Shot/Reverse Shot

The second season of The Good Place wrapped up this week, so Matt and Ed talk about why it's one of the most exciting, adventurous and moving sitcoms of all time (not to mention super funny). Be warned: there's plenty of spoilers, so best wait until you're fully up to date with The Good Place. They also discuss the New York Times article on Uma Thurman, whether Guillermo del Toro has the Best Director Oscar in the bag this year, and the surprising way in which Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is like Titanic.

00:00:00 - 00:29:07 - Intro & News

00:29:08 - 01:08:12 - Matt & Ed discuss The Good Place. Again: SPOILERS.

01:08:13 - 01:13:31 - SRS Recommends & Outro

The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced this week, so Matt and Ed talk about the movies they were happy to see get nominated (Get Out) and the ones they weren't (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), as well as what the nominees say about the Oscars as an institution at a time of social upheaval and introspection. They also get mad about Peter Rabbit and mourn the deaths of Dolores O'Riordan, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Mark E. Smith.

00:00:00 - 00:04:31 - Intro

00:04:32 - 00:30:13 - News

00:30:14 - 01:21:51 - Matt & Ed discuss the 2018 Oscar Nominations (spoilers for Three Billboards from 49:00 until 01:01:30 

01:21:52 - 01:28:16 - SRS Recommends & Outro

As awards season kicks into high gear, Matt and Ed talk about who they think are the best actors working today, a discussion which inevitably gets derailed by talk about Method Acting as an exercise in performative masculinity, the ways in which critics devalue comedic performances, and Adam Driver's chest.

00:00:00 - 00:27:28 - Intro & News

00:27:28 - 01:14:51 - Matt & Ed talk about the best actors working today

01:14:52 - 01:19:20 - SRS Recommends & Outro

It's a brand new year, which means it's time to look ahead at what 2018 has to offer. After laying out their New Year's Resolutions, Matt and Ed sift through the release schedule to highlight some of their most anticipated movies coming out between now and August (with one October release that they forgot to remove from the episode plan), as well as some which they don't have high hopes for but which could still be interesting. They also talk about German New Year's traditions, become possibly the first podcast in history to joke about the long-forgotten ABC sitcom Teen Angel, and accidentally come up with a title for the next great Sundance sensation.

You can see the sketch Dinner for One, which Matt talks about in the intro, on YouTube. 

00:00:00 - 00:12:42 - Intro

00:12:43 - 00:20:42 - News

00:20:43 - 02:04:29 - Matt & Ed Preview the Year's Movies

02:04:30 - 02:09:59 - SRS Recommends & Outro

As the last hours of 2017 slip away, Matt and Ed sit down to look back on the past 12 months and discuss the highs and lows. What movies were shocking successes? What films flopped unexpectedly? And what were the prevailing stories that leapt out to them? They also discuss David Ayer's Bright, a late but strong contender for worst film of the year, before running down the ten best films of the year, as chosen by Shot Reverse Shot's guest contributors.

00:00:00 - 00:03:06 - Intro

00:03:07 - 00:30:50 - A rundown of some of the big news stories of the year

00:30:51 - 00:47:35 - Matt and Ed discuss Bright and other cinematic lowlights

00:47:36 - 00:50:32 - Honourable Mentions

00:50:33 - 01:40:07 - The Shot/Reverse Shot Top Ten Films of 2017

01:40:08 - 01:40:47 - Outro

It's December, and you know what that means: new Star Wars! Matt and Ed search their feelings and discuss the considerable merits of Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi, and their own wildly different responses to its bold aesthetics, thrilling action sequences, and surprising complexity.

It goes without saying that there are a lot of spoilers. Like, tons. 

00:00:00 - 00:19:30 - Intro & News

00:19:31 - 01:41:44 - Matt & Ed discuss Star Wars: The Last Jedi

01:41:45 - 01:47:30 - SRS Recommends & Outro

This week saw the release of James Franco's The Disaster Artist in the U.K., as well as its wide release in the U.S. Based on the book of the same name by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, Franco's movie tells the story of the making of The Room, the legendarily terrible "drama" directed by Tommy Wiseau. Matt talks with guest Louise Le Cornu about The Room in general, his experiences organising screenings of the film, and the clear love and affection for it on display in The Disaster Artist, then rejoins Ed to talk about the cult fascination surrounding Wiseau, and the ways in which Franco draws out the pathos of an outlandish figure. They also talk about candle-making, whether John Goodman would be a good dinner guest, and dinosaur court cases. It's a silly one.

You can watch David Ehrlch's Best Films of 2017 countdown video here.

You can watch Sufjan Stevens' Tonya Harding video here.

00:00:00 - 00:09:19 - Intro

00:09:20 - 00:34:26 - News

00:34:27 - 01:10:06 - Matt & Louise talk about The Room

01:10:07 - 01:36:26 - Matt & Ed talk about The Disaster Artist

01:36:26 - 01:42:06 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Matt and Ed trudged to cinemas on their respective sides of the Atlantic to watch Justice League, the film that was meant to be the DC universe's answer to The Avengers, but which has underperformed to a startling degree. They discuss the film's difficult production, the missteps that Warner Bros. took over multiple movies that led to Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon having to introduce half the cast of the movie instead of getting on with the plot, and what, if anything, about the movie gives them hope for future DC movies. They also talk end up talking about awards season, the Infinity War trailer, and SM:TV Live.

00:00:00 - 00:04:16 - Intro

00:04:17 - 00:40:25 - News

00:40:26 - 01:35:42 - Matt and Ed discuss Justice League

01:35:43 - 01:45:16 - SRS Recommends & Outro

It's Matt's Birthday, which means he has free rein to talk about any subject he wants this week. Topics include the biggest pricks in cinema history, male role models in movies, and planning a birthday film festival.

00:00:00 - 00:16:55 - Intro & News

00:16:56 - 00:56:25 - Matt & Ed discuss a bunch of stuff

00:56:26 - 01:05:50 - SRS Recommends & Outro

It's Matt's Birthday, which means he has free rein to talk about any subject he wants this week. Topics include the biggest pricks in cinema history, male role models in movies, and planning a birthday film festival.

00:00:00 - 00:16:55 - Intro & News

00:16:56 - 00:56:25 - Matt & Ed discuss a bunch of stuff

00:56:26 - 01:05:50 - SRS Recommends & Outro