055 - The Visit to Everest

Dan Taylor returns to host his first Black Hole Cinema after our summer break, alongside guests Owen Hughes of Failed Critics and Chris Haigh from the Fan Friction podcast.In this episode, they discuss fresh NEWS including the Universal/Legendary troubles delaying Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim 2, Zack Snyder’s spat with Sebastian Stan over Marvel, and a recent piece of controversy at the Toronto Film Festival...Chris takes a close look at M. Night Shyalaman’s THE VISIT, leading to a breakdown of his resume and the issue of ‘spoiler culture’ in general…Dan leads a breakdown of both the UK and US Box Office figures, analysing what’s not and what’s not, including Chris’ distaste for Woody Allen…Owen then gets into EVEREST, the real life drama from Baltazar Kormakur, supported by Dan, and recommends another much older picture we may enjoy to complement it…Finally Dan brings back the HALL OF FAME, this week Owen and Chris asked to induct a Director each who has never won an Academy Award, and nominate another who may be voted in.Roll camera... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.