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?
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, you can also tell us which movie is currently your life.)
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0:00-3:50 – Introduction, our lunch sponsor: Crooked Scoreboard, a sports blog!
3:50-17:15 – “300: Rise of an Empire” review
17:15-20:40 – “Tim’s Vermeer” review (Bayer only)
20:40-31:15 – QOTW (movies that changed your mind about an issue)
31:15-37:55 – A li’l SXSW preview
37:55-40:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What movie do you wish was your life? (For extra credit, you can also tell us which movie is currently your life.)
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Here are our Oscar picks. This is Bayer’s confidence system, where you predict who’s going to win, then arrange your picks in order of how confident you are. Least confident is worth 1 point; most confident is 24. (You’ll notice we’re both positive “Gravity” will win for visual effects.) A perfect score adds up to 300, so it’s like bowling. Exactly like bowling. Make your own picks and score along at home!
SNIDER
24 Visual Effects – “Gravity”
23 Actor – Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
22 Documentary Short – “The Lady in Number 6”
21 Supporting Actor – Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
20 Makeup & Hairstyling – “Dallas Buyers Club”
19 Supporting Actress – Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
18 Song – “Let It Go,” from “Frozen”
17 Animated Feature – “Frozen”
16 Original Screenplay – “Her”
15 Actress – Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
14 Adapted Screenplay – “12 Years a Slave”
13 Cinematography – “Gravity”
12 Costume Design – “American Hustle”
11 Sound Editing – “Gravity”
10 Sound Mixing – “Gravity”
9 Animated Short – “Get a Horse!”
8 Documentary Feature – “20 Feet from Stardom”
7 Live-Action Short – “Just Before Losing Everything”
6 Picture – “12 Years a Slave”
5 Director – Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”
4 Production Design – “The Great Gatsby”
3 Score – “Gravity”
2 Editing – “Captain Phillips”
1 Foreign – “The Broken Circle Breakdown”
BAYER
24 – Best Visual Effects – Gravity
23 – Best Makeup & Hairstyling – Dallas Buyers Club
22 – Best Sound Mixing – Gravity
21 – Best Sound Editing – Gravity
20 – Best Animated Feature – Frozen
19 – Best Adapted Screenplay – 12 Years a Slave
18 – Best Short Film (Animated) – Get a Horse!
17 – Best Cinematography – Gravity
16 – Best Supporting Actor – Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
15 – Best Actress – Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
14 – Best Actor – Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
13 – Best Original Score – Steven Price – Gravity
12 – Best Director – Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
11 – Best Documentary (Short) – The Lady in Number 6
10 – Best Foreign Film – The Great Beauty
09 – Best Film Editing – Gravity
08 – Best Original Song – Let it Go – Frozen
07 – Best Production Design – The Great Gatsby
06 – Best Supporting Actress – Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
05 – Best Documentary – The Act of Killing
04 – Best Picture – 12 Years a Slave
03 – Best Short Film (Live Action) – The Voorman Problem
02 – Best Costume Design – American Hustle
01 – Best Original Screenplay – American Hustle
0:00-3:15 – Introduction, this week’s sponsor
3:15-5:20 – iTunes review and Jeff’s beer
5:20-20:50 – “Non-Stop” review, plus mentions of “Son of God” and the R-rated “Anchorman 2” cut
20:50-24:30 – Not really a review of “The Wind Rises”
24:30-27:40 – Playing the Oscar game
27:40-37:45 – QOTW (what movie you would show aliens to represent humanity)
37:45-45:40 – Jeff & Eric’s Excellent Adventure: Feb. 28, 1992
45:40-48:35 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: Has a movie ever changed your mind about an issue?
This week’s sponsor: The Ricks family’s GoFundMe campaign for their special-needs sons.
0:00-4:25 – Introduction, we have colds, iTunes review
4:25-19:30 – “Pompeii” review
19:30-33:10 – QOTW (movies you own but never watch)
33:10-41:51 – Interquel
41:51-48:10 – Oscar bowling, movies to watch
48:10-49:35 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
49:35-52:35 – Randy Newman’s Title Song from “12 Years a Slave”
QOTW: If there are aliens, and you can send them one movie to represent humanity, what do you choose and why?
0:00-3:40 – Introduction, an announcement
3:40-5:40 – Our lunch sponsor: “Try Not to Burn,” a supernatural thriller by Michael Matula, now on Kindle for $3.99
5:40-16:00 – “RoboCop” review
16:00-37:45 – “Winter’s Tale” review, with many spoilers, and then some commentary on the screening rats
37:45-47:40 – QOTW (your “litmus test” movies)
47:40-56:10 – A round of Pitch Me
56:10-58:20 – Portland International Film Festival is still happening; “The Congress” is good; movie talkers
58:20-1:00:55 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What is the least-watched title in your movie library, and if you never watch it, why do you own it?
