Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider
493 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 283 ratingsJeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider are friends who are movie critics. They review movies and engage in friendly banter. They are not dangerous.
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Episode 284: 'SPECTRE,' 'Suffragette,' 'Miss You Already,' Character Casserole
November 06, 2015 01:42 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MB0:00 - Hello; we're not doing celebrity gossip; write us an iTunes review, why don't you? 2:20 - "SPECTRE" review 14:30 - "Suffragette" review 21:30 - "Miss You Already" review (Bayer only) 24:25 - We didn't see the Peanuts movie because the screening was on a Sunday, WTF? 25:00 - QOTW (comic strips that should be made into movies) 35:30 - A round of Character Casserole (Rambo, the Sundance Kid, and Alan from "The Hangover") 46:10 - Next week's QOTW 47:10 - What'd You Watch? ("Th...
Episode 283: 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' 'Burnt,' 'Truth,' 'Bone Tomahawk,' 'Room'
October 30, 2015 03:37 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MB0:00 - Introduction; Dylan turned 3 2:55 - "Our Brand Is Crisis" review 12:30 - "Burnt" review 21:00 - "Truth" review 30:30 - "Bone Tomahawk" review 36:30 - "Room" review (Snider only) 41:15 - QOTW (scariest movie theater moments) 55:50 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Grandma," the Hunger Gameses) 58:55 - Recap and goodbye QOTW: What comic strip should be made into a movie? REVIEWS: Our Brand Is Crisis: B- 7/10 Burnt: C 7/10 Truth: C+ 7/10 Bone Tomahawk: B 8/10 Room: B+ n...
Episode 282: 'The Last Witch Hunter,' 'Rock the Kasbah,' 'Jem and the Holograms,' Pitch Me
October 23, 2015 06:04 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MB0:00 - Howdy; Bayer has a beer; his house is old 3:15 - "The Last Witch Hunter" review 11:25 - "Rock the Kasbah" review 18:00 - "Jem and the Holograms" review (Snider only) 24:45 - It's a bad week for new movies; more discussion of Eric's cat's name 26:20 - QOTW (best use of songs in movies) 41:35 - A round of Pitch Me, ending with a tangent, which is permitted 50:20 - Recap and goodbye QOTW: What's your scariest movie moment in a theater? REVIEWS: The Last Witch Hunter: D 5/...
Episode 281: 'Steve Jobs,' 'Crimson Peak,' 'Goosebumps,' '99 Homes,' 'Experimenter,' 'Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead'
October 16, 2015 05:54 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MB0:00 - New theme song (by Greg Whitehead) reflects Jeff's return to Portland; Eric got a cat 5:05 - "Steve Jobs" review 14:55 - "Crimson Peak" review 22:35 - "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon" review (from Sundance) 24:15 - "Experimenter" review (from Sundance) 27:10 - Jeff finds something to be annoyed about 27:50 - "Goosebumps" review (Snider only) 32:15 - "99 Homes" review (Snider only) 36:05 - We chose "Crimson Peak" over "Bridge of Spies"; we've mis...
Episode 280: 'The Walk,' 'Goodnight Mommy,' the remake game
October 08, 2015 22:31 - 41 minutes - 18.8 MB0:00 - Hello! Jeff is on his way back home to Portland 3:10 - "The Walk" review 11:50 - Some movies we didn't see, like "Pan" 13:00 - "Goodnight Mommy" review 18:00 - QOTW (remakes you'd be OK with if they were guaranteed to be good); at 26:30, Eric relates an anecdote of white-collar crime 29:10 - A round of our new remake game that doesn't have a name yet 38:25 - Recap, there's pictures and video of Eric's temporary tattoos online, and goodbye QOTW: Who's your favorite screenw...
Episode 279: Fantastic Fest 2015, The Martian
October 02, 2015 08:04 - 1 hour - 36.9 MB0:00 - It's the last day of Fantastic Fest, and we saw a lot of movies 2:10 - "The Martian" review 10:50 - Fantastic Fest reviews, starting with "The Keeping Room" 14:00 - "Anomalisa" 18:25 - "Men and Chicken" 22:20 - "Green Room" 28:20 - "April and the Extraordinary World" 31:45 - "Lovemilla" 34:30 - "High-Rise" 38:40 - "Der Bunker" 42:00 - "Hard to Get" 43:20 - "The Witch" 49:15 - "Dangerous Men" 51:10 - "The Devil's Candy" 54:35 - "February" 57:20 - "Schneider vs. Bax" ...
