Author: ericdsnider

0:00-4:20 – Introduction; our lunch sponsor: documentary “Hafu”
4:20-15:10 – “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” review
15:10-26:30 – “The World’s End” review
26:30-35:15 – “You’re Next” review
35:15-42:00 – “The Spectacular Now” review, and a new rating system
42:00-50:00 – QOTW (favorite drinking scenes)
50:00-59:20 – Character Casserole!
59:20-1:02:10 – Wrap-up; we were on Golden Briefcase; goodbyes

QOTW: What singer or band deserves a biopic, and who should star in it?

This week’s lunch sponsor: the new documentary film “Hafu,” screening in several cities this fall.

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0:00-5:25 – Introduction; it’s humid today
5:25-7:20 – Our lunch sponsor: The 2 Cents Movie Podcast! It is another movie podcast besides the one that we are!
7:20-9:10 – Jeff’s drink sponsor and more nonsense
9:10-27:10 – “Kick-Ass 2” review
27:10-29:50 – A comment Jeff got
29:50-41:35 – “The Butler” review
41:35-50:30 – “Paranoia” review
50:30-55:10 – The final Summer Box Office Challenge update
55:10-1:04:00 – QOTW (PG movies that could be remade as R’s)
1:04:00-1:05:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your favorite drinking scene in a movie (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)?

This week’s lunch sponsor: The 2 Cents Movie Podcast. Here is their Facebook, and here is their iTunes.

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0:00-5:20 – Introduction; our lunch sponsor: Jones T-shirts is giving away a scholarship! That is cool!; also tangents about youthfulness
5:20-7:30 – iTunes review
7:30-19:40 – “Elysium” review
19:40-27:30 – “We’re the Millers” review
27:30-36:05 – “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” review
36:05-44:35 – “Blue Jasmine” review
44:35-52:20 – “Blackfish” review
52:20-54:30 – “Prince Avalanche” review
54:30-55:30 – We didn’t see “Planes”
55:30-1:07:20 – QOTW (characters who deserve spinoffs)
1:07:20-1:09:50 – Summer Box Office Challenge update: it’s the final weekend!
1:09:50-1:13:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes, including a college tangent and a plug for The Garrens Comedy Troupe 20th Anniversary Reunion Spectacular

QOTW: What PG-rated movie could be redone as an R-rated movie?

This week’s lunch sponsor: Jones T-shirts is offering a non-T-shirt-related scholarship.

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0:00-3:50 – Introduction; our lunch sponsor: Marty Reeder, author of young adult fiction. Support his Kickstarter!
3:50-5:50 – Jeff’s beer sponsor
5:50-18:00 – “2 Guns” review
18:00-21:35 – “Smurfs 2” (we didn’t see it)
21:35-26:15 – “Maniac” review (Snider only)
26:15-44:20 – QOTW (movies at the top of your to-do list), with considerable tangents
44:20-51:20 – Pitch Me
51:20-53:00 – Some Portland events
53:00-55:10 – Eric plugs The Garrens Comedy Troupe 20th Anniversary Reunion Spectacular (coming to Provo, Utah, Sept. 14)
55:10-57:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie character deserves his or her own spinoff?

This week’s lunch sponsor: Marty Reeder, author of words! Read his stuff!

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0:00-4:30 – Introduction; our lunch sponsor: Little Dress Up Shop, costumes for kids
4:30-17:45 – “The Wolverine” review
17:45-26:00 – “The To Do List” review
26:00-34:05 – “Fruitvale Station” review
34:05-43:30 – QOTW (movie you were embarrassed to buy a ticket for)
43:30-45:00 – Vomitorium correction
45:00-54:30 – Character Casserole
54:30-56:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie is at the top of your to-do list — one you’ve been meaning to watch and want to watch but just haven’t gotten to it?

This week’s lunch sponsor: Little Dress Up Shop

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0:00-3:40 – Introduction; our middle names
3:40-5:25 – iTunes reviews
5:25-20:50 – “The Conjuring” review
20:50-22:30 – Coincidences!
22:30-29:00 – “RED 2” review
29:00-35:35 – “R.I.P.D.” review
35:35-45:20 – “Only God Forgives” review
45:20-59:55 – QOTW (suggestions for one-word movie titles)
59:55-1:03:55 – Update on the Summer Box Office Challenge
1:03:55-1:05:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie were you most embarrassed to be buying a ticket for?

