Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider
 
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 Panda 3" review
14:00 - "Son of Saul" review
18:40 - "The Finest Hours" review (Bayer only)
23:40 - Snider's Sundance report, with specific reference to: "AbracaDeborah" 
"Manchester by the Sea," which Snider hadn't seen
"The Birth of a Nation"
"The Intervention" 
"The Fundamentals of Caring"
"Yoga Hosers"
plus more anecdotes about our Sundance press pals, with a cameo by Sam Fragoso, plus lots of questions from Jeff about people's hair
41:35 - QOTW (your Oscar votes)
45:05 - A Listener Asked Us Something® about screenwriting
49:35 - Recap, goodbye
 
QOTW: Give us your remake (casting, story, etc.) of a Coen brothers movie. (Purely hypothetical, of course. No heresy intended.) 
 
REVIEWS:
Kung Fu Panda: C+ 7/10
Son of Saul: B 7/10
Finest Hours: n/a 7/10
 
Direct download: MovieBS-295-01-29-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:53am PDT

 
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 really review "Boy and the World"
27:30 - QOTW (movies that you are disappointed someone you love loves)
42:55 - David Bowie and Alan Rickman movie tributes
46:20 - Question Time® about how we met and became critics, plus old emails
56:00 - Recap, goodbye
 
QOTW: What would your votes be for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress at the Oscars? You have to choose from the actual nominees, too. 
 
REVIEWS:
Ride Along 2: C+ 5/10
Moonwalkers: B- 8/10
Anomalisa: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Direct download: MovieBS-294-01-15-2016.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:35am PDT

 
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 "The Peanuts Movie"
23:00 - Updates on our feelings about "The Hateful Eight"  
24:05 - Bayer caught up with "Room," "99 Homes," and "Sicario"; "Room" is now retroactively B.S.-approved
28:15 - QOTW (suggestions for movies we, Jeff & Eric, should watch)
40:15 - Here's a Question/There's an Answer™ about how the show is different now from when we started, and about a concussion, and about how Snider takes some getting used to
45:40 - Recap and goodbye
 
QOTW: What movie are you most disappointed that someone you love loves?
 
REVIEWS:
The Danish Girl: C 5/10
Youth: B+ 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Direct download: MovieBS-293-01-08-2016.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:04pm PDT

 
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 a row
42:20 - Listener survey: the Mt. Rushmore of 2015
47:15 - QOTW (movies you saw because we recommended them)
53:00 - Questions That We Can Answer® (Jeff's speech patterns, our shame lists)
58:20 - Recap and goodbye
 
QOTW: What movie that you think Jeff and Eric have not seen should they see? 
 
REVIEWS:
The Hateful Eight: B+ 9/10
 
Direct download: MovieBS-292-01-01-2016.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:34pm PDT

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