Episode 278: 'Stonewall,' 'Sicario,' 'Hotel Transylvania 2,' Fantastic Fest
September 25, 2015 15:47 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MB0:00-5:20 - We're in Austin just as Fantastic Fest is about to begin; all around us chaos reigns; Scott Weinberg, the Loki of Fantastic Fest, is within the range of our microphone 5:20 - "Stonewall" review (Snider only) 11:10 - "Sicario" review (Snider only) 14:50 - "Hotel Transylvania 2" review (Snider only) 17:50 - QOTW (old/young duos who should make a movie together) 24:05 - Weinberg comes up with next week's QOTW on the spot, and there is discussion 27:40 - Bayer is about to p...
Episode 277: 'The Scorch Trials,' 'Everest,' 'Black Mass,' 'Sleeping with Other People,' 'Pawn Sacrifice'
September 18, 2015 00:10 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB0:00 - Introduction; this is Jeff's last San Diego show; our theme song is almost obsolete; Portland will soon be destroyed anyway 4:50 - "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" review 13:20 - "Everest" review 25:30 - "Black Mass" review 32:20 - "Sleeping with Other People" review 40:40 - "Pawn Sacrifice" review (Snider only) 44:15 - QOTW (man vs. nature stories) 1:00:10 - Recap and goodbye QOTW: In honor of De Niro and Hathaway in "The Intern," what's an old-young combination who shoul...
Episode 276: 'The Visit,' 'Seven Chinese Brothers,' Pitch Me
September 10, 2015 22:07 - 41 minutes - 18.8 MB0:00-2:45 - We say hello, and Eric negs Jeff's improv attempts 2:45-4:45 - The movies we didn't see 4:45-17:00 - "The Visit" review 17:00-19:20 - "Seven Chinese Brothers" review (Bayer only) 19:20-29:50 - QOTW (favorite Wes Craven moments), ending with Jeff realizing how he has traumatized Dylan 29:50-39:00 - A round of Pitch Me 39:00-41:00 - The end of the show, really, with a little other blather QOTW: In honor of "Everest," what's a man-vs-nature story that hasn't been done yet...
Episode 275: 'Learning to Drive,' 'The Transporter Refueled,' 'A Walk in the Woods,' 'Digging for Fire,' 'Cop Car,' 'Mistress America,' a new game
September 04, 2015 01:14 - 1 hour - 27.9 MB0:00-3:30 - Hello there; Eric made a mistake on last week's show 3:30-10:25 - "Learning to Drive" review 10:25-16:50 - "The Transporter Refueled" review (Bayer only) 16:50-18:25 - We're going to replay our reviews of some Sundance movies that are now open 18:25-21:30 - "A Walk in the Woods" review 21:30-27:30 - "Digging for Fire" review 27:30-31:55 - "Cop Car" review 31:55-37:00 - "Mistress America" review 37:00-40:00 - Why Jeff is sad about Sundance 40:00-47:20 - QOTW (your favorit...
Episode 274: 'We Are Your Friends,' 'Z for Zachariah,' 'Turbo Kid,' Interquel
August 27, 2015 23:12 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MB0:00-3:40 - Intro; some Fantastic Fest movies we're looking forward to (in four weeks, I don't know why we're talking about it now) 3:40-12:40 - "We Are Your Friends" review 12:40-19:40 - "Z for Zachariah" review 19:40-23:00 - "Turbo Kid" review 23:00-36:00 - QOTW (part 2's that were an improvement over their predecessors) 36:00-45:10 - A round of Interquel ("Psycho" and "Back to the Future") 45:10-51:30 - The final Trouble Report 51:30-53:25 - Recap and goodbye QOTW: What are you...
Episode 273: 'American Ultra,' 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,' 'Tangerine,' 'Once I Was a Beehive,' 'Listen to Me, Marlon,' 'The Gift'
August 20, 2015 22:08 - 49 minutes - 22.4 MB0:00-1:45 - Hello! We're back! We'll never leave you again! 1:45-5:30 - An update on the Bayers' imminent return to Portland 5:30-6:15 - There were screening conflicts (again), so we had to choose 6:15-14:40 - "American Ultra" review 14:40-17:50 - "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." review (Bayer only) 17:50-24:10 - "Tangerine" review 24:10-28:30 - "Once I Was a Beehive" review (Snider only) 28:30-36:35 - "Listen to Me, Marlon" review (Bayer only), with discussion of how other stars might fall...
