Movie B.s. With Bayer And Snider

0:00-5:35 - Introduction; Bayer's vacation5:35-14:40 - "Joyful Noise" review14:40-27:20 - QOTW (your best celebrity encounter story) 27:20-40:45 - Bayer's adventures at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards40:45-42:30 - Next week's QOTW42:30-49:05 - Interquel ("Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Up in the Air")49:05-52:15 - Discussions of James Franco, Michael Fassbender, Ron Perlman, Steven Spielberg, Elijah Wood52:15-53:40 - Wrap-up and goodbyesYour QOTW for next time: Which actress would you like to see beat up which actor in a movie?

Introduction, we're doing the art-house stuff, covering a few stragglers from the end of 2011 - 0:00"The Artist" review - 4:00"The Iron Lady" review - 14:25"My Week with Marilyn" review - 23:35"Carnage" review - 32:30"A Dangerous Method" - 41:05 QOTW (your two most anticipated movies of 2012) - 46:40Next week's QOTW, including a fanciful tale about Johnny Depp - 57:35"The Devil Inside" - 1:00:05Wrap-up and goodbyes - 1:04:35Your QOTW for next time: What is your greatest celebrity encounter?

Introduction, explanation of what a "list" is, and so forth - 0:00The best movies of 2011 - 4:40Tangent about the relativity of "worst" movies, and Entertainment Weekly - 42:50The worst movies of 2011 - 45:10QOTW (your defining movie moment in 2011) - 48:20Random facts about 2011 movies - 58:30Thanks to (and gentle mockery of) this week's lunch sponsor - 1:03:05Wrap-up and goodbyes - 1:04:35Your QOTW for next time: What are your TWO (no more, no less!) most anticipated movies of 2012? Jeff Bayer's top 10 list: 1. "Hugo"2. "Beginners"3. "Drive"4. "Young Adult"5. "The Tree of Life"6. "50/50"7. "Rango"8. "The Muppets"9. "Win Win"10. "Martha Marcy May Marlene"Eric D. Snider's top 10 list:1. "Drive"2. "Bellflower"3. "The Tree of Life"4. "50/50"5. "Rango"6. "We Need to Talk About Kevin"7. "Winnie the Pooh"8. "Rubber"9. "Like Crazy"10. "Martha Marcy May Marlene"

Introduction, with talk of expectations vs. realities, related to holidays and movies - 0:00"We Bought a Zoo" review - 5:15"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" review - 14:50QOTW (most awkward movie-watching experience with family) - 23:40"The Adventures of Tintin" review - 34:40"War Horse" review - 42:35Pitch Me (Tom Cruise, Sissy Spacek, biopic ghost comedy) - 51:40Lunch sponsorship, Christmas plans, etc. - 57:15Wrap-up and goodbyes - 1:01:00Your QOTW for next time: What is the defining movie moment of 2011 for you? NOTES: Here are the links to Snider's written reviews of "We Bought a Zoo," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," and "The Adventures of Tintin." Bayer will post links to his reviews when he's good and ready.

Introduction, blathering, nonsense - 0:00"Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" review - 1:40QOTW (actors who should be in the Running Hall of Fame with Tom Cruise) - 15:30Discussion of next QOTW, and tangent about holidays - 20:55"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" review - 23:50"Young Adult" review - 31:45"We Need to Talk About Kevin" review - 42:15Character Casserole (Sidney Prescott, Rango, and Merry) - 50:45iTunes reviews - 58:30Wrap-up and goodbyes - 59:15Your QOTW for next time: What is the most awkward movie you've watched with your family (or a family member)? NOTES: Here are the links to Snider's written reviews of "Young Adult" and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows."Hanukkah begins at sunset on Dec. 20. Christmas begins at 12:00 a.m. on Dec. 25.

Introduction (our increasingly unusual recording setup; how much coffee Jeff has had) - 0:00"New Year's Eve" review - 4:20QOTW (movies that take place all in one day) - 22:10Photographs in movies - 30:10"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" review - 31:25"Shame" review - 41:20Eric saw "Hugo" again - 50:35Lunch sponsorship - 53:25iTunes reviews - 55:35Interquel ("The Graduate" and "Juno") - 56:40Wrap-up and goodbyes - 1:03:30NOTES:Your QOTW for next time: Who should join Tom Cruise in the Running Hall of Fame? Cite examples of their fine work running in movies. Here are the links to our written reviews of "New Year's Eve" (Bayer, Snider); "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (Bayer, Snider); "Shame" (Bayer, Snider); "Hugo" (Snider). Here are the episodes of the /Filmcast and Not Just New Movies podcast that had Eric on as a guest. If you'd like to share the "Rocky" song heard at the very end of the show with your friends and loved ones, it's on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn8MMlRB03w

Introduction (our first post-Cascadia show; our "studio" is Eric's apartment) - 0:00"The Muppets" review - 1:45"Arthur Christmas" review - 13:08"Hugo" review - 18:35"The Descendants" review - 27:00"Melancholia" review - 35:30"Being Elmo" review - 44:45"The Lie" review - 50:00Pitch Me (Woody Allen, Jessica Lange, horror comedy) - 53:00Wrap-up and goodbyes - 58:30NOTES:Your QOTW for next time: What is your favorite movie that takes place entirely in one day? Here are the links to our written reviews of "The Muppets" (Bayer, Snider); "Arthur Christmas" (Bayer, Snider); "Hugo" (Bayer); "The Descendants" (Bayer, Snider); "Being Elmo" (Bayer); "The Lie" (Snider).

Puss in Boots; Rum Diary; Anonymous

Tower Heist; A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas; Martha Marcy May Marlene; The Skin I Live In; The Mill and the Cross.

Jack and Jill; J. Edgar; Immortals; Like Crazy.

This was our last show at Cascadia.fm before we moved to MovieBS.com.

REVIEWS: “Paranormal Activity 3,” “Take Shelter,” “Three Musketeers,” “Johnny English Reborn,” “Margin Call” MISC: Propaganda Extravaganza

REVIEWS: “The Thing,” “The Big Year” GAMES: Pitch Me MISC: We review the “Footloose” trailer

REVIEWS: “Real Steel,” “Restless,” “The Ides of March,” “Guilty Except for Insanity” GAMES: Character Casserole Misc: iTunes reviews

It was Jeff Bayer’s turn to write the summary for Episode 79 of Movie B.S with Bayer and Snider, but he forgot to do it before he left for the airport and Eric D. Snider had to do it instead. This is really symptomatic of the problems in Jeff and Eric’s professional relationship, and it’s only a matter of time before it comes to a head. In the meantime, on the show they both raved about “50/50,” the funny and touching cancer comedy-drama starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen. Both critics also agreed on “Dream House”: it’s terrible. They both liked the gory horror comedy “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil,” too, though Eric liked it more than Jeff did. See? This is what I’m talking about. A perfectly good horror comedy like “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil,” and Jeff doesn’t appreciate it. He’s ungrateful. I guess that’s what it is. He’s just ungrateful. But anyway. Sorry. Jeff saw Anna Faris’ new comedy “What’s Your Number?” and said it’s really bad, so we’re taking his word for it. Then the show got cut a little sho

Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider watched “Moneyball,” which is about baseball and math, and both critics approve. They were less enthusiastic about “Dolphin Tale,” though Eric thinks it’s worth taking the kids to. Jeff was down on the documentary “Pearl Jam Twenty,” and Eric didn’t see it because he doesn’t like the rock ‘n’ roll that you young people today listen to. PROPAGANDA EXTRAVAGANZA: If you like Movie B.S., tell people about it. (If you don’t like it, please be quiet.) The most creative propaganda piece will win the biggest Movie B.S. prize to date! One winner will get the following Blu-rays: “TRON: Legacy,” “MacGruber,” “Limitliess” and “Louie: Season 1.” Check out our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/moviebspdx for past examples. Fans have made and posted fliers, created decks of cards, and even killed a man in our name! Deadline to enter is October 19. QOTW: Who’s your favorite sick (i.e., physically ill) movie character, and why?

For the first time ever in the history of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, film critics Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider talk about movies they like, don’t like and simply shrug at. First up is “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling. It falls under the “like” category (a lot). Next up is “I Don’t Know How She Does It” starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Can you guess what category this flick falls under? We answer the QOTW which was, “What actor or actress who normally plays a certain type of character could break out and play against type?” Of course there’s pimping, plus PROPAGANDA EXTRAVAGANZA (see details below). Both Jeff and Eric saw the original “Straw Dogs” and Eric saw the remake. Interquel is played with “Bull Durham” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” PROPAGANDA EXTRAVAGANZA: If you like Movie B.S. then tell people about it. The most creative propaganda piece will win the biggest Movie B.S. prize to date! One winner will get the following Blu-rays: “TRON: Legacy,” “MacGruber,” “Limitliess” and “Louie: Season 1

There are many movies to talk about this week on Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider, so it’s a good thing it’s a movie show. Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider both endorse “Warrior,” a sports movie with heart (and some plot contrivances). They also approve of “Contagion,” a virus medical thriller about death and disease and stuff. Eric loved the raucous sci-fi comedy “Attack the Block”; Jeff liked it OK. They were further split on the spiritual drama “Higher Ground,” which Eric loved and Jeff found boring. Your QOTW for the next show: What actor or actress who normally plays a certain type of character could break out and play against type? Give us specific ideas of what he or she could do to change things up.

Film critics Eric D. Snider and Jeff Bayer talk movies, pimp and play a game. Come join us, won’t you? First up is “The Debt” starring Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, and Sam Worthington. Eric liked it, Jeff verged on love. Jeff also plays a little of his interview with Mirren and company. “Shark Night 3D” and “Apollo 18″ weren’t screened for critics, so we have no idea what level of bad they are. We did answer the QOTW which was: In honor of “Apollo 18,” which presents a horror twist on the Moon landing, what other historical event could be given the horror treatment? Next up is “A Good Old Fashioned Orgy” starring Jason Sudeikis and a bunch of others. Both critics enjoyed it enough, though Jeff found it a little tame. They play a rousing game of PITCH ME starring Richard Gere and Scott Baio, yes THE Scott Baio. “The Adults in the Room” gets a one-week run at Cinema 21. It’s from local Portland filmmaker Andy Blubaugh and even has a little Eric in it. Go see it!

Lots to talk about on Episode 74 of Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider. For one thing, it’s Eric’s birthday. Also, there were some movies. Jeff and Eric had possibly their biggest disagreement yet on “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”: Jeff hated it, Eric liked it a lot. You make the call! They agreed that “Colombiana” is a generic and overlong action movie. Jeff saw the documentary “Senna” and called it the best doc of the year so far; he was less fond of “Our Idiot Brother,” starring Paul Rudd. Bayer and Snider both liked “The Interrupters,” a respectable doc about stopping violence in inner-city Chicago, directed by the man who made “Hoop Dreams.” Finally, they talked to Evan Glodell, the writer/director/producer/star of “Bellflower,” which both guys loved. Evan was very enthusiastic about his movie. You should go see it. QOTW: In honor of “Apollo 18,” which presents a horror twist on the Moon landing, what other historical event could be given the horror treatment? Give us your ideas, and we will steal them.