Hollywood Week

Ladies and Gentlemen! It's time to wake up from your dream within a dream, because we're back with another exciting episode of Hollywood Week - The Ranking!

Few filmmakers are as beloved, as profitable, and as exciting as Christopher Nolan...whether he's exploring Gotham City, exploring the cosmos, or exploring the beaches of Dunkirk, Nolan always knows how to deliver that perfect balance of blockbuster spectacle and high level concepts. As we all eagerly await the release of "Tenet", let's put on our bathing suits and take that DEEP DIVE into the filmography of...CHRISTOPHER NOLAN (cue epic Hans Zimmer score).

10 FILMS
1 DEFINITIVE RANKING
LET THE CONTROVERSY BEGIN

Thank you for the love and support with this new series! Time stamps are below for anyone that wants to jump thru the worm hole and skip around the list...


0:57 - Intro/What makes Christopher Nolan so special??
11:37 - #10
19:46 - #9
26:25 - #8
36:34 - #7
48:03 - #6
1:08:30 - #5
1:30:06 - #4
1:44:35 - #3
2:04:55 - #2
2:11:57 - #1

Ladies & Gentleman, for the very first time, welcome to Hollywood Week - The Ranking! This brand new series will feature some of your favorite franchises, director filmographies, and any other film category that is able to be definitively ranked and categorized. Every movie wants to be considered THE BEST...no movie wants to be considered THE WORST...and then there's everything in between...thanks for joining us and let the controversy begin!

In this debut episode, we are breaking down and ranking the entire MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE...from the moment back in 2008 when Tony Stark announced himself as "Iron Man", to 2019 when Thanos announced himself as "inevitable", we put all 23 films in their proper place...and we apologize in advance for some of our placements...it was Kasen, I swear!

Sit back, strap in, and get ready for a HULK SIZE debut episode that we hope you enjoy listening to as much as we enjoyed recording! AVENGERS.........GROUP UP......I MEAN, GET OVER HERE...no no no...dangit, it's on the tip of my tongue...ohhhhhh yeah ok ok I got it now...

AVENGERS.....ASSEMBLE

...time stamps below for anyone that wants to jump around the list...

0:44 - Intro/Hey what is this new show???
12:53 - #23
23:26 - #22
29:05 - #21
36:13 - #20
45:02 - #19
55:30 - #18
1:03:12 - #17 & #16
1:10:00 - #15
1:17:45 - #14
1:24:24 - #13
1:35:23 - #12
1:42:00 - #11
1:49:55 - #10
1:57:30 - #9
2:05:16 - #8
2:14:22 - #7
2:20:33 - #6
2:26:56 - #5
2:33:41 - #4
2:43:07 - #3
2:54:38 - #2
3:02:30 - #1

What month is it?? What day is it?? Was "Cats" a real thing that was released in theaters?? Everything is a mess right now, but we can't let that stop us from dropping ANOTHER quarantine episode of the podcast! We are taking off the hazmat suits, putting down the hand sanitizer, and providing some mid level entertainment for everyone struggling during this (constantly extended) lockdown...

This is probably our most "relaxed" episode so far, but it's a great one! We go over the smashing success of "Trolls: World Tour" on VOD, AMC Theater's blood feud with Universal, and what the future looks like for movie theaters...will we be watching "Black Widow" in glorious IMAX, or on a 36' television while our kids are screaming in the background...we discuss!

We also drop our future plans for the show! When is Season 2 coming? What else do we have in store for our faithful listeners...ALL WILL BE REVEALED...

Last but not least, we give our thoughts on a number of great shows and movies we've been checking out during the quarantine...is "Better Call Saul" the real deal?? Is it embarrassing that a 34 year old man watched "Sonic the Hedgehog" alone while eating breakfast cereal?? How good is the action in the Netflix original "Extraction"?? Did Ben Affleck deliver as an alcoholic high school basketball coach in "The Way Back"?? All these questions plus MANY MORE will be answered...

Thank you as always for the listens and feedback...stay safe and stay positive!  Time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear us discuss what happened to Gotye...

0:20 - Intro/Kasen is HEATED/CoronaVirus is terrible
14:46 - Let's talk about the future of the podcast! DETAILS INCOMING
22:22 - "Trolls: World Tour" makes serious money on VOD...is that a good thing?
32:05 - AMC Theaters is out for blood...no more Universal movies!? What!?
42:14 - Would MCU re-releases get people back to the theaters? We debate & disagree...
50:22 - Let's do a DEEP DIVE on everything we've been watching during the quarantine! (Succession, Better Call Saul, Bojack Horseman, Devs, The Wall, Onward, Trolls: World Tour, Sonic the Hedgehog, Dragged Across Concrete, Extraction, The Way Back)
1:52:22 - The show goes completely off the rails and we discuss why certain artists vanish off the planet after dropping successful songs/albums...until next time, THANKS FOR THE LOVE!

Ladies & Gentlemen...a lot has changed since our temporary retirement a few weeks ago...we are all experiencing something on a global scale that is both terrifying and unprecedented, so we wanted to come back for a VERY special episode that will hopefully provide some mid-level entertainment while we're all locked down!

Speaking of "unprecedented"...for the first time ever, we are bringing some GUESTS in to help steer the ship and talk about the things they've been checking out during this quarantine! It was a fun episode...a long episode...and hopefully an episode that can take the listeners' mind off things while we go through so much uncertainty...

As always, thank you for the support and the feedback! Stay safe out there and we'll see you for Season 2...maybe sooner...LET'S GO!!! Oh, and time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear Keenan rap to "Hamilton"...

0:20 - Intro/the Applebee's parking lot is empty WTF?????
7:15 - Hollywood is in trouble...let's break down all the movie delays...
16:07 - STOKE KING & MUSICAL GENIUS Kronendrome makes history by becoming our first ever guest...let's talk about "The Leftovers"...
32:40 - THE HEART OF INDIANAPOLIS MatthewRKeller joins the show to talk about "Dave"...a Hulu original that we are hyped on...
47:47 - FAMILY HAS ARRIVED...our cousin Matt_Bischoff jumps on to talk about "Veronica Mars"...a show he's been hyping since Christmas 2007...
1:09:57 - THE LIVING LEGEND FattyMcGee37 is here! He breaks down his experiences in the medical world, and his experiences watching another Hulu original, "Little Fires Everywhere"...
1:31:53 - THE LAB KING OF RURAL INDIANA JHoffManiac is in the building...he let's us know what's going on with CoronaVirus testing, and what's going on with ANOTHER Hulu original, "Devs"...
1:45:46 - THE COLUMBUS KING Troyka joins the show to talk about hunting Nazis...let's talk about the Amazon Prime original, "Hunters"...
2:00:19 - We were just about to wrap it up when a mysterious signal called to us through the darkness...who could it be...what is happening???????????? Also we talk about "Goodfellas"...
2:15:15 - That's it guys, that's all the guests we could handle...stay safe, stay positive, and we'll return sooner than later! Also Joe Exotic.....

Ladies & Gentlemen, don't cry because it's over...cry because it happened! Wait...I don't think that's correct, but you get what we're trying to say here...this is it, Episode 20, the GRAND FINALE of Season 1 and we're going out with a Michael Bay level BANG!

In this finale episode, we take a trip down memory lane and see just how much Kasen was paying attention over the last 20 episodes...with a huge prize on the line, can he answer enough Hollywood Week trivia questions to claim victory, or will he brutally embarrass himself and possibly drop out of med school to re-evaluate his life...LET'S FIND OUT!!

We also drop our final 2 reviews of the season...the Disney/Pixar adventure "Onward", and the Denis Villeneuve powerhouse "Incendies"...one of these movies features magical creatures, spells & enchantments, and the bottom half of a dead father...the OTHER movie features a harrowing journey through the Middle East in the 1970's...which is which???? Only one way to find out...

Everyone's favorite part of the show has been amplified to GRAND FINALE levels...The Mailbag is back and it's out of control...we tackled as many questions as possible from our fantastic listeners, and we gotta give them all a shoutout! HUGE THANKS to TravisBrunk, MattBischoff, Hagler_Matt, FattyMcGee37, HorrorMania, TheRealNicVecchitto, NC_Meyer, KyleBischoff, JHoffManiac, Kronendrome, ErikaEiesland, Brittany AF, AbeMalek, NotLikeTheVegetable, Troyka, ClintReagle, NatalieDagher, and last but not least...TheMattChang...wow, thank you everyone!

