Episode List – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

Episode 470: The Farewell Episode 0:00 – Hi, remember us? Here’s what we’ve been up to 7:40 – We used to play games 8:50 – A round of Pitch Me 19:30 – Our favorite Mt. Rushmores 24:30 – We each choose our favorite movie from each year we’ve been alive 46:00 – A round of Character Casserole 57:30 – A brief history of the show 1:09:05 – ...
Episode 469: Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Call of the Wild 0:00 – Hello, and … Good-bye. This is our last official show. 7:10 – “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” review 17:00 – “Downhill” review 26:00 – “Sonic the Hedgehog” review 34:25 – “The Call of the Wild” review 43:00 – Talking about stuff, Oscars 46:30 – Thank you, and good-bye REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Birds of Prey: And ...
Episode 468: Bad Boys for Life, The Gentlemen, Color Out of Space, Dolittle, Gretel and Hansel, Sundance 0:00 – Hello, it’s been three weeks since the last show 2:10 – “Bad Boys for Life” review 7:00 – “The Gentlemen” review 11:45 – “Color Out of Space” review 17:20 – “Dolittle” review (Snider only) 21:00 – “Gretel and Hansel” review (Snider only) 22:15 – Eric’s Sundance report 31:20 – How to play Oscar bowling along with us 34:35 – New DVDs 35:50 ...
Episode 467: 1917, Just Mercy, Underwater, The Grudge 0:00 – Hello, Jeff didn’t go to the Critics’ Choice Awards 2:40 – “1917” review 10:40 – “Just Mercy” review 16:10 – “Underwater” review 23:00 – “The Grudge” review 28:05 – DVDs 30:30 – The Movie of the Month: Butterfield 8 38:00 – Next show is in 3 weeks, Sundance, and goodbye REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): 1917: B- 9 Just Mercy: B 7 Underwater: B- 7 The Grudge: ...
Episode 466: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Cats, Uncut Gems, Jumanji: The Next Level, Spies in Disguise, and our Top Ten Lists 0:00 – Hello, happy new year, it’s the ’20s 2:30 – “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” review 14:30 – “Cats” review 24:30 – “Uncut Gems” review 30:30 – “Jumanji: The Next Level” review (Bayer only) 32:30 – “Spies in Disguise” review (Bayer only) 34:00 – Our top ten lists 1:02:45 – Our top films from each year of the decade 1:06:30 – ...
Episode 465: Bombshell, Dark Waters, Little Women, Marriage Story 0:00 – Hello, Eric is visiting Portland 2:25 – “Bombshell” review 9:20 – “Dark Waters” review 15:45 – “Little Women” review 22:55 – “Marriage Story” review 32:10 – DVDs 32:55 – Listener Danny has a marriage proposal story just like “Frozen 2” 35:55 – Don’t forget to watch “Butterfield-8” on Netflix for December’s Movie of the Month 36:15 – Wrap up and goodbye REVIEWS ...
Episode 464: Knives Out, The Irishman, Frozen II, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Two Popes, 21 Bridges, Queen & Slim 0:00 – Hello, Eric has a commute but still doesn’t listen to podcasts 2:55 – “Knives Out” review 13:20 – “The Irishman” review 25:35 – “Frozen II” review 32:10 – “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” review 38:40 – “The Two Popes” review 48:00 – “21 Bridges” review (Eric only) 50:40 – “Klaus” review (Jeff only) 54:40 – “Queen & Slim” review (Eric ...
Episode 463: Doctor Sleep, Charlie’s Angels, Ford v Ferrari, The Good Liar, Jojo Rabbit, Waves, Playing with Fire, Midway 0:00 – Hello 3:40 – “Doctor Sleep” review 14:20 – “Charlie’s Angels” review 22:55 – “Ford v Ferrari” review 29:50 – “The Good Liar” review 37:20 – “Jojo Rabbit” review 44:20 – “Waves” review 48:35 – “Playing with Fire” review (Jeff only) 53:20 – “Midway” review (Eric only) 55:30 – Don’t forget to watch “Lolita” on Netflix for December’s Movie of the Month 56:15 – ...
Episode 462: Terminator: Dark Fate, Motherless Brooklyn, The Current War, Countdown, Black and Blue 0:00 – Hello, Eric got himself a day job; Jeff is drinking seltzer 9:00 – “Terminator: Dark Fate” review 19:10 – “Motherless Brooklyn” review 25:25 – “The Current War” review (Snider only) 29:25 – “Countdown” review (Snider only) 32:10 – “Black and Blue” review (Snider only) 35:30 – Discussion of our Movie of the Month: “Horror Express” 45:50 – Next month’s MOTM ...
Episode 461: Zombieland: Double Tap, Gemini Man, The Addams Family, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 0:00 – Hello, what is Jeff drinking? 2:50 – “Zombieland: Double Tap” review 13:20 – “Gemini Man” review 20:25 – “The Addams Family” review 25:20 – “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” review (Bayer only) 30:00 – What did you watch? 33:00 – DVDs 40:00 – Wrap up and goodbye REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Zombieland: Double Tap: C+ 5 Gemini Man: C+ 6 The Addams Family: C+ 6 Maleficent: Mistress ...
Episode 460: ‘Joker,’ ‘Judy,’ ‘Ad Astra,’ ‘Downton Abbey,’ ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ 0:00 – Greetings, let’s get to it 1:35 – “Joker” review 14:30 – “Judy” review 21:30 – “Ad Astra” review 27:50 – “Downton Abbey” review 32:15 – “Rambo: Last Blood” review (Snider only) 37:00 – Movie of the Month: “The Stranger” (1946) 42:15 – Next Movie of the Month: “Horror Express” (1972), to be discussed on the Nov. 5 show 43:45 – Some ...
Episode 459.1: Fantastic Fest 2019 Part 2 0:00 – Hello, we are no longer at Fantastic Fest, but there are more movies to talk about 3:40 – “Parasite” review 9:40 – “Why Don’t You Just Die” review 12:50 – “Guns Akimbo” review 17:55 – “Knives and Skin” review 23:40 – “Dogs Don’t Wear Pants” review 28:50 – “Random Acts of Violence” review 32:40 – “The Pool” review 37:25 – “Swallow” ...
Episode 459: Fantastic Fest 2019 Part 1 0:00 – Hello, we are Fantastic Fest, Jeff is dressed like Peter Pan, a lot of movies here belong to Netflix 4:20 – “In the Shadow of the Moon” review 11:40 – “VHYes” review 17:05 – “Butt Boy” review 24:00 – “The Platform” review 29:50 – “Fractured” review 33:35 – “Dolemite Is My Name” review 41:10 – Eric doesn’t want to talk ...
Episode 458: ‘It Chapter Two,’ ‘Tigers are not Afraid,’ ‘Official Secrets’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric has moved 3:25 – “It Chapter Two” review 16:40 – “Tigers are not Afraid” review 25:50 – “Official Secrets” review (Bayer only) 33:00 – September’s Movie of the Month (“The Stranger”) is now October’s Movie of the Month 33:30 – Eric went to the Telluride Film Festival 52:50 – Fantastic Fest Preview 1:09:00 – DVD releases 1:12:00 – Recap ...
Episode 457: ‘Good Boys,’ ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2,’ ‘Ready or Not,’ ‘Angel Has Fallen,’ ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ ’47 Meters Down: Uncaged’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s Eric’s birthday, here’s an iTunes review 3:20 – “Good Boys” review 13:10 – “The Angry Birds Movie 2” review 20:15 – “Ready or Not” review 26:00 – “Angel Has Fallen” review 34:10 – “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” review 41:45 – “47 Meters Down: Uncaged” review (Snider only) 44:20 – The final results of the Summer Box Office Challenge, ...
Episode 456: ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,’ ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,’ ‘Dora and the City of Lost Gold,’ ‘The Kitchen,’ ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain,’ ‘Them That Follow’ 0:00 – Hello 2:40 – “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” review 16:40 – “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” review 25:50 – “Dora and the City of Lost Gold” review 34:50 – “The Kitchen” review 43:55 – “The Art of Racing in the Rain” review 51:00 – “Them That Follow” review 58:50 – Summer Box Office Business 1:02:00 – DVD ...
Episode 455: ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,’ ‘The Art of Self-Defense’ 0:00 – Hello, Jeff is in Iowa at the moment, Eric is getting ready to move, but there are still movies to talk about 4:40 – “The Lion King” review 18:50 – “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” review 33:45 – “The Art of Self-Defense” review (Eric only) 38:40 – Summer Box Office Challenge update: all of Eric’s ...
Episode 454: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ ‘Midsommar’ ‘Stuber’ ‘Crawl’ and ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ 0:00 – Hello and Eric worked a wedding and Jeff had a birthday 6:30 – “Spider-Man: Far From Home” review 18:50 – “Midsommar” review 31:15 – “Stuber” review 40:30 – “Crawl” review 51:45 – “The Dead Don’t Die” review 55:20 – Summer Box Office Business & DVDs 1:04:00 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Spider-Man: Far From Home: B B Midsommar: B B Stuber: ...
Episode 453: ‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘Late Night,’ ‘MIB Int’l,’ ‘Child’s Play,’ ‘Annabelle Comes Home,’ ‘Shaft,’ ‘Anna,’ ‘Yesterday’ 0:00 – Hello, Jeff is back from Spain, and the show is going bi(-weekly) 5:30 – “Toy Story 4” review 18:10 – “Late Night” review 26:10 – “Annabelle Comes Home” review (the rest of these are Eric only) 29:30 – “Men in Black: International” review 30:55 – “Child’s Play” review 33:50 – “Shaft” review 36:00 – “Anna” review 37:00 – “Yesterday” review 43:00 – ...
Episode 452: ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2,’ ‘Dark Phoenix’ 0:00 – Hello and it’s a night show because of Jeff’s insane trip! 5:05 – “The Secret Life of Pets 2” Dylan Bayer review 10:15 – “The Secret Life of Pets 2” review 18:35 – “Dark Phoenix” review 27:30 – Summer Box Office Business, DVDs, and giveaways (“Us” and “Wonder Park”) 30:00 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): The ...
Episode 451: ‘Rocketman,’ ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters,’ ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Booksmart,’ ‘Brightburn,’ ‘Ma’ 0:00 – Hello, here’s an iTunes review 2:00 – “Rocketman” review 18:10 – “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” review 26:45 – “Aladdin” review 36:10 – We worry about “The Lion King” 37:30 – “Booksmart” review 47:00 – “Brightburn” review (Eric only) 50:15 – “Ma” review (Eric only) 53:20 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 58:10 – Movie of the Month discussion: “The Lost Weekend” ...
Episode 450: ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,’ ‘Wine Country,’ ‘Trial By Fire,’ ‘A Dog’s Journey,’ ‘The Sun is Also a Star’ 0:00 – Hello and talk of Jeff’s Coke drinks 2:50 – “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” review 15:50 – “Wine Country” review 21:30 – “Trial By Fire” review 27:10 – “A Dog’s Journey” 34:10 – “The Sun is Also a Star” 39:10 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 41:30 – DVDs 42:00 – Tim Conway’s “The Private Eyes” 44:40 – Recap and good ...
Episode 449: ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu,’ ‘The Hustle,’ ‘Poms,’ ‘The Head Hunter’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s a nice day, Jeff’s house is old 2:30 – “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu” review 12:50 – “The Hustle” review 22:20 – “The Head Hunter” review 27:00 – “Poms” review 32:30 – Summer Box Office Challenge update and housekeeping, including a replacement for one of Jeff’s movies that got bumped from the schedule 37:55 – Don’t forget the movie ...
Episode 448: ‘Long Shot,’ ‘Amazing Grace,’ ‘Uglydolls’ and ‘The Intruder’ 0:00 – Hello and Summer Box Office Challenge Chat 3:45 – “Long Shot” review 16:50 – “Amazing Grace” review 26:10 – “Uglydolls” review (Eric only) 31:30 – “The Intruder” (Eric only) Sparks Treatment 42:50 – DVDs 44:00 – Movie of the Month Club for May – “The Lost Weekend” 45:25 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Long Shot: B+ B+ Amazing Grace: A- ...
Episode 447: ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ ‘Family,’ ‘High Life,’ ‘Wild Nights with Emily,’ Summer Box Office Challenge draft 0:00 – Hello, here is an iTunes review 2:35 – “Avengers: Endgame” review 16:55 – “Family” review 23:00 – “High Life” review 28:30 – “Wild Nights with Emily” review 33:30 – This week’s DVDs, and an Agent giveaway 35:10 – The Summer Box Office Challenge draft 47:00 – The stakes of this year’s contest 50:30 – Recap and good day REVIEWS: Avengers: Endgame: B B+ Family: ...
Episode 446: ‘Hellboy,’ ‘Missing Link,’ ‘Little’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s tax season, Eric is moving in August (but the show will go on) 6:00 – “Hellboy” review 15:20 – “Missing Link” review 22:40 – “Little” review (Eric only) 29:05 – Housekeeping items 33:20 – DVDs 34:50 – Hey, What’d You Watch (“Duck Soup,” “My Name Is Julia Ross”) 39:30 – No show next week, recap and good day REVIEWS ...
Episode 445: ‘Shazam!,’ ‘Pet Sematary,’ ‘The Best of Enemies,’ ‘Unplanned’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric joined the Bayers for family bowling, nearly defeated the children (who cheated) 3:35 – “Shazam!” review 12:00 – “Pet Sematary” review 20:50 – “The Best of Enemies” review (Eric only) 27:15 – “Unplanned” review (Eric only), discussion of propaganda 32:25 – This week’s DVDs 35:25 – Recap and good day REVIEWS: Shazam!: B- B+ Pet Sematary: C+ C- The Best of ...
Episode 444: ‘Dumbo,’ ‘The Highwaymen,’ ‘Hotel Mumbai,’ and ‘The Beach Bum’ 0:00 – Hello 1:25 – “Dumbo” review 15:45 – “The Highwaymen” review 24:20 – “Hotel Mumbai” review (Jeff only) 26:45 – “The Beach Bum” review (Eric only) 30:35 – Jeff and Eric watched “A Boy and His Dog” 35:05 – DVDs and a giveaway 42:00 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Dumbo: D+ C- The Highwaymen: B B Hotel Mumbai: n/a B- The Beach Bum: ...
Episode 443: ‘Us,’ ‘The Dirt,’ ‘Giant Little Ones’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric finally has opinions about Jeff’s hair 2:45 – “Us” review 17:00 – “The Dirt” review (Jeff only) 20:50 – Eric saw “Starfish” but only sorta reviews it now because it’s doing road show screenings now and will be on VOD in May and Eric will review it for real then 23:20 – “Giant Little Ones” ...
Episode 442: ‘Wonder Park,’ ‘Relaxer,’ ‘Captive State,’ ‘Triple Frontier’ and ‘Five Feet Apart’ 0:00 – Hello, we talk about Gwyneth Paltrow 2:40 – “Wonder Park” review 16:50 – “Relaxer” review 26:35 – “Captive State” review 33:30 – Netflix talk 36:40 – “Triple Frontier” review 46:20 – “Five Feet Apart” (Eric only) review 51:05 – DVDs and a giveaway 56:35 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Wonder Park: D+ B Relaxer: B+ B Captive State: B C+ Triple Frontier: C ...
Episode 441: ‘Captain Marvel,’ ‘A Madea Family Funeral,’ ‘Greta’ 0:00 – Hello, chit-chat 2:05 – “Captain Marvel” review 13:25 – We talk about the other Captain Marvel, who’s also called Shazam now 15:35 – “A Madea Family Funeral” review 26:30 – “Greta” review (Eric only) 28:35 – Luke Perry remembered 33:30 – This week’s (and last week’s) DVD releases 35:30 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Captain Marvel: B- B+ A Madea ...
Episode 440: ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,’ ‘Fighting With My Family,’ ‘High Flying Bird’ and the Oscars 0:00 – Hello 2:00 – “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” review 10:30 – “Fighting With My Family” review 16:00 – “High Flying Bird” review 20:30 – Jeff finally saw “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” 27:35 – DVDs and giveaways 29:05 – We watched the Oscars 38:15 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden ...
Episode 439: ‘Happy Death Day 2U,’ ‘Alita: Battle Angel,’ ‘Isn’t It Romantic,’ ‘What Men Want,’ ‘Mega Time Squad’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric has been traveling a lot lately but now he is home 2:25 – “Happy Death Day 2U” review 10:10 – “Alita: Battle Angel” review 20:30 – “Isn’t It Romantic” review (Eric only) 25:10 – “What Men Want” review (Eric only) 28:40 – Eric caught up with “Cold Pursuit,” mostly agreed with Jeff 31:30 – “Mega Time Squad” ...
Episode 438: The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, ‘The Prodigy,’ ‘Cold Pursuit’ and the Oxford Film Festival 0:00 – Hello 1:35 – “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” review 8:20 – “The Prodigy” review (Eric only) 11:45 – “Cold Pursuit” review (Jeff only) 21:40 – “The Kid Who Would Be King (Jeff only) 15:55 – “Serenity” (Nicholas Sparks Treatment) 27:30 – DVDs and giveaways 29:00 – Jeff finally saw “Love, Simon” and “A Simple Favor” 31:25 – Eric went ...
Episode 437: Sundance Recap, ‘The Farewell,’ ‘The Nightingale,’ ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ 0:00 – Hello, Sundance is over, “Cheers,” and the Super Bowl 6:40 – “The Farewell” review 11:30 – “The Nightingale” review (Eric only) 17:55 – Sundance chat 21:40 – “The Kid Who Would Be King (Jeff only) 25:15 – New DVDs and giveaways 27:35 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): The Farewell: B+ A- The Nightingale: B+ n/a The Kid Who Would Be ...
Episode 436.3: Sundance 2019 – Episode 3 0:00 – We’re a bit tired because we had a party last night 2:00 – “Animals” review 6:30 – A guy who was taller than Jeff was at the party, and now they’re best friends 8:30 – “Sweetheart” review 13:30 – “Judy and Punch” review (Jeff only) 16:15 – Eric almost talks about a movie but doesn’t 16:45 – “Blinded by ...
Episode 436.2: Sundance 2019 – Episode 2 0:00 – Hi, it’s still Sundance 0:45 – “Little Monsters” review 8:20 – “Greener Grass” review 12:35 – “Sister Aimee” review 17:40 – “The Sound of Silence” review (Jeff only) 20:00 – “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” review (Eric only) 24:10 – Jeff saw David Arquette, Eric saw some deer, and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Little Monsters: B+ C Greener Grass: B ...
Episode 436.1: Sundance 2019 – Episode 1 0:00 – Hello, Eric is attending his 20th Sundance 3:30 – “Honey Boy” review 11:00 – “The Lodge” review 16:50 – “Troop Zero” (Eric only) review 20:32 – “Paddleton” (Jeff only) review 22:55 – “The Hole in the Ground” (Eric only) review 26:10 – “After the Wedding” (Jeff only) review 30:15 – “Share” (Eric only) review 33:15 – Sonja: The White Swan” (Jeff ...
Episode 436: Glass, Sundance preview 0:00 – Hello, there was only one new movie this weekend and that’s not our fault 2:00 – Glass review 3:00 – “Glass” review 18:30 – Oh wait, there was also a “Dragon Ball” movie, but who cares? Here are some other good movies currently in theaters 20:45 – We’re going to Sundance! Here are some movies we’re looking ...
Episode 435: ‘Escape Room,’ ‘A Dog’s Way Home,’ ‘The Upside,’ ‘Bird Box’, ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ and ‘Replicas’ 0:00 – Hello and welcome and Jeff went to the Critics’ Choice Awards 6:20 – “Escape Room” review 14:40 – “A Dog’s Way Home” review 24:15 – “The Upside” review 33:50 – “Bird Box” review 41:40 – “Mary Queen of Scots” review 49:00 – “Replicas” review (Eric only with the Sparks Treatment) 1:02:40- Giveaway: “Halloween” 1:04:05 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Escape ...
Episode 434: Our 2018 top 10 lists, plus ‘Aquaman,’ ‘Bumblebee,’ ‘Holmes & Watson,’ ‘Stan & Ollie’ 0:00 – Hello, happy new year, here’s an iTunes review 3:00 – Preamble to the top 10 lists 6:00 – Our top 10 lists 41:30 – Other good movies that weren’t on our lists 44:40 – “Aquaman” review 49:15 – “Bumblebee” review 53:00 – “Holmes & Watson” review 57:40 – “Stan & Ollie” review 1:03:50 – Recap and good day — oh, and ...
Episode 433: ‘Vice,’ ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ ‘Destroyer,’ ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ and ‘At Eternity’s Gate’ 0:00 – Hello and welcome 1:45 – “Vice” review 11:50 – “On the Basis of Sex” review 19:25 – “Destroyer” review 24:15 – “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” review 33:50 – “At Eternity’s Gate” review (Eric only) 36:00 – New on DVD 37:20 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Vice: B- A On the Basis of Sex: B B- Destroyer: B+ B Can You Ever ...
Episode 432: ‘Spider-Man: Welcome to the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ ‘The Mule,’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ ‘Mortal Engines’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric had a Christmas party, Jeff doesn’t know the words to songs 5:15 – “Spider-Man: Welcome to the Spider-Verse” review 17:10 – “Mary Poppins Returns” review 27:40 – “The Mule” review (Snider) 34:10 – “If Beale Street Could Talk” review 39:50 – “Mortal Engines” review (Snider) 43:20 – This week’s DVDs 44:20 – Mailbag: more obscure Christmas movies 48:10 – ...
Episode 431: ‘Roma,’ ‘Wildlife,’ ‘Beautiful Boy,’ ‘Ben Is Back,’ ‘Boy Erased,’ ‘Vox Lux,’ and ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ 0:00 – Hello and welcome 3:40 – “Roma” review 18:25 – “Wildlife” review 23:50 – “Beautiful Boy” review 31:25 – “Ben is Back” review 37:50 – “Boy Erased” review 50:40 – “Vox Lux” review 59:20 – New on DVD 1:00:00 – “Anna and the Apocalypse” review 1:03:20 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Roma: A- B- Wildlife: B B Beautiful Boy: B B Ben is Back: B+ ...
Episode 430: ‘Green Book,’ ‘The Favourite,’ ‘The Front Runner,’ ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric saw “The Possession of Hannah Grace” but you don’t need to 2:00 – “Green Book” review 17:30 – “The Favourite” review 32:15 – “The Front Runner” review 38:40 – “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” review 47:00 – This week’s new DVDs 48:00 – Questions from the mailbag: obscure Christmas movies; actors we hate in movies we like; ...
Episode 429: ‘Creed II,’ ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet,’ ‘Robin Hood,’ and ‘Instant Family’ Episode 429: ‘Creed II,’ ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet,’ ‘Robin Hood,’ and ‘Instant Family’ 0:00 – Hello and welcome 5:20 – iTunes review 6:40 – “Creed II” review 17:45 – “Ralph Breaks the Internet” review 23:15 – “Robin Hood” (Snider only) review 31:30 – “Instant Family” review (Snider only) 38:05 – New on DVD 40:00 – Jeff & Eric answer a young listener’s question 47:20 ...
Episode 428: ‘Widows,’ ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald,’ ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web,’ ‘The Grinch’ 0:00 – Hello, Jeff can’t really talk but is doing it anyway 3:00 – “Widows” review 14:00 – “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” review 24:50 – “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” review 28:30 – “The Grinch” review 34:35 – Dylan LOVED “The Grinch” 36:00 – This week’s and last week’s DVDs 38:40 – We’re coming up on the holiday movie ...
Episode 427: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Burning,’ ‘Hunter Killer,’ ‘Johnny English Strikes Again,’ ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,’ and ‘Nobody’s Fool’ 0:00 – Hello and welcome and facial hair 5:00 – iTunes review 7:45 – “Bohemian Rhapsody” review 17:25 – “Burning” review 27:05 – “Hunter Killer” (Snider only) review 30:55 – “Johnny English Strikes Again” review (Snider only) 32:10 – “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” review (Bayer only) 37:15 – “Nobody’s Fool” review (Snider only) 43:40 – New on DVD 47:10 – Hey Eric, ...
Episode 426 – ‘Halloween,’ ‘The Oath,’ ‘Free Solo,’ ‘Mid90s,’ ‘The Hate U Give’ 0:00 – Hello, we’re not doing a show next week so we can spend the holiday with our families, but here’s an iTunes review 3:20 – We talk about the original “Halloween” first 7:30 – “Halloween” review 20:40 – “The Oath” review 28:30 – “Free Solo” review 36:15 – “Mid90s” review 43:00 – “The Hate U Give” review (Snider) 46:15 – This ...
