Screeners Podcast

And the 2020 Oscars wager award goes to...just kidding; you’ll have to listen to find out. There definitely was a winner, though; we’re almost sure of that.

You may have noticed that first paragraph was fairly short. That’s because we had to save space for the title of the movie we’re reviewing this episode. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipations of One Harley Quinn) is such a bad name that the studio has actually changed it post-release. The movie itself, though, has a chance at being somewhat less tedious, so let’s talk about it.

How’d your Oscars bracket do? If you beat any of the Screeners, let them hear about it (in fact, don’t let them stop hearing about it) on Twitter or Facebook!

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We’re less than a week away from the 92nd Academy Awards, and with so much credibility on the line, you knew the Screeners would have to get together one final time to second-guess each other and maybe even convince themselves to change their own picks. Can Daniel be talked out of anything? Probably not, but stranger things have happened.

If you want to take your own shot at changing a Screener pick (or participating in the wager yourself!), just hop on Twitter or Facebook and post your picks!

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Special Guest: Tyler Howat.

In case you hadn’t noticed, we’ve switched decades! If that’s not an excuse to do another look back/best-of episode, we don’t know what is. Ten years is a lot of ground to cover, but the Screeners have trained for this. We’ll not only cover each host’s top 10 (or top 1, for the less talkative hosts among us) movies, but also:

Who knows; this one might even run longer than our 2019 version, but if our download numbers are anything to go by, you didn’t seem to mind that one. We’re banking on that goodwill; send any hate (or fan) mail to Twitter and/or Facebook.

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Special Guest: Tyler Howat.

It’s been nearly seventeen(!) years since the last Bad Boys movie, and Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are not what you’d typically call “boys” anymore (OK, if we’re being honest, they were decidedly post-adolescent for the last one too). That has not stopped the long-awaited Bad Boys III (now Bad Boys for Life) from finally being shot and released, though, so the Screeners are here for it...or, two of them are, anyway.

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At Screeners HQ, we practice not so much a “new year, new you” lifestyle as a “new year, new retrospective” one. Yes, you could accuse us of looking forward by looking back, but this podcast is about movies, not armchair psychology, so...there?

Anyway, we’ll be covering our standard fare:

Sure, that’s a lot, but it’s always a fun ride, so join us in giving 2019’s cinema the send-off it deserves by listening then sharing your own picks/hot takes on Twitter and/or Facebook.

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Special Guest: Tyler Howat.

From one awards show to another. The 2020 Oscar nominations have been announced, so you know Daniel’s going to have a few things to say. The others might even get a couple words in too. Tune into this bonus episode to see how everyone’s feeling about their awards brackets, and what snubs annoyed them most.

And when you’re done listening, start talking. We know at least some of you have awards opinions, and Twitter/Facebook are the perfect places for them.

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This year’s Golden Globe Awards were just handed out, and in case you haven’t been on Twitter lately, we’re not going to spoil Ricky Gervais’ monologue here. Let’s just say that the other celebrities who made it to the mic were a little more...complimentary of the industry. We have some commentary on the awards too, of course, but Gervais either stole the show or lit it on fire and watched the world burn, depending on your sense of humor.

One movie that came up a few times during the show was 1917, a movie that barely squeaked into eligibility with a Christmas release. You might not have wanted to watch all the bloodshed during the Christmas season, but January feels just about right for some bleak carnage, so let’s talk about it now.

You know what comes next. We want to hear what you thought of Gervais and the Golden Globes, and we want to hear it on Twitter or Facebook.

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Special Guest: Tyler Howat.

Little Women may have been the 19th century equivalent of a supermarket novel, but its staying power is pretty indisputable. We’re on film adaptation number 7 so far, and this one might be the best one yet, if you listen to the critics. Will the Screeners agree?

Speaking of big-screen adaptations of classic novels, there are enough of those for a Top 3 segment, so let’s go ahead and do one. Chris isn’t here for this episode, so let’s take bets on who will take up his mantle and pick Ready Player One.

And while we’re here, the Academy Awards are only a month away, so let’s do a quick update on that new wager we introduced awhile back. Does Daniel think he’s in pole position, or is his confidence wavering? Chime in with your own progress on Twitter or Facebook, and we’ll see you next time!

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Special Guest: Tyler Howat.

Most people might be spending time with their families right about now, but the Screeners aren’t most people. There’s a new Star Wars movie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, to be annoyingly precise), so of course we saw it, and of course our Christmas gift to you is a review of this third-longest Star Wars film.

There’s probably not much more to be said about it here, as Star Wars is a known quantity (read: reliable cash cow) at this point, so listen to the review, then disagree violently with someone on Twitter or Facebook—Santa’s too busy at this point to pay attention to whether you’re nice to Chris on social media.

Happy Holidays!

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Special Guest: Tyler Howat.

Winter is the season for dramas, and Honey Boy is no exception. It’s of course more dramatic when you learn it’s a true story, so we thought we’d ask a couple Screeners to bare their own souls about their childhoods, and...OK; we didn’t do that. We are going to review the movie, though, and we probably won’t even mention Transformers once (mostly because Chris isn’t on this episode, but we’ll take a day without thinking about that movie where we can get it).

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