This Is About Movies?: Recent Episodes
Randy May and Jeremiah Edmonds
Two guys watch a movie and then have a conversation... sometimes they even manage to talk about the movie itself!
In the beginning, there was just one Mickey. Disney owned him. He was a mouse. This movie isn't about a mouse turning into a man, and it's not about 17 mice overtaking a planet of ice. It's actually about Donald Trump.
I wish that last paragraph was a joke.
It isn't.
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If you are like me, you perhaps thought this movie was a sequel to a movie based on a board game possibly starring Rihanna.
Well, it's not. Turns out, the movie is about tornadoes. Tornados. Tornadoes? Tornados? Autocorrect, help me! It's not marking either one as incorrect! Wasn't technology supposed to solve everything... including tornados? Tornadoes?
Nevermind.
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Put on your long legs, long pants, long sleeves, and long johns and get nice and cuddled up as we talk about the scariest movie of 2024!
GET THAT DOLL OUT OF HERE!!!
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How long do you think you'd last in a world where you had to be quiet to live? Since I have to have a white noise machine and I snore, as soon as I fell asleep, I'd be a goner. Oh well. I'd just try to make sure my group made it to safety before I fell asleep
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Welcome to the glorious world of TIAM video podcasts! Recorded in H in front of a live studio audience, it's your two favorite boys Randy and that other guy.... can't remember his name. It's been too long!
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Randy and Jeremiah got access to an early IMAX screening that blew them away both figuratively and literally.
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Been a minute, but we came back. Catch up with the movie boys as we talk about Killers of the Flower Moon.
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What's your survival plan when the AI takeover?
I plan to convince the AI that we are in love. I've already started telling my Google Assistant that I love it everyday. We'll see how it goes. Fingers crossed.
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If we are naming the toe move, I'm thinking:
"Going Down Under" or "The Way Down Under" or even "The Big plus the little plus the little plus the little plus the little Down Under"
Savvy?
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"Boom! Here comes the BOOM! Ready or not? Here comes the boys from the South!"
- P. O. D. "Boom"
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Tom Cruise is back again pretending to be some guy not named Tom Cruise but really... it's still Tom Cruise. Part Seven but also Part One.
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Where did Jeremiah go? Was Barbie not good Kenough for him to watch it?
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We forgot to ask Randy's dad if he liked Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as much as we did. But Baby Boomers, Gen X-ers, Millenials, and Gen Z peeps can at least all agree that de-aged Harrison Ford looked weird.
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In the Spider-Man HQ, do they bother with introductions or just assume every other person goes by Spider-Man?
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What would you do for the ones you love, and would you pause for 30 minutes and deliberate before you made yourself actuall do it?
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Check out all the Stimson Snead links:
Stimson's website
Stimson's Twitter
Stimson's IMDB
Stimson's Vimeo
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If someone is afraid of fear, are they afraid of the ramifications fo having that fear or just having the fear in the first place? How can someone fear fear itself? Does this even make any sense?
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Q: What do you get when you mix three DM's and a movie based upon their favorite TTRPG?
A: An great discussion as long as the movie itself about what they loved about the movie, and why it made them want to play even more D&D.
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Remember that commercial where a dude was cooking a scrambled egg and was telling you to not do drugs? I think Elizabeth Banks saw that commercial and wondered what Winnie the Pooh would do...
30 years later, we got this movie!
Don't do drugs, kids.
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Have you ever been telling someone a story about yourself and then you fudge a little and it's suddenly a movie being nominated for Academy Awards? No?
Well, Steven Spielberg did, and we watched it.
This episode guest stars the wonderful Mister Doctor AKA Dr. Barry Smith.
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Randy and Jeremiah invite Jo back to talk about his favorite movie series to see if the third one tops the second one.
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If Ant-Man is going around all the time getting smaller than an ant, why are we not renaming him?
Quantum-Man has a nice ring to it.
