Category: Shows

0:00-3:40 – Introduction; too many Sniders; housekeeping
3:40-15:30 – “Spy” review
15:30-28:15 – “Entourage” review
28:15-32:10 – “Results” review
32:10-37:10 – “Love & Mercy” review (Bayer only)
37:10-40:15 – “Heaven Knows What” review (Snider only)
40:15-59:10 – QOTW (TV shows that deserve movies)
59:10-1:08:00 – Hey, What’d You Watch (“House of Cards,” “Face/Off,” with a discussion of faces Bayer and Snider would get)
1:08:00-1:11:20 – Recap, goodnight

QOTW: Suggest some Questions of the Week for us. What are some good discussion topics we haven’t covered?

REVIEWS:
Spy: B+ 7/10
Entourage: D+ 5/10
Results: B? 8/10
Love & Mercy: n/a 8/10
Heaven Knows What: B n/a

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0:00-3:45 – Intro; the Perpetual Lunch Fund; Eric’s neighborhood is getting gentrified
3:45-21:55 – “San Andreas” review
21:55-28:20 – “Aloha” review (Bayer only)
28:20-40:00 – QOTW (the summer blockbuster Mt. Rushmore)
40:00-46:30 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
46:30-56:00 – A round of Pitch Me
56:00-1:00:00 – Recap; forgetting stuff; goodbye

QOTW: What TV show (that hasn’t gotten one yet) deserves a movie?

REVIEWS:
San Andreas: B 5/10
Aloha: n/a 6/10

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0:00-2:20 – Introduction; Paul Shaffer
2:20-5:55 – iTunes review; Jeff’s beers
5:55-19:20 – “Tomorrowland” review
19:20-28:00 – “Poltergeist” review
28:00-32:40 – “Good Kill” review (Bayer only)
32:40-49:40 – QOTW (amusement park elements being turned into movies)
49:40-54:10 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
54:10-1:01:10 – Jeff & Eric’s Excellent Adventure takes us back to this weekend in 1993
1:01:10-1:02:35 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: We’re doing another Mt. Rushmore! Tell us your four (4) favorite summer blockbusters of all time. (“Summer blockbuster” = popular movie that came out between May and August.)

REVIEWS:
Tomorrowland: B- 5/10
Poltergeist: C 3/10
Good Kill: n/a 5/10

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0:00-4:30 – Some chit-chat about cars and mechanics
4:30-22:00 – “Hot Pursuit” review
22:00-27:55 – “The D Train” review
27:55-36:10 – “Roar” review
36:10-41:30 – “Welcome to Me” review (Bayer only)
41:30-57:35 – QOTW (lady versions of male movies)
57:35-1:02:05 – What’d You Watch? (“Lost River,” “Bound,” “Re-Animator”)
1:02:05-1:03:45 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
1:03:45-1:04:50 – Recap, goodbye

QOTW: In honor of “Mad Max: Fury Road,” what movie (at least 20 years old) should be remade by its same director?

REVIEWS:
Hot Pursuit D+ 2/10
The D Train C 9/10
Welcome to Me n/a 7/10

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0:00-4:20 – Intro; we are excited about the Summer Box Office Challenge; trash-talking; discussion of our competitive natures
4:20-6:50 – A shout-out to listener Diego down in Argentina
6:50-22:45 – “Avengers: Age of Ultron” review
22:45-29:20 – “Adult Beginners” review
29:20-40:20 – QOTW (suggestions for the stakes of our box office bet)
40:20-56:25 – We each choose our 10 movies for the Summer Box Office Challenge. You can play along at home!
56:25-1:00:00 – What’d You Watch? (“Crash,” “Nine to Five,” “Soapdish,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
1:00:00-1:02:00 – Recap, farewell

QOTW: Since “Hot Pursuit” looks like a female version of “Midnight Run,” what other movie should have a female version? Casting suggestions welcome.

REVIEWS:
Avengers: Age of Ultron B- 6/10
Adult Beginners C+ 6/10

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0:00-5:00 – Hello; follow-up information on Eric’s wrist
5:00-17:20 – “The Age of Adaline” review
17:20-23:25 – “The Water Diviner” review (Bayer only)
23:25-28:50 – “The Clouds of Sils Maria” review (Bayer only)
28:50-45:10 – QOTW (best directorial debuts by actors)
45:10-49:05 – Next week’s QOTW will involve the Summer Box Office Challenge
49:05-57:50 – A round of Character Casserole (an airplane, Axel Foley, and the I Am Legend guy)
57:50-1:03:50 – Some nice things people wrote on Facebook about their history with the show
1:03:50-1:05:15 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What should the stakes be for our annual Summer Box Office Challenge bet?

REVIEWS:
The Age of Adaline B- 6/10
The Water Diviner n/a 4/10
The Clouds of Sils Maria n/a 8/10

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0:00-4:00 – Hello; we’re both playing while injured this week
4:00-6:40 – This week’s sponsor: Kurt Pankau, aka The Past Imperfect, aka you might enjoy his album of rock ‘n’ roll music!
6:40-9:00 – An update on the Bayers’ return to Portland
9:00-16:35 – “Ex Machina” review
16:35-24:00 – “True Story” review
24:00-29:50 – “Unfriended” review (Snider only)
29:50-37:20 – “Monkey Kingdom” (Bayer only)
37:20-38:00 – There are some other movies that are opening but whose distributors didn’t want critics to see
38:00-53:05 – QOTW (your favorite bodily function moments) (in movies)
53:05-57:30 – What’d You Watch? (“All About Eve,” Kevin Hart’s stand-up)
57:30-1:00:00 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What’s the best directorial debut by an actor?