Episode 425: ‘First Man,’ ‘Bad Times at the El Royale,’ ‘The Sisters Brothers,’ ‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween,’ and ‘Jane and Emma’ 0:00 – Hello and welcome 1:50 – “First Man” review 15:40 – “Bad Times at the El Royale” review 24:35 – “The Sisters Brothers” review 30:00 – “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween” review (Snider only) 34:30 – “Jane and Emma” review (Snider only) 37:30 – New on DVD 38:30 – Mailbag question 44:10 – Eric had to watch “American Flyers” 50:50 – Recap and good ...
Episode 424: ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Venom’ 0:00 – Hello, let’s get to it 1:00 – “A Star Is Born” review 15:10 – “Venom” review 22:30 – “Little Women” mini-review (Snider only) 25:40 – This week’s DVDs, including a couple that Agents can win 28:40 – Eric’s report on the Dr. Pimple Popper videos Jeff made him watch 41:30 – “What About Dick” on Netflix, an Eric Idle-conceived ...
Bonus BS: Eric’s Puke & Explode Victory Jeff and Eric discuss Eric’s participation in the Fantastic Fest eating contest in great deal. You can listen to this by itself, or you can sync it up with the video of the event as a sort of audio commentary. Download audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oeiVGopzV8&feature=youtu.be
Episode 423: ‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls,’ ‘Smallfoot,’ ‘Hell Fest,’ ‘Night School,’ and Fantastic Fest 0:00 – Hello 1:50 – “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” review 10:00 – “Smallfoot” review 17:20 – “Hell Fest” review (Snider only) 21:25 – “Night School” review (Snider only) 28:25 – Fantastic Fest Film Reviews 49:25 – Mailbag question and the film “Deadly Games” 54:45 – New on DVD 56:30 – Eric discusses his Puke & Explode event 1:00:20 – Good ...
Episode 422 – Fantastic Fest 2018 0:00 – Hello, we’re at Fantastic Fest, Eric cut himself shaving and also wore a singlet for three days; here are our reviews so far: 6:30 – “Donnybrook” 11:50 – “Keep an Eye Out” 17:45 – “Chained for Life” 24:20 – “One Cut of the Dead” 33:10 – “Hold the Dark” 41:30 – “Suspiria” 50:25 – A few other movies that one ...
Episode 421 – ‘The Predator,’ ‘White Boy Rick,’ ‘A Simple Favor,’ Fantastic Fest preview 0:00 – Hello, let’s get to it 1:20 – “The Predator” review 14:20 – “White Boy Rick” review 24:10 – “A Simple Favor” review (Snider) 29:00 – This week’s DVDs, plus a giveaway of “Solo: A Star Wars Movie” for Agents 31:20 – We watched “The Endless” on iTunes, but Jeff had seen it before 39:30 – What we’re looking forward ...
Episode 420 – ‘Peppermint,’ ‘Searching,’ ‘We the Animals,’ ‘Kin,’ ‘Operation Finale,’ ‘The Nun’ 0:00 – Hello, we took a week off, now we are back 2:00 – “Peppermint” review 8:35 – “Searching” review 17:15 – “We the Animals” review 22:30 – “Kin” review 30:10 – “Operation Finale” review (Snider) 33:45 – “The Nun” review (Snider) 37:45 – Eric’s brief Telluride report, including hanging out with Emma Stone 52:00 – New DVD releases, including a giveaway of ...
Episode 419: ‘The Happytime Murders,’ ‘A-X-L,’ and ‘Papillon’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric and Jeff went to a wedding, and an iTunes review 6:00 – “The Happytime Murders” review 15:20 – “A-X-L” review (Snider only) 19:10 – “Papillon” review (Snider only) 23:25 – The Summer Box Office Challenge review, and Eric’s first challenge 37:40 – A listener asks a question 44:05 – New on DVD, plus a 5-movie Jack Ryan ...
Episode 418: ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘Alpha,’ ‘Mile 22,’ ‘Far from the Tree’ 0:00 – Hello, summer’s almost over, we like August, here’s an iTunes review 4:45 – “Crazy Rich Asians” review 17:30 – “Alpha” review 26:30 – “Mile 22” review (Snider) 32:40 – “Far from the Tree” (Bayer) 37:30 – This week’s DVDs 40:20 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Papillon,” “Harry and the Hendersons”) 46:00 – Recap, more on “Harry and the Hendersons,” things ...
Episode 417: ‘The Meg,’ ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ ‘Slender Man,’ and ‘Dogs Days’ 0:00 – Hello and an iTunes review 3:15 – “The Meg” review 13:40 – “BlacKkKlansman” review 25:35 – “Sorry to Bother You” review (from Sundance ’18) 31:30 – “Slender Man” review (Snider only) 33:55 – “Dog Days” review (Snider only) 39:15 – The Summer Box Office Challenge is over 42:10 – New on DVD, plus an “Avengers: Infinity War” giveaway 45:20 – Recap ...
Episode 416: ‘Christopher Robin,’ ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me,’ ‘Eighth Grade,’ and ‘The Darkest Minds’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric eats salads 2:40 – “Christopher Robin” review 12:20 – “The Spy Who Dumped Me” review 26:00 – “Eighth Grade” review 38:40 – “The Darkest Minds” review (Snider only) 44:50 – Summer Box Office Challenge Update 47:50 – New on DVD, plus Jeff rewatched “Avengers: Infinity War” 50:40 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Christopher Robin: C B- The Spy ...
Episode 415: ‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout,’ ‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’ 0:00 – Hello, let’s get to it! 1:30 – “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” review 20:20 – Eric gathered a lot of “Mission: Impossible” statistics 36:30 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 41:00 – “Teen Titans Go! To the Movies” review (Eric) 45:00 – We told you this week’s DVDs last week, whoops; recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Mission: Impossible — ...
Episode 414: ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,’ ‘The Equalizer 2,’ ‘Unfriended: Dark Web,’ ‘Blindspotting’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric is back from Montreal, here’s an iTunes review 2:40 – “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” review 19:55 – “The Equalizer 2” review (Eric) 24:50 – “Unfriended: Dark Web” review (Eric) 30:25 – “Blindspotting” review (replay from Sundance) 37:15 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 40:10 – This week’s new DVDs, recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Mamma ...
Episode 413: ‘Skyscraper,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,’ Fantasia Fest 0:00 – Hello, Eric is in Montreal for Fantasia Fest 2:40 – “Skyscraper” review 12:40 – “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” review (Bayer) 17:00 – Summer Box Office Challenge Update 21:55 – Fantasia Fest Report From Eric 50:00 – New on DVD, plus Jerry Lewis, Mission: Impossible, and A Quiet Place giveaways 52:25 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Skyscraper: C ...
Episode 412: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp,’ ‘The First Purge,’ ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado,’ ‘Uncle Drew’ 0:00 – Hello, we were off last week but now we are on; here’s an iTunes review 3:10 – “Ant-Man and the Wasp” review 11:20 – “The First Purge” review 20:10 – “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” review 26:00 – “Uncle Drew” review (Snider) 32:20 – Eric saw the Mr. Rogers documentary and agrees with Jeff that you will love ...
Episode 411: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,’ ‘The Catcher Was a Spy,’ ‘Tag’ 0:00 – Hello, sorry for the first four minutes of terrible audio 3:40 – “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” review 27:00 – “The Catcher Was a Spy” review 33:20 – “Tag” review (Snider) 41:10 – Summer Box Office Challenge Update 47:00 – New on DVD, plus Jerry Lewis & Mission: Impossible giveaways 51:00 – Recap and good day REVIEWS (Eric, Jeff): Jurassic World: Fallen ...
Episode 410: ‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Hereditary,’ ‘The Seagull,’ ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,’ ‘SuperFly’ 0:00 – Hello, Jeff’s still in Iowa, morale is low, golf dads 4:40 – “Incredibles 2” review 15:30 – “Hereditary” review 26:40 – “The Seagull” review 30:10 – “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” review (Jeff) 35:00 – “SuperFly” review (Eric) 39:50 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 44:45 – If you’re in Portland, check out Hollywood Theatre’s 70mm series 46:40 – This week’s ...
Episode 409: ‘Ocean’s Eight,’ ‘Hotel Artemis,’ ‘Hearts Beat Loud’ 0:00 – Hello, Jeff is in Iowa, an update on last week’s iTunes review 3:25 – “Ocean’s Eight” review 12:50 – “Hotel Artemis” review 20:50 – “Hereditary” is open, and you should see it, but we’re not going to fully review it till next week 25:20 – “Hearts Beat Loud” review 31:15 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 33:10 – This ...
Episode 408: ‘Action Point,’ ‘Upgrade,’ ‘Adrift’ 0:00 – Hello, we were guests on a bonus episode of ’80s All Over 3:20 – iTunes review 5:00 – “Action Point” review 13:50 – “Upgrade” review 21:40 – Jeff brings up poker for some reason 22:30 – “Adrift” review (Eric) 28:00 – This week’s DVDs 30:25 – Summer Box Office Challenge update (it was a bye week) 32:15 – Recap and good ...
Episode 407: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story,’ ‘On Chesil Beach,’ ‘RBG’ 0:00 – Hello, and we hope you’re enjoying your 3-day weekend 1:20 – “Solo: A Star Wars Story” review 21:50 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 25:00 – “On Chesil Beach” review 33:55 – This week’s DVDs, including a giveaway for Agents of “Red Sparrow” 35:50 – “RBG” review (Snider) 39:50 – Jeff rewatched “Spider-Man: Homecoming”; Eric rewatched “The Last Jedi” 43:00 ...
Episode 406: ‘Deadpool 2,’ ‘Book Club,’ ‘Measure of a Man,’ ‘Revenge’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric’s car keeps getting pooped on (by birds) 4:20 – “Deadpool 2” review 15:00 – “Book Club” review 25:30 – “Measure of a Man” review 30:50 – “Revenge” review 35:50 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 37:20 – This week’s DVDs, including a giveaway for Agents of “Red Sparrow” 38:40 – Ali Wong’s “Hard Knock Wife” (on Netflix) is ...
Episode 405: ‘Life of the Party,’ ‘Breaking In’ 0:00 – Hello, iTunes Review and “Road House” 3:45 – “Life of the Party” review 14:50 – “Breaking In” review (Snider) 18:00 – This week’s DVDs, and we’re giving away a 40th anniversary edition of “Grease” that includes a commemorative jacket and nail polish. Agents have till 5/16 to enter. 22:30 – Streaming recommendations on Netflix and Hulu 28:50 – ...
Episode 404: ‘Tully,’ ‘Overboard,’ ‘Bad Samaritan’ 0:00 – Hello, here is an iTunes review 2:35 – “Tully” review 13:10 – “Overboard” review (Snider) 19:20 – “Bad Samaritan” review (Snider) 25:15 – Summer Box Office Challenge is off to a limp start (but Eric is winning) 27:00 – We watched “The Lost Boys” on Netflix (and also part of the “The Week Of” starring Adam Sandler) 36:30 – ...
Episode 403: ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘I Feel Pretty,’ ‘Super Troopers 2,’ ‘You Were Never Really Here’ 0:00 – Hello, we’re back and we’ll be doing the Summer Box Office Challenge 1:45 – iTunes review 3:30 – “Avengers: Infinity War” review 19:30 – “I Feel Pretty” review 27:10 – “Super Troopers 2” review 32:30 – “You Were Never Really Here” review 37:35 – Summer Box Office Challenge Draft (2018 Edition) 57:30 – The Stakes of the Summer Box Office ...
Episode 402: ‘Rampage,’ ‘Truth or Dare’ 0:00 – Hello, pay your taxes, here’s an iTunes review 3:55 – “Rampage” review 20:00 – “Truth or Dare” review (Snider) 26:15 – This week’s DVDs, and a giveaway for Agents of the “Grease” 40th anniversary edition, and discussion of an obscure 1980s home video technology 32:00 – We travel through time back to this week in 1999 40:45 – ...
Episode 401: ‘Blockers,’ ‘A Quiet Place,’ ‘Chappaquiddick,’ ‘Acrimony’ 0:00 – Hello, we’ve begun the second half of our 800-episode community service 2:50 – iTunes review 4:40 – “Blockers” review 16:00 – Jeff has an existential crisis about his grading scale 18:20 – “A Quiet Place” review 33:20 – “Chappaquiddick” review (Snider) 40:10 – “Acrimony” review (Snider), with the Nicholas Sparks Rule in play (which means we reveal the entire ...
Episode 400: ‘Ready Player One,’ ‘Isle of Dogs,’ ‘7 Days in Entebbe’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s our 400th episode AND our eighth anniversary! 5:10 – “Ready Player One” review 23:35 – “Isle of Dogs” review 28:45 – “7 Days in Entebbe” review (Snider) 33:00 – More discussion of why “RPO” didn’t work for us 35:30 – This week’s DVDs and some streaming recommendations 44:20 – Jeff’s nephew was in town, they watched some ...
Episode 399: ‘Pacific Rim Uprising,’ ‘The Death of Stalin,’ ‘Sherlock Gnomes,’ ‘Flower,’ ‘Unsane’ 0:00 – Hello, Jeff dooms the show to failure 1:20 – “Pacific Rim Uprising” review 8:40 – “The Death of Stalin” review 15:30 – “Sherlock Gnomes” review (Snider), and then what could happen to Michael Caine next 19:00 – “Flower” review (Bayer) 21:50 – “Unsane” review (Snider) 26:00 – This week’s DVDs are “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “The Last ...
Episode 398: ‘Tomb Raider,’ ‘Thoroughbreds,’ ‘I Can Only Imagine,’ ‘Love, Simon’ 0:00 – Hello, we have March Madness 2:20 – “Tomb Raider” review 13:00 – “Thoroughbreds” review 20:45 – “I Can Only Imagine” review (Snider) 26:25 – “Love, Simon” review (Snider) 34:10 – This week’s DVDs, including a giveaway of “Downsizing” 36:00 – What’d You Watch? (“LEGO DC Superheroes: The Flash” and “The Plague Dogs”) 41:55 – Recap and good day REVIEWS: Tomb Raider: C+ ...
Episode 397: ‘A Wrinkle in Time,’ ‘Gringo,’ ‘The Strangers: Prey at Night,’ ‘Submission,’ ‘The Hurricane Heist’ 0:00 – Hello, it is Monday, here are the movies 2:20 – “A Wrinkle in Time” review 15:10 – “Gringo” review (Bayer) 18:20 – “The Strangers: Prey at Night” review (Snider) 22:00 – “Submission” review (Bayer) 25:40 – “The Hurricane Heist” review (Snider) 33:30 – We rediscovered “The House,” the Ferrell/Poehler/Mantzoukas joint from last year 40:40 – This week’s DVDs, including a ...
Episode 396: ‘Red Sparrow,’ ‘The Party,’ ‘Death Wish’ 0:00 – Hello, the show is on Mondays now! 6:05 – Eric won Oscar Bowling, and the Oscars were nice 14:00 – “Red Sparrow” review 19:20 – “The Party” review 23:10 – “Death Wish” review (Snider only) 27:20 – MOTM: “Wild at Heart” (1990) 36:40 – This week’s DVDs, plus a giveaway of “Darkest Hour” for Agents 39:45 – Recap and good ...
Episode 395: ‘Annihilation,’ ‘Game Night,’ ‘The Cloverfield Paradox,’ ‘Early Man’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s wintertime in Portland 3:50 – “Annihilation” review 14:50 – “Game Night” review 26:40 – “The Cloverfield Paradox” review, with discussion of seeing movies on Netflix vs at theaters 37:40 – Snider catches up with “Fifty Shades Freed” 41:10 – Bayer catches up with “Early Man” 43:00 – Snider catches up with “Peter Rabbit” 45:20 – Don’t forget Movie ...
Episode 394: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Fifty Shades Freed,’ ‘The 15:17 to Paris,’ ‘Peter Rabbit,’ the Oxford Film Festival 0:00 – Hello, Jeff signed up for MoviePass 4:10 – “Black Panther” review 22:45 – “Fifty Shades Freed” review (Bayer only) 29:20 – “The 15:17 to Paris” review (Snider only) 32:50 – “Peter Rabbit” review (Bayer only) 36:50 – Eric reports on last weekend’s Oxford (Mississippi) Film Festival, including “The Last Movie Star,” “Cop Chronicles: Loose Cannons: The Legend of ...
Episode 393: ‘Hostiles,’ ’12 Strong,’ ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ 0:00 – Hello, we’re back from Sundance but here’s a little more about Sundance, plus a Dogcat cameo 4:10 – Not much happening this weekend because of the Super Bowl 6:10 – “Hostiles” review 17:40 – Eric catches up with “The Greatest Showman” 21:40 – “12 Strong” review (Snider only) 25:20 – “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” review (Snider only) 30:00 ...
Episode 392.4: Sundance Report #4 From the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. 0:00 – We met some listeners 1:35 – “Assassination Nation” review 8:20 – “Sorry to Bother You” review 14:20 – “Hereditary” review 26:10 – Final summary of Sundance 2018 REVIEWS: Assassination Nation: B- 5/10 Sorry to Bother You: B 7/10 Hereditary: A- 9/10 (BS-approved) Download audio
Episode 392.3: Sundance Report #3 From the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. 0:00 – “Clara’s Ghost” review 6:10 – “Ophelia” review 14:35 – “Arizona” review (Snider) 18:20 – “You Were Never Really Here” review (Bayer) 20:40 – “The Happy Prince” review (Snider) 23:30 – “White Fang” review (Bayer) 26:50 – Miscellaneous chatter and plans and good day REVIEWS: Clara’s Ghost: B- 7/10 Ophelia: B 7/10 Arizona: C+ You Were Never ...
Episode 392.2: Sundance Report #2 From the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. 0:00 – “An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn” review 7:10 – “Leave No Trace” review 15:50 – “Mandy” review (Snider) 19:20 – “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” review (Bayer) 22:30 – “Beast” review (Snider) 25:25 – “Hearts Beat Loud” review (Bayer) REVIEWS: An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn D 3/10 Leave No ...
Episode 392.1: Sundance Report #1 From the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. 0:00 – Hello, this is our Sundance report 1:00 – “Blindspotting” review 7:50 – “Private Life” review 17:20 – “The Guilty” review (Snider) 19:55 – “Half the Picture” review (Bayer) 22:25 – “American Animals” review (Snider) 26:05 – “The Long Dumb Road” review (Bayer) 29:50 – “Night Comes On” review (Snider), with a cameo ...
Episode 392: ‘Phantom Thread,’ ‘Den of Thieves,’ ‘Forever My Girl,’ ‘The Greatest Showman,’ ‘Proud Mary,’ Sundance preview 0:00 – Hello, we’re at Sundance but this isn’t a Sundance show (yet) 1:30 – “Phantom Thread” review 11:45 – “Den of Thieves” review 19:00 – “Forever My Girl” review (Snider only) 23:00 – “The Greatest Showman” review (Bayer only) 26:00 – “Proud Mary” review (Snider only) 29:35 – We have reached a milestone 30:45 – Bayer and young Dylan saw “Paddington ...
Episode 391: ‘The Commuter,’ ‘Paddington 2’ 0:00 – Greetings, we make our occasional pathetic plea for iTunes reviews 1:15 – “The Commuter” review 10:30 – “Paddington 2” review (Snider only, and he gives Bayer grief for it) 16:15 – “Proud Mary” wasn’t screened (boo); Eric has updated thoughts on “The Post” 18:30 – This week’s DVDs 20:40 – We’re giving away these big movie-art books to ...
Episode 390: 2017 top 10 lists 0:00 – Happy new year! We’re going to tell you our top 10 lists 2:30 – Our top 10 lists 33:30 – Some other movies we liked in 2017 35:30 – Your favorite movies of last year 37:30 – The good things that happened to you last year 42:15 – Movie of the Month: “Stakeout” (1987), which we found, uh, ...
Episode 389: ‘All the Money in the World,’ ‘The Post,’ ‘Molly’s Game’ 0:00 – Hello, we had a nice Christmas (probably) 3:00 – “All the Money in the World” review 13:45 – “The Post” review 22:15 – “Molly’s Game” review 32:20 – Don’t forget the Questions of the Week: What was your favorite movie of 2017? And what’s something good that happened to you in 2017? 33:10 – New DVDs (not much) 36:15 ...
Episode 388: ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 3,’ ‘Downsizing’ 0:00 – Hello, here is what we’re doing for our Christmases 6:00 – “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” review 16:50 – “Pitch Perfect 3” review 27:30 – “Downsizing” review 36:00 – This week’s DVDs, including a giveaway of “Stronger” 40:25 – A question of the week: What was your favorite movie of 2017? And also, what was one good thing ...
Episode 387: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ ‘Ferdinand,’ ‘Darkest Hour’ 0:00 – Hello, there’s a new “Star Wars” movie so let’s get to it! 1:00 – “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” review 21:25 – “Ferdinand” review (Snider only) 27:15 – “Darkest Hour” review 37:25 – An update on the thing Patreon screwed up, which is fixed now 39:50 – New DVDs this week, including an Agent giveaway of “Home Again” ...
Episode 386: ‘I, Tonya,’ ‘BPM,’ catching up on some others 0:00 – Hello, it’s weird there aren’t any big wide releases 2:55 – “I, Tonya” review 19:10 – More complaining about the release schedule 20:10 – “BPM” review (Snider only) 23:20 – Bayer catches up on “American Made,” “Stronger,” and “Wonderstruck,” which Snider reviewed previously 28:15 – “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)” review (Bayer only) 31:00 – Some Patreon business, ...
Episode 385: ‘The Disaster Artist,’ ‘The Shape of Water,’ ‘Call Me by Your Name’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s the holidays, here’s an iTunes review 2:20 – “The Disaster Artist” review 21:30 – “The Shape of Water” review, ending Jeff getting owned 33:45 – “Call Me by Your Name” review 44:15 – Movie of the Month, “Grave of the Fireflies,” is postponed till next week 45:20 – This week’s DVDs are so-so, but we have ...
Episode 384: ‘Coco,’ ‘Three Billboards…,’ ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ 0:00 – Hello, an iTunes review, it just was or perhaps almost is Thanksgiving 5:05 – “Coco” review 10:20 – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” review 28:30 – “The Man Who Invented Christmas” review (Snider only), and talk of Scrooge in movies 35:30 – New DVDs, including a giveaway of “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” recap and good day REVIEWS: Coco: B+ 8/10 ...
Episode 383: ‘Justice League,’ ‘Lady Bird,’ ‘Wonder,’ ‘The Star’ ‘Only the Brave,’ ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ 0:00 – Hello, we recorded a “Back to the Future” commentary 3:20 – An iTunes review, segueing into despair at the state of things 6:10 – “Justice League” review 22:40 – “Lady Bird” review 32:00 – We impose Senate rules to get through the next reviews quickly 32:45 – “Wonder” review (Snider only) 34:45 – “The Star” review (Snider only) 37:45 – ...
Episode 382: ‘Thor: Ragnarok,’ ‘Wonderstruck,’ ‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s November, here is an iTunes review with some constructive criticism 4:40 – “Thor: Ragnarok” review 18:20 – “Wonderstruck” review (Snider only) 24:45 – Movie of the Month: “The Great Dictator” (1940) 34:40 – Next month’s MOTM: “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988) 36:00 – Nothing good on DVD this week, but we’re giving away a copy of ...
Episode 381: ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin,’ ‘Suburbicon,’ ‘All I See Is You’ 0:00 – Hello, Dylan’s Halloween costume, an iTunes review, Jeff’s “giggle water” 6:50 – “Goodbye Christopher Robin” review 20:00 – “Suburbicon” review (sadly, not “Subunicorn”) 30:10 – “All I See Is You” review (Snider only) 34:40 – This week’s DVDs 36:10 – Reminder about our MOTM, “The Great Dictator,” which we’ll discuss on next week’s show, then recap and good ...
Episode 380: ‘The Florida Project,’ ‘The Snowman,’ ‘Breathe’ 0:00 – Hello, a story of a sick child (Jeff’s) 6:30 – iTunes review 8:20 – There are five wide releases, of which FOUR did not screen for critics here 12:45 – “The Florida Project” review 24:00 – “The Snowman” review (Snider only), in which the Nicholas Sparks rule is applied and we reveal the entire plot 35:15 – “Breathe” ...
Episode 379: ‘Marshall,’ ‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women,’ ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ ‘The Foreigner’ 0:00 – Hello, a behind-the-scenes story about the massage Jeff had to pay for 8:50 – “Marshall” review 22:10 – “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” review 35:05 – “Battle of the Sexes” review 43:40 – “The Foreigner” review (Snider only) 49:40 – This week’s DVDs, plus we’re giving away copies of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” on Blu-ray/DVD — two ...
