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Welcome to our retrospective 3-part series of The Sopranos!

Alyx and Jack sit down for their longest recording ever (mercifully divided into three episodes for your listening pleasure) to talk about one of the greatest TV series of all time.  Alyx, coming to the show having seen the series several times, and Jack, watching it through for the first time.  The boys discuss the ins, the outs and the what-have-yous of the catalyst for the golden age of television.  Does the show hold up?  Is it worth watching again?  Is Tony Soprano the most promiscuous character of all time?  Tune in to find out our thoughts, and join us for parts 2 and 3 dropping soon!

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Holy crap, it's been a while since we released a Monday Morning Moreno!  Jack Valley joins me to discuss the last few months of the pandemic, how we've adjusted and our latest takes on social media fuckery.

And then we get to something that is just all kinds of wrong.  I found some notes of joke premises that I made about 15 years ago when I gave stand up open mics a shot.  And it's fucking terrible.  But I'm a glutton for punishment and being uncomfortable is a hobby of mine.   So, enjoy.

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Pete and Law get instantly obsessed with Host so they do a commentary during the show. They then go on to review another twenty films (Project Power, Sponge On the Run, VFW, Come to Daddy, Vivarium, Porno, The Old Guard, Max Reload and the Nether Blasters, After Midnight, Extra Ordinary, 1BR) answer some voicemail, and bring back Literally Literary for Guillermo Del Toro's new book, The Hollow Ones.

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn't take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

Following a huge film that marked the comeback of a major franchise like Batman would cause most filmmakers to hide a few years until they came up with something they found to be a worthy follow-up. But one thing this retrospective has taught us it's that the career trajectory of Christopher Nolan is unlike any filmmaker we have seen. So he sat down with Warner executives and decided a piece of fiction called The Prestige, written by a gentleman by the name of Christopher Priest, would be the basis for his next project. So he and his brother Jonathan sat down and to rewrite a piece of the book into a two and a half hour film about two feuding magicians. Making magic is kind of what filmmakers do, so this would seem to be right up Nolan's wheelhouse. Would a battle of wits between Christian (Batman) Bale and Hugh (Wolverine) Jackman be enough to make a good film?

Join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at The Prestige, a movie I originally promised myself I would never visit again, and we see if it not only lives up to their standards, but also if it improved the 1 on 10 rating I would have given back in 2006.

The Prestige (2006) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Alyx, Tom Velez, and Pete finish up the trilogy with a commentary for Iron Man 3 and listen to the very first BingeCast ever, where Law reviews Iron man 3. Enjoy!!!

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Law and Moreno welcome Pete and Jack to help review over 20 new movies, half a dozen TV shows, and discuss the state and future of movie theaters with the announcement by Disney this past week. Also, beers, new drops, and vurps.

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After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn't take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

While not a huge hit with us, Insomnia impressed execs enough to give him the keys to their biggest franchise. Although the two Joel Schumacher films left a bad taste in the mouths of fans, there was still an urge from Warner Bros to let their new wunderkind director run wild with the Caped Crusader. But will a man who had near zero experience with action scenes have enough gusto to take Batman to never before seen heights?

Join Matt, Jack, and myself as we do the podcast we said we wouldn't do as Jack and I covered the Nolan Trilogy a few years ago. But listener requests along with us wanting to let Matt run wild with his opinions on made us think twice. Does it create conflict? Listen to find out!

Batman Begins (2005) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Surprise Drop!

Jack and Kupka enlist the dulcet tones of Warren & Nate P to talk all about the most controversial game of 2020, The Last of Us Part II.

The boys discuss the plot, gameplay and overall feeling of Naughty Dog's latest offering.  With the way the rest of 2020 has gone, it makes a ton of sense that even the video games would cause a stir, eh?  COVID AMIRITE GUYS WHAT A YEAR god damn it...

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Welcome to Movie Homework!

This week on Movie Homework we are revisiting Spike Lee's classic Do The Right Thing!  A staple of American filmmaking, Do The Right Thing has gained additional relevance in recent months, so we figured it was a great time to ask ourselves, "Does this hold up?"

The boys talk about Spike Lee's filmmaking style, the legacy of the film and how prophetic it has become.  

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Next week on Movie Homework we will be covering Little Miss Sunshine!

After doing full career retrospectives on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino last year, it didn't take long to figure out whose directorial career the Aftertaste was going to tackle next. An influencer, and someone whose films can be dissected to death, Christopher Nolan is someone who has a firm grasp on what kind of vision he wants to display. From Batman to focused World War II stories, Nolan has certainly run the gamut of what kind of stories he has to tell. But with the only Nolan related things covered in this podcast being his Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as him having a film called Tenet scheduled to come out this summer, we felt it was time to tackle the rest of his career. So join myself, Jack, and Matt as we look at what his career outside of the cowl has consisted of, while leading up to a review of Tenet.

While Memento was a massive hit with critics and mini hit with audiences, Christopher Nolan still had a lot to prove. Enter Steve Soderbergh. After seeing and helping Memento get distribution, the fellow indie director saw a lot of potential in the British import. He ended up attaching him to Insomnia, a movie that was a remake of a 90s Norwegian thriller that he thought Nolan could do a lot of good things with. So with Soderbergh and George Clooney attached as producers and then doing an uncredited rewrite on the script himself, he was set to go with his first of many Warner Bros projects. Oh, not to mention the acting clout of Oscar winners Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank starring in huge roles in his first big studio project. So how'd he do?

Join myself, Matt, and Jack as we dissect the movie that launched Nolan's relationship with big studio fare, and wonder if it is anything close to his best work.

Insomnia (2002) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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