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Some bearded bachelor of science has kidnapped a microphone and refuses to stop feeding it endless thoughts on movies, anime, and pop culture at large. He also occasionally kidnaps other people to converse with him about these things.

Brett der Wiese, B.S.


    • Apr 11, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 40m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    the 2022 Year in Revue with Phill and Ty, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 94:40


    The final word on 2022 in BrettroCulture is finito and ready for listening. The Bachelor of Science ropes in the Anime Sage and From The Wastes [formerly Ty] to count down their favorite things from 2022. Included in this episode are the trio's top half of their lists. There will be Batmen, there will be movies, and god help us all, there will be gallons upon gallons of gushes on Japanimation.OP- Chainsaw Man - KICK BACK - Kenshi Yonezu [Chiptune Cover Remix]. GearRabbit. Retrieved from YouTube.

    the 2022 Year in Revue with Phill and Ty, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 70:00


    Delays be damned. The final word on 2022 in BrettroCulture is finito and ready for listening. The Bachelor of Science ropes in the Anime Sage and From The Wastes [formerly Ty] to count down their favorite things from 2022. Included in this half are the year's disappointment, honorables that just missed out on the listing but are still worth the listener's time, and the trio's bottom half of their lists. There will be Batmen, there will be movies, and god help us all, there will be gallons upon gallons of gushes on Japanimation.OP- The Nokia Is Not Ready To Die. Mack Hawthorne.

    Hey U #1, Mad Science with Zack Long (Scriptophobic)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 112:30


    Introducing Hey U!, a new miniseries for BrettroCulture where a guest comes on for a combination guest profile and movie talk. In today's inaugural installment, the Bachelor of Science has welcomed the Sultan of Scriptophobic, Zack Long, to discuss not only Zack's past endeavors and filmic profile, but a pairing of mad science movies to boot, 1979's THE BROOD and 1935's MAD LOVE. There will be talk of wildly unethical medical malpractices, the infinite charms of Oliver Reed, the hosts' first Cronenbergs, and even a brief history of the mad science subgenre.Check out Zack's book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scream-writing-zack-long/1137254886Scriptophobic website: https://scriptophobic.ca/

    [Brenterprise] the 2021 Brettrospective 2 / 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 99:13


    The Crew of the Brenterprise [Peter, Tyler, Phill ,and Brett] finally found an excuse to assemble and get at least half of their thoughts arranged on the movies they loved from the previous year. It went about as well as expected. Contents within include slick Wachowski fashion, whether or not Phill actually saw PIG [jury's still out on that], the redemption of Hideaki Anno, and the Top 5 Motion Pictures of 2021 overall.OP~ The Nokia Will Never Be Ready to Die. Coward.Soundcloud.Episode music~ Alan Feanch & Ted Atking-Top Night. (LP)Flash Resonance: Kaleidoscope.

    [Brenterprise] the 2021 Brettrospective 1 / 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 86:53


    The Crew of the Brenterprise [Peter, Tyler, Phill ,and Brett] finally found an excuse to assemble and get at least half of their thoughts arranged on the movies they loved from the previous year. It went about as well as expected. Contents within include ravings about the year as a whole, the accompanying biggest cultural disappointments, the picks that just missed the list, and the contents of said list, numbers 10 thru 6.Second Half drops on Wednesday the 23rd of March. In the meantime, enjoy our rollicking conversation.OP~ The Nokia Will Never Be Ready to Die. Coward.Soundcloud.Episode music~ Alan Feanch & Ted Atking-Top Night. (LP)Flash Resonance: Kaleidoscope.

    Special Prevue: Fave Flix of 2021, with Natalia Keogan (PASTE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 130:59


    BrettroCulture welcomes a new guest into the filmic fray, Natalia Keogan (of PASTE magazine!). What follows is a more free form approach to a favorite movies countdown with plenty of tangents about big city privilege, what makes theatrical venues so interesting, and how much tragedy makes a masterpiece. But enough of that, let's get to the podcast and listen in on the fun!Follow Natalia on twitter: https://twitter.com/nataliakeoganOn Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cyandie/Read Logan Kenny's piece on Drive My Car: https://www.cinematary.com/writing/2022/1/3/drive-my-car-2021-by-ryusuke-hamaguchiThe Crew of the Brenterprise will return and soon!

