Month: October 2017

Blade Runner: 2049

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Ryan Gosling (Warner Bros)

Now in Theaters
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford

Absolutely mesmerizing. Blade Runner: 2049 is a gem. From the opening shot it is clear that Denis Villeneuve has a close eye for detail when it comes to the reference material. That’s not to say that the prior film is required viewing at all. 2049 is a master stroke in the way it sequelizes the series without deluding it to its essence.

**This won’t get spoilery, but skip this review if you’re sensitive to these kinds of things. Just know this: this tMbU member says GO SEE IT!**

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Talkie Talk #52: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / Movie Title Name Games

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Talkie Talk #52: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / Movie Title Name Games
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Tinker. Tailor. Soldier. Podcast. We dive into TTSS from 2011 and talk about the slowburning, British intelligence spy movie. We think we get it. But are we being set up? Taking its unusual title as inspiration, we play Movie Title Name Games – having a grand ole time with crazy titles, working titles, list titles, all that.

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Homework Assignment: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (0:56)
Main Topic: Movie Title Name Games (15:38)
Title said during the movie? (16:32)
Working Titles – Guess the final title (24:44)
Movie Quotes Missing the Title (30:44)
The Movie Title is a List (41:37)
Crazy Title Grab Bag (48:21)
New Homework: American Werewolf in London for Talk of Fame (Amazon Prime) (56:22)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk # 51: The Watchlist / Survivor / News – 10/11

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Talkie Talk # 51: The Watchlist / Survivor / News - 10/11
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We talk our Watchlists, more Survivor talk (we’re all watching now!), and a helping of Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games).

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The Watchlist (0:57)
David: Rick and Morty (1:13), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (3:22), Gerald’s Game (5:07), Playing: Uncharted 4 (8:01)
All-Watch: Survivor… as compared to Are You the One (10:30)
Chris: The Challenge (18:41), The Girl with All the Gifts (21:52), Cuphead Teaser (24:02), Playing: Knights of Pen & Paper 2 (25:10)
TJ: The Good Place (26:55), Podcast Corner [Limetown, Spooked, LaVar Burton Reads] (27:47), a little bit of Revenge of the Sith (31:40)
Brent: Boiler Room (32:50), Assassin’s Creed (33:18), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (38:35), Pearl Harbor (41:21), Changing Lanes (44:21),
Breezy on the Streets (45:49)
46:03 – Harvey Weinstein sexual harrassment/assault case
48:11 – Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead will have cross-over
48:48 – Elijah Wood likely leading Y: The Last Man adaption for FX
49:50 – Trailer Round Up (Pacific Rim 2, Red Sparrow, Red Dead Redemption 2)
52:36 – Checking in on new season of SNL
54:16 – Best Bet this Weekend: The Foreigner, Happy Death Day or Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
56:09 – Finally – John Krasinski as Jack Ryan

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

A Ghost Story (2017)

Currently available to rent or purchase on iTunes, Amazon, and Vudu
Director: David Lowery
Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara

The Ghost in A Ghost Story (image: A24)At first glance David Lowery’s A Ghost Story seems simple. And it is. It is a classic story we’ve heard many times told in a way we’ve never thought to tell it.  The setting surrounding the film plays as important a role as Affleck or Mara. The movie gives you a haunting feeling by seeing everything a ghost in Affleck’s situation would see and nothing else. From a real time one-on-none pie eating contest starring Rooney Mara, to a Tokyoesque super-city appearing in West Texas, to the westward expansion of the United States in the late 1700’s, A Ghost Story plays with time loops as much as it does the afterlife.

Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara give fantastic performances. Affleck is actually the stand out here, not only is he not acting with dialogue (the movie is practically a silent film) he’s acting without facial expressions (yes, he is in a sheet for 90% of the film, but trust me, it works).

For fan’s of music (scores and soundtracks alike) indie-darling Daniel Hart knocks this one out of the park. It stands out when it needs to and blends in with the horrors of loneliness when appropriate.

It is the most original thing I’ve seen so far this year, and that’s saying something when Get Out and Colossal are in the mix. It is well worth the watch.

Talkie Talk # 50: Life Itself / Criticizing Criticism

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Talkie Talk # 50: Life Itself / Criticizing Criticism
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In this week’s entry, we talk about our homework assignment (the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself) – talking about the famed movie critic has us branching out into discussing Criticism in general – in movies, TV and games. What is the role of criticism in our media digest? How do/should we consider aggregated criticism (Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic)? And who criticizes the critic?? … Us, apparently. All questions are answered and we figure out everything.

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Homework Assignment: Life Itself (0:50)
Main Topic: Breaking down Criticism (18:55)
New Homework: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Netflix) (1:08:09)

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk # 49: The Watchlist / Survivor / News – 10/4

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Talkie Talk # 49: The Watchlist / Survivor / News - 10/4
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We talk our Watchlists, which includes The Great Wall again (somehow), some Survivor talk, and then a tiny dip into Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games).

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The Watchlist (0:58)
TJ: mother! (1:07), The Shining (4:18), This Is Us (8:35)
Brent: Elle (11:16), The 100 (13:22)
Chris: Little Evil (17:39), Marc Maron: Too Real (19:59), Death Note (21:16), What Happened to Monday (26:28), Power Rangers (28:01), The Great Wall (31:47), Rememory (36:07), Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (37:07), The Little Hours (38:36), The Hitman’s Bodyguard (39:34), Survivor (43:34)
David: The Deuce (46:43), Nathan For You (48:56), Are You the One? (50:43), 90’s House (52:49), Playing: Life is Strange (54:34)
Breezy on the Streets (55:05)
55:10 – Coming to America sequel happening with Eddie Murphy
57:32 – SNES Classic launches… and David doesn’t have one
59:18 – Best Bet this Weekend: Blade Runner 2049

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa