More Movies Please!

It’s time for the amazing and fabulous fourth part of our top five favorite movies mini-series! It’s the penultimate part, which is one of the very best parts of anything. There’s the feeling of accomplishment you get from making it this far and none of the sadness from knowing that you’re listening to the end of the series. It’s all just good times!

First up, we’ve got a thrilling movie with an incredible soundtrack for one of Sean’s favorites. This one is the 2011 crime drama thriller romance film (oh yes, it covers all those bases and then some) by one of the all-time great Danes, Nicolas Winding Refn. It’s called Drive and it’s a knock-you-out-of-your-socks sort of a film. It left us breathless by the end of it and wondering what it has against redheads. Seriously, that poor Christina Hendricks character… Regardless, it looks stunning and has an energy that sucks you in from moment one.

Immediately following Sean’s pick is another one of Steven’s. This time he’s bringing us the wonderfully touching film, About Time, made in 2013 and directed by the always amazing Richard Curtis. This one sneaks up on you with its clever writing, adorable relationships, and tender family moments. Come for the concept and stay for the emotional resonance. Thankfully, the redheads in this one make it out better than they did in Drive. I mean, waaay better. This film feels completely real, even despite its fantastical premise, and by the end of it, makes you wish you could watch it again right away.

These two are fun and a thrill to watch. Drive and About Time are some of our favorite movies for a clear reason. We feel positive that you’ll fall in love with them, too.

Get into it and tune in again for part 5!

(Recorded on May 20, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Drive - IMDb

Drive trailer - YouTube

About Time - IMDb

About Time trailer - YouTube

Phrasing… Boom | Archer - YouTube

Heat - IMDb

The Fast and the Furious - IMDb

The Transporter - IMDb

Breaking Bad - IMDb

Game of Thrones - IMDb

Newton Thomas Sigel - IMDb

Sean screwed up the name of this fine cinematographer in the episode so fiercely that he needs to be called out for this mistake in the show notes. Shame on you, Sean. Shame.

X-Men - IMDb

Drive soundtrack - YouTube

Love Actually - IMDb

Bill Nighy - IMDb

Shaun of the Dead - IMDb

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest - IMDb

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Is that a U.F.O.? Nah, it’s just our monthly B-movie bonus episode! Get ready for it, because we’ve got all our terrifying death lasers set to disintegrate this time. We’re talking about Tim Burton’s peculiar and pretty dang silly film, Mars Attacks!

Let’s kick off this episode by pissing off loads of Tim Burton fans! That’s what all good podcasts about movies are supposed to do, right? Just alienate (ha!) all their current and future fans, yeah? If that’s the secret sauce to crafting a well-known podcast, then we’ve got it!

Nah, we’re just kidding. We love Tim Burton’s movies, even the weird ones that certain podcast co-hosts really shouldn’t have seen when they were as young as they were. Seriously, friends, don’t show your children this movie. Sean was pretty dang scarred for a while after seeing it.

As for the film itself, we think this might actually be a pretty accurate representation of what would happen to the planet is malicious Martians ever visited us. There would be loads of destruction, a whole lot of ACK ACK ACKs, and waaay too many less than intelligent people doing what they’re best at: being dumb.

Will there be body swapping between a woman and her dog? Yep. Will Pierce Brosnan get decapitated? Of course. Will there be loads of probes? Yeah, probably. These are freaky, maniacal aliens we’re talking about here. Why wouldn’t there be probing?

It’s okay, though. These terrible Martians have a deadly Achilles’ heel. Just like all living beings, they’re susceptible to terrible country music. You heard it here first. The one thing that will save us all in the future is the twangy croonings of some long dead, cowboy hat-wearing white guy. Thanks, country music!

At the end of the podcast, there’s really only one thing left for us to try to figure out. Mars Attacks! is definitely a high-caliber B-movie. It looks pretty dang good for a mid-‘90s sci-fi film and its fun moments are a blast. Does that make it B-movie brilliance or is it a terrible B-movie blunder? Listen through to the end of the episode to find out for yourself!

