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And the Winner Should Have Been...

56 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Discussing what movies *should* have won and film generally.

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All the Dunes

March 21, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

This is as close as we get to jumping on the bandwagon of popular, recent films. We talk most about the Villeneuve Dune movies, but we also touch on the other iterations. No spoiler warnings in the episode, because the whole podcast is composed of SPOILERS! 00:10 Intro - What's going to be covered and not 04:50 There is no such thing as "spoiling" a 70 year old story; no spoiler warnings this podcast 06:05 Dune, the novel 13:35 The story from the novel changes in the transition to film 15:5...

Coen Bros. Part II

March 08, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MB

Bob finally stopped being lazy and got this edited. Wrapping up our discussion of the Coens and their films along with theme Mark thinks he's sussed out of their movies. As ever, SPOILERS! 02:00 Why are we doing two episodes on the Coens? 04:15 Blood Simple 10:15 Spoilers begin in earnest 16:49 Subscribers only (unfortunately): https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/bill-hader-on-blood-simple 21:17 The Big Lebowski 23:59 Raymond Chandler 33:50 Mark's thesis 35:02 Inside Llewyn Davis 42:24 ...

Coen Bros. Part I

February 03, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 33.4 MB

Another two part episode (at least two; we haven't recorded any more than this so far) this time around, but looking at a selection of Coen Brothers movies chosen by Mark. We discuss four of their films in this episode and plan to discuss four more. SPOILERS THROUGHOUT! Enjoy! 00:43 Mark's flu podcast 01:46 Introducing the topic 04:10 Raising Arizona (SPOILERS BEGIN) 20:55 M. Emmett WALSH (Bob apparently has football on the brain, he'll make the mistake again later too) 24:26 Miller's Cros...

The Artist Part II

January 13, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

First episode of the new year is...finishing the topic we started at the end of last year. We're thinking about maybe tackling some smaller topics this year, but the best laid plans, etc. As ever with our podcast SPOILERS ABOUND! Listen at your own risk. 00:10 Intro 04:42 The Artist 10:18 Would it work as a true silent movie? 12:55 Mark doesn't like the title character 16:32 Bob loves this movie 27:24 The Descendants 29:15 Connection to Sideways 30:57 George Clooney 32:29 The Artist vs The ...

The Artist Part I

November 13, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MB

This time around we decided that since the 2012 Best Picture had 9 nominations, we'd split the discussion into two parts so we didn't have to either run very long or skim over films without discussing them. So 4 this episode, 5 next time. 00:10 Intro and beard discussion 03:47 Podcast topic - 2012 Best Picture 06:05 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 08:25 SPOILERS BEGIN! 18:58 Hugo 31:10 Midnight in Paris 39:26 "Bougie" interlude 40:39 Back to the film 42:10 Owen Wilson, wow! 42:47 Moneyb...

Ben-Hur (1959)

October 07, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

Another movie that's (loosely) connected to the story of Jesus. We didn't plan it that way, but there it is. The other four films all have some connection to World War II, which at the time was still fresh in the mind for many people. We do have SPOILERS, but not so many as in other episodes? Listen at your own risk; as always we tend to talk about the films with the assumption that our listeners have seen them. 00:10 Intro 1:24 Monty Python boys 3:31 Old films, color vs black and white fil...

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

August 26, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 35.9 MB

Wrapping up the Indiana Jones trilogy this time around. Hope you enjoy it, SPOILERS, of course! We're not going to talk about the latter two films; at least, not for the foreseeable future. Never say never, though! 0:10 Opening salutations 1:13 "The jewel of Southeast Asia" 4:45 Synopsis 8:50 Is Indy actually searching for the Holy Grail? 12:51 Comparing the three films: villains 19:06 Donovan vs Belloq 20:55 How does the Grail actually *work*? 27:53 Nit-picking minor gripes 29:46 Schoolboy...

