Binge Media

It's Lawlapalooza week!  We know that isn't #Sport related but we don't care, we are PUMPED for CHICAGO!  The boys finish up their World Cup talk and get into some NFL 2018 news and notes.  TM watched the Home Run Derby and the British Open, PJ actually played golf instead.  Also, the Mets still Suck.  See Ya's in Chi Town!

Remember to call us with your questions/comments/suggestions for the show #708-316-8822...

BS Voicemail #: 708-316-8822

@Bingesportscast

#bingemedia #podcastnetwork #bingeon

 

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes

No one can ever accuse us of not being sympathetic people, as Law and I decide to throw Ammon a bone for not coming to Chicago this year for Lawlapalooza 2018.  We give Ammon the commentary reigns and he chose Above the Law, a Chicago based film starring Steven Seagal, as his consolation prize for not making it to this year's festivities.  We start out hammered, and black out by film's end.

Here are some notes and observations from the commentary:

Seagal single handedly picked every firearm for the film.

Truth serum brings out a person's homosexual longings, even when not asked.

Pam Grier is hot.

Moreno knows every corner in every shot.

Sharon Stone is worried throughout 95% of the film.

Enjoy!

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes

In the mid 90s, the cinematic landscape was much different. Batman and the general comic book film was about to go on hiatus until 2005 after director Joel Schumacher drove its toyetic Batmobile up a building and over ice, and The Addams Family had their two films come and go. We needed a new action hero based off an already established commodity. Enter an at the time squeaky clean ever smiling Tom Cruise as Agent Ethan Hunt. The Mission Impossible film series, based on the 60s television show, started off as the first film franchise Cruise was associated with. But the films gradually turned into the go to when Cruise needed a hit or image makeover.

When Mission Impossible III was getting ready to be released in 2006, star Tom Cruise was in major need of an image makeover. When Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol was released in 2011, he was desperate need of a hit. The years between the films were not very good to him, as bombs such as Rock of Ages, Oblivion, and Knight and Day came and went without much more than a blip on the radar. So, following in the pattern established since the beginning of the franchise, Cruise decided to go back to the Mission Impossible well to get his career back on the right track.

With previous director JJ Abrams on as producer, and newcomer to live action directing Brad Bird (The Incredibles) behind the camera, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol made close to $695 million at the box office and garnered a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But how will we feel?

Join me, Pete, and Matt as we once again delve into the franchise that made Tom Cruise into a certified action star with this in depth review of Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol. And be sure to keep tuning in, as we are leading up to a review of Mission Impossible: Fallout, to be released July 27 from Paramount Pictures.

 

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

 

 

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes

 

 

This week on BingeViews, ChadC drinks bourbon like a man and runs through reviews of Sorry to Bother You, The Equalizer 2, and Skyscraper.  Does EQ2 hold up to EQ1?  How much of Die Hard is in Skyscraper?  And what the fuck is going on with Sorry to Bother You?

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes

In the mid 90s, the cinematic landscape was much different. Batman and the general comic book film was about to go on hiatus until 2005 after director Joel Schumacher drove its toyetic Batmobile up a building and over ice, and The Addams Family had their two films come and go. We needed a new action hero based off an already established commodity. Enter an at the time squeaky clean, ever smiling Tom Cruise as Agent Ethan Hunt. The Mission Impossible film series, based on the 60s television show, started off as the first film franchise Cruise was associated with. But the films gradually turned into the go to for when Cruise needed either a hit or image makeover.

When he made the first two Mission Impossible films, star Tom Cruise was on top of the world. Box office clout like the first two films of this franchise was combining with art house experiments like Eyes Wide Shut and Magnolia. While Shut wasn't exactly a hit, the film proved that Cruise was willing to try anything, even if it meant that smile of his left his face for the majority of time he was onscreen.

However, all of his propensity for box office success was put into question when, in a seemingly desperate attempt to prove to the world he was in love, Cruise jumped on a couch on Oprah Winfrey's show, yelling that he was indeed in love with a then 27 year old Katie Holmes. On top of that, he fired his publicist and hired his sister in place, who proceeded to let Cruise's once pristine public image gradually get out of control. Rumors of a force into Scientology for his new love and public squabbles with Brooke Shields over the proper treatment for postpartum depression surfaced. And while 2005's War of the Worlds made close to $592 million worldwide, director Steven Spielberg wanted nothing to do with him anymore. So who did?

Enter JJ Abrams. After a tumultuous set of circumstances kept Mission Impossible 3 from getting off the ground -all of which are discussed in this here podcast- Cruise settled on the then TV producer whose most notable screen credit up to this point was one of many writers on 1998's Armageddon. So how did JJ do in his brand new $185 million budgeted sandbox? Listen below as me, Matt, and Pete answer that very question. And be sure to check back as we build up to a review of Mission Impossible Fallout, to be released July 27th.

Mission Impossible 3  (2006) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

 

 

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes

0:00:00-You know what time it is, bitch.

0:01:56-It’s dee Bingecast. Moreno, Jack, and PeteMC. That’s a goddamn crew. Lawlapalooza 2018 is nearing, you fucks!! Who’s coming (ew) to Chicago the last weekend of July?! Merch at the show. Binge Media Drive Thru. Movie Homework. Sportscast. Small Screen Heroes. Mission Impossible Retros. New merch site. NBA Jam sign up! Do it! What is everyone drinking?

0:24:58-GOOGS

0:30:30-Jack discusses his Neil Young concert experience. The boys talk about concerts they’d want to see.

0:41:43-TV ROUND UP. I’m Dying Up Here. Moreno talks GLOW, Luke Cage, The Expanse, The Staircase. Jack is still on an Anthony Bourdain kick, then talks The Expanse, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Pete has Preacher, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

1:13:43-NIC CAGE ROUND UP: 211.

1:30:49-WHAT DID YOU WATCH? Jack revisited Get Out and watched Coco. Pete discusses Isle of Dogs, Rampage, The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter, and The First Purge. Everyone talks Ant-Man and the Wasp after a brief Trailer Round Up.

2:10:49-BINGE MEDIA DRIVE THRU

Well thanks, thanks for listening to the show.

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes

After a lengthy absence from the airwaves, Batch and Logan catch you up on all the geeky good stuff going down. While it's been reviewed 14,000 times on the site, Logan gives thoughts on Incredibles 2. He also provides first impressions on its video game counterpart, Lego Incredibles. Batch spoils the crap out of Batman #50 (the wedding issue), and the boys gush over a Disney game called Disney Heroes: Battle Mode.  These hosts are adults, right? Allegedly. Also a ton of Spider-Man movie stuff is discussed, from Venom to Silk to Far From Home to this new (and really not needed) Morbius movie. And of course, the big news: Disney scooping up 21st Century Fox like it ain't no thang. Can't wait for that Deadpool and Goofy crossover movie!

That probably won't happen. Whatever, we can dream.

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Bingecast on iTunes

TM is back from his 1 Month Birthday Celebration and the boys catch up on NBA free agency, the MLB All Star Game, and a bunch of BSV. Then Keen returns to discuss the World Cup Semifinal matches and preview the final.

 

Remember to call us with your questions/comments/suggestions for the show #708-316-8822...

BS Voicemail #: 708-316-8822

@Bingesportscast

#bingemedia #podcastnetwork #bingeon

 

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes

CottagePalooza before Lawlapalooza turns into GoogsAplooza and then...... you get it. Law and Moreno talk lots of TV and film while dealing with new callers, spam messages and not getting a Jizz McMuffin in the drive-thru.

0:00:00-WE GON GET HIGH

0:02:03-What is Moreno’s name?! What are we calling him?Lawlapalooza 2018 is coming. Ew. Exclusive merch only at Lawlapalooza! Cottagepalooza.

0:42:00-GOOGS.

1:14:05-TV ROUND UP. Alyx has Handmaid’s Tale, The Staircase, The Expanse, I’m Dying Up Here, and High Maintenance. Law gives details on Handmaid’s Tale, Detroiters, GLOW (Moreno chimes in on this), back to Moreno with Drunk History. Teevs are done. Pee break followed by Movie Homework plug.

1:57:03-WHAT DID YOU WATCH? Law begins with Escape Plan 2, Life of the Party, I Feel Pretty, Blockers, Super Troopers 2, Live Rifftrax for Birdemic, Isle of Dogs, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Alyx tells a theater story.

Shit’s done.

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes

In the mid 90s, the cinematic landscape was much different. Batman and the general comic book film was about to go on hiatus until 2005 after director Joel Schumacher drove its toyetic Batmobile up a building and over ice, and The Addams Family had their two films come and go. We needed a new action hero based off an already established commodity. Enter an at the time squeaky clean, ever smiling Tom Cruise as Agent Ethan Hunt. The Mission Impossible film series, based on the 60s television show, started off as the first film franchise Cruise was associated with. But the films gradually turned into the go to when Cruise needed a hit or image makeover.

I guess spending three years coped up with Stanley Kubrick filming Eyes Wide Shut would make anyone grab both an ego and the urge to grow long hair. Because that is exactly how star Tom Cruise responded. After the 1999 drama filmed with then wife Nicole Kidman, Cruise obviously needed a release that involved returning to his storied franchise. Enter John Woo. A director who had a hell of a reputation with films like Hard Boiled and The Killer before even coming to America, Woo made himself known stateside with action fare such as Broken Arrow and the huge 1997 hit Face/Off. So of course Cruise was going to hand pick him to make him look good and unload that urge to let his charismatic charm roam free in the ego clad sequel to his 1996 hit Mission Impossible.

Join me, Matt, and Pete as we play 'Count the Mask Removals' while reviewing what is probably the series' most derided film. Will any of us like Mission Impossible 2? Or will we just add to the hate that most followers of the series seem to have for it? Listen to find out. And keep checking back, as we are leading up to a review of Mission Impossible Fallout, to be released July 27th.

 

Mission Impossible 2 (2000) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

 

 

CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW!

Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes