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Hosts Daniel and Thomas work their way through different film franchises while detouring into semi-related works along the way.

Vague Zone


    • Oct 23, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 57m AVG DURATION
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    Ep 133: Rebellion - Over The Edge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 47:15


    Episode Notes Also: Halloween, YouTube Horror Shorts, Night of the Creeps, Saint Maude Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep. 132: Rebellion: Red Dawn (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 43:36


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone On this episode we discuss the 1984 classic Red Dawn, the current state of Star Wars and also the problematic Red Dawn remake from 2012. Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 131: Summer Catch Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 49:24


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone It's been a while. Let's catch up with some rose, some Barbie and some Oppenheimer. Also discussed: Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and Baldur's Gate 3! Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep. 130: Detective Story: The Big Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 44:28


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone In our final detective story episode we cover the classic noir The Big Sleep starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Also discussion, the great cartoon duel and Daniel dances around Mission Impossible 7 spoilers. Next movie theme: Revolution! Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep. 129: Detective Story: The Long Goodbye

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 50:22


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Join us as we discuss Robert Altman's 1973 classic The Long Goodbye. Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    128: Detective Story: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? feat. Kevin Ganelin and Adam Murray

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 65:26


    Episode Notes Murder. Mystery. Toons. Join us with guests Kevin Ganelin and Adam Murray as we discuss the 1988 Disney classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 127: Coming of Age: Boyhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 61:30


    Episode Notes This week we conclude our coverage of Coming of Age films with Richard Linklater's Boyhood. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 126: Coming of Age - American Graffiti

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 57:00


    Episode Notes Before Star Wars, George Lucas made this Oscar nominated coming of age film set 11 years prior, examining a brief period of innocence in Modesto, California. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 125: Coming of Age - Mid90s

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 60:17


    Episode Notes Mid90s Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 Barry Season 3 Fast X Survivor Man v Food Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep. 124: Man Playing God: Junior

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 65:44


    Episode Notes In out finale of Man Playing God we discuss the greatest tough guy film of all: Junior. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep. 123: Man Playing God: Splice (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 38:07


    Episode Notes Today we talk Splice, Beau is Afraid, Grave of the Fireflies and Random Acts of Flyness. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    122: Playing God - The Truman Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 52:48


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 121: Wealth - Widows

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 57:00


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 120: Wealth - The Jerk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 48:06


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 119: Wealth - The Wolf of Wall Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 47:21


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 118: The 95th Academy Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 39:14


    Episode Notes Also discussed The Last of Us Survivor Scream 6 Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 117: Best Picture Nominees 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 86:42


    Episode Notes Viewer discretion is advised/trigger warning SA. Nominees for Best Picture 2023 All Quiet on the Western Front Avatar 2 The Banshees of Inisherin Elvis EEAAO The Fabelmans Tar Top Gun: Maverick Triangle of Sadness Women Talking During this episode we primarily discuss All Quiet on the Western Front, The Fabelmans, Tar, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking. For more discussions on the other nominees, you can check out episodes 100 - 116. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 116: Man v Machine - The Mitchells vs The Machines

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 56:12


    Episode Notes Our 3rd and final episode in our Man vs Machines series. Stay tuned next week for our Oscars catchup episode. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 115: Man v Machine - Electric Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 53:50


    Episode Notes Part 2/3 of our Man vs Machine series This week, we discuss the 1984 tech rom com Electric Dreams and the way AI is invading our lives Also discussed: 00:36:50 - Last Breath 00:39:40 - Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 144: Man v Machine - Tetsuo: The Iron Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 46:50


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    113: Scooby Doo on Zombie Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 60:38


    Episode Notes This week we wrap up our series on zombies with Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (this time, the monsters are real) We also spend quite a bit of time talking about the destructive and therapeutic nature of video games. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 112: One Cut of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 49:36


    Episode Notes UPDATE: accidentally uploaded the wrong episode initially but this has now been fixed. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 111: Seoul Station

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 51:51


    Episode Notes We're back to our regularly scheduled programming. This week, we chat the Train to Busan prequel Seoul Station Also discussed 00:24:54 M3GAN 00:26:37 Broker 00:29:45 HBO's The Last of Us 00:31:18 Rambos 00:35:19 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 00:37:45 John Wick vs The Matrix 00:41:20 Lance Reddick is a nerd 00:43:42 God of War Ragnarok 00:46:42 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 110: Catch Up Episode - Elvis, Glass Onion, White Lotus, Avatar +more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 67:25


    Episode Notes Today we discuss too many things for me to want to timecode, but here they are in order! Elvis Bones and All M3GAN Tár The Menu Glass Onion The Menu again Fresh White Lotus Avatar 2: The Way of Water Pinocchio I Love That For You God of War Ragnarok Unpacking Castlevania on Netflix Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 109: Coco

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 71:22


    Episode Notes Also discussed 00:49:38 Defunctland 00:54:18 Season 4 of Atlanta 00:56:00 Andor 00:59:44 Martyrs Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 108: After Life (1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 64:49


    Episode Notes Episode 2 of our Death trilogy: After Life by Hirokazu Koreeda Also Discussed: 00:42:12 The Banshees of Inisherin 00:44:50 Black Panther Wakanda Forever 00:54:30 God of War Ragnarok 00:56:40 Atlanta Tune in next week for Coco Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 107: The Seventh Seal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022


    Episode Notes Today we discuss The Seventh Seal, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, No No: A Dockumentary, Barbarian and Smile. The record store mentioned is a Black-owned store located in San Diego called Fivespace. They specializes in hip-hop vinyls and cassette tapes. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    106: Titanic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 80:52


    Episode Notes This week we watch James Cameron's nautical disaster romance Titanic Also discussed: 01:03:05 Garth Marenghi's Darkplace 01:06:30 Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 105: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 54:15


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Join us as we discuss Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on our continued coverage of our current them: love. Also discussed this week: Possession, Terrifier, Misery, The King's Jester, Triangle of Sadness & Near Dark. Correction: the mixtape referenced is actually called "Act 1: Eternal Sunshine", not Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 104: Dirty Dancing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 58:42


    Episode Notes This week, we watch the 1987 classic Dirty Dancing. Also discussed: 00:34:32 Smile 00:36:52 Hellraiser (2022) 00:43:10 Edward Scissorhands 00:45:12 Possession (1981) 00:46:41 Rush Hour 00:51:01 House of the Dragon (spoilers) 00:54:40 Andor Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 103: Fast Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 71:14


    Episode Notes Concluding our Family series with the ultimate family movie: Fast Five Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 102: Visitor Q

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 60:31


    Episode Notes Continuing our riff on the theme of Family, we discuss Takashi Miike's disturbing and disgusting black comedy Visitor Q. Content warning for incest, child abuse, parent abuse, murder, and necrophilia. Also discussed: 00:39:30 Reservation dogs 00:41:55 Avatar Remastered in 3D 00:48:10 Pearl 00:50:20 This is Gwar 00:52:40 Ghost World 00:53:45 The Dark Backward Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 101: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 54:04


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 100: Final Flesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 53:22


    Episode Notes Discussing Vernon Chatman's DMT fueled porn prank Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 99: Kuso

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 54:23


    Episode Notes Also discussed: 00:34:45 House of the Dragon and LOTR: The Rings of Power 00:37:35 Singing in the Rain 00:40:35 Three Thousand Years of Longing 00:43:58 Only Murders in the Building 00:49:00 The Steam Deck Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 98: Mad Max Fury Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 71:46


    Episode Notes 00:54:55 Eli Roth's History of Horror & Contagion 00:58:40 The Seventh Seal 01:05:25 Bodies Bodies Bodies Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 97: Waterworld (Feat: AJ Elling)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022


    Episode Notes Also discussed 00:53:50 Nope 00:56:20 Better Call Saul 00:58:25 Throne of Blood Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 96: Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 71:07


    Episode Notes Also discussed: 00:37:08 The Sandlot 00:40:55 The Night House 00:43:15 Better Call Saul 00:45:00 Only Murders in the Building 00:48:20 Prey 00:56:30 The Rehearsal Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 95: The Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 59:31


    Episode Notes Also discussed: 00:38:50 Nope (spoilers at 00:42:20) 00:51:20 The Gray Man 00:52:55 The destruction of HBO Max by Discover Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 94: Road Warrior

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 62:09


    Episode Notes Also discussed: 00:40:00 Nathan For You - Finding Frances 00:45:15 Thor: Love and Thunder 00:47:40 Morbius 00:50:40 Better Call Saul 00:53:12 Desus & Mero 00:56:50 Beavis & Butt-Head do the Universe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 93: Turbo Kid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 46:44


    Episode Notes Also discussed: 00:31:10 The Black Phone 00:36:30 Better Call Saul vs Succession at the Emmys 00:38:00 The brilliance of Nathan Fielder Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 92: Mad Max (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 66:26


    Episode Notes Also Discussed 00:37:35 Reservation Dogs 00:40:20 The Old Man 00:42:20 Ghost of Tsushima 00:46:45 Mosswood Meltdown 00:49:40 SGDQ Zelda Ocarina of Time Tasbot Triforce% 00:55:20 Kraftwerk Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 91: Muppets From Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 43:56


    Episode Notes Also discussed 00:22:51 FF7 remake 00:23:40 The Bear 00:26:55 Top Gun Maverick 00:36:40 The Good Place 00:40:25 Unpacking Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 90: The Happytime Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 52:05


    Episode Notes Also discussed 00:22:20 What should be done with the Muppets today? 00:27:35 Kingdom Hearts 00:29:35 Final Fantasy 7 Remake (spoilers) 00:34:45 Ocarina of Time 00:37:05 Pokemon 00:41:00 The Muppets 2011 00:42:40 Hustle 00:43:45 Donut County Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 89: Muppet Treasure Island (feat. Trunkes Mules)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 77:47


    Episode Notes Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 88: Meet the Feebles, RRR, and Barry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 65:19


    Episode Notes Also Discussed 00:27:00 RRR 00:38:32 Barry 00:49:05 Stranger Things 4 00:56:35 Obi Wan Kenobi Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    87: The Muppet Christmas Carol (feat. Adam Murray)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022


    Episode Notes Merry Half-Christmas...almost! Join us and special guest Adam Murray (of Blazewave) as we discuss Brian Henson's Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). Also discussed this week: Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers, Marvel's Moon Knight and HBO's Barry. Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone Find out more at https://vague-zone.pinecast.co

    Ep 86: Entertainment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022 46:11


    Episode Notes Also discussed 00:31:55 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 00:34:05 Better Call Saul 00:35:35 Three Busy Debras 00:37:00 Call of Duty - Cold War 00:40:50 Moon Knight Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone

    Ep 85: The Muppets Take Manhattan / Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 39:34


    Episode Notes Timestamps 00:00:00 The Muppets Take Manhattan 00:19:50 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 00:30:50 Mister America 00:33:44 The Dark Crystal 00:34:55 Last Night (1998), After Life (1998), Miracle Mile Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone

    Ep 84: Clifford (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 35:16


    Episode Notes Also Discussed 00:28:00 The Last of Us 2 00:29:52 On Cinema, At the Cinema 00:32:40 We Own This City Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone

    Ep 83: The Great Muppet Caper / The Northman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 49:53


    Episode Notes Timestamps 00:01:30 The Great Muppet Caper 00:19:52 The Jim Henson Exhibit at The Contemporary Jewish Museum 00:27:40 The Northman 00:40:55 Winning Time 00:43:05 Elden Ring 00:44:30 RRR Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone

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