An entertaining conversation from friends, Rhys and Kane, as they marathon films that share the same series, director, actor or themes. The movies explored, reviewed and ranked could be anything from cinema mastery and mindless entertainment, to visual and auditory assaults - as long as they're viewed as part of a movie marathon.
THE LAST MARATHON MEAfter close to four years, 150 episodes and a hell of a lot of movies, Marathon Me comes to a close. But who knows, maybe this will be a "final chapter" the likes of Friday the 13th Part 4 or Saw 7, that end up being nowhere near the last entry!Rhys is going to Europe for an undisclosed amount of time, and the time differences, nomadic nature of the trip and different cuisines overseas, it looks like putting the podcast to bed for a hot minute is the best approach for now.What the boys have to leave you off with is a little bit of a reminisce and overview of their experience over the last few years, including some favourite and least favourite memories from their time.Who knows what the next step will be for Marathon Me... a sequel? a remake? a reboot? Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONA bit unreal to think that Kevin Smith has become Marathon Me's longest series; the boys travelling from a convenience store, to the mall, a Christian cult camp, meeting God, and back to a convenience store (many many times.)The journey proving to be as close to a mixed bag as one could imagine for a filmmakers' career.Rhys and Kane rank every film from the once iconic director, break down the several phases of his career, and explore what other media and appearances connected to Kevin exist out there, as well as his prolific creations, Jay and Silent Bob.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONAfter being stuck in development hell for seemingly forever, Kevin caps off the 'Clerks' trilogy with a third and final entry; and if it wasn't for one more film to follow, fittingly bookend his entire filmography.But this is the world we live in: one where Kevin's film career appears to come to a sentimental and existential close, ending where it began, in the Quick Stop.Rhys and Kane revisit one of the most impactful cinematic experiences of their lives with this episode and see if the earnest ending is one deserving of praise.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONAfter Yoga Hosers, something quite big happened to Kevin Smith. Not a new child. Not a new big culture-shifting movie. But a heart attack. What happens to Kevo's career and filmography when the man is faced with death itself and has to confront it? Jay and Silent Bob Reboot happens: the most Kevin Smith movie ever made.In this View-Askew installment, determined to avenge their legal defeat to Saban Films, Jay and Silent Bob set out for LA to try and stop the shooting of a film being produced by the company (sounds a bit familiar).And on top of this, Kevo brings out an anthology horror film in the shape of an NFT (the less said about this one, the better).Rhys and Kane explore the start of a very existential version of Kevo, that has now shifted to a worldview that every day he has on earth is one gifted to him by fate.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONJust what the world asked for... a pseudo-sequel to Tusk. How did a get a film like Yoga Hosers from Kevin Smith? The answer: a lot of weed. It also seems you get an over-the-top vulgar animated film as well as a nice bonus.When Yoga Hosers sees Harley Quinn Smith and Lily Rose Depp play disinterested teenagers who fight-off tiny Bratwurst-Nazis, Jay and Silent Bob become hardcore superheroes in their own ugly cartoon dimension.Rhys and Kane take on a double billing of probably the strangest that Kevin has had to offer so far. Projects that you can't help but get a little confused about.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONAfter making a name for himself in the raunchy comedy space and becoming a becoming a bit of an icon for his relatable yet lightly flawed characters; Kevin changes course once again to something no one could have ever expected, horror movies.Opening this new chapter for Kev is 'Red State,' a pre-MAGA ultra-conservative threat cult thriller that keeps the vulgarity, but adds a layer of intensity - showing the visual literacy possessed by the film maker. Then comes a 70s homage body-horror, informed by so much stoner-energy that you can smell the weed-smoke emanating off of it, in the shape of 'Tusk.'Kane and Rhys unpack this new era for the director and how the change of style could hinder or build up his profile, and if the now prolific podcaster/stoner-icon/internet-personality knows how to do horror properly.