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Necro 311 Neo Noir Maniacs 2 The Man Who Wasn't There

We’re back with another Neo Noir episode this week.  We cover the Coen Brothers THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE,  from 2001. The episode comes on the heels of the excellent Criterion release that includes new extras and a making-of documentary.
Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                 “If You Really Don’t Love Me” - Interpol        

Necro 310 Excalibur

We have been talking about doing this one for quite a while, so with this the release of the excellent, limited-edition bluray from Arrow, we took on EXCALIBUR.            John Boorman’s epic telling of the King Arthur legend was groundbreaking back in 1981. It was a darker narrative, exploring the complexities of these iconic figures and featured several familiar faces early in their careers.
 
Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                 “Kill with Power”– Manowar

NECRO 309 PULSE

This week we go back to 2001. It’s the dawn of the new millennium and the world is filled with anxiety over the perils of the internet, existential dread and the mystery of mortality.  Behold PULSE, a heavy death meditation written and directed my Necro-approved Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                 “Ground Zero”– Zeni Geva  

NECRO 308 28 YEARS LATER BONE TEMPLE

We continue our coverage of Alex Garland’s trilogy further chronicling the post infection world with 28 YEARS LATER THE BONE TEMPLE. This time around Nia DaCosta is at the directorial helm to chronicle the fate of Spike, Dr. Kelson, Jimmy Crystal and Samson.
 
 
Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                 “Number of the Beast”– Iron Maiden

NECRO 307 NEO NOIR MANIACS 2 NIGHTHAWKS

We have been talking about doing this one for a while. The 1981 neo-noir NIGHTHAWKS features Sylvester Stallone on the heels of Rocky I and II as well, a post-Empire Strikes Back Billy Dee Williams and the US film debut of Rutger Hauer. It’s a grimy journey through old NYC as an international task force pursues a maniacal terrorist.
 
Intro:                   “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                “Slowride”– Foghat

NECRO 306 BENEATH

More Larry Fessenden this week. We check out BENEATH, the 2013 monster movies that he directed, written by Tony Daniel and Brian D. Smith.   
Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                 “Male Supremacy”– Carnivore

NECRO 305 SE7EN

David Fincher’s classic Se7en seems like a film that we should have done years ago.  In the wake of some rumblings of a Fincher directed Netflix Se7en series, we decided it was timely to go back to the 90’s for this groundbreaking crime horror movie with solid performances turned in my Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt set in a dreary nameless city.
 
Intro:                   “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                “Funeral of Existence”– Mayhem

NECRO 304 WENDIGO

We continue our celebration of independent film auteur Larry Fessenden.  This week we travel back to 2001 for WENDIGO, a harrowing story of death, Native American Folklore and the eye of the unreliable narrator.
Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                 “Despair”–  Mayhem

NECRO 303 THE LAST WINTER

Independent film hero Larry Fessenden is celebrated this week with his 2007 environmental horror film THE LAST WINTER. Set in the icy hinterlands of Alaska, we follow the plight of an oil drilling operation confronted with strange, ancient phenomena.
 
 
Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                 “Spectre”– Former Worlds

NECRO 302 NEO NOIR 1 BASIC INSTINCT

This week we kick off our newest miniseries: NEO NOIR MANICS. First up is the classic 1992 Paul Verhoeven directed BASIC INSTINCT.  Erotic thriller master Michael Douglas (along with his awful v-neck sweater) teams up with Sharon Stone to deliver one of the 90’s most controversial films
Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                 “Paint It Black”– W.A.S.P.