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 detail that Snider couldn't accept and a reminder that the MPAA rating system is useless

59:00 - "Miles Ahead" review

1:02:25 - QOTW (food you've smuggled into the movies)

1:17:15 - We're doing the draft for the Summer Box Office Challenge next week, so let us know if you have any (feasible, realistic) suggestions for what the stakes of the bet should be

1:19:20 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What's the best use of diegetic* music in a movie? (Diegetic music: music that is actually heard by the characters in the movie, and not just on the soundtrack. A good example: "Stuck in the Middle with You" playing on the radio during the ear-slicing scene in "Reservoir Dogs.")

 

REVIEWS: 

Green Room: A- 10/10 (B.S.-approved!)

The Huntsman: Winter's War: D 3/10

Elvis & Nixon: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Miles Ahead: n/a 7/10