Let The Right Films In

It's 2016, but Kayla and Tyler are still looking back on an incredible year for movies. They each talk about 3 of the movies they loved from 2015 before giving way to six previous guests, each of whom stumps for a favorite cinematic experience from the year. Warning - MILD SPOILERS ahead.

Podcast notes at lettherightfilmsin.tumblr.com. Contact us at [email protected].

0:29 - Kayla and Tyler

17:01 - Kyle Minton on Girlhood

23:28 - Gabe Aikins on Furious 7

31:02 - Patrick Haynes on Creed

39:58 - Landon Defever on Inside Out

49:58 - Benjamin Rettinhouse on Tangerine

1:01:54 - Phil Meyer on Mad Max: Fury Road

Kyle Minton, past guest and possible owner of LTRFI, rejoins the podcast to talk about Casablanca. The cast hated making it and the studio expected little of it, yet the film is stands head and shoulders above even other classics, and out entertainment continues reference it. Dive into WWII intrigue, the business of Old Hollywood, and the dynamic pairing of Bogie and Bergman.

Before we get to all that, we have to talk about Star Wars. It is our duty, our obligation, the cost of being a movie podcast. Kayla finally watched Mr. Robot, Tyler finally watched Rogue Nation, and Kyle continues to outhost the hosts.

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0:29 Intro

1:18 Recently watched:

Kayla - Mr. Robot + playful hacking, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, The Untouchables + Kevin Costner in an Armani suit, and a half-hearted Chris Evans Corner;

Kyle - Master of None + the big years for Netflix and Aziz Ansari, The STAR WARS SUPER-SEGMENT (15:04) including the silliness of the Mary Sue accusation;

Tyler - Mission: The tremendous fun of Impossible - Rogue Nation, emotions about Inside Out's emotions

32:16 Casablance discussion:

Trailer, ratings, box office, awards, initial impressions;

Art unloved by the artists, the cultural permeation of classics;

Eight-year-old Tyler's vision of Casablanca;

The snappy pace and script, the treatment of Ilsa and Sam, Old Hollywood;

Madonna's terrible, hilarious, ill-fated attempt at a remake;

WWII and how Nazis will always and forever be the go-to villain

1:15:50 Recommendations, trivia, stat of the week, outro + bloopers

Jordan McNaughton joins us to talk about Sidney Lumet's Oscar laden 1976 television maybe-satire, Network. We dig into Paddy Chayefsky's fiery, tv-demeaning screenplay, Faye Dunaway's savvy producer, and William Holden's would-be tragic hero. We also stump for why awards DO matter, which is a bit relevant in these winter months.

Before that, though, we have to talk about some comic book media and Netflix's continued success. Most importantly, a guest finally lends Tyler a hand in the fight to loosen Chris Evans' iron grip on this podcast.

Contact us at [email protected]. But if it's about how Jordan meant Jeff Daniels, not Jeff Bridges, no worries. We got it.

0:29 Intro

2:53 10 Things I Hate About You

6:21 Gotham... and the OC? And Tron.

12:30 Side-stepping the Chris Evans corner

14:32 Dark City, and CGI taking us to Pirates of the Caribbean

20:10 Anime trash of the week: Psycho-pass

23:56 The Flash - he runs SO FAST

28:45 Master of None and Netflix success.

29:32 Batman vs. Superman trailer and another close Chris call

35:03 THE NEW CHRIS CORNER

37:31 Network discussion - trailer, ratings, box office, awards

44:10 Lumet and framing, Chayefsky and quoatability

47:08 Chayefsky's positions and Network's themes

50:41 Would you like some shark with your ending?

55:36 Diana Christensen

59:40 Network v. Rocky, the 49th Academy Awards, and why awards shows matter

1:10:40 Relevance to today

1:14:50 Capitalist hellscape

1:16:50 Max Schumaker: white knight or hypocrite?

1:21:19 Network - the actual prequel to Hunger Games and 500 Days of Summer

1:25:29 Recommendations, trivia, stat of the week, and outro

Patrick Haynes from the Sorry, Internet podcast joins the podcast! We talk about Denis Villeneuve's 2013 crime drama Prisoners. We gush about the Oscar-nominated cinematography from Roger Deakins, praise the underrated Gyllenhaal, and get into what keeps this film from reaching the level of a crime film like Zodiac.