Episode 272: 'Fantastic Four,' 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation,' 'Vacation,' 'Phoenix,' 'Ricki and the Flash,' 'Irrational Man'
August 07, 2015 01:40 - 1 hour - 32.8 MB0:00-3:15 - Intro; we're back after a week off; we're taking a week off next week, too 3:15-15:25 - "Fantastic Four" review 15:25-23:40 - "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" review 23:40-34:10 - "Vacation" review 34:10-40:00 - "Phoenix" review 40:00-44:40 - "Ricki and the Flash" review (Bayer only) 44:40-47:15 - "Irrational Man" review (Bayer only) 47:15-1:00:30 - QOTW - the Mt. Rushmore of animation 1:00:30-1:09:50 - Summer Box Office Challenge update: a victor is declared 1:09:50...
Episode 271: 'Southpaw,' 'Paper Towns,' 'Pixels'
July 23, 2015 22:27 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MB0:00-4:30 - Introduction; no show next week 4:30-7:05 - iTunes review 7:05-18:00 - "Southpaw" review 18:00-27:45 - "Paper Towns" review 27:45-35:30 - "Pixels" review (Bayer only) 35:30-37:10 - Snider is on critics' commentary on the "It Follows" DVD and Blu-ray 37:10-49:15 - QOTW (other things from the '80s that could come back to destroy us) 49:15-54:45 - Summer Box Office Challenge update 54:45-57:15 - Recap, goodbye, outtakes QOTW: We're doing the Mt. Rushmore of animation. Te...
Episode 270: 'Ant-Man,' 'Trainwreck,' 'Infinitely Polar Bear,' 'Mr. Holmes,' Comic-Con
July 16, 2015 23:05 - 1 hour - 31.8 MB0:00-2:50 - Intro; we're both in San Diego at the moment 2:50-19:10 - "Ant-Man" review 19:10-30:45 - "Trainwreck" review 30:45-32:40 - A call to action at the Perpetual Lunch Fund 32:40-39:40 - "Infinitely Polar Bear" review 39:40-44:20 - "Mr. Holmes" review (Snider only) 44:20-53:50 - QOTW (comedians who deserve starring vehicles and/or biopics) 53:50-1:05:40 - Bayer's Comic-Con experiences 1:05:40-1:07:00 - Movie scoops, and being a jerk 1:07:00-1:09:25 - Recap and goodbye QOT...
Episode 269: 'Self/less,' 'Minions,' 'The Gallows,' 'Testament of Youth'
July 09, 2015 22:14 - 1 hour - 27.5 MB0:00-3:45 - Introduction; the Trouble report 3:45-15:30 - "Self/less" review 15:30-17:35 - Sophie's choices, why one of us saw "Minions" and the other saw "The Gallows" 17:35-24:20 - "Minions" review (Bayer only) 24:20-31:25 - "The Gallows" review (Snider only) 31:25-36:35 - Why Bayer is drinking coffee today; a chemical spill; possible witchcraft among doctors leads to an impromptu round of Pitch Me 36:35-40:00 - "Testament of Youth" review (Snider only) 40:00-40:35 - Oh yeah, "The...
Episode 268: 'Terminator Genisys,' 'Magic Mike XXL,' Pitch Me
July 02, 2015 23:25 - 1 hour - 28.4 MB0:00-4:05 - Intro; weather and Trouble report 4:05-5:55 - iTunes reviews 5:55-20:00 - "Terminator Genisys" review 20:00-34:55 - "Magic Mike XXL" review 34:55-46:40 - QOTW (movie moments that made you squirm) 46:40-51:35 - Summer Box Office Challenge update, including discussion of the new trend of movies being transdate 51:35-1:00:30 - A round of Pitch Me 1:00:30-1:02:00 - Recap and goodbye QOTW: What animated character deserves its own spin-off? REVIEWS: Terminator Genisys C...
Episode 267: 'Ted 2,' 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,' 'A Little Chaos,' 'The Wolfpack'
June 26, 2015 00:26 - 1 hour - 29.8 MB0:00-5:30 - Hello; hot weather; Snider has a temporary cat 5:30-23:10 - "Ted 2" review 23:10-32:05 - "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" review 32:05-35:00 - "A Little Chaos" review (Bayer only) 35:00-39:30 - "The Wolfpack" review (Bayer only) 39:30-41:25 - Also there is a movie about a Marine dog that solves mysteries, or something 41:25-52:55 - QOTW (dreams about movies) 52:55-56:30 - Summer Box Office Challenge update 56:30-1:03:30 - What'd You Watch? ("Ted," "Days of Thunder") 1:...
Episode 266: 'Inside Out,' 'Dope,' 'The Overnight,' 'Balls Out'
June 19, 2015 00:27 - 1 hour - 34.2 MB0:00-2:00 - Hello, let's not waste any time 2:00-17:45 - "Inside Out" review 17:45-29:25 - "Dope" review 29:25-35:50 - "The Overnight" review 35:50-40:10 - "Balls Out" review (Snider only) 40:10-57:40 - QOTW (the times you strongly disagreed with us about a movie) 57:40-1:06:40 - Summer Box Office Challenge update - it's heating up! 1:06:40-1:12:25 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Weird Science," "F for Fake," and a debate over who looks better in a cape, Snider or Orson Welles) 1:12:25-1...
Episode 265: 'Jurassic World,' Interquel
June 11, 2015 23:16 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MB0:00-1:25 - Hello! 1:25-3:50 - iTunes review (it's also a monologue from "The Way Way Back") 3:50-25:15 - "Jurassic World" review 25:15-27:05 - QOTW - There wasn't one, but now there's a new one for next week: tell us about a time when you disagreed with Bayer and/or Snider on a movie review 27:05-31:15 - Summer Box Office Challenge update 31:15-41:55 - A round of Interquel ("Jurassic Park" and "Swingers") 41:55-47:15 - What'd You Watch? ("Jurassic Park," "Three Days of the Condor,...
Episode 264: 'Spy,' 'Entourage,' 'Results,' 'Love & Mercy,' 'Heaven Knows What'
June 05, 2015 06:56 - 1 hour - 32.6 MB0:00-3:40 - Introduction; too many Sniders; housekeeping 3:40-15:30 - "Spy" review 15:30-28:15 - "Entourage" review 28:15-32:10 - "Results" review 32:10-37:10 - "Love & Mercy" review (Bayer only) 37:10-40:15 - "Heaven Knows What" review (Snider only) 40:15-59:10 - QOTW (TV shows that deserve movies) 59:10-1:08:00 - Hey, What'd You Watch ("House of Cards," "Face/Off," with a discussion of faces Bayer and Snider would get) 1:08:00-1:11:20 - Recap, goodnight QOTW: Suggest some Ques...
Episode 263: 'San Andreas,' 'Aloha,' Pitch Me
May 28, 2015 23:57 - 1 hour - 27.5 MB0:00-3:45 - Intro; the Perpetual Lunch Fund; Eric's neighborhood is getting gentrified 3:45-21:55 - "San Andreas" review 21:55-28:20 - "Aloha" review (Bayer only) 28:20-40:00 - QOTW (the summer blockbuster Mt. Rushmore) 40:00-46:30 - Summer Box Office Challenge update 46:30-56:00 - A round of Pitch Me 56:00-1:00:00 - Recap; forgetting stuff; goodbye QOTW: What TV show (that hasn't gotten one yet) deserves a movie? REVIEWS: San Andreas: B 5/10 Aloha: n/a 6/10
Episode 262: 'Tomorrowland,' 'Poltergeist,' 'Good Kill'
May 22, 2015 07:08 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB0:00-2:20 - Introduction; Paul Shaffer 2:20-5:55 - iTunes review; Jeff's beers 5:55-19:20 - "Tomorrowland" review 19:20-28:00 - "Poltergeist" review 28:00-32:40 - "Good Kill" review (Bayer only) 32:40-49:40 - QOTW (amusement park elements being turned into movies) 49:40-54:10 - Summer Box Office Challenge update 54:10-1:01:10 - Jeff & Eric's Excellent Adventure takes us back to this weekend in 1993 1:01:10-1:02:35 - Recap and goodbye QOTW: We're doing another Mt. Rushmore. Te...
Episode 261: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'Pitch Perfect 2,' 'Far from the Madding Crowd'
May 15, 2015 01:07 - 1 hour - 27.9 MB0:00-2:50 - Greetings; PayPal thought we were terrorists 2:50-5:30 - This week's lunch sponsor: An Inanimate F****** Blog, where amusing reviews and commentary can be found 5:30-19:35 - "Mad Max: Fury Road" review 19:35-28:50 - "Pitch Perfect 2" review 28:50-35:00 - "Far from the Madding Crowd" review 35:00-48:15 - QOTW (movies that should be remade by their same directors) 48:15-51:25 - What'd You Watch? ("Road Warrior," "The Last Stand" [not the Schwarzenegger one]) 51:25-58:2...
Episode 260: 'Hot Pursuit,' 'The D Train,' 'Roar,' 'Welcome to Me'
May 07, 2015 22:41 - 1 hour - 29.7 MB0:00-4:30 - Some chit-chat about cars and mechanics 4:30-22:00 - "Hot Pursuit" review 22:00-27:55 - "The D Train" review 27:55-36:10 - "Roar" review 36:10-41:30 - "Welcome to Me" review (Bayer only) 41:30-57:35 - QOTW (lady versions of male movies) 57:35-1:02:05 - What'd You Watch? ("Lost River," "Bound," "Re-Animator") 1:02:05-1:03:45 - Summer Box Office Challenge update 1:03:45-1:04:50 - Recap, goodbye QOTW: In honor of "Mad Max: Fury Road," what movie (at least 20 years old)...
Episode 259: 'Avengers: The Age of Ultron,' 'Adult Beginners,' our 2015 Summer Box Office Challenge draft
May 01, 2015 05:52 - 1 hour - 28.4 MB0:00-4:20 - Intro; we are excited about the Summer Box Office Challenge; trash-talking; discussion of our competitive natures 4:20-6:50 - A shout-out to listener Diego down in Argentina 6:50-22:45 - "Avengers: The Age of Ultron" review 22:45-29:20 - "Adult Beginners" review 29:20-40:20 - QOTW (suggestions for the stakes of our box office bet) 40:20-56:25 - We each choose our 10 movies for the Summer Box Office Challenge. You can play along at home! 56:25-1:00:00 - What'd You Watch?...
Episode 258: 'The Age of Adaline,' 'The Water Diviner,' 'The Clouds of Sils Maria,' Character Casserole
April 24, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 29.9 MB0:00-5:00 - Hello; follow-up information on Eric's wrist 5:00-17:20 - "The Age of Adaline" review 17:20-23:25 - "The Water Diviner" review (Bayer only) 23:25-28:50 - "The Clouds of Sils Maria" review (Bayer only) 28:50-45:10 - QOTW (best directorial debuts by actors) 45:10-49:05 - Next week's QOTW will involve the Summer Box Office Challenge 49:05-57:50 - A round of Character Casserole (an airplane, Axel Foley, and the I Am Legend guy) 57:50-1:03:50 - Some nice things people wrote on...
Episode 257: 'Ex Machina,' 'True Story,' 'Unfriended,' 'Monkey Kingdom'
April 17, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MB0:00-4:00 - Hello; we're both playing while injured this week 4:00-6:40 - This week's sponsor: Kurt Pankau, aka The Past Imperfect, aka you might enjoy his album of rock 'n' roll music! 6:40-9:00 - An update on the Bayers' return to Portland 9:00-16:35 - "Ex Machina" review 16:35-24:00 - "True Story" review 24:00-29:50 - "Unfriended" review (Snider only) 29:50-37:20 - "Monkey Kingdom" (Bayer only) 37:20-38:00 - There are some other movies that are opening but whose distributors didn...
Episode 256: 'The Longest Ride,' 'While We're Young,' 'Freetown'
April 10, 2015 07:47 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MB0:00-3:30 - We begin our sixth year of broadcasting 3:30-10:10 - A Nicholas Sparks memory game 10:10-25:30 - "The Longest Ride" review 25:30-30:00 - "While We're Young" review (just Bayer) 30:00-33:40 - "Freetown" review (just Snider) 33:40-47:20 - QOTW (your favorite movie animals, non-animated) 47:20-51:30 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Stuart Saves His Family," some TV) 51:30-57:15 - Recap, then a diversion about potty training (one gets the impression Jeff will be talking about this...
Episode 255: 'Furious Seven,' Pitch Me
April 02, 2015 22:45 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB0:00-4:00 - It's our 5th anniversary! We reminisce a little (plus a baby-monitor cameo by Dylan) 4:00-6:00 - Lead-up to a big announcement, derailed by April Fool's Day 6:00-12:30 - A big, exciting announcement! Really! One that affects the sitcom of our lives! 12:30-15:10 - Another announcement: the Movie B.S. Perpetual Lunch Fund 15:10-35:40 - "Furious Seven" review 35:40-49:00 - QOTW (movies that could be 7-film franchises) 49:00-57:45 - A round of Pitch Me (Russell Crowe, Kevin J...
Episode 254: 'Get Hard,' 'It Follows,' Character Casserole
March 26, 2015 21:18 - 1 hour - 28 MB0:00-5:45 - Introductions; a brief and mostly inaccurate description of the show; we're on OneOfUs.net now! 5:45-23:00 - "Get Hard" review 23:00-33:40 - "It Follows" review 33:40-46:20 - Question of the Week (suggestions for improving the show) 46:20-58:45 - A round of Character Casserole (Alex Forrest, Hermione Granger, Jessie the cowgirl) 58:45-1:01:10 - Recap, summary, and goodbye QOTW: What standalone movie deserves to be expanded into a 7-film franchise? REVIEWS: Get Hard...
Episode 253: Our SXSW report
March 20, 2015 18:46 - 1 hour - 35.5 MB0:00-9:30 - Hello, we are in Austin, some housekeeping items and a new online home for the show 9:30-13:15 - The movies opening today that we didn't see; the fun of SXSW 13:15-17:00 - The SXSW movies we saw that weren't really movies 17:00-21:00 - Brief reviews of SXSW movies we didn't like 21:00-1:12:00 - Our SXSW reviews: Fresno 6/10 Tab Hunter Confidential 6/10 Hello, My Name Is Doris B+ 8/10 Just Jim 6/10 Ex Machina B Adult Beginners 6/10 The Invitation B+ 7 Chinese Brothers ...
Episode 252: 'Run All Night,' 'Cinderella'
March 13, 2015 17:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MB0:00-4:10 - Intro, we're in different places in Texas, some delusions 4:10-14:30 - "Run All Night" review 14:30-25:45 - "Cinderella" review 25:45-44:30 - QOTW (movies you half-remember from childhood) 44:30-49:10 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Dead Man," "Lambada," "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me") 49:10-57:35 - Some movies and people we're looking forward to seeing at SXSW 57:35-58:55 - Recap, goodbye QOTW: What movie that you saw as a youth did you re-watch later and realize it had ...
Episode 251: 'Unfinished Business,' 'Chappie,' Pitch Me
March 06, 2015 22:19 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MB0:00-3:15 – Hi there! Also, Sodastream 3:15-18:30 – “Unfinished Business” review 18:30-27:20 – “Chappie” review (Bayer only) 27:20-30:50 – Some other movies that you can watch (Portland: “What We Do in the Shadows”!!), plus talk of mic-dropping 30:50-43:10 – QOTW (movie coincidences) 43:10-52:35 – A round of Pitch Me 52:35-54:00 – Recap and goodbye QOTW: What movie that you only half-remember (maybe from your childhood) are you due to re-watch? Feel free to share the details that you ...
Episode 250: 'Focus,' 'The Lazarus Effect'
February 27, 2015 20:00 - 1 hour - 31.5 MB0:00-4:00 – It’s our 250th show; what other numbers we like; what if we did a reunion show? 4:00-8:40 – Eric had a “Parks and Recreation” thing in Vanity Fair (online); Dylan has a harmonica; some questionable surgical procedures are recommended 8:40-23:10 – “Focus” review 23:10-35:10 – “The Lazarus Effect” review 35:10-1:04:50 – QOTW (things to change about the Oscars), plus talk about the Oscars, oh my gosh, why did we talk about the Oscars so much? 1:04:50-1:08:55 – Next week’s QOTW,...
Episode 249: 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2,' 'The Duff,' 'The Last Five Years,' 'What We Do in the Shadows,' 'The Voices'
February 20, 2015 20:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MB0:00-4:20 – Hello; a game we used to play but don’t anymore; some “Parks & Recreation” talk 4:20-7:15 – iTunes reviews 7:15-20:00 – “Hot Tub Time Machine 2″ review 20:00-30:35 – “The Duff” review, ending with more “HTTM 2″ complaints 30:35-42:50 – “The Last Five Years” review 42:50-51:50 – “What We Do in the Shadows” review 51:50-58:10 – “The Voices” review 58:10-1:09:45 – QOTW (movies that needed a time machine) 1:09:45-1:12:25 – What’d You Watch; Oscar bowling 1:12:25-1:14:05 – A ...
Episode 248: 'Kingsman: The Secret Service,' 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' 'Mommy'
February 13, 2015 20:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MB0:00-3:00 – Opening blather 3:00-16:15 – “Kingsman: The Secret Service” review 16:15-34:00 – “Fifty Shades of Grey” review 34:00-43:50 – “Mommy” review 43:50-59:25 – QOTW: Mt. Rushmore of romantic movies 59:25-1:01:40 – Recap and goodbye QOTW: What movie could have used a time machine? REVIEWS: Kingsman: The Secret Service: B 7/10 Fifty Shades of Grey: D- 4/10 Mommy: A- 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)
Episode 247: 'Jupiter Ascending,' 'Seventh Son,' 'A Most Violent Year,' 'Still Alice,' 'Mr. Turner'
February 06, 2015 08:00 - 1 hour - 28 MB0:00-4:30 – Hello there; ’90s nostalgia 4:30-16:00 – “Jupiter Ascending” review 4:30-24:20 – “Seventh Son” review 24:20-29:30 – “A Most Violent Year” review 29:30-31:50 – “Mr. Turner” review (Bayer only) 31:50-36:10 – “Still Alice” review (Bayer only), including personal reflections 36:10-50:25 – QOTW (movies you were most excited for that turned out to be the biggest disappointments) 50:25-53:35 – Next week’s question concerns Valentine’s Day 53:35-56:10 – A round of What’d You Watc...