REVIEWS:
Ex Machina B 8/10
True Story B- 6/10
Unfriended C+ n/a
Monkey Kingdom n/a 7/10

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0:00-3:30 – We begin our sixth year of broadcasting
3:30-10:10 – A Nicholas Sparks memory game
10:10-25:30 – “The Longest Ride” review
25:30-30:00 – “While We’re Young” review (just Bayer)
30:00-33:40 – “Freetown” review (just Snider)
33:40-47:20 – QOTW (your favorite movie animals, non-animated)
47:20-51:30 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Stuart Saves His Family,” some TV)
51:30-57:15 – Recap, then a diversion about potty training (one gets the impression Jeff will be talking about this a lot in the coming weeks)

QOTW: What’s your favorite bodily function moment or reference in a movie?

REVIEWS:
The Longest Ride       D+ 4/10
While We’re Young    n/a 7/10
Freetown                      B-   n/a

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0:00-4:00 – It’s our 5th anniversary! We reminisce a little (plus a baby-monitor cameo by Dylan)
4:00-6:00 – Lead-up to a big announcement, derailed by April Fool’s Day
6:00-12:30 – A big, exciting announcement! Really! One that affects the sitcom of our lives!
12:30-15:10 – Another announcement: the Movie B.S. Perpetual Lunch Fund
15:10-35:40 – “Furious Seven” review
35:40-49:00 – QOTW (movies that could be 7-film franchises)
49:00-57:45 – A round of Pitch Me (Russell Crowe, Kevin James; Christian erotica)
57:45-1:01:00 – What’d You Watch? (“Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” “Step Brothers,” “Tommy Boy”)
1:01:00-1:02:20 – Recap and goodbye
1:02:02-1:05:55 – BONUS: the first couple minutes of our very first show

QOTW: What’s your favorite animal character (non-animated) in a movie?

REVIEWS:
Furious Seven C+ 7/10

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0:00-4:10 – Intro, we’re in different places in Texas, some delusions
4:10-14:30 – “Run All Night” review
14:30-25:45 – “Cinderella” review
25:45-44:30 – QOTW (movies you half-remember from childhood)
44:30-49:10 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Dead Man,” “Lambada,” “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me”)
49:10-57:35 – Some movies and people we’re looking forward to seeing at SXSW
57:35-58:55 – Recap, goodbye

QOTW: What movie that you saw as a youth did you re-watch later and realize it had gone over your head or you’d misunderstood it the first time?

REVIEWS:
Run All Night B- 6/10
Cinderella B 7/10

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0:00-3:15 – Hi there! Also, Sodastream
3:15-18:30 – “Unfinished Business” review
18:30-27:20 – “Chappie” review (Bayer only)
27:20-30:50 – Some other movies that you can watch (Portland: “What We Do in the Shadows”!!), plus talk of mic-dropping
30:50-43:10 – QOTW (movie coincidences)
43:10-52:35 – A round of Pitch Me
52:35-54:00 – Recap and goodbye

QOTW: What movie that you only half-remember (maybe from your childhood) are you due to re-watch? Feel free to share the details that you only half-remember.

REVIEWS:
Unfinished Business C 6/10
Chappie n/a 3/10

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0:00-4:00 – It’s our 250th show; what other numbers we like; what if we did a reunion show?
4:00-8:40 – Eric had a “Parks and Recreation” thing in Vanity Fair (online); Dylan has a harmonica; some questionable surgical procedures are recommended
8:40-23:10 – “Focus” review
23:10-35:10 – “The Lazarus Effect” review
35:10-1:04:50 – QOTW (things to change about the Oscars), plus talk about the Oscars, oh my gosh, why did we talk about the Oscars so much?
1:04:50-1:08:55 – Next week’s QOTW, recap, and goodbye

QOTW: What’s your biggest movie coincidence? (Example: Jeff saw a movie where the main character had the same hometown as him, Bettendorf, Iowa. Hopefully your coincidence is better.)

REVIEWS:
Focus B 7/10
The Lazarus Effect C+ 4/10

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0:00-4:30 – Hello there; ’90s nostalgia
4:30-16:00 – “Jupiter Ascending” review
4:30-24:20 – “Seventh Son” review
24:20-29:30 – “A Most Violent Year” review
29:30-31:50 – “Mr. Turner” review (Bayer only)
31:50-36:10 – “Still Alice” review (Bayer only), including personal reflections
36:10-50:25 – QOTW (movies you were most excited for that turned out to be the biggest disappointments)
50:25-53:35 – Next week’s question concerns Valentine’s Day
53:35-56:10 – A round of What’d You Watch? featuring few movies but a lot of “Parks & Recreation”
56:10 – A recap of what we learned today, brief talk of postage stamps, and goodbye

QOTW: What are your four (4) favorite romantic movies? (We’re compiling another Mt. Rushmore.)

REVIEWS:
Jupiter Ascending: B 4/10
Seventh Son: D 4/10
A Most Violent Year: B 8/10
Mr. Turner: n/a 7/10
Still Alice: n/a 9/10

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0:00-2:00 – Hi, Jeff’s mom is visiting (him, not the show)
2:00-5:25 – This week’s wide releases went largely unscreened
5:25-15:05 – “Black Sea” review
15:05-20:35 – “The Interview” is coming to Netflix; Jeff is suspicious of everyone’s story; he re-watched “Grand Budapest Hotel”; Eric pretends to listen
20:35-30:50 – QOTW (what should Johnny Depp do?)
30:50-42:25 – Some of the Sundance movies we’re looking forward to
42:25-53:10 – A round of Character Casserole
53:10-56:10 – A little more Sundance pre-talk, then the recap and goodnight

QOTW: What should we do at Sundance (happening now)?

REVIEWS:
“Black Sea” B- 8/10

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