#18 - War Crimes: Ferris Bueller's Day Off / Don't You Forget about Hughes
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or: Matthew Broderick is turning into Peter Lorre
Chris and Hunter get Freudian about Ferris in a review of Hunter’s War Crime – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Chris picks a local brew that pairs well with brats, buddies, and Broderick. Then in Special Features, the Dudes discuss the cultural legacy of John Hughes in “Don’t You… Forget About Hughes”. PLUS – We announce the winner of the Rexodus Giveaway!
00:02:12 – Review – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 00:29:08 – Beer Recommendation: Standard from Prairie Artisan Ales Carrying the Torch – Generationals
00:31:46 – Special Features – Don’t You Forget about Hughes Would You Want Me – Generationals
00:54:51 – Really Rad Recommendations
Rexodusis the new 4-issue series from Dark Horse Comics about gun-toting, trash-talking dinosaurs in space — and it’s like a Saturday morning cartoon show on steroids! In this far-reaching interview, The Dudes talk to Rexodus co-creator Paul Wizikowski, and series artist Jon Sommariva (well-known in comics, and currently penciling TMNT) about Rexodus, San Diego Comic Con, the contemporary comic book industry, how to make it in comics – and how to make a totally legit 10-foot tall dinosaur in your garage. Cheers!
or: Playing video games with Tom Cruise is the worst!
Hunter and Chris cruise into a critique of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Chris picks an IPA that Hunter might be man enough to handle. Then in Special Features, the dudes discuss Tom *Bleeping* Cruise: Man, Myth, Legend, chronicling the charismatic Cruise’s peculiar career (and allowing Chris to quote Top Gun). PLUS! Chris and Hunter interview Paul Wizikowski and Jon Sommariva, two of the creative minds behind Dark Horse Comics’ all-new “Dinosaurs In Space” epic, Rexodus!
00:00:46 – Rexodus Interview with Paul Wizikowski & Jon Sommariva Win an autographed copy of Rexodus!
00:15:51 – Review – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 00:43:56 – Beer Recommendation: Brutal IPA from Rogue Ales Bad Without You – Escondido
00:47:10 – Listener Feedback
00:50:05 – Special Features – Tom Cruise: Man, Myth, Legend Keep Walkin’ – Escondido
01:12:06 – Really Rad Recommendations
or: Is The Godfather 96 movies better than Gone With The Wind?
Chris and Hunter review the new Amy Schumer-Judd Apatow comedy Trainwreck. Chris communicates his critique through his craft beer choice. Then in Special Features, the dudes have a Conversation in Contemporary Cinematic Comedy. At an epic 1 hour, 20 minutes, this episode is like Mark Wahlberg ate Mark Wahlberg!
or: It’s Like Visiting Italy, But Staying On The Train
In this special Short Rounds episode, Chris and Hunter review Chris’s War Crime – Federico Fellini’s 1960 seminal cinematic masterwork La Dolce Vita. And that’s it…well, sort of. Chris recommends a high-point beer and Hunter recommends an horrible one. Saluti!
Hunter and Chris have an animated discussion about Disney and Pixar’s latest mega-hit Inside Out. Chris gets a sweet tooth with this week’s beer recommendation. In Special Features, the dudes delve deep into their cinematic subconscious to discuss some of their favorite animated films during Toon Talk. Get traumatized all over again with repressed memories of horrifying Disney villains and their even more horrifying deaths!
00:10:14 – Review – Inside Out 00:40:52 – Beer Recommendation: Abita Root Beer – Abita Brewing Company “Will You Hang Around” – Sam Means
00:44:11 – Special Features – Toon Talk “Run Away” – Sam Means
01:04:55 – Really Rad Recommendations
Question: How do you stop three grown men from talking about Batman? Answer: You don’t. You just hit the “record” button. Buckle up your utility belts for some Bonus Batman Banter as Chris, Hunter, and guest Batman Fanboy Joey Dale discuss the entire Batman film series. “Holy Bonus Content, Batman!”
or: Bruce Wayne is just Going Through a “Batman Phase”
Hunter and Chris are joined by guest Batman scholar and shameless fanboy Joseph “Joe Kerr” Dale to mark the 10th Anniversary of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. In a wide-ranging Special Features, the Dudes discuss The Dark Knight Legacy, covering Batman in cinema, as well as the realistic reboot culture ushered in by Nolan’s film. PLUS, the hubristic Hunter finally faces his fate for falsely prophesying Mad Max: Fury Road‘s box office performance. Cheers!
00:04:03 – Summer Shandy Shaming Part I
00:05:36 – Review – Batman Begins 00:47:36 – Beer Recommendation: Curmudgeon Old Ale – Founders Brewing Co. “Ain’t No Grave” – Smokey & The Mirror
00:51:08 – Summer Shandy Shaming Part II
00:55:47 – Special Features – The Dark Knight Legacy “All Time High” – Smokey & The Mirror
01:21:54 – Really Rad Recommendations
or: If You Can Train a Falcon, You Can Train a Raptor
Chris and Hunter get geeky (no really, it’s scary) in their review of the blockbuster franchise revival, Jurassic World, and Chris sustains his spree of summer beer selections for you to sip in the cinema. In Special Features, the dudes debate the resolution – “Should Sequels Have New Directors?” Listen in awe as Hunter nerds out on dino-knowledge, Mad Max sings cowboy tunes, and Chris reveals his secret affinity for The Land Before Time series.
or: Come for the Easy Rider, Stay for the Ritual Circumcision
Hunter has disappeared off the face of the Earth, so Chris’s bayou-bestie, Jacob Graves, stops by for a better-late-than-never review of Mad Max: Fury Road, Chris interviews musician-turned-filmmaker Beau Jennings about his new film The Verdigris: In Search of Will Rogers, and the dudes basically just list off a bunch of movie characters cursed with ambition in Special Features.
Apologies for the sound quality throughout this episode. In deciding to do a last minute remote recording with Jacob we ran into a few technical issues.
