<p><strong>It’s Die Hard in a casino!</strong></p><p>This week, hosts <strong>Phil and Liam</strong> are stepping into the swirling, neon-drenched chaos of <strong>Brian De Palma’s SNAKE EYES (1998)</strong> - joined by none other than <strong>Travis Woods</strong>, the highly acclaimed film writer who is <em>literally</em> writing the book on De Palma.</p><p>During a high-profile boxing match in Atlantic City, corrupt local detective <strong>Rick Santoro</strong> (Nicolas Cage) witnesses the assassination of the U.S. Secretary of Defense, who was being guarded by his best friend, US Navy Commander Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise). With thousands of people trapped inside the casino, and a hurricane on the way, the building becomes a deadly pressure cooker, and as Santoro unearths a dark conspiracy, he must decide whether to take a pay off and look the other way…or risk everything to expose the truth.</p><p>What follows is <strong>a pressure-cooker thriller set almost entirely inside this one building</strong>, packed with <strong>impossibly complex tracking shots, split diopters galore, and some of the most ostentatious filmmaking flexes of De Palma’s career.</strong> We break down how <em>Snake Eyes</em> really is both <strong>“Die Hard in a casino”</strong> and “Die Hard 2 in a casino”, why it’s <strong>a perfect showcase for Cage’s full-throttle charisma</strong>, and how De Palma - <strong>the king of cinematic maximalism</strong> - injects <strong>pure operatic style into a film that’s basically one long unraveling conspiracy.</strong> Plus, Travis takes us deep into <strong>De Palma’s career, his recurring themes of surveillance, voyeurism, and deception, and where <em>Snake Eyes</em> fits amidst the great man’s remarkable legacy</strong>. So throw on your loudest suit, place your bets, and join us as we go all-in on this <strong>gloriously demented, spectacularly sleazy thriller</strong>! Here comes the pain, baby!</p><p><em>SNAKE EYES</em> trailer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VucLIxy23TA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VucLIxy23TA</a></p><p>At the time of release, <em>SNAKE EYES</em> is streaming on Fubo and is available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV, Fandango, Plex and all the usual platforms!</p><p>Click here to subscribe to our Patreon feed 48 HOURS OF BUDDY MOVIES! Sign up on the website (instead of the app) to save $$$!</p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/48hoursofbuddymovies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/48hoursofbuddymovies</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
