The Smoking Screen Podcast

Jay and Cybill take a ride on the “ghost-train” strain to review “Southpaw”. Wallflower Donnie Darko to boxer Billy Hope – how much “thick” is “too thick”? Is Jake Gyllenhaal too much of an acting heavyweight for this simple character? Is this the best boxing movie since “Rocky” or “Raging Bull”? All this plus an uppercut to our brains from the new strain in Episode 27 of The Smoking Screen!

Warning: We consumed some killer cookies shortly before recording this episode…please excuse any long pauses or overly rambling discussion.  😉

In episode 26 we get all tiny and review Paul Rudd in Ant-Man! Can Paul Rudd really be a superhero? Wait….is Ant-Man really a superhero? Wait….how much weed did you put in these cookies? Come join the circle as we discuss possibly the most unique superhero film to date! Wait…..ah….no, we’re good.  Let’s go!

With a crop of less than exciting films opening this past weekend (sorry Minions), we decide to mix things up and review some the hottest and most talked about trailers coming out of Comic-Con in San Diego. We cover: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Deadpool and X-Men: Apocalypse. Get your geek on and join us in the smoke circle for episode 25! No lineups!

Link to trailers: http://goo.gl/56VrYK

UPDATE: DEADPOOL and X-MEN have already been taken down. You may have to search around a bit to find those.

 

You knew he’d be back. Ahnold, Jay and Cybill get terminated to review the latest installment of the series: “Terminator: Genisys”. Is Schwarzenegger too old for this shit? Is the time-travel loop too complicated? How much cheese is the right amount for an 80’s/90’s reboot? Come with us if you want to find out all this and more! Tune in to episode 24 of the Smoking Screen and join the circle!

Smoking and chilling on the couch with a Bostonian talking teddy bear and Mark Wahlberg – yes please! Is Ted 2 as good or better than Ted? Did Seth MacFarlane go too far this time round? Do we need a Ted trilogy? Jay and Cybill get super high on a new strain and share their thoughts in episode 23! Come join the circle!

Ever wonder what’s going on in someone else’s head? Jay and Cybill get in touch with their feelings to review Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out”. Is this concept too complicated or a fun learning adventure? How pissed off does Lewis Black get as anger? Did we get too high for this movie? Will the voices in our heads get to us? All work and no play make Jay and Cybill…answer these questions and more in Episode 22 of the Smoking Screen!

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Mother fucking dinosaurs.

What more really needs to be said? 22 years after Jurassic Park blew our minds, Jurassic World roars on to the screen with hopes of breathing new life into the fossils of a storied franchise. Jay and Cybill having been eagerly awaiting this bad boy. Did golden-boy du jour, Chris Pratt, manage to pull it all off? Roll up a prehistoric one and find out in Episode 21!

This week, the Smoking Screen reviews Paul Feig’s secret agent comedy, Spy*. Did we detect an early summer hit or does this operative bomb? Does the fun feel forced or do the laughs never die? Is Melissa McCarthy the female equivalent of Jack Black? *Most importantly – what made Jay and Cybill walk out of the theater for the first time EVER?! Listen to Episode 20 to find out!

 

San Andreas shook the box office to seismic gold this weekend. Is it an epic disaster film OR an epic film disaster? Is it comedic genius or ‘wah-wah’ action melodrama? Did The Rock cause the 9.8 on the Richter Scale with his rippling pecs? How tight can one man’s t-shirts be? Jay and Cybill shake out the truth in Episode #19. Come join the circle!

A young woman finds a magical button that transports her to an ideallic, futuristic city. Jay and Cybill tap into a little magic of their own (weed) and head out on adventure to review Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland! Is this movie as fun and exciting as a day at Disney World? Or, did it feel like being stuck in line for 3 hours in the sweltering heat, in the direct sun, with a bunch of angry tourists, only to have the ride breakdown when you get to the front? We find out in Episode 18!!