The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. This adaptation follows Lin Chung and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu. The Water Margin is…
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In this episode we bid adieu to #SEXtember with 1985’s Breaking All the Rules directed by James Orr. We are joined by special guest Erin Dawn from the Manic Movie Monday podcast, and together we make our way through the Fun Park on the last day of summer, in search of love, sex, a dance…
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As they say, “all gloomy things must come to an end”. We wave goodbye to JUNE GLOOM with a movie that isn’t short on tears – Ingmar Bergman’s CRIES AND WHISPERS. This movie which deals with the fractured relationship between three sisters as one of the sisters is dying of cancer is long on…
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JUNE GLOOM marches on and takes a dramatic (yet satisfying) turn as we discuss SAINT JACK, the film that saw director Peter Bogdanovich’s return to Roger Corman filmmaking! And joining us for this episode is the hilarious and insightful Ben Slater, who literally wrote the book on SAINT JACK with Kinda Hot: The Making of…
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Welcome to Marvelous May aka Marc’s Miserable Marvelous May when we celebrate New World’s brief period of owning Marvel! That’s right, they did! And we’re going to talk about it all month! Did Ryan decide to do this just to torture Marc, who hates comic book movies? He did! The fun starts with Bill Bixby…
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Finally, Cannon and New World Pictures join forces to discuss a film where other people join forces to take out other forces! Of course, we’re talking about our guest, writer/performer and co-host of The Cannon Canon Podcast Frank Garcia-Hejl, and our Cannon-iest movie yet, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, starring football player-turned TV star Fred Dryer! Based…
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Jason from the Force Five Podcast joins us as #Newoirvember continues with 1987’s SISTER, SISTER, the debut of director Bill Condon (GODS AND MONSTERS, CHICAGO). But is it noir? Southern noir? Or Southern Giallo? We debate that as we discuss how to be a good hotel guest (welcome new sponsor, Hilton!), the horniness of the …
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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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You might think a movie titled AVALANCHE would be about an avalanche and you’d be right except there’s more than just snow coming full force to a luxurious mountain resort. This movie is an AVALANCHE of hard-partying, harder-loving, and rock-hard action sports. David Shelby (ROCK HUDSON) knows the way to win back his ex-wife’s heart…
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Finally, a movie about brothers! Ryan attempts to get Marc to rally behind 1989’s CURFEW, which follows brothers Ray and Bob Perkins on their quest for revenge on everyone that put them in jail (or anyone poorly constructing a fence), but to do so they’ll have to defeat HALLOWEEN’s Lindsey Wallace herself, Kyle Richards! Will…
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