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Talkie Talk #208: The Mandalorian, Bombshell, and Uncut Gems

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Talkie Talk #208: The Mandalorian, Bombshell, and Uncut Gems

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We’ve finally all finished the Mandalorian! Also, Brent is continuing his streak of watching terrible movies and… Bustopher Jones is not skin and bones… uhhh. Chris watched Cats and is broken. But TJ watched some new, good movies too!

Brent: The Invasion (1:41), Vantage Point (9:49), The Mandalorian (17:22)

Chris: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (32:48), CATS (47:25)

TJ: Bombshell (57:35), Uncut Gems (1:00:40)

Breezy on the Streets: (1:03:43)

What to Watch: (1:20:19)

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Talkie Talk #207: Hustlers and Doctor Sleep

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Talkie Talk #207: Hustlers and Doctor Sleep

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Brent, Chris, and TJ gather round the campfire to tell their stories. We’ve got some Oscar contenders and some worst movies of the past 20 years in our watchlists.

TJ: Hustlers (3:07), Ready or Not (9:03), Ad Astra (12:32)

Brent: The Flophouse Podcast (19:50), Stealth (20:46), Perfect Stranger (24:02), Saw 1-3 (30:14), Next (33:57), Good Luck Chuck (39:09), Doctor Sleep (45:18), The Peanut Butter Falcon (49:24)

What to Watch: (58:28)

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Talkie Talk 206: Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker & The Two Popes

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Talkie Talk 206: Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker & The Two Popes

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Hey… you heard of this new thing called The Star Wars? Well, we seen’t it and are here to talk about it. If you want to avoid spoilers, pay attention to the time stamps below. We also talk about The Two Popes and the Survivor finale. Stay a while and listen!

TJ & Brent: Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (2:28)

Brent: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (35:38), Good Boys (37:28), Klaus (39:05), Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (41:50), Piranha 3D (43:29)

Chris: The Two Popes (46:52)

Reality Roundup: Survivor: IoI (55:46)

What to Watch: (1:05:27)

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Talkie Talk #205: Oscar Nomination Draft

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Talkie Talk #205: Oscar Nomination Draft

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We’ve gathered here today to prognosticate. We’re selecting the lot of movies that we think are going to garner the most nominations. They come out earlier than normal this year with the announcement coming January 13th. Use this as your shortlist if you want to cross off as many Oscar movies with the smallest effort. Also: Survivor & W2W!

Reality Roundup: The Challenge: War of the Worlds II (1:40), Survivor: IoI (9:53)

Nomination Draft: (29:30)

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Talkie Talk #204: Marriage Story & The Report

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Talkie Talk #204: Marriage Story & The Report

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It’s the Adam Driver-thon! David, TJ, and Chris are here to discuss Marriage Story and The Report. You can also hear our thoughts about Us, last week’s episode of Survivor, and the week’s news. Also, spend some dosh at the theater this next weekend. Great movies coming out soon!

All: Us (1:55), The Report (7:57), Marriage Story (17:19)

Reality Roundup: Survivor: Island of the Idols (43:37)

Breezy on the Streets: (49:24)

What to watch: (55:00)

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Talkie Talk #203: The Irishman & Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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Talkie Talk #203: The Irishman & Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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Starring David as Joe Pesci, TJ as Robert de Niro, and Chris as Al Pacino, Talkie Talk is a podcast where we talk about the Irishman. We also talk about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Frozen II, Knives Out, and more. Join us for this spoiler-y movie roundup. And Survivor!
NOTE: Marriage Story is homework for next week’s pod.

TJ & Chris: Knives Out (1:28)

Chris: Frozen II (7:21), Hobbs & Shaw (14:29)

David: Booksmart (18:36)

All: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (20:04), The Irishman (34:10)

Reality Roundup: The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 (59:46), Survivor: Island of the Idols (1:03:14)

What to watch: (1:08:57)

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> Outro song “Extemporaneous Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

2020 Oscar Predictions: TJ Versus David – November Edition

Hope everybody had a good Turkey Day! We’re thankful here for monthly 2020 Oscar nomination predictions! Saved for posterity, so that we can reflect on our Nostradamussian perfection in February. Consider this the Biff’s Sports Almanac of Academy acumen.

Best Picture

We Agree: The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, Ford v Ferrari, Joker, 1917 (9)
We Disagree: TJ – Bombshell (1), David – The Two Popes (1)
Biggest Riser: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (+2)
Biggest Fall: Marriage Story, Ford v Ferrari (-3)
New Entries: Bombshell, 1917, Joker

Talkie Talk #202: Parasite, My Name is Dolemite, Noelle

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Talkie Talk #202: Parasite, My Name is Dolemite, Noelle

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TJ and Chris are here to help you through the last work day before T-Day break. We’re not talking about anything thematically appropriate for the holiday unless you count Oscar movie season as a holiday. Which we do. Also, Survivor and your guide to movies this upcoming weekend.

TJ & Chris: Noelle (2:21), Parasite (6:43), Lion King-2019 (12:11), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (15:52), Crawl (19:00), The Art of Self Defense (22:39), My Name is Dolemite (26:19), Good Boys (31:52), Rooms-iOS (36:21)

Reality Roundup: Survivor: Island of the Idols (38:16)

Breezy on the Streets: (53:29)

What to watch: (54:33)

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

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

State of the Race: Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced!

Happy Thanksgiving! We have our second award domino to fall (after the Gotham Award nominations), and this one is also similarly unconnected to the actual industry. The Spirit Awards are given by Film Independent, a nonprofit arts organization supporting independent films and filmmakers, for “independent” movies made for under $25 million. Prestige arms of big studios still get in here, like Fox Searchlight, Paramount Vintage, and Sony Pictures Classics. But also, big prestige films that win Oscars get celebrated here too – Best Picture winners like The Artist (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Birdman (2014), Spotlight (2015) and Moonlight (2016).

The nominees are shown below – along with the number of Academy Award nominees from the previous year in the respective categories, as well as how many Oscar nominees the Spirits tend to nominate since 2009 (the year of the increase in Best Picture).

Talkie Talk #201: Fall TV Roundup

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Talkie Talk #201: Fall TV Roundup

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There is so much good TV out this fall. So much that TJ and Chris spend the whole podcast just talking about the three hottest water cooler shows: The Mandalorian, Watchmen, and His Dark Materials. Heavy spoilers for each of these three shows. We also talk about Survivor, Breezy, and What to Watch. Timestamps below.

TJ & Chris: The Mandalorian (2:55), Watchmen (20:45), His Dark Materials (35:12)

Reality Roundup: Survivor: Island of the Idols (42:50)

Breezy on the Streets: (56:14)

What to watch: (1:05:19)

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

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