Dark Matter on Bald Move Pulp
1,004 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 654 ratingsWe're currently covering Dark Matter on Apple TV+. Bald Move Pulp is where you can get your fix of robots, aliens, action space adventures, and everything in between; on television or on the big screen. Pulp was not made for serious drama, if that’s your thing, you might be looking for Bald Move Prestige.
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The Deuce - 206 - We're All Beasts
October 16, 2018 18:44 - 1 hourA.Ron and Jim blow all the doors down on the latest episode of HBO's The Deuce, "We're All Beasts". It provokes a lot of meta discussion about progressive politics, America's long lost battle against vice, and offensive analogies. We also talk about Eileen's guerrilla film-making campaign for what looks to be the very watchable Red Hot. Finally, A.Ron reacts to a 70s-era porno! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Romanoffs - 101 & 102 - The Violet Hour & The Royal We
October 15, 2018 20:03 - 1 hourIt's been three years since Don Draper left our televisions, and now Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner is back with something to say? Is it good, is it bad, is it something even worth saying? After seeing 180 minutes of his new series, The Romanoffs, we're still oddly divided on answering those basic questions. It's beautiful, and thoughtful, and at times absorbing, but are the disconnected lives of eight (perhaps delusional) offspring of the fallen House Romanov interesting enough to merit our ...
The Deuce - 205 - All You'll Be Eating Is Cannibals
October 09, 2018 17:00 - 1 hourJim and A.Ron go cruising for the latest episode, "All You'll Be Eating Is Cannibals". The Deuce has always featured duality; Frankie/Vincent being the parade example. But here we see two raids; one on an underground card game by a professional crew of criminals, another by professional law enforcement on an above ground massage parlor. We also see members of the gay community step out of the shadows and emerge as people, basically. And Vincent is confronted by his duality being converged. Le...
The Deuce - 204 - What Big Ideas
October 02, 2018 18:54 - 54 minutesA.Ron and Jim are down to talk about the latest episode of HBO's The Deuce, "What Big Ideas". The Deuce drops another couple of bodies, which draws the increasing attention of the Public Morals Task Force. Unfortunately, that attention is incompetent, corrupt, or often both. Bobby and Vincent have trouble dealing with their involvement in the flesh trade, even as Abby and Dorothy beat the streets trying to organize and help their fellow women, often to little result. Learn more about your ad ...
Ozark - Season 2 Wrapup
September 30, 2018 20:40 - 57 minutesFor the first time since The Young Pope, Jim and Cecily come together to record a podcast, this time on season 2 of Netflix's Ozark. We talk about the many things we liked and the few things we didn't. We also christen the deadliest road in all of the Ozarks, squeeze a baby for all of its juice, and find out just how much Cecily knows about poison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Deuce - 203 - Seven-Fifty
September 25, 2018 19:17 - 1 hourHBO's The Deuce moves out the LaLa land in the latest episode, "Seven-Fifty". The title reminds us that even people that we think of as "good" are capable of terrible exploitation in this world, a reminder that Simon and Pecalanos like to give us every 10 minutes or so. Lori gets her time to shine without her pimp clouding her view, Eileen makes some slight headway towards securing the budget for her high concept adult film, while the first shot is fired in a mob war for control over NYC's se...
The Thing (1982)
September 24, 2018 04:00 - 58 minutesSpecial thanks once again to Sean Ray for commissioning thus podcast for the 1982 John Carpenter sci-fi/horror classic, The Thing. The location, sense of isolation and paranoia, and atmosphere of dread this film is able to generate is incredible. Kurt Russel is iconic in his role as everyman bad*ss. And the gruesome, disturbing practical effects work still effectively sells the horrific alien action. Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Revi...
The Deuce – 202 – There’s an Art to This
September 18, 2018 20:10 - 1 hourA.Ron and Jim check out another funky episode of HBO’s The Deuce. Lori and Eileen’s careers heat up as the pimps are left out in the cold! Vincent gets nostalgic with Abby, while Paul and Bobby do their best to fight off rivals to their trades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007)
September 17, 2018 04:00 - 1 hourThis edition is intended to be the definitive version. The interesting thing is, Jim and I have always been a bit “meh” on the classic Blade Runner experience. Sure, we always saw how influential it is, and could understand why it was highly regarded “for it’s day”. We both felt like we saw the film with fresh eyes on this cut. There are problems with world building and pacing here and there, but everything tracks so much cleaner, and the third act which was always a standout is now a pure jo...
Castle Rock Wrap Up
September 13, 2018 21:17 - 45 minutesWe’re not upset with the people who like Castle Rock, as it’s charms are evident; it looks great, boasts an incredibly talented cast, and cribs from very highly regarded plots and material by genius of horror Steven King. Ultimately a show either grabs you or it doesn’t, and we flat out slipped through Castle Rock’s creepy grasp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Deuce – 201 – Our Raison D’être
September 11, 2018 20:37 - 49 minutesJim and A.Ron are happy to be back into the swinging 70’s with HBO’s The Deuce, with it’s return episode, “Our Raison D’être”. This time and setting are so colorful, fun, and alive that it’s easy to forget the layer of decay and menace that lurks just beneath each scene. Whether it’s pimps losing their grip on the game or mobsters that have grown fat and lazy from politicians looking the other way, there are a lot of dangerous people that could quickly decide that they are being squeezed ou L...
The Nun (2018)
September 06, 2018 04:00 - 22 minutesJim and A.Ron put on their brown pants tonight to go out and see The Nun, the latest installment in The Conjuring universe, but only one of us needed to. The film’s getting mixed reviews; and Jim worries that co-writer James Wan’s bag of tricks are getting played out and the movie suffers from inconsistent internal logic. Perhaps I’m the biggest wuss alive, but the movie got my hair standing up on the back of my neck fairly consistently. Your mileage may vary! This podcast is an abridged vers...
“Sharp Objects” Wrap, “Castle Rock” Thoughts
September 04, 2018 17:56 - 53 minutesWe’re back to finish up (?) our coverage of HBO’s Sharp Objects, and discuss our thoughts on Hulu’s Castle Rock through S01E08 (00:26:04). Next week we’ll be back to start our coverage of the second season of HBO’s The Deuce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Little Stranger (2018)
August 30, 2018 04:00 - 3 minutesJim and I had high hopes for The Little Stranger, thinking it would be an ultra atmospheric mash up of The Witch with Downton Abbey. Instead, we got a commentary on upper class angst during the 1940’s as their fortunes crumbled alongside their estates masquerading as a dull, drab little ghost story. At no point does the film ever manage to generate anything but mild disquiet and malaise. Which is a shame, because all the pieces were there for genuine horror. This podcast is an abridged versio...
Sharp Objects Ep. 8 – Milk
August 28, 2018 19:50 - 1 hourWe thoroughly enjoyed the experience of watching Sharp Objects these past few months. We found the finale to be of a piece with the whole. Maybe there weren’t satisfying answers to every single element or question raised by the series, but isn’t that the way life goes? We feel we got enough through Camille’s point of view to understand what motivated Adora and Amma, and liked that the show left some things ambiguous and open to interpretation. But what did everyone else think? Learn more abou...
Sharp Objects Ep. 7 – Falling, Castle Rock
August 21, 2018 19:10 - 1 hourToday we discuss the penultimate episode of HBO’s Sharp Objects, “Falling”, as well as our thoughts on the first six episodes of Hulu’s Castle Rock. Sharp was an especially wild hour, chock full of stomach churning child abuse and problematic sex scenes between damaged and self-destructive people, before promising a truly epic conclusion from the setup of a five way collision between Camille, Amma, Adora, Alan, and Chief Vickers. Will Detective Willis find his way into the middle of this perf...
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
August 20, 2018 09:50 - 55 minutesBrian Strader is back to, as he says, “play ‘TV Show Dumpster Fire’ roulette.” Unfortunately we think he may have lost by betting on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. We were suitably impressed with the detail of the animations, certain aspects of world building, and the themes here and there. Unfortunately, other aspects of the world building struck us as silly, the translations on the version we watched were universally bad, and themes that were engaging have been made more engaging ...
Sharp Objects Ep. 5 – Closer
August 07, 2018 17:02 - 1 hourJim and A.Ron talk about another hard to watch but impossible to turn away from episode of HBO’s Sharp Objects, “Closer”. The town of Wind Gap celebrates what could charitably be called a a dark and regrettable moment from their past history, while Adora tortures her daughter Camille in ways that would make Ramsay Bolton blush. Not much is advanced in terms of the central murder mystery, but we get the sense that this show is about to take a big step off a deep, dark cliff that is this toxic ...
Sharp Objects Ep. 4 – Ripe
July 31, 2018 17:58 - 1 hourJim and A.Ron continue to focus on HBO’s Sharp Objects, with a deep dive on the fourth episode, “Ripe”. Of course, Adora is just The Worst, but we see hints that the crazy awfulness of her family didn’t start with her. Who knows how many generations of Wind Gap women have been caught in this cycle of rage and shame? Also, Camille and Willis get handsy, suspicion swirls around John Keane and Bob Nash, and Amma gets (probably) fake murdered by the end of the episode. Learn more about your ad ch...
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
July 30, 2018 04:00 - 2 minutesThe plot around the bonkers stunt work is a bit thin, but the stunts themselves fully justify the movie. You can see ever dollar spent and bone broken literally up there on the screen, but it also must be said that these stunts are clinging desperately to the line from believable to unbelievable. And half the time they careen over that line and land in Fast & Furious territory. Unless they find an emotional core to build future episodes, this might be as good as a retro-futuristic spy thrille...
Sharp Objects Ep. 3 – Fix
July 23, 2018 19:25 - 1 hourThis week’s episode of Sharp Objects, “Fix”, is rough to watch. Filled with painful encounters with family, self-harm, and suicide, it is bleak and yet remains engaging and thoughtful as the camera captures the horrific events without artifice or judgment. Amma appears far more at risk and overtly dangerous than we first anticipated, Adora is an absolute monster, and Camille is clearly in over her head with this situation that she isn’t emotionally prepared for. Learn more about your ad choic...
Sharp Objects Ep. 2 – Dirt
July 17, 2018 19:57 - 1 hourWe’re back for more discussion of HBO’s miniseries, Sharp Objects, discussing the second episode, “Dirt”. But it turns out we can’t resist the siren call of discussing “all of television” as we do a deeper dive than is truly necessary on the 2018 Emmy nominations, as well as talk about the Stranger Things season 3 teaser that just dropped. We just can’t help ourselves! 00:00:00 – 2018 Emmy nominations 00:21:18 – Stranger Things season 3 00:24:53 – Sharp Objects episode Learn more about your a...
Skyscraper (2018)
July 12, 2018 04:00 - 18 minutesJim and A.Ron are back with another first run Bald Move, this time taking in The Rock’s latest family friendly action flick, “Skyscraper”. Die Hard + Towering Inferno = a pretty damn engaging and entertaining action film, smarter than most, and with plenty of heart courtesy Dwayne Johnson’s charisma and chemistry with co-star (and fellow badass) Neve Campbell. You’re going to be able to predict most beats of the film from the first 10 minutes, but it’s still a pleasure to watch Mr. Johnson do...
Sharp Objects Ep. 1 – Vanish
July 10, 2018 19:53 - 1 hourBased on the novel by Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects features Amy Addams as a journalist who returns to the small town she grew up in to investigate a series of killings. Giving us strong True Detective vibes, the mystery is intriguing and the characters are vivid and well developed just one episode in. We’ll be back with weekly coverage of Sharp Objects, if you’d like to join the conversation, use the links below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sharp Objects Ep. 1 - Vanish and HBO Talk
July 10, 2018 19:53 - 1 hourBased on the novel by Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects features Amy Addams as a journalist who returns to the small town she grew up in to investigate a series of killings. Giving us strong True Detective vibes, the mystery is intriguing and the characters are vivid and well developed just one episode in. We’ll be back with weekly coverage of Sharp Objects, if you’d like to join the conversation, use the links below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Incredibles 2 (2018)
June 14, 2018 04:00 - 39 minutesCecily and A.Ron are back to discuss Incredibles 2. Brad Bird returns to direct the original cast and some fun new cameos. If you liked Incredibles, this is more of it in every way. More supers, bigger action scenes, more Mr. Incredible angst, super teenage dating, and the best animal control scene in movie history. The script is literally the same script from the first, but the plot is really secondary to the pleasure of watching the characters metaphorically and literally bounce off each ot...
The Terror
June 01, 2018 19:07 - 49 minutesJim and A.Ron have seen AMC’s The Terror, the epic horror/historical drama set in the mid-nineteenth century that tries to answer the question of what went wrong during the doomed Franklin expedition to the arctic circle. These intrepid men were looking for a path through the sea ice that would open up speedier (and more profitable) trade to the new world and eastern markets, but instead they find themselves trapped in a frozen hell for years. Which will run out first? Their supplies or their...
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
May 30, 2018 04:00 - 16 minutesWe’ve seen Solo: A Star Wars Story and… really liked it! Maybe it was low expectations, maybe it’s just impossible to hate on Han, Chewie, and Lando dashing around the galaxy doing derring-do (although…), all we know is that we found ourselves grinning like idiots throughout huge chunks of this movie. Maybe you will too? It’s hard to tell, I feel like I used to know what a Star Wars fan would like, but after the prequels and The Last Jedi, I just don’t know. The big takeaway is that we’re bot...
5/18/2018 – Silicon Valley, Barry
May 18, 2018 19:51 - 40 minutesBald Move TV is back! Jim and A.Ron discuss the fifth season of HBO’s Silicon Valley before considering the brilliant first season of Barry, starring Bill Hader as a hitman trying to turn actor. It probably goes without saying, but massive spoilers for both shows in this episode. If you’d like to skip around, here are timecodes for the discussion… Silicon Valley – 00:00:33 Barry – 00:19:10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Deadpool 2 (2018)
May 17, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutesWe have seen Deadpool 2! If you saw Deadpool, and liked it, well, here is more of it. It is arguably even better, or at any rate, just as good. We loved Deadpool, and had an even better time with 2. There are more jokes, more over the top action, better cameos, and truly shocking and original things put on screen that you’re just not going to see in other franchises, all done in a very brisk, slick, and above all else, entertaining fashion. The trailer does not ruin this film, there are plen...
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
April 26, 2018 04:00 - 16 minutesIt took ten years of careful buildup to make the massive undertaking that is Avengers: Infinity War possible, but was all the effort worth it? Hell, yes. This is hands down the most epic comic book film ever made, and it is full to bursting with Marvel Studios hallmarks; funny interactions within the heroes, inventive and imaginative fight scenes, jaw-dropping, awesome world and universe building, and genuine character beats. The final act contains some effective gut punches that Jim and I ar...
Hackers (1995)
April 02, 2018 04:00 - 58 minutesMax commissioned one of his beloved films from high school (shout out to the Class of ’95!), Hackers. Directed by Iain Softley and starring Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie, Hackers is a mostly ridiculous look into mid-90s hacker culture that’s core plot is a rehash of Office Space, which is to say it’s a rehash of Superman III. We discuss the film as contemporary computer nerds and as grown men looking back at the naivety of early hacker culture and the weird prescience the move shows. Jo...
Ready Player One (2018)
March 28, 2018 04:00 - 24 minutesWe saw Steven Spielberg’s 80’s nostalgic fun fest, Ready Player One, and we were surprised that it managed to be a good film. We’d heard nothing but shaky things leading up to it, but with our appropriately set expectations, we had a lot of fun with it. It’s not perfect, the ending in particular is a bit of a mess, but it works if you want it to work, and if you’re in this movie’s target demo, you’re going to want it to work. Since we’re both pretty much at ground zero of that target, we can’...
It Follows (2014)
March 26, 2018 04:00 - 55 minutesToday’s commission is courtesy the kind support of Sean Ray, a five time commissioner! He selected It Follows, an extremely clever and inventive horror flick written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It has big ideas, and while it struggles to live up to them in places, the concept and performance of the plucky cast of likable yet relatively obscure young actors really makes the film shine. It’s fun to watch, it’s fun to think about, and it’s fun to talk about. How would you survive bein...
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
March 22, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutesJim and I saw a movie about giant robots punching even bigger monsters, and it was even dumber than we thought it would be. Jim and I have no small amount of affection for the first Pacific Rim. But hoo-boy, Pacific Rim: Uprising might up the robot on monster punching action slightly, but removes all of the spunk and charm of the original to give us a loud, boring, and thoroughly by the numbers action movie. My 11 year old loved it, though, so if you have one of those around, or are one of th...
Sharp Objects Ep. 6 – Cherry, Castle Rock
March 18, 2018 03:00 - 1 hourWe’re back to talk HBO’s Sharp Objects and a preliminary spoiler-free discussion of Hulu’s spooky Castle Rock! Here are some time stamps to help you navigate the podcast… 00:00:52 – Castle Rock 00:12:18 – Sharp Objects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Highlander (1986)
March 12, 2018 04:00 - 1 hourSpecial thanks to our buddy Jason Shankel hailing from the Nattercast for commissioning this podcast for the 1986 sci-fi action fantasy film Highlander, directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert. Jason and his friends also did a deep dive on Highlander, so please check that out if you’re looking for a very affectionate and informed take from life-long fans of the franchise. As for us, we thought Highlander was cheesy fun. The film boasts an excellent soundt...
Altered Carbon Season One Wrapup
February 23, 2018 20:43 - 51 minutesWe spin up Netflix’s Altered Carbon after we’ve decanted it for a few weeks, to see what we make of it in our final analysis. Cool concepts, excellent design, and decent sci-fi action are slightly undercut by sometimes silly and hammy execution, and a failure to take ideas to their logical conclusion. Still, we’re always down to ponder futurism and human singularities, so we dig it. It will be interesting to see if and how they decide to proceed with future seasons! Learn more about your ad c...
Black Panther (2018)
February 20, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutesRyan Coogler’s Black Panther is a great super hero film, and an even better launching point into interesting discussions about the politics of colonialism and liberation. Starring Chadwick Boseman as the Panther himself, and Michael B. Jordan as the best Marvel villain since Magneto, the movie is a constant challenge to one’s complacency and sense of justice. Wakanda looks amazing, the cast is fantastic, the world they are building is both visually and philosophically amazing, to the point th...
Looper (2012)
February 08, 2018 05:00 - 1 hourToday’s commissioned podcast is Looper, the 2012 sci-fi action thriller directed by Rian Johnson and starring, Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt. We have David Babulak to thank for this, as he’s the one who pulled the trigger and made the commission. This movie is really, really great, thought provoking, well made, and entertaining. It’s one of those podcasts where we sit back and think about time and space and what it’s like to meet yourself from the future, which is always...
Altered Carbon First Impressions
February 05, 2018 20:36 - 1 hourJim and A.Ron have seen the first two episodes of Netflix’s new sci-fi film noir series Altered Carbon. Hundreds of years into the future, the wealthy elite change bodies like we change clothes, and a fallen rebel from a long ago civil war is brought back to life by a rich immortal who wants him to investigate his own “murder”. Intriguing premise, looks amazing, with fantastic action sequences, but we’re a bit worried that some of the lofty ideas and world building are half baked, though not ...
Baldies 2017 – Awards Ceremony
January 31, 2018 20:00 - 1 hourWelcome to the 2017 Baldies Awards, where we honor the outstanding achievements in film, television, and Bald Move podcasting for the year! This is the main event, the 2017 Baldies Awards Ceremony proper. Once again we don our most formal t-shirts to hand out the Baldie gold to those deserving. Who takes home the top prize for Drama and Actor? There is sure to be fun and controversy along the way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baldies 2017 – Best Drama
January 31, 2018 19:59 - 1 hourThis 2017 Baldies Awards deliberation is on “Best Drama”! Perhaps the most prestigious of the Baldies, this award recognizes the best television show we saw in 2017, and this deliberation explains why we scored dramas the way we did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baldies 2017 – Best Female Actor
January 31, 2018 19:58 - 1 hourThis 2017 Baldies Awards deliberation is on “Best Female Actor”! Who’s the lady taking home the Baldies Gold?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baldies 2017 – Best Male Actor
January 31, 2018 19:57 - 1 hourThis 2017 Baldies Awards deliberation is on “Best Male Actor”! Who’s the dude taking home the Baldies Gold?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baldies 2017 – Best First Run Bald Movie
January 31, 2018 19:56 - 42 minutesThis 2017 Baldies Awards deliberation is on “Best First Run Bald Movie”! We saw a lot of movies last year. Which one was best? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baldies 2017 – Best Commission, Documentary, Comedy
January 31, 2018 19:55 - 1 hourThis 2017 Baldies Awards deliberation is on “Best Commission, Documentary, Comedy”! We try to decide on the best commissioned podcast, documentary and comedy for 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baldies 2017 – Worst Disappointment
January 31, 2018 19:54 - 55 minutesThis 2017 Baldies Awards deliberation is on “Worst Disappointment”! You’ll never guess, but in this one we debate what was the worst disappointment in TV / movies last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baldies 2017 – Return to Form, Highest Stakes / Biggest Risk
January 31, 2018 19:52 - 56 minutesThis 2017 Baldies Awards deliberation is on “Return to Form, Highest Stakes / Biggest Risk”! We talk about shows that might have stumbled in the past, but have picked themselves up, dusted themselves off, and are back better than ever, as well as recognize the people and projects that took crazy foolish risks that paid off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baldies 2017 – Best Debut or Pilot, Biggest Surprise / Miss
January 31, 2018 19:51 - 1 hourThis 2017 Baldies Awards deliberation is on “Best Debut or Pilot, Biggest Surprise / Miss”! We talk about our favorite freshmen shows and pilot episodes, the things that really took us by surprise, as well as the podcasts we feel like we let get away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices