Hollywood Week

Ladies & Gentlemen, we are back with another terrifying blood soaked episode of...THE RANKING!!

After 4 movies of brutal Ghostface killing, adorable Dewey/Gale romance, and more meta commentary than a Dan Harmon autobiography (deep cut...no pun intended)...we have emerged with our definitive ranking of one of the most memorable and iconic horror series of all time...THE “SCREAM” FRANCHISE...

Is “Scream 3” as bad as we remember?? Did “Scream 2” try to make us scared of Aunt Jackie from “Roseanne”?? Was Matthew Lillard robbed of an Oscar nomination for his work in the original?? Will our #1 pick kill our already weak credibility once and for all??? Let’s sharpen our knives and find out...

4 FILMS
1 DEFINITIVE RANKING
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SCARY MOVIE??

Ladies & Gentlemen! It’s hard to talk about anything more terrifying than 2020…but dammit, we are going to give it our best shot! In this brand new “Quarantine” episode, we’re dropping our TOP 10 HORROR FILMS OF ALL TIME…an incredibly difficult task that is guaranteed to cause more controversy than walking into your local WalMart without a mask. Does Kasen respect the classics? Does Keenan only care about carnage and gore? Do we both feel terrible about leaving out “Pan’s Labyrinth” because we agreed it’s technically not a horror movie?? All questions will be answered!

If horror isn’t your thing, don’t run away! We are also catching up on all the new stuff we’ve been watching…How good is the 2nd season of “The Boys”? Is the Netflix original movie “The Devil All the Time” worthy of it’s incredible cast? Does the HBO MAX series “Raised by Wolves” live up to its wild premise? Let’s discuss!

As always, thanks for all the support! It’s October and we are hyped to go further into the world of horror in the coming weeks…stay safe and stay positive.

Is this the movie to save the theaters? Is this the movie to save 2020? Is this the movie to save our podcast?!?!

There's a lot riding on "Tenet", Christopher Nolan's newest mind bending puzzle box that promises to leave your jaw on the floor and your brain slightly scrambled...we dive in and discuss the positives and negatives in our first half SPOILER FREE breakdown, and then move into spoiler territory and discuss the more "complex" moments...moments that require our resident Almost Doctor/Chicago Genius to take the reigns and deliver some truly great analysis!
 

Break out the Dr. Peppers! Fry up the shrimp! Set up the ping pong tables! It's time for the 4th and final episode of "The Breakdown"...

I like to think of this podcast like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get...can a film as beloved and revered as the 1994 classic "Forrest Gump" receive anything but unanimous praise??? Well...we have some thoughts...thoughts that might be more controversial than Jenny taking advantage of Forrest's kindness, doing every drug in the known universe, and only agreeing to marry him after she finds out he's rich...YIKES...

Like a feather in the wind, this final episode will be unpredictable and go where it goes...thank you for the love and support! We had a great time with this 4 episode series, and it will definitely be returning in the near future...that's a threat/promise!

Exciting news! It's 1912, and we're about to board the most luxurious and unsinkable ship ever constructed..."The Ship of Dreams"...as long as we don't hit a giant iceberg, this could be one of the best experiences of our lives...we might even strike up the most passionate and beautiful romance in human history! Ladies & Gentlemen, are you ready to go back to Titanic??

As you may have guessed, this brand new episode of THE BREAKDOWN is all about the 1997 cultural phenomenon "Titanic". This is a film that is widely regarded as one of the best (and highest grossing) ever...is it deserving of the love? We dive into the ice cold waters of the Atlantic and discuss everything from Jack & Rose to Billy Zane & Billy Paxton...from the stunning beauty of exploring the ship to the dark horror of its demise...bring the tissues, because this is going to be an emotional journey.

...and yes, we definitively answer the question regarding space on the floating debris...

Ladies & Gentlemen, we're back with another episode of THE BREAKDOWN, and after a disastrous week of misery, it's arriving at the perfect time.  What kind of misery, you ask? Well...

We got no FOOD...

We got no JOBS...

Our pets HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!!!!

We also sold our dead parakeet to a blind kid, got robbed by a sweet old lady on a motorized cart, AND fell off the jetway again...it's been a rough week, so we decided to lift our spirits with one of the greatest comedies of all time, the 1994 classic "Dumb and Dumber"!! Join us as we dive into the world of Lloyd Christmas & Harry Dunn, and their epic road trip to a little place called...ASSSSPEN.

Ladies & Gentlemen, it's time for something new...Hollywood Week proudly presents...THE BREAKDOWN!!

This brand new 4 episode series will tackle universally beloved films and find out what makes them so special! We'll recap the plot from beginning to end, and give our usual hot takes while dropping some wild behind the scenes trivia, AND read all those beautiful listener questions and comments. This should be a really fun time with movies we're all familiar with!