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

August 12, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 36.1 MB

Installment number two in our evaluation of the Indiana Jones franchise. (Ugh, it feels a little dirty saying "franchise.") We'll at least get the the third, but no promises about anything further. Very, very mild spoilers for The Sixth Sense (trailer level), and of course SPOILERS! for Temple of Doom. Enjoy! 00:10 Episode 50! 03:05 Thinking about Temple of Doom differently after watching it this time 05:00 The Sixth Sense (very mild) spoilers 05:35 End of The Sixth Sense spoilers 09:11 ...

Raiders of the Lost Ark Redux

July 29, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 30.3 MB

Still taking our sweet time in this sleepy summer, we return with a (relatively) in-depth look at a single film. Obviously, spoilers, but c'mon. If you've not seen this, then I don't even feel sorry for you being spoiled. It's your own fault for avoiding such a good movie for this long. 00:10 Intro 1:27 Recapping the lost first attempt 3:07 The deliberate homage to serial films 6:08 An Alfred Molina discursion 7:18 The good stuff 12:24 Museum nostalgia 14:36 Film as icon; sequels 17:20 Moic...

Going My Way

July 08, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB

It's been a bit slower because...it's summer. Yeah, that's it. Summer, that's the ticket. But we're back again with another episode, this time talking about 1944 and Bing Crosby's big year winning Best Actor in the Best Picture, Going My Way. Talking about it and the other Best Picture nominees we discuss MANY SPOILERS! You have been warned. 00:00 Intro - Heat and the 4th 05:38 Going My Way 20:25 Double Indemnity 31:16 Gaslight 40:52 Wilson 47:35 Since You Went Away 56:54 Other films in 194...

The Ten Commandments

June 17, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

Slowly getting back into the swing of things; we're back with another timely episode talking about movies from nearly 70 years ago. It's almost silly, but SPOILER WARNING! We're going to spoil them all, insofar as that's possible, since some of them really aren't traditionally spoil...able? Enjoy! 00:10 Intro and desultory chit-chat 02:45 The nominees 04:05 They're how long?! 04:41 Around the World in 80 Days 10:43 Palin's Around the World in 80 Days 14:32 The cameos! 17:47 Could it have be...

Fargo

May 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 40.8 MB

The year is 1997. The category is Best Picture. Who will win? Well, as is unsurprising at this period in history, it's the film pushed by the Weinsteins. But perhaps it ought not to have? We discuss the movies from 1996 that might should have been considered the Best Picture when the awards season rolled around in the first part of 1997. SPOILERS AHOY!  No timestamps because Bob was in a hurry, but if you're a regular listener you have the advantage of knowing which movie Bob chose for his ...

We're Right and the World is Wrong

May 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

Oh, hey, it's an old episode that Bob forgot to edit and upload. Let's draw a veil on that and we can pretend that it didn't quite happen that way. Spoilers abound for a variety of films old and new in this episode where your two hosts run down lists of movies they dislike, but with which the world seems to be enamored.  In addition to the movies on our lists, we also spoil (a little) La La Land and Rogue One. Spoilers, spoilers everywhere! 00:00 Wait, what? 02:15 How did we choose (bad bu...

The Whale

March 11, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

It's a bit late (Bob's fault), but we're working to at least stay close to our intended schedule. This episode we talk about The Whale and clearly our conversation predated the Oscar awards (a bit interesting to hear our predictions after the fact). As always SPOILERS ABOUND! (We even spoil The Wrestler.) 00:10 Dudes chatting 01:45 The Whale 02:59 Plot synopsis 06:00 Aronofsky's interest in individuals in forms of isolation 08:43 The movie is not about justifying characters or them overcomi...

Tár

February 27, 2023 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MB

Keeping it rolling with a single Oscar nominated film. This week is Tár, a film about an orchestra conductor that changes jobs. It's worth seeing, though it's definitely a movie for people who really get into movies. Next episode The Whale! We're sorry we missed an episode, but this is how it goes at this price point. 00:10 Intro and idle chatter 02:34 Chinese food in Vancouver 03:37 No one sees the teapot 04:23 Tár plot summary and what is the movie about? 11:01 SPOILERS BEGIN! 12:35 I...

