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Back Row Seating
by Colin Cook
Colin is a dude, and That Colin Dude loves chatting while watching movies; and, as it turns out, this includes chatting to nobody in particular when watching stuff alone! Why not tag along and join the fun? Don't worry, we're in the back row; we're not gonna bother anyone!
Episodes
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Shelby Oaks (2025)
We're packing up all the genres with this one! A supernatural horror mystery film by none other than Chris Stuckmann, a film reviewer whom I used to watch quite often; so it'll be neat to see what all comes of his film knowledge when put into film making use, not simply yammering about them on a...
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Hot Frosty (2024)
We had Hot Girl Summer; now it's time for Hot Dude Winter. Welcome to Hot Frosty, the first of many oddly regular hot men movies to grace the streaming waves this holiday season! As an aficionado of the Lifetime holiday film circuit, we're gonna see how Netflix replicates the same formula of two...
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Elemental (2023)
*not Elementals It's time to check out the Pixar answer to Zootopia, with elementals battling social issues and generational trauma rather than animals. This time, though, we have Monstera heads, kitschy Irish-themed shirts, and oddly alarming relationship cues, so surely nothing could wrong,...
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
or "That Atlantis movie when Disney was making unique 2D animation". We're hitting up my childhood once again, rediscovering the joys of this film like 1914 people rediscovering Atlantis. A wonderful cast of memorable characters and legit attention to proto-language details will definitely lend…
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Saltburn (2023)
Oooh, boy! Time to finally see the "bathtub scene"! On the heels of an insane rise to internet fame for its weirdness, it's time for me to check out 'Saltburn' and see what all the hubbub is about. As an aficionado of weird films, I'm all here for it! Certainly nothing will make me uncomfortable,...
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Hocus Pocus (1993) feat. Erin
*There are some audio issues for the first nine minutes or so, but it's fine afterwards :) Another glorious summer. It makes me sick... Fortunately, autumn is fast approaching, except in Texas, but I hear it's the most wonderful time of the year up in the Northeast U.S.! So why not bring along a...
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Boogie Nights (1997)
It's time to hop into the way-way-back machine and hop into another Paul Thomas Anderson romp through the 1970's! only this time, it's spearheaded by my longtime film-nemesis, Mark Wahlberg... That said, there's an all-star cast surrounding this young lad, so perhaps it won't be too hard to…
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Nimona (2023)
Fresh off the heels of, like, two different studios, Disney wanting nothing to do with this, Nimona finally graces our eyeballs after being rescued by Annapurna and Netflix! Two or three years or waiting, and I am totally here for it! A little anti, and a little hero, I'm all kinds of ready for...
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Lilo & Stitch (2002)
This episode has a very high level of badness for its size. We'll have to fix that, with abnormal dialogue about alien taxonomy! but, really, this movie is about family, which not even Gantu is stronger than. Straight from that soft spot of my childhood comes, perhaps, my favorite Disney film...
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Spaceballs (1987) feat. Easy E
Oh, childhood. When things were so innocent, and before we hit ludicrous speed into adulthood. Back with a vengeance from my brother and my childhoods is Spaceballs the Movie! a wonderfully all-ages adventure through Mel Brooks' Star Wars parody. Join my brother and I as we sleepily recount this...
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80 for Brady (2023) feat. TheDreadedNeko
If you read the description for the Van Helsing episode, and you also know better, you might know that TheDeadedNeko made a fool of me... Well, now it's time for my retribution! Going into this with zero clue as to what we're watching, watch as our Neko friend is terrified to learn that we're...
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) feat. Floof and Xavier
Once more, into the branch! or breach. Definitely the Whomping Willow. We return to the wizarding world of Hogwarts with two new guests, and find the universe to be far more dark and harrowing than the previous two entries. What gives? Well, Alfonso Cuarón happened, and sweet, sneaky murder...
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Stan Helsing (2009) feat. TheDreadedNeko
Oh, Canada... In a film that wholly sticks to the stereotypes of South Park, Stan Helsing manages to keep me laughing- to keep me from crying. At least Kenan Thompson is along for the ride, but I don't think Van Stan from Reba or two legitimately good jokes will be enough for me to survive this...
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Van Helsing (2004) feat. TheDreadedNeko
What do you do when your buddy loves spoof movies, wants to guest star on your podcast on all of them, and talks VERY highly about Stan Helsing, in particular? Well, I guess that means we have to start back at the nexus: Van Halsing. While I've never seen it, I'm quite familiar with the…
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The Bad Guys (2022)
I'm a big fan of heist movies, but I also enjoy cute and fun animal characters. So you can imagine my surprise one night when I woke up in a daze, desperately terrified of there being no real way to combine the two things! Boy, was I in luck to discover that The Bad Guys was exactly what I'd been...
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Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Well hey! We're gonna get on back to my 90's childhood with a movie released a year before I was born; and certainly one that is quite a bit near and dear to my heart. As somebody who's never exactly pined for the mainstream assembly, I've always had something of an affinity for Belle as a...
