Four-Color Film Podcast
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAllen Christian, Steven Granger, and Gerald James do the Lord's work, as rhey watch every comic-book adaptation throught out all moving-picture media, starting with theatricallt released films.
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Episode #42 - X-Men
September 24, 2016 13:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBJoin hosts Allen Christian & Steven Granger, and the Andy Richter of Podcasting, Mr. Gerald James, as we dive head first into the modern superhero movie with 2000's X-Men, directed by Bryan Singer, starring Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, and Huge Jackedman. With a plot that might as well have been lifted straight out of a bad Roy Thomas comic, the film exceeds in every other department. Kevin Nash jokes happen. We forget to mention the Danzig connection, even though we really wanted t...
Episode #41 - The Crow: Salvation
September 19, 2016 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBHost Steven Granger is joined by co-host Gerald James to quickly review 2000's The Crow: Salvation. Even Gerald hates this travesty. Allen misses an episode for the first time, and remains thankful that his job kept him away from this steaming pile of garbage. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @fourcolorfilm Facebook: facebook.com/fourcolorfilm Website: fourcolorfilm.com
Episode #40 - Mystery Men
September 16, 2016 06:35 - 2 hours - 120 MBPrepare to have your mouth smashed as we make you feel like an All-Star with a lengthy review of 1999's Mystery Men. A fantastic comedic take on the genre, Mystery Men is surprisingly funny and entertaining, and the perfect way to close out the 90's. Taking every trope of the genre from the 90's and lampooning them to varying degrees of success, the movie never gets boring. Well cast and well written, the film is just good fun. We highly recommend it.
Episode #39 - The Mask of Zorro
September 02, 2016 03:07 - 2 hours - 143 MBThis week on the 'cast, Allen and Steven put together an episode on-par length-wise with some of the epics, except this one is just for 1998's The Mask of Zorro, starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Directed by Martin Campbell, the film defies our expectations and delivers on both fun and quality. This, however, doesn't stop the discussion from veering into the oddest of realms, from the global implications of 9/11, to Martin Van Buren starring in Jackass. Sea...
Episode #38 - Blade
August 25, 2016 21:37 - 2 hours - 116 MBJumping back into the main run, Allen and Steven tackle 1998's Blade. The first truly successful R-rated superhero property, Blade may or may not be responsible for the revitalization of superhero properties after the great crash of '97. Starring Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, and Kris Kristofferson, the vampire-slaying flick proves to be a lot of fun. In this episode, an un-spirited debate is had on the validity of Kris Kristofferson's status as an American treasure, Wesley Snipes is probably...
Episode #0 - Batman '66 Film
August 18, 2016 16:38 - 1 hour - 104 MBThis week we take you all the way back to the beginning, where we meander through our very first episode. 1966's Batman starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Listen as hosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger try to figure out what even is a podcast. Marvel as they have nothing substantial to say about the feature-length Adam West Batman. Stand in puzzlement as you find that over a year later, we haven't bothered to do much editing on this episode at all. The decision to not publish this episode ...
Episode #37 - Batman '66 (TV Show)
August 18, 2016 15:50 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBAllen and Steven are joined again by Gerald James to discuss the Adam West Batman television show, along with a bunch of stuff coming out of the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @fourcolorfilm Facebook: facebook.com/fourcolorfilm Website: fourcolorfilm.com
Episode #36 - Barbarella
July 24, 2016 21:50 - 2 hours - 117 MB1968's Barbarella is the last film we hit on this pick-up run. Big, bombastic, stupid, and visually stunning. For its time its sci-fi production is worth the price of admission. Gerald James pops up midway through the episode, having not seen the movie, so derailment was imminent. But we discuss the film as best we can. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @fourcolorfilm Facebook: facebook.com/fourcolorfilm Website: fourcolorfilm.com
Episode #35 - Fritz The Cat
July 17, 2016 18:00 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB1972's Fritz The Cat, written and directed by the legendary Ralph Bakshi, based on the Robert Crumb comics. It's raunchy. It's Rated X. It's 2.5/5 stars. Allen and Steven try to tackle this animated mess that tries to tell a story, tries for some character development, and tries to show a lot of anthropomorphic animals fucking. It succeeds at one of those. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @fourcolorfilm Facebook: facebook.com/fourcolorfilm Website: fourcolorfilm.com
Episode #34 - Sheena
July 07, 2016 21:22 - 2 hours - 113 MBContinuing our rewind, we dial up 1984's Sheena, starring Tanya Roberts and Vic Blossomsdad. Featuring one of the most interesting people to ever live, Princess Elizabeth of Toro, who, amidst a jam-packed fascinating life, somehow managed to squeeze in a role in this terrible movie. We discuss as much about this movie as possible, which is actually quite a lot. We make a good time out of a bad movie. The perfect useless podcast for a useless summer day. Email: [email protected] Twitter:...
Episode #33 - Flash Gordon
July 03, 2016 21:18 - 2 hours - 113 MBTaking a step back to pick up some things we missed for a few weeks, we hop back to 1980's Flash Gordon, starring Sam J. Jones, Max Von Sydow, Brian Blessed, and Timothy Dalton. Steven had never seen the film, and it's an old favorite of Allen's. We drop a few factoids, but mostly spend the episode just happy to have enjoyed something for the first time in months. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @fourcolorfilm Facebook: facebook.com/fourcolorfilm Website: fourcolorfilm.com
Episode #32 - 1997: Steel & The Death of Superhero Films
June 23, 2016 19:39 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBDiverting from the usual format of talking over a film, we decide instead to sit down with Gerald James and do a retrospective on the 90's as well as past episodes, take 1997 to task for being an onslaught of bad superhero films to the point of putting the genre into a coma, we look forward to the future, and we sum up everything we would have had to say about Steel in just a few minutes, as opposed to a long, drawn-out episode where no one is having any fun. Email: [email protected] Tw...
Episode #31 - Spawn
June 09, 2016 19:06 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBStill stuck in 1997, this week brings us to the abysmal film based on the Todd McFarlane property, Spawn. Hosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger are once again joined by Alan Hardy and Gerald James in an effort to talk about anything but this movie. Better Martin Sheen movies are discussed, we lament that more people don't know how cool Michael Jai White is, Allen Ribisis his jaw, Gerald is upset that Alan calls John Leguizamo "Johnny Legs", Alan is upset that Allen regards Donny as the les...
Episode #30 - Men In Black
June 02, 2016 19:01 - 1 hour - 101 MBStill in 1997, we arrive at Men In Black. Based off the Aircel Comics (later bought by Malibu Comics, who were then bought by Marvel Comics) property, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Vincent D'Onofrio, Linda Fiorentino, and Rip Torn, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, with a score by Danny Elfman (which we neglect to mention). The film is a enjoyable and a great watch, but it was so successful and so ubiquitous that the boys have trouble finding anything worthwhile to say about it. So they...
Episode #29 - Batman & Robin
May 26, 2016 17:28 - 2 hours - 149 MBAgainst everyone's wishes, the crew (including the returning Gerald James) returns to Gotham City. A city of justice, a city of love, a city of peace for everyone of us. We all need it. Can't live without it. No surprises here. Nobody likes this. The nicest words we can manage are in praise of the promotional Pop-Tarts released during the hype. Everyone is terrible, and nothing about this movie is good. Also in this episode, Allen's hatred for Pat Hingle reaches new heights, fax machines on ...
Episode #28 - The Crow: City Of Angels
May 19, 2016 19:26 - 1 hour - 105 MBWe round out 1996 by revisiting the world of James O'Barr's The Crow in the ill-advised sequel, The Crow: City Of Angels. We have a full house as Allen and Steven welcome back previous guests Alan Hardy, Gerald James, and Lacey Day, to dissect and attempt to explain what is happening in this movie. Also on this episode, we discuss the band HIM for really no good reason, white trash goth kids, every 80's band ever is referenced for no good reason, Pantera is outed as Lynyrd Skynyrd with distor...
Episode #27 - The Phantom
May 13, 2016 02:46 - 2 hours - 111 MBThis week we managed to rope Gerald James into talking about a movie he had never seen or cared about. 1996's The Phantom, starring crowd-favorite Billy Zane, is a forgettable thrill ride that never left us bored or short on jokes. Far more fun than you'd think, but far less fun than it should be, the pulp comic strip character is treated well, and delivers enough entertainment to kill 2 hours. Though its PG rating leaves us all baffled. Billy Zane is adored, Allen confuses James Russo for Ja...
Episode #26 - The Barb Wire Drinking Game
May 05, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBLacey Day pinch-hits for Steven as we tackle 1996's Dark Horse Production of Barb Wire, starring Pamela Anderson. We turn the film into a loose drinking game to help us get through the 100 minute run time. Lacey offers unique insight as to why, while she loves a strong female lead, she finds nothing much to like about this film. A strange adaptation of a 90's comic, mixed with 90's action trash, and a loose ganking of the plot to Casablanca, Barb Wire falls short of everyones expectations, an...
Episode #25 - Judge Dredd
April 28, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBThe 1995 Sly Stallone vehicle, Judge Dredd, is our personal plague this week, as we try to talk about the film, but mostly end up talking about other, better sci-fi movies. We out ourselves as Stallone apologists, but can't quite get behind him being in this movie. We discuss the questionable life choices of the great Max von Sydow. Rob Schneider is certainly in this movie, Armand Assante tragically isn't dealing coke in this film, and all Germans are bad guys in the 90's. Also in this episod...
Episode #24 - Batman Forever
April 21, 2016 16:25 - 3 hours - 181 MBIn our longest and most in-depth episode to date, we sit down to sing the praises of Joel Schumacher's first swing at the Dark Knight in 1995's Batman Forever, starring Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnel, and Tommy Lee Jones. Unfairly tossed aside in the pop-cultural landscape due to the failures of Batman & Robin, Schumacher's first outing after taking the reins from Tim Burton was actually everything a Batman movie should be. Not without its flaws, and with villains playe...
Episode #23 - Tank Girl
April 14, 2016 17:47 - 1 hour - 107 MBLacey Day joins us for the second week in a row, for a movie she actually likes this time, as we delve in to 1995's cult classic, Tank Girl. Lori Petty stars in the titular role, with support from Naomi Watts as Jet Girl and Ice-T as the leader of the Rippers. Malcolm McDowell once again fulfills his life's purpose and plays the villain. The movie is largely enjoyed, even though Allen hates both post-apocalyptic movies, and movies that think Earth is ever going to run out of water. Because of...
Episode #22 - The Mask
April 07, 2016 19:23 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBJoined once again by Lacey Day, we take on the 1994's Jim Carrey vehicle, The Mask. Based off the Dark Horse Comics property and developed by Dark Horse Entertainment, The Mask deviates strongly from its violent source material and becomes a kid-friendly, living cartoon. Bolstering the rising career of Jim Carrey and launching the career of Cameron Diaz, the film was both wildly successful (being the second highest-grossing comic book film of all time, behind only Batman) and critically well ...
Episode #21 - The Shadow
March 31, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBJuly 1, 1994 Imagine, if you will, a time when the world was demanding that Alec Baldwin wear terrible prosthetics under a bandana. When children clamored for a pulp hero that barely made it out of the 40's. And imagine if you will, an entire film based around a hero with no discernible good qualities. (Though we're still really into that last one if the box office returns for the latest Zack Snyder picture is any indicator.) This was the age of The Shadow. And by age, I mean probably a week....
Episode #20 - The Crow
March 24, 2016 15:56 - 2 hours - 111 MBThis week, we deep dive into the murky world of Alex Proyas' 1994 adaptation of The Crow, starring Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, and Jon Polito. Hosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger are joined by the returning Gerald James and brand new guest Alan Hardy Jr., as they share their expertise on the film with our comparatively ignorant hosts. This episode might present our deepest dissection of an film to date, yet we still manage to talk about a hundred other things. Marvel as Steven asks our gu...
Episode #19 - Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
March 17, 2016 16:00 - 1 hour - 82 MB1993's Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm is the first animated film we tackle on this odyssey. From the creators of Batman: The Animated Series, the film stars Kevin Conroy as Batman, Mark Hamill as The Joker, Abe Vigoda as crime boss Salvatore Valestra, and Dana Delany as Andrea Beaumont. Phantasm is arguably the best Batman film of the 90's, and certainly one we hold a lot of affection for. Hosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger are once again joined by Bat-friend Gerald James as they tackle t...
Episode #18 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
March 10, 2016 15:24 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBIt's 1993. It's a dark and desolate time. Everyone is sitting at home. No one wants to do anything. Alice In Chains is still a relevant band. Then, like a flash of light reflected off the bottom of a Pepsi can, we were gifted with time-traveling turtles. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (now retroactively subtitled "Turtles In Time") is a horrible waste of everyone's time. Even still, we manage to stay on topic somehow. Hosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger are joined by the oft-mentioned ...
Episode #17 - Batman Returns
March 03, 2016 18:27 - 2 hours - 142 MBThe boys go back to the Batcave with returning guest Gerald James for Tim Burton's true take on the Dark Knight in 1992's Batman Returns. Host Steven Granger loves this movie, host Allen Christian has conflicting feelings, and guest Gerald James really just doesn't like it at all. A roller coaster ride of emotion occurs throughout the runtime of the film. Every moment is dissected as we actually stay completely on topic for the entire episode. Elfman's score is praised and we discover Gerald'...
Episode #16 - The Rocketeer
February 25, 2016 17:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week we dive into the world of Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer in the 1991 film directed by Joe Johnston. Starring Bill Campbell as the spitting image of Cliff Secord, a young stunt pilot in the late 1930's, taking on the villainous Nazi spy, Neville Sinclair, charmingly portrayed by Allen's second favorite James Bond, Mr. Timothy Dalton. The film is as family-friendly as it could be, but without once talking down to its audience and never once slipping into being stupid or silly. Also in th...
Episode #15 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
February 19, 2016 00:52 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis week, hosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger spend most of the runtime of the film talking about entertainment in the 90's while realizing they're too old for this movie. Production-wise, Secret of the Ooze is leaps-and-bounds ahead of its predecessor, but at the same time fully succumbs to the cartooniness of the popular animated series. Divorced from the nostalgia, everything here is bad, but everything here is still a lot of fun. Also on this episode, this movie and Vanilla Ice are ...
Episode #14 - Captain American ('90)
February 11, 2016 13:14 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBHosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger truly suffer for this endeavor when they dredge the depths of the superhero genre and crack open a fresh Blu-ray of 21st Century Film's Captain America movie. Our second crossing with the infamous Menahem Golan, and thankfully our last, Captain America drives home everything that was wrong with his idea of hasty, cheap filmmaking. Starring Matt Salinger, this movie is a tidal wave of boring, and we emphatically discourage you from wasting your time. Em...
Episode #13 - Dick Tracy
February 04, 2016 13:42 - 2 hours - 116 MBIt's 1990, and Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy, starring Beatty, Al Pacino, and Madonna, is the order of the week. Set inside a comic strip Chicago in 1938, the film is full of your typical gangster film tropes, but never slips into the despair of cliche. Beautifully designed, well shot, well acted, and passably written, Warren Beatty's pet project manages to be one of the few films to actually capture the look and feel of a comic strip. Also in this episode, James Caan gets shade, the Spider-Man...
Episode #12 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
January 28, 2016 16:35 - 1 hour - 103 MBNew York's most severe crime wave in decades consists of petty theft, and the boosting of electronics on a level that Vin Diesel might refer to as "excessive." Hosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger take you through the grainy and poorly lit world of 1990's independently produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Details of the production are largely ignored as the guys get sort of nostalgic for the movie, but mostly try to puzzle out why many adults claim they still like this beyond just nosta...
Episode #11 - The Punisher ('89)
January 21, 2016 18:23 - 1 hour - 101 MBHosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger put on their skull shirts, because somebody here has to, and dive into the gritty world of 1989's The Punisher, starring Dolph Lundgren. With a baffling distribution model, this movie never saw the dark of a theater in the US, but has still managed to be noteworthy enough as to be unavoidable in our run. Heralded as boring and cliche, this odd Dolph Lundgren vehicle is surprisingly entertaining. Cliche and true to many genre tropes of 80's exploitation...
Episode #10 - Batman
January 14, 2016 14:58 - 2 hours - 150 MBAnother long one, deservedly so, as the boys welcome special guest Gerald James to discuss the cultural phenomenon that was Tim Burton's Batman (colloquially known as Batman '89), the film that really started Batmania, and the guys try their best to figure out why. One of the absolute cornerstones of superhero cinema, Batman '89 may not fully withstand the test of time, but it's place in our cultural lexicon is undeniable, and we're certainly not short on opinion on the subject. Also on this ...
