Blockbusters and Birdwalks
At Blockbusters and Birdwalks, you’ll listen to reviews and conversations about all kinds of movies, from Academy Award winners to exploitation masterpieces with a mix of commercial hits and obscure favorites thrown in for good measure. The point is recognizing that movies present our culture with the building blocks of social memory, enabling each of us to enjoy ourselves because movies are fun.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 165
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
2005, a conversation – “Kingdom of Heaven”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “Sin City” (Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, 2005)
- “Crash” (Paul Haggis, 2004)
- “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the…
2005, a conversation – “Munich”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
- “The Color Purple” (Steven Spielberg, 1985)
- “The Brutalist” (Brady Corbet, 2024)
- “Havoc” (…
2005, a conversation – “The Puffy Chair”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “Baghead” (Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass, 2008)
- “CB4” (Tamra Davis, 1993)
- “Zero Dark Thirty” (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)
- “The O…
Romance, a conversation – “Warm Bodies”
This is part of a series about romance in movies.
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Referenced media:
- “28 Days Later” (Danny Boyle, 2002)
- “Shaun of the Dead” (Edgar Wright, 2004)
- “Dawn of the Dead” (Zack Snyder, 2004)
- “Station 11” (Pa…
2005, a conversation – “The Proposition”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “Distant Sky: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live in Copenhagen” (David Barnard, 2018)
- “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship…
2005, a conversation – “Brick”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (Gore Verbinski, 2006)
- “Shaft” (Gordon Parks, 1971)
- “Thelma” (Josh Margolin,…
Romance, a conversation – “Harold and Maude”
This is part of a series about romance in movies.
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Referenced media:
- “Golden Girls” (Susan Harris, 1985-1992)
- “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” (Stanley Kubrick 1…
Romance, a conversation – “Fire Island”
This is part of a series about romance in movies.
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Referenced media:
- “Bros” (Nicholas Stoller, 2022)
- “Saturday Night Live” (Lorne Michaels, 1975-now)
- “Clueless” (Amy Heckerling, 1995)
- “Pride & Prejudic…
2005, a conversation – “The New World” (The Extended Cut)
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “The Emigrants” (Jan Troell, 1971)
- “The New Land” (Jan Troell, 1972)
- “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”…
Romance, a conversation – “10 Things I Hate About You”
This is part of a series about romance in movies.
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Referenced media:
- “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespears (~1590-1592)
- “Scream” (Wes Craven, 1996)
- “Some Kind of Wonderful” (Howard Deutch, …
2005, a conversation – “Syriana”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “Michael Clayton” (Tony Gilroy, 2007)
- “Up in the Air” (Jason Reitman, 2009)
- “Good Night, and Good Luck.” (George Clooney,…
Romance, a conversation – “Some Kind of Wonderful”
This is part of a series about romance in movies.
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Referenced media:
- “Pretty in Pink” (Howard Deutch, 1986)
- “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” (Mark Molloy, 2024)
- “Ted Lasso” (Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, …
2005, a conversation – “North Country”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “Promising Young Woman” (Emerald Fennell, 2020)
- “Spartacus” (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)
- “Marvel’s The Avengers” (Joss Whedon,…
2005, a conversation – “Bad News Bears”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “The Bad News Bears” (Michael Ritchie, 1976)
- “Boyhood” (Richard Linklater, 2014)
- “Slacker” (Richard Linklater, 1990)
- “Daze…
Comic Book Movies, a conversation – “30 Days of Night”
This is part of a series about movies based on comic books.
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Referenced media:
- “Twilight” (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008)
- “Interview with the Vampire” (Rolin Jones, 2022)
- “World War Z” (Marc Forster, 2013…
Comic Book Movies, a conversation – “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”
This is part of a series about movies based on comic books.
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Referenced media:
- “Hulk” (Ang Lee, 2003)
- “Justice League” (1960-now) by Gardner Fox
- “Promethea” (1999-2005) by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams II…
Comic Book Movies, a conversation – “Tank Girl”
This is part of a series about movies based on comic books.
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Referenced media:
- “Point Break” (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)
- “Orange Is the New Black” (Jenji Kohan, 2013-2019)
- “Tank Girl” (1988-now) by Alan M…
2005, a conversation – “Paradise Now”
This is part of a series about overlooked movies from 2005.
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Referenced media:
- “The Kingdom” (Peter Berg, 2007)
- “Lebanon” (Samuel Maoz, 2009)
- “Thank You for Smoking” (Jason Reitman, 2005)
- “Star Trek: T…
Comic Book Movies, a conversation – “Superman II”
This is part of a series about movies based on comic books.
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Referenced media:
- “Superman” (Richard Donner, 1978)
- “Adventures of Superman” (Whitney Ellsworth and Robert J. Maxwell, 1952-1958)
- “Batman” …
1971, a conversation – “Carnal Knowledge”
This is part of a series about movies from 1971.
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Referenced media:
- “The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)
- “A Beautiful Mind” (Ron Howard, 2001)
- “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (Mike Nichols, 1966)
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