0:00-5:30 – Introduction, and much discussion of talk shows
5:30-16:30 – “The Lego Movie” review
16:30-28:25 – “The Monuments Men” review
28:25-30:00 – They won’t let anyone see “Vampire Academy”
30:00-34:00 – Portland International Film Festival has begun
34:00-40:15 – QOTW (movies you would change the ending to)
40:15-45:00 – Snider is at the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival this weekend; also, the ending of “Se7en,” for some reason
45:00-47:10 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What is your “litmus test” movie — the one where if he/she doesn’t like it, it’ll never work between you?
0:00-3:35 – Introduction, Jeff’s beer
3:35-5:50 – iTunes review, eating paper
5:50-28:40 – “That Awkward Moment” review, in which the Sparks Rule is invoked and the entire plot “spoiled”
28:40-35:30 – “Labor Day” review
35:30-37:10 – The Oscar short films are in some theaters
37:10-40:00 – A stray Sundance film, “Battered Bastards of Baseball”
40:00-53:50 – QOTW (day-to-day activities that could be the plot of an action movie)
53:50-56:10 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What movie would you change the ending to?
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):
1:19:00-1:20:30 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What day-to-day activity could be the plot of an action movie?
0:00-3:50 – Introduction; we’re at Sundance; whispering
3:50-5:00 – iTunes review
5:00-10:35 – “Ride Along” review
10:35-18:10 – “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” review, including a guest appearance by IndieWire’s Steve Greene
18:10-21:20 – Jeff was at the Critics Choice Awards
21:20-31:50 – Sundance movies so far: “Whiplash,” “Locke,” “The Babadook,” “God’s Pocket”
31:50-35:00 – Miscellaneous Sundance talk
35:00-40:50 – QOTW (your Sundance ideas)
40:50-42:55 – Next QOTW, plus see “Gravity” on the big screen while you still can, plus a guest appearance by The Film Stage’s Raffi Asdourian
42:55-44:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What day-to-day activity could be the plot of an action movie?
Just a heads-up, loyal listeners. This week’s show will be posted a day later than usual so that we can record it after we’ve both arrived at Sundance. So it’ll be late, but it will be packed with Sundance-y goodness! To those who like to listen on Friday while driving home, we apologize. You can call us on the phone and we’ll just tell you about movies directly.
0:00-4:10 – Introduction; first movies we watched in 2014
4:10-6:25 – The story on one of our theme songs
6:25-8:00 – iTunes review
8:00-21:10 – “Her” review
21:10-32:45 – “Lone Survivor” review
32:45-46:55 – “August: Osage County” review
46:55-58:00 – QOTW (your favorite movies and performances of 2013)
58:00-1:01:20 – We’re going to Sundance. Both of us!
1:01:20-1:04:35 – All of our old episodes are online again; group listening parties; wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: For the first time, Jeff and Eric will both be at Sundance. What do you want us to do while we’re there?
0:00-4:30 – Introduction; Jeff is drinking coffee
4:30-6:00 – How much overlap will there be between Jeff and Eric’s lists??
6:00-46:15 – The lists
46:15-47:00 – Quick recaps of the lists (titles only, real fast)
47:00-49:45 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013? (We’ll tabulate the results on next week’s show.)
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?
0:00-2:00 – Introduction
2:00-21:30 – “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” review
21:30-29:25 – “American Hustle” review
29:25-39:50 – “Inside Llewyn Davis” review
39:50-41:10 – Brief tangent about “American Horror Story” and “Homeland” (no spoilers)
41:10-51:15 – “Saving Mr. Banks” review
51:15-1:03:30 – QOTW (favorite holiday season movie-going memories)
1:03:30-1:06:00 – Bayer makes a shocking announcement
1:06:00-1:08:45 – QOTW for next couple weeks: your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013
1:08:45-1:11:50 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013?
0:00-2:30 – Introduction, blather
2:30-4:25 – iTunes review
4:25-5:40 – Jeff’s drink; Tyler Perry’s movies
5:40-26:40 – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smeowg” review
26:40-37:20 – QOTW (sequels that deserve a re-do)
37:20-45:10 – Pitch Me
45:10-54:40 – That time machine thing, to Dec. 11, 1992
54:40-58:25 – Wrap-up and goodbyes, including a couple brief recommendations
QOTW: What is your favorite holiday-season movie-going memory?
0:00-5:10 – Introduction; fish sweatshops; it’s going to be a busy season at the movies
5:10-17:00 – “Out of the Furnace” review
17:00-33:00 – “Oldboy” review, comparison with the original
33:00-34:50 – “The Broken Circle Breakdown” review
34:50-47:30 – QOTW (animated films that should be remade in live action)
47:30-49:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes
QOTW: What non-“Star Wars” sequel deserves a re-do?