ReconCinemation

September is a very Tarantino time of year for ReconCinemation and this year, it's JACKIE BROWN's turn! QT's 3rd film gets a deep-dive as the team looks back at Quentin's status coming off Pulp Fiction and how monumental his influence was, the rising popularity of Elmore Leonard & some of his other filmed adaptations, how QT pulled together some of the greatest actors of the day (and yesterday) for this one, Pam Grier & Robert Forster's rediscoveries, Sam Jackson's ongoing relationship with Tarantino, Robert DeNiro taking a smaller role & how Sylvester Stallone factored in & so much more! Plus, Jon, David & Brent discuss the always controversial QT and the racial and sexual issues that are a big part of each of his films, the questionable release date, early memories & how it's aged today!

When you absolutely, positively got to record every podcast in the room, accept no substitutes. It's JACKIE BROWN!

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The ReconCinemation team is taking to the streets and welcomes two huge names to throw: Morgan Freeman & Christopher Reeve with 1987's STREET SMART! Jon, David & Brent are deep-diving Reeve's status at the time, his efforts to move away from Superman & how that led to this film, the deal that he had to make with Golan & Globus (our favorite producers from The Cannon Group!) in order to fund Street Smart, Morgan Freeman's standout and intense performance as Fast Black, Kathy Baker's arguably greatest career-performance, the chemistry between Freeman & Baker, director Jerry Schatzberg's career & so much more! Plus, early video store memories, where this ranks amongst Freeman's greatest roles, the career of Christopher Reeve after a disastrous 1987, how the film holds up today and more!

Never let the truth get in the way of a good podcast... it's STREET SMART!

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Alcatraz August continues with a look back on one of the greatest cinema summers of the 1990s! That's right... it's Michael Bay's THE ROCK! The ReconCinemation team continues their vacation with a deep-dive into Bay's arrival & early career, Don Simpson & Jerry Bruckheimer, Sean Connery's continued success, Nicholas Cage's huge career turn, the consistency of Ed Harris, the joy every time Michael Biehn is on screen & so much more! Plus the incredible depth of the supporting cast, how this film compares to other Bay "classics", early memories of the film, it's greater impact in film history & more!

It's vacation time and Alcatraz is the destination... it's Alcatraz August for the squad at ReconCinemation!

First up is the Lee Marvin-John Boorman 1967 classic, POINT BLANK. Jon, Brent & David take a deep-dive into the great Lee Marvin's background and status going into '67, the discovery of John Boorman after only one film, the revenge film subgenre, "Walker"'s effectiveness as a character, and the highly stylized 60s aesthetic. Plus, the supporting cast, early memories of the film, how it holds up today & so much more!