War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#22 - The Martian / Reviewing Ridley
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or: Your stalker is like the nebbishy, Woody Allen Godzilla.


Hunter and Chris blast off with a review of The Martian – the mega-hit movie about Matt Damon marooned of Mars. Chris picks a ruby-hued ale that reminds him of the red planet, and is brewed in homage in Oklahoma. Then in Special Features, the Dudes discuss the career of Sir Ridley Scott in Reviewing Ridley. PLUS – Chris sticks it to the man over Dangerous Men! PLUS (part two) – Hunter’s childhood dream comes true when he gets an internet stalker!!

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SHOW NOTES

00:08:18 – Review – The Martian
00:35:49 – Beer Recommendation: Revival Red Ale by Marshall Brewing Company
“Cherokee Red” – Smokey & The Mirror
00:39:04 – Special Features – Reviewing Ridley
“Buckets of Rain” – Smokey & The Mirror
01:05:21 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Crimes
War Crimes
#21 - War Crimes: Predator / Ahn-alayzing Ahn-ald: A Symposium on Schwarzenegger
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or: Did Dutch die of dysentery?


Chris and Hunter get to the choppa’ to critique Chris’ War Crime, the 1987 Arnold vs. 7-foot-tall alien action epic Predator. Chris selects a solid stout suffused with machismo, while Hunter drops excessive knowledge bombs of Predator trivia. In Special Features, the Dudes discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career in Ahn-alayzing Ahn-ald: A Symposium on Schwarzenegger. PLUS – Galegar gets giddy over the resurrection of an Iranian immigrant’s revenge fantasy film, Dangerous Men!

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SHOW NOTES

00:09:35 – Review – Predator
00:33:04 – Beer Recommendation: Guinness Draught
Dina – Sport
00:36:19 – Special Features – Ahn-alayzing Ahn-ald: A Symposium on Schwarzenegger
You Are the Right One – Sports
00:57:22 – Really Rad Recommendations

 

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“Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that all was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, and make it possible.” T.E. Lawrence

What is your white whale?

I’m talking about something that becomes an inescapable vortex of time and space whenever it crosses your mind. Something that can instantly turns a five minute phone call into a two hour forum with a single off-handed comment. Something you want so bad that you’ve knowingly downloaded weird files from dark corners of the internet for the improbable chance they might actually end your long and arduous search for it.

Do you have one of those?

What are you supposed to do when you finally catch it?

I’ve been attempting to answer this question for the past week.

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#20 - Mistress America / Great Actress & Director Collaborations
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or: I’m strictly a one-dinosaur man


Chris and Hunter review the newest screwball dramedy from Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig, Mistress America. Chris recommends a rural Okie brew that reminds him of Gerwig’s indie-darling adorableness. In Special Features, the Dudes discuss Great Actress & Director Collaborations, including a meandering meditation on Michael Bay, Megan Fox, and the Male Gaze. *PLUS* The 2015 Summer Movie Dating Game! Don’t ask, just listen.

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SHOW NOTES

00:10:21 – Review – Mistress America
00:40:13 – Beer Recommendation: Brewmaster’s Signature Series Gose by Choc Beer Company
Evil Girls – Escondido
00:43:20 – Special Features – Great Director & Actress Collaborations
Heart is Black – Escondido
01:00:47 – Really Rad Recommendations

 

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