The Hi-Lo Bro Show

Author: Richard Ryan and Garrett Chaffin-Quiray

Richard and Garrett talk up film culture: the Good, the Bad, and the Wonderfully Awful. We take on a piece of midnight trash/cult pop filmmaking, and pair it with a daunting, difficult piece of High Art cinema. Spoilers everywhere: these conversations are meant for listeners who have seen the films under discussion. We also delve into significant works of film criticism and history, as well as the source material for some of the greatest movies ever made. And some of the worst.
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Europa Report / Starship Troopers - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 17 – September 2025
Friday, 3 October, 2025

This is the one where Richard dreams of flying to Jupiter, while Garrett shame spirals over youthful bad taste.***Referenced media:“Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)“Starship Troopers” (Robert Heinlein, 1959)“2001: A Space Odyssey” (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)“Fury” (David Ayer, 2014)“Deep Impact” (Mimi Leder, 1998)“Armageddon” (Michael Bay, 1998)“Apollo 13” (Ron Howard, 1995)“The Martian” (Ridley Scott, 2015)“Saving Private Ryan” (Steven Spielberg, 1998)“Solaris” (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972)“Star Trek Into Darkness” (J.J. Abrams, 2013)“The Abyss” (James Cameron, 1989)“Glory” (Ed Zwick, 1989)“Keetje Tippel” (Paul Verhoeven, 1975)“Soldier of Orange” (Paul Verhoeven, 1977)“Total Recall” (Paul Verhoeven, 1990)“Basic Instinct” (Paul Verhoeven, 1992)“Showgirls” (Paul Verhoeven, 1995)“Robocop” (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)“Scanners” (David Cronenberg, 1981)“Lebanon” (Samuel Maoz, 2009)“Strangers in a Strange Land” (Robert Heinlein, 1961)Audio quotation:“The Abyss” (James Cameron, 1989), including “Main Title” by Alan Silvestri, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmDkNlBu3n5lruEi09R65aMGUFLEkVfvo“Europa Report” (Sebastián Cordero, 2013), including “Theme from Europa Report” and “A World Other Than Our Own” by Bear McCreary, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZs0nFdwR84raFQr50JYW2pgTh_q4qU94“Showgirls” (Paul Verhoeven, 1995)“Robocop” (Paul Verhoeven, 1987), including “Drive Montage” by Basil Poledouris, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kYWHsq2WK_WC2ESV42PS_bliD4mDNiQRg“Starship Troopers” (Paul Verhoeven, 1997), including “The Roughnecks”, “Klendathu Drop”, and “Propaganda Spot / Fleet Battle Station”, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLohYzz4btpaTZ3Aa_VNo-JnIY0qcFFENA