Culture Dogs

11/06/2024

Whatever is going on, know that finding friendship and community is far more important than embracing fearful narcissists.
I (Kevin) thought so yesterday, and I still do today.
Sam (and you) are part of that friendship and community, of course.
Hope to have a new ep on November 17.
Thanks

06/17/2024

Culture Dogs 20240609 – UFOs, Webb, Mifune, Lightsabres and Linklater = Soderbergh... What Does It All Mean? with Sam Hatch and Kevin O'Toole
Project Bluebook from 2019, plus Steven Soder... er, I mean, Richard Linklater's Hit Man and newer episodes of Doctor Who, Star Wars: The Acolyte and Sh**un
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Culture Dogs is your weekly video and movie news and review program for Grtr Htfd CT USA on 91.3FM WWUH West Hartford and streaming at wwuh.org - Sam, and sometimes Kevin, can also be heard on the Damon Scott show on 96.5 TIC FM Tuesdays PM.

03/25/2024

Hey, folks! Kevin and Sam did a new Culture Dogs that aired last night on WWUH, and here it is, available for streaming at this link thru April 6, 2024.
On gthis episode: the darkness of Nickelodeon from the late 90s, the revival of X-Men from the mid 90s, and conspiracies and murder! SO, it;s not like we ruined ALL your childhoods, right...?

CULTURE DOGS EPISODE 20240324 : Ruining and/ or celebrating your 90s childhoods since 2002
Sam discusses Quiet On Set (currently streaming on Max), The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping and American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (both currently streaming on Netflix), and Kevin talks up X-Men '97 (currently streaming on Disney+) and The Regime (currently streaming on Max)

Sam discusses Quiet On Set (currently streaming on Max), The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping and American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (both...

11/28/2023

Here is the latest Culture Dogs with Kevin O'Toole and Sam Hatch
Episode 3.5
Less Neckbeards More Youth Group
(Broadcast on November 26, 2023)
In which Sam has completed watching the sci-fi anime Pluto on Netflix, and Kevin has been watching Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, also an anime on Netflix.
Also, Kevin saw The Marvels and again puzzles over the "Marvel is finished" doomscroll-bait that seems to happen when there is a superhero film with multiple women antagonists, most of whom are not white. Also, Kevin drops a few thoughts on the podcast Bibble and its' graphic novel adaptation, both written by Jordan Morris who has a new graphic novel coming out called Youth Group

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11/28/2023

Here is the Culture Dogs with Kevin O'Toole and Sam Hatch
Episode 3.4
Fincher v Bay v Robots and winner gets a WWUHFfie
(Broadcast LIVE on November 19, 2023)
In which Sam has begun to watch 2 anime series on Netflix (Pluto and Akuma Kun) and Kevin has (barely) begun to watch Scott Pilgrim Takes Off and has watched the new David Fincher feature, The Killer (also both on Netflix). Also, we muse on how Warner Bros seems to not want to release films they have created anymore, we think back on our Fincher rankings and how Worst Fincher > Best Michael Bay, and we revisit our 1st WWUH Film Awards (aka The WWUHFfies) from 2003.

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05/24/2023

Here is the latest Culture Dogs with Kevin O'Toole and Sam Hatch - Episode 2.23
Koji Berry Age Capitol Avenue Dream Now with More Beef (Broadcast LIVE on May 21, 2023)
In which Sam and Kevin talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (currently in theaters) a second time for Sam's dad (also because Kevin finally saw it), Kevin finally finishes Beef (the Lee Sung Jin series starring Stephen Yuen and Ali Wong, now on Netflix), generally catching up on stuff (thank you, WGA Writer's Strike!), Poker Face (Sam watched most of the Rian Johnson Peacock series starring Natasha Lyonne), Moonage Daydream (Brett Morgen's documentary about David Bowie, currently on Max), and Star Trek: Picard (Kevin caught up with the series on Paramount Plus, starring Patrick Stewart and, basically everyone ever featured on Star Trek: The Next Generation).
Available at the link below thru June 3, 2023

 In which Sam and Kevin talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (currently in theaters) a second time for Sam's dad (also because Kevin finally sa...

03/13/2023

Culture Dogs with Sam Hatch and Kevin O'Toole - Episode 2.16 - Keep Your Hot Dog Fingers Out of My Mouth (March 12, 2023)
In which Sam and Kevin talk about those awards (with some real time updates, at time of broadcast), why awards for art and how many ways James Cameron will be snubbed. Also, local cinema stuff, including a project in New Canaan. Also, Chris Rock and Hot Dog Fingers.

In which Sam and Kevin talk about those awards (with some real time updates, at time of broadcast), why awards for art and how many ways James Cameron wi...

03/08/2023

Culture Dogs with Sam Hatch and Kevin O'Toole - Episode 2.15 – Aggretsuko, an Egg, Colonel Klink and the Young Sam Elliott (March 5, 2023)
In which Sam and Kevin talk about the Sanrio shows Aggretsuko and Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure (streaming on Netflix), a little bit more on Elvis Mitchell's Netflix doc, remembering Tom Sizemore, the guilty pleasure broadcast TV bonus channels (i.e., Hogan's Heroes, Dark Shadows and Mission Impossible) local goings on at Real Art Ways, Cinestudio, HartBeat Ensemble and Sea Tea Improv Studios and Warner Bros. may be making more Tolkien based features (maybe with Peter Jackson) and more!

