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Jon Bershad and Veronica Yurovsky talk about the #1 movie in the box office this weekend and the #1 movie some decade(s) ago. Some say for too long.

Box Office Time Machine


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    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 64:29


    Jon and Veronica travel back in time to Socorro, which sucks, and then Tuscon, which is weird, to hang out with Alice and pals before they embark on their TV careers.Follow us on Letterboxd -Jon - jonwbVeronica - judgejudy

    Sinners (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 73:56


    An original idea being number one at the box office got Jon and Veronica out of hibernation and into your ears.And spoiler alert: for once, we both like the movie!Recs:Veronica - Casino / Black Bag / CompanionJon - Monkey / Starship TroopersFollow us on Letterboxd:Jon - jonwbVeronica - judgejudy

    Best of 2024 a.k.a The Box-Offies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 117:04


    Listen to Jon and Veronica's very timely celebration of the past year in movies in the 6th annual Box-Offies.We got our top 10! Bottom 1! And a bunch of superlatives in between! Did we get it right? Or were we way wrong? Hit play to find out.Follow us on Letterboxd -Jon: @jonwbVeronica: @judgejudy

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    Goldfinger (1964)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 83:24


    Jon and Veronica travel back in time to meet the man with the Midas touch and the man who should really be better at his job if we really think about it... Follow us on Letterboxd! Jon - @jonwb Veronica - @judgejudy

    Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 63:24


    It's a brand new year and a brand new episode of Box Office Time Machine, in which we venture down a den crawling with thieves and/or panteras! Your dad might enjoy this one. Follow us on Letterboxd - Jon - jonwb Veronica - judgejudy

    Death Wish (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 72:10


    Jon and Veronica, entirely coincidentally, talk about vigilantes roaming the streets of NYC. Did we mention it was purely coincidental?

    Wicked (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 111:31


    Jon and Veronica see Wicked - the biggest movie in all of Oz - and what do you know? One of them actually likes it! Follow us on Letterboxd - Veronica (judgejudy) / Jon (jonwb)

    Heretic (2024) / Conclave (2024) / Anora (2024) / Trap (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 109:00


    Your eyes don't deceive you, dear listener. None of these movies are currently #1 at the box office, but this felt like a good week to be bad. So join us as for spoiler-filled discussions of Heretic (00:00:00), Conclave (00:43:31), Anora (00:59:51) and Trap - (01:20:01). Recommendations: Veronica - Jackie Brown / Army of Darkness / The Substance / Juror #2 / A Real Pain Jon - The Sweet East Follow us on Letterboxd - Jon (jonwb) / Veronica (judgejudy)

    Pulp Fiction (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 139:16


    Jon and Veronica talk about a little-known, under-examined gem called Pulp Fiction. Check it out! We think you might like it! Recs: Jon: Bram Stoker's Dracula / Oddity / Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight / In a Violent Nature Veronica: Anora / Conclave / Rosemary's Baby / Tremors Follow us on Letterboxd - Veronica / Jon

    Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 89:20


    Jon and Veronica get too twisted by the subversiveness of Joker: Folie a Deux. Does it hate its audience as much as its audience seems to hate it back? They also talk about the singular Megalopolis and what the hell Francis Ford Coppola wanted it to mean. Follow us on Letterboxd! Veronica / Jon

    Chinatown (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 100:37


    Finally, a movie we can all agree is great! Except for that one thing... Follow us on Letterboxd - Jon / Veronica

    Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 68:28


    Trigger warning: if you liked Deadpool & Wolverine, maybe don't listen to this one. But, if you DIDN'T like it, well, we have just the episode for you! Recommendations: Jon - Alien: Romulus Veronica - Perfect Days Follow Veronica and Jon on Letterboxd!

    The Village (2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 87:22


    Jon and Veronica thought they set their time machine to go 20 years into the past, but looks like they ended up in a village in the 19th century, OR DID THEY?? Only way to find out is to revisit the M Night Shyamalan classic (?) and wait for the twist!

    Twisters (2024) & True Lies (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 86:43


    2 movies for the price of 1 podcast? Our listeners get the best deal in town as we discuss the new Twisters and the old True Lies.

    Inside Out 2 (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 79:15


    Can Jon feel joy? Which emotion should Seann William Scott play? All this and more this week on Box Office Time Machine!

