Movie Go Round

In this Movie-Go-Round,You Did This to Us! And boy, did you pick a doozy, 1997’s Con Air. What can you say about this testosterone-fueled movie? We were dazzled by its absurdity, bemused by its insanely shaky premise, and dumbfounded by the dialogue. ("Put. The bunneh. Back in the box.") But we had great fun talking about it! Come join Nicole, Brett, and David as we try to make sense of the insensible.

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Next week's film is a New to Two pick of Brett's. He will introduce Nicole and David to the 2006 film Everything Is Illuminated.[]]]

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In this Movie-Go-Round Around the World, Brett chose an Indian comedy with a character enamored with the US. Unfortunately, his favorite country has exported its recession around the globe, and even his kidnapping gang is feeling the effects. When the gang seizes a wealthy Indian-born American, they think their luck has changed, but he's just as poorly off. However, their captive has a clever plan to get himself freed and all of them paid in the bargain. David, Nicole, and Brett talked over this comedy of errors/political critique and are joined by Claire White and Kyle Willoughby of the Dragons, Sexy Robots, and Adventures podcast! Come join us!

Next week's film is a You Did This to Us pick. You all picked 1997's Con Air. Put the bunny back in the box!

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First and foremost: our apologies for the delay in this episode release! You may notice a change in audio quality after the introductions. This is because Brett's rig crashed and died during this recording, and David picked up his slack and was able to provide a backup! (Thanks, David!) Hence, it took quite a bit of editing work to piece together what we had worked on for this episode. To make up for it, you'll get the next show tomorrow, too! Now: The Dark Knight.

In this Movie-Go-Round Future Classics, the team was offered the last opportunity to choose a movie from 2008. It was Nicole’s pick, but really, there was only one choice: The Dark Knight. Nicole, David, and Brett got so excited they went a little over the standard episode length and could’ve gone at least another hour. We talked about the influences on the movie, the influence the movie has had, the practical stunts, some actual criticisms of the film, the fateful casting of Heath Ledger and his step into legend, and a lot more.

Next week's film is an international Around the World pick. Brett's pick is the Bollywood flick Phas Gaye Re Obama. (As of this release, it's available to rent on Amazon Instant Video.)

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In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, we got our first Netflix Original movie – The Polka King. It was a biopic, and there was a lot of good polka music, and Jack Black and Jenny Slate were in it. Guests Ericca Long and Cole Roulain of The Magic Lantern podcast joined Brett, David, and Nicole in watching it for you. We all dug deep into pertinent questions such as: Why did we think this was released directly to Netflix? Does the movie try to do too much? Not enough? Has the subject actually learned anything by the end of the movie? Did any of us go insane listening to two hours of Jack Black’s Polish accent? Join us and find out!

Next week we're watching Nicole's pick for a Future Classic, 2008's The Dark Knight.

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In this Movie-Go-Round New to Two, David introduced Brett and Nicole to an older Western. The Magnificent Seven may have been a remake of a Japanese movie and bombed at the box office, but over the years it has become an American classic. What has made this movie endure so well over time? What is it about the characters that makes them so compelling? Is there a stealth gay character? How is it that a 1960 movie featuring Mexican villagers is so moderately non-racist? Tune in to hear us hash these questions out.

Next week we're watching a Netflix Roulette film, The Polka King.

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In this Movie-Go-Round, You Did This to Us! Brett made the fatal mistake of railing against The Bodyguard on an earlier show, so our perverse listenership decided we just HAD to see it. It's filled with pop ballads, "cool" masculine tropes, illogical behavior on the part of just about everybody, and a lot of Kevin Costner flying through the air. Did Nicole, Brett, and David survive? Did they find any redeeming value in this claptrap? Tune in to find out!

Next week we're watching David's New to Two pick, the original The Magnificent Seven.

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In this Movie-Go-Round Around the World, David, Brett, Nicole, and special guest Phil Rood of the Brokebot Mountain podcast dove in to a dark and fantastic world in their discussion of Pan's Labyrinth. Listen to us "faun" over the awesomeness of actor Doug Jones, dissect the directorial flair of Del Toro, and ponder the big questions: Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

Next week we'll be back to You Did This to Us! Your pick? The Bodyguard.

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In this Movie-Go-Round Future Classics, Brett brought David and Nicole a fast-moving genre flick with thick accents and thicker…fur? In Attack the Block, hidden amid the fireworks of Guy Fawkes night, aliens drop in at high speed into a low-income apartment tower block. John Boyega makes his film debut and shows what “star quality” means, as he and his gang of teenage hooligans team up with the future 13th Doctor to tackle issues of crime, class, race, and how to survive a pack of pitch-black gorilla wolves with eerily glowing teeth.

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In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, the team watched Swordfish, the awful John Travola film you definitely shouldn't watch. This was our last week before switching a bunch of equipment, however, so we wanted to put something else in your feed in its stead that was higher quality and featuring the same guest! They're blue, reproduce with their tail-braid-things, and the story is 100% original: it's Avatar! Join the team as they join up with David Ginsburg of Tales From the Fandom to visit Pandora, for better and for worse. Mostly worse.

Next episode's Future Classics pick is Brett's! He picked 2009's Attack the Block. 

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In this Movie-Go-Round New to Two, Nicole went for a change of pace, choosing a 1998 film with a tight script, playful cinematography, solid performances from a host of "Hey, it's that actor I like!" people, a cool jazzy soundtrack, and sizzling sexual chemistry between the two leads. Steven Soderbergh is one of the few directors who could carry off this mix of caper flick and forbidden attraction, and he does a great job with Out of Sight. What did Brett and David think? How long did Brett rhapsodize over Don Cheadle and Ving Rhames? What snappy thing did David say to crack Nicole up and make her forget the point she was trying to make? Tune in and find out!

Next week's episode is a Netflix Roulette pick! We're watching Swordfish. Why? ... Why?

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