Episode 149: ‘Snitch,’ Oscars, and more

0:00-3:20 – Introduction; go vote for the TSR Awards
3:20-13:25 – “Snitch” review
13:25-15:15 – “Dark Skies” is a movie, but they wouldn’t show it to anyone
15:15-20:25 – Snider is at the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival; Bayer is hosting a poker game in his absence
20:25-37:00 – Hey! The Oscars! What’s up with that?
37:00-45:20 – QOTW (what musician or athlete would you like to see get into acting)
45:20-49:10 – Wrap-up and goodbyes, including talk of dill (for some reason)

QOTW: How far have you ever driven to see a movie, what movie was it, and was it worth the drive?

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Episode 148: ‘A Good Day to Die Hard,’ ‘Safe Haven,’ and more

0:00-3:10 – Introduction; it’s Valentine’s Day Night; what Jeff is drinking
3:10-17:00 – “A Good Day to Die Hard” review
17:00-24:45 – “Beautiful Creatures” review
24:45-44:25 – “Safe Haven” review, including formal implementation of the Sparks Rule and full spoilers of the plot
44:25-48:50 – “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III” review
48:50-57:30 – QOTW (supporting characters you’d like to see more of)
57:30-1:06:35 – Pitch Me, featuring the new Pitch Me jingle by Gregory Whitehead
1:06:35-1:07:50 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What musician or athlete would you sincerely like to see get into acting?

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Episode 147: ‘Identity Thief,’ ‘Side Effects,’ PIFF and more

0:00-4:30 – Introduction; our old-school theme song and its composer; please submit your own!; baby stuff
4:30-17:30 – “Identity Thief” review
17:30-23:00 – “Side Effects” review (and also a brief “Parker” review at 21:40)
23:00-27:10 – “Top Gun” is in 3D IMAX now; discussion of what other movies should be
27:10-34:00 – Portland International Film Festival entries you should see
34:00-44:50 – QOTW (male/female duos that should work together)
44:50-47:50 – Brief thoughts on the “Star Wars” spinoffs
47:50-54:40 – Character Casserole (Ethan Hunt, Michael Caine from “Journey 2 The Mysterious Island,” Julia Roberts in “Runaway Bride”)
54:40-55:05 – Whispering!
55:05-58:20 – Wrap-up, post-show plans, poker tomorrow; goodbyes

QOTW: What supporting character from a movie do you wish would turn up in other movies?

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Episode 146: ‘Warm Bodies,’ ‘Stand Up Guys,’ and more

0:00-2:55 – Introduction; call for theme song submissions
2:55-4:55 – iTunes review
4:55-17:55 – “Warm Bodies” review
17:55-27:45 – “Stand Up Guys” review
27:45-31:30 – Stallone’s new movie wasn’t screened; what will become of him and Schwarzenegger?
31:30-34:00 – “How to Survive a Plague” review
34:00-44:30 – QOTW (what movie scarred you?), ending in a domestic dispute
44:30-46:15 – Next week’s QOTW
46:15-51:10 – Pitch Me (Jude Law, Justin Timberlake, the genre of Samsploitation)
51:10-52:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What male/female duo would like to see in a movie in a non-romantic context (like Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in “Identity Thief”)?

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Episode 145: ‘Hansel & Gretel,’ ‘Amour,’ Sundance, and more

0:00-3:25 – Introduction; Snider is at Sundance; some gossip about “jOBS”
3:25-12:35 – “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters”
12:35-19:20 – “Amour” review, including discussion of how terrifying Michael Haneke looks
19:20-23:45 – “Quartet” review
23:45-27:45 – “Parker” and “Movie 43” are opening, but they wouldn’t show them to anybody first
27:45-38:15 – QOTW (what movie did you think was going to be awful that turned out to be good?)
38:15-54:20 – Snider’s report on the Sundance Film Festival: “Before Midnight,” “The Way Way Back,” “Don Jon’s Addiction,” “Stoker,” “The Spectacular Now,” the blogger party that got shut down
54:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie emotionally scarred you? Tell us of your trauma!

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Episode 144: ‘The Last Stand,’ ‘Mama,’ and more

0:00-4:30 – Introduction; Snider’s Sundance plans; Bayer’s jealousy
4:30-14:25 – “The Last Stand” review; kids and violence
14:25-19:25 – “Mama” review
19:25-26:20 – “Broken City” review
26:20-35:40 – QOTW (your friend’s best celebrity story)
35:40-43:30 – More about Snider’s Sundance plans; wrap-up and goodbyes; Dylan makes an appearance

QOTW: What movie were you most dreading that turned out to surprise you with how good it was?

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Episode 143: ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ ‘Gangster Squad,’ and more

0:00-2:55 – Introduction; we have a new theme song!
2:55-4:35 – iTunes review in old-timey voice
4:35-5:10 – Bayer has a beer
5:10-19:15 – “Zero Dark Thirty” review
19:15-31:50 – “Gangster Squad” review
31:50-37:00 – “Rust and Bone” review
37:00-47:00 – QOTW (your parents’ favorite movies), starting with a tangent about recording early and Bayer going to the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, ending with a tangent about black-and-white TV
47:00-48:45 – Next week’s QOTW
48:45-57:15 – Character Casserole (dirty dentist from “Horrible Bosses,” kid from “Sixth Sense,” Galifianakis from “The Hangover”
57:15-59:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: Tell us your friend’s best celebrity story (i.e., a celebrity story that happened not to you but to your friend).

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Episode 142: ‘Promised Land,’ ‘The Impossible,’ and more

0:00-2:00 – Introduction; it’s a new year and it’s called 2013
2:00-12:20 – “Promised Land” review
12:20-22:30 – “The Impossible” review
22:30-33:40 – “Not Fade Away” review, plus a mention of “Take This Waltz”
33:40-38:00 – “Any Day Now” review, plus an anecdote about Alan Cumming
38:00-42:20 – QOTW assignment, and parenting (it’s connected)
42:20-52:35 – Pitch Me (dramatic thriller with James Gandolfini and Tommy Lee Jones
52:35-55:20 – iTunes review
55:20-58:40 – Wrap-up; Bayer is going to the Critics’ Choice Awards on Jan. 10; goodbyes

QOTW: What are your parents’ favorite movies? For extra fun, make your best guess, then ask your parents to find out if you were right. Anecdotes are welcome too.

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Episode 141: The best movies of 2012

0:00-5:00 – Introduction, chit-chat, etc.
5:00-40:30 – Our top 10 lists
40:30-47:30 – QOTW: your favorite movies of 2012
47:30-58:10 – Character Casserole: 2012 edition
58:10-1:04:30 – IMDb’s top stars of 2012, which Eric tries to guess
1:04:30-1:06:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

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Episode 140: ‘Django Unchained,’ ‘Jack Reacher,’ ‘This Is 40,’ and more

0:00-2:00 – Introduction
2:00-11:25 – “This Is 40” review
11:25-20:00 – “Jack Reacher” review
20:00-24:05 – “The Guilt Trip” review
24:05-25:50 – Tangent about the dumb Mayan apocalypse thing
25:50-27:00 – “Monsters Inc” is in 3D now; whatever
27:00-33:50 – “Parental Guidance” review
33:50-45:30 – “Les Miserables” review
45:30-56:10 – “Django Unchained” review
56:10-1:04:35 – QOTW (your movie-related holiday traditions)
1:04:35-1:07:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What are your top two (2) favorite movies of 2012?

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Episode 139: ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Hyde Park on Hudson,’ and more

0:00-3:55 – Introduction; where to find soy; “I hate to say I told you so…”
3:55-20:30 – “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” review
20:30-27:00 – “Hyde Park on Hudson” review
27:00-35:15 – “The Central Park Five” review
35:15-42:15 – The Golden Globes are terrible and here’s why
42:15-47:40 – QOTW discussion
47:40-50:00 – Our lunch sponsor: Doppel Feature, a movie podcast (besides ours??) where they compare two similar movies and choose a winner
50:00-52:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie-related holiday traditions do you have?

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Episode 138: ‘Hitchcock,’ ‘Playing for Keeps,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

0:00-2:55 – Introduction; Bayer baby update
2:55-14:20 – “Hitchcock” review
14:20-32:25 – “Playing for Keeps” review, with full spoilers
32:25-41:40 – “End of Watch” review
41:40-47:00 – “Holy Motors” review
47:00-56:10 – QOTW (What movie made you change your opinion of it with its ending?)
56:10-57:55 – Kubrick mini-fest at Cinema 21 in Portland
57:55-1:04:30 – Discussion of early “Hobbit” reviews and negative responses thereto
1:04:30-1:06:10 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What’s your best suggestion for a future Question of the Week?

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Episode 137: ‘Killing Them Softly,’ ‘The Collection,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

0:00-2:45 – Introduction; Snider is under the weather and incoherent
2:45-9:20 – “Killing Them Softly” review (mostly repeated from Cannes)
9:20-10:50 – Snider provides vivid details of his cold, compares sleeplessness woes to Bayer’s
10:50-17:15 – “The Collection” review
17:15-30:00 – “Anna Karenina” review
30:00-35:00 – “The Loneliest Planet” review
35:00-46:45 – QOTW (remake and recast a Hitchcock film), including a tangent about eating squirrels
46:45-48:35 – Skipping the game; Portland’s mini-Bogart festival coming this week
48:35-50:35 – Lunch sponsor: Happy birthday (on Dec. 4) to devoted listener Jaren Hinckley, courtesy of your friend Corry
50:35-53:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes; we’re going to see John Mulaney do stand-up, unless Snider is coughing too much

QOTW: What movie made you totally change your opinion of it with the ending?

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Episode 136: ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Red Dawn,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

0:00-2:30 – Introduction; the show is early this week
2:30-12:00 – “Rise of the Guardians” review
12:00-20:40 – “Life of Pi” review
20:40-30:30 – “Silver Linings Playbook” review
30:30-33:50 – Bayer’s mustache
33:50-44:10 – “Red Dawn” review, with a tangent about holiday movies
44:10-51:50 – Pitch Me (Paul Giamatti, Jodie Foster, noir musical)
51:50-1:00:10 – QOTW (make up a new mythical character to be turned into a movie)
1:00:1:01:30 – Premature wrap-up
1:01:30-1:02:43 – Oh right, next week’s QOTW; goodbye

QOTW: Hypothetically remake and recast a Hitchcock movie.

