0:00 - Hey, it's the end of the year, and what a year, amirite? 

5:10 - Our top 10 lists

29:20 - Other movies we liked a lot

32:25 - How our respective Christmases went, children's joy, a book about comedy, underwear

38:00 - Thank you and good day

 

Eric D. Snider's top 10 list: 

 

1 Arrival

2 Moonlight

3 La La Land

4 Green Room

5 Sing Street

6 The Witch

7 Pete's Dragon

8 Manchester by the Sea

9 The Nice Guys

10 10 Cloverfield Lane

 

Jeff Bayer's top 10 list: 

 

1 Arrival

2 Green Room

3 Sing Street

4 Midnight Special

5 Fences

6 Lion

7 Moonlight

8 La La Land

9 The Lobster

10 The Nice Guys

 

0:00 - Hello; if it's just now "beginning" to look like Christmas you are late

2:50 - "Passengers" review

13:10 - "Why Him?" review

20:30 - "Assassin's Creed" review

31:40 - "Fences" review

39:10 - "A Monster Calls" review

45:35 - This week's DVDs include a last-minute gift for Dad

48:10 - Recap, happy holidays, and good day

 

REVIEWS: 

Passengers: C- 5/10

Assassin's Creed: D 7/10

Fences B+ 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)
A Monster Calls: C+ 7/10

 

0:00 - Hi! We report on the Critics' Choice Awards, where we accomplished two of the missions we set for ourselves last week

10:05 - "Rogue One" review

23:30 - "La La Land" review

33:45 - "Collateral Beauty" review

41:00 - This week's DVDs, including another Critics' Choice anecdote

45:00 - Recap, one last Critics' Choice anecdote, and good day

 

REVIEWS: 

Rogue One: B- 7/10

La La Land: A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Collateral Beauty: D 2/10

 

0:00 - Hello! We're going to be at the Critics Choice Awards in L.A. this Sunday (airing live on A&E, if you want to watch)! We talk about what we will ask particular celebrities if they are there and we get a chance to talk to them

10:00 - "Miss Sloane" review

17:40 - More celebrities and the things we would say to them; a memory of an obscure Julia Louis-Dreyfus show; dancing monkeys

25:35 - "Office Christmas Party" review

32:30 - More celebrity conversation speculation; Michael Shannon's hands

35:50 - "Lion" review

45:35 - "Loving" review

53:30 - This week's DVDs, a little more celeb talk, recap, and good day

 

REVIEWS: 

Miss Sloane: B+ 9/10

Office Christmas Party: C+ 7/10

Loving: B+ 6/10

Lion: B+ 9/10

 

0:00 - Hello, there are so many movies in the next several weeks

2:30 - "Allied" review

11:50 - "Manchester by the Sea" review

18:40 - "Moonlight" review

27:50 - "Jackie" review

38:30 - The wide releases weren't screened; this week's new DVDs ("Ab Fab: The Movie," "Don't Breathe," "Pete's Dragon"); recap, and more musings, good day

 

REVIEWS:

Allied: B 7/10

Manchester by the Sea: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Moonlight: A 9/10 (B.S.-approved again!)

Jackie: A- 9/10 (What?? B.S.-approved!)

 

0:00 - Hello, happy Thanksgiving, we hope there was no bloodshed, here is an iTunes review

5:20 - "Bad Santa 2" review

13:15 - "Nocturnal Animals" review

22:00 - "Rules Don't Apply" review

28:00 - "Moana" review (Snider only)

34:30 - Here's what's on DVD now ("Finding Dory," "Hands of Stone," "Hell or High Water," "Kubo and the Two Strings," "Mechanic: Resurrection," "War Dogs"), plus are there a million movies? There are probably a million movies

41:00 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Sausage Party," "Bulworth," "The Addams Family"), recap and good day

 

REVIEWS:

Bad Santa 2: C+ 6/10

Nocturnal Animals: B+ 8/10

Rules Don't Apply: C 4/10

Moana: B n/a

0:00 - Hello, here are two iTunes reviews, one displeased

4:50 - "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" review

17:20 - "Bleed for This" review

22:30 - "The Eagle Huntress" review

27:50 - "The Edge of Seventeen" review (Snider only) 

32:30 - Hey, What'd You Watch, featuring retroactively B.S.-approval, "Airplane!" with millennials, "Shut In," "Almost Christmas"

43:30 - Recap and good day

 

REVIEWS:

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: C+ 5/10

Bleed for This: C 6/10

The Eagle Huntress: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

The Edge of Seventeen: B+ n/a

 

0:00 - Hello, no iTunes review, and whose fault is that? 

