Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider
 
0:00 - Hello; we're not doing celebrity gossip; write us an iTunes review, why don't you? 
2:20 - "SPECTRE" review
14:30 - "Suffragette" review
21:30 - "Miss You Already" review (Bayer only)
24:25 - We didn't see the Peanuts movie because the screening was on a Sunday, WTF?
25:00 - QOTW (comic strips that should be made into movies)
35:30 - A round of Character Casserole (Rambo, the Sundance Kid, and Alan from "The Hangover")
46:10 - Next week's QOTW
47:10 - What'd You Watch? ("The Talented Mr. Ripley")
50:30 - Recap and goodbye
51:50 - An outtake we cut out because we were sort of embarrassed (though not very, obviously)
 
QOTW: Please give us suggestions for future Questions of the Week, in particular ones relating to the upcoming holidays.
 
REVIEWS:
SPECTRE: C+ 7/10
Suffragette: B- 8/10
Miss You Already: n/a 5/10
Direct download: MovieBS-284-11-06-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:42pm PDT

 
0:00 - Introduction; Dylan turned 3
2:55 - "Our Brand Is Crisis" review
12:30 - "Burnt" review
21:00 - "Truth" review
30:30 - "Bone Tomahawk" review
36:30 - "Room" review (Snider only)
41:15 - QOTW (scariest movie theater moments)
55:50 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Grandma," the Hunger Gameses)
58:55 - Recap and goodbye
 
QOTW: What comic strip should be made into a movie? 
 
REVIEWS:
Our Brand Is Crisis: B- 7/10
Burnt: C 7/10
Truth: C+ 7/10
Bone Tomahawk: B 8/10
Room: B+ n/a
 
Direct download: MovieBS-283-10-30-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:37pm PDT

0:00 - Howdy; Bayer has a beer; his house is old
3:15 - "The Last Witch Hunter" review
11:25 - "Rock the Kasbah" review
18:00 - "Jem and the Holograms" review (Snider only)
24:45 - It's a bad week for new movies; more discussion of Eric's cat's name
26:20 - QOTW (best use of songs in movies)
41:35 - A round of Pitch Me, ending with a tangent, which is permitted
50:20 - Recap and goodbye
 
QOTW: What's your scariest movie moment in a theater?
 
REVIEWS:
The Last Witch Hunter: D 5/10
Rock the Kasbah: C- 5/10
Jem and the Holograms: C- n/a
Direct download: MovieBS-282-10-23-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:04pm PDT

0:00 - New theme song (by Greg Whitehead) reflects Jeff's return to Portland; Eric got a cat
5:05 - "Steve Jobs" review
14:55 - "Crimson Peak" review
22:35 - "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon" review (from Sundance)
24:15 - "Experimenter" review (from Sundance)
27:10 - Jeff finds something to be annoyed about
27:50 - "Goosebumps" review (Snider only)
32:15 - "99 Homes" review (Snider only)
36:05 - We chose "Crimson Peak" over "Bridge of Spies"; we've missed several big movies
38:10 - QOTW (favorite screenwriters)
51:00 - Recap, parting words, mostly about the films' titles
 
QOTW: What is the best use of a song in a movie? 
 
REVIEWS:
Steve Jobs: B+ 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Crimson Peak: C+ 5/10
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: B+ 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Experimenter: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Goosebumps: C+ n/a
99 Homes: B+ n/a
Direct download: MovieBS-281-10-16-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:54pm PDT

 
0:00 - Hello! Jeff is on his way back home to Portland
3:10 - "The Walk" review
11:50 - Some movies we didn't see, like "Pan"
13:00 - "Goodnight Mommy" review
18:00 - QOTW (remakes you'd be OK with if they were guaranteed to be good); at 26:30, Eric relates an anecdote of white-collar crime
29:10 - A round of our new remake game that doesn't have a name yet
38:25 - Recap, there's pictures and video of Eric's temporary tattoos online, and goodbye
 
QOTW: Who's your favorite screenwriter, past or present? 
 
REVIEWS:
The Walk: C+ 6/10
Goodnight Mommy: B+ 7/10
Direct download: MovieBS-280-10-09-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:31pm PDT

