[Film]Buffing Up

Next up for our watchlist is a film neither of us had seen, Tootsie. A story about Dustin Hoffman being a failed actor who dresses up as a woman to get on a daytime soap opera. Wow, that's a doozy. Let's see if we liked it!

Welcome to Film Buffing up, an AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, travel through the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see how they stack up in the 21st century.

Boy, up next is a movie we both really hated the first time around. Will a rewatch change our minds?

Welcome to Film Buffing up, an AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, travel through the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see how they stack up in the 21st century.

It's Mike's turn to subject Jen to a movie she won't like, so this week we watch Saving Private Ryan.

Welcome to Film Buffing up, an AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, travel through the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see how they stack up in the 21st century.

It's time for Jen's favorite movie of all time (probably,) Frank Darabonts 1994 adaption of Stephen King's "The Shawshank Redemption."

And since Jen doesn't write these descriptions, let me take the time to tell you that Andy Dufresne is actually an American Psycho-esque sociopath and definitely, totally, 100% murdered his wife. 

Welcome to Film Buffing up, an AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, travel through the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see how they stack up in the 21st century.

Number 73 on the list is Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. In this episode, Jen and Mike discuss whether this was a twin film to The Wild Bunch, and whether its smart to name your gang after the location where you are hiding out (It's not.)

Welcome to Film Buffing up, the world's latest AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, sit down and go through all of the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see where they stack in a new century. Every week we watch a new film in ascending order, discuss them and ultimately rank them on our own personal lists. Where will your favorites be placed? Listen and find out!

Hello Clarice....it's time to watch number 74 on the AFI 100 Films for 100 Years, Silence of the Lambs!

Welcome to Film Buffing up, the world's latest AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, sit down and go through all of the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see where they stack in a new century. Every week we watch a new film in ascending order, discuss them and ultimately rank them on our own personal lists. Where will your favorites be placed? Listen and find out!

On the hot seat this we watch Sidney Poitier's seminal detective noir filled with racists and buffoons, In The Heat of The Night!

Welcome to Film Buffing up, the world's latest AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, sit down and go through all of the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see where they stack in a new century. Every week we watch a new film in ascending order, discuss them and ultimately rank them on our own personal lists. Where will your favorites be placed? Listen and find out!

RUN FORREST RUN! 

This week we watch number 76 on the list, Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump. A nostalgia-bait extravaganza starring Tom Hanks as a man who finds himself involved in every major event in modern history. 

Welcome to Film Buffing up, the world's latest AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, sit down and go through all of the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see where they stack in a new century. Every week we watch a new film in ascending order, discuss them and ultimately rank them on our own personal lists. Where will your favorites be placed? Listen and find out!

The first "walk and talk" political thriller is on the block, 1972's Nixon Drama Docu-pic, All The President's Men.

Welcome to Film Buffing up, the world's latest AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, sit down and go through all of the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see where they stack in a new century. Every week we watch a new film in ascending order, discuss them and ultimately rank them on our own personal lists. Where will your favorites be placed? Listen and find out!

This week we watch Modern Times, Chaplin's last film of the silent era and one of the reasons why later in life he was accused of soviet sentimentality and blackballed from Hollywood. After watching it, eh, I can kinda see why.

Welcome to Film Buffing up, the world's latest AFI watchcast where two casual film-goers, Jen and Mike, sit down and go through all of the American Film Institutes' 100 Films for 100 years and see where they stack in a new century. Every week we watch a new film in ascending order, discuss them and ultimately rank them on our own personal lists. Where will your favorites be placed? Listen and find out!