Category: Shows

0:00 – Hello; we’re not doing celebrity gossip; write us an iTunes review, why don’t you?
2:20 – “SPECTRE” review
14:30 – “Suffragette” review
21:30 – “Miss You Already” review (Bayer only)
24:25 – We didn’t see the Peanuts movie because the screening was on a Sunday, WTF?
25:00 – QOTW (comic strips that should be made into movies)
35:30 – A round of Character Casserole (Rambo, the Sundance Kid, and Alan from “The Hangover”)
46:10 – Next week’s QOTW
47:10 – What’d You Watch? (“The Talented Mr. Ripley”)
50:30 – Recap and goodbye
51:50 – An outtake we cut out because we were sort of embarrassed (though not very, obviously)

QOTW: Please give us suggestions for future Questions of the Week, in particular ones relating to the upcoming holidays.

REVIEWS:
SPECTRE: C+ 7/10
Suffragette: B- 8/10
Miss You Already: n/a 5/10

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0:00 – Introduction; Dylan turned 3
2:55 – “Our Brand Is Crisis” review
12:30 – “Burnt” review
21:00 – “Truth” review
30:30 – “Bone Tomahawk” review
36:30 – “Room” review (Snider only)
41:15 – QOTW (scariest movie theater moments)
55:50 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Grandma,” the Hunger Gameses)
58:55 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What comic strip should be made into a movie?

REVIEWS:
Our Brand Is Crisis: B- 7/10
Burnt: C 7/10
Truth: C+ 7/10
Bone Tomahawk: B 8/10
Room: B+ n/a

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0:00 – Howdy; Bayer has a beer; his house is old
3:15 – “The Last Witch Hunter” review
11:25 – “Rock the Kasbah” review
18:00 – “Jem and the Holograms” review (Snider only)
24:45 – It’s a bad week for new movies; more discussion of Eric’s cat’s name
26:20 – QOTW (best use of songs in movies)
41:35 – A round of Pitch Me, ending with a tangent, which is permitted
50:20 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What’s your scariest movie moment in a theater?

REVIEWS:
The Last Witch Hunter: D 5/10
Rock the Kasbah: C- 5/10
Jem and the Holograms: C- n/a

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0:00 – Hello! Jeff is on his way back home to Portland
3:10 – “The Walk” review
11:50 – Some movies we didn’t see, like “Pan”
13:00 – “Goodnight Mommy” review
18:00 – QOTW (remakes you’d be OK with if they were guaranteed to be good); at 26:30, Eric relates an anecdote of white-collar crime
29:10 – A round of our new remake game that doesn’t have a name yet
38:25 – Recap, there’s pictures and video of Eric’s temporary tattoos online, and goodbye

QOTW: Who’s your favorite screenwriter, past or present?

REVIEWS:
The Walk: C+ 6/10
Goodnight Mommy: B+ 7/10

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0:00-5:20 – We’re in Austin just as Fantastic Fest is about to begin; all around us chaos reigns; Scott Weinberg, the Loki of Fantastic Fest, is within the range of our microphone
5:20 – “Stonewall” review (Snider only)
11:10 – “Sicario” review (Snider only)
14:50 – “Hotel Transylvania 2” review (Snider only)
17:50 – QOTW (old/young duos who should make a movie together)
24:05 – Weinberg comes up with next week’s QOTW on the spot, and there is discussion
27:40 – Bayer is about to put fake ‘toos on Snider because Snider lost the Summer Box Office Challenge; films we’re looking forward to; reasons to punch people
36:30 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: If it was guaranteed to be good, what film would you like to see remade?

REVIEWS:
Stonewall: C- n/a
Sicario: B n/a
Hotel Transylvania: B- n/a

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0:00 – Introduction; this is Jeff’s last San Diego show; our theme song is almost obsolete; Portland will soon be destroyed anyway
4:50 – “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” review
13:20 – “Everest” review
25:30 – “Black Mass” review
32:20 – “Sleeping with Other People” review
40:40 – “Pawn Sacrifice” review (Snider only)
44:15 – QOTW (man vs. nature stories)
1:00:10 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: In honor of De Niro and Hathaway in “The Intern,” what’s an old-young combination who should make a movie together? (Doesn’t have to be romantic. In fact, probably shouldn’t be.)

REVIEWS:
The Scorch Trials: B 6/10
Everest: B- 6/10
Black Mass: C+ 6/10
Sleeping with Other People B+ 9/10
Pawn Sacrifice C n/a

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0:00-2:45 – We say hello, and Eric negs Jeff’s improv attempts
2:45-4:45 – The movies we didn’t see
4:45-17:00 – “The Visit” review
17:00-19:20 – “Seven Chinese Brothers” review (Bayer only)
19:20-29:50 – QOTW (favorite Wes Craven moments), ending with Jeff realizing how he has traumatized Dylan
29:50-39:00 – A round of Pitch Me
39:00-41:00 – The end of the show, really, with a little other blather

QOTW: In honor of “Everest,” what’s a man-vs-nature story that hasn’t been done yet (or not often enough, anyway)?

REVIEWS:
The Visit B- 6/10
Seven Chinese Brothers n/a 6/10

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0:00-3:30 – Hello there; Eric made a mistake on last week’s show
3:30-10:25 – “Learning to Drive” review
10:25-16:50 – “The Transporter Refueled” review (Bayer only)
16:50-18:25 – We’re going to replay our reviews of some Sundance movies that are now open
18:25-21:30 – “A Walk in the Woods” review
21:30-27:30 – “Digging for Fire” review
27:30-31:55 – “Cop Car” review
31:55-37:00 – “Mistress America” review
37:00-40:00 – Why Jeff is sad about Sundance
40:00-47:20 – QOTW (your favorite movies of summer 2015)
47:20-57:45 – A new game! It needs a name
57:45-1:00:50 – Recap, talk of Jeff’s Fantastic Fest bumper, and goodbye

QOTW: What is your favorite moment from a Wes Craven movie?

