- Part 4

Episode 390: 2017 top 10 lists

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 ericdsnider 1 Comment

0:00 – Happy new year! We’re going to tell you our top 10 lists
2:30 – Our top 10 lists
33:30 – Some other movies we liked in 2017
35:30 – Your favorite movies of last year
37:30 – The good things that happened to you last year
42:15 – Movie of the Month: “Stakeout” (1987), which we found, uh, problematic. Next month: “The Howling” (1981)
52:50 – New DVDs this week (“American Made,” “Battle of the Sexes,” “Brad’s Status,” “Breathe”), and we’re giving an Agent a copy of this big book: “Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film”
55:00 – The B.S.-approved movies from last year, recap and good day

Jeff Bayer’s top 10 list:

1 Raw
2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
3 Wonder
4 Get Out
5 I, Tonya
6 Dunkirk
7 Lady Bird
8 Logan
9 Phantom Thread
10 Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Eric D. Snider’s top 10 list:

1 Dunkirk
2 Call Me by Your Name
3 Stronger
4 A Ghost Story
5 mother!
6 Baby Driver
7 Get Out
8 Lady Bird
9 Raw
10 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Episode 389: ‘All the Money in the World,’ ‘The Post,’ ‘Molly’s Game’

December 26, 2017December 25, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, we had a nice Christmas (probably)
3:00 – “All the Money in the World” review
13:45 – “The Post” review
22:15 – “Molly’s Game” review
32:20 – Don’t forget the Questions of the Week: What was your favorite movie of 2017? And what’s something good that happened to you in 2017?
33:10 – New DVDs (not much)
36:15 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
All the Money in the World C+ 5/10
The Post B 8/10
Molly’s Game B 8/10

Episode 388: ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 3,’ ‘Downsizing’

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, here is what we’re doing for our Christmases
6:00 – “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” review
16:50 – “Pitch Perfect 3” review
27:30 – “Downsizing” review
36:00 – This week’s DVDs, including a giveaway of “Stronger”
40:25 – A question of the week: What was your favorite movie of 2017? And also, what was one good thing that happened in your life in 2017? So, two questions. Then the recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle B 8/10
Pitch Perfect 3 C 4/10
Downsizing B+ 8/10 (BS-approved!)

Episode 387: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ ‘Ferdinand,’ ‘Darkest Hour’

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, there’s a new “Star Wars” movie so let’s get to it!
1:00 – “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” review
21:25 – “Ferdinand” review (Snider only)
27:15 – “Darkest Hour” review
37:25 – An update on the thing Patreon screwed up, which is fixed now
39:50 – New DVDs this week, including an Agent giveaway of “Home Again” with Reese Witherspoon
42:10 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A- 10/10 (BS-approved!)
Darkest Hour: B+ 8/10 (BS-approved)
Ferdinand: C n/a

Episode 386: ‘I, Tonya,’ ‘BPM,’ catching up on some others

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, it’s weird there aren’t any big wide releases
2:55 – “I, Tonya” review
19:10 – More complaining about the release schedule
20:10 – “BPM” review (Snider only)
23:20 – Bayer catches up on “American Made,” “Stronger,” and “Wonderstruck,” which Snider reviewed previously
28:15 – “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)” review (Bayer only)
31:00 – Some Patreon business, plus we’ll have some cool prizes for Agents next month
34:00 – MOTM: “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988)
43:00 – Next month’s MOTM is “Stakeout” (1987)
45:00 – DVDs include “Despicable Me 3” and “Better Watch Out”; we’re giving away two copies of “Better Watch Out” to Agents; recap and good day

REVIEWS:
I, Tonya: B+ 9/10 (BS-approved!)
BPM: B n/a
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected): n/a 7/10

Episode 385: ‘The Disaster Artist,’ ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Call Me by Your Name’

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, it’s the holidays, here’s an iTunes review
2:20 – “The Disaster Artist” review
21:30 – “The Shape of Water” review, ending Jeff getting owned
33:45 – “Call Me by Your Name” review
44:15 – Movie of the Month, “Grave of the Fireflies,” is postponed till next week
45:20 – This week’s DVDs are so-so, but we have a giveaway for one lucky agent: DVD/Blu-ray and CD soundtrack of this year’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast”
47:30 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
The Disaster Artist: B+ 9/10 (BS-approved!)
The Shape of Water: A- 8/10 (BS-approved!)
Call Me by Your Name: A- 8/10 (BS-approved!)

