Dragon at the Movies

Episode 58 - Night of the Living Dead with Special Guest Andrew Dunn

Dragon on the Couch/Andrew's Perfectly Curated Movie Corner: The Dragon and Andrew went to the theatre and watched The Card Counter (Theatres or rent), which is in Andrew's top 10 movies for the year, and which the Dragon thought was pretty good. They also watched the new Mike Flanagan series Midnight Mass (Netflix), which they both loved, even if it technically ranks under his other series Haunting of Hill House (also on Netflix).

Berto on the Bed: Berto saw the Mike Flanagan movie Ouija: Origin of Evil (HBO), which he felt was much better than it had any right to be. He also saw Hell Fest (Netflix), which is a pretty good horror movie set in an amusement park. Lastly, Berto ventured into his Shitty Amazon Prime Horror Corner and watched Quarantine 2 (Prime) and does not recommend watching. 

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive is the George Romero horror classic Night of the Living Dead, currently streaming basically everywhere. 

Episode 57 - Armageddon

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon watched the 1987 James L. Brooks workplace dramedy Broadcast News (HBO) and really enjoyed it. And no, she will NOT call it a rom-com. She also ventured into the theatre to see Malignant (HBO and Theatres), a B horror movie that she liked but recognizes that it might not actually be good.

Berto on the Bed: Berto also saw Malignant and loved that, for him, it became a comedy after the twist. He also saw the man's man movie Copshop (Theatres), and liked it for what it is, a dumb cop action movie. Lastly, Berto saw Daredevil (Prime) and Elektra (Prime), both of which he felt were pretentious attempts at super hero movies before anyone figured out the formula. 

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive is the 1998 Michael Bay action movie Armageddon, currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Episode 56 - Little Monsters

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon kept the John Carpenter theme going and watched Escape from New York (HBO), The Thing (Starz), and Christine (Starz) and loved all three. The Thing is one of the best movies period. Escape from New York made her want to be Snake Pliskin when she grows up, and Christine made her remember that a King adaptation in the right hands can be pretty good.

Berto on the Bed: Berto and the Dragon saw Candyman (theatres), both overall enjoyed the film, but felt there were parts that lost them, especially in the third act. Berto went to the movies again and saw Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Theatres) and also really liked it, especially the action sequences in the beginning of the movie. His only gripe was the very end. Finally, Berto also watched The Old Ways (Netflix), which he thought was a solid horror movie. 

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive was the 2019 horror comedy Little Monsters, currently streaming on Hulu.

Episode 55 - Magic Mike XXL

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon rewatched The Devil Wears Prada (Starz) and still really liked it and wants to note that Meryl Streep is a national treasure. She also spent some time in the the-a-tre this week and saw Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Theatres). She felt it was a really solid Marvel movie with good fight scenes and fun leads. 

 

Berto on the Bed: Berto watched The Rock be a hero with the natural disaster film San Andreas (HBO), which he felt was a pretty good action movie. Berto also spent his time (for some reason) watching the Atlas Shrugged trilogy (Prime), noting that the movies are overall bad and get worse as the trilogy progresses. Lastly, he watched the 1992 classic Candyman (Tubi) and didn't really like it, feeling it was mislabeled as a slasher.

 

This week's deep dive is the 2015 male entertainer film Magic Mike XXL, currently streaming on HBO.

Episode 54 - Assault on Precinct 13

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon watched Fletch (Starz), an 80s Chevy Chase movie that was good, though he is not her favorite person. She also watched The Man Who Knew Too Little (Pluto), a 90s Bill Murray movie that she thought was just ok, though acknowledges Murray is always good.

Berto on the Bed: Berto watched Case 39 (Netflix), a supernatural horror movie starring Renée Zellweger, and The Spirit (HBO), a Frank Miller noir superhero movie, both of which he did not care for. Berto also saw Ghost Team One (Prime), which is a comedy horror movie that will definitely get him cancelled, but also happens to be the only movie on this list he enjoyed.

 

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive is the 1976 John Carpenter classic Assault on Precinct 13, currently streaming on HBO.

Episode 53 - Sidekicks

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon stayed on the couch this week and watched Basic Instinct (HBO), the 1992 Paul Verhoeven thriller that she absolutely loved. Highly recommends. She also watched the 2021 Nic Cage mystery drama Pig (rent), which she was loved and recommends. Podcasts also mentioned by the Dragon were Blank Check with Griffin & David and With Gourley and Rust.

Berto on the Bed: Berto switched to Hulu for his horror this week and watched the anthology Ghost Stories (Hulu), which he thought was "not a waste of time." Berto also saw Aftermath (Netflix), a haunted house movie he felt had terrible editing and camera work, but an ok premise. Finally, we visit Berto's History Corner with the documentary Cuba and the Cameraman (Netflix), which looks at Cuba over 45 years and that he loved.  

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive is the 1992 Chuck Norris kid's karate movie Sidekicks, currently streaming on Prime.

Episode 52 - The Blair Witch Project

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragón went to the theater to see Cryptozoo (theaters/rent), a stylized animated film that she enjoyed but acknowledges it’s a small market film that most people won’t see. For Dragon's Cancelled Corner, she watched Scary Movie 2 (HBO), which she found to be significantly less funny and more mean-spirited than the first film.

 

Berto on the Bed: Not to be outdone in Dragon's Cancelled Corner, Berto watched White Chicks (HBO), which he enjoyed. He found that it held up and had him laughing numerous times. Berto also watched Birds of Prey (HBO), which he enjoyed and feels Margot Robbie is amazing as Harley Quinn. Finally, Berto went to the theater to watch The Night House (Theater/rent), which he thought was good, then the ending floored him and he wound up loving it. 

 

On this week's deep dive, we watched the 1999 found footage horror film The Blair Witch Project, currently streaming on Hulu.

Episode 51 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon watched multiple Kathryn Bigelow movies to catch up on the podcast Blank Check, including Near Dark (AMC, Shudder), a vampire western she really liked, and Blue Steel (Tubi), a cop thriller that she also liked. The Dragon also highly recommends the documentary Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (HBO), about the failure of the 3-day music festival.

Berto on the Bed: Berto and his chick watched the 2016 Suicide Squad (HBO), and can both confirm it is just as bad as everyone says. Berto also watched Silence (Hulu), a 2016 two and a half hour Martin Scorsese film no one remembers and thought it was good but boring. Finally, Berto caught Jurassic Park (HBO) and, as always, agrees that it is a masterpiece. 

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive is the 2018 Coen Brothers film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, currently streaming on Netflix.

Episode 50 - Scary Movie

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon stayed off the couch this week in favor of the theatre and saw The Green Knight (Theatres), which she really liked but recognizes that it is a tone poem and not for everyone, and The Suicide Squad (Theatres and HBO), which she also really liked.

 

Berto on the Bed: Berto also saw Suicide Squad this week and agrees that it was great. He saw Polar (Netlix), a stylized action film starring Mads Mikkelsen, which he felt was a lot of fun to watch. And lastly, Berto watched season two of the series The Movies That Made Us (Netflix), which recounts the making of four movies that had huge cultural impacts and that he recommends. 

 

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive is the 2000 horror-movie-spoof comedy Scary Movie (HBO).

Episode 49 - Lady Vengeance

Dragon on the Couch: The Dragon saw Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (Theaters), which is a documentary on the life and death of the famous chef, which she really enjoyed. The Dragon also went to her morbid corner after many weeks off and watched the docuseries Ted Bundy: Falling for a Kill (Prime), which she liked because it was told from the perspective of the women affected by Ted Bundy.

 

Berto on the Bed: Berto watched the rom-com 500 Days of Summer (Prime) and determined it still holds up. He also watched the 2020 horror comedy Freaky (HBO) and was happy with how much he enjoyed it. And finally, Berto went into his history corner and watched the miniseries How to be a Tyrant (Netflix), which has short episodes on six different dictators and which he highly recommends.

 

Dragon at the Movies: This week's deep dive is the 2005 South Korean thriller Lady Vengeance, also known as Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Currently streaming on Hulu.