Convicted Cinephiles #49 - Scoot! Scoot!

We get a little serious this week on Cinephiles, as we tackle the documentary genre. The Boss Bitch, Jstebz joins us again for an insightful look into the death squads of Indonesia, classic recording studios, the marijuana industry and the good ol' MPAA. First of, we let Matty have the floor for a bit of a rebuttal on the stance he took on the Ghostbusters all female reboot during a recent League Cast, Jstebz would love to see Melissa McCarthy used in a sexier role and calls out Matty on his personal bias affecting other people movie choices for the Convicted Cinephiles episodes. Oh yeah, we get all sorts of cute and cuddly!
 
These are our Staff Picks! 
 
Michaela is fresh off a bunch of Vancouver International Film Festival screenings and has a couple films in the must see variety and the return of a French new wave pioneer that may be best unseen. Mommy is a disturbing and controversial French-Canadian film dealing with delinquent kids, while Regarding Susan Sontag made her feel like she wasted her life. Goodbye to Language 3D, on the other hand, was possibly one of the only films of Jean-Luc Godard's career that had people going "Meh"
 

Stevil heads to Australia for his pick. A dusty tale of revenge set after the collapse of modern civilization, The Rover is a somber mix of great performances from it's lead stars, Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, and breathtaking cinematography. The films supporting star Scoot McNairy's name is endlessly fun for our panel to riff on and becomes the in joke for the rest of the show.
 
Jstebz staff pick is close in subject to her main pick for the episode. What happens when a happy go lucky stoner accidentally eats all of her psycho roomates "magical" cupcakes? Red eyed and high antics are abound in Smiley Face, starring Anna Faris. Hell, she even won a High Times award for it!
 
Anna Faris accepting her Stony Award for Smiley Face http://youtu.be/JGlq9HtUspk
 
Matty brings us a Netflix treat from a director that has given us numerous reasons to love his work. Stephen Chow returns, after giving us gems like Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle and CJ7, with Journey to the West. Matty was delighted with how this inventive director handle this story about a demon hunter. This is also the first film in a projected trilogy.
 
Our topic is Documentaries. Here are our choices.

 
"I'm always in the mood for something new, so when the idea for a documentary cast came up, I picked a film that had interested me ever since I had first heard of it. The Act of Killing had been one of the nominees for best documentary last year, and I found its description both disturbing and intriguing. Although I knew the experience was most likely going to be uncomfortable, I just had to see this film." - @avidcinephile
 
"My pick was one of the last chosen, so when I heard the heavy subject matter of Michaela's pick and the driven activist nature of the Boss Bitch's, I kind of felt I wanted to elevate the mood. I also had a deep love for music documentaries but hadn't yet seen Dave Grohl's Sound City and now I'm happy to say that I've seen it and am looking to watch it again really soon. Gave me a new appreciation for the artists featured in this film and the albums that were produced. Plus I'm really excited about the new Foo Fighters album and the HBO series that is leading up to it's release. Rock and Roll!!!" - @thestevildead
 
 "I chose The Union, firstly because I had never seen it, and because Cannabis prohibition is an interesting beast. As more and more evidence of the medical benefits of Cannabis is found and the recreational use of the plant is becoming widely acceptable and even legal in some places, this touchy subject is in our mainstream media almost every day. There is a lot of misinformation and negative stigma attached to the medical and recreational use of Cannabis, and I think that much of the fear surrounding Marijuana has been propagated by people in power for financial gain. This documentary, although maybe a little sensational at times, provides a lot of truth about the War on Drugs, specifically, Cannabis." - @jstebz_
 
"I will say it right from the start, I don't watch documentaries often. Most of the time the subject matter is dark and depressing (Michaela's pick kind of proves my point) and I watch films to escape from the world. So picking a doc in which the subject is intriguing and not soul crushing was hard. I love movies and I love music and Steve picked music, so I went with a interesting look into the draconian and flawed system of rating movies with This Film Is Not Yet Rated." - @mattydub604
 
What is your favorite documentary? Do you or did you enjoy our picks? Listen to the episode and let us know what you think in the comments below! We leave you with this amazing track from the Sound City recording sessions.
 
http://youtu.be/L2kGNdE0b5Q

We get a little serious this week on Cinephiles, as we tackle the documentary genre. The Boss Bitch, Jstebz joins us again for an insightful look into the death squads of Indonesia, classic recording studios, the marijuana industry and the good ol' MPAA. First of, we let Matty have the floor for a bit of a rebuttal on the stance he took on the Ghostbusters all female reboot during a recent League Cast, Jstebz would love to see Melissa McCarthy used in a sexier role and calls out Matty on his personal bias affecting other people movie choices for the Convicted Cinephiles episodes. Oh yeah, we get all sorts of cute and cuddly!
 
These are our Staff Picks! 
 
Michaela is fresh off a bunch of Vancouver International Film Festival screenings and has a couple films in the must see variety and the return of a French new wave pioneer that may be best unseen. Mommy is a disturbing and controversial French-Canadian film dealing with delinquent kids, while Regarding Susan Sontag made her feel like she wasted her life. Goodbye to Language 3D, on the other hand, was possibly one of the only films of Jean-Luc Godard's career that had people going "Meh"
 

Stevil heads to Australia for his pick. A dusty tale of revenge set after the collapse of modern civilization, The Rover is a somber mix of great performances from it's lead stars, Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, and breathtaking cinematography. The films supporting star Scoot McNairy's name is endlessly fun for our panel to riff on and becomes the in joke for the rest of the show.
 
Jstebz staff pick is close in subject to her main pick for the episode. What happens when a happy go lucky stoner accidentally eats all of her psycho roomates "magical" cupcakes? Red eyed and high antics are abound in Smiley Face, starring Anna Faris. Hell, she even won a High Times award for it!
 
Anna Faris accepting her Stony Award for Smiley Face http://youtu.be/JGlq9HtUspk
 
Matty brings us a Netflix treat from a director that has given us numerous reasons to love his work. Stephen Chow returns, after giving us gems like Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle and CJ7, with Journey to the West. Matty was delighted with how this inventive director handle this story about a demon hunter. This is also the first film in a projected trilogy.
 
Our topic is Documentaries. Here are our choices.

 
"I'm always in the mood for something new, so when the idea for a documentary cast came up, I picked a film that had interested me ever since I had first heard of it. The Act of Killing had been one of the nominees for best documentary last year, and I found its description both disturbing and intriguing. Although I knew the experience was most likely going to be uncomfortable, I just had to see this film." - @avidcinephile
 
"My pick was one of the last chosen, so when I heard the heavy subject matter of Michaela's pick and the driven activist nature of the Boss Bitch's, I kind of felt I wanted to elevate the mood. I also had a deep love for music documentaries but hadn't yet seen Dave Grohl's Sound City and now I'm happy to say that I've seen it and am looking to watch it again really soon. Gave me a new appreciation for the artists featured in this film and the albums that were produced. Plus I'm really excited about the new Foo Fighters album and the HBO series that is leading up to it's release. Rock and Roll!!!" - @thestevildead
 
 "I chose The Union, firstly because I had never seen it, and because Cannabis prohibition is an interesting beast. As more and more evidence of the medical benefits of Cannabis is found and the recreational use of the plant is becoming widely acceptable and even legal in some places, this touchy subject is in our mainstream media almost every day. There is a lot of misinformation and negative stigma attached to the medical and recreational use of Cannabis, and I think that much of the fear surrounding Marijuana has been propagated by people in power for financial gain. This documentary, although maybe a little sensational at times, provides a lot of truth about the War on Drugs, specifically, Cannabis." - @jstebz_
 
"I will say it right from the start, I don't watch documentaries often. Most of the time the subject matter is dark and depressing (Michaela's pick kind of proves my point) and I watch films to escape from the world. So picking a doc in which the subject is intriguing and not soul crushing was hard. I love movies and I love music and Steve picked music, so I went with a interesting look into the draconian and flawed system of rating movies with This Film Is Not Yet Rated." - @mattydub604
 
What is your favorite documentary? Do you or did you enjoy our picks? Listen to the episode and let us know what you think in the comments below! We leave you with this amazing track from the Sound City recording sessions.
 
http://youtu.be/L2kGNdE0b5Q