest struggle of wills between Raiden, Shang Tsung, and the ultimate baddie, Shao Kahn. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

Mike White May continues with more Sean Connery yet this time with an edgy, more facial-hair forward demeanor in yet another Sidney Lumet joint The Offence. Starring Connery as Sergeant Johnson, a cop in the UK who's had one bad day too many, and takes it out on a suspected child molester with catastrophic results. Professor Spencer Parsons joins to talk Connery, noir, and influences on '90s crime films.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

It's Mike White May here at the Kulturecast and we're talking Sean Connery all month long! We kick off the month with a look at one of the many pairings of Sidney Lumet and Connery with the 1965 film The Hill. Featuring an ensemble cast including Ozzie Davis, it focuses on a group of military prisoners being held in a North African "glass house" where men are broken just for fun. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

While it may not have won Best Picture or Best Actress at the most recent Academy Awards, Bugonia was not only one of the best films of the last year but also one of the most thought-provoking. Featuring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, the film is a character study as well as being a musing on the state of the world and the way humans have left it. Professor of Media and Communications Dr. David Perlmutter joins the show to talk all about the wild film.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

Big unga bunga energy abound on this episode of the Kulturecast, Chris is joined by Dr. David Perlmutter and Richard Hatem of Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf to talk all about Otzi the Iceman and a story told in a dead language all about him: Iceman (2017). If you're not a fan of dialogue and cavemen, this is the film for you.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

Have you ever experienced deja vu? Have you ever experienced deja vu? On this episode of the Kulturecast, Chris is joined by Dr. David Perlmutter to talk about a Tony Scott film that doesn't make nearly as many cuts as one would think it would: Deja Vu. It's all about time travel, surveillance, and the convergence of the two.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

If you thought it was just going to be serious, introspective chats about films, worry not dear listener, French comedies are still a thing that exist! The Projection Booth's Mike White joins the show to talk all about The Visitors trilogy and the English-language remake Just Visiting. Somehow, you might be surprised what we suggest you check out from this four film episode...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

While Halloween may be behind us, there's still horror movies to talk about, especially ones that have been releasing almost parallel to the duration of this podcast, now with a fifth and totally unnecessary entry. As Hell House LLC: Lineage may be the least necessary of the entire series, it does very little justify its existence as a lackluster epilogue to an otherwise peak found footage series. Ryan Verrill is a fan of the series and he's here to put a cap(?) on the series.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.

Similarly to Tron, Final Destination is a franchise that has been out of the game for almost fifteen years, but no longer with this year's immensely entertaining Final Destination Bloodlines, a new step in the right direction for the franchise. Featuring the final film performance of Tony Todd's legendary career, it establishes new rules for the series while bringing the whole franchise together. Disc-Connected's Ryan Verrill joins the show to talk the film and the series in totality. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.