Cinema Head Cheese: The Podcast! #7 featuring Ryan Nicholson and Ron Ford

Kevin Moyers and Jeff Dolniak sit down for a talk about their first movie trade-off. Kevin made Jeff watch the Karate Kid remake, while Jeff had Kevin watch Hanger. They also discuss a Swedish exploitation book, rape in movies and whatever else comes to mind.

Our Canadian correspondent Lacey Paige got a quick phone interview with director Ryan Nicholson of Hanger and Gutterballs.

Also in this episode, Kevin and Jeff talk to director and CHC contributor Ron Ford in the first ever edition of Know Your Cheese.

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Movie Review: The Karate Kid (2010)

Remaking a classic would seem to be an impossible task. None of the recent horror movie remakes worked. Planet of the Apes was okay, but the message of the original was lost. You might not call the original Karate Kid a classic, but for anyone in my generation, it's an important part of our youth. It's a movie that gives the underdog hope, and it has a great message about never giving up. When I heard about the remake and Will Smith making this a vehicle for his son, I was expecting garbage. I got just the opposite.

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The story focuses on twelve-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother as they move from Detroit to Beijing for mom's job. We learn early that Dre's father died a short while before the move, though it's never discussed. As you would expect, Dre has a hard time adjusting to his new surroundings, especially since he doesn't speak Chinese. I feel like you know the rest of the story, but I'll continue anyway.