Dragon at the Movies

Episode 78 - Kate & Leopold

Dragon on The Couch: The Dragon watched Jackass Forever (Theater), which she loved despite her hatred of pranks and CTE. Next ,she watched Drive My Car (Theater), a Japanese indie film which was slow paced but she really enjoyed. Finally, she watched The Piano (Showtime), which she found to be really good with great actors.

 

Berto on the Bed: Berto starts by talking about Transformers 3: Dark of The Moon (Netflix), which he found to be slightly enjoyable, but with very bad action, much like the other Transformers movies. He was then reminded of Bumblebee (Paramount +), which was the only Transformer movie he enjoyed. Next, Berto talked about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Netflix) remake from 2003 and it’s prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (Netflix), both of which he said were gory and fine as horror movies, but ultimately very forgettable. Berto also watched Django & Django (Netflix), a decent documentary about spaghetti westerns with Quentin Tarantino. Next, he watched Asylum (Tubi), a bad horror movie with a bad story, but very interesting characters. Finally, Berto watched Jack Frost 2 (Tubi), which he found horrible with no redeeming qualities.

 

This week's deep dive is the 2001 rom-com Kate & Leopold, currently streaming on Hulu.

Episode 77 - 300

Dragon on The Couch: The Dragon ventured to the theaters to see Licorice Pizza (Theaters), which she found out way too late wasn’t a Barbara Streisand biopic. She thought it was very good, but not as great as Berto thought it was. Dragon next watched The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple TV+/Theaters), which was in the original old English and she therefore found very boring and hard to follow. Finally, she talked about one episode of Generation Hustle, S1E3 “The Many Lives of Jeremy Wilson” (HBO), which was about a conman. She enjoyed the series, but specifically recommends this episode.

 

Berto on the Bed: Berto watched the latest Guillermo Del Toro film Nightmare Alley (HBO), he thought it was really good, but it really falls apart the last 30 minutes. Next, Berto watched Hearts in Atlantis (HBO), an adaptation of a Stephen King novella. Berto really enjoyed it, despite previously having no desire to have seen it. Next, he watched Wild Things (Netflix), which he thought was a bad movie, but a perfect example of a late 90’s sexy thriller. Berto discusses WWII in Color: Road to Victory (Netflix), a docuseries which, rather than telling the story of the war as a whole, tells it as a series of smaller stories. Berto really liked it and recommends it for anyone into that topic. Finally, Berto gives a quick recap of what else he’s watched: Mission: Impossible III (Prime) was a good action, spy film; Hellraiser: Bloodline (Paramount +) was not good and seemed very cheap; and Voyage of the Rock Aliens (Tubi) was a musical that was so bad and crazy Berto enjoyed it.

 

On this week's deep dive, we watched the 2006 action film 300, currently streaming on HBO and Netflix.

Episode 76 - Excision

Dragon on The Couch: The Dragon started at the movies with the new Scream (Theaters), which she entered with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. She next watched the documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (Shudder), which she enjoyed, but it was right in her wheelhouse. Next, she watched Beanie Mania (HBO), a documentary about the beanie baby bubble that mostly reminded her of the time period. The Dragon watched a few shows: she started with the newest season of Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), which she is enjoying. Next, she’s halfway through the new season of Cheer (Netflix), which is great, and finally has been rewatching her comfort show Hannibal (Hulu) for the third time.

 

Berto on the Bed: Berto started by watching Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (Netflix), which he found laughably bad. Next, Berto watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) (Prime) and the sequel: Out Of The Shadows (Paramount +), he thought it was exactly what it should have been silly, but he didn’t like the action in it. Next, he watched The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (Netflix), about a British conman who spent years convincing people he was an MI6 agent. Next, Berto talked quickly about a few movies he had seen: Jakob's Wife (Shudder), which he thought was an interesting take on the vampire story; The Bad Batch (Netflix), a bad slow movie he didn’t like; Ghost Ship (Tubi), a typical 2000’s horror movie that is passable. Finally, he watched JCVD (Tubi), which he thought showed some of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s acting ability but was a bad and slow film.

 

This week's deep dive is 2012 horror film Excision, currently streaming on Tubi & Amazon Prime.

