Walken 101

Brandon and Kenny discuss, at great length, the family comedy 'The War with Grandpa', based on a beloved 1984 children's book. Christopher Walken played a cool old dude. Kenny poses that the film is problematic in its perpetuation of stereotypical characters and unrealistic portrayal of an American family. Brandon kinda liked it. Afterwards, they look ahead at the remaining two available Walken projects to watch: 'Percy' and 'Wild Mountain Thyme'.

After diving deep into the latest Tom Hanks conspiracy news, Brandon and Kenny discuss 'The Jesus Rolls,' an odd, meandering comedy-drama starring John Turturro as his character, Jesus Quintana, from the Coen Brothers' 'The Big Lebowski.' The film may mark the least amount of screen time of Walken in any film they've watched, as he played a warden in the beginning of the film letting Jesus out of prison, impressed by his bowling prowess.

Brandon and Kenny let the hate flow through them as they pick apart the offensively bad Netflix film 'Irreplaceable You'. Christopher Walken plays a dying man who serves as a wise sage for the main character, who has a bad case of movie cancer.

Kenny and Brandon bring in the new year discussing Christopher Walken's brief role as Dr. Tinkler, a veterinarian and potential long-lost father to Owen Wilson and Ed Helms in the forgettable comedy 'Father Figures'. They also talk about their future plans with the "101 series" of podcasts, as well as a separate podcast version of Supporting Actor Spotlights (previously "No Small Parts").

Brandon and Kenny digest the horrible "family" comedy 'Nine Lives', in which Walken played another mysterious, omniscient guy who uses magic stuff to help a workaholic father. Afterwards, Brandon reads some trivia about the film, some of the weirdest one-star and five-star reviews on Amazon, and briefly touch on their upcoming episode about the comedy 'Father Figures'.

Brandon and Kenny switch gears to the documentary show "Finding Your Roots", in which various celebrities learn about their family lineage. They watched an episode featuring Fred Armisen, Carly Simon, and Christopher Walken, who discovers some darkness in his past. Afterwards, they go over what they know of their own family history, and further delve into the "Tom Hanks Missing" conspiracy theory.

Brandon and Kenny put aside the events of Election Day and instead focus on something more important: Christopher Walken's performance as King Louie in Jon Favreau's live-action/CGI remake of 'The Jungle Book'. They both talk about why they enjoyed the film, Brandon rattles off some Jungle Book trivia, and finds an interview in which Walken actually makes clear his political leanings. They end by looking forward to watching Walken's segment of "Finding Your Roots", in which he supposedly finds something shocking about one of his grandparents.

Kenny and Brandon discuss the film 'Eddie the Eagle', based on the true story of Michael Edwards, a British underdog ski jumper who participated unexpectedly in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Walken appeared briefly as a veteran ski coach. The movie itself wasn't too bad, actually, but they talk about how the more interesting story was what happened to Michael after the Winter Olympics.

Brandon and Kenny are pleasantly surprised to watch the indie-drama 'The Family Fang', in which Christopher Walken plays a celebrated, avant-garde performance artist who has alienated his grown children, played by Jason Bateman and Nicole Kidman. Positive vibes today, apart from a brief debate over watching movies on airplanes.

After digging deeper into the "Missing Tom Hanks" conspiracy theory, Brandon and Kenny discuss the confusing train wreck of a comedy 'Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser', in which Walken reprised his role of Clem, an eccentric gangster. Jesus Christ.