Podcast #273 A Most Violent Year
Teaser: We kick off 2015 with JC Chandor’s anti-crime thriller.
Date: January 11 2015
Running Time: 01:04:41
Domestic Box Office Take: $5,749,134
Opening and Closing Song: Dedicated Follower of Fashion by The Kings
Tagline: one twelfth as long and violent as advertised.
Backup Tagline: For a movie about gangsters and heating oil trucks surprisingly few explosions.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt1786635 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Under: Casino
Kelly:
Over: Locke
Under: Maximum Overdrive (Because trucks)
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Dingus chooses House of Games and the discussion starts at the 00:52:31 mark.
Podcast #274 Blackhat
Teaser: This week, Chris Hemsworth is a supersmart hacker in a Michael Mann movie.
Date: January 19, 2015
Running Time: 01:37:03
Domestic Box Office Take: $8,005,980
Opening and Closing Song: Black Cat by Janet Jackson
Tagline: Always wear magazines to a knife fight.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0095145 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Margin Call
Under: Godzilla
Kelly:
Over: Swordfish
Under: The 13th Floor
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Kelly chooses The Duel and the discussion starts at the 01:17:07 mark.
Podcast #275 American Sniper
Teaser: This week we see surprise box office behemoth American Sniper.
Date: January 26, 2015
Running Time: 01:29:58
Domestic Box Office Take: $350,126,372
Opening and Closing Song: Indestructible by Disturbed
Tagline: I guess he was safer in Iraq, huh?
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0822854 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: The Hurt Locker
Under: Jarhead
Kelly:
Over: Enemy at the Gates
Under: Jarhead
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Dingus chooses WarGames and the discussion starts at the 01:09:49 mark.
Podcast #276 Black Sea
Teaser: This week we see Jude Law go on an undersea heist for Nazi gold.
Date: February 2, 2015
Running Time: 01:47:19
Domestic Box Office Take: $1,171,559
Opening and Closing Song: Under the Sea by Samuel E. Wright
Tagline: It’s like Fantastic Voyage but normal sized.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0113690 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: The Hunt for Red October
Under: U-571
Kelly:
Over: Das Boot
Under: The Deep
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Kelly chooses Enemy at the Gates and the discussion starts at the 1:21:20 mark.
Podcast #277 Jupiter Ascending
Teaser: Hey, Channing Tatum is a space elf in the latest Wachowski movie!
Date: February 9, 2015
Running Time: 01:36:14
Domestic Box Office Take: $47,387,723
Opening and Closing Song: Skater Boy by Avril Lavigne
Tagline: Jupiter from on high smiles at the purjuries of lovers.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0163187 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Stargate
Under: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Kelly:
Over: The Fifth Element
Under: Starcrash
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Dingus chooses Gray Lady Down and the discussion starts at the 01:07:30 mark.
Podcast #278 50 Shades of Grey
Teaser: Mr. Grey will see us this week.
Date: February 17, 2015
Running Time: 02:09:44
Domestic Box Office Take: $166,167,230
Opening and Closing Song: Like a Virgin by Madonna
Tagline: It’s like Twilight except this title refers to multiple sky colors.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt2322441 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: The Blue Room
Under: Sleeping with the Enemy
Kelly:
Over: The Big Easy
Under: Exit to Eden
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Kelly chooses Jodorowsky’s Dune and the discussion starts at the 01:29:17 mark (with love).
Podcast #279 Kingsman: The Secret Service
Teaser: This week we wish we were as cool and British as Colin Firth.
Date: February 23, 2015
Running Time: 01:53:21
Domestic Box Office Take: $128,261,724
Opening and Closing Song: Knights of the Round Table by Neil Innes from: The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Tagline: It’s like Kick-Ass but with teenagers.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0168172 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: The Freshman
Under: MacGruber
Kelly:
Over: Men In Black
Under: Johnny English
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Dingus chooses Secretary and the discussion starts at the 01:30:06 mark.
Podcast #280 The Lazarus Effect
Teaser: Who’s afraid of Olivia Wilde?
Date: March 2, 2015
Running Time: 01:41:06
Domestic Box Office Take: $25,801,047 As of June 08, 2015
Opening and Closing Song: Brain Damage by Eminem
Tagline: Finally a movie that taps into our fears of Olivia Wilde
Backup Tagline: They invented a serum that causes jump scares.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Flatliners
Under: Pet Sematary
Kelly:
Over: Re-Animator
Under: Flatliners
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Kelly chooses Real men and the discussion starts at the 01:12:00 mark.
Podcast #281 Chappie
Teaser: This week, Chappie director Neill Blomkamp cements his role as the director of movies such as Elysium.
Date: March 9, 2015
Running Time: 01:40:54
Domestic Box Office Take: $31,569,268
Opening and Closing Song: Baby’s On Fire by Die Antwoord
Tagline: People are always fearful of what they don’t understand, so Blomkamp fears writing.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt3969972 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Robocop (2014)
Under: Short Circuit
Kelly:
Over: Robocop (1987)
Under: Heartbeeps
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Dingus chooses Lucy and the discussion starts at the 01:15:45 mark.