McDonagh, Banshees, Bruges, and Billboards

January 28, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

We're a bit tardy with this upload, for which we apologize. Bob has been having some troubles with his computron. This episode we discuss (most of) the movies from Martin McDonagh. His latest, The Banshees of Inisherin is up for a fair few Oscars this year and it seemed like a good jumping off point to talk about his work. Mark had only seen one of his films before while Bob is familiar with them all to a bit greater degree. SPOILERS FOR ALL HIS MOVIES! Which, if you're new here, applies to...

2022 In Review

January 15, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

Now in their 3rd calendar year, Bob and Mark return from a long holiday hiatus with a recap of 2022. Fewer spoilers than usual, but not spoiler-free! LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK! 0:00 Intro and Holiday Recap 3:10 Geography Lesson 6:19 2022 Notable Movies 10:57 Maverick as the 2022 movie with lasting cultural effect 12:25 Cinema philistines 13:19 Was 2022 a good year in film? 15:01 Regal (not sponsored) Unlimited 15:52 What we thought about the 2022 movies we saw 18:09 (Bob has it backwards: Cat...

Top Ten All-Time

November 06, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

Because there's about to be a new edition of the Sight & Sound poll for the Greatest Films of All-Time, we decided to tell you what our top ten lists are. Probably not a lot of surprises. But there could be spoilers!  (Also, Bob's uncertain if he numbered Mark's movies correctly since he did go out of order and didn't mention the rank consistently each time.) 00:10 We've got jokes in the intro 02:04 How Bob ranks movies (spoiler: he's a big dork) 03:59 Baseball-Reference.com! 04:53 How Mar...

Yasujiro Ozu

October 22, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 50 MB

Bob finally breaks down Mark's resolve and gets him to watch a handful of Ozu films. Will their podcast partnership survive? No, seriously though, Bob is a big enthusiast of Ozu's films and Mark does watch them for the first time. Is he similarly enthralled? Repulsed? Indifferent? You'll have to listen to find out. Though all the movies in question are more than 50 years old, if you're worried about spoilers, THEY ABOUND! 00:10 Salutations and Bob still can't remember which episode number i...

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

October 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB

This week we're back in our bag and talking about whether or not the Best Picture winner from the 2015 Oscars deserved the win.  Even though these are not quite 10 years old, we still spoil them with abandon! Enjoy! 00:10 Bob's worst intro ever 02:01 Why 2014? 03:50 How many of the 8 nominees did we see? 06:21 Birdman! 09:33 Navel-gazing perspective 12:30 We're actors! We're the opposite of people. 15:05 Fame at the highest levels 19:47 Chicago! 20:09 Birdman verdicts 22:13 Hail, Caesar! ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

September 25, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB

It was topical and au courant when we recorded it, but not now! Yes, we took a look at the first two episodes of The Rings of Power. We're a bit divided on our opinions, but our conclusions aren't that far apart. We spoil things, I guess? But there isn't much that happens and it's only the first two episodes and we're now five episodes in, so... Show notes! 00:00 Television instead of films 02:10 Filling in for the lost Hobbit episode 04:25 The history of Middle-Earth leading up to the be...

Star Trek!

September 10, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

We tentatively approach television for the first time in the last episode where Mark is still in Europe. It's another shorter one, but you have to expect that once in a while. They can't all be 90 minutes. 0:45 Mark again graciously records in the middle of the night from Europe 1:20 Trekkie or Trekker? Bob and Mark don't care. 3:30 Sub-genres of Trek and Mark's ranking of them 6:06 Bob's ranking of the Trek sub-genres 7:41 The primary movie at issue 8:10 Bob defends 9:20 The best defense i...

Pig

August 27, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB

Guess who's back? No, not Shady, it's Mark. He's back in the US now, but he was still in Europe though back on the podcast for this episode. We discuss the brilliant work of Nicolas Cage in the movie Pig. It's a bit shorter than our usual episode, but maybe you'll prefer that. Like we've done in the past with single movie episodes (well, at least once) this has about 12 minutes of relatively spoiler-free discussion before we get down to brass tacks. SPOILERS BEGIN at 12:40! You have been wa...

On the Waterfront - Part II

July 17, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MB

Chris (@4thClassOfficer on the Twitter Dot Com) returns as guest host on this, the second half of the discussion about the best films of 1954. You don't want to miss his insights (from personal naval experience) on The Caine Mutiny. We also talk about Sabrina, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Country Girl and other things as well.  SPOILERS ABOUND! But of course. (Notes still pending since I was already late publishing.) Note: Oscar® and Academy Awards® are the trademarks and service ...

On the Waterfront - Part I

July 02, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB

This episode features a couple firsts. Not only is it part one of a two part episode (the conversation lasted about 2 hours, so we'll split it up), but this features our first guest on the podcast. Chris joins Bob (you might know him as @4thClassOfficer on the Twitter Dot Com) to discuss the best films of 1954. Perhaps a bit of disagreement? Certainly an in-depth conversation, given the duration. Bob was fighting a cold, which makes his voice deteriorate over the course of the podcast, and t...

Hell or High Water

June 18, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

It's another episode we recorded well ahead of time (you'll notice easily enough when Bob gets the episode number wrong and fails to know that we'll use this format with The Northman and The Batman), but this was one that was particularly fun. The spoilers on this are heavy throughout, and we really suggest strongly that you watch the movie first. It's a good one, and it's worth seeing unspoilt. Music: Intro and Outro music excerpted without alteration other than length and volume from Acid...

Movies, Generally

June 04, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MB

This podcast was recorded a couple months ago in preparation for Mark being out of the country. As we mention in the beginning, we just ended up having a meandering conversation about film generally because we were off our usual schedule. If you're not a fan, well, all the jokes can't be good. You have to expect that once in a while. 00:10 Intro (in which Mark calls Bob obscene and it is revealed that the topic was chosen at the last minute) 2:56 Introspective interlude about the nature of ...

The Northman

May 21, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

We enjoyed talking about a current film so much a couple weeks ago that we did it again. Better movie though, this time around. Once again, if you're going to see this, we do spoil the whole dang thing!  But if you've been listening for a while, you expect that. Also like our last episode, we do delay spoiling it in a serious way for a few minutes, so if you want to hear our synopsis and initial thoughts, you can listen and get warned before the spoilers get serious. Enjoy! Introduction 00:...

The Batman

May 08, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MB

Back at it again, but this time with a new and clever twist! Instead of looking at older films, we both saw The Batman and decided to talk about it. Mark was considerably more exercised than Bob, perhaps a less frequent occurrence, but not unknown to science. We do spoil the movie, but you can at least listen to the first 12 minutes or so and get a taste before stopping to see the movie yourself, should your inclinations so tend. Since it's a week for new things, we're also trying out some m...

The Silence of the Lambs

April 23, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB

This episode we make an effort, half-hearted though it may be, at being au courant. In honor of the recent Academy Awards we take a look back at the Oscars from 30 years ago and re-evaluate the winners and losers. If it's not a ridiculous notion for movies this old, we spoil each and every one! The Silence of the Lambs JFK The Prince of Tides Bugsy Beauty and the Beast A few other films come up in the course of conversation as well. Cape Fear (and the original from 1962) The Aviator ...

Foreign Language Films

April 09, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

This episode we decided to tackle some of our favorite films in languages other than English. It's not, strictly speaking, a top 5 list since we make an effort at variety as much as anything and Bob leaves Ozu off his list entirely. (He's still holding out for an entire episode dedicated to Ozu!) Because it's countdown episode, no listings for the films. In this, as ever was and ever will be, we spoil the movies to various degrees and in various ways. If we list a title you're meaning to see...

Paul Giamatti

March 26, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

In a twist on what we've done before, this episode is a free-wheeling discussion of the career and films of Paul Giamatti. Which is not to say that we claim to be experts, but the idea of discussing one actor's career just sounded like fun. It's lighter on spoilers than our usual fare, but though the chances of Bob and Mark spoiling a movie might be low, they are never zero! Normally this would be the place that we list off the movies under discussion... But not this episode. You'll just ha...

Million Dollar Baby

March 13, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

We're staying in the current century for another episode and talking about the 2005 Best Picture. It's been nearly 20 years, so there are spoilers a-plenty! We go ahead and even spoil a film that wasn't a nominee. On the whole we consider the nominees to have been a weaker group than usual and would have preferred other movies. We criticize all the nominees (Bob goes ahead makes critical comments about the one he didn't see), but we mostly try to be fair.  Million Dollar Baby Finding Never...

Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago

February 26, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB

This episode we're back in fine form (an hour and a quarter) talking about the Best Picture nominees for the 2003 Oscars. This is the year Chicago walked away with most of the accolades and left Scorcese and Gangs of New York thinking about what might have been. Be warned! We spoil many movies, perhaps not only the Oscar nominees! It will surprise no one who's listened to even a single episode that we're not big fans of the year's winner, but we diverge significantly in which film we'd pick...

Valentine Special

February 14, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

No links to movies this week (you know how to use the internet, it's not like you really need us to hold your hand here), because we're counting down our favorite(?) rom-coms in honor of Valentine's Day. We hope you'll be able to find a good selection to watch with that special someone tomorrow even though the episode is up a day late. (Who are we kidding? You're all a bunch of animals who don't watch physical media any longer! You can stream any of these you like any time you like.) But! Wh...

True Grit

January 29, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

Bob's over the Covids, Mark's moved in to his new place and we're back on that cinema grind. Moving only 2 years ahead from last week's episode, we take on 10 films from the 2011 Oscars with the expansion of the pool in the Best Picture category. (Okay, if we're being honest, it's really more like 6 or something since we didn't watch them all, and we gave short-shrift to a couple that only one of us watched. We're still liable to spoil them for you, however, so listener beware!) Nominees: ...

The Dark Knight / Gran Torino

January 15, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MB

This episode we tackle the Best Picture nominees (and a few more besides) from the 2009 Oscars. (Or is it 2008?) We spoil all kinds of movies, so listen with a wary ear if you're eagerly looking forward to any of the below! Bob is very pleased that he recognized Danny Boyle to be the director of both Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting and has added this note to brag about it. Slumdog Millionaire Milk The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon The Reader The Visitor The Wrestl...

The Holiday Special

December 18, 2021 22:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

If it's not one thing, it's another. Bob got his audio issues sorted, but discovered while getting this episode ready that he lost his audio for the third and final Hobbit episode. After talking it over, we've decided that we really don't want to spend the time to do it again (for a few reasons). If you've been enjoying it, we do apologize, but at some level you get what you pay for.  :) This episode consists of our top 5 Christmas movies for each of us, but as befits a holiday/celebratory ...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

December 05, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 37.9 MB

Back at it again with the second of three episodes on The Hobbit cinematic universe. Once again we are here to spoil this movie for you in multiple senses of the word. You will both be told what happens and why it is terrible. Prepare yourself! Also, Bob had some real trouble (with a capital T!) with his audio and while it's...okay? You might not find it up to our usual standard. We'll remedy that next time around.   If you're new in these here parts, allow us to suggest you check out our...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

November 20, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

At the behest of a listener, we bring you the first of three installments on the three... Three? (Is that right? That can't be right. Huh.) On the three Hobbit films. We are unsparing both of our criticism and spoilers. If you fear either, beware. Check out our episodes on The Lord of the Rings. Probably ought to do that first, because they do come before The Hobbit. Well, cinematically, anyway. The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King The Hobbit: An Unexpected J...

Best Director - Kubrick & Hitchcock

November 06, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MB

This week, as promised, we're talking about great directors who never received an Oscar honoring them for their work in that role. Mark takes on Kubrick and Bob tackles Hitchcock and we recap a few of their movies and discuss which movies gave them their best shot and where maybe they should have actually won. Fewer spoilers, perhaps, but beware! because we're cinematic honey-badgers! We don't care! Stanley Kubrick Alfred Hitchcock Not a lot of links in the notes this week. So it goes. N...

