Casting The Net

Sad there's no Marvel movie to watch in theaters this summer? Netflix has you covered, with the new comic book-based action film, The Old Guard. Charlize Theron leads a team of immortal soldiers, fighting in the shadows and trying to keep the secret of their immortality, while evading mercenaries and breaking in a new team member.

Full disclosure, neither of us knew Eurovision was a real thing before reviewing the latest Netflix original starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, but whoo-boy did we learn a few things as we watched Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga! What did we think of the film? Listen and find out.

Eric Andre has some thoughts he'd like to share in his new Netflix comedy special, Legalize Everything, and if you've got anything to, ahem . . . enhance the experience, we certainly wouldn't hold that against you!

Spike Lee tackles the Vietnam War with his latest film courtesy of Netflix, Da 5 Bloods. A group of soldiers reunite in the country decades after the war, hoping to reconnect, but also to find a stash of gold bricks they had buried there, with their squad leader, who was killed in combat.

Demons from hell are trying to suck out our souls through our cell phones, and the only hope for humanity is an Australian sewage technician! We're covering Nekrotronic on this episode, and we'll let you know if this horror comedy brings enough laughs and frights to be enjoyable!

Sisters Mary Beth and Priscilla live pretty mundane lives, until they're forced to despise of a dead body, and discover many shady secrets about their sleepy, unassuming finishing town, in the Amazon Original Movie, Blow The Man Down.

The prospect of breaking up is bad enough, without being implicated in a brutal murder at the same time. Such is the case for Lailani and Jibran in The Lovebirds, as Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani play a couple frantically trying to clear their names after a stranger commandeers their car to kill someone, leaving them to be the only suspects. *Originally planned for theatrical release, the film is currently available on Netflix

We're . . . BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN!!!!! After take the last month off, Casting the Net is back with an all-new episode, as we're sure A LOT of folks are probably doing a fair amount of quarantine binge-watching. This week, we're talking about one of the most anticipated sequels in recent memory, Iron Sky: The Coming Race, as what's left of the human wages war against reptilian space nazis seeking to eradicate them with extreme prejudice . . . as one does. . .

Sad is it may be, it's time to draw a close to another Clearly Canadian month, as we cover the twisty, mind-bending, dramatic thriller that is Enemy. In dual roles as Adam and Anthony, Jake Gyllenhaal tries to make sense of an encounter with another man that looks just like him, and how the two of them will move forward with their increasingly confusing lives.

As Clearly Canadian III: The Domination continues, we're talking about the existential comedy Zoom, starring Allison Pill and Gael Garcia Bernal play creator and creation in a wildly imaginative story of doubt, self-discovery, fake breasts, fake penises, and a whole lot of trippy stuff that you have to see to believe. . .

Clearly Canadian III: The Domination continues with the Soska Sisters' remake of a David Cronenberg classic, Rabid. After the quiet and timid Rose falls victim to a horrific auto accident, and profoundly disfigured, she undergoes an experimental procedure that makes her even more beautiful than she's ever been. Unfortunately, the side effects of the procedure include vivid hallucinations, an insatiable thirst for blood, and an aggressive pathogen that turns victims of her feedings in to raving lunatics.

We took a break, but we're back, and we got a special guest for the next four episodes, as we begun Clearly Canadian 3: The Domination!!!! Original co-host Whiskee is back in the (virtual) building, people. And we're starting this theme month off with the nostalgic teen thriller, Summer of 84, as four friends try to enjoy their break from school, until they suspect that one of their numbers may be a serial killer!

It's all fun and games until someone spikes the sangria with LSD! Chris Farmer is back and we are talking about Gaspar Noe's Climax, and boy did we have a lot to talk about. As a group of dancers (led by Sophia Boutella) hold a party in an abandoned school to unwind, things get downright trippy, as they discover they've all been drugged without their knowledge. As events play out, secrets are revealed, tensions run high, and all some of them can do is dance through their trip, while others are just trying to survive the night, in one of the most maddeningly creative films we've ever seen.

This week, we're covering the Amazon Original film, Troop Zero, as McKenna Graces stars as Christmas Flint, a curious young girl who pulls together a group of misfits to become their own Birdies troop, in hopes of winning the annual Jamboree, allowing her to lend her voice to NASA's Golden Record project. With an unbreakable spirit, and a frustrated troop mother, will she be able to show her small town how to root for the little guy?