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Guardians (2017) / Защитники
I've been waiting for this! One of the best reasons to wax poetic about the internet is the wide spread of information, so you can bet I was in awe when I saw an image online of a half-man half-bear creature wielding a rail gun in what was supposed to be "the Russian Avengers". Needless to say, I...
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Inu-Oh (2021) / 犬王
Part rock-opera, part historical drama, part societal critique, part biwa shredding, part allegory, the trailer for this film kind of promised just about everything under the sun within this period piece. While my knowledge of Japanese history is dodgy at best, we're gonna dive in and ensconce…
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
We're off to face abnormal social norms on the fictitious island of Inisherin! Having heard nothing but glowing reviews about this hilariously dark humored film, I'm quite excited to check in and see what all is going on in Martin McDonagh's filmography; after all, this is a reunion between him…
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RRR (2022)
It's Oscar season! and you know what that means? Snub lists galore of films unduly left out of the festivities. First and foremost among them is RRR, which was nominated for an original song Academy Award, but which falls far short of the praise many of this film's fans feel it deserves. So we're...
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Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000)
Ah, childhood. So much fun, what with the majesty of staying up all night, not caring about health or the well-being of others beyond my immediate sphere of external understanding, and giant Pokémon gods stealing mothers and using them to fulfill the fever dream of a tiny girl. Yes, that means…
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The 2022 Movie Lineup Tier List
Ah, yes; everybody loves tier lists! Maybe even auditory ones! We're gonna take a look back at all the films we covered in 2022, starting all the way back with Encanto and concluding with Strange World, as well as everything in between. What were the stars? the let-downs? Which films have I...
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Strange World (2022)
We're off to discover some strange worlds! and as a lifelong lover of sci-fi adventure animation (Titan A.E. and Atlantis, to name a couple) I'm very thrilled to check out Disney next magical romp! Plus, there's supposed to be a dog in there somewhere; what's not to love, already, about this…
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Matilda the Musical (2022)
It's a hard knock life, for- Oh wait. We love pattern-seeking here on the Back Row Seating podcast, so when a film we've previously watched gets a musical adaptation adapted into film, it's time to jump at the chance! So how will this compare to the original film? The portrayal of child neglect…
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The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Throwback to my days in Catholic school! It's time to flip through the last twenty years and check out Dreamworks' magnum opus, quite possibly; we're heading to biblical Egypt for IMAX vistas, and non-Judean voices as we recover our memories of one of my childhood favorites. The soundtrack...
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Christmas Unleashed (or A Doggone Christmas) (2019)
Playing in the background simply to have sound, I discovered this gem in a series of passthroughs in front of my television; and oh my goodness, it this film pretty out of this world. Featuring a lead who LOVES her dog, but not enough to actually find him, to a hunk-a-dunk who LOVES dogs, and is...
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The Little Prince (2015)
Returning to the monde of French cinema, we're going to check out this sort-of adaptation of a beloved children's classic! "Sort-of" because it's more a story about the story, interestingly enough, so we're already in for an exciting time! Will it take me back to my childhood? or keep me in my...
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Halloween (1978) feat. My Mom
But I bet you weren't expecting this! Halloween, the holiday, is almost upon us, and one of my mother's favorite holiday films is Halloween, the movie. So while I've not seen any of these, it's time for me to be schooled in the art of late-70's horror, particularly of the John Carpenter variety....
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Corpse Bride (2005)
Ah yes, we're here to continue trilogies and chew bubble gum. Pressing on with Tim Burton's stop-motion "Halloween" films, we're gonna travel back to the Regency for a good ol' love story! Just one with revenants, of course; what else were you expecting? Having quite enjoyed Nightmare Before...
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Speak No Evil (2022)
Continuing our not-Halloween Halloween films, we're just gonna prance on over to some spoopy foreign films! and what better than a film from Denmark! Seriously though, as a hardcore introvert, this film is about at socially terrifying as anything else, and that's all before the psychological…
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Darkness Falls (2003)
While not a Halloween movie, it is a spoopy movie, and that counts just as well in October, right? Well, if it's a good movie, I suppose it would count. But is Darkness Falls any good? I dunno; I watched it when I was twelve, and I """liked""" it enough to watch it more than once and have a shot...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) feat. TheDreadedNeko
Yo! It's time to return to the world of Hogwarts! Only this time, we're not alone... With TheDreadedNeko in tow, and a new cinematographer, the world of the second film installment of Harry Potter is our oyster. Will it improve upon the original? Only a watch will tell, but I can tell you already...
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Confession time: I've never seen this film before... Growing up with then-pious parents, Halloween was very much a foreign, uncelebrated holiday growing up, so I've often lacked the "magic" of the season. What better way to start October with a film that's very much about the spirit of Halloween?...
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The Departed (2006)
I'm shippin' up to Boston! In preparation for my trip to Beantown, we're gonna revisit one of my favorite crime/mob films; directed by the great Scorsese himself. Yes, let's have our mind's blown by the subversive plot twists, Mark Wahlberg's placid acting, and by all the handfuls of drugs being...