(Recorded on June 25, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Mars Attacks! - IMDb

Mars Attacks! trailer - YouTube

Sharktopus | More Movies Please! - Apple Podcasts

Sharktopus - IMDb

Tim Burton - IMDb

Beetlejuice - IMDb

Sleepy Hollow - IMDb

Batman - IMDb

Alice in Wonderland - IMDb

Independence Day video game - Wikipedia

Face/Off - IMDb

Adaptation. - IMDb

New and Improved Joker Products! - YouTube

Here’s that Joker tv takeover video that Steven referenced during the podcast. That’s some good ‘80s filmmaking there.

Pam Grier - IMDb

Jack Black - IMDb

Natalie Portman - IMDb

Leon: The Professional - IMDb

United States preside

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Is that a U.F.O.? Nah, it’s just our monthly B-movie bonus episode! Get ready for it, because we’ve got all our terrifying death lasers set to disintegrate this time. We’re talking about Tim Burton’s peculiar and pretty dang silly film, Mars Attacks!

Let’s kick off this episode by pissing off loads of Tim Burton fans! That’s what all good podcasts about movies are supposed to do, right? Just alienate (ha!) all their current and future fans, yeah? If that’s the secret sauce to crafting a well-known podcast, then we’ve got it!

Nah, we’re just kidding. We love Tim Burton’s movies, even the weird ones that certain podcast co-hosts really shouldn’t have seen when they were as young as they were. Seriously, friends, don’t show your children this movie. Sean was pretty dang scarred for a while after seeing it.

As for the film itself, we think this might actually be a pretty accurate representation of what would happen to the planet is malicious Martians ever visited us. There would be loads of destruction, a whole lot of ACK ACK ACKs, and waaay too many less than intelligent people doing what they’re best at: being dumb.

Will there be body swapping between a woman and her dog? Yep. Will Pierce Brosnan get decapitated? Of course. Will there be loads of probes? Yeah, probably. These are freaky, maniacal aliens we’re talking about here. Why wouldn’t there be probing?

It’s okay, though. These terrible Martians have a deadly Achilles’ heel. Just like all living beings, they’re susceptible to terrible country music. You heard it here first. The one thing that will save us all in the future is the twangy croonings of some long dead, cowboy hat-wearing white guy. Thanks, country music!

At the end of the podcast, there’s really only one thing left for us to try to figure out. Mars Attacks! is definitely a high-caliber B-movie. It looks pretty dang good for a mid-‘90s sci-fi film and its fun moments are a blast. Does that make it B-movie brilliance or is it a terrible B-movie blunder? Listen through to the end of the episode to find out for yourself!

(Recorded on June 25, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Mars Attacks! - IMDb

Mars Attacks! trailer - YouTube

Sharktopus | More Movies Please! - Apple Podcasts

Sharktopus - IMDb

Tim Burton - IMDb

Beetlejuice - IMDb

Sleepy Hollow - IMDb

Batman - IMDb

Alice in Wonderland - IMDb

Independence Day video game - Wikipedia

Face/Off - IMDb

Adaptation. - IMDb

New and Improved Joker Products! - YouTube

Here’s that Joker tv takeover video that Steven referenced during the podcast. That’s some good ‘80s filmmaking there.

Pam Grier - IMDb

Jack Black - IMDb

Natalie Portman - IMDb

Leon: The Professional - IMDb

United States presidential line of succession - Wikipedia

Battlestar Galactica - IMDb

Jackie Brown - IMDb

Pacific Rim - IMDb

Snakes on a Plane | More Movies Please! - Apple Podcasts

Snakes on a Plane - IMDb

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We’ve got one question for you… Are you ready for part three, a.k.a. “the middle part,” of the mini-series where we share and discuss our current top five favorite movies with you and each other? We hope you’re ready for it, because it’s here and we’re doing it! This time we’re diving headfirst into, you guessed it, another pair of our favorite movies.

