Special guest and Fantasy Movie League royalty Phil Lucia (aka School of Rock) joins Chris & Jacob in the War Bunker to discuss a personal War Crime, Hal Ashby’s Being There.
SHOW NOTES
00:03:36 – Review – Being There 00:23:57 – SPOILERS – Being There 00:45:41 – Beer Pairing: Hazelnut Brown Nectar by Rogue Ales “Good Light” – Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors
00:49:32 – Really Rad Recommendations
Jacob & Chris call on resident Paul Thomas Anderson expert, Peterson Hill, to dive deep into his latest film, Phantom Thread. Dress up in your finest ensemble (nothing chic!) and join us as we discuss breakfast, debate the effectiveness of Johnny Greenwood’s lush score, and wrestle with Reynolds Woodcock’s complicated portrayal of masculinity in the wake of the #MeToo movement. PLUS! Find out what beer pairs exceptionally well with Phantom Thread and how this film is exactly like The Lego Batman Movie.
or: The Important Thing With Tank Tops is Layering
Chris & Jacob climb aboard the Pork-Chop Express as Kurt Russell re-teams with John Carpenter – this time as a mindless motor-mouthed truck driver in Big Trouble in Little China! While out on the long haul, The Dudes pick up a drifter named Maxx Crawford and offer him a ride in exchange for his six demon bag full Big Trouble knowledge. This comedy-thriller-kung fu movie is a certified cult classic, but how does it stack up against the rest of the Carpenter cannon?
PLUS! Chris pairs with Big Trouble with a beer guaranteed to make you feel kinda invincible, Maxx confesses to watching the same movie every day for the past months and tells us all about his college roommate, Dirt, and The Dudes face the toughest Class of the Carpenter challenge to date with an all-out Kurt Russell Tussle.
SHOW NOTES
00:03:25 – Review – Big Trouble in Little China 00:56:01 – Beer Pairing: Pappy Burleson by Anthem Brewing Company “Banana Ghost” – Man Man
01:01:04 – Really Rad Recommendations
Jacob ranks The Darjeeling Limited at the tippy top of Wes Anderson’s filmography and Chris ranks it dead last. Can we convince our co-hosts to reassess their respective positions on the Whitman brothers’ futile quest for enlightenment? PLUS! Get your fix of really rad recommendations, Chris’s Darjeeling beer pairing, and a full ranking of every Wes Anderson film to date (sans the ones mentioning Isles or Dogs in the title).
SHOW NOTES
00:06:39 – Review – The Darjeeling Limited 01:01:27 – Beer Pairing: Alpha Hiveby COOP Ale Works “Strangers (The Kinks Cover)” – Escondido
01:06:04 – Really Rad Recommendations
Jacob and Chris take a journey into the hidden heart of Africa and climb the vibranium mountain to review Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. Find out if the newest entry in the MCU holds up to the hype and discover what role Chris thinks the superhero film plays in today’s cinematic landscape. *PLUS* we’ve got a delicious beer pairing and some oddly connected Really Rad Recommendations. Wakanda Forever!
SHOW NOTES
00:06:55 – Review – Black Panther 00:21:10 – SPOILERS –Black Panther 00:37:40 – Beer Pairing: Lizard of Koz by Founders Brewing Co. “Piranha Club” – Man Man
00:40:51 – Really Rad Recommendations
or: Ernest Borgnine Looks Like a Puppet from ‘Lazy Town’
The year is 2018. The once vibrant and promising frontier known as The Information Superhighway is now a cesspool of hate and division. Two disgraced podcasters are must venture into the depths of this World Wide Web and recover a Microsoft Zune containing a long-form discussion of John Carpenter’s seminal dystopian classic from 1981, Escape from New York …and its less-revered sequel from 1996, Escape From L.A.
SHOW NOTES
00:09:52 – Review – Escape From New York 00:42:08 – Review – Escape From L.A. 01:19:35 – Beer Pairing: Dreamcrusher Double IPA by Deep Ellum Brewing Company “Bad Without You” – Escondido
01:23:14 – Really Rad Recommendations
The Dudes finally close the books on 2017 with their favorite new releases & War Crimes of the year. PLUS! Dust off your top hat, because it’s time for the classiest arbitrary award ceremony you’ll never attend – The Third Annual Blimpy Award!
SHOW NOTES
“Ten Twenty Ten” – Generationals
00:06:54 – Favorite Films of 2017 (New and Selected) “Kemal” – Generationals
01:04:31 – The Third Annual Blimpy Awards
or: That Sounds a lot Better than the Nancy Loomis Crossover Graphic Novel I’m Reading Right Now
Ahoy, maties! This week the Dudes batten down the hatches and try to weather the storm while gushing over John Carpenter’s 1980 throwback horror classic, The Fog.
SHOW NOTES
00:13:35 – Review – The Fog 00:53:20 – Beer Pairing: Puff by Sixpoint Brewery “Crime” – Sports
00:57:33 – Really Rad Recommendations
or: I Can’t Believe Luke Didn’t Kill All of the Bad Guys With a Light-Sword for Three Hours
Surprise! While conducting some much-needed post-holiday-hibernation housekeeping, we found this entire long-lost review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. By now, you’ve already heard every hot take imaginable for this film – but where are all of the cinephile nerds diving into the relationships between The Last Jedi and the late work of John Ford and Akira Kurosawa? Right here, of course!
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00:01:51 – Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi 00:06:53 – SPOILERS – Star Wars: The Last Jedi 00:43:13 – Beer Pairing: Christmas Bomb! 2017 by Prairie Artisan Ales Continue reading
