We talk about movies “Before I Fall,” “Call Me By Your Name,” and “XX,” as well as the apocalyptic Park City weather, midnight screenings, and Jeff’s adventures at parties.
Category: Film Festivals
Episode 344.1: Sundance Report #1
From the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, we speak of movies called “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore,” “Person to Person,” “Landline,” and “The Yellow Birds,” and restaurants called Burger King.
Episode 329: Fantastic Fest, ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘Queen of Katwe,’ ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,’ ‘American Honey’
0:00 – Hello, we’re at Fantastic Fest!
2:05 – “Deepwater Horizon” review
10:20 – “Queen of Katwe” review
14:05 – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” review
21:05 – “American Honey” review
28:45 – “Arrival” review (not out till November; we’ll talk about it some more then)
36:10 – Rapid-fire Fantastic Fest reviews, as follows:
– “The Girl with All the Gifts”
– “Raw”
– “Buster’s Mal Heart”
– “Safe Neighborhood”
– “Red Turtle”
– “Split”
– “The Dwarves Must Be Crazy”
– “Toni Erdmann”
– “Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child”
– “A Dark Song”
– “Don’t Kill It”
– “They Call Me Jeeg Robot”
– “The Lure”
– “Playground”
– “Rats”
– “Elle”
– “Age of Shadows”
– “Down Under”
1:09:45 – Recap, farewell to Fantastic Fest, and good day
REVIEWS:
Deepwater Horizon: C+ 6/10
Queen of Katwe: C+ 6/10
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: B 7/10
American Honey: B+ 8/10
Arrival: A- 10/10
The Girl with All the Gifts: B+ 7/10
Raw: B+ 9/10
Buster’s Mal Heart: B- 5/10
Safe Neighborhood: B- 7/10
Red Turtle: n/a 5/10
Split: B n/a
The Dwarves Must Be Crazy: n/a 3/10
Toni Erdmann: B+ n/a
Science Fiction: n/a 5/10
A Dark Song: B n/a
Don’t Kill It: n/a 5/10
They Call Me Jeeg Robot: B n/a
The Lure: n/a 5/10
Playground: C- n/a
Rats: n/a 7/10
Elle: B+ n/a
Age of Shadows: n/a 8/10
Down Under: B+ n/a
Episode 301: SXSW, ’10 Cloverfield Lane,’ ‘The Brothers Grimsby’
0:00 – Hi, we’re back, we went to South By Southwest, here are some movies we saw:
3:10 – “Hush”
7:45 – “Demolition”
10:40 – “Slash”
16:25 – “Born to Be Blue”
20:15 – “My Blind Brother”
25:30 – “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”
28:10 – “War on Everyone”
33:40 – “Don’t Think Twice”
37:15 – “Sing Street”
41:00 – “Midnight Special”
42:20 – Some thoughts on SXSW in general
45:30 – “The Brothers Grimsby” review
50:00 – “10 Cloverfield Lane” review
55:25 – QOTW rolled over to next week, so send in your responses; goodbye
QOTW: What movie embarrasses you because of the way it portrays a part of your identity (hometown, subcultures, religion, interests, etc.)?
REVIEWS:
The Brothers Grimsby: D+ 4/10
10 Cloverfield Lane: B+ 7/10
Episode 279: Fantastic Fest 2015, ‘The Martian’
0:00 – It’s the last day of Fantastic Fest, and we saw a lot of movies
2:10 – “The Martian” review
10:50 – Fantastic Fest reviews, starting with “The Keeping Room”
14:00 – “Anomalisa”
18:25 – “Men and Chicken”
22:20 – “Green Room”
28:20 – “April and the Extraordinary World”
31:45 – “Lovemilla”
34:30 – “High-Rise”
38:40 – “Der Bunker”
42:00 – “Hard to Get”
43:20 – “The Witch”
49:15 – “Dangerous Men”
51:10 – “The Devil’s Candy”
54:35 – “February”
57:20 – “Schneider vs. Bax”
59:40 – “Too Late”
1:04:30 – “The Lobster” (Bayer)
1:06:00 – “The Great Works of G.W. Zwaen” (Snider)
1:07:00 – “Sensoria” (Bayer)
1:07:30 – “The Brand New Testament” (Snider)
1:09:45 – “Liza the Fox Fairy” (Bayer)
1:10:50 – “Son of Saul” (Snider)
1:12:45 – “Remix, Remake, Ripoff” (Bayer)
1:14:10 – “Rabid Dogs” (Snider)
1:15:20 – “Man vs. Snake” (Bayer)
1:17:10 – “The Similars” (Snider)
1:18:50 – Wrap-up and goodbye
QOTW: If it was guaranteed to be good, what film would you like to see remade?
