Movie Meltdown - Episode 620
Sam Drog returns\u2026 as we adamantly argue both sides of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon \u2013 Part One: A Child of Fire.\xa0
And while we're trying to pick out our favorite Trapper Keepers, we also delve into\u2026 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Lisa Frank, it's an Oliver Stone critique of American foreign policy mixed with a zany Disney brain switch movie in Cambodia, if I came out of a vacuum, Man of Steel, taste vs style, Star Wars, when we go to Gladiator planet, if you like that story you\u2019ll see it dressed up in different ways, Michael Bay, Kill Bill, a unified vision, an army of art directors and designers, towing the company line, watching video games, visually striking emotionally shallow movies, Alan Moore, throwing talent to the sarlacc pit, Heavy Metal, intensified reality, anime style, J.J. Abrams, Flash Gordon, nobody gets to retire, a hodgepodge call back to every sci fi thing you've ever seen, Netflix blockbusters, Army of the Dead, the desperation of content creators, David Goyer, a chicken pot pie of cultural references, Slim Pickens writing the atom bomb down, an unhealthy relationship with a filmmaker, Seven Samurai, we wanna forgive, Anthony Hopkins robot, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Tarantino's directing style, a victim of his success, George Lucas, very presumptuous, Sucker Punch, watching concept art, space orifices and the impending Snyder cut.\xa0
Spoiler Alert: Random spoilers for \u201cRebel Moon \u2013 Part One: A Child of Fire\u201d, watch it beforehand\u2026 if you want to.\xa0
\u201cMan, Zack Snyder underlines, highlights, italicizes and puts fifteen exclamation points, in all caps - on everything he does.\u201d