Movies
The 602 Club 170: Wakanda 2.0
Black Panther. We discus our history with the character, the cultural impact, the characters, "we" not "us vs them", humor, the truth, story and cgi, wrapping up with our ratings.
The 602 Club 168: Give Some Credibility Back to the Genre
X-Men. We discuss the context of the movie, the story, some history, humor, the cast, Malcolm X vs MLK Jr., does it hold up and our ratings.
The 602 Club 165: Back in an Aston Martin
The Living Daylights. We discuss continuing Bond, the new Bond, 80s era villains, helpful friends, a Bond woman, the action, the music and our ratings.
The 602 Club 162: Tell Me You've Got a Plan!
Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We discuss context and history, writing 101, the characters, the "chase", almost death, Crait and Luke battle, lost hope, humor, music, ships and our ratings.
The 602 Club 160: Magical Synergy
The Adventures of Tintin. We discuss the history of Tintin, Spielberg's history, bringing in Peter Jackson, Nic's history, bringing the story together, filming, Spielberg's sensibilities, the plot, the casting, a theme, Williams' soundtrack and our ratings.
The 602 Club 159: Bringing the Crazy
A View to a Kill. We discuss continuing Bond, the story, help for Bond, the villain, Grace Jones, a Bond angel, the score and theme, wrapping up with our ratings.
The 602 Club 158: Modern Myth
Justice League. We discuss going in, connection the dots, so much going on, going back to Themyscira and on to Atlantis, the audience, Batman, Wonder Woman, resurrection, the new characters, Steppenwolf, darkness and light, action, music, end credits and our ratings.
The 602 Club 156: Imagine Dragons' Thunder
Thor: Ragnarok. We discuss coming into the film, two different tales, taking it seriously, the Goddess of Death, new character, Loki, Dr. Strange's cameo, the Hulk, the score, a retcon and ratings.
The 602 Club 155: Double Take Camel
Octopussy. We discuss some listener emails first, continuing Bond, a thought experiment, making it up, new location, villains, Bond women, theme, music and our ratings.
The 602 Club 153: The Totem Pole of Intelligence
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We discuss our first impressions, the setting, monkey armies, things coming back, self indulgence, Marion, Shia, the movie, things you shouldn't know, other characters and things, plus our ratings.
The 602 Club 152: Artificial Life Finds a Way
Blade Runner 2049. We discuss continuing Blade Runner, ambiguity, replicants in everyday life, succession, sequel opportunities, love, a marrow, artificial everything, the cast, production and ratings.
The 602 Club 151: A Dark Garden of Eden
Blade Runner. We discuss which version, our experiences, act of creation, what makes us human, show don't tell, is he a replicant, visual direction, the music and our ratings.