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Watched ALIEN NATION for @matineeheroes.bsky.social. Seen it before but it’s been a long time. Honestly I wouldn’t mind a reboot of this. The movie’s good but it could be expanded a bit. Caan and Patinkin have a nice rapport though.

Men in Black is more generous than it gets credit for.

Craig, Elisabeth, and guest Tami Anderson talk about why the movie plays as a surprisingly kind, pro-immigrant sci-fi story.

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Vincent D’Onofrio’s Edgar is one of the great physical comedy performances in sci-fi.

Craig, Elisabeth, and guest Tami Anderson talk about why he makes Men in Black so weird, funny, and memorable.

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Men in Black gets a lot of mileage out of Tommy Lee Jones playing it completely straight.

Craig, Elisabeth, and guest Tami Anderson talk about how his stone-faced performance makes all the alien weirdness feel real.

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Still holds up. Very entertaining.

This week on Matinee Heroes: Men in Black

A smart-mouthed New York cop joins a hidden agency policing aliens on Earth, and his first day gets messy fast.

Craig, Elisabeth, and Tami Anderson talk immigration, galactic pugs, neurolyser damage, and Men in Black.

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Dane DiLiegro describing the daily realization that he was playing the Predator is fantastic. Waking up, riding the elevator, standing in a bar, all while thinking: “I’m the Predator.” Great stuff.

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Alien April leads to airport scanners, tungsten underwear, and the sort of conversation that goes from odd to ridiculous in record time. This clip is pure Matinee Heroes chaos.

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This Matinee Heroes clip calls out the “get away from her, you bitch” gag in Paul as the moment the movie breaks. Because the line is aimed directly at Sigourney Weaver, it feels forced and pulls you out instead of landing as a clever callback. There is also a quick Alien: Romulus comparison.

his Matinee Heroes clip argues that Paul’s biggest problem is that it feels insincere and gimmicky. It also covers the Devil’s Tower finale, Sigourney Weaver’s voice reveal, Lorenzo as the mole, and an E.T.-style moment.

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We're kicking off APE-RIL as Craig of @matineeheroes.bsky.social joins us to talk about the Eastwood classic Any Which Way You Can!!! What do we remember from the original 6 years ago? Does it matter? Let's find out!!! 🦧

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his week on Matinee Heroes: Paul 👽

A runaway alien, two British sci-fi geeks, federal agents, and a very bad RV trip.

Craig, Elizabeth, and guest Paul Hitchcock talk Paul, sincerity in comedy, Elizabeth’s starring role, and comic-con fatigue.

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Dane DiLiegro thought LA would be a 2-month stop. Then the pandemic hit, basketball vanished, and he made the call that changed everything: “I’m going to keep doing this acting thing.”

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This Matinee Heroes clip takes a sharp turn into injured-deer lore as Elizabeth tells the story of a wounded visitor who kept showing up for breakfast and may have become the whole neighborhood’s pet.

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Marlowe might be a lousy detective for one simple reason: he believes people. In this Matinee Heroes clip, Alan explains why his optimism makes him the anti-Columbo and leaves him disappointed at every turn.

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Why does The Long Goodbye feel so offbeat? In this Matinee Heroes clip, Alan ties it to post-60s LA: post-Manson, post-hope, and culturally unmoored. That uneasy vibe is the point.

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Philip Marlowe gives Terry Lennox a ride to Mexico and comes home to murder, a suspicious suicide, and a case that keeps getting stranger. Craig, Elizabeth, and Alan talk Altman, candle cults, the Oscars, and more.

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“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” may be one of the most quoted endings in film history, but the line says a lot more than people give it credit for.
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The nose-cutting scene in Chinatown is quick, nasty, and unforgettable. We break down why it works so well, and why Polanski handled that cameo himself.
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Part of what makes Chinatown so great is that it feels like a true story or a great novel, even though it came from an original screenplay. That’s rare.
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A routine infidelity case turns into murder, corruption, and family secrets. This week on Matinee Heroes, we break down Chinatown with guest Jeff Penn.
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Kevin Conroy on Batman’s depth:

“This is noir. This is dark… very gritty, very real.”

A great clip on Batman as an archetypal hero who lives in the shadows.

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Part of what makes The Third Man so haunting is how surreal and real it feels at once. Craig, Elisabeth, and Derek McCaw discuss the film’s eerie texture, creepy details, and off-balance style.
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The real horror of The Third Man is Harry Lime’s diluted penicillin scheme and the human cost behind it.

Craig, Elisabeth, and Derek McCaw discuss the film’s darkest revelation.
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If you want, I can also do a second pass that makes these a little punchier or darker.