Episode #9 - The Return Of Swamp Thing
January 07, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB1989's much maligned The Return Of Swamp Thing was an unknown element, but quickly became a favorite. With no irony, this odd sequel is one of the best things to come out of this run. The boys felt like kids in a candy shop. Or like the kids in this movie, without nearly as much sass or wit.Email: [email protected] Twitter: @fourcolorfilm Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fourcolorfilm
Episode #8 - Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
January 01, 2016 00:36 - 2 hours - 111 MBThe boys breathe a sigh of relief as the era of the Christopher Reeve Superman franchise comes to a close. Cannon Group's Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (as it would be unfair to assign the blame to director Sidney J. Furie) sees a massive decline in quality, but has far more redeeming features than most remember. To say that this film falls short would be an understatement, and to cut it slack would be a sin, but the nail in the franchise's coffin may not be quite as bad as the world remem...
Episode #7 - Conan The Barbarian (The Christmas Spectacular)
December 25, 2015 06:18 - 2 hours - 139 MBGoing backwards, Allen Christian and Steven Granger hit on 1982's Conan The Barbarian, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones, and directed by John Milius. With this episode, the boys celebrate Christmas, ramble about cable programming in the 90's, talk about why the winter is the best time to enjoy sci-fi and fantasy, delve into their experience with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (complete with spoilers), try to quote the muted movie, and discuss their personal Christmas traditio...
Episode #6 - Howard The Duck
December 17, 2015 17:00 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBOur heroes tackle 1986's Howard The Duck. It isn't good. Interspecies relationships make everyone uncomfortable, everyone tries to avoid thinking about Mr. Rooney's real life indiscretions, and lament the context in which Lea Thompson's panties are placed.
Episode #5 - Supergirl
December 10, 2015 17:00 - 2 hours - 120 MBThis week's episode finds the guys dealing with 1984's much-maligned Supergirl. While this spin-off certainly does not deserve to be the lowest rated entry into the Super series, it doesn't quite work either. Brace yourselves for a conversation as meandering as this film, as hosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger question the moral fortitude of a Jimmy Olsen who dates high schoolers, compare the late-great Peter O'Toole to the late-great pro-wrestling legend, The American Dream, Dusty Rhode...
Episode #4 - Superman III
December 03, 2015 18:35 - 1 hour - 109 MBTwo men have never been so defeated by a film about a flying man in tights. Allen Christian and Steven Granger do their best to slog through the runtime of 1983's Superman III, directed by Richard Lester and Starring Richard Pryor. Christopher Reeve's third outing as the Man of Steel sees a significant decline in quality in both production and writing. The boys try their best to be positive and do what they can to stay awake, but mortal men can only take so much.
Episode #3 - Swamp Thing
November 26, 2015 17:45 - 2 hours - 110 MBHosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger dive into the murky world of Wes Craven's 1982 cult classic, Swamp Thing, starring Catherine Deneuve? Or Adrienne Barbeau. Whichever. Based on the DC Comics property created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, Wes Craven's Swamp Thing is at once confusing, a bit meandering, and a lot of fun. Much like this episode. The boys have also received a contribution for their friend Aaron McMullan, who does a far better job of breaking down this film.As always, q...
Episode #2 - Superman II
November 12, 2015 17:26 - 2 hours - 160 MBTaking on both the theatrical cut and the Richard Donner cut of 1981's Superman II, hosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger go in-depth with full commentary on both cuts running simultaneously. The result is a scattershot breakdown of the greatest Superman film ever made, an in-depth look at what makes both cuts work so well, and some confusing digression into pro-wrestling, probably.Comments, questions, and corrections can be sent to: [email protected]
Four-Color Film Podcast - Episode #1: Superman
November 05, 2015 06:22 - 2 hours - 158 MBHosts Allen Christian and Steven Granger begin their dive into the roller coaster ride that is the 40+ year history of comic book film adaptations. Sticking strictly to the idea of theatrically released films based on pre-existing comic book material, our boys tackle Richard Donner's 1978 opus, Superman. (The Batman '66 film was not ignored. It is the Episode Zero mentioned. Will be published at a later date.) Any questions or comments can be directed to [email protected]