In the Can from Sam Strantz

The CHIEF sits down with Memphis-native, filmmaker, St. Mary’s graduate, and current USC film school student, Vivian Gray, for a fantastic conversation on IN THE CAN  — part of The BarnBurner Podcast Network.  They discuss her introduction to film, yoga trailers, Blockbuster, TV and Netflix, never nudes, Boots Riley’s disturbingly effective ‘SORRY TO BOTHER YOU’, her upcoming short film, her fears and triumphs making the short, St. Vincent’s influence on her life and creativity, and much more.  Film fans will enjoy this delightful conversation with Vivian.

Kansas City Bret & the CHIEF drink some Mr. Pibb like assholes and talk 2016’s HELL OR HIGH WATER, the Taylor Sheridan-written neo-noir Western crime thriller.  The dudes talk the unsung hero of this movie: Shiner Bock — er, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges being a cowboy in real life for the past decade,  “what don’t ya want,”  the niceties (and not-so-niceties of rural West Texas), and/or how we’d prefer to rob a hipster coffee shop over a Texas bank. You know what this podcast makes us?  Comanches.

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to listen to this podcast.  The CHIEF and Kansas City Bret aka Ready Player One talk 2008’s THE DARK KNIGHT.  Is the Joker the GOAT movie villain?  Does writer/director Christopher Nolan understand how American police talk?  How many Joker/Batman lines will the dudes riff on during this podcast?  Suit up in your hockey pads and HERE… WE… GO!

[Cue MI Theme Song] This podcast, should you choose to accept it, may result in your extreme entertainment.  The CHIEF and STEVE aka SLOTH aka the PEACE CORP PROTECTOR talk the 1996 spy-classic directed by Brian De Palma: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.

Which mouse are you: one that drowns in the cream; or one that churns that cream into the butter and crawls out?  The CHIEF and Sloth aka Steve aka the Peace Corp Protector talk Steven Spielberg’s early 2000s gem: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.  The dudes discuss Christopher Walken’s career-defining performance, whether DiCaprio is actually any good, con man movies in general, their mutual love for SPEED II, and even take some time to discuss the Spielberg pantheon of movies and the status of gratuitous CGI.  Don’t get caught staring at the Yankees’ pinstripes.

Marvel’s self-deemed “most ambitious crossover in history” exploded into theaters this past weekend, and Kansas City Bret, Sweaty Freddy, and the CHIEF get together to talk all things Avengers: Infinity War.  PETER DINKLAGE?!  Who is the best “Chris”?  Does the CHIEF personality-shame Vision?  What about dat ending doe?

“Raped while dying” … “And still no arrests” … “How come, Chief Willoughby?”  A mother’s grief coupled with small-town humor with a little dark comedy mixed in.  The CHIEF and Kansas City Bret talk 2017’s THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI, written/directed by Martin McDonagh.  Is Bret just the token Missouri guy? That was definitely a CGI deer, right?  What are the Oscar chances of this witty, daring, and emotionally involved dark comedy?  Let’s journey to Ebbing

WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED? Join the CHIEF, Sweaty Freddy, and John as we embark into “The Shimmer” in Alex Garland’s Annihilation.  Will our lives ever be the same? Will John be invited back as a guest on In the Can (spoiler alert: yep)? Does this flick redefine sci-fi horror? Is it better than the book? Does a Crosby, Stills, and Nash song play a prominent part in a dramatic scene? You’ll find these answers out (and more) when you click this play button, baby

WAKANDA FOREVER!  The CHIEF and Sweaty Freddy talk Marvel’s Black Panther, co-written/directed by Ryan Coogler.  Is this the G.O.A.T. Marvel movie (as many have said)?  Who would win if Freddy ritual challenged the CHIEF to be EIC of The BarnBurner?  Does Michael B. Jordan possess more swag than anyone else in Hollywood (or perhaps the world)?  How does Freddy fare in “TRU OR NAH?”  And finally, is this the most important movie in Marvel’s movie canon?   Strap in and let’s mine some freakin’ vibranium.

In Episode 4 of In the Can, the CHIEF is joined by The BarnBurner’s in-house meme savant, Sweaty Freddy.  The dudes drink some (read: many) beers and talk Netflix’s original The Cloverfield Paradox.  Do you dig on sci-fi?  Do you like to watch characters frantically running through spaceship corridors a la the Alien franchise?  What the hell is a “paradox?” Find out what the CHIEF and Freddy thought about this flick.