Title: Suicide Squad [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Director: David Ayer
Producers: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle
Writers: David Ayer, John Ostrander (comic)
Stars: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne
Release date: August 5, 2016 (US)
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SHOWNOTES: Welcome to Collateral Cinema Season Three! We wanted to start off with something a little more contentious: Beau, Robert, Ashley, and Dakota don't actually agree on how we feel about the 2016 DCEU superhero (or supervillain) movie Suicide Squad, directed and written by David Ayer! Which of us wholeheartedly agrees with the generally negative critical consensus? Which of us feels there's something of value here to be apologists for? Which of us just likes that custom-made Joker car? Listen to find out! This Season Premiere, Collateral Cinema discusses the questionable cinematography, well-chosen but not-so-well-implemented soundtrack, mixed-reception casting, and the problematic reshooting and editing process that happened in the production of Suicide Squad. We also make comparisons on the part of Jared Leto's Joker performance against the many others (including Joaquin Phoenix' recent portrayal in the standalone titular movie), as well as this movie as a whole to its obvious Marvel counterpart and cinematic adaptation inspiration Guardians of the Galaxy from James Gunn—and on that note, predictions of where Gunn will take the announced sequel/soft reboot The Suicide Squad set in the DC Extended Universe, in addition to what we expect from the upcoming sequel Birds of Prey! There's a lot to dig in here, and a lot to harp on in this film, but most importantly, did we have fun talking about it?
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Ep 70: Collateral Cinema vs. Neil Breen’s I Am Here.... Now (SPOILERS)
The Wicked City (1992) Movie Commentary – Collateral Cinema: Director’s Cut!
Ep 69: Richard Donner’s The Goonies w/ Special Guests Lydia/Naomi/Jen (Shocked & Applaud) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
At the Movies Edition: Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
Ep 68: Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky II – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
At the Movies Edition: David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends w/ Special Guest Jim (Film Rage) – Collateral Cinema Halloween Special (Minor Spoilers)
Collateral Gaming x Collateral Cinema Collaboration Special (Part 2): Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 (2019) w/ Special Guest Dan Rockwood (Victims and Villains) (SPOILERS)
RE Movies: Resident Evil & Welcome to Raccoon City w/ Collateral Gaming – Collateral Cinema: Director’s Cut! Halloween Edition
Ep 67: Fred Dekker’s The Monster Squad (1987) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Collateral Gaming x Collateral Cinema Collaboration Special (Part 1): Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 (1998) (SPOILERS)
Ep 66: Tom Six’s The Human Centipede w/ Special Guest Juliette Miranda (Unwritable Rant) – Collateral Cinema Season Premiere (SPOILERS)
Bonus Episode: Shinichirō Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop w/ Special Guests Ian & Lewis (Retro Anime) – Collateral Cinema Anime Special (SPOILERS)
At the Movies Edition: Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
Morbin’ Edition: Morbius Morbie Review – Collateral Cinema: Director’s Cut!
Demonic Toys Movie Commentary – Collateral Cinema: Director’s Cut!
Ep 65: Aaron Norris’ Sidekicks (1992) – Collateral Cinema Season Finale (SPOILERS)
At the Movies Edition: Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Spoiler-Free)
At the Movies Edition: Jeff Fowler’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Collateral Cinema x Collateral Gaming Collaboration Special (Spoiler-Free)
Collateral Cinema 4/20 Special: Charles Band’s Evil Bong (SPOILERS)
Game Launch Edition: Traveller’s Tales’ LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – Collateral Gaming x Collateral Cinema Collaboration Special (Spoiler-Free)
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