Really Awful Movies: Ep 457 – Nobody

This week, we examine the quirky action film and Bob Odenkirk starrer, Nobody.

Odenkirk, of course, is best known for two exemplary shows, Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad, and is hardly the first actor to spring to mind when you think “action.” But he acquires himself wonderfully here as a supposed family man with a shady shady past who crosses wires with some Russian goons.

On this episode:

  • John Wick
  • Bob Odenkirk
  • Road House
  • Canadian suburbs
  • A History of Violence/Eastern Promises
  • Middle aged masculinity
  • Tattoos in action films

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And if you’re a fan of nutty genre films, check out two of the books I co-authored: Mine’s Bigger Than Yours! The 100 Wackiest Action Movies and Death by Umbrella: the 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons. 

 

Really Awful Movies: Ep 454 – Road House

On this episode, pain don’t hurt. Here’s a reboot of the Patrick Swayze 80s action film.

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Dalton in this, a more comedic approach to the source material.

It’s set in the unlikeliest of locales, the Florida Keys, and has a twist that’s based around the UFC.

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Really Awful Movies: Ep 453 – Deathstalker

This week on the podcast, some sword and sandal fun and games courtesy of Deathstalker.

It combines the tournament conceit of something like Enter the Dragon, with the standard jerkin / fur / broadsword / wrist band aesthetic of Conan the Barbarian.

Apparently, this one is getting a remake too!

Anyway, this joint Argentinian American production is pretty wild and pretty exploitative.

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