The Love of Cinema

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023) + WGA week 2 + stores locking up deodorant

This Mother’s Day weekend Dave, John, and Jeff gush about Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, the sensational second feature film by writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig, adapted from the 1970 novel by Judy Blume. Starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, as three generations of ladies in this coming-of-age teen dreamed about accepting religion, friends, and the tribulations of adolescence, it’s honestly hard to talk about this movie without gushing about it, so please crack open a beer and get into the discussion with us! 

We also gripe about producers messing over writers despite having (and losing) billions of dollars, as well as pharmacy stores a la CVS and Duane Reade locking up all of their supply but then their staff being nowhere when you need anything… something has to be done before Amazon swallows them up!

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Intro: 0:00; WGA/Amazon/Drug Store Gripes, Movie Review: 13:57; Spoilers: 37:26; What You Been Watching: 1:04:03

Cast/Crew: Kelly Fremon Craig, Judy Blume, Hans Zimmer, Tim Ives, Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Benny Safdie, Elle Graham, Amari Alexis Price, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Kate MacCluggage, AIdan Wojtak-Hissong, Landon S. Baxter, Echo Kellum, Simms May, Zack Brooks, Jecobi Swain, Idol Young, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Mia Dillon, Gary Houston, Oona Flaherty, Nick Moore, James L. Brooks

Additional Tags: Judy Blume, The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood, Australia, Writer’s Strike, WGA, Queensland, Adelaide, The Philippines, Spotify, residuals, classic studio system, Duane Reade, Target, CVS, Bed, Bath, & Beyond, Walgreens, Apple+, Apple TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, TikTok, Twitch, Maria Bakalova, Stranger Things, Pete Davidson, Wedding Crashers, Concord, NC, New Jersey, Upper West Side, West Village, The Notebook, It, The Edge of Seventeen, Hailee Steinfeld, LensCrafters, petty crime, violent crime. 

Guardians of the Galax Vol. 3 + Writers’ Strike Thoughts

This week Jeff, John, and Dave discuss Guardians vol. 3. After we make some jokes and talk about the Writer’s Strike, we drink beer and try to keep it positive, having fun talking about movies! With writer/director James Gunn back and flying mostly solo, he gives the team the send-off we may want and deserve even if Marvel won’t let him follow through on. Rocket Raccoon gets his backstory, Peter Quill shares the spotlight after all the stuff from 1 and 2, Mantis and Drax continue their awesome chemistry from the Holiday Special, Kevin Bacon doesn’t get a single mention, Gamora and Nebula are still doing their thing, Adam Warlock and his… foster mom?… make a comedic appearance after drinking some of that Russel Crowe wine from Thor: Love & Thunder, and the villain does a great job as the 12th Marvel villain who wants to fix the world, not just destroy it (the writer of this didn’t read the comics).  

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Intro & Gripes 0:00; Movie Review 20:10; Spoilers 38:49; What you Been Watching 1:15:41; 

Cast/Crew: James Gunn, Chris Pratt, in Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Sean Gunn, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Pom Klemntieff, Chukwudi Iwuji, Dave Bautista, Maria Bakalova, Kevin Feige. 

Additional Tags: Australia, Writer’s Strike, WGA, Spotify, residuals, classic studio system, Apple+, Apple TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Suicide Squad, Peacemaker on HBOMax, Jennifer Holland, The Outback, penis, athletic cup, baseball cup, Saudi Arabia, Miami Grand Prix, DCEU, MCU, Cops, The Celebrity Apprentice, Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog, The Masked Singer, Lip Sync, animal testing, influencers, TikTok, Twitch, drone racing, ESports, Stranger Things, Pete Davidson. 

Sisu (2022-ish) with film’s star Jack Doolan!!

This week we welcome one of the stars of Sisu (2022) Jack Doolan to discuss this incredible, fun, kick-ass film that just released wide in the USA, and man does it pack more than a few punches in its tight 91 minutes. Jack plays a Nazi soldier who operates as the tank gunner and second in command to a brutal SS officer (Aksel Hennie) attempting to rob a rugged gold miner (Jorma Tommila) in the Finnish wilderness in 1944. That was a really bad decision by them. While this movie doesn’t shy away from the brutality of WWII, it’s fun, funny, badass, and gives you something to root for. Directed by Jamari Helander, this movie crushed at TIFF and got distributed by Lionsgate and it just rules. It’s in over 1,000 screens so get your friends to see it as soon as possible! 

