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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At the Movies Edition: James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad (2021) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Minor Spoilers)
Ep 55: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg‘s The Interview (2014) – Collateral Cinema Season Finale (SPOILERS)
At the Movies Edition: Cate Shortland's Black Widow (2021) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
Ep 54: Justin Lin & Simon Pegg‘s Star Trek Beyond w/ Special Guest Abigail Reeves – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Ep 53: Hal Needham's Hooper – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Video Nasties: Anthropophagus & Blood Feast – Collateral Cinema: Director’s Cut!
Ep 52: Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive (2011) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Anime Edition: Ninja Scroll Movie Commentary – Collateral Cinema: Director’s Cut!
Collateral Gaming x Collateral Cinema Kombat Special: NetherRealm’s Mortal Kombat 11 (SPOILERS)
Ep 51: Michael Herz & Lloyd Kaufman‘s The Toxic Avenger w/ Special Guest Michael Cornwell – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
At the Movies Edition: Simon McQuoid's Mortal Kombat (2021) – Collateral Cinema x Collateral Gaming Kombat Special (Spoiler-Free)
Collateral Cinema 4/20 Special: Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (SPOILERS)
WrestleMania Edition: Beyond the Mat Movie Review – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut!
Ep 50: Alphonso Cuaron's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Second Glance Movie Commentary – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut!
At the Movies Edition: Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
Ep 49: Steve Pink's Hot Tub Time Machine – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Random Movie Reviews: Body Chemistry II & Triloquist – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut!
Ep 48: Collateral Cinema vs. Rik Swartzwelder's Old Fashioned (SPOILERS)
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