REVIEWS:
The Martian: A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Episode 253: Our SXSW report
0:00-9:30 – Hello, we are in Austin, some housekeeping items and a new online home for the show
9:30-13:15 – The movies opening today that we didn’t see; the fun of SXSW
13:15-17:00 – The SXSW movies we saw that weren’t really movies
17:00-21:00 – Brief reviews of SXSW movies we didn’t like
21:00-1:12:00 – Our SXSW reviews:
Fresno 6/10
Tab Hunter Confidential 6/10
Hello, My Name Is Doris B+ 8/10
Just Jim 6/10
Ex Machina B
Adult Beginners 6/10
The Invitation B+
7 Chinese Brothers 6/10
Night Owls B+
Brand: A Second Coming 7/10
Spy B+ 7/10
Manson Family Vacation 7/10
The Little Death 7/10
Unexpected B 7/10
Ned Rifle B- 7/10
She’s the Best Thing in It 7/10
We Are Still Here B
Moonwalkers 8/10
Wild Horses B
Love & Mercy 8/10
The Final Girls 8/10
Manglehorn 8/10
1:12:00-1:17:40 – QOTW (movies that went over your head the first time), wrap-up, goodbye
QOTW: On the occasion of our move to OneOfUs.net, what changes should we make to the show? New games or segments, revivals of old ones, anything you can think of.
Episode 246: Sundance Film Festival
0:00-3:40 – We’ve been at Sundance all week! Here are the movies we saw:
3:40 – A Walk in the Woods
6:50 – Knock Knock
10:20 – The Bronze
12:40 – Entertainment
15:00 – Stockholm, Pennsylvania
20:00 – Strangerland
23:25 – Cop Car
27:50 – The Stanford Prison Experiment
31:25 – Results
35:00 – The D Train
40:35 – Hot Girls Wanted
42:15 – Digging for Fire
48:15 – Turbo Kid
49:30 – I Am Michael
51:30 – It Follows
52:45 – ’71
54:30 – Mistress America
59:45 – The Overnight
1:02:05 – Experimenter
1:05:05 – Misery Loves Comedy
1:05:50 – James White
1:09:05 – Dope
1:11:05 – Sleeping with Other People
1:13:00 – Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of The National Lampoon
1:14:40 – Mississippi Grind
1:16:00 – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
1:18:20 – Call Me Lucky
1:20:05-1:21:20 – QOTW, and goodbyes
QOTW: What movie were you most excited for that turned out to be the biggest disappointment?
Episode 228: Fantastic Fest!
0:00-5:50 – Intro; Jeff is still at Fantastic Fest, Eric left a day early; we talk about some movies we liked:
5:50-9:35 – Norwegian dark comedy “In Order of Disappearance”
9:35-12:30 – Teen horror film “It Follows”
12:30-16:20 – Chinese crime comedy “No Man’s Land”
16:20-20:00 – Belgian youth horror “Cub”
20:00-23:30 – Norwegian existential drama “Blind”
23:30-27:10 – “The Astrologer,” a 1975 oddity
27:10-29:15 – “Electric Boogaloo,” a documentary about Cannon Films
29:15-32:10 – “Kung Fu Elliot,” Canadian doc about a would-be martial arts star
32:10-33:20 – “Danger 5” season 2 isn’t as funny as season 1 (which you should watch on Hulu)
33:20-36:15 – Austrian thriller “Goodnight Mommy”
36:15-46:00 QOTW (’80s TV shows to be made into movies); wrap-up and farewell
QOTW: What’s the (supposedly) best movie that you’ve started watching but never finished?
Episode 202: ‘Need for Speed,’ ‘Veronica Mars,’ SXSW
0:00-4:40 – Introduction, iTunes review
4:40-19:10 – “Need for Speed” review
19:10-27:50 – “Veronica Mars” review
27:50-1:04:10 – SXSW reviews: “Chef,” “13 Sins,” “Neighbors,” “Joe,” “The Mend,” “Open Windows,” “Stage Fright,” “Premature,” “What We Do in the Shadows”
1:04:10-1:09:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW (held over from last week): What movie do you wish was your life? (For extra credit, you can also tell us which movie is currently your life.)
