The Love of Cinema

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Artemis Fowl: It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film (of 2020)

This week on the pod John, Dave & Jeff discuss how well Ma Rainey's Black Bottom translated from stage to screen with the ensemble performance of the year and two incredible leading performances by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman. We then shift to a discussion of Artemis Fowl, starring Dame Judy Dench, Josh Gad and Colin Ferrell, Directed by Kenneth Branagh, in which we try to figure out what the hell happened.

This was week 6 of our segment "It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film (of 2020) in which we pair a presumed Oscar feature with a presumed Razzie feature to discuss movies from 2020 with a (hopefully) positive critical eye.

Intro/Ma Rainey (0:00)

365 Days (33:35)

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Sound of Metal, 365 Days: It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film (of 2020)

This week on the pod John, Dave and Jeff continue with their Oscars/Razzies segment "It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film (of 2020)". Our awards season choice this wee is Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci. We had many positive things to say about this incredibly moving film. Our potential Razzie film is the apparently popular 365 Days, a Polish-Italian movie primarily in English that is Beauty and the Beast meets 50 Shades of Gray with enough sexual content to make quarantine interesting. Based on a trilogy of books, it was #1 on Netflix in June 2020 and two sequels are on the way despite a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Don't watch with your family.

Intro/Sound of Metal (0:00)

365 Days (33:10)

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Mank, Capone: It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film (of 2020)

This week on the pod John, Dave & Jeff discuss David Fincher's brilliantly directed and acted Mank, streaming on Netflix starring Gary Oldman as the screenwriter of Citizen Kane. We then switch gears to try redeeming Capone, written and directed by Josh Trank, starring Tom Hardy as dementia-riddled Al Capone when he's nearing his final days on earth and neurosyphilis makes him poop the bed. That's available for free with subscription on Amazon Prime.

This is week 4 of our segment "It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film", where we look back at a presumed Oscar nominee and a presumed Razzie nominee to highlight the year 2020(ish) in (stream-able) film.

Intro/Mank (0:00)

Capone (38:35)

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7, Fantasy Island: It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film (of 2020)

In week 3 of our "It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film" Oscars/Razzies series, co-host Jeff used his backup audio again because the guy just doesn't know how to use an audio interface. What the hell, man. Anyway, we discuss Aaron Sorkin's surprisingly grounded, balanced and captivating film The Trial of the Chicago 7, starring Sacha Baron Cohen and a whole bunch of Tony Award winners (Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, Frank Langella, Alex Sharp) and Emmy winners (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jeremy Strong). We then discuss Jason Blum's Fantasy Island starring Michael Peña, Maggie Q and Lucy Hale: was it really that bad?

Intro/Trial (0:00)

Fantasy Island (34:35)

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Palm Springs, The Last Thing He Wanted: It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film (of 2020)

In our second episode of our Oscars/Razzies mashup, we prove how professional we are by using co-host Jeff's backup phone voice memo audio because his file got royally screwed during our recording. Deepest apologies to you, and may God have mercy on his soul. We begin with a discussion of indie darling Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti and JK Simmons, available now on Hulu, and how enjoyable, moving, funny and rewatchable this film is. We then discuss a potential Razzie nominee (I'd bet against a nomination, but we'll see), The Last Thing He Wanted, starring Anne Hathaway, Rosie Perez, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe and Toby Jones. It was directed and co-written by Dee Rees, her first movie since Mudbound in 2017, bought in 2018 by Netflix, adapted from a successful Joan Didion, yet somehow got terrible reviews. Was it really that bad?

Intro/Palm Springs (0:00)

The Last Thing He Wanted (23:10)

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Da 5 Bloods, Dolittle: It Was The Best of Film, It Was The Worst of Film (of 2020)

In the first episode of our special series where we pair a presumed & stream-able Oscar nominee with a presumed & stream-able Razzie nominee, we look back at a pair of big budget films with very different tones. We first discuss Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods, which was a much needed summer release on Netflix with the civil rights protests of 2020 still in full swing. We then discuss Dolittle, the $175 million movie starring Robert Downey Jr., streaming not on HBO Max, that some bettors have sweeping the Razzies this year. Was it really that bad?

Intro/Da 5 Bloods (00:00)

Dolittle (34:40) 

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Not Family Friendly XMas: Bad Santa, The Ref, Anna and the Apocalypse

This week on the pod Dave, John and Jeff discuss out Christmas Movies that may not be family friendly but deserve their conversation. We open with a debate about Bad Santa: the gimmick vs the satire, ultimately agreeing that it's a funny movie with lots to talk about. We then segue to The Ref starring Dennis Leary, Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis. This film is not family friendly since it's about a robbery and kidnapping on Christmas Eve, not because of the Kevin Spacey stuff. It's funny, but does it go far enough? We wrap up with Anna and the Apocalypse, a little-movie--musical-that-could indie picked up by Amazon Prime, which is about a zombie apocalypse in a small Scottish town that is also a Christmas movie. Give it a watch!

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Intro/Bad Santa (0:00)

The Ref (32:05)

Anna and the Apocalypse (54:55)

Family Friendly XMas: Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

This week on the pod Jeff, Dave and John discuss family friendly Christmas movies. To be clear, we are not family friendly. Our show is a drinking game and we have an Aussie and a co-host from NJ, so we curse while talking about Miracle on 34th Street. It happens. As for the episode, after discussing the Disney slate of Star Wars and Marvel shows vs. the sht show that was AT&T & HBOMax coercing WarnerBros into their craziness, we open the show talking about Home Alone, segueing to the Miracle on 34th Street, the old one with Natalie Wood, not the one with the girl from Matilda and the guy from Jurassic Park who says "DAMN!" at the end of a famous Spielberg punch-in, then we wrap up with a talk about National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, which is so goddamn good. Drink with us!

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Intro/Home Alone (00:00)

Miracle on 34th Street (39:10)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1:02:40)

Films of 1991: JFK, Boyz n the Hood, Drop Dead Fred

This week on the pod, we discuss how 1991 was a surprisingly good year in film before diving into three standout features. We begin our discussion with JFK, the movie with the ridiculous cast and apparently a director's cut that's longer. We then move to the incredible Boyz n the Hood, an absolute knockout of a movie that everyone should see. Which is not necessarily something we'd say about our final film, Drop Dead Fred: Was it really that bad?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Intro/JFK (00:00)

Boyz n the Hood (39:20)

Noah (01:07:40)

 

Films of 2014: Ex Machina, Nightcrawler, Noah

This week on the pod, Dave shocks the fck out of John and Jeff and says he liked the movie Noah. A lot. He really dug the film, which is good since we're a positive pod, it just really caught us off guard! Before that shocker, we begin with a quick review of the movies that made noise in 2014 before getting into our deep dive. We start with a discussion of Ex Machina, which technically premiered in 2014 although it was released in 2015... whatever, this movie is awesome. We then discuss Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed, wondering if it missed something that could have taken it to the next level. Finally, we wrap up with Harvard grad Darren Aronofsky's Noah: was it really that bad?

 

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Intro/Ex Machina (00:00)

Nightcrawler (41:20)

Noah (01:12:40)

 

Films of 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, Death Race 2000

This week on the pod John, Dave and Jeff recorded and remixed our first live stream on Twitch! We discussed a few news stories, primarily Wonder Woman 1984 heading to HBO Max, then have an engaged conversation with some all time movies, two for their monumental achievement and one for its offensiveness. We begin with Cuckoo's Nest starring Jack Nicholson, directed by Milos Forman. We then head over to Dog Day Afternoon which is just so surprisingly incredible. If you like Al Pacino and you've never seen Dog Day, go f your ignorance. Just kidding, just watch it on HBO Max then listen to this podcast. Lastly, we discuss Death Race 2000, the movie Stallone made before Rocky and the one that almost sunk his nonexistent career. While delightfully self-aware and risky with a Hunger Games-type of premise, it certainly gave itself a lot of hurdles to jump: was it really that bad?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Twitch/Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod, YouTube: The Love of Cinema Podcast.

