Tim and Andrew take a good look at The Terminator for the next entry in the summer series, 40 Years, 40 Minutes. Lots of discussion about the various genres Cameron is working with, and a surprising amount of talk on Piranha II: The Spawning.
Episode 100 - Why Movies?
For their 100th(!) episode, Tim and Andrew are joined by their friends Chase and Lily of Hair of the Werewolf as well as Mike. Together they try to answer: “Why Movies?”
Check out more Hair of the Werewolf HERE
Episode 99 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Footloose
The summer series continues with a hefty helping of Kevin Bacon in Footloose. Tim and Andrew talk Dance Movies, kickin’ tunes, and the depth under the fluff.
Episode 98 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Buckaroo Banzai
Tim and Andrew fire up their oscillation overthruster and rift into The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. RoboCop gets discussed at length too.
Episode 97 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Beverly Hills Cop
Part II of the summer series continues with Beverly Hills Cop. Tim and Andrew go a little bananas discussing script rewrites, 80s SNL, and Sylvester Stallone of all people.
Episode 96 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Romancing the Stone
Tim and Andrew are back with this year’s Summer Series: 40 Years, 40 Minutes. Wherein they talk for 40 minutes about a film from 1984. First up is Robert Zemeckis’s Romancing the Stone.
Episode 95 - Dune Part II
Out of the sand comes Tim and Andrew’s discussion of the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s Herbert adaptation, Big Worm Boogaloo: The Spicening.
Bonus Episode - Andrew's 2024 Oscar Ballot
Andrew goes through his Oscar ballot before the big night. The fact that Ed Lachman didn’t reteam with Todd Haynes and the abundance of product movies last year are much lamented.
Episode 94 - Best Picture Rundown 2024
Tim and Andrew’s annual rundown of Best Picture nominees. Tacking each title, discussing their favorites, and debating what will will.
American Fiction (01:43); Anatomy of a Fall (06:49); Barbie (11:25); The Holdovers (16:06); Killers of the Flower Moon (20:39); Maestro/Tim leaves Andrew hangin' (25:46); Oppenheimer (32:31); Past Lives (36:30); Poor Things (41:38); The Zone of Interest (49:44); Overall thoughts (54:03).
Click the titles for the Barbie and Oppenheimer episodes. And click HERE to read Andrew’s review for Killers of the Flower Moon
Episode 93 - Sundance 2024
Tim and Andrew head back to Sundance to check out what’s new: Exhibiting Forgiveness, In the Summers, and Little Death.
Episode 92 - 2023 End of Year Roundup of Sorts
Tim and Andrew talk about the recent movies they saw and discuss which films they are excited about this awards season. Also family viewing recommendations and tote bags.
Episode 91 - Food Flicks
Tim and Andrew debate and talk about a few food flicks. Dig in below.
Episode 90 - More (Spooky) Cinema Skeletons
Tim and Andrew are back to air out a few more cinema skeletons from their closets. They discuss Halloween vibes, folk horror, and the lies of “Science Fiction Double Feature.”
Episode 89 - Atomic Summer Part VI: Colossus: The Forbin Project & WarGames
Tim and Andrew finish out Atomic Summer with a super-computer double feature: Colossus: The Forbin Project and WarGames. They talk about petulant teenage computers, less petulant teenager hackers, how much vermouth is too much, and Cap’n Crunch whistles.
Episode 88 - Barbie
They’re a little late to the party, but Tim and Andrew had to talk about the biggest movie of the summer.
Episode 87 - Atomic Summer Part VI: Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies is the next film in our Atomic Summer series. Giving a better context on the use of the bomb and a look at how war affects everyone, especially children.
Episode 86 - Atomic Summer Part V: Oppenheimer
Tim and Andrew go deep on J. Bob’s A-Bomb flick from Nolan. Barbenheimer, Cropenheimer, hard Cs, and Josh Harnett. Listen below.
Here’s what Andrew was talking about with the whole “Cropenheimer” thing:
Episode 85 -Atomic Summer Part IV: The Iron Giant
Atomic Summer continues with Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant. What if a gun didn’t want to be a gun?
Episode 84 - Atomic Summer Part III: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Tim and Andrew head to DC to see a flying saucer in The Day the Earth Stood Still. Somehow, they find themselves talking about zippers, police states, and an Evil Dead sequel as well.
Episode 83 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Tim and Andrew go on one last ride with Dr. Henry Jones. Listen below.