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Stephen King week continues! Mario, Tom and JP throw around their top five Stephen King adaptations!

Mario: 5. Gerald’s Game (8:37), 4. Misery (36:49), 3. The Mist (43:23), 2. The Dead Zone (1:17:18). Tom: 5. The Running Man (16:35), 4. Dolores Claiborne (29:56), 3. The Shining (50:16), 2. IT: Chapter 1 (1:07:26). JP: 5. Dead Zone (22:40), 4. Creepshow (26:22), 3. The Shining (50:16), 2. The Mist (1:06:18).

And our completely unplanned collective number 1 can be heard here (1:25:08).

We also mention/ talk about The Mangler (1:54), Dreamcatcher (4:03), The Lawnmower Man (5:54), Secret Window (6:29), The Green Mile (6:57), Silver Bullet (20:11).

On Tap!

If it’s King week we gotta drinking something from Maine! So, from Freeport, Maine Brewing Company’s Woods and Waters (India Pale Ale) https://www.mainebeercompany.com/woods-waters.

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard

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Stephen King week on Pivotal Film begins today! First Mario, Tom, and fellow King-fan and returning guest JP, review “IT: Chapter 2,” starring James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader and other people! (5:31)

On Saturday we post a podcast talking about our top five Stephen King film adaptations, and next Wednesday we spend an hour talking about our favorite Stephen King books!

On Tap!

If it’s King week we gotta drinking something from Maine! So, from Freeport, Maine Brewing Company’s Woods and Waters (India Pale Ale) https://www.mainebeercompany.com/woods-waters (2:47)

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard

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Mario and Tom begin episode 49 with a review of “Ready or Not” (9:08), before they tackle the new Netflix doc, “American Factory” (23:49). They then each spend some time in the snow trying not to get their feet wet while they dig for their number 49’s: Mario (50:44), Tom (1:21:18).

On Tap!

Other Desi Beer Company’s Hoppy Hathi, a New England Style IPA (6:20) https://otherdesibeer.com/our-beers .

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel

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Part Two is here! Mario and Tom open the show by talking about an idea for a new podcast, “Pivotal Fruits,” – juicy pears, nectarines, jack fruit and clementines all get a mention - before they turn their critical eye on Jennifer Kent’s “The Nightingale,” her dark, emotional, and in its way magnificent, follow-up to “the Babadook” (5:37). Then a forest spirit tells them that Tom’s number 50 is Akira Kurosawa’s “Throne of Blood” (48:52).

On Tap! STILL!!!

From Albany, NY, Druthers Brewing Company’s All-In IPA, http://www.druthersbrewing.com/beer/all-in-ipa (00:21).

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel

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They made it! This week Mario and Tom celebrate the fact that they made it halfway through their lists by doing a deep dive into their feelings about Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (7:49). They then circle each other, guns at the ready, ready to fire at Mario’s number 50, Sergio Leone’s “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (50:36).

On Tap!

All the way from Albany, NY, Druthers Brewing Company’s All-In IPA, http://www.druthersbrewing.com/beer/all-in-ipa (3:50).

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “The Trio” from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” – Ennio Morricone

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Mario and Tom open this weeks show with a solo, mini-review of Lynn Shelton’s “Sword of Trust,” starring Marc Maron and Michaela Watkins, which leads into a reflection on the difficulties of doing a movie podcast in 2019 while also trying to do literally anything else (9:14). Then, they try and recruit people to give their opinions on their number 51’s: Tom (31:54), Mario (51:56).

On Tap!

Out of Brattleboro, VT, Hermit Thrush Brewery’s Po Sweet – a Sour Pale Ale. http://www.hermitthrushbrewery.com/beers/po-tweet/ (2:34).

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.

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This week’s episode concludes with Mario and Tom talking about some of their feelings surrounding the shootings in Dayton and El Paso along with the direction of the culture and how we would like to see it changed (1:30:17). But first they belatedly dig into Joanna Hogg’s masterful “The Souvenir” (8:05), before hopping on planes, trains, but not automobiles, for the clues to solve the mystery of their number 52’s: Tom (35:51), Mario (1:07:20).

On Tap!

From Wallingford, CT, Front Porch Brewing Is Dead (IPA with lactose)(4:00) - http://www.frontporchbrewing.co/

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “God Bless America” – performed by Bill Frisell at Firehouse 12 in New Haven, on August 3, 2019.

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This week Mario and Tom respond to a recent IndieWire list on the best film scores of the decade with lists of their own. Mario’s Top 5: Under the Skin (19:55), Vox Lux (30:01), Sicario (33:07), It Follows (42:45), Phantom Thread (45:39); Tom’s Top 5: The Master (22:59), Knight of Cups (27:04), The Revenant (35:27), High Life (38:13), At Eternity’s Gate (51:55).

They then spend a long time throwing each other onto tables covered in barbed-wire, glass, and their number 53’s: Mario (1:02:15), Tom (1:27:40).

On Tap!

Back to the alcohol! From East Haven, CT, Bestie Raspberry Hard Seltzer https://www.bestiehardseltzer.com/ (5:45), and from New Haven, East Rock Brewing’s Blackberry Gose https://www.instagram.com/p/BzyKvjVJhus/ (59:55).

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Kingdom Theme”.

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This week Mario, Tom, and their now frequent guest J.P., open the show with an excerpt of a long, loose, and sometimes poorly recorded conversation based on Brian Raftery’s new book “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen” (8:06). Then Mario and Tom eat what they hope are their number 54’s inside a ring of stones constructed by the druids: Tom (35:03), Mario (51:02).

On Tap!

Its another Root Beer week on Pivotal Film! This week we’re drinking a couple of beers from East Haven’s Foxon Park Company (https://www.foxonpark.com/) – BIRCH (3:31), and ROOT (49.34).

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.

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Mario and Tom used their vacations to witness some Scandinavian midsummer rituals, but they’re back and they brought their lists along with them. First however they want to tell you about some of those rituals which have been documented in “Midsommar,” Ari Aster’s follow-up to “Hereditary” starring Florence Pugh and Will Poulter (8:29). Next they try to remember where they put their number 55’s before they are eaten by sharks: Mario (32:16), Tom (50:11).

On Tap!

Its Root Beer week on Pivotal Film! Were drinking one from Saranac Brewing Company out of Utica, New York - https://www.saranac.com/brews/soft-drinks/root-beer/ (4:29)

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Federal Station” – The Joiner Inners, “Ben Gardner’s Boat” – The Joiner Inners

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