The contest is over. It was the closest race we’ve had. A lot of good men died.
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 – “Listen to Me, Marlon” review (Bayer only), with discussion of how other stars might fall the way Brando did
36:35-39:10 – “The Gift” review (Snider only)
39:10-42:00 – Question of the Week for next week
42:00-47:05 – The final update on the Summer Box Office Challenge
47:05-49:00 – Recap and goodbye
QOTW: What 2nd film in a series was the most improved over the 1st?
REVIEWS:
American Ultra: C+ 7/10
The Man from UNCLE: n/a 8/10
Tangerine: B+ 5/10
Once I Was a Beehive: B+ n/a
Listen to Me, Marlon: n/a 8/10
The Gift: B- n/a
No show this week
Just a reminder that there’s no show this week. A couple weeks ago it was Jeff’s fault. It’s Eric’s fault this time, but this is no time to point fingers. Let’s just remember the time when it was Jeff’s fault and pretend it’s that again. See you next week!
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 animation
1:00:30-1:09:50 – Summer Box Office Challenge update: a victor is declared
1:09:50-1:11:35 – Wrap-up and goodbye
No show and no QOTW next week. We’ll be back August 21, and we’ll never leave again!
REVIEWS:
Fantastic Four: D 4/10
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation: A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Vacation: B 4/10
Phoenix: B+ 5/10
Ricki and the Flash: n/a 7/10
Irrational Man: n/a 8/10
No show this week (July 31)
As foretold in ancient prophecy (last week’s show), there’s no show this week, on account of Jeff’s summer travels and other excuses. We’ll catch up with “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” and “Vacation” next week.
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 – Recap, goodbye, outtakes
QOTW: We’re doing the Mt. Rushmore of animation. Tell us your four (4) favorite animated films. (Feature-length, not shorts; all styles of animation OK; order doesn’t matter)
REVIEWS:
Southpaw: B- 7/10
Paper Towns: B- 6/10
Pixels: n/a 3/10
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 – Movie scoops, and being a jerk
1:07:00-1:09:25 – Recap and goodbye
QOTW: What other relic from the ’80s (like the video game monsters in “Pixels”) could come back to haunt us in a movie?
REVIEWS:
Ant-Man: B 8/10
Trainwreck: B- 7/10
Infinitely Polar Bear: C 3/10
Mr. Holmes: B+ n/a
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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 Pitch Me
36:35-40:00 – “Testament of Youth” review (Snider only)
40:00-40:35 – Oh yeah, “The Gallows” is rated R for no reason
40:35-53:40 – QOTW (animated characters that deserve their own spinoffs)
53:40-58:35 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
58:35-1:00:00 – Recap and goodbye
QOTW: What comedian deserves a starring vehicle (like “Trainwreck” for Amy Schumer) OR a biopic about their life?
REVIEWS:
Self/less: C+ 5/10
Minions: n/a 5/10
The Gallows: D n/a
Testament of Youth: B n/a
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 character deserves its own spin-off?
REVIEWS:
Terminator Genisys C- 5/10
Magic Mike XXL C 7/10
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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 movies)
52:55-56:30 – Summer Box Office Challenge update
56:30-1:03:30 – What’d You Watch? (“Ted,” “Days of Thunder”)
1:03:30-1:05:10 – Wrap-up and goodbye
QOTW: What was the moment during a film that made you squirm in your seat the most?
REVIEWS:
Ted 2 C 4/10
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl B+ 10/10
A Little Chaos n/a 7/10
The Wolfpack n/a 5/10
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 for Fake,” and a debate over who looks better in a cape, Snider or Orson Welles)
1:12:25-1:14:40 – Wrap-up and goodbye
QOTW: Have you ever dreamt about a movie? Tell us your best or worst movie dream.
REVIEWS:
Inside Out B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Dope B- 7/10
The Overnight B 8/10
Balls Out B- n/a
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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 update
31:15-41:55 – A round of Interquel (“Jurassic Park” and “Swingers”)
41:55-47:15 – What’d You Watch? (“Jurassic Park,” “Three Days of the Condor,” “Insidious Chapter 3”)
47:15-48:30 – Recap and goodbye
QOTW: When did you strongly disagree with one or both of us about a movie review?
REVIEWS:
Jurassic World B- 6/10
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 get)
1:08:00-1:11:20 – Recap, goodnight
QOTW: Suggest some Questions of the Week for us. What are some good discussion topics we haven’t covered?
REVIEWS:
Spy: B+ 7/10
Entourage: D+ 5/10
Results: B? 8/10
Love & Mercy: n/a 8/10
Heaven Knows What: B n/a
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 movie?
REVIEWS:
San Andreas: B 5/10
Aloha: n/a 6/10
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: We’re doing another Mt. Rushmore! Tell us your four (4) favorite summer blockbusters of all time. (“Summer blockbuster” = popular movie that came out between May and August.)
REVIEWS:
Tomorrowland: B- 5/10
Poltergeist: C 3/10
Good Kill: n/a 5/10
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 – What’d You Watch? (“Road Warrior,” “The Last Stand” [not the Schwarzenegger one])
51:25-58:25 – Some memories of David Letterman
58:25-1:01:00 – Recap and goodbye
QOTW: What amusement park element (ride, game, attraction, etc.) should be made into a movie?
REVIEWS:
Mad Max: Fury Road A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Pitch Perfect 2: C 6/10
Far from the Madding Crowd: B 7/10
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 Max: Fury Road,” what movie (at least 20 years old) should be remade by its same director?
REVIEWS:
Hot Pursuit D+ 2/10
The D Train C 9/10
Welcome to Me n/a 7/10
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 for the Summer Box Office Challenge. You can play along at home!
56:25-1:00:00 – What’d You Watch? (“Crash,” “Nine to Five,” “Soapdish,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
1:00:00-1:02:00 – Recap, farewell
QOTW: Since “Hot Pursuit” looks like a female version of “Midnight Run,” what other movie should have a female version? Casting suggestions welcome.
REVIEWS:
Avengers: Age of Ultron B- 6/10
Adult Beginners C+ 6/10
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 airplane, Axel Foley, and the I Am Legend guy)
57:50-1:03:50 – Some nice things people wrote on Facebook about their history with the show
1:03:50-1:05:15 – Recap and goodbye
QOTW: What should the stakes be for our annual Summer Box Office Challenge bet?
REVIEWS:
The Age of Adaline B- 6/10
The Water Diviner n/a 4/10
The Clouds of Sils Maria n/a 8/10
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 Kingdom” (Bayer only)
37:20-38:00 – There are some other movies that are opening but whose distributors didn’t want critics to see
38:00-53:05 – QOTW (your favorite bodily function moments) (in movies)
53:05-57:30 – What’d You Watch? (“All About Eve,” Kevin Hart’s stand-up)
57:30-1:00:00 – Recap and goodbye
QOTW: What’s the best directorial debut by an actor?
REVIEWS:
Ex Machina B 8/10
True Story B- 6/10
Unfriended C+ n/a
Monkey Kingdom n/a 7/10