Episode 75 - Paraiso Travel with Special Guest Jaime Perea

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon watched Encanto (Disney+) and loved the story but didn't love the music, highly recommends. She also watched Soylent Green (rent), the 1973 classic she also liked more than she thought she would. Finally, she finished both Search Party (HBO) and Big Mouth (Netflix) and really liked and recommends both. 

 

Jaime on his Bed: Our special guest Jaime stayed on his bed to watch the Youtubes, specifically haircut videos, podiatry videos, and the channel by Patrick Gavia who makes mini documentaries on UFC fighters and related topics, which Jaime highly recommends. 

 

Jaime on Alexis's Couch: On his chick's couch, Jaime has been watching the David Lynch series Twin Peaks (Prime), which he doesn't love but what does he know.

 

Berto on the Bed: Berto went back to the South Park well and watched South Park: Post Covid (Paramount +), which he again thought was hilarious. He then put on his adult drama pants and watched The Last Duel (HBO), which he thought was very good. Berto also watched Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (HBO) and loved it, and PG: Psycho Goreman (Shudder), a low budget horror-comedy which he also loved despite it starring kids. Finally, Berto entered the not-so-good corner and saw Max Payne (HBO), which he thought was only kinda bad; CHUD (Prime), a movie that didn't have enough cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers; Pumpkin Head (Prime), which he thought was fine; and Hell Raiser 3 (Paramount +), which was gorey but overall not great.

Episode 74 - Silence of the Lambs

Dragon on The Couch: 
The Dragon spent this week watching TV on her couch. She started the newest season of Search Party (HBO), a dark comedy/mystery series about some 20-somethings trying to find a former college friend; she loves the show and recommends it. She also started the newest season of Big Mouth (Netflix), an animated show about pre-teens going through puberty which she also loves and highly recommends.

 

Berto on the Bed:
Berto completed Antonio Jan-deras month by watching Once Upon A Time in Mexico (Netflix), he thought it was fine. He also watched the show Wellington Paranormal (HBO), a quirky comedy about cops investigating paranormal claims, he loved it. Next, Berto watched Cheer (Netflix), a docuseries about cheerleaders in Texas. He loved the second season, which also showed another team, talked about a pedophilia scandal, and Covid. Berto also watched South Park: the Pandemic Special (HBO) and South ParQ: The Vaccination Special (HBO), both of which he absolutely loved them and, as always, felt South Park nailed it. Berto watched Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (Paramount +), which he felt it was an OK found-footage horror film. Finally, he saw Drive Angry (Tubi), and thought it was a great Nic Cage silly action B-movie.

 

For this week's deep dive we watched the 1991 horror-thriller Silence Of The Lambs, currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Episode 73 - Desperado

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon stayed on her couch this week and watched Philadelphia (Prime), which she had never seen before and thought was great, especially for its time. She also watched the new Paul Verhoeven movie Benedetta (rent), which she loved and highly recommends. The Dragon rounded out her movies with The Power of the Dog (Netflix), a western drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch that she also really liked. Finally, she was in the mood for some artsy shows and watched a bunch of Ink Master (Paramount+), which she loves.

Berto on the Bed: Berto ventured out to the theater this week and saw The Kings Man (theaters), which he felt was good if you can get past the first 40 minutes. On his bed, he watched The Eyes of Tammy Faye (HBO), which he felt was good but wasn't sure what the message was. Berto also watched The Ringmaster/aka Finale (Prime), a Danish torture porn film that he liked about half of. Finally, he saw Child 44 (HBO), a 2015 film starring Tom Hardy neither of us had heard of but that he felt had some good elements.

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive was the 1995 Robert Rodriguez action film Desperado, currently streaming on Netflix.

Episode 72 - Interview With A Vampire

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon ventured to the theatre and watched The Matrix Resurrections (Theaters/HBO), which both her and Berto thought was terrible and talked about all the different reasons they felt it failed. The Dragon also watched Return to Hogwarts (HBO), the 20 year anniversary special for the Harry Potter films, which she loved.

Berto on the Bed: Berto watched Don’t Look Up (Netflix), Adam McKay’s new comedy which is a satire about climate change. He thought it was ok, but felt it was too long and a bit disjointed. He also binged Cobra Kai: Season 4 (Netflix), which he thought it was a great, fun continuation to the story. Finally, Berto watched Punisher: Warzone (HBO), a film he thought was dumb, but had over the top violence which he enjoyed.

