Episodes
Wednesday May 18, 2016
172 - The Darkness & The Huntsman: Winter's War
Wednesday May 18, 2016
Wednesday May 18, 2016
This week we catch up on "The Huntsman: Winter's War" and the new Blumhouse horror film "The Darkness." We discuss Kevin Smith's plans to adapt "Buckaroo Banzai" into a TV series and at the end of the program we also review the 1991 documentary "Paris is Burning" for our Netflix Homework.
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
169 - Jungle Book & Green Room
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
This week we say farewell the his Purpleness, Prince, and after discussing this week's movie news we review Disney's latest version of their classic, "The Jungle Book." We also review the violent indie thriller "Green Room," which stars Sir Patrick Stewart as a Neo-Nazi skinhead. At the end the program for our Netflix Homework we review the British road-comedy "The Trip," starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon.
The Jungle Book trailer
Tuesday Jan 26, 2016
160 - The Boy
Tuesday Jan 26, 2016
Tuesday Jan 26, 2016
This week we review the haunted doll movie "The Boy" and discuss the news of McG's "Masters of the Universe" reboot, as well as Sam Raimi's American remake of the French thriller "A Prophet." We discuss, at some length, the #OscarsSoWhite activist campaign and it's effects of the official membership rules enforced by the Academy of Motion Pictures. At the end of the program we also review Otto Preminger's 1944 noir "Laura."
Wednesday Dec 30, 2015
156 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Big Short
Wednesday Dec 30, 2015
Wednesday Dec 30, 2015
This week we try to round up a few year-end releases with reviews for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," a new bloody adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and the recession-era dramatic comedy "The Big Short." At the end of the show we review the 2010 survival drama "The Way Back" for our Netflix Homeowork.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
151 - Beasts of No Nation
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Today we give you two doses of Netflix content with their original narrative feature "Beasts of No Nation," starring Idris Elba, and the 2013 Belgian thriller "The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears." We also weigh in on the news of a "Memento" remake and a possible "Fast and Furious" cinematic universe.
Monday Nov 09, 2015
150 - Spectre
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Monday Jun 08, 2015
133 - Spy (w/ guests Brad Decker and Amanda Kowalski)
Monday Jun 08, 2015
Monday Jun 08, 2015
Richard's gone for the week so Brad Decker and Amanda Kowalski of the Quarter Life Crisis podcast come on to rap with Cassidy about the movie news and to review the new Melissa McCarthy comedy "Spy." We also talk about the disappointment that was the LA Bread Festival. For our Netflix homework we review the 1988 comedy "Naked Gun."
Check our Brad and Amanda's podcast here.
Tuesday May 19, 2015
131 - Mad Max: Fury Road
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Leading up to our review of "Mad Max: Fury Road" we catch up on some movie news and discuss our favorite post-apocalyptic wasteland movies. Cassidy also regales Richard with more stories of disastrous apartment hunting episodes in LA, and at the end of the show we review the David Wain comedy "They Came Together."
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015
125 - Cinderella & What We Do in the Shadows
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015
Tuesday Mar 24, 2015
Back this week we review Kenneth Branagh's "Cinderella" and the New Zealand vampire comedy "What We Do in the Shadows." We also set the rules for our upcoming fantasy film festival line-up (take that sports nerds!) and we review Robert Altman's 1977 film "3 Women" in our netflix homework.
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015
124 - Chappie (w/guest critic, Youtube's 'Nerd With Words')
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015
This episode we interview Stephen Guerrieri, otherwise known as Youtube's Nerd With Words. We interview him about his work as a writer for the film and television, as well as his brief stint on Youtube as a movie reviewer. Collectively, we review Neill Blomkamp's new sci-fi flick "Chappie" and for our Netflix homework we review the 80s, Australian, teenage action-comedy, "BMX Bandits," starring a very young Nicole Kidman.