    The Flintstones (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 75:42


    Will we have a yabba-dabba-doo (a dabba-doo) time visiting The Flitstones in the town of Bedrock? And that's not all! We also discuss potential fantasy castings for The Jetsons and Daria. Plus, Jon finally saw Madame Web, and we have to at least acknowledge that. Follow us on Letterboxd: Veronica / Jon

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 78:19


    The episode of the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes of the Box Office Time Machine of the podcast. Follow us on Letterboxd: Jon / Veronica

    The Sting (1973)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 95:00


    Jon and Veronica travel back to The Great Depression to reunite with their friends Paul Newman and Robert Redford to elaborately con Robert Shaw. Follow us on Letterboxd: Jon / Veronica

    Civil War (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 95:38


    This might be the final episode of Box Office Time Machine as Jon and Veronica find themselves on opposing sides of the warring factions of the American Civil War 2.0. They also might not agree about the movie... Recommendations: Lost in Translation / Citizen K Find us on Letterboxd: Veronica Jon Follow us on Instagram!

    The Passion of the Christ (2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 101:39


    “Renowned” biblical “scholars” Jon and Veronica dive into Mel Gibson's brutal epic, which we hear was based on a true story!

    Dune: Part Two (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 113:06


    Jon and Veronica finally figured out how to get off their sandworm and record their reactions to the biggest movie of the year! Follow us on Letterboxd: Jon / Veronica

    The Exorcist (1973)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 106:56


    Jon and Veronica successfully exorcised the demon that plagued the recording of the Argylle episode, so they're really ready to talk about The Exorcist this week (and hopefully, sound much better).

    Argylle (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 75:41


    Note: we had some audio issues so apologies to your ears. We tried our best. Jan and Veronica try their best to make sense of the nonsensical.

    Best of 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 124:51


    We keep saying it, but WE'RE BACK! AGAIN! AND AGAIN! It's been a weird year for movies and we're here to recap our highs and lows for you, dear listener. Follow us on Letterboxd: Veronica - https://letterboxd.com/judgejudy/ Jon - https://letterboxd.com/jonwb/

    Kill Bill, Vol 1 (2003)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 94:50


    Come to hear us praise the movie, stay for a very special reading of some deleted scenes that may or may not be fan fiction. Recommendations: Both - Dicks: The Musical, Killers of the Flower Moon Jon - Friday the 13th, The Exorcist, Pumpkinhead, Tremors, The Hidden Veronica - Mister Organ, Inglourious Basterds, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

    The Big Chill (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 86:34


    Jon and Veronica spend a weekend with Alex's friends but one of them desperately wants to leave. Recommendations: Jon - Paths of Glory / Demons / The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters / Stop Making Sense Veronica - Barry Lyndon / The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar / Trouble in Paradise / Fast Five / Mad Max: Fury Road / Not Another Teen Movie / Bottoms Follow us on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/judgejudy https://letterboxd.com/jonwb

    The Fugitive (1993)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 57:55


    Jon and Veronica travel back in time to check in on their investment in Provasic and this pesky Dr Richard Kimble who just won't let things go. Recommendations: Veronica - Overnight / Bama Rush / #bamarushtok Jon - Invasion of the Body Snatchers / The Muppet Movie / Cruel Intentions

    Barbenheimer (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 118:15


    Hi Barbies! On this episode, Jon and Veronica bow down to the memes and tackle the unholy alliance to save movie-going that is Barbie and Oppenheimer. Recs: Jon - The Vanishing / Talk to Me Veronica - Reservoir Dogs

    Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part 1 (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 98:52


    Jon and Veronica have accepted the mission of reviewing a brand new entry in one of their favorite franchises. Recommendations: Both: No Hard Feelings / Asteroid City Jon: Extra Ordinary / Roar / GetEven Veronica: All the President Men / Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse / The Big Lebowski / The Muppets Take Manhattan / Afire

    The Purge (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 52:42


    You asked, we listened - this week we're talking all about the capitalism-saving marvel that is The Purge. As always, hope you are cleansed by this episode and thank you to the New Founding Fathers! Recommendations: Veronica - Fast X / The Social Network / Zodiac / Memories of Murder / About a Boy Jon - Miami Blues

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    Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 58:07


    Jon and Veronica despair about the state of Marvel in the middle of the night. Recommendations - Veronica: Ocean's Eight / Mad Max: Fury Road Jon: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark / The Lost Boys

    Flashdance (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 77:28


    Jon and Veronica settle once and for all whether Flashdance is the story of a boss taking advantage of his very young employee, or that of a group of dreamers striving for success? Recommendations: Jon - Evil Dead Rise / Game Night / Single White Female Veronica - Dungeons & Dragons / Beau is Afraid / The Ocean's Trilogy / The Witches of Eastwick

    Evil Dead (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 63:50


    Jon and Veronica talk about the Evil Dead movie from 2013, not to be confused with the original Evil Dead or the upcoming Evil Dead. Hooray for original ideas! Recommendations: Veronica - On Probation (Teimpo De Valientes) / Fast & Furious / Easy Rider / Bunny Lake is Missing / Evil Under the Sun Jon - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves / John Wick 4 / Fletch

    Scream VI (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 85:00


    What's your favorite podcast about #1 movies at the box office? Hopefully, it's Box Office Time Machine because we're back to talk about our favorite franchise - Scream!

