This week, Justin and Ryan have a conversation that won't end the way "Strangers on a Train" (1951) does. But they will talk about...

- The awkward conversations we've all had

- Chance conversations and the origins of Movie Bones

- Assessing our experiences with Hitchcock films overall

- "We don't talk about Bruno"

- Hitchcock's mid-film rug-pulling

- Holding the mirror up to the audience

- Thought experiment: How upset is Guy over his wife's murder?

- Where are our moral boundaries?

- Technical prowess, SFX and Cinematography

- Verdict

- Next week's film: "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963)

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This week, Justin & Ryan try to keep from losing our teeth playing rugby and watching "This Sporting Life" (1963), and afterward, talk about...

- "Kitchen Sink" dramas

- Playing with perception of time

- Male disillusionment. Are we ready for a resurgence of films in this niche?

- Self-knowledge as precursor to success or failure in relationships

- A film / TV show connection Justin did *not* see coming

- The great Richard Harris 

- Our verdict

- Next week's film: "Strangers on a Train" (1951)

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This week, Justin & Ryan find out what it takes to climb the ladder to becoming a Duke in "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949) as they discuss...

- That very British sense of humor

- Why doesn't anyone tag this guy as a suspect?

- Louis, the force of fate / destiny.

- Where there's room for more character growth

- Whether or not 8 versions of Alec Guinness is truly enough

- Weather happens on Movie Bones!

- Our Verdict

- Next week's film: "This Sporting Life" (1963)

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 This week, Justin & Ryan discover "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), and discuss...

• The connections to Star Wars...

• Toshiro Mifune as Obi Wan - what could have been...

• The intensity he brings to all his roles...

• The potential polarizing effect of the "bickering observers" framing device...

• Something that never happens in these movies that happens this time, and we love it!

• The little bit of thematic 'oomph' that elevates...

• Our Verdict

• Next Week's Film: "Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949)

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 This week, Justin & Ryan try not to get in-between "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (1966), and discuss...

• The epic... running time...

• Justin waxing poetic on 'the spirit of the west'

• Just what 'good' means in the context of this film

• The visual storytelling

• The changing of westerns in the 60's and the continuing influence of spaghetti westerns

• The film as an anti-war statement

• Giving appreciation for Wallach's "Ugly".

• Ranking the "Dollars" trillogy, and comparisons to Yojimbo

• Our Verdict

• Next Week's Film: "The Hidden Fortress" (1958)

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 This week, Justin & Ryan go on assignment in "Foreign Correspondent" (1940), and discuss...

• Just how many genres can you jam into a film?

• Hitchcock's attitude towards filmmaking

• Teasing the audience with almost-meaningful moments

• Some really impressive practical effects

• Being remembered for visuals and effects over story...

• ...with the inevitable comparison to Jim Cameron's 'Avatar' 

• Our Verdict

• Next Week's Film: "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966)

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This week, Justin & Ryan explore the liminal space within the "Carnival of Souls" (1962), and discuss...

• autophobia and scopaesthesia

• the horror and unease of dealing with the concept of dying

• whether the film should've explained more about itself

• did the low-budget production help or hurt?

• the 'dangerous youth' genre and horror-heroine tropes

• an unusual marketing tie-in

• the history of the creepy Salt-Air Palace and the use of liminal space

• we get deeper into what scares us

• Our Verdict

• Next Week's Film: "Foreign Correspondant" (1940)

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This week, Justin & Ryan find out "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane"(1962), and discuss...

• Blending "Misery" with "Sunset Boulevard"

• track record of forgotten child stars

• needless undermining twists

• Betty Davis' stand-out performance

• Creative decisions and pet-peeves that made us go 'hmm'.

• Our Verdict

• Next Week's Film: "Carnival of Souls" (1962)

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This week, Justin & Ryan see if the "Keeper of the Flame"(1942) should just snuff it out, as they discuss...

• breadcrumb trials in the script... they go where?!?

• waiting patiently for the reveal when plot and characters stand still

• the reality of advancing fascism vs. how its treated here

• filling in the blanks the script leaves open with our own ideas

• reporters who seem to be resistant to the idea of reporting

• what could have been...

• Our Verdict

• Next Week's Film: "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" (1962)

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This week, Justin & Ryan go on strike "On the Waterfront"(1954), and discuss...

• Some under-the-radar sililarities between Terry and Johnny Friendly

• How struggle can sometimes end up as entitlement

• Some neat bits of social psychology and morality around group dynamics

• Fr. Pete: How to give a sermon in a movie and make it good

• The value of 'not ratting on yourself'

• When *not* to dial your film's score up to eleven

• Seeing a classic quote show up in-context for the first time

• Ryan's unexpected comparison to a completely different film

• Our Verdict

• Next Week's Film: "Keeper of the Flame" (1942)

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