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Podcast #350 Independence Day: Resurgence

Teaser: After only 20 years, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin from Independence Day come back to Earth to destroy more stuff, and this time, they’ve brought Liam Hemsworth! At the 1:11-mark, we spin the wheel of decision for this week’s 3×3.

Date: July 4, 2016

Running Time: 02:09:02

Domestic Box Office Take:$103,144,286

Opening and Closing Song: Around the World by Daft Punk

Tagline: Warning: Word resurgence not in actual film.

2nd Tagline: Most suspenseful school bus climax since Dark Knight Rises

3rd Tagline: Jeff Goldblum running from CG. Now with less.

4th Tagline: Guest starring Bill Pullman as Randy Quaid.

5th Tagline: Available on video by the fourth of July.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0091276 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.

Christien: Mularky

Response: Or the spotted orchid.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Iron Sky

Under: Skyline

Kelly:

Over: District 9

Under: Battle Los Angeles

Tom:

Over: Jurassic World

Under: Independents’ Day

3x3: “wheels of decisions” by Kelly starts at 01:13:15.

Tom Chick
3. Maximum Overdrive
2. Herbie Goes Bananas

  1. Heat Vision and Jack

Dingus
3. Meek’s Cutoff
2. Drive

  1. Locke

Kelly Wand
3. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

  1. Zapped!
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Podcast #351 Now You See Me 2

Teaser: Just in case you had any questions after the original Now You See Me, here’s a sequel. At the 1:39 mark, we register for a discussion about getting firearms in movies.

Date: July 12, 2016

Running Time: 02:56:41

Domestic Box Office Take:$65,075,540

Opening and Closing Song: Magic by Pilot

Tagline: It’s Magician’s 11, but without the charisma.

Tom’s Tagline: Ocean’s 4 1/2.

2nd Tagline: It’s half the cast of Zombieland vs both the Dark Knight’s butlers.

3rd Tagline: Guest starring Woody Harrelson as Lex Luthor.

4th Tagline: It’s like the Prestige but with Michael Caine.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0113243 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.

Christien: Martslisdoski

Response: I’m the new podcaster! I’m the woman podcaster! Whooo!

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Get Shorty

Under: Tower Heist

Kelly:

Over: Sleuth (1972)

Under: Ocean’s 12

Tom:

Over: Saw

Under: The Game

3x3: “acquiring firearms” by Tom starts at 01:38:32.

Tom Chick
3. Taxi Driver
2. The Rover

  1. Blue Ruin

Dingus
3. Harsh Times
2. The Guest

  1. Blue Ruin

Kelly Wand
3. Sharky’s Machine
2. The Terminator

  1. The Guest
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Podcast #352 Green Room

Teaser: Two Blue Ruin fans and Kellywand talk about Jeremy Saulnier’s latest movie. At the 1:19 mark, take our hand and join us for this week’s 3×3.

Date: July 18, 2016

Running Time: 02:19:46

Domestic Box Office Take:$3,220,371

Opening Song: Nazi Punks F**k Off by Dead Kennedys

Closing Song: Borderline by Madonna

Tagline: You’ll forget that Patrick Stewart wasn’t the X-Man in Apt Pupil.

2nd Tagline: It’s like Star Trek: Generations but with a dumb ending.

3rd Tagline: Finally a movie that captures at feature length the feeling of waiting off stage.

4th Tagline: It’s like Panic Room except for the first word.

5th Tagline: I’m only partial to mobile phone game Nazi’s but they are partial to their dogs.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: 3 quiz questions

Christien: Marskli

Response: I’d like to be known as Tadpole.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Control

Under: The Killing Room

Kelly:

Over: Assault on Precinct 13

Under: Return of the Living Dead

Tom:

Over: The Road Warrior

Under: Wolf Creek

3x3: “grab my hand” by Dingus starts at 01:18:23.

Tom Chick
3. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2. Jaws

  1. Cliffhanger

Dingus
3. Iron Man 3
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  1. Guardians of the Galaxy

Kelly Wand
3. Jaws
2. Beverly Hills Cop III

  1. Cliffhanger
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Podcast #353 Star Trek: Beyond

Teaser: You can tell how strongly some of us feel about this movie by the fact that we don’t get to the 3×3 until the 1:45 mark. Then we adjust our mics to do a 3×3 on microphone scenes.