Episode 378: ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘American Made,’ ‘Gerald’s Game’ 0:00 – Hello, what’s that smell? 3:20 – “Blade Runner 2049” review 15:15 – Some other movies are out there; Snider briefly reviews “American Made” 19:40 – “Gerald’s Game” review (on Netflix) 28:15 – Movie of the Month discussion: “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), including re-litigation of the Oscars. The MOTM for October is “The Great Dictator” ...
Episode 377: Fantastic Fest 2017 0:00 – Hello, it’s our Fantastic Fest episode, but first an iTunes review 2:15 – We don’t know anything about the new movies in theaters this week! Here are our Fantastic Fest reviews: 3:15 – “The Square” B 6/10 8:10 – “Applecart” C 5/10 10:50 – “Mom and Dad” B- 7/10 14:30 – “Tigers Are Not Afraid” A- 9/10 19:30 – ...
Episode 376: ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle,’ ‘Lego Ninjago Movie,’ ‘Stronger,’ ‘The Wilde Wedding,’ ‘Brad’s Status’ 0:00 – Hello, let’s do this thing 2:00 – “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” review 13:30 – “The Lego Ninjago Movie” review 20:15 – “Stronger” review (Snider only) 28:05 – “The Wilde Wedding” review (Bayer only) 31:00 – “Brad’s Status” review (Snider only) 35:30 – A little Fantastic Fest preview 45:15 – Jeff’s “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” commentary is now available 48:50 – ...
Episode 375: ‘mother!,’ ‘Okja’ 0:00 – Hello, the existence of other podcasts and how most of them are about “Game of Thrones” 2:30 – “mother!” review 18:00 – “Okja” review (on Netflix) 22:15 – “American Assassin” is also a movie, but Lionsgate doesn’t screen movies in Portland anymore 22:50 – This week’s DVDs, plus a chance for an Agent to win “It Comes ...
Episode 374: ‘It,’ ‘Home Again,’ ‘Crown Heights,’ ‘Goon 2,’ ‘Beach Rats’ 0:00 – Hello, here is an iTunes review 2:35 – “It” review 18:35 – “Home Again” review 29:20 – “Crown Heights” review 35:40 – “Goon: Last of the Enforcers” review 41:00 – “Beach Rats” review (Snider only) 44:20 – This week’s DVDs, including a giveaway for Agents 46:40 – Oh yeah, one more thing about “It” 49:20 – Feel free to send us ...
Episode 373: ‘Patti Cake$,’ ‘I Do… Until I Don’t,’ ‘Birth of the Dragon’ 0:00 – Hello, an iTunes review, the virtues of New Orleans, the paradox of wives listening to this show, mention of another show with a similar name 7:00 – “Patti Cake$” review 15:15 – “I Do… Until I Don’t” review (Bayer only) 18:30 – Snider saw “Wind River” and “Birth of the Dragon”; Hollywood has forsaken us again ...
Episode 372: ‘The Trip to Spain,’ ‘Ingrid Goes West,’ ‘Good Time’ 0:00 – Hello, the studios have given up this week (and next), but we saw some good limited-release films 6:00 – “The Trip to Spain” review 15:00 – “Ingrid Goes West” review 21:00 – “Good Time” review 28:50 – Bayer is sad that he has to wait till next summer to win something again; in the meantime, here are ...
Episode 371: ‘Logan Lucky,’ ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard,’ ‘Brigsby Bear’ 0:00 – Hello, community service, an iTunes review 3:35 – “Logan Lucky” review 16:25 – “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” review 28:40 – “Brigsby Bear” review 34:25 – The final Summer Box Office Challenge update of 2017, in which bets are finalized and the historical record is amended 44:10 – “Alien: Covenant” and “Everything, Everything” are on DVD, if that matters to ...
Episode 370: ‘Annabelle: Creation,’ ‘Wind River,’ ‘Step’ 0:00 – Hello, the pronunciation of “niche,” and an iTunes review 3:45 – We have three movies to review, none of which were seen by both of us, and none of which are called “Maximum Impact” 5:20 – “Annabelle: Creation” review (Snider only) 10:05 – “Wind River” review (Bayer only) 14:45 – “Step” review (Snider only) 19:40 – A word ...
Episode 369: ‘Detroit’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s so hot Jeff is drinking water, here is an iTunes review 4:25 – “Detroit” review 14:00 – “The Dark Tower” and “Kidnap” are two other movies opening this week, but they weren’t screened for critics in Portland 16:30 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 20:05 – Movie of the Month: “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988) 29:50 – MOTM ...
Episode 368: ‘Atomic Blonde,’ ‘Girls Trip,’ ‘The Lost City of Z’ 0:00 – Hello, here’s an iTunes review, the clown costume is discussed 3:25 – “Atomic Blonde” review 16:55 – “The Emoji Movie” wasn’t screened, which is pretty unusual for an animated film, but Bayer thinks you should see it anyway 18:35 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 22:20 – “Girls Trip” review (Snider only) 24:00 – This week’s DVDs: “Ghost ...
Episode 367: ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,’ ‘A Ghost Story’ 0:00 – Hello, Dylan and his grandma are Pooh buddies 2:45 – “Dunkirk” review 19:00 – “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” review 29:10 – “A Ghost Story” review 36:20 – A few housekeeping items, things you should watch or download, a little about the French language 39:55 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 43:30 – Agents can win ...
Episode 366: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Wish Upon,’ ‘Maudie’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s a nice summer day (unless it’s winter where you are, which would suck) 2:45 – “War for the Planet of the Apes” review 22:00 – “Wish Upon” review 37:30 – You get a free 30-day Audible trial (and we get a kickback) if you sign up at www.audibletrial.com/moviebs 39:00 – “Maudie” review (Snider only), and ...
Episode 365: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,’ ‘The Big Sick,’ ‘The Little Hours’ 0:00 – Hello, it’s July now 2:00 – “Spider-Man: Homecoming” review 16:40 – “The Big Sick” review 26:40 – “The Little Hours” review 31:00 – “The House” review (Snider only) 34:40 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 39:50 – Movie of the Month discussion: “sex, lies & videotape” (1989) 49:15 – Your next MOTM is “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988), which we’ll discuss on ...
Episode 364: ‘Baby Driver,’ ‘Despicable Me 3,’ ‘The Beguiled’ 0:00 – Hello, summer is half over, let’s get to it! 1:50 – “Baby Driver” review 10:45 – “Despicable Me 3” review 19:00 – “The Beguiled” review (Snider only) 23:40 – “Megan Leavey” mini-review (Snider only) 26:25 – This week’s DVDs (“T2 Trainspotting” and “CHIPS” are your best bets), plus an Agent can win a copy of “The Boss” 30:00 – ...
Episode 363: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight,’ ‘Band Aid,’ Mt. Rushmore of comedy 0:00 – Hello, no apples allowed on the show, here’s an iTunes review 3:15 – “Transformers: The Last Knight” review 25:10 – “Band Aid” review 32:10 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 34:05 – “Masterminds” (2016) is on Netflix and it’s funny 38:20 – The Mt. Rushmore of Comedy, as voted by you the listeners 50:10 – “Life,” the sci-fi horror ...
Episode 362: ‘Cars 3,’ ‘Rough Night,’ ’47 Meters Down,’ ‘The Book of Henry’ 0:00 – Hello, some teasers 2:00 – “Cars 3” review 14:35 – “Rough Night” review 27:10 – “47 Meters Down” review (Bayer only) 32:25 – “The Book of Henry” review (Snider only), in which the Nicholas Sparks Rule is invoked and the ENTIRE PLOT revealed 42:40 – Summer Box Office Challenge update: Bayer’s “The Mummy” did poorly 47:05 – This week’s ...
Episode 361: ‘The Mummy,’ ‘It Comes at Night,’ ‘I, Daniel Blake,’ ‘My Cousin Rachel’ 0:00 – Hello, moms and technology, our T-shirts exist IRL 6:00 – “The Mummy” review 16:30 – “It Comes at Night” review 24:00 – “I, Daniel Blake” review (Bayer only) 25:55 – “My Cousin Rachel” review (Snider only) 29:30 – Summer Box Office Challenge update: Bayer joins the game! 33:35 – This week’s DVDs 35:35 – We dip our grubby hands into ...
Episode 360: ‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘Captain Underpants’ 0:00 – Hi, Eric enjoyed his trip to Utah, what constitutes a “friend”? 3:20 – “Wonder Woman” review 15:40 – “Captain Underpants” review (Bayer only) 21:25 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 25:00 – Eric saw “Baywatch,” agrees with Jeff 28:00 – This week’s DVDs are “Fist Fight,” “Before I Fall,” and “Collide,” all of which are ehhhhhhhh OK 30:10 – ...
Episode 359: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,’ ‘Baywatch’ 0:00 – Hello, Eric and Dogcat are in Utah this week, our history with “Pirates of the Caribbean” 4:30 – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” review 15:10 – “Baywatch” review (Bayer only) 21:00 – This week’s DVDs include good movies like “Get Out” and “Logan” 23:00 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 25:00 – We revisit ...
Episode 358: ‘Alien: Covenant,’ ‘Everything, Everything,’ ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul’ 0:00 – Hello, some remembrances of Cannes five years ago 4:20 – “Alien: Covenant” review 14:00 – “Everything, Everything” review 23:30 – “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” review (Snider only) 29:00 – Summer Box Office Challenge update; Bayer is feeling confident 33:30 – Nothing interesting on DVD, including “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter,” which we watched 34:40 – ...
Episode 357: ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,’ ‘Snatched,’ ‘The Lovers’ 0:00 – Hello, here’s an iTunes review 3:40 – “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” review 15:40 – “Snatched” review 23:45 – “The Lovers” review (Snider only) 28:00 – This week’s DVDs are bleh, but we’re giving away a copy of “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” to an eligible Agent 30:50 – Summer Box Office Challenge update: Snider is in ...
Episode 356: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,’ ‘Buster’s Mal Heart,’ Summer Box Office Challenge draft 0:00 – Hello, we’ll get right to it 1:40 – “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” review 13:30 – “Buster’s Mal Heart” review 22:45 – Eric talks about “Unforgettable” 27:50 – The Summer Box Office Challenge draft, during which Jeff is already making excuses again 43:10 – Eric’s report from The Overlook Film Festival 51:30 – We reveal the terms of ...
Episode 355: ‘The Promise,’ ‘Free Fire,’ Pitch Me 0:00 – Hello, there are a lot of movies this week but they only screened two of them 3:45 – “The Promise” review 12:30 – “Free Fire” review (Bayer only) 18:35 – This week’s DVDs are “The Founder” and “Split,” and we’re giving away a copy of “La La Land” to an Agent 23:15 – A round of Pitch ...
Episode 354: ‘The Fate of the Furious,’ ‘Gifted,’ ‘The Void’ 0:00 – Hello; the ethics of laser pointers; the abandonment of Bayer 3:50 – “The Fate of the Furious” review 19:25 – “Gifted” review (Snider only) 25:10 – “The Void” review (Snider only) 27:20 – Movie BS Agents are eligible to win a copy of “The Founder”; meanwhile, “Hidden Figures,” “The Bye Bye Man,” “Lion,” and “War on Everyone” ...
Episode 353: ‘Going in Style,’ ‘Colossal,’ ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ 0:00 – Hello, an iTunes review, discussion of beer ingredients, it’s a bad week for movies 5:20 – “Going in Style” review 16:20 – “Colossal” review 24:00 – “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” including more talk of Smurf lore than you need 32:25 – This week’s DVDs (“Rogue One,” “Paterson,” “Office Christmas Party,” “Youth in Oregon”) 38:50 – Recap, another sidetrack, ...
Episode 352: ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘The Boss Baby,’ ‘Raw,’ ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife,’ ‘CHIPS’ 0:00 – Hello, Jeff has a new beverage, an iTunes review from Argentina. 4:50 – “Ghost in the Shell” review (Snider only) 13:50 – “The Boss Baby” review 21:15 – “Raw” review 28:35 – “The Zookeeper’s Wife” review (Snider only) 33:20 – “CHIPS” review, and Eric says just a little about “Power Rangers” (it’s not good) 36:35 – DVDs this week: ...
Episode 351: ‘T2 Trainspotting,’ ‘Life,’ ‘The Last Word’ 0:00 – Hello, Dogcat brings up a good question, Jeff tells of showing Dylan “The Empire Strikes Back” 9:10 – “T2 Trainspotting” review 23:15 – All three new movies this week (“Life,” “Power Rangers,” “CHIPS”) all screened at the same time, at the last minute, because their studios are super proud of them 24:35 – “Life” review 35:05 – ...
Episode 350: ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘The Sense of an Ending,’ ‘Personal Shopper’ 0:00 – Hello, we’re not at SXSW this year 5:45 – iTunes review 8:20 – “Beauty and the Beast” review 24:50 – There’s also a movie called “The Belko Experiment,” we guess? 26:00 – “The Sense of an Ending” review 33:40 – “Personal Shopper” review 42:10 – DVDs this week: “Collateral Beauty,” “Elle,” “Passengers,” and “Fences” — and patrons can win ...
Episode 349: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ 0:00 – Hello; Jeff keeps showing movies to his kid; Eric had to steer a 10-year-old away from “Kong: Skull Island” 5:40 – “Kong: Skull Island” review 18:30 – Directors getting big movies after making very small movies 21:10 – No other new movies this weekend, but “Jackie,” “Moana,” and “A Brand New Testament” are out on DVD; ...
Episode 348: ‘Logan,’ ‘A United Kingdom,’ ‘Table 19’ 0:00 – Hello, a report on our Oscar bowling 5:25 – iTunes review, but it goes long and we have to break it up 8:20 – We have a spiffy new logo courtesy of the talented Gustavo @WikiRascals 10:30 – “Logan” review 21:15 – Bayer saw “Get Out” and makes it BS-approved; Snider saw “Before I Fall” at Sundance ...
Episode 347: ‘Get Out,’ ‘The Great Wall’ 0:00 – Hello, a correction about principal-based movies, an iTunes review 4:30 – Weirdly, Universal didn’t screen “Get Out” in some cities 6:00 – “Get Out” review (Snider only) 12:50 – There are also movies called “Rock Dog” and “Collide”? 15:00 – “The Great Wall” review (Snider only) 22:45 – DVDs this week include “Bad Santa 2,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Manchester ...
Episode 346: ‘Fist Fight,’ ‘A Cure for Wellness’ 0:00 – Hello, Jeff is drinking non-water, an iTunes review, Jeff took Dylan to his first movie 6:50 – “Fist Fight” review 18:00 – “A Cure for Wellness” review (Snider only) 26:40 – This week on DVD; we watched “Muppets Most Wanted”; reminiscing about old Movie B.S. propaganda; a letter from a listener 32:10 – It’s almost time for ...
Episode 345: ‘The LEGO Batman Movie,’ ‘John Wick: Chapter 2,’ ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ 0:00 – Hey! We haven’t done a regular show in a few weeks; Jeff is drinking leftover Sundance beer; family illnesses; and an iTunes review 7:00 – “The LEGO Batman Movie” review, and Jeff’s possible intention to take Dylan to see it 16:30 – “John Wick: Chapter 2” review 27:10 – “Fifty Shades Darker” review (Snider only) 35:20 – ...
Episode 344.4: Sundance Report #4 Our last Sundance report has discussion of these movies: “The Incredible Jessica Jones,” “Brigsby Bear,” “Ingrid Goes West,” “L.A. Times,” “The Hero,” “Lady Macbeth,” “Manifesto.” Download audio
Episode 344.3: Sundance Report #3 It’s the morning after the condo party and we are party-tired. Also, we talk about “Fun Mom Dinner,” “Lemon,” and “Get Out.” Download audio
Episode 344.2: Sundance Report #2 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. Download audio
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. Download audio
Episode 344: ‘Split,’ ‘The Founder’ 0:00 – Hello, iTunes review, we’ll be at Sundance when you hear this (unless we died) (we didn’t) 4:50 – “Split” review 12:50 – “The Founder” review 23:50 – There’s also “xXx: Return of Xander Cage,” but we hadn’t seen it in time for the show. But also, there are new movies on DVD 26:40 – Hey, What’d You ...
Episode 343: ‘The Bye Bye Man,’ ‘Patriots Day,’ ‘Live by Night,’ ‘Paterson’ 0:00 – Hello, Portland is a winter wonderland 2:25 – iTunes review 3:40 – “The Bye Bye Man” review 13:30 – “Patriots Day” review 24:50 – “Live by Night” review 30:15 – “Paterson” review 38:25 – Bridget of Finland reports a moviegoing experience of note 41:25 – A call for questions for the “Ask Jeff & Eric Questions” segment, plus what’s on ...
Episode 342: ‘Silence,’ ‘Hidden Figures,’ ’20th Century Women’ 0:00 – Hello, happy new year, we won’t re-read old iTunes reviews, Dogcat makes a cameo 1:35 – “Silence” review 16:20 – “Hidden Figures” review 25:15 – “20th Century Women” review 30:20 – Lots of movies trickling out right now, local newspapers, and DVD releases 35:10 – Recap and good day REVIEWS: Silence: B 5/10 Hidden Figures: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!) 20th Century Women: B ...
Episode 341: Our 2016 top 10 lists 0:00 – Hey, it’s the end of the year, and what a year, amirite? 5:10 – Our top 10 lists 29:20 – Other movies we liked a lot 32:25 – How our respective Christmases went, children’s joy, a book about comedy, underwear 38:00 – Thank you and good day Eric D. Snider’s top 10 list: 1 Arrival 2 Moonlight 3 La La Land 4 ...
Episode 340: ‘Passengers,’ ‘Why Him?,’ ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Fences,’ ‘A Monster Calls’ 0:00 – Hello; if it’s just now “beginning” to look like Christmas you are late 2:50 – “Passengers” review 13:10 – “Why Him?” review 20:30 – “Assassin’s Creed” review 31:40 – “Fences” review 39:10 – “A Monster Calls” review 45:35 – This week’s DVDs include a last-minute gift for Dad 48:10 – Recap, happy holidays, and good day REVIEWS: Passengers: C- 5/10 Why Him?: B- ...
Episode 339: ‘Rogue One,’ ‘La La Land,’ ‘Collateral Beauty’ 0:00 – Hi! We report on the Critics’ Choice Awards, where we accomplished two of the missions we set for ourselves last week 10:05 – “Rogue One” review 23:30 – “La La Land” review 33:45 – “Collateral Beauty” review 41:00 – This week’s DVDs, including another Critics’ Choice anecdote 45:00 – Recap, one last Critics’ Choice anecdote, and good day REVIEWS: Rogue ...
Episode 338: ‘Miss Sloane,’ ‘Office Christmas Party,’ ‘Lion,’ ‘Loving’ 0:00 – Hello! We’re going to be at the Critics Choice Awards in L.A. this Sunday (airing live on A&E, if you want to watch)! We talk about what we will ask particular celebrities if they are there and we get a chance to talk to them 10:00 – “Miss Sloane” review 17:40 – More celebrities and ...
Episode 337: ‘Allied,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Jackie’ 0:00 – Hello, there are so many movies in the next several weeks 2:30 – “Allied” review 11:50 – “Manchester by the Sea” review 18:40 – “Moonlight” review 27:50 – “Jackie” review 38:30 – The wide releases weren’t screened; this week’s new DVDs (“Ab Fab: The Movie,” “Don’t Breathe,” “Pete’s Dragon”); recap, and more musings, good day REVIEWS: Allied: B 7/10 Manchester by ...
Episode 336: ‘Bad Santa 2,’ ‘Nocturnal Animals,’ ‘Rules Don’t Apply,’ ‘Moana’ 0:00 – Hello, happy Thanksgiving, we hope there was no bloodshed, here is an iTunes review 5:20 – “Bad Santa 2” review 13:15 – “Nocturnal Animals” review 22:00 – “Rules Don’t Apply” review 28:00 – “Moana” review (Snider only) 34:30 – Here’s what’s on DVD now (“Finding Dory,” “Hands of Stone,” “Hell or High Water,” “Kubo and the Two Strings,” ...
Episode 335: ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ ‘Bleed for This,’ ‘The Eagle Huntress,’ ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ 0:00 – Hello, here are two iTunes reviews, one displeased 4:50 – “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” review 17:20 – “Bleed for This” review 22:30 – “The Eagle Huntress” review 27:50 – “The Edge of Seventeen” review (Snider only) 32:30 – Hey, What’d You Watch, featuring retroactively B.S.-approval, “Airplane!” with millennials, “Shut In,” “Almost Christmas” 43:30 – Recap and ...
Episode 334.5: ‘Arrival’ No show this week. Two of the three new movies weren’t screened for critics, and the one that was, “Arrival,” we already reviewed at Fantastic Fest. So here we are talking about it again for a few minutes, with the FF review tacked on at the end. Back next week with a real show. Audio MP3 AudioPlayer.embed("f-html5audio-0", ...
Episode 334: ‘Doctor Strange,’ ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ 0:00 – Hello, no iTunes review, and whose fault is that? 2:10 – “Doctor Strange” review 12:30 – Why Jeff didn’t see “Hacksaw Ridge” (it involves the Cubs, somehow) 15:20 – “Hacksaw Ridge” review (Snider only) 25:00 – An update on our oldest listener 27:10 – New DVDs this week: “Star Trek Beyond,” “Bad Moms,” “Nine Lives” 31:05 – What’d You ...
Episode 333: ‘Inferno,’ ‘Ouija: Origin of Evil’ 0:00 – Introduction, then we get right to it 1:50 – “Inferno” review 15:45 – “Ouija: Origin of Evil” review (Snider only) 21:25 – Halloween plans, and a trip back in time to the movies that were playing on Halloween 1995. 31:15 – New on DVD this week: “Captain Fantastic,” “Men & Chicken,” “Lights Out,” “Nerve” 34:50 – A few ...
Episode 332: ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,’ ‘Keeping Up with the Joneses,’ ‘Certain Women’ 0:00 – New theme song by Ken Kraylie! Check him out at Bandcamp and on YouTube 2:10 – “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” review 15:00 – “Keeping Up with the Joneses” review 21:10 – “Certain Women” review 31:30 – Discussion: how is movie-going different in other countries? What local differences are there in customs and behavior? We seek your ...
Episode 331: ‘The Accountant,’ ‘Christine’ 0:00 – Hello, the theme songs are back (for now) 2:30 – “The Accountant” review 10:40 – There are some other movies opening, but they weren’t screened 12:50 – “Christine” review 21:30 – Listener feedback we’ve gotten so far, our youngest listener, and some terrible remarks about old people 28:05 – New on DVD this week: “Ghostbusters,” “Ice Age: Collision ...
Episode 330: ‘The Girl on the Train,’ ‘The Birth of a Nation’ 0:00 – Hello, we got haircuts, Jeff is trying a beard 4:10 – “The Girl on the Train” review 16:00 – We wonder who our youngest and oldest listeners are. Are they you? 17:15 – “The Birth of a Nation” review 26:20 – The baggage attached to “Birth of a Nation” 33:35 – We need your feedback on how to ...
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” – ...
Episode 328: ‘The Magnificent Seven,’ ‘Other People,’ ‘The Good Neighbor,’ ‘Mr. Church,’ ‘Operation Avalanche,’ ‘Max Rose,’ Fantastic Fest preview 0:00 – Hello, drinking, an iTunes review, a cute story about Dylan 4:10 – “The Magnificent Seven” review 14:30 – “Other People” review 26:30 – “The Good Neighbor” review 32:30 – “Mr. Church” review 39:35 – “Operation Avalanche” review 45:40 – “Max Rose” review (Bayer only) 48:40 – What we’re looking forward to seeing at Fantastic Fest 56:50 – What’s new on DVD ...
Episode 327: ‘Blair Witch,’ ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby,’ ‘The Hollars,’ ‘Snowden’ 0:00 – Hello, cat barf, iTunes review 3:00 – Housekeeping items: renewed call for new theme songs; our Patreon campaign 6:10 – “Blair Witch” review 15:00 – “Bridget Jones’s Baby” review (Snider only) 25:25 – “The Hollars” review (Snider only) 30:35 – “Snowden” review (Snider only) 37:20 – QOTW (movies from 2001 that deserve sequels) 45:00 – We’re putting QOTW on hiatus, ...
Episode 326: ‘Sully,’ Character Casserole 0:00 – Hello, Jeff’s on vacation, maybe you can drink out of a pelican? 3:15 – “Sully” review 15:45 – Some other movies that are opening that they didn’t show anyone 18:40 – QOTW (great scenes that are BOATS ), discussion of microwave vs. blender in terms of preferred method of death 26:20 – A ...
Episode 325: ‘Morgan,’ ‘The Light Between Oceans,’ ‘Complete Unknown’ 0:00 – Greetings, an iTunes review, Jeff’s ears 4:15 – “Morgan” review 11:50 – “The Light Between Oceans” review 20:20 – “Complete Unknown” review 29:00 – Everyone’s favorite and least favorite movies of the summer 37:00 – Next week’s QOTW, and boats and BOATS, and a fave/least fave we forgot 41:10 – Recap and good day QOTW: What are some great scenes ...
Episode 324: ‘Don’t Breathe,’ ‘Southside with You,’ Pitch Me 0:00 – Hello, here is an iTunes review 2:10 – “Mechanic: Resurrection” and “Hands of Stone” may or may not be real movies 5:00 – “Don’t Breathe” review (Snider only) 12:00 – “Southside with You” review, beginning with a digression on BOATS and Twitter (shoutouts to @filmdrunk and @mattsinger) 19:00 – QOTW (birthday stories that would make good movies; ...
Episode 323: ‘War Dogs,’ ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘Ben-Hur,’ Summer Box Office Challenge final results 0:00 – Welcome to the show; an iTunes review en español 2:30 – “War Dogs” review 14:00 – “Kubo and the Two Strings” review 20:20 – “Ben-Hur” review 30:20 – An interesting “Ben-Hur” fact 31:50 – QOTW (pre-1960 movies that should be remade, and how they would be different) 43:25 – The official conclusion of the 2016 Summer Box Office Challenge; ...
Episode 322: ‘Hell or High Water,’ ‘Florence Foster Jenkins,’ ‘Don’t Think Twice,’ ‘Sausage Party,’ ‘Nine Lives’ 0:00 – Hello, brought to you by honest lemonade 1:55 – “Hell or High Water” review 12:15 – “Florence Foster Jenkins” review 21:50 – “Don’t Think Twice” review 31:25 – “Sausage Party” review (Snider only) 38:40 – “Nine Lives” sort of review (Snider only) 43:40 – QOTW (bad movies that could be remade well) 54:00 – Recap, additional commentary, good day QOTW: What ...
Episode 321: ‘Suicide Squad,’ Character Casserole 0:00 – Hello, “folks” 1:00 – One of this week’s movies was hidden from critics, if you can imagine 4:45 – “Suicide Squad” review 24:55 – QOTW (superhero stories that have yet to be told), including discussion of Jeff’s TV snobbery 33:30 – Some more “Suicide Squad” complaining, reiteration of call for new theme songs 39:00 – A round of ...
Episode 320: ‘Jason Bourne,’ ‘Bad Moms,’ ‘Nerve,’ ‘Star Trek Beyond’ 0:00 – A quick hello and an iTunes review 3:00 – “Jason Bourne” review 14:35 – “Bad Moms” review 24:25 – “Nerve” review 33:15 – “Star Trek Beyond” review 37:45 – QOTW (other “bad” versions of good occupations) 48:00 – A report on birthdays, specifically the one Jeff just had 52:35 – A brief Summer Box Office Challenge update, recap, goodbye QOTW: What ...
Episode 319: ‘Lights Out,’ ‘Ice Age: Collision Course,’ ‘Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie,’ our 1,000th review 0:00 – Hello; a call for new, shorter theme songs 5:05 – They only screened “Star Trek Beyond” in New York and L.A., and we don’t live either of those places 6:40 – “Ice Age: Collision Course” review (Snider only) 12:20 – “Lights Out” review 19:35 – We celebrate our 1,000th review with a new searchable database! (Mark from ...
Episode 318: ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘The Infiltrator,’ ‘Captain Fantastic,’ ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ 0:00 – Hello, it was Jeff’s 40th birthday on Thursday 2:35 – “Ghostbusters” review 20:50 – “The Infiltrator” review 27:55 – “Captain Fantastic” review 38:10 – “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” review 43:35 – QOTW (best fictional cities to live in, with much discussion of the benefits of Metropolis and Emerald City) 1:00:10 – Summer Box Office Massacre update, an update on ...
Episode 317: ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,’ ‘The Secret Life of Pets,’ ‘Swiss Army Man,’ Interquel 0:00 – Intro, iTunes review 4:45 – “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” review 13:05 – “The Secret Life of Pets” review 22:00 – “Swiss Army Man” review 29:10 – QOTW (wedding stories) 40:00 – We’ve added a perk for Patreon patrons 41:20 – A round of Interquel, which we erroneously call Character Casserole the whole time because we’re idiots 47:50 – ...
Episode 316: ‘The BFG,’ ‘The Legend of Tarzan,’ ‘The Purge: Election Year,’ ‘Independence Day: Resurgence,’ ‘The Neon Demon’ 0:00 – Intro; iTunes review; Dogcat smokes crack 3:05 – “The BFG” review 11:15 – “The Legend of Tarzan” review 20:00 – “The Purge: Election Year” review (Snider only) 27:25 – “Independence Day: Resurgence” review 38:00 – “The Neon Demon” review (Snider only) 42:30 – QOTW (favorite Spielberg moments) 51:50 – Next week’s QOTW, and some wedding talk 53:30 – Summer Box Office ...
Episode 315: ‘The Shallows,’ ‘Free State of Jones,’ ‘De Palma’ 0:00 – Hello, Jeff’s in a mood, iTunes review 2:20 – “Independence Day: Resurgence” wasn’t screened for critics in the U.S. 4:50 – “Free State of Jones” review 14:15 – “The Shallows” review (Snider only), ending with shark anecdotes 19:20 – “De Palma” review (Snider only) 22:20 – QOTW (movies from 1996 that should get sequels) 33:25 – Summer Box Office ...
Episode 314: ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘Central Intelligence,’ ‘Tickled,’ ‘Genius’ 0:00 – Hello, an iTunes review, a bit of show history 4:20 – “Finding Dory” review 13:50 – “Central Intelligence” review 22:25 – “Tickled” review 31:30 – “Genius” review 39:35 – QOTW (best movie deaths) 49:20 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 50:20 – Recap and goodbye QOTW: In honor of “Independence Day: Resurgence,” what other movie from 1996 should get a sequel? ...
Episode 313: ‘The Conjuring 2,’ ‘Now You See Me 2,’ ‘Warcraft’ 0:00 – Hello, iTunes review, a poor memory of history 3:30 – “The Conjuring 2” review 17:15 – “Now You See Me 2” review 27:20 – “Warcraft” review 42:05 – QOTW (your top movie character crushes) 55:20 – Jeff hijacks the show to mention that he’s turning 40 next month 56:00 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 1:00:00 – Recap, farewell 1:01:20 – ...
Episode 312: ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,’ ‘Approaching the Unknown’ 0:00 – Introduction, all the movies screened at once so we could only see one of them 4:15 – “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” review 14:50 – “Approaching the Unknown” review 19:00 – QOTW (Mt. Rushmore of sports movies) 31:25 – You Guys Ask Us Stuff (behind-the-scenes show magic) 35:30 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 39:20 – Recap and goodbye QOTW: ...
Episode 311: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse,’ ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass,’ ‘Pele,’ Character Casserole 0:00 – Introduction, bad radio voices 2:05 – We saw “X-Men: Apocalypse” really early, which didn’t help us at all 3:25 – “X-Men: Apocalypse” review, ending with a disagreement over whether or not we disagree on the movie 12:35 – “Alice Through the Looking Glass” review 20:15 – “Pelé” review (Snider only) 23:20 – QOTW (movie products you’d like to ...
Episode 310: ‘The Nice Guys,’ ‘Neighbors 2,’ ‘The Angry Birds Movie,’ ‘A Bigger Splash’ 0:00 – Hello; Snider’s apathy toward sparkling water, which Bayer loves 3:25 – iTunes review 4:50 – “The Nice Guys” review 15:40 – “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” review 23:40 – “The Angry Birds Movie” review (Snider only) 31:30 – “A Bigger Splash” review (Snider only) 34:10 – QOTW (pitches for movies based on apps) 42:30 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Sweet Smell ...
Episode 309: ‘Money Monster,’ ‘Being Charlie,’ ‘The Meddler’ 0:00 – Hello; iTunes review 2:50 – Our sponsor this week: the Practically Culture podcast, about movies, TV, video games, etc. 5:15 – “Money Monster,” but first, what if movies with “Money” in the title were “Monkey” instead?? 6:30 – “Money Monster” review for real this time 17:05 – There’s also a movie called “The Darkness,” but they wouldn’t ...
Episode 308: ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity,’ Pitch Me 0:00 – Hello! 2:35 – “Captain America: Civil War” review 19:00 – “The Man Who Knew Infinity” review 25:00 – QOTW (worst movie experiences with moms) 40:50 – A round of Pitch Me 48:20 – The Summer Box Office Challenge officially begins this weekend; we’ll have the terms of the bet arranged by next week 49:30 – Recap and goodbye QOTW: Pitch ...
Episode 307: ‘Keanu,’ ‘Sing Street,’ ‘Mother’s Day,’ 2016 Summer Box Office Challenge draft 0:00 – It’s draft day, and Bayer is already making excuses 3:30 – “Keanu” review 10:40 – “Sing Street” review (from SXSW) 14:20 – “Mother’s Day” review (Snider only) 29:55 – QOTW (best use of diegetic music in movies) 42:00 – The Summer Box Office Challenge draft, beginning with a brief explanation of what that is 51:10 – Recap and goodbye QOTW: ...
Episode 306: ‘Green Room,’ ‘Elvis & Nixon,’ ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War,’ ‘Miles Ahead,’ Interview with Jeremy Saulnier and Anton Yelchin 0:00 – It’s a special show because we have an interview 2:00 – “Green Room” review 14:45 – Interview with “Green Room” writer-director Jeremy Saulnier and star Anton Yelchin 33:35 – “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” review, ending in a discussion of the ethics of using regular-sized actors to play dwarfs 48:15 – “Elvis & Nixon” review, including a factual ...
Episode 305: ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Everybody Wants Some!!,” ‘The Invitation,’ ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut,’ ‘Criminal’ 0:00 – Hello; an iTunes review 3:35 – “The Jungle Book” review 15:30 – QOTW (making live-action versions of animated films) 25:15 – “Everybody Wants Some!!” review 31:25 – “The Invitation” review 39:05 – “Barbershop: The Next Cut” review (Snider only), ending with strong words about unibrows 45:30 – “Criminal” review (Snider only) 50:30 – Recap and goodbye QOTW: What is the most ...
Episode 304: ‘Hardcore Henry,’ ‘The Boss,’ ‘Demolition,’ ‘Mr. Right’ 0:00 – Hello there, here is an iTunes review 4:10 – “Hardcore Henry” review 12:55 – “The Boss” review, beginning with an exploration into the mystery of Melissa McCarthy’s hidden neck 25:50 – “Demolition” review 32:00 – “Mr. Right” review 39:15 – QOTW (bad bosses you’ve had, and bad bosses we’ve had) 50:10 – The Listeners Ask Us Things® (how to ...
Episode 303: ‘Midnight Special,’ ‘I Saw the Light,’ ‘April and the Extraordinary World’ 0:00 – It’s our sixth anniversary! There is some discussion of gifts 2:50 – iTunes review 4:15 – We can’t review the new wide releases (“Meet the Blacks” and “God’s Not Dead 2”) because they are Hollywood’s Shameful Secrets 5:30 – “Midnight Special” review 15:35 – “I Saw the Light” review (Bayer only) 21:10 – “April and the Extraordinary World” ...
Episode 302: ‘Batman v Superman,’ ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,’ ‘Hello, My Name is Doris,’ ‘The Bronze,’ Pitch Me 0:00 – Welcome; iTunes review; Jeff wants too much; pronoun trouble 4:15 – “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” review 16:00 – “Hello, My Name Is Doris” review (from SXSW 2015) 20:30 – “The Bronze” review (from Sundance 2015) 22:50 – “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” review (Snider only) 33:20 – QOTW (movies that embarrass you because of how ...
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 ...
Episode 300: ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,’ ‘London Has Fallen,’ ‘Zootopia,’ Interquel 0:00 – Hello, it’s our 300th episode, whatever 2:15 – “Whisky Tango Foxtrot” review 16:50 – “London Has Fallen” review, which we definitely recorded at the same time and place as the rest of the show, for sure 26:45 – “Zootopia” review (Snider only) 35:20 – QOTW (minor details that ruined a movie for you) 49:30 – A round of ...
Episode 299: ‘Eddie the Eagle,’ ‘Triple 9,’ ‘Gods of Egypt’ 0:00 – Greetings; then Jeff tricks Eric into talking about sports 2:45 – “Eddie the Eagle” review 15:30 – Jeff didn’t see the other movies, but he’s not crying about it 16:30 – “Triple 9” review (Snider only) 20:15 – “Gods of Egypt” review (Snider only) 27:20 – QOTW (movie quotes you use in everyday life) 37:30 – What’d You Watch? ...
Episode 298: ‘Race,’ Character Casserole 0:00 – Greetings! We talk about our new TVs and Eric’s new sleep apparatus 9:45 – “Race” review 21:45 – “Risen” opens this week but wasn’t screened in Portland; “The Witch” was screened, but scheduled against something else; why don’t distributors like Portland anymore? 23:15 – “The Witch” review (repeat from Fantastic Fest) 28:20 – Eric is at the ...
Episode 297: ‘Deadpool,’ ‘Zoolander 2,’ ‘How to Be Single,’ ‘Where to Invade Next’ 0:00 – Hello 1:25 – iTunes review 3:00 – Our lunch sponsor: “The Little Scary Book,” horror short stories by Kevin Duncan. Just 99¢ on Amazon Kindle! 5:55 – “Deadpool” review 15:15 – “Zoolander 2” review 25:20 – “How to Be Single” review 36:45 – “Where to Invade Next” review 47:00 – QOTW is still on hiatus (thanks for the ideas so ...
Episode 296: ‘Hail, Caesar!,’ ‘The Choice,’ Pitch Me 0:00 – Intro; Eric’s cat and Jeff’s baby 2:50 – “Hail, Caesar!” review 20:20 – We didn’t see “Pride & Prejudice & Zombies” because it was screening at the same time as “Hail, Caesar!” 22:00 – “The Choice” review (Snider only, and the Sparks Rule is invoked, which means full spoilers) 31:30 – Eric briefly reviews “Fifty Shades of ...
Episode 295: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3,’ ‘Son of Saul,’ ‘The Finest Hours,’ Sundance 0:00 – Eric’s at Sundance; Jeff has a new baby and misses being at Sundance; 3:45 – Our lunch sponsor: “Windswept: My Hair-Raising Adventure,” a picture book written and illustrated by Andy Peterson 5:20 – Jeff has to know what’s going on at the Sundance condo, which leads to an anecdote from the party 8:50 – “Kung Fu ...
Episode 294: ‘Ride Along 2,’ ‘Moonwalkers,’ ‘Anomalisa’ 0:00 – Hello; Jeff’s wife is about to have a baby, so no show next week 4:40 – iTunes review 5:50 – How we chose which movie to see (they were screening at the same time) 6:55 – “Ride Along 2” review 13:40 – “Moonwalkers” review 20:10 – “Anomalisa” review (repeat from “Fantastic Fest”) 25:05 – Eric talks about but doesn’t ...
Episode 293: ‘The Danish Girl,’ ‘Youth,’ miscellaneous movies we caught up with 0:00 – Hello, “The Forest” wasn’t screened for critics 2:10 – Snider’s writing movie reviews for you, the people, via Patreon 4:10 – “The Revenant” is expanding; you can hear old reviews in the archives; it’s easy peasy cheddar cheesy 6:10 – “The Danish Girl” review 13:10 – “Youth” review 18:35 – We caught up with “Straight Outta Compton” and ...
Episode 292: ‘The Hateful Eight,’ our 2015 Top 10 lists 0:00 – Hello, Happy New Year, how to say “2016,” what to name kids 2:35 – Snider saw “The Hateful Eight” at a showing where Quentin Tarantino showed up 7:05 – “The Hateful Eight” review 16:00 – Our top 10 lists for 2015 40:30 – Snider settled the bet by watching “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” three nights in ...
Episode 291: ‘Joy,’ ‘The Revenant,’ ’45 Years,’ ‘Concussion,’ ‘Point Break,’ ‘Daddy’s Home’ 0:00 – Merry Christmas! Et cetera 2:35 – “Joy” review 11:55 – “The Revenant” review 21:10 – “45 Years” review 27:15 – “Concussion” review (Bayer only) 32:20 – “Point Break” (Snider only) 37:25 – “Daddy’s Home” (Bayer only) 41:35 – Your QOTWs reiterated: tell us your 3 favorite movies of 2015; and tell us about movies you saw this year based on ...
Episode 290: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘Sisters,’ ‘The Big Short,’ ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’ 0:00 – Greetings to one and all 1:50 – “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” review (no, it doesn’t have any spoilers, don’t be stupid) 16:05 – “Sisters” review 25:25 – Bayer has a plan that Snider is convinced won’t happen; Bayer also makes an offer to listeners 27:20 – “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” review (Snider only) 32:10 ...
Episode 289: ‘In the Heart of the Sea,’ ‘Carol,’ ‘Krampus,’ Character Casserole 0:00 – Hello! Bayer’s parents are here, and he’s drinking root beer 3:30 – “In the Heart of the Sea” review 15:45 – “Carol” review 25:30 – “Krampus” review (Snider only) 28:45 – QOTW (remaking non-holiday films into holiday films) 37:15 – A round of Hey, Some People Asked Us Stuff 45:40 – A round of Character Casserole 53:40 – Bayer’s unusual ...
Episode 288: ‘Legend,’ ‘Chi-Raq’ 0:00 – Hello; Bayer has a cold; this week’s wide releases weren’t screened for critics 3:55 – “Legend” review delayed by other “Legend”-related nonsense 5:05 – “Legend” review 14:00 – “Chi-Raq” review (Snider only) 21:35 – QOTW (best movie questions) 29:25 – Next week’s QOTW, derailing into a discussion of parades, and a plug for the B.S.-approved list 33:00 – Hey, ...
Episode 287: ‘Creed,’ ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Victor Frankenstein,’ ‘By the Sea’ 0:00 – Hi, we’re digesting 1:50 – “Creed” review 13:45 – “The Good Dinosaur” review (Snider only) 18:35 – “Victor Frankenstein” review (Snider only) 22:15 – “By the Sea” review (Snider only) 24:40 – QOTW (movie families to spend Thanksgiving with) 31:30 – Someone asks us a question 34:10 – Jeff & Eric’s Excellent Adventure: Thanksgiving 2001, ending with a question from ...
Episode 286: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2,’ ‘Trumbo,’ ‘Brooklyn,’ Pitch Me 0:00 – Hello; all the movies were screened at the same time so we couldn’t see them all 2:25 – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” review 15:45 – “Trumbo” review 26:15 – “Brooklyn” review 32:55 – QOTW (best sitting-around-and-eating scenes) 41:45 – Our new segment, Give It a Rest with Jeff & Eric 44:20 – A round of Pitch ...
Episode 285: ‘Spotlight,’ ‘The 33,’ ‘My All-American,’ ‘Love the Coopers’ 0:00 – Intro, an iTunes review 3:05 – “Spotlight” review 16:45 – “The 33” review 24:00 – “My All-American” review 34:40 – “Love the Coopers” review (Snider only) 41:50 – QOTW; also, you should submit questions for Jeff and Eric to answer, because they like talking about themselves 45:05 – Recap, goodbye QOTW: What’s your favorite scene of people sitting around and ...
Episode 284: ‘SPECTRE,’ ‘Suffragette,’ ‘Miss You Already,’ Character Casserole 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 – ...
Episode 283: ‘Our Brand Is Crisis,’ ‘Burnt,’ ‘Truth,’ ‘Bone Tomahawk,’ ‘Room’ 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 ...
Episode 282: ‘The Last Witch Hunter,’ ‘Rock the Kasbah,’ ‘Jem and the Holograms,’ Pitch Me 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 ...
Episode 281: ‘Steve Jobs,’ ‘Crimson Peak,’ ‘Goosebumps,’ ’99 Homes,’ ‘Experimenter,’ ‘Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead’ 0:00 – New theme song (by Greg Whitehead) reflects Jeff’s return to Portland; Eric got a cat 5:05 – “Steve Jobs” review 14:55 – “Crimson Peak” review 22:35 – “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon” review (from Sundance) 24:15 – “Experimenter” review (from Sundance) 27:10 – Jeff finds something to be annoyed about 27:50 – “Goosebumps” review ...
Episode 280: ‘The Walk,’ ‘Goodnight Mommy,’ the remake game 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 ...
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 ...
Episode 278: ‘Stonewall,’ ‘Sicario,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 2,’ Fantastic Fest 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 ...
Episode 277: ‘The Scorch Trials,’ ‘Everest,’ ‘Black Mass,’ ‘Sleeping with Other People,’ ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ 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 – ...
Episode 276: ‘The Visit,’ ‘Seven Chinese Brothers,’ Pitch Me 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, ...
Episode 275: ‘Learning to Drive,’ ‘The Transporter Refueled,’ ‘A Walk in the Woods,’ ‘Digging for Fire,’ ‘Cop Car,’ ‘Mistress America,’ a new game 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 ...
Episode 274: ‘We Are Your Friends,’ ‘Z for Zachariah,’ ‘Turbo Kid,’ Interquel 0:00-3:40 – Intro; some Fantastic Fest movies we’re looking forward to (in four weeks, I don’t know why we’re talking about it now) (NOTE: this segment contains a lie. It was during SXSW that we married OneofUs.net, not FF.) 3:40-12:40 – “We Are Your Friends” review 12:40-19:40 – “Z for Zachariah” review 19:40-23:00 – “Turbo Kid” review 23:00-36:00 – ...
Episode 273: ‘American Ultra,’ ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,’ ‘Tangerine,’ ‘Once I Was a Beehive,’ ‘Listen to Me, Marlon,’ ‘The Gift’ 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 ...
Episode 272: ‘Fantastic Four,’ ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,’ ‘Vacation,’ ‘Phoenix,’ ‘Ricki and the Flash,’ ‘Irrational Man’ 0:00-3:15 – Intro; we’re back after a week off; we’re taking a week off next week, too 3:15-15:25 – “Fantastic Four” review 15:25-23:40 – “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” review 23:40-34:10 – “Vacation” review 34:10-40:00 – “Phoenix” review 40:00-44:40 – “Ricki and the Flash” review (Bayer only) 44:40-47:15 – “Irrational Man” review (Bayer only) 47:15-1:00:30 – QOTW – the Mt. Rushmore of ...
Episode 271: ‘Southpaw,’ ‘Paper Towns,’ ‘Pixels’ 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 ...
Episode 270: ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Trainwreck,’ ‘Infinitely Polar Bear,’ ‘Mr. Holmes,’ Comic-Con 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 – ...
Episode 269: ‘Self/less,’ ‘Minions,’ ‘The Gallows,’ ‘Testament of Youth’ 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 ...
Episode 268: ‘Terminator Genisys,’ ‘Magic Mike XXL,’ Pitch Me 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 ...
Episode 267: ‘Ted 2,’ ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,’ ‘A Little Chaos,’ ‘The Wolfpack’ 0:00-5:30 – Hello; hot weather; Snider has a temporary cat 5:30-23:10 – “Ted 2” review 23:10-32:05 – “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” review 32:05-35:00 – “A Little Chaos” review (Bayer only) 35:00-39:30 – “The Wolfpack” review (Bayer only) 39:30-41:25 – Also there is a movie about a Marine dog that solves mysteries, or something 41:25-52:55 – QOTW (dreams about ...
Episode 266: ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Dope,’ ‘The Overnight,’ ‘Balls Out’ 0:00-2:00 – Hello, let’s not waste any time 2:00-17:45 – “Inside Out” review 17:45-29:25 – “Dope” review 29:25-35:50 – “The Overnight” review 35:50-40:10 – “Balls Out” review (Snider only) 40:10-57:40 – QOTW (the times you strongly disagreed with us about a movie) 57:40-1:06:40 – Summer Box Office Challenge update – it’s heating up! 1:06:40-1:12:25 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Weird Science,” “F ...
Episode 265: ‘Jurassic World,’ Interquel 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 ...
Episode 264: ‘Spy,’ ‘Entourage,’ ‘Results,’ ‘Love & Mercy,’ ‘Heaven Knows What’ 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 ...
Episode 263: ‘San Andreas,’ ‘Aloha,’ Pitch Me 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 ...
Episode 262: ‘Tomorrowland,’ ‘Poltergeist,’ ‘Good Kill’ 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: ...
Episode 261: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 2,’ ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ 0:00-2:50 – Greetings; PayPal thought we were terrorists 2:50-5:30 – This week’s lunch sponsor: An Inanimate F****** Blog, where amusing reviews and commentary can be found 5:30-19:35 – “Mad Max: Fury Road” review (B.S.-approved!) 19:35-28:50 – “Pitch Perfect 2” review 28:50-35:00 – “Far from the Madding Crowd” review 35:00-48:15 – QOTW (movies that should be remade by their same directors) 48:15-51:25 ...
Episode 260: ‘Hot Pursuit,’ ‘The D Train,’ ‘Roar,’ ‘Welcome to Me’ 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 ...
Episode 259: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ ‘Adult Beginners,’ our 2015 Summer Box Office Challenge draft 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 ...
Episode 258: ‘The Age of Adaline,’ ‘The Water Diviner,’ ‘The Clouds of Sils Maria,’ Character Casserole 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 ...
Episode 257: ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘True Story,’ ‘Unfriended,’ ‘Monkey Kingdom’ 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 ...
Episode 256: ‘The Longest Ride,’ ‘While We’re Young,’ ‘Freetown’ 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 ...
Episode 255: ‘Furious Seven,’ Pitch Me 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 – ...
Episode 254: ‘Get Hard,’ ‘It Follows,’ Character Casserole 0:00-5:45 – Introductions; a brief and mostly inaccurate description of the show; we’re on One Of Us now! 5:45-23:00 – “Get Hard” review 23:00-33:40 – “It Follows” review 33:40-46:20 – Question of the Week (suggestions for improving the show) 46:20-58:45 – A round of Character Casserole (Alex Forrest, Hermione Granger, Jessie the cowgirl) 58:45-1:01:10 – Recap, summary, and goodbye QOTW: What ...
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 ...
Episode 252: ‘Run All Night,’ ‘Cinderella’ 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: ...
Episode 251: ‘Unfinished Business,’ ‘Chappie,’ Pitch Me 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 ...
Episode 250: ‘Focus,’ ‘The Lazarus Effect’ 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 ...
Episode 249: ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2,’ ‘The Duff,’ ‘The Last Five Years,’ ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ ‘The Voices’ 0:00-4:20 – Hello; a game we used to play but don’t anymore; some “Parks & Recreation” talk 4:20-7:15 – iTunes reviews 7:15-20:00 – “Hot Tub Time Machine 2” review 20:00-30:35 – “The Duff” review, ending with more “HTTM 2” complaints 30:35-42:50 – “The Last Five Years” review 42:50-51:50 – “What We Do in the Shadows” review 51:50-58:10 – “The Voices” review 58:10-1:09:45 ...
Episode 248: ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service,’ ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ ‘Mommy’ 0:00-3:00 – Opening blather 3:00-16:15 – “Kingsman: The Secret Service” review 16:15-34:00 – “Fifty Shades of Grey” review 34:00-43:50 – “Mommy” review 43:50-59:25 – QOTW: Mt. Rushmore of romantic movies 59:25-1:01:40 – Recap and goodbye QOTW: What movie could have used a time machine? REVIEWS: Kingsman: The Secret Service: B 7/10 Fifty Shades of Grey: D- 4/10 Mommy: A- 8/10 (B.S.-approved!) Download audio
Episode 247: ‘Jupiter Ascending,’ ‘Seventh Son,’ ‘A Most Violent Year,’ ‘Still Alice,’ ‘Mr. Turner’ 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 ...
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 ...
Episode 245: ‘Black Sea,’ Character Casserole, Johnny Depp 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 ...
Episode 244: ‘Blackhat,’ ‘American Sniper,’ ‘The Wedding Ringer’ 0:00-5:00 – Hello, for some reason Gamergate, what if we did traffic reports? 5:00-20:10 – “Blackhat” review 20:10-28:25 – “American Sniper” review 28:25-29:30 – We’ll review “The Wedding Ringer” later in the show 29:30-45:50 – QOTW (remakes but in a different genre) 45:50-50:00 – Sundance is coming up and we are excited to see movies and other critics 50:00-1:07:40 – “The ...
Episode 243: ‘Selma’ 0:00-1:50 – Oh hey, how’s it going? 1:50-4:50 – “Taken 3” was kept from critics, so we made up some other stuff instead, then talked about critics in the U.K. 4:50-7:20 – Then we made up some more “Taken”-based stuff, resulting in an unplanned game of Pitch Me 7:20-8:45 – iTunes review 8:45-24:00 – “Selma” review (B.S.-approved!) 24:00-26:55 – Letting ...
Episode 242: Our Top Ten Lists 0:00-2:20 – Happy New Year! 2:20-3:30 – iTunes review 3:30-7:25 – It was a good year of movies; pre-top 10 wagering 7:25-47:00 – Our top 10 lists 47:00-53:40 – QOTW: your favorites of 2014 53:40-57:35 – We saw “The Interview”; other things we watched 57:35-59:15 – We’ll do another show next week QOTW: How will movies be different 10 years from now? Snider’s ...
Episode 241: ‘Inherent Vice,’ ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Two Days, One Night,’ ‘Big Eyes,’ ‘Unbroken,’ ‘Belle’ 0:00-3:00 – Hello! It’s the day after Christmas! We had a great Christmas, probably 3:00-17:20 – “Inherent Vice” review 17:20-30:10 – “Into the Woods” review 30:10-43:30 – “Two Days, One Night” review, including a Dardennes anecdote from Telluride 43:30-52:35 – “Big Eyes” review 52:35-1:01:40 – “Unbroken” review 1:01:40-1:05:05 – “Belle” review (Bayer only) 1:05:05-1:06:10 – Reminder on QOTW (your 3 favorite movies ...
Episode 240: ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,’ ‘Annie,’ Character Casserole 0:00-3:20 – Hi, howdy, the weather, whatever 3:20-23:30 – “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” review 23:30-24:50 – We had to choose between “Night at the Museum 3” and “Annie” 24:50-35:30 – “Annie” review 35:30-37:00 – Year-end QOTW: what were your three (3) favorite movies of 2014? We’ll tabulate the results for the Jan. 2 show. 37:00-47:45 – ...
Episode 239: ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings,’ ‘Top Five’ 0:00-1:50 – Hello! We are your hosts 1:50-13:05 – “Exodus: Gods and Kings” review 13:05-24:40 – “Top ...
Episode 238: ‘Wild,’ ‘The Imitation Game’ 0:00-4:30 – Intro, mystery balloons, ideas to make this show as popular as Serial 4:30-7:15 – The vagaries of movie release schedules; a debate over who is more special 7:15-21:00 – “Wild” review (B.S.-approved!) 21:00-33:55 – “The Imitation Game” review, ending in talk of a current trend 33:55-48:00 – QOTW was the Mt. Rushmore of holiday movies. Jeff makes ...
Episode 237: ‘Horrible Bosses 2,’ ‘Penguins of Madagascar,’ Pitch Me 0:00-2:55 – We say hello, talk about milestones 2:55-12:10 – “Horrible Bosses 2” review 12:10-17:10 – “Penguins of Madagascar” review (Snider only) 17:10-29:50 – QOTW (movie families to spend Thanksgiving with) 29:50-36:40 – A round of Pitch Me 36:40-42:35 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“The Burbs,” “Chef,” “The Boxtrolls”) 42:35-44:15 – Jeff thinks Eric should cover the “Wild” red carpet screening 44:15-46:20 ...
Episode 236: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1,’ ‘The Theory of Everything,’ ‘Foxcatcher’ 0:00-4:00 – Howdy, Jeff puts the bae in Bayer, egg nog 4:00-17:45 – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” review 17:45-26:00 – “The Theory of Everything” review 26:00-39:00 – “Foxcatcher” review 39:00-52:40 – QOTW (movies that make you hungry or that ruined food for you) 52:40-55:30 – Next week’s QOTW, talk of Thanksgiving traditions, Turkey Bowl, etc. 55:30-1:00:00 – Hey, ...
Episode 235: ‘Dumb and Dumber To,’ ‘Rosewater,’ ‘Force Majeure’ 0:00-4:15 – Hello, let’s read an iTunes review 4:15-14:15 – “Dumb and Dumber To” review 14:15-21:45 – “Rosewater” review 21:45-27:15 – “Force Majeure” review 27:15-46:45 – QOTW (sequels to 1994 films), with some talk of Eric’s LDS mission, leading to talk of a new movie called “Missionary” 46:45-51:00 Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex…,” ...
Episode 234: ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Big Hero 6’ 0:00-3:20 – Hello, have a drink 3:20-16:00 – “Interstellar” review 16:00-25:45 – “Big Hero 6” review 25:45-27:05 – Nobody’s in a good mood 27:05-39:50 – QOTW (actors who need their own McConaissance) 39:50-47:40 – We can’t remember a movie title; we give up on the show; Jeff went on a brewery tour 47:40-50:15 – Next week’s QOTW 50:15-51:45 – Hey, What’d You ...
Episode 233: ‘Nightcrawler,’ ‘Birdman,’ ‘Horns,’ more 0:00-5:30 – Hi, it’s Halloween, Jeff is taking the kid trick-or-treating 5:30-16:20 – “Nightcrawler” review (B.S.-approved!) 16:20-31:05 – “Birdman” review (B.S.-approved!) 31:05-38:10 – “Horns” review 38:10-45:35 – Jeff reviews “Before I Go to Sleep,” “Laggies,” and “White Bird in a Blizzard,” Eric pretends to listen 45:35-55:40 – QOTW (new monsters) 55:40-56:30 – iTunes review 56:30-1:00:10 – Hey, What’d You Watch? 1:00:10-1:02:10 – Recap, ...
Episode 232: ‘John Wick,’ ‘Ouija,’ ‘Dear White People,’ Interquel 0:00-5:05 – We say hello, talk about parenting, wonder how Eric could inherit his brother’s children, we call it Daddy Fun Time 5:05-17:00 – “John Wick” review (B.S.-approved!) 17:00-27:40 – “Ouija” review (Bayer only, including a review of the audience) 27:40-31:50 – “Dear White People” review (Bayer only) 31:50-44:05 – QOTW – we tabulated the Horror Mt. Rushmore! 44:05-50:55 – ...
Episode 231: ‘Fury,’ ‘Men, Women & Children,’ ‘St. Vincent,’ ‘Listen Up Philip,’ ‘Whiplash’ 0:00-3:25 – Howdy; the efforts expended to record the show; you should write us an iTunes review 3:25-14:00 – “Fury” review 14:00-22:00 – “Men, Women & Children” review 22:00-31:00 – “St. Vincent” review 31:00-37:00 – “Listen Up Philip” review 37:00-46:50 – “Whiplash” review 46:50- QOTW (scary non-horror movies) 58:25-1:03:20 – As always, we end with “Hey, What’d You Watch?” 1:03:20-1:04:30 – Recap! QOTW: We’re ...
Episode 230: ‘Alexander and the Terrible Etc.,’ ‘Kill the Messenger,’ ‘The Judge,’ ‘Dracula Untold,’ Pitch Me 0:00-2:20 – Hello, we marvel at how many shows we’ve done 2:20-11:35 – “Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day” review 11:35-19:45 – “Kill the Messenger” review 19:45-24:35 – “The Judge” review (Bayer only) 24:35-31:05 – “Dracula Untold” review (Snider only) 31:05-39:15 – QOTW (how many movies you watch in an average month) 39:15-45:45 – A round of ...
Episode 229: ‘Gone Girl,’ ‘Annabelle,’ Character Casserole 0:00-2:20 – Hello, hi, how are you 2:20-19:40 – “Gone Girl” review 19:40-26:00 – “Annabelle” review (Snider only) 26:00-27:20 – We kind of talk about “The Skeleton Twins” 27:20-41:00 – QOTW (best movie you’ve started watching but never finished) 41:00-52:30 – Character Casserole, with a minor tweak in the movie-choosing process 52:30-54:30 – A summary of today’s lessons QOTW: In an average ...
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,” ...
Episode 227: ‘Tusk,’ ‘This Is Where I Leave You,’ ‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’ 0:00-5:00 – Hello, we are at Fantastic Fest; Jeff will have to wear a bad T-shirt; the results of our weight-loss contest 5:00-14:00 – “Tusk” review 14:00-20:30 – “This Is Where I Leave You” review 20:30-22:00 – If two directors made the same movie 22:00-29:20 – “A Walk Among the Tombstones” review 29:20-40:50 – QOTW (your preferred movie-watching companions) 40:50-43:15 – ...
Episode 226: ‘The Drop,’ ‘Dolphin Tale 2,’ Character Casserole 0:00-4:30 – Intro; that Apple thing 4:30-6:15 – iTunes review 6:15-19:15 – “The Drop” review 19:15-28:10 – “Dolphin Tale 2” review (Jeff only; Eric makes him say “root beer” at 25:30) 28:10-31:45 – They canceled all the “No Good Deeds” screening 31:45-33:00 – “God Help the Girl” quasi-review (Jeff only, rushed by Eric) 33:00-54:40 – QOTW (under-the-radar movies that you championed) 54:40-1:03:35 ...
Episode 225: ‘Coherence,’ ‘The Congress,’ Pitch Me 0:00-9:55 – Intro; the fancy Whole Foods; Jeff was sick at Eric’s party; Eric is babysitting 9:55-12:50 – No movies really came out last week or this week 12:50-20:05 – “Coherence” review (B.S.-approved!) 20:05-27:15 – “The Congress” review 27:15-43:55 – QOTW (the first movie you walked out of) (there’s a weird edit at the end of this. pay it ...
Episode 224: ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,’ ‘If I Stay,’ ‘The One I Love,’ ‘Life After Beth’ 0:00-4:25 – Introduction; Jeff took a shower; what Jeff smells like 4:25-5:50 – We re-watched “Sin City” 5:50-17:30 – “If I Stay” review 17:30-24:50 – “The One I Love” review (B.S.-approved!) 24:50-27:55 – “Life After Beth” review (Bayer only) 27:55-33:25 – Lots of good stuff is on VOD nowadays; we pontificate about it; plans to gaslight Jeff’s wife 33:25-46:10 – QOTW ...
Episode 223: ‘The Expendables 3,’ ‘What If,’ ‘Calvary,’ ‘The Giver’ 0:00-1:45 – Introduction 1:45-12:45 – Robin Williams memories 12:45-27:05 – “The Expendables 3” review 27:05-33:50 – “What If” review 33:50-39:50 – “Calvary” review 40:00-44:30 – “The Giver” review (Snider only) 44:30-56:30 – QOTW (first movie you’d show your kid) 56:30-1:00:20 – Our weight-loss contest, Eric’s chin, upcoming travels, wrap-up, goodbye QOTW: What movie has your favorite opening scene? Download audio
Episode 222: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’ ‘Into the Storm,’ ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ 0:00-5:25 – Introduction, gorillas and other smelly things, Eric names a drink 5:25-17:50 – “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” review 17:50-32:40 – “Into the Storm” review 32:40-43:30 – “Magic in the Moonlight” review 43:30-1:03:10 – QOTW (movies you would protect from all remakes or sequels), and a call for more QOTW suggestions 1:03:10-1:08:55 – Box Office Challenge update (Jeff continues to ...
Episode 221: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ ‘Get on Up,’ Jeff & Eric’s Excellent Adventure 0:00-6:10 – Introduction, the weather, trivia night at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre 6:10-23:30 – “Guardians of the Galaxy” review 23:30-29:25 – “Get on Up” review (Bayer only) 29:25-38:05 – QOTW (outside-the-box superhero actors) 38:05-40:00 – Box Office Challenge update (Bayer is losing a lot) 40:00-52:25 – Jeff & Eric’s Excellent Adventure: Aug. 2, 1991 52:25-55:20 – Summary, goodbye, etc. QOTW: If you could ...
Episode 220: ‘Hercules,’ ‘Lucy,’ ‘And So It Goes,’ ‘They Came Together,’ ‘Boyhood,’ ‘A Most Wanted Man’ 0:00-5:15 – Introduction, Mom’s peanut butter balls, Jeff’s beer (he goes on for some time) 5:15-15:00 – “Hercules” review 15:00-23:30 – “Lucy” review 23:30-26:45 – More examples of the MPAA rating system being screwed up. Oh, and there are too many trailers 26:45-35:45 – “And So It Goes” review 35:45-42:20 – “They Came Together” review (B.S.-approved) 42:20-49:25 – “Boyhood” review (B.S.-approved) 49:25-51:55 ...
Episode 219: ‘The Purge: Anarchy,’ ‘Sex Tape,’ ‘Wish I Was Here’ 0:00-3:10 – Introduction, what Jeff’s drinking 3:10-4:15 – iTunes review 4:15-5:15 – Neither of us saw “Planes: Fire and Rescue” 5:15-21:15 – “The Purge: Anarchy” review 21:15-33:25 – “Sex Tape” review 33:25-45:10 – “Wish I Was Here” review, plus the Zach Braff Twitter incident 45:10-56:00 – QOTW (your gift ideas for Jeff Bayer) 56:00-57:20 – Wrappin’ things up QOTW: In the spirit of ...
Episode 218: ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Snowpiercer,’ ‘Begin Again,’ ‘Land Ho!’ 0:00-2:30 – Introduction, our new theme song (thanks, Gregory Whitehead!) 2:30-7:00 – Jeff is in San Diego now and is annoyingly happy about it; watching movies long distance 7:00-8:00 – iTunes review 8:00-21:25 – “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” review 21:25-31:05 – “Snowpiercer” review (It’s B.S.-approved™!) 31:05-38:10 – “Begin Again” review 38:10-40:25 – “Land Ho!” review 40:25-43:30 – Eric has ...
Movie B.S. Bonus: our friend Mike interviews us On June 30, to pass the time while driving the U-Haul full of the Bayers’ stuff to San Diego, our friend Mike Khavul interviewed us. We talked about the current state of film, what we’d criticize if there were no movies, how we came to be friends, and a lot of other things. It’s an ...
Episode 217: Our favorites of 2014 (so far) 0:00-6:00 – Introduction, it’s Bayer’s last show before he moves to San Diego, complaining 6:00-7:10 – iTunes review 7:10-12:00 – “Transformers: Age of Extinction” wasn’t screened in Portland but we talk about it anyway 12:00-30:50 – Our top 10 lists for the first half of 2014 30:50-50:40 – Preparatory to Jeff’s departure, we reminisce about all the movies we ...
Episode 216: ‘Obvious Child,’ ‘The Rover,’ ‘Supermensch,’ ‘We Are the Best!,’ Character Casserole 0:00-6:10 – Introduction, our plans for the near future, including moving the Bayers to San Diego 6:10-10:10 – “Think Like a Man Too” and “Jersey Boys” are opening but we didn’t see them 10:10-17:30 – “Obvious Child” review 17:30-19:05 – We put a list of recent B.S.-approved movies on Facebook 19:05-23:50 – “The Rover” review (Snider only) 23:50-27:30 – “Supermensch: ...
Episode 215: ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2,’ ’22 Jump Street,’ Character Casserole 0:00-2:50 – Introduction, beverages, takin’ it one day at a time 2:50-14:20 – “How to Train Your Dragon 2” review 14:20-29:10 – “22 Jump Street” review 29:10-31:55 – Box Office Challenge update, and also Thai food 31:55-43:10 – QOTW (books you liked that became bad movies) 43:10-52:25 – A game of Pitch Me 52:25-53:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What home from ...
Episode 214: ‘Edge of Tomorrow,’ ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ 0:00-3:35 – Introduction, something Jeff likes about fatherhood 3:35-16:15 – “Edge of Tomorrow” review 16:15-20:20 – Our rating system, stuff Jeff wants, funny cancer 20:20-32:10 – “The Fault in Our Stars” review 32:10-47:35 – QOTW (your brushes with fame, and ours) 47:35-53:10 – Box Office Challenge updates, including what the stakes of the bet are 53:10-56:10 – Updates on Dr Pepper ...
Episode 213: ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West,’ ‘Maleficent,’ ‘Cold in July,’ Character Casserole 0:00-2:05 – Introduction, hello, water 2:05-4:15 – iTunes review, repetition of shirts 4:15-17:55 – “A Million Ways to Die in the West” review 17:55-29:05 – “Maleficent” review 29:05-36:20 – “Cold in July” review 36:20-44:30 – QOTW (movies that reflect your beliefs) 44:30-48:25 – Possible replacement for “nerd” as insult, including some labored double entendre 48:25-58:10 – A game of Character Casserole 58:10-59:40 – ...
Episode 212: ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ ‘Blended,’ ‘Chef’ 0:00-4:05 – Introduction, Dr Pepper imitations 4:05-18:50 – “X-Men: Days of Future Past” review 18:50-22:15 – Replacements needed for “nerd” and “geek,” with discussion of what used to be offensive but isn’t now 22:15-30:10 – “Blended” review (Bayer only; Snider talks about why he didn’t see it) 30:10-34:30 – “Chef” review 34:30-42:35 – QOTW (movies that could have used time ...
Episode 211: ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Million Dollar Arm,’ ‘God’s Pocket,’ ‘Locke,’ Pitch Me 0:00-4:00 – Introduction, the weather, calories in soda 4:00-22:30 – “Godzilla” review 22:30-29:10 – “Million Dollar Arm” review 29:10-34:00 – “God’s Pocket” review 34:00-39:35 – “Locke” review 39:35-46:25 – QOTW (funny moments in dramas) 46:25-55:45 – Follow-up on “Neighbors,” seeing it with your mom, and the box office 55:45-1:03:00 – A round of Pitch Me! 1:03:00-1:06:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What movie should ...
Episode 210: ‘Neighbors,’ ‘Stage Fright,’ Character Casserole 0:00-1:30 – Introduction 1:30-6:10 – iTunes review, and a story about fishing 6:10-17:50 – “Neighbors” review 17:50-19:15 – Some other movies opened that we didn’t see 19:15-23:00 – “Stage Fright” review 23:00-40:00 – QOTW (your most emotional movie moments) 40:00-41:50 – Brief update on the Summer Box Office Challenge 41:50-43:50 – Recommending movies to friends and strangers 43:50-52:45 – A round of Character ...
Episode 209: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ ‘Blue Ruin,’ Summer Box Office Draft 0:00-2:35 – Introduction, small talk 2:35-5:30 – iTunes review, a call for new theme songs, Fat Albert 5:30-19:45 – “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” review 19:45-23:25 – Eric’s proposal for curtailing the comic book movies, more Spidey talk 23:25-29:05 – “Blue Ruin” review 29:05-35:15 – QOTW (your most anticipated films of the summer) 35:15-49:50 – We choose our movies for the 4th ...
Episode 208: ‘Brick Mansions,’ Tribeca Film Fest 0:00-7:50 – Introduction; the movies we didn’t see 7:50-22:20 – “Brick Mansions” review 22:20-23:25 – Eric saw “Under the Skin” again 23:25-33:20 – Eric’s Tribeca Film Festival report: “Zero Motivation,” “Night Moves,” “In Your Eyes,” “Intramural” 33:20-46:35 – QOTW (actors and movies you can’t remember the names of or get confused) 46:35-49:10 – Next week’s QOTW and the summer box ...
Episode 207: ‘Transcendence,’ ‘Bears,’ ‘Joe’ 0:00-2:45 – Introduction, what Jeff is drinking 2:45-19:05 – “Transcendence” review 19:05-21:35 – “A Haunted House 2” and “Heaven Is for Real” are movies that they didn’t show to critics 21:35-27:10 – “Bears” review (Bayer only) 27:10-29:00 – “The Unknown Known” (Bayer only) and “Joe,” very briefly 29:00-45:00 – QOTW (your biggest movie disagreements) 45:00-49:30 – Blather about Jeff moving to ...
Episode 206: ‘Draft Day,’ ‘Rio 2,’ ‘Oculus,’ ‘Under the Skin,’ ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune,’ ‘The Raid 2’ 0:00-1:30 – Introduction, quiet voices 1:30-16:45 – “Draft Day” review 16:45-23:00 – “Rio 2” review 23:00-27:30 – “Oculus” review 27:30-37:00 – “Under the Skin” review 37:00-40:40 – “Jodorowsky’s Dune” mini-review 40:40-42:50 – “The Raid 2” mini-review 42:50-54:00 – QOTW (your irrational movie turn-offs) 54:00-56:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What was your biggest movie disagreement with a friend? Download audio
Episode 205: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ ‘Noah,’ Pitch Me 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 – ...
Episode 204: ‘Sabotage,’ ‘Bad Words,’ Character Casserole 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 ...
Episode 203: ‘Divergent,’ ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ ‘Muppets Most Wanted,’ ‘Cheap Thrills,’ ‘Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me’ 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? Download audio
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, ...
Episode 201: ‘300: Rise of an Empire,’ ‘Tim’s Vermeer’ 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 ...
Episode 200: ‘Non-Stop,’ movies for aliens, and more 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 & ...
Episode 199: ‘Pompeii,’ Interquel 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, ...
Episode 198: ‘RoboCop,’ ‘Winter’s Tale,’ Pitch Me 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 – ...
Episode 197: ‘The Lego Movie,’ ‘The Monuments Men,’ PIFF 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, ...
Episode 196: ‘That Awkward Moment,’ ‘Labor Day’ 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 ...
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” ...
Episode 194: ‘Ride Along,’ ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,’ Sundance Film Festival 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 ...
Episode 193: ‘Her,’ ‘Lone Survivor,’ ‘August: Osage County’ 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 ...
Episode 192: Jeff and Eric’s top 10 lists for 2013 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 ...
Episode 191: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ ‘Grudge Match,’ ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,’ ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,’ Character Casserole 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? Download audio
Episode 190: ‘Anchorman 2,’ ‘American Hustle,’ ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ 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 ...
Episode 189: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,’ Pitch Me 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 ...
Episode 188: ‘Out of the Furnace,’ ‘Oldboy,’ ‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’ 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 ...
Episode 187: ‘Frozen,’ ‘Philomena,’ ‘The Book Thief,’ ‘Nebraska,’ ‘Black Nativity,’ ‘Homefront,’ Character Casserole 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: ...
Episode 186: ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,’ ‘Delivery Man,’ ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ 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 ...
Episode 185: ‘The Best Man Holiday,’ ‘Kill Your Darlings,’ Pitch Me 0:00-6:15 – Introduction; iTunes review; a tangent on Bayer’s beers 6:15-19:10 – “The Best Man Holiday” review 19:10-28:25 – “Kill Your Darlings” review 28:25-43:00 – QOTW (actors you love despite being in many bad movies) 43:00-49:10 – Pitch Me 49:10-51:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What movie would have worked better as a TV series? Download audio
Episode 184: ‘Thor: The Dark World,’ ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ 0:00-5:00 – Introduction, beverages, and this week’s sponsor: The Queens’ Tea, fine purveyor of many teas that you can buy and they will mail them to you. 5:00-15:45 – “Thor” review 15:45-28:20 – “Dallas Buyers Club,” including an endorsement of safe sex 28:20-39:20 – QOTW (movies that could be theme park rides) QOTW: What actor do you love even ...
Episode 183: ‘Ender’s Game,’ ‘Last Vegas,’ ’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘About Time,’ ‘Free Birds’ 0:00-4:05 – Introduction, iTunes review 4:05-17:20 – “Ender’s Game” review 17:20-27:25 – “Last Vegas” review 27:25-39:00 – “12 Years a Slave” review 39:00-47:00 – “About Time” review 47:00-53:20 – “Free Birds” review 53:20-1:03:00 – QOTW (how you discovered the show) 1:03:00-1:04:05 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What movie should become a theme park attraction? Download audio
Episode 182: ‘The Counselor,’ ‘All Is Lost,’ ‘Zero Charisma,’ ‘Argento’s Dracula,’ Interquel 0:00-4:50 – Introduction, hats, iTunes review 4:50-8:00 – This week’s sponsor: The Inside Mag, where listener Andre Noble has written a short story. Read his story, why don’t you? 8:00-21:00 – “The Counselor” review, and “Bad Grandpa” non-review 21:00-32:10 – “All Is Lost” review 32:10-42:50 – “Zero Charisma” review 42:50-45:00 – “Argento’s Dracula” review 45:00-50:30 – New QOTW, plus our listenership numbers 50:30-58:50 – ...
Episode 181: ‘Escape Plan,’ ‘Carrie,’ ‘The Fifth Estate,’ Character Casserole 0:00-2:05 – Introduction 2:05-3:45 – This week’s sponsor: “Door to Door,” a new comedy webseries at TheBestSeriesEver.com 3:45-15:50 – “Escape Plan” review 15:50-23:35 – “Carrie” review 23:35-33:00 – QOTW (hypothetical ’70s remakes) 33:00-35:10 – We request suggestions for QOTW and other discussion topics 35:10-39:35 – “The Fifth Estate” review 39:35-43:30 – You can download our “Commando” audio commentary for $1.99! 43:30-53:30 Character Casserole ...
Episode 180: ‘Captain Phillips,’ ‘Romeo & Juliet,’ ‘We Are What We Are,’ ‘Machete Kills’ 0:00-2:45 – Introduction, nonsense 2:45-6:20 – This week’s sponsor: You Look Nice Today Photography. For all your Portland-area photo needs! 6:20-22:45 – “Captain Phillips” review, ending with tangent about “Gravity” 22:45-33:10 – “Romeo & Juliet” review, ending with an IMDb user review of it 33:10-41:20 – “We Are What We Are” review 41:20-43:35 – “Machete Kills” review 43:35-1:00:00 – QOTW (what ...
Episode 179: ‘Gravity,’ ‘Runner Runner,’ Pitch Me 0:00-2:10 – Introduction 2:10-6:40 – This week’s sponsor: 11th season of LoadingReadyRun, an online sketch series with a good Kickstarter campaign 6:40-17:55 – “Gravity” review 17:55-27:25 – “Runner Runner” review 27:25-49:00 – QOTW (actors with the best overall track records) 49:00-55:45 – Pitch Me 55:45-1:00:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What ONE movie would you delete from existence, and why? Download audio
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 ...
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. Download audio
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 ...
Episode 176: ‘Riddick,’ ‘Short Term 12,’ Interquel 0:00-2:50 – Introduction; iTunes review 2:50-4:15 – This week’s lunch sponsor: listener Andy Thomas’ fundraising page for the 2013 Susan G. Komen Greater Cincinnati Race for the Cure. It’s a worthy cause! Help out a fellow listener, won’t you? 4:15-6:00 – Pig War 6:00-19:30 – “Riddick” review 19:30-28:05 – “Short Term 12” review 28:05-38:50 – QOTW (biggest surprise of the ...
Episode 175: ‘Getaway,’ ‘Closed Circuit,’ ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,’ ‘Austenland,’ ‘Drinking Buddies’ 0:00-7:25 – Introduction; this week’s sponsor/apology; something about Canada; we didn’t see the One Direction movie 7:25-18:15 – “Getaway” review 18:15-24:50 – “Closed Circuit” review 24:50-30:05 – “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” review 30:05-36:50 – “Austenland” review 36:50-43:40 – “Drinking Buddies” review 43:40-52:25 – QOTW (singers/bands who deserve a biopic, and who should star) 52:25-58:50 – Post-mortem on the summer movie season; then ...
Episode 174: ‘The World’s End,’ ‘You’re Next,’ ‘The Spectacular Now,’ ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,’ Character Casserole 0:00-4:20 – Introduction; our lunch sponsor: documentary “Hafu” 4:20-15:10 – “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” review 15:10-26:30 – “The World’s End” review 26:30-35:15 – “You’re Next” review 35:15-42:00 – “The Spectacular Now” review, and a new rating system 42:00-50:00 – QOTW (favorite drinking scenes) 50:00-59:20 – Character Casserole! 59:20-1:02:10 – Wrap-up; we were on Golden Briefcase; goodbyes QOTW: What singer or band ...
Episode 173: ‘Kick-Ass 2,’ ‘The Butler,’ ‘Paranoia,’ final Summer Box Office Challenge update 0:00-5:25 – Introduction; it’s humid today 5:25-7:20 – Our lunch sponsor: The 2 Cents Movie Podcast! It is another movie podcast besides the one that we are! 7:20-9:10 – Jeff’s drink sponsor and more nonsense 9:10-27:10 – “Kick-Ass 2” review 27:10-29:50 – A comment Jeff got 29:50-41:35 – “The Butler” review 41:35-50:30 – “Paranoia” review 50:30-55:10 – The final Summer Box Office ...
Episode 172: ‘Elysium,’ ‘We’re the Millers,’ ‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters,’ ‘Blue Jasmine,’ ‘Blackfish,’ ‘Prince Avalanche’ 0:00-5:20 – Introduction; our lunch sponsor: Jones T-shirts is giving away a scholarship! That is cool!; also tangents about youthfulness 5:20-7:30 – iTunes review 7:30-19:40 – “Elysium” review 19:40-27:30 – “We’re the Millers” review 27:30-36:05 – “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” review 36:05-44:35 – “Blue Jasmine” review 44:35-52:20 – “Blackfish” review 52:20-54:30 – “Prince Avalanche” review 54:30-55:30 – We didn’t see “Planes” 55:30-1:07:20 – ...
Episode 171: ‘2 Guns,’ ‘Maniac,’ Pitch Me 0:00-3:50 – Introduction; our lunch sponsor: Marty Reeder, author of young adult fiction. Support his Kickstarter! 3:50-5:50 – Jeff’s beer sponsor 5:50-18:00 – “2 Guns” review 18:00-21:35 – “Smurfs 2” (we didn’t see it) 21:35-26:15 – “Maniac” review (Snider only) 26:15-44:20 – QOTW (movies at the top of your to-do list), with considerable tangents 44:20-51:20 – Pitch Me 51:20-53:00 – Some Portland ...
Episode 170: ‘The Wolverine,’ ‘The To Do List,’ ‘Fruitvale Station,’ Character Casserole 0:00-4:30 – Introduction; our lunch sponsor: Little Dress Up Shop, costumes for kids 4:30-17:45 – “The Wolverine” review 17:45-26:00 – “The To Do List” review 26:00-34:05 – “Fruitvale Station” review 34:05-43:30 – QOTW (movie you were embarrassed to buy a ticket for) 43:30-45:00 – Vomitorium correction 45:00-54:30 – Character Casserole 54:30-56:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What movie is at the top of ...
Episode 169: ‘The Conjuring,’ ‘RED 2,’ ‘R.I.P.D.,’ ‘Only God Forgives’ 0:00-3:40 – Introduction; our middle names 3:40-5:25 – iTunes reviews 5:25-20:50 – “The Conjuring” review 20:50-22:30 – Coincidences! 22:30-29:00 – “RED 2” review 29:00-35:35 – “R.I.P.D.” review 35:35-45:20 – “Only God Forgives” review 45:20-59:55 – QOTW (suggestions for one-word movie titles) 59:55-1:03:55 – Update on the Summer Box Office Challenge 1:03:55-1:05:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What movie were you most embarrassed to be buying ...
Episode 168: ‘Pacific Rim,’ ‘Grown Ups 2,’ ‘The Way Way Back’ 0:00-2:40 – Introduction; Jeff’s beverage sponsor 2:40-5:40 – iTunes review; passive requests for listener submissions 5:40-24:00 – “Pacific Rim” review 24:00-40:20 – “Grown Ups 2” review 40:20-49:15 – “The Way Way Back” review 49:15-1:03:20 – QOTW (adventures with your friends that would make a good movie), ending with a tangent on Twinkies 1:03:20-1:05:10 – Brief update on the Summer Box Office ...
Episode 167: ‘The Lone Ranger,’ ‘Despicable Me 2,’ Pitch Me 0:00-4:10 – Introduction; it’s our 167th show; no real sponsor or iTunes review this week 4:10-25:50 – “The Lone Ranger” review, including diversions on anachronisms and Sam Rockwell 25:50-33:50 – “Despicable Me 2” review 33:50-36:00 – Tangent on kids’ movies 36:00-50:15 – QOTW (what duo needs a new movie) 50:15-52:25 – Summer Box Office Challenge update 52:25-59:20 – Pitch Me 59:20-1:02:00 – ...
Episode 166: ‘White House Down,’ ‘The Heat,’ ‘Monsters University,’ ‘World War Z,’ ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ ‘The Bling Ring’ 0:00-2:30 – Introduction; we’re back! 2:30-4:45 – iTunes reviews 4:45-18:50 – “White House Down” review 18:50-33:45 – “The Heat” review 33:45-41:25 – “Monsters University” review 41:25-47:30 – “World War Z” review 47:30-53:00 – “Much Ado About Nothing” review 53:00-58:40 – “The Bling Ring” review 58:40-1:03:00 – Summer Box Office Contest update: Bayer is ahead! 1:03:00-1:04:20 – QOTW for next week 1:04:20-1:06:40 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: ...
Episode 165: ‘Man of Steel,’ ‘This Is the End,’ Interview with ‘History of Future Folk’ Stars 0:00-1:45 – Introduction 1:45-4:15 – Our lunch sponsor: Excellent musician Mike Masse, aka Mike the Sound Guy 4:15-17:10 – “Man of Steel” review 17:10-26:50 – “This Is the End” review 26:50-33:30 – “Before Midnight” review 33:30-39:00 – “The East” review 39:00-46:20 – QOTW (which movie’s cast of characters you’d want to be with when the Apocalypse happens); ending with an impromptu ...
Episode 164: ‘The Purge,’ ‘The Internship,’ ‘Sightseers,’ and more 0:00-4:00 – Introduction; Jeff has a cold; his drink sponsor 4:00-6:10 – Our lunch sponsor: Jones T-Shirts 6:10-8:15 – iTunes review 8:15-16:10 – “The Purge” review 16:10-24:50 – “The Internship” review 24:50-31:40 – “The Kings of Summer” review 31:40-38:40 – “Sightseers” review 38:40-47:15 – “Violet & Daisy” review 47:15-1:03:40 – QOTW (duo you’d like to see reunited) 1:03:40-1:06:15 – Summer box office challenge update 1:06:15-1:08:50 ...
Episode 163: ‘After Earth,’ ‘Now You See Me,’ ‘Stories We Tell,’ and more 0:00-2:40 – Introduction; Jeff’s drink sponsor 2:40-4:15 – Our lunch sponsor: The 5Cast Podcast 4:15-5:50 – iTunes review 5:50-18:30 – “After Earth” review 18:30-29:20 – “Now You See Me” review 29:20-36:45 – “Stories We Tell” documentary 36:45-41:00 – Update on the summer box office challenge 41:00-52:00 – QOTW (favorite child performance) 52:00-59:40 – Character Casserole (Carrie Bradshaw, the Scorpion King, Angelina Jolie from ...
Episode 162: ‘The Hangover Part III,’ ‘Furious 6,’ ‘Frances Ha,’ and more 0:00-3:50 – Introduction; Jeff’s drink sponsor; iTunes review 3:50-17:15 – “The Hangover Part III” review 17:15-31:15 – “Furious 6” review 31:15-34:50 – We didn’t see “Epic,” but Jeff almost took Dylan 34:50-46:45 – “Frances Ha” review 46:45-52:35 – QOTW (movies that could have used car chases) 52:35-55:00 – Update on the summer box office challenge 55:00-59:10 – Where to find us online; ...
Episode 161: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ and more 0:00-2:20 – Introduction; shout-out to our friends in Cannes 2:20-4:15 – iTunes review, and pointers on old-timey voice 4:15-18:55 – “Star Trek Into Darkness” review; baby Dylan arrives near the end of this part 18:55-27:40 – “At Any Price” review 27:40-35:25 – “The Ice Man” review 35:25-36:30 – An interlude with Dylan; “once you have children you’ll understand” 36:30-45:10 – QOTW ...
Episode 160: ‘The Great Gatsby,’ ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist,’ and more 0:00-3:20 – Introduction; iTunes reviews; what Jeff is drinking 3:20-15:35 – “The Great Gatsby” review 15:35-23:35 – “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” review 23:25-27:40 – “Aftershock” review by Jeff, with Eric’s thoughts on Eli Roth 27:40-42:40 – QOTW (movies that made you change your mind about an actor) 42:40-46:15 – Jeff’s idea for a new movie franchise 46:15-47:45 – “The Return to Noirville,” ...
Episode 159: ‘Iron Man 3,’ the Summer Box Office Challenge, and more 0:00-3:45 – Introduction; the weather 3:45-6:00 – iTunes reviews; a little about the summer box office challenge 6:00-18:35 – “Iron Man 3” review 18:35-25:10 – “Gimme the Loot” review 25:10-34:40 – QOTW (superheroes in different genres) 34:40-55:50 – Jeff and Eric discuss the stakes they’re betting on, and each choose their 10 movies for the summer box office challenge 55:50-58:25 – ...
Episode 158: ‘Pain & Gain,’ ‘Mud,’ ‘To the Wonder,’ and more 0:00-3:00 – Introduction; “slash” 3:00-16:30 – “Pain & Gain” review, including a rundown of previous Michael Bay movies 16:30-17:50 – We’re not going to mention “The Big Wedding” 17:50-28:40 – “Mud” review 28:40-36:10 – “To the Wonder” review 36:10-40:15 – “Arthur Newman” review, including a discussion of the devil’s breast milk (it makes sense in context) 40:15-45:15 – “NO” review 45:15-53:25 – ...
Episode 157: ‘Oblivion,’ ‘Room 237,’ and more 0:00-2:40 – Introduction; Jeff is eating 2:40-7:00 – iTunes reviews 7:00-19:10 – “Oblivion” review 19:10-23:20 – “Room 237” review 23:20-26:50 – “Lords of Salem” review 26:50-31:00 – “Upstream Color” review 31:00-35:30 – “The Company You Keep” review 35:30-52:15 – QOTW (movies you love that most people haven’t seen) 52:15-54:00 – How cute is baby Dylan? (Spoiler: very cute) 54:00-57:20 – What we recorded during ...
Episode 156: ’42,’ ‘Trance,’ and more 0:00-4:20 – Introduction; Japanese candy; grapes; latitude 4:20-18:10 – “42” review, including a tangent about college sports 18:10-25:00 – “Trance” review 25:00-32:20 – “The Place Beyond the Pines” review 32:20:37:00 – “The Sapphires” review (replay from Cannes) 37:00-40:00 – “Somebody Up There Likes Me” review 40:00-55:30 – QOTW (athletes who deserve a biopic); baby Dylan joins us at some point 56:30-1:02:50 – ...
Episode 155: ‘Evil Dead,’ Roger Ebert, and more 0:00-1:20 – Introduction 1:20-3:20 – iTunes review in old-timey voice; it’s the show’s third anniversary 3:20-16:10 – “Evil Dead” review 16:10-24:00 – “Reality” review 24:00-32:55 – “Jurassic Park 3D” review; Dylan joins the show 32:55-41:15 – QOTW (what movie you would change the ending of) 41:20-51:10 – Jeff and Eric’s personal memories of Roger Ebert 51:10-58:40 – What we each DVR’d when ...
Episode 154: ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ and more 0:00-4:05 – Introduction; Jeff has been traveling; he is tired and cranky 4:05-12:40 – “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” review 12:40-16:00 – “Admission” review 16:00-22:10 – “Ginger & Rosa” review 22:10-24:00 – Some other movies that they didn’t show us 24:00-37:20 – QOTW (your first movie crush) 37:20-46:10 – Pitch Me (Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, boxing movie) 46:10-48:05 – Wrap-up and goodbyes; thanks to ...
Episode 153: ‘Olympus Has Fallen,’ ‘Spring Breakers,’ ‘On the Road’ director Walter Salles, and more 0:00-2:05 – Introduction; NCAA brackets 2:05-3:50 – iTunes review; current whereabouts of Dylan 3:50-13:40 – “Olympus Has Fallen” review 13:40-16:10 – Jeff’s travel plans (baby on plane!) 16:10-21:35 – “The Croods” review 21:35-31:15 – “Spring Breakers” review 31:15-37:40 – “Stoker” review 37:40-38:40 – We’ll review “Admission” next week 38:40-41:35 – “The We and the I” review 41:35-43:05 – QOTW for next week: Who was ...
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 ...
Episode 151: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful,’ ‘Emperor,’ ‘Rewind This!’ director Josh Johnson, Character Casserole 0:00-2:30 – Introduction; Jeff is on baby duty 2:30-17:20 – “Oz the Great and Powerful” review 17:20-21:20 – “Emperor” review 21:20-24:30 – “Dead Man Down” wasn’t screened here; Eric can’t tell the girls with dragon tattoos apart; nobody saw “Phantom” for us 24:30-26:20 – SXSW is upon us! 26:20-34:50 – Interview with “Rewind This!” director Josh Johnson 34:50-40:40 – What Eric ...
Episode 150: ‘Jack the Giant Slayer,’ ’21 & Over,’ and more 0:00-3:30 – Introduction; we’re face-to-face this week; a new theme song that twists Jeff’s words 3:30-14:50 – “Jack the Giant Slayer” review 14:50-26:00 – “21 & Over” review 26:00-29:20 – “The Last Exorcism Part 2” and “Phantom” weren’t screened 29:20-32:20 – Ed Harris’ height, and height in general 32:20-38:50 – Eric was in Oxford; the Oscars happened 38:50-50:00 – QOTW (the ...
Episode 149: ‘Snitch,’ Oscars, and more 0:00-3:20 – Introduction; go vote for the TSR Awards 3:20-13:25 – “Snitch” review 13:25-15:15 – “Dark Skies” is a movie, but they wouldn’t show it to anyone 15:15-20:25 – Snider is at the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival; Bayer is hosting a poker game in his absence 20:25-37:00 – Hey! The Oscars! What’s up with that? 37:00-45:20 – QOTW (what musician ...
Episode 148: ‘A Good Day to Die Hard,’ ‘Safe Haven,’ and more 0:00-3:10 – Introduction; it’s Valentine’s Day Night; what Jeff is drinking 3:10-17:00 – “A Good Day to Die Hard” review 17:00-24:45 – “Beautiful Creatures” review 24:45-44:25 – “Safe Haven” review, including formal implementation of the Sparks Rule and full spoilers of the plot 44:25-48:50 – “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III” review 48:50-57:30 – QOTW (supporting characters ...
Episode 147: ‘Identity Thief,’ ‘Side Effects,’ PIFF and more 0:00-4:30 – Introduction; our old-school theme song and its composer; please submit your own!; baby stuff 4:30-17:30 – “Identity Thief” review 17:30-23:00 – “Side Effects” review (and also a brief “Parker” review at 21:40) 23:00-27:10 – “Top Gun” is in 3D IMAX now; discussion of what other movies should be 27:10-34:00 – Portland International Film Festival entries you should ...
Episode 146: ‘Warm Bodies,’ ‘Stand Up Guys,’ and more 0:00-2:55 – Introduction; call for theme song submissions 2:55-4:55 – iTunes review 4:55-17:55 – “Warm Bodies” review 17:55-27:45 – “Stand Up Guys” review 27:45-31:30 – Stallone’s new movie wasn’t screened; what will become of him and Schwarzenegger? 31:30-34:00 – “How to Survive a Plague” review 34:00-44:30 – QOTW (what movie scarred you?), ending in a domestic dispute 44:30-46:15 – Next week’s QOTW 46:15-51:10 ...
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 ...
Episode 144: ‘The Last Stand,’ ‘Mama,’ and more 0:00-4:30 – Introduction; Snider’s Sundance plans; Bayer’s jealousy 4:30-14:25 – “The Last Stand” review; kids and violence 14:25-19:25 – “Mama” review 19:25-26:20 – “Broken City” review 26:20-35:40 – QOTW (your friend’s best celebrity story) 35:40-43:30 – More about Snider’s Sundance plans; wrap-up and goodbyes; Dylan makes an appearance QOTW: What movie were you most dreading that turned out to surprise you ...
Episode 143: ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ ‘Gangster Squad,’ and more 0:00-2:55 – Introduction; we have a new theme song! 2:55-4:35 – iTunes review in old-timey voice 4:35-5:10 – Bayer has a beer 5:10-19:15 – “Zero Dark Thirty” review 19:15-31:50 – “Gangster Squad” review 31:50-37:00 – “Rust and Bone” review 37:00-47:00 – QOTW (your parents’ favorite movies), starting with a tangent about recording early and Bayer going to the Critics’ Choice Movie ...
Episode 142: ‘Promised Land,’ ‘The Impossible,’ and more 0:00-2:00 – Introduction; it’s a new year and it’s called 2013 2:00-12:20 – “Promised Land” review 12:20-22:30 – “The Impossible” review 22:30-33:40 – “Not Fade Away” review, plus a mention of “Take This Waltz” 33:40-38:00 – “Any Day Now” review, plus an anecdote about Alan Cumming 38:00-42:20 – QOTW assignment, and parenting (it’s connected) 42:20-52:35 – Pitch Me (dramatic thriller with ...
Episode 141: The best movies of 2012 0:00-5:00 – Introduction, chit-chat, etc. 5:00-40:30 – Our top 10 lists 40:30-47:30 – QOTW: your favorite movies of 2012 47:30-58:10 – Character Casserole: 2012 edition 58:10-1:04:30 – IMDb’s top stars of 2012, which Eric tries to guess 1:04:30-1:06:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes Download audio
Episode 140: ‘Django Unchained,’ ‘Jack Reacher,’ ‘This Is 40,’ and more 0:00-2:00 – Introduction 2:00-11:25 – “This Is 40” review 11:25-20:00 – “Jack Reacher” review 20:00-24:05 – “The Guilt Trip” review 24:05-25:50 – Tangent about the dumb Mayan apocalypse thing 25:50-27:00 – “Monsters Inc” is in 3D now; whatever 27:00-33:50 – “Parental Guidance” review 33:50-45:30 – “Les Miserables” review 45:30-56:10 – “Django Unchained” review 56:10-1:04:35 – QOTW (your movie-related holiday traditions) 1:04:35-1:07:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: ...
