Movie B.s. With Bayer And Snider

  0:00 - Hello there, here is an iTunes review 4:10 - "Hardcore Henry" review 12:55 - "The Boss" review, beginning with an exploration into the mystery of Melissa McCarthy's hidden neck 25:50 - "Demolition" review 32:00 - "Mr. Right" review 39:15 - QOTW (bad bosses you've had, and bad bosses we've had) 50:10 - The Listeners Ask Us Things® (how to enjoy movies while analyzing them) 55:10 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: In honor of "The Jungle Book," give us your casting and other suggestions for a live-action version of an animated classic.   REVIEWS:  Hardcore Henry: D 3/10 The Boss: C 3/10 Demolition: C+ 6/10 Mr. Right: C- 5/10

  0:00 - It's our sixth anniversary! There is some discussion of gifts 2:50 - iTunes review 4:15 - We can't review the new wide releases ("Meet the Blacks" and "God's Not Dead 2") because they are Hollywood's Shameful Secrets 5:30 - "Midnight Special" review 15:35 - "I Saw the Light" review (Bayer only) 21:10 - "April and the Extraordinary World" review 25:50 - QOTW (movie characters who are similar to you)  38:25 - The segment where you ask us questions. This time it's about our cars 41:40 - Recap, more anniversary talk, and goodbye   QOTW: Tell us a story about a boss you've had that would make a good movie.   REVIEWS: Midnight Special: B 9/10 I Saw the Light: n/a 4/10 April and the Extraordinary World: B 7/10

0:00 - Welcome; iTunes review; Jeff wants too much; pronoun trouble 4:15 - "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" review 16:00 - "Hello, My Name Is Doris" review (from SXSW 2015) 20:30 - "The Bronze" review (from Sundance 2015) 22:50 - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" review (Snider only) 33:20 - QOTW (movies that embarrass you because of how they portray a part of your identity) 46:05 - A round of Pitch Me 55:10 - Recap, goodbye   QOTW: What movie character is the closest to being you, in terms of personality, temperament, worldview, etc.? Do some soul-searching here.   REVIEWS: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: C- 4/10 Hello, My Name Is Doris: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!) The Bronze: C+ 5/10 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2: C n/a  

  0:00 - Hi, we're back, we went to South By Southwest, here are some movies we saw: 3:10 - "Hush" 7:45 - "Demolition" 10:40 - "Slash" 16:25 - "Born to Be Blue" 20:15 - "My Blind Brother" 25:30 - "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" 28:10 - "War on Everyone" 33:40 - "Don't Think Twice" 37:15 - "Sing Street" 41:00 - "Midnight Special" 42:20 - Some thoughts on SXSW in general 45:30 - "The Brothers Grimsby" review 50:00 - "10 Cloverfield Lane" review 55:25 - QOTW rolled over to next week, so send in your responses; goodbye   QOTW: What movie embarrasses you because of the way it portrays a part of your identity (hometown, subcultures, religion, interests, etc.)?   REVIEWS: The Brothers Grimsby: D+ 4/10 10 Cloverfield Lane: B+ 7/10

  0:00 - Hello, it's our 300th episode, whatever 2:15 - "Whisky Tango Foxtrot" review 16:50 - "London Has Fallen" review, which we definitely recorded at the same time and place as the rest of the show, for sure 26:45 - "Zootopia" review (Snider only) 35:20 - QOTW (minor details that ruined a movie for you) 49:30 - A round of Interquel ("Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Princess Bride") 55:15 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: What movie embarrasses you because of the way it portrays a part of your identity (hometown, subcultures, religion, interests, etc.)?   REVIEWS: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: B 7/10 London Has Fallen: C 4/10 Zootopia: B+ n/a

  0:00 - Greetings; then Jeff tricks Eric into talking about sports 2:45 - "Eddie the Eagle" review 15:30 - Jeff didn't see the other movies, but he's not crying about it 16:30 - "Triple 9" review (Snider only) 20:15 - "Gods of Egypt" review (Snider only) 27:20 - QOTW (movie quotes you use in everyday life) 37:30 - What'd You Watch? ("Oslo, August 31"; "Spaghettiman") 40:35 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: What seemingly small or dumb thing has completely ruined a movie for you? (Ex: the lead actress running from dinosaurs in high heels.)   REVIEWS: Eddie the Eagle: B+ 7/10 Triple 9: C- n/a Gods of Egypt: D n/a

  0:00 - Greetings! We talk about our new TVs and Eric's new sleep apparatus 9:45 - "Race" review 21:45 - "Risen" opens this week but wasn't screened in Portland; "The Witch" was screened, but scheduled against something else; why don't distributors like Portland anymore? 23:15 - "The Witch" review (repeat from Fantastic Fest) 28:20 - Eric is at the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival this weekend 31:30 - It's almost Oscar time! Here's how to play Oscar Bowling 37:15 - A new Question of the Week! @MovieBS on Twitter is also discussed 42:30 - Hey, What'd You Watch? ("Horace and Pete") 47:05 - A round of Character Casserole ("House of Wax," "Pinocchio," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens") 55:25 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: What quote from a movie do you use most regularly in everyday speech?    REVIEWS: Race: B- 5/10 The Witch: B+ 6/10

