Talkie Talk

Tinker. Tailor. Soldier. Podcast. We dive into TTSS from 2011 and talk about the slowburning, British intelligence spy movie. We think we get it. But are we being set up? Taking its unusual title as inspiration, we play Movie Title Name Games – having a grand ole time with crazy titles, working titles, list titles, all that. > Direct … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #52: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / Movie Title Name Games"

We talk our Watchlists, more Survivor talk (we’re all watching now!), and a helping of Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games). > 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 … Continue reading "Talkie Talk # 51: The Watchlist / Survivor / News – 10/11"

In this week’s entry, we talk about our homework assignment (the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself) – talking about the famed movie critic has us branching out into discussing Criticism in general – in movies, TV and games. What is the role of criticism in our media digest? How do/should we consider aggregated criticism (Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic)? And … Continue reading "Talkie Talk # 50: Life Itself / Criticizing Criticism"

We talk our Watchlists, which includes The Great Wall again (somehow), some Survivor talk, and then a tiny dip into Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games). > 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, … Continue reading "Talkie Talk # 49: The Watchlist / Survivor / News – 10/4"

Talk of Fame (our hall of fame for Talkie Talk movies) submission # Deux!  This week, TJ lays out a quirky and charming scavenger hunt that led us to talk about the French romantic comedy Amélie. We run this pleasant film through the gauntlet – a series of challenging questions to determine merit, influence, and its … Continue reading "Talkie Talk # 48: Talk of Fame, Amélie (2001)"

Hope you’re hungry – actually hope you’re full, because this podcast will make you hungry. We’re talking about the 2011 Steve Coogan/Rob Bryden movie The Trip, about a culinary tour of Northern England. Inspired by that film, we’re doing a Food Draft – we’re drafting food we’d like to eat as seen in movies, TV and video … Continue reading "Talkie Talk #47: The Trip / Food Draft"

Chris, TJ, Brent and David are talking their Watchlists (and we’ve all seen The Big sick now) and then dive into Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games). > Direct podcast RSS feed: here!  > Contact: email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter! > Check out The Media By Us Facebook Page too! > Review us … Continue reading "Talkie Talk # 46: The Watchlist / News – 9/20"

We chat about the virtuoso performance in the British prison drama Bronson. Then we talk Prison Movies & TV – some of the best examples, overused themes, what makes a prison movie… a prison movie? Should be fun! > Direct podcast RSS feed: here!  > Contact: email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter! > Check … Continue reading "Talkie Talk # 45: Bronson / Prison Movies & TV"

It’s been a long time ~ shouldn’t a left you ~ without a dope pod to step to, to step to… Catching up on some lengthy Watchlists from the hiatus, including a The Media By Us team-watch of the horror movie IT – we end with a Breezy on the Streets (News!) to fill that hour-long void in your week. … Continue reading "Talkie Talk # 44: Watchlist / It / News – 9/13"

Re-broadcasting two fun things this week due to the Labor Day holiday. First, in honor of the finale of Season 7, we revisit our Game of Thrones predictions (some were spot-on, some were wayyyyy off). Second, in honor of college football underway and the NFL starting this Thursday, we re-visit our Football Movies & TV talk! … Continue reading "Double Talk: GoT Predictions Revisited / Football Movies & TV"