Movie B.s. With Bayer And Snider

0:00-6:30 – Introduction; the croup; it’s the show’s 4th anniversary; there is a gift exchange, kind of; we claim to do other shows besides this one6:30-18:15 – “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” review18:15-28:10 – “Noah” review28:10-36:20 – QOTW (heroes you’d like to see in a “vs” movie)36:20-43:20 – A friendly round of Pitch Me43:20-46:30 – More croup talk, wrap-up, and goodbyes QOTW: What are your irrational movie turn-offs (e.g., an actor whose face or voice you can’t stand, a cliche that drives you crazy, etc.)?

0:00-2:15 – Introduction2:15-16:20 – “Sabotage” review16:20-24:20 – “Bad Words” review24:20-30:50 – “Noah” wasn’t screened; “Cesar Chavez” and “Nymphomaniac” are some other movies we also haven’t seen30:50-39:10 – QOTW (best dramatic moments in comedies)39:10-45:10 – Next week’s QOTW, with significant digression (a mini-Pitch Me, discussion of canned worms)45:10-55:30 – A round of Character Casserole55:30-57:35 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What two heroes would you like to see in a “vs.” movie?

0:00-3:00 – Introduction, blather3:00-18:40 – “Divergent” review18:40-29:35 – “The Grand Budapest Hotel” review29:35-34:45 – “Muppets Most Wanted” review34:45-44:50 – “Cheap Thrills” review44:50-48:10 – “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me” review48:10-1:00:10 – QOTW (what movie you wish was your life)1:00:10-1:03:00 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What’s your favorite dramatic moment in a comedy?

0:00-4:40 – Introduction, iTunes review4:40-19:10 – “Need for Speed” review19:10-27:50 – “Veronica Mars” review27:50-1:04:10 – SXSW reviews: “Chef,” “13 Sins,” “Neighbors,” “Joe,” “The Mend,” “Open Windows,” “Stage Fright,” “Premature,” “What We Do in the Shadows”1:04:10-1:09:20 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW (held over from last week): What movie do you wish was your life? (For extra credit, you can also tell us which movie is currently your life.)

0:00-3:50 – Introduction, our lunch sponsor: Crooked Scoreboard, a sports blog!3:50-17:15 – “300: Rise of an Empire” review17:15-20:40 – “Tim’s Vermeer” review20:40-31:15 – QOTW (movies that changed your mind about an issue)31:15-37:55 – A li’l SXSW preview37:55-40:15 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What movie do you wish was your life? (For extra credit, you can also tell us which movie is currently your life.)

0:00-3:15 – Introduction, this week’s sponsor3:15-5:20 – iTunes review and Jeff’s beer5:20-20:50 – “Non-Stop” review, plus mentions of “Son of God” and the R-rated “Anchorman 2″ cut20:50-24:30 – Not really a review of “The Wind Rises”24:30-27:40 – Playing the Oscar game27:40-37:45 – QOTW (what movie you would show aliens to represent humanity)37:45-45:40 – Jeff & Eric’s Excellent Adventure: Feb. 28, 199245:40-48:35 – Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: Has a movie ever changed your mind about an issue? This week’s sponsor: The Ricks family’s GoFundMe campaign for their special-needs sons.

0:00-4:25 - Introduction, we have colds, iTunes review 4:25-19:30 - "Pompeii" review 19:30-33:10 - QOTW (movies you own but never watch) 33:10-41:51 - Interquel 41:51-48:10 - Oscar bowling, movies to watch 48:10-49:35 - Wrap-up and goodbyes 49:35-52:35 - Randy Newman's Title Song from "12 Years a Slave" QOTW: If there are aliens, and you can send them one movie to represent humanity, what do you choose and why?

0:00-3:40 - Introduction, an announcement 3:40-5:40 - Our lunch sponsor: "Try Not to Burn," a supernatural thriller by Michael Matula, now on Kindle for $3.99 5:40-16:00 - "RoboCop" review 16:00-37:45 - "Winter's Tale" review, with many spoilers, and then some commentary on the screening rats 37:45-47:40 - QOTW (your "litmus test" movies) 47:40-56:10 - A round of Pitch Me 56:10-58:20 - Portland International Film Festival is still happening; "The Congress" is good; movie talkers 58:20-1:00:55 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What is the least-watched title in your movie library, and if you never watch it, why do you own it?

0:00-5:30 - Introduction, and much discussion of talk shows 5:30-16:30 - "The Lego Movie" review 16:30-28:25 - "The Monuments Men" review 28:25-30:00 - They won't let anyone see "Vampire Academy" 30:00-34:00 - Portland International Film Festival has begun 34:00-40:15 - QOTW (movies you would change the ending to) 40:15-45:00 - Snider is at the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival this weekend; also, the ending of "Se7en," for some reason 45:00-47:10 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What is your "litmus test" movie -- the one where if he/she doesn't like it, it'll never work between you?

0:00-3:35 - Introduction, Jeff's beer 3:35-5:50 - iTunes review, eating paper 5:50-28:40 - "That Awkward Moment" review, in which the Sparks Rule is invoked and the entire plot "spoiled" 28:40-35:30 - "Labor Day" review  35:30-37:10 - The Oscar short films are in some theaters 37:10-40:00 - A stray Sundance film, "Battered Bastards of Baseball" 40:00-53:50 - QOTW (day-to-day activities that could be the plot of an action movie) 53:50-56:10 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What movie would you change the ending to?   