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Disney's Pinocchio (2022)
Pinocchio again! Having reviewed the original, it's time to begin the Year of Pinocchio with the Disney+ remake starring Tom Hanks and my main man, Luke Evans et. al.! The critical response to this film has been deplorable, but as somebody with zero nostalgia for the original, I'm intrigued to…
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Pinocchio (1940)
The Year of Pinocchio has begun! Not at all a staple of my 90s-kid childhood, I can't even remember ever watching the original 1940 version of the Disney classic, although I must have seen it, given my traumatic recollection of one of it's more terrifying scenes- and it is a children's movie,...
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(500) Days of Summer (2009)
In 2009, I was told not to watch this film. Ironically, I was told that by one of /my/ 'Summer's'. While I never put much stock in that recommendation, for whatever reason, I kept putting this film off- from one Summer, to another Summer- and now it's 2022 and I'm finally sitting down to watch…
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
*This is the theatrical cut of the film, not the extended edition We're taking it back to my 90's kid childhood, ladies and gentlemen! Nine-year-old me was chompin' on Oreos and mini Doritos still, and my suspension of disbelief was at an all-time high. So how will adult me view this same film? I...
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The Sea Beast (2022)
Holy Wolfwalkers vibes, Batman! I'm super stoked to check out this wild adventure film straight outta Netflix, largely due to how massive the trailer seemed to be setting up the world. My biggest presumption is that it'll be too large, and the pacing will be wonky, so let's see how true or false...
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Lightyear (2022)
Hey, Lightyear is here! and my preclusions for this film have already been confusing based off of the trailers and teasers. Is this a mature film for the now-adults who grew up with the original Toy Story 1-2? or is it a silly kid adventure for all audiences? Maybe the 1970's David Bowie fans?!…
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Men (2022)
I've been super excited for this film ever since I first saw the teaser and saw, not just interesting imagery, but Jessie Buckley! whose work I was first mystified by in 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things', which was a film, somewhat, about masculinity- now we're watching 'Men'! which should prove to...
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The Batman (2022) feat. TheDreadedNeko
Almost reaching Logan levels of "Oh, this is the best movie ever made!", The Batman is breaking expectations left and right, so we're gonna check it out! I've always loved Robert Pattinson as an actor, and that's even before getting to the rest of this stellar cast. Throw in some nice trailers…
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Austin Powers: Goldmember (2002) feat. Fusionfall84
Groovy, baby! We're finally at the finale of the Austin Powers trilogy, and Fusion is 1-1, so far, in his affections toward the series. That means Goldmember will break the tie, but which side will the final movie fall? Join the two of us as we conclude this romp through the shagadelic 70's!
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Licorice Pizza (2021)
Paul Thomas Anderson has returned! and I'm excited to experience his latest film, not merely because Cooper Hoffman stars in it. I do like PTA's work an awful lot, and if nothing else, his films are always well-crafted, if not near-masterpieces (looking at you, 'There Will Be Blood'...), or...
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8½ (1963)
One of my favorite films of all time is Kaufman's 'Synecdoche, New York'; so of course, it wasn't long before I stumbled upon the myriad of articles and criticisms out there that another film from the 60's, Frederico Fellini's '8½', espoused much of the same themes, with some claiming the former...
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Shanghai Knights (2003)
We conclude our Wild West double-feature with the second of three released-and-development-hell Shanghai series films, Shanghai Knights! Rolling into England with the same writers, and a director hand-picked by Jackie Chan, I wonder how much different this film will be compared to its…
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Shanghai Noon (2000)
It's time for a double feature! A Wild West double feature! One of my favorite action/buddy-cop/bromance series from my children, the Shanghai series has always been a joy for me and the bromances in my life. Owen Wilson is feathery-blonde and charming, and Jackie Chan is hilarious and full of...
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Zootopia (2016)
Dumb bunnies, sly foxes, and other members of the 90/10 prey-to-predator ratio pack unite! It's time to explore the bright and colorful world of Zootopia, and while I recall viewing this back in the year of its release, I'm excited to reacquaint myself with it and examine it from a newly…
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Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) feat. TheDreadedNeko
After a horrendous technical issue, Demon and I decide to press on into that wild green yonder and straight into Seth Green's smexiness! A childhood classic of his, I remain a bit iffy on whether this is the better of the two films; although, it's been a long while- maybe another viewing is just...
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
From obscurity to social media blockbuster- literally! Becoming A24's biggest grossing film, EEAAO has become a massive success, and I've heard so many people talk about it being the best thing ever, while a few others say it's a disappointing film. I'm always happy for a Michelle Yeoh vehicle;...
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Colin is a dude, and That Colin Dude loves chatting while watching movies; and, as it turns out, this includes chatting to nobody in particular when watching stuff alone! Why not tag along and join the fun? Don't worry, we're in the back row; we're not gonna bother anyone!
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