Bonus Episode – Steve Jobs

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

Does director Danny Boyle craft a reality distortion field with his latest film, Steve Jobs? Find out on this bonus episode of the podcast!

Show Notes:

Introduction
Full Review: Steve Jobs (0:01:32)
- Spoilers start: (0:44:30)
Outro

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Episode 149 – Crimson Peak

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

Is Crimson Peak ghastly in a good way or ghastly in a bad way? Find out on this week’s episode! We also talk about the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, some listener feedback, and movies that we followed from pre-production onward.

Show Notes:

Cold Open: On CD mixes and The Pest…
Introduction (0:05:00)
Tim’s thoughts on the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (0:06:45)
Listener Feedback:
- Rick’s Corrections (0:15:17)
- Joep’s unlimited movie pass (0:17:31)
What would it take to get people back into the moviegoing experience? (0:22:44)
Full Review: Crimson Peak (0:35:46)
- Spoilers start: (0:50:47)
Outro

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Episode 148 – Sicario

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

Does Denis Villeneuve keep us on the edge of our seats with his latest, Sicario? Or would we rather find ourselves watching Benicio in The Wolfman (2010)? We also talk about what we think it would take to get the public back into movie theaters.

Show Notes:

Cold Open: Tim’s thoughts on Pan (0:00:00)
Alex’s actor mix-ups. (0:14:47)
What would it take to get people back into the moviegoing experience? (0:19:12)
Full Review: Sicario (0:44:17)
- Spoilers start: (0:56:56)
Outro

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Episode 147 – The Martian

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

Is Ridley Scott the last person on the planet who thinks he should still be directing movies? Or does his latest film, The Martian, buck the trend? Find out on this week’s episode of the podcast! We also reveal the winners of the 2015 Summer Movie Wager!

Show Notes:

Introduction
Summer Movie Wager 2015 Results! (0:03:51)
Movie genres that deserve a renaissance. (0:09:22)
Full Review: The Martian (0:24:12)
- Spoilers start: (0:49:12)
Outro

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Episode 146 – Key Frames: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

The first series of “Key Frames” comes to a close with Alex’s pick of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou! We also talk about our favorite music performances by a character in a movie.

Show Notes:

“Cold Open”
Introduction (0:03:48)
Favorite music performances by characters in movies. (0:06:57)
Key Frames: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) (0:23:37)
Outro

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Episode 145 – Key Frames: Day for Night (1973)

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

Our month-long feature “Key Frames” continues with Nick taking us to film school as we discuss François Truffaut’s Day for Night! We also talk about directors who cast themselves in movies and whether or not we like it.

Show Notes:

Introduction
Fall Movie Draft Update (0:01:44)
Directors who cast themselves in their films. (0:02:56)
Key Frames: Day for Night (1973) (0:30:50)
Outro

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Episode 144 – Key Frames: The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

We’re continuing our month-long feature “Key Frames” where we discuss movies that were and are key in our love of film. Tim’s pick is this week and it’s the The Legend of Drunken Master! We also talk about our favorite fight scenes in film (and some TV too)!

Show Notes:

Introduction
Listener Feedback (0:02:34)
Our favorite fight scenes in film. (0:10:02)
Key Frames: The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) (0:36:25)
Outro

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Fight the Franchise 03 – Sleepaway Camp

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

The first single-part Fight the Franchise! For this episode Willie, Tim, and Nicki spent their nights with the Sleepaway Camp series so they can tell you all about it!

Show Notes:

Introduction
Films:
- Sleepaway Camp (1983) (0:06:30)
- Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) (0:31:46)
- Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989) (0:48:53)
- Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (1993) (1:03:00)
- Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) (1:05:28)
Outro

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Episode 143 – Key Frames: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

This week we begin our month-long feature “Key Frames” where we discuss movies that were and are key in our love of film. Willie’s pick is this week and it’s the 1990s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! We also talk about other cartoons that should be made into films and we take a BuzzFeed quiz that doesn’t go quite the way Tim planned.

Show Notes:

Introduction
Fall Movie Draft Prize Discussion (0:02:32)
MFN Do a BuzzFeed Quiz (0:09:03)
Cartoons that we want to see on film. (0:14:30)
Key Frames: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) (0:28:49)
Outro

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Tagged with: alex, beast wars, cartoons, colin firth, elias koteas, hugh grant, judith hoag, key frames, mighty max, nick, pirates of dark water, steve barron, teenage mutant ninja turtles, teenage mutant ninja turtles 1990, tim, tmnt, willie
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Episode 142 – Cop Car

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Alex — No Comments ↓

This week we go for a ride in Jon Watts and Kevin Bacon’s Cop Car! We also remember the movies of Wes Craven and draft teams against each other in our Fall Movie Draft!

Show Notes:

Introduction
Film News: Horror luminary Wes Craven has passed away. (0:03:30)
Fall Movie Draft (0:13:52)
Full Review: Cop Car (0:37:56)
- Spoilers start: (0:49:12)
Outro

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Tagged with: alex, black mass, bridge of spies, cop car, creed, crimson peak, fall movie draft, goosebumps, in the heart of the sea, jon watts, kevin bacon, mockingjay part 2, nick, shea wigham, spectre, star wars, star wars: the force awakens, steve jobs, the good dinosaur, the hateful eight, the martian, the peanuts movie, the revenant, tim, trumbo, wes craven, willie
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