Missing Out

Lex Michael and Tauri Jay continue #AllInTheKoolAid Month by roping in good pal, JQ Salazar to talk about the Chronicles of Riddick series! That's right, Pitch Black (2000), Chronicles of Riddick (2004), and Riddick (2013)! We soak in that Diesel GOODNESS!

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We're kicking off #AllintheKoolAid month with the beloved all-Black star-studded romantic comedy directed by Forest Whitaker, "Waiting To Exhale" (1995). Tauri Jay introduces Lex Michael to one of his favorite films growing up starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Divine, and Lela Rochon exploring the trails and tribulations that Black women face in the arena of love.

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The second installment for #JuLIES Month, Tauri Jay and Lex Michael watch Steven Spielberg's dramatic, star-studded retelling about the conman turned FBI agent, Frank Abagnale Jr, called "Catch Me If You Can" (2002).
Topics Covered: The truth vs the movie, Steven Spielberg's personal connection to the story, and white-collar crime prosecution issues!
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Your pals Tauri Jay and Lex Michael kick off this month's theme, "Ju-LIES!!" On this Very Special Episode, they discuss the This American Life Ep. 457 - "21 Chump Street" and the subsequent Musical Adaptation created by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The story covers true events regarding a young boy named Justin Laboy in Palm Beach County Florida who falls in love with an undercover officer placed in his High School to root out drugs, and in his attempts to impress her he makes an irreversibly bad decision that would effect his future.
Topics Covered: The War on Drugs, The Prison System, The True Meaning of "Defund the Police" and The Modern Landscape of the Marijuana Industry.
Check out 21 Chump Street: Original Cast Album
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Resources Sited-
ACLU 2020 Research Report: Tale of Two Countries
Ending the War on Drugs: By the Numbers
"Legalize it all" Harper's Magazine, April 2016
Encyclopedia Britannica: The War On Drugs
Marijuana Business Daily
RadioLab Presents: More Perfect - One Nation, Under Money
Marijuana Legalization vs Decriminalization
Interactive Media Bias Chart
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, we're joined by our hilarious pal, Dave Child, who contributes to #SchoolsOutFOREVER month with the delightfully bonkers horror film, "Prom Night II: Hello Mary Lou" (1987).
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This week, good, good boy Mark Donica joins #SchoolsOutFOREVER month by grabbing his flint and lighting a fire under our asses for Rooster Teeth's animated summer camp series "Camp Camp"!
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Missketeers, we kick off #SchoolsOutFOREVER month with Dustin Hoffman's first leading role about seduction, aimlessness, and seizing one's future... "The Graduate" (1967).
Check out the Criterion Collection's BluRay!
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This week, we conclude our #MotherMayI month with the 90's adaptation of the Charles Addams comic and 1964 series, directed by Berry Sonnenfeld, "The Addams Family" (1991). They discuss the aesthetic, a modern adaptation and the perfect casting!
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This week, Lex Michael continues #MotherMayI Month by sharing John Water's murder satire "Serial Mom" (1994). He and Tauri Jay discuss what did and didn't work in the story, how modern storytelling would handle the subjects, and how the movie's message still resonates!
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Tauri Jay and Lex Michael present their second film of the Mommy Issue themed month #MotherMAYI, "Scream 2" (1997). They discuss the relevant conversations it has about the media, the expert filmmaking, and the mysterious neck-braced taxi driver.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We're BACK, Missketeers! We kick off #MotherMAYI Month with Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller "Psycho" (1960). They discuss the groundbreaking choices, Anthony Perkins' compelling performance, and they pitch a CRAZY sequel starring the ROCK!
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**TRIGGER WARNING** Discussion of real instance of suicide and drug use.
This week, Tauri Jay and Lex Michael conclude the #MarchIntoMadness with The Mars Volta's debut concept album "De-Loused In the Comatorium" (2003).
They discuss the underlying story, the insanely intricate music, and Lex Michael's plagiaristic sequel album!
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Missketeers! Lex Michael introduces Tauri Jay to the Universal classic monster film, "The Invisible Man" (1933). They discuss groundbreaking visual effects, the perils of invisibility, and their takes on how to rebuild the Monster Cinematic Universe!
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**TRIGGER WARNING** Discussion of Rape/Sexual Assault in the following timecode: 00:25:20-00:30:16
