Episode 22 - Nature Strikes Back: Man's Best Friends

Happy New Year to all and I'm back with another installment of the Nature Strikes Back series with an episode focused on Killer Cat and Killer Dog movies. The episode begins with some updates on my trip back to the burgh and a congratulations to one of my fellow podcasters. This is followed by some film making updates and the return of the new segment within a segment, The Top 5 (Mr. Show is coming back!). The main theme is broken up into two parts Killer Cats and Killer Dogs. I start the Cat segment with some updated thoughts on the conventions of the sub-genre, where once again we'll notice some recurring theme's and plot points. I then transition into my thoughts on the Killer Cat movies watched and how many of them had a Gothic feel to them (thanks to folklore, superstition, Edgar Allen Poe and the independent nature of cats). Moving onto Killer Dog movies you'll find that the main narrative force in nearly all of them is the dedicated/family protector image typically associated with dogs. The dog movies tried much harder to incorporate the family entity as the main protagonist. Both Killer Cat & Dog movies use the unlikeliness that our companions could turn on their masters and wreak havoc in our lives. This episode is a little lite on the news but as festival season begins expect more in that department. The music choice for this episode is the enigmatic Kayo Dot, with a song that's part goth rock, part prog rock, mixed with 80 horror film score vibes. Finally I finish off the episode with my ratings for the movies watched this episode and a preview of some upcoming shows. Thanks again and until next time...