This week on The Burning Theater, the crew discusses the 1996 classic feature by Joel and Ethan Coen "Fargo" and decide which 5 directors they would want to be stranded with on a desert island. Music this week is brought to you by Fantastic Negrito. ~ THE RUNDOWN ~ 00:01 - 09:01 The Warmup "Working Poor" by Fantastic Negrito 10:42 - 34:30 Fargo (1996) "About A Bird" by Fantastic Negrito 36:15 - 55:22 Desert Island Directors 55:23 - 57:22 Mike and Ben Recommend 57:23 - 58:04 This Week's Music 58:05 -  ~ ADDITIONAL NOTES ~ Fantastic Negrito ~ STAY CONNECTED ~ FacebookTwitter Ben Hemphill LetterboxdMichael Hoffman Letterboxd

The Burning Theater discusses the latest from the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) with "Captain America: Civil War" (2016) and "Minority Report" (2002). Featured music this week is brought to us by Radiohead off of their new album "A Moon Shaped Pool". ~ THE RUNDOWN ~ 00:01 - 08:18 The Warmup "Daydreaming" by Radiohead 11:10 - 30:19 Captain America: Civil War (2016) "True Love Waits" by Radiohead 33:06 - 49:07 Minority Report (2002) 49:08 - 55:30 Mike and Ben Recommend 55:31 - 56:50 This Week's Music 56:51 - 59:59 Opening This Week ~ ADDITIONAL NOTES ~ Ben's Steven Spielberg Ranking "Daydreaming" by Radiohead ~ STAY CONNECTED ~ FacebookTwitter Ben Hemphill LetterboxdMichael Hoffman Letterboxd

This week on The Burning Theater, the team discusses the latest from show-favorite Auteur Terrence Malick, "Knight of Cups" (2016) and paired it with Terry Gilliam's "The Fisher King" (1991). Special thanks to Kaitlin T. for joining us for our warm-up segment. This week's music is by Neutral Milk Hotel off of their 1998 album In An Aeroplane Over the Sea. ~ THE RUNDOWN ~ 00:01 - 10:37 The Warm-up "The King of Carrot Flower Pt. 1" by Neutral Milk Hotel 12:35 - 30:33 "Knight of Cups" (2016) "In An Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel 32:00 - 55:17 "The Fisher King" (1991) 55:18 - 57:43 Mike and Ben Recommend 57:44 - 58:25 This Week's Music 58:26 - 59:28 The Wrap-up ~ ADDITIONAL NOTES ~ Goggle Works Center for the Arts Ben's Top 30 of 2015 ~ STAY CONNECTED ~ FacebookTwitter Ben Hemphill LetterboxdMichael Hoffman Letterboxd

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This week on The Burning Theater, Ben and Mike discuss the Jon Favreau reimaging of "The Jungle Book" (2016) and take a look back at a spiritual counterpart to Mowgli when we discuss the character of Chihiro in Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" (2001). This week's featured music is from "The Jungle Book".THE RUNDOWN00:01 - 11:14 The Warmup11:15 - 28:31 The Jungle Book"The Bear Necessities"29:38 - 45:42 Spirited Away"I Wanna Be Like You"47:20 - 50:33 Mike and Ben Recommend50:34 - 51:07 This Week's Music51:08 - 52:13 Opening This WeekOTHER NOTESSweet Fire Donna'sPho 33 Vietnamese Kitchen

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This week, we circle back to this past year's Best Picture Nominee "The Revenant" (2015) and take a look back at a film that paved the way for Alejangro G. Inarrritu's survival epic when we dive into Werner Herzog's "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" (1972). Our featured music this week is by The National off of their newest release "Trouble Will Find Me".~ THE RUNDOWN ~00:01 - 11:02 The Warmup11:03 - 30:04 "The Revenant""Graceless" by The National31:28 - 46:18 "Aguirre, the Wrath of God""Sea of Love" by The National48:19 - 51:19 Mike and Ben Recommend51:20 - 52:43 This Week's Music52:44 - 53:58 Opening This Week

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This week we tackle the suspenseful science fiction thriller "10 Cloverfield Lane" (not good date night material) and take a look back at the Master of Suspense himself when we analyze Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window". This week's music is brought to you by Kendrick Lamar off of his new release "untitled. unmastered.".THE RUNDOWN00:01 - 11:21 The Warmup11:22 - 28:49 "10 Cloverfield Lane""untitled 02" by Kendrick Lamar 29:49 - 44:58 "Rear Window""untitled 08" by Kendrick Lamar46:16 - 48:54 Mike and Ben Recommend48:55 - 50:33 This Week's Music50:34 - 53:31 Opening This Week STAY CONNECTED

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The Burning Theater is BACK and this week we tackle Zach Snyder's latest superhero opus "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016) and take a look back at a filmmaker who has also dipped his toe in the superhero genre when we breakdown Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" (2006). Music this week is off of the album "Not To Disappear" by Daughter. Please rate us on iTunes, connect with us on social media, and share your feedback by emailing us at [email protected].THE RUNDOWN00:01 - 11:08 The Warmup11:09 - 31:18 Batman vs. Superman:"How" by Daughter32:25 - 52:05 The Prestige"Doing the Right Thing" by Daughter53:27 - 56:35 Mike and Ben Recommend56:36 - 58:15 This Week's Music58:16 - 59:50 Opening This WeekSTAY CONNECTED

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On this week's episode of The Burning Theater, we step into the ring for a "split-decision" discussion of SOUTHPAW (2015) and one of Michael's personal favorite films of all time, RAGING BULL (1980). Will we find SOUTHPAW to be a worthy entry in to cinematic canon of fighter flicks? What spiritual insights can we make about Martin Scorcese's cornerstone achievement, RAGING BULL? Plus, we offer up an under-the-radar indie horror production for your consideration on this week's segment of Mike and Ben, Recommend.00:00:00-00:14:27  The Warm Up00:14:28-00:29:17  Review: SouthpawRaging Bull Theme00:30:30-00:49:36  Discussion: Raging Bull00:49:37-01:00:18  Mike and Ben, Recommend~Stay Connected~FacebookTwitter

On this week's episode of The Burning Theater, we welcome back special guest Josh Wilmot to join our "Comic-Con in Memoriam" discussion of one of our favorite superhero movies THE DARK KNIGHT. What is the greater good? Is there such a thing as moral relativism? Do the ends alway justify means? Is Batman truly a hero? Additionally, we will dive into an entirely scatterbrained discussion of superhero movies as a whole that includes talking points about Watchmen, Iron Man, and The Incredibles.~Show Program~00:00:00-00:16:50 The Warm Up00:16:51-00:17:55 "The Dark Knight Theme00:17:56-00:43:14 Discussion: THE DARK KNIGHT00:43:14-01:07:34 Discussion: The Superhero Genre~Additional Notes~Suicide Squad TrailerSpider-Boy~Stay Connected~FacebookTwitterBen HemphillMike Hoffman