The Shining (1980), Gremlins (1984), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

It’s all play and no work on this week’s Extra Milestone, because
Jason Read has returned to the show to discuss a trio of very
different movies. We begin with a detailed exploration of Stanley
Kubrick’s Horror masterpiece The Shining, complete with
reflections on why the terror of it is so effective, analyses of
the movie’s themes and mysteries, a discussion of why method
acting is a flawed and unnecessary process, and even a few
personal stories that relate to the movie. Afterward, we take on
Joe Dante’s Gremlins, stopping along the way to discuss its
implementation of cinematic language, its historical
significance, and all of the darkly comedic chaos that comes with
it. Finally, we cap off the show with a fittingly sporadic look
at Dante’s oft-overlooked sequel Gremlins 2: The New
Batch, which is one of the most entertaining movies either
of us have ever seen, as well as being a knowing satire of
culture stuffed with enough cameos and mania to last a lifetime.
It’s a jam-packed Extra Milestone to continue the jam-packed
month of June, and we hope it’s even more fun to listen to than
it was to record.


SHOW NOTES:


00:02:35 – The Shining

01:07:05 – Gremlins

01:31:30 – Gremlins 2: The New Batch



NEXT WEEK: In what may be the most
culturally significant pair of films discussed on Extra Milestone
yet, I will be reuniting with Anthony Battaglia of Anyway,
That’s All I Got to discuss Steven
Spielberg’s Jaws and Irvin Kershner’s The Empire
Strikes Back!


Music in this Episode: Theme
from Gremlins composed by Jerry Goldsmith, and
“Midnight, the Stars and You” performed by Ray Noble and his
Orchestra, with vocals by Al Bowlly.


Cinemaholics in this Episode: Sam
Noland and Jason Read


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