Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider

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Episode 146: 'Warm Bodies,' 'Stand Up Guys,' and more Feb 01, 2013

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0:00-2:55 - Introduction; call for theme song submissions2:55-4:55 - iTunes review4:55-17:55 - "Warm Bodies" review 17:55-27:45 - "Stand Up Guys" review27:45-31:30 - Stallone's new movie wasn't screened; what will become of him and Schwarzenegger?31:30-34:00 - "How to Survive a Plague" review34:00-44:30 - QOTW (what movie scarred you?), ending in a domestic dispute44:30-46:15 - Next week's QOTW46:15-51:10 - Pitch Me (Jude Law, Justin Timberlake, the genre of Samsploitation)51:10-52:15 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What male/female duo would like to see in a movie in a non-romantic context (like Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in "Identity Thief")?

Episode 145: 'Hansel & Gretel,' 'Amour,' Sundance, and more Jan 25, 2013

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0:00-3:25 - Introduction; Snider is at Sundance; some gossip about "jOBS"3:25-12:35 - "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters"12:35-19:20 - "Amour" review, including discussion of how terrifying Michael Haneke looks19:20-23:45 - "Quartet" review23:45-27:45 - "Parker" and "Movie 43" are opening, but they wouldn't show them to anybody first27:45-38:15 - QOTW (what movie did you think was going to be awful that turned out to be good?)38:15-54:20 - Snider's report on the Sundance Film Festival: "Before Midnight," "The Way Way Back," "Don Jon's Addiction," "Stoker," "The Spectacular Now," the blogger party that got shut down54:20 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What movie emotionally scarred you? Tell us of your trauma!

Episode 144: 'The Last Stand,' 'Mama,' and more Jan 18, 2013

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0:00-4:30 - Introduction; Snider's Sundance plans; Bayer's jealousy4:30-14:25 - "The Last Stand" review; kids and violence14:25-19:25 - "Mama" review19:25-26:20 - "Broken City" review26:20-35:40 - QOTW (your friend's best celebrity story)35:40-43:30 - More about Snider's Sundance plans; wrap-up and goodbyes; Dylan makes an appearance

QOTW: What movie were you most dreading that turned out to surprise you with how good it was?

Episode 143: 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Gangster Squad,' and more Jan 11, 2013

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0:00-2:55 - Introduction; we have a new theme song!2:55-4:35 - iTunes review in old-timey voice4:35-5:10 - Bayer has a beer5:10-19:15 - "Zero Dark Thirty" review19:15-31:50 - "Gangster Squad" review31:50-37:00 - "Rust and Bone" review37:00-47:00 - QOTW (your parents' favorite movies), starting with a tangent about recording early and Bayer going to the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, ending with a tangent about black-and-white TV47:00-48:45 - Next week's QOTW48:45-57:15 - Character Casserole (dirty dentist from "Horrible Bosses," kid from "Sixth Sense," Galifianakis from "The Hangover"57:15-59:00 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: Tell us your friend's best celebrity story (i.e., a celebrity story that happened not to you but to your friend)

Episode 142: 'Promised Land,' 'The Impossible,' and more Jan 04, 2013

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0:00-2:00 - Introduction; it's a new year and it's called 20132:00-12:20 - "Promised Land" review 12:20-22:30 - "The Impossible" review22:30-33:40 - "Not Fade Away" review, plus a mention of "Take This Waltz"33:40-38:00 - "Any Day Now" review, plus an anecdote about Alan Cumming38:00-42:20 - QOTW assignment, and parenting (it's connected)42:20-52:35 - Pitch Me (dramatic thriller with James Gandolfini and Tommy Lee Jones52:35-55:20 - iTunes review55:20-58:40 - Wrap-up; Bayer is going to the Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 10; goodbyesQOTW: What are your parents' favorite movies? For extra fun, make your best guess, then ask your parents to find out if you were right. Anecdotes are welcome too.

Episode 141: The best movies of 2012 Dec 28, 2012

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0:00-5:00 - Introduction, chit-chat, etc.5:00-40:30 - Our top 10 lists40:30-47:30 - QOTW: your favorite movies of 201247:30-58:10 - Character Casserole: 2012 edition58:10-1:04:30 - IMDb's top stars of 2012, which Eric tries to guess1:04:30-1:06:15 - Wrap-up and goodbyes

Episode 140: 'Django Unchained,' 'Jack Reacher,' 'This Is 40,' and more Dec 21, 2012

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0:00-2:00 - Introduction2:00-11:25 - "This Is 40" review11:25-20:00 - "Jack Reacher" review20:00-24:05 - "The Guilt Trip" review 24:05-25:50 - Tangent about the dumb Mayan apocalypse thing25:50-27:00 - "Monsters Inc" is in 3D now; whatever27:00-33:50 - "Parental Guidance" review33:50-45:30 - "Les Miserables" review45:30-56:10 - "Django Unchained" review56:10-1:04:35 - QOTW (your movie-related holiday traditions)1:04:35-1:07:20 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What are your top two (2) favorite movies of 2012?

Episode 139: 'The Hobbit,' 'Hyde Park on Hudson,' and more Dec 14, 2012

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0:00-3:55 - Introduction; where to find soy; "I hate to say I told you so..."3:55-20:30 - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" review20:30-27:00 - "Hyde Park on Hudson" review27:00-35:15 - "The Central Park Five" review35:15-42:15 - The Golden Globes are terrible and here's why42:15-47:40 - QOTW discussion47:40-50:00 - Our lunch sponsor: Doppel Feature, a movie podcast (besides ours??) where they compare two similar movies and choose a winner50:00-52:00 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What movie-related holiday traditions do you have?

Episode 138: 'Hitchcock,' 'Playing for Keeps,' and more - Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider Dec 07, 2012

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0:00-2:55 - Introduction; Bayer baby update2:55-14:20 - "Hitchcock" review14:20-32:25 - "Playing for Keeps" review, with full spoilers32:25-41:40 - "End of Watch" review41:40-47:00 - "Holy Motors" review47:00-56:10 - QOTW (What movie made you change your opinion of it with its ending?)56:10-57:55 - Kubrick mini-fest at Cinema 21 in Portland57:55-1:04:30 - Discussion of early "Hobbit" reviews and negative responses thereto1:04:30-1:06:10 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What's your best suggestion for a future Question of the Week?

Episode 137: 'Killing Them Softly,' 'The Collection,' and more - Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider Nov 30, 2012

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0:00-2:45 - Introduction; Snider is under the weather and incoherent2:45-9:20 - "Killing Them Softly" review (mostly repeated from Cannes)9:20-10:50 - Snider provides vivid details of his cold, compares sleeplessness woes to Bayer's10:50-17:15 - "The Collection" review17:15-30:00 - "Anna Karenina" review30:00-35:00 - "The Loneliest Planet" review35:00-46:45 - QOTW (remake and recast a Hitchcock film), including a tangent about eating squirrels46:45-48:35 - Skipping the game; Portland's mini-Bogart festival coming this week48:35-50:35 - Lunch sponsor: Happy birthday (on Dec. 4) to devoted listener Jaren Hinckley, courtesy of your friend Corry50:35-53:25 - Wrap-up and goodbyes; we're going to see John Mulaney do stand-up, unless Snider is coughing too muchQOTW: What movie made you totally change your opinion of it with the ending?

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