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33: Stan and Ollie (2018) Jan 04, 2021

The gang bonks heads and then watches a movie! Stan & Ollie is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jon S. Baird and written by Jeff Pope.

32: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) Dec 23, 2020

Rob and Kevin talk about Quentin Tarantino’s love letter to 1969 Hollywood. It was written and directed by Tarantino and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Hollywood

31: Jojo Rabbit (2019) Oct 26, 2020

Jojo Rabbit is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on Christine Leunens's 2008 book Caging Skies. Roman Griffin Davis portrays the title character, Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, a Hitler Youth member who finds out his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. He must then question his beliefs, while dealing with the intervention of his imaginary friend, a fanciful version of Adolf Hitler (Waititi) with a comedic stand on the politics of the war. The film also stars Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, and Sam Rockwell.

Thanks Wikipedia! :)

30: Parasite (2019) Oct 19, 2020

Parasite (2019) is a South Korean dark comedy directed by Bong Joon-ho, written by Bong Joon-Ho with Han Jin-won. But not that dark...

29: After Hours (1985) Aug 11, 2020

Kevin, Rob and Ben watch After Hours directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Joseph Minion, and starring Griffin Dunne.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Hours_(film)

28: Onward (2020) Jul 28, 2020

Kevin, Ben and Rob animately discuss the 2020 DnD Quest film from Walt Disney’s Pixar Animation Studio. Directed by Dan Scanlon and written by Scanlon, Jason Headley, and Keith Bunin with the voices of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Octavia Spencer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onward_(film)

27: Rise of Skywalker (2019) Jul 14, 2020

Ben, Rob and Kevin head to a time long ago to talk about the final episode of the Star Wars saga started in 1977. Episode 9 was produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Rise_of_Skywalker

26: Don’t Think Twice (2016) May 18, 2020

Rob and Ben welcome back Kevin Galligan to the podcast to talk about 2016’s “Don’t Think Twice.” It was written and directed by Mike Birbiglia and stars Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher and Chris Gethard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Think_Twice

25: Toy Story 4 (2019) May 05, 2020

Ben and Rob are back and watching Pixar’s Toy Story 4 directed by Josh Cooley from a screenplay by Andrew Stanton and Stephany Folsom. Stick a Forky in it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_4

24: Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Jun 20, 2019

Rob welcomes special guest Kevin Galligan to watch the sequel to Mary Poppins (1964) directed by Rob Marshall, written by David Magee with a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. It stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles. Feed the birds and enjoy the show!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_Returns

Plus we have a spoiler free discussion of:

* Apollo 11 (2019)

* Won’t You Be My Neighbor (2018)

* Christopher Robin (2018)

23: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) May 27, 2019

Ben and Rob watch the Oscar winning film directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman. It was written by Phil Lord and Rothman. Starring the voices of Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, and Liev Schreiber. Thwip!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Into_the_Spider-Verse

22: Summer Spectacular May 20, 2019

It’s summer and time for Ben and Rob to talk about and rate movies they have seen recently: NO SPOILERS!

Up In Smoke (1978)
Monsters University (2018)
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil (2018)
The Greatest Showman
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Skyscraper (2018)
Half Baked (1998)
Les Miserables (2012)
Yellow Submarine (1968)

21: The Player (1992) May 06, 2019

Rob shows Ben what life was like in the Hollywood of 1992 by watching Robert Altman’s Comedy/Thriller The Player. 65 Celebrity cameos!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Player_(film)

20: Free Solo (2018) Apr 22, 2019

Rob hangs from his fingertips as Ben slowly peels them away from the rock one by one. They also watch the Oscar winning documentary Free Solo. It was directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Solo

19: Venom (2018) Apr 08, 2019

Ben and Rob welcome a very special guest Zanne! They talk about Venom from 2018 Directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner, and Kelly Marcel, it stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom, alongside Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, and Reid Scott.

18: Bonus 04 Mar 25, 2019

Ben rates movies. Rob rates movies. Together.

17: Bonus Episode 03 Feb 25, 2019

Ben and Rob rate movies and wish you were here.

16: Bonus Episode 02 Feb 11, 2019

More movie rating fun! It's fun! Fun!

15: Bonus Episode 01 Jan 28, 2019

Ben and Rob rate movies and have fun with the Leonard Maltin rating system!

14: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Jan 14, 2019

Rob shows Ben the most recent story to come from the Star Wars universe. I have a good feeling about this…

Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo, and Paul Bettany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story

13: Logan's Run (1976) Dec 10, 2018

Rob and Ben watch a classic from Rob’s childhood together.

It was directed by Michael Anderson and starred Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett, and Peter Ustinov.

Logan's Run

12: The Cannonball Run (1981) Nov 26, 2018

Rob shows Ben the classic Hal Needham film starring Burt Reynolds and an all-star cast of jugheads having fun in cars. (This podcast was recorded prior to Burt Reynolds passing.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cannonball_Run

11: The Big Sick (2017) Nov 14, 2018

Rob shows Ben The Big Sick a romantic comedy directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Sick

10: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) Sep 03, 2018

Rob shows Ben Dirty Rotten Scoundrels from the Eighties! It’s directed by Frank Oz and stars Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_(film)

9: American History X (1998) Aug 22, 2018

Ben gets historical by showing Rob American History X. The 1998 American crime drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna.

They then end the show with an extended version of the movie rating game.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_History_X

8: Three Kings (1999) Aug 06, 2018

Rob and Ben go to war! Well at least they watch a very funny movie about war. Three Kings written and directed by David O. Russell from a story by John Ridley. Then they give their 5 minute review of Star Wars: the Last Jedi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kings_(1999_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi

7: Dazed and Confused (1993) Jul 23, 2018

Ben shows Rob the 1993 movie Dazed and Confused completely sober. It was written and directed by Richard Linklater. Dude.

Dazed and Confused on Wikipedia

6: Ready Player One (2018) Jul 10, 2018

Rob shows Ben a movie celebrating technology and the 80’s. But it’s a post-apocalyptic world. Directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline.

Ready Player One on Wikipedia