Episode 139: ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Hyde Park on Hudson,’ and more 0:00-3:55 – Introduction; where to find soy; “I hate to say I told you so…” 3:55-20:30 – “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” review 20:30-27:00 – “Hyde Park on Hudson” review 27:00-35:15 – “The Central Park Five” review 35:15-42:15 – The Golden Globes are terrible and here’s why 42:15-47:40 – QOTW discussion 47:40-50:00 – Our lunch sponsor: Doppel Feature, a movie podcast ...
Episode 138: ‘Hitchcock,’ ‘Playing for Keeps,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider 0:00-2:55 – Introduction; Bayer baby update 2:55-14:20 – “Hitchcock” review 14:20-32:25 – “Playing for Keeps” review, with full spoilers 32:25-41:40 – “End of Watch” review 41:40-47:00 – “Holy Motors” review 47:00-56:10 – QOTW (What movie made you change your opinion of it with its ending?) 56:10-57:55 – Kubrick mini-fest at Cinema 21 in Portland 57:55-1:04:30 – Discussion of early “Hobbit” reviews and ...
Episode 137: ‘Killing Them Softly,’ ‘The Collection,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider 0:00-2:45 – Introduction; Snider is under the weather and incoherent 2:45-9:20 – “Killing Them Softly” review (mostly repeated from Cannes) 9:20-10:50 – Snider provides vivid details of his cold, compares sleeplessness woes to Bayer’s 10:50-17:15 – “The Collection” review 17:15-30:00 – “Anna Karenina” review 30:00-35:00 – “The Loneliest Planet” review 35:00-46:45 – QOTW (remake and recast a Hitchcock film), including a ...
Episode 136: ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Red Dawn,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider 0:00-2:30 – Introduction; the show is early this week 2:30-12:00 – “Rise of the Guardians” review 12:00-20:40 – “Life of Pi” review 20:40-30:30 – “Silver Linings Playbook” review 30:30-33:50 – Bayer’s mustache 33:50-44:10 – “Red Dawn” review, with a tangent about holiday movies 44:10-51:50 – Pitch Me (Paul Giamatti, Jodie Foster, noir musical) 51:50-1:00:10 – QOTW (make up a new mythical character ...
Episode 135: ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider 0:00-3:45 – Introduction; stuff about the baby; etc. 3:45-15:00 – “Lincoln” review 15:00-30:15 – “Breaking Dawn — Part 2” review 30:15-41:25 – QOTW (What type of movie do you tend to automatically avoid?) 41:25-43:00 – iTunes reviews 43:00-50:30 – Character Casserole (Scooby-Doo, the kid from “Pursuit of Happyness,” Rick from “The Mummy”) 50:30-57:20 – Discussion question from a listener: What does ...
Episode 134: ‘Skyfall’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider 0:00-7:30 – Introduction; fun with noises; our history with James Bond 7:30-20:30 – “Skyfall” review 20:30-26:50 – “Smashed” review 26:50-33:50 – “The Comedy” review 33:50-44:05 – QOTW (What one decision would you make regarding the upcoming “Star Wars” sequels?) 44:05-50:00 – Interquel (“Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Knocked Up”) 50:00-53:05 – iTunes reviews; buy us lunch; next week’s QOTW 53:05-54:30 – ...
Episode 133: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider 0:00-5:30 – Introduction; Bayer’s baby has arrived; Snider can eat meat again 5:30-17:25 – “Wreck-It Ralph” review 17:25-26:00 – QOTW (What movie that doesn’t already have a game associated with it should be turned into a game?) 26:00-30:45 – Next week’s QOTW 30:45-37:20 – “Flight” review 37:25-44:20 – “The Sessions” review 44:20-46:50 – They didn’t screen “The Man with the Iron ...
Episode 132: ‘Cloud Atlas,’ ‘Chasing Mavericks,’ and more – Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider 0:00-2:15 – Introduction; Bayer’s morning beverage choices 2:15-20:15 – “Cloud Atlas” review 20:15-28:40 – QOTW (What movie would you move to a different time period?) 28:40-29:50 – Next week’s QOTW 29:50-40:10 – “Chasing Mavericks” review 40:10-47:10 – “Fun Size” review 47:10-52:30 – “Fat Kid Rules the World” review 52:30-55:25 – iTunes reviews! 55:25-1:06:30 – Character Casserole (Bandit, Jimmy Dugan, and the Mummy) 1:06:30-1:09:25 – ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 131: ‘Paranormal Activity 4,’ ‘Alex Cross,’ and more 0:00-3:15 – Introduction; we should do traffic reports; accidentally faking out a listener 3:15-17:10 – “Paranormal Activity 4” review 17:10-28:45 – “Alex Cross” review 28:45-38:45 – “Wake in Fright” review 38:45-52:35 – QOTW (what one thing would you forbid in movies from now on) 52:35-1:01:00 – Interquel (“Frankenstein” and “Top Gun”) 1:01:00-1:02:50 Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What movie would you set in ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 130: ‘Argo,’ ‘Seven Psychopaths,’ and more 0:00-3:10 – Introduction; Snider recorded a folk song about Joe Biden that you can hear at the end of the show 3:10-14:50 – “Argo” review 14:50-23:00 – “Here Comes the Boom” review 23:00-32:20 – “Seven Psychopaths” review 32:20-43:15 – “Sinister” review 43:15-53:00 – “The Paperboy” review 53:00-1:02:20 – QOTW (what little-known historical event should get the big-screen treatment) 1:02:20-1:03:05 – We’re on ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 129: ‘Taken 2,’ ‘Frankenweenie,’ and more 0:00-2:10 – Introduction; complaints about technical problems 2:10-12:45 – “Taken 2” review 12:45-20:20 – “Frankenweenie” review 20:20-24:30 – “Hotel Transylvania” review, with a tangent about tall bikes 24:30-33:10 – “Pitch Perfect” review 33:10-40:20 – “V/H/S” review 40:20-41:25 – “American Scream” is playing tonight only in Portland, but watch for it elsewhere in the near future 41:25-48:55 – QOTW (what horror movie should ...
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,” ...
Episode 127: ‘The Master,’ ‘Trouble with the Curve,’ Mike Birbiglia interview, Interquel 0:00-1:30 – Introduction 1:30-16:45 – “The Master” review 16:45-31:00 – “Trouble with the Curve” review 31:00-1:05:40 – Interview with Mike Birbiglia, writer, director, and star of “Sleepwalk with Me” 1:05:40-1:14:40 – Interquel (“Jurassic Park” and “JFK”) 1:14:40-1:16:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes Download audio
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 126: ‘Resident Evil: Retribution’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 125: ‘The Words’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 124: ‘Lawless,’ ‘Killer Joe,’ and more 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, ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 123: ‘Premium Rush,’ ‘Hit & Run,’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 122: ‘ParaNorman,’ ‘The Expendables 2,’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 121: ‘The Campaign,’ ‘The Bourne Legacy,’ and more 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; ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 120: ‘Total Recall’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 119: ‘The Watch,’ ‘Step Up Revolution,’ and more 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 – ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 118: ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ reactions to bad reviews, and more 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,” ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 117: ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 116: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 115: ‘Magic Mike,’ ‘Ted,’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 114: ‘Brave,’ ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 113: ‘Rock of Ages,’ ‘That’s My Boy,’ and more 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; ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 112: ‘Prometheus’ and more 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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 111: ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ and more 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 ...
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 – ...
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 ...
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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 4: ‘Lawless,’ ‘Antiviral,’ and more 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); ...
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 ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 2: ‘Rust and Bone’ and more 0:00-4:10 – Introduction; bonus fireworks; we had a perfect day; Bayer got enough sleep 4:10-6:40 – Our first experience at the iconic Grand Lumiere Theatre 6:40-16:00 – “Rust and Bone” review, including an interlude where we eat a baguette 16:00-20:50 – “Mystery” review, including unintended racism 20:50-29:20 – Snider writes; Bayer sees “Mekong Hotel,” which he hates; nobody can ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Cannes Film Festival Episode 1: ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and more 0:00-1:10 – Introduction; welcome to France! 1:10-5:00 – Our 22-hour journey 5:00-6:30 – Bayer has not slept; Snider has 6:30-15:50 – “Moonrise Kingdom” review 15:50-18:50 – How the Cannes press screenings work 18:50-25:50 – Cannes publicity stunts, leading into a review of “The Dictator” 25:50-29:00 – Our afternoon at the beach! 29:00-37:20 – “After the Battle” review, with an alarming story about ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 110: ‘Dark Shadows’ and more 0:00-1:45 – Introduction 1:45-19:50 – “Dark Shadows” review 19:50-25:00 – QOTW (what actor/director combo should team up) 25:00-37:00 – “Sound of My Voice” review 37:00-40:10 – “Headhunters” review (Snider only) 40:10-52:10 – Cannes preview 52:10-58:20 – Interquel (“Moulin Rouge” and “Taken”) 58:20-1:04:00 – More French nonsense, Bayer’s plans to break Snider’s jaw, wrap-up and goodbyes Remember, we’ll be doing shows every day while ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 109: ‘The Avengers,’ summer box office wagering, and more 0:00-2:50 – Introduction 2:50-19:50 – “The Avengers” review 19:50-27:40 – QOTW (what team of movie characters would you assemble, and what problem would they fight) 27:40-29:20 – Next week’s QOTW 29:20-31:40 – Snider wrote something about girls and “The Avengers” 31:40-32:40 – Bayer is in San Diego; there is some innuendo 32:40-48:40 – Bayer and Snider’s summer box office challenge 48:40-50:45 – ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 108: ‘The Five-Year Engagement’ and more 0:00-1:40 – Introduction 1:40-11:05 – “The Five-Year Engagement” review 11:05-17:50 – “The Raven” review 17:50-28:00 – “Goon” review 28:00-34:15 – “The Pirates! Band of Misfits” review (Bayer only) 34:15-38:30 – “Damsels in Distress” review (Bayer only) 38:30-49:00 – QOTW (what movie have you seen the most times) 49:00-50:55 – Next week’s QOTW 50:55-55:30 – Snider went to the Tribeca Film Festival 55:30-1:04:00 – Pitch ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 107: ‘The Lucky One’ and more 0:00-2:30 – Introduction, warning of upcoming “Lucky One” spoilers 2:30-21:50 – “The Lucky One” review 21:50-22:50 – It’s safe to come back after “Lucky One” spoilers! 22:50-30:40 – “Think Like a Man” review 30:40-37:25 – “Coriolanus” review 37:25-41:30 “Chimpanzee” discussion, no review because they didn’t screen it in Portland, who should narrate things? 41:30-42:35 – More about “The Lucky One,” just ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 106: ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ and more 0:00-2:00 – Introduction 2:00-12:40 – “The Cabin in the Woods” review (totally spoiler-free), including a tangent about “Red Dawn,” for some reason 12:40-23:00 – “Bully” review 23:00-32:55 – “The Three Stooges” review 32:55-36:35 – “Blue Like Jazz” review 36:35-50:35 – QOTW (what movie was spoiled for you before you saw it) 50:35-51:50 – Next week’s QOTW 51:50-57:50 – Interquel (“The Shining” and ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 105: ‘American Reunion’ and more 0:00-1:45 – Introduction 1:45-17:10 – “American Reunion” review 17:10-26:30 – QOTW (what movie from 1999 should have a sequel or reunion) 26:30-28:55 – Next week’s QOTW 28:55-33:35 – “Wrath of the Titans” review 33:35-35:10 – Snider’s potential new movie rating system, “Smell the Jar.” 35:10-41:15 – Our memories of “Titanic” 41:15-45:50 – Our new columns at Film.com and Movies.com 45:50-55:10 – Pitch Me ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 104: ‘Mirror Mirror’ and more 0:00-4:05 – Introduction; why we didn’t see “Wrath of the Titans” 4:05-16:20 – “Mirror Mirror” review 16:20-24:00 – QOTW (what overlooked fairy tale should they make a movie out of) 24:00-25:55 – Next week’s QOTW 25:55-34:25 – “The Raid” review 34:25-37:00 – “Undefeated” review (Bayer only) 37:00-45:05 – Character Casserole (Scotty, Sheriff of Nottingham, Rain Man) 45:05-47:10 – This week’s lunch sponsor: ...
Episode 103: ‘The Hunger Games,’ ‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home,’ ‘Casa de Mi Padre,’ ‘Salmon Fishing on the Yemen,’ Ezra Miller interview, Interquel 0:00-1:45 – Introduction 1:45-16:45 – “The Hunger Games” review 16:45-23:45 – “Jeff, Who Lives at Home” review 23:45-30:10 – “Casa de Mi Padre” review 30:10-34:25 – “Salmon Fishing on the Yemen” review (Bayer only) 34:25-37:20 – QOTW for next week: What overlooked fairy tale should Hollywood make into a movie, and who should star in it? 37:20-52:05 – Ezra Miller (“We ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 102: ’21 Jump Street’ and SXSW 0:00-2:05 – Introduction; we didn’t do a show on Friday because of reasons 2:05-11:00 – “21 Jump Street” review 11:00-16:50 – QOTW (movie characters whose high school years you’d like to have seen) 16:50-41:50 – South By Southwest Film Festival highlights: “Cabin in the Woods,” “Fat Kid Rules the World,” “Big Easy Express,” “Killer Joe,” “Safety Not Guaranteed,” ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 101: ‘John Carter’ and more 0:00-2:00 – Introduction; Jeff is super mellow 2:00-3:45 – We’re going to Cannes! Can you believe that?? 3:45-15:10 – “John Carter” review 15:10-23:45 – “Friends with Kids” review 23:45-25:50 – Jeff’s rules for when he has kids 25:50-30:20 – QOTW (your most interesting experience with kids at the movies) 30:20-32:40 – We’re not sure if we have a question for next ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 100: ‘The Lorax’ and more 0:00-2:20 – Introduction; it’s our 100th episode! 2:20-4:10 – Kickstarter campaign for us to do podcasts from Cannes: it’s in the home stretch! 4:10-14:10 – “The Lorax” review, including a tangent about the names of Jeff’s cars 14:10-23:55 – “Project X” review, including a tangent about movies ending in the letter “X” 23:55-33:20 – QOTW (which movie party would ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 99: ‘Wanderlust’ and more 0:00-2:00 – Introduction; more false promises about sound quality 2:00-14:20 – “Wanderlust” review 14:20-23:15 – “Act of Valor” review, including talk of a TV show called “Freedom’s Sake” 23:15-33:10 – “Gone” review, including tangents about the beauty of Portland 33:10-35:05 – Tyler Perry has a new movie, apparently? 35:05-42:35 – QOTW (which movie’s characters you would want to live on ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 98: ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’ and more 0:00-3:55 – Introduction; Kickstarter; etc. 3:55-12:35 – “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” review 12:35-24:55 – “This Means War” review 24:55-26:00 – They didn’t screen “The Secret World of Arrietty” for us, so whatever 26:00-37:50 – QOTW (movie characters you would kill/marry/sleep with) 37:50-38:30 – Next week’s QOTW 38:30-46:45 – “Bullhead” and “Kill List” reviews 45:45-53:40 – Pitch Me (John Goodman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 97: ‘Safe House’ and more 0:00-5:40 – Introduction; detailed discussion of the Kickstarter campaign to send Movie B.S. to the Cannes Film Festival 5:40-17:00 – “Safe House” review 17:00-27:25 – “The Vow” review 27:25-36:15 – QOTW (your most romantic movie-watching experience) 36:15-38:25 – Next week’s QOTW (which movie characters would you marry/kill/sleep with?) 38:25-47:55 – “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” review 47:55-51:20 – “The Phantom Menace” ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 96: ‘Chronicle’ and more 0:00-2:20 – Introduction; Bayer and Snider as Calvin and Hobbes 2:20-15:15 – “Chronicle” review 15:15-15:45 – Bayer’s mom is in town 15:45-24:40 – “The Woman in Black” review 24:40-32:10 – “The Innkeepers” review, during which Movie B.S. becomes a horror movie too 32:10-37:10 – “Big Miracle” review (from Bayer only, because Snider didn’t see it because he was at a ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 95: ‘Man on a Ledge’ and more 0:00-3:55 – Introduction; technical difficulties; Bayer and Snider are incoherent and tired; “Ghost Dog” 3:55-10:05 – “Man on a Ledge” review 10:05-17:10 – “The Grey” review 17:10-23:00 – Snider’s Sundance recap 23:00-24:30 – Movie B.S. might be going to war with other podcasts 24:30-33:15 – Our changes to the Oscar nominations 33:15-39:00 – Pitch Me (sci-fi comedy, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman) 39:00-43:22 ...
Technical Difficulties – Please Stand By For the first time in the history of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider,” there will not be a new show up on Friday. Eric D. Snider is in Sundance (yes, another film festival), and his computer broke, or he broke it. One or the other. This goes to prove you shouldn’t put your faith, ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 94: ‘Red Tails’ and more 0:00-3:05 – Introduction; Bayer’s knee 3:05-14:55 – “Red Tails” review 14:55-24:40 – “Haywire” review 24:41-26:45 – “Underworld: Awakening” non-review 26:45-36:35 – QOTW (which actress would you like to see beat up which actor) 36:35-45:40 – “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” review 45:40-53:35 – Character Casserole (Eddie Murphy from “Daddy Daycare,” Melissa McCarthy from “Bridesmaids,” and the frog from “Princess and the ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 93: ‘Joyful Noise’ and more 0:00-5:35 – Introduction; Bayer’s vacation 5:35-14:40 – “Joyful Noise” review 14:40-27:20 – QOTW (your best celebrity encounter story) 27:20-40:45 – Bayer’s adventures at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards 40:45-42:30 – Next week’s QOTW 42:30-49:05 – Interquel (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and “Up in the Air”) 49:05-52:15 – Discussions of James Franco, Michael Fassbender, Ron Perlman, Steven Spielberg, Elijah ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 92: ‘The Artist’ and more Introduction, we’re doing the art-house stuff, covering a few stragglers from the end of 2011 – 0:00 “The Artist” review – 4:00 “The Iron Lady” review – 14:25 “My Week with Marilyn” review – 23:35 “Carnage” review – 32:30 “A Dangerous Method” – 41:05 QOTW (your two most anticipated movies of 2012) – 46:40 Next week’s QOTW, including a fanciful tale about ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 91: The Best Movies of 2011 Introduction, explanation of what a “list” is, and so forth – 0:00 The best movies of 2011 – 4:40 Tangent about the relativity of “worst” movies, and Entertainment Weekly – 42:50 The worst movies of 2011 – 45:10 QOTW (your defining movie moment in 2011) – 48:20 Random facts about 2011 movies – 58:30 Thanks to (and gentle mockery of) this ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 90: ‘We Bought a Zoo’ and more Introduction, with talk of expectations vs. realities, related to holidays and movies – 0:00 “We Bought a Zoo” review – 5:15 “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” review – 14:50 QOTW (most awkward movie-watching experience with family) – 23:40 “The Adventures of Tintin” review – 34:40 “War Horse” review – 42:35 Pitch Me (Tom Cruise, Sissy Spacek, biopic ghost comedy) – ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 89: ‘Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol’ and more Introduction, blathering, nonsense – 0:00 “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” review – 1:40 QOTW (actors who should be in the Running Hall of Fame with Tom Cruise) – 15:30 Discussion of next QOTW, and tangent about holidays – 20:55 “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” review – 23:50 “Young Adult” review – 31:45 “We Need to Talk About Kevin” review – ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 88: ‘New Year’s Eve’ and more Introduction (our increasingly unusual recording setup; how much coffee Jeff has had) – 0:00 “New Year’s Eve” review – 4:20 QOTW (movies that take place all in one day) – 22:10 Photographs in movies – 30:10 “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” review – 31:25 “Shame” review – 41:20 Eric saw “Hugo” again – 50:35 Lunch sponsorship – 53:25 iTunes reviews – 55:35 Interquel (“The Graduate” ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 87: ‘The Muppets’ and more Introduction (our first post-Cascadia show; our “studio” is Eric’s apartment) – 0:00 “The Muppets” review – 1:45 “Arthur Christmas” review – 13:08 “Hugo” review – 18:35 “The Descendants” review – 27:00 “Melancholia” review – 35:30 “Being Elmo” review – 44:45 “The Lie” review – 50:00 Pitch Me (Woody Allen, Jessica Lange, horror comedy) – 53:00 Wrap-up and goodbyes – 58:30 Your QOTW for next time: ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 86: ‘Breaking Dawn Part 1’ and more REVIEWS: “Breaking Dawn – Part 1,” “Happy Feet Two” GAMES: Character Casserole MISC: Question of the Week responses (ugliest/prettiest movie cast); farewell to Cascadia.fm; Bayer’s impending knee surgery Download audio About the Podcast Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are movie critics, but not the stuffy, elitist kind. They’re not the idiotic fanboy kind either. So what kind of movie ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 85: ‘Jack and Jill’ and more REVIEWS: “Jack and Jill,” “J. Edgar,” “Immortals,” “Like Crazy” GAMES: Pitch Me MISC: Question of the Week responses (which actors should play twins?) Download audio About the Podcast Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are movie critics, but not the stuffy, elitist kind. They’re not the idiotic fanboy kind either. So what kind of movie critics are they? The kind ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 84: ‘Tower Heist’ and more REVIEWS: “Tower Heist,” “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,” “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” “The Skin I Live In,” “Mill and the Cross” GAMES: Interquel QOTW (we answer): What two actors should play twins? MISC: iTunes reviews Download audio About the Podcast Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are movie critics, but not the stuffy, elitist kind. They’re not the idiotic ...
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 83: ‘Puss in Boots’ and more REVIEWS: “Puss in Boots,” “The Rum Diary,” “Anonymous” GAMES: Character Casserole QOTW (we answer): What comedy do you think should have a Christmas-themed sequel? Download audio About the Podcast Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are movie critics, but not the stuffy, elitist kind. They’re not the idiotic fanboy kind either. So what kind of movie critics are they? The ...
Episode 82: ‘Paranormal Activity 3,’ ‘Take Shelter,’ ‘Three Musketeers,’ ‘Johnny English Reborn,’ ‘Margin Call’ REVIEWS: “Paranormal Activity 3,” “Take Shelter,” “Three Musketeers,” “Johnny English Reborn,” “Margin Call” MISC: Propaganda Extravaganza Download audio About the Podcast Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are movie critics, but not the stuffy, elitist kind. They’re not the idiotic fanboy kind either. So what kind of movie critics are they? The kind with an Internet radio show, that’s ...
Episode 81: ‘The Thing,’ ‘The Big Year,’ Pitch Me REVIEWS: “The Thing,” “The Big Year” GAMES: Pitch Me MISC: We review the “Footloose” trailer Download audio About the Podcast Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are movie critics, but not the stuffy, elitist kind. They’re not the idiotic fanboy kind either. So what kind of movie critics are they? The kind with an Internet radio show, that’s what. “Movie B.S.” ...
Episode 80: ‘Real Steel,’ ‘Restless,’ ‘The Ides of March,’ ‘Guilty Except for Insanity,’ Character Casserole REVIEWS: “Real Steel,” “Restless,” “The Ides of March,” “Guilty Except for Insanity” GAMES: Character Casserole Misc: iTunes reviews Download audio About the Podcast Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are movie critics, but not the stuffy, elitist kind. They’re not the idiotic fanboy kind either. So what kind of movie critics are they? The kind with an Internet radio show, ...
Episode 79: ’50/50,’ ‘Dream House,’ ‘Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil,’ ‘What’s Your Number?’ It was Jeff Bayer’s turn to write the summary for Episode 79 of Movie B.S with Bayer and Snider, but he forgot to do it before he left for the airport and Eric D. Snider had to do it instead. This is really symptomatic of the problems in Jeff and Eric’s professional relationship, and it’s ...
Episode 78: ‘Moneyball,’ ‘Dolphin Tale,’ ‘Pearl Jam Twenty’ Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider watched “Moneyball,” which is about baseball and math, and both critics approve. They were less enthusiastic about “Dolphin Tale,” though Eric thinks it’s worth taking the kids to. Jeff was down on the documentary “Pearl Jam Twenty,” and Eric didn’t see it because he doesn’t like the rock ‘n’ ...
Episode 77: ‘Drive,’ ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It,’ ‘Straw Dogs,’ Interquel For the first time ever in the history of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, film critics Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider talk about movies they like, don’t like and simply shrug at. First up is “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling. It falls under the “like” category (a lot). Next up is “I Don’t Know ...
