0:00 - Hello there, here is an iTunes review

4:10 - "Hardcore Henry" review

12:55 - "The Boss" review, beginning with an exploration into the mystery of Melissa McCarthy's hidden neck

25:50 - "Demolition" review

32:00 - "Mr. Right" review

39:15 - QOTW (bad bosses you've had, and bad bosses we've had)

50:10 - The Listeners Ask Us Things® (how to enjoy movies while analyzing them)

55:10 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: In honor of "The Jungle Book," give us your casting and other suggestions for a live-action version of an animated classic.

 

REVIEWS: 

Hardcore Henry: D 3/10

The Boss: C 3/10

Demolition: C+ 6/10

Mr. Right: C- 5/10

 

0:00 - It's our sixth anniversary! There is some discussion of gifts

2:50 - iTunes review

4:15 - We can't review the new wide releases ("Meet the Blacks" and "God's Not Dead 2") because they are Hollywood's Shameful Secrets

5:30 - "Midnight Special" review

15:35 - "I Saw the Light" review (Bayer only)

21:10 - "April and the Extraordinary World" review

25:50 - QOTW (movie characters who are similar to you) 

38:25 - The segment where you ask us questions. This time it's about our cars

41:40 - Recap, more anniversary talk, and goodbye

 

QOTW: Tell us a story about a boss you've had that would make a good movie.

 

REVIEWS:

Midnight Special: B 9/10

I Saw the Light: n/a 4/10

April and the Extraordinary World: B 7/10

0:00 - Welcome; iTunes review; Jeff wants too much; pronoun trouble

4:15 - "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" review

16:00 - "Hello, My Name Is Doris" review (from SXSW 2015)

20:30 - "The Bronze" review (from Sundance 2015)

22:50 - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" review (Snider only)

33:20 - QOTW (movies that embarrass you because of how they portray a part of your identity)

46:05 - A round of Pitch Me

55:10 - Recap, goodbye

 

QOTW: What movie character is the closest to being you, in terms of personality, temperament, worldview, etc.? Do some soul-searching here.

 

REVIEWS:

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: C- 4/10

Hello, My Name Is Doris: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

The Bronze: C+ 5/10

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2: C n/a

 

 

0:00 - Hi, we're back, we went to South By Southwest, here are some movies we saw:

3:10 - "Hush"

7:45 - "Demolition"

10:40 - "Slash"

16:25 - "Born to Be Blue"

20:15 - "My Blind Brother"

25:30 - "Hunt for the Wilderpeople"

28:10 - "War on Everyone"

33:40 - "Don't Think Twice"

37:15 - "Sing Street"

41:00 - "Midnight Special"

42:20 - Some thoughts on SXSW in general

45:30 - "The Brothers Grimsby" review

50:00 - "10 Cloverfield Lane" review

55:25 - QOTW rolled over to next week, so send in your responses; goodbye

 

 

REVIEWS:

The Brothers Grimsby: D+ 4/10

10 Cloverfield Lane: B+ 7/10

 

0:00 - Hello, it's our 300th episode, whatever

2:15 - "Whisky Tango Foxtrot" review

16:50 - "London Has Fallen" review, which we definitely recorded at the same time and place as the rest of the show, for sure

26:45 - "Zootopia" review (Snider only)

35:20 - QOTW (minor details that ruined a movie for you)

49:30 - A round of Interquel ("Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Princess Bride")

55:15 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What movie embarrasses you because of the way it portrays a part of your identity (hometown, subcultures, religion, interests, etc.)?

 

REVIEWS:

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: B 7/10

London Has Fallen: C 4/10

Zootopia: B+ n/a

 

0:00 - Greetings; then Jeff tricks Eric into talking about sports

2:45 - "Eddie the Eagle" review

15:30 - Jeff didn't see the other movies, but he's not crying about it

16:30 - "Triple 9" review (Snider only)

20:15 - "Gods of Egypt" review (Snider only)

27:20 - QOTW (movie quotes you use in everyday life)

37:30 - What'd You Watch? ("Oslo, August 31"; "Spaghettiman")

40:35 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What seemingly small or dumb thing has completely ruined a movie for you? (Ex: the lead actress running from dinosaurs in high heels.)

 

REVIEWS:

Eddie the Eagle: B+ 7/10

Triple 9: C- n/a

Gods of Egypt: D n/a

 

0:00 - Greetings! We talk about our new TVs and Eric's new sleep apparatus

9:45 - "Race" review

21:45 - "Risen" opens this week but wasn't screened in Portland; "The Witch" was screened, but scheduled against something else; why don't distributors like Portland anymore?

23:15 - "The Witch" review (repeat from Fantastic Fest)

28:20 - Eric is at the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival this weekend

31:30 - It's almost Oscar time! Here's how to play Oscar Bowling

37:15 - A new Question of the Week! @MovieBS on Twitter is also discussed

42:30 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Horace and Pete")

47:05 - A round of Character Casserole ("House of Wax," "Pinocchio," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens")

55:25 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What quote from a movie do you use most regularly in everyday speech? 

 

REVIEWS:

Race: B- 5/10

The Witch: B+ 6/10

 

0:00 - Hello

1:25 - iTunes review

3:00 - Our lunch sponsor: "The Little Scary Book," horror short stories by Kevin Duncan. http://www.amazon.com/Little-Scary-Book-Kevin-Duncan-ebook/dp/B016N690GE

5:55 - "Deadpool" review

15:15 - "Zoolander 2" review

25:20 - "How to Be Single" review

36:45 - "Where to Invade Next" review

47:00 - QOTW is still on hiatus (thanks for the ideas so far!), but here's its counterpart, Somebody Asked Us a Thing® (about our rating scales)

53:50 - Recap and goodbye

 

Deadpool: B 7/10

Zoolander 2: C- 4/10

How to Be Single: B- 5/10

Where to Invade Next: B 7/10

 

0:00 - Intro; Eric's cat and Jeff's baby

2:50 - "Hail, Caesar!" review

20:20 - We didn't see "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies" because it was screening at the same time as "Hail, Caesar!"

22:00 - "The Choice" review (Snider only, and the Sparks Rule is invoked, which means full spoilers)

31:30 - Eric briefly reviews "Fifty Shades of Black" (boo) and "The Boy" (meh?), then relates an anecdote about a bum at the theater

38:30 - QOTW (the Coen Brothers question that nobody was interested in)

42:40 - That Thing Where We Take Questions from Listeners® 

47:50 - A round of Pitch Me 

55:45 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: We're putting QOTW on hiatus for a couple of W's while we think of good Q's. Do you have any suggestions for good discussion questions? Please send them to us!

 

REVIEWS:

Hail, Caesar! B 6/10

The Choice: C n/a

 

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