Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

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Episode 284: 'SPECTRE,' 'Suffragette,' 'Miss You Already,' Character Casserole Nov 06, 2015

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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

Episode 283: 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' 'Burnt,' 'Truth,' 'Bone Tomahawk,' 'Room' Oct 30, 2015

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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

Episode 282: 'The Last Witch Hunter,' 'Rock the Kasbah,' 'Jem and the Holograms,' Pitch Me Oct 23, 2015

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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

Episode 281: 'Steve Jobs,' 'Crimson Peak,' 'Goosebumps,' '99 Homes,' 'Experimenter,' 'Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead' Oct 16, 2015

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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

Episode 280: 'The Walk,' 'Goodnight Mommy,' the remake game Oct 08, 2015

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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

Episode 279: Fantastic Fest 2015, The Martian Oct 02, 2015

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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!)

Episode 278: 'Stonewall,' 'Sicario,' 'Hotel Transylvania 2,' Fantastic Fest Sep 25, 2015

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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

Episode 277: 'The Scorch Trials,' 'Everest,' 'Black Mass,' 'Sleeping with Other People,' 'Pawn Sacrifice' Sep 18, 2015

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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

Episode 276: 'The Visit,' 'Seven Chinese Brothers,' Pitch Me Sep 10, 2015

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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

Episode 275: 'Learning to Drive,' 'The Transporter Refueled,' 'A Walk in the Woods,' 'Digging for Fire,' 'Cop Car,' 'Mistress America,' a new game Sep 04, 2015

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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

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