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  • 25. 25: Want Some Candy?

    47:00
    Are the Predator movies more than just aliens versus muscles? Do they deserve credit for being more high brow than Morton Downey Jr’s presence in Predators 2 would suggest? And why the heck doesn’t Bryan think Danny Glover was absolutely beef cake in his role? What’s life’s great hunt anyway? In this episode the boys discuss the parallels between the Predators hunt for the ultimate trophy and our personal hunts in life. We ask the question, is the Predator franchise the best franchise out there? Is Alien VS Predator Requiem as bad as we think? BURING questions with burning answers. Once again David tears down Bryan to his base core to claim him as his ultimate trophy. Sit back, relax, and GET TO THE CHOPPA!!!! Topics Discussed:Danny Glover’s musclesDavid's NewsletterWork Watch (trees smoking cigarettes)Shane Black’s tragic arc (The Predator)Daddy issues (No surprise)Alien VS Predator RememberdThe Busey Conundrum  Produced by Bryan Ortiz and David CastilloEdited by Bryan OrtizTheme song and outro by Hard Power USA Supplementary music by Podington Bear CONNECT with us and join the conversation.https://linktr.ee/RECthepod

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  • 24. 24: I Must Break You Part 2: Fire Down Below

    48:28
    It's father’s day for us and we don’t have a set topic because one of us quit their jobs and the other lacks a parental father figure. So we’re back on Surviving The Game: Work Watch Part Deux. Between Cantonese style scrambled eggs, lots of poop jokes, lots more poop jokes, we talk about all of life’s most important issues through a Twister Breakfast lens. You’d be surprised at the obnoxious amount of sense that makes once you listen to Bryan and David wax emotional about all of the above. Even if David has to get past Bryan getting his Steven Seagal movies wrong.           Topics Discussed:Bowel MovementsNo Fathers on Fathers DayTwister (with Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt)Twister (starring Aunt Meg’s Breakfast)Job Loss; Half-Baked StyleJob DepressionUnder Siege (or is it Fire Down Below)Fire Down Below (or is it Under Siege)  Produced by Bryan Ortiz and David CastilloEdited by Bryan OrtizTheme song and outro by Hard Power USA Supplementary music by Podington Bear CONNECT with us and join the conversation.https://linktr.ee/RECthepod0to9UKky6XQurv2iCvlh
  • 23. 23: Magic the Blathering

    43:30
    What is Magic? Is it all sorcerers, and illusionists, or is it another word for something we experience? Bryan asks David about what he thinks about magic, and off topic we go when it comes to the importance of writing, and the importance of watching too much violence as a kid. Let’s dive deeper into the twisting mind of author and Magic the Gathering pro DAVID and explore his lack of wonderment. Grab your magic three rings, pull that rabbit out of your hat, and deal out those magic cards because it's in an ALAKAMAZING episode! PRESTIGE!    Topics Discussed:Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (no spoilers)Magic the Gathering (nerdy)Magic the Battering (violence)Magic the flattering (Alan Moore)Magic the fathoming (philosophy)Magic the hammering (Three Stooges) Produced by Bryan Ortiz and David CastilloEdited by Bryan OrtizTheme song and outro by Hard Power USA Supplementary music by Podington Bear CONNECT with us and join the conversation.https://linktr.ee/RECthepod
  • 22. 22: Event Body Horizon Parts

    49:35
    You probably don’t remember the philosophically-astute observations of the 90’s horror thriller Body Parts with Jeff Fahey, but Bryan and David do, and it stirs some ancient roots in their assumptions about good (Sam Neil from Event Horizon) and bad (Sam Neil from Event Horizon). Basically, if you love Sam Neil, without the Jurassic Park talk, you have found your home. Riding that Easter train we dive into how we manifest, believe, or understand the concept of good and evil in our lives, AND in Event Horizon. Come for the emotional development. stay for that SAM NEIL! Topics Discussed:Body PartsImpressions of each otherRIP Grandmother OrtizCan evil be beyond our control?Event Horizon Hell vs. Hellraiser Hell?John Lithgow’s not British! Produced by Bryan Ortiz and David CastilloEdited by Bryan OrtizTheme song and outro by Hard Power USA Supplementary music by Podington Bear CONNECT with us and join the conversation.https://linktr.ee/RECthepod
  • 21. 21: Slasher Jesus and Chocolate Blood

    48:17
    Even the combination of words in this title don’t do justice to just how much random material Bryan and David get out of discussing Easter. It turns into a debate about slasher Jesus, sure, but we get personal too. Eventually. Grab those GRAND BUNNIES, chocolate eggs, and cozy up with conversation you probably don't need, but we love that you're here with us. A24 may just have put out Everything Everywhere All at Once but just WAIT till they hear OUR pitch for the next holiday blockbuster. Come for the chocolate and stay for Zombie Jesus. Topics Discussed:The meaning of EasterWork Watch 2022 and NEW YORK adventuresThe CREED concert to remember Zombie JesusEaster Egg HuntA24 Film Pitch  Produced by Bryan Ortiz and David CastilloEdited by Bryan OrtizTheme song and outro by Hard Power USA Supplementary music by Podington BearCONNECT with us and join the conversation.https://linktr.ee/RECthepod
  • 20. 20: The Slappening

    44:48
    You’ve heard all the hot takes, bad takes, and lukewarm takes there is to hear about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. But you haven’t heard two men talk about what the slap meant to the Back in the Day parental violence we suffered from, and maybe grew from. We discuss everything from the Oscars to chanclas, yeah it's one of THOSE episodes. Topics Discussed:The OscarsThe X-Files, MAN vs ALIENThe Slap Heard Round the WorldWill Smith and Chris RockPunishment from a cultural standpointProduced by Bryan Ortiz and David CastilloEdited by Bryan OrtizTheme song and outro by Hard Power USA Supplementary music by Podington Bear CONNECT with us and join the conversation.https://linktr.ee/RECthepod
  • 19. 19: William Hurt R.I.P.

    46:52
    We look back on the work of the late great William Hurt, ranging from Altered States to the 1996 classic Michael. David discovers his origins in being attracted to older women while Bryan continues seeking validation from movie dads. Do we place celebrities on pedestals? Should we look to ourselves for true stability? Should we just discuss more Trespass? These questions and more in today's episode.Topics Discussed:William Hurt the ActorBad trips on Altered StatesHottie Dame Helen Mirren1996 Michael & 1998 Lost in SpaceKiefer Sutherland's Dark City performanceAnthony Bourdain's impactProduced by Bryan Ortiz and David CastilloEdited by Bryan OrtizTheme song and outro by Hard Power USA Supplementary music by Podington BearCONNECT with us and join the conversation.https://linktr.ee/RECthepod