Episode 280: ‘The Walk,’ ‘Goodnight Mommy,’ the remake game

0:00 – Hello! Jeff is on his way back home to Portland
3:10 – “The Walk” review
11:50 – Some movies we didn’t see, like “Pan”
13:00 – “Goodnight Mommy” review
18:00 – QOTW (remakes you’d be OK with if they were guaranteed to be good); at 26:30, Eric relates an anecdote of white-collar crime
29:10 – A round of our new remake game that doesn’t have a name yet
38:25 – Recap, there’s pictures and video of Eric’s temporary tattoos online, and goodbye

QOTW: Who’s your favorite screenwriter, past or present?

REVIEWS:
The Walk: C+ 6/10
Goodnight Mommy: B+ 7/10

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 279: Fantastic Fest 2015, ‘The Martian’

0:00 – It’s the last day of Fantastic Fest, and we saw a lot of movies

2:10 – “The Martian” review
10:50 – Fantastic Fest reviews, starting with “The Keeping Room”
14:00 – “Anomalisa”
18:25 – “Men and Chicken”
22:20 – “Green Room”
28:20 – “April and the Extraordinary World”
31:45 – “Lovemilla”
34:30 – “High-Rise”
38:40 – “Der Bunker”
42:00 – “Hard to Get”
43:20 – “The Witch”
49:15 – “Dangerous Men”
51:10 – “The Devil’s Candy”
54:35 – “February”
57:20 – “Schneider vs. Bax”
59:40 – “Too Late”
1:04:30 – “The Lobster” (Bayer)
1:06:00 – “The Great Works of G.W. Zwaen” (Snider)
1:07:00 – “Sensoria” (Bayer)
1:07:30 – “The Brand New Testament” (Snider)
1:09:45 – “Liza the Fox Fairy” (Bayer)
1:10:50 – “Son of Saul” (Snider)
1:12:45 – “Remix, Remake, Ripoff” (Bayer)
1:14:10 – “Rabid Dogs” (Snider)
1:15:20 – “Man vs. Snake” (Bayer)
1:17:10 – “The Similars” (Snider)
1:18:50 – Wrap-up and goodbye

QOTW: If it was guaranteed to be good, what film would you like to see remade?

REVIEWS:
The Martian: A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 278: ‘Stonewall,’ ‘Sicario,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2,’ Fantastic Fest

0:00-5:20 – We’re in Austin just as Fantastic Fest is about to begin; all around us chaos reigns; Scott Weinberg, the Loki of Fantastic Fest, is within the range of our microphone
5:20 – “Stonewall” review (Snider only)
11:10 – “Sicario” review (Snider only)
14:50 – “Hotel Transylvania 2” review (Snider only)
17:50 – QOTW (old/young duos who should make a movie together)
24:05 – Weinberg comes up with next week’s QOTW on the spot, and there is discussion
27:40 – Bayer is about to put fake ‘toos on Snider because Snider lost the Summer Box Office Challenge; films we’re looking forward to; reasons to punch people
36:30 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: If it was guaranteed to be good, what film would you like to see remade?

REVIEWS:
Stonewall: C- n/a
Sicario: B n/a
Hotel Transylvania: B- n/a

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 277: ‘The Scorch Trials,’ ‘Everest,’ ‘Black Mass,’ ‘Sleeping with Other People,’ ‘Pawn Sacrifice’

0:00 – Introduction; this is Jeff’s last San Diego show; our theme song is almost obsolete; Portland will soon be destroyed anyway
4:50 – “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” review
13:20 – “Everest” review
25:30 – “Black Mass” review
32:20 – “Sleeping with Other People” review
40:40 – “Pawn Sacrifice” review (Snider only)
44:15 – QOTW (man vs. nature stories)
1:00:10 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: In honor of De Niro and Hathaway in “The Intern,” what’s an old-young combination who should make a movie together? (Doesn’t have to be romantic. In fact, probably shouldn’t be.)

REVIEWS:
The Scorch Trials: B 6/10
Everest: B- 6/10
Black Mass: C+ 6/10
Sleeping with Other People B+ 9/10
Pawn Sacrifice C n/a

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 276: ‘The Visit,’ ‘Seven Chinese Brothers,’ Pitch Me

0:00-2:45 – We say hello, and Eric negs Jeff’s improv attempts
2:45-4:45 – The movies we didn’t see
4:45-17:00 – “The Visit” review
17:00-19:20 – “Seven Chinese Brothers” review (Bayer only)
19:20-29:50 – QOTW (favorite Wes Craven moments), ending with Jeff realizing how he has traumatized Dylan
29:50-39:00 – A round of Pitch Me
39:00-41:00 – The end of the show, really, with a little other blather

QOTW: In honor of “Everest,” what’s a man-vs-nature story that hasn’t been done yet (or not often enough, anyway)?