2:10 - "Doctor Strange" review

12:30 - Why Jeff didn't see "Hacksaw Ridge" (it involves the Cubs, somehow)

15:20 - "Hacksaw Ridge" review (Snider only)

25:00 - An update on our oldest listener

27:10 - New DVDs this week: "Star Trek Beyond," "Bad Moms," "Nine Lives"

31:05 - What'd You Watch? (baseball, Eric's parents' visit, "The Fog," "A Woman Under the Influence")

35:40 - Recap and good day

 

REVIEWS:

Doctor Strange: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Hacksaw Ridge: B- n/a

 

0:00 - Introduction, then we get right to it

1:50 - "Inferno" review

15:45 - "Ouija: Origin of Evil" review (Snider only)

21:25 - Halloween plans, and a trip back in time to the movies that were playing on Halloween 1995.

31:15 - New on DVD this week: "Captain Fantastic," "Men & Chicken," "Lights Out," "Nerve"

34:50 - A few items of housekeeping, plus some TV talk, then good day

 

REVIEWS:

Inferno: C 4/10

Ouija: Origin of Evil: B+ n/a

 

0:00 - New theme song by Ken Kraylie! Check him out at Bandcamp https://paper-house.bandcamp.com/ and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/KennethKraylie . 

2:10 - "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" review

15:00 - "Keeping Up with the Joneses" review

21:10 - "Certain Women" review

31:30 - Discussion: how is movie-going different in other countries? What local differences are there in customs and behavior? We seek your input on this matter

37:50 - Eric saw "Kevin Hart: What Now?" and "Max Steel"

40:45 - New DVDs this week ("Independence Day: Resurgence," "Cafe Society," "The Good Neighbor")

44:00 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Catch Me If You Can," "Hook," "Ghostbusters [2016]"), plus the new Christopher Guest movie "Mascots"

54:30 - Closure on Jeff's dubious story about having seen "The Blair Witch Project" before anyone else, and then how he didn't like "The Ring"

57:40 - Recap and good day

 

REVIEWS:

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back: C 5/10

Keeping Up with the Joneses: C+ 5/10

Certain Women: B 4/10

Kevin Hart: What Now?: B- n/a

Max Steel: C n/a

 

0:00 - Hello, the theme songs are back (for now)

2:30 - "The Accountant" review

10:40 - There are some other movies opening, but they weren't screened

12:50 - "Christine" review

21:30 - Listener feedback we've gotten so far, our youngest listener, and some terrible remarks about old people

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28:05 - New on DVD this week: "Ghostbusters," "Ice Age: Collision Course," "The Legend of Tarzan," "The Infiltrator"

31:00 - The Cubs, for some reason

35:25 - Recap and good day

 

REVIEWS:

The Accountant: B 7/10

Christine: B+ 6/10

0:00 - Hello, we got haircuts, Jeff is trying a beard

4:10 - "The Girl on the Train" review

16:00 - We wonder who our youngest and oldest listeners are. Are they you? 

17:15 - "The Birth of a Nation" review

26:20 - The baggage attached to "Birth of a Nation

33:35 - We need your feedback on how to evolve the show into a more powerful juggernaut. Also, Eric might become an angry alcoholic husband to Dogcat.

38:15 - A few more tidbits from Fantastic Fest, including the Satanic Panic room

45:35 - Movies out on DVD/Blu-ray/iTunes/Redbox this week

49:20 - Recap, more blathering, good day 

 

REVIEWS:

The Girl on the Train: C+ 5/10

The Birth of a Nation: B 7/10

 

0:00 - Hello, we're at Fantastic Fest!

2:05 - "Deepwater Horizon" review

10:20 - "Queen of Katwe" review

14:05 - "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" review 

21:05 - "American Honey" review

28:45 - "Arrival" review (not out till November; we'll talk about it some more then)

36:10 - Rapid-fire Fantastic Fest reviews, as follows:

- "The Girl with All the Gifts"

- "Raw"

- "Buster's Mal Heart"

- "Safe Neighborhood"

- "Red Turtle"

- "Split"

- "The Dwarves Must Be Crazy"

- "Toni Erdmann"

- "Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child"

- "A Dark Song"

- "Don't Kill It"

- "They Call Me Jeeg Robot"

- "The Lure"

- "Playground"

- "Rats"

- "Elle"

- "Age of Shadows"

- "Down Under"

1:09:45 - Recap, farewell to Fantastic Fest, and good day

 

REVIEWS:

Deepwater Horizon: C+ 6/10

Queen of Katwe: C+ 6/10

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: B 7/10

American Honey: B+ 8/10

Arrival: A- 10/10

The Girl with All the Gifts: B+ 7/10

Raw: B+ 9/10

Buster's Mal Heart: B- 5/10

Safe Neighborhood: B- 7/10

Red Turtle: n/a 5/10

Split: B n/a

The Dwarves Must Be Crazy: n/a 3/10

Toni Erdmann: B+ n/a

Science Fiction: n/a 5/10

A Dark Song: B n/a

Don't Kill It: n/a 5/10

They Call Me Jeeg Robot: B n/a

The Lure: n/a 5/10

Playground: C- n/a

Rats: n/a 7/10

Elle: B+ n/a

Age of Shadows: n/a 8/10

Down Under: B+ n/a

 

 

0:00 - Hello, drinking, an iTunes review, a cute story about Dylan

4:10 - "The Magnificent Seven" review

14:30 - "Other People" review

26:30 - "The Good Neighbor" review

32:30 - "Mr. Church" review

39:35 - "Operation Avalanche" review

45:40 - "Max Rose" review (Bayer only)

48:40 - What we're looking forward to seeing at Fantastic Fest

56:50 - What's new on DVD this week

1:01:50 - Recap and good day

 

REVIEWS:

The Magnificent Seven: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Other People: B- 7/10

The Good Neighbor: B- 7/10

Mr. Church: C 5/10

Operation Avalanche: C+ 5/10

Max Rose: n/a 5/10

 

 

0:00 - Hello, cat barf, iTunes review

3:00 - Housekeeping items: renewed call for new theme songs; our Patreon campaign

6:10 - "Blair Witch" review

15:00 - "Bridget Jones's Baby" review (Snider only)

25:25 - "The Hollars" review (Snider only)

30:35 - "Snowden" review (Snider only)

37:20 - QOTW (movies from 2001 that deserve sequels)

45:00 - We're putting QOTW on hiatus, doing some other retooling

46:25 - Bayer's report on being a Mormon for a week

55:05 - Recap, good day, and a delightful outtake

 

REVIEWS:

Blair Witch: B- 5/10

The Hollars: D+ n/a

Bridget Jones's Baby: B- n/a

Snowden: C n/a

 

0:00 - Hello, Jeff's on vacation, maybe you can drink out of a pelican?

3:15 - "Sully" review

15:45 - Some other movies that are opening that they didn't show anyone

18:40 - QOTW (great scenes that are BOATS [based on a true story]), discussion of microwave vs. blender in terms of preferred method of death

26:20 - A round of Character Casserole

34:30 - Recap, maybe go watch a Gene Wilder movie, and good day

 

QOTW: In honor of "Bridget Jones's Baby," what other movie from 2001 deserves a sequel? (Here's a list: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2001&p=.htm

 

REVIEWS:

Sully: C+ 7/10

 

0:00 - Greetings, an iTunes review, Jeff's ears

4:15 - "Morgan" review

11:50 - "The Light Between Oceans" review

20:20 - "Complete Unknown" review

29:00 - Everyone's favorite and least favorite movies of the summer

37:00 - Next week's QOTW, and boats and BOATS, and a fave/least fave we forgot

41:10 - Recap and good day

 

QOTW: What are some great scenes that are BOATS (based on a true story)? (Bonus points if the scenes are BOATS and also take place on boats.)  

 

REVIEWS:

Morgan: C+ 6/10

The Light Between Oceans: B 8/10

Complete Unknown: B 7/10

 

0:00 - Hello, here is an iTunes review

2:10 - "Mechanic: Resurrection" and "Hands of Stone" may or may not be real movies

5:00 - "Don't Breathe" review (Snider only)

12:00 - "Southside with You" review, beginning with a digression on BOATS and Twitter (shoutouts to @filmdrunk and @mattsinger)

19:00 - QOTW (birthday stories that would make good movies; shoutout to @jcdeleon1)

34:10 - A round of Pitch Me (shoutout to @rejects) 

41:40 - Recap, good day

 

QOTW: Tell us your 1 favorite and 1 least favorite movie of summer 2016.  

 

REVIEWS:

Don't Breathe: B+

Southside with You: B- 5/10

 

0:00 - Welcome to the show; an iTunes review en español

2:30 - "War Dogs" review

14:00 - "Kubo and the Two Strings" review

20:20 - "Ben-Hur" review

30:20 - An interesting "Ben-Hur" fact

31:50 - QOTW (pre-1960 movies that should be remade, and how they would be different)

43:25 - The official conclusion of the 2016 Summer Box Office Challenge; a recitation of what Bayer's punishments will be; there is much negotiation concerning the haircut

50:50 - Recap and good day

 

QOTW: In honor of Eric's birthday (Aug. 26; gifts and tributes welcome), tell us a true story about one of your birthdays and we'll make it into a movie.  

 

REVIEWS:

War Dogs: C 5/10

Kubo and the Two Strings: B 8/10

Ben-Hur: C 4/10

 

0:00 - Hello, brought to you by honest lemonade

1:55 - "Hell or High Water" review

12:15 - "Florence Foster Jenkins" review

21:50 - "Don't Think Twice" review

31:25 - "Sausage Party" review (Snider only)

38:40 - "Nine Lives" sort of review (Snider only)

43:40 - QOTW (bad movies that could be remade well)

54:00 - Recap, additional commentary, good day

 

QOTW: What pre-1960 movie should be remade, and how would it be different today? 

 

REVIEWS: 

Hell or High Water: B+ 8/10

Florence Foster Jenkins: B+ 7/10

Don't Think Twice: B+ 8/10

Sausage Party: B n/a

Nine Lives: C- n/a

 

0:00 - Hello, "folks"

1:00 - One of this week's movies was hidden from critics, if you can imagine

4:45 - "Suicide Squad" review

24:55 - QOTW (superhero stories that have yet to be told), including discussion of Jeff's TV snobbery

33:30 - Some more "Suicide Squad" complaining, reiteration of call for new theme songs

39:00 - A round of Character Casserole

46:50 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What's a bad movie that could be good if it were remade properly?

 

REVIEWS: 

Suicide Squad: D 4/10

 

0:00 - A quick hello and an iTunes review

3:00 - "Jason Bourne" review

14:35 - "Bad Moms" review

24:25 - "Nerve" review

33:15 - "Star Trek Beyond" review

37:45 - QOTW (other "bad" versions of good occupations)

48:00 - A report on birthdays, specifically the one Jeff just had

52:35 - A brief Summer Box Office Challenge update, recap, goodbye

 

QOTW: What superhero story has yet to be told? 

 

REVIEWS: 

Jason Bourne: C 9/10

Bad Moms: B- 6/10

Nerve: C+ 5/10

Star Trek Beyond: B- 8/10

 

0:00 - Hello; a call for new, shorter theme songs

5:05 - They only screened "Star Trek Beyond" in New York and L.A., and we don't live either of those places

6:40 - "Ice Age: Collision Course" review (Snider only)

12:20 - "Lights Out" review

19:35 - We celebrate our 1,000th review with a new searchable database! (Mark from Winnipeg helped a lot, so please check out TheLifeYouCanSave.org on his behalf)

24:10 - "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" review (Snider only)

28:10 - Maybe we'll talk about "Star Trek Beyond" next week

29:00 - QOTW (Mt. Rushmore of sci-fi movies)

42:40 - Brief, tactful Summer Box Office Challenge update, recap, goodbye

 

QOTW: In the tradition of "Bad Moms," "Bad Santa," "Bad Teacher," etc., what other occupation or calling usually presumed to be good could use a "bad" version? Casting and plot suggestions welcome. 

 

REVIEWS: 

Lights Out: C 4/10

Ice Age: Collision Course: C- n/a

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie: C n/a

 

0:00 - Hello, it was Jeff's 40th birthday on Thursday

2:35 - "Ghostbusters" review

20:50 - "The Infiltrator" review

27:55 - "Captain Fantastic" review

38:10 - "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" review

43:35 - QOTW (best fictional cities to live in, with much discussion of the benefits of Metropolis and Emerald City)

1:00:10 - Summer Box Office Massacre update, an update on an Indiana Jones story, recap, goodbye

 

QOTW: We're voting on the Mt. Rushmore of sci-fi! Tell us your four (4) favorite sci-fi movies (in any order). 