On our debut episode of THE BREAKDOWN, we are taking a DEEP (maybe too deep) dive on the 1993 dinosaur classic, "Jurassic Park"...CUE THE EPIC JOHN WILLIAMS THEME!!! This movie has some of the most iconic blockbuster moments in film history. It also has Newman from "Seinfeld", Laura Dern possibly on drugs, and Jeff Goldblum being Jeff Goldblum! This is gonna be a wild ride, and we promise that we spared no expense.

Ladies & Gentlemen...the nightmare continues! We are STILL struggling with the CoronaVirus, and movie theaters are STILL struggling to reopen...so that means it's time for the third (and hopefully last) edition of "Quarantined With Hollywood Week"! We know the pandemic and the upcoming election and the civil unrest and the lack of sports and the impending murder of Ghislaine Maxwell is really bumming us all out, so hopefully this episode provides a much needed escape to all our beautiful listeners!

It's been awhile since we have talked about all the exciting things we've been checking out on streaming platforms, so strap in and get ready for some great and not so great reviews! We dive into "The Old Guard", "Eurovision Song Contest", "Da 5 Bloods", "Palm Springs", "Greyhound", "The Vast of Night", "Pet Semetary", "The Invisible Man", and for the FIRST TIME EVER...a video game..."The Last of Us: Part 2"...ALL RULES ARE THROWN OUT THE WINDOW FOR THIS ONE!

Stay safe, stay positive, and we'll see you on Tuesday, August 11th for our BRAND NEW SERIES called..."The Breakdown"...no time stamps this time, just enjoy the ride!

Ladies & Gentleman, close your eyes and imagine the greatest gift that life has to offer…

Beautiful children?? Immense Wealth?? Genuine happiness and a feeling of self worth?? NO! Not even close…obviously we’re referring to winning an Academy Award for BEST PICTURE.  The last decade has given us a wide variety of films that have taken home the top prize…they’ve shown us everything from the horrors of slavery to the love between a Man Fish and a mute woman…from the Korean wealth gap to the stuttering King of England…it’s time to break down these 10 films, and drop the DEFINITIVE RANKING of the Best Picture Winners of the Decade…get the acceptance speeches ready!

 If anyone is unfamiliar with the movies included in this ranking, here’s a rundown of what we’ll be talking about…it’s all prestigious, very very prestigious!

The King’s Speech (2010)

The Artist (2011)

Argo (2012)

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Birdman (2014)

Spotlight (2015)

Moonlight (2016)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Green Book (2018)

Parasite (2019)

 10 FILMS

1 RANKING

BETTER HOSTS THAN ANNE HATHAWAY AND JAMES FRANCO

 Thanks again to everyone that has listened to The Ranking! This is our final episode in this first run, and we had a total blast doing something a little different than our usual show…expect another batch of 4 episodes later in the year! Until then, look at out for SEASON 2 of Hollywood Week – The Podcast…now launching TUESDAY, JULY 21st!  We were forced to delay because of Christopher Nolan being forced to delay “Tenet”…so write the angry letters to him (or Kasen)!

 Time stamps below for anyone that wants to skip past “Best Sound Editing in A Foreign Animated Short Film” and just get to the good stuff…

0:40 - Intro/The theater experience is almost back!!!!
16:14 - #10
22:51 - #9
33:45 - #8
43:03 - #7
50:03 - #6
58:30 - #5
1:08:04 - #4
1:21:49 - #3
1:37:49 - #2
1:44:50 - #1

Ladies & Gentlemen, it's that time again! With the MCU already broken down and ranked, we are turning our attention to the competition...the DC Extended Universe! These 8 films have been all over the place in terms of tone, quality, and entertainment...so get ready for a wild ride filled with some highs and some lows, and then more lows, and then a couple more lows after that...APOLOGIES!

Who is "Martha" and WHY DID HE SAY THAT NAME!??! Who is the human/crocodile hybrid and why is he so boring??? Who is the casting director that chose Jesse Eisenberg to play Lex Luthor, and are they still employed literally anywhere within a 27 mile radius of Hollywood?? All of these burning questions will be answered as we drop the DEFINITIVE RANKING of the DC Extended Universe! MY MAN!

8 FILMS
1 DEFINITIVE RANKING
LET'S GET THOSE MOTHER BOXES

Thanks as always for the support and the feedback! Time stamps are below for anyone that wants to "Flash" around the list...I know guys, I'm better than that..........no I'm not...

0:52 - Intro/Get ready for some hard truths
18:20 - #8
34:32 - #7
49:48 - #6
1:04:37 - #5
1:20:45 - #4
1:28:09 - #3
1:45:47 - #2
1:54:29 - #1