Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

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Episode 244: 'Blackhat,' 'American Sniper,' 'The Wedding Ringer' Jan 16, 2015

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0:00-5:00 – Hello, for some reason Gamergate, what if we did traffic reports?5:00-20:10 – “Blackhat” review20:10-28:25 – “American Sniper” review28:25-29:30 – We’ll review “The Wedding Ringer” later in the show29:30-45:50 – QOTW (remakes but in a different genre)45:50-50:00 – Sundance is coming up and we are excited to see movies and other critics50:00-1:07:40 – “The Wedding Ringer” review, as prophesied1:07:40- Recap, Navy SEALs, the end

QOTW: What should Johnny Depp do?

REVIEWS:“Blackhat” C- 3/10“American Sniper” C+ 8/10“The Wedding Ringer” C- 3/10

Episode 243: 'Selma' Jan 09, 2015

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0:00-1:50 – Oh hey, how’s it going?1:50-4:50 – “Taken 3″ was kept from critics, so we made up some other stuff instead, then talked about critics in the U.K.4:50-7:20 – Then we made up some more “Taken”-based stuff, resulting in an unplanned game of Pitch Me7:20-8:45 – iTunes review8:45-24:00 – “Selma” review (B.S.-approved!)24:00-26:55 – Letting everyone know how much you agree with a movie26:55-41:00 – QOTW (how movies will be different 10 years from now)41:00-51:15 – A round of Eric & Jeff’s Excellent Adventure51:15-53:25 – Recap, more blather

QOTW: What movie should be remade but in a different genre? Tell us how it would change the story, who should be in it, etc.

REVIEWS:“Selma” B+ 10/10

Episode 242: Our Top Ten Lists Jan 02, 2015

Show notes

0:00-2:20 – Happy New Year!2:20-3:30 – iTunes review3:30-7:25 – It was a good year of movies; pre-top 10 wagering7:25-47:00 – Our top 10 lists47:00-53:40 – QOTW: your favorites of 201453:40-57:35 – We saw “The Interview”; other things we watched57:35-59:15 – We’ll do another show next week

QOTW: How will movies be different 10 years from now?

Snider’s list:

10. “Cheap Thrills”9. “Calvary”8. “Birdman”7. “Ernest & Celestine”6. “The Babadook”5. “Foxcatcher”4. “Listen Up Philip”3 “Boyhood”2. “Under the Skin”1. “Whiplash”

Bayer’s list:

10. “The Skeleton Twins”9. “Fury”8. “John Wick”7. “Boyhood”6. “22 Jump Street”5. “Birdman”4. “The Congress”3. “Selma”2. “Inherent Vice”1. “Whiplash”

Episode 241: 'Inherent Vice,' 'Into the Woods,' 'Two Days, One Night,' 'Big Eyes,' 'Unbroken,' 'Belle' Dec 26, 2014

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0:00-3:00 – Hello! It’s the day after Christmas! We had a great Christmas, probably3:00-17:20 – “Inherent Vice” review17:20-30:10 – “Into the Woods” review30:10-43:30 – “Two Days, One Night” review, including a Dardennes anecdote from Telluride43:30-52:35 – “Big Eyes” review52:35-1:01:40 – “Unbroken” review1:01:40-1:05:05 – “Belle” review (Bayer only)1:05:05-1:06:10 – Reminder on QOTW (your 3 favorite movies of 2014). We’re tabulating the results!1:06:10-1:10:25 – Recap, goodbye, see you next year

QOTW: What were your three (3) favorite movies of 2014?

REVIEWS:Inherent Vice: B+ 10/10Into the Woods: B+ 5/10Two Days, One Night: B+ 9/10Big Eyes: B- 6/10Unbroken: B- 7/10Belle: N/A 9/10

Episode 240: 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,' 'Annie,' Character Casserole Dec 19, 2014

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0:00-3:20 – Hi, howdy, the weather, whatever3:20-23:30 – “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” review23:30-24:50 – We had to choose between “Night at the Museum 3″ and “Annie”24:50-35:30 – “Annie” review35:30-37:00 – Year-end QOTW: what were your three (3) favorite movies of 2014? We’ll tabulate the results for the Jan. 2 show.37:00-47:45 – A round of Character Casserole47:45-53:10 – Scar (from “The Lion King”) has a real name; then there’s talk of Hitler and Jeff’s son; if toddlers ruled the world53:10-57:25 – Recap and more convivial banter, including a Jeff Goldblum anecdote

QOTW: What were your three (3) favorite movies of 2014?

