Spoilers: This week is all about the power and beauty of black and white films, both old and new. We break down a ton of history about how this medium started, and also go in detail about how it manages to still be relevant today. We are excited to share our favorites in every decade…
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This week we explore a new conversational format as we discuss documentary films and filmmakers. The conversation focuses on what makes a good doc versus what can make a doc terrible, and bring up some of our favorites along the way. We cover examples in several subgenres, from sports, music, culture, politics, food, and obviously…
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Spoilers: Episode Description – We have the extremely difficult task this week of identifying our top ten favorite movie villains of all time. Jake gets Dustin to jump offsides to start the episode, and we completely miss the beer opening. Jake also pulls a fast one by anticipating Dustin’s list in order to free up…
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We’ve hacked into your podcast stream to warn you we have discovered some disturbing signals, quite by accident. This week our minds are opened by the 1988 John Carpenter cult classic “They Live.” We of course can’t avoid talking about how relevant it still is, how it works so well in the Sci-Fi/Horror genre, and…
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This week we tackle the most popular, complicated, and disturbing love story of our generation. We go through all five chapters in the Twilight Saga film franchise. We explore how it is possible that we enjoy these movies that are bad on several levels, and how these books and films, which impacted our culture immensely,…
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SCHWING!! This week we discuss the highs and lows of the eleven movies based on Saturday Night Live characters. We speculate about why some films work and some don’t, the timing for release they chose, and which characters, if any, could have been more successful. We also watch Christopher Walken dance in the Fatboy Slim…
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Is American Psycho the best page to screen adaptation ever? The guys explore that this week in a very adult and very gross conversation that is certainly not for the faint of heart. Dustin shares some very gory differences from the book, while Jake compares the movie to the sequel and somehow also brings Clueless…
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Spoilers: Episode Description – This week we do a fairly poor job of keeping things PG as we share our top ten favorite animated Disney movies of all time. We have a healthy mix of old and new, and try to explore just what makes Disney the best at this genre of story telling. Join…
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This week we offer two different perspectives on the 1997 classic “As Good as It Gets” as Dustin has seen it many times since childhood and Jake saw it for the first time this week. We try to get to the bottom of how Melvin Udall, one of the worst people to center a movie…
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Spoilers: This week we break down Forrest Gump, and much like life, find meaning in the really fun light parts and the really sad dark parts. We get deep into character psychology for Forrest, Jenny, and Lieutenant Dan and discover what makes them all so great. And we try really hard not to cry at…
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