The Follow Up

Josh and Kel talk about the sequel (though some think of it as a remake) film "Evil Dead II"

The first remake done for the show, this episode will be a deep dive into the creative differences between the original 1962 "Cape Fear" and its 1991 counterpart. There are several key changes between the screenplay, characters, and main plot elements that create a very different film and themes from the original installation.

A desperate and greed-ridden attempt at keeping the music alive, "Shaft's Big Score" is a valiant effort in an attempt at fostering the early formation of a franchise, following the previous success of its predecessor "Shaft". Taking some big departures and tone shifts, the film ultimately is not as successful as the original (neither critically nor financially), but does still offer some of what made the first film great. Kel and Josh get into the details on this early entry into the Blaxploitation cannon.

Not your standard sequel, "The Color of Money" took hold of a storyline that had begun some 25 years prior and brought it new life and new audiences in Martin Scorsese's follow-up to the Paul Newman classic, "The Hustler." A film that shares a lot of the rugged, dark, smoke-filled environments as the original, it takes several major departures from the structure, storytelling, and characters from the original as well as taking significant liberties with the source material, unlike the predecessor film. In this episode, Josh and Kel will talk about these similarities, differences, and more in what would be Paul Newman's only Oscar winning film.

Teen Wolf was an awkward and generally ill-received (albeit successful) film for what was a small, independent studio. Looking to capitalize on the original's success, the studio decided to make a sequel that was, unsurprisingly, even less well received and significantly less successful. The film has gained some notoriety in cult film circles, making it an interesting watch as Kel and Josh try to tackle the "why" and "how" of this strange sequel.