Back to the Movies with Nat and Ben

Don't trust anybody, particularly not Nat and Ben, because this week the boys are gathering intel on Paul Verhoeven's pulpy, steamy WWII spy thriller, Black Book. Like a proto-Inglorious Basterds, Black Book exploded the 2007 film scene with its macabre humor and gruesome violence. Add to that the international debut of a stunning Dutch ingenue in Game of Throne's Red Woman Carice van Houten and you've got a recipe for an unheralded masterpiece. It's a roller coaster of compromise and double crosses... and that's just the podcast.

Nat and Ben take on the worst 2007 has to offer in this week's episode of BttM. It's an excruciating journey into the heart of cinematic darkness and at the end is Dan Fogler screaming about sex. Can the boys and special guest Jackie Saltzman survive? You'll have to listen to find out.

Get ready. It's the big one. On this episode of BttM, Nat and Ben attempt to unpack the 2007iest movie of 2007... Michael Bay's Transformers. Is there more to this movie than meets the eye? Perhaps this episode will Transform your opinion. Will it ALL SPARK a new conversation? (Ed. note: please forgive the puns. The description writer has been fired.)

What else do you need? We're talking Transformers!

This episode is priority level chartreuse. Nat and Ben are hot on the trail of super spy sensation The Bourne Ultimatum. Is it a politically conscious exposé of the sins of the surveillance era or dumb action movie where cars go fast and guns go boom? Or, in the year 2007, was there really a difference?

Nat and Ben unpack the infamous failure of Grindhouse, the throwback/parody/update/loving recreation of exploitation double-features from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. Listen as our brave hosts completely fail to determine whether Planet Terror or Death Proof is the better film, become baffled by Tarantino's exceeding horniness, and wonder fruitlessly over what Rodriguez was trying to say about the War of Terror. Also there's lots of sex and violence. Cue the 60s rock!

Nat and Ben are joined by voice actor and comedian Barrett Leddy to discuss Edgar Wright's explosive action comedy classic, Hot Fuzz.

Nat and Ben are joined by Nat's fiancee Jessie for a delectable episode on Adrienne Shelley's Waitress.

Nat and Ben take a harrowing journey into madness as they cover Danny Boyle's underappreciated sci-fi stunner, Sunshine. There's an awkward intro, lengthy discussions of Venn diagrams, and more than one allusion to Mark Strong's naked body--in short, everything you could want from a podcast episode!

Nat and Ben are joined by Patrick and Casey from the Farthouse podcast for a breakdown of the intricate and excellent international sensation, The Lives of Others. Don't worry, there are plenty of bad German accents.