ALL ABOARD THE PODWARTS EXPRESS!!! The time has finally come to break down all of the Harry Potter films! Buegs has been counting down the days and is so excited to talk some Harry Potter.

To start off the Podwarts Express we got a Harry Potter expert in Sami Matarante to discuss Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. She was just at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter hours before we recorded and was very ready to give her takes on the first film of the series.

We end this episode with a Starting 5 Game and our Patrons get to hear us draft our Top 5 Child Actors.

We hope you’re ready to jump on the Harry Potter train because we will be discussing these movies for the next couple months. We can’t wait!

Enjoy!

3:55 Pig
7:40 Loki Season 1 (Disney +)
10:50 Zack Snyder Cut of Justice League (HBOMax)
14:07 Buegs’ Favorite Meal
15:50 Saint Stephen https://www.saintstephennash.com/
18:28 Plugarooni’s
18:48 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen
20:52 @samimatarante www.thesamijones.com
24:11 Sorcerer’s Stone Plot Synopsis
25:00 Rotten Tomatoes
26:30 The Sorting Hat
30:40 Buegs’ Hot Take
34:45 Rob’s Hot Take
39:07 Sami’s Hot Take
44:03 The Dude
48:51 The Tucci Award
54:21 The Dingus
1:03:08 Hermione Granger Rule Breaker Award
1:07:47 Show Me The Money
1:14:25 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments
1:19:33 Movie Trivia
1:31:26 Starting 5 Game
1:48:21 Top 5 Child Actors Draft

We’ve been waiting for the release of this film for a long time. In fact, we’ve had it on the schedule for over a year and had to keep rescheduling as the release kept getting pushed back. It’s finally here and we were stoked to bring back our good buddy and Marvel Super Nerd, Reilly Zamber, to talk about it.

We had such a good time hearing all of Reilly’s takes and fun theories on where he thinks the MCU will go from here.

We end this episode with a Starting 5 and our Patrons get to hear us draft our Top 5 Favorite Prison Escape Scenes!

We’re back with new movies in the theater and couldn’t be happier. Enjoy!

3:53 No Sudden Move (HBOMax)
5:53 Luca (Disney+)
7:47 Midnight Run (Netflix)
10:00 Sharp Objects (HBOMax)
12:07 Buegs’ Meal of the Soul
13:46 The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
16:33 Plugarooni’s
17:20 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen
21:01 Reilly Zamber @thehoundthefox patreon.com/thehoundthefox ; houndfoxmusic.com
23:04 Black Widow Plot Synopsis
23:45 Rotten Tomatoes
26:35 Buegs’ Hot Take
28:26 Rob’s Hot Take
32:50 Reilly’s Hot Take
41:04 The Dude
45:27 The Tucci Award
54:50 The Dingus
1:03:35 Show Me The Money
1:13:50 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments
1:21:22 Movie Trivia
1:30:54 Judgement Day
1:34:08 The Starting 5
1:53:41 Top 5 Prison Escape Scenes Draft

Lin Manuel Miranda strikes again with his New York based musical, In The Heights. We have been very excited for the release of this film for some time because we knew that Kelsey Lundquist is OBSESSED with it. We always love having her on the show and we had a blast hearing her takes.

We ended this episode with an Imitation Game and our Patrons can hear us draft our Top 5 Movies Where A Main Character Narrates.

You can watch this film on HBO Max, we highly recommend it!

Enjoy!

5:10 The Tomorrow War
8:10 Tucker and Dale Vs Evil
9:57 F9: The Fast Saga
12:45 I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson (Netflix)
14:41 Buegs’ Favorite Meal
16:01 Margot Cafe and Bar https://www.margotcafe.com/
18:00 Plugarooni’s
18:25 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen
21:17 Kelsey Lundquist ; Kente Circle Training Institute www.kctraining.org
23:20 In The Heights Plot Synopsis
24:55 Rotten Tomatoes
28:25 Buegs’ Hot Take
31:18 Rob’s Hot Take
33:35 Kelsey’s Hot Take
40:31 The Dude
43:52 The Tucci Award
52:21 The Dingus
1:02:13 Show Me The Money
1:11:00 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments
1:19:15 Movie Trivia
1:26:59 Judgement Day
1:28:16 Imitation Game
1:45:45 Top 5 Movies Where A Main Character Narrates Draft

It’s been 15 years since we were blessed to see Emma Thompson narrating Will Ferrell’s life as an IRS agent. One of the very few serious/grounded Will Ferrell roles happens to be a favorite of ours and the 15th anniversary gave us an excuse to talk about it!

One of our favorite recurring guests, Seggie Isho from Straight No Chaser, is also a big fan of Ferrell and this film. We always enjoy hearing what he has to say about movies and we loved having him back for this episode.

We end with a fun Starting 5 Game and our Patrons get to hear us duke it out during our Top 5 Favorite Comedians In Serious Roles Draft!

Enjoy!

2:55 The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
4:41 Bombshell
6:31 True Grit
8:13 Mare of Easttown on HBOMax
10:22 Northbound Smokehouse http://northboundbrewpub.com/
12:35 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
14:33 Plugarino’s
15:02 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen
17:00 Seggie Isho @sncseggie ; sncmusic.com
20:00 Stranger Than Fiction Plot Synopsis
20:50 Rotten Tomatoes
23:05 Buegs’ Hot Take
24:46 Rob’s Hot Take
26:19 Seggie’s Hot Take
28:57 The Dude Award
32:07 The Tucci Award
36:27 The Dingus
44:04 Show Me The Money
48:58 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments
52:07 Movie Trivia
56:35 Judgement Day
57:23 The Starting 5 Game
1:12:42 Top 5 Favorite Comedians Taking On Serious Roles Draft

We got some of our favorite people on the planet back on the pod: Luke Pierce, Abe Sword, Tim Foust and Jenika Marion!!!! All of these people are so much fun and we just had a fantastic time playing games and hanging out for an hour and a half.

The title of this Movie Game Night is a joke within the episode so you’ll have to listen to understand what that’s all about.

Enjoy!

1:07 Luke Pierce, Abe Sword, Tim Foust & Jenika Marion
@wlukepierce ; @abe.sword ; @timfoustmusic ; @jenikamarion
5:00 timfoustmusic.com for tickets for the Tim Foust Birthday Bash and the Tim Foust Oregon Getaway
6:55 The Movie Quote Game
19:19 The Starting 5
35:30 Bend It Like Trebekumm
59:21 The Trifecta

While we get ready for barbecues and fireworks for the 4th of July weekend, we should also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the epic alien disaster film, Independence Day! The film where we got to see Will Smith punch out an alien and Bill Pullman inspire us with a presidential speech, turns 25 on July 3rd.

We asked Neil Ghosh, a great buddy of ours and recurring guest, to come on back and give his thoughts on this blockbuster movie. He always has a great take and we had a blast talking about Independence Day with him.

This episode ends with a Starting 5 game and our Patrons can hear us draft our Top 5 Movie Motivational Speeches.

Enjoy!

2:48 Plan B
5:20 Spirit: Untamed
8:48 Mare of Easttown on HBOMax
10:38 The Kominsky Method Season 3 on Netflix
13:06 Buegs’ Favorite Meal
https://secretaardvark.com/shop/sauce/aardvark-habanero-hot-sauce/
14:58 The Clover https://www.theclovermn.com/
17:05 Plugarooni’s
17:31 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen
19:20 Neil Ghosh @thewiseghosh
20:00 Roguery Galactic and Roguery Fantastic @roguerygalactic & @rogueryfantastic
21:09 Independence Day Plot Synopsis
21:52 Rotten Tomatoes
24:41 Buegs’ Hot Take
26:53 Rob’s Hot Take
28:46 Neil’s Hot Take
30:17 The Dude
32:49 The Tucci Award
40:10 The Dingus
46:12 Show Me The Money
55:42 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments
58:51 Movie Trivia
1:06:50 Judgement Day
1:10:46 The Starting 5
1:26:58 Top 5 Movie Motivational Speeches Draft

The candy-coated classic, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary! 50 years of Everlasting Gobstoppers, Golden Tickets and Oompa Loompas.

We knew that Broadway Actress and previous guest, Stephanie Torns, loves this film so we got her to come back on the show and bring along her man/one of our besties, Benny Elledge. These two are a riot and we had a very silly time breaking down this film.

We end this episode with a Starting 5 game and our Patrons can listen to us draft our Top 5 Favorite Movies Adapted From Children's Books.

Bon Appetit!

2:20 Kringle Time @kringle_time
5:06 The Wedding Singer
6:17 Bo Burnham: Inside on Netflix
9:16 Buegs’ Favorite Meal
9:41 Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
13:09 Plugarooni’s
13:33 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen
16:41 Stephanie Torns and Benny Elledge @tornsy18 & @benny_elledge
18:29 The Booklights - Waywiser https://open.spotify.com/track/07KQizrv3xRUE77SldhBrR?si=SA0usK4oSzakxuYvmQChxA&dl_branch=1
21:02 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Plot Synopsis
21:41 Rotten Tomatoes
24:22 Buegs’ Hot Take
25:35 Rob’s Hot Take
27:45 Stephanie’s Hot Take
29:47 Benny’s Hot Take
32:53 The Dude
40:37 The Tucci Award
52:30 The Dingus
1:07:49 Show Me The Money
1:16:03 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments
1:18:38 Movie Trivia
1:31:10 Judgement Day
1:32:20 The Starting 5
1:50:00 Top 5 Children’s Books Turned Into Movies Draft

It’s been 15 years since Meryl Streep played the cutthroat fashion empress, Miranda Priestly, and it remains an iconic cinematic character.

