Aliens Is The Best Sequel That’s Barely Like The Original

“Another glorious day in the Corps…”

1986’s Aliens blasted its way into theaters and began it’s quick ascent to the top of everybody’s “best sequels ever” lists. But the wild thing is, Aliens almost didn’t happen thanks to Hollywood’s famous ing skills. Clint, Cal and Nick talk about Sigourney Weaver’s legacy on the cutting edge of mid-80s action stardom, the Pinewood Studios crew’s daily tea time walk outs and James…

Scorsese Made a Lifestyle The Main Character

“Funny how?”

1990s Goodfellas set a new high watermark for the gangster movie. The Martin Scorsese classic starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta (along with, like, half the cast of The Sopranos) portrayed a world in which the mafia life itself was the main character. Clint, Cal and Nick talk about the origins of the famous Copacabana shot, the most brilliant insert shots in the history of film, and how…

“I’ve got a lot of fond memories of that dog…”

Welcome to season 4 of the CineFix Top 100! We’re starting with a fun one and everybody’s favorite globetrotting archeologist’s dad. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade capped the original trilogy of Indy films by producing a cold open origin story that’s worth studying in grad school and getting back to what made the fedora and whip so instantly iconic. Clint and Cal welcome their new co-host, Nick Limon to…

Making Gravity Was So Much Harder Than You Think

"I hate space."

For anyone that got to see Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity in the theater, it’s a breathless, palm-sweating, white-knuckled experience that is hard to describe. Essentially Castaway in space, Sandra Bullock is by herself for most of a tight 90 minute adrenaline rush just trying to survive. This episode of CineFix Top 100, Clint, Cal and Alex celebrate this harrowing film’s 10th Anniversary with its Academy Award winning Visual Effects…