Episode 246: Sundance Film Festival
January 30, 2015 08:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MB0:00-3:40 – We’ve been at Sundance all week! Here are the movies we saw: 3:40 – A Walk in the Woods 6:50 – Knock Knock 10:20 – The Bronze 12:40 – Entertainment 15:00 – Stockholm, Pennsylvania 20:00 – Strangerland 23:25 – Cop Car 27:50 – The Stanford Prison Experiment 31:25 – Results 35:00 – The D Train 40:35 – Hot Girls Wanted 42:15 – Digging for Fire 48:15 – Turbo Kid 49:30 – I Am Michael 51:30 – It Follows 52:45 – ’71 54:30 – Mistress America 59:45 – The Overnight 1:02:05 – Experimenter 1...
Episode 245: 'Black Sea,' Character Casserole, Johnny Depp
January 23, 2015 20:00 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB0:00-2:00 – Hi, Jeff’s mom is visiting (him, not the show) 2:00-5:25 – This week’s wide releases went largely unscreened 5:25-15:05 – “Black Sea” review 15:05-20:35 – “The Interview” is coming to Netflix; Jeff is suspicious of everyone’s story; he re-watched “Grand Budapest Hotel”; Eric pretends to listen 20:35-30:50 – QOTW (what should Johnny Depp do?) 30:50-42:25 – Some of the Sundance movies we’re looking forward to 42:25-53:10 – A round of Character Casserole 53:10-56:10 – A little more ...
Episode 244: 'Blackhat,' 'American Sniper,' 'The Wedding Ringer'
January 16, 2015 20:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MB0:00-5:00 – Hello, for some reason Gamergate, what if we did traffic reports? 5:00-20:10 – “Blackhat” review 20:10-28:25 – “American Sniper” review 28:25-29:30 – We’ll review “The Wedding Ringer” later in the show 29:30-45:50 – QOTW (remakes but in a different genre) 45:50-50:00 – Sundance is coming up and we are excited to see movies and other critics 50:00-1:07:40 – “The Wedding Ringer” review, as prophesied 1:07:40- Recap, Navy SEALs, the end QOTW: What should Johnny Depp do? REVIEWS: “...
Episode 243: 'Selma'
January 09, 2015 20:00 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MB0:00-1:50 – Oh hey, how’s it going? 1:50-4:50 – “Taken 3″ was kept from critics, so we made up some other stuff instead, then talked about critics in the U.K. 4:50-7:20 – Then we made up some more “Taken”-based stuff, resulting in an unplanned game of Pitch Me 7:20-8:45 – iTunes review 8:45-24:00 – “Selma” review (B.S.-approved!) 24:00-26:55 – Letting everyone know how much you agree with a movie 26:55-41:00 – QOTW (how movies will be different 10 years from now) 41:00-51:15 – A round of Eri...
Episode 242: Our Top Ten Lists
January 02, 2015 20:00 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MB0:00-2:20 – Happy New Year! 2:20-3:30 – iTunes review 3:30-7:25 – It was a good year of movies; pre-top 10 wagering 7:25-47:00 – Our top 10 lists 47:00-53:40 – QOTW: your favorites of 2014 53:40-57:35 – We saw “The Interview”; other things we watched 57:35-59:15 – We’ll do another show next week QOTW: How will movies be different 10 years from now? Snider’s list: 10. “Cheap Thrills” 9. “Calvary” 8. “Birdman” 7. “Ernest & Celestine” 6. “The Babadook” 5. “Foxcatcher” 4. “Listen Up Philip” 3...
Episode 241: 'Inherent Vice,' 'Into the Woods,' 'Two Days, One Night,' 'Big Eyes,' 'Unbroken,' 'Belle'
December 26, 2014 20:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MB0:00-3:00 – Hello! It’s the day after Christmas! We had a great Christmas, probably 3:00-17:20 – “Inherent Vice” review 17:20-30:10 – “Into the Woods” review 30:10-43:30 – “Two Days, One Night” review, including a Dardennes anecdote from Telluride 43:30-52:35 – “Big Eyes” review 52:35-1:01:40 – “Unbroken” review 1:01:40-1:05:05 – “Belle” review (Bayer only) 1:05:05-1:06:10 – Reminder on QOTW (your 3 favorite movies of 2014). We’re tabulating the results! 1:06:10-1:10:25 – Recap, goodbye, see...