Coming up first is another one of Sean’s favorites, 2013’s Her, directed by the always brilliant Spike Jonze. If you’ve been looking for a gorgeous, unique, and heartfelt film about a man falling in love with an operating system, then this one is for you! Okay, we get it, that sounds like a strange sort of movie. The thing is, it is a little weird, but the incredible quality about Her is the way it makes the idea of a man falling in love with a computer seem totally normal. This is a gorgeous looking film, too. No wonder that it was shot by one of Sean’s favorite cinematographers, Hoyte van Hoytema.

We follow up Her with one of Steven’s (and coincidentally, Sean’s) absolute favorites, Garden State. This one was made in 2004 and was written, directed, and stars Zach Braff, as well as starring Natalie Portman. We’ve found that it still holds up very well and makes us feel all the feels. Really, all of those feels! Coming just out of high school, this one was a very formative film for us, both as people and as film lovers. The film also centers around a budding relationship, this time between two real people. They’ve got baggage, they go on adventures, and they scream from construction equipment next to a tugboat at the top of a quarry in the rain. It’s got everything!

We love both of these films and are thrilled to share this watching experience with you. Both Her and Garden State hold a special place in both of our histories and hearts. We can’t wait to hear from you what you think of these films, too.

Get into it and tune in again for part 4!

(Recorded on April 29, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Her - IMDb

Her trailer - YouTube

Garden State - IMDb

Garden State trailer - YouTube

The Grand Budapest Hotel - IMDb

Minority Report - IMDb

Samantha Morton - IMDb

Samantha Morton Has Seen and Survived Hollywood’s Dark Side - Vanity Fair

Hoyte van Hoytema - IMDb

Zach Braff - IMDb

Fake Doctors, Real Friends - Apple Podcasts

Give Zach Braff and Donald Faison’s excellent Scrubs rewatch podcast a listen. It’s a really fun one.

Scrubs - IMDb

Natalie Portman - IMDb

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We’ve got one question for you… Are you ready for part three, a.k.a. “the middle part,” of the mini-series where we share and discuss our current top five favorite movies with you and each other? We hope you’re ready for it, because it’s here and we’re doing it! This time we’re diving headfirst into, you guessed it, another pair of our favorite movies.

Coming up first is another one of Sean’s favorites, 2013’s Her, directed by the always brilliant Spike Jonze. If you’ve been looking for a gorgeous, unique, and heartfelt film about a man falling in love with an operating system, then this one is for you! Okay, we get it, that sounds like a strange sort of movie. The thing is, it is a little weird, but the incredible quality about Her is the way it makes the idea of a man falling in love with a computer seem totally normal. This is a gorgeous looking film, too. No wonder that it was shot by one of Sean’s favorite cinematographers, Hoyte van Hoytema.

We follow up Her with one of Steven’s (and coincidentally, Sean’s) absolute favorites, Garden State. This one was made in 2004 and was written, directed, and stars Zach Braff, as well as starring Natalie Portman. We’ve found that it still holds up very well and makes us feel all the feels. Really, all of those feels! Coming just out of high school, this one was a very formative film for us, both as people and as film lovers. The film also centers around a budding relationship, this time between two real people. They’ve got baggage, they go on adventures, and they scream from construction equipment next to a tugboat at the top of a quarry in the rain. It’s got everything!

We love both of these films and are thrilled to share this watching experience with you. Both Her and Garden State hold a special place in both of our histories and hearts. We can’t wait to hear from you what you think of these films, too.

Get into it and tune in again for part 4!

(Recorded on April 29, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Her - IMDb

Her trailer - YouTube

Garden State - IMDb

Garden State trailer - YouTube

The Grand Budapest Hotel - IMDb

Minority Report - IMDb

Samantha Morton - IMDb

Samantha Morton Has Seen and Survived Hollywood’s Dark Side - Vanity Fair

Hoyte van Hoytema - IMDb

Zach Braff - IMDb

Fake Doctors, Real Friends - Apple Podcasts

Give Zach Braff and Donald Faison’s excellent Scrubs rewatch podcast a listen. It’s a really fun one.