This week's deep dive is the 1994 gothic vampire film Interview With A Vampire, currently streaming on Netflix.

Episode 71 - 2021 Wrap Up

SPOILER WARNING: Spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home from 8:30 to 19:35 and Hawkeye from 23:40 to 29:11.

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon went to the theatre and saw Spider-Man: No Way Home, which she loved, and West Side Story, which she thought was ok but doesn't understand why it was made. She also finished the show Hawkeye (Disney+), which she generally really liked but can't stop comparing to WandaVision (Disney+). Lastly, The Dragon talked about two Nic Cage honorable mentions, Matchstick Men (HBO), which she felt was not a bad movie, and The Family Man (Fubo), which she actually thought was pretty good.

Berto on the Bed: Berto also finished Hawkeye and loved it. Then he went into his Horror Corner and saw: Silent Night, Deadly Night 3 & 4 & 5 (Tubi), all of which were differing levels of bad; An English Haunting (Prime), which had a good idea but terrible ending; Horsehead (Tubi), another good idea but bad ending; Nightmare on Elm Street (HBO), a classic he and his chick thought was ok; and finally There's Someone Inside Your House (Netflix), a newly made slasher that had a diverse cast but bad writing. In Berto's Well Made Movies Corner he saw: Encanto (Disney +), a Disney movie set in Colombia that he loved and made him cry like a baby; Licorice Pizza (Theaters), the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie that he also really enjoyed; and There Will Be Blood (Netflix), which he feels is the best Paul Thomas Anderson movie. Finally, Berto did one last 2021 roundup of his Flix for Chix and saw: My Dad's Christmas Date (Netflix), which he thought was decent with a good ending; A Winter Romance (Prime), which he thought was middling; A Match Made For Christmas (Prime), which he felt was really bad; Snowbound For Christmas (Netflix), which was "very bad, don't watch it"; and lastly Holidate (Netflix), which he really enjoyed.

Dragon at the Movies: This is a very special addendum episode where we look back at the movies discussed in 2021. 

Episode 70 - Better Watch Out

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon stayed in Horror Corner today and watched the 1995 Spanish horror comedy The Day of the Beast/El Dia de la Bestia (Tubi, Shudder), which she really enjoyed and highly recommends. She also saw The Snowman (Rent), a 2017 thriller based on a Norwegian book series that should have been good but was actually very, very bad.

Berto on the Bed: Berto was also in Horror Corner and saw Till Death (Netflix), a new Megan Fox movie with a great premise but bad execution. He watched Army of Thieves (Netflix), a prequal to Army of the Dead, that he felt had a stupid premise but was still a lot of fun. Lastly in this corner, he watched Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (Prime), which lives up to its pretty bad reputation. Berto then went into Flix for Chix corner and watched A Christmas Switch (Prime), a Freaky Friday style movie where no characters learn anything. He saw A Christmas Wedding Date (Prime), a Groundhog Day style film which had low production value and was overall not great. Finally, he watched Christmas is Cancelled (Prime), a movie where a woman's hot dad dates someone her age that he felt was funny and worth the watch.

Dragon on the Couch: This week's deep dive is the horror-comedy film Better Watch Out, currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Episode 69 - Eyes Wide Shut

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon visited Marvel corner this week and watched Ang Lee's 2003 Hulk (Peacock, Starz) and thought it was terrible, a throw back to before super hero movies could be good. She also saw the Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Rent), and felt that the movie was just ok, but it did entertain her.

Berto on the Bed: Berto ventured out to the theatre and saw the Spider Man: No Way Home (theatres) and loved it. He then ventured into Christmas corner and started with the horror section with the original 1974 Black Christmas (Tubi), which he enjoyed, and interesting to watch as one of the first slashers. Next, he watched Jingle All The Way (Prime) a Schwarzenegger family comedy which was bad, but not as terrible as he thought it would be and had some enjoyable moments. In Berto’s new segment, Flix for Chix, he watched Christmas Inheritance (Netflix) which he thought was fine, and hit all the tropes he enjoys from these films. Lastly, Berto watched Christmas Wedding Planner (Netflix), which he also thought was good for its genre, until the ending threw a curve that he found very odd. 

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive is the 1999 Stanley Kubrick adult thriller Eyes Wide Shut, currently streaming on HBO.