REVIEWS:“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”: C- 7/10“Annie” C- 7/10

Episode 239: 'Exodus: Gods and Kings,' 'Top Five' Dec 12, 2014

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[NOTE: There’s a slight echo on Eric’s voice on this one. We didn’t know it was being recorded that way, and we couldn’t remove it from the recording after the fact. We’re sorry. You get used to it after a minute.]

0:00-1:50 – Hello! We are your hosts1:50-13:05 – “Exodus: Gods and Kings” review13:05-24:40 – “Top Five” review24:40-26:15 – A sidebar on Aaron Paul26:15-41:20 – QOTW (other Bible stories to make movies out of)41:20-42:25 – No QOTW this week42:25-44:35 – We gotta cut this one short; recap

QOTW: Let’s all brainstorm some Question of the Week topics, eh?

REVIEWS:“Exodus: Gods and Kings”: C- 5/10“Top Five”: B 6/10

Episode 238: 'Wild,' 'The Imitation Game' Dec 05, 2014

Show notes

0:00-4:30 – Intro, mystery balloons, ideas to make this show as popular as Serial4:30-7:15 – The vagaries of movie release schedules; a debate over who is more special7:15-21:00 – “Wild” review (B.S.-approved!)21:00-33:55 – “The Imitation Game” review, ending in talk of a current trend33:55-48:00 – QOTW was the Mt. Rushmore of holiday movies. Jeff makes Eric guess what the listeners voted for.48:00-56:05 – Eric & Jeff’s Excellent Adventure takes us back in time to Dec. 5, 199756:05-57:40 – Recap of today’s lessons

QOTW: What other Bible stories should be made into movies? Casting suggestions, etc., welcome.

REVIEWS:“Wild” B+ 8/10“The Imitation Game” B- 7/10

Episode 237: 'Horrible Bosses 2,' 'Penguins of Madagascar,' Pitch Me Nov 28, 2014

Show notes

0:00-2:55 – We say hello, talk about milestones2:55-12:10 – “Horrible Bosses 2″ review12:10-17:10 – “Penguins of Madagascar” review (Snider only)17:10-29:50 – QOTW (movie families to spend Thanksgiving with)29:50-36:40 – A round of Pitch Me36:40-42:35 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“The Burbs,” “Chef,” “The Boxtrolls”)42:35-44:15 – Jeff thinks Eric should cover the “Wild” red carpet screening44:15-46:20 – A summary of today’s lessons

QOTW: We’re choosing the Mt. Rushmore of holiday movies. Tell us your four (4) favorites.

REVIEWS:“Horrible Bosses 2″ B 6/10“Penguins of Madagascar” B n/a

Episode 236: 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1,' 'The Theory of Everything,' 'Foxcatcher' Nov 21, 2014

Show notes

0:00-4:00 – Howdy, Jeff puts the bae in Bayer, egg nog4:00-17:45 – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″ review17:45-26:00 – “The Theory of Everything” review26:00-39:00 – “Foxcatcher” review39:00-52:40 – QOTW (movies that make you hungry or that ruined food for you)52:40-55:30 – Next week’s QOTW, talk of Thanksgiving traditions, Turkey Bowl, etc.55:30-1:00:00 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Babes in Toyland,” “Gentleman’s Agreement,” Jeff watched a TV cartoon)1:00:00-1:01:10 – Recap of what we learned today

QOTW: What movie family would you like to spend Thanksgiving with?

REVIEWS:“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″ B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)“The Theory of Everything” B- 8/10“Foxcatcher” A- 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

Episode 235: 'Dumb and Dumber To,' 'Rosewater,' 'Force Majeure' Nov 14, 2014

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0:00-4:15 – Hello, let’s read an iTunes review4:15-14:15 – “Dumb and Dumber To” review14:15-21:45 – “Rosewater” review21:45-27:15 – “Force Majeure” review27:15-46:45 – QOTW (sequels to 1994 films), with some talk of Eric’s LDS mission, leading to talk of a new movie called “Missionary”46:45-51:00 Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex…,” some “Star Wars” thing), chit-chat, wrap-up, goodbye

QOTW: What movie makes you hungry, and for what? Or alternatively, what movie ruined a particular food for you?

REVIEWS:“Dumb and Dumber To” C+ 5/10“Rosewater” B- 7/10“Force Majeure” B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

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