S01E15 - One and Done

Published: April 14, 2018, 11 p.m.

First up is Peter Lorre’s only directorial stint with Der Verlorene (1951) known as The Lost One in English, although Joe couldn’t find it with subtitles and doesn’t speak German. The Night of the Hunter (1955) by Charles Laughton turns out to be one of our season highlights and we tread carefully not to spoil it. Walter Murch moves from the editing suite to behind the camera with Return to Oz (1985), including stand-out performances from Fairuza Balk and a talking chicken. It turns out Quick Change (1990), directed by Bill Murray and Howard Franklin, isn’t as good as Joe remembers and his predictions of being disappointed from last week come to pass. Also: #PERL the cat sticks the landing when ejected from the recording table. Never trust a Bond villain. Kids can be so cruel. Dee still hates E.T.. We’re definitely not in Kansas; the tax breaks in 1980’s England are much better. Joe springs a trap before Dee is ready for him. Dee asks: is this racist or a caricature? We play a game of “Directorial Debuts”. Nerd Fight is more of a Nerd Cuddle regarding the best Marvel Cinematic Universe films.