Feature Underground
by Hunter Lanier
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The Naked Gun Review • Calm Yourselves Up
The Naked Gun Review • Calm Yourselves Up
About this podcast
The Feature Underground is a place for good-faith discussions about movies. All persons and viewpoints are welcome in the Underground. Adopt a little FU energy and join the community today!
Hunter Lanier, the host of Feature Underground, has written for the Houston Chronicle and Film Threat, and is a member of the Houston Film Critics Society. He used to be a baby, so think of him as a recovering idiot.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 39 episodes
- The Naked Gun Review • Calm Yourselves Up · 8 minAnd here's my review of The Naked Gun, starring Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, and Danny Huston. It's directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by…
- Fantastic Four: First Steps Review • All Sharp Turns, No Straightaways · 13 minAnd here's my review of Fanastic Four: First Steps. The film is directed by Matt Shakman and written by way too many people. Who held the pencil, who held the paper, and whose…
- Eddington Review • A Comedy of Posturing · 13 minAnd here's my review of Eddington, written and directed by Ari Aster, produced and distributed by A24. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell…
- F1 Review • Stale Popcorn Movie · 9 minAnd here's my review of F1 The Movie, written by Ehren Kruger and Joseph Kosinski, directed by Joseph Kosinkski. It stars Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies…
- Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning Review • A Nothing Impossible Burger · 7 minAnd here's my non-spoiler review of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, directed by Christopher McQuarrie. It stars Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, and…
- High and Low Review • Kurosawa's Best Movie · 21 minAnd here's my review of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 character-thriller, High and Low, starring Toshirō Mifune. This is the first entry in the Feature Pantheon series, which will have…
- Henry Johnson Review • New David Mamet Film · 11 minAnd here's my review of Henry Johnson, written and directed by legendary playwright, David Mamet. It stars Evan Jonigkeit, Shia LaBeouf, Chris Bauer, and Dominic Hoffman.Link to…
- Warfare Review • First Great Film of 2025 · 12 minAnd here's my non-spoiler review of Warfare, directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza. It stars D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Taylor John Smith…
- Black Bag Review • Present Everywhere and Visible Nowhere · 9 minAnd here's my non-spoiler review of Black Bag, the newest movie from Steven Soderbergh. It stars Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchette, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris…
- Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 Review • Falling from Grace · 13 minAnd here's my non-spoiler review of Daredevil: Born Again's first season. The show stars Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Wilson…
- The Monkey Review • Unpleasant Valley Sunday · 10 minAnd here's my non-spoiler review of The Monkey, written and directed by Osgood Perkins, but based on a short story by Stephen King. When we first meet the titular toy, it’s a…
- Russ Meyer's Vixen Trilogy Review • Restoration Au Naturel · 15 minThree Russ Meyer classics have been restored in 4K and an impending Blu-Ray release is upon us. January 28th, to be precise. These films include Vixen! (1968), Supervixens…
- Top 10 Movies of 2024 • A Feature Underground Exclusive · 16 minTo celebrate making it out of 2024 alive, I wanted to do something truly unprecedented: create a list of my favorite movies from the past year. Bear with me, as something like…
- Nosferatu Review • Carnal Carnage · 12 minAnd here's my non-spoiler review of Nosferatu, the latest movie from Robert Eggers, which stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin…
- A Complete Unknown Review • Talkin' Bob Dylan Biopic Blues · 23 minAnd here's my review of A Complete Unknown, the upcoming Bob Dylan movie starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, and Scoot…
- Juror #2 Review • Eastwood and Casual Dread · 16 minAnd here's my review of Juror #2, the latest and quite possibly last movie from the legendary Clint Eastwood. It stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Zoey Deutch…
- Gladiator II Review • Better Than the Original · 15 minAnd here's my spoiler free review of Gladiator II, directed by Ridley Scott. It stars Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pescal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, and Connie…
- Heretic Review • The Hugh Grant Show · 13 minAnd here's my review of Heretic, the latest A24 production. It stars Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East. It's directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. We meet two Mormon…
- Anora Review • Sean Baker Evolved · 17 minAnd here's my review of Anora, the festival sweetheart directed by Sean Baker and starring Mikey Madison. The ending of Anora is discussed at the end of the video in a spoiler…
- Memoir of a Snail Review • One of the Best Movies of 2024 · 13 minAnd here's my review of Memoir of a Snail, one of my favorite movies of the year so far. It features the voice talents of Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver…