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Intro: 0:00; Movie Review & Interview: 11:06; Spoilers: 26:28; What You Been Watching: 1:22:12

Cast/Crew: Jamari Helander, Teams Wäinölä, Juri Seppä, Kjell Lagerroos, Juho Virolainen, Jorma Tommie, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, Tatu Sinisalo, Onni Tommila, Aamu Milonoff, Severi Sarinen, Mila Leppälä, Jasmi Mäenpää, Nora Nevis, Jenna Tyni, Vincent Willestrand, Arttu Kapulainen, Ilkka Koivula. 

Additional Tags: Rare Exports, Big Game, The Fakir, Karkurit, The Martian, Wingman, Headhunters, Max Manus, The Cloverfield Paradox, Finland, Norway, Helsinki, The Boys, Herogasm, TNT, Reindeer, The Fly, Cockroaches, Toronto, Celsius, Fahrenheit, AMC, Dolby Digital, Paw Patrol, Super Mario Bros The Movie, orgy, salmon, scars, vistas, lens flares, Succession season 4, Maththew Macfadyen, Kieran Culkin, Electricians, Finnish, Bon Ives, Holocene, penis, attic, Hereditary, Midsommar, Magnolia, Damien Chazelle, Paul Thomas Anderson, Lost Angeles, New York City, AFI, Theater, The Truman Show, Mom Issues, Corporate meetings, locker rooms.

Beau Is Afraid (2023): New Movie Discussion

This week Jeff, John & Dave discuss Beau is Afraid, the new Ari Aster feature that challenged you. That’s what it does. Joaquin pulls out another tour de force performance as the titular Beau who fears the homeless almost as much as his mother, who left him living a destitute existence despite having means. Thanks a lot, Patti LuPone! Want to give up your SAG/AFTRA card, too?? 


Cast/Creatives: Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Parker Posey, Bill Hader, Zoe Lister-Jones, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Richard Kind, Denis Ménochet, Kylie Rogers, Armen Nahapetian, Julia Antonelli. 

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Intros/Richard Kind/Gripes: 0:00 ; 
Review 13:39 ; Spoilers 25:56 ; Watchu Been Watching 62:01

Additional Tags: penis, attic, Hereditary, Midsommar, Magnolia, Damien Chazelle, Paul Thomas Anderson, Lost Angeles, New York City, AFI, Theater, The Truman Show, Mom Issues, Corporate meetings, locker rooms.

Renfield (2023): New Movie Discussion

This week on the pod Jeff, Dave, and John discuss the NYT Critics Pick (that’s true) Renfield (2023), starring the Nic(k)s! Nicolas Cage stars as Prince Dracula and Nicholas Hoult stars as the titular Renfield, The Count’s Familiar/assistant/Guillermo/fixer, helping him travel from location to location, reviving him with the blood of innocents until he is in full form capable of world domination. Anyway, the gore is really fun and bloody and silly, and the movie is pretty fun- and a tight 93 minutes! 

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Intros/Harry Potter on MAX/Gripes: 0:00 ; 
Review 11:33 ; Spoilers 25:56 ; Watchu Been Watching 51:01

Cast/Crew: Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Ashdashloo, Adrian Martinez, Chris McKay, Ryan Ridley, Robert Kirkman, Brandon Scott Jones, Camille Chen, Bess Rous, Marco Beltrami, Mitchell Amundsen.

Tags: Sia’s Music, Jean-Ralph, Parks and Recreation, Piccard, R-Rated Comedy, MacGruber, Roadhouse, Mob, New Orleans, Davos Seaworth, cocaine, hospital, police, NY Post Office, HBOMax Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, The Walking Dead, Ted Lasso, 

Air (2023): New Movie Discussion

This week on the show John, Dave, and Jeff talk about Air (2023), the new Matt Damon-starring & Ben Affleck-directed film which kicks off their new company Artists Equity, a venture designed to share ownership of films with more artists in more departments. This movie rocks, the reviews are high, the story is compelling, and the performances are incredible. We drink beer and discuss! 