 

REVIEWS: 

Ghostbusters: B- 7/10

The Infiltrator: B 8/10

Captain Fantastic: B 8/10

Hunt for the Wilderpeople: B+ 7/10

 

0:00 - Intro, iTunes review

4:45 - "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates" review

13:05 - "The Secret Life of Pets" review

22:00 - "Swiss Army Man" review

29:10 - QOTW (wedding stories)

40:00 - We've added a perk for Patreon patrons

41:20 - A round of Interquel, which we erroneously call Character Casserole the whole time because we're idiots

47:50 - A brief, tactful Summer Box Office Challenge update

48:50 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What fictional town from a movie would you like to live in? 

 

REVIEWS: 

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: B- 7/10

The Secret Life of Pets: C- 5/10

Swiss Army Man: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

 

0:00 - Intro; iTunes review; Dogcat smokes crack

3:05 - "The BFG" review

11:15 - "The Legend of Tarzan" review

20:00 - "The Purge: Election Year" review (Snider only)

27:25 - "Independence Day: Resurgence" review

38:00 - "The Neon Demon" review (Snider only)

42:30 - QOTW (favorite Spielberg moments)

51:50 - Next week's QOTW, and some wedding talk

53:30 - Summer Box Office Challenge update

57:00 - Our new Patreon campaign

58:40 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What's a story from a wedding you attended that would make a good movie?

 

REVIEWS: 

The BFG: C+ 5/10

The Legend of Tarzan: C 7/10

The Purge: Election Year: C+ n/a

Independence Day: Resurgence: C 3/10

The Neon Demon: B n/a

 

0:00 - Hello, Jeff's in a mood, iTunes review

2:20 - "Independence Day: Resurgence" wasn't screened for critics in the U.S.

4:50 - "Free State of Jones" review

14:15 - "The Shallows" review (Snider only), ending with shark anecdotes

19:20 - "De Palma" review (Snider only)

22:20 - QOTW (movies from 1996 that should get sequels)

33:25 - Summer Box Office Challenge update

39:50 - What Bayer wants for his 40th birthday -- and how you can help

45:25 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What is your favorite Spielberg moment?  

 

REVIEWS: 

Free State of Jones: C 5/10

The Shallows: B n/a

De Palma: B+ n/a

 

 

0:00 - Hello, an iTunes review, a bit of show history

4:20 - "Finding Dory" review

13:50 - "Central Intelligence" review

22:25 - "Tickled" review 

31:30 - "Genius" review

39:35 - QOTW (best movie deaths)

49:20 - Summer Box Office Challenge update

50:20 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: In honor of "Independence Day: Resurgence," what other movie from 1996 should get a sequel? 

 

REVIEWS: 

Finding Dory: B 8/10

Central Intelligence: B 7/10

Tickled: A- 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Genius: C+ 6/10

 

0:00 - Hello, iTunes review, a poor memory of history

3:30 - "The Conjuring 2" review

17:15 - "Now You See Me 2" review

27:20 - "Warcraft" review

42:05 - QOTW (your top movie character crushes)

55:20 - Jeff hijacks the show to mention that he's turning 40 next month

56:00 - Summer Box Office Challenge update

1:00:00 - Recap, farewell

1:01:20 - BONUS: "The Lady Is a Trump," by Eric

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QOTW: What is the best movie death?  

 

REVIEWS: 

The Conjuring 2: B 6/10

Now You See Me 2: C- 4/10

Warcraft: D 5/10

 

0:00 - Introduction, all the movies screened at once so we could only see one of them

4:15 - "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping" review

14:50 - "Approaching the Unknown" review

19:00 - QOTW (Mt. Rushmore of sports movies)

31:25 - You Guys Ask Us Stuff (behind-the-scenes show magic)

35:30 - Summer Box Office Challenge update

39:20 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: Who is your #1 movie character crush? 

