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An ethnographic lens into the intersection of Nü Metal and Cinema hosted by Alisdair Bates and Sean Campion Released weekly

Take A Look Around


    • Jan 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 92 EPISODES


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    Ep. 69 The Crow (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 65:22


    How now brown crow. For our final film covered on Take A Look Around we go back to where it all began with a dynamic vision from Brandon Lee and Alex Proyas. Plus we talk eating lithium batteries.

    Ep. 68 Miami Vice (2006) with Chris Campion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 55:01


    I'm seeing double here. Four Campions

    Ep. 67 Charlie's Angels (2000) with Phoebe Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 69:01


    For our third last episode we are joined by Executive Producer Phoebe Paradise to talk McG's opus

    Ep. 66 The Number 23 (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 45:42


    Al and Sean talk frenzied numerology, Hollywood Fritzl dungeons and She Wants Revenge

    Ep. 65 The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 70:36


    When Neo is not on screen the other characters should be asking "Where's Neo?"

    Ep. 64 Constantine (2005) with Chris Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 54:51


    Chris joins us to talk occult detectives, Star War porno mags and method acting

    Ep. 63 House On Haunted Hill (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 43:06


    Our most haunted episode finally makes it to the main feed after 5 attempts to record it

    Ep. 62 Scream 3 (2000) with Gus McGrath

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 64:33


    Al is bumped off in Scream 2 so Gus McGrath joins us to talk Columbine, Scooby Doo and Courtney Cox terf bangs

    Ep. 61 Some Kind Of Monster (2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 71:13


    TALA digs in deep on the new Limp Bizkit album and the gold standard for great movies about terrible albums

    UNLOCKED: Scary Movie 3 (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 26:16


    Unlocked from our Patreon vault. Last month's Patreon pick for Halloween. Al and Seanie are taking a quick breather while Al finishes this semester at uni but we got a huge next few weeks of episodes planned.

    Ep. 60 Torque (2004) with Phoebe Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 50:32


    It can torque the torque but can it worque the worque?? Plus Phoebe!

    Ep. 59 The Fast and The Furious with Angus Gordon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 51:50


    TALA talks fast cars, Angry Beavers and Schrodinger's Ja Rule with a special guest intro by Australia's only comedian Angus Gordon

    Ep. 58 Halloween (2007) + Halloween Kills (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 58:51


    A dastardly deadly double feech for the spookiest day of the year...October 26th.

    Ep. 57 Alien Vs Predator (2004) with Sam Mckenzie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 58:18


    The DJ Lethal of Take A Look Around joins today's episode to talk Predators on their Gap Year, 'Todd Future' and Chappie.

    Ep. 56 Rollerball (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 47:42


    TALA talks The Pelicano Brief, hauntological spaces, The P!nk Belt and the lowest rated movie we have ever covered

    Ep. 55 Event Horizon (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 61:41


    In space nobody can hear you bore Al about The Prodigy. Plus T-Shirts!

    Ep. 54 The Faculty (1998) with James Jirat Patradoon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 52:35


    TALA gets loud about an understated movie. Plus James!

    Ep. 53 Equilibrium (2002) with Illy Bocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 71:52


    Christian Bale goes off his meds and murders a million people in this nu metal Year 10 English essay. Plus Andrew!

    Ep. 52 Underworld Of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 91:43


    Ever wanted to hear the Underworld sequels presented to you like an episode of Bret Michael's Rock Of Love? No? Well we've got Nellie Pearson, Darcy O'Connor and the boys from INT. CUSTOM LEATHER to give you a backstage pass.

    Ep. 51 Underworld (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 51:16


    Season 3 baby! Lets kick it off with the ultimate ripoff movie.

    BREAKING NÜS 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 24:58


    We interrupt your regular scheduled programming for a look at the nu metal news that was for the month of July 2021

    TALA Winter Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 1:56


    We are consciously uncoupling till start of September. Patreon will continue through June and then donations are paused till the Main Feed resumes. See you guys for TAKE A LOOK AROUND: REVOLUTIONS in 2.5 months!

    Ep. 50 Queen Of The Damned Live Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 32:08


    SEASON FINALE: Al and Sean record a live episode after a screening of Queen Of The Damned in sunny Brisbane + Boonta Vista and Two Bit Movie Club's Ben joins us on the mic.

    Ep. 49 Army Of The Dead (2021) + Dawn Of The Dead (2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 67:50


    For the first time ever, Al and Sean record from the same room. Will this be a meeting of minds or 6 straight minutes on Top Of The Lake Season 2?

    Ep. 48 Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 63:34


    Rise Of The Funky Man Queen Of The Damned Screening + Live Episode Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/takealookaround

    Ep. 47 Ghost Rider (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 59:13


    This here is a stupid movie. It is a symbol of my individuality and my beliefs in personal freedom.

    Enter Sandman: The Wedding Singer (1998) and Big Daddy (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 39:33


    Unlocked from the Patreon Vault. Last year, Seanie and Al tackled these absolute germs of the late 90s era of Adam Sandler for their mini series ENTER SANDMAN

    Ep. 46 Mortal Kombat (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 54:40


    The proto-nu metal film that launched an era and a career for Paul Thomas Anderson + Is Mortal Kombat (2021)......a great movie?