Halloween Spooktacular

October 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB

In honor of the Great Pumpkin, this episode is all about scary movies. Well,  kinda. Unnerving movies maybe. Okay, Bob's a wimp when it comes to the horror genre and Mark's better, but neither is an aficionado. But we bite the bullet and talk about the movies we like the most that are closest to this genre even if not strictly within it. We avoid spoilers for the last two films, but by and large if you're frightened of learning the twist ahead of time, you might want to steer clear. All Sai...

Driving Miss Daisy

October 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

This week we end up (largely) agreeing about the Oscar choices we'd make, but we have divergent views on a number of other films (including The Little Mermaid; no, really!). We're nearly arguing as the podcast ends, but pull out the save to end amicably at the last minute. Okay, we were never in any real danger of being disharmonious, perhaps, but hopefully you'll be entertained anyway. If you fear spoilers, beware, for we do not! Show Notes 63rd Oscars Driving Miss Daisy Born on the Fo...

The Apostle (Robert Duvall)

September 25, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

We're back and demonstrating that last week wasn't a fluke; it's another hour and twenty of cinematic podcast goodness just for you. (Yes, you.) This week mixes it up while still remaining true to our original remit; we discuss who should have won Best Actor at the 1998 Academy Awards. I (Bob) am pretty sure we agreed at the end of the podcast, but while editing, I realized Mark never actually says to whom he'd give the award. Spoilers ahoy on the starboard bow! Show Notes 71st Oscars A...

The Shawshank Redemption

September 11, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

This week the discussion is on the Best Picture nominees that were released in 1994. Bob and Mark disagree a bit on the margins, but end up finding more common ground than...uncommon? It rambles on a bit (almost 90 minutes!), perhaps because of the skipped episode missed while Bob was in Milwaukee at a wedding (only the one, and no funerals). Spoilers abound! (As ever.) Show Notes 68th Oscars Forrest Gump The Shawshank Redemption Pulp Fiction Four Weddings and a Funeral Quiz Show The...

Jaws

August 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB

Back at it again after it turns out Bob is too lazy to record and upload a podcast solo. Also, he just doesn't like the idea of talking to himself for an hour. After seeing what can happen to folks who have odd quirks like that in one of the films discussed in the episode, can you really blame him? This week we consider the 49th Academy Awards Best Picture nominees.  The winner from among the films of 1975 was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. But should it have won? No. It should not have....

Literary Adaptations

July 17, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MB

Our summer holiday continues with a look at our favorite films adapted from books. No overlap at all with this list with one of us going back nearly 90 years for some picks and the other sticking with more recent works. (Guess who did which!) As before, links to IMDb pages without titles to avoid spoilers, and though we make a greater effort to not spoil these films, listen at your own risk. We won't hesitate to spoil the film to make our point. Mark will be out of the country next time we...

Heist Films

July 03, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MB

We take a different tack this week and discuss out favorite heist films.  (EDIT: It's the 9th episode, not the 8th as I say in the intro.) What would we define as a "heist film"? Never fear, we discuss that too; along with some desultory conversation about the weather. We hope you enjoy this, our shortest podcast to date. (Which is still nearly an hour long.) To preserve the mystery of our favorite heist films, plain text links to their IMDb pages. Bob's list: https://www.imdb.com/title/t...

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

June 19, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB

Wrapping up the look back at Peter Jackson's trilogy of films, this week we consider The Return of the King. (No avoiding spoilers, obviously.) Mark continues to consider it a success, Bob remains persuaded it was a failure. Surprise, surprise. Note: Oscar® and Academy Awards® are the trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This podcast is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Music: Intro and Outro...

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

June 05, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

This episode is, like all of them, spoiler heavy. We continue our journey through Jackson's vision of Tolkien's masterpiece with the middle section of The Lord of the Rings. Further ranting from Bob tempered by Mark's voice of moderation. Note: Oscar® and Academy Awards® are the trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This podcast is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Music: Intro and Outro music...

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