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There Will Be Movies – Episode 35: Boyhood

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.

Gather your pitchforks, Film Twitter; Matt is at it again! But fear not, your faithful host Ben does his best to make him see the light on Richard Linklater’s 12 year odyssey towards many, many awards and end of year lists.

Pantheon Plus – Road Trippin’: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Jerome and Brian are hitting the road this month as they discuss a series of “road trips” that mostly go terribly wrong but is about the friends made along the way.

In this case, Steve Martin and John Candy become friends and are stars of a Thanksgiving classic. Get on your favorite plane, train, or automobile (maybe even a bus) and enjoy our discussion of this film.

There Will Be Movies – Episode 34: Chef

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.

We sure hope you don’t watch this week’s film on an empty stomach because Jon Favreau and Roy Choi are taking us all to flavour town… unless Guy Fieri actually owns that in which case they’re just gonna cook some good looking food.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Palm Springs

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The Movie: Palm Springs (2020)

One Sentence Plot Summary: The time-loop movie gets a glam up as two people fall in love and realize just being a good person won’t get you out.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Princess Bride

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The Movie: The Princess Bride (1987)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Westley truly loves Buttercup and overcomes villainy, an evil prince, and even death to show it.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Beverly Hills Cop

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The Movie: Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Eddie Murphy becomes a star in an action comedy that became one of the biggest genres of the 1980s and 1990s.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Ghostbusters (1984)

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The Movie: Ghostbusters (1984)

One Sentence Plot Summary: There’s something strange going on in a lot of New York neighborboods, and there’s only one group you can call: Three comedy legends and poor Ernie Hudson.

There Will Be Movies – Episode 33: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.

After a heavy run of movies Ben & Matt thought it was time to take a trip to Europe and the whimsical frivolity of Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Lost in Translation

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The Movie: Lost in Translation (2003)

One Sentence Plot Summary: An older man builds a non-romantic connection with a much younger women, and it works because Bill Murray and Scarlett Johanssen are really good actors.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Scrooged

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The Movie: Scrooged (1988)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Frank Cross learns the true meaning of Christmas and about intergenerational trauma in Black America.