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0:00 Intro/Actors Equity/Air Set-Up.
15:39 Movie Review.  
30:13 Spoilers.
1:06:48 What You Been Watching. 


Cast/Crew: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, Alex Convery, Matthew Maher, Jay Mohr, Chris Messina, Marlon Wayans, Al Madrigal, Damian Delano Young, Robert Richardson, William Goldenberg. 

Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: Mario, Jason Bateman, Dolby Digital, IMAX, AMC Times Square, Philippines, The Philippines, Manila, OBS Ninja, SAG Awards, Academy Awards, Oscars, Drugs, Drug Money, Gazebos, DC, Air, Nike, Michael Jordan, The Last Dance, ESPN, Skydance Sports, Artists Equity, Converse, Adidas, Steve Prefontaine, Oregon, Portland, The Mandalorian, The Last of Us, HBO, HBOMAX, James Gunn, Drive To Survive, F1, Formula One, Australian Grand Prix.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023): New Movie Discussion

This week on the pod Jeff, Dave, and John discuss Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the new IP movie that has crushed expectations, both critically and commercially. Whether you’re a D&D player like Dave or a complete novice like John and Jeff, the movie just works. Hear us talk about what we thought worked so well!

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Intros/Tech/Gripes: 0:00
Spoiler-free D&D Discussion: 15:39
Spoilers: 30:13
What You Been Watching: 1:06:48

Cast/Crew: John Francis Daly, Jonathan Goldstein, Michael Gilio, Chris McKay, Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, Nicholas Blane aka The Spice King, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Latcham.

Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: Mario, Tetris, Jason Bateman, Jordan Peele, The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, IP, Dolby Digital, IMAX, AMC Times Square, Philippines, The Philippines, Manila, John Tucker Must Die, teeny weeny beanies, Hydro Flasks, OBS Ninja, SAG Awards, Academy Awards, Oscars, Drugs, Drug Money, Gazebos, DC, Atlas, Marvel, The Flash, Superman, Black Adam, Wonder Woman, Baby Yoda, The Mandalorian, The Last of Us, HBO, HBOMAX, James Gunn, Drive To Survive, F1, Formula One, Australian Grand Prix.

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023): New Movie Discussion

This week on the pod the boys discuss John Wick: Chapter 4, the 2:49 David Lean-ish epic that shows Jonathan as the Ugly badass, dog-loving, friend-imperiling, curt-speaking, death-avoiding, vengeance seeker he is. I guess the other movies did that, too. This movie kicked ass. What did we think of the story and the legacy? Listen and grill us as to how we’re shite! It’s very easy to find us. Dave is freelance soon so you’ll get a quick yet hefty response. 

Cast/Crew: Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Shay Hatten, Michael Finch, Derek Kolstad, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane, Clancy Brown, Scott Adsit, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgard, Donnie Yen, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rina Sawamaya.

Intro/IMAX/Gripes: 0:00

John Wick: Chapter 4: 14:45

What've You Been Watching: 64:04

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: Philippines, The Philippines, Manila, John Tucker Must Die, teeny weeny beanies, Hydro Flasks, OBS Ninja, SAG Awards, Academy Awards, Oscars, Drugs, Drug Money, Gazebos, DC, Atlas, Marvel, The Flash, Superman, Black Adam, Wonder Woman, Baby Yoda, The Mandalorian, The Last of Us, HBO, HBOMAX, James Gunn,

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023): New Movie Discussion

This week we discuss Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Dave loved it, John and Jeff had a great time, and we try to keep it positive while discussing the limbo-ness of this character, this franchise, the tone, how the aging of the characters impacted this film, and much more. Check us out!

Cast/Crew: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, David F. Sandberg, Henry Gayden, Chris Morgan, Bill Parker, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Djimon Hounsou, Helen Mirren, Grace Caroline Currey, Rizwan Manji, Ross Butler, D.J. Cotrona, Lucy Liu.

Intro/Cali Floods/Gripes: 0:00

Shazam: 13:45

What've You Been Watching: 64:04

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: Philippines, The Philippines, Manila, John Tucker Must Die, teeny weeny beanies, Hydro Flasks, OBS Ninja, SAG Awards, Academy Awards, Oscars, Drugs, Drug Money, Gazebos, DC, Atlas, Marvel, The Flash, Superman, Black Adam, Wonder Woman, Baby Yoda, The Mandalorian, The Last of Us, HBO, HBOMAX, James Gunn,

Scream VI (2023) with Guest Marcus Slabine: New Movie Discussion

This week Jeff and Dave are joined by horror expert and genre filmmaker Marcus Slabine to discuss Scream VI, the sequel to Scream V that asks the vital question, “Is there more nostalgia we could have squeezed out of Scream V?” Set in the Toronto version of NYC at the fictional Blackmore University, more Ghostface copycats are targeting the same people that were targeted in Scream V… but why? Are they just horror fans writing their own bloody script? You’ll have to watch to find out. We discuss.

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Intro/Marcus/Gripes: 00:00
Scream VI Spoiler-Free: 15:00
Scream VI Spoiler: 25:00 
What You Been Watching: 1:00:00

Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller.
Guest: Marcus Slabine
Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Cast/Crew: Radio Silence, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick, Kevin Williamson, Courtney Cox, Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Skeet Ulrich, Sermon Mulroney, Roger Jackson, Jack Champion, Josh Segarra, Devyn Nekoda, Liana Liberato, Hayden Panettiere, Tony Revolori, Samara Weaving. 

Additional Tags: New Line Cinema, Scream, Sidney, Neve Campbell, The Philippines, Manila, New York City Tourism, Wednesday, Tim Burton, Pearl, Mia Goth, X Movie, Thriller, Slasher, Horror, Mystery, Sam Carpenter, Tara Carpenter, Jack Quaid, The Boys, Stranger Things, 

Oscars 2023: Our Picks + Vegas Odds + Adult Beverages

Creed III - New Movie Discussion

With Jeff away at movie critic rehab, John and Dave strap on the gloves and step into the ring to sort out their childhood issues with Creed III.  There's love, there's bad puns and some deep analysis in the spoiler section as we punch both high and low for this third installment of the Creed series.

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Hosts: Dave Green, John Say.

 

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: Mandalorian, Michael B Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Sylvester Stallone, Rocky, Will Smith, Oscars, Chris Rock.

Cocaine Bear (2023): New Movie Discussion with Guest Ben Grimes

This week the boys are joined by Ben Grimes, filmmaker and punk rocker who drinks Tequila drinks out of a Hydro Flask to keep it colder for longer and prevent the ice from melting LIKE A GENIUS AND A PRO. They discuss the new Elizabeth Banks-directed movie "18 Characters Develop Their Back Story in the Woods of Georgia". That's actually a Ben joke that we laughed at in the episode, we even laughed when John or he brought it back up later, but we all had a fun time in the theater, as did our audiences. So go see it. Or, if you don't, it'll be a rental in about a month, like M3GAN, also covered by us, which is not on Peacock literally the month after it came out in theaters. 2023, man. Anyway, just rent it at home in a month, pee during the back story parts, and have fun when the bear starts taking off limbs, because apparently all cocaine does to big animals is make them angry and possessed like a Floridian on bath salts cut with cocaine. Unlike me, who just talks really, really fast and gets really good at foosball and pool. Don't believe us? Follow us on the socials and reach out to us.

Cast/Crew: Elizabeth Banks, Lord and Miller, Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Alden Ehrenreich, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., O'Shea Jackson, Jr., Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ray Liotta, Brooklynn Prince, Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, Christian Convery, Kahyun Kim, Scott Seiss.

Intro/Ripping our Guest for No Reason/Gripes: 0:00

Cocaine Bear: 14:15

What've You Been Watching: 54:04

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Guest: Ben Grimes

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: Philippines, The Philippines, Manila, John Tucker Must Die, teeny weeny beanies, Hydro Flasks, OBS Ninja, SAG Awards, Academy Awards, Oscars, Drugs, Drug Money, Gazebos.

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022): New Anti-War Movie Discussion

This week Jeff, John, and Dave discuss All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), the WWI anti-war movie that is the exception to the “stop making WWI & WWII movies” rule. From now on, no more. There are plenty out there, and we were stuck discussing Ant-Man and WWI this week. Ant-Man was the fourth most interesting character in his own movie (Boba Fett much?) and there are like 10 current wars going on right now. Come on. At least the film making was brilliant and it was a great “war sucks” movie that reminded us Nazis are fucking idiots, on top of everything else they are, and their minds were rat-fucked by assholes selling propaganda from their servant-adorning mansions. We discuss. John saw it in theaters, which is cool. Dave and Jeff did not. Netflix, amiright?

Cast/Crew: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell, Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Daniel Brühl, Erich Maria Remarque, James Friend, Volker Bartelmann, Sven Budelmann, Christian M. Goldbeck.

Intro/BAFTAs/Gripes: 0:00

All Quiet on the Western Front: 14:15

What've You Been Watching: 50:04

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: Philippines, The Philippines, Manila, Germany, Mattias Erzberger, Team Deakins Podcast, Roger Deakins, Red, Color, 1917, France, Baguette, Brie Cheese, Rode microphones, Yeti Microphones, Zoom, OBS Ninja.

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023): New Movie Discussion

This week John, Dave and Jeff thank the Philippines for accepting our podcast as one of their top shows in Entertainment by discussing the first film of Marvel's Phase 5... apparently. While Ant-Man and The Wasp struggle for screen time in this part III, complete with talking raccoon jokes and scored by Paul Rudd's Scott Lang's audio book. And lots of size jokes. We drink beer and discuss with a focus on positivity!

Additional Cast/Crew: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jonathan Majors, Bill Murray, David Dastmalchian, Katy M. O'Brian, Randall Park, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek, Kevin Feige, Peyton Reed, Jack Kirby, Jeff Loveness,

Intro/Marvel Talk/Gripes: 0:00

Ant-Man: 10:15

What've You Been Watching: 50:04

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: Yale School of Drama, Accents, Phase 4, Phase 5, Phase 6, Kang Wars, Loki, Spider-man, The Philippines, Manila, Philippine Peso PHP, Thor: Love and Thunder, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Nike, Nikes, color artists.

 

Knock at the Cabin (2023): Beer + New Movie Discussion

This week the boys discuss M. Night Shyamalan's latest directorial feature, Knock at the Cabin (2023), which stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, and Rubert Grint. While Night had some source material to work with in Paul Tremblay's book "The Cabin at the End of the World", he changed the ending, so he was able to keep some surprise in how it's going to end. Not sure our co-host John liked that, he might have liked it more than his significant other, which is new for him. Jeff also made Dave edit some stuff out about the Chinese Spy Balloon because he ran his mouth about something he knew nothing about. However, since this movie has to do with the apocalypse, and we might have Russia and China both occupying land at the same time, maybe this movie will age well!

Additional Cast/Crew: Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ben Aldridge, Abby Quinn, Kristen Cui,

Intro/M. Night intro/Gripes: 0:00

Knock at the Cabin: 15:00

What've You Been Watching: 62:30

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: The Last of Us, Aftersun, Grammys 2023, Unbreakable, The Visit, Signs, The Village, letterkenny, Zendaya, Zendaya's sister, Timothee Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Star Wars, Into The Unknown, Scotland, Family Guy, Lucas Hedges, Turkey, Turkish Film, Queensland, Melbourne, Resorts, all-inclusive, The White Lotus, Death Becomes Her, The Lost Daughter, The Crown, NYU Film.

 

 

Aftersun (2022) w/ Guest Tina Nikolova: New Movie Discussion

This week the boys are joined by actress Tina Nikolova to drink some whiskey and beer and discuss Aftersun (2022), writer/director (and multiple-BAFTA nominee) Charlotte Wells' personal feature film starring Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal (Normal People, The Lost Daughter, Gladiator 2) and newcomer scene-stealer Frankie Corio. The film is very Scottish, and those UK-ers must really love their lottery because The National Lottery sponsored this. Apparently they sponsor a lot. The film is about a woman reflecting back on a vacation she took with her young father when she was young, reliving moments and flashes through home videos that capture more about her father than she was able to see as a child. Powerful stuff!

