https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-emk4m-104c719 Guest and fellow Baseball Prospectus contributor Mike Gianella classes up the joint with this five-time Oscar-nominated entry, a somber, minimalist affair featuring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei. There’s an unintentional amount of baseball chat, including about these two Red Sox games, the radio calls of which both are featured in the film: […]
Ep. 9: Cocaine or Kabbalah? — “Revolver” (2005)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-h879z-104227f We break into the Guy Ritchie catalogue with this obscure entry from guest Zeke Hartner. Regrets? He has a few. A note: Apologies for the few sections that sound like we’re stuck in a dryer. There was some weird feedback on certain parts and this was the least distracting filter Will could find to […]
Ep. 8: Cage the Olyphant — “Gone in 60 Seconds” (2000)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zn697-1037dfd Sit down and buckle up as we pierce the bubble of the Nicolas Cage Cinematic Universe with “Gone in 60 Seconds,” brought to us by this week’s guest, Justin Klugh. It’s a classic slice of early-aughts that, despite being a car-centric film, does not appear to have been made by “car porn enthusiasts.” We […]
Ep. 7: Shaqxploitation — “Steel” (1997)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6yqns-102e181 Our guest Rob Woodfork brings us the Shaquille O’Neal 1997 superhero (?) action flick “Steel,” ostensibly an extension of the DC Comics universe, but truly not in practice. There will be a high body count. There will be missed free throw jokes. There will be one of the worst-rated movies in all of IMDB. […]
Ep. 6: Hanks for the Good Time — “Big” (1988)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-j8vgr-102323e Will dives into his childhood treasure trove and digs out the 1988 fantasy comedy “Big” starring Tom Hanks, but almost starring an insane number of other leading men, all of which we get into in the pod. There’s one major plot issue with this one, and a couple of surprises along the way, given […]
Ep. 5: Knee Depp in Shit — “The Ninth Gate” (1999)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-js6k4-1018cfa Our guest Dan Weber brings us to hell and halfway back with Roman Polanski’s “The Ninth Gate,” featuring a prime Johnny Depp, Frank Langella and Lena Olin. We unintentionally landed on the same general takeaway as Roger Ebert did in his original review of the film, which we reference, and which you can read […]
Ep. 4: Real Love Is a Car Crash — “Meet Joe Black” (1998)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bezrw-100e2fe Noah brings the resplendent, spacious, nearly-three-hour-long “Meet Joe Black,” an oddball, small ensemble fantasy romance that’s well-acted, beautifully-shot, and just a little bit…off. If you haven’t seen the film, but want to see the car crash scene that thrust the movie back into the discourse, here’s the tweet that started that discussion. Also, be […]
Ep. 3: Joss Whedon’t, IMO — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1992)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-a3h9e-10039f7 Will and Noah revisit the film version of the much more popular eventual TV show spinoff of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which stands out in stark contrast from its sharply-written, empowering small screen cousin. While plenty of stuff from the early ’90s (and even a decade or more later) doesn’t hold up terribly well […]
Ep. 2: The Tool that Time Forgot — “Big Trouble” (2001)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wc8p2-ff91bf We welcome our first guest to the pod as Noah’s college roommate Matt Poldberg (Twitter: @NotSpamIPromise) brings us the nearly memory-holed, 2001-I-mean-2002 box office dud “Big Trouble.” No, not “Big Trouble in Little China,” this is a sweaty, 85-minute ensemble slapstick comedy caper flick in the Miami swamp that’s as light and low-calorie as […]