Scrubs - IMDb

Natalie Portman - IMDb

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Get your ears ready for some goodness because we’ve got part two of Our Top 5 Favorite Movies mini-series zooming its way to you right now! You felt with us through Seven Pounds, you laughed with us through The Grand Budapest Hotel, and now it’s time to feel some feelings as we launch into another pair of amazing films.

This time we’re talking about some especially meaningful and important films in our lives. If part one of this series was the appetizer, then now we’re starting to get into the main course.

First up, we’ve got the second of Steven’s picks: Bella. This is a criminally under-watched film, which is frustrating since it’s been out since 2008 and is super great. That’s so many years and still, there are loads of people who haven’t seen it. Sean’s extra glad that Steven had him watch it as one of his top picks. Now they can both spread the word about this unique, heartwarming, and deep film about family and redemption.

Following Bella is the 2010 movie, Beginners. Gosh, what a touching and heartfelt film this one is. Not only is it one of Sean’s most treasured films of all time, it’s now the same for Steven. From its rollercoaster story of love between two people to its ridiculously charming dog and all the way to its bittersweet, beautiful father-son relationship, this film is absolutely worth a watch.

This is another episode of a series that we’ve been beyond thrilled to get out into the world. We believe more people need to see the films we’re talking about, so consider this episode our very strong recommendation for these films.

Get into it and tune in again for part 3!

(Recorded on March 5, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

About Us | More Movies Please! - Apple Podcasts

Give this one a listen for extra context around some of the family topics we bring up throughout this episode.

Bella - IMDb

Bella trailer - YouTube

Beginners - IMDb

Beginners trailer - YouTube

Twilight - IMDb

Sharktopus - IMDb

Garden State - IMDb

Avengers: Infinity War - IMDb

Avengers: Endgame - IMDb

Let’s talk about Toy Story & Pixar | More Movies Please! - Apple Podcasts

The Call of the Wild - IMDb

Mike Mills - IMDb

Knives Out - IMDb

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Get your ears ready for some goodness because we’ve got part two of Our Top 5 Favorite Movies mini-series zooming its way to you right now! You felt with us through Seven Pounds, you laughed with us through The Grand Budapest Hotel, and now it’s time to feel some feelings as we launch into another pair of amazing films.

This time we’re talking about some especially meaningful and important films in our lives. If part one of this series was the appetizer, then now we’re starting to get into the main course.

First up, we’ve got the second of Steven’s picks: Bella. This is a criminally under-watched film, which is frustrating since it’s been out since 2008 and is super great. That’s so many years and still, there are loads of people who haven’t seen it. Sean’s extra glad that Steven had him watch it as one of his top picks. Now they can both spread the word about this unique, heartwarming, and deep film about family and redemption.

Following Bella is the 2010 movie, Beginners. Gosh, what a touching and heartfelt film this one is. Not only is it one of Sean’s most treasured films of all time, it’s now the same for Steven. From its rollercoaster story of love between two people to its ridiculously charming dog and all the way to its bittersweet, beautiful father-son relationship, this film is absolutely worth a watch.

This is another episode of a series that we’ve been beyond thrilled to get out into the world. We believe more people need to see the films we’re talking about, so consider this episode our very strong recommendation for these films.

Get into it and tune in again for part 3!

(Recorded on March 5, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

About Us | More Movies Please! - Apple Podcasts

Give this one a listen for extra context around some of the family topics we bring up throughout this episode.

