Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 114: ‘Brave,’ ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,’ and more

0:00-1:35 – Introduction; no time for nonsense!
1:35-11:00 – “Brave” review
11:00-21:15 – “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” review, including mention of whether or not the South will rise again
21:15-30:45 – “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” review
30:45-39:25 – “Your Sister’s Sister” review
39:25-50:00 – QOTW (what movie do you wish you could watch again for the first time?)
50:00-52:50 – We’re joining the Geek Nation network! Don’t worry, our show won’t change
52:50-54:10 – iTunes reviews in old-timey voice
54:10-1:01:40 – Interquel (“Popeye” and “Stripes”)
1:01:40-1:04:45 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What childhood thing other than a teddy bear should be made into an R-rated comedy?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 113: ‘Rock of Ages,’ ‘That’s My Boy,’ and more

0:00-2:05 – Introduction; it’s good weather for not going to the movies
2:05-18:50 – “Rock of Ages” review
18:50-40:50 – “That’s My Boy” review, including an IMDb user review
40:50-49:00 – QOTW (what actors should play father and son)
49:00-51:30 – Next week’s QOTW, including a tangent about brother-on-brother bloodshed
51:30-58:35 – “Hysteria” review
58:35-1:05:25 – Something funny at Scorecard Review; more places to read and hear us; a side conversation that we should have cut out; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie do you wish you could watch for the first time again?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 112: ‘Prometheus’ and more

0:00-2:15 – Introduction; no more technical difficulties, ever
2:15-17:20 – “Prometheus” review (no spoilers)
17:20-28:15 – QOTW (what movie should have launched a franchise but didn’t?)
28:15-34:25 – “Madagascar 3” review (Bayer only)
34:25-38:35 – “Moonrise Kingdom” review
38:35-44:25 – “Safety Not Guaranteed” review
44:25-49:30 – “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding” review
49:30-52:50 – Update on the summer box office challenge, including a replacement for “G.I. Joe” and Snider’s pre-hatred of “Rock of Ages”
52:50-58:40 – Pitch Me (sci-fi horror, Adrien Brody, Michael Fassbender)
58:40-1:00:20 – An “SNL” connection to Movie B.S., sort of
1:00:20-1:03:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What actors should play father and son, a la Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 111: ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ and more

0:00-4:55 – Introduction; predicting the quality of the show; we went to Cannes but came back; Jeff drinks beer
4:55-23:10 – “Snow White and the Huntsman” review
23:10-31:15 – “High School” review
31:15-34:25 – We had a catastrophic technical malfunction and lost the second half of the show; QOTW

Question of the Week: What movie do you think should have launched a franchise (i.e., one or more sequels) but didn’t?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 7: ‘Killing Them Softly,’ ‘On the Road,’ farewell to Cannes, and more

0:00-2:35 – Introduction; we’re on the deck looking at the Mediterranean Sea
2:35-7:50 – “Killing Them Softly” review
7:50-11:50 – “For Love’s Sake” (Takashi Miike) review
11:50-12:50 – Snider saw “The Sapphires,” which Bayer loved, and didn’t like it very much
12:50-14:15 – Bayer saw Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Io e Te” (“Me and You”), didn’t like it very much
14:15-15:00 – Snider takes a tone
15:00-15:55 – We got shut out of a screening
15:55-18:25 – “Like Someone in Love” review
18:25-22:05 – A party; Snider gets locked out of the apartment
22:05-27:00 – “On the Road” review
27:00-28:00 – We saw “Sightseers” but don’t talk about it
28:00-33:05 – The story of the punching waiter
33:05-34:15 – We’ll be doing Kickstarter rewards soon
34:15-39:05 – More French stuff: body odor, popped collars, delicious baked goods; things about Cannes we didn’t experience
39:05-42:10 – Our travel plans; wrap-up and goodbyes

 