Before then, though, we have to talk about that Captain America: Civil War trailer, and Kayla relishes the opportunity. Tyler takes the Marvel talk to Jessica Jones, and Pat fights Chris Evan's tyranny with some Ruffalove.

Our Prisoners review is spoilery, but nothing in the recently watched section beforehand is.

0:29 Intro + Sorry, Internet

4:45 Pre-Creed hype

6:35 Spotlight

8:40 Crimson Peak blues + prayer hands to Mia Wasikowska

13:15 The... Mark Ruffalo Corner?

13:50 Buffy the Vampire Slayer

17:40 Impromptu network television roundtable (Supernatural, Heroes, Halt and Catch Fire, and more)

22:23 The Captan America: Civil War trailer, code name "Most outrageous Chris Evans Corner yet"

29:52 Jessica Jones - Kilgrave, Luke Cage, Marvel villains and more

37:23 The Night Before

39:15 Prisoners introduction

44:15 Roger Deakins and Prisoners' cinematography

50:30 Our leads, and an angry white man

54:15 Villeneuve's subtlety and characters

58:59 Weak points

1:06:19 The movie's reflection of North America

1:11: 00 Final thoughts

1:16:35 All Gyllenhaal

1:24:46 Recommendations, trivia, stat of the week, and outro

1:39:24 Bloopers

Landon Defever of the Valley Vanguard podcast joins us to talk about the seminal coming of age film Stand By Me, where some of the best work of Steve King, Rob Reiner, and a well-cast group of talented young actors came together.

The discussion focuses heavily on the coming of age movies and how they tick; male relationships and how they are treated in film; and the underappreciated art that is the non-blockbuster, non-awards bait movie. We also speculate on how mad the internet would be about an all-female Stand By Me reboot, and Kayla gets hyped on Chris Evans. Again. Every time.

Show notes: http://bit.ly/1NG2MGq

0:29 Intro

2:50 The Night Before + Hunger Games marketing

8:42 Straight Outta Compton, award chances +Letterboxd

17:38 The Chris Evans Corner Corner - not a typo

21:10 Kill La Kill

24:55 John Mulaney's The Comeback Kid

27:33 Room + Brie Larson

30:10 Stand By Me discussion, background information, initial reactions

34:05 Coming of age movies and what makes them work

44:04 Let's talk about Steve King

49:33 Rob Reiner had a run

52:25 The cast and the bad guys

57:24 The increasing dominance of blockbusters and awards bait

1:01:56 Male friendships and the Apatow universe

1:2:10 The ending

1:21:25 The mid-2000s look

1:21:27 Recommendations, trivia, stat of the week, and outro

1:36:22 Bloopers

Phil Meyer joins us to talk about the greatest piece of mask marketing ever created. We just have a few criticisms: the liberties taken with the original material, the heavy-handedness, the lack of characters, even the sound design... just a few things.

We also get into two of the biggest trailers to drop recently, spend more time talking about a recent box office bomb than anyone should, and lobby a few choice words at a certain already-maligned studio. All that and the late, explosive destruction of the podcast await you!

Get in touch with us at [email protected]

0:29 Intro

1:32 A special music moment

2:14 Star Wars international trailer b/w Kayla's extreme apathy

7:31 Warcraft trailer

12:54 Jem and the Hollograms

21:56 The Girl with the Girl with The Dragon Tattoo Rant

28:42 A Death Note disagreement

31:15 John Carpenter + The Fog

32:40 The Final Girls

36:24 V For Vendetta discussion, background information, initial reactions

48:30 Interpretation and the altering of the graphic novel's political message

50:58 There is a lack of character here

1:01:20 The Alan Moore of it all and the vision of novel vs. film

1:04:15 Vigilantism, terrorism, fascism, anarchism, activism

1:10:16 So this V/Evey, torture/rebirth thing is kinda not great, right?