Podcast #282 It Follows
Teaser: This week we’re thrilled to discover David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows.
Date: March 17, 2015
Running Time: 02:00:01
Domestic Box Office Take: $14,674,076 As of June 07, 2015
Opening and Closing Song: I Ran (So Far Away) by Flock of Seagulls
Tagline: It’s like a zombie movie but with one zombie.
Backup Tagline: Still interested.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0080100 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: You’re Next
Under: The Guest
Kelly:
Over: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Under: The Apparition
Tom:
Over: The Fountain
Under: Final Destination 2
Mini Pini Movie Clubapalooza Pick: Kelly chooses Westworld and the discussion starts at the 01:15:38 mark.
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Podcast #283 The Gunman
Teaser: This week Sean Penn bears arms in The Gunman. Then, at the 55-minute mark, we lock the door, put on a little smooth jazz, and take up the topic of masturbation scenes in movies.
Date: March 24, 2015
Running Time: 02:04:24
Domestic Box Office Take: $10,664,749
Opening and Closing Song: Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson
Tagline: Not exactly a funman.
Backup Tagline: Talkin’ slowed.
Backup Tagline: More like the dumbman.
Tom’s Tagline: African sniper.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0120591 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: The Losers
Under: Lord of War
Kelly:
Over: Hotel Rwanda
Under: Green Zone
Tom:
Over: Machine Gun Preacher
Under: Lord of War
3x3: “Favorite scenes of masturbation” by Tom starts at 00:54:11.
Tom Chick
Your Friends & Neighbors
Dingus
Secretary
Kelly Wand
The Trouble With Lou
Podcast #284 While We’re Young
Teaser: We would characterize While We’re Young as “minor Baumbach”. At the 1:03 mark, we get our feet under us for this week’s 3×3 about
landings in movies.
Date: March 30, 2015
Running Time: 01:51:51
Domestic Box Office Take: $7,587,485
Opening and Closing Song: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Tagline: I voted for Romney too, but only cause Clint made some good points at the convention.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0095631 was guessed too easily. tt0095179 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Greenberg
Under: Men, Women & Children
Kelly:
Over: Flirting with Disaster
Under: Flashback
Tom:
Over: Afternoon Delight
Under: Laggies
3x3: “Favorite Landings” by Dingus starts at 01:22:28.
Tom Chick
Birdy
Dingus
Captain America: Winter Soldier
Kelly Wand
Titanic
Podcast #285 Furious 7
Teaser: We were among the audience members in the ninth biggest opening weekend of all time and we’re here to tell you about it. At 1:23, we’re drawn into a discussion of magnets in movies for this week’s 3×3.
Date: April 6, 2015
Running Time: 02:35:05
Domestic Box Office Take: $353,007,020
Opening and Closing Song: Tokyo Drift by The Teriyaki Boyz
Tagline: You know what I say when it’s Corona time? Absolutely not.
Backup Tagline: Guess I can cross crying at a Fast and Furious movie off my bucket list.
2nd Backup Tagline: Hero’s never have grenades, they’re always the victims.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0092746 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Faster
Under: Drive Angry
Kelly:
Over: Used Cars
Under: Cannonball Run 2
Tom:
Over: Need for Speed
Under: Drive Hard
3x3: “Favorite uses of Magnetism” by Kelly starts at 01:22:28.
Tom Chick
The Core which is changed to Transformers: Age of Extinction
Dingus
Captain America: Winter Soldier
Kelly Wand
x2
Podcast #286 Ex Machina
Teaser: This week, writer Alex Garland proves himself as a director with the cerebral and sexy Ex Machina. At the 1:10 mark, we burst into a discussion of bombs in movies.
Date: April 13, 2015
Running Time: 01:58:20
Domestic Box Office Take: $25,442,958
Opening and Closing Song: Just Can’t Get Enough by Depeche Mode
Tagline: Still Interested.
Backup Tagline: How isn’t she like a woman?
2nd Backup Tagline: Cerci was Sarah Conner on TV and Daenerys is Sarah Conner in the movie.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0113757 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Her
Under: Eva
Kelly:
Over: Under the Skin
Under: The Lazarus Effect
Tom:
Over: Her
Under: The Machine
3x3: “Favorite Bombs ” by Tom starts at 01:10:10.
Tom Chick
Dark Star
Dingus
The Hurt Locker
Kelly Wand
Dark Star
Podcast #287 Child 44
Teaser: This week we see Tom Hardy in the Soviet era thriller [sic] Child 44. At the 1:17 mark, we interrupt this podcast for a discussion of newscasts in movies.
Date: April 20, 2015
Running Time: 02:27:10
Domestic Box Office Take: $1,224,330
Opening and Closing Song: Back in the USSR by The Beatles
Tagline: It’s like The Gunman but slightly colder.
Backup Tagline: In Russia winter invade you.
3rd Tagline: Child 44 inch chest.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0087985 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Let the Right One In
Under: Kiss the Girls
Kelly:
Over: Girl With the Dragoon Tattoo
Under: Reds
Tom:
Over: Gorky Park
Under: Russia House
3x3: “Favorite Newscasts ” by Dingus starts at 01:16:30.
Tom Chick
Network
Dingus
Bananas
Kelly Wand
Used Cars
Podcast #288 Maps to the Stars
Teaser: It’s a two-to-one split on David Cronenberg’s weird Hollywood gothic, Maps to the Stars. At the 1:14 mark, we let fly with a 3×3 about peeing scenes in movies.
Date: April 27, 2015
Running Time: 01:59:29
Domestic Box Office Take: $350,741
Opening and Closing Song: I Love L.A. by Randy Newman
Tagline: It’s like Cosmopolis except in this one Robert Paintson’s in a limo.
Silver Tagline: David Cronenburg’s Entourage.
Bronze Tagline: L.A. is short for Lannisters.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0110097 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Somewhere
Under: Bowfinger
Kelly:
Over: Sunset Boulevard
Under: Scenes from a Mall
Tom:
Over: Day of the Locust
Under: Trust Me
3x3: “Pee Scenes ” by Kelly starts at 01:33:34.
Tom Chick
The Killer Inside Me
Dingus
Fish Tank
Kelly Wand
Waterworld
Podcast #289 Avengers: Age of Ultron
Teaser: The $188 million opening weekend for Avengers: Age of Ultron can’t be wrong, right? At the 1:15 mark, we introduce our favorite studio logo gimmicks before movies.
Date: May 4, 2015
Running Time: 01:58:59
Domestic Box Office Take: $459,005,868
Opening and Closing Song: The Avengers Theme by Taylor Davis
Tagline: Avengers dissemble.
Backup Tagline: Joss Whedon’s best writing since Alien: Resurrection and the best Avengers movie since Avengers.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0120667 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Under: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Kelly:
Over: The Avengers
Under: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Tom:
Over: X-Men: The Last Stand
Under: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
3x3: “Favorite Studio Logo Gimmicks ” by Tom starts at 01:15:05.
Tom Chick
Dingus
Kelly Wand
Podcast #290 True Story
Teaser: This week, two of us check out True Story, the anti-thriller starring Jonah Hill and James Franco. At the 49-minute mark, we discuss cliches we’re willing to overlook.
Date: May 12, 2015
Running Time: 01:54:53
Domestic Box Office Take: $4,719,695
Opening and Closing Song: Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) by Kate Bush
Tagline: It’s like This is the End but with an apocalypse (and then some German?)
Back Tagline: It’s like Pitch Perfect in that I’ve seen a little of it.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0118688 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Dead Man Walking
Under: Primal Fear
Kelly:
Over: Where the Wild Things Are
Under: Wild Things
Tom:
Over: Capote
Under: Shattered Glass
3x3: “forgivable clichés ” by Dingus starts at 00:48:20.
Tom Chick
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Dingus
The Matrix: bullet casings raining on the ground
Kelly Wand
Stewardess School: surprise witness
Podcast #291 Mad Max: Fury Road
Teaser: George Miller returns to the Mad Max series and we couldn’t be happier with the results. In fact, we’re so thrilled that we don’t get around to this week’s 3×3 on.
tutorials until the 1:27 mark.
Date: May 18, 2015
Running Time: 02:07:39
Domestic Box Office Take: $153,636,354
Opening and Closing Song: Perfect Day by Lou Reed
Tagline: Best Hal Needham movie since The General.
2nd Tagline: Best Tom Hardy driving movie since Locke.
3rd Tagline: This time Tom Hardy is doing party favours to the concrete.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0087032 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: The Quiet Earth
Under: I am Legend
Kelly:
Over: No over
Under: The Road Warrior
Tom:
Over: No over
Under: The Road Warrior
3x3: “favorite tutorials ” by Kelly starts at 01:26:35.
Tom Chick
Stranger than Paradise: vacuum vernacular
Dingus
Apollo 13: carbon dioxide scrubber
Kelly Wand
Alien: air density
Podcast #292 Tomorrowland
Teaser: Hey, look it’s a new Brad Bird movie! Written by Damon Lindelof. At the one hour mark, we crown the podcast with a discussion of kings and queens in movies.
Date: May 25, 2015
Running Time: 02:09:30
Domestic Box Office Take: $93,436,322
Opening and Closing Song: It’s a Small World (After All) by The Sherman Brothers
Tagline: Feels more like a D ticket.
2nd Tagline: More like Tomorrowbland
3rd Tagline: Lindelof’s stories really are like dreams. There’s no rules and I can’t remember shit about them 5 minutes afterwards.
IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0765476 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.
Over/Under
Dingus:
Over: Big Hero 6
Under: Chronicles of Narnia
Kelly:
Over: Interstellar
Under: Space Jam
Tom:
Over: Super 8
Under: Hugo
3x3: “Best Kings and Queens ” by Tom starts at 0:59:53.
Tom Chick
The Fountain
Dingus
Henry V
Kelly Wand
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