We had such an amazing time dropping these 20 episodes and we cannot wait to come back bigger and better for Season 2...we are planning on returning in May, but we won't be totally radio silent during the break...keep your ears open! Thanks again, and as always...time stamps below for anyone that wants to hear a Stone Cold Steve Austin reference...

0:01 - Finale Intro/Kasen has more nicknames than Apollo Creed
5:30 - Hey what's the best movie or tv show scene involving bathroom activity??
8:01 - What have we been watching?? (BoJack Horseman, Money Heist, Hunters, Border)
19:01 - James Bond gets hit with CoronaVirus and rests until November...and one of the greatest video games of all time is coming to HBO...LET'S GO!
25:51 - Kasen is on the HOT SEAT and tries to answer 20 Hollywood Week trivia questions from the previous 20 episodes...was he paying attention?? Will he win the greatest prize in podcasting history??
58:22 - Where does "Onward" rank on the Pixar totem pole?? Where does "Incendies" rank on the Denis Villeneuve totem pole?? Let's dive in...
1:18:05 - FOR THE LAST TIME THIS SEASON...let's talk movie trailers!!!! (Black Widow, Greyhound, Connected, The Secret Garden)
1:27:00 - What's coming out in theaters this week?? (The Hunt, Bloodshot, My Spy)
1:31:40 - Is there such a thing as TOO MANY QUESTIONS?? Obviously no...the supersized Mailbag is here for one last ride...buckle your seatbelts...
2:20:24 - We drop the ONE TRUE MVP for Season 1 of the Hollywood Week podcast...and we say goodbye until next season...again, thank you for all the love and support! Can't wait to reveal what's coming next...

The penultimate episode has arrived! Get excited, because Episode 19 is our biggest (and 7th best) episode to date...we are giving all of our attention to the world of television as we drop the TOP TEN TELEVISION DRAMAS...OF ALL TIME! Can Keenan forgive Benioff & Weiss?? Can Kasen consider "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" a drama???? All will be revealed...let's go!

Don't think we forgot about cinema...because we are reviewing 2 science fiction films that need to be on your radar.  Kasen emerges from the shadows to give his thoughts on "The Invisible Man", and Keenan experienced FULL NICOLAS CAGE and lived to tell about it with "Color Out of Space"...

Our favorite movie quotes? Our favorite movie soundtracks? Our favorite single season of televsion?? The Mailbag cannot be stopped, cannot be contained, and we just have to roll with it! This is it guys, we only have one episode left before Season 1 is officially in the history books...let's enjoy the ride!

As always, time stamps below for anyone that wants to hear Keenan singing "Living in America"...

0:19 - Intro/Is Kasen feeling the BERN???
4:14 - TheMattChang is back from suspension and wants to know about movie quotes
8:24 - Kasen is too busy being successful, so Keenan carries the burden of movie watching (Kill List, Polytechnique, Godzilla: King of the Monsters)
22:59 - TOP TEN TELEVISION DRAMAS...of ALL TIME...here we go...
1:28:53 - MedSchool exams, awful singing, and movie reviews...how good is "The Invisible Man" and how good is "Color Our of Space"?? Also this is where the show goes off the rails...
1:44:45 - Tulsi Gabbard and movie trailers...what a combination! (Candyman, Artemis Fowl, The High Note, Rumble)
1:52:35 - MAILBAG HAS ARRIVED...TheRealNicVecchitto, JenniferHammond, and MatthewRKeller, you guys are the true MVP's...I mean not technically the MVP's that we drop at the end of the episode, but you know what I mean...
2:02:08 - MVP's for the week?? Let's drop it and say goodbye until the GRAND FINALE next week...it's gonna be special and maybe a train wreck! THANK YOU

Episode 18 has arrived, which means our podcast is now a fully fledged mature adult that will hopefully be respected and looked at in a different light...but let's be real, that is NEVER going to happen as long as we're dropping Bernie Sanders impressions, Japanese anime impressions, and providing voice overs for the "Dream Horse" trailer...this might be Episode 18, but don't think we're getting into Yale just yet...maybe Arizona State??