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 6: ‘Amour’ and more

0:00-2:30 – Introduction; learning to count; Bayer is enjoying cheap wine
2:30-11:30 – “Amour” review
11:30-17:30 – “Room 237” review
17:30-19:30 – Today’s weather; crab sandwich; Snider was cranky
19:30-29:50 – “The Angels’ Share” review, including a tangent about subtitles and lots of whisky talk
29:50-38:10 – Cannes notes: parking; dogs pooping; laundry; our favorite line-cutter; Raoul
38:10-42:35 – Preview of tomorrow; wrap-up and goodbyes

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 5: ‘Dario Argento’s Dracula,’ ‘The Sapphires,’ and more

0:00-1:15 – Introduction; we’re hanging out with Dan Mecca and Raffi Asdourian of The Film Stage
1:15-2:10 – We slept in, went to the bakery
2:10-12:40 – “Dario Argento’s Dracula” review
12:40-15:50 – “The Sapphires” review
15:50-16:30 – Avoiding hearing about “Amour” since we hadn’t seen it yet
16:30-23:00 – What Dan and Raffi have loved and hated so far
24:50-27:00 – Dan was a Cannes intern; he bumped into Tarantino; Bayer once did the same thing
27:00-34:35 – Raffi and Dan’s experiences with the “market” part of Cannes
34:35-39:30 – Preview of tomorrow; wrap-up and goodbyes

Dan Mecca and Raffi Asdourian write for The Film Stage. Raffi’s alleged movie that he might make is “Traces.”

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 4: ‘Lawless,’ ‘Antiviral,’ and more

0:00-1:35 – Introduction; fun is tiring; Snider has been getting up early a lot lately
1:35-13:20 – “Lawless” review
13:20-21:30 – “Antiviral” review
21:30-27:15 – Some fascinating French characters, including: Jacques De Bono, line cutter; dawdling theater exiters; people who text and/or sleep
27:15-31:25 – Bayer’s encounters with Jessica Chastain and Matthew Lillard (one of those might be imaginary); Snider’s encounters with Shia LaBeouf and fellow “Lawless” cast members
31:25-34:35 – The “Moonrise Kingdom” press conference
34:35-38:45 – Everyone in France smokes; nobody drinks water; quirks of French restaurants and stereotypes
38:45-42:10 – Have Bayer and Snider discovered anything unusual about each other while traveling together?
42:10-47:00 – Plans for tomorrow; Cannes is all about directors; wrap-up and goodbyes

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 3: ‘Reality,’ we’re so tired, and more

0:00-2:00 – Introduction; we’re so tired; excited for tomorrow’s early movie, even though it will make us more tired
2:00-8:45 – “Reality” review
8:45-14:25 – “Beasts of the Southern Wild” review
14:25-19:30 – “Beyond the Hills” review
19:30-22:50 – Trying to eat dinner (spoiler: McDonald’s is part of this story)
22:50-24:05 – We’ve made our schedule, and we will not have to get up early too many more times; this is good because we’re so tired; we might go to a party
24:05-28:05 – Feel free to suggest topics; talk of TV crushes and scratch-off tickets; wow, this thing really goes off the rails in the end. We’re so tired.

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 2: ‘Rust and Bone’ and more

0:00-4:10 – Introduction; bonus fireworks; we had a perfect day; Bayer got enough sleep
4:10-6:40 – Our first experience at the iconic Grand Lumiere Theatre
6:40-16:00 – “Rust and Bone” review, including an interlude where we eat a baguette
16:00-20:50 – “Mystery” review, including unintended racism
20:50-29:20 – Snider writes; Bayer sees “Mekong Hotel,” which he hates; nobody can say the director’s name (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
29:20-36:00 – The American Pavilion and its cocktail party
36:00-44:35 – Things we love about France (first musical number in “Beauty and the Beast”; everyone says “bonjour”; different varieties of potato chips; French bakeries)
44:35-46:00 – Sincere appreciation and amazement that we’re even here, for crying out loud!
46:00-47:40 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 1: ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and more