    The Hoop-Tober Tapes, Vol. Ocho. Finale Tape (#5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 92:44


    The Voice without Body has a special guest on the final installment of the spooktacular summary of the seances they perused for their spooky season festivities. Topics touched on include late period John Carpenter, Christopher Lee being a hardass, Russian folklore, Snoop Dogg's death stare, and scarecrows of the darkest nights.

    The Hoop-Tober Tapes, Vol. Ocho. Tape #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 137:19


    The Voice without Body has a special guest on the first of a two part spooktacular summary of the seances they perused for their spooky season festivities. Topics touched on include Korean folk horror, kaiju movies, hammer horrors, Chinese hopping vampires, Scooby Doo, and BoB.

    The Hoop-Tober Tapes, Vol. Ocho. Tape #3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 67:47


    Brett the Voice without Body concludes his solo viewing adventure before truly concluding his HoopTober Tapes with a special guest coming soon.Intro, 0:25MALEVOLENT (2018), 1:20DEMONIC (2021), 8:01VENOM (1981), 18:05TETSUO II Body Hammer (1992), 26:30HALLOWEEN KILLS (2021), 33:55THE STRANGE CASE OF DOCTOR JEKYLL AND MISS OSBOURNE (1981), 42:52SONG AT MIDNIGHT (1937), 49:01ONIBABA (1964), 56:49Outro, 66:31

    The Hoop-Tober Tapes, Vol. Ocho. Tape 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 48:00


    Brett the Voice without Body returns to discuss horror films he's been watching since Spooky Season began.Intro, 0:24Tobe Hooper's THE DAMNED THING, 1:20THE CAR, 6:01THE GORGON, 9:42TALES OF TERROR, 16:11LADY FRANKENSTEIN, 27:50THE RAVEN, 38:31Watch The Damned Thing- https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/masters-of-horror/season-2Watch The Car- https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-carWatch The Gorgon- https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-gorgonWatch Tales of Terror- https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tales-of-terror-1962Watch Lady Frankenstein- https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/lady-frankensteinWatch The Raven- https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-raven-1963

    The HoopTober Tapes, Vol. Ocho. Tape 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 39:32


    It's HoopTober once again, and you know what that means. Time for the Voice without Body to use this as another excuse to talk about the spooky cinemas.Intro, 0:31Nia Dacosta's CANDYMAN (2021), 5:29American Psycho 2 All American Girl (2001), 12:25The Prowler (1981), 20:23Tammy and the teenage T-Rex (1994), 28:14

    Logan Kenny talks Money Plane (2020) and the Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 108:51


    Explicit Tag is Explicit. Moderate Scottish language warning.The Bachelor of Science is joined by a special guest from across the pond, Logan Kenny, to partake in an epic discussion concerning the state of Scooby Doo, wrestling talent, budgeted filmmaking in the modern era, and classic genre movie blindspots. All this is wrapped up in a podcast ostensibly talking about the 2020 release Money Plane and the 2001 indie parody the Lost Skeleton of Cadavra. There will be lots of zany tangents mixed in, but we welcome all to the craziness within.Music-Joplin, S. (1902). The Entertainer. [Digital]. St. Louis, MO: John Stark and Son.Saint-Saens, C. (1874). Danse Macabre [recorded by Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra]. On The 99 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music [Digital]. Stockholm, Sweden: X5 Music Group. (2010)

    [Brenterprise+] the Top 5 Flix of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 173:14


    Special guests Logan Kenny and Charlie Nash join the crew of the Brenterprise to talk the year 2020 in film. Just 6 geeks chatting about their faves and making light of the truly terrible year in the rearview.

    the Hooptober Tapes. Vol Se7en, Tape #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 40:54


    The Bachelor of Science finally completes a HoopTober podcast for the first time in three years. And he does it by rambling about the last six movies he watched solo to close out HoopTober proper. Titles given the gossip treatment in this newly discovered reel to reel relic include Gretel & Hansel [2020], Black Death [2010], the Black Cat [1981], Night of the Creeps [1986], the Revenge of Frankenstein [1958], and the Witch Who Came from the Sea [1976].Music-Audio loop from http://www.orangefreesounds.com/amb-ambient-music-loop/ Licence: The loop is permitted for commercial use under license “Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

    the HoopTober Tapes. Vol Se7en, Tape #3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 84:30