Happy Valentines Day, Folks! This week, we got our romantic comedy on with The Wedding Year, as Sarah Hyland and Tyler James Williams play a newly formed couple discovering that they have over half a dozen weddings to attend in a year's time. With each wedding, they encounter old flames, learn more about each other's pasts, and test the strength of their own relationship for better or worse.

Remember when Cruel Intentions almost became a steamy teen drama series on FOX? Apparently folks back in 2001 weren't ready for the kind of heat they were trying to pack into this prequel series, nor could they foresee the rise of Freeform and the CW Network. In any event, come and join us as we discuss this ill-fated franken-movie/failed pilot, featuring one of the earliest performances of 6-time Academy Award Nominee, Amy Adams.

FIRST NEW TANGE EPISODE OF THE DECADE!!!! After our episode on the Michael Bay Netflix film 6 Underground, I KNEW I had to bring back my good buddy Chris Farmer to discuss the the Bad Boys franchise, and have a SPOILER-HEAVY conversation about the latest installment, Bad Boys For Life!

One of us has been waiting for Sweetheart to finally hit streaming, and one of us definitely was not disappointed. Stranded on a tropical island, Jen (Kiersey Clemmons) struggles to survive, all while trying to find a way to escape, especially with a carnivorous sea creature stalking the island every night, looking for its next meal.

Kids shows will never be the same after watching John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch, which we covered on this week's episode. Featuring celebrity guests like David Bryne, Natasha Lyonne, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Richard Kind, the comedy special doubles down on childhood nostalgia, complete with musical numbers, sketch comedy, and boatlods of witty banter. Seriously, this is probably the most G-rated thing we've covered on this podcast!

FIRST EPISODE OF A NEW DECADE!!!!! This week, we discuss the profoundly disturbing Netflix documentary, Don't F***With Cats, as a group of internet sleuths set out to expose a malicious individual spreading videos of animal cruelty on the internet. As they try to track him down, he escalates to full-blown murder, and the story of this investigation is almost too insane to truly believe.

Netflix giving Michael Bay a blank check to do an action movie is like giving a 10 year-old a handgun. . . you're not sure what's gonna happen, but you're pretty sure it'll make the papers! In 6 Underground, Ryan Reynolds recruits of a team of independent operatives to take down a ruthless dictator, and as you can expect, absolute "Bay-hem" ensues! This week, I'm joined by self-professed Michael Bay lover Chris Farmer, and we do a DEEP deep dive into this . . . "cinematic gem" of a film.

Christmas time is here. . . zombies are here too . . .!!!!! It's the week before Christmas, and we're talking about the genre bending musical teen horror comedy, Anna and The Apocalypse, following a young girl named Anna, who is wrestling with what she's going to do after graduating high school, but can only focus on that for so long, before zombies descend on her sleepy Scottish town, and nothing makes surviving a zombie apocalypse bearable like breaking into song!!!!

Start your engines folks, 'cause this week we're talking about the anime film Redline! Held only once every five years, the Redline racing competition attracts the best of the best from around the galaxy, and Sweet JP has finally got his shot at entering the race. But he'll have more than his share of obstacles both on and off the race track to overcome if he's gonna take that checkered flag!

Time to get into the holiday spirit, as we discuss the latest Neflix original animated film, Klaus. When a spoiled man-child is forced to become the postman for a snowy town of bickering families, he'll discover the power of kindness when he meets a burly recluse who brings joy to the town's children . . . one toy at a time.

If you ever find a book where a picture of Satan cries tears out of the page, it's probably not a good idea to swear a blood oath on it! This week, we're talking about the stop-motion animated film, Hell and Back, as a pair of slackers have to descend into the pit to rescue a friend who will be tortured for eternity by the son of perdition himself if they can't get to him in time. And with a voice cast list that includes Nick Swardson, T.J. Miller, Bob Odenkirk, Rob Riggle, Mila Kunis, Susan Sarandon, J.B. Smoove, and Danny McBride, how could hilarity not ensue?!

From the minds of Tim Miller and David Fincher, Love Death & Robots features 18 animated shorts telling stories across multiple genres, including science fiction, horror, adventure, and fantasy. Incorporating a vast array of animation techniques, from simple 2D animation, to photo-realistic 3D CGI, there really is something for everyone with this series.

We're kicking off Animation Domination month with the Netflix original visual album, Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound and Fury. Featuring the talents of some of the best anime directors in the business, Sound and Fury tells multiple stories, revolving around a wondering warrior on journey of vengeance in a dystopian wasteland, all set to the music of Grammy Award-winning, Country/Folk-Rock artist, Sturgill Simpson.

