Movie Chumps

Forget one underdog. In Warrior, we get two! The 1-2-3 punch of Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, and Joel Edgerton catapult this underrated 2011 fight drama in "best sports films of all time" category. The Chumps explain how director Gavin O'Connor overcomes cliche landmines, why the school principal is one of the great characters in the film, and how the cinematographer manages to capture so much authenticity in what appears to be a ridiculous premise, at times, on paper. PLUS: Ezra Bridger and Thrawn finally show up in Ahsoka. AND: the "breath smells like a mugshot" comment that got Corrye cackling like a hyena in 5 Questions.

Astonishing. Tom Cruise is flat out astonishing. Luke watches it for the first time, and explains his ridiculous reason why it took him 34 years to do so. Meanwhile, Corrye articulates the arguments Oliver Stone makes against Vietnam in ways the director's other classic, Platoon, didn't. PLUS: all the cameos and familiar faces we loved; Ahsoka delivers its best episode yet; and Luke & Corrye pick their all-time NBA starting five.

Gordon Gecko. Bud Fox. 1980s sleaze & greed. The Chumps pluck out the best of Oliver Stone's 1987 smash hit Wall Street, while poking fun at John C. McGinley's antics, the cheesy clumps of dialogue ("this turkey is braindead!"), Hal Holbrook's platitudes, and Sean Young. PLUS: the moral force of Martin Sheen's Carl Fox, and why Daryl Hannah doesn't deserve a Razzie award for her performance.

Nothing ushers in the start of Oliver Stone's dynamite run of films like the haunting Adagio for Strings classical music piece and the blockbuster performances by Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger. Luke & Corrye shine a spotlight on Stone's ability to capture: the rawness of war, the colorful characters of Charlie Sheen's crew, all while creating that "we could die at any second" atmosphere that is so paramount about the Vietnam War. PLUS: John C. McGinley plays a great schmuck....and the Chumps check in to see if Ahsoka continues its momentum for episode 3.

Liam Neeson versus everyone. That's what we all assumed coming into The Grey. But we were wrong; to quote Christopher Wallace - DEAD wrong. The Grey is neck-deep in existentialism and big-picture themes that were camouflaged in the initial trailers. PLUS: Corrye's provocative take on Scooby-Do, and Luke brings us another "late to the party" recommendation.

A difficult rewatch, given one of the more devastating endings in film history. Luke & Corrye explain why it's also the PERFECT ending. And how about this cast? Toby Jones, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher, and Steve Kerr lookalike William Sadler. All cooking with gas. Corrye shares some differences with Stephen King's novel, while Luke leads the insult barrage on The Mist's CGI monsters. PLUS: Director Frank Darabont pulls a John Cazale - except he really doesn't.

Michael Clarke Duncan's John Coffey is the quintessential "gentle giant," but The Green Mile is NOT the quintessential prison movie. A haunting but uplifting film that grapples with the finality of death, the Chumps sift through the tall grass to capture the heart & soul of Frank Darabont's follow-up to the The Shawshank Redemption. Corrye explains why this is a dynamite page-to-screen adaptation from Stephen King's genius mind. The Chumps reflect on the cast, the score, and so much more.

Luke & Corrye are in agreement: Best movie of the year so far. It should run the table at the Oscars unless Killers of the Flower Moon packs as much wallop as the book does. We ask the tough questions: How good WAS Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer? Should they have shown the atomic bomb devastation in Japan? The Chumps dissect the cast and compare it to the Murderer's Row of Oliver Stone's JFK. PLUS: how do you pronounce biopic? Corrye found the right answer but Luke isn't having it.

Corrye calls this film the 3rd best action film of all time. The Chumps welcome back Cory K from the podcast That Sounds Terrible; Go On to reflect on the fourth John Wick installment. How good is the choreography? How exceptional is the villainous Bill Skarsgard? Does Donnie Yen steal the show in EVERY fight sequence? Lots of questions, plenty of answers.

Spoiler Alert: this one tops Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Indiana Jones is back, and so are Luke & Corrye after some summer vacation time. The Chumps head back to the theater as Dial of Destiny, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, hit the big screen. Luke's got a UPS truck full of nitpicks, but really enjoyed it. Corrye said he had a smile on his face the whole time watching the new Indy. The fellas also talk the new kid, Teddy; Mads Mikkelsen's villainous addition; Karen Allen's big scene; Sallah warming hearts again; and Harrison Ford taking on old age.