Nick Nolte is a dirty, drunken jerk of a cop who needs Eddie Murphy’s help to find a couple of crazy killers loose in San Francisco. I discuss the role of film as a bridge between 1970s cop movies and 1980s cop movies, place it in context with similar films, and examine the unusual structure. I explore how it fits into director Walter Hill’s career as well as Nolte’s and Murphy’s. I pick apart the police procedural aspects, the weak romantic subplots, and the racial themes.

Join me as I deconstruct the movie’s theme of game-as-rite-of-passage and the Alan vs Van Pelt conflict; plan to make contingency plans for bad special effects if I write a screenplay; and laugh at the slow rhino. I also analyze the minor character roles, pick apart the rule that someone has to roll a 5 or 8 when there’s only one player left to roll the dice, and try to think of a reason to bury a really cool box full of something really cool so children can eventually find it.

Join me as I join The Doctor from Speakeasy Commentaries for the second time for a transoceanic fan commentary from two ridiculous movie/comic book geeks. The Doctor explains the back story and history of Iron Man in the comic books (the storyline “Demon in a Bottle” is the one where Tony confronts his alcoholism). I explain the connection to Ozzy Osbourne (Ozzy sang for Black Sabbath and did the song “Iron Man”). We discuss Robert Downey, Jr. and Jon Favreau’s other work and arrest records. However, we are both very excited by the prospect of Iron Man 2, as well as an Avengers movie, especially with Samuel L Jackson.

Join me and my guest Scott of Speakeasy Commentaries for the big 50th Tysto audio commentary, wherein we take apart the Will Smith/Isaac Asimov epic I, Robot.

We discuss the Asimov stories, action movies in general, the fundamental strengths and flaws of the film, and movies made from Philip K Dick stories, as well as making some Fresh Prince of Bel-Air jokes.