Tag: movies

Hail, Caesar! – Popcorn Not Included

March 9, 2020


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And now for something entirely different – an offbeat Coen Brothers comedy set in Hollywood’s Golden Age.

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Hail, Caesar!

Directed by: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Produced by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Screenplay by: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Edited by: Roderick Jaynes
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Music by: Carter Burwell
Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum
Distributed by: Universal Pictures

1917 – Popcorn Not Included

January 13, 2020

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We discuss the Sam Mendes World War I drama 1917.

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1917

Directed by: Sam Mendes
Produced by: Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall, Brian Oliver
Written by: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Caims
Edited by: Lee Smith
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Music by: Thomas Newman
Starring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch
Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Little Women (2019) – Popcorn Not Included

January 8, 2020

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On this episode we’re discussing… a book? Kinda sorta. It’s the latest adaptation of the literary classic Little Women. And while it’s a mostly straightforward story, this adaptation is a little more complicated than we expected.

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Little Women

Directed by: Greta Gerwig
Produced by: Amy Pascal, Denise Di Novi, Robin Swicord
Screenplay by: Greta Gerwig
Based on: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Edited by: Nick Houy
Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothee Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing

Favorite Movies of the Decade (2010-2019): Top 10s – Popcorn Not Included

January 1, 2020

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It’s our longest episode yet as Matt, Maggie, and special guest Melissa each run down their Top 10 Movies of the Decade. Happy New Year and New Decade everyone!

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Favorite Movies of the Decade (2010-2019): Honorable Mentions – Popcorn Not Included

December 30, 2019

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You know how we normally talk about one movie per episode? Well this time we talked about 38.

We discuss our favorite movies of the decade with our friend Melissa. We went so long that we cut the episode in two. In this part, we run down movies that didn’t quite make the cut. We’ll be back next with our top 10 lists.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Popcorn Not Included

December 24, 2019

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Surprise, surprise! We’re actually covering Star Wars on this show. The “Skywalker Saga” is “finally” “complete”. We give our thoughts on the new movie, the new trilogy, and our wishes/speculation for the future of the franchise.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Directed by: J. J. Abrams
Produced by: Kathleen Kennedy, J. J. Abrams, Michelle Rejwan
Written by: J. J. Abrams and Chris Terrio
Edited by: Maryann Brandon and Stefan Grube
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Music by: John Williams
Starring: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Billy Dee Williams
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Popcorn Not Included

November 26, 2019

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Pull up a chair as we celebrate our first Tomhanksgiving on the podcast with our review of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Matthew Rhys plays a cynical journalist whose life is changed after he meets children’s television show host Fred Rogers played by Tom Hanks.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Directed by: Marielle Heller
Produced by: Youree Henley, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Leah Holzer
Written by: Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster
Based on: “Can You Say… Hero?” by Tom Junod
Edited by: Anne McCabe
Cinematography: Jody Lee Lipes
Music by: Nate Heller
Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing

Ad Astra – Popcorn Not Included

September 23, 2019

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Here’s what we thought of Brad Pitt’s journey to the stars. I still can’t believe this wasn’t based on a novel.

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Ad Astra

Directed by: James Gray
Produced by: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Rodrigo Teixeira, Arnon Milchan
Written by: James Gray, Ethan Gross
Edited by: John Axelrad, Lee Haugen
Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema
Music by: Max Richter
Starring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Favorite Movies: Deep Blue Sea – Popcorn Not Included

August 19, 2019

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On this episode we discuss Maggie’s favorite Bad Shark Movie and what distinguishes a bad Bad Shark Movie from a good Bad Shark Movie.

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Deep Blue Sea

Directed by: Renny Harlin
Produced by: Akiva Goldsman, Tony Ludwig, Alan Riche
Written by: Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers, Wayne Powers
Cinematography: Stephen F. Urioste
Edited by: Frank J. Urioste, Derek Brechin, Dallas Puett
Music by: Trevor Rabin
Starring: Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson
Production company: Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros.