In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, Netflix brought this 2015 movie out of left field. Zoom features three interconnected stories, one of them animated, about self-image and artistic expression. In a possibly overthought twist, each story’s protagonist is the creator of one of the others. Join us as we try to sort out all the threads, even as they unravel in our hands, to try and figure … Continue reading 62: Zoom
In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, Nicole kicked things off with her New to Two pick, the Hitchcock comedy The Trouble with Harry. But the humor was quite dark for its time, as Hitch tells the story of one dead man and the three people who are each sure that they’re the one who has murdered him. Brett and David watched the movie for the first time, … Continue reading 61: The Trouble With Harry
In this Movie-Go-Round You Did This to Us, you all picked Reign of Fire! It was terrible. It was awesome. It was awesomely terrible. It was terribly awesome. Join us as we dig into this big pile of molten cheese and ask, How did the scenery survive with Matthew McConaughey chewing on it so hard? How did the male dragon fly with so many holes in … Continue reading 60: Reign of Fire
In this Movie-Go-Round Around the World, Nicole was very excited to choose this round’s pick. She couldn’t resist this one any longer: Train to Busan. This recent Korean spin on the zombie/”infected” genre brought a propulsive energy and all the feels to a horror category that most people (including Nicole) had thought was played out. Join us as Nicole, David, and Brett talk about this high-speed human … Continue reading 59: Train to Busan
In this Movie-Go-Round Future Classics, David brought us our latest nominee for a Future Classic: 2012’s Looper. This noir sci-fi thriller plays with time travel and the concept of communicating with yourself, both across time and in person. We dig deep, discussing the problems of time travel and how movies solve them, the performances by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis playing the same man at different ages, … Continue reading 58: Looper
In this Movie-Go-Round bonus episode, Brett, David, and Nicole guested on a special version of the Rumor Flies podcast to discuss the Netflix and Hulu Fyre Festival documentaries. We thought this wonderful discussion with Greg Tilton – a previous guest on our show during Pay the Ghost – would be a fun bonus to the feed! Enjoy this analysis of the Fyre Fest and be sure to … Continue reading Bonus: Everything’s on Fyre! (With Rumor Flies)
In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, the wheel came up with the Hong Kong film Phantom of the Theatre. This variation of the Phantom of the Opera included dead acrobats and an inventive method of murder instead of singing. David, Brett, and Nicole watched this somewhat draggy tale about a director, an ingénue with a mysterious past, and an overly elaborate scheme for revenge. Come join us as … Continue reading 57: Phantom of the Theatre
In this Movie-Go-Round New to Two Brett brought us Liev Schreiber’s sole directorial work, Everything Is Illuminated. What starts as an aggressively quirky story of a shy, compulsive collector turns into something much deeper as he takes a journey to learn about a woman who saved his ancestor. David and Nicole watched it for the first time, and all three of us talked about things like … Continue reading 56: Everything Is Illuminated
In this Movie-Go-Round,You Did This to Us! And boy, did you pick a doozy, 1997’s Con Air. What can you say about this testosterone-fueled movie? We were dazzled by its absurdity, bemused by its insanely shaky premise, and dumbfounded by the dialogue. (“Put. The bunneh. Back in the box.”) But we had great fun talking about it! Come join Nicole, Brett, and David as we try … Continue reading 55: Con Air
In this Movie-Go-Round Around the World, Brett chose an Indian comedy with a character enamored with the US. Unfortunately, his favorite country has exported its recession around the globe, and even his kidnapping gang is feeling the effects. When the gang seizes a wealthy Indian-born American, they think their luck has changed, but he’s just as poorly off. However, their captive has a clever plan to get himself … Continue reading 54: Phas Gaye Re Obama
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