Bella - IMDb

Bella trailer - YouTube

Beginners - IMDb

Beginners trailer - YouTube

Twilight - IMDb

Sharktopus - IMDb

Garden State - IMDb

Avengers: Infinity War - IMDb

Avengers: Endgame - IMDb

Let’s talk about Toy Story & Pixar | More Movies Please! - Apple Podcasts

The Call of the Wild - IMDb

Mike Mills - IMDb

Knives Out - IMDb

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We’re kicking off a brand new mini-series on the podcast this week: an extensive and appreciative talk about our current most favorite movies ever. Somebody cue the celebration horns!

🎉 🎉 🎉

Over these five episodes, Steven and Sean are going to be sharing their favorite movies with each other and then they’re going to gush about those stupendous films. What better place to celebrate our love for these movies than a podcast that celebrates loving movies?

Funny how life works out like that.

In-store for you, this week is one of Steven’s favorite films. Coming out in 2008, the somber, yet life-affirming, Seven Pounds kicks things off. Honestly, is there anything Will Smith can’t turn into a moving, enjoyable watching experience? This man has always had major talent and he shows it off like crazy here. Get the tissue box ready for this one because you’re going to need it.

Up next is one of Sean’s favorite movies, The Grand Budapest Hotel. If you’re any sort of a Wes Anderson fan, then you likely already know this one. It’s an energetic, glorious romp across a fictional Europe, with the main centerpiece of the fabulous, titular hotel. It came out in 2014 and has been delighting us ever since.

Both of these films have always meant a lot to us and we’re thrilled to share them with you today. This is a series we’ve been talking about doing for a while. It’s been long in the making, but it’s here for you now.

So get into it and tune in again for part 2!

(Recorded on January 20, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

The Grand Budapest Hotel - IMDb

The Grand Budapest Hotel trailer - YouTube

Seven Pounds - IMDb

Seven Pounds trailer - YouTube

Demolition Man - IMDb

Sharktopus - IMDb

1917 - IMDb

Uncut Gems - IMDb

The Mesmerizing Chaos of “Uncut Gems” - The New Yorker

Seriously, Uncut Gems is a crazy masterpiece of a film. Give it a watch and then go take a nap.

Hereditary - IMDb

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - IMDb

Beginners - IMDb

20th Century Women - IMDb

The “kind of” sequel to Beginners.

Box Jellyfish: World's Most Venomous Sea Creature - How Stuff Works

One of Sean’s favorite moments/shots in The Grand Budapest Hotel - Evan E. Richards

Amélie - IMDb

Yes Man - IMDb

Complete Time Wimey Don’t Blink Speech | Doctor Who - YouTube

A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II - IMDb

Gemini Man - IMDb

Bad Boys for Life - IMDb

Bad Boys 4 - IMDb

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We’re kicking off a brand new mini-series on the podcast this week: an extensive and appreciative talk about our current most favorite movies ever. Somebody cue the celebration horns!

🎉 🎉 🎉

Over these five episodes, Steven and Sean are going to be sharing their favorite movies with each other and then they’re going to gush about those stupendous films. What better place to celebrate our love for these movies than a podcast that celebrates loving movies?

Funny how life works out like that.

In-store for you, this week is one of Steven’s favorite films. Coming out in 2008, the somber, yet life-affirming, Seven Pounds kicks things off. Honestly, is there anything Will Smith can’t turn into a moving, enjoyable watching experience? This man has always had major talent and he shows it off like crazy here. Get the tissue box ready for this one because you’re going to need it.

Up next is one of Sean’s favorite movies, The Grand Budapest Hotel. If you’re any sort of a Wes Anderson fan, then you likely already know this one. It’s an energetic, glorious romp across a fictional Europe, with the main centerpiece of the fabulous, titular hotel. It came out in 2014 and has been delighting us ever since.

Both of these films have always meant a lot to us and we’re thrilled to share them with you today. This is a series we’ve been talking about doing for a while. It’s been long in the making, but it’s here for you now.

So get into it and tune in again for part 2!