Intro/One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (43:30)

Dog Day Afternoon (43:30)

Death Race 2000 (01:09:40)

 

Films of 1995: Se7en, Apollo 13, Batman Forever

This week on the podcast Jeff, Dave and John discuss three hit movies from the year 1995. We begin with a discussion of David Fincher's Se7en starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt. We then discuss the gripping Ron Howard film Apollo 13, including conversations about why it's so captivating, whether or not the nostalgia aged well, and what it's like watching this patriotic film with a culturally responsible lens. We are joined by guest co-host Jeff Ronan of the pod 'And Almost Starring' to try to redeem Batman Forever: was it really that bad?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green. Guest Co-Host: Jeff Ronan.

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Intro/Se7en (00:00)

Apollo 13 (41:30)

Batman Forever (01:06:00)

Halloween LIVE! A Nightmare on Elm Street,Neon Maniacs, Candyman, Jason X

This week on the pod John, Dave and Jeff are joined LIVE (via Facebook Live) by horror film makers and fans Marcus Slabine and Ryan Wilson. Jeff was so excited he clipped his microphone almost every time he opened his mouth. Fortunately, Dave has dealt with his sh*t before and edited a clean version of the episode. Not 'clean' as in no cursing- there's a sh*t ton of cursing. On the pod, we discuss Halloween movies, with much of the discussion centered on A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), Neon Maniacs (1986), Candyman (1992) then a rousing debate about Jason X (2001), which is the one where hockey mask-wearing Jason Vorhees kills people in Space in the year 2455: was it really that bad?

Guest Hosts: Marcus Slabine, Ryan Wilson.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

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Intro/A Nightmare On Elm Street (00:00)

Neon Maniacs- Marcus' pick (54:20)

Candyman- Ryan's pick (01:18:00) 

Jason X (01:49:00)

Films of 1993: The Fugitive, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Last Action Hero

This week on the pod Jeff, John and Dave discuss some of our favorite parts of 1993 movies before diving into re-watches of three fantastic films. We begin with the Fugitive, or is it US Marshalls? Is it Harrison Ford or Wesley Snipes? Ohhh it's the Fugitive, you can tell from the famous dam sequence. This movie is awesome. Really holds up. We then discuss Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: how young should parents start their kids on this movie? Finally, we take it upon ourselves to redeem Last Action Hero, a critical and commercial bomb starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and everybody who ever owed him a favor: was it really that bad?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/The Fugitive (00:00)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (37:30)

Prometheus (01:03:25)

Films of 2012: Looper, Prometheus, The Place Beyond The Pines

This week on the pod Dave, John & Jeff discuss the surprisingly strong and wide ranging movie year of 2012. After John humble-brags about being a poll worker and we tease our upcoming Halloween episode, we discuss three: Rian Johnson's Looper, Derek Chianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines, and Ridley Scott's Prometheus.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/Looper (00:00)

The Place Beyond the Pines (47:20)

Prometheus (1:18:05)

Films of 1955: Les Diaboliques, Rebel Without a Cause, Bride of the Monster

This week on the pod we get a heavy dose of teen angst, 1950's style, as James Dean tears us all apart in Rebel Without a Cause.  We then go international for one of the first films to publish a spoiler warning in the french thriller Diabolique.  Closing it out we wrap our elongated fingers around our beers and dive into Bride of the Monster in Bela Lugosi's final speaking role.  Was it really that bad?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/Rebel Without a Cause (0:00)

Diabolique (39:45)

Bride of the Monster (1:03:45)

Films of 1976: Taxi Driver, Network, Stay Hungry

This week on the pod we talk about some movies! Two of these films are among the best films of all time. Stay Hungry, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, who's name I just copied and pasted from Google, Jeff Bridges and Sally Field, is not. Our co-host, Dave, who has seen Solo at least 5 times and Cats at least once, had never seen Taxi Driver or Network. We start with his take on Taxi Driver and how the timeless first-person narrative and political undertones keep this Scorsese classic as the standard bearer. We then talk about how ridiculously good Network is- the satire, the humor, the relentlessness of all of the actors and characters. We most certainly talk about how both of these films are extremely relevant and an immediate re-watch by all is recommended. Doctor's orders. We wrap up with a discussion of Stay Hungry: Was it really that bad?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/Taxi Driver (0:00)

Network (40:50)

Stay Hungry (1:11:36)

Films of 2018: Hereditary, The Favourite, Solo

This week on the pod John, Dave and Jeff discuss leaving the apartment they shared for over two years. Thanks a lot, Covid-19. We hate you. We then dive into the Spiderverse to discuss our favourite films from 2018, several of which were not in English. We THEN take a deep dive on a rewatch of 3 of the year's popular films: Hereditary, starring the incomparable Toni Collette, The Favourite, starring 17 bunnies, and Solo, starring Donald Glover's smooth charisma: Was it really that bad? 

