Monkeys Fighting Robots

The cast and crew of Monkeys Fighting Robots do their best to make a boring subject (The Oscars) more entertaining as they look at the off-beat angles of the award show. 

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M. Night Shyamalan is one of the most polarizing directors in the business today, so how did his latest film 'Split' do under the critical breakdown of our critics. 

On the second half of the show, movie critic Dewey Singleton and Matt Sardo interview Ice Cube about his latest film 'Fist Fight,' and we close out the show with a conversation with 'Goonies' legend Sean Astin. 

Ice Cube interview at 45:20

Sean Astin interview at 54:23

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Matt and EJ open Pandora's Box when they invite Managing Editor Larry Taylor, and Movie Critics Felix Albuerne, and Dewey Singleton on the show to discuss 74th Golden Globe Awards.

The guests derail the conversation quickly when in comes to EJ's love of Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but we course correct quickly as the worthiness of Deadpool in the award show consumes us all. If you're a film junkie you will appreciate the nerdy highs and lows of the episode. 

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As we close out 2016, it's time to reflect on the good, the bad, and the surprises of the film year that was. 

EJ's List 

Best: The Handmaiden

Worst: Captain America: Civil War

Surprise: Arrival

Most Enjoyed: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 

Matt's List 

Best: Hell or High Water - Arrival

Worst:  Batman: The Killing Joke

Surprise: The Accountant

Most Enjoyed: Hello My Name Is Doris

 

Strap yourself in buckaroos! Episode 105 of the Monkeys Fighting Robots podcast is here.

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As 2016 comes to a close we give you a powerhouse of an episode as EJ and Matt critique Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Monkeys Fighting Robots beat reporter Jon Barr stops by to discuss the mid-season finale of AMC's The Walking Dead. 

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is like heroin, never going to get enough," - Matt Sardo 

Strap yourself in buckaroos! Episode 104 of the Monkeys Fighting Robots podcast is here.

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What starts out as an innocent review of 'Office Christmas Party' quickly spirals out of control into a discussion about the crazier Christmas films to entertain viewers. 

Matt and EJ also have strong feelings about how HBO's first season of 'Westworld' ended, and the second trailer for 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.'

Strap yourself in buckaroos! Episode 103 of the Monkeys Fighting Robots podcast is here.

Check out EJ's review of 'Office Christmas Party’ -  Is This All It Takes To Shock People?

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What starts out as a review of the new film Office Downe ends up with a full blown discussion about the 'Top 5' comic book films not based on Marvel or DC Comics characters. 

Honorable Mentions: Tank Girl, Spawn, Judge Dredd, The Mask 

EJ's List: 

5. Scott Pilgrim vs the World - Edgar Wright (Graphic novel)

4. The Haunted World of El Superbeasto - Rob Zombie (Comic book series)

3. Dredd - Pete Travis (Comic book series)

2. Sin City - Robert Rodriguez (Graphic Novel)

1. Oldboy - Park Chan-wook (Based on a manga)

Matt's List: 

5. A History of Violence (2005)

4. The Rocketeer (1991)

3. The Losers (2010)

2. The Crow (1994)

1. 30 Days of Night (2007)

Strap yourself in buckaroos! Episode 102 of the Monkeys Fighting Robots podcast is here.

Check out EJ's review of 'Officer Downe’ - The Perfect Kind Of Stylized Insanity

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Chicago comic book artist Jim Terry who is half Native American (Ho-Chunk Nation) traveled to Standing Rock in early November to deliver supplies to water defenders. The journey inspired him to create a stunning piece of artwork, and this is his story. 

Terry wanted to make clear that he was not speaking for Standing Rock Sioux, but from his personal experiences.

"Here is the most amazing that I took away from it. I went to the prayer that morning. This elder was speaking and he said, I'm going to lightly paraphrase, but he said, "There are people from DAPL who have infiltrated our camp and they're walking around our camp. So, if you see anybody who looks suspicious." At this point, I'm like okay what are we supposed to do. He says, "Invite them to the fire, have a cup of coffee with him. Talk to him, and tell him we are doing this for his children too." And that is no joke the philosophy of the camp," said Terry.  

"One of the things that I noticed when I was out there, when these elders spoke, he said "Good morning relatives" to everyone, everybody that was there, you had every kind of race, sexual orientation, everything was "Good morning my relatives. We're all connected here. We're all on this planet together. We are the custodians of this planet, we are not the conquers of this planet. We are its custodians." I hope that if nothing else this raises some awareness about the direction we can go in from here on out," said Terry.

Welcome to the Holiday Spectacular known as Episode 101. EJ was eaten by a tiger at the Lowry Park Zoo, so Cary Elwes from 'The Princess Bride' stops by chat about his book. Plus, Matt takes a look at the best and worst of Billy Bob Thornton as he reviews 'Bad Santa 2' and David E. Kelly's 'Goliath.'

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Check out EJ's review of 'Moana’ -  Best Disney Musical Since ‘Hercules’

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'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' hits theaters this week, and EJ and Matt truly wanted to review the film for you, but it turned out to be uninspiring and we wanted to give you an epic 100th episode, so we went on a tangent. We instead discuss our 'Top 5 Films Involving Magic.' 

Matt gets stuck in the 80s rabbit hole of sorcery, and EJ panders to his inner 90s teenage witch.  

Strap yourself in buckaroos! Episode 100 of the Monkeys Fighting Robots podcast is here.

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Check out EJ's review of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' - How Can A Film About Magic Not Be Magical?

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