Additional Cast/Crew: Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham, Spike Fearn, Harry Perdios, Ruby Thompson, Kayleigh Coleman, Barry Jenkins, Oliver Coates, Gregory Oke.

Intro/Tiered Movie Pricing/Regal Cinemas/Gripes: 0:00

Aftersun: 18:00

What've You Been Watching: 62:30

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Guest: Tina Nikolova

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: The Last of Us, Aftersun, letterkenny, Zendaya, Zendaya's sister, Timothee Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Star Wars, Into The Unknown, Scotland, Family Guy, Lucas Hedges, Turkey, Turkish Film, Queensland, Melbourne, Resorts, all-inclusive, The White Lotus, Death Becomes Her, The Lost Daughter, The Crown, NYU Film.

 

Missing (2022): Positive New Movie Discussion

This week Jeff & Dave went to another fun January thriller in the cinema before talking the walk without co-host John. Missing (2022) is standalone sequel to Searching (2022) and is a "desktop" movie, or screen-based thriller. With a bigger budget and time to create another simple mystery thriller completely enriched by it's premise, Missing is the second movie in three weeks (M3GAN) to know what it is and give it to us exactly as we wanted yet in a way we somehow almost didn't know we wanted it.

Cast/Crew: Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick, Sev Ohanian, Aneesh Chaganty, Tim Griffin, Nia Long, Storm Rein, Ken Leung, Amy Landecker, Megan Suri, Lisa Yamada, Daniel Henney, Joaquim de Almeida, Lauren B. Mosley, Rick Chambers, Timur Bekmambetov, Congyu E, Adam Sidman, Natalie Qasabian, Jo Henriquez.

Intro/Password Protection/Music Complaint?/Gripes: 0:00

Missing: 16:00

What've You Been Watching: 52:30

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Tags: Euphoria, The Last of Us, Aftersun, letterkenny, Last of Us, Zendaya, Zendaya's sister, Timothee Chalamet, Hot Wonka, John Cho, Meryl Streep, Dies Irae, Star Wars, Into The Unknown, The Lion King, Hans Zimmer, Interstellar score, Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, Canada, Los Angeles, Columbia, Lock Bridge, Javi, Javier, June.

 

Women Talking (2022): New Movie Discussion

This week we drink whiskey and beer and keep it positive as we discuss Women Talking (2022), the Critic's Choice Award-winning film that helps ignite one hell of a conversation. Based on the 2018 novel by Miriam Toews, writer/director Sarah Polley guides an incredible ensemble cast to some incredible heights. The film takes place over the course of three days and two nights in an agrarian Mennonite society where every woman- and most girls- has experienced a sexual assault and a gaslighting about it (it was a ghost, it was the devil, you made it up... infuriating). The women meet in a barn to discuss their options. Produced by Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt, amongst others, the mostly-female cast is led by Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, McDormand, Judith Ivey, Kate Hallett, Sheila McCarthy, August Winter, and Ben Wishaw.

Intro/Gripes: 0:00

WOMEN TALKING: 16:00

What've You Been Watching: 60:30

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

 

Babylon (2022): Was It Really That Bad?

This week John, Dave, and Jeff discuss Babylon (2022), the film by writer/director Damien Chazelle that reminds us why we love going to see 3 1/2-hour long movies filled with extravagance and debauchery in the theater at Christmas. Critics have been split, audiences gave it a shrug… was it really that bad? 

Intro/Gripes: 0:00

BABYLON: 14:00

What've You Been Watching: 50:30

Additional Cast/Crew: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Justin Hurwitz, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Phoebe Tonkin, Olivia Wilde, Jovan Adepo, Flea, Jimmy Ortega.

