Category: Shows

0:00-2:10 – Introduction; our other podcast that we used to do
2:10-19:00 – “Resident Evil: Retribution” review, with tangents about trailers
19:00-24:45 – “Arbitrage” review
24:45-29:10 – “Finding Nemo” is in 3D now; “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is still out there; “The Phantom” is also mentioned
29:10-36:30 – QOTW (your favorite action scenes)
36:30-38:00 – We’re both going to Fantastic Fest; some other conversation that might be irrelevant
38:00-46:30 – A chat with Chris: Kickstarter supporter, mailman, and Philadelphia resident
46:30-58:25 – Pitch Me (Hugh Grant, Emma Watson), with mention of next week’s Mike Birbiglia interview and praise for our colleague Mike Ryan’s interviewing skills
58:25-1:02:25 – Where to find us online; wrap-up and goodbyes

Mike Ryan’s interview with Chris Evans, mentioned on the show.

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0:00-3:00 – Introduction; Bayer has had a lot of caffeine (as usual)
3:00-13:10 – “The Words” review
13:10-21:50 – “For a Good Time, Call” review
21:50-30:10 – “The Inbetweeners Movie” review (with a “Downton Abbey” tangent)
30:10-35:00 – “Samsara” review
35:00-43:35 – QOTW (what movie character’s voice do you wish you had)
43:35-46:20 – “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is on the big screen; so are some movies they didn’t screen for critics
46:20-54:50 – A chat with Jon Kroupa, Kickstarter supporter and author of the book “52 Diets”
54:50-1:02:00 – Character Casserole (Rusty Ryan, Master Li, Lt. Dunbar)
1:02:00-1:08:30 – A tangent about the words “butt” and “nuh-uh”; a lunch sponsor; why Snider uses his middle initial; it gets better; a premature wrap-up
1:08:30-1:11:50 – Snider went to Telluride and talked to Bill Murray

QOTW: What’s your favorite action sequence in a movie?

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0:00-1:40 – Introduction
1:40-11:55 – “Lawless” review
11:55-19:20 – “Killer Joe” review
19:20-25:20 – QOTW (your favorite scenes of law-breaking)
25:20-33:10 – “Sleepwalk with Me” review
33:10-35:05 – iTunes reviews in old-timey voice
35:05-40:20 – “Cosmopolis” review
40:20-45:30 – “2 Days in New York” review
45:30-47:25 – “Oslo, August 31st” review (Snider only)
47:25-53:40 – A chat with Susan, one of our Cannes Kickstarters, about the movie “U.N. Me”
53:40-1:00:10 – Interquel (“Grosse Pointe Blank” and “Pinocchio”)
1:00:10-1:03:17 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie character’s voice do you wish you had?

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0:00-2:50 – Introduction; fun with Google video
2:50-14:15 – “Premium Rush” review
14:15-22:00 – “Hit & Run” review
22:00-32:00 – QOTW (what mode of transportation deserves its own action movie)
32:00-37:30 – “Celeste and Jesse Forever” review
37:30-42:50 – “The Imposter” review
42:50-43:50 – Snider is slandered on Twitter by Scott Weinberg
43:50-47:40 – “The Apparition” review (Snider only)
47:40-54:15 – A chat with Chandra, one of our Cannes Kickstarter supporters
54:15-57:40 – Final wrap-up of the summer box office contest
57:40-1:04:30 – Pitch Me (Zooey Deschanel, Tom Arnold, horror comedy set in Calgary in the 1950s)
1:04:30-1:07:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What is your favorite moment of law-breaking in a movie?

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0:00-2:35 – Introduction
2:35-16:00 – “ParaNorman” review, including Bayer’s account of visiting the set
16:00-28:30 – “The Expendables 2” review
28:30-36:10 – “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” review
36:10-47:35 – “Sparkle” review
47:35-55:05 – QOTW (what dead performer do you wish had made one more movie)
55:05-1:04:20 – Character Casserole (Indiana Jones, Tom Baker, Frank the American Gangster)
1:04:20-1:10:00 – A winner in the summer box office challenge is declared
1:10:00-1:11:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What mode of transportation should get its own action movie?

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0:00-5:10 – Introduction; poison oak; dreams of giant zits; disavowal of tangents
5:10-20:15 – “The Campaign” review
20:15-32:40 – “The Bourne Legacy” review
32:40-44:25 – QOTW (replacing an actor in a movie franchise)
44:25-47:45 – “Hara Kiri: Death of a Samurai” review (Bayer only)
47:45-52:30 – “Ruby Sparks” review (Snider only)
52:30-1:02:10 – “Hope Springs” review
1:02:10-1:09:15 – Box office challenge update; how Eric might survive as a vegetarian; then more gross conversations about gross things; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of Whitney Houston in “Sparkle,” what dead performer do you wish had made one last movie before they died, and what would it be?

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0:00-3:05 – Introduction; the difference between live and pre-taped
3:05-16:15 – “Total Recall” review
16:15-22:20 – “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” review
22:20-32:25 – “Klown” review
32:25-41:15 – QOTW (favorite bully-vs-wimp moments)
41:15-49:00 – Interquel (“Bring It On” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”)
49:00-51:30 – Things to check out on DVD; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: In honor of “The Bourne Legacy” (in which Jeremy Renner has replaced Matt Damon), what principal character in what movie or movie series would you replace with which actor?

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0:00-2:40 – Introduction
2:40-18:20 – “The Watch” review, with tangents about Costco and Sam’s Club
18:20-30:05 – “Step Up Revolution” review
30:05-40:50 – QOTW (best and worst hypothetical casting for a “Three Amigos” remake)
40:50-42:25 – Next week’s QOTW
42:25-50:00 – Update on the summer box office challenge
50:00-57:00 – Pitch Me (Sundance rom-com with Carol Burnett and Steve Martin)
57:00-58:30 – iTunes review in old-timey voice
58:30-1:01:00 – New DVDs this week
1:01:00-1:02:05 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What’s your favorite bully-vs-wimp moment in a movie?

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0:00-3:10 – Introduction; Rick Murdock updated our theme song; we need more of those
3:10-23:45 – “The Dark Knight Rises” review
23:45-54:00 – Snider’s whole thing with the fake bad review and Rotten Tomatoes and fanboys being lunatics
54:00-56:55 – QOTW: Best and worst casting for a hypothetical “Three Amigos” remake
56:55-1:05:00 – Character Casserole (Bart from “Blazing Saddles,” Butch Cassidy, Scrooge)
1:05:00-1:08:00 – Master Pancake in Portland; stuff to rent on DVD
1:08:00-1:11:15 – Our summer box office contest, with the official stakes finally revealed; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: Give us your best and worst casting suggestions for a “Three Amigos” remake.

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0:00-6:10 – Introduction; it’s Bayer’s birthday; it’s also summertime; we didn’t review the new “Ice Age”
6:10-14:40 – “Beasts of the Southern Wild” review
14:40-20:20 – “To Rome with Love” review
20:20-25:15 – “The Do-Deca-Pentathlon” review
25:15-33:10 – Interquel (“Boogie Nights” and “Notting Hill”)
33:10-36:30 – We’re seeing the new Batman movie next week; this week’s show was short; wrap-up and goodbyes

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0:00-1:30 – Introduction
1:30-14:00 – “The Amazing Spider-Man” review
14:00-23:30 – “Savages” review
23:30-31:40 – QOTW (your favorite summertime movie scenes)
31:40-38:20 – The summer box office challenge so far, including talk of Snider’s prize if he wins
38:20-46:30 – Our top 5 movies of 2012 so far
46:30-53:40 – Pitch Me (Hugh Jackman, Eljiah Wood, existential comedy)
53:40-56:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

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0:00-2:00 – Introduction
2:00-17:45 – “Magic Mike” review
17:45-26:00 – “Ted” review
26:00-35:00 – QOTW (what other childhood things should be turned into R-rated comedies)
35:00-36:15 – Next week’s QOTW, with emphasis on summertime
36:15-40:05 – Some other movies also opened, but we didn’t see them; Eugene Levy makes us sad
40:05-49:40 – Character Casserole (John McClane, Grumpy, the Cat in the Hat)
49:40-58:35 – All tangents, all the time: next week’s show; Bayer’s aversion to trailers; Snider’s Salma Hayek impression; Patton Oswalt in Portland; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What’s your favorite summertime movie scene?

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0:00-1:35 – Introduction; no time for nonsense!
1:35-11:00 – “Brave” review
11:00-21:15 – “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” review, including mention of whether or not the South will rise again
21:15-30:45 – “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” review
30:45-39:25 – “Your Sister’s Sister” review
39:25-50:00 – QOTW (what movie do you wish you could watch again for the first time?)
50:00-52:50 – We’re joining the Geek Nation network! Don’t worry, our show won’t change
52:50-54:10 – iTunes reviews in old-timey voice
54:10-1:01:40 – Interquel (“Popeye” and “Stripes”)
1:01:40-1:04:45 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What childhood thing other than a teddy bear should be made into an R-rated comedy?

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0:00-2:05 – Introduction; it’s good weather for not going to the movies
2:05-18:50 – “Rock of Ages” review
18:50-40:50 – “That’s My Boy” review, including an IMDb user review
40:50-49:00 – QOTW (what actors should play father and son)
49:00-51:30 – Next week’s QOTW, including a tangent about brother-on-brother bloodshed
51:30-58:35 – “Hysteria” review
58:35-1:05:25 – Something funny at Scorecard Review; more places to read and hear us; a side conversation that we should have cut out; wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What movie do you wish you could watch for the first time again?

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0:00-2:15 – Introduction; no more technical difficulties, ever
2:15-17:20 – “Prometheus” review (no spoilers)
17:20-28:15 – QOTW (what movie should have launched a franchise but didn’t?)
28:15-34:25 – “Madagascar 3” review (Bayer only)
34:25-38:35 – “Moonrise Kingdom” review
38:35-44:25 – “Safety Not Guaranteed” review
44:25-49:30 – “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding” review
49:30-52:50 – Update on the summer box office challenge, including a replacement for “G.I. Joe” and Snider’s pre-hatred of “Rock of Ages”
52:50-58:40 – Pitch Me (sci-fi horror, Adrien Brody, Michael Fassbender)
58:40-1:00:20 – An “SNL” connection to Movie B.S., sort of
1:00:20-1:03:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What actors should play father and son, a la Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg?

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0:00-4:55 – Introduction; predicting the quality of the show; we went to Cannes but came back; Jeff drinks beer
4:55-23:10 – “Snow White and the Huntsman” review
23:10-31:15 – “High School” review
31:15-34:25 – We had a catastrophic technical malfunction and lost the second half of the show; QOTW

Question of the Week: What movie do you think should have launched a franchise (i.e., one or more sequels) but didn’t?

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0:00-1:35 – Introduction; fun is tiring; Snider has been getting up early a lot lately
1:35-13:20 – “Lawless” review
13:20-21:30 – “Antiviral” review
21:30-27:15 – Some fascinating French characters, including: Jacques De Bono, line cutter; dawdling theater exiters; people who text and/or sleep
27:15-31:25 – Bayer’s encounters with Jessica Chastain and Matthew Lillard (one of those might be imaginary); Snider’s encounters with Shia LaBeouf and fellow “Lawless” cast members
31:25-34:35 – The “Moonrise Kingdom” press conference
34:35-38:45 – Everyone in France smokes; nobody drinks water; quirks of French restaurants and stereotypes
38:45-42:10 – Have Bayer and Snider discovered anything unusual about each other while traveling together?
42:10-47:00 – Plans for tomorrow; Cannes is all about directors; wrap-up and goodbyes

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