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Ep 105: Hereditary, Upgrade, American Animals & more Jun 12, 2018

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Darren’s back from New York, and Anthony is ill; neither event is related. We review Leigh Whannell’s gruesome action flick, ‘Upgrade’ (Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson), Ari Aster’s directorial debut ‘Hereditary’ (Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne) and Bart Layton’s ‘American Animals’ (Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Barry Keoghan). But we don’t stop there, so get comfortable! Darren speaks on the Andre Leon Talley documentary ‘The Gospel According to Andre’, Anthony gives a very timely rundown of James Cameron’s least successful record breaking film, ‘Titanic’, and Ann Dowd is in everything. A ghoulish friend makes his return.

Ep 104: First Reformed & Live from New York, it's Darren! Jun 05, 2018

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Darren’s living it up in the Big Apple, but we still give you the goods. We review Paul Schrader’s latest film ‘First Reformed’ (Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer), rant about young Leonardo DiCaprio, and complain about another theater experience. We challenge each other to review some classic films that we’ve missed (or avoided). We’re back at you fresh, next week!

Ep 103: Solo: A Star Wars Story May 29, 2018

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An entire episode dedicated to the latest stand-alone film in the Star Wars universe; the Ron Howard directed Han Solo origin film 'Solo - A Star Wars Story'. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bethany and Jon Favreau. If you have't seen the film yet, be aware THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

Ep 102: Deadpool 2, Beast & Cold Water May 22, 2018

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This is a movie focused show darn it, and that’s what you get from us this week. Thrice times, in fact. We review the most recent superhero blockbuster ‘Deadpool 2’ (Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beets) as well as two indie flicks; Olivier Assayas’ recently restored French film, ‘Cold Water’ (Virginie Ledoyen, Cyprien Fouquet) and Michael Pearce’s ‘Beast’ (Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James). We gush over Rob Delaney’s online persona, fall in love with the new Backstreet Boys track, and aren’t afraid to get a little pretentious. Westworld chat continues.

Ep 101: Boom For Real & The Week Of May 15, 2018

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If you came for movie reviews we technically deliver on that expectation. Films discussed include the documentary ‘Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat’ and Netflix’s ‘The Week Of’ (Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rachel Dratch, Steve Buscemi). We get existential on The Container Store, miss the former versions of some comedic powerhouses, and start a mid-show Twitter poll focused on Blondie’s ‘Rapture’ that pits us against each other. Dogs roam free, stale impressions are beaten to death, and we attempt to contain the uncontainable.

Ep 100: Tully, Grace Jones & 'RBG' Ruth Bader Ginsburg May 08, 2018

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We talk the Met Gala, brainstorm religious fashion ideas for Madonna, and expel a fair amount of Catholic Guilt. Plus, Anthony gets sat on, and Darren flips off an entire bar. Movies reviewed include the documentaries ‘RBG’ (Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gloria Steinem, Antonin Scalia) and ‘Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami’, as well as the new Jason Reitman/Diablo Cody team-up, ‘Tully’ (Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston). We have an extensive conversation on Showtime’s ‘Gigolos’, and find out where TV’s Richard Grieco has been hiding. One of us is visited by a prodding spirit.

Ep 99: Avengers: Infinity War, Disobedience & Chappaquiddick May 01, 2018

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It’s happened. We’ve done it. We broke down, and finally welcome our very first guest to the show. Writer/director Andrew Heaberlin joins us to review two films, including Oscar winner Sebastian Lelio’s ‘Disobedience’ (Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola) and the biggest movie in the world right now, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Hemsworth, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt so on and so forth). We talk saliva, showering with the door open, taking calls on the toilet, and all things sexy. Accents are tough, we don’t go easy on them. Andrew reviews Kennedy biopic, ‘Chappaquiddick’ (Jason Clarke, Ed Helms, Kate Mara). We imbibe.

Ep 98: I Feel Pretty, Godard Mon Amour & You Were Never Really Here Apr 24, 2018

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Darren flirts with the dogs, Anthony shuns a desperate stranger, and we flex the parts of us you can’t see; plus one powerful eyebrow. Reviews include Lynne Ramsay’s ‘You Were Never Really Here’ (Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alessandro Nivola), the Amy Schumer comedy, ‘I Feel Pretty’ (Rory Scovel, Busy Philipps, Michelle Williams), and Michel Hazanavicius’ kinda-biopic, ‘Godard Mon Amour’ (Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Berenice Bejo). Names are butchered, stereotypical accents are utilized, and we push for the equality of nudity in film. Don’t tell us we don’t give you what you want, because we talk about Kevin, the season 2 premiere of Westworld, and Nymphomaniac volumes 1 AND 2. Keep on flexin’.

Ep 97: Friday the 13th, Jumanji & Andre the Giant Apr 17, 2018

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We’re back on schedule, and we go easy on you. All movies this week can be viewed from the comfort of your own home. Reviews include HBO Sport’s Ringer Films documentary, ‘André the Giant’ (Hulk Hogan, Robin Wright, Vince McMahon), Jake Kasdan’s Dwayne Johnson vehicle, ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ (Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black), and 1980’s horror classic, ‘Friday the 13th’. Help yourself to some cold, stranger fries, sing your favorite color-based vagina song, and keep your eyes peeled, our war on the coconut crab begins! And remember, always guard your Achilles tendons.

Ep 96: A Quiet Place, Blockers & Gemini Apr 11, 2018

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We’re late, and sorry, and we hope you like dong, because we go all in this week. In addition to our reviews of ‘Blockers’ (John Cena, Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz), ‘Gemini’ (Zoe Kravitz, Lola Kirke, John Cho), and the John Krasinski directed thriller, ‘A Quiet Place’ (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe), we talk Darren’s facial blindness, Anthony’s West Hollywood experience, and receive a visit from an old, ghostly friend. San Diego gets some love, we shame members of the animal kingdom, and get our Halloween plans situated well in advance.

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