Author: ericdsnider

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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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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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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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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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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0:00-2:10 – Introduction; complaints about technical problems
2:10-12:45 – “Taken 2” review
12:45-20:20 – “Frankenweenie” review
20:20-24:30 – “Hotel Transylvania” review, with a tangent about tall bikes
24:30-33:10 – “Pitch Perfect” review
33:10-40:20 – “V/H/S” review
40:20-41:25 – “American Scream” is playing tonight only in Portland, but watch for it elsewhere in the near future
41:25-48:55 – QOTW (what horror movie should they make a junior version of?)
48:55-52:15 – iTunes reviews, including a mean one
52:15-1:01:20 – Character Casserole (Mel Gibson in “Signs,” the shark from “Jaws II,” and “Ted”)
1:01:20-1:04:15 – Lunch sponsor: “The Ex and the Why,” a U.K. comedy made for 250 “pounds”!
1:04:15-1:05:50 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What true event from history that has not already been turned into a movie should be turned into a movie?

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0:00-2:10 – Introduction; our other podcast that we used to do
2:10-19:00 – “Resident Evil: Retribution” review, with tangents about trailers
19:00-24:45 – “Arbitrage” review
24:45-29:10 – “Finding Nemo” is in 3D now; “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is still out there; “The Phantom” is also mentioned
29:10-36:30 – QOTW (your favorite action scenes)
36:30-38:00 – We’re both going to Fantastic Fest; some other conversation that might be irrelevant
38:00-46:30 – A chat with Chris: Kickstarter supporter, mailman, and Philadelphia resident
46:30-58:25 – Pitch Me (Hugh Grant, Emma Watson), with mention of next week’s Mike Birbiglia interview and praise for our colleague Mike Ryan’s interviewing skills
58:25-1:02:25 – Where to find us online; wrap-up and goodbyes

Mike Ryan’s interview with Chris Evans, mentioned on the show.

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0:00-3:00 – Introduction; Bayer has had a lot of caffeine (as usual)
3:00-13:10 – “The Words” review
13:10-21:50 – “For a Good Time, Call” review
21:50-30:10 – “The Inbetweeners Movie” review (with a “Downton Abbey” tangent)
30:10-35:00 – “Samsara” review
35:00-43:35 – QOTW (what movie character’s voice do you wish you had)
43:35-46:20 – “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is on the big screen; so are some movies they didn’t screen for critics
46:20-54:50 – A chat with Jon Kroupa, Kickstarter supporter and author of the book “52 Diets”
54:50-1:02:00 – Character Casserole (Rusty Ryan, Master Li, Lt. Dunbar)
1:02:00-1:08:30 – A tangent about the words “butt” and “nuh-uh”; a lunch sponsor; why Snider uses his middle initial; it gets better; a premature wrap-up
1:08:30-1:11:50 – Snider went to Telluride and talked to Bill Murray

QOTW: What’s your favorite action sequence in a movie?

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0:00-1:40 – Introduction
1:40-11:55 – “Lawless” review
11:55-19:20 – “Killer Joe” review
19:20-25:20 – QOTW (your favorite scenes of law-breaking)
25:20-33:10 – “Sleepwalk with Me” review
33:10-35:05 – iTunes reviews in old-timey voice
35:05-40:20 – “Cosmopolis” review
40:20-45:30 – “2 Days in New York” review
45:30-47:25 – “Oslo, August 31st” review (Snider only)
47:25-53:40 – A chat with Susan, one of our Cannes Kickstarters, about the movie “U.N. Me”
53:40-1:00:10 – Interquel (“Grosse Pointe Blank” and “Pinocchio”)
1:00:10-1:03:17 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie character’s voice do you wish you had?

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0:00-2:50 – Introduction; fun with Google video
2:50-14:15 – “Premium Rush” review
14:15-22:00 – “Hit & Run” review
22:00-32:00 – QOTW (what mode of transportation deserves its own action movie)
32:00-37:30 – “Celeste and Jesse Forever” review
37:30-42:50 – “The Imposter” review
42:50-43:50 – Snider is slandered on Twitter by Scott Weinberg
43:50-47:40 – “The Apparition” review (Snider only)
47:40-54:15 – A chat with Chandra, one of our Cannes Kickstarter supporters
54:15-57:40 – Final wrap-up of the summer box office contest
57:40-1:04:30 – Pitch Me (Zooey Deschanel, Tom Arnold, horror comedy set in Calgary in the 1950s)
1:04:30-1:07:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your favorite moment of law-breaking in a movie?

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0:00-2:35 – Introduction
2:35-16:00 – “ParaNorman” review, including Bayer’s account of visiting the set
16:00-28:30 – “The Expendables 2” review
28:30-36:10 – “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” review
36:10-47:35 – “Sparkle” review
47:35-55:05 – QOTW (what dead performer do you wish had made one more movie)
55:05-1:04:20 – Character Casserole (Indiana Jones, Tom Baker, Frank the American Gangster)
1:04:20-1:10:00 – A winner in the summer box office challenge is declared
1:10:00-1:11:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What mode of transportation should get its own action movie?

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0:00-5:10 – Introduction; poison oak; dreams of giant zits; disavowal of tangents
5:10-20:15 – “The Campaign” review
20:15-32:40 – “The Bourne Legacy” review
32:40-44:25 – QOTW (replacing an actor in a movie franchise)
44:25-47:45 – “Hara Kiri: Death of a Samurai” review (Bayer only)
47:45-52:30 – “Ruby Sparks” review (Snider only)
52:30-1:02:10 – “Hope Springs” review
1:02:10-1:09:15 – Box office challenge update; how Eric might survive as a vegetarian; then more gross conversations about gross things; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of Whitney Houston in “Sparkle,” what dead performer do you wish had made one last movie before they died, and what would it be?

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0:00-3:05 – Introduction; the difference between live and pre-taped
3:05-16:15 – “Total Recall” review
16:15-22:20 – “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” review
22:20-32:25 – “Klown” review
32:25-41:15 – QOTW (favorite bully-vs-wimp moments)
41:15-49:00 – Interquel (“Bring It On” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”)
49:00-51:30 – Things to check out on DVD; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of “The Bourne Legacy” (in which Jeremy Renner has replaced Matt Damon), what principal character in what movie or movie series would you replace with which actor?

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0:00-2:40 – Introduction
2:40-18:20 – “The Watch” review, with tangents about Costco and Sam’s Club
18:20-30:05 – “Step Up Revolution” review
30:05-40:50 – QOTW (best and worst hypothetical casting for a “Three Amigos” remake)
40:50-42:25 – Next week’s QOTW
42:25-50:00 – Update on the summer box office challenge
50:00-57:00 – Pitch Me (Sundance rom-com with Carol Burnett and Steve Martin)
57:00-58:30 – iTunes review in old-timey voice
58:30-1:01:00 – New DVDs this week
1:01:00-1:02:05 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What’s your favorite bully-vs-wimp moment in a movie?

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0:00-3:10 – Introduction; Rick Murdock updated our theme song; we need more of those
3:10-23:45 – “The Dark Knight Rises” review
23:45-54:00 – Snider’s whole thing with the fake bad review and Rotten Tomatoes and fanboys being lunatics
54:00-56:55 – QOTW: Best and worst casting for a hypothetical “Three Amigos” remake
56:55-1:05:00 – Character Casserole (Bart from “Blazing Saddles,” Butch Cassidy, Scrooge)
1:05:00-1:08:00 – Master Pancake in Portland; stuff to rent on DVD
1:08:00-1:11:15 – Our summer box office contest, with the official stakes finally revealed; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: Give us your best and worst casting suggestions for a “Three Amigos” remake.

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0:00-6:10 – Introduction; it’s Bayer’s birthday; it’s also summertime; we didn’t review the new “Ice Age”
6:10-14:40 – “Beasts of the Southern Wild” review
14:40-20:20 – “To Rome with Love” review
20:20-25:15 – “The Do-Deca-Pentathlon” review
25:15-33:10 – Interquel (“Boogie Nights” and “Notting Hill”)
33:10-36:30 – We’re seeing the new Batman movie next week; this week’s show was short; wrap-up and goodbyes

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0:00-1:30 – Introduction
1:30-14:00 – “The Amazing Spider-Man” review
14:00-23:30 – “Savages” review
23:30-31:40 – QOTW (your favorite summertime movie scenes)
31:40-38:20 – The summer box office challenge so far, including talk of Snider’s prize if he wins
38:20-46:30 – Our top 5 movies of 2012 so far
46:30-53:40 – Pitch Me (Hugh Jackman, Eljiah Wood, existential comedy)
53:40-56:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

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0:00-2:00 – Introduction
2:00-17:45 – “Magic Mike” review
17:45-26:00 – “Ted” review
26:00-35:00 – QOTW (what other childhood things should be turned into R-rated comedies)
35:00-36:15 – Next week’s QOTW, with emphasis on summertime
36:15-40:05 – Some other movies also opened, but we didn’t see them; Eugene Levy makes us sad
40:05-49:40 – Character Casserole (John McClane, Grumpy, the Cat in the Hat)
49:40-58:35 – All tangents, all the time: next week’s show; Bayer’s aversion to trailers; Snider’s Salma Hayek impression; Patton Oswalt in Portland; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What’s your favorite summertime movie scene?

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