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

 

M3GAN (2023): New Movie Discussion + Beer - Negativity

This week John, Dave & Jeff went with the teenagers to see M3GAN, the film that apparently makes young people in the theater want to watch Twitch, check their Snaps, record the screen, vape, and yell at each other for the duration. Lots of “bathroom” breaks, too. If only M3GAN would jump out of the screen and parent THESE kids by kicking their asses. 

The movie is about Allison Williams not wanting to parent her niece, so she develops a doll designed to make Mark Zuckerberg look like Winnie the Pooh. It’s not terrifying, but it’s spooky and thrilling enough with a skosh of humor to justify it’s $30mill opening weekend. 

Intro/Disrespectful Teens/F Facebook/Gripes: 0:00

M3GAN: 13:30

What've You Been Watching: 51:30

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Additional Cast/Crew: Ronny Chieng, Gerard Johnstone, Violet McGraw, Jenna Davis, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Lori Dungey, Amy Usherwood, Stephane Garneau-Monten, James Wan, Akela Cooper, Anthony Willis.

Triangle of Sadness (2022): New Movie Discussion

After discussing the upcoming summer 2023 slate of big picture releases, the boys discuss Jeff’s #2 movie of 2022, Triangle of Sadness, written and directed by Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure, The Square). This Swedish film spoken primarily in English won Östlund his second Palme d’Or and is a social satire on wealth, classism, beauty obsession, and political ideology. Co-starring Woody Harrelson as the alcoholic Marxist captain of a luxury yacht, be prepared to see the most gutturally disturbing dinner scene since Stand By Me… maybe worse.  

Intro/Summer 2023 Movies/Gripes: 0:00

Triangle of Sadness: 13:00

What've You Been Watching: 56:30

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Additional Cast/Crew: Charlbi Dean Kriek, Harris Dickinson, Dolly De Leon, Vicki Berlin, Alicia Eriksson, Zlatko Burić, Sunny Miles, Amanda Walker, Oliver Ford Davies, Iris Berben, Thobias Thorwid, Fredrik Wenzel, Mikel Cee Karlsson 

Our Top 20 Movies of 2022 Ranked + Beer!

The Love of Cinema made a collaborative Top 20 List of their favorite movies of 2022! We made our separate top 10 lists, which was very tough, co-host Jeff scored them 10 points to the number 1s, 1 point to the number 10s, and beginning at (15:00), we go backwards from 20 to 1. We drink whiskey and beer and have a great time reflecting back on an incredible year in movies. 

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Additional Tags: The Batman, Nope, Prey, Bullet Train, Men, The Menu, The Whale, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Elvis, Aftersun, Decision To Leave, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans, Top Gun: Maverick, Blonde, The Outfit, Tár, The Phantom of the Open, The Black Phone, Barbarian, Triangle of Sadness, Bardo, The Woman King, Pinocchio, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Cold, The Godfather Pt. II, Queensland, Australia, The UK, British Film Cinema, Hollywood.

 

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) + Beer + Rants about Critics

After Jeff, John, and Dave rant about how critics are doing film-goers a great disservice (Owen Gleiberman, click-baiting Avatar haters), the boys discuss Avatar: The Way of Water. Despite this movie having pretty favorable reviews among critics and incredibly favorable reviews among audiences, it pains us to be haters since we love movies so much and people aren't supporting new films the way we used to. It's led Dave to drink. He didn't get drunk because he turned 50, it's because an actual critic called Avatar: TWOF a "Smurfahontas Stodgeathon", which is horesheet. And because it eases the pain of being alive as a human, as opposed to a Na'vi. Anyway, our job is to keep it positive, and we mostly do! We get critical- with love- in the spoiler section, but crack a tinny and spend some time with us.

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Additional Cast/Crew: James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Jack Campion, Bailey Bass, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Brendan Cowell, Weta Digital, Weta FX, Josh Friedman, Shane Salerno. Cliff Curtis, CCH Pounder

Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Empire of Light (2022): Beer + New Movie Discussion

Sam Mendes made a British nostalgia film starring Olivia Colman, so we decided to drink some beer and whiskey and talk about it! Co-starring breakout star Michael Ward, Colin Firth, and Tobey Jones, Empire of Light takes place on the English seaside in a small town with a beautifully elaborate cinema struggling for audiences. The cast works at the theater and yearns for connection in the turbulent age of Margaret Thatcher's England, 1980. Crack a tinny and listen along! 

Additional Cast/Crew: Roger Deakins, James Deakins, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Crystal Clarke, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Pippa Harris.

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

The Whale (2022): New Movie Discussion

This week Jeff, John, and Dave drink beer and discuss seeing The Whale in Dolby Cinema, with the aspect ration of a 1950s newscast, and how the film had a serious impact on us. We also discuss the blocking, the cinematography, the music, and the incredible depth written by Samuel D. Hunter, who adapted his 2012 off-Broadway play for the screenplay. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film stars Brendan Fraser in one hell of a comeback performance portraying a 600-lb man trying to right some wrongs in his life. Assisted by some incredible performances including fall 2022 star Hong Chau (The Menu), Sadie Sink (Stranger Things), Oscar nominee Samantha Morton, and Ty Simpkins (Insidious, Jurassic World), this movie packs a punch. Crack open a beer and let's discuss.

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Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Violent Night - New Christmas Movie Discussion

Jeff is away on special assignment so John and Dave reach into their magic sacks and pull out tickets to the new Christmas movie Violent Night starring David Harbour, John Leguizamo and Beverly D'Angelo.  Is it good?  Is it gory?  Is it fun?  Are home alone style traps deadly?  Ok that last one is a hard yes.

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Hosts: Dave Green, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

Bones and All (2022) + Beer: Life’s Never Dully! New Movie Discussion

This week, after Jeff's audio dropouts chill the hell out, he & Dave cover for John's sorry ass to discuss Bones and All, the new Timothée Chalomet, Taylor Russell (Waves), and Luca Guadagnino film (Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria (2018)) that will make you hungrier than The Menu, more nostalgic than The Fabelmans, feeling sweeter than The Banshees of Inisherin, and more discombobulated than Crimes of the Future. All of those are movies we've covered recently, by the way. Also, this is our third Mark Rylance movie of the year after The Outfit & The Phantom of the Open! We love Mark. For the love of Mark Rylance. We also drank a bunch of whiskey and beer and hope you enjoy!

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Additional Cast/Creatives: André Holland, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chlöe Sevigny, David Kajganich, Camille DeAngelis, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Arseni Khachaturan, Marco Costa.

Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

The Menu (2022) + Beer + Matt from The Matt and Mark Movie Show!

This week, John is REPLACED by Matt from the Matt and Mark Movie Show to discuss The Menu (at 14:00), the new Mark Mylod (Succession, GoT) thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicholas Hoult, oh and John Leguizamo and Judith Light (Who’s The Boss?), oh and Tony Winner Reed Birney and Oscar nominee Janet McTeer and movie-stealer Hong Chau (Downsizing, Watchmen), oh and Mark St. Cyr (HWM:TM:TS, Marshall), oh and so many more amazing memorable people. Once we get to the film, we discuss the film's Dark Comedy vs Satire elements, the cast, the ensemble, and why it worked so well! 

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Additional Cast/Creatives: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Christine Brucato, Peter Grosz, Aimee Carrero, Paul Adelstein, Seth Reiss, Will Tracy, Peter Deming, Colin Stetson.

Guest co-host: Matt Gilbert from The Matt and Mark Movie Show.

Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer

The Fabelmans (2022): New Movie Discussion

This week on the show the boys drink beer and gush about The Fabelmans, Stephen Spielberg's autobiographical take on how crazy it is he got rejected from USC film school. Honestly, I'm surprised they got so giddy. One of the co-hosts (John) was so touched by it he said "aww" a bunch of times the way someone does when they see a bunny. Not the Fatal Attraction bunny. The film is sweet and made brilliantly. So if you're on your way home from drinking, or are drinking alone by yourself, and want to hear some guys drink and talk about the Fabelmans, we'd be honored to share your attention. This episode is for you!

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Additional Cast/Creatives: Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Gabriel LaBelle, Judd Hirsch, Seth Rogen, Tony Kushner, Janusz Kaminski, John Williams.

Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say.

Edited and produced by Dave Green. Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist Beer: @cbarrozo.beer