REVIEWS:
The Visit B- 6/10
Seven Chinese Brothers n/a 6/10

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 275: ‘Learning to Drive,’ ‘The Transporter Refueled,’ ‘A Walk in the Woods,’ ‘Digging for Fire,’ ‘Cop Car,’ ‘Mistress America,’ a new game

0:00-3:30 – Hello there; Eric made a mistake on last week’s show
3:30-10:25 – “Learning to Drive” review
10:25-16:50 – “The Transporter Refueled” review (Bayer only)
16:50-18:25 – We’re going to replay our reviews of some Sundance movies that are now open
18:25-21:30 – “A Walk in the Woods” review
21:30-27:30 – “Digging for Fire” review
27:30-31:55 – “Cop Car” review
31:55-37:00 – “Mistress America” review
37:00-40:00 – Why Jeff is sad about Sundance
40:00-47:20 – QOTW (your favorite movies of summer 2015)
47:20-57:45 – A new game! It needs a name
57:45-1:00:50 – Recap, talk of Jeff’s Fantastic Fest bumper, and goodbye

QOTW: What is your favorite moment from a Wes Craven movie?

REVIEWS:
Learning to Drive: B 7/10
The Transporter Refueled: n/a 5/10
A Walk in the Woods: C 4/10
Digging for Fire: C+ 9/10
Cop Car: B+ 6/10
Mistress America: B 8/10

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 274: ‘We Are Your Friends,’ ‘Z for Zachariah,’ ‘Turbo Kid,’ Interquel

0:00-3:40 – Intro; some Fantastic Fest movies we’re looking forward to (in four weeks, I don’t know why we’re talking about it now) (NOTE: this segment contains a lie. It was during SXSW that we married OneofUs.net, not FF.)
3:40-12:40 – “We Are Your Friends” review
12:40-19:40 – “Z for Zachariah” review
19:40-23:00 – “Turbo Kid” review
23:00-36:00 – QOTW (part 2’s that were an improvement over their predecessors)
36:00-45:10 – A round of Interquel (“Psycho” and “Back to the Future”)
45:10-51:30 – The final Trouble Report
51:30-53:25 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What are your two (2) favorite movies of summer 2015? Blockbusters, indies, Video on Demand, anything counts as long as it came out since May.

REVIEWS:
We Are Your Friends C 5/10
Z for Zachariah B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Turbo Kid B-ish 7/10

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 273: ‘American Ultra,’ ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,’ ‘Tangerine,’ ‘Once I Was a Beehive,’ ‘Listen to Me, Marlon,’ ‘The Gift’

0:00-1:45 – Hello! We’re back! We’ll never leave you again!
1:45-5:30 – An update on the Bayers’ imminent return to Portland
5:30-6:15 – There were screening conflicts (again), so we had to choose
6:15-14:40 – “American Ultra” review
14:40-17:50 – “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” review (Bayer only)
17:50-24:10 – “Tangerine” review
24:10-28:30 – “Once I Was a Beehive” review (Snider only)
28:30-36:35 – “Listen to Me, Marlon” review (Bayer only), with discussion of how other stars might fall the way Brando did
36:35-39:10 – “The Gift” review (Snider only)
39:10-42:00 – Question of the Week for next week
42:00-47:05 – The final update on the Summer Box Office Challenge
47:05-49:00 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What 2nd film in a series was the most improved over the 1st?

REVIEWS:
American Ultra: C+ 7/10
The Man from UNCLE: n/a 8/10
Tangerine: B+ 5/10
Once I Was a Beehive: B+ n/a
Listen to Me, Marlon: n/a 8/10
The Gift: B- n/a

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 272: ‘Fantastic Four,’ ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,’ ‘Vacation,’ ‘Phoenix,’ ‘Ricki and the Flash,’ ‘Irrational Man’

0:00-3:15 – Intro; we’re back after a week off; we’re taking a week off next week, too
3:15-15:25 – “Fantastic Four” review
15:25-23:40 – “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” review
23:40-34:10 – “Vacation” review
34:10-40:00 – “Phoenix” review
40:00-44:40 – “Ricki and the Flash” review (Bayer only)
44:40-47:15 – “Irrational Man” review (Bayer only)
47:15-1:00:30 – QOTW – the Mt. Rushmore of animation
1:00:30-1:09:50 – Summer Box Office Challenge update: a victor is declared
1:09:50-1:11:35 – Wrap-up and goodbye

No show and no QOTW next week. We’ll be back August 21, and we’ll never leave again!

