We continue #SciFiJuly presents #DystopianSummer with 1988’s IN THE AFTERMATH! Never heard of it? You’re not alone! A mixture of Mamoru Oshii’s 1985 anime ANGEL’S EGG and live-action, dystopian footage directed by New World’s then Head of post-production, Carl Colpaert, the film is a wild mix that skipped theatrical release and went straight to video…
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We wrap up our celebrated #febWARary with 1988’s Hell Hunters directed by Ernst Ritter von Theumer. Hell Hunters follows a team of Nazi hunters – Maud Adams (Octopussy), Candice Daly (The Young and the Restless), and Romulo Arantes (Blame it on Rio) – as they attempt to stop a former Nazi played by Stewart Granger…
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It’s another installment in our burgeoning Bonus Episode series, “Nearly New World”. This time, we’re talking about 1988’s THE BLOB. This movie checks a lot of boxes. It has faceless eurocrats (Ryan’s favorite). It’s a creature feature (Erica’s favorite). It highlights the challenges of a low tax basis on a small town’s infrastructure (Marc’s favorite). …
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As we are want to do here at the NWPP, we start at the end of the franchise and work our way back, which is why we are dipping our toes into the ANGEL franchise first with ANGEL III: THE FINAL CHAPTER! For part III, writer/director Tom DeSimone (REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS) steps in to guide…
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Tarik Davis of The Amber Ruffin Show (Fridays on Peacock) and Brothers From Another Planet Podcast returns to discuss 1988’s The Wrong Guys! We get into the fizziness of it all, from learning about the five comedian leads from cable, to how outdoors-y we all are, to pinpointing the exact moment when Ernie Hudson fired…
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We bring on our good friend and New World super fan Justin Grams to discuss 1988’s DEAD HEAT, which he first showed to Ryan back in their college days and has quoted to him in texts ever since. But does it still hold up for Justin? We’ll dig in to that and the Joe Piscopo…
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To start off the spooky season, we bring you 1988’s GHOST TOWN! Directed by Richard McCarthy (well, Richard Governor as far as the DGA is concerned), this film stars Catherine Hickland as a woman who abandons her wedding and is kidnapped by old-timey ghosts and Franc Luz as a semi-law-abiding deputy who tries to save…
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This episode asks an important question: “are high-waisted undies still a thing?” We also talk about SLUGS, the 1988 horror film from director Juan Piquer Simón, based on the novel by Shaun Hutson, that sees the town of Ashton tormented by irradiated slugs out to kill! Well, eat, but it’s essentially the same thing! But…
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Return of the Killer Tomatoes. Is this movie part of the Facts of Life Universe? Maybe. Is this a hilarious tourist guide for the sights and sounds of San Diego? Possibly. Is America’s Cup the NASCAR of the sea? Very likely. We discuss all of this plus Skippy and Biff, Balboa Park, and pretty much…
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We kick off 2020 with an all time body switching classic. No, not Big. Not Vice Versa or Like Father Like Son either. It’s 1988’s 18 Again!. George Burns’ final film that happens to also feature a career-defining dramatic performance by Pauly Shore.
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