Category: Shows

0:00-6:30 – Introduction; the croup; it’s the show’s 4th anniversary; there is a gift exchange, kind of; we claim to do other shows besides this one
6:30-18:15 – “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” review
18:15-28:10 – “Noah” review
28:10-36:20 – QOTW (heroes you’d like to see in a “vs” movie)
36:20-43:20 – A friendly round of Pitch Me
43:20-46:30 – More croup talk, wrap-up, and goodbyes

QOTW: What are your irrational movie turn-offs (e.g., an actor whose face or voice you can’t stand, a cliche that drives you crazy, etc.)?

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0:00-2:15 – Introduction
2:15-16:20 – “Sabotage” review
16:20-24:20 – “Bad Words” review
24:20-30:50 – “Noah” wasn’t screened; “Cesar Chavez” and “Nymphomaniac” are some other movies we also haven’t seen
30:50-39:10 – QOTW (best dramatic moments in comedies)
39:10-45:10 – Next week’s QOTW, with significant digression (a mini-Pitch Me, discussion of canned worms)
45:10-55:30 – A round of Character Casserole
55:30-57:35 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What two heroes would you like to see in a “vs.” movie?

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0:00-3:00 – Introduction, blather
3:00-18:40 – “Divergent” review
18:40-29:35 – “The Grand Budapest Hotel” review
29:35-34:45 – “Muppets Most Wanted” review
34:45-44:50 – “Cheap Thrills” review
44:50-48:10 – “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me” review
48:10-1:00:10 – QOTW (what movie you wish was your life)
1:00:10-1:03:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What’s your favorite dramatic moment in a comedy?

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0:00-3:50 – Introduction, our lunch sponsor: Crooked Scoreboard, a sports blog!
3:50-17:15 – “300: Rise of an Empire” review
17:15-20:40 – “Tim’s Vermeer” review (Bayer only)
20:40-31:15 – QOTW (movies that changed your mind about an issue)
31:15-37:55 – A li’l SXSW preview
37:55-40:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie do you wish was your life? (For extra credit, you can also tell us which movie is currently your life.)

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0:00-3:15 – Introduction, this week’s sponsor
3:15-5:20 – iTunes review and Jeff’s beer
5:20-20:50 – “Non-Stop” review, plus mentions of “Son of God” and the R-rated “Anchorman 2” cut
20:50-24:30 – Not really a review of “The Wind Rises”
24:30-27:40 – Playing the Oscar game
27:40-37:45 – QOTW (what movie you would show aliens to represent humanity)
37:45-45:40 – Jeff & Eric’s Excellent Adventure: Feb. 28, 1992
45:40-48:35 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: Has a movie ever changed your mind about an issue?

This week’s sponsor: The Ricks family’s GoFundMe campaign for their special-needs sons.

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0:00-4:25 – Introduction, we have colds, iTunes review
4:25-19:30 – “Pompeii” review
19:30-33:10 – QOTW (movies you own but never watch)
33:10-41:51 – Interquel
41:51-48:10 – Oscar bowling, movies to watch
48:10-49:35 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
49:35-52:35 – Randy Newman’s Title Song from “12 Years a Slave”

QOTW: If there are aliens, and you can send them one movie to represent humanity, what do you choose and why?

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0:00-3:40 – Introduction, an announcement
3:40-5:40 – Our lunch sponsor: “Try Not to Burn,” a supernatural thriller by Michael Matula, now on Kindle for $3.99
5:40-16:00 – “RoboCop” review
16:00-37:45 – “Winter’s Tale” review, with many spoilers, and then some commentary on the screening rats
37:45-47:40 – QOTW (your “litmus test” movies)
47:40-56:10 – A round of Pitch Me
56:10-58:20 – Portland International Film Festival is still happening; “The Congress” is good; movie talkers
58:20-1:00:55 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is the least-watched title in your movie library, and if you never watch it, why do you own it?

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0:00-5:30 – Introduction, and much discussion of talk shows
5:30-16:30 – “The Lego Movie” review
16:30-28:25 – “The Monuments Men” review
28:25-30:00 – They won’t let anyone see “Vampire Academy”
30:00-34:00 – Portland International Film Festival has begun
34:00-40:15 – QOTW (movies you would change the ending to)
40:15-45:00 – Snider is at the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival this weekend; also, the ending of “Se7en,” for some reason
45:00-47:10 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your “litmus test” movie — the one where if he/she doesn’t like it, it’ll never work between you?

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0:00-3:35 – Introduction, Jeff’s beer
3:35-5:50 – iTunes review, eating paper
5:50-28:40 – “That Awkward Moment” review, in which the Sparks Rule is invoked and the entire plot “spoiled”
28:40-35:30 – “Labor Day” review
35:30-37:10 – The Oscar short films are in some theaters
37:10-40:00 – A stray Sundance film, “Battered Bastards of Baseball”
40:00-53:50 – QOTW (day-to-day activities that could be the plot of an action movie)
53:50-56:10 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie would you change the ending to?