Episode 384: ‘Coco,’ ‘Three Billboards…,’ ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, an iTunes review, it just was or perhaps almost is Thanksgiving
5:05 – “Coco” review
10:20 – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” review
28:30 – “The Man Who Invented Christmas” review (Snider only), and talk of Scrooge in movies
35:30 – New DVDs, including a giveaway of “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Coco: B+ 8/10 (BS-approved!)
Three Billboards…: A- 9/10 (BS-approved)
The Man Who Invented Christmas: B n/a

Episode 383: ‘Justice League,’ ‘Lady Bird,’ ‘Wonder,’ ‘The Star’ ‘Only the Brave,’ ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, we recorded a “Back to the Future” commentary
3:20 – An iTunes review, segueing into despair at the state of things
6:10 – “Justice League” review
22:40 – “Lady Bird” review
32:00 – We impose Senate rules to get through the next reviews quickly
32:45 – “Wonder” review (Snider only)
34:45 – “The Star” review (Snider only)
37:45 – “Only the Brave” review (Bayer only)
39:45 – “Murder on the Orient Express” review (Snider only)
43:00 – This week’s DVDs: “Atomic Blonde,” “Brigsby Bear,” “Wind River” (a copy of which an Agent can win)
44:40 – Reminder that the Movie of the Month is “Grave of the Fireflies,” recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Justice League: C+ 6/10
Lady Bird: A- 9/10 (BS-approved!)
Wonder: B n/a
The Star: B- n/a
Only the Brave: n/a 8/10
Murder on the Orient Express: C+ n/a

Episode 382: ‘Thor: Ragnarok,’ ‘Wonderstruck,’ ‘A Bad Moms Christmas’

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, it’s November, here is an iTunes review with some constructive criticism
4:40 – “Thor: Ragnarok” review
18:20 – “Wonderstruck” review (Snider only)
24:45 – Movie of the Month: “The Great Dictator” (1940)
34:40 – Next month’s MOTM: “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988)
36:00 – Nothing good on DVD this week, but we’re giving away a copy of last week’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” to an Agent (email us to enter)
37:40 – “A Bad Moms Christmas” review
41:30 – No show next week (Bayer’s fault), recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Thor: Ragnarok: B 7/10
Wonderstruck: A- n/a
A Bad Moms Christmas: D 2/10

Episode 381: ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin,’ ‘Suburbicon,’ ‘All I See Is You’

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, Dylan’s Halloween costume, an iTunes review, Jeff’s “giggle water”
6:50 – “Goodbye Christopher Robin” review
20:00 – “Suburbicon” review (sadly, not “Subunicorn”)
30:10 – “All I See Is You” review (Snider only)
34:40 – This week’s DVDs
36:10 – Reminder about our MOTM, “The Great Dictator,” which we’ll discuss on next week’s show, then recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Goodbye Christopher Robin: B 7/10
Suburbicon: B- 5/10
All I See Is You: C n/a

Episode 380: ‘The Florida Project,’ ‘The Snowman,’ ‘Breathe’

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, a story of a sick child (Jeff’s)
6:30 – iTunes review
8:20 – There are five wide releases, of which FOUR did not screen for critics here
12:45 – “The Florida Project” review
24:00 – “The Snowman” review (Snider only), in which the Nicholas Sparks rule is applied and we reveal the entire plot
35:15 – “Breathe” review (Snider only), ending with brief discussion of Andy Serkis’ upcoming “Jungle Book” movie
41:35 – This week’s DVDs, including a giveaway of “Girls Trip” on Blu-ray; recap and good day

REVIEWS:
The Florida Project: B+ 9/10 (BS-approved!)
The Snowman: D n/a
Breathe: B+ n/a

Episode 379: ‘Marshall,’ ‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women,’ ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ ‘The Foreigner’

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, a behind-the-scenes story about the massage Jeff had to pay for
8:50 – “Marshall” review
22:10 – “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” review
35:05 – “Battle of the Sexes” review
43:40 – “The Foreigner” review (Snider only)
49:40 – This week’s DVDs, plus we’re giving away copies of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” on Blu-ray/DVD — two copies, one to an Agent and one to a regular person!
53:50 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Marshall: B 6/10
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women: B+ 9/10 (BS-approved!)
Battle of the Sexes: B+ 9/10 (BS-approved!)
The Foreigner: B n/a

Episode 378: ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘American Made,’ ‘Gerald’s Game’

