Episode 161: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ and more

0:00-2:20 – Introduction; shout-out to our friends in Cannes
2:20-4:15 – iTunes review, and pointers on old-timey voice
4:15-18:55 – “Star Trek Into Darkness” review; baby Dylan arrives near the end of this part
18:55-27:40 – “At Any Price” review
27:40-35:25 – “The Ice Man” review
35:25-36:30 – An interlude with Dylan; “once you have children you’ll understand”
36:30-45:10 – QOTW (who should play a villain)
45:10-47:30 – Update on the summer box office challenge; the “Fast & Furious” franchise
47:30-53:20 – Pitch Me (Reese Witherspoon, Elaine Stritch, black comedy)
53:20-54:50 – A few words on the pre-show “entertainment” at Regal Cinemas
54:50-57:20 – Where to find us online; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie could have used a car chase scene, and where would it have gone?

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Episode 160: ‘The Great Gatsby,’ ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist,’ and more

0:00-3:20 – Introduction; iTunes reviews; what Jeff is drinking
3:20-15:35 – “The Great Gatsby” review
15:35-23:35 – “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” review
23:25-27:40 – “Aftershock” review by Jeff, with Eric’s thoughts on Eli Roth
27:40-42:40 – QOTW (movies that made you change your mind about an actor)
42:40-46:15 – Jeff’s idea for a new movie franchise
46:15-47:45 – “The Return to Noirville,” a noir festival at Cinema 21 in Portland
47:45-52:10 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
52:10-1:01:25 – Character Casserole, summer blockbuster edition
1:01:25-1:03:45 – Wrap-up, where to find us online, and goodbyes

QOTW: What actor or actress really needs to play a villain?

 

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Episode 159: ‘Iron Man 3,’ the Summer Box Office Challenge, and more

0:00-3:45 – Introduction; the weather
3:45-6:00 – iTunes reviews; a little about the summer box office challenge
6:00-18:35 – “Iron Man 3″ review
18:35-25:10 – “Gimme the Loot” review
25:10-34:40 – QOTW (superheroes in different genres)
34:40-55:50 – Jeff and Eric discuss the stakes they’re betting on, and each choose their 10 movies for the summer box office challenge
55:50-58:25 – Where to find us on the Internet this week; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie made you change your mind about an actor or actress?

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Episode 158: ‘Pain & Gain,’ ‘Mud,’ ‘To the Wonder,’ and more

0:00-3:00 – Introduction; “slash”
3:00-16:30 – “Pain & Gain” review, including a rundown of previous Michael Bay movies
16:30-17:50 – We’re not going to mention “The Big Wedding”
17:50-28:40 – “Mud” review
28:40-36:10 – “To the Wonder” review
36:10-40:15 – “Arthur Newman” review, including a discussion of the devil’s breast milk (it makes sense in context)
40:15-45:15 – “NO” review
45:15-53:25 – “The Angels’ Share” review (from Cannes)
53:25-1:03:15 – QOTW (favorite muscleman moments)
1:03:15-1:10:00 – Pitch Me (Matt Damon, Rowan Atkinson, juvenile delinquency crime tales)
1:10:00-1:12:10 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: It’s an essay question. Tell us a superhero, put him or her in a different genre than usual, tell us who the co-star would be.

Note: This is the “slash” thing Jeff was talking about at the very beginning.

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Episode 157: ‘Oblivion,’ ‘Room 237,’ and more

0:00-2:40 – Introduction; Jeff is eating
2:40-7:00 – iTunes reviews
7:00-19:10 – “Oblivion” review
19:10-23:20 – “Room 237″ review
23:20-26:50 – “Lords of Salem” review
26:50-31:00 – “Upstream Color” review
31:00-35:30 – “The Company You Keep” review
35:30-52:15 – QOTW (movies you love that most people haven’t seen)
52:15-54:00 – How cute is baby Dylan? (Spoiler: very cute)
54:00-57:20 – What we recorded during free Starz weekend
57:20- 59:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of “Pain & Gain,” what is your favorite movie muscleman moment?

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Episode 156: ’42,’ ‘Trance,’ and more

0:00-4:20 – Introduction; Japanese candy; grapes; latitude
4:20-18:10 – “42″ review, including a tangent about college sports
18:10-25:00 – “Trance” review
25:00-32:20 – “The Place Beyond the Pines” review
32:20:37:00 – “The Sapphires” review (replay from Cannes)
37:00-40:00 – “Somebody Up There Likes Me” review
40:00-55:30 – QOTW (athletes who deserve a biopic); baby Dylan joins us at some point
56:30-1:02:50 – Character Casserole
1:02:50-1:04:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What’s your favorite movie that you think most people haven’t seen?

Notes:

The other voices you hear during Jeff’s review of “The Sapphires” are Dan Mecca and Raffi Asdourian (both of The Film Stage), who were hanging out with us during that episode.

To get a taste of Dodgers announcer Red Barber’s classic old-timey radio voice, check out this recording of a 1950 game. Start at about 6:30. At 8:30, he does an ad for Post Sugar Crisp (“There’s three little honey bears on the front!”).

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Episode 155: ‘Evil Dead,’ Roger Ebert, and more

0:00-1:20 – Introduction
1:20-3:20 – iTunes review in old-timey voice; it’s the show’s third anniversary
3:20-16:10 – “Evil Dead” review
16:10-24:00 – “Reality” review
24:00-32:55 – “Jurassic Park 3D” review; Dylan joins the show
32:55-41:15 – QOTW (what movie you would change the ending of)
41:20-51:10 – Jeff and Eric’s personal memories of Roger Ebert
51:10-58:40 – What we each DVR’d when we had free HBO and Cinemax
58:40-1:00:10 – Show sponsor: IndieGoGo fundraiser for Tyler Mager’s “Witch,” a short film
1:00:10-1:01:40 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What athlete/team deserves a biopic (as Jackie Robinson is getting in “42″)?

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