REVIEWS:
Learning to Drive: B 7/10
The Transporter Refueled: n/a 5/10
A Walk in the Woods: C 4/10
Digging for Fire: C+ 9/10
Cop Car: B+ 6/10
Mistress America: B 8/10

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0:00-1:45 – Hello! We’re back! We’ll never leave you again!
1:45-5:30 – An update on the Bayers’ imminent return to Portland
5:30-6:15 – There were screening conflicts (again), so we had to choose
6:15-14:40 – “American Ultra” review
14:40-17:50 – “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” review (Bayer only)
17:50-24:10 – “Tangerine” review
24:10-28:30 – “Once I Was a Beehive” review (Snider only)
28:30-36:35 – “Listen to Me, Marlon” review (Bayer only), with discussion of how other stars might fall the way Brando did
36:35-39:10 – “The Gift” review (Snider only)
39:10-42:00 – Question of the Week for next week
42:00-47:05 – The final update on the Summer Box Office Challenge
47:05-49:00 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What 2nd film in a series was the most improved over the 1st?

REVIEWS:
American Ultra: C+ 7/10
The Man from UNCLE: n/a 8/10
Tangerine: B+ 5/10
Once I Was a Beehive: B+ n/a
Listen to Me, Marlon: n/a 8/10
The Gift: B- n/a

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0:00-4:30 – Introduction; no show next week
4:30-7:05 – iTunes review
7:05-18:00 – “Southpaw” review
18:00-27:45 – “Paper Towns” review
27:45-35:30 – “Pixels” review (Bayer only)
35:30-37:10 – Snider is on critics’ commentary on the “It Follows” DVD and Blu-ray
37:10-49:15 – QOTW (other things from the ’80s that could come back to destroy us)
49:15-54:45 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
54:45-57:15 – Recap, goodbye, outtakes

QOTW: We’re doing the Mt. Rushmore of animation. Tell us your four (4) favorite animated films. (Feature-length, not shorts; all styles of animation OK; order doesn’t matter)

REVIEWS:
Southpaw: B- 7/10
Paper Towns: B- 6/10
Pixels: n/a 3/10

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0:00-2:50 – Intro; we’re both in San Diego at the moment
2:50-19:10 – “Ant-Man” review
19:10-30:45 – “Trainwreck” review
30:45-32:40 – A call to action at the <a href="http://www.gofundme synthroid generic.com/moviebs”>Perpetual Lunch Fund
32:40-39:40 – “Infinitely Polar Bear” review
39:40-44:20 – “Mr. Holmes” review (Snider only)
44:20-53:50 – QOTW (comedians who deserve starring vehicles and/or biopics)
53:50-1:05:40 – Bayer’s Comic-Con experiences
1:05:40-1:07:00 – Movie scoops, and being a jerk
1:07:00-1:09:25 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What other relic from the ’80s (like the video game monsters in “Pixels”) could come back to haunt us in a movie?

REVIEWS:
Ant-Man: B 8/10
Trainwreck: B- 7/10
Infinitely Polar Bear: C 3/10
Mr. Holmes: B+ n/a

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0:00-3:45 – Introduction; the Trouble report
3:45-15:30 – “Self/less” review
15:30-17:35 – Sophie’s choices, why one of us saw “Minions” and the other saw “The Gallows”
17:35-24:20 – “Minions” review (Bayer only)
24:20-31:25 – “The Gallows” review (Snider only)
31:25-36:35 – Why Bayer is drinking coffee today; a chemical spill; possible witchcraft among doctors leads to an impromptu round of Pitch Me
36:35-40:00 – “Testament of Youth” review (Snider only)
40:00-40:35 – Oh yeah, “The Gallows” is rated R for no reason
40:35-53:40 – QOTW (animated characters that deserve their own spinoffs)
53:40-58:35 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
58:35-1:00:00 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What comedian deserves a starring vehicle (like “Trainwreck” for Amy Schumer) OR a biopic about their life?

REVIEWS:
Self/less: C+ 5/10
Minions: n/a 5/10
The Gallows: D n/a
Testament of Youth: B n/a

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0:00-4:05 – Intro; weather and Trouble report
4:05-5:55 – iTunes reviews
5:55-20:00 – “Terminator Genisys” review
20:00-34:55 – “Magic Mike XXL” review
34:55-46:40 – QOTW (movie moments that made you squirm)
46:40-51:35 – Summer Box Office Challenge update, including discussion of the new trend of movies being transdate
51:35-1:00:30 – A round of Pitch Me
1:00:30-1:02:00 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What animated character deserves its own spin-off?

REVIEWS:
Terminator Genisys C- 5/10
Magic Mike XXL C 7/10

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0:00-1:25 – Hello!
1:25-3:50 – iTunes review (it’s also a monologue from “The Way Way Back”)
3:50-25:15 – “Jurassic World” review
25:15-27:05 – QOTW – There wasn’t one, but now there’s a new one for next week: tell us about a time when you disagreed with Bayer and/or Snider on a movie review
27:05-31:15 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
31:15-41:55 – A round of Interquel (“Jurassic Park” and “Swingers”)
41:55-47:15 – What’d You Watch? (“Jurassic Park,” “Three Days of the Condor,” “Insidious Chapter 3”)
47:15-48:30 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: When did you strongly disagree with one or both of us about a movie review?

REVIEWS:
Jurassic World B- 6/10

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