Episode 195: The 2014 Sundance Film Festival
0:00-6:10 – Introduction, we’re at Sundance, the weather was great, etc.
6:10-1:19:00 – Sundance mini-reviews (plus signs are the ones we suggest you remember for later):
- “Cold in July”
- “Dear White People”
- “Infinitely Polar Bear”
- “Jamie Marks Is Dead”
- “Life After Beth”
- “The Skeleton Twins” +
- “The Sleepwalker”
- “Whiplash” +
- “No No: A Dockumentary”
- “God Help the Girl”
- “Calvary” +
- “Hits” +
- “Laggies”
- “The Raid 2” +
- “The Trip to Italy” +
- “The Voices” +
- “Wish I Was Here”
- “Boyhood” +
- “The Double”
- “Locke” +
- “Land Ho!”
- “Listen Up Philip” +
- “Obvious Child” +
- “Ping Pong Summer”
- “The Babadook” +
- “Cooties”
- “The Guest”
- “What We Do in the Shadows” +
1:19:00-1:20:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What day-to-day activity could be the plot of an action movie?
Episode 178: ‘Don Jon,’ ‘Rush,’ ‘Enough Said,’ Fantastic Fest
0:00-2:10 – Intro and stuff
2:10-10:25 – “Don Jon” review
10:25-15:00 – “Rush”
15:00-18:10 – “Enough Said” review
18:10-29:45 – QOTW (taboo subjects that could be addressed in a mainstream movie)
29:45-32:15 – Diversion about being on the road, etc.
32:15-52:08 – Fantastic Fest wrap-up, including reviews of “Coherence,” “Cheap Thrills” (don’t miss Jeff’s interview with Pat Healy!), “The Congress,” “Grand Piano,” “Eega,” mentions of other films, talk of parties, and so forth
52:08-53:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: In your estimation, what actor or actress has the best track record — the lowest percentage of bad movies?
Movie B.S. Bonus: an interview with Pat Healy
Live from Fantastic Fest, Jeff Bayer talks to Pat Healy from “The Innkeepers,” “Compliance,” the upcoming “Cheap Thrills,” and many other movies you’ve seen or been told you should see. Snider makes a cameo at around 6:00.
Episode 177: ‘Prisoners,’ Fantastic Fest
0:00-2:10 – Intro; we’re live at Fantastic Fest; it’s raining
2:10-6:40 – “Machete Kills”; Russ Fischer stops by
6:40-10:00 – “Almost Human,” “The Dirties”
10:00-16:00 – “Prisoners”
16:00-17:50 – Brad McHargue and Jacob Hall stop by; they’ll be fighting later
17:50-22:00 – We didn’t see “Battle of the Year” or “Salinger,” but we talk about them anyway
22:00-24:00 – Elijah Wood isn’t as short as Jeff thought he was; Luke Mullen and Will Goss stop by
24:00-30:50 – QOTW (horror movies that deserve sequels)
30:50-31:55 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
Our guests: Russ Fischer, Brad McHargue, Jacob Hall, Luke Mullen, Will Goss
QOTW: What taboo subject could be addressed in a mainstream film (like Internet porn addiction in “Don Jon”) that hasn’t been yet?
Episode 152: ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,’ SXSW, and more
0:00-3:50 – Introduction; Eric’s at SXSW; too much information on Jeff’s uvula
3:50-9:30 – “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” review
9:30-20:45 – QOTW (your favorite examples of movie magic)
20:45-25:40 – “The Call” review
25:40-38:00 – Eric’s report on SXSW: “Haunter,” “Drinking Buddies,” “Lords of Salem,” “Cheap Thrills”
38:00-48:00 – “Veronica Mars” movie has been Kickstartered: what now?
48:00-50:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
Episode 145: ‘Hansel & Gretel,’ ‘Amour,’ Sundance, and more
0:00-3:25 – Introduction; Snider is at Sundance; some gossip about “jOBS”
3:25-12:35 – “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters”
12:35-19:20 – “Amour” review, including discussion of how terrifying Michael Haneke looks
19:20-23:45 – “Quartet” review
23:45-27:45 – “Parker” and “Movie 43” are opening, but they wouldn’t show them to anybody first
27:45-38:15 – QOTW (what movie did you think was going to be awful that turned out to be good?)