1:17:53 The page vs. the panel and things that work in different mediums

1:20:35 The Wachowski's vision

1:21:25 The mid-2000s look

1:23:50 Recommendations

1:30:23 The stat of the week, derailed by the Chris Evans Corner

1:31:51 It's broken, the podcast is broken

1:33:41 It's still broken. Please help me. Kayla is unstoppable.

1:34:22 Outro?

1:37:52 Younger Jeezy over everything

Gabe rejoins us to risk the wrath of Nolan stans by talking about The Prestige! We tell you a thing about Steve King, say "Michael Caine" in impeccable Michael Caine voices, and tackle one of IMDB favorite Christopher Nolan's most widely-regarded films.

We like the movie, we swear. We just had to talk about that final twist, the core rivalry, and how Wally Pfister hurt Tyler so very deeply with Transcendence.

Get in contact with us at [email protected].

0:29 Intro

2:15 Black Mass + Johnny Depp

5:35 The Walking Dead

14:37 Kingsman: Secret Service

21:00 Attack on Titan

22:40 Crimson Peak

29:55 Goosebumps

34:55 The Prestige discussion

37:28 Tyler storms the Chris Evans Corner, is soundly routed

38:20 Tyler is still made about Transcendence

41:50 SHOTS FIRED AT CHRISTOPHER NOLAN fans

43:20 Movies with twists and how they hold up

45:10 Parsing out the final twist and its implications

50:14 The nature of Angier v. Borden

56:28 On the Nolans' writing (adapted and otherwise) and pop fiction

1:00:57 Tyler says a thing that endangers everyone involved

1:06:27 You're welcome for the new Dave Bowie album

1:07 Is it magic? Is it science? And the suspension of belief

1:09:37 How does one come to choose the Borden life?

1:14 Tyler continues to risk death by Nolan stan

1:15 Recommendations, also Kayla murders Tyler

1:18:40 Trivia (and the women of The Prestige)and Stat of the Week

1:24:54 Bloopers

On this guestless bonus episode, Kayla and Tyler talk about one of their favorite films of 2014. After getting past Dan Stevens' abs, eventually, they talk about the soundtrack, the humor, and the slickness and verve of this 2014 thriller. Tensions rise when Chris Evans is brought into the equation.

On our first bonus episode, Gabe joins Kayla in tossing Tyler in the river and talking about the 1999 horror film that spawned all the found footage movies you hate. Why did Mike toss the map in the river? Why didn't they FOLLOW the river? We're all confused. All except Tyler. He's still in the river.

Stay tuned the rest of the week for more bonus episodes about horror movies we love that aren't in the IMDB 250. These will continue after October, switching to new themes - Christmas, the Oscars, and the IMDB itself.

This week we're joined for the first time by our good friend Monica Date, the world's foremost nerd engineer costumer smart person, probably. Kayla sings and yells "CAAARRRLLL" a lot, Monica is blissfully ignorant of her Wolverine's impending heartbreaking sportsball loss, and we have a lot of feelings about Guillermo Del Toro's modern horror classic. We don't use that phrase lightly.

Next week you'll hear us talk about Del Toro's latest, the gothic romance Crimson Peak. For now, though, we'll settle for trashing all your favorite horror television.

Get in contact with us at [email protected].

0:29 Intro

2:52 Legally Blonde(s)

4:28 Arrow

5:02 The Flash

8:30 Kayla talks about... music? And another podcast?!

9:52 Scream Queens + teeing off on Ryan Murphy

15:33 Scream Queens spoiler

17:52 The Walking Dead

22:40 Sicario

29:29 Trick 'r Treat

29:40 Scream the TV Series

30:51 Pan's Labyrinth discussion

34:41 Kayla gets fired again

35:09 The most nonsense Chris Evans Corner

35:40 The power of feminity in Pan

43:29 Death in Pan

48:13 Adult depression in Pan

48:35 Children as actors and subjects in film

53:15 El Capitan and characterization

58:47 Vionece as portrayed by Del Toro, in film, and against women in film

1:05:40 The makeup, costumes, and DOUG JONES

1:14:55 Tyler gets fired again

1:17:30 Recommendations

1:22:10 Stats, trivia, and outra

1:25:17 Bonus Jurassic World review from Monica! Also bloopers