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, what’s that smell?
3:20 – “Blade Runner 2049” review
15:15 – Some other movies are out there; Snider briefly reviews “American Made”
19:40 – “Gerald’s Game” review (on Netflix)
28:15 – Movie of the Month discussion: “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), including re-litigation of the Oscars. The MOTM for October is “The Great Dictator” (1940).
46:20 – This week’s DVDs are “The Book of Henry” and “A Ghost Story” (which you can win if you’re an Agent), and then something about dragon tails
53:45 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Blade Runner 2049: C+ 7/10
American Made: B n/a
Gerald’s Game: B+ 7/10

Episode 377: Fantastic Fest 2017

September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, it’s our Fantastic Fest episode, but first an iTunes review
2:15 – We don’t know anything about the new movies in theaters this week! Here are our Fantastic Fest reviews:
3:15 – “The Square” B 6/10
8:10 – “Applecart” C 5/10
10:50 – “Mom and Dad” B- 7/10
14:30 – “Tigers Are Not Afraid” A- 9/10
19:30 – “Pin Cushion” B+ 9/10
24:00 – “Bodied” A- 9/10
32:30 – “Top Knot Detective” C 4/10
35:00 – “Anna and the Apocalypse” B+ 5/10
39:10 – “The Death of Stalin” A- 9/10
46:20 – “Mary and the Witch’s Flower” n/a 8/10
49:35 – “Hagazussa” B n/a
52:10 – “Wheelman” n/a 8/10
54:35 – “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” B+ n/a
58:00 – Stray thoughts on a few other movies
59:50 – Thoughts about Fantastic Fest as a whole
1:05:00 – The closing-night party, responses to the “Paul Blart 2” commentary, recap and good day

Episode 376: ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle,’ ‘Lego Ninjago Movie,’ ‘Stronger,’ ‘The Wilde Wedding,’ ‘Brad’s Status’

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, let’s do this thing
2:00 – “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” review
13:30 – “The Lego Ninjago Movie” review
20:15 – “Stronger” review (Snider only)
28:05 – “The Wilde Wedding” review (Bayer only)
31:00 – “Brad’s Status” review (Snider only)
35:30 – A little Fantastic Fest preview
45:15 – Jeff’s “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” commentary is now available
48:50 – This week’s DVDs, two of which we’re giving away to Agents
51:40 – Recap and good day, followed by a Fantastic Fest carol

REVIEWS:
Kingsman: The Golden Circle: C 4/10
Lego Ninjago Movie: C 5/10
Stronger: A- n/a
The Wilde Wedding: n/a 5/10
Brad’s Status: B n/a

Episode 375: ‘mother!,’ ‘Okja’

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, the existence of other podcasts and how most of them are about “Game of Thrones”
2:30 – “mother!” review
18:00 – “Okja” review (on Netflix)
22:15 – “American Assassin” is also a movie, but Lionsgate doesn’t screen movies in Portland anymore
22:50 – This week’s DVDs, plus a chance for an Agent to win “It Comes at Night”
24:45 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Silver Streak,” “101 Dalmatians,” “They Live”)
33:10 – How you can become an Agent, where to find us online, and so forth
34:30 – Jeff teases his son’s interest in “The Lego Ninjago Movie” (review next week), then the recap and good day

REVIEWS:
mother!: A- 7/10
Okja: B 8/10

Episode 374: ‘It,’ ‘Home Again,’ ‘Crown Heights,’ ‘Goon 2,’ ‘Beach Rats’

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, here is an iTunes review
2:35 – “It” review
18:35 – “Home Again” review
29:20 – “Crown Heights” review
35:40 – “Goon: Last of the Enforcers” review
41:00 – “Beach Rats” review (Snider only)
44:20 – This week’s DVDs, including a giveaway for Agents
46:40 – Oh yeah, one more thing about “It”
49:20 – Feel free to send us comments/observations/experiences about our Movie of the Month, which is “In the Heat of the Night”
50:40 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
It: B- 8/10
Home Again: C+ 5/10
Crown Heights: B 7/10
Goon: Last of the Enforcers: B- 6/10
Beach Rats: B- n/a

Final Results of the 2017 Summer Box Office Challenge

September 1, 2017August 27, 2018 ericdsnider Leave a comment

2017 Winner: Snider
Overall Record
Snider 3 — Bayer 3

Eric D. Snider

1) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (5/5)

$146,510,104

4) Cars 3 (6/16)

$53,688,680

6) POTC: Dead Men Tell No Tales (5/26)

$62,983,253

8) Wonder Woman (6/2)

