Talking During the Movie: Recent Episodes
Talking During the Movie
Mike and James are back (for real this time)! And to show you we're committed, we put ourselves through 9 hours of misery watching two harrowing, but fantastic miniseries When They See Us and Chernobyl.
Just in time for the Oscars, Mike and James reveal their top 10 movies of 2018 - and boy are they different from both each other and the views of the Academy.
Mike and James react to the Oscar nominations, before doing some catch-up reviews of You Were Never Really Here and First Reformed.
Mike and James do some catching up on 2018, reviewing the critically acclaimed films "The Favourite" and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"
Mike and James review the Netflix prestige film Roma and investigate the cult following behind Jennifer's Body in our new segment "CounterCULTure."
Mike and James visit the unconventional Western, reviewing The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, before Mike puts forth 2017's Western as a Forgotten Favorite.
Mike and James review Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, before doing a Forgotten Favorite on the little-known thriller The Invitation.
Mike and James are back, and ready to review 14+ hours of media, including Venom, A Star is Born and the Haunting of Hill House, after doing a retrospective on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Happy Halloween!
Mike and James review Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman and The Spy Who Dumped Me, one of which is a missed opportunity at discussing a greater issue.
Episode #97: Mike and James stay true to brand and review the unlikely duo of Eighth Grade and Mission Impossible: Fallout, and surprisingly, one of these films succeeds precisely where the other fails.
Mike and James go full political, talking about James Gunn's firing from Guardians of the Galaxy Part 3, and reviewing the most political movie of the year Sorry to Bother You.
Mike and James discuss how The Last Jedi haters can fix the series to their liking, and then review Incredibles 2.
Episode #94: Mike and James go over all the news they've missed during the months of May and June, including discussion of the new Halloween, A Star is Born, and more.
Then, we get scared silly reviewing Hereditary, and we do it without making a single "click" sound. Don't believe us? Listen for yourself!
Mike and James review the unlikely duo of Avengers: Infinity War, and Sean Baker's Starlet, the latter of which is this week's installment of our Forgotten Favorites segment!
Mike and James review A Quiet Place and Isle of Dogs, two of the more prominent movies of the Spring thus far.
Mike and James review Ready Player One, and then look back at the most relevant film of the #MeToo movement (that came out 20 years ago): Festen.
Just in time for the Academy Awards, our top 10 lists are here! Follow along as we reveal our best films of 2017 and talk about the notable omissions from each.
After reviewing Black Panther, Mike and James put on the first annual "Mike and James Awards," featuring all the categories the Oscars would never have.
In perhaps their final catch-up episode of the season, Mike and James review the Oscar-nominated films "Molly's Game" and "Phantom Thread," discussing why the latter might compete with "There Will Be Blood."
With several days to cool down after the Oscar subs and surprises, Mike and James still haven't. Find out our biggest issues, with reviews of The Post and Call Me By Your Name to boot.
Mike and James catch up on some of the most-acclaimed movies of the year that you might have missed - A Ghost Story, Good Time and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Mike and James review The Shape of Water before responding to fan complaints about The Last Jedi after a second viewing.
Episode #84: Mike and James review Star Wars: The Last Jedi, discussing why fan reaction to it is woefully misplaced.
Then we talk about Coco, what will undoubtedly win Best Animated Feature. But where does it stand in Pixar's filmography?
Mike and James talk A24 and the mislabeling of Awards movies, before reviewing Sean Baker's "The Florida Project."
We review the Indie mega-hit "Lady Bird" and the mainstream flop "Justice League." Spoiler: One of these movies is the best of the year.
Mike and James are back for a triumphant return, following one engagement, one bout of unemployment and one relocation. Our journey is almost as entertaining as Thor: Ragnarok! Get our review here.
Does Baby Driver have a fatal flaw? Why didn't people respond to It Comes at Night? How many terrible puns can we accidentally make? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why isn't James happy with Guardians of the Galaxy 2? Does Wonder Woman give DC a leg up on Marvel? What should have been its post-credits scene? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What's wrong with all the new Star Wars theories? Should Your Name be in the Criterion Collection? Is Shannon Whisnant an ad? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What's wrong about the tonal dissonance of Evermore from Beauty and the Beast? How is an Oscar-winning foreign film 'forgotten'? What is Topless Tuesday? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why is 99 Homes a better version of The Big Short? Should you see Beauty and the Beast or Life? Are we really popular in Alt-Right circles? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How does Logan challenge typical super hero movies? Will James finally like whatever French film Mike put forth this week? Who are you? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How does get out contribute to the recent horror reniassance? Is Jordan Peele the next horror auteur? How did James narrowly escape death at the Oscars? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
With the Oscars a week away, who will win, and who should win? How does Sing Steet contrast with La La Land? Which movie did Bane write? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Is Split enjoyable for what it is? Why is La La Land going to win best picture? How do you catch a serial killer at Five Guys? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What are the biggest snubs and surprises from the Academy Award nominations? How can you push the boundaries on a documentary? How immature can we be? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What makes O.J. Simson worth an 8-hour documentary? How does Silence fit in Scorsese's filmography? Why is next week going to be so Nuts? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Will La La Land win best picture? Why is #Fuck2016 misguided? What did Mike get James for Christmas? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How did Rogue One stack up to other Star Wars movies? Did those reshoots affect things after all? Why does Mike continue to check under his bed at night? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Does Manchester By The Sea deserve its high praise? What is the consensus on best film of the year? Do you play Mike and James Buzzword Bingo? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Is Arrival an awards contender? What's the deal with all these biopics? Is Marty McFly a heptapod? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How will the Academy deal with their two PR battles? Why is "Moonlight" an anti-character study? WIll anyone hear this episode? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Does Doctor Strange tip the balance of power? How are DC's villains even worse than Marvel's? Are the Oscars going to happen? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why is 13th the most important film of the year? Where did it succeed where The Birth of a Nation failed? How many Rogue One trailers are we going to miss by a day? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why is "Return of the Caped Crusaders" the most important Batman movie this year? Is the twist of "The Girl on the Train" its undoing? Where do we draw the line at self defense? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How can Found Footage be used in new and creative ways? What does it bring to the horror genre? Why are we recording this? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How does "Sully" deal with heroism? Where has Aaron Eckhart been? What is a Gorilla Street Fight? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How was Don't Breathe both shabby and effective? How have horror films used sensory deprivation? Which of us would die first in a horror movie? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
To what degree is cross-race casting acceptable? What are "Hell or High Water"'s Oscar chances? What if you mixed it with "Everybody Wants Some"? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why is Laika so under-appreciated? Can anyone save Batman this year? What is a Human Centipede of Lists? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Is Rogue One's marketing campaign the best ever? Does Sausage Party transcend the Animated film genre? What is "dropping the head"? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Will we ever have a good Video Game movie? Why does Suicide Squad suck so bad? Why did Tom Hardy back out of playing Rick Flagg? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How is "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" like "Up"? What even is it? What really is the most dangerous game? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Is it possible to not like Ghostbusters without being a misogynist? Why is everyone talking about the Blair Witch again? Did the Beastie Boys save our podcast? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Are most Star Wars movies bad? Where does The Secret Life of Pets fit on the animation landscape? Does anyone care about these movies any more? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What's with this farting corpse movie? Why is High Rise so controversial? Who is controlling Mike's Twitter? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Is Independence Day: Resurgence as bad as it seems? What were the best movies from the first half of 2016? Will Zoolander 2 be number one? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why is 2016 so cruel? How is "The Lobster" informed by "Dogtooth"? Is this our most aptly titled episode yet? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why is everyone taking Rogue One rumors seriously? What does "Popstar" bring to the comedy genre? Where the fuck have we been? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why should we care about "The Woods"? What made "Civil War" work so well? Who is haunting our podcast? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why is DC under the microscope? How does Green Room transcend horror tropes? Do you want to be a guest on our show? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why wasn't there a show last week? What's so good about "Everybody Wants Some!!" What's it about? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Who is Jeff Nichols, and why should you care? Has Suicide Squad gained any ground? What even is "highway robbery"? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Why is Batman maybe not dead forever? Will Suicide Squad be saved by a few last-minute jokes? Will Mike and James make it to the end of the episode without falling to sleep? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Is Batman v. Superman both a bad movie and a bad Batman movie? How does My Big Fat Greek Wedding fair as a nostalgia sequel? How rich are Mike and James now that we've been bought off? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What happened to episode 38? What's the elephant in the room in 10 Cloverfield Lane? Who the hell is Gareth Edwards? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What were some surprises and disappointments of the Oscars? What is so unabashedly horror about "The Witch"? Have you tried this unconventional moisturizer? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Will there be any similarities between Mike's and James' toplists? Which actress did Mike foolishly think should win an Oscar? Is #6 respectable? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Will Mike finally come around to Ryan Reynolds? Did Alejandro G. Inarritu disable our recorder? How does David Foster Wallace inform "Deadpool"? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What doesn't James like about "No Country for Old Men"? What is so off-putting about the Coen Brothers' comedies? What's the temperature of truth? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How is "Anomalisa" Charlie Kaufman's most straight-forward movie? Will "The Big Short" win Best Picture? Will Sean Baker unfavorite our tweet? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What about the Oscars has James so chipper? How did "Carol, "Tangerine" and "The Danish Girl" handle LGBT themes? Will Mike say words? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Should "Birdman" director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu repeat as Best Director? Will "The Big Short" break your spirit? Is "The Revenant" actually "Batman Begins"? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Is "The Hateful Eight" Tarantino's best movie or his worst? How relevant should short films be in year-end superlatives? What movie do you think of when you hear "Wouldn't It Be Nice?" All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Were Mike and James right about "The Assassin"? How does one reconcile the derivative nature of "The Force Awakens"? How many Death Stars will be blown up by the time Star Wars is over? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Who stands out in the Golden Globe nominees? Why did "Krampus" lack the bite of "Trick 'r Treat"? Could Roger Ebert eat Gene Siskel? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What are the biggest surprises from early awards season? Has Sylvester Stallone earned his early Oscar buzz? How many Harry Potter stars can you fit in a movie not named Harry Potter? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
How can you spot a good remake? How could "Room" have been even better? How did Mike and James see "Spectre" and make it out alive? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What stands out in the Best Animated Film race? Did Quentin Tarantino kill his Oscar chances? What's the definition of Surreal? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Which of "Steve Jobs" and "Bridge of Spies" don't Mike and James like? What are each movie's Oscar chances? How much is a time-share on Aaron Sorkin's island? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What's beneath the stunning visuals of "Crimson Peak"? Does "Goodnight Mommy" get passed its lack of originality? If a leaf falls in a house, does anybody understand why? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Is "The Walk" the same-old Robert Zemeckis? Does Ridley Scott show directing chops with "The Martian"? Does Matt Damon have a Sol? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Does Johnny Depp transcend his affectations in Black Mass? Is "The Visit" a comeback for Shyamalan? What's the best store to be kidnapped by? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
What are the Oscar season's early players? Why is Phoenix now our favorite move of the year? Who the heck are Mike and James? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Is there enough cinema in "The End of the Tour"? What are "Shaun the Sheep"'s Oscar hopes? How high is your biochemistry? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie
Mike and James review "The Gift," their first movie that isn't a week old when the episode comes out, in addition to "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" and "Dark Places." And let's not forget a lengthy discussion of everything that's wrong with "Fantastic Four" director Josh Trank, and his comments about his recent four-headed disaster.
Does "Paper Towns" expand on relationship drama tropes or fall prey to them? Can "Southpaw" subvert its lack of originality? How does "Pixels" prove Auteur Theory? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
Will Jared Leto's Joker be too derivative? How could "Minions" have been better? Who let Mike out of his cage? All that and more on this episode of Talking During the Movie.
James' friend Wyatt guest-hosts this episode, as Mike is off in Hawaii, and they review Terminator Genisys and talk about recent super-hero-related casting decisions.
Mike and James do a rare double-review of "Ted 2" and "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," a title that conveniently avoids the oxford comma debate by not having commas at all!
Episode #12: Mike and James review "Inside Out," talk about all the Spider-Man news, and not much else, because Mike is on vacation and James wants to play more Arkham Knight. Yipee!
Mike and James review "Jurassic World" in a week filled with stupidity in film, touching on the return of Michael Meyers in the next "Halloween" film and the announcement of "Pitch Perfect 3." Stick around, though, and listen to Mike and James discuss "The One I Love" on this week's Forgotten Favorite segment.
Mike and James review Paul Feig's "Spy," look forward to "Jurassic World" and talk about why "Jackie Brown" is one of Quentin Tarantino's best films in our new segment "Forgotten Favorites."
Episode #9: Mike and James and special guest Eliza discuss how and to what extent "Mad Max: Fury Road" is a feminist movie in Talking During the Movie's girl power episode.
Mike and James review Brad Bird's "Tomrrowland," discuss what the world would look like if DC Comics was running things in the film business and touch on the departure of Cary Fukunaga from the "It" remake.
Mike and James review "Mad Max: Fury Road," talk about the value of sci-fi and super hero films, and give their picks for the top and bottom 5 post-apocalyptic films
Mike and James review Clouds of Sils Maria and go full Siskel and Ebert while debating the mertis of "Pain & Gain"
Mike and James review Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ex Machina, before discussing whether A.I. Artificial Intelligence is one of the best films ever or one of the worst.
Talking During the Movie just got a lot more literal. Mike and James make their first (and hopefully not their last) attempt at a commentary track, talking over Jennifer Kent's "The Babadook." Already seen it? Perfect! Watch along and hear our thoughts. Haven't seen it, but think it might be too scary without the soothing voices of two jagovs? We'll it's perfect for you too!
Mike and James review Noah Baumbach's "While We're Young" and talk about the recent trailer releases for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice.