The Review at the End of the Universe
Recently the teaser trailer and title for Star Wars Episode IX was released and Kneel Before Pod got together to discuss the brief 2 minutes of footage that were released to the public. We discuss flipping, J.J. Abrams’ body of work, Billy Dee Williams and Zombie Luke Skywalker. Craig and Angus can be found as…
After a brief emotional Knee-Jerk reaction to the initial viewing of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and a more detailed reaction from Craig, Angus, Natalie and Izaak, Chris and Aaron decide that they have more to add before it arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray. Aaron can be found on this very site and Chris can…
After a brief emotional Knee-Jerk reaction to the initial viewing of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi we promised to come back and cover this in more detail so here we are doing a more analytical podcast on the entirety of the film. The discussion shoots off in different directions such as class struggle,…
Rian Johnson’s highly anticipated Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi is finally upon us and Kneel Before Pod wants to be as close to the cutting edge of reactions as possible. Following a midnight screening of the film Craig, Angus, Natalie and Izaak got together to discuss their initial reactions of the film. There are…
The new Star Wars trilogy continues with Rian Johnson’s heavily anticipated Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. I was somewhat critical of The Force Awakens for its numerous callbacks to A New Hope in its narrative. In many ways it felt like a safe high budget remake in order to reinvigorate the franchise and appease newcomers…
A pilot is recruited by the CIA for various covert jobs at the same time he becomes a drug runner for a noted Cartel in Doug Liman’s American Made. Tom Cruise takes the lead as Barry Seal; a pilot with talents that are very much wasted working on a commercial airline. This changes when he…
Kneel Before Pod tackles the Star Wars universe when Angus, Aaron, Natalie, Chris and myself (Craig) get together to talk about the 2015 smash hit Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. We cover a lot of ground from our thoughts on the film to outlandish theories and generally just have fun talking about it….
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant adapts the true story of frontiersman Hugh Glass’ (Leonardo DiCaprio) fight for survival in the harsh wilderness after being left for dead following a bear attack. Tales of survival are always going to get the attention of moviegoers and we frequently hear about actors putting themselves through hell in order…
JJ Abrams brings Star Wars back to the big screen with The Force Awakens. This entry serves as the next part of the saga following on from Return of the Jedi as well as being a convenient jumping on point for new fans. This is going to be a difficult one to review as the…
Alex Garland’s Ex Machina explores the concepts of life, consciousness and what it means to be human through a version of the Turing Test. The Turing Test is defined as a method to “challenge a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligence comparable to, or indistinguishable from, a human.” This test forms the core of Ex Machina…