The Devil Wears Prada is a favorite of ours and we knew that Sami Matarante also enjoyed it so we were able to get her to come back onto the podcast to talk about it! She has some great takes on this one that should not be missed.

We ended with a brand new game Buegs came up with called The Trifecta and our Patrons can listen to a very appropriate draft, our Top 5 Worst Movie Bosses.

We hope you enjoy!

1:28 A Quiet Place Part II
4:41 Invincible on Amazon Prime
7:30 Bluey on Disney +
9:57 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
11:28 Martina https://www.martinarestaurant.com/
13:08 Plugarooni’s
13:35 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen
15:14 Kringle Time @ www.broooklynfilmfestival.org
15:52 Coming Attractions: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
16:40 @samimatarante www.thesamijones.com
18:41 The Devil Wears Prada Plot Synopsis
19:12 Rotten Tomatoes
21:04 Buegs’ Hot Take
23:02 Rob’s Hot Take
25:07 Sami’s Hot Take
29:40 The Dude
35:07 The Tucci Award
40:26 The Dingus
48:00 Show Me The Money
58:01 Buegs’ Boo Hoo Moments
1:01:20 Movie Trivia
1:11:30 Judgement Day
1:12:44 The Trifecta Game
1:30:14 Top 5 Worst Movies Bosses Draft

25 years ago there was a hostage takeover during a tour of Alcatraz and the only people who could help were Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery. It’s a perfect scenario for a super entertaining film and we were so excited to do an episode on The Rock.

Our good buddy Benny Elledge came back on the pod fresh after his leading role feature film debut in Kringle Time, which can be seen at www.brooklynfilmfestival.org. He brought along a friend of his, who is now a friend of ours, Adam “Renegade” Wilson. We had such a good time talking to these two about this memorable action flick.

We end this episode with an Imitation Game and our Patrons can hear us draft our Top 5 Favorite Hostage Films.

Enjoy The Rock!

3:08 Arrival
4:06 The Hitman’s Bodyguard
5:28 NHL Playoffs
7:30 FRIENDS Reunion (HBOMax)
11:05 Buegs’ Favorite Meal
13:23 Billy Sushi Minneapolis https://billysushi.net/
14:48 Plugarooni’s
15:18 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen
18:17 Benny Elledge and Adam Wilson @benny_elledge and @deanrenegade
19:20 Kringle Time @kringle_time www.brooklynfilmfestival.org
21:30 The Booklights; Waywiser album https://open.spotify.com/artist/5z3nenHVPSwW7KSpXrEz2J?si=BJCQFf48TmS8J9EnA4WLWw&dl_branch=1
24:40 The Rock Plot Synopsis
25:11 Rotten Tomatoes
27:42 Buegs’ Hot Take
29:13 Rob’s Hot Take
30:45 Benny’s Hot Take
32:19 Adam’s Hot Take
35:10 The Dude
42:40 The Tucci Award
54:10 The Dingus
1:07:11 Show Me The Money
1:16:57 Buegs’ Boo Hoo Moments
1:20:32 Movie Trivia
1:26:45 Judgement Day
1:29:38 The Imitation Game
1:45 Top 5 Favorite Hostage Films

Baz Luhrmann’s film that taught us “the greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return” has just turned 20 years old. That’s right, Moulin Rouge is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary!

This was a big film for us and to talk about this wildly original musical, we got a wildly original musical guy in Austin Brown to come back to the pod. He had some fun takes on this that we think you’re going to enjoy.

We end this episode with a fun Starting 5 game and our Patrons get to hear us battle it out during our Top 5 Films Where A Character Puts On A Stage Production Draft!

We hope you enjoy our Moulin Rouge 20th Anniversary Episode!

2:16 Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift
3:50 The Courier
6:00 NBA Playoffs
7:29 The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime)
9:31 A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
11:46 Bread & Pickle http://www.breadandpickle.com
13:15 Plugarooni’s
13:39 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen
16:25 @_theaustinbrown ; www.austinbrownmusic.com
18:15 Moulin Rouge Plot Synopsis
19:06 Rotten Tomatoes
21:11 Buegs’ Hot Take
23:20 Rob’s Hot Take
25:38 Austin’s Hot Take
27:47 The Dude
33:13 The Tucci Award
39:11 The Dingus
45:50 Show Me The Money
53:03 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments
55:16 Movie Trivia
1:02:30 The Starting 5
1:20:12 Top 5 Films Where A Character Puts On A Stage Production