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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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#19 - The End of the Tour / Funny Folks Without the Jokes
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or: Wait, “You Oughta’ Know” is about Dave Coulier?


Hunter and Chris get literally literary with a review of the David Foster Wallace biopic The End of The Tour. Chris gets into an accidental state of pure inebriation with his booze recommendation. Then in Special Features, the Dudes discuss comedic actors playing dramatic parts in Funny Folks Without the Jokes.

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SHOW NOTES

00:07:03 – Review – The End of the Tour
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00:40:21 – Beer Recommendation: Big Worster by Mikkeller
Stay Humble – Tyler James
00:43:49 – Special Features – Funny Folks Without the Jokes
Nothing Will Last – Tyler James
01:00:27 – Really Rad Recommendations

 

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War Crimes
War Crimes
#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!

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SHOW NOTES

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

 

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#17.5 - Rexodus Interview
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or: THREE WORDS – DINOSAURS…IN…SPACE!


Rexodus is 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!

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#17 - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation / Tom Cruise: Man, Myth, Legend / Rexodus
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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!

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SHOW NOTES

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

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#16 - Trainwreck / A Conversation in Contemporary Cinematic Comedy
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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!

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SHOW NOTES

00:15:09 – Review – Trainwreck
42:48:00 – Beer Recommendation: Sneak Attack – 21st Amendment Brewery
Sneak Attack
“Panama” – Sports
00:47:33 – Special Features – A Conversation in Contemporary Cinematic Comedy
“Feels Like Magic” – Sports
01:15:37 – Really Rad Recommendations

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Short Rounds
Short Rounds
#15 - War Crimes: La Dolce Vita (Short Rounds)
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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!

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SHOW NOTES

00:00:35 – Review – La Dolce Vita
00:23:06 – Beer Recommendation: Old Chub Nitro – Oskar Blues Brewery
“Yeah Yeah” – Sam Means

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#14 - Inside Out / Toon Talk
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or: How Do You Like ‘Dem Apples, Batman?


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!

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SHOW NOTES

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

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#13.5 - Bonus Batman Banter
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or: That was the Summer Shandy talking


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!”

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#13 - Batman Begins 10th Anniversary / The Dark Knight Legacy
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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!

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SHOW NOTES

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

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