Author: ericdsnider

0:00-4:10 – Introduction; first movies we watched in 2014
4:10-6:25 – The story on one of our theme songs
6:25-8:00 – iTunes review
8:00-21:10 – “Her” review
21:10-32:45 – “Lone Survivor” review
32:45-46:55 – “August: Osage County” review
46:55-58:00 – QOTW (your favorite movies and performances of 2013)
58:00-1:01:20 – We’re going to Sundance. Both of us!
1:01:20-1:04:35 – All of our old episodes are online again; group listening parties; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: For the first time, Jeff and Eric will both be at Sundance. What do you want us to do while we’re there?

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0:00-4:30 – Introduction; Jeff is drinking coffee
4:30-6:00 – How much overlap will there be between Jeff and Eric’s lists??
6:00-46:15 – The lists
46:15-47:00 – Quick recaps of the lists (titles only, real fast)
47:00-49:45 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013? (We’ll tabulate the results on next week’s show.)

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0:00-3:00 – Introduction; last show of the year
3:00-21:40 – “The Wolf of Wall Street” review
21:40-32:45 – “Grudge Match” review
32:45-41:50 – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” review
41:50-54:00 – “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” review
54:00-1:03:00 – Character Casserole
1:03:00-1:05:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013?

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0:00-2:00 – Introduction
2:00-21:30 – “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” review
21:30-29:25 – “American Hustle” review
29:25-39:50 – “Inside Llewyn Davis” review
39:50-41:10 – Brief tangent about “American Horror Story” and “Homeland” (no spoilers)
41:10-51:15 – “Saving Mr. Banks” review
51:15-1:03:30 – QOTW (favorite holiday season movie-going memories)
1:03:30-1:06:00 – Bayer makes a shocking announcement
1:06:00-1:08:45 – QOTW for next couple weeks: your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013
1:08:45-1:11:50 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013?

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0:00-2:30 – Introduction, blather
2:30-4:25 – iTunes review
4:25-5:40 – Jeff’s drink; Tyler Perry’s movies
5:40-26:40 – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smeowg” review
26:40-37:20 – QOTW (sequels that deserve a re-do)
37:20-45:10 – Pitch Me
45:10-54:40 – That time machine thing, to Dec. 11, 1992
54:40-58:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes, including a couple brief recommendations

QOTW: What is your favorite holiday-season movie-going memory?

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0:00-5:10 – Introduction; fish sweatshops; it’s going to be a busy season at the movies
5:10-17:00 – “Out of the Furnace” review
17:00-33:00 – “Oldboy” review, comparison with the original
33:00-34:50 – “The Broken Circle Breakdown” review
34:50-47:30 – QOTW (animated films that should be remade in live action)
47:30-49:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What non-“Star Wars” sequel deserves a re-do?

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0:00-5:00 – Introduction; the pronunciation of “Smaug”; Bayer’s weird feet
5:00-13:00 – “Frozen” review
13:00-19:25 – “Philomena” review
19:25-25:30 – “The Book Thief” review
25:30-32:10 – “Nebraska” review
32:10-37:45 – “Black Nativity” review
37:45-42:40 – “Homefront” review
42:40-43:30 – They didn’t screen “Oldboy” for critics in most cities
43:30-51:20 – QOTW (movies that make you hungry)
51:20-58:50 – Character Casserole
58:50-1:00:35 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What animated film should be remade in live action?

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0:00-2:40 – Introduction, banter
2:40-15:40 – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” review
15:40-22:40 – “Delivery Man” review
22:40-32:00 – “Blue Is the Warmest Color” review
32:00-42:20 – QOTW (movies that would have worked better as TV series)
42:40-49:20 – Movies from this weekend some years ago (we’re working on it)
49:20-52:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of Thanksgiving, what movie makes you hungry, and for what?

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0:00-6:15 – Introduction; iTunes review; a tangent on Bayer’s beers
6:15-19:10 – “The Best Man Holiday” review
19:10-28:25 – “Kill Your Darlings” review
28:25-43:00 – QOTW (actors you love despite being in many bad movies)
43:00-49:10 – Pitch Me
49:10-51:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie would have worked better as a TV series?

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0:00-5:00 – Introduction, beverages, and this week’s sponsor: The Queens’ Tea, fine purveyor of many teas that you can buy and they will mail them to you.
5:00-15:45 – “Thor” review
15:45-28:20 – “Dallas Buyers Club,” including an endorsement of safe sex
28:20-39:20 – QOTW (movies that could be theme park rides)

QOTW: What actor do you love even though he or she has been in a lot of bad movies? And why?

Our sponsor: The Queens’ Tea, for all your tea needs! They ship!

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0:00-4:05 – Introduction, iTunes review
4:05-17:20 – “Ender’s Game” review
17:20-27:25 – “Last Vegas” review
27:25-39:00 – “12 Years a Slave” review
39:00-47:00 – “About Time” review
47:00-53:20 – “Free Birds” review
53:20-1:03:00 – QOTW (how you discovered the show)
1:03:00-1:04:05 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie should become a theme park attraction?

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0:00-4:50 – Introduction, hats, iTunes review
4:50-8:00 – This week’s sponsor: The Inside Mag, where listener Andre Noble has written a short story. Read his story, why don’t you?
8:00-21:00 – “The Counselor” review, and “Bad Grandpa” non-review
21:00-32:10 – “All Is Lost” review
32:10-42:50 – “Zero Charisma” review
42:50-45:00 – “Argento’s Dracula” review
45:00-50:30 – New QOTW, plus our listenership numbers
50:30-58:50 – Interquel (“LOTR: Return of the King” and “Independence Day”)
58:50-1:00:40 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: How did you discover Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider? Please indulge us this once.

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0:00-2:05 – Introduction
2:05-3:45 – This week’s sponsor: “Door to Door,” a new comedy webseries at TheBestSeriesEver.com
3:45-15:50 – “Escape Plan” review
15:50-23:35 – “Carrie” review
23:35-33:00 – QOTW (hypothetical ’70s remakes)
33:00-35:10 – We request suggestions for QOTW and other discussion topics
35:10-39:35 – “The Fifth Estate” review
39:35-43:30 – You can download our “Commando” audio commentary for $1.99!
43:30-53:30 Character Casserole (Tony Stark, Wolverine, Erin Brockovich)
53:30-54:40 – A plug for “The Saratov Approach”
54:55-55:40 – Wrap-up and goodbyes, complete with bizarre technical glitch

QOTW: Please suggest Question of the Week and other discussion topics for us to use on the show. Thank you in advance.

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0:00-2:45 – Introduction, nonsense
2:45-6:20 – This week’s sponsor: You Look Nice Today Photography. For all your Portland-area photo needs!
6:20-22:45 – “Captain Phillips” review, ending with tangent about “Gravity”
22:45-33:10 – “Romeo & Juliet” review, ending with an IMDb user review of it
33:10-41:20 – “We Are What We Are” review
41:20-43:35 – “Machete Kills” review
43:35-1:00:00 – QOTW (what movie you would delete from existence, with Jeff and Eric’s answers, which leads to a flight of fancy)
1:00:00-1:04:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes, including an update on Eric’s hair growth

QOTW: Your hypothetical cast for a hypothetical remake of any ’70s film.

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0:00-2:10 – Introduction
2:10-6:40 – This week’s sponsor: 11th season of LoadingReadyRun, an online sketch series with a good Kickstarter campaign
6:40-17:55 – “Gravity” review
17:55-27:25 – “Runner Runner” review
27:25-49:00 – QOTW (actors with the best overall track records)
49:00-55:45 – Pitch Me
55:45-1:00:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What ONE movie would you delete from existence, and why?

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0:00-2:50 – Introduction; iTunes review
2:50-4:15 – This week’s lunch sponsor: listener Andy Thomas’ fundraising page for the 2013 Susan G. Komen Greater Cincinnati Race for the Cure. It’s a worthy cause! Help out a fellow listener, won’t you?
4:15-6:00 – Pig War
6:00-19:30 – “Riddick” review
19:30-28:05 – “Short Term 12” review
28:05-38:50 – QOTW (biggest surprise of the summer movie season); no show next week
38:50-45:40 – Interquel (“Man of Steel” and “Face/Off”)
47:45-47:50 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

Our lunch sponsor: The fundraising page for listener Andy Thomas’ Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure team.   

QOTW: What horror film that didn’t get a sequel deserved one?

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0:00-7:25 – Introduction; this week’s sponsor/apology; something about Canada; we didn’t see the One Direction movie
7:25-18:15 – “Getaway” review
18:15-24:50 – “Closed Circuit” review
24:50-30:05 – “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” review
30:05-36:50 – “Austenland” review
36:50-43:40 – “Drinking Buddies” review
43:40-52:25 – QOTW (singers/bands who deserve a biopic, and who should star)
52:25-58:50 – Post-mortem on the summer movie season; then memories of past summers
58:50-1:02:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What was the biggest surprise (good or bad) of the summer movie season?

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