Lupita Nyong'o plays a kindly kindergarten teacher who has to protect her pint-sized class from a zombie apocalypse in the Hulu original horror comedy, Little Monsters, as we wrap up our month of horror-themed films leading up to Halloween! Joined by Alexander England and Josh Gad, the trio will do whatever they can to survive, while trying to hide the horrors of their situation from their adorable charges. Here's hoping they steer clear of the sock puppet zombie!

The movies are just getting spookier leading up to Halloween, as we discuss the Netflix supernatural thriller Malevolent, starring Florence Pugh. Brother-and-sister duo Jackson and Angela have gotten pretty good at scamming folks into believing that they're paranormal investigators that can banish spirits from their homes. But the pair get more than they bargained for with their latest case, as Angela begins to have increasingly troubling visions which may pose a very real threat.

Halloween Horror Month continues, as we discuss the Netflix original film, I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House, which sees Ruth Wilson starring as a live-in nurse named Lily, who is hired to care for a former novelist now suffering from dementia. In time Lily discovers the dark secrets this home holds, as unknown spirits begin to haunt her.

We're not in Hogwarts anymore, as Daniel Radcliffe stars in the devilishly creepy horror film Horns. Accused of murdering his girlfriend, Ig Perrish has enough on his plate with most of his hometown turning against him. But things get interesting when he wakes up one morning to find a pair of horns growing out of his skull. Realizing the power they have to make people reveal their deepest secrets and desires, Ig sets out to discover if any of the townsfolk know more about his girlfriend's murder than they may be letting on, and exact some truly biblical revenge.

This week, we're discussing the Emmy-winning "choose your own adventure"-style Black Mirror film, Bandersnatch, and this was certainly a doozy! Taking place in 1984, an upstart game designer named Stephan is plagued by thoughts that he's not in complete control of his thoughts and actions, as he tries to develop a new video game based on his favorite novel.

This week, special guest Seannie Cameras steps in to talk about the Jonas Åkerlund-directed Lords of Chaos. In the film, Rory Culkin stars as Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, an influential figure in the Norwegian Death Metal scene of the late 80s and early 90s. As he works to build the status of his band Mayhem, the quest for recognition leads him and others in his circle down a path of anarchy, destruction, violence, and ultimately murder.

With his wife held for ransom, for the return of a criminal hired to steal evidence that could expose the dirtiest of Cincinnati's dirty cops, an ER nurse is forced to team up with said criminal to get his wife back, before both of them end up on the wrong side of a bullet. Captain America: Civil War stars Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo reunite in action-packed remake available on Netflix.

OF COURSE someone made a direct-to-video sequel to Wild Things! This time around, the threesome of lies centers around Brit Havers (Susan Ward), the step-daughter of a wealthy businessman who is killed in a plane crash, leaving the matter of his estate up in the air, until Brit's high school rival Maya, (Leila Arcieri)declares herself the businessman's illegitimate daughter. But nothing is what it seems, and the girls will have to contend with an exceedingly tenacious insurance investigator (Isaiah Washington), who might be more trouble than he's worth.

We're back, cotdammit!!! Summer break's over, and we're kicking things off with some important news, before having a hilariously in-depth and spoilery discussion about the Keanu Reeves "erotic thriller", Knock Knock. A loose remake of the 1977 film Death Game, the film follows Keanu Reeves as a successful family man who is seduced by a pair of attractive young women looking for help on a rainy evening, while his wife and children are away. What's usually seen as every straight man's dream turns into a nightmare, as the women proceed to terrorize him for indulging in infidelity!

What could be worse than summer camp . . . in alien invasion, that's what! This week, Netflix Original Month continues with the McG-directed Rim of the World, as a group of pre-teens are inadvertently tasked with saving the entire world from an alien species bent on humanity's destruction. Who did you think was gonna save us? The Marines?!?!

On this week's episode, we're talking' about love and Keanu Reeves with the Netflix original film, Always Be My Maybe. As kids, Marcus (Randall Park) and Sasha (Ali Wong) were the best of friends, ultimately leading the pair hooking up as young adults. An awkward encounter that would lead to them loosing touch with one another for over 15 years. With Sasha returning to their hometown as a successful chef, and Marcus still trying to figure out what to do with his life, can the two finally figure out that they're perfect for each other, or will egos get in the way?