Episode 240: 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,' 'Annie,' Character Casserole
December 19, 2014 20:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MB0:00-3:20 – Hi, howdy, the weather, whatever 3:20-23:30 – “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” review 23:30-24:50 – We had to choose between “Night at the Museum 3″ and “Annie” 24:50-35:30 – “Annie” review 35:30-37:00 – Year-end QOTW: what were your three (3) favorite movies of 2014? We’ll tabulate the results for the Jan. 2 show. 37:00-47:45 – A round of Character Casserole 47:45-53:10 – Scar (from “The Lion King”) has a real name; then there’s talk of Hitler and Jeff’s son; if toddl...
Episode 239: 'Exodus: Gods and Kings,' 'Top Five'
December 12, 2014 20:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MB[NOTE: There’s a slight echo on Eric’s voice on this one. We didn’t know it was being recorded that way, and we couldn’t remove it from the recording after the fact. We’re sorry. You get used to it after a minute.] 0:00-1:50 – Hello! We are your hosts 1:50-13:05 – “Exodus: Gods and Kings” review 13:05-24:40 – “Top Five” review 24:40-26:15 – A sidebar on Aaron Paul 26:15-41:20 – QOTW (other Bible stories to make movies out of) 41:20-42:25 – No QOTW this week 42:25-44:35 – We gotta cut this o...
Episode 238: 'Wild,' 'The Imitation Game'
December 05, 2014 20:00 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MB0:00-4:30 – Intro, mystery balloons, ideas to make this show as popular as Serial 4:30-7:15 – The vagaries of movie release schedules; a debate over who is more special 7:15-21:00 – “Wild” review (B.S.-approved!) 21:00-33:55 – “The Imitation Game” review, ending in talk of a current trend 33:55-48:00 – QOTW was the Mt. Rushmore of holiday movies. Jeff makes Eric guess what the listeners voted for. 48:00-56:05 – Eric & Jeff’s Excellent Adventure takes us back in time to Dec. 5, 1997 56:05-57:...
Episode 237: 'Horrible Bosses 2,' 'Penguins of Madagascar,' Pitch Me
November 28, 2014 20:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MB0:00-2:55 – We say hello, talk about milestones 2:55-12:10 – “Horrible Bosses 2″ review 12:10-17:10 – “Penguins of Madagascar” review (Snider only) 17:10-29:50 – QOTW (movie families to spend Thanksgiving with) 29:50-36:40 – A round of Pitch Me 36:40-42:35 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“The Burbs,” “Chef,” “The Boxtrolls”) 42:35-44:15 – Jeff thinks Eric should cover the “Wild” red carpet screening 44:15-46:20 – A summary of today’s lessons QOTW: We’re choosing the Mt. Rushmore of holiday movies...
Episode 236: 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1,' 'The Theory of Everything,' 'Foxcatcher'
November 21, 2014 20:00 - 1 hour - 28 MB0:00-4:00 – Howdy, Jeff puts the bae in Bayer, egg nog 4:00-17:45 – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″ review 17:45-26:00 – “The Theory of Everything” review 26:00-39:00 – “Foxcatcher” review 39:00-52:40 – QOTW (movies that make you hungry or that ruined food for you) 52:40-55:30 – Next week’s QOTW, talk of Thanksgiving traditions, Turkey Bowl, etc. 55:30-1:00:00 – Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Babes in Toyland,” “Gentleman’s Agreement,” Jeff watched a TV cartoon) 1:00:00-1:01:10 – Recap of ...
Episode 235: 'Dumb and Dumber To,' 'Rosewater,' 'Force Majeure'
November 14, 2014 20:00 - 51 minutes - 23.3 MB0:00-4:15 – Hello, let’s read an iTunes review 4:15-14:15 – “Dumb and Dumber To” review 14:15-21:45 – “Rosewater” review 21:45-27:15 – “Force Majeure” review 27:15-46:45 – QOTW (sequels to 1994 films), with some talk of Eric’s LDS mission, leading to talk of a new movie called “Missionary” 46:45-51:00 Hey, What’d You Watch? (“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex…,” some “Star Wars” thing), chit-chat, wrap-up, goodbye QOTW: What movie makes you hungry, and for what? Or alternativel...