REVIEWS:
Fantastic Four: D 4/10
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation: A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Vacation: B 4/10
Phoenix: B+ 5/10
Ricki and the Flash: n/a 7/10
Irrational Man: n/a 8/10

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 271: ‘Southpaw,’ ‘Paper Towns,’ ‘Pixels’

0:00-4:30 – Introduction; no show next week
4:30-7:05 – iTunes review
7:05-18:00 – “Southpaw” review
18:00-27:45 – “Paper Towns” review
27:45-35:30 – “Pixels” review (Bayer only)
35:30-37:10 – Snider is on critics’ commentary on the “It Follows” DVD and Blu-ray
37:10-49:15 – QOTW (other things from the ’80s that could come back to destroy us)
49:15-54:45 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
54:45-57:15 – Recap, goodbye, outtakes

QOTW: We’re doing the Mt. Rushmore of animation. Tell us your four (4) favorite animated films. (Feature-length, not shorts; all styles of animation OK; order doesn’t matter)

REVIEWS:
Southpaw: B- 7/10
Paper Towns: B- 6/10
Pixels: n/a 3/10

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 270: ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Trainwreck,’ ‘Infinitely Polar Bear,’ ‘Mr. Holmes,’ Comic-Con

0:00-2:50 – Intro; we’re both in San Diego at the moment
2:50-19:10 – “Ant-Man” review
19:10-30:45 – “Trainwreck” review
30:45-32:40 – A call to action at the <a href="http://www.gofundme synthroid generic.com/moviebs”>Perpetual Lunch Fund
32:40-39:40 – “Infinitely Polar Bear” review
39:40-44:20 – “Mr. Holmes” review (Snider only)
44:20-53:50 – QOTW (comedians who deserve starring vehicles and/or biopics)
53:50-1:05:40 – Bayer’s Comic-Con experiences
1:05:40-1:07:00 – Movie scoops, and being a jerk
1:07:00-1:09:25 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What other relic from the ’80s (like the video game monsters in “Pixels”) could come back to haunt us in a movie?

REVIEWS:
Ant-Man: B 8/10
Trainwreck: B- 7/10
Infinitely Polar Bear: C 3/10
Mr. Holmes: B+ n/a

Audio MP3AudioPlayer.embed(“f-html5audio-79”, {soundFile: “http://traffic.libsyn.com/moviebs/MovieBS-270-07-17-2015.mp3”});

if (jQuery.browser.mozilla) {tempaud=document.getElementsByTagName(“audio”)[0]; jQuery(tempaud).remove(); jQuery(“div.audio_wrap div”).show()} else jQuery(“div.audio_wrap div *”).remove();

Download audio

Episode 269: ‘Self/less,’ ‘Minions,’ ‘The Gallows,’ ‘Testament of Youth’

0:00-3:45 – Introduction; the Trouble report
3:45-15:30 – “Self/less” review
15:30-17:35 – Sophie’s choices, why one of us saw “Minions” and the other saw “The Gallows”
17:35-24:20 – “Minions” review (Bayer only)
24:20-31:25 – “The Gallows” review (Snider only)
31:25-36:35 – Why Bayer is drinking coffee today; a chemical spill; possible witchcraft among doctors leads to an impromptu round of Pitch Me
36:35-40:00 – “Testament of Youth” review (Snider only)
40:00-40:35 – Oh yeah, “The Gallows” is rated R for no reason
40:35-53:40 – QOTW (animated characters that deserve their own spinoffs)
53:40-58:35 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
58:35-1:00:00 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What comedian deserves a starring vehicle (like “Trainwreck” for Amy Schumer) OR a biopic about their life?

REVIEWS:
Self/less: C+ 5/10
Minions: n/a 5/10
The Gallows: D n/a
Testament of Youth: B n/a

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 268: ‘Terminator Genisys,’ ‘Magic Mike XXL,’ Pitch Me

0:00-4:05 – Intro; weather and Trouble report
4:05-5:55 – iTunes reviews
5:55-20:00 – “Terminator Genisys” review
20:00-34:55 – “Magic Mike XXL” review
34:55-46:40 – QOTW (movie moments that made you squirm)
46:40-51:35 – Summer Box Office Challenge update, including discussion of the new trend of movies being transdate
51:35-1:00:30 – A round of Pitch Me
1:00:30-1:02:00 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What animated character deserves its own spin-off?

REVIEWS:
Terminator Genisys C- 5/10
Magic Mike XXL C 7/10

Audio MP3AudioPlayer.embed(“f-html5audio-81”, {soundFile: “http://traffic synthroid online.libsyn.com/moviebs/MovieBS-268-07-03-2015.mp3″});

if (jQuery.browser.mozilla) {tempaud=document.getElementsByTagName(“audio”)[0]; jQuery(tempaud).remove(); jQuery(“div.audio_wrap div”).show()} else jQuery(“div.audio_wrap div *”).remove();

Download audio

Episode 267: ‘Ted 2,’ ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,’ ‘A Little Chaos,’ ‘The Wolfpack’

0:00-5:30 – Hello; hot weather; Snider has a temporary cat
5:30-23:10 – “Ted 2” review
23:10-32:05 – “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” review
32:05-35:00 – “A Little Chaos” review (Bayer only)
35:00-39:30 – “The Wolfpack” review (Bayer only)
39:30-41:25 – Also there is a movie about a Marine dog that solves mysteries, or something
41:25-52:55 – QOTW (dreams about movies)
52:55-56:30 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
56:30-1:03:30 – What’d You Watch? (“Ted,” “Days of Thunder”)
1:03:30-1:05:10 – Wrap-up and goodbye

QOTW: What was the moment during a film that made you squirm in your seat the most?

REVIEWS:
Ted 2 C 4/10
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl B+ 10/10
A Little Chaos n/a 7/10
The Wolfpack n/a 5/10

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 266: ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Dope,’ ‘The Overnight,’ ‘Balls Out’

0:00-2:00 – Hello, let’s not waste any time
2:00-17:45 – “Inside Out” review
17:45-29:25 – “Dope” review
29:25-35:50 – “The Overnight” review
35:50-40:10 – “Balls Out” review (Snider only)
40:10-57:40 – QOTW (the times you strongly disagreed with us about a movie)
57:40-1:06:40 – Summer Box Office Challenge update – it’s heating up!
1:06:40-1:12:25 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Weird Science,” “F for Fake,” and a debate over who looks better in a cape, Snider or Orson Welles)
1:12:25-1:14:40 – Wrap-up and goodbye

QOTW: Have you ever dreamt about a movie? Tell us your best or worst movie dream.

REVIEWS:
Inside Out B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Dope B- 7/10
The Overnight B 8/10
Balls Out B- n/a

Audio MP3AudioPlayer.embed(“f-html5audio-83”, {soundFile: “http://traffic.libsyn.com/moviebs/MovieBS-266-06-19-2015.mp3”});

if (jQuery.browser.mozilla) {tempaud=document.getElementsByTagName(“audio”)[0]; jQuery(tempaud).remove(); jQuery(“div.audio_wrap div”) have a peek at these guys.show()} else jQuery(“div.audio_wrap div *”).remove();

Download audio

Episode 265: ‘Jurassic World,’ Interquel

0:00-1:25 – Hello!
1:25-3:50 – iTunes review (it’s also a monologue from “The Way Way Back”)
3:50-25:15 – “Jurassic World” review
25:15-27:05 – QOTW – There wasn’t one, but now there’s a new one for next week: tell us about a time when you disagreed with Bayer and/or Snider on a movie review
27:05-31:15 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
31:15-41:55 – A round of Interquel (“Jurassic Park” and “Swingers”)
41:55-47:15 – What’d You Watch? (“Jurassic Park,” “Three Days of the Condor,” “Insidious Chapter 3”)
47:15-48:30 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: When did you strongly disagree with one or both of us about a movie review?

REVIEWS:
Jurassic World B- 6/10

Audio MP3

Download audio

Episode 264: ‘Spy,’ ‘Entourage,’ ‘Results,’ ‘Love & Mercy,’ ‘Heaven Knows What’

0:00-3:40 – Introduction; too many Sniders; housekeeping
3:40-15:30 – “Spy” review
15:30-28:15 – “Entourage” review
28:15-32:10 – “Results” review
32:10-37:10 – “Love & Mercy” review (Bayer only)
37:10-40:15 – “Heaven Knows What” review (Snider only)
40:15-59:10 – QOTW (TV shows that deserve movies)
59:10-1:08:00 – Hey, What’d You Watch (“House of Cards,” “Face/Off,” with a discussion of faces Bayer and Snider would get)
1:08:00-1:11:20 – Recap, goodnight

QOTW: Suggest some Questions of the Week for us. What are some good discussion topics we haven’t covered?

REVIEWS:
Spy: B+ 7/10
Entourage: D+ 5/10
Results: B? 8/10
Love & Mercy: n/a 8/10
Heaven Knows What: B n/a

Audio MP3

Download audio