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Planet of the Apes: Franchise Recap

Spoilers: https://youtu.be/Qyt-DYYh2MI Possibly the best remake ever attempted, we break down why the Apes trilogy works so well. One of us grew up loving the original movies, and the other didn’t, but we both are so profoundly moved by the new series. We get deep into the decisions made by the filmmakers, and the powerful…

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Where Artistic Vision Meets Fan Frustration

https://youtu.be/VltVFLEO16w Spoilers: Since Justice League, the discussions of Director’s Cuts have been at an all-time high. Even though it’s been a thing since the 60’s, and continues to affect movies that were initially released in the late 1920’s. But as we wait for Zack Snyder’s apparently definitive “Rebel Moon” versions, let’s look back at some…

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Guest Appearance: “Top 5 Horror Hot Takes” with We Love Horror

Spoilers: Movie Bonerz Forward: We had such a great time meeting Michael and picking apart our shared love of horror movies!  It was an interesting topic because, even though we found a lot of common ground, we also had a lot to disagree on.  Even Jake and Dustin surprised each other with opinions they didn’t…

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April 21st is FOG DAY!

Spoilers: https://youtu.be/E10G8auJEs8 We told you last October in our ⁠episode about the movies John Carpenter wrote, directed, and scored⁠ that THE FOG (1980) was a delight and unexpectedly good. Because the movie takes place on April 21st, and is about the centennial founding of Antonio Bay, we decided every April 21st should be celebrated as…

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Guest Appearance: “The Lovely Bonerz” with I Was a Teenage Film Snob

Spoilers: Movie Bonerz Forward: We had a blast sitting down with James, and really enjoyed being interviewed about the creation of our show. We also get deep into our childhoods and how each of our loves for movies was established.  Then we each share our 5 favorite movies of all time, and things go off…

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THIS is an Original Movie!

Spoilers: When people complain there’s no originality left in Hollywood, this is the kind of movie they should be seeking out and supporting. Fantastic performances from actors you don’t know the names of. Amazing that it is both almost entirely improvised, and a brilliant, mind-blowing story as well! Do yourself a favor and watch “Coherence”…

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Best Movies & Performances of 2023

Spoilers: The Inaugural Movie Bonerz Awards highlights the best (and some of the worst) that last year had to offer. From stunts to practical effects, from the writing to the music, from the best hero to the worst villain, and from the most over-the-top sex scene to… whatever can follow that. We were fortunate enough…

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Guest Appearance: “Dune Part Two” with Film vs. Film Podcast

Spoilers: Movie Bonerz Episode Forward: Dune (2021) was such an incredible experience, and we’ve been looking forward to part two ever since. We of course saw it immediately and were invited onto the Film vs. Film podcast to get deep into spoilers, so make sure you watch the movie before listening. We’ll just say, it…

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Watching the Original Dune for the First Time

Spoilers: Sure we aren’t David Lynch fans, and yes it’s mostly based on Mulholland Drive, but because Lynch himself hated the production and result the 1984 Dune adaptation, perhaps that means we’ll like it? We test that theory by both watching it for the first time, and trying to decode how much of this insane…

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Addressing Nudity in Film

Spoilers: In this episode we both bring perfectly complimentary beers to the episode, Dustin finally picks a movie draft team name, and we get into a topic that is both very popular and very taboo: public nakedness! There have been a lot of bad examples of pointless nudity in film, but what are some of…

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