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Our Ernest P. Worrell retrospective is coming to an end with a trio of direct-to-video oddities that prove definitively that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is god and Jim Varney destabilized the middle east. Pl…

There once was a man named Worrell - Ernest P. Worrell!

Even as a lad he was sensitive and caring

As cunning as a fox and as slippery as a herring

Whimsical and Mellow- A hale and hearty fellow

Not forma…

Hey Vern, when was the last time you watched an Ernest movie? Join us as we explore the filmography of Jim Varney; America's favorite redneck, rubber-faced, human cartoon.

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Daniel Craig reprises his role as 007 and the James Bond franchise reins are taken over by Finding Neverland director and noted whitebread auteur, Marc Forster. What could possibly go wrong? Jake and…

This is either an episode celebrating Denzel Washington and his ability to elevate every film he works on OR just an excuse for Shawn Glinis to try to sell us on the gospel of Tony Scott cinema.

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We're wrapping up our three-part Shinya Tsukamoto retrospective with a trio of films spanning three different decades of the director's career. Noted Shinya Tsukamoto hater, Adam Miros, joins the pod…

We're deep into Summer blockbuster season, so let's kick back with the boys and let the power of new release cinema wash over us. What could be better than a hot night with a triple feature that incl…

Part 2 of our Shinya Tsukamoto spectacular takes a look at the director's mid-career work as he inches away from cyberpunk and into the world of psycho-sexual nightmares and creepy doppelgangers. Don…

Pierce Brosnan leaves the world of 007 behind him to make way for the first James Bond film of the contemporary era: Casino Royale. Does Daniel Craig have the chops to take on a serious adaptation of…

Shinya Tsukamoto's cynical cyberpunk aesthetic might seem like a nightmare to some, but given the current state of the world, maybe it isn't all that bad. Join the OV squad as we dissect his early fi…

Once my race lived, we fished we hunted

Had families, we laughed

They are all gone, I am the last

I am the last

I found love once, we were bonded forever

We had children

Now they are gone, I am the last

I a…

The smell of the ol’ bat. The feel of that dirty pigskin. Do you miss it? How can we survive in a world temporarily inconvenienced by the lack of sports? As we count down the days until the billionai…

Die Another Day marks the fourth and final 007 outing for Pierce Brosnan, but how does it stack up to the previous films in the James Bond franchise?

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Moldy fridge or murderous alien creature? This week, the Bebop crew puts bounty hunting on the back burner to fight off a mutant lobster that has invaded the ship. Steve and Colin also take a look at…

The Bebop crew visits Jet's old stomping ground, Ganymede, and encounter his ex-girlfriend along with her new criminal boyfriend. Plus, Steve and Colin take a look at the history of Jet Black's voice…

This week on Woolong Club, Steve and Colin discuss the Nazca Lines, terrible improv records featuring the Rolling Stones and the latest addition to the Bebop crew.

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The Bebop Crew chase down a handful of bounties (and a priceless medicinal plant) while Steve and Colin give you the story of the show's English voice director, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.

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Space truckers, obscure 80's metal bands and even a potential Cowboy Bebop spin-off that never made it off the ground. All this (and more) this week on Woolong Club.

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This week, Colin and Steve take a close look at Cowboy Bebop's character design and dig into the psychology of a blues playin' murderous child that never ages.

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Spike's past finally catches up with him in this landmark episode. Plus, Steve and Colin discuss the history of Yoko Kanno and one of the all-time best scenes in animation.

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