Kayleen and I talk about one of our favorite childhood movies, The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and its sequels, Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007). We talk about what makes the first one so good and if the films make a cohesive trilogy.

Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies

Special Features || Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Meet Davy Jones Anatomy of a Legend

Corridor Crew || VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI 67

Time Stamps:

Intro — 00:00

The Curse of the Black Pearl — 2:05

Dead Man's Chest — 32:44

At World's End — 58:56

Future Installments, Predictions, and Wrapping Up — 1:28:14

Courtnee and I have always talked about doing a commentary for David Fincher's Gone Girl, so we did. There are a lot of pauses and silences because it's a commentary. The commentary begins 30 seconds in. Enjoy! 

Kayleen and I are back to bring our Matrix Mendeavor to an end. We'll discuss our reactions to The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and what we enjoyed and didn't. 

Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies

Renegade Cut || The Matrix Resurrections is Absolutely Beautiful 

Corridor Crew || VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI 61 

In Depth Cine || Why High Resolution Isn't Always a Good Thing

Corridor Cast || The EXACT Moment that Matrix 4 BROKE MY HEART 

Time Stamps: 

Intro — 00:00

Problems and Nonsense — 8:25

Spider-Man: No Way Home Spoilers — 22:52

 Spoilers END and Discussion Continues — 23:26

Saying Nice Things — 54:39

Box Office — 59:14

Conclusion and Star Ratings — 1:02:10

I'm back after five months to talk about the Matrix series with Kayleen!  We'll talk about the near perfection of The Matrix (1999), the confusion caused by The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and the dull thud of The Matrix Revolutions (2003). Also included is our predictions for The Matrix Resurrections, coming out this December!

Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies 

Time Stamps:

Intro — 00:00

The Matrix — 2:02

The Matrix Reloaded — 39:24

The Matrix Revolutions — 1:02:56

The Matrix Resurrections to Outro — 1:35:04

Kayleen and I are back to wrap up our discussion of the corpse of the Terminator series! If you thought Terminator 3 and 4 were bad, you have no idea what you're in for with Terminator Genisys (2015) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). They are the cinematic equivalent of taking dumps on the legacy of the first two films. Enjoy!

Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies 

Time Stamps: 

Opening Silliness — 00:00

Discussion Intro — 2:22

Genisys Begins — 3:35

Our Beefs — 6:19

The Cast — 8:25

Being Raised by Pops — 11:46

Genisys Twist — 13:12

Silly Decisions — 18:15

Genisys Action — 24:29

Genisys Emotional — 29:29

Genisys Story Closing — 30:16

Genisys Box Office — 33:10

Production Side of Genisys — 34:25

Dark Fate Begins — 37:55

Marketing — 39:26

The REV9 — 45:38

Grace — 48:52

BEEFS — 50:19

Political Undertones — 51:54

Carl! — 54:04

Convenient EMP — 56:51

Pessimism — 57:56

Killing Grace — 59:14

Additional Observations — 1:00:46

Dark Fate Action — 1:01:52

Dark Fate Emotional — 1:05:42

James' Involvement — 1:06:59

Dark Fate Box Office — 1:09:46

Sort of Closing — 1:10:33

Secret Question — 1:11:31

Future of the Series — 1:14:54

Producers — 1:16:37

Closing — 1:18:09

Our Next Project and Outro — 1:20:38

Kayleen and I continue our dive into the Terminator series with closer looks at Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and Terminator: Salvation (2009). Two films that I think it's safe to say are no one's favorites. We went into these lesser loved films hoping to find some quality, and you should listen to hear if we did! 

Kayleen's Podcast | We Explain Movies 

Time Stamps: 

Silly Intro — 0:00

Film Intros — 0:26

We Complain about Model Numbers — 2:12

First Time Watching T3 — 3:49

Rewatch — 7:11

My Prep — 9:12

We Begin — 11:06

Claire Danes' Performance — 17:29

Why the TX Sucks — 22:58

Favorite Action from T3 — 26:13

Arnold's Acting — 33:37

Kayleen's Favorite T3 Emotional Moment — 34:00

T3 Conclusion — 35:00

My Version of T3 — 39:46

Salvation Discussion Begins — 46:03

All Aboard the Complain Train — 51:45

Nothing Makes Sense — 58:40

Bryce Dallas Howard's Performance — 1:06:43

Christian Bale's Rant — 1:09:06

Closing Points & Outro — 1:11:26

I'm joined again by Kayleen, from We Explain Movies, for a deep dive into the Terminator series! Kayleen and I are huge fans of the first two films and have been wanting to talk about them for a while now, and what sets them apart from the rest of the dumpster fire of a series. In this episode, talk about The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Enjoy! 

We Explain Movies Terminator 2 Episode | My Bad, So Sorry 

Time Stamps: 

Silly Intro — 00:00

Welcome to Mendeavors — 1:59

Silly Story for Kayleen — 8:05

Discussion of T1 Begins — 9:26

What We Like About T1 — 16:56

Favorite Action Scene from T1 — 31:42

Favorite Emotional Scene from T1 — 36:23

T1 Humorous Observations —37:04

T1 Secret Wuestion — 45:48

T2 Discussion Begins — 48:47

Sarah Connor as a Character — 52:30

Robert Patrick as the T-1000 — 54:13

Favorite Action Scene from T2 — 58:32

Favorite Emotional Scene from T1 — 1:03:16

T2 Nitpicks — 1:04:24

Further Observations — 1:12:18

Closing Moments — 1:16:54

What T1 and T2 Do So Well — 1:17:25

Budget — 1:23:39

Closing Remarks — 1:24:24

Secret Question for T2 — 1:26:13

Silly T2 Observations — 1:33:56

Promotions and Outro — 1:34:51

Kevin and I talk about Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first film in the Star Wars spin-off series. We talk about how we were initially excited to see the film, and how, upon watching it, we came away feeling the experience was hollow. We go into our feelings of disappointment and highlight where the film could improve, with many inaccuracies along the way! As you can tell, we're professionals. 

Time Stamps: 

Topic Intro — 0:05

History with the Movie — 1:12

What We Like — 8:09

What We'd Fix — 21:13

Ad Break — 34:56

Back to Fixing — 35:355

The Future of the Property —48:15

Ratings — 50:27

Next Time & Outro — 54:05

Kevin and I take a stab at Todd Phillips' infamous Joker, a movie that was polarizing upon its release. We try to get down to what about the movie was so controversial and what we would do to fix it. We may have ended with more questions asked than answered! 

Time Stamps: 

Zola Intro — 00:12

Joker Intro — 4:23

What We Like — 16:13

What We'd Fix — 22:08

The Future of this Property — 47:03

Ratings and Outro — 53:06

I sit down with one of my dearest friends, Matt, to talk about friendship, the greatest sitcom of all time, and most importantly, James Cameron's Avatar! 

Additional Links:

Matt's Twitter 

Matt's Des Moines Register Articles

Why Avatar Has the Most Ironic Soundtrack of All Time 

Time Stamps: 

How Matt and I Met — 00:04

Sports Talk — 10:32

Either/Or — 15:30

Avatar — 34:28

Outro — 48:22