0:00-1:10 – Introduction; welcome to France!
1:10-5:00 – Our 22-hour journey
5:00-6:30 – Bayer has not slept; Snider has
6:30-15:50 – “Moonrise Kingdom” review
15:50-18:50 – How the Cannes press screenings work
18:50-25:50 – Cannes publicity stunts, leading into a review of “The Dictator”
25:50-29:00 – Our afternoon at the beach!
29:00-37:20 – “After the Battle” review, with an alarming story about Snider’s phone playing music
37:20-40:30 – Half-brained preview of tomorrow; wrap-up and goodbyes

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 110: ‘Dark Shadows’ and more

0:00-1:45 – Introduction
1:45-19:50 – “Dark Shadows” review
19:50-25:00 – QOTW (what actor/director combo should team up)
25:00-37:00 – “Sound of My Voice” review
37:00-40:10 – “Headhunters” review (Snider only)
40:10-52:10 – Cannes preview
52:10-58:20 – Interquel (“Moulin Rouge” and “Taken”)
58:20-1:04:00 – More French nonsense, Bayer’s plans to break Snider’s jaw, wrap-up and goodbyes

Remember, we’ll be doing shows every day while we’re at the Cannes Film Festival! Look for one approximately each afternoon (U.S. time) from Thursday, May 17, through Wednesday, May 23.

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 109: ‘The Avengers,’ summer box office wagering, and more

0:00-2:50 – Introduction
2:50-19:50 – “The Avengers” review
19:50-27:40 – QOTW (what team of movie characters would you assemble, and what problem would they fight)
27:40-29:20 – Next week’s QOTW
29:20-31:40 – Snider wrote something about girls and “The Avengers”
31:40-32:40 – Bayer is in San Diego; there is some innuendo
32:40-48:40 – Bayer and Snider’s summer box office challenge
48:40-50:45 – Bayer’s philosophy on competition
50:45-54:45 – “Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians” review
54:45-58:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of the latest Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaboration (“Dark Shadows”), what director/actor combo do you think should work together?

“Every Girl’s Guide to ‘The Avengers,'” by Quartney Vagington.
Here’s the video of what happened after last year’s summer box office challenge.
Here’s more about “Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians.”

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 108: ‘The Five-Year Engagement’ and more

0:00-1:40 – Introduction
1:40-11:05 – “The Five-Year Engagement” review
11:05-17:50 – “The Raven” review
17:50-28:00 – “Goon” review
28:00-34:15 – “The Pirates! Band of Misfits” review (Bayer only)
34:15-38:30 – “Damsels in Distress” review (Bayer only)
38:30-49:00 – QOTW (what movie have you seen the most times)
49:00-50:55 – Next week’s QOTW
50:55-55:30 – Snider went to the Tribeca Film Festival
55:30-1:04:00 – Pitch Me (Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, space musical)
1:04:00-1:07:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: If you could assemble a team of characters from different movies to combat a problem, what would the problem be and which characters would you assemble?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 107: ‘The Lucky One’ and more

0:00-2:30 – Introduction, warning of upcoming “Lucky One” spoilers
2:30-21:50 – “The Lucky One” review
21:50-22:50 – It’s safe to come back after “Lucky One” spoilers!
22:50-30:40 – “Think Like a Man” review
30:40-37:25 – “Coriolanus” review
37:25-41:30 “Chimpanzee” discussion, no review because they didn’t screen it in Portland, who should narrate things?
41:30-42:35 – More about “The Lucky One,” just for a minute, and Danny Glover’s new lisp
42:35-54:10 – QOTW (what animal hasn’t yet been the focus of as many movies as it deserves?)
54:10-55:25 – Next week’s QOTW
55:25-56:10 – More about platypuses and beavers
56:10-1:01:40 – Character Casserole (Stitch, Butch, and Chief Wiggum)
1:01:40-1:04:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes and how Eric is getting to the airport

QOTW: What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 106: ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ and more

