Hollywood Week

Let's be honest...we're all feeling those January/February blues and it's not fun...the holidays are in the rearview, it's freezing cold, and the lack of movie options are hitting hard...BUT DO NOT WORRY! Episode 14 is here and we think it's exactly what you need to power through! We are making up for the lack of quality movie releases by dropping some "under the radar" gems that we (take a shot) couldn't recommend enough...comedy, drama, horror, sci-fi, action, romance, animation...it's all represented and we have a lot to say about some of our favorites that might have gone unnoticed!

We also debate the worst movie we have ever seen, Taylor Swift's new found voice (at age 30), and what movie we think actually deserves a remake in 2020. Don't think we forgot about reviews, because Kasen drops his thoughts on "Weathering With You", one of the biggest animated releases of the year...and Keenan drops his thoughts on "Judy", a biopic about Judy Garland that is getting a lot of Oscar buzz for Renee Zellweger's performance. Let's get on board the SNOWPIERCER and start bringing back the happiness to this dark time of year!!

As always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear our pitch for a Transformers romantic comedy...

0:19 - Intro/Keenan's arrogance leads to a shocking realization
4:26 - What's the worst movie we've ever seen?? (great question from our boy D.Leecious)
10:17 - Thomas the Train and the SnowPiercer merge with the train from Breaking Bad, and all hell breaks loose...also what have we been watching (Money Heist, Bad Boys For Life, Missing Link, The Promised Neverland, The Outsider)
29:05 - It's a pretty lackluster time for movie releases, so let's go over some movies we LOVE that might have slipped past our listeners...
1:07:08 - It's time to talk about MOVIE TRAILERS! (Irresistible, Vivarium, Miss Americana)
1:15:29 - Kasen's dreams come true and he gets to talk about anime for 10 solid minutes! How good was "Weathering With You"??? Keenan's dreams come true and he gets to talk about Judy Garland for 10 solid minutes! How good was the biopic "Judy"???
1:31:38 - Our appetite for cinema cannot be contained, and we need to know what's about to be released in theaters...(Gretel and Hansel, The Rhythm Section, The Assistant)
1:35:04 - The MAILBAG is here...thank you to TalkShitGetFit and MatthewRKeller for the fantastic questions!
1:42:16 - We drop our MVP's for the week and say goodbye until next time...when we will break down our ACADEMY AWARDS PREDICTIONS! Thank you for rolling with us!

Episode 13 has arrived with slightly improved audio and a full breakdown of the Academy Award nominations! Who got completely shafted!? Who got exactly what they deserved!? Is there any validity to the "diversity debate" that is popping back up again?? We discuss...

We also weigh the pros & cons of OUR BOY Taika Waititi possibly making a Star Wars film, Nicolas Cage possibly coming back for "National Treasure 3", and how effective Jared Leto will be at playing a CGI vampire...and if that wasn't exciting enough, we drop reviews on "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" and "I Lost My Body", two BEAUTIFUL "under the radar" films that deserve recognition and analysis. Oh, and let's not forget the MAILBAG...best Tom Hanks performances? First movie to make us cry?? It's gonna be a great episode, let's roll!

As always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to jump to Keenan hating way too hard on "The Witcher"...

0:19 - Intro/We might be under prepared...
2:26 - EXCITING NEWS! We launched the Facebook Group and it's taking off
4:59 - Top 3 performances from AMERICAN ICON Tom Hanks? Let's break it down...
10:19 - What have we been watching?? (The Witcher, Survivor, The Servant, Crawl)
22:13 - Does the Star Wars universe deserve the genius of Taika Waititi?? Does the general movie watching public deserve Nicolas Cage returning to "National Treasure 3"??
29:39 - The biggest awards show of the year is almost here...no, not the MTV Movie Awards...we are talking about THE ACADEMY AWARDS! Let's go over the nominees and talk about all the snubs, all the drama, and all the diversity issues.
59:51 - It's time to talk about some movie trailers!! (Morbius, The Lovebirds, Ordinary Love)
1:09:17 - You might be unfamiliar with "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" & "I Lost My Body", but we couldn't...recommend them...enough! We review and discuss why these need your attention!
1:25:28 - Guy Richie returns to form, and Finn WereWolfHard is in ANOTHER horror movie?? We talk about what's coming out in theaters this week (The Gentlemen, The Turning)
1:28:30 - The Mailbag DELIVERS this week...we answer (and misunderstand) some great questions! Huge shoutouts to KyleBischoff, Theresa Rafalski Hayes, and NatalieDagher!
1:37:26 - We drop our MVP's for the week and say goodbye...but not before Kasen threatens us with a full anime breakdown next week...GOD HELP US

Episode 12 has arrived and it's PACKED with that fantastic formulaic content that we all know and love! We dive into the beautiful world of Pixar and give our (brief) thoughts on every one of their releases over the last 25 years! What are some of our favorite scenes?? Where do we want them to go in the future?? How much did Keenan cry during that Sarah McLachan song in "Toy Story 2"?? Let's find out!

The news is back! We discuss the MCU losing a director over "creative differences", OUR BOY Timothee Chalamet taking on the role of Bob Dylan, and Ricky Gervais laying waste to the hypocrisy of Hollywood. We also drop our full review/discussion on the ridiculously ambitious "1917", with some disagreements that surprised both of us! The MAILBAG is back! Movie trailers are back! The formula...is back! Let's roll...

As always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear Keenan order a pizza during Kasen's anime monologue...

0:19 - Intro/Kasen's "almost" medical skills can't save him
3:38 - Our boy Troyka wants to know why "Joker" wasn't loved on the DECADE LIST
5:05 - What kind of wholesome/disturbing content have we been watching??? (Jumanji: The Next Level, The Witcher, Don't F&*K With Cats, Dolemite Is My Name)
18:10 - MCU loses a director but gains a Christian Bale? Timothee Chalamet is Bob Dylan? Ricky Gervais commits murder?
32:22 - Hey how amazing is Pixar??? Let's put on our Buzz Lightyear bathing suits and take that DEEP DIVE...
1:00:44 - Let's pay our respects to the Wendy's Spicy Chicken while we discuss some great movie trailers! (A Quiet Place: Part 2, The New Mutants, Birds of Prey, Gretel & Hansel, Fargo: Season 4)
1:11:59 - In one continuous take, we review/discuss one of the biggest and most buzzed about movies of the awards season, the ambitious war epic "1917".
1:31:03 - What's coming out in theaters this week? Big Willy Style is back!? (Bad Boys For Life, Dolittle, Weathering With You)
1:34:35 - It's the best part of the show! Let's dive into the Mailbag! Thanks so much to Kronendrome, TheMattChang, and FattyMcGee37 for the great questions.
1:45:08 - We drop our MVP's for the week and Keenan's audio suddenly sounds like it was recorded in a tin can, inside of a refrigerator, inside of a German tank, inside of a 1970's warehouse in Nebraska! Thanks for all the love and support! Next week we're talking ACADEMY AWARDS!

The decade is officially over! Do you realize how long a decade is?? Extensive research is telling me that's TEN YEARS! WOW! So much greatness has been released in the world of film and television over that time, so we decided to switch up the formula for this episode. We're taking a nostalgic look back at the last ten years, and counting down our TOP TEN FILMS of the DECADE. Will Martin Scorsese have representation?? Will Academy Award winning thespian Jared Leto make an appearance?? How many animated dragons will show up on Kasen's list?? Only one way to find out...

But movies are just part of the experience! We also gotta dive into the last 10 years of DIRECTORS, ACTORS, and ACTRESSES. Who stood out and deserved our coveted love/admiration (other than Vin Diesel, who wasn't allowed as an option)?? This was a fantastic decade and we hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane.

No time stamps this week! JUST ENJOY THE RIDE!

Ladies & Gentlemen, this is it...the GRAND FINALE of 2019! We take a nostalgic look back at everything the year had to offer in movies and television. Huge franchises coming to an end, legendary film makers putting out legendary films, and "Game of Thrones" not quite sticking the landing...

We also drop our TOP TEN Films of 2019, and have some "lively" discussions around certain omissions and certain additions! This year was so stacked with quality films, it was tough to narrow it down to just 10...but we did what we had to do! Will "Cats" make an appearance on Kasen's list? Will Keenan's disrespect for divorce dramas break Kasen's spirit?? Will the word "incredible" be used so much that it completely loses all meaning?? LET'S FIND OUT!

As always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to find out what celebrity we would want to share breakfast, lunch, and dinner with...

0:20 - Intro/NO TIME FOR SMALL TALK
1:55 - What celebrity do we want to eat with!? GREAT QUESTION JHoffManiac!
6:01 - What have we been watching?? TOO MUCH (Hustlers, Uncut Gems, Fighting With my Family, Little Women, See, The Morning Show, The Mandalorian)
25:21 - This is it guys! Let's get into our TOP TEN FILMS of 2019...brace yourselves...
1:35:30 - What's coming out in theaters this week?? Not too much, and we don't care! (The Grudge)
1:36:04 - We review 2019 by taking a nostalgic look back at our favorite memories and biggest takeaways of a fun & wild year
1:52:57 - MVP's for the week?? NOT GOOD ENOUGH...who are the MVP's for the YEAR? Let's go big and then let's go home

It's not as prestigious as the Academy Awards, but it's not as irrelevant as the MTV Movie Awards...it's time to reveal the winners for the FIRST EVER "Hollywood Week Awards Spectacular". Best Action Scene? Scariest Movie Moment? Saddest Movie Moment? Funniest Movie Moment? Best Single Shot? We have some great categories and some great winners!

We also drop our spoiler filled review/discussion on "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker", and somehow manage to bring up "Cats" again...we promise this is the final time...maybe...

As always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to skip ahead to Kasen quietly weeping over another animated dragon film.

0:19 - Intro/Reunited for Christmas
1:39 - Have we ever fallen asleep in a movie theater??
5:16 - "Cats" gets visual upgrade AFTER it's released...this is totally normal and fine...
11:16 - What kind of QUALITY material have we been watching??? (Ad Astra, A Hidden Life, Under the Silver Lake, The Witcher, Watchmen)
27:24 - It's that time...let's reveal the winners of our 1st Annual Hollywood Week Awards Spectacular!!
50:43 - Let's eat some deviled eggs and talk about movie trailers! (Top Gun: Maverick, Saint Maud, The Woman in the Window, Tenet, Downhill)
1:02:48 - ...we take one last look at our friends and drop our FULL SPOILER REVIEW/DISCUSSION for "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker"...
1:48:08 - We take a QUICK look at some upcoming movies (Spies in Disguise, Little Women, 1917, Just Mercy, Clemency)
1:50:59 - Just one question for the Mailbag, but it's a great one! Thanks to our boy D.Leecious!!!
1:54:28 - We drop our MVP's for the week and say goodnight and good luck until next time! 

We are so close to one of the most anticipated films of the year ("Cats"), but we decided to take a look at "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker" instead, a smaller film but much more interesting to speculate on! In addition to our (highly questionable) predictions, we also drop reviews for "Waves" & "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood", talk about Keanu Reeves battling against HIMSELF at the box office, and we realize we might have been wrong about our "Biggest Disappointment of 2019". Kasen is back from his temporary suspension and the force is strong! Let's roll!!

As always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to immediately hear Keenan's "Jar Jar Binks" impression.

0:20 - Intro/Return of the Kasen
3:54 - Some "random listener" wants to talk about "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid"
6:54 - Let's revisit the Biggest Disappointment of 2019...because we were wrong...
13:14 - "Shazam 2"?!?! "The Flash"!?! "The Matrix 4 vs. John Wick 4"?! Let's discuss...
18:04 - What have we been watching?? Keenan watched some FIRE, Kasen watched some animated dragon stuff again (Hobbs & Shaw, Ford v Ferrari, JoJo Rabbit, Gravity Falls)
30:27 - The "Star Wars" saga is finally ending (false), and we drop our thoughts and predictions on the closing chapter
54:00 - We discuss a couple movie trailers while drinking the frozen Baja Blast from Taco Bell (In the Heights, Promising Young Woman)
1:01:25 - Kasen goes through the emotional trauma of "Waves", and Keenan can't stop referring to Brad Pitt as COOL in "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood". FULL REVIEWS
1:24:05 - The moment has arrived...Kasen's destiny is almost here...we talk about the 2 big releases coming out this week (Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Cats, Cats, Cats, Cats, Cats)
1:26:01 - The Mailbag is back, but it never really left...we tackle some great questions about aliens, James Bond, and Christmas films...HUGE shoutout to AbeMalek, NatalieDagher, and LaurenTeska...
1:34:41 - We drop the MVP's for the week and say goodbye...until next week when we are once again TOGETHER in person, thanks for all the listens and support!

So there's good news and bad news! After experiencing more technical issues than Skynet, we finally got this episode uploaded and ready to go...but...without Kasen! This is a "SOLO HOST" episode with Keenan talking about his biggest disappointment of 2019, the incredible Netflix 1-2 punch of "Marriage Story" & "Dolemite is My Name", and the mind blowing revelation that dogs on television shows might not understand they are acting. Ridiculous amount of blockbuster movie trailers! Ridiculous amount of upcoming releases! Ridiculous amount of time spent listening to the "Mortal Kombat" theme music! It's all here, except for Kasen...but we promise next week he will make his triumphant "Avengers: Endgame" return!

As always, time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear Keenan do a "Jacob from Twilight" impression.

0:20 - Intro/We miss the Heart of Chicago
3:21 - Are dogs aware they are on camera or are they in that Gary Busey mindset (thank you ErikaEiseland!)
4:40 - Golden Globe nominations are out...and we don't really care!
6:40 - What has Keenan been watching...FIRE...no anime (The Farewell, Ready or Not, Freaks)
12:59 - The biggest disappointment of 2019 is..............
20:35 - The movie trailer gods have rewarded us!!! WOW!! (Black Widow, No Time to Die, Mulan, Free Guy, Wonder Woman 1984, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Boys - Season 2)
29:59 - Will "Marriage Story" break your heart?? Will "Dolemite is My Name" make you pee your pants?? YES AND YES
40:14 - What's coming out this week??? (Jumanji: The Next Level, Uncut Gems, Richard Jewell, A Hidden Life, Black Christmas, Seberg)
44:29 - The Mailbag delivers again! Thank you so much to Melicious.Bee, NotLikeTheVegetable, and Matt_Bischoff
51:25 - Keenan is on the verge of collapse, but a certain song gives him new life! We missed Kasen, but thanks for sticking with us!