Date: July 23, 2016

Running Time: 02:39:26

Domestic Box Office Take:$158,848,340

Opening Song: Star Trek Theme

Closing Song: Sabotage by The Beastie Boys

Tagline: Blast and the nerdiest.

2nd Tagline: Finally Simon Pegg plays a bumbler tech guy with an accent.

3rd Tagline: This ain’t your great grandma’s Yorktown.

4th Tagline: Current number in a row of Star Trek movie plots that I’ve been able to follow: -13

IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0082431 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.

Christien: McKlenski

Response: Don’t worry about it. Just call me Mr. Sensitive.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Under: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Kelly:

Over: Flash Gordon

Under: Serenity

Tom:

Over: Guardians of the Galaxy

Under: Transformers: Age of Extinction

3x3: “best microphone scenes” by Kelly starts at 01:45:04.

Tom Chick
3. The Naked Gun
2. The Road Warrior

  1. The Conversation

Dingus
3. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2. The King’s Speech

  1. Grosse Pointe Blank

Kelly Wand
3. Bridesmaids
2. Election

  1. The Conversation
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Podcast #354 Ghostbusters

Teaser: Ghostbusters from the team that made Bridesmaids? What could possibly go wrong? At the 1:08 mark, we don our hooded robes and begin the creepy ritual known as the weekly 3×3 to discuss cults in movies.

Date: August 1, 2016

Running Time: 02:44:05

Domestic Box Office Take:$128,350,574

Opening and Closing Song: Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.

Tagline: Aykroyd and Murray haven’t been this funny since Ghostbusters 2.

2nd Tagline: At the end Kristen wears a wig.

3rd Tagline: It’s like the first Ghostbusters except the fourth one’s black.

4th Tagline: Now Harold Ramis really does collect spores, molds and fungus.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: This week was a quiz: How many of the top 10 grossing comedies are animated?

Christien: Melowski

Response: My full name is Michael K9.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Hangover 2

Under: Due Date

Kelly:

Over: The A-Team

Under: Poltergeist (2015)

Tom:

Over: Hot Pursuit

Under: Spy

3x3: “cults in movies” by Tom starts at 01:08:17.

Tom Chick
3. The Master
2. Rosemary’s Baby

  1. The Sacrament

Dingus
3. The House of the Devil
2. Martha Marcy May Marlene

  1. Martyrs

Kelly Wand
3. Cobra
2. Star Wars: The Motion Picture

  1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Podcast #355 Suicide Squad

Teaser: Is this latest superhero boondoggle good, bad, or in between? Finally another three-way split. Thanks, David Ayer! At the 1:37 mark, check out our 3×3 about libraries.

Date: August 8, 2016

Running Time: 03:02:52

Domestic Box Office Take:$325,100,054

Opening and Closing Song: Don’t Try Suicide by Queen

Tagline: It’s like Guardians of the Galaxy but Warner Bros.

2nd Tagline: There doesn’t have to be animosity just because one’s a crocodile and another’s an Australian.

3rd Tagline: It’s like Focus except Will Smith and Marot Robbie play criminals.

4th Tagline: Jack Nicholson’s Joker has never been better.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: This week was a quiz: black & white, color, or both?

Christien: Murenski

Response: I’d like to be known as Quite Vexing. I’m just warning you.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: The Losers

Under: 48 Hours was rejected by Kelly so Dingus changed it to Another 48 Hours.

Kelly:

Over: Mean Girls

Under: Summer Lovers

Tom:

Over: American Psycho

Under: Urban Legend

3x3: “favorite libraries” by Dingus starts at 01:36:32.

Tom Chick
3. Escape from New York
2. Rocket Science

  1. The Station Agent

Dingus
3. Take Shelter
2. The Station Agent

  1. Se7en

Kelly Wand
3. Party Girl
2. Threesome

  1. All the President’s Men
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Podcast #356 Jason Bourne

Teaser: Matt Damon returns to the Bourne series and, boy, was that a mistake. Around the 1:25 mark, let our 3×3 about movie avalanches just roll over you.

Date: August 15, 2016

Running Time: 02:36:35

Domestic Box Office Take:$162,434,410

Opening and Closing Song: Dark Hearts by Riz MC

Tagline: He’s like Jack Ryan but not Affleck.