    Ep. 45 Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 55:38


    We had no idea what was going on because we hadn't seen Ten Ghosts or Eleven Ghosts: Ghost Protocol

    Ep. 44 S.W.A.T (2003) with Phoebe Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 69:03


    Sean's apartment building catches fire during this episode and he refuses to leave because he is podcasting about Jeremy Renner

    Ep. 43 ...And Then There Was X: The Cinema Of DMX

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 51:47


    STOP DROP SHUT EM DOWN RECORD A COMMEMORATIVE POD

    Ep. 42 House Of 1000 Corpses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 60:03


    We are blessed with an audience from the man himself: Robert 'Rob Zombie' Zombert

    Ep. 41 Godzilla (1998) with Phoebe Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 66:47


    Al disappears on special assignment so Executive Producer Phoebe Paradise joins Seanie to discuss watching Godzilla vs Kong on Funky Monkey Friday and a 200 Million Dollar Puff Daddy movie starring....Moe from The Simpsons.

    UNLOCKED: Letter From Death Row (1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 42:17


    Unlocked from the Patreon feed while Seanie and Al prep next week's huge guest. Part 1 of Michael Sheen: The Story of Sheen/Michaels Entertainment focuses on the vanity film directed and starring Rock Of Love's Bret Michaels produced and co-starring Charlie Sheen. Part 2 streaming now over on the Patreon

    Ep. 40 Wanted (2008) with Nellie Pearson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 62:57


    Stop taking your meds. Start bathing in rat cum. Timur Bekmambetov gives us the last Nu Metal film before the world moved on.

    Ep. 39 Jason X (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 47:55


    Jason goes ham on some Canadian Tree Of Life employees. Music: Metal

    Ep. 38 Deep Blue Sea (1999) + BLADE Director Stephen Norrington

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 67:18


    The fellas have a whale of a time watching a movie about evil sharks starring... Michael Rappaport. Plus, a snippet from our interview with BLADE Director Stephen Norrington we will be putting online this week!!

    Ep. 37 Reign Of Fire (2002) with Ben from Boonta Vista

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 66:58


    Few filmmakers are brave enough to make a Matthew McConaughey movie which opens with a dragon jizzing on Harry Potter. Featuring Ben from Boonta Vista Podcast (@thomas_violence)

    Ep. 36 The Matrix Revolutions (2003) with Aaron Chen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 50:49


    We get the guy who asks the questions and we ask him a bunch of questions about a movie that doesn't answer any questions.

    Ep. 35 The Matrix Reloaded (2003) with Alexei Toliopoulos

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 88:36


    Mr DVD himself joins us for the quintessential film of the DVD era. One of the most anticipated sequels of all time: The Matrix Reloaded

    Ep. 34 The Matrix (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 91:20


    Season 2 kicks off with a bang. The shining pinnacle of the genre we all know and love. Find out what Batesy and Seanie did on their summer vacations and what horrible evils lurk in the circuits of the Durstbot. Slam in the back of our Dragula.

    The Unhinged Cast: The Podcast About Unhinged (2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 52:18


    For everyone that said that a Podcast about the intersection between Nu Metal and Hollywood was too niche, we heard you and we appreciated your feedback. Which is why we developed an ongoing weekly series about Unhinged (2020) starring Russell Crowe. Please ignore the countless amount of crimes we mention committing in this episode.

    KISSmas Ep.4 Scooby Doo! and Kiss and Mick Foxall

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 37:27


    The final episode of our KISSmas Patreon special beamed directly to you the listener from us as a KISSmas prezzie. Featuring Mick Foxall of the Condition Mint podcast

    UNLOCKED: Dude Where's My Car? (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 35:55


    Unlocked from the Patreon vault, Episode 2 of Whats My Age Again: Arrested Development In The Cinema Of Pop-Punk. A spine tingling assessment of the last film ever made during the Pre 9/11 End Of History.

    UNLOCKED: Clueless (1995) with Phoebe Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 36:27


    Unlocked from the Patreon vault, The first episode of The Impression That I Get: The Music Of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Easily the dumbest idea we had for the Patreon but embraced wholeheartedly by our fantastic guest and executive producer Phoebe Paradise

    UNLOCKED: Rocktober Ep. 3 DIRT VS ROCK

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 49:33


    Unlocked from the Patreon vault. The greatest battle in human history: The Dirt (2018) vs The Rock (1996) adjudicated by Reggae Sean Connery

    Take A Look Around Summer Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 0:48


    Just a little heads up that we are on break from End of November to End Of January. We will be uploDING some of our favourite Patreon episodes plus some special treats along the way. See you next year for TALA Season 2!

    Ep. 33 Ghost Ship (2002) Season Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 47:11


    Al gets day leave from prison for a very special ep. In the Season 1 Finale of Take A Look Around we do everything we can to not talk about Ghost Ship. Stay tuned for a very special appearance right at the very end. The Patreon will keep rocking over the Summer break From November till January with new bonus episodes every Friday.

    Ep. 32 Little Nicky (2000) with hearteyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 49:59


    The Sandman's nu metal masterpiece gets a looky loo plus Pete Evans, Death In June, Shasta McNasty and South African Homer Simpson Returning guest hearteyes (Maurice Santiago, @softbodyheartthrob @hearteyesrules) Bonus episodes every week on the Patreon. Link in BIO

    UNLOCKED: Head (1968) with Jake Robertson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 32:34


    Head? uhhhhh yes please. With Jake Robertson (Alien Nosejob, Auesmutants, Frowning Clouds)

    Ep. 31 XXX: The Return Of Xander Cage (2017) with Alexei Toliopolous

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 59:57


    Film critic and comedian Alexei Toliopolous (Finding Drago, Total Reboot) tries to help the boys out of the Xander Zone buts gets himself wedged in good. Plus, a heartfelt final message from Reggae Sean Connery.

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