Off My Shelf

In this episode Nilesh Patel joins me in talking about 2 quiet character studies from the early 2000s with Shopgirl and Sideways.

Shopgirl
Release: 2005
Director: Anand Tucker
Stars: Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman

Sideways
Release: 2004
Director: Alexander Payne
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh

Other movies talked about

Don Jon – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2229499/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_6_in_0_q_don%2520jon

A Quiet Place: Day One – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13433802/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_a%2520quiet

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_3_nm_4_in_0_q_furio

My Adventures with Superman – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14681924/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_my%2520adventures

Longlegs – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_longleg

Dream Scenario – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21942866/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dream%2520sc

Arcadian – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22939186/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_arcadian

Boy Kills World – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13923084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_0_in_0_q_boy%2520kills%2520world

Dune: Part 2 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dune%2520part%2520

Late Night With The Devil – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14966898/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_late%2520n

IF – I accidently called this “Imaginary” but that is a very different movie – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11152168/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_if

The Blackening – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11703244/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520blackening

In this episode Paolo Vergara and Carson Choi, hosts of The Fan and the Critic podcast, join me in talking about 2 campy films with Shaun of the Dead and Shoot ‘Em Up

Shaun of the Dead
Release: 2004
Director: Edgar Wright
Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy

Shoot ‘Em Up
Release: 2007
Director: Michael Davis
Stars: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci

The Fan and the Critic

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In this episode Sarah Behl joins me in talking about the dynamics between men and women with Shallow Hal and Secretary.

Secretary
Release: 2002
Director: Steven Shainberg
Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader

Shallow Hal
Release: 2001
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Stars: Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander

Movies you should watch

Grand Theft Hamlet

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28244549/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_0_q_grand%2520theft%2520hamle

And in case you didn’t know about The Fall Guy

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684562/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_the%2520fall%2520guy

In this episode Josh Ratliffe joins me in talking about an award winning downer and a delightful palate cleanser with Saving Private Ryan and Scott Pilgrim vs the World

Saving Private Ryan
Release: 1998
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Release: 2010
Director: Edgar Wright
Stars: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick, Allison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman

In this episode Mike Suderman joins me in talking about a samurai warrior who was flung into the future where Aku’s evil is law with Samurai Jack.

Samurai Jack
Release: 2001 – 2004, 2017
Creator: Genndy Tartakovsky
Stars: Phil LaMarr, Mako, Tom Kenny, John DiMaggio

The UBS Guy

In this episode Erika joins me in talking about 2 quirky and satirical films about the school experience with Rushmore and Saved.

Rushmore
Release: 1998
Director: Wes Anderson
Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Brian Cox

Saved
Release: 2004
Director: Brian Dannelly
Stars: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin

In this episode Adam Upper joins me in talking about 2 very sweaty films with Run Lola Run and The Rundown

Run Lola Run
Release: 1998
Director: Tom Tywker
Stars: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup

The Rundown
Release: 2003
Director: Peter Berg
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson

Adam’s Podcast – Beyond the Batcast

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WWE

According to some quick googling, due to a legal issue with WWF (World Wildlife Fund) the WWF (World Wrestling Federation) changed to WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) in 2002.

The Song I was thinking of

The song by Dimitri From Paris, Une Very Stylish Fille, uses 2 clips from the movie Breakfast At Tiffany’s, one spoke by Patricia Neal and the other by Aubrey Hepburn and The song uses 2 clips from the movie Breakfast At Tiffany’s, one spoke by Patricia Neal and the other by Aubrey Hepburn and George Peppard.

In this episode Nilesh Patel joins me in talking about two movies with huge casts and doomed love with Romeo + Juliet and The Royal Tenenbaums.

Romeo + Juliet
Release: 1996
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Stars: Leonard DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau

The Royal Tenenbaums
Release: 2001
Director: Wes Anderson
Stars: Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Danny Glover

Correction

Martian Manhunter was portrayed by Harry Lennix in Zack Snyder’s Justice League not the recently deceased Lance Reddick.

In this episode fellow podcaster Brendan Crates from That Movie You Like The Sequel joins in talking about action figures, nostalgia, and childish humour as we discuss the weird and wonderful show Robot Chicken.

Robot Chicken
Release: 2001 – 2022
Creators: Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mike Fasolo
Voices: Too many people to list

That Movie You Like The Sequel

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In this episode Austin Wong joins me in talking about 2 classic 80s movies with Return to Oz and Romancing the Stone.

Return to Oz
Release: 1985
Director: Walter Murch
Stars: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh

Romancing the Stone
Release: 1984
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito