Latest Comedymoveis Podcast Episodes
"Quarantine Viewing 4" - Bloodshot and the Gentlemen, plus Star WARS: TROS rebuttal!
Repeat Viewing - May 22, 2020 01:27 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn a rare double first take, we look at two very recent films, Bloodshot from the Valiant Cinematic Universe, and the Gentlemen from Guy Ritchie, giving our two cents on whether you should or should not rent them. As usual we stray into some interesting and varied tangents on filmmakers, comics ...
"Quarantine Viewing 3" - Sonic the Hedgehog & Navy SEALs vs Under Siege
Repeat Viewing - May 17, 2020 21:52 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this fast paced and hilarious episode, we have our "first take" review of Sonic the Hedgehog, featuring a deliciously maniacal Jim Carrey, and then we go down macho memory lane with our compare/contrast of Navy SEALs & Under Siege-- the description of which pretty much speaks for itself. Su...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - "it is what it is?"
Repeat Viewing - May 10, 2020 05:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsRecorded in December 2019, just after our first viewing of TROS, this episode was saved for the return from hiatus, and the digital release of the film. As the finale of an epic, 40 year saga, a lot rides on Episode IX. Do we think it lives up to the responsibility of satisfying hordes of picky ...
Quarantine Viewing Crime Special - Happy!, Logan Lucky, Romeo is Bleeding, Escape from Pretoria, Why Women Kill, Hannibal
Repeat Viewing - May 07, 2020 21:36 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis long awaited (by us) dive into our mutual favorite genre includes a wide selection, both from film & tv, of mostly recent crime entries, but with one sweaty, notable exception. We talk why crime is a great canvas for broad story & character possibilities, and how amazing performances come f...
"Quarantine Viewing 2" - Happy!, Logan Lucky, Romeo is Bleeding, Escape from Pretoria, Why Women Kill, Hannibal - Crime Special!
Repeat Viewing - May 07, 2020 21:36 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis long awaited (by us) dive into our mutual favorite genre includes a wide selection, both from film & tv, of mostly recent crime entries, but with one sweaty, notable exception. We talk why crime is a great canvas for broad story & character possibilities, and how amazing performances come f...
Quarantine Viewing - LOTR, the Hobbit, Ip Man 4, Flashpoint (Donnie Yen), Hostiles, and Us
Repeat Viewing - April 30, 2020 10:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn our triumphant (?) return from hiatus, we tackle the elephant in everybody's room, and what we are watching to fill our time whilst indoors for the immediate future. We each talk about a film we finally watched after meaning to for a long time, Hostiles & Us, respectively. Plus, we discuss sa...
"Quarantine Viewing" - LOTR, the Hobbit, Ip Man 4, Flashpoint (Donnie Yen), Hostiles, and Us
Repeat Viewing - April 30, 2020 10:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn our triumphant (?) return from hiatus, we tackle the elephant in everybody's room, and what we are watching to fill our time whilst indoors for the immediate future. We each talk about a film we finally watched after meaning to for a long time, Hostiles & Us, respectively. Plus, we discuss sa...
The Last Jedi - success or failure?
Repeat Viewing - December 19, 2019 19:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn the eve of the saga finale, we thought it might be fun to remind you of our stance on the new trilogy, and Rian Johnson's divisive middle entry. We suspect we, and Johnson, will be vindicated when the results are in from episode IX. Enjoy the conclusion to the Skywalker story, and may the f...
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - success or failure?
Repeat Viewing - December 19, 2019 19:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOn the eve of the saga finale, we thought it might be fun to remind you of our stance on the new trilogy, and Rian Johnson's divisive middle entry. We suspect we, and Johnson, will be vindicated when the results are in from episode IX. Enjoy the conclusion to the Skywalker story, and may the f...
The Contender & the ethics of leadership
Repeat Viewing - November 27, 2019 21:58 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe continue our de facto Political Commentary block with Rod Lurie's keenly observed film from 2000, the year right before our new age of politics was truly born. We discuss the reflections of our current political climate, the parallels to Barack Obama (who was a complete unknown at the time), ...
Bob Roberts & Wag the Dog - the politics of spin
Repeat Viewing - November 16, 2019 09:35 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIMPEACHMENT SPECIAL! We look at two films that brilliantly showcase the playbook of spin from both politicians and media alike. It's a compare & contrast made just for us with (the lost gem) Bob Roberts and Wag the Dog both striking the same chords, while revealing different elements of the well...
Dolemite is my Name! The return of Eddie Murphy
Repeat Viewing - November 09, 2019 01:25 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe cover our first original film for a streaming platform, with Eddie Murphy's new comeback, "Dolemite is my Name!" We talk about the social and creative themes of the film, as well as it's place among the works or director Craig Brewer and writers Scott Alexander & Larry Karazewski. Then we go ...
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Young Frankenstein
Repeat Viewing - October 31, 2019 07:52 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsPart 2 of our Halloween double-feature, once again, pits two opposite styles of adaptation against one another, in another faithful vs funny compare and contrast. Can the melodrama of Kenneth Branagh live up to the standard of not just the companion, Coppola produced Dracula, but that of the com...
Bram Stoker's Dracula vs Dracula: Dead & Loving It
Repeat Viewing - October 28, 2019 19:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsPart 1 of a Halloween Double Feature block tackles the most classic, and probably most filmed screen villain of all time. Dracula goes by many names; the Prince of Darkness, Vlad the Impaler... and his names are almost as numerous as the number of adaptations of Stoker's classic novel. We explor...