Episode 76: ‘Warrior,’ ‘Contagion,’ ‘Attack the Block,’ ‘Higher Ground’ There are many movies to talk about this week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, so it’s a good thing it’s a movie show. Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider both endorse “Warrior,” a sports movie with heart (and some plot contrivances). They also approve of “Contagion,” a virus medical thriller about death and ...
Episode 75: ‘The Debt,’ ‘A Good Old Fashioned Orgy,’ Pitch Me Film critics Eric D. Snider and Jeff Bayer talk movies, pimp and play a game. Come join us, won’t you? First up is “The Debt” starring Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, and Sam Worthington. Eric liked it, Jeff verged on love. Jeff also plays a little of his interview with Mirren and company. “Shark Night 3D” ...
Episode 74: ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,’ ‘Colombiana,’ ‘Senna,’ ‘Our Idiot Brother,’ ‘The Interrupters,’ interview with Evan Glodell (‘Bellflower’) Lots to talk about on Episode 74 of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. For one thing, it’s Eric’s birthday. Also, there were some movies. Jeff and Eric had possibly their biggest disagreement yet on “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”: Jeff hated it, Eric liked it a lot. You make the call! They agreed ...
Episode 73: ‘Fright Night,’ ‘Conan the Barbarian,’ ‘One Day’ It’s the ’80s on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. First up is the remake of the ’80s horror film “Fright Night” starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell and Imogen Poots. Both Eric and Jeff were a fan of the film, though Jeff seems a little surprised by how much he liked it. Next, it’s the remake of the ’80s ...
Episode 72: ‘The Help,’ ‘Final Destination 5,’ ’30 Minutes or Less,’ ‘The Guard,’ ‘The Future’ Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider have a lot of movies to talk about this week, so naturally they spend several minutes talking about unrelated tangents. But then, movies! “The Help” is a surprisingly effective story about race relations in the 1960s. Eric liked “Final Destination 5” more than Jeff did, and they both thought ...
Episode 71: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Change-Up,’ ‘Another Earth,’ ‘Tabloid,’ Pitch Me Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider do what they were born to do … and then they talk about movies. This week it’s the prequel “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Snider liked it and Bayer did as well. Then they discuss the QOTW: What other film should have a prequel? After that ...
Episode 70: ‘Cowboys & Aliens,’ ‘Crazy Stupid Love,’ ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,’ Pitch Me Jeff Bayer and a newly clean-shaven Eric D. Snider have much to discuss on this week’s edition of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. First up is “Cowboys & Aliens,” which neither gentleman found particularly appealing, although neither of them hated it either. “Crazy Stupid Love,” on the other hand, is a funny and surprising ...
Episode 69: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger,’ ‘Friends with Benefits,’ ‘A Little Help,’ Chris Evans interview, Snide Remarks This week on Movie B.S. our film critics Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider review a superhero, an office mate and friends … with benefits. First up is “Captain America: The First Avenger” starring Chris Evans and Tommy Lee Jones. Eric was a bigger fan, but we both had a few issues for very different ...
Episode 68: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,’ ‘Winnie-the-Pooh,’ ‘A Better Life,’ ‘Terri,’ Interquel Did you know they made another Harry Potter? They did! It’s a fitting conclusion to the big saga, as Jeff and Eric convey in this week’s episode of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider.” Also terrific is “Winnie the Pooh,” an innocent and whimsical throwback to the old Disney shorts. Jeff reports that “A Better ...
Episode 67: ‘Horrible Bosses,’ ‘Zookeeper,’ Pitch Me This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, we’re only talking about two movies hitting wide release. First up, it’s “Horrible Bosses” starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. Jeff was really excited for this one and decided it was simply good, not great. Eric ...
Episode 66: ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon,’ ‘Larry Crowne,’ ‘Monte Carlo,’ ‘Page One’ For the Fourth of July, Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are celebrating freedom from great movies. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” and “Larry Crowne” are both lousy, and “Monte Carlo” is only so-so. Jeff saw the New York Times documentary “Page One” (Eric didn’t) and says it’s pretty good, if you like newspapers and ...
Episode 65: ‘Cars 2,’ ‘Bad Teacher,’ ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop,’ Interquel Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are … wait for it, wait for it … talking movies this week on “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider.” First up is Pixar’s animated sequel “Cars 2” starring Larry the Cable Guy. Yes, he’s the lead. Jeff and Eric don’t hate this movie, but it’s the worst of the Pixar bunch. They ...
Episode 64: ‘Green Lantern,’ ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins,’ ‘The Trip,’ ‘The Art of Getting By,’ Pitch Me Jeff and Eric have four movies to discuss on this week’s edition of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider! “Green Lantern” is reasonably entertaining fun, nothing great but not bad. “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” is an atrocity that Jeff and Eric hated. “The Trip” has two funny British guys, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, traveling around ...
Episode 63: ‘Super 8,’ ‘The Tree of Life,’ ‘Beginners,’ mailbag This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider we’ve decided movies are good! First up, “Super 8” from the creative genius minds of J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg. It’s a classic, fun ride. Next up is “The Tree of Life” from the creative genius mind of Terrence Malick. You have to bring something to ...
Episode 62: ‘X-Men: First Class,’ ‘Midnight in Paris,’ ’13 Assassins,’ Interquel This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, Jeff and Eric disagree slightly on “X-Men: First Class.”
Episode 61: ‘The Hangover Part II,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 2,’ SNL writer Bryan Tucker, Pitch Me
Episode 60: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,’ ‘Hobo with a Shotgun,’ ‘Hesher,’ Pitch Me w/ Dawn Taylor This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider the boys talks about “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” Arrrrr (that’s a pirate noise as well as our feelings). While Johnny Depp is still engaging as Captain Jack Sparrow, the new movie is very much like the last two. A lot of filler. Next ...
Episode 59: ‘Bridesmaids,’ ‘Priest,’ ‘The Beaver,’ ‘Everything Must Go’ This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider: “Bridesmaids” is quite funny! And raunchy, and has ladies instead of men! “Priest,” which wasn’t screened before it opened, is mediocre at best. “The Beaver” has Mel Gibson talking with a hand puppet. “Everything Must Go” has Will Ferrell drinking beer and sitting on the lawn. ...
Episode 58: ‘Thor,’ ‘Jumping the Broom,’ ‘Something Borrowed,’ Summer Box Office Challenge This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, ’tis the season for summer movies. We start with talking about “Thor.” He’s the god of thunder, and now he’s mixed in with The Avengers clan. Next, Jeff saw “Jumping the Broom” while Eric tried, but failed. Finally, the boys sat through “Something Borrowed” and explain ...
Episode 57: ‘Fast Five,’ ‘POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,’ ‘Hoodwinked Too,’ Tribeca Film Festival This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, your favorite film critics express qualified admiration for “Fast Five,” which is dumb but fun, if too long for its own good. Jeff and Eric both liked “POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,” a Morgan Spurlock documentary about the business of product placement in ...
Episode 56: ‘Water for Elephants,’ Interquel, Jeff’s Africa trip This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider … Bayer is back. He has returned from Africa, to grace the listeners with his presence. In his honor, Snider decided not to see any of the movies that were released this week. Well, that’s not exactly true. Bayer saw “Water for Elephants” starring Robert Pattinson, ...
Episode 55: ‘Super,’ ‘Rubber,’ ‘Rio,’ ‘The Conspirator,’ ‘American: The Bill Hicks Story,’ ‘Scream 4,’ Scott Weinberg, Pitch Me This week on “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider,” Jeff Bayer is still wherever the hell he is, but he and Eric D. Snider pre-taped reviews of “Super” and “Rubber” for your listening pleasure, along with a round of Pitch Me.
Episode 54: ‘Hanna,’ ‘Arthur,’ ‘Soul Surfer,’ ‘Your Highness,’ Mike Russell, Matt Patches, Pitch Me On this week’s very special edition of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, Jeff Bayer is in Africa, doing goodness knows what, but do not fear! He and Eric D. Snider pre-taped some stuff before he left, so the show still has your recommended daily allowance of Bayer. They both liked “Hanna” pretty well. In ...
Episode 53: ‘Source Code,’ ‘Insidious,’ ‘Hop,’ ‘Win Win’ Things are about to get all emotional up in here as Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider celebrates their one-year anniversary! They decide to break from the norm, and for a change this week they’ll be reviewing movies. First up is “Source Code,” which both of them decidedly gave good Gyllenhaal. Next up, Eric saw the horror flick “Insidious” ...
Episode 52: ‘Sucker Punch,’ ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules,’ ‘Jane Eyre’ On this week’s Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, Jeff and Eric would like you to know that “Sucker Punch” and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” are both terrible. And they liked all of Zack Snyder’s other movies!
Episode 51: ‘Paul,’ ‘Limitless,’ SXSW This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider … it’s the most chaotic show we’ve ever done!
Episode 50: ‘Battle Los Angeles,’ ‘Red Riding Hood,’ ‘Mars Needs Moms,’ propaganda contest winners, Interquel Your old pals Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are off to Austin for South By Southwest, but that didn’t stop them from delivering a piping-hot new edition of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider first! All the movies this week are about aliens and monsters and stuff. “Battle Los Angeles” offers good action, too ...
Episode 49: ‘Rango,’ ‘The Adjustment Bureau,’ ‘Take Me Home Tonight,’ ‘Beastly,’ Oscar recap
Episode 48: ‘Hall Pass,’ ‘Drive Angry,’ interview and Pitch Me with screenwriter Paul Tamasy (‘The Fighter,’ ‘Air Bud’) The pre-Oscars edition of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider has a special guest: Paul Tamasy, who’s nominated for an Academy Award for writing “The Fighter”! An actual Oscar nominee, on our stupid little show! Paul tells us about the process of researching and writing “The Fighter,” of working with Christian Bale and David O. ...
Episode 47: ‘Unknown,’ ‘I Am Number Four,’ ‘Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son,’ ‘I Am,’ ‘Cedar Rapids,’ Pitch Me This week, film critic’s Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider talk about movies! First up, “Unknown” starring Liam Neeson and January Jones is not that bad, or pretty good, depending on how you look at it. “I am Number Four” is a sci-fi movie that Eric and Jeff have slightly different opinions on, tune in ...
Episode 46: ‘The Eagle,’ ‘Just Go with It,’ ‘Gnomeo & Juliet,’ ‘The Company Men,’ Portland Int’l Film Festival In this week’s edition of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider,” Jeff and Eric agree that the best option for Valentine’s Day weekend is “The Eagle.” Not that it’s romantic, it just isn’t terrible. “Just Go with It” and “Gnomeo & Juliet,” on the other hand, are not pleasing to the senses. In limited release, ...
Episode 45: ‘Sanctum,’ Pitch Me Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are both live and in the studio this week for a scintillating edition of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider.
Episode 44: ‘The Mechanic,’ ‘The Rite,’ Oscar nominations, Sundance Film Festival This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, Eric is once again off gallivanting (and watching movies) at the Sundance Film Festival. We bring in Mike Russell from the Oregonian to discuss Jason Statham’s new action movie “The Mechanic.” After he leaves, Jeff quickly runs through “The Rite” starring Anthony Hopkins (in a supporting ...
Episode 43: ‘No Strings Attached,’ ‘The Way Back,’ ‘Blue Valentine,’ ‘Rabbit Hole,’ ‘Somewhere,’ the Critics Choice Awards This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider we review new movies and old(er) ones, Jeff does a lot of name dropping, and Eric does some festival dropping.
Episode 42: ‘The Green Hornet,’ ‘The Dilemma,’ interview with ‘Going the Distance’ writer Geoff LaTulippe, Pitch Me This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider we have a very special guest … Geoff LaTulippe. He’s the screenwriter for the romantic comedy “Going the Distance” starring Justin Long and Drew Barrymore. Before we talk to him we review “The Green Hornet” starring Seth Rogen.
Episode 41: ‘Season of the Witch,’ ‘Country Strong,’ ‘Casino Jack,’ ‘Forks Over Knives,’ ‘Hood to Coast’ interview Bayer and Snider ring in the new year in the traditional fashion, i.e., with a couple of movies that aren’t very good. “Season of the Witch” is dumb but fun; “Country Strong” is dumb and not fun. Bayer didn’t care much for “Casino Jack,” either, though he was intrigued by the vegan documentary “Forks Over ...
Episode 40: Our top 10 lists for 2010; overlooked movies of 2010 It’s the end of the year, so film critics Eric D. Snider and Jeff Bayer are giving you their Top Ten Movies of the Year.
Episode 39: ‘Little Fockers,’ ‘The King’s Speech,’ ‘True Grit,’ Pitch Me n a special Christmas Eve episode of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider talk about how awful “Little Fockers” is, and how great “The King’s Speech” is, and how pretty-good “True Grit” is, and how nice the holidays are, and how Jeff’s knee is doing much better, thank you ...
Episode 38: ‘TRON: Legacy,’ ‘The Fighter,’ ‘I Love You Phillip Morris,’ ‘How Do You Know,’ ‘Yogi Bear’ The holidays are coming and so are some movies totally worthy seeing. Eric D. Snider says “TRON: Legacy” is pretty to look at but not much else. Jeff Bayer disagrees and says it’s pretty to look at and more.
Episode 37: ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,’ ‘The Tourist,’ Pitch Me Jeff Bayer is in L.A. hobnobbing with superstars while Eric D. Snider toils away in the studio, but Jeff is on the show anyway.
Episode 36: ‘Black Swan,’ Interquel Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider have no movies to talk about this week. What ever shall they do? Well, even though “Black Swan” isn’t out in Portland yet, they’re reviewing (and loving) it.
Episode 35: ‘Tangled,’ ‘Love and Other Drugs,’ ‘Faster,’ Pitch Me It’s the post-Thanksgiving episode of Movie B.S., and Bayer and Snider are bloated. Which is inexcusable, since they taped the show on Wednesday. Snider is in the studio with a cold; Bayer is literally phoning it in.
Episode 34: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,’ ‘The Next Three Days,’ ‘127 Hours,’ Pitch Me There are three big movies totally worth talking about and seeing this weekend, so let’s get to it.
Episode 33: ‘Unstoppable,’ ‘Morning Glory,’ ‘Skyline,’ ‘The Freebie,’ ‘Four Lions,’ ‘Monsters,’ propaganda, mailbag In which Bayer and Snider talk about “Unstoppable,” “Morning Glory,” “Skyline,” “The Freebie,” “Four Lions,” and “Monsters,” which are all movies that you could see.
Episode 32: ‘Due Date,’ ‘Megamind,’ ‘Fair Game,’ Pitch Me This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider the film critics review “Due Date,” “Megamind 3D” and “Fair Game.”
Episode 31: ‘Saw 3D,’ Halloween movie marathons, Character Casserole It’s a special spooky edition of Movie B.S., in honor of the holy holiday this weekend. Bayer and Snider talk about “Saw 3D,” the only new wide release this weekend.
Episode 30: ‘Hereafter,’ ‘Paranormal Activity 2,’ ‘Conviction,’ Pitch Me This week Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider decide to talk about movies! First up, It’s “Hereafter” with Matt Damon (in one-third of the film), directed by Clint Eastwood.
Episode 29: ‘Jackass 3D,’ ‘Red,’ ‘Freakonomics,’ ‘Stone,’ ‘You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger,’ Interquel Film critics Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider spend a lot of time talking about all things jackass-y. The both agree “Jackass 3D” will make you laugh whether you like it or not. Plus, they give personal stories from jackass moments in their lives.
Episode 28: ‘Secretariat,’ ‘My Soul to Take,’ ‘Life As We Know It,’ ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story,’ ‘Never Let Me Go,’ ‘Waiting for Superman’ It’s another show jam-packed with movies, so many of them that a time limit must be enforced.
Episode 27: ‘The Social Network,’ ‘Let Me In,’ ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,’ ‘Catfish,’ ‘Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole,’ ‘The Virginity Hit,’ ‘Jack Goes Boating’ Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are back live! We’re talking about two really good films that hit the screens this week: ‘The Social Network’ and ‘Let Me In.’ Both decided ‘The Social Network’ is a must see.Then, since we were gone last week it was time for rapid-fire reviews.
Episode 26: The Clip Show This week’s episode pays tribute to a time-honored cop-out device: the clip show. Bayer and Snider are both out of town this week and weren’t able to pre-tape a new show before they went their separate ways, so here’s a compilation of moments from previous episodes that perhaps are not entirely unamusing. Enjoy this trip ...
Episode 25: ‘The Town,’ ‘Easy A,’ ‘Devil,’ ‘I’m Still Here,’ Interquel In this week’s edition of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider it is revealed that Ben Affleck is a good director and actor and we shouldn’t make fun of him anymore. “The Town” is solid cops-and-robbers fun! Also fun is “Easy A,” a teen satire, though Bayer and Snider differed on just how much fun ...
Episode 24: ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife,’ ‘I’m Still Here,’ ‘Centurion,’ best of the summer, Telluride Film Festival, Pitch Me This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider the boys had to go see a midnight screening of “Resident Evil: Afterlife” in 3D, because that’s the kind of dedicated film critics they are. The 3D is great, the movie is crap. Then, Bayer tries to talk to Snider about “I’m Still Here” without giving ...
Episode 23: ‘Machete,’ ‘The American,’ ‘Going the Distance,’ Pitch Me, cross-over with Dawn Taylor’s Ham-Fisted Radio The first fall episode of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider” has many exciting treats! For one thing, Dawn Taylor — of PDX.fm’s “Ham-Fisted Radio” and “Legion of News” — visits Jeff and Eric for the entire hour, to discuss “Machete,” “The American,” and “Going the Distance,” and also to play Pitch Me, and also ...
Episode 22: ‘The Last Exorcism,’ ‘Takers,’ Eric’s birthday Snider’s birthday was pretty much the most important topic on “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider” this week, with the movies “The Last Exorcism” (good) and “Takers” (not so good) taking second place. Jeff and Eric also discussed listeners’ favorite scary scenes from movies, a large number of which came from “Signs” and “The Ring.” ...
Episode 21: ‘Piranha 3D,’ ‘The Switch,’ ‘Vampires Suck,’ Interquel There are five films in wide release and Bayer and Snider didn’t have time to see them all.
Episode 20: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,’ ‘Eat Pray Love,’ ‘The Expendables,’ ‘Get Low,’ Pitch Me There are plenty of new movies to talk about on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider this week, including the excellent “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” Jeff and Eric could spend the whole hour talking about this inventive, funny, groundbreaking movie. (They don’t.) “Eat Pray Love,” on the other hand, is way too long and ...
Episode 19: ‘The Other Guys,’ mailbag, debut of Interquel It’s a moist day at the PDX.fm studios as Jeff and Eric present another sweaty edition of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. “The Other Guys” is pretty solid Will Ferrell comedy if you ask Snider; quite a bit less solid if you ask Bayer. Snider sort of has a Will Ferrell thing, though. There’s ...
Episode 18: ‘Dinner for Schmucks,’ ‘Charlie St. Cloud,’ ‘Cats & Dogs 2,’ ‘Eureka’ writer-producer Jaime Paglia, Pitch Me Welcome to another fun-filled episode of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. The boys talk about “Dinner for Schmucks” starring Paul Rudd and Steve Carell. They agree on most things, especially Carell stealing the show. “Charlie St. Cloud” with Zac Efron is not awful. Surprising, isn’t it? Snider sat through “Cat and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” and didn’t ...
Episode 17: ‘Salt,’ ‘Ramona and Beezus,’ ‘Winter’s Bone’ Jeff and Eric recommend a low-“Salt” diet on this week’s edition of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. “Ramona and Beezus,” on the other hand, is a cute and sweet movie that you could take the kids to. “Winter’s Bone” is a solid indie drama that you should not take the kids to, unless they ...
Episode 16: ‘Inception,’ ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,’ ‘The Kids Are All Right,’ SwitchFix Good news, everyone! “Inception,” which Eric and Jeff both had pegged as their most-anticipated film of the summer, turned out to be fantastic. They talk about it — spoiler-free — in this week’s Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. They also discuss “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” which is reasonably fun family entertainment, and “The Kids Are ...
Episode 15: ‘Predators,’ ‘Despicable Me,’ ‘The Girl Who Played with Fire,’ mailbag This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, both of our fearless critics sit down to watch “Predators” and have a pretty good time in the process. “Despicable Me” starring Steve Carell’s voice has moments, but not much else. Bayer talks about “The Girl Who Played With Fire,” but Snider remains silent since he ...
Episode 14: ‘Twilight: Eclipse,’ ‘The Last Airbender,’ ‘Cyrus,’ annoying fans, press junkets Jeff and Eric have a lot to say not just about movies but about certain movies’ fans, in this week’s edition of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider.” “Eclipse” is the best of the three “Twilight” movies so far — but don’t tell that to people who hate all things “Twilight,” no matter what, always, ...
Episode 13: ‘Knight and Day,’ ‘Grown Ups,’ Pitch Me It’s our lucky 13th episode on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. We start the show talking about how Eric’s friend Kourtney was unlucky at last night’s Portland Beavers game. Once we finally get to movie talk, with both agree “Knight and Day” is a good time at the movies this summer. “Grown Ups” is ...
Episode 12: ‘Toy Story 3,’ ‘Jonah Hex,’ Jeff’s dad, Fixer & Defender, Pitch Me Jeff and Eric have great news to report in this episode of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider”: After several weeks of so-so releases, there’s finally a truly great film. It’s called “Jonah Hex.” No, just kidding, “Jonah Hex” is lousy. But “Toy Story 3” is brilliant! They also answer the QOTW and pose a ...
Episode 11: ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘The A-Team,’ Pitch Me, Fixer & Defender, and more It’s 1984 all over again this week on “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider.” They agree on the two big releases this week. “The Karate Kid” is worth the time, even though it runs a little long. “The A-Team” on the other hand, is a little messy and doesn’t do anything particularly well. Pitch Me unites Sylvester Stallone and ...
Episode 10: ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ ‘Killers,’ ‘Splice,’ Pitch Me “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider” hits the double digits this week — show number 10! In celebration, Eric and Jeff agree that “Get Him to the Greek” is the best offering of new films this week, and that “Killers” should be left dead on the floor. They haven’t seen “Marmaduke,” but come on. Eric ...
Episode 9: ‘Sex and the City 2,’ ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,’ SNL writer John Solomon, Pitch Me In a shocking turn of events, Jeff actually succeeded in getting a guest for “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider”! It was John Solomon, a “Saturday Night Live” writer, and co-writer of the “MacGruber” movie, which Jeff and Eric both liked a lot, and not just because they were having John Solomon on the show. ...
Movie B.S. – Episode 8 Welcome to the season finale of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. In this week’s show the two agree that “MacGruber” is not, in fact, the waste of time you think it is. It’s pretty dang funny. They disagree on “Shrek Forever After” or “Shrek The Final Chapter” or whatever it’s called and give quick ...
Movie B.S. – Episode 7 It’s a sad day for Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, on account of all the movies this week are lousy. “Robin Hood”: long and slow. “Letters to Juliet”: pretty generic rom-com. “Just Wright”: just wrong. Still, Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider managed to disagree on the extent to which each of the movies ...
Episode 6: ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘The Secret in Their Eyes,’ ‘Babies,’ Eric’s mom, Fixer & Defender It’s officially summertime. Trust us, we’re movie critics. This week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider we talk about the first big summer blockbuster, “Iron Man 2” starring Robert Downey Jr. and a slew of other famous faces. We both agree you’ll have a good time, but won’t be blown away. Bayer tells everyone, ...
Movie B.S. – Episode 5 In a turn of events no one could have foreseen, the remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is terrible! So say Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider both in this episode of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. And while neither of them saw “Furry Vengeance,” they’re pretty sure it’s terrible, too, and Eric ...
Movie B.S. – Episode 4 Jeff Bayer was in Hawaii, so Eric D. Snider’s pal Andy Blubaugh, a Portland filmmaker, fills in for this week’s show. Andy even did his homework by seeing the J-Lo movie “The Back-Up Plan” with Eric, a mistake he won’t repeat any time soon. Eric’s review of “The Losers” is also a downer. Andy’s own ...
Movie B.S. – Episode 3 Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider both agree “Kick-Ass” is a good old violent time in the third episode of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider.”
Episode 2: ‘Date Night,’ ‘The Runaways,’ Fixer & Defender, and more “Date Night” gets approval from both Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider in this, the second episode of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider.”
Episode 1: ‘Clash of the Titans,’ ‘The Last Song,’ Pitch Me, and more In their premiere episode, Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider rip on “Clash of the Titans” (especially its cheap 3-D) and Miley Cyrus’ “The Last Song.”