Watchmen

The Month of Moore comes to a close as co-host Jeffery Heatherly and I discuss Zack Snyder's Watchmen (2009), an adaptation of the groundbreaking graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Mired in development hell for years, this movie could have been a disaster - but it came out as good an adaptation as anyone could have hoped for. Jeff and I love it. Just a few of the many topics of discussed here: Broadway's effect on great actors, changes from the novel that work for the better, the impact of a well-placed song and the public's obsession with a certain blue phallus. Plus, a surprise cameo!

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The Month of Moore continues as co-host Jeffery Heatherly and I discuss Stephen Norrington's The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, Jeff and I agree that this action movie isn't entirely without merit, but on the whole doesn't do justice to its intriguing premise. Topics of conversation include Sean Connery's accent, pencil thin mustaches, uneven CGI, dumb marketing strategies and a hypothetical league of American gentlemen. It's an episode that's truly extraordinary - or, at least, more so than this movie.

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Cinemantics, co-host Jeffery Heatherly and I bring you an extra-long discussion of our favorite film of 2010, Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World! During our wide-ranging conversation we defend Michael Cera against people who claim he only plays one character, applaud the film's depiction of gays, geek out over video game references and rebut a particularly scathing review. In short, it's an episode anyone in lesbians with this movie will want to hear!