We are officially theming this month #MarchIntoMadness and we start by diving into the BONKERS cop thriller starring Denzel Washington and John Lithgow, Ricochet (1991). Tauri Jay and Lex Michael discuss the comic book style storytelling, the hypothetical Die Hard crossover, and introduce the new segment "Bust a Recap"!
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Lex Michael adorns his leather cloak, voice box and bird helmet (you know how much he loves kooky head wear) to introduce Tauri Jay to Brian De Palma's supernatural film, "The Phantom of the Paradise" (1974).
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Happy Monday! This week, Lex Michael is opening his eyes to see "The Invisible Man" (2020). While Tauri Jay is looking towards the horizon as we come to the end of Cartoon Network's Steven Universe Future.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Missketeers! Tauri Jay made Lex Michael watch the first four episode of the Anime adaptation of the hit Shounen Jump series Death Note (2006). They discuss what they would do with a Death Note, if we'd take the Shinigami Eyes, and whether you can use a Death Note in a McDonalds.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Happy Monday, Missketeers! This week, Lex Michael is getting into the war with Star Wars: Battlefront II. Tauri Jay is getting his revenge with Amazon's Hunters.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We conclude "The Month With No Name" with Walter Hill's "Last Man Standing" (1996) starring Bruce Willis and Christopher Walken. They discuss the differences, the themes and what did and didn't work about the film.
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Happy Post-Valentine's Weekend! This week, Lex Michael is abducting you into his obsession with Netflix's "Horse Girl". Meanwhile, Tauri Jay is dancing and singing his way into your post-apocalyptic hearts with Hulu's "Utopia Falls".
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Lex Michael and Tauri Jay continue "The Month With No Name" with the first mainstream breakout Spaghetti Western Directed by Sergio Leone, "Fist Full of Dollars" (1964)! They discuss the differences, the influence on future westerns, and the icon that was Clint Eastwood.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Lex Michael and Tauri Jay watched the newest installment in the DCEU, "Birds of Prey" (2020). It's fun, colorful and FULL of personality! If you haven't seen it, we'll sell you on it.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Lex Michael and Tauri Jay start the first of their three-week series known as "The Month With No Name!" They explore how three different film makers tackle the same story featuring a lawless character with no name starting with Akira Kurosawa's 1961 classic "Yojimbo" (1961).
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Lex Michael and Tauri Jay both watched the final episodes of Netflix's hit existential drama disguised as an animated animal comedy, "Bojack Horseman"!
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tauri Jay forced Lex Michael to feel the fleeting beauty and harrowing sadness of Isao Takahata and Studio Ghibli's story about the true cost of war, "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988). They discuss the themes, animation and the everlasting relevance of this amazing film.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Happy Monday! This week, Lex Michael is reconditioning his brain after the Netflix documentary "The Great Hack". All the while, Tauri Jay is singing the praises of Cartoon Network's Steven Universe.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Chris Jaymes (Writer, Director, Producer) joins Tauri Jay and Lex Michael to talk about his Award Winning film, "In Memory of My Father" (2005). Chris breaks down the highs, lows, struggles and triumphs of creating a film using only his resources and strength of will.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! This week, Tauri Jay wants you to journey into the fantasy world of Netflix's "The Dragon Prince". Lex Michael geeks out over the epic finale to DC's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" CW Arrowverse Special.
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This year of 2020, it's time to slap on our special sunglasses and look back at the ever-topical John Carpenter satire, "They Live" (1988)!
Purchase the Blu-Ray on Shout Factory HERE!
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Happy New Years, Missketeers! Lex started this year with J.W. Rinzler's "The Making of Star Wars" Enhanced Edition. Tauri Jay's tummy started growling for Netflix's "Sugar Rush"!
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Our pal Colin P. McDonald joins us this week and lends his cinematography know-how to talk about the history of shooting Star Wars! We discuss everything: the original series, the prequel series, the spin-offs, and the first two of the sequel series!
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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Happy Holidays, everyone! Tauri Jay and Lex Michael discuss the Light Side and Dark Side of the final installment of the Skywalker Saga, Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker! SPOILERS BEGIN AT 07:13!!
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