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BACK 2 THE BALCONY

BACK 2 THE BALCONY

di Antonio Palacios and Justin Henson

FIlm storici Critiche cinematografiche

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#137- BOOGIE NIGHTS!

This week we cover PTA's sophomore film - BOOGIE NIGHTS! In the San Fernando Valley in 1977, teenage busboy Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) gets discovered by porn director Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds), who transforms him into adult-film sensation Dirk Diggler. Brought into a supportive circle of friends, including fellow actors Amber Waves (Julianne Moore), Rollergirl (Heather Graham) and Reed Rothchild (John C. Reilly), Dirk fulfills all his ambitions, but a toxic combination of drugs and egotism threatens to take him back down. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#136 - STAR TREK GENERATIONS!

This week we cover the first installment of the "next generation" of Star Trek Films! In the 23rd century, the Starship Enterprise is dispatched to the scene of a giant energy field about to engulf two ships. Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) averts calamity, but is exposed to the field and presumed dead. Years later, the Enterprise's new commander, Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart), learns that one of the disaster's survivors, Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell), plans to enter the field by destroying a neighboring star. Picard now must collaborate with an unlikely ally in order to stop him. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#135 - PREDATOR!

This week we cover the action/sci fi classic -PREDATOR! Dutch, a soldier of fortune, is hired by the U.S. government to secretly rescue a group of politicians trapped in Guatemala. But when Dutch and his team, which includes weapons expert Blain and CIA agent George, land in Central America, something is wrong. After finding a string of dead bodies, the crew discovers they are being hunted by a brutal creature with superhuman strength and the ability to disappear into its surroundings. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#134 - BLACK RAIN!

This week we cover the Ridley Scott thriller BLACK RAIN. New York City policemen Nick (Michael Douglas) and Charlie (Andy Garcia) witness a murder in a bar and quickly apprehend the assailant. The killer, named Sato (Yusaku Matsuda), is a member of Japan's infamous Yakuza mob, and Nick and Charlie must transport the gangster back to Osaka for his murder trial. There, Sato's fellow gangsters free him from police custody, forcing Nick and Charlie to scour Japan's dangerous underworld of organized crime in search of their fugitive. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#133 - SPECIES!

This week we take on the sci-fi flick SPECIES. When government scientist Xavier Fitch (Ben Kingsley) intercepts a space transmission containing the genetic sequence for an alien life form, he uses it to produce "Sil" (Natasha Henstridge) -- a gorgeous alien-human hybrid. As Fitch's team grows concerned at her rapid rate of growth, Sil wrecks the laboratory and begins a violent quest for a suitable male human to impregnate her. The U.S. government dispatches top assassin Preston Lennox (Michael Madsen) and a team of experts to stop her. Hear our take on the film and on the reviews of SISKEL AND EBERT! SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#132 - SISKEL AND EBERT'S MISSING PIECES!

This week we look at some films that either were never covered by Gene and Roger, or due to licensing rights - are not available online. We discuss films by Wes Craven, George Romero, as well as cult classics that didn't get the respect they deserved. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#131 - KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE!

THIS WEEK we are joined by Michael of THE SCREEN NERDS PODCAST to discuss the anime classic - KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE! In this anime feature, 13-year-old Kiki moves to a seaside town with her talking cat, Jiji, to spend a year alone, in accordance with her village's tradition for witches in training. After learning to control her broomstick, Kiki sets up a flying courier service and soon becomes a fixture in the community. But when the insecure young witch begins questioning herself and loses her magic abilities, she must overcome her self-doubt to get her powers back. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony Visit Screen Nerds: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/screen-nerds-podcast/id1489559689

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#130 - EXIT TO EDEN!

This week we cover the box office bomb - EXIT TO EDEN. Photographer Elliot Slater (Paul Mercurio) has inadvertently snapped the only existing photos of elusive jewel thief Omar (Stuart Wilson). When Elliot leaves for a private vacation on an S&M island, he is followed by Omar; Omar's partner, Nina (Iman) ; and police officers Fred (Dan Aykroyd) and Sheila (Rosie O'Donnell). Unaware that so many people are chasing him, Elliot enjoys his stay at the resort, and finds himself falling in love with the head dominatrix, Mistress Lisa (Dana Delany). Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#129 - BODY DOUBLE!

This week we cover the 1984 DePalma classic BODY DOUBLE! After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous blonde (Deborah Shelton) dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers -- with porn actress Holly Body (Melanie Griffith) as his guide. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#128 - CLIFFHANGER!

This week we cover the 1993 action classic - CLIFFHANGER! A former mountain rescuer is pitted against a group of criminals who have lost their $100 million stash during a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains. After being persuaded to help rescue a group of stranded hikers, he discovers that they are in fact a gang of violent robbers who need help to locate their missing loot. Hear our take on the film and on the critiques of SISKEL AND EBERT! SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony

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