 
0:00 - It's the last day of Fantastic Fest, and we saw a lot of movies
2:10 - "The Martian" review
10:50 - Fantastic Fest reviews, starting with "The Keeping Room"
14:00 - "Anomalisa"
18:25 - "Men and Chicken"
22:20 - "Green Room"
28:20 - "April and the Extraordinary World"
31:45 - "Lovemilla"
34:30 - "High-Rise"
38:40 - "Der Bunker"
42:00 - "Hard to Get"
43:20 - "The Witch"
49:15 - "Dangerous Men"
51:10 - "The Devil's Candy"
54:35 - "February"
57:20 - "Schneider vs. Bax"
59:40 - "Too Late"
1:04:30 - "The Lobster" (Bayer)
1:06:00 - "The Great Works of G.W. Zwaen" (Snider)
1:07:00 - "Sensoria" (Bayer)
1:07:30 - "The Brand New Testament" (Snider)
1:09:45 - "Liza the Fox Fairy" (Bayer)
1:10:50 - "Son of Saul" (Snider)
1:12:45 - "Remix, Remake, Ripoff" (Bayer)
1:14:10 - "Rabid Dogs" (Snider)
1:15:20 - "Man vs. Snake" (Bayer)
1:17:10 - "The Similars" (Snider)
1:18:50 - Wrap-up and goodbye
 
QOTW: If it was guaranteed to be good, what film would you like to see remade? 
 
REVIEWS:
The Martian: A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)
 
Direct download: MovieBS-279-10-02-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:04am PDT

 
0:00-5:20 - We're in Austin just as Fantastic Fest is about to begin; all around us chaos reigns; Scott Weinberg, the Loki of Fantastic Fest, is within the range of our microphone
5:20 - "Stonewall" review (Snider only)
11:10 - "Sicario" review (Snider only)
14:50 - "Hotel Transylvania 2" review (Snider only)
17:50 - QOTW (old/young duos who should make a movie together)
24:05 - Weinberg comes up with next week's QOTW on the spot, and there is discussion
27:40 - Bayer is about to put fake 'toos on Snider because Snider lost the Summer Box Office Challenge; films we're looking forward to; reasons to punch people
36:30 - Recap and goodbye
 
QOTW: If it was guaranteed to be good, what film would you like to see remade? 
 
REVIEWS:
Stonewall: C- n/a
Sicario: B n/a
Hotel Transylvania: B- n/a
 
 
 
Direct download: MovieBS-278-09-25-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:47am PDT

0:00 - Introduction; this is Jeff's last San Diego show; our theme song is almost obsolete; Portland will soon be destroyed anyway
4:50 - "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" review
13:20 - "Everest" review
25:30 - "Black Mass" review
32:20 - "Sleeping with Other People" review
40:40 - "Pawn Sacrifice" review (Snider only) 
44:15 - QOTW (man vs. nature stories)
1:00:10 - Recap and goodbye
 
QOTW: In honor of De Niro and Hathaway in "The Intern," what's an old-young combination who should make a movie together? (Doesn't have to be romantic. In fact, probably shouldn't be.)  
 
REVIEWS: 
The Scorch Trials: B 6/10
Everest: B- 6/10
Black Mass: C+ 6/10
Sleeping with Other People B+ 9/10
Pawn Sacrifice C n/a 
Direct download: MovieBS-277-09-18-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:10pm PDT

0:00-2:45 - We say hello, and Eric negs Jeff's improv attempts
2:45-4:45 - The movies we didn't see
4:45-17:00 - "The Visit" review 
17:00-19:20 - "Seven Chinese Brothers" review (Bayer only)
19:20-29:50 - QOTW (favorite Wes Craven moments), ending with Jeff realizing how he has traumatized Dylan
29:50-39:00 - A round of Pitch Me
39:00-41:00 - The end of the show, really, with a little other blather
 
QOTW: In honor of "Everest," what's a man-vs-nature story that hasn't been done yet (or not often enough, anyway)? 
 
REVIEWS: 
The Visit B- 6/10
Seven Chinese Brothers n/a 6/10 
Direct download: MovieBS-276-09-11-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:07pm PDT

0:00-3:30 - Hello there; Eric made a mistake on last week's show
3:30-10:25 - "Learning to Drive" review
10:25-16:50 - "The Transporter Refueled" review (Bayer only)
16:50-18:25 - We're going to replay our reviews of some Sundance movies that are now open
18:25-21:30 - "A Walk in the Woods" review
21:30-27:30 - "Digging for Fire" review
27:30-31:55 - "Cop Car" review
31:55-37:00 - "Mistress America" review
37:00-40:00 - Why Jeff is sad about Sundance
40:00-47:20 - QOTW (your favorite movies of summer 2015)
47:20-57:45 - A new game! It needs a name
57:45-1:00:50 - Recap, talk of Jeff's Fantastic Fest bumper, and goodbye
 
QOTW: What is your favorite moment from a Wes Craven movie? 
 
REVIEWS:
Learning to Drive: B 7/10
The Transporter Refueled: n/a 5/10
A Walk in the Woods: C 4/10
Digging for Fire: C+ 9/10
Cop Car: B+ 6/10
Mistress America: B 8/10 
Direct download: MovieBS-275-09-04-2015.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:14pm PDT