It's officially December and it's officially Episode 6! We are finally reunited in person, and get the chance to dive into our TOP TEN most anticipated films of 2020. Kasen also reviews "Knives Out" and lets us know if Rian Johnson has been redeemed, while Keenan tackles 3 1/2 hours of pure cinema with his review of "The Irishman". The Mailbag returns! Kasen's defense of "Cats" returns! Elizabeth Banks returns! It's gonna be a wild ride.

As always, the time stamps are below for anyone that wants to hear Kasen try to pronounce Denis Villeneuve's name correctly. (trust me, it's good stuff)

0:20 - Intro/Brothers Reunited
1:29 - Kasen gets some pushback on his defense of "Cats" and Keenan is feeling old
5:12 - "Star Trek 4" is happening and Noah Hawley is getting beamed up to direct (corny)
8:00 - Michael B Jordan wants to be Superman??? YES PLEASE
10:06 - Elizabeth Banks is BACK and ready to dive into another project no one wants!! WHY!?!?
13:40 - What have we been watching!? SOME STRAIGHT FIRE!! (Frozen 2, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Krisha, The Dragon Prince, Servant)
25:11 - THE ANTICIPATION IS STRONG. We each count down our Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2020.
51:23 - Kasen speaks French???
56:40 - No movie trailers this week!?! WTF?? Nothing we can do but...shake it off...
58:34 - Is "Knives Out" the redemption that Rian Johnson needs?? Is "The Irishman" better than "Ant Man & The Wasp"?? We take that deep dive and drop our reviews!
1:21:39 - What is coming out this week?! We discuss...(The Aeronauts, In Fabric, Daniel Isn't Real, Playmobil: The Movie)
1:27:03 - The Mailbag returns! 3 great questions from 3 great listeners! HUGE shoutouts to D.Leecious, Kronendrome, and HorrorMania.
1:38:02 - We drop the MVP's and go our separate ways...until next week...

Episode 5 has arrived, and with it comes the debut of THE MAILBAG! We answer some fantastic listener questions, Kasen reports live from Arrendale with his thoughts on "Frozen 2", and we discuss the newly announced and highly controversial Michael Jackson biopic. We also drop our in depth reviews for "Honey Boy" and "Booksmart", and take a deep dive into the possibility that TEN films in 2019 are going to hit the billion dollar mark! What!?

As always, the time stamps are below for anyone that wants to immediately jump to Kasen defending the "Cats" trailer, or Keenan talking about his experience watching a C&*N^%#L movie.

0:19 - Intro/Keenan is feeling better and not a South African CGI creation
5:53 - "Joker" getting a sequel? Some reports say yes, some reports say no. CONFUSION!
9:31 - The King of Pop is getting a biopic?! But what about all the child abuse??????
13:58 - Juliet Roberts is great, but maybe not "Harriet Tubman" great.
17:03 - Elizabeth Banks tells us why "Charlie's Angels" flopped, and it's all Kasen's fault
23:42 - What have we been watching?! For the first time in forever, Kasen reveals his thoughts on a Disney juggernaut, and Keenan drops a back to back watching experience that leaves Kasen hilariously uncomfortable. (Frozen 2, The Green Inferno, Climax, The Good Place, The Dragon Prince, The Mandalorian)
38:14 - Can "original" films succeed at the box office anymore? Can you only get into the Billion Dollar Club if you're a sequel, prequel, remake, existing franchise??? NateLSmith14 drops our very first (fantastic) question!
59:30 - We break down some new trailers while Blink 182 music plays in our heads! (Cats, Call of the Wild, Antebellum, Emma)
1:08:47 - Shia Labeouf takes center stage as Kasen reviews "Honey Boy", and Keenan dives into the hilarious (but familiar) film "Booksmart".
1:28:38 - What's dropping this week!? Can Rian Johnson redeem himself?? Can M Night Shyamalan terrify your family during Thanksgiving dinner??? (Knives Out, Queen and Slim, Servant)
1:32:27 - THE MAILBAG HAS ARRIVED! We tackle 3 great questions and Kasen unfortunately mentions anime. Huge shoutout to TheMattChang, Troyka, and FattyMcgee37!
1:47:55 - We (quickly) drop our MVP's for the week and say goodbye until next week, when we will be recording together and in person!