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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.
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> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa
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.
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> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa
The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
Now streaming on Amazon Prime
Director: Colm McCarthy
Starring: Sennia Nanua, Gemma Arterton
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.
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> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa
Talkie Talk # 48: Talk of Fame, Amélie (2001)
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Talk of Fame (our hall of fame for Talkie Talk movies) submission # Deux! This week, TJ lays out a quirky and charming scavenger hunt that led us to talk about the French romantic comedy Amélie. We run this pleasant film through the gauntlet – a series of challenging questions to determine merit, influence, and its certain je ne sais quoi. Does it make it in the ToF? Listen and find out!
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Homework/Main Topic: Amélie for the Talk of Fame (0:40)
New Homework: Life Itself (Netflix) (1:05:24)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
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> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa
Talkie Talk #47: The Trip / Food Draft
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Hope you’re hungry – actually hope you’re full, because this podcast will make you hungry. We’re talking about the 2011 Steve Coogan/Rob Bryden movie The Trip, about a culinary tour of Northern England. Inspired by that film, we’re doing a Food Draft – we’re drafting food we’d like to eat as seen in movies, TV and video games. We come up with some tasty dishes. Bon Appétit!
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Homework Assignment: The Trip (1:01)
Main Topic: Fictional Food Draft! (25:25)
Brent: Everlasting Gobstopper, Cuban Sandwich (Chef), Popeye’s Spinach, Butter Beer (Harry Potter), Cheesy Blaster (30 Rock)
Chris: Pan-Galactic Gargle-Blaster (Hitchhiker’s Guide), Jake’s Perfect Sandwich (Adventure Time), Taco Town 15-Flavor Taco (SNL), Mushroom (Super Mario), Slurm (Futurama)
David: Pollo a la Plancha (Moonlight), Buttered Baguette with Brie (Twin Peaks), Skip’s Scramble (Arrested Development), Freddie’s Ribs (House of Cards), Pear & Gruyere Cup-Pie (Pushing Daisies)
TJ: Duff Beer, Sole Meuniere (Julie & Julia), Ratatouille, Tiana’s Beignets (Princess & the Frog), Brawndo (Idiocracy)
New Homework: Amelie (Netflix) for Talk of Fame submission (58:02)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
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> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa
Talkie Talk # 46: The Watchlist / News – 9/20
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Chris, TJ, Brent and David are talking their Watchlists (and we’ve all seen The Big sick now) and then dive into Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games).
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The Watchlist (0:57)
Brent: Lost rewatch (1:07), The Edge of Seventeen (6:44), School Ties (7:36), I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney (11:59), Third Wheel (13:48)
Chris: BoJack Horseman Season 4 (18:56)
David: South Park (23:42 ), Broad City (24:24), Pleasantville (24:55), Playing: Life is Strange (27:34), Reading: Blood, Sweat and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made (28:16)
TJ: The Big Sick (29:34), Gangs of New York (33:51), The Mummy (36:25), Rough Night (38:12), Deep Blue Sea (40:52), The Shallows (42:22)
Breezy on the Streets (45:17)
45:36 – R.I.P, Harry Dean Stanton (Age 91)
46:26 – J.J. Abrams directing Star Wars Episode IX
49:43 – Nintendo Direct extended presentation~!
52:37 – Claire Foy (The Crown) will be Lisbeth Salander
54:49 – Disney streaming will have Marvel & Star Wars
57:32 – Best Bet this Weekend: Battle of the Sexes or Kingsman: The Golden Circle
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 # 45: Bronson / Prison Movies & TV
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We chat about the virtuoso performance in the British prison drama Bronson. Then we talk Prison Movies & TV – some of the best examples, overused themes, what makes a prison movie… a prison movie? Should be fun!
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Homework Assignment: Bronson (0:55)
Main Topic: Prison Movies & TV (18:30)
New Homework: The Trip (Netflix) (51:58)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
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Talkie Talk # 44: Watchlist / It / News – 9/13
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It’s been a long time ~ shouldn’t a left you ~ without a dope pod to step to, to step to… Catching up on some lengthy Watchlists from the hiatus, including a The Media By Us team-watch of the horror movie IT – we end with a Breezy on the Streets (News!) to fill that hour-long void in your week.
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The Watchlist (0:51)
Chris: Don’t Think Twice (1:15), Friends from College (2:11), Wonder Woman (4:22), Narcos (8:14), Vikings (17:41), Preacher (28:54)
TJ: Dirty Grandpa (10:14), Mr. Holmes (10:40), Sleight (12:13), Baywatch (12:49), Chef (13:54), The Invitation (15:55)
Brent: The Founder (19:38), The Stanford Prison Experiment (21:39), Birdman of Alcatraz (23:09), Brubaker (24:22), Game of Thrones (27:31), Lost rewatch (29:05)
David: Death Note (30:38), The Big Sick (34:24), Colossal (36:02), BoJack Horseman (37:32), You’re the Worst (38:03), Halt and Catch Fire (38:14), Final Fantasy XV (38:55)
Cross-Talk: We all saw It! (40:15)
Breezy on the Streets (52:16)
52:22 – Too many Joker movies coming out?
55:17 – Rumor that new mystery Bethesda VG coming out this year
56:04 – FPS Destiny 2 is out – which is cool for people
56:19 – Best Bet this Weekend: mother!
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa