Episodes

  • Episode 16: Perfect Organism
    Aug 27 2024

    We're back after a very long hiatus to talk about the newest edition to one of our favorite franchises, Alien: Romulus. Directed by Fede Álvarez and premiered August 16, 2024 and starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Isabela Merced, Archie Renaux, Aileen Wu, and Spike Fearn. If you want to hear our thoughts on the movie and more give it a listen!

    Other media we discussed:

    Civil War directed by Alex Garland (2024)

    A Face in the Crowd directed by Elia Kazan (1957) Who Framed Roger Rabbit directed by Robert Zemeckis (1988)

    Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America written by Christopher Wylie (2019) Warrior created by Jonathan Tropper (2019)

    Chameleon Street directed by Wendell B. Harris (1989)

    Losing Ground directed by Kathleen Collins (1982).

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 15
    Jan 25 2023

    Welcome back to The Blue Room with the first episode of 2023! And for a new year we have a new logo, now with everyone's name included. In this episode we discuss Mark Mylod's "The Menu" as well as the documentary "This Place Rules" from Channel 5 creator Andrew Callaghan (who we've recently found out has had a number of allegations). Sorry for the late upload but we hope you enjoy it! Music used: Brock Berrigan-Tequila Mockingbird

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 14: Christmas Time is Here
    Dec 26 2022

    Merry Christmas everyone! We know it's been a while since our last couple of episodes. But here's a good christmas present. We released two episoded on the same day (Episdoe 13 &14). In this episode of The Blue Room, Nkosi and his dad reunite to discuss movies, plays and tv shows we've seen over the last couple of months as well as touch a bit on the topic of unconventional Christmas movies!

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    59 mins
  • Episode 13: The Worst of Horror
    Dec 26 2022

    On this episode of The Blue Room (which was supposed to come out a lot earlier than expected) Nkosi, Gilton and Michael talk about some of the worst examples of horror films that we can think of. It was also a special episode of The Blue Room since it Michael's birthday and Nkosi talks about his time in Madison. Not only will you hear about some interesting discussion about some really bad movies, but you'll also get the chance to win a prize so make sure to listen to the episode!


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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Episode 12: What's Past is Prologue
    Oct 21 2022

    Welcome back to the Blue Room. Doesn't it seem that a lot of movies these days are simply remakes, reboots or sequels? Amid this return of franches the guys talk abIn this episode, the guys talk about the history and makings of blockbusters, what's caused this pivot to nostalgia, and if there is a limit or extent to which nostalgia can be utilized.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 11: Return of the Kings
    Oct 4 2022

    Wow it's been a while since we've recorded hasn't it. "Is this even real" you might be asking. But yes, it's real and yes, we're back and at it again. We know, we know we've missed a lot these past ple of months. And you’ve probably been dying to know during this time what our thoughts were. Well, we’re here to share our opinions and more in our new episode! In or return to form we talk about what we've been watching, what we're looking forward to and also also talk a bit about what we've been reading as well. And for such a special occasion, we also brought back a special friend of the show, Michael Evans! We hope this makes up for lost time.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 10: War
    Mar 15 2022

    "War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves"-Leo Tolstoy. With the continuing situation in Ukraine we felt that it would be pertinent to talk to about how war is depicted in cinema and what makes an anti war movie.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode 9
    Mar 4 2022
    Welcome back to another episode of The Blue Room. From wold events to new releases alot has happened in the last two weeks and we're here to tell you about it. In this episode we go into detail about the music we've been listening to, artist releases to look out for, and some of the movies that were snubbed from the Oscars. Bonus points if you can guess which movies we reference in this episode.
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    1 hr and 20 mins