Anyways...this episode we break down the MCU establishing their dominance on Disney+...what are the hopes, concerns, and predictions we have for Kevin Feige diving into the television arena? LET'S FIND OUT!

We also have Kasen reviewing a western/horror/cannibal movie that Keenan picked as his 3rd favorite film of the decade...it's time for "BONE TOMAHAWK"...can Kasen's pure and innocent heart make it through such brutality?! On the flip side, Keenan climbs to the top of the anime mountain and tackles the highest grossing anime film of all time, "YOUR NAME"...can Keenan's corrupted and calloused heart get through something like this??? This is gonna be interesting...

As always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear Elizabeth Banks get mentioned for literally 2 seconds...ALSO, we dropped a huge announcement regarding the future of the show...we've decided that after Episode 20, we are going to take a break and try out some new stuff! The show will be 100% returning right as the summer movie season gets underway, but these first 20 episodes will be considered "SEASON 1"...thanks for all the love and support! LET'S ROLL

0:19 - Intro/Kasen's walking 30 dogs through the streets of Chicago??
3:05 - MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING -  What's up with the future of the show?
6:55 - Our boy TravisBrunk wants to know about the most gruesome movie death...yikes...
9:49 - We both had crazy busy weeks and didn't watch too much, other than the usual suspects (BoJack Horseman, Survivor)
15:28 - Marvel is the most successful movie studio on the planet, but can they recreate the magic on Disney+?? Let's discuss...
46:03 - Kasen faces his fears and reviews "Bone Tomahawk"...Keenan does the same with "Your Name"...
1:17:58 - The moment we've all been waiting for...let's talk about movie trailers, MORE SPECIFICALLY the trailer for "Dream Horse"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:23:18 - "The Invisible Man" is the only big release this week...so let's talk about it and also do Bernie Sanders impressions...
1:26:10 - Our girl VanessaHurtig asks a phenomenal question about method acting and actors getting into character that we could have spent way more time addressing!
1:33:48 - We drop the MVP's for the week and say goodbye until next week...which is going to be a penultimate episode you don't want to miss...

We've been doing a pretty terrible job of keeping our listeners informed lately, but Episode 17 is here to fix all of that! We finally bring back the NEWS in all its glory, and go over some big stories, some small stories, and some Billie Eilish stories...turn off CNN, turn off Fox News, turn off your uncle that won't stop talking...this is the real deal, let's get educated!

"Sonic the Hedgehog" & "Okja" both feature adorable CGI animals getting into some mischief...one of them is a movie that will make the whole family laugh and high five, the other is a movie that will make the whole family attend group therapy...we drop reviews on 2 similar (but very very very different) movies!

Who was the best Joker? What's the best possible double feature at the drive-in? What's the best & worst "book to screen" adaptation? The MAILBAG delivered this week with some fantastic questions that we give some semi-fantastic answers to...as always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear Kasen laugh uncontrollably while thinking about Jim Carrey!

0:19 - Intro/Kasen saw "Sonic the Hedgehog" on a Monday at 3 PM
5:00 - The Oscar Prediction Challenge ends in a tie, so we EACH get to pick a movie for the other one to watch and review next week...oh no...
10:28 - Who is the best Joker?? Great question from our girl Melicious.Bee
14:27 - What kind of obscure weird content have we been watching?? (Come and See, BoJack Horseman, Villains, Frances Ha, Upgrade)
31:38 - NO FAKE NEWS, ONLY REAL NEWS...let's go...
58:26 - The moment has arrived...Kasen gives us his FULL BREAKDOWN on "Sonic the Hedgehog", and Keenan reviews another Bong Joon Ho classic, "Okja"
1:19:25 - Dev Patel has arrived, and he brought some amazing TRAILERS with him
1:28:36 - Let's see what's coming up in theaters this week (after we lose multiple listeners referencing a 2012 YouTube video)
1:32:45 - The Mailbag is here...and it's time to get hyped because we have some great questions...huge shoutouts to MattBischoff, WesTeska, and Hagler_Matt!
1:45:48 - We drop our MVP's for the week and say goodbye until next time...thanks for all the listens, thanks for all the support & feedback!

The Oscars have come and gone, and we have a lot to say in our FULL recap of the ceremony! All the uplifting inspirational moments...all the embarrassing cringe moments...and all of the milk stealing Joaquin Phoenix moments! The final exclamation point on awards season is here...let's dive in!!

If that wasn't enough, we also drop our review/discussion for "Birds of Prey", a movie that Keenan has hated on from day 1, while Kasen has remained cautiously optimistic...we're gonna find out who was right and who was wrong, and what's to blame for this movie's poor box office performance...

It's Episode 16! SWEET SIXTEEN...let's blow out the candles while we dive into the Mailbag, talk about "Sonic the Hedgehog", and do some Joe Biden impressions...as always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear Keenan sing Randy Newman songs...

0:18 - Intro/Can Kasen decipher the Joaquin Phoenix speech???
6:34 - NateLSmith14 wants to know about the biggest Oscar snubs...
10:58 - Keenan finally catches up on some of his biggest misses of last year (Doctor Sleep, Waves, Honey Boy)
24:31 - The Oscars happened, and we have a lot to say...
1:01:51 - "Birds of Prey" has arrived, and very few went to see it...but we did! Let's talk about the movie and let's talk about the reason it flopped...
1:26:18 - Don't think we forgot about movie trailers...NEVER (Minions: Rise of Gru, Spiral, Resistance)
1:33:38 - What's coming out in theaters for the most romantic weekend of the year (Sonic the Hedgehog, Downhill, The Photograph, Fantasy Island)
1:37:52 - MAILBAG HAS ARRIVED! Huge shoutouts to EvilMher, Brittany AF, and DevonElyss!
1:51:27 - We went so hard for Episode 16 that we FORGOT to drop our MVP's for the week, but fear not, we'll make up for it next week...Thanks for all the support and feedback!

The Super Bowl of Cinema is almost here! The Academy Awards are right around the corner, and we take a look at our favorite categories and reveal who SHOULD win, and who WILL win. It's Keenan vs. Kasen in the biggest competition since the gold medal championship in "D2: The Mighty Ducks". It's an honor just to be nominated...but let's be real...everyone wants to win that statue...let's dive in!

We also drop reviews for Guy Ritchie's new movie "The Gentlemen", and the Anthony Hopkins/Jonathan Pryce drama "The Two Popes". One of them is about Matthew McConaughey running a weed empire, the other is about two popes...we'll reveal which is which, and it just might surprise you! If that wasn't enticing enough, we finally have the trailer for "Fast & Furious 9", along with some brief (but exciting) peaks at what the MCU is working on for Disney+...get the NOS ready...Episode 15 has arrived!

Time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear Keenan daydream about riding around Los Angeles with Brad Pitt for the day...

0:19 - Intro/Super Bowl Halftime Show WOAH
3:34 - TheMattChang wants to know what our favorite Super Bowl commercial was
6:46 - What kind of FIRE have we been watching?? (Harriet, BoJack Horseman, Klaus, Little Women, The Good Place)
21:24 - The Oscars are almost here! Can you feel the hype??? Let's drop some predictions and show appreciation for a FANTASTIC lineup of nominees.
1:05:39 - The only gentleman on the podcast reviews "The Gentlemen", and the only pope on the podcast reviews "The Two Popes".
1:20:46 - We discuss studios having the guts to keep dead characters dead, AND movie/television trailers! (F9, Falcon & The Winter Soldier, WandaVision, Loki)
1:31:19 - What's coming out this week!? Is Keenan going to look like a pompous dumbass with his hate of Harley Quinn?? (Birds of Prey, The Lodge, Come to Daddy)
1:35:54 - The Mailbag has arrived and we tackle some GREAT questions about fantasy vacations, Denzel Washington, and movie trilogies! Huge shout out to our BOYS BradNester333, Troyka, and TheRealNicVecchitto.
1:46:00 - We drop our MVP's and say goodbye until next week...we'll see you all at the BBQ!