2nd Tagline: Jeremy Renner is the Hawkeye of the Bourne franchise.

3rd Tagline: Finally a movie that taps into my enthusiasm for feeling perpetually confused.

4th Tagline: The Bourne Legacy was Bourne-free.

5th Tagline: Robert Ludlum’s neighbours with Rodney Dangerfield.

6th Tagline: Kenny Baker RIP2D2.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: This week was a quiz about Tarzan movies.

Christien: Murilski

Response: Can I just be known as Christien Assange.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Closed Circuit

Under: Enemy of the State

Kelly:

Over: Osterman Weekend

Under: D.E.B.S.

Tom:

Over: Terminator 2

Under: Jaws 2

3x3: “avalanches” by Kelly starts at 01:25:31.

Tom Chick
3. Devil’s Pass
2. xXx

  1. Force Majeur

Dingus
3. Deep Blue Sea
2. Idiocracy

  1. Force Majeur

Kelly Wand
3. Avalanche
2. The Nude Bomb

  1. xXx
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Podcast #357 The Bronze

Teaser: We’re like a panel of judges dispassionately watching this critically and commercially unsuccessful comedy. At the 1:17, don’t omit listening to our favorite deleted scenes for this week’s 3×3.

Date: August 21, 2016

Running Time: 02:54:44

Domestic Box Office Take: $615,816

Opening and Closing Song: Boss Assbitch by PTAF

Tagline: Watching gymnastics exercises one muscle.

2nd Tagline: It’s like Munich but with girls.

3rd Tagline: 69’s not that complicated.

4th Tagline: Twitchy and Bitchy.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0090631 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.

Christien: Molenski

Response: Yeah, no one really calls me that anymore. In fact you were the only one, person, that, that did.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Win Win

Under: The Spitfire Grill

Kelly:

Over: Wildcats but not

Under: Young Adult

Tom:

Over: Bridesmaids

Under: Foot Fist Way

3x3: “favorite deleted scenes” by Tom starts at 01:17:13.

Tom Chick
3. Payback
2. Aliens

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Dingus
3. Office Space
2. Reservoir Dogs

  1. High Fidelity

Kelly Wand
3. Lethal Weapon
2. Jaws

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Podcast #358 Mechanic: Resurrection

Teaser: Because we all wanted to know what happened to Jason Statham’s character after the Mechanic remake — well, “remake” — here is a sequel that reveals all. At the 1:21-mark, we’ll flash our credentials before a discussion of badges and IDs in movies.

Date: August 30, 2016

Running Time: 02:21:38

Domestic Box Office Take: $21,218,403

Opening and Closing Song: I’m On A Boat by The Lonely Island

Tagline: It’s like Crank: High Voltage but with an Asian woman.

2nd Tagline: Finally a movie with Alba in a bikini.

3rd Tagline: The Mechanic: when he repairs stuff it explodes.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: This was a quiz about an actress.

Christien: Marwazki

Response: I’m a crustacean and I run this place.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Point of No Return

Under: Assassins

Kelly:

Over: Crank: High Voltage

Under: Hard Target

Tom:

Over: Parker

Under: In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

3x3: “badges and IDs” by Dingus starts at 01:20:48.

Tom Chick
3. In the Cut
2. Chinatown

  1. Superbad

Dingus
3. Lethal Weapon
2. The Untouchables

  1. Midnight Run

Kelly Wand
3. Lethal Weapon 2
2. Blazing Saddles

  1. National Lampoon’s Vacation
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Podcast #359 Everybody Wants Some!!

Teaser: Is Richard Linklater’s love letter to 1980, baseball, and college just Dazed and Confused Redux? Or do we indeed want some? At the 1:47 mark, we lock down the podcast for a discussion of the best guards in movies.

Date: September 5, 2016

Running Time: 02:47:24

Domestic Box Office Take: $3,400,278

Opening and Closing Song: Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang

Tagline: It’s a lot like Dazed and Confused if it was Before Sunrise.

2nd Tagline: Baseball should always be played with axes.

3rd Tagline: Finally a Linklater movie with a Gilligan’s Island reference

4th Tagline: I watched it with a bud.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: tt0112744 Google this to find out what the movie is or listen to the podcast.

