Saturday, October 31, 2015

Ep. 189 - Bone Tomahawk (Ravenous vs. We Are What We Are)


On this episode we track cannibals across a triple feature of films. First we posse up with Kurt Russell and his fantastic mustache for the new film BONE TOMAHAWK. We are then joined by friend of the show Derek Stewart who has no mustache but talks 1999’s RAVENOUS vs. 2013’s WE ARE WHAT WE ARE. In the former, Guy Pearce is adopted into a cannibal family of soldiers exiled from society, while the latter introduces us to a long line of cannibals under threat of exposure by a small town detective.

We also debate the leading man abilities of James Woods, who has nothing to do with any of these films.


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Friday, October 30, 2015

Ep. 188 - Burnt (Big Night vs. The Hundred-Foot Journey)


On this episode we get BURNT with Bradley Cooper as we have a full course meal of films dealing with differences in the kitchen. In 1996’s BIG NIGHT, two brothers battle over the direction of their failing restaurant, one unwilling to bow down to local customer ignorance, the other afraid of returning home to a less exciting life. Whereas 2014’s THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY sees an initial cultural clash between an Indian family and a French woman that produces a better experience by combining sensibilities of the two. Joining our show to provide some True Bromance Film Podcast sensibilities is the host of that show and returning guest Jairo.


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Monday, October 26, 2015

Ep. 187 - The Wolfpack (The Truman Show vs. Pleasantville)


On this episode we jump inside a pop culture bubble by living with Jim Carrey in THE TRUMAN SHOW and (unfortunately) Tobey Maguire in PLEASANTVILLE. Non from the great podcast Joy Sandwich joins us for that excursion, but first we take a look at a Sundance hit just now making its way to DVD with THE WOLFPACK.


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Friday, October 23, 2015

Ep. 186 - Steve Jobs (Pirates of Silicon Valley vs. Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine)


On this episode we steal, like all great artists do, from the new Danny Boyle/Aaron Sorkin film STEVE JOBS by using our own three act structure focused on different movie launches on this man’s life. In the TNT television film PIRATES OF SILICON VALLEY, the focus is primarily on the battle Jobs and Apple had with Bill Gates and Microsoft, released at a time when Microsoft was the clear victor in this battle back in 1999. Then we jump ahead to a new documentary that arrived this year from Alex Gibney called STEVE JOBS: THE MAN IN THE MACHINE. This film questions the deification of Jobs by the general public and thus offends me as I type this on my iMac.

But first, returning guest Ben from the podcast Cinematic For the People joins me for a film that presents the deification of Aaron Sorkin in STEVE JOBS.


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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Ep. 185 - Crimson Peak (Rebecca vs. A Good Marriage)


On this episode we talk about the much anticipated CRIMSON PEAK with our friend Web Bist from the podcast It’s Terrific and then we move on to Creepy Marriages with a Third Party by checking out Alfred Hitchcock’s REBECCA and the Stephen King film adaptation of A GOOD MARRIAGE with our friends over at the Plain Label Podcast, Eric and Rachel. But first, we are first in line for the latest socially acceptable chance to stare at Jessica Chastain for two hours.


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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Ep. 184 - Pan (Hook vs. Finding Neverland)


On this episode we give the people what they want, a PAN spectacular, as we discuss a film that has probably already been exiled from theaters, YET ANOTHER reimagining of the Peter Pan story, one that has been toyed with before as we see with HOOK where Peter Pan grows up, and in FINDING NEVERLAND where J.M. Barrie starts hanging out at the park with kids for inspiration. And yes, we realize how illicit that sounds. Thankfully Natasha from Kentucky Geek Girl joins us to keep things above board, but before that, Brendan from the InSession Film podcast paid his debt for many guest appearances on his show… by talking PAN.


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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Ep. 183 - The Walk (The Lookout vs. Premium Rush)


On this episode we go on THE WALK with Joseph Gordon-Levitt which inspires an episode of adrenaline with the actor in two prior films: THE LOOKOUT and PREMIUM RUSH. Tim from The Late Reviews YouTube channel and the podcast Pan Tilt Zoom joins us for that conversation, but first we preview a portion of sister show Original Remake which you can also find on FollowingFilms.com. The new Robert Zemeckis' take on the story previously seen in MAN ON WIRE is discussed with Jamison Rabbit of the Real Films podcast.

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Monday, October 12, 2015

Ep. 182 - Knock Knock (Funny Games vs. The Purge)


We go on multiple movie home invasions inspired by Eli Roth’s latest, KNOCK KNOCK. First, a look at the American remake of FUNNY GAMES from 2007 where Naomi Watts and Tim Roth play an unsuspecting married couple vacationing at their summer home when two strange young men stop by to borrow some eggs and things escalate from their with horrific results. Then in THE PURGE, Ethan Hawke and his family think that they are well prepared and protected from the annual night of crime, death, and destruction sanctioned by the government. All of this because Eli Roth came knocking on our podcast door with his new film.


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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Ep. 181 - The Martian (Apollo 13 vs. Gravity)


On this episode we attempt to survive in space with Hadas from the Common Room podcast, and thankfully we have a couple of movies on the subject to entertain us. In APOLLO 13, Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Bacon rely on each other and the crew back on Earth to put together a plan to return home after a failed trip to the moon, whereas in GRAVITY it’s Sandra Bullock in a solo quest to return to our home planet, although George Clooney does provide a brief pep talk.

But before all that grim business, we express a little bit of joy with Jess and Non of the Joy Sandwich podcast, as we admire the humor with which Matt Damon approaches being stranded on Mars in new release THE MARTIAN.


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Monday, October 5, 2015

Ep. 180 - The Intern (In Good Company vs. The Internship)


On this episode we are joined by Tom from the podcast Second Class Cinema as we work to a decision on two workplace comedies: IN GOOD COMPANY and THE INTERNSHIP. In the former, a young, inexperienced Topher Grace becomes Dennis Quaid's boss, and in the latter Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson find themselves over their heads with their young, tech-savvy fellow interns at Google. Our own battle of old vs. young has been inspired by the new Nancy Meyers comedy THE INTERN, and Hadas of Common Room is hired on for her insight into the film.


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