 

REVIEWS: 

Popstar: B- 6/10

Approaching the Unknown B- 5/10

0:00 - Introduction, bad radio voices

2:05 - We saw "X-Men: Apocalypse" really early, which didn't help us at all

3:25 - "X-Men: Apocalypse" review, ending with a disagreement over whether or not we disagree on the movie

12:35 - "Alice Through the Looking Glass" review

20:15 - "Pelé" review (Snider only)

23:20 - QOTW (movie products you'd like to own)

34:40 - Summer Box Office Challenge update

37:15 - A round of Character Casserole (Joker, Anakin Skywalker, Mad Hatter)

46:30 - Recap, more debate about "pretty good" vs. "not very good," the end

 

QOTW: We're compiling the Mt. Rushmore of sports movies. Tell us your four (4) favorite sports movies (order doesn't matter).

 

REVIEWS: 

X-Men: Apocalypse: C+ 6/10

Alice Through the Looking Glass: D 3/10

Pele: C n/a

 

0:00 - Hello; Snider's apathy toward sparkling water, which Bayer loves

3:25 - iTunes review

4:50 - "The Nice Guys" review

15:40 - "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" review

23:40 - "The Angry Birds Movie" review (Snider only)

31:30 - "A Bigger Splash" review (Snider only)

34:10 - QOTW (pitches for movies based on apps)

42:30 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Sweet Smell of Success," "Mary Poppins," "The Wicker Man")

51:00 - Recap, a few more words about the movies, the end

 

QOTW: What fictitious product from a movie would you like to own? 

 

REVIEWS: 

The Nice Guys: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

The Angry Birds Movie: D- n/a

A Bigger Splash: B n/a

 

0:00 - Hello; iTunes review 

2:50 - Our sponsor this week: the Practically Culture podcast, about movies, TV, video games, etc.

5:15 - "Money Monster," but first, what if movies with "Money" in the title were "Monkey" instead??

6:30 - "Money Monster" review for real this time

17:05 - There's also a movie called "The Darkness," but they wouldn't show it to anyone; check out Eric's site for a review

17:40 - "Being Charlie" review

25:50 - "The Meddler" review (Snider only)

31:15 - Summer Box Office Challenge: some interesting stats about past contests, plus the announcement of this year's stakes

38:15 - QOTW (things that happened to you that would make good movies, including stories from our own lives)

59:00 - Recap of this week's show

 

QOTW: In honor of "Angry Birds," make up a good idea for a movie based on an app.

 

REVIEWS: 

Money Monster: C 4/10

Being Charlie: C 5/10

The Meddler: B+ n/a

 

0:00 - Hello!

2:35 - "Captain America: Civil War" review

19:00 - "The Man Who Knew Infinity" review

25:00 - QOTW (worst movie experiences with moms)

40:50 - A round of Pitch Me 

48:20 - The Summer Box Office Challenge officially begins this weekend; we'll have the terms of the bet arranged by next week

49:30 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: Pitch us a movie based on a (TRUE) event in your life. 

 

REVIEWS: 

Captain America: Civil War: B 7/10

The Man Who Knew Infinity: C+ 5/10

0:00 - It's draft day, and Bayer is already making excuses

3:30 - "Keanu" review

10:40 - "Sing Street" review (from SXSW)

14:20 - "Mother's Day" review (Snider only)

29:55 - QOTW (best use of diegetic music in movies)

42:00 - The Summer Box Office Challenge draft, beginning with a brief explanation of what that is

51:10 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What's the worst movie experience you've ever had with your mother?

 

REVIEWS: 

Sing Street: A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Keanu: B- 5/10

Mother's Day: F n/a

 

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 

 

0:00 - Hello; an iTunes review

3:35 - "The Jungle Book" review

15:30 - QOTW (making live-action versions of animated films)

25:15 - "Everybody Wants Some!!" review

31:25 - "The Invitation" review

39:05 - "Barbershop: The Next Cut" review (Snider only), ending with strong words about unibrows

45:30 - "Criminal" review (Snider only)

50:30 - Recap and goodbye

 

QOTW: What is the most shameful (most elaborate, most outrageous, etc.) food or beverage you've smuggled into a movie theater? We will also accept stories about things that people other than you smuggled in, as long as you attest that you personally witnessed it with your own eyes/nose. 

 

REVIEWS: 

The Jungle Book: B- 7/10

Everybody Wants Some!!: B- 7/10

The Invitation: B+ 7/10

Barbershop: The Next Cut: B- n/a

Criminal: C+ n/a

 

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

 

 

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!)

 

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!)

 

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