0:00-6:10 - Introduction, we're at Sundance, the weather was great, etc. 6:10-1:19:00 - Sundance mini-reviews (plus signs are the ones we suggest you remember for later): "Cold in July" "Dear White People" "Infinitely Polar Bear" "Jamie Marks Is Dead" "Life After Beth" "The Skeleton Twins" +  "The Sleepwalker" "Whiplash" +  "No No: A Dockumentary" "God Help the Girl" "Calvary" + "Hits" + "Laggies" "The Raid 2" + "The Trip to Italy" + "The Voices" + "Wish I Was Here" "Boyhood" + "The Double" "Locke" + "Land Ho!" "Listen Up Philip" + "Obvious Child" + "Ping Pong Summer" "The Babadook" + "Cooties" "The Guest" "What We Do in the Shadows" + 1:19:00-1:20:30 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What day-to-day activity could be the plot of an action movie?

0:00-3:50 - Introduction; we're at Sundance; whispering 3:50-5:00 - iTunes review  5:00-10:35 - "Ride Along" review 10:35-18:10 - "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" review, including a guest appearance by IndieWire's Steve Greene 18:10-21:20 - Jeff was at the Critics Choice Awards 21:20-31:50 - Sundance movies so far: "Whiplash," "Locke," "The Babadook," "God's Pocket" 31:50-35:00 - Miscellaneous Sundance talk 35:00-40:50 - QOTW (your Sundance ideas) 40:50-42:55 - Next QOTW, plus see "Gravity" on the big screen while you still can, plus a guest appearance by The Film Stage's Raffi Asdourian 42:55-44:15 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What day-to-day activity could be the plot of an action movie? 

0:00-4:10 - Introduction; first movies we watched in 2014 4:10-6:25 - The story on one of our theme songs 6:25-8:00 - iTunes review 8:00-21:10 - "Her" review 21:10-32:45 - "Lone Survivor" review 32:45-46:55 - "August: Osage County" review 46:55-58:00 - QOTW (your favorite movies and performances of 2013) 58:00-1:01:20 - We're going to Sundance. Both of us! 1:01:20-1:04:35 - All of our old episodes are online again; group listening parties; wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: For the first time, Jeff and Eric will both be at Sundance. What do you want us to do while we're there? 

0:00-4:30 - Introduction; Jeff is drinking coffee 4:30-6:00 - How much overlap will there be between Jeff and Eric's lists?? 6:00-46:15 - The lists 46:15-47:00 - Quick recaps of the lists (titles only, real fast) 47:00-49:45 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013? (We'll tabulate the results on next week's show.)

0:00-3:00 - Introduction; last show of the year 3:00-21:40 - "The Wolf of Wall Street" review 21:40-32:45 - "Grudge Match" review 32:45-41:50 - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" review 41:50-54:00 - "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" review 54:00-1:03:00 - Character Casserole 1:03:00-1:05:15 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013? 

0:00-2:00 - Introduction 2:00-21:30 - "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" review 21:30-29:25 - "American Hustle" review 29:25-39:50 - "Inside Llewyn Davis" review 39:50-41:10 - Brief tangent about "American Horror Story" and "Homeland" (no spoilers) 41:10-51:15 - "Saving Mr. Banks" review 51:15-1:03:30 - QOTW (favorite holiday season movie-going memories) 1:03:30-1:06:00 - Bayer makes a shocking announcement 1:06:00-1:08:45 - QOTW for next couple weeks: your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013 1:08:45-1:11:50 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What is your favorite movie, male performance, and female performance of 2013?

0:00-2:30 - Introduction, blather 2:30-4:25 - iTunes review 4:25-5:40 - Jeff's drink; Tyler Perry's movies 5:40-26:40 - "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smeowg" review 26:40-37:20 - QOTW (sequels that deserve a re-do) 37:20-45:10 - Pitch Me 45:10-54:40 - That time machine thing, to Dec. 11, 1992 54:40-58:25 - Wrap-up and goodbyes, including a couple brief recommendations QOTW: What is your favorite holiday-season movie-going memory?

0:00-5:10 - Introduction; fish sweatshops; it's going to be a busy season at the movies 5:10-17:00 - "Out of the Furnace" review 17:00-33:00 - "Oldboy" review, comparison with the original 33:00-34:50 - "The Broken Circle Breakdown" review 34:50-47:30 - QOTW (animated films that should be remade in live action) 47:30-49:20 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What non-"Star Wars" sequel deserves a re-do?

0:00-5:00 - Introduction; the pronunciation of "Smaug"; Bayer's weird feet 5:00-13:00 - "Frozen" review 13:00-19:25 - "Philomena" review 19:25-25:30 - "The Book Thief" review 25:30-32:10 - "Nebraska" review 32:10-37:45 - "Black Nativity" review 37:45-42:40 - "Homefront" review 42:40-43:30 - They didn't screen "Oldboy" for critics in most cities 43:30-51:20 - QOTW (movies that make you hungry) 51:20-58:50 - Character Casserole 58:50-1:00:35 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: What animated film should be remade in live action? 

0:00-2:40 - Introduction, banter 2:40-15:40 - "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" review 15:40-22:40 - "Delivery Man" review 22:40-32:00 - "Blue Is the Warmest Color" review 32:00-42:20 - QOTW (movies that would have worked better as TV series) 42:40-49:20 - Movies from this weekend some years ago (we're working on it) 49:20-52:00 - Wrap-up and goodbyes QOTW: In honor of Thanksgiving, what movie makes you hungry, and for what?