Christien: Murawlslanski

Response: At parties I usually tell people I’m an average podcaster.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Real Genius

Under: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Kelly:

Over: Bad New Bears (not the Linklater one)

Under: The Wild Life

Tom:

Over: The Royal Tenenbaums

Under: RocknRolla

3x3: “best guards in movies” by Kelly starts at 01:46:26.

Tom Chick
3. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
2. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

  1. Naked

Dingus
3. Rushmore
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  1. Dave

Kelly Wand
3. MacGruber
2. MacGruber

  1. Apocalypto
371

Podcast #360 The Light Between Oceans

Teaser: From Blue Valentine to A Place Beyond the Pines to this. Okay, Derek Cianfrance, it’s time for a pivot. At the 1:05-mark, this week’s 3×3 is a casting call for our own weird casting choices.

Date: September 12, 2016

Running Time: 02:31:15

Domestic Box Office Take: $12,545,979

Opening Song: Shine by Collective Soul

Closing Song: Heartlight by Neil Diamond

Tagline: A man and three babies.

2nd Tagline: You know the movie’s almost over when characters realize they’re dumb.

3rd Tagline: I prefer both leads as robots.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: A quiz about Dwarves.

Christien: Mulrenski

Response: But I want to be called Murawski.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Il Mare (Korean movie)

Under: Sleeping with the Enemy

Kelly:

Over: Love Letters

Under: Return to the Blue Lagoon

Tom:

Over: Warcraft

Under: Exodus: Gods and Kings

3x3: “weird casting that works” by Tom starts at 01:04:52.

Tom Chick
3. The Pink Panther : Inspector Jacques Clouseau
2. Untitled : Chris Christie

  1. Tommy Boy : Tommy

Dingus
3. The Amazing Spider-Man : Peter Parker
2. The Silence of the Lambs : Clarice Starling

  1. The Silence of the Lambs : Hannibal Lecter

Kelly Wand
3. The Lord of the Rings : Gollum
2. Unbreakable : Mr. Glass

  1. Star Wars : Han Solo
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Podcast #361 Triple 9

Teaser: A movie that no one saw, that got bad reviews, and that was made by a guy who made The Road and Lawless, a couple movies we didn’t really like? This doesn’t bode well. At the 1:20, we take stock of inventory scenes in movies for this week’s 3×3.

Date: September 19, 2016

Running Time: 02:40:10

Domestic Box Office Take: $12,639,297

Opening and Closing Song: 99 Luftballoons by Nena

Tagline: If Training Day met Heat it’d be better than this.

2nd Tagline: Puts the angst back in gangster.

3rd Tagline: It’s like AMC threw up.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: No more IMDB Stuff

Christien: Murnstoski

Response: I’d like to be be known as Instagoogletweetface.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: End of Watch

Under: Training Day

Kelly:

Over: Training Day

Under: Heat

Tom:

Over: No Country for Old Men

Under: Hell or High Water

3x3: “inventory and storage” by Dingus starts at 01:20:50.

Tom Chick
3. The Cabin in the Woods
2. Wild

  1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dingus
3. The Road
2. John Wick

  1. The Silence of the Lambs

Kelly Wand
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Oculus

  1. The Matrix
373

Podcast #362 The Magnificent Seven

Teaser: Only two of the three words in this movie’s title are accurate. At the 1:36 mark, please excuse us for our 3×3 about sneezes.

Date: September 26, 2016

Running Time: 02:31:30

Domestic Box Office Take: $93,432,655

Opening and Closing Song: Bonanza Theme by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

Tagline: It’s like West World but with Asians.

2nd Tagline: Not counting girls.

3rd Tagline: Nostalgic fans of the original Magnificent Seven are all dead.

4th Tagline: Guess starring Chris Pratt as Kate McKinnon.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: This week was a quiz about movies with 7 or 7th in the title.

Christien: Murlurski

Response: I’m just mad because my mother named me Christien.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Silverado

Under: Tears of the Sun

Kelly:

Over: The Wild Bunch

Under: Empire Records

Tom:

Over: The Salvation

Under: Hateful Eight

3x3: “sneezes in movies” by Kelly starts at 01:36:33.

