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Talkie Talk # 54: Horror Genre Talk

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Talkie Talk # 54: Horror Genre Talk
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HORROR! In October, we get horror-crazy in our watching habits, so we’re breaking down the Horror Genre – the sub-categories, what works and doesn’t, and everything. We end up figuring everything out. Or do we? … This podcast is coming from… INSIDE THE HOUSE!

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Main Topic: Horror Genre Talk (1:43)
What makes a horror movie?
How do you break down horror sub-genres?
Do horror movies need a supernatural element?
The use of jump scares in horror
Personal favorite horror movies
Horror versus Thriller (Silence of the Lambs)

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 # 53: The Watchlist / Survivor / A Ghost Story / News – 10/18

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Talkie Talk # 53: The Watchlist / Survivor / A Ghost Story / News - 10/18
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We talk about our Watchlists, spend some time on the divisive A Ghost Story (featuring Casey Affleck wearing a sheet), Survivor talk about Episode 3 , and a little bit of Breezy on the Streets (week’s news in film, TV and games).

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The Watchlist (1:47):
Brent: Colossal (1:47), American Made (3:10), George Harrison: Living in the Material World (4:45), American Gods, Season 1 (6:38), American Vandal, S1 (10:20), Survivor “My Kisses Are Very Private” (12:53)
Chris: Cuphead (18:10), Blade Runner 2049 (21:28), A Ghost Story (25:52), #REALITYHIGH (36:25), Lady GaGa: Five Foot Two (38:09), Rock Dog (40:04), The Last Word (42:35), The Ticket (43:21)
TJ: Spielberg (44:23), Song to Song (46:01)
Breezy on the Streets (50:51):
51:10 – New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer
54:46 – Microtransaction controversies in monetizing games
58:29 – Best Bet this Weekend: The Snowman?

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 #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 

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 

Talkie Talk # 48: Talk of Fame, Amélie (2001)

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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.

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

Talkie Talk #47: The Trip / Food Draft

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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.

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

Talkie Talk # 46: The Watchlist / News – 9/20

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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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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.

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