We're kicking off a whole month of Netflix Original films with The Perfection, as Allison Williams stars as Charlotte a young woman who had abandoned a promising career as a cellist almost a decade earlier, but is now hoping to reconnect with her mentor, and get to know his current protege Lizzie, played by Logan Browning. As the two grow fond of one another, secrets are revealed and a gruesome turn of events for one of them is only the beginning of an even bigger story that's more sick and twisted than you can imagine.

This isn't your daddy's giant monster movie, as Anne Hathaway plays a "down on her luck" party girl who realizes that she's controlling a giant monster that mimics her every move, halfway around the world from her in Colossal. As she tries to make sense of this development, she'll learn more about herself and the people around her than she bargained for.

This week, we're covering the trippy thriller Braid, because we wanted to experience dropping acid without actually having to do it! In the film, hustlers Tilda and Petula are on the run from the police, and decide to rob their wealth friend Daphne. Upon arriving at Daphne's manor, the two prepare themselves to play a twisted roleplaying game that they'll have to finish if they want to leave. Let's hope they survive the experience.

Since The country's already going to hell in a hand basket, we figured it'd be fun to check out Ike Barinholtz's directorial debut, The Oath. Along with Tiffany Haddish, the two play a married couple hosting Thanksgiving, and trying not to let differing political ideologies get in the way. But with the looming deadline for American citizens to sign a national pledge of loyalty to the country, things were bound to come to a head, especially when a pair of agents working in support of the initiative come knocking.

Big sis Kike joins the party, once again, on this week's episode, as we discuss the gritty crime drama Destroyer. When burnout detective Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) starts investigating a John Doe murder, she finds herself faced with her trouble past, including an undercover operation gone wrong, and the point at which everything in her life fell apart. The trip down memory lane is a rough one, to say the least.

We figured you folks deserved a bonus episode after Clearly Canadian 2: Canuxploitation! Join us as we discuss our favorite Canadian television shows, and we apologize in advance for not mentioning Anne of Green Gables at all. Feel free to shame us for that if you like.

Break ups are rough as hell. So it's always great when your friends can get you through it. This week we're talking about the Netflix Original movie, Someone Great. Jenny (Gina Rodriguez), has just broken up with her boyfriend of nine years, and it's the last thing she needs to deal with as she's about to move from New York to San Francisco for a new job. But her friends Erin (DeWanda Wise) and Blair (Brittany Snow)won't let her wallow in sadness for too long.

Canuxploitation comes to an end as we discuss the post-apocalyptic action adventure film, Supergrid. In the near future, there's a vast wasteland that only a few brave souls will traverse, know as the Supergrid. Tasked with delivering a secret package across the grid, Deke and his estranged brother will have to fight off bandits, scavengers, and gangsters to complete their mission.

Imagine finding out that you're a werewolf, and even more than that, there's a whole town of werewolves who know more about your family history than you. Canuxploitation continues as we get good and spoiler with Wolves. After young Cayden Richards (Lucas Till) discovers his parents brutally murdered, he's instantly pegged as the culprit, and realizes that he's something not quite human. Forced to go on the run, he finds his way to the town of Lupine Ridge, which has more than its fair share of secrets, and townsfolk who are just like him.

Canuxploitation gets a whole lot bloodier this week, as we discuss the thriller American Mary. Mary (Katherine Isabelle) is an ambitious med student who's struggling to make ends meet. But after a chance encounter puts her surgical skills on display, she quickly finds herself a sought-after commodity among members of the body modification community, and she'll do anything to protect her reputation. . .

It's like Romeo and Juliet . . . but with pizza! We're kicking off "Clearly Canadian II: Canuxploitation" with a little bit of romance, as Emma and Roberts and Hayden Christensen play old childhood friends stuck in the middle of a years-old feud between their pizza parlor owning fathers. As they try to make up for lost time, they'll realize there might be more to their friendship than either of them is willing to admit.

The art world can be cutthroat as all hell, as we discussed Velvet Buzzsaw on this week's episode. When a gallery assistant steals a cache of paintings by a dead artist, it'll spark an industry-wide renaissance, but with supernaturally fatal side effects for all parties involved.

Stealing tens of millions of dollars from a drug lord in South America was hard enough. But getting out alive will be more than a group of former military operators bargained for in the Netflix original movie Triple Frontier. Led by Tom 'Redfly' Davis (Ben Affleck) and Santiago 'Pope' Garcia (Oscar Isaac), the team find themselves tested at every turn, and questioning if their bonds formed in combat can survive.