We talk a lot on our podcast about how we believe children’s media diet ought to include some difficult, challenging, and scary material from time...
Stylistically, Flatliners in some ways is the quintessential 90’s movie, including this ensemble of young up-and-coming stars at their prime. Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, with even a Baldwin brother thrown in there for good measure.
Looking back at 2020, one of the more prominent film industry figures who passed on was David Prowse. He may not be a household name, and you may not even have recognized him if you passed him on the street. But he was certainly a big part of your life if you were ever a Star Wars fan, as his performance as Darth Vader captivated generations. The champion bodybuilder from Bristol didn’t do too much film work outside of that iconic franchise, but thankfully for us he put in a couple turns as Frankenstein’s monster for the Hammer House of Horror in the 70’s. Enjoy today’s homage to the superior of the two roles.
After years of doing this podcast, we’ve been really scraping the bottom of the barrel to find New Years-themed horror films. An unfortunate production history led to an interesting discussion of this film that even WE can’t believe lasted about an hour.