  0:00 - Hello 1:25 - iTunes review 3:00 - Our lunch sponsor: "The Little Scary Book," horror short stories by Kevin Duncan. http://www.amazon.com/Little-Scary-Book-Kevin-Duncan-ebook/dp/B016N690GE 5:55 - "Deadpool" review 15:15 - "Zoolander 2" review 25:20 - "How to Be Single" review 36:45 - "Where to Invade Next" review 47:00 - QOTW is still on hiatus (thanks for the ideas so far!), but here's its counterpart, Somebody Asked Us a Thing® (about our rating scales) 53:50 - Recap and goodbye   REVIEWS: Deadpool: B 7/10 Zoolander 2: C- 4/10 How to Be Single: B- 5/10 Where to Invade Next: B 7/10

  0:00 - Intro; Eric's cat and Jeff's baby 2:50 - "Hail, Caesar!" review 20:20 - We didn't see "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies" because it was screening at the same time as "Hail, Caesar!" 22:00 - "The Choice" review (Snider only, and the Sparks Rule is invoked, which means full spoilers) 31:30 - Eric briefly reviews "Fifty Shades of Black" (boo) and "The Boy" (meh?), then relates an anecdote about a bum at the theater 38:30 - QOTW (the Coen Brothers question that nobody was interested in) 42:40 - That Thing Where We Take Questions from Listeners®  47:50 - A round of Pitch Me  55:45 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: We're putting QOTW on hiatus for a couple of W's while we think of good Q's. Do you have any suggestions for good discussion questions? Please send them to us!   REVIEWS: Hail, Caesar! B 6/10 The Choice: C n/a

  0:00 - Eric's at Sundance; Jeff has a new baby and misses being at Sundance;  3:45 - Our lunch sponsor: "Windswept: My Hair-Raising Adventure," a picture book written and illustrated by Andy Peterson  5:20 - Jeff has to know what's going on at the Sundance condo, which leads to an anecdote from the party 8:50 - "Kung Fu Panda 3" review 14:00 - "Son of Saul" review 18:40 - "The Finest Hours" review (Bayer only) 23:40 - Snider's Sundance report, with specific reference to: "AbracaDeborah"  "Manchester by the Sea," which Snider hadn't seen "The Birth of a Nation" "The Intervention"  "The Fundamentals of Caring" "Yoga Hosers" plus more anecdotes about our Sundance press pals, with a cameo by Sam Fragoso, plus lots of questions from Jeff about people's hair 41:35 - QOTW (your Oscar votes) 45:05 - A Listener Asked Us Something® about screenwriting 49:35 - Recap, goodbye   QOTW: Give us your remake (casting, story, etc.) of a Coen brothers movie. (Purely hypothetical, of course. No heresy intended.)    REVIEWS: Ku

  0:00 - Hello; Jeff's wife is about to have a baby, so no show next week 4:40 - iTunes review 5:50 - How we chose which movie to see (they were screening at the same time) 6:55 - "Ride Along 2" review 13:40 - "Moonwalkers" review 20:10 - "Anomalisa" review (repeat from "Fantastic Fest") 25:05 - Eric talks about but doesn't really review "Boy and the World" 27:30 - QOTW (movies that you are disappointed someone you love loves) 42:55 - David Bowie and Alan Rickman movie tributes 46:20 - Question Time® about how we met and became critics, plus old emails 56:00 - Recap, goodbye   QOTW: What would your votes be for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress at the Oscars? You have to choose from the actual nominees, too.    REVIEWS: Ride Along 2: C+ 5/10 Moonwalkers: B- 8/10 Anomalisa: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)

  0:00 - Hello, "The Forest" wasn't screened for critics 2:10 - Snider's writing movie reviews for you, the people, via Patreon 4:10 - "The Revenant" is expanding; you can hear old reviews in the archives; it's easy peasy cheddar cheesy 6:10 - "The Danish Girl" review 13:10 - "Youth" review 18:35 - We caught up with "Straight Outta Compton" and "The Peanuts Movie" 23:00 - Updates on our feelings about "The Hateful Eight"   24:05 - Bayer caught up with "Room," "99 Homes," and "Sicario"; "Room" is now retroactively B.S.-approved 28:15 - QOTW (suggestions for movies we, Jeff & Eric, should watch) 40:15 - Here's a Question/There's an Answer™ about how the show is different now from when we started, and about a concussion, and about how Snider takes some getting used to 45:40 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: What movie are you most disappointed that someone you love loves?   REVIEWS: The Danish Girl: C 5/10 Youth: B+ 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)

  0:00 - Hello, Happy New Year, how to say "2016," what to name kids 2:35 - Snider saw "The Hateful Eight" at a showing where Quentin Tarantino showed up 7:05 - "The Hateful Eight" review 16:00 - Our top 10 lists for 2015 40:30 - Snider settled the bet by watching "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2" three nights in a row 42:20 - Listener survey: the Mt. Rushmore of 2015 47:15 - QOTW (movies you saw because we recommended them) 53:00 - Questions That We Can Answer® (Jeff's speech patterns, our shame lists) 58:20 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: What movie that you think Jeff and Eric have not seen should they see?    REVIEWS: The Hateful Eight: B+ 9/10  

0:00 - Merry Christmas! Et cetera 2:35 - "Joy" review 11:55 - "The Revenant" review 21:10 - "45 Years" review 27:15 - "Concussion" review (Bayer only) 32:20 - "Point Break" (Snider only) 37:25 - "Daddy's Home" (Bayer only) 41:35 - Your QOTWs reiterated: tell us your 3 favorite movies of 2015; and tell us about movies you saw this year based on our recommendation 42:55 - Questions from Listeners®: advice for would-be film critics 47:35 - Recap and goodbye   REVIEWS: Joy: C+ 7/10 The Revenant: B 9/10 45 Years: B+ 7/10 Concussion: n/a 8/10 Point Break: D n/a Daddy's Home: n/a 5/10  

  0:00 - Greetings to one and all 1:50 - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" review (no, it doesn't have any spoilers, don't be stupid) 16:05 - "Sisters" review 25:25 - Bayer has a plan that Snider is convinced won't happen; Bayer also makes an offer to listeners 27:20 - "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip" review (Snider only)  32:10 - "The Big Short" review 40:05 - QOTW (your "Force Awakens" plans) 47:20 - Snider was a target of weaponized spoilers 50:40 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: 1) What are your three favorite movies of 2015? 2) What movie (if any) did you see this year primarily because Jeff and Eric suggested it? (You have two weeks to answer these.)    REVIEWS: Star Wars: The Force Awakens: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!) Sisters: C+ 5/10 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip: D+ n/a The Big Short: B+ 9/10 (B.S.-approved!)

  0:00 - Hello! Bayer's parents are here, and he's drinking root beer 3:30 - "In the Heart of the Sea" review 15:45 - "Carol" review 25:30 - "Krampus" review (Snider only) 28:45 - QOTW (remaking non-holiday films into holiday films) 37:15 - A round of Hey, Some People Asked Us Stuff 45:40 - A round of Character Casserole 53:40 - Bayer's unusual plans for seeing "Hateful Eight" 55:35 - Wrap-up and goodbye   QOTW: What are your plans for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"?    REVIEWS: In the Heart of the Sea: C+ 4/10 Carol: A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!) Krampus: B n/a

  0:00 - Hello; Bayer has a cold; this week's wide releases weren't screened for critics  3:55 - "Legend" review delayed by other "Legend"-related nonsense 5:05 - "Legend" review  14:00 - "Chi-Raq" review (Snider only) 21:35 - QOTW (best movie questions) 29:25 - Next week's QOTW, derailing into a discussion of parades, and a plug for the B.S.-approved list 33:00 - Hey, Ask Us Something 36:40 - What'd You Watch? ("Umbrellas of Cherbourg," "Diary of a Teenage Girl," "The Fly," "I Smile Back" 44:00 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: What non-holiday movie could you remake as a holiday movie, and how?    REVIEWS: Legend B 6/10 Chi-Raq B+ n/a    

  0:00 - Hi, we're digesting 1:50 - "Creed" review 13:45 - "The Good Dinosaur" review (Snider only) 18:35 - "Victor Frankenstein" review (Snider only) 22:15 - "By the Sea" review (Snider only 24:40 - QOTW (movie families to spend Thanksgiving with) 31:30 - Someone asks us a question 34:10 - Jeff & Eric's Excellent Adventure: Thanksgiving 2001, ending with a question from a texter 39:50 - Recap and goodbyes   QOTW: What's your favorite use of a question in a movie -- e.g., "Who is Harry Lime?" in "The Third Man"; "What's in the box?" in "Seven"?   REVIEWS: Creed: A- 10/10 (B.S.-approved!) The Good Dinosaur: B- n/a Victor Frankenstein: D+ n/a By the Sea: C- n/a

  0:00 - Hello; all the movies were screened at the same time so we couldn't see them all 2:25 - "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" review 15:45 - "Trumbo" review 26:15 - "Brooklyn" review 32:55 - QOTW (best sitting-around-and-eating scenes) 41:45 - Our new segment, Give It a Rest with Jeff & Eric 44:20 - A round of Pitch Me 54:15 - Recap and goodbye   QOTW: Which movie family (or group of characters) would you like to spend Thanksgiving with?    REVIEWS: Mockingjay: C+ 5/10 Trumbo: B 7/10 Brooklyn: B+ 8/10 (B.S.-approved!)  

  0:00 - Intro, an iTunes review 3:05 - "Spotlight" review 16:45 - "The 33" review 24:00 - "My All-American" review 34:40 - "Love the Coopers" review (Snider only) 41:50 - QOTW; also, you should submit questions for Jeff and Eric to answer, because they like talking about themselves 45:05 - Recap, goodbye   QOTW: What's your favorite scene of people sitting around and eating?    REVIEWS: Spotlight: A- 9/10 (B.S.-approved!) The 33: C 4/10 My All-American: C- 3/10 Love the Coopers: C n/a