BONUS! Batman Mask of the Phantasm & other animated Batman (*Re-post from 2018)
Repeat Viewing - October 19, 2019 10:47 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings*Re-posted to allow for a Joker podcast binge. We continue our discussion of the Joker with a seminal entry into his lore, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, featuring a bravura performance by Mark Hamill as the Clown Prince of Crime. We break down many reasons it is still one of the best, not just...
BONUS! The Joker on film (*Re-post from 2018)
Repeat Viewing - October 19, 2019 10:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings*Re-posted to allow for a Joker podcast binge. In advance of the new Joker origin film, starring Joaquin Phoenix, directed by Todd Phillips with Martin Scorcese producing, Seamus & Kraig run down the list of actors who have played the iconic role so far, and discuss hopes for the new interpret...
Joker & Taxi Driver
Repeat Viewing - October 19, 2019 09:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSociety doesn't get off easy as Seamus & Kraig dive into why Joker happened, and why a film like it must exist in this day & age. Plus it's an obvious connection to pair it with Taxi Driver, but even beyond the street level stories and amazing lead performances, the depth of similarities are ast...
Swiss Army Man - an in-house Repeat Viewing Challenge!
Repeat Viewing - October 05, 2019 08:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAfter 3 years of being prodded by Seamus, Kraig FINALLY watches Swiss Army Man, and the two share a high energy dissection of this weird and very special film. Specifically the question of metaphor is broken down in insanely interesting detail-- from details provided by the filmmakers and they w...
Movies to break-up by: Better Off Dead, High Fidelity, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Repeat Viewing - September 27, 2019 05:16 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsContinuing our new trend of getting personal about film, we take it to a whole new level in this off the rails vod-cast tackling that most personal of experiences: heartbreak. Using the sharp examples of 3 classic male-centric rom-coms, Better Off Dead, High Fidelity & Forgetting Sarah Marshall,...
How Michael Bay made us the men we are today. (But not how you might think...)
Repeat Viewing - September 19, 2019 21:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe take a new personal turn with our movie podcast and dive into an EXTREMELY formative early film experience. Our talk centers on the particular creative influence this film had, and the fact that the influence has persisted to this day. If you're a filmmaker, you will relate to and delight in ...
Crumb, Ghost World & Art School Confidential - Terry Zwigoff director spotlight
Repeat Viewing - August 06, 2019 02:36 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe conclude our No Capes Allowed block with a spotlight on the first filmmaker to truly utilize the visual potential of a comic and collaborate with it's creator, Terry Zwigoff. Known now for Bad Santa, Zwigoff actually cut his teeth on this de facto trilogy about creative outsiders, and left hi...
Road to Perdition & A History of Violence
Repeat Viewing - July 02, 2019 03:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOur "No Capes Allowed" block continues with a meditation on American Violence, featuring two wildly different yet parallel portraits of fathers trying to protect their families from the fallout of their own brutal lives. The filmmaking is as diverse as the approach to subject, and we dig deep in...
Judge Dredd vs Dredd
Repeat Viewing - June 12, 2019 21:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOur No Capes Allowed block continues with a deep dive into dueling visions of the same character, from two drastically different eras of filmmaking, with two lead actors who could not be more distinct from each other, to say the least. It is no challenge to compare and contrast these related-yet...
Josie & the Pussycats and Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Repeat Viewing - May 31, 2019 02:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe continue our No Capes Allowed block with a dive into the world of dueling bands and young love, with one from the Archie-verse, and one from the Oni-verse (not a thing). Josie and Scott Pilgrim are two strangely similar films on almost every level, so we share quite a dive into these multi-le...
Sin City and 300 - Frank Miller Spotlight
Repeat Viewing - May 23, 2019 18:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsNo Capes Allowed continues with our spotlight on graphic novelist Frank Miller, and the two adaptations of his work that changed the game for comic book movies, Sin City and 300. We discuss how both intensely testosterone packed, delightfully violent, and surprisingly deep films, are also visual...
Tank Girl & Snowpiercer
Repeat Viewing - May 10, 2019 00:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn the first episode of our new block "No Capes Allowed," we travel the wasteland with two sci-fi graphic novel adaptations, Tank Girl & Snowpiercer. We take a super deep dive into their surface similarities, follow the tracks as they diverge wildly in execution, and we devolve into film conspi...
MCU overview and Captain Marvel
Repeat Viewing - April 22, 2019 11:15 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAs a celebration of the release of Avengers: Endgame, we finally discuss the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, covering favorites & least faves, casting, stories, filmmakers and more. Plus, we have a fiery talk about the newest edition to the MCU, Captain Marvel. Although we no doubt left plenty...
Legend and The Princess Bride
Repeat Viewing - April 05, 2019 23:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTo close out the 80s Fantasy block, Seamus and Kraig are joined by special guest, producer and director James L. Reid, to dive deep into a couple of unique classics in the genre. We discuss both the theatrical and Director's Cuts of Legend, revealing several huge details about the filmmaking and...
Ladyhawke and Goonies
Repeat Viewing - March 07, 2019 23:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe fourth installment of our 80s fantasy block doubles as a final spotlight (for now) on the films of director Richard Donner, who was a force to be reckoned with in the 80s and 90s. Ladyhawke and Goonies are two films he released the same year, just months apart, and both are culturally belove...
The Secret of NIMH and FIRE & ICE
Repeat Viewing - February 23, 2019 00:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe continue our foray into 80s fantasy with a departure from the average canon, with animated classic vs cult classic, Don Bluth vs Ralph Bakshi, in a detailed and lively talk about the Secret of Nimh and Fire & Ice. It's a truly anti-Disney episode, focused on two animators who changed the indu...
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