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0:00-1:50 – Oh hey, how’s it going?
1:50-4:50 – “Taken 3” was kept from critics, so we made up some other stuff instead, then talked about critics in the U.K.
4:50-7:20 – Then we made up some more “Taken”-based stuff, resulting in an unplanned game of Pitch Me
7:20-8:45 – iTunes review
8:45-24:00 – “Selma” review (B.S.-approved!)
24:00-26:55 – Letting everyone know how much you agree with a movie
26:55-41:00 – QOTW (how movies will be different 10 years from now)
41:00-51:15 – A round of Eric & Jeff’s Excellent Adventure
51:15-53:25 – Recap, more blather

QOTW: What movie should be remade but in a different genre? Tell us how it would change the story, who should be in it, etc.

REVIEWS:
“Selma” B+ 10/10

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0:00-2:20 – Happy New Year!
2:20-3:30 – iTunes review
3:30-7:25 – It was a good year of movies; pre-top 10 wagering
7:25-47:00 – Our top 10 lists
47:00-53:40 – QOTW: your favorites of 2014
53:40-57:35 – We saw “The Interview”; other things we watched
57:35-59:15 – We’ll do another show next week

QOTW: How will movies be different 10 years from now?

Snider’s list:

10. “Cheap Thrills”
9. “Calvary”
8. “Birdman”
7. “Ernest & Celestine”
6. “The Babadook”
5. “Foxcatcher”
4. “Listen Up Philip”
3 “Boyhood”
2. “Under the Skin”
1. “Whiplash”

Bayer’s list:

10. “The Skeleton Twins”
9. “Fury”
8. “John Wick”
7. “Boyhood”
6. “22 Jump Street”
5. “Birdman”
4. “The Congress”
3. “Selma”
2. “Inherent Vice”
1. “Whiplash”

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0:00-3:00 – Hello! It’s the day after Christmas! We had a great Christmas, probably
3:00-17:20 – “Inherent Vice” review
17:20-30:10 – “Into the Woods” review
30:10-43:30 – “Two Days, One Night” review, including a Dardennes anecdote from Telluride
43:30-52:35 – “Big Eyes” review
52:35-1:01:40 – “Unbroken” review
1:01:40-1:05:05 – “Belle” review (Bayer only)
1:05:05-1:06:10 – Reminder on QOTW (your 3 favorite movies of 2014). We’re tabulating the results!
1:06:10-1:10:25 – Recap, goodbye, see you next year

QOTW: What were your three (3) favorite movies of 2014?

REVIEWS:
Inherent Vice: B+ 10/10
Into the Woods: B+ 5/10
Two Days, One Night: B+ 9/10
Big Eyes: B- 6/10
Unbroken: B- 7/10
Belle: N/A 9/10

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0:00-4:30 – Intro, mystery balloons, ideas to make this show as popular as Serial
4:30-7:15 – The vagaries of movie release schedules; a debate over who is more special
7:15-21:00 – “Wild” review (B.S.-approved!)
21:00-33:55 – “The Imitation Game” review, ending in talk of a current trend
33:55-48:00 – QOTW was the Mt. Rushmore of holiday movies. Jeff makes Eric guess what the listeners voted for.
48:00-56:05 – Eric & Jeff’s Excellent Adventure takes us back in time to Dec. 5, 1997
56:05-57:40 – Recap of today’s lessons

QOTW: What other Bible stories should be made into movies? Casting suggestions, etc., welcome.

REVIEWS:
“Wild” B+ 8/10
“The Imitation Game” B- 7/10

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0:00-4:00 – Howdy, Jeff puts the bae in Bayer, egg nog
4:00-17:45 – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” review
17:45-26:00 – “The Theory of Everything” review
26:00-39:00 – “Foxcatcher” review
39:00-52:40 – QOTW (movies that make you hungry or that ruined food for you)
52:40-55:30 – Next week’s QOTW, talk of Thanksgiving traditions, Turkey Bowl, etc.
55:30-1:00:00 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Babes in Toyland,” “Gentleman’s Agreement,” Jeff watched a TV cartoon)
1:00:00-1:01:10 – Recap of what we learned today

QOTW: What movie family would you like to spend Thanksgiving with?

REVIEWS:
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)
“The Theory of Everything” B- 8/10
“Foxcatcher” A- 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

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0:00-4:15 – Hello, let’s read an iTunes review
4:15-14:15 – “Dumb and Dumber To” review
14:15-21:45 – “Rosewater” review
21:45-27:15 – “Force Majeure” review
27:15-46:45 – QOTW (sequels to 1994 films), with some talk of Eric’s LDS mission, leading to talk of a new movie called “Missionary”
46:45-51:00 Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex…,” some “Star Wars” thing), chit-chat, wrap-up, goodbye

QOTW: What movie makes you hungry, and for what? Or alternatively, what movie ruined a particular food for you?

REVIEWS:
“Dumb and Dumber To” C+ 5/10
“Rosewater” B- 7/10
“Force Majeure” B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

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0:00-5:30 – Hi, it’s Halloween, Jeff is taking the kid trick-or-treating
5:30-16:20 – “Nightcrawler” review (B.S.-approved!)
16:20-31:05 – “Birdman” review (B.S.-approved!)
31:05-38:10 – “Horns” review
38:10-45:35 – Jeff reviews “Before I Go to Sleep,” “Laggies,” and “White Bird in a Blizzard,” Eric pretends to listen
45:35-55:40 – QOTW (new monsters)
55:40-56:30 – iTunes review
56:30-1:00:10 – Hey, What’d You Watch?
1:00:10-1:02:10 – Recap, goodbye

QOTW: Who’s most in need of a career resurrection (a la Matthew McConaughey), and how would you go about it?

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0:00-5:05 – We say hello, talk about parenting, wonder how Eric could inherit his brother’s children, we call it Daddy Fun Time
5:05-17:00 – “John Wick” review (B.S.-approved!)
17:00-27:40 – “Ouija” review (Bayer only, including a review of the audience)
27:40-31:50 – “Dear White People” review (Bayer only)
31:50-44:05 – QOTW – we tabulated the Horror Mt. Rushmore!
44:05-50:55 – A round of Interquel
50:55-56:45 – A round of “Hey, What’d You Watch?”
56:45-59:10 – “Cute” Dylan stories
59:10-1:00:30 – A summary of what we said

QOTW: Make up a new movie monster, something we’ve never seen before. Interpret “monster” however you like.

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0:00-3:25 – Howdy; the efforts expended to record the show; you should write us an iTunes review
3:25-14:00 – “Fury” review
14:00-22:00 – “Men, Women & Children” review
22:00-31:00 – “St. Vincent” review
31:00-37:00 – “Listen Up Philip” review
37:00-46:50 – “Whiplash” review
46:50- QOTW (scary non-horror movies)
58:25-1:03:20 – As always, we end with “Hey, What’d You Watch?”
1:03:20-1:04:30 – Recap!

QOTW: We’re compiling the horror Mt. Rushmore. What are your four (4) favorite horror movies? #HorrorMtRushmore

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