Film Buds

We fight the First Order in Star Wars: The Last Jedi then try to live up to our father's legacy with J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (2009). Later we tackle new trailers for Ocean's 8 and Sicario 2: Soldado plus the most underrated franchises and films and the best way to break into your career field.

Intros: (0:00) Our special guest Jacob Bowers (#1) updates us about his post-college life

Review: (7:31) Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Retro Review: (42:57) Star Trek (2009)

News: (1:10:20) Ocean's 8 and Sicario 2: Soldado trailers

Mail: (1:33:47) What the are most underrated franchises? What is the best way to break into your career field?

Picks of the Week: (1:56:25) Henry - Stronger (Amazon); Chloe - Doctor Who (BBC); Braden - Trollhunters (Netflix); Jacob - Juno (Amazon) and Nerve (Hulu)

Outros: (2:13:15) Chloe starts to lose it!!!

The Last Jedi Spoiler Discussion: (2:16:11)

Braden's back to help us follow our dreams with The Disaster Artist then make the worst movie ever made in Tim Burton's Ed Wood (1994). Later we tackle new trailers for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Alita: Battle Angel, plus what movies most influenced us as well as our favorite guilty pleasures.

Intros: (0:00) Chloe got to meet The Room's Greg Sestero

Review: (9:25) The Disaster Artist

Retro Review: (43:01) Ed Wood (1994)

News: (1:11:10) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Alita: Battle Angel trailers

Mail: (1:34:55) What movies most influenced us, and what are our worst guilty pleasures?

Picks of the Week: (2:02:14) Henry - My Scientology Movie (Netflix) and Batman: The Animated Series (Amazon Prime); Braden - BBC's Sherlock (Netflix); Chloe - The Good Doctor (ABC)

Outros: (2:20:11) Star Wars it is!

We find our destiny with Coco then fight farmers in Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and prepare for a scary holiday in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Later we tackle Quentin Tarantino's potential Star Trek project, our favorite holiday movies, the scariest antagonists in cinema, and a little personal inquiry about the not-so-present Braden.

Intros: (0:00) Braden's still sick and Chloe gets a little forgetful

Review: (9:32) Coco

Retro Review: (39:10) Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Holiday Special: (52:50) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

News: (2:00:05) Quentin Tarantino directing a Star Trek movie?

Mail: (2:00:44) Our favorite holiday movies, and the scariest antagonists in cinema

Picks of the Week: (2:24:40:) Henry - Last Flag Flying (currently in theaters); Chloe - Sixteen to Life (Amazon) and Zoom (2015)

Outros: (2:35:29) Let's hope Braden comes back next week...

We take matters into our own hands with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri then look back at Martin McDonagh's previous film, Seven Psychopaths (2012). Later we tackle Marvel's Infinity War trailer plus what type of film class we would like to teach, and the best movies to watch on a plane. (Also, Chloe has a "few" brief tangents about one of her favorite people ever: Musician Jack Antonoff)

Intros: (0:00) Henry's San Francisco Police Story

Review: (16:15) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Retro Review: (43:52) Seven Psychopaths (2012)

News: (1:19:30) Marvel's Infinity War trailer

Mail: (1:30:00) What film class would we like to teach, and what are the best movies to watch on planes?

Picks of the Week: (1:50:24) Henry - American Honey (Amazon) and The Departed (Amazon); Chloe - Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon)

Outros: (1:58:31) Chloe's older sister gives us a call!

Send us your questions and comments to [email protected]!!!

We try to find our true selves with Lady Bird then experience childhood mischief in The Florida Project and prepare for the rest of our lives in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). Later we tackle the Rampage trailer plus what historical figures deserve biopics and our favorite coming-of-age dramas.

Intros: (0:00) Henry's upcoming trip to San Francisco and our other Thanksgiving plans

Review: (12:40) Lady Bird

Review: (48:13) The Florida Project

Retro Review: (1:08:03) The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

News: (1:35:07) Rampage trailer

Mail: (1:43:20) Historical figures who deserve biopics, and the best coming-of-age dramas

Picks of the Week: (2:00:40) Henry - The Royal Tenenbaums (Amazon); Braden - Happyish (Showtime); Chloe - Bad Mom's Christmas (Her "No-Go")

Outros: (2:12:12) The best combination of the names Henry, Braden and Chloe

Send us your questions and comments to [email protected]!!!