    Best (and Worst) of 2022!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 105:54


    Jon and Veronica rank their best (and worst) movies of the year. Previous movies featured in this pod dominate one of those lists, but we won't say which!

    The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 89:16


    Veronica and Jon take the ol' time machine into sea to ride on The Poseidon Adventure. Seems like a fun boat filled with reasonable people, hope nothing bad happens to them! Plus, listen to the end to hear our pitch for HYPERLOOP the disaster movie for our times. Recs - Veronica: Glass Onion / The Muppet Christmas Carol / Eyes Wide Shut / All the Beauty and the Bloodshed / Confess, Fletch Jon: The Gremlins / Black Christmas / White Noise / After Yang / This Place Rules

    Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2022 64:52


    Jon and Veronica abandon their human bodies and travel to Pandora. Only one of them actually wants to be there... Recommendations: Veronica - Bullet Train / Miss Congeniality / The First Wives Club / Vengeance / The Nightmare Before Christmas / Die Hard Jon - The Fabelmans / The Menu / Violent Night

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 62:52


    Jon and Veronica's time machine is somehow able to penetrate Wakanda's defenses so we get to talk about the new Black Panther movie! Recs: Veronica - The Menu Jon - The Banshees of Inisherin

    First Blood (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 69:32


    Jon and Veronica are pleasantly surprised by the progressive politics of the first Rambo movie. Recs: Veronica - Decision to Leave, The Banshees of Inisherin, Rush Hour, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Armageddon Time Jon - Triangle of Sadness, In the Mouth of Madness, The Slumber Party Massacre, RRR

    Hallween Ends (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 67:20


    Jon & Veronica return to Haddonfield, IL to visit Laurie Strode but are confused as to why this Corey guy seems to always be around. Movie Recs: Veronica - Pearl, House of the Devil, Triangle of Sadness, TAR & Aguirre: The Wrath of God Jon: Bros, Intruder, Nosferatu: The Vampire, Werewolf by Night, Popcorn, Daughters of Darkness & Killer Klawns from Outer Space

    Barbarian (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 65:18


    We're back! Again! To talk about Barbarian! But did we both like it?! Recommendations: Veronica - Robocop (1987), A League of their Own, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Emily the Criminal Jon - Prey, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Nope

    Thor: Love & Thunder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 63:55


    Jon and Veronica visit New Asgard, but do they like what they find there?

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 53:14


    Two people with very limited knowledge of Star Trek talk about a Star Trek movie. What could go wrong? Do they end up comparing it to Frasier? Who's to say.

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 126:47


    Hey there fellow kids! Come traverse the multiverse with your trusted time travelers! Recommendations: Veronica - The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent / Con Air Jon - The Northman / Speed / Evil Dead

    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore & Morbius (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 109:57


    While maybe few people asked for these movies, this episode talking about them is essential. Recommendations: Everything Everywhere All At Once / To Die For / The Dropout / Slow Horses

    21 Jump Street (2012)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 85:10


    Do you think Jon and Veronica could pass for high-schoolers? Recommendations: X, Turning Red & Deep Water

    The Batman (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 64:58


    Is this just A Batman or is this, in fact, THE Batman we deserve.

    Wayne's World (1992)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 69:37


    It is party time, but is it, in fact, excellent?

    Best of 2021!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 96:05


    We're back with a look back at 2021!

    Candyman (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 70:03


    We've definitely Said His Name more than 5 times during this podcast so we might both be dead by the time you hear this! Recommendations: Veronica - Barb and Star Got to Vista Del Mar / Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple Jon - Annette (not really a rec) / Disco Elysium / Psychonauts 2

    The Suicide Squad (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 83:53


    Jon and Veronica talk about THE Suicide Squad, which we can all agree is better than A Suicide Squad. Recommendations: Veronica: Fallen Angels & Some Kind of Heaven Jon: Woodstock '99 & Call Me By Your Name

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