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Walt Whitman, an excerpt from "Song of Myself" from Leaves of Grass: "The last scud of day holds back for me,It flings my likeness after the rest and true as any on the shadow'd wilds,It coaxes me to the vapor and the dusk. I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun,I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags. I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles. You will hardly know who I am or what I mean,But I shall be good health to you nevertheless,And filter and fibre your blood. Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged,Missing me one place search another,I stop somewhere waiting for you."
Could it be possible that one person's heaven is another person's hell?
John Milton's version of the devil seemed to at least attempt to convince himself so. But then again, neither Milton nor his devil were Irish, were they?
For this episode, we watched and reviewed the movie Pinocchio. Not the Disney one. Not the other Disney one either. Not the other other Disney one either. Not the one with Jonathan Taylor Thomas. The stop-motion one. No, not the 1980 Christmas special stop-motion one. The other one. The new one that Guillermo del Toro made. Yeah, the Mexican horror movie writer/director. Yes, that Pinocchio! Geez...
Two contrasting reviews overheard outside the theater immediately after watching Avatar 2:
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"It was amazing! Very hard to tell what was real and what wasn't!"
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"The 3D gave me a headache."
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Some people like watching movies because they are entertaining. Some people like watching movies because of how movies can make them feel. Some people watch Avatar because Avatar is very pretty to look at... That's right! It's the Avatar episode. (It's not in 3D, so you won't get a headache.)
You know how lots of people go to the movies and get popcorn and candy and stuff. Could you imagine getting that and watching this movie? Gross...
Welcome to This is About Movies (?) podcast! Although this movie was out weeks ago, the kitchen seems to have lost your ticket at some point. We do apologize for this inconvenience, but rest assured this whole experience will be comped. That's right! Tonight is all on us! Totally free! Please join the rest of your party, take your seat, and enjoy the experience!
If you are still hungry afterwards, we will be meeting for cheeseburgers.
Randy and Jeremiah gather Jo and Matthew and once again set off into the realm of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Join us as we talk about watching Black Panther sans Black Panther plus a new Black Panther and a new Aquaman!
Randy and Jeremiah discuss the film All Quiet on the Western Front and its devastating implications. This is not an episode for the faint of heart.
If you're a new listener...maybe don't start with this one.
Or do. We're not the boss of you.
In this episode, Randy and Jeremiah talk about what it means to be a "Dune person" and how the world needs a spin-off movie with Michael Shannon and Mike Myers reprising their roles as bird-watching spies.
It's Justin Long's new movie!
Hosts Randy May and Jeremiah Edmonds are joined by first time guest Billy Brewer to discuss the first horror film he has ever seen! It's a wild time as we deep dive into writer/director Zach Cregger's instant classic. Check in to your Airbnb, prop open the basement door, and have a glass of wine with a stranger. This one's a doozy.
Don't worry, darling. This movie is gonna be great. What's it about? It's about everything, baby. It's about a golden age when women were women and men were men. But you know men. They only want one thing and it's disgusting. But don't worry, sweetheart, there's more going on here than meets the eye. We're on your side. You're a strong independent woman who don't need no man. Let me make you a drink. What's with the airplane? Don't worry, sugar. It's nothing. It just happened to be flying by that day of filming so I hit record and when I showed Olivia later that day she said it looked cool. So we put in the movie. That's how these things art. Did you say art? I suppose it is. Yeah, it really is something isn't it?
Randy May, Jeremiah Edmonds, and special Matthew Wilcox each watched a different movie and didn't tell each other. In this episode, each of them describes the movie they saw and the other two attempt to guess what they watched!
From the Bullet Train (Shinkansen) wikipedia entry:
The Shinkansen, colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond long-distance travel, some sections around the largest metropolitan areas are used as a commuter rail network. It is operated by five Japan Railways Group companies.
Over the Shinkansen's 50-plus-year history, carrying over 10 billion passengers, there has been not a single passenger fatality or injury on board due to derailments or collisions.
Special guest Errolyn Gray joins Randy and Jeremiah for a fun conversation about Jordan Peele's latest, Nope. Grab your cameras, watch the skies, and don't look this movie in the eye.
Randy and Jeremiah are joined by friends Hannah and Grayson Craig for this very fun conversation about the king of Rock n' Roll and Baz Luhrmann's take on his life.
Randy and Jeremiah went to see the special re-release of Star Wars Episode IV and boy was it different than we remembered. Even though George Lucas changed a lot of stuff it was still almost as good as the original. Miles Teller is the perfect choice for Luke Skywalker but what surprised us most was the risky casting of Tom Cruise as Obi-Wan Kenobi. It really paid off though. The crazy old wizard must have gotten over his fear of flying in that Disney+ show we didn't watch because boy does he really go for it! The biggest downside of this remake is that it's all hope and no empire. You really feel Vader's absence. Regardless, it's a good time! We hope you enjoy the episode and may the Goose be with you!
It's okay America. You're going to be alright.
In this episode, Matthew Wilcox is back as our resident Marvel apologist! Jeremiah offends all decent human beings with his complete lack of respect for Sam Rami, Matthew patiently explains Mount Wundagore, and Randy has nothing bad to say about this Marvel movie. We have lots of questions but one thing that's for certain, at the end of the day Papa Pizza always gets paid.
Remember when you were younger and you returned home after a long time away only to discover that your family had moved someplace else and were happier without you? In a way, this podcast is returning home-- returning to its regular flow post Cheesecake Festival, but more importantly, returning to a time with episode titles of a sensible length.
But I digress.
We're here to talk about The Northman!
It's bloody! Or is it?
It's in old english! Or is it?
Alexander Skarsgård has long hair! Or does he?
Randy and Jeremiah are back with answers and some fancy words like sesquipedalian so you can be sure they definitely know what they're talking about.
Finish it.
We can and we will. In the final episode of the Cheesecake Festival, Randy and Jeremiah contemplate the events of the past while looking to the future. "Death is the road to awe." With the end of the festival here at last, who knows what wonders await.
I'm sorry. You're here for a podcast about cheesecake, monkeybrains, and man's desperate search for eterntal life.
Haters back off. We're talking about The Fountain!
As the festival nears its conclusion, Randy and Jeremiah return to Cheesecake Factory to claim their table. But they will have to make a difficult choice.
Welcome back for part 6 of the Cheesecake Festival! In this episode Randy and Jeremiah are joined by special guest Taylor Corder as they dicuss Randy's cheescake film, Misommar. It's a wild ride so keep your loved ones close and your mushrooms closer.
Jeremiah shows Randy a whole new world-- that world being Buc-ee's, the gas station equivalent of Mondo Burger.
Robbie Brown joins us once again with his Cheesecake film Juno - that quirky teen pregnancy movie! Fifteen years later and we still don't know what kind of girl we are.
Shout out to Andy. You're in this episode!
Randy and Jeremiah find something to do while they wait for their table at Cheesecake Factory.
Joseph Greggory is back and he's ready to throw down for his cheesecake movie, Creed II! In this episode, we discuss the power of legacy, the untold story of the referees of the Rocky/Creed saga, and the relevance of boxing's favorite catchphrase. It's all here in Part 4 of the Cheesecake Festival!
Disclaimer: As much as it might seem like it, we are not sponsored by Cookie Dough Magic. We just actually really like it.
Randy and Jeremiah arrive at Cheesecake Factory!
In part 3 of the Cheesecake Festival, Caleb Westbrook of Dune episode fame returns to talk about his cheesecake movie, Room. And just like actual cheesecake...it's heavy.
Randy and Jeremiah make a quick pitstop on the way to Cheesecake Factory. But the festival continues! Cameron is back with his cheesecake movie, Underdog! Hilarity ensues.
The first annual Cheesecake Festival has begun!
