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Frank Darabont’s ‘The Mist’ at 15 and Checking In with Thomas Jane [The Losers’ Club Podcast]
“As a species we’re fundamentally insane. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and startdreaming up reasons to kill one another. Why do you think we invented politics and religion?”
It appears we may have a problem of some magnitude, and The Losers’ Club are attempting to fight it as they revisit Frank Darabont‘s The Mist. Starring Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Laurie Holden, this chilling 2007 Stephen King adaptation celebrates its 15th anniversary this month.
Join Losers Michael Roffman, Rachel Reeves, Ashley Casseday, and Justin Gerber at the Food House in Bridgton, Maine as they hey take inventory of the film’s inspired ensemble cast, debate the themes within, marvel at Darabont’s handiwork, and sort through all the macabre monsters that still terrify us all these years later.
Then, stay tuned as star Thomas Jane returns to the show to not only revisit The Mist, but discuss his latest film Slayers. He also weighs in on how we’ve totally fucked up the Internet, his favorite Hollywood leading men over the years, why he gravitates toward King’s work, his favorite roles in King’s Dominion, and so much more.
So, what are you waiting for?
Stream both episodes below and return next week when the Losers continue their journey toward The Dark Tower as they reach the sixth and penultimate installment Song of Susannah. For further adventures, join the Losers’ Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
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On the DL.
After spending June on explicitly queer texts like Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn (listen) and William Castle’s Homicidal (listen), it’s only appropriate that Horror Queers celebrate the American holiday with a blockbuster film with a not-so-secret gay connection.
In Independence Day, an unlikely group of people come together when the human race faces extinction from a threatening alien race. After spaceships destroy every major city, pilot Steven Hiller (Will Smith) must team up with secret tech genius David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum), as well as the US President (Bill Pullman), to execute a daring plan to save the planet from annihilation.
Along for the ride are the two saviors’ romantic partners – WH Communications Director Constance (Margaret Colin) and stripper Jasmine (Vivica A. Fox) – plus eccentric scientist Dr. Okun (Brent Spiner), who is at the center of the film’s most horrific set piece.
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Episode 393: Independence Day (1996)
Today, we celebrate our Independence Day…courtesy of gay German director Roland Emmerich.
As the summer blockbuster celebrates its 30th anniversary, we’re looking back on an alien disaster film that scared young Trace (thanks to that alien autopsy scene) and turned Will Smith into a star.
Plus: the death that upsets the most; bemoaning Vivica A. Fox’s career; pondering what could have been with the casting; why Smith’s bravado and the film’s patriotism doesn’t always work for Joe; and plenty of riffing on the atrocious sequel.
Cross out Independence Day!
Coming Up Next: We’re retreating to the country for some questionable therapy courtesy of Joe Dante’s 1981 classic, The Howling!
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