Tom Chick
3. Outbreak
2. Innerspace

  1. Annie Hall

Dingus
3. Jurassic Park
2. Top Secret

  1. The Tall Guy

Kelly Wand
3. Annie Hall
2. Top Secret

  1. Bad Santa
374

Podcast #363 Snowden

Teaser: Oliver Stone is at it again! At the 1:42-mark, we try to patch together a 3×3 about things that don’t work.

Date: October 3, 2016

Running Time: 02:37:54

Domestic Box Office Take: $21,587,519

Opening and Closing Song: Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell

Tagline: It’s like Falcon and The Snowman but without Falcon.

2nd Tagline: Now available on Wikileaks.

3rd Tagline: Shailene Woodley plays an Italian.

4th Tagline: It’s like Born on the 4th of July but instead of explosions it’s a guy typing.

5th Tagline: I’ll take it over a movie called Jaden.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: A quiz where about character names and movies they belong to.

Christien: Molenski

Response: I’d like to be known as the True HooHa.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Lucy

Under: True Story

Kelly:

Over: The Hand

Under: The Doors

Tom:

Over: The Insider

Under: Beautiful Mind

3x3: “things that don’t work” by Tom starts at 01:41:48.

Tom Chick
3. The Deepwater Horizon
2. The Shallows

  1. Blood Simple

Dingus
3. Shooter
2. Dr Strangelove

  1. Hurt Locker

Kelly Wand
3. Living in Oblivion
2. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

  1. The Fly
375

Podcast #364 Swiss Army Man

Teaser: If I told you what this week’s movie was about, you probably wouldn’t believe me. At the 1:07, we dive into a discussion of empty swimming pools.

Date: October 11, 2016

Running Time: 02:11:17

Domestic Box Office Take: $4,210,454

Opening and Closing Song: Farting noises.

Tagline: It’s like Castaway, but with a louder volleyball.

2nd Tagline: Finally a movie where Daniel Radcliffe has magical power.

3rd Tagline: It’s like Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge but without the last shot.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: A quiz to figure out the connection between this week’s movie and the IMDB synopsis.

Christien: Mukrawlskli

Response: It’s Christien Dern.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Upstream Color

Under: Gigantic

Kelly:

Over: Silence of the Lambs

Under: Batman vs Superman

Tom:

Over: The Corpse of Anna Fritz

Under: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

3x3: “empty swimming pools” by Dingus starts at 01:06:32.

Tom Chick
3. 21 Grams
2. The Ice Storm

  1. Neon Demon

Dingus
3. Sexy Beast
2. Ricochet

  1. Pitch Perfect

Kelly Wand
3. Caddyshack
2. Sunset Boulevard

  1. Sexy Beast
376

Podcast #365 American Honey

Teaser: LaBeouffed isn’t a verb, but if it was, it would apply to this movie. At the 1:12 mark, be sure to turn up the volume so you can hear our discussion of whispers in movies.

Date: October 18, 2016

Running Time: 01:55:46

Domestic Box Office Take: $663,246

Opening and Closing Song: Kids in American by Kim Wilde

Tagline: It’s like Newsies but with magazines.

2nd Tagline: Longer than actually driving the distance covered in the movie.

3rd Tagline: So that’s how we get oil.

4th Tagline: Finally a chance to root against Shia LaBeouf.

5th Tagline: Gummo on wheels.

6th Tagline: I was jealous of the worm.

IMDB Plot Synopsis: No IMDB plot synopsis this week.

Christien: Malkliskly

Response: I’ve been trying to be a Christien, but I can see that the Devil has a hold on the two of you.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: All the Real Girls

Under: Spring Breakers

Kelly:

Over: Midnight Run

Under: Nurse Betty

Tom:

Over: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Under: Don’t Breathe

3x3: “whispering” by Tom starts at 01:11:09.

Tom Chick
3. The Cable Guy
2. They Look Like People

  1. Z for Zachariah

Dingus
3. The Mask
2. Reservoir Dogs

  1. Lost in Translation

Kelly Wand
3. Enough Said
2. Zero Dark Thirty

  1. The VVitch
377

Podcast #366 Desierto

Teaser: If you thought Negan was bad, at least he’s not enforcing immigration policy. At the 1-hour mark, we take a look at prominent eyeballs in movies.

Date: October 24, 2016

Running Time: 01:58:33

Domestic Box Office Take: $2,002,036

Opening and Closing Song: All Along the Watchtower (cover) by Tom Ellis

Tagline: Moy caliente.

2nd Tagline: It’s a Mehicute.

3rd Tagline: So that’s how we get oil.

4th Tagline: Finally a movie where the Comedian falls off something.

Christien: Muchenski

Response: I would like to be known as Pero Pero.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: The Objective

Under: The Duel

Kelly:

Over: Warcraft

Under: Cannonball Run

Tom:

Over: Green Room

Under: Red State

3x3: “eyeballs in movies” by Kelly starts at 00:59:31.

Tom Chick
3. Minority Report
2. Evil Dead II

  1. Escape from New York

Dingus
3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
2. Blade Runner

  1. Under the Skin

Kelly Wand
3. Un Chien Andalou
2. May

  1. A Clockwork Orange
378

Podcast #367 The Accountant

Teaser: How does Ben Affleck’s performance as a special assassin add up for us? At the 1:15 mark, we strike back with a 3×3 about revenge in movies.

Date: November 1, 2016

Running Time: 02:29:03

Domestic Box Office Take: $86,260,045

Opening and Closing Song: Strength of the Righteous by Ennio Morricone

Tagline: Puts the du back in deductible.

2nd Tagline: Puts the numb back in numbers.

3rd Tagline: Finally a movie where Ben Affleck’s unexpressive.

Christien: Mulawski

Response: It’s Christien Fibonacci.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Good Will Hunting

Under: Beautiful Mind

Kelly:

Over: Into the Night

Under: Falling Down

Tom:

Over: MacGruber

Under: Beautiful Mind

3x3: “revenge in movies” by Dingus starts at 01:14:31.

Tom Chick
3. Unforgiven
2. Irreversible

  1. The Rover

Dingus
3. The Princess Bride
2. John Wick

  1. The Revenant

Kelly Wand
3. Oldboy (2003)
2. Election

  1. Dangerous Liaisons
379

Podcast #368 Doctor Strange

Teaser: It’s our fourteenth Marvel Comics movie! Who among us is still down with the superheroes? At the 1:09, for this week’s 3×3, we reclaim our names from the movie characters who have tried to usurp them.

Date: November 7, 2016

Running Time: 02:12:41

Domestic Box Office Take: $232,641,920

Opening and Closing Song: Katmandu by Bob Seger

Tagline: Finally a Marvel character whose hand gestures make CG.

2nd Tagline: Just don’t ask him to drive you home.

3rd Tagline: Saw two women in half and call him in the morning.

Christien: Murlinski

Response: Really just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Under: Batman Begins

Kelly:

Over: Constantine

Under: Green Lantern

Tom:

Over: Ant-Man

Under: The Dark Knight Rises

3x3: “your name used in a movie” by Tom starts at 01:09:17.

Tom Chick
3. Tommy
2. Armageddon

  1. Miller’s Crossing

Dingus
3. The Bounty
2. Inherent Vice

  1. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Kelly Wand
3. The Bad News Bears
2. Wild Things

  1. Fifty Shades of Grey
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Podcast #369 The Handmaiden

Teaser: Chan-Wook Park does some things we certainly didn’t expect. At the 45-minute mark, the three of us each choose three movies for this week’s 3×3 about movies that live up to their titles.

Date: November 14, 2016

Running Time: 01:56:14

Domestic Box Office Take: $2,006,788

Opening and Closing Song: I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry

Tagline: How much for just the lollipop.

2nd Tagline: Not meant for the male gaze how?

3rd Tagline: It’s like Oldboy but with young girls.

Christien: Murenski

Response: I’d like to be known as Ah-ga-ssi.

Over/Under

Dingus:

Over: Barton Fink

Under: The Man Who Wasn’t There

Kelly:

Over: Blue is the Warmest Colour

Under: Wild Things

Tom:

Over: In the Cut

Under: Body Heat

3x3: “movies that live up to their titles” by Kelly starts at 00:45:19.

Tom Chick
3. D.O.A.
2. [REC]

  1. Everybody Wants Some!!

Dingus
3. There Will Be Blood
2. The Lives of Others

  1. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Kelly Wand
3. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
2. A History of Violence

  1. Jaws