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The Sixth Annual Criterion Month Draft
With July less than two weeks away, it’s about time we draft our picks for Criterion Month once again. This is the annual podcast where the three of us take turns picking what movies from the Criteri…
02:00:49 |
Mon 20 Jun 2022
The Pick: My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Since it is wedding season, we’re taking a look at the biggest, fattest, Greekest one the movies have ever seen. John’s got some bones to pick with this light and breezy romantic comedy, while also m…
01:34:55 |
Sun 12 Jun 2022
The Pick: Jupiter Ascending
This time around, we round out our trio of episodes looking at The Wachowskis’ misunderstood non-Matrix movies. We discuss why this one has had less of a cult following than Speed Racer or Cloud Atla…
01:41:17 |
Tue 31 May 2022
The Pick: Basic Instinct
We’re back with another sleazy movie from the ’90s with one of the most-parodied movies of its time, Basic Instinct. We dig a little bit into the movie’s status as one of the quintessential erotic th…
01:30:24 |
Fri 13 May 2022
The Pick: The Devil’s Advocate
Only in New York! This week we’re taking a look at a decidedly sinister and satanic look at NYC with the supernatural lawyer oddity that is The Devil’s Advocate. We discuss both Keanu Reeves’s perple…
01:36:13 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
The Pick: Altered States
We’re a little late in posting this tribute to the late, great William Hurt. But hey, it’s always a good time to get in the tank. This episode, we go deep into this hard-to-classify sci-fi/horror odd…
01:30:08 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
The Pick: Batman & Robin
This time on The Pick, we take a break from Oscar talk to focus on that damn caped crusader who’s back in theaters again. After sharing some thoughts on The Batman, we delve into a deeper conversatio…
02:01:12 |
Sat 19 Mar 2022
The Pick: Sneakers
The gang’s all here for an especially sneaky episode of The Pick! After a lengthy break, we’re back with a tribute to perhaps the most legendary actor we’ve lost so far this year — Sidney Poitier. Of…
01:57:23 |
Mon 07 Mar 2022
Top Ten Most Anticipated Movies of 2022
We’ve got another pretty long podcast this week as we finally look to the future by sharing our most anticipated (and unanticipated) movies of 2022. Much like last year, it’s hard to say with confide…
02:20:41 |
Sat 29 Jan 2022
The Tenth Annual Mildly Pleased Awards
2021 wasn’t the worst year ever… technically. But it also wasn’t anything approaching mildly pleasing. Still, as has been the case for ten years now, we once again convene to celebrate the year’s ach…
02:48:21 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
The Pick: Cloud Atlas
Merry Hanksmas! So… the last movie in our Hanksgiving trilogy of episodes took us a little longer to finish. Some of this could be due to how long Cloud Atlas (and the movie we reviewed before it) is…
01:36:45 |
Fri 10 Dec 2021
The Pick: The Green Mile
Hanksgiving continues with what might be Tom Hanks’ longest movie (don’t quote me on that), The Green Mile. We dive into its Steven King origins and how director Frank Darabont has been one of King’s…
01:39:04 |
Sat 20 Nov 2021
The Pick: The ‘Burbs
Happy Hanksgiving, everyone! That’s right. Throughout the month of November, we’ll exclusively be reviewing Tom Hanks movies on The Pick, since why not spend some time with America’s Dad before you’r…
01:26:29 |
Fri 12 Nov 2021
The Pick: Dune (2021)
Well, it finally happened. We’ve finally arrived at the release of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune, a film we’ve been waiting for ever since the three of us (plus Matt Carstens) did a Dune book…
01:24:29 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
The Pick: The Many Saints of Newark
Ohhh! Marone! It may be Shocktober, but there’s still nothing scarier than a mob hit. This week we’re talking about the big screen return (that kinda ended up being a small screen return due to strea…
01:47:01 |
Mon 11 Oct 2021
The Pick: Venom
With Venom: Let There Be Carnage hitting theaters this week, we’re taking a look back at the original film, the rare case of a superhero movie that we all basically just ignored. It’s hard to say whe…
01:45:59 |
Fri 01 Oct 2021
The Pick: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
We just wanna have some kicks, we just wanna get some clicks! This week, in honor of the return of school that accompanies any September, we’re enrolling at Rock ‘n’ Roll High School. Coming from the…
01:38:20 |
Tue 21 Sep 2021
The Pick: A Touch Of Zen
Another week has gone by and Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings is once again at the top of the U.S. box office. Who knew that releasing a Marvel movie in theaters without the option of stream…
01:23:39 |
Mon 13 Sep 2021
The Pick: Candyman
Don’t say his name 5 times, but feel free to listen to this podcast 5 times (you know, in case you miss some of the nuances). In lieu of the Candyman remake that came out last week, we’re taking a lo…
01:42:00 |
Fri 03 Sep 2021
The Pick: The Talented Mr. Ripley
As another strange Summer comes to a close, we take a trip to Italy by talking about 1999’s The Talented Mr. Ripley. We do a bit of a deep dive into the many past (and future) adaptations of author P…
01:43:10 |
Fri 27 Aug 2021
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