In the Cold Open Podcast #21, The Fast and Furious Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels discuss their diametrically opposing points of view about Furious 7, the latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise.  This leads to our talking about the prevalence of comic books as source material for movies and TV shows and whether or not we may be reaching a saturation point.  We then wrap things up with our thoughts on what’s it like being media obsessed while living life as a cord cutter.  Our outro this week is Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again” from the Furious 7 soundtrack.

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In The Cold Open Podcast #20, The March Madness Spring Break Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels revisit Television Delivers People, Richard Serra and Carlota Fay Schoolman’s landmark 1973 video art piece.  We look at it as a work of art in an of itself and also consider it in light of its considerable prescience as it applies to the rapidly changing landscape of contemporary television.  Our outro this week is The Kinks’ “Celluloid Heroes.”

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In The Cold Open Podcast #19, The Winter is Coming Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels start with an old man digression about weather that unexpectedly leads to our naming our favorite gambling movies, Robert Altman’s California Split and John Dahl’s Rounders.  We then go into a spoiler heavy break down of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar as a singular film and in the context of both his career and science fiction films in general.  This is followed by our takes on Josh Radnor’s Liberal Arts, which, as professors at a small residential liberal arts college, is more than a little bit in our wheel house.  We touch briefly on Dear White People and other college set films before concluding with Robert’s obsession with the video game Shadow of Mordor and Matt pledging to play The Last of Us from start to finish, which we’ll discuss in a future pod.  In homage to Mike Nichols, our outro this episode is Simon & Garfunkle’s “Sound of Silence,” a director both Matt and Robert adore.

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In The Cold Open Podcast #18, The Welcome to Fall Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels start off by discussing the lasting influence of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, which was released 20 years ago this month.  We then go into a spoiler heavy break down of David Fincher’s Gone Girl as a film and in the context of his career. Our outro this episode is Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross’ “Technically, Missing” from their mesmerizing Gone Girl soundtrack.

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In The Cold Open Podcast #17, The End of Summer Odds & Ends Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels talk about a little bit of everything.  First, we discuss how having children has ruined our love of summer and that somehow leads to a breakdown of The Rock and Robert’s undying adoration of bad movies (Roadhouse, Point Break, etc.).  Along the way we note how we deal with theater disruptions, a digression that’s highlighted by Matt telling the tale of his epic clash with a cell phone user during a screening of Children of Men.  We also run down some summer movies, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Into the Storm, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Lucy, Under the Skin, Chef, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.  We then discuss PS3/4 games including L.A. Noire, Grand Theft Auto, inFAMOUS Second Son, the BioShock and Uncharted series, and The Last of Us.  Finally, spurred on by our consideration of depictions of post apocalyptic landscapes in video games, we touch on summer TV, specifically HBO’s The Leftovers, Cinemax’s The Knick, and Showtime’s Masters of Sex.  Our outro this week is The Runaways’ “Cherry Bomb,” which also underscores the most memorable shot in Guardians of the Galaxy.

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