“Future Classics” week is back, and Brett’s proposed film this time was the big 50th anniversary film in the James Bond franchise, “Skyfall.” Featuring themes of past sins, death, rebirth, and redemption, this was the emotionally heaviest of the Bond films. Join us as Brett, Nicole, and David dig in to topics such as the return to classic tropes, Javier Bardem’s entrance (with its flirtation … Continue reading 33: Skyfall
This round’s “Netflix Roulette” reminds us that this theme provides more just-missed-it movies than big hits or entertaining dreck. An indie rock journalist (played by a slumming-it Toni Collette) is tasked with finding her ex, an elusive musician who released a massively influential album and then disappeared. Join Brett, David, and Nicole as they try to figure out which storyline is supposed to be most … Continue reading 32: Lucky Them
Our new rounds always begin with “New to Two,” and this week Nicole introduced Brett and David to Quentin Tarantino’s third feature film, “Jackie Brown.” Featuring some of Tarantino’s signature elements (clever dialogue, loving shots of a woman’s feet, killer music choices) and deviating in equally significant ways (much less blood, a mature romantic element), “Jackie Brown” was only a modest success and one that … Continue reading 31: Jackie Brown
Aw, guys, why? Whyyyyyy? You Did This to Us. You made us watch “Paul Blart: Mall Cop.” What did we do wrong? In this Happy Madison production (there’s the first clue this won’t go well), a schlubby single dad who takes his low-end security job too seriously gets caught up in a holiday season heist and has to find a way to save the day. … Continue reading 30: Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Hoo, boy. This movie. For this week’s “Around the World,” Nicole chose the French-Belgian horror and coming-of-age film, “Raw” (“Grave” in the original French). David knew to brace himself, but poor Brett had no idea what he was in for. Young Justine arrives at veterinary college, where her sister Alexia is already a student. Alexia encourages Justine to awaken one of her appetites during a … Continue reading 29: RAW
For Future Classics this week, David asked Nicole and Brett to watch “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” This elaborately constructed, nested diorama of a film is populated with some of the best character actors working today, a couple of up-and-comers, and a few just past their leading-role prime. Lobby boy Zero Moustafa, a foreigner to the fictional country of Zubrowka, becomes the apprentice and friend of … Continue reading 28: The Grand Budapest Hotel
We spun the virtual wheel for “Netflix Roulette” and wound up with a movie we had trouble approaching: 2015’s “The Gift.” What at first seems like a “creepy guy starts getting too close to the nice couple” thriller begins to take unexpected turns as the wife starts digging into the creepy guy’s past. The tone of the film is odd, and gets darker and more … Continue reading 27: The Gift
In this round’s New to Two, Brett introduced David and Nicole to Clint Eastwood’s last good (possibly great) movie, “Gran Torino,” a variation on the “crusty old guy teaches young punk lessons about life and manhood while learning a few things himself” story. We took an admiring look at the film’s craftsmanship, and a harder look at its portrayal of the Hmong culture. Does this … Continue reading 26: Gran Torino
We’re back! So sorry for the delay the last two weeks. We’ll stick around regularly here on out. Enjoy a marathon of three make-up / “sorry we’re so late” episodes, beginning with this show! We so appreciate all of our listeners’ support; we hope you enjoy this marathon before a return to Monday afternoon releases. We went Around the World again for this episode, stopping … Continue reading 24: A Hard Day’s Night
Episode 22 was a “Netflix Roulette” pick, and the luck of the draw brought us “Clown,” a 2014 horror movie about clowns, demons, and why you shouldn’t bully that real estate agent’s kid. There are some typical horror movie tropes, like poor decision-making and doing exactly what you’ve been told not to do, and some surprisingly inventive bits like a whacked-out suicide machine and the … Continue reading 22: Clown
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