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0:00-2:40 – Introduction; Jeff’s beverage sponsor
2:40-5:40 – iTunes review; passive requests for listener submissions
5:40-24:00 – “Pacific Rim” review
24:00-40:20 – “Grown Ups 2” review
40:20-49:15 – “The Way Way Back” review
49:15-1:03:20 – QOTW (adventures with your friends that would make a good movie), ending with a tangent on Twinkies
1:03:20-1:05:10 – Brief update on the Summer Box Office Challenge, wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of “Turbo,” what ONE word would make a good movie title?

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0:00-4:10 – Introduction; it’s our 167th show; no real sponsor or iTunes review this week
4:10-25:50 – “The Lone Ranger” review, including diversions on anachronisms and Sam Rockwell
25:50-33:50 – “Despicable Me 2” review
33:50-36:00 – Tangent on kids’ movies
36:00-50:15 – QOTW (what duo needs a new movie)
50:15-52:25 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
52:25-59:20 – Pitch Me
59:20-1:02:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What adventure did you and your friends have that would make a good movie (presumably better than “Grown Ups”)?

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0:00-2:30 – Introduction; we’re back!
2:30-4:45 – iTunes reviews
4:45-18:50 – “White House Down” review
18:50-33:45 – “The Heat” review
33:45-41:25 – “Monsters University” review
41:25-47:30 – “World War Z” review
47:30-53:00 – “Much Ado About Nothing” review
53:00-58:40 – “The Bling Ring” review
58:40-1:03:00 – Summer Box Office Contest update: Bayer is ahead!
1:03:00-1:04:20 – QOTW for next week
1:04:20-1:06:40 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What duo, historical or fictional, needs a new movie? And who should play them?

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0:00-4:00 – Introduction; Jeff has a cold; his drink sponsor
4:00-6:10 – Our lunch sponsor: Jones T-Shirts
6:10-8:15 – iTunes review
8:15-16:10 – “The Purge” review
16:10-24:50 – “The Internship” review
24:50-31:40 – “The Kings of Summer” review
31:40-38:40 – “Sightseers” review
38:40-47:15 – “Violet & Daisy” review
47:15-1:03:40 – QOTW (duo you’d like to see reunited)
1:03:40-1:06:15 – Summer box office challenge update
1:06:15-1:08:50 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

Our lunch sponsor this week: Jones T-Shirts, seller of blank T-shirts, hoodies, hats, etc., to put logos and stuff on. Super cheap (not the bad kind of cheap).

QOTW: Which movie’s cast of characters would you want to be with when the Apocalypse happens?

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0:00-2:40 – Introduction; Jeff’s drink sponsor
2:40-4:15 – Our lunch sponsor: The 5Cast Podcast
4:15-5:50 – iTunes review
5:50-18:30 – “After Earth” review
18:30-29:20 – “Now You See Me” review
29:20-36:45 – “Stories We Tell” documentary
36:45-41:00 – Update on the summer box office challenge
41:00-52:00 – QOTW (favorite child performance)
52:00-59:40 – Character Casserole (Carrie Bradshaw, the Scorpion King, Angelina Jolie from “Wanted”)
59:40-1:04:00 – Where to find us online this week; wrap-up and goodbyes

Our lunch sponsor this week: The 5Cast Podcast, which is a podcast that isn’t this one but is another one (?)

QOTW: What duo who has worked together before would you like to see in another movie?

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0:00-3:50 – Introduction; Jeff’s drink sponsor; iTunes review
3:50-17:15 – “The Hangover Part III” review
17:15-31:15 – “Furious 6” review
31:15-34:50 – We didn’t see “Epic,” but Jeff almost took Dylan
34:50-46:45 – “Frances Ha” review
46:45-52:35 – QOTW (movies that could have used car chases)
52:35-55:00 – Update on the summer box office challenge
55:00-59:10 – Where to find us online; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What’s your favorite child performance in a movie?

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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