Category: B.S.-approved

0:00 – Hello, Jeff dooms the show to failure
1:20 – “Pacific Rim Uprising” review
8:40 – “The Death of Stalin” review
15:30 – “Sherlock Gnomes” review (Snider), and then what could happen to Michael Caine next
19:00 – “Flower” review (Bayer)
21:50 – “Unsane” review (Snider)
26:00 – This week’s DVDs are “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “The Last Movie Star,” leading to a discussion of Burt Reynolds and “Star Wars”
28:10 – How the listeners feel about the new schedule, with ideas for improvements including a Spanish episode
30:50 – What’d You Watch? (“Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice”), with discussion of separate beds and Jeff’s casino plans with his nephew
36:40 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Pacific Rim Uprising: C 5/10
The Death of Stalin: A- 9/10 (BS-approved!)
Sherlock Gnomes: C n/a
Flower: n/a 7/10
Unsane: B- n/a

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0:00 – Hello, it’s wintertime in Portland
3:50 – “Annihilation” review
14:50 – “Game Night” review
26:40 – “The Cloverfield Paradox” review, with discussion of seeing movies on Netflix vs at theaters
37:40 – Snider catches up with “Fifty Shades Freed”
41:10 – Bayer catches up with “Early Man”
43:00 – Snider catches up with “Peter Rabbit”
45:20 – Don’t forget Movie of the Month, “Wild at Heart,” which we’ll be discussing next week
46:20 – Don’t forget Oscar Bowling for next Sunday, leading to a funny story about seeing “Bodied” at PIFF last week, and racism, and YouTube
56:20 – New DVDs this week include “The Florida Project” and “Coco”
57:30 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
“Annihilation”: B+ 7/10
“Game Night”: B+ 8/10 (BS-approved!)
“The Cloverfield Paradox”: B- 6/10
“Fifty Shades Freed”: D 4/10
“Early Man”: n/a 6/10
“Peter Rabbit”: B- 5/10

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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!)

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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

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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

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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!)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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0:00 – Hello, community service, an iTunes review
3:35 – “Logan Lucky” review
16:25 – “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” review
28:40 – “Brigsby Bear” review
34:25 – The final Summer Box Office Challenge update of 2017, in which bets are finalized and the historical record is amended
44:10 – “Alien: Covenant” and “Everything, Everything” are on DVD, if that matters to you
45:20 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Logan Lucky: B+ 7/10
The Hitman’s Bodyguard: C+ 5/10
Brigsby Bear: B+ 8/10 (BS-approved!)

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0:00 – Hello, here’s an iTunes review, the clown costume is discussed
3:25 – “Atomic Blonde” review
16:55 – “The Emoji Movie” wasn’t screened, which is pretty unusual for an animated film, but Bayer thinks you should see it anyway
18:35 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
22:20 – “Girls Trip” review (Snider only)
24:00 – This week’s DVDs: “Ghost in the Shell,” “The Boss Baby,” “Gifted,” “Unforgettable”
25:25 – “The Lost City of Z” review (Bayer only)
29:30 – A flashback to this weekend in 1992, and that whole summer, and the Penguin
38:50 – Recap and good day, and don’t forget to watch “Dangerous Liaisons” before next week if you haven’t

REVIEWS:
Atomic Blonde: B+ 8/10 (BS-approved!)
Girls Trip: B- n/a
The Lost City of Z: n/a 8/10

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0:00 – Hello, Dylan and his grandma are Pooh buddies
2:45 – “Dunkirk” review
19:00 – “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” review
29:10 – “A Ghost Story” review
36:20 – A few housekeeping items, things you should watch or download, a little about the French language
39:55 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
43:30 – Agents can win a copy of “Ghost in the Shell,” and any Chump (or perhaps Chip) can have Melissa McCarthy’s “The Boss”
45:50 – Recap and good day

REVIEWS:
Dunkirk: B+ 9/10
Valerian: B- 7/10
A Ghost Story: B+ 5/10

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