0:00-2:00 – Introduction
2:00-12:40 – “The Cabin in the Woods” review (totally spoiler-free), including a tangent about “Red Dawn,” for some reason
12:40-23:00 – “Bully” review
23:00-32:55 – “The Three Stooges” review
32:55-36:35 – “Blue Like Jazz” review
36:35-50:35 – QOTW (what movie was spoiled for you before you saw it)
50:35-51:50 – Next week’s QOTW
51:50-57:50 – Interquel (“The Shining” and “The Wizard of Oz”)
57:50-59:10 – Rich sponsored our lunch; you can do the same; also maybe write an iTunes review if you want to
59:10-1:03:25 – Bayer played ping pong, and then talked about it for some reason
1:03:25-1:05:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: Enough with the monkeys, dogs, and horses — what animal has not yet been the focus of enough movies?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 105: ‘American Reunion’ and more

0:00-1:45 – Introduction
1:45-17:10 – “American Reunion” review
17:10-26:30 – QOTW (what movie from 1999 should have a sequel or reunion)
26:30-28:55 – Next week’s QOTW
28:55-33:35 – “Wrath of the Titans” review
33:35-35:10 – Snider’s potential new movie rating system, “Smell the Jar.”
35:10-41:15 – Our memories of “Titanic”
41:15-45:50 – Our new columns at Film.com and Movies.com
45:50-55:10 – Pitch Me (Bill Paxton, Eugene Levy, horse adventure)
55:10-58:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie was actually spoiled for you before you saw it, and how?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 104: ‘Mirror Mirror’ and more

0:00-4:05 – Introduction; why we didn’t see “Wrath of the Titans”
4:05-16:20 – “Mirror Mirror” review
16:20-24:00 – QOTW (what overlooked fairy tale should they make a movie out of)
24:00-25:55 – Next week’s QOTW
25:55-34:25 – “The Raid” review
34:25-37:00 – “Undefeated” review (Bayer only)
37:00-45:05 – Character Casserole (Scotty, Sheriff of Nottingham, Rain Man)
45:05-47:10 – This week’s lunch sponsor: Brock Dittus and The Sprocket Podcast
47:10-48:40 – iTunes reviews
48:40-51:15 – Update on the Kickstarter rewards
51:15-55:10 – Bayer wants to talk about more things; Snider doesn’t; “Anchorman 2” wagers
55:10-56:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of “American Reunion,” what other movie from 1999 would you like to see a sequel to or reunion of? (Here’s a handy list of 1999 movies.)

Our lunch sponsor: The Sprocket Podcast

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Episode 103: ‘The Hunger Games,’ ‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home,’ ‘Casa de Mi Padre,’ ‘Salmon Fishing on the Yemen,’ Ezra Miller interview, Interquel

0:00-1:45 – Introduction
1:45-16:45 – “The Hunger Games” review
16:45-23:45 – “Jeff, Who Lives at Home” review
23:45-30:10 – “Casa de Mi Padre” review
30:10-34:25 – “Salmon Fishing on the Yemen” review (Bayer only)
34:25-37:20 – QOTW for next week: What overlooked fairy tale should Hollywood make into a movie, and who should star in it?
37:20-52:05 – Ezra Miller (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”) interview
52:05-59:00 – Interquel (“The Music Man,” “Million Dollar Baby”)
59:00-1:01:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
1:01:25-1:03:40 – Randy Newman’s Theme Song from “We Need to Talk About Kevin”

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 102: ’21 Jump Street’ and SXSW

0:00-2:05 – Introduction; we didn’t do a show on Friday because of reasons
2:05-11:00 – “21 Jump Street” review
11:00-16:50 – QOTW (movie characters whose high school years you’d like to have seen)
16:50-41:50 – South By Southwest Film Festival highlights: “Cabin in the Woods,” “Fat Kid Rules the World,” “Big Easy Express,” “Killer Joe,” “Safety Not Guaranteed,” “Sinister,” “Sleepwalk with Me,” “Charles Bradley: Soul of America,” “Bernie.”
41:50-49:30 – SXSW Music Festival, according to Bayer
49:30-51:45 – SXSW Music Festival, according to Snider
51:45-52:10 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

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