Oct 18, 2018

Korean animation director Yeon Sang-ho’s first live-action film, Train to Busan, quickly became a breakout hit. Yeon paired intense action with class conflict in the claustrophobic setting of high-speed commuter rail. With an inevitable English-language remake on the way, Legends Podcast jumps aboard the KTX 101 to...

Oct 10, 2018

Director Tim Burton is known for his gothic eccentricity and distinctive visual style. Nowhere is this more evident than in his second feature film, Beetlejuice. A tale of death and dismemberment that somehow plays as a family film, Beetlejuice helped propel Burton to Legendary status, as well as cementing the movie...

Oct 3, 2018

Before he took the reins of the Batman franchise in the ‘90s, director Joel Schumacher helmed a youthful ‘80s take on the other iconic creatures of the night: vampires. The Lost Boys was an instant classic, but does it still pack a bite after thirty years? We decide to mullet over. This is Legends of Halloween!

Sep 25, 2018

Earlier this year, the Mister Rogers documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? became the highest-grossing biographical documentary of all time. The film was part of the current trend toward docs featuring serious examination of entertainment properties, driven in part by crowdfunding on sites like Kickstarter. This week,...

Sep 20, 2018

This week we’re paying homage to the late, great Burt Reynolds, who passed away earlier this month, with one of his most famous roles. But we’re also celebrating the start of football season with a gridiron classic. When a disgraced quarterback runs afoul of the law, he must field a team of hardened convicts to take...