Available at the link below thru March 18, 2923

 In which Sam and Kevin talk about the Sanrio shows Aggretsuko and Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure (streaming on Netflix), a little bit more on El...

02/28/2023

Culture Dogs with Sam Hatch and Kevin O'Toole - Episode 2.14 – 3xtr40rd1n4r1ly 1974 (February 26, 2023)
In which Sam and Kevin talk about “ Extraordinary” (the Hulu comedy series about a “normal” 25 year old living in London on an Earth where most humans manifest superpowers around age 18), “M3GAN” (Gerard Johnstone's feature about a robotics engineer (Allison Williams) who builds a life-like doll that turns dangerous (currently streaming on Peacock), “Bruiser” (Miles Warren's feature about a 14-yearm old boy (Jalyn Hall) who turns to a charismatic loner (Trevante Rhodes) for help after being beaten up, which affects his relationship with his father (Shamier Anderson) (currently streaming on Hulu, and partially checked out by Kevin)), “Three the Hard Way” (the 1974 so-called “Blaxploitation” action feature directed by Gordon Parks Jr., with Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly and Jay Robinson) and “Black Samson” (another 1974 so-called “Blaxploitation” feature directed by Charles Bail and starring Rockne Tarkington and Carol Speed, with music by Allen Toussaint), plus a timely update on the current and upcoming cinema schedules at Real Art Ways and Cinestudio, as well as a little bit on local theater events.

 In which Sam and Kevin talk about “Extraordinary” (the Hulu comedy series about a “normal” 25 year old living in London on ...

02/21/2023

Culture Dogs with Sam Hatch and Kevin O'Toole - Episode 2.13 – Volcanosploitation (February 19, 2023)
In which Sam and Kevin talk about “Is That Black Enough for You?” (an Elvis Mitchell film currently on Netflix), “Alice in Borderland” (the Japanese Sci-Fi Fantasy series, also currently on Netflix), “Fire of Love” (a documentary about married French vulcanologists and filmmakers Katya and Maurice Krafft, directed by Sara Dosa, currently on Disney +) and Kevin complains about a seeming Marvel movie backlash being a bit much (i.e., the chatter about negative reviews of “Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (which Kevin admits he hasn't even seen yet... well, you should listen... really...).

In which Sam and Kevin talk about “Is That Black Enough for You?” (an Elvis Mitchell film currently on Netflix), “Alice in Borderland&r...

11/15/2022

The latest edition of the Laserdisc Wolfpack Podcast is up on Sam Hatch's Culturedog YouTube channel:
The LaserDisc Wolfpack is a collective composed of wild and woolly characters, skilled at hunting LDs and LD-related material. Occasionally, when the moon is full (or it’s a weekend night they have available), they’ll gather in the darkened forest to howl about new LaserDisc acquisitions and a plethora of hot LD topics.

In this episode, it’s back by popular demand… the return of the jacket art! Yes, it’s another round of tasty high quality LD jacket art selections curated by the Wolfpack panelists and special guest star Shawn Robert Gillette!

Also returning in this episode are Ryan “The Chainman” Cushing, Maxeene the LaserDisc Queen, Chris “Hangerbro” Haller, and Sam “Culturedog” Hatch.

The LaserDisc Wolfpack is a collective composed of wild and woolly characters, skilled at hunting LDs and LD-related material. Occasionally, when the moon is...

11/15/2022

The latest Culture Dogs episode is up and available for streaming at the link below thru November 26, 2022!
Episode 2.8 - Multi-Tier Marketing, Rebellion, Physics and Alo Glo 11132022 with Sam Hatch and Kevin O'Toole
In which Sam and Kevin discuss the WWUH Fall Fundraiser (trying to raise $30,000.00 thru 11/20/2022 at 6pmET! You can help by calling 860-768-4008 and a) making a pledge, or b) leaving a message with your name, phone number and a time that's good to call you back to take your pledge. You can also give thru our online store if you go to http://wwuh.org and click on the "Donate Now" button on the left side of the page! Do it now, please!)
Also, we talk about doc series "The Vow Part II" (currently on HBO and HBO Max), episodes 3 and 4 of "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities" (all eps now streaming on Netflix) and Star Wars: 0Andor (10 of 12 eps of season 1 now streaming ion Disney Plus)
Also, Kevin considers giving his life over to heartburn medication, and neeeearly has talked Sam into it, and, also The Voice of Delorenzoid 9host of The Greatest Show From Earth is in studio!

http://wwuh.streamrewind.com/bookmarks/listen/368231/culture-dogs-episode-2-8-multi-tier-marketing-rebellion-physics-and-alo-glo-11132022-with-sam-hatch-and-kevin-o-toole

 In which Sam and Kevin discuss the WWUH Fall Fundraiser (trying to raise $30,000.00 thru 11/20/2022 at 6pmET!  You can help by calling 860-768...