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONIt seems the View-Askew bible is ACTUALLY closed now and we're onto a new phase for Kevo. Who would've known this next phase was making other people's movies?On one hand, the director steals Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks to make his own Judd Apatow movie, and on the other, he borrows Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan and someone else's script to make a buddy cop film. Is this even the same guy we came to know and love as teenagers?Rhys and Kane dive head-first into this new phase and see which proves to be the kindest for the film maker that if anything... seems a bit lost at this point in his career.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONNow that the View-Askewniverse is all tied up and finished, Kevin decides to break the mold, pave a new course and go for a film he's never done before. Then he goes right back to where he started.Where Jersey Girl tells the world that Kevo is more than profanity and deadbeats working shitty jobs, Clerks II shoves the man right back into his comfort zone. Back to the Quickstop, with the same characters, the same banter, but a new coat of paint and a new era of their lives.How did this happen? How did the man so quickly go back on his promise to the world and to himself? Rhys and Kane investigate how a 'new era' for Kevin Smith ends up leading his right back to the beginning.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONThe KS universe finally comes together in a mega-mashup akin to the MCU's Infinity War. Just trade Spiderman for Bluntman, and infinity stones for joints. Jay and Silent Bob are the heroes this city needs.When best friends, Jay and Silent Bob discover that a major movie based on them is in production, the pair head to Hollywood to rightfully claim the royalty money they deserve.Rhys and Kane revisit the MOST Kevin Smith film there is: one that is solely made for fans of Kevin Smith.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONDid not think it would take only four films for Kevin Smith to take on Catholicism, Alan Rickman and God Him(Her)self. Looks like we're here and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and along for the ride.Two fallen angels who were ejected from paradise find themselves banned in Wisconsin. They are now headed for New Jersey where they find a loophole that can get them back into heaven. The only catch is that it will destroy humanity. A group bands together to stop them.'Dogma' sees Kevin with a much larger budget and scale for this outing. Going from comments on young adult passivity, and relationship dynamics, to how religion should be overhauled entirely. A big task. Does it turn out to be a Revelation? Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONOur friend Kevo takes a step in a new direction - one towards a more mature film... a Spike Lee film (in Rhys' opinion). When two comic book artists meet a girl, one of them falls for her but the man's hopes are crushed when he finds that she is a lesbian.Kane and Rhys jump on this third entry to the View-Askew-niverse and debate over whether its the best direction for Kevin to take his subject matter a little more seriously, or if it comes across as too pretentious for anyone's good. Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONSo you've made "Clerks". You're the new hot kid on the block. You can make something great for almost no money. Hollywood is throwing you an opportunity to break it into the mainstream. Whatever you do: don't screw it up. "Mallrats" sees two best friends seek the comforts of the mall when their girlfriends leave them on the same day. After a day of distractions and discussions, they eventually decide to win their girlfriends back.Other than a magically appearing CD in Rhys' car one day, "Mallrats" has never had a massive impact on the hosts of Marathon Me. But this time, they're older, wiser, and recording a podcast about it. Will it be as much of a failure to them as it was critically? Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
KEVIN SMITH FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONMarathon Me takes on another director. Feels a bit soon, doesn't it? Well, this one has been a long time coming. Rhys and Kane dive into the View-Askew-niverse, and look at all the films of Kevin Smith.The rightful and only place to start is Smith's first major hit that took indie-wood by storm. A simple and humble effort filmed entirely in and around a convenience store, all self-funded from Kevin's own credit card. The 90s gem is none-other than 'Clerks'.This old favourite of Rhys and Kane's holds a special role to play in their friendship - but this watch is a bit different: with this being the first time they're watching it as individuals older than our main characters. How does this change their impression of 'Clerks'?Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
