Two Geeks and a GIT Classic Movie Reviews

This week, Buddy, Jeff, and Chad review the movie that started the 2nd major western cycle in film, the 1985 homage to all that makes a western a western: Silverado. Directed and co-written by Lawrence Kasdan and a score by Bruce Broughton, this film features a list of stars that no one could afford to put in the same movie nowadays: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, John Cleese, Rosanna Arquette, Brian Dennehy, Linda Hunt, Jeff Goldblum, Lynn Whitfield, Jeff Fahey (in his first film role), and Earl Hindman of "Home Improvement" fame! The film is currently available online on Amazon Prime. And finally, the trio discuss working in a music store, as they unveil their picks for workplace comedies for the next two episodes!

Buddy (a Film Geek), Jeff (also a Film Geek), and Chad (a Film Geek-In-Training) decided that it was high time they paid attention to one of the most American film genres of them all: The western. The first film (of two) for Episode 6 is 1960's "The Magnificent Seven," adapted from Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai," and starring some of the best talent from the 1960s, Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, and James Coburn! The film is currently available online on Amazon Prime.

Buddy (a Film Geek), Jeff (also a Film Geek), and Chad (a Film Geek-In-Training) decided that it was high time they paid attention to one of the most American film genres of them all: The western. The first film (of two) for Episode 5 is 1960's "The Magnificent Seven," adapted from Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai," and starring some of the best talent from the 1960s, Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, and James Coburn! The film is currently available online on Amazon Prime.

Buddy (a Film Geek), Jeff (also a Film Geek), and Chad (a Film Geek-In-Training) look at the second of two Anti-McCarthyism films, 2015's "Trumbo," directed by Jay Roach and starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alan Tudyk, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Stephen Root, Christian Berkel, and Dean O'Gorman. Also, they reveal what westerns will be the focus of episodes 6 and 7!

Buddy (a Film Geek), Jeff (also a Film Geek), and Chad (a Film Geek-In-Training) look at the second of two Anti-McCarthyism films, 2015's "Trumbo," directed by Jay Roach and starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alan Tudyk, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Stephen Root, Christian Berkel, and Dean O'Gorman. Also, they reveal what westerns will be the focus of episodes 6 and 7!

Buddy (a Film Geek), Jeff (also a Film Geek), and Chad (a Film Geek-In-Training) look at the first of two Anti-McCarthyism films, 2005's "Good Night and Good Luck," directed by George Clooney and starring David Straitairn, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, and Frank Langella.

Buddy (a Film Geek), Jeff (also a Film Geek), and Chad (a Film Geek-In-Training) look at the first of two Anti-McCarthyism films, 2005's "Good Night and Good Luck," directed by George Clooney and starring David Straitairn, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, and Frank Langella.

Buddy and Jeff, film geeks extraordinaire, help open the eyes of geek-in-training Chad, by exploring two of the most gangster-y of gangster films: 1972's The Godfather and 1990's Goodfellas! And even though one of the geeks isn't a gangster-film fan, everyone finds something to like in at least one of the films. Jeff and Chad talk about their plans to attend the upcoming Podcast Movement conference in Chicago, then the trio discuss what's ahead for Episode 4!

Buddy and Jeff, film geeks extraordinaire, help open the eyes of geek-in-training Chad, by exploring two of the most gangster-y of gangster films: 1972's The Godfather and 1990's Goodfellas! And even though one of the geeks isn't a gangster-film fan, everyone finds something to like in at least one of the films. Jeff and Chad talk about their plans to attend the upcoming Podcast Movement conference in Chicago, then the trio discuss what's ahead for Episode 4!

Veteran film geeks Buddy and Jeff, and geek-in-training Chad, explore the fascinating Tech-Noir genre with two of the best examples made yet: Blade Runner from 1982 and Dark City from 1998. What follows is a discussion of the two movies and the film noir genre in general, and the trio give a preview of what's to come in Episode 3!