    The Warrior and the Bachelor conclude their discussion with the remaining seven titles on their HoopTober watch activity. Discussions included on this recently unearthed audio codex include Possessor [2020], Tomb of Ligeia [1964], the Invisible Man Returns [1940], Underwater [2020], the Happiness of the Katakuris [2001], the Fly II [1989], and Fade to Black [1980].Music-Saint-Saëns, C. (1874). Danse Macabre [recorded by Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra]. On The 99 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music [Digital]. Stockholm, Sweden: X5 Music Group. (2010)Lasry, T. (1977). L'odysee du temps. On La Femme Qui Venait D'Ailleurs.[Digital Mp3]. France: Sonimage

    the HoopTober Tapes. Vol Se7en, Tape #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 106:37


    Special Guest Ty Staley, the Wasted Warrior, joins the Bachelor of Science to talk half the HoopTober titles they shared in during the hallowed season. Titles discussed in this portion include Tetsuo the Iron Man, the two Blacula films, the first two Coffin Joe movies, the Curse of Frankenstein, the Atomic Brain, Ginger Snaps, and Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce.Music-Bach, Johann Sebastian. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor for Organ.Alan Feanch and Ted Atking (unknown year). Top Night. On Kaleidoscope. France: Charles Talar Records.Audio loop from http://www.orangefreesounds.com/amb-ambient-music-loop/ Licence: The loop is permitted for commercial use under license “Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

    the Hooptober Tapes. Vol Se7en, Tape 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 30:04


    It's HoopTober once again, and you know what that means. Time for the Bachelor of Science to find another way to occupy his time in quarantine.Today's discussions include an introduction to the Hooptober festivities, as well as capsule reviews of 1988's The Carrier, 1995's Ebola Syndrome, 2013's Wolf Creek 2, and 1975's the Giant Spider Invasion.

    Brett Went to TIFF 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 28:37


    BrettroCulture goes International, and by that, I mean a 6-1/2 hour drive to Toronto, plus border crossing and pee breaks. All for the sake of seeing some movies, right?I talk anime, French-Canadian shorts, Space Races, Madness of the Midnight variety, and much more.OP- In the Mouth of Madness ~arcadecoma. It's All in the Reflexes, A John Carpenter Tribute.

    Princess Mononoke brettrospective with Phill K

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 36:28


    The Movie Mage and the Bachelor of Science gush about one of the cornerstones of their cinematic education, the Ghibli classic by Miyazaki-sensei himself: Princess Mononoke.OP- Coin Prologue ~Disasterpeace. The Chronicles of Jammage The Jam Mage.

    The Anime Sage and the Wasted Warrior Talk Anime

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 135:05


    Brett the Bachelor of Science is joined by the war boi and the anime sage to talk about the Japanese animation.Music~Coin Prologue ~Disaasterpeace. The Chronicles of Jammage The Jam Mage.Dance of Curse ~Yoko Kanno. Vision of Escaflowne.Theme of Violet Evergarden ~Evan Call. Automemories.Roundabout ~Yes. Fragile.

    [Brenterprise] the Top Films of 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 177:31


    The Movie Mage, the War Boi, and Pete Triez, Son of Chris, join Brett to dish out some faves of 2019. There will be tentacles, trauma, and gratuitous male oddity. Beware, ye who enter.OP~ The Nokia Will Never Be Ready to Die. Coward.Soundcloud.

    The Decade Revue Finale, the Final Listings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 140:09


    The Fourth and final portion of the epic BrettroCulture Decade Revue. The boys have finalized their favorites into a massive listicle, each bringing 15 titles to the table to discuss. This is to end the decade discussion at long last. There will be musical interludes, mic trouble, petty disagreements, and more than a little innuendo. Still, it's almost over.Featuring assorted film score samples of the decade, including Anna Karenina, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Cloud Atlas, the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gojira, the Grand Budapest Hotel, Inception, It Follows, Mad Max Fury Road, Moonrise Kingdom, Pacific Rim, the Raid: Redemption, TRON Legacy, and your name.

    The Decade Revue, The Final Lists [Part 3 of 4]

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 127:10


    Part 3 of 4 of the epic BrettroCulture Decade in Revue. The Bachelor of Science, the Movie Mage, the One with Fury, and the Wasted Warrior have finalized their favorites into a massive listicle, each bringing 15 titles to the table to discuss. This is to end the decade discussion at long last. There will be musical interludes, mic trouble, petty disagreements, and more than a little innuendo. Still, it's almost over.Featuring assorted film score samples of the decade, including Anna Karenina, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Cloud Atlas, the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gojira, the Grand Budapest Hotel, Inception, It Follows, Mad Max Fury Road, Moonrise Kingdom, Pacific Rim, the Raid: Redemption, TRON Legacy, and your name.

    The Categorical Decade Revue, Part 2 of 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 174:52


    The Bachelor of Science brings in the One with Fury, the Warrior of the Wastes, and the Movie Mage to talk the Decade 2010s in cinema. First up is a two part collection of genres and category pix that prompt in depth discussion about some of their favorite movies that came and went this past decade. Discussions include their favorite soundtracks of the 2010s, what was some truly Must Watch TV, which recently deceased artist left the bigger mark on their taste, and some favorite flix from the following genres: Drama Fantasy Horror Romance Science Fiction War Arthouse/Foreign Language FlickMusic~Alan Feanch and Ted Atking (unknown year). Top Night. On Kaleidoscope. France: Charles Talar Records.Radwimps (2016). Sparkle. On your name OST. Japan: EMI Records.Bear McReary (2019). Godzilla (feat. Serj Tankian). On Godzilla King of the Monsters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). USA: WaterTower Music.Cat Stevens (1970). Father and Son. On Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2: : Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). USA: Hollywood Records.Daft Punk (2010). Derezzed (Remixed by The Glitch Mob). On Tron Legacy Reconfigured. USA: Walt Disney Records.

    The Categorical Decade Revue, Part 1 of 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 164:40


    The Bachelor of Science brings in the One with Fury, the Warrior of the Wastes, and the Movie Mage to talk the Decade 2010s in cinema. First up is a two part collection of genres and category pix that prompt in depth discussion about some of their favorite movies that came and went this past decade. Discussions include what movies severely disappointed them, which star rose to prominence this decade, and some favorite flix from the following genres: Action Western and Eastern Animation Awards Contenders Blockbusters Comedy Crime and Documentaries/True StoriesMusic~Lasry, T. (1977). L'odysee du temps. On La Femme Qui Venait D'Ailleurs.[Digital Mp3]. France: SonimageLasry, T. (1977). La Femme Qui Venait D'Ailleurs. On La Femme Qui Venait D'Ailleurs.[Digital Mp3]. France: Sonimage

    [Brenterprise] the Top Flicks of 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 158:49


    The Crew of the Brenterprise, [Brett, Tyler, Phill K, and Peter] talk all the good things that entertained them in the year of our lord Twenty Eighteen. The multiverse shall be plundered, night will come for us, and in the end awaits pure Annihilation. But before that happens, they discuss some forty plus titles that made them happy to go to the movies. Special roundtable guests: Peter Triezenberg, Phill K the movie mage, and Ty "Wasted Warrior" Staley.Apologies for some audio tapping, this was recorded in a literal round table format, with some anxious feet around said table's base.OP~ The Nokia Will Never Be Ready To Die. Coward. Soundcloud.

    [Brenterprise] the Top Flicks of 2017, the Conclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 88:06


    The crew of the Brenterprise lists off their top 5 of 2017. Phill K the movie mage, Peter the roomie, and Tyronius the brave lay it all on the proverbial and literal table. There will be discussions, buff villains, race relations, and Joi.0:00 -the space diner1:09 -Intro1:56 -#5s16:15 -#4s27:07 -Get Out/#3s41:57 -#2s54:45 -The 3 Best Film(s) of 201783:15 -In Conclusion. . .So it is an epic mini-roundtable of Teh Last Jedi and Star Wars in general you seek? Easy, (20:46-27:00 +54:43-65:36)OP- Fall ~M83 VS Big Black Delta. Tron: Legacy R3C0NF1GUR3D.

    [Brenterprise] the Top Flicks of 2017, the Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 64:00


    After two excruciating months, the crew of the Brenterprise reconvenes to talk the best choice cinema of 2017. There will be talk of children's card games, mishandled allusions, Robert Pattinson's amazing drunk act, and science fantasy done right. Also, plenty of mindless violence against NPCs.Stay Tuned for the Concluding Pod in the near future.1:12 -Intro2:04 -Dishonorable Mentions5:35 -Honorable Mentions15:10 -Phill, Ty, Peter, and Brett's Picks for #10 thru #6 of 201763:12 -To Be Continued/OUTROOP- Rinzler ~Kaskade/Daft Punk. Tron: Legacy R3C0NF1GUR3D

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