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Episode 135: ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

0:00-3:45 – Introduction; stuff about the baby; etc.
3:45-15:00 – “Lincoln” review
15:00-30:15 – “Breaking Dawn — Part 2” review
30:15-41:25 – QOTW (What type of movie do you tend to automatically avoid?)
41:25-43:00 – iTunes reviews
43:00-50:30 – Character Casserole (Scooby-Doo, the kid from “Pursuit of Happyness,” Rick from “The Mummy”)
50:30-57:20 – Discussion question from a listener: What does it take for a movie to get an F or zero?
57:20-59:40 – Wrap-up and goodbyes; more about Snider’s relationship with Bayer’s baby

QOTW: In honor of “Rise of the Guardians,” make up a new mythical character (along the lines of Santa and the Tooth Fairy) who should be turned into a movie.

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Episode 134: ‘Skyfall’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

0:00-7:30 – Introduction; fun with noises; our history with James Bond
7:30-20:30 – “Skyfall” review
20:30-26:50 – “Smashed” review
26:50-33:50 – “The Comedy” review
33:50-44:05 – QOTW (What one decision would you make regarding the upcoming “Star Wars” sequels?)
44:05-50:00 – Interquel (“Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Knocked Up”)
50:00-53:05 – iTunes reviews; buy us lunch; next week’s QOTW
53:05-54:30 – Bayer and his new baby watched a movie together; wrap-up and goodbyes
54:30-58:05 – Randy Newman’s Title Song from “Skyfall”

QOTW: What type of movie do you tend to automatically avoid?

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Episode 133: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

0:00-5:30 – Introduction; Bayer’s baby has arrived; Snider can eat meat again
5:30-17:25 – “Wreck-It Ralph” review
17:25-26:00 – QOTW (What movie that doesn’t already have a game associated with it should be turned into a game?)
26:00-30:45 – Next week’s QOTW
30:45-37:20 – “Flight” review
37:25-44:20 – “The Sessions” review
44:20-46:50 – They didn’t screen “The Man with the Iron Fists,” but we talked about it anyway
46:50-48:00 – For Portlanders, Cinema 21 is hosting a Hitchcock festival this week, with 35 mm prints of great movies
48:00-55:45 – Pitch Me (Hugh Jackman, David Schwimmer, science fantasy)
55:45-57:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: You get to make ONE decision regarding the newly announced “Star Wars” sequels. What is it?

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Episode 132: ‘Cloud Atlas,’ ‘Chasing Mavericks,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

0:00-2:15 – Introduction; Bayer’s morning beverage choices
2:15-20:15 – “Cloud Atlas” review
20:15-28:40 – QOTW (What movie would you move to a different time period?)
28:40-29:50 – Next week’s QOTW
29:50-40:10 – “Chasing Mavericks” review
40:10-47:10 – “Fun Size” review
47:10-52:30 – “Fat Kid Rules the World” review
52:30-55:25 – iTunes reviews!
55:25-1:06:30 – Character Casserole (Bandit, Jimmy Dugan, and the Mummy)
1:06:30-1:09:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie that does not already have a game associated with it should be made into a game (video game, board game, whatever)?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 131: ‘Paranormal Activity 4,’ ‘Alex Cross,’ and more

0:00-3:15 – Introduction; we should do traffic reports; accidentally faking out a listener
3:15-17:10 – “Paranormal Activity 4” review
17:10-28:45 – “Alex Cross” review
28:45-38:45 – “Wake in Fright” review
38:45-52:35 – QOTW (what one thing would you forbid in movies from now on)
52:35-1:01:00 – Interquel (“Frankenstein” and “Top Gun”)
1:01:00-1:02:50 Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie would you set in a different time period, and what time period would you move it to?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 130: ‘Argo,’ ‘Seven Psychopaths,’ and more

0:00-3:10 – Introduction; Snider recorded a folk song about Joe Biden that you can hear at the end of the show
3:10-14:50 – “Argo” review
14:50-23:00 – “Here Comes the Boom” review
23:00-32:20 – “Seven Psychopaths” review
32:20-43:15 – “Sinister” review
43:15-53:00 – “The Paperboy” review
53:00-1:02:20 – QOTW (what little-known historical event should get the big-screen treatment)
1:02:20-1:03:05 – We’re on Stitcher now
1:03:05-1:10:25 – Pitch Me (Casey Affleck, Kirk Cameron, sci-fi comedy)
1:10:25-1:11:40 – More talk of what Stitcher might be
1:11:40-1:13:35 – Wrap-up
1:13:35-1:15:20 – Lunch sponsor: Michael Matula, author of “Try Not to Burn,” a novel about three strangers who must join forces to escape from Hell.
1:15:20-1:17:05 – “Big Joe Biden”

QOTW: If you could make a new Hollywood rule — “No more _____!” — what would it be?

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