Cody and Jonathan discuss ‘The Dark Wizard,’ and share their thoughts on the dynamic between Alex Honnold and Dean Potter. They also break out Cody’s new award categories for documentary films.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why ‘The Dark Wizard’ (8:57)

The Jon Krakauer Award (17:41)

The Werner Herzog Award (30:15)

The ‘Loose Change’ Award (35:41)

The ‘Honnold Chopping Vegetables’ Award (43:08)

‘The Alpinist’ / Marc-André Award (45:46)

The ‘Icarus’ Award (48:24)

The Ken Burns Award (57:40)

The Red Bull Films Award (59:55)

‘The Last Dance’ Award (1:02:07)

The ‘Into Thin Air’ Award (1:04:42)

What Aged the Best? (1:06:10)

What Aged the Worst? (1:09:24)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (1:12:19)

The ‘Best Life Lessons’ Award (1:13:59)

Ranking ‘The Dark Wizard’ (1:19:19)

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Snowboarding chimpanzees? Yes. This movie rules. Tune in to hear Jonathan and the strikingly handsome Justin Bobb talk about this classic, ‘MXP: Most Xtreme Primate.’

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (1:08)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (21:00)

Best Lines (29:47)

What’s Aged the Best? (33:13)

What’s Aged the Worst? (40:01)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (43:20)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (48:33)

‘Gimme More’ Award (51:29)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (53:04)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers (53:58)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (53:57)

Best Life Lessons? (59:48)

Who Won The Movie? (1:01:57)

Our Final Grades (1:03:24)

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Jack Black (yes, that Jack Black) and Seth Green starred in a 1993 inline-skating action film? And Mountain Gazette owner & editor, Mike Rogge, loves it? And so does Cody Townsend?? And you can watch it for free, but you have to download an app called 'Howdy'? Yep, it’s all true.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (1:36)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (22:05)

Best Lines (23:27)

What’s Aged the Best & What’s Aged the Worst? (24:50)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (27:09)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (31:06)

‘Gimme More’ & ‘Gimme Less’ Awards (33:55)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers (34:42)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (39:54)

Memorabilia You’d Want the Most (40:33)

Best Life Lessons? (40:56)

Who Won The Movie? 44:59)

Our Final Grades (47:18)

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Big waves, tan bodies, and a commitment to trying to accurately depict the sport of surfing. ‘Blue Crush’ does all of that, but those aren’t even the thing we like best about the movie. Tune in to learn what is, or tune in to hear Amie and Jonathan’s way-too-candid confessions.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (1:54)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (17:40)

Best Lines (28:24)

What’s Aged the Best? (37:12)

What’s Aged the Worst? (41:27)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (45:31)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (51:18)

‘Gimme More’ Award (53:37)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (57:33)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers (1:00:10)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (1:07:22)

Best Life Lessons? (1:08:37)

Who Won The Movie? (1:10:44)

Our Final Grades (1:11:20)

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We've all seen a zillion action movies with car chases, but how many films involve brakeless fixed-gear bikes on the streets of New York City? Today, Blister bike reviewers Xan Marshland & Simon Stewart dive into ‘Premium Rush’, a classic chase movie with a very novel spin. 

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (1:07)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (8:11)

Best Lines (18:23)

What’s Aged the Best? (27:39)

What’s Aged the Worst? (29:00)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (31:00)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (35:36)

Recasting Couch (40:07)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (41:01)

Memorabilia You’d Want the Most (43:36)

Best Life Lessons? (45:58)

Our Final Grades (48:22)

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Extreme Birdwatching: if you know, you know. And if you don’t, you should. Today on The Vault, we’re sharing a moment from a Blister Cinematic conversation where Jonathan Ellsworth, Eli Brown, and Luke Koppa discuss one of the best, most surprising documentaries they’ve ever seen, ‘Listers.’

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Amie & Jonathan discuss the extremely unconventional 'outdoors' film, ‘Captain Fantastic.’ It stars Viggo Mortensen — who earned an Oscar nomination for ‘Best Actor’ for his performance; it was written & directed by someone you wouldn’t expect; and it is at the same time hilarious, challenging, and sometimes maddening. 

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (2:38)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (25:41)

Best Lines (37:15)

What’s Aged the Best? (43:14)

What’s Aged the Worst? (44:28)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (50:48)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (58:20)

‘Gimme More’ Award (59:17)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (1:02:22)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers (1:04:06)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (1:06:52)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (1:07:48)

Best Life Lessons? (1:11:14)

Who Won The Movie? (1:17:39)

Our Final Grades (1:20:30)

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Our guest is Peter Mortimer, the co-creator & co-director of, The Dark Wizard, about the legendary climber, basejumper, & highliner, Dean Potter (you can watch it on HBO). We discuss the making of the film; the dynamic between Alex Honnold and Dean; the extensive use of Dean’s private journals; & more.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Shoutout: New BLISTER+ Members (1:44)

How Do You Describe ‘The Dark Wizard’? (2:54)

The Mainstream Reception (3:56)

When Did You First Start Thinking of this Project? (6:29)

Peter’s Relationship with Dean (15:59)

The Eiger Trip (18:25)

Shooting w/ Dean vs Other Athletes (22:20)

Comparisons: Dean vs Marc-Andre Leclerc (25:28)

The Decision to Use Dean’s Journals (32:46)

Comparisons: Dean vs Alex Honnold (40:28)

Conclusions: Was Dean an Asshole? (48:58)

Climbing w/ Dean: Peter’s Stories (55:44)

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Today we discuss the 2007 film, Surf’s Up, with Tyler Curle, who is the perfect guest since he has spent much of his life in comps; he just earned a spot on the Freeride World Tour; and, Surf’s Up is his all-time favorite movie. Over the course of this conversation you’ll see why — and why all of us should probably watch Surf’s Up at least once a year.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (2:24)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (18:41)

Best Lines (23:10)

What’s Aged the Best? (29:37)

What’s Aged the Worst? (33:00)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (34:56)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (39:09)

‘Gimme More’ Award (44:24)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (44:50)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers (45:35)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (48:37)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (50:54)

Who Won The Movie? (52:34)

Our Final Grades (58:37)

Best Life Lessons? (1:01:11)

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35 years ago, Point Break came out, and our lives … were never going to be the same. Of all the action-sports movies out there, what makes Point Break so special, and why has it had such a lasting legacy? Jonathan Ellsworth and Mountain Gazette owner and editor, Mike Rogge, dive DEEP beneath the surf to answer these questions.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (3:11)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (21:07)

Best Lines (33:32)

What’s Aged the Best? (46:48)

What’s Aged the Worst? (50:15)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (53:06)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (1:02:43)

‘Gimme More’ Award (1:04:02)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (1:05:48)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers (1:09:09)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (1:10:20)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (1:12:38)

Best Life Lessons? (1:14:40)

Who Won The Movie? (1:17:50)

Our Final Grades (1:19:32)

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