Talkie Talk

We groupchat some Best Picture nominees we’re just catching up with (The Shape of Water, Darkest Hour, The Post), the debate whether Fritz Lang’s influential Sci-Fi parable Metropolis belongs in the Talk of Fame. Next week, we’ll do our annual town-hall about Who Should Win at the 2018 Oscars.   > Direct podcast RSS feed: here!  > Contact: email, Facebook … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #81 – The Shape of Water / Darkest Hour / The Post / Talk of Fame – Metropolis (1927)"

Holy Radcliffes! We talk about the Amazonian survival movie Jungle – this came out the same year as another Amazonian survival movie – The Lost City of Z. This inspired us to have a trivia game about Movie Twins – similar ideas that come out within a year of each other. Volcano and Dante’s Peak – Armaggeddon and Sudden … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #80: Jungle / Movie Twins"

We discuss what we’ve been watching and playing in the last week (Watchlists!) – and we discuss the week’s biggest film / TV / video game news (Breezy on the Street!). And somehow, while debating the merits of original Netflix movies, we talk about “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” It’s a crazy world. > Direct podcast … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #79: Watchlist / Call Me By Your Name / Coco / Cloverfield Paradox / News – 2/14"

Load up on ice and gauze, because we’re talking about the violent Brawl in Cell Block 99. Vince Vaughn is a non-comedic bruiser in that movie, which gets us talking about Going Against Type – when comedians try drama (and vice versa), when heroes play villains (and vice versa), and when directors make out-of-left-field project choices. … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #78: Brawl in Cell Block 99 / Against Type"

We discuss what we’ve been watching and playing in the last week (Watchlists!) – and we discuss the week’s biggest film / TV / video game news (Breezy on the Street!). > Direct podcast RSS feed: here!  > Contact: email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter! > Check out The Media By Us Facebook Page … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #77: The Watchlist / The Square / War for the Planet of the Apes / News – 2/7"

It’s showtime! Let’s turn on the juice and see what shakes loose as we put Beetlejuice through the gauntlet of The Talk of Fame. > Direct podcast RSS feed: here!  > Contact: email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter! > Check out The Media By Us Facebook Page too! > Review us on iTunes, Google Play, or … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #76: Talk of Fame – Beetlejuice (1988)"

We discuss what we’ve been watching and playing in the last week (Watchlists!) – and we discuss the week’s biggest film news – reactions to the 90th Academy Award nominations! Punctuation! > Direct podcast RSS feed: here!  > Contact: email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter! > Check out The Media By Us Facebook Page … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #75: Watchlist / Molly’s Game / Oscar Nom Reactions – 2/1"

Strike up the polka, the band is in town, it’s The Polka King, based on the real life Jan Lewan. We use that film to talk about Biopics, and have fun doing our little quizzes! It’s a blast. > Direct podcast RSS feed: here!  > Contact: email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter! > Check out The Media … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #74: The Polka King / Biopic Games"

Back to normal, which is great! We discuss our watchlists from the previous two weeks, and then the week’s news. > Direct podcast RSS feed: here!  > Contact: email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter! > Check out The Media By Us Facebook Page too! > Review us on iTunes, Google Play, or anywhere!  The Watchlist (1:00) … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #73: Watchlist / News – 1/24"

Another VSP – Very Special Podcast. January 23rd – the day the 90th Academy Award Nominations come out. Here at The Media By Us, we’re doing our predictions for every category – somehow, one of us is going to be the most accurate and will have all the kudos. Anyway, it’s fun again to talk … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #72: 90th Academy Awards Nomination Predictions"