Stuff We’ve Seen

Jim and Teal Review Killers of the Flower Moon

This week on Stuff We've Seen, Jim and Teal break out of their typical pattern, jump on the mic a week early, and focus on Martin Scorsese's latest offering, Killers of the Flower Moon.

 

Killers of the Flower Moon is epic-sized and a complex look at the Osage Nation murders that occurred in Oklahoma in the early 1920s. Scorsese flips the script on how these procedural suspense films typically play out, giving us a more inside and detailed look at the people plotting the murders. 

 

Have a listen to find out which one likes and respects Killers of the Flower Moon, and which one thinks it could be one of the best films of 2023.

The Sound of Freedom and The Thunder of Genius Marketing

The Sound of Freedom was on of the more unusual sleeper hits at the box office. Jim and Teal finally see the movie, and give their take. And then, Jim and Teal recommend a more satisfying rescue and revenge film, Man on Fire.

 

Also, Jim catches Taylor Swift's Era's Concert film, and recommends a new horror/comedy slasher flick on Amazon Prime, Totally Killer.

Bottoms is Tops

This week Jim and Teal give high recommendations for the new comedy Bottoms, from director Emma Seligman. It's a comedy that does the most important thing right, it's funny.

Not so funny is Jim and Teal's quest to find some great new horror films to watch this season. They come across several duds, including Talk to Me, Heusera: The Bone Woman, Birth/Rebirth, and The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Who can save them? Well, perhaps a drive-in teen slasher film from the 70s and a surprise little Sci-Fi thriller gem offering from Hulu. 

Out of the Blue Jim and Teal discover a Hidden Gem

Out of the Blue is a little-seen film from 1980. Starring Linda Manz and directed by Dennis Hopper, Out of the Blue gained cult status over the years. Still, it was a difficult film to find outside of a VHS copy kicking around. Thanks to Chloe Sevigny and Natasha Lyonne, the film received a restoration a couple of years ago, and Jim and Teal watched the movie for the first time.

It's dark subject matter, for sure, but Out of the Blue offers amazing performances by Manz and Hopper, who also co-stars. Why should you consider checking it out? Jim and Teal will tell you.

What else? Hopping Vampires from Hong Kong anyone? Jim finds himself quite taken with Criterion Channel's latest offering with a 5-film series focused on those lovable hopping vampires that swept Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s. 

Break out your chicken blood, and your anti-hopping-vampire spells, and get ready for this thrilling, and enlightening episode.

No Hard Feelings Tyrone

After a few weeks off, Jim and Teal return to discuss two film from recent months, the Netflix film, They Cloned Tyrone, and the Jennifer Lawrence comedy, No Hard Feelings.

Barbenheimer: Jim and Teal Take on the Cultural Hit of the Summer

Barbenheimer is more than a mashup word; it's a cultural phenomenon. Jim took the challenge and saw both Oppenheimer and then Barbie. Did he survive? It's a battle of the unruly teens vs. old man Jimmy. Will texting and watching videos during a movie ruin Jim's good time seeing Barbie? You'll have to tune in to find out.

And while Barbie was probably the last film on Teal's radar screen at the beginning of the summer, he too checked out the pop-culture sensation and was surprised by the depth and layers the movie had in store. Right-wing crybabies like Ben Shapiro, beware; this film may contain scenes of intense positivity towards women. Seek your nearest theater exit for safety. 

Jim and Teal are not Afraid of Beau is Afraid

This week Jim and Teal bring on the good films at theaters and streaming this summer with Wes Anderson's Asteroid City, a hidden gem from Norway, Sick of Myself, and Ari Aster's Beau is Afraid. Are Jim and Teal afraid of Ari Aster's three hour fever dream? Of course not. They took it on, and there is a lot to say. Teal finds interesting comparisons to Lindsey Anderson's O Lucky Man, and Jim agrees.

What else? Jim dials up some destiny with the latest Indiana Jones movie, and guess what's currently filming in Jim's state of Vermont? Jim fills Teal in on his excursion to East Corinth, VT to check out the exterior town sets for Beetlejuice 2.

Enjoy!

The Flash in the Pan: When America Decided DC Stands for, Don’t Care

The Flash, the latest comic book summer tent movie arrived and imploded. What went wrong? Why did audiences turn away in droves? Jim saw the movie, and he provided Teal with a report. Also, why did Disney seemingly cut six second from the Academy Award-winning French Connection? And why is Discovery Warner Brothers CEO, David Zaslav bent on proving how much he hates movies by chopping the heads off the brain trust at TCM (Turner Classic Movies)? 

This week Jim and Teal cover all this, poorly constructed deep-sea submersibles, and Hungarian cinematic master, Bela Tarr. Strap in, there's a lot of stuff to cover.

Jim and Teal go Across the Spider-Verse

Stuff We've Seen's Jim and Teal hit the cinema to see Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse. Both Jim and Teal were huge fans for the first Spider-Verse installment. What will they think of this second chapter? Also on this episode, J&T look at two other comic-book adjacent and related films from the 1980s, Disney's Condorman (1981) and Flash Gordon (1980.) 

TvA: Teal Versus Antonioni

It's tit-for-tat on this week's Stuff We've Seen as Jim chooses two films from the 2022 BFI Sight and Sound Critics Poll of the 264 greatest films of all time that he believes should not be on the list. In their place, Jim finds two suitable replacements. 

One film that Jim targets for demotion is Antonioni's 1962 film, L'Eclisse. While Jim didn't feel the film, as a whole, warranted a place on a list of the greatest films of all time, it was one ten-minute sequence during the first portion of the movie that shocked and upset him, and led Jim to determine that L'Eclisse must be re-evaluated. 

What did Teal think? L'Eclisse left him so angry that he is now a confirmed Antonioni hater. What???

Tune in to this episode and find out what made Teal so angry, and shocked Jim so bad. What film is Jim subbing in for L'Eclisse, and what's the other movie on the list targeted for demotion and why?

All answers will be revealed in this episode of Stuff We've Seen.