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/Hereditary (0:00)

The Favourite (45:40)

Solo (1:13:20)

Films of 1960: The Apartment, The Magnificent Seven, 13 Ghosts

This week on the pod Jeff, Dave and John discuss three films from the year 1960. We begin with a discussion about The Magnificent Seven aka Seven Texas Samurai on Horseback head to Mexico. We then discuss the incomparable Billy Wilder's The Apartment, starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. We finish with an attempt to redeem horror/comedy 13 Ghosts: was it really that bad?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/The Magnificent Seven (0:00)

The Apartment (38:40)

13 Ghosts (1:08:15)

Films of 1997: Boogie Nights, Jackie Brown, Speed 2: Cruise Control

This week on the pod Jeff, Dave & John discuss the film year 1997. Lots of boats in 1997. The Lost World? Boat. Speed 2? Boat. Tomorrow Never Dies? Let's just say the Royal Navy is involved. Titanic? Iceberg.

We then pivot to discussing film by two master directors, perhaps the greatest of their generation: Quentin Tarantino's oft-overlooked Jackie Brown, and Paul Thomas Anderson's masterpiece Boogie Nights. Yes, masterpiece. I said it. He was a 27 year old, film school drop-out who dressed like Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets (1997 reference), and he was a master. We finish by talking about Speed 2: Cruise Control, which has a 4% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.9 on imdb. Was it really that bad?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/Jackie Brown (0:00)

Boogie Nights (41:55)

Speed 2: Cruise Control (1:09:52)

Films of 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bullitt, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

This week on the pod Dave, John and Jeff discuss movies from the film year 1968. We begin with Stanley Kubrick's seminal masterpiece (or is it??) 2001: A Space Odyssey. Our second film is Steve McQueen's Bullitt, which is a stylish mystery thriller that helps transition police films from studio noirs to the bloody, violent, post-Bonnie & Clyde indie flicks we see all over the 1970s. We wrap up with revisiting Chitty Chitty Bang Bang where we ask the question: was this only good because I saw it when I was 5?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/2001 (0:00)

Bullitt (45:00)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1:09:00)

Films of 2001: Amélie, The Devil's Backbone, Vanilla Sky

This week on the pod we fire up the subtitles and get foreign.  French feel-good film Amélie (And yes we had to look up how to do that é the correct way), Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone (originally titled El espinazo del diablo, which sounds way cooler) and finally we bring it back home as we discuss what went wrong, what went right and what went completely sideways off a bridge in Vanilla Sky.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/Amélie (0:00)

The Devil's Backbone (38:00)

Vanilla Sky (1:06:00)

Films of 1982: The Verdict, The Thing, Grease 2

With Jeff away on special assignment, Dave, John and special guest host Jack Daniel discuss courtroom drama The Verdict, cult horror classic The Thing and try ever so hard to redeem the magic that is Grease 2.  Jack drops an F-bomb on the air for the first time in an almost 50 year radio career, Dave laments not having a time machine and gives film critics a little slap and John tries to hold it all together like a parent with 2 teens who are suddenly homeschooling.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jack Daniel, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/The Verdict (0:00)

The Thing (41:50)

Grease 2 (1:10:25)

Films of 2013: Her, The Wolf of Wall Street, Odd Thomas

On this week’s episode, Dave, John and Jeff discuss two monumental achievements in film from the year 2013, before redeeming a critical and commercial misfire from the same year. We begin by discussing whether The Wolf of Wall Street glorifies the destructive lifestyle of Leonardo DiCaprio’s real life antihero Jordan Belfort. We then discuss Spike Jonze’s Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, to see how well the pacing and tone of the film’s futuristic love story hold up. We conclude with little known darling film Odd Thomas, starring Anton Yelchin (RIP) and Willem Dafoe: was it really that bad? 

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/The Wolf of Wall Street (0:00)

Her (42:30)

Odd Thomas (1:12:00)

Films of 1996: Fargo, Romeo + Juliet, The Cable Guy

This week on the pod Dave, John and Jeff discuss the film year 1996, specifically taking a look at 3 star-studded features. We begin with breaking down the incredible Fargo, directed by the Coen Brothers starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy & Steve Buscemi. We then take another look at Baz Luhrmann's modernization of Romeo + Juliet, starring a pre-Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. We conclude with our our "Was it really that bad?" segment and our attempt at redeeming The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, produced by Judd Apatow and featuring the all-star cast of Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann and Jack Black.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/Fargo (0:00)

Romeo + Juliet (39:00)

The Cable Guy (1:08:16)

Films of 2016: Arrival, The Witch, X-Men: Apocalypse

This week Dave, John and Jeff discuss films of 2016. We begin with a discussion of how Arrival holds up in the canon of great modern Sci-Fi before taking another look at Robert Eggers' The Witch: is it horror, thriller, folklore... how do you define this film? It's definitely spooky and thought provoking. We conclude our segment with a discussion of X-Men: Apocalypse and how it might be better than critics may have felt in 2016 .

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/Arrival (0:00)

The Witch (44:20)

X-Men: Apocalypse (1:09:35)

Films of 1985: Witness, Kiss of the Spider Woman, National Lampoon's European Vacation

This week on the episode Dave, Jeff and John discuss how quintessentially 80s the film year 1985 was before discussing three notable highlights: Witness, starring Harrison Ford attempting to look as "plain" as possible, Kiss of the Spider Woman starring William Hurt and Raul Julia as prison inmates and picnic buddies, and National Lampoon's European Vacation starring Chevy Chase.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Twitter: @theloveofcinema, Facebook/Instagram: @theloveofcinemapod

Intro/Witness (0:00)

Kiss of the Spider Woman (33:05)

European Vacation (1:00:32)

Films of 1973: The Exorcist, Enter the Dragon, Live and Let Die

This week on the episode, Dave, John and Jeff discuss the film year of 1973 before discussing rewatching three. We begin with The Excorist's incredible filmmaking yet possibly aged slow build. Our second selection is Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee's final film and an international phenomenum with incredible martial arts and a gold record-certified musical score. We finish with our "Was it really that bad?" segment exploring Roger Moore's first James Bond entry, Live and Let Die.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Intro/The Exorcist (0:00)

Enter the Dragon (38:10)

Live and Let Die (1:06:312)

Films of 1989: Do The Right Thing, Dead Poets Society, Road House

This week on the pod our co-host Dave opens with a glowing review of Hulu's Palm Springs, starring Andy Samburg and Cristin Milioti.  We then dive into the film year of 1989, discussing the incomparable, legendary masterpiece Do The Right Thing. We cannot recommend this Spike Lee film enough, especially given our current social climate. We follow that up with Dead Poets Society, starring Robin Williams. We conclude with Road House in our "Was it really that bad?" segment, which brought us a lot of laughs.

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Intro/Do The Right Thing (0:00)

Dead Poets Society (38:59)

Road House (1:05:30)

 

Films of 2011: Bridesmaids, The Cabin In The Woods, The Green Lantern

This week on the pod Jeff, Dave and John discuss films we've been watching, including a thumbs up to The King of Staten Island, before discussing our rewatch of three films from 2011. We start with a Bridesmaid conversation almost 10 years after release- how has it aged? We then discuss the one of a kind, Drew Goddard/Joss Whedon comedy slasher flick The Cabin In The Woods before finishing with The Green Lantern: was it really that bad?

Music: soundcloud.com/dasein-artist. Beer: @cbarrozobar2019. Edited and produced by Dave Green. Hosts: Jeff Ostermueller, John Say, Dave Green.

Intro/Bridesmaids (0:00)

The Cabin In The Woods (33:10)

The Green Lantern (54:55)