Randy and Jeremiah take the podcast on the road as they make their way to Cheesecake Factory. Meanwhile, back in the studio, special guest Matthew Wilcox kicks the festival off strong with his cheesecake movie, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World!
Our conversation with Robbie for our previous episode, Licorice Pizza, went on much longer than any podcast episode as any right to (Unless we're talking about Dan Carlin's Hardcore History -- that show rocks). So here is an additional fifty minutes of extra chatter that has nothing to do with Licorice Pizza. Enjoy.
Our good friend Robbie is back to talk about PTA's latest! It's an episode you'll never forget and one that will never forget you!
I am Vengeance. I am Colin Farrell? I am podcast description.
Randy originally typed up that first bit just as a placeholder for me to type an actual episode description later... but I think it's perfect. So I'm going to digitally immortalize it and leave it as is.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. While we didn't necessarily need an Uncharted movie, we're not complaining! It's a greatest hits album of beloved treasure hunter Nathan Drake but before he was beloved and before Sully grew out that beautiful mustache.
It falls flat in many ways. But just like Drake leaping across a bottomless abyss and narrowly grasping that clearly marked yellow railing, it somehow manages to get at the heart of what made the video games it's based on great. It's nowhere near the masterwork that those Naughty Dog classics are, but it's got jokes and an absurd yet wildly entertaining finale.
The truth according to Randy and Jeremiah.
Join us as we unpack this overlooked gem from acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott.
Remember when you had to read Shakespeare in high school and you hated it? This is better than that. This podcast episode, I mean. The movie is pretty good too but I'll let you make up your own mind about that. Just don't get all crazy about it, you know. Good things come to those who wait. No need to rush things by poisoning the guards and killing the king. In the grand scheme of things, fate is just out of our hands. Or it's goofing around as three very flexible old women who are really just one flexible old woman pretending to be a bird and doing a dang good job of it. Like for real. Most old women I know can't do a bird impression for crap. I've asked them. Ma'am would you do your best impression of a bird? Laughable. But seriously, none of us really has control of our futures. So don't kill yourself over it. And definitely don't kill other people over it. Because those people probably won't be too happy and they might try to kill you back. I know you think you're invincible but people are tricky. You never really can tell if that's just the trees moving closer to your house or if it's a bunch of people who hate you disguised as bushes making their way downtown. But I digress. What I'm trying to say is that Shakespeare is good and you shouldn't let how you felt about it in the past determine your future.
When you think about the future, what do you imagine? Jeremiah sees us all serving a bot posing as a Floridian woman named Jenson. But who really knows.
The Matrix is back...sort of. Follow us down yet another rabbit hole as we discuss whether or not this movie was actually a movie.
We have about as many opinions of this movie as there are spider-mans in it. So grab a slice of pizza and enjoy a long story about Randy's old car.
Turns out dogs and humans aren't so different after all.
As a nod to the great Scene Unseen podcast, Randy and Jeremiah watch two separate films and talk about them in front of the other person.
The films in question deal with some more mature topics so keep that in mind if you've got kids around.
Two grown men take time off work and drive two hours away to see a matinee showing of a movie about a princess. Weird things happen. But it's all just a bit of fun.
Jo questions whether he should have seen this movie twice while Matthew and Jeremiah disagree about pretty much everything. It's Marvel's Eternals!
Creepy sheeps and spooky peeps. In this episode we finally reveal our real names...sort of. Also we completely forget to talk about that wicked dance shot. It's really cool.
In an episode nearly as long as the movie itself, Randy and Jeremiah grab a couple friends and rediscover the desert power that was in them all along.
Randy and Jeremiah talk Bond films, their 25 year history, and Daniel Craig's final outing as the iconic character.
This episode, Jeremiah talks with one old friend and one new friend about the newest Marvel movie, Shang-Chi!
This week Randy and Jeremiah kick off the Podcast with a conversation after watching The Suicide Squad!