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0:00-3:50 – Introduction; we’re at Sundance; whispering
3:50-5:00 – iTunes review
5:00-10:35 – “Ride Along” review
10:35-18:10 – “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” review, including a guest appearance by IndieWire’s Steve Greene
18:10-21:20 – Jeff was at the Critics Choice Awards
21:20-31:50 – Sundance movies so far: “Whiplash,” “Locke,” “The Babadook,” “God’s Pocket”
31:50-35:00 – Miscellaneous Sundance talk
35:00-40:50 – QOTW (your Sundance ideas)
40:50-42:55 – Next QOTW, plus see “Gravity” on the big screen while you still can, plus a guest appearance by The Film Stage’s Raffi Asdourian
42:55-44:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What day-to-day activity could be the plot of an action movie?

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0:00-4:10 – Introduction; first movies we watched in 2014
4:10-6:25 – The story on one of our theme songs
6:25-8:00 – iTunes review
8:00-21:10 – “Her” review
21:10-32:45 – “Lone Survivor” review
32:45-46:55 – “August: Osage County” review
46:55-58:00 – QOTW (your favorite movies and performances of 2013)
58:00-1:01:20 – We’re going to Sundance. Both of us!
1:01:20-1:04:35 – All of our old episodes are online again; group listening parties; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: For the first time, Jeff and Eric will both be at Sundance. What do you want us to do while we’re there?

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0:00-4:30 – Introduction; Jeff is drinking coffee
4:30-6:00 – How much overlap will there be between Jeff and Eric’s lists??
6:00-46:15 – The lists
46:15-47:00 – Quick recaps of the lists (titles only, real fast)
47:00-49:45 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013? (We’ll tabulate the results on next week’s show.)

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0:00-3:00 – Introduction; last show of the year
3:00-21:40 – “The Wolf of Wall Street” review
21:40-32:45 – “Grudge Match” review
32:45-41:50 – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” review
41:50-54:00 – “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” review
54:00-1:03:00 – Character Casserole
1:03:00-1:05:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013?

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0:00-2:00 – Introduction
2:00-21:30 – “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” review
21:30-29:25 – “American Hustle” review
29:25-39:50 – “Inside Llewyn Davis” review
39:50-41:10 – Brief tangent about “American Horror Story” and “Homeland” (no spoilers)
41:10-51:15 – “Saving Mr. Banks” review
51:15-1:03:30 – QOTW (favorite holiday season movie-going memories)
1:03:30-1:06:00 – Bayer makes a shocking announcement
1:06:00-1:08:45 – QOTW for next couple weeks: your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013
1:08:45-1:11:50 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013?

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0:00-2:30 – Introduction, blather
2:30-4:25 – iTunes review
4:25-5:40 – Jeff’s drink; Tyler Perry’s movies
5:40-26:40 – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smeowg” review
26:40-37:20 – QOTW (sequels that deserve a re-do)
37:20-45:10 – Pitch Me
45:10-54:40 – That time machine thing, to Dec. 11, 1992
54:40-58:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes, including a couple brief recommendations

QOTW: What is your favorite holiday-season movie-going memory?

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0:00-5:10 – Introduction; fish sweatshops; it’s going to be a busy season at the movies
5:10-17:00 – “Out of the Furnace” review
17:00-33:00 – “Oldboy” review, comparison with the original
33:00-34:50 – “The Broken Circle Breakdown” review
34:50-47:30 – QOTW (animated films that should be remade in live action)
47:30-49:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What non-“Star Wars” sequel deserves a re-do?

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0:00-5:00 – Introduction; the pronunciation of “Smaug”; Bayer’s weird feet
5:00-13:00 – “Frozen” review
13:00-19:25 – “Philomena” review
19:25-25:30 – “The Book Thief” review
25:30-32:10 – “Nebraska” review
32:10-37:45 – “Black Nativity” review
37:45-42:40 – “Homefront” review
42:40-43:30 – They didn’t screen “Oldboy” for critics in most cities
43:30-51:20 – QOTW (movies that make you hungry)
51:20-58:50 – Character Casserole
58:50-1:00:35 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What animated film should be remade in live action?

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0:00-2:40 – Introduction, banter
2:40-15:40 – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” review
15:40-22:40 – “Delivery Man” review
22:40-32:00 – “Blue Is the Warmest Color” review
32:00-42:20 – QOTW (movies that would have worked better as TV series)
42:40-49:20 – Movies from this weekend some years ago (we’re working on it)
49:20-52:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of Thanksgiving, what movie makes you hungry, and for what?

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