We search for a killer in Murder on the Orient Express then fight to the front in Bong Joon Ho's Snowpiercer (2013). Later we tackle the new Deadpool 2 teaser, what traits we respect most in a director, and Gal Gadot's great stance against Brett Ratner for Wonder Woman 2.

Intros: (0:00) Irritating experiences in Targets, public buses and movie theaters

Review: (18:58) Murder on the Orient Express

Retro Review: (47:30) Snowpiercer (2013)

News: (1:17:58) Deadpool 2 teaser

Mail: (1:32:10) What traits we respect most in filmmakers, and Gal Gadot's stance against Brett Ratner for Wonder Woman 2

Picks of the Week: (2:03:30) Henry - Wind River (Blu-ray and Digital HD); Braden - Loving Vincent (currently in theaters); Chloe - Future Man (Hulu) and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (her "No-Go")

Outros: (2:19:50) You can probably guess...

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We become gladiators with Thor: Raganrok then search for a rebellious kid in Taika Waititi's previous film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016). Later we tackle the new trailer for Steven Spielberg's The Post, plus Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV series, why modern audiences are skeptical of unfamiliar source material, and some rapid fire movie questions!

Intros: (0:00) Chloe's mentality on croissants

Review: (6:50) Thor: Ragnarok

Retro Review: (53:38) Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

News: (1:17:17) The Post trailer, Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV series

Mail: (1:42:08) Why did Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets flop? Rapid fire movie questions

Picks of the Week: (2:16:49) Henry - Good Morning, Vietnam! (HBO); Chloe - The Almighty Johnsons (Netflix); Braden - Faces Places (currently in theaters)

Outros: (2:23:02) Uh-oh, Chloe's late for work!

Send us your questions and comments to [email protected]!

Our buddy Kyra joins us to destroy the neighborhood with George Clooney's Suburbicon then become obsessed with Tokyo Idols. Later we tackle theaters charging different prices for flops and hits, plus best movie characters of all time, and ranking essential films against fun disposable entertainment.

Intros: (0:00) Odd Halloween stories

Review: (12:30) Suburbicon

Review: (1:01:49) Tokyo Idols (Netflix)

News: (1:32:58) Theaters charging more for hits and less for flops

Listener Mail: (1:48:12) Best movie characters of all time, and how to rank films against one another

Picks of the Week: (2:03:10) Henry - The New York Times (Digital Subscription); Braden - Stranger Things - Season 2 (Netflix); Chloe - Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)

Outros: (2:13:00) Braden loves Daddy's Home and John Coltrane

Send us your questions and comments to [email protected]!

We give Vincent Van Gogh the spotlight with Loving Vincent, discover a secret world with Coraline (2009) then befriend a killer with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Later we tackle the Phantom Thread trailer, Michael Bay's Dora the Explorer movie, poorly-timed disaster movies, and our actor/director of choice for a dinner partner.

Intros: (0:00) Henry's personal drama and his strange viewing of The Snowman

Review: (11:50) Loving Vincent

Retro Review: (35:28) Coraline (2009)

Retro Review: (58:18) Psycho (1960)

News: (1:42:15) Phantom Thread trailer

Listener Mail: (1:50:24) Poorly-timed disaster movies, Michael Bay's Dora the Explorer movie, and which celebrity we'd like to dine with.

Picks of the Week: (2:24:20) Henry - The Handmaiden (Amazon Prime); Chloe - The Twilight Zone (Netflix)

Outros: (2:31:03) Chloe and Henry are bonding!

Send us your questions and comments to [email protected]!

We get into family arguments with Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) then learn about serial killers with David Fincher's Mindhunter. Later we tackle the New Mutants trailer, loyalty to source material, and who should be the next Catwoman.

Intros: (0:00) Chloe's Halloween costume dilemma

Review: (8:56) The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Review (43:20) Mindhunter

News: (1:11:01) New Mutants trailer

Listener Questions: (1:27:58) Can staying too close to source material be a bad thing? Which actress should be the next Catwoman?

Picks of the Week: (2:00:28) Henry - Beetlejuice (Amazon); Chloe - Dog Day Afternoon (Amazon); Braden - Gotham (Fox)

Outros: (2:08:20) We can't decide what to review next week...as always