BLACK CHRISTMAS FRANCHISE MARATHONChristmas 2024 may have already passed, but Marathon Me has one more Christmas task: to rank this trilogy of remakes.An oddity that Black Christmas never got any direct sequels, but instead reinvention after reinvention, all spanning from a spine-tingling original classic slasher.Kane and Rhys probably undertake one of the easiest rankings they've done so far - with some clear winners and clear losers. But filled with Christmas spirit and an apatite for some great holiday horror films, neither of the boys are losing. Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
BLACK CHRISTMAS FRANCHISE MARATHONA far more modern interpretation of "Black Christmas," all inclusive with a nice sheen of amateurism and (attempted) elevation.With holidays around the corner, Riley and her friends prepare for a Christmas party. But when a masked stalker targets girls and goes on a killing spree, they decide to fight back.Following the 2006 remake, Kane and Rhys' hopes are not very high for this one. Ultimately, they find themselves tasting a whole new flavour of bad, but at least this one has a vision?Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
BLACK CHRISTMAS FRANCHISE MARATHONIn the thirty years since the original, movies changed quite a lot. But horror changed A LOT. From a film that inspired Halloween, how do we think this 2006 Dimension slasher film with fare?A murdering sociopath escapes prison and returns to his childhood home. However, he finds out that his house has been converted into a sorority house and begins killing the students living there.Kane and Rhys go into this remake with hesitancy, but an open mind, only to find that there is a bit of a reason this remake has been forgotten to time.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
BLACK CHRISTMAS FRANCHISE MARATHONMarathon Me gets festive this holiday season; but of course with a bit more blood, plastic bag kills and a freak in the attic than you're usual family Christmas (most of the time). The boys take on the trilogy of remakes that is the 'Black Christmas' franchise.As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters begin to receive anonymous, lascivious phone calls. Soon, some of the sorority girls go missing from the house, and a local adolescent girl is murdered, leading the girls to suspect a serial killer is on the loose. But no one realises just how near the culprit is.This original 'Black Christmas' is a grand-daddy of the slasher genre, meaning Rhys and Kane not only explore the spirit of Christmas, but also the spirit of a staple Marathon Me genre for the pair.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONOne marathon, spanning three decades and nine films.PTA touches on many themes, taking our hosts from the porn industry on the 1970s, to the oil rush on the late 1800s, and what it means to grieve in a contemporary turn into the 2000s. But one thing runs true... this director knows what he's doing.Rhys and Kane try to rank their individual favourite Paul Thomas Anderson films, to varying results; as well as discuss some predictions of the future of this auteur.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONThere's very little stranger than the transition from adolescence to adulthood... and the fact that maybe it may never happen. Licorice Pizza is one of those 'vibe movies' where you're transported to another era, an earlier time in your life, and a place where maybe your ethics are put on hold temporarily so that you can feel something pretty intenseThe film follows the story of Alana Kane, an adult afraid of losing her youth, and Gary Valentine, a teenager trying to suppress his. They go through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.The boys watch PTA's most recent film, diving in on if they thought the romance was necessary to go in the direction it did, and if it means that you're a freak if you're into this movie.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONThe first PTA film set outside of L.A., this journey puts us in a new location, and on a new path for the director. Quiet, slow, serious and mature. Renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion in 1950s London. Women come and go in Woodcock's life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship. His carefully tailored existence soon gets disrupted by Alma, a young and strong-willed woman who becomes his muse and lover.Kane and Rhys enter a more elevated lifestyle, escaping the chaos of the 70s adult film industry, or American Western oil-rush, and instead explore something with a bit of... order.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONStoned. Confused. Obsessed with television.This is not a description of the show's hosts, but instead the film they are tackling today; the dark sheep of PTA's filmography.In a California beach community, private detective Larry "Doc" Sportello tends to work his cases through a smoky haze of marijuana. One day, Shasta, a former lover, arrives out of the blue to plead for Doc's help; it seems that Shasta's current beau, rich real-estate tycoon Mickey Wolfmann, has a wife who may be plotting to commit him to a mental hospital. When Mickey and Shasta both disappear, Doc navigates a psychedelic world of surfers, stoners and cops to solve the case.Rhys and Kane make their way one of the strangest of the director's films, one that feels almost a bit displaced. While trying to fill in the gaps, the boys figure out that maybe they're not supposed to be filled at all.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONMaybe Joaquin Phoenix will bring the world of PTA a bit of stability. Wait, he's one of PTA's least stable protagonist's?'The Master' sees Freddie Quell, a troubled, boozy drifter, struggling with the trauma of World War II and whatever inner demons ruled his life before that. On a fateful night in 1950, Freddie boards a passing boat and meets Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a religious movement called the Cause.A fan favourite of many PTA-followers, but will Rhys and Kane join the alluring cult of 'The Master'? Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONAfter having some laughs with PTA's prior efforts; there's no laughs to be had when there will be blood. The director digs a little deeper than he usually would, and the man strikes oil.Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son HW to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainviews motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.Kane and Rhys go prospecting together, and fight the foundations of religion itself, in this hard to swallow, but dramatically satisfying film.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONPTA decides to take a quick break from epic-proportion madhouse ensembles that make your mind work in overtime, to both explore the complexities of something as simple as love, and work with Adam Sandler.Barry Egan is a timid and shy man leading a lonely, uneventful life -- partly due to the constant berating he suffers from his seven sisters. However, several events transpire that shake up Egan's mundane existence, one of which is falling in love with one sister's co-worker, Lena.Kane and Rhys unpack what they think PTA is trying to say about love in this effort, and try to figure out why he may have decided to stay from the ensembles he was more used to and instead go for something a bit more... intimate.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONHow does one go on living after watching 'Magnolia'? You record a podcast about it. Impressively, the pod doesn't reach the length of the film itself.On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.Rhys and Kane take on this daunting film, intimidated by its length, intense themes and the slight possibility that Kane isn't into this maybe as much as Rhys is.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONEveryone is blessed with one special thing. For PTA, it seems to be film making.It's 1977, and teenage busboy Eddie Adams gets discovered by Jack Horner, who takes him under his wing and transforms him into the adult-film sensation: Dirk Diggler.Rhys and Kane bite off PTA's second feature, which already packs in a giant ensemble, and shoves its audience deep into the adult-film-industry of the 1970s. There's drugs, blood, inspirational character transformations, and Jessie's Girl.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FILMOGRAPHY MARATHONThe hardcore film analysis helmets are coming on. Rhys and Kane are taking a break from horror and kids movies to go through the filmography of one of Rhys' favourite directors: PTA.This episode sees a bit of a rundown of who Paul Thomas Anderson is as a film maker, why we should care about him, and explores his first directorial feature.A seed has been planted, and a whole floodgate opened unleashing: strange paternal dynamics, lost men in a world full of loneliness, and John C. Reilly. Without any of which, a PTA movie could not be formed.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS FRANCHISE MARATHONAfter a long road of many little singers covered in fur, a few strange A-to-B kids movies, and only one Dave and Uncle Ian, the entire Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise has been marathoned.Kane and Rhys are more cut-out for horror movies and iconic trilogies, but they've done the hard work and walked the line... now its time that they rank these Chipmunk films and cleanse them from the podcast for good.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
ALIEN FRANCHISE MARATHONAlien is BACK... and Marathon Me could not be more excited. Horror franchise installments from this year have been pretty damn good, and with Fede Alvarez on-board, things are looking promising.In this entry, we join the timeline between Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) and see Space colonisers come face to face with the most terrifying life-form in the universe while scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station. I wonder if we'll see a familiar face(hugger) or two.Rhys and Kane revisit the franchise, place Romulus in their ranking, and debate all things alien-babies and maternal fears once again.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS FRANCHISE MARATHONA fourth entry to a beloved children's franchise that changes up the look and feel of the originals and is set on a road trip?... oh no. We've been here before and it wasn't pretty.Alvin, Simon and Theodore believe that Dave is going to propose to his girlfriend Samantha in Miami. In a bid to retain their place in Dave's life, the three set out to stop him. And the Chipettes are hosting American Idol, but don't worry about that.Rhys and Kane buckle up for the road chip of a lifetime. With expectations down to the ground, there's no way to go but up.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS FRANCHISE MARATHONThe next logical step in this series based around Chipmunk children who can sing: they all have to survive the trials and tribulations of a desert island.Dave, Alvin, Simon, Theodore, (Brittany, Jeanette, Eleanor and Ian) ALL find themselves on a cruise together. All is good, the world is content. Until one crazy thing leads to another, and the crew of misfits, oddballs and rodents all end up stranded on a desert island. They encounter treasure, volcanoes and Jenny Slate.Kane gets sent back to a childhood favourite, and Rhys gets sent to hell. Both men... are chipwrecked.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS FRANCHISE MARATHONHistory has been made: the first ever Squeakquel. They said they were mad... but Hollywood made it happen.Following Alvin and the Chipmunks' rise to fame in the first film, only to discover that family and love is much more valuable than being in the spotlight, they move onto the next logical narrative step: going to high school. And also there's girl chipmunks now, too.Kane and Rhys mourn the loss of screen time spent with Jason Lee in this entry, and discuss how it makes no f*cking sense that these little creatures were accepted in human high school.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS FRANCHISE MARATHONIt's all been building up to this one... the journey of Dave Savil and his borderline psychotic break, where Chipmunks take over the man's life.There's Alvin, Simon and Theodore, and the whole world is there oyster. They're not just cool, handsome, smart and ambitious... they can also SING. And this is all that Jason Lee... I mean Dave, needs to save his crumbling life.Kane and Rhys start to unpack their watch-a-thon of the Chipmunk movies and answer the question if the original still holds up now as grown-ass adults.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
MAD MAX FRANCHISE MARATHONThe (fury) road has come to an end. With five films down, it has been an emotional journey for the two men.The marathon has taken them across a sandy landscape, touching on four separate decades, and an entire evolution of Mad Max was witnessed. From humble beginnings in regional Victoria - to a world stage, starring A-list talent.Rhys and Kane individually rank the franchise, to very divisive opinions, talk about the future of Mad Max, and go on a bit of a tirade about the direction of the film industry as a whole.This franchise is a sad one to say good night to...Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
MAD MAX FRANCHISE MARATHONI guess every franchise has to do one... prequel. BUT, a prequel for one of the most interesting and open-ended characters in the franchise? Maybe sold on this one.Almost a decade after Fury Road, Furiosa gets her well-deserved prequel film that brings the Mad Max franchise to a point where we have no Max anymore. It is the world that shines the brightest light.Rhys and Kane experience their most divisive film yet. Something that may tear the very fabric of Marathon Me apart. Potentially it takes a wasteland to tear these two men apart. The wasteland is often known to do so.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
MAD MAX FRANCHISE MARATHONMad Max in the 21st century - what could this possibly look like? An insane world opened up for the wasteland to thrive and expand.Max enters a world entirely over-run by sand and close to $160 million of set-design. It is fresh. It is next level. It is the next stage of the wasteland.Rhys and Kane discuss this giant leap for the franchise - entering a whole new era of filmmaking. The boys make sure their marathon is ready for a thrill-ride with no brakes, only high octane progress.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
MAD MAX FRANCHISE MARATHONThe world of Mad Max has been corrupt by a sickness. Not radiation poisoning, but rather, the cocaine-fueled 80s - at it's gotten into every pore of this sequel.A war has passed, and Max now has luscious locks of hair to accompany his fists of fury. Constantly evolving, the wasteland has met its next stage, full of mutants and live-action cartoon characters. At least we can feel at home knowing there's still a whole lot of sand around.Rhys and Kane dive into this instalment that trades cars for camp, as they can't quite decide if they love or hate this black sheep.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
MAD MAX FRANCHISE MARATHONIt's madder. It's Maxer. It's 2er.Max is now a lonely, hardened, high-definition man - taking on the wasteland that was thrust upon him.The world has deeply entered an apocalypse, and turned to a primitive hellscape. We rejoin Max with everything lost, forced to realise that it isn't about the destination, but the friends you make along the way (no one says this directly, but it is what happens).Rhys and Kane put their seatbelts on for a full-throttle sequel that emphasises the action and intensity. The boys discuss their hatred of sand but love of Mad Max.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
MAD MAX FRANCHISE MARATHONIt's about time the Australian boys take on a franchise from their great nation. Time for a visit to the motherland. Warm your engines, because they're taking on Mad Max.The first Mad Max is not what most imagine when they picture pop culture's favourite rev-head, but it is the closest glimpse we've gotten so far of how the world turned into the wasteland. We see how Max actually became mad; and its an interesting tale nonetheless.Rhys, self-defined Mad-Max-maniac, revisits an old favourite, whilst Kane takes his first taste of Mel Gibson as Max and shares his first experience. Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
HOSTEL FRANCHISE MARATHONThe Hostel world-tour is complete and it's time to put it all into perspective. How do these films fare as a franchise?A quicky, but a goody; this trilogy of torture is taken from underground theatrical, to straight-to-DVD entertainment, taking a simple concept and creating a world and mythology in the long-run. Eli Roth may not have been there for all of the films, but Rhys and Kane sure were (for better and for worse). The pair band together to rank the trilogy and talk a little more on the Roth-man.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
HOSTEL FRANCHISE MARATHONWhat happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.A Hostel direct-to-DVD sequel - did not know this was going to happen. The Elite Hunting Club has expanded to the city of sin, and we follow a group of degenerate men on a bachelor's-weekend in Vegas, where they indulge in all of the vices, only to find themselves in vices by the end.Rhys and Kane explore if Eli Roth leaving the franchise, tears down the solid fabric of the series, or if this strange cousin of a movie may become a welcome expansion to the universe. Based off of the boys' track record with direct-to-DVD sequels (looking at you 'American Pie Presents:' films), their hopes aren't high.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
HOSTEL FRANCHISE MARATHONThis one's for the girls.A feminist masterpiece? Not quite. But this follow up is a nice counterpart to the heavily dude-oriented first film, with possibly a lot more to say: about female-focused objectification, uber-rich greed, and incel culture.'Hostel: Part II' sees us go back to Slovakia, with a trio of adventurous young women. Obviously, they have a trip full of friendship, fun and pictures of tourist destinations; and none of the women get tortured (spoiler alert: some do actually).Rhys and Kane dive into this surprisingly strong sequel, exploring how the choice to follow female protagonists alters the lens of the story and makes this entry a totally different beast to our original.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
HOSTEL FRANCHISE MARATHONMoving on from the spawn of Satan entering the world of the living, to the living entering a hell-on-earth: a new marathon is under way, and it's Hostel.Eli Roth's second major film, spawning from the wallet of Quentin Tarantino, this franchise sees the 'Elite Hunting Club' traffic human beings in Slovakia for the uber-rich to do with them as they will and explore the disgusting extremity of human objectification.Rhys and Kane try to hold in their lunch and not pass out, as they marathon all three Hostel movies - a pillar in the cinematic canon of the torture-p*rn sub-genre. Maybe Rhys might postpone that Europe trip?Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHON6 films, touching 6 decades, with 6 takes on the anti-Christ (to varying degrees of quality)Some friends are only with you for a short time, and some are with you for life. Damien is one of the lifelong homies. After investigating and diving into the sometimes scary, sometimes wild world of The Omen, the boys have found another home amidst the religious imagery and anxieties of this cinematic universe.Rhys and Kane go through their individual rankings of the franchise, so you know which ones are a must-watch, and which ones you can throw in the bin. On top of this, the pair touch on varying additional Omen-related media and what their overall take on the franchise is.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHONFinally we're at the final Omen film, and for some reason, it likes to go by as 'The First Omen'. It's okay; aging is scary, we get it.The long anticipated PREQUEL. Will it have the prequel curse? Will it have the actual curse that the original film had? If you've read any reviews yet, you'll see that pleasantly, no! This actually sort of rocks.Kane and Rhys unpack 'Immaculate 2,' I mean: 'The First Omen,' and see how one of these films plays out in our current climate of horror pop culture, anti-conservativism, and abortion legislation. There's a lot to get through...Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHONThe only film to my knowledge to be solely made because of the novelty of it's release date - having come out 06/06/06; what a hell of a time.The Omen sees on one fateful night, the rebirth of the antichrist... coming in the form of a small child named Damien. [Liev Shreiber]'s perfect, wholesome and almost soap-opera-like life gets completely torn apart, when he realises his son may be more than what he thought he was...This sounds a bit familiar.Rhys and Kane essentially rewatch the original Omen, with a new fresh coat of paint that honestly suits the franchise far far less than the intentional grittiness of the first dive into the family of Damien Thorn. We do have Julia Stiles, Liev Shreiber and David Thewlis to accompany this new coat of paint, but is it enough?Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHONWhat else could the antichrist have to say on the big screen? So it's about time he shifts to the small screen... with this made-for-TV 'movie'.Following the death of Damien Thorn, the seed of Damien lives on in a little girl names Delia. Taking a very similar approach to the first Omen film, we find the antichrist in the form of a small child; except this time, nothing is scary, everything is annoying, and things happen that are f*cking ridiculous.Rhys and Kane hope that you're happy that they're so dedicated to the completion of the series and went out of their way to find a watchable version of this (without Russian dubbing). Hopefully listening to them unpack this wild film is less boring than the experience watching it is.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHONOr more commonly regarded as: 'The Omen 3: The one with Sam Neill'.The Omen franchise enters the 80s, and Damien enters his 30s. It's the antichrist's time to shine, but a little fella that goes by the name 'anti-antichrist' (friends call Him 'Christ') has been born again and threatens all that Damien strives for.Rhys and Kane reluctantly dive into this cap to the trilogy, following the disappointment and outright bore of part two. The boys have no idea what's about to hit them, including: a battle between ultimate good and evil, a baby-murder massacre, and a fascinatingly compelling time.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHONMarathon Me's 100th EPISODE is finally here!And really, what is truer MM-spirit than talking about a random, weird, sorta-shit horror movie sequel.Damien is now a teenager, coming to know himself as both a person, and something much darker and much more important. Narrative potential is massive right; a lot of room to comment on the universal teenage experience and coming of age? Well, someone tell the filmmakers to actually commit to it and take us there.Kane and Rhys continue their journey hot from 'The Omen,' but are left feeling a little cold after this one. Could be the film. Could be the demonic presence inhabiting the Marathon Me studio.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHONBack to horror movies, with a franchise that has the same amount of frights, curses, and forgotten obscure sequels.The Omen sees on one fateful night, the rebirth of the antichrist... coming in the form of a small child named Damien. Gregory Peck's perfect, wholesome and almost soap-opera-like life gets completely torn apart, when he realises his son may be more than what he thought he was.Kane and Rhys begin The Omen franchise in anticipation for the upcoming reboot/prequel The First Omen; revisiting what made this franchise as relevant today (apparently) as it was when it first began in the 70s. Also... there's a lot of bizarre sequels to sink their teeth into.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
THE HUNGER GAMES FRANCHISE MARATHONIt is now officially the reaping... five films done, Marathon Me is putting them all head to head in their own Hunger Games, by ranking them all from worst to best.The boys also take a look at the franchise as a whole and how it develops and matures - building the fantastical world for its audience, and evaluating if this is effectively done in the films or not.Rhys and Kane went in as Panem-virgins, and are now coming out veterans. Fellow Hunger Games veteran, Hannah, gives us her ranking on the book series.Podcast Instagram: @marathonme_officialPodcast Facebook page: @marathonmeofficalEmail: marathonmepodc@gmail.com
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