38:15-54:20 – Snider’s report on the Sundance Film Festival: “Before Midnight,” “The Way Way Back,” “Don Jon’s Addiction,” “Stoker,” “The Spectacular Now,” the blogger party that got shut down
54:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What movie emotionally scarred you? Tell us of your trauma!
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 128: ‘Looper,’ ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower,’ and more
0:00-3:25 – Introduction; where everybody is; why Snider sometimes leaves early
3:25-13:50 – “Looper” review
13:50-23:15 – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” review
23:15-30:55 – “Liberal Arts” review
30:55-32:30 – QOTW for next week: What horror film should they make a junior version of (a la “Frankenweenie”)?
32:30-1:03:50 – Fantastic Fest report: “Holy Motors,” “The Final Member,” “American Scream,” “The Greatest Movie Ever Rolled,” “I Declare War,” “History of Future Folk,” “Cloud Atlas,” other fun and merriment
1:03:50-1:11:15 – Update on Snider’s vegetarianism, Bayer’s pregnant wife, wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What horror film should they make a junior version of (a la “Frankenweenie”)?
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 7: ‘Killing Them Softly,’ ‘On the Road,’ farewell to Cannes, and more
0:00-2:35 – Introduction; we’re on the deck looking at the Mediterranean Sea
2:35-7:50 – “Killing Them Softly” review
7:50-11:50 – “For Love’s Sake” (Takashi Miike) review
11:50-12:50 – Snider saw “The Sapphires,” which Bayer loved, and didn’t like it very much
12:50-14:15 – Bayer saw Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Io e Te” (“Me and You”), didn’t like it very much
14:15-15:00 – Snider takes a tone
15:00-15:55 – We got shut out of a screening
15:55-18:25 – “Like Someone in Love” review
18:25-22:05 – A party; Snider gets locked out of the apartment
22:05-27:00 – “On the Road” review
27:00-28:00 – We saw “Sightseers” but don’t talk about it
28:00-33:05 – The story of the punching waiter
33:05-34:15 – We’ll be doing Kickstarter rewards soon
34:15-39:05 – More French stuff: body odor, popped collars, delicious baked goods; things about Cannes we didn’t experience
39:05-42:10 – Our travel plans; wrap-up and goodbyes
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 6: ‘Amour’ and more
0:00-2:30 – Introduction; learning to count; Bayer is enjoying cheap wine
2:30-11:30 – “Amour” review
11:30-17:30 – “Room 237” review
17:30-19:30 – Today’s weather; crab sandwich; Snider was cranky
19:30-29:50 – “The Angels’ Share” review, including a tangent about subtitles and lots of whisky talk
29:50-38:10 – Cannes notes: parking; dogs pooping; laundry; our favorite line-cutter; Raoul
38:10-42:35 – Preview of tomorrow; wrap-up and goodbyes
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 5: ‘Dario Argento’s Dracula,’ ‘The Sapphires,’ and more
0:00-1:15 – Introduction; we’re hanging out with Dan Mecca and Raffi Asdourian of The Film Stage
1:15-2:10 – We slept in, went to the bakery
2:10-12:40 – “Dario Argento’s Dracula” review
12:40-15:50 – “The Sapphires” review
15:50-16:30 – Avoiding hearing about “Amour” since we hadn’t seen it yet
16:30-23:00 – What Dan and Raffi have loved and hated so far
24:50-27:00 – Dan was a Cannes intern; he bumped into Tarantino; Bayer once did the same thing
27:00-34:35 – Raffi and Dan’s experiences with the “market” part of Cannes
34:35-39:30 – Preview of tomorrow; wrap-up and goodbyes
Dan Mecca and Raffi Asdourian write for The Film Stage. Raffi’s alleged movie that he might make is “Traces.”
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 3: ‘Reality,’ we’re so tired, and more
0:00-2:00 – Introduction; we’re so tired; excited for tomorrow’s early movie, even though it will make us more tired
2:00-8:45 – “Reality” review
8:45-14:25 – “Beasts of the Southern Wild” review
14:25-19:30 – “Beyond the Hills” review
19:30-22:50 – Trying to eat dinner (spoiler: McDonald’s is part of this story)
22:50-24:05 – We’ve made our schedule, and we will not have to get up early too many more times; this is good because we’re so tired; we might go to a party
24:05-28:05 – Feel free to suggest topics; talk of TV crushes and scratch-off tickets; wow, this thing really goes off the rails in the end. We’re so tired.