Come and listen to two idiots locked in a life-long grudge talking about two idiots with a life-long grudge. Who’s to say which pair are less qualified to talk about the subject matter, really? At least there’s insane costuming and accent choices to lighten the tone!
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Ep. 104: The Last Duel
The Jason Bourne series is one of those things that had a mostly bad influence on lots of other movies and mostly was a good example of how a series of films could suffer from diminishing returns as it kept going. But I will always have a deep fondness for this series overall and for a few of the films in particular. It was one of the best showcases for Matt Damon as a star.
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, and for what could be the last time they’ll be focusing on 1980 – 1989.
What’s the bigger mystery here: How this movie ended up on our Best of the 80s list, or what the heck these spices from the Algarve could possibly be? We can only answer one of them for you!
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 98: Mystic Pizza
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s.
It’s not your fault… that the audio is so choppy in this episode about Good Will Hunting. That’s our fault. Sorry. We do not like those apples. Not one bit.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 71: Good Will Hunting
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The Movie: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
One Sentence Plot Summary: Captain Miller leads a small platoon of men on a mission to save Matt Damon, thus continuing the genre of “Saving Matt Damon Movies.”*
Continue reading Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Saving Private Ryan
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The Movie: The Departed (2006)
One Sentence Plot Summary: Leaning heavily on the Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs, a group of actors decide enough is enough and get Martin Scorsese his fucking Oscar
Continue reading Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Departed
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The Movie: The Martian (2015)
One Sentence Plot Summary: Mark Watney sciences his way out of multiple problems as earth hems and haws because of bureaucracy.
Continue reading Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Martian
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The Movie: Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
One Sentence Plot Summary: Danny Ocean and his ten cohorts pull off an audacious robbery and will make you nostalgic for Vegas…and a little dusty when Carl Reiner is standing at the Bellagio fountain.
Continue reading Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Ocean’s Eleven
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.
The poster alone should tell you everything you need to know about this movie.
Ben went to the World Premiere of this film, and Matt had never seen it, and yet somehow they went into this episode on equal footing. Yes, it’s that most forgettable of films, Jason Bourne. Is it better than The Bourne Legacy? Does the fact that question needs asking speak volumes? The answer to both is “Probably.” Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 14: Jason Bourne
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters are sick to death of Oscar contenders so have decided to get their spy on instead, examining how the Mission: Impossible, Bourne and James Bond franchises have danced around each other over the years.
The thinking man’s spy thriller returns to ask the bold question “What if Treadstone, but more?” Yes, Jason Bourne is back and is doing his best to get to the root of Blackbriar before it gets to the root of him… Look he’s trying to expose them before they can kill him, okay? Continue reading Secret Agent Men – Episode 7: The Bourne Ultimatum
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