$103,251,471

10) Alien: Covenant (5/19)

$36,160,621

12) King Arthur (5/12)

$15,371,270

14) Valerian (7/21)

$17,007,624

16) Atomic Blonde (7/28)

$18,286,420

18) Snatched (5/12)

$19,542,248

20) Annabelle: Creation (8/11)

$35,006,404

TOTAL:

$507,808,095

Jeff Bayer

2) Spider-Man: Homecoming (7/7)

$117,027,503

3) Transformers: The Last Knight (6/21)

$44,680,073

5) Despicable Me 3 (6/30)

$72,434,025

7) War for the Planet of the Apes (7/14)

$56,262,929

9) The Mummy (6/9)

$31,688,375

11) The Emoji Movie (7/28)

$24,531,923

13) Dunkirk (7/21)

$50,513,488

15) The Dark Tower (8/4)

$19,153,698

17) Captain Underpants (6/2)

$23,852,411

19) Girls Trip (7/21)

$31,201,920

TOTAL:

$471,346,345

DIFFERENCE: $36,461,750

THE STAKES:

– The loser will record a solo audio commentary for a movie of the winner’s choosing.
– The loser will dress in a full clown costume for the first three days of Fantastic Fest.
– The loser will take a public-education dance class at Portland Community College.
– If Snider loses, he will spend an entire Saturday being father to Bayer’s children; if Bayer loses, he will pay for Snider to get a 90-minute massage, which he will have to watch.

ACTUAL TOP 20 OPENING WEEKENDS:
*movies that neither of us chose

1) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (5/5)

$146,510,104

2) Spider-Man: Homecoming (7/7)

$117,027,503

8) Wonder Woman (6/2)

$103,251,471

5) Despicable Me 3 (6/30)

$72,434,025

6) POTC: Dead Men Tell No Tales (5/26)

$62,983,253

7) War for the Planet of the Apes (7/14)

$56,262,929

4) Cars 3 (6/16)

$53,688,680

13) Dunkirk (7/21)

$50,513,488

3) Transformers: The Last Knight (6/21)

$44,680,073

*All Eyez on Me (6/16)

$43,358,982

10) Alien: Covenant (5/19)

$36,160,621

20) Annabelle: Creation (8/11)

$35,006,404

9) The Mummy (6/9)

$31,688,375

19) Girls Trip (7/21)

$31,201,920

11) The Emoji Movie (7/28)

$24,531,923

17 Captain Underpants (6/2)

$23,852,411

*The Hitman’s Bodyguard (8/18)

$21,384,504

*Baby Driver (6/28)

$20,553,320

18) Snatched (5/12)

$19,542,248

15) The Dark Tower (8/4)

$19,153,698

Episode 373: ‘Patti Cake$,’ ‘I Do… Until I Don’t,’ ‘Birth of the Dragon’

August 31, 2017September 1, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, an iTunes review, the virtues of New Orleans, the paradox of wives listening to this show, mention of another show with a similar name
7:00 – “Patti Cake$” review
15:15 – “I Do… Until I Don’t” review (Bayer only)
18:30 – Snider saw “Wind River” and “Birth of the Dragon”; Hollywood has forsaken us again this week
23:10 – A few loose ends to tie up regarding the Summer Box Office Challenge
27:25 – DVDs are “Baywatch” and “My Cousin Rachel,” and an Agent can win a copy of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
31:00 – Our Movie of the Month: “The Best Years of Our Lives” (1946)
45:30 – Our MOTM for September is “In the Heat of the Night” (1967); recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Patti Cake$: B- 7/10
I Do… Until I Don’t: n/a 4/10
Birth of the Dragon: C- n/a

Episode 372: ‘The Trip to Spain,’ ‘Ingrid Goes West,’ ‘Good Time’

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 ericdsnider Leave a comment

0:00 – Hello, the studios have given up this week (and next), but we saw some good limited-release films
6:00 – “The Trip to Spain” review
15:00 – “Ingrid Goes West” review
21:00 – “Good Time” review
28:50 – Bayer is sad that he has to wait till next summer to win something again; in the meantime, here are this week’s DVDs, including talk of audio commentaries
34:30 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“FernGully: The Last Rain Forest,” including Dylan’s thoughts; “Gidget,” part of which blows Jeff’s mind; “Oh Hello on Broadway”)
51:25 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
The Trip to Spain B+ 8/10 (BS-approved!)
Ingrid Goes West B+ 7/10
Good Time: B 7/10