The Golden Briefcase

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by screenwriter (Sinister) and author (Dreams and Shadows) C. Robert Cargill aka Massawyrm to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the film works derived from author Stephen King, in honor of Chloe Moretz's Carrie remake hitting theaters this weekend. The guys go over King's works that have been made into movies, those that haven't made the smoothest transition from book to screen and what they would still like to see from the author.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Rob Hunter from Film School Rejects to go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases (a whole bunch of them this time!) and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on beloved Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks, in honor of his new movie Captain Phillips (directed by Paul Greengrass) hitting theaters this weekend. The guys go over Tom Hanks' long and illustrious career and debate serious Tom vs. comedy Tom as to his best acting chops. Another great episode you won't want to miss. Listen in!

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases (a whole bunch of them!), recap additional Fantastic Fest titles, discuss the end of "Breaking Bad" and much more. The shorter main topic of the night was a discussion on filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron (A Little Princess, Y Tu Mamá También, Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men) in honor of his spectacular new movie Gravity arriving in theaters this week. The guys go over some of his past movies and Jeremy shares some thoughts on Gravity. We're back at it again everyone!

It is with bittersweet feelings that we post our podcast recap of an absolutely wonderful Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas! Jeremy and I both had the privilege of seeing an abundance of excellent films and talking about them with our friends and colleagues for you to hear at home. The films mentioned include Machete Kills, Patrick, The Dirties, Afflicted, A Field in England, The Sacrament and others. We're also joined by friends of the show, such as Brad McHargue of Dread Central (who was our guest on Episode #171), Britt Hayes of ScreenCrush, Eric D. Snider of Twitch, J.C. De Leon of OneofUs.net & more.

On this episode of The Golden Briefcase Breakdown, Tim & Jeremy are joined by Evan Saathoff, aka "Sam Strange" of Badass Digest (on Episode #170) for a spoiler-filled discussion on Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's Cornetto Trilogy, made up of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End. The purpose of Breakdown episodes is to to ponder, discuss and challenge the films that we feel often need more than just a simple review. We breakdown the film to discuss plots and theories in order to better understand the director's vision and hopefully challenge our listeners at home to re-evaluate the way they watch cinema.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by guest Brad McHargue of Dread Central / Screen Invasion and the Telluride Horror Show film festival to go over their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was a preview of next week's 2013 Fantastic Fest hosted by the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas from September 19th - 26th. The guys go over some of the highlights from this year's exciting film line-up and also detail some of the events that are sure to make this year even crazier than the last. Both Tim and Jeremy will be attending.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by Evan Saathoff, aka "Sam Strange" of Badass Digest, to go over their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and much more. The main topic of the night was a discussion on the concept of the trilogy, in honor of both The World's End (part of the Cornetto Trilogy), in theaters now, plus Riddick arriving this week. They discuss some of the notable film trilogies in history and even some cases where the series went beyond three films. The guys also talk about various types of cinema trilogies, and which seem to be the most successful.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk go through their latest picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases (a whole bunch of them!), talk over the Ben Affleck as Batman in Man of Steel 2 casting news and much more. The main topic of this episode was a discussion on the sub-genre of paranoid thrillers in honor of John Crowley's Closed Circuit starring Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall now playing in theaters everywhere. The guys go over the various examples of paranoia in cinema and how it often crosses genres to utilize its complete potential. Another great episode so listen in!

After two years of anticipation, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett's excellent home invasion horror film You're Next is hitting theaters today. Jeremy and I were some of the last US audience members to see it as an indie darling back at Fantastic Fest 2011 and we couldn't be happier to see it finally in theaters! On this special interview edition of The Golden Briefcase, hosts Tim Buel and Jeremy Kirk chat with one of the film's stars - AJ Bowen. AJ is an established genre actor who audiences have seen before in films such as The Signal, House of the Devil, Rites of Spring, Hatchet 2 and many others. Listen to the interview below.

On this week's episode of The Golden Briefcase, Tim and Jeremy are joined by Movie B.S. Podcast hosts Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider to go over their picks of the week, the newest DVD & Blu-ray releases and more in a fascinating cinematic discussion this week. The main topic of the night was a comprehensive conversation on the horror sub-genre of home invasion films, in honor of Adam Wingard's fantastic film You're Next (reviewed by Tim and Jeremy back in 2011) hitting theaters this weekend. The guys go over this genre's common tropes and which recent films are keeping it alive and which ones are burying it. Listen in!