(Recorded on January 20, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

The Grand Budapest Hotel - IMDb

The Grand Budapest Hotel trailer - YouTube

Seven Pounds - IMDb

Seven Pounds trailer - YouTube

Demolition Man - IMDb

Sharktopus - IMDb

1917 - IMDb

Uncut Gems - IMDb

The Mesmerizing Chaos of “Uncut Gems” - The New Yorker

Seriously, Uncut Gems is a crazy masterpiece of a film. Give it a watch and then go take a nap.

Hereditary - IMDb

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - IMDb

Beginners - IMDb

20th Century Women - IMDb

The “kind of” sequel to Beginners.

Box Jellyfish: World's Most Venomous Sea Creature - How Stuff Works

One of Sean’s favorite moments/shots in The Grand Budapest Hotel - Evan E. Richards

Amélie - IMDb

Yes Man - IMDb

Complete Time Wimey Don’t Blink Speech | Doctor Who - YouTube

A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II - IMDb

Gemini Man - IMDb

Bad Boys for Life - IMDb

Bad Boys 4 - IMDb

How I Met Your Mother - IMDb

Game of Thrones - IMDb

Sorry, Game of Thrones haters: entitled man-babies don't get to decide how a series ends - The Telegraph

Doctor Who - IMDb

Birdemic: Shock and Terror - IMDb

Garden State - IMDb

Elizabethtown - IMDb

About Time - IMDb

Bella - IMDb

The French Dispatch - IMDb

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More Movies Please! - Libsyn

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On the podcast this week, Skipper Steve and Sean are going to avenge our best friend in the delightful and unique Wes Anderson film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

Seems like Scuba Steve is doing his very best to become our nation’s very first Pun-Maker Laureate. He’s got them firing off left and right as we get into this film. Somebody nominate him for that very prestigious role already!

It may be safe to say that this one is Wes Anderson’s least appreciated films and we’re not really sure what that’s all about. Even his first film, Bottle Rocket, gets more love and we think that’s a damn shame. This is all anecdotal, of course, but we’re probably not far off with that assessment and we want this one to get the love it deserves!

The Life Aquatic has a lot of heart. That seems to be a constant facet of Anderson’s films—underneath their quirky veneer, they’re full to the brim with real and affecting emotion. The script and actors are always giving it everything they’ve got. This one also has more melancholy than many of his other films. I mean, the thing opens with Zissou’s best friend being eaten by a freaking shark! How damn terrible is that?

But then he meets someone who may be his son and that just changes his entire world even more. We found it fascinating to see Zissou filled with more purpose after losing his friend and meeting his possible son than he’d had in many years. It’s a wonderful thing when someone knows exactly what they want to do with their life.

But enough with the heavy emotion. Let’s talk about the Belafonte! Steve Zissou’s ship is amazing! And those stop-motion fish were so inventive! And we want one of those red caps! But maybe not those Speedos? …Screw it, give us some of those Speedos! We can rock them!

Papa Steve feels that this film has a wonderful soundscape and Sean can only agree with that. Not only does the sound work and the music bring you into a complete and fascinating world, it’s also just a blast to listen to. It can be funnier than you’d ever expect the sound to be. This is work done at a very high level.

Robert Yeoman’s cinematography is, as always, in a class of its own. Sure, the look of a Wes Anderson film is usually attributed to its exacting, eccentric director, but leaving it at that would be doing a disservice to Mr. Yeoman. His eye for lighting, movement, and framing is top-notch. Anytime he’s listed as the cinematographer for a film you know it’s going to be a good one.

Oh yeah, we were serious about that Academy Award for Best Podcast. We want that thing on our mantles!

(Recorded on June 04, 2020)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - IMDb

 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou trailer - YouTube

Scrubs - IMDb

Nitrogen narcosis - Wikipedia

Those wonderfully wacky Batman transitions - YouTube

The Criterion Collection version of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Michael Gambon - IMDb

Fantastic Mr. Fox - IMDb

Criminal Minds - IMDb

The Evil Dead - IMDb

Army of Darkness - IMDb

Kevin Conroy - IMDb

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