We've reached the logical conclusion of this podcast. A biopic of Elvis? In 2022? It's just crazy enough to work. We loved it.

Baz's Elvis delivered pretty much everything we wanted. We hope this episode will deliver all that you'll want. The usual tangents abound but we do get around to talking about the film's plot, the cast, the fantastic costumes and all kinds of other stuff. 

It's a little wild (both the movie and this podcast) but we wouldn't have it any other way.

Baz Luhrmann's Elvis is almost here! So we've emerged from our hiatus to finally give you the wrap-up episode we promised.

We spend the first 15 minutes ranking all those Elvis character names and then engage in some TV talk. Matt finished Murder, She Wrote and Morgan is watching Twin Peaks.

We rank the 31 films based on whether they're worth watching and also discuss the new West Side Story and Dune.

Plus of course we chat about Baz's Elvis premiering at Cannes and the reviews from the fest.

We took some time while doing the Change of Habit episode to talk about the recently released trailer for the flashy big budget Elvis biopic coming later this year. We marvel at how it's taken this long for a film about Elvis on this scale.

We're in agreement that the cinematography's great and no doubt the music will deliver. Morgan's got thoughts on Austin Butler's look while Matt shares his opinion on his voice. No matter how it turns out you can bet we'll make sure to catch it upon release.

Elvis is leaving the movies and he's taking one last big swing for the fences but he's not looking where he's swinging and there's damage galore. They really tried to cram all the heavy topics into this one. 

Elsewhere there's tangents for Morgan's love of electronic music and we get to the bottom of what the heck a noodle ring is all about.

Also it's worth repeating how much we appreciate you, our audience, taking the time out of your lives to listen to all this blathering about Elvis movies.

Oh boy. The penultimate film. The last one adapted from a book and they tried to fit so much of the sprawling novel Chautauqua into this here motion picture. It is jam packed. So much so that we don't really do a front to back of the plot.

Instead we focus on the myriad performers of this film. These discussions leading to tangents about Scooby-Doo and Dolly Parton. Matt also did some extra homework this time to determine whether this film truly has the least amount of Elvis screen time or not.

A belated Happy New Year! We're back and feeling refreshed as we tackle the home stretch of Elvis' filmography. This time we watched the one where Elvis doesn't sing. It's just like a regular movie. The only tune is a title track over the credits. Also Elvis has a beard.

It's a pretty simple film so we go off on a bevy of tangents as we usually do. We mention Solaris and Matt has a wild tale about a 1993 French TV Movie. Morgan talks of her life goal of selling out. It's great to be back folks.

Merry Christmas folks! As a special bonus gift from us, here's another heaping helping of bloopers and outtakes from previous episodes. All the stuff left on the cutting room floor is now restored for your listening pleasure.

We end with the biggest tangent and it's about the Criterion Collection and includes talk of a Christmas gift for Morgan so it's especially timely. Also featured are discussions on: The history of I Am Legend, Hawaiian pizza, Speed Racer (2008), Adam Sandler and much more.

The time has come to finish up the films of 1968 and close out this year as well. We'll be taking a few weeks off for the holidays.

It's another movie based on a book so Matt read the source material again to offer comparisons. We say farewell to Norman Taurog and Morgan has strong feelings about dogs.

We conclude by telling you that Charro! (1969) is readily available to stream for free in many places so if you so wish you can get ready for next year when we'll kick things off with that film.

It's a return to a discussion we really wish we didn't have to do again. Indigenous representation in film. It's back with a vengeance because if we thought Flaming Star had its issues, hoo boy, Stay Away Joe is another beast altogether.

Morgan whips out the scalpel and cuts this bloated carcass of a film with precision. We close things out in cathartic fashion by Matt reading out reviews of the day that further tear this film apart. Surely we'll now be able to move on with the worst behind us.

Matt's birthday wish was to not talk about Stay Away, Joe. Luckily for him his big day marks the anniversary of the '68 Comeback Special so that's the focus this week. Elvis returns to the stage and it's a rousing success.

With the director's other work, Matt brings up The Star Wars Holiday Special. Morgan speaks of a black velvet Elvis she was fascinated by growing up and also gives insight into the finer points of Singer sewing machines. It's a pretty chill time, just like the special itself.