Brief & Not So Brief

My nephew, Peter Knoch, joins us for another Oscar predictions episode. We cover all the categories listed on the Oscar page, so here are time codes if you want to skip around: Short Film (Documentary)0:01:03Short Film (Animated)0:03:08Short Film (Live Action)0:06:29Actor in a Leading Role0:08:22Actor in a Supporting Role0:14:38Actress in a Leading Role0:19:53Actress in a Supporting Role0:25:45Cinematography0:32:18Costume Design0:35:45Directing0:39:02Film Editing0:42:33Makeup & Hairstyling0:45:40Music (Original Score)0:48:21Music (Original Song)0:51:12Picture0:54:20Production Design1:20:29Sound1:22:13Visual Effects1:23:10Writing (Adapted Screenplay)1:24:54Writing (Original Screenplay)1:26:51International Feature1:27:40Animated Feature1:29:33Documentary Feature Film1:33:28

Just a random off-the-cuff discussion between Seth and Ethan, testing a microphone. Under discussion are The Terminator & Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Alien & Aliens, and Blade Runner & Blade Runner 2049.

Peter Knoch once again joins Seth (Ethan could make this one) to discuss their choices for the best films/performances of the year, as well as their picks for who they think will win.

Peter joins us to wrap up 2020, with our Top 10 movies from 2020, with bonus movies we saw in 2020 but weren’t from 2020. Ethan was right on the leading edge of a bad cold, so you just don’t know how many coughs I edited out. You’re welcome. Notes: Cold Crash Pictures – Birds … Continue reading "Brief Reviews: Top 10 Movies, 2020 (with Peter Knoch)"

This time we briefly discuss a bunch of A24 films. The list includes: Midsommar, The Lighthouse, Uncut Gems, Good Time, Locke, Ex Machina, Moonlight, Lady Bird, and Eighth Grade. I also may have forgotten a couple.

Peter joins Seth and Ethan again to discuss the filmography of Taylor Sheridan. Letterboxd links: Seth: https://letterboxd.com/sethheasley Ethan: https://letterboxd.com/bevold/ Peter: https://letterboxd.com/adlerdynamic/

Seth didn’t like Interstellar in the theater. Ethan didn’t like Dunkirk. We give them both a second chance.

Seth’s nephew Peter Knoch joins us again for a discussion of Commando (1985), The Predator (1987), The Running Man (also 1987!), Total Recall (1990), and True Lies (1994).

We’re doing our mostly uninformed Oscar picks with Ethan’s cousin Peter!

Ethan asked to do a year-end episode, and wanted to do a Top Ten. So here it is!

This time we take up two films with very different styles, that probably have something to say about masculinity, though one of them has more of a chance to explore that theme. The other one is too busy assaulting the audiences senses and reason.

This time the guys do their homework to prepare for Angel Has Fallen this summer by watching both Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016).

All spoilers! And we didin’t like the film. Wait for home video or VOD. We’re really stretching the definition of Not So Brief reviews here, because the fact is we didn’t have much to say about Brightburn. It was disappointing. So tune in to hear us discuss the one or two good points and a … Continue reading "Not So Brief (but super brief) Review: Brightburn"

We watched John Wick 3! You know you’re jealous. Hear us work through our feelings about it and rank it in the franchise. Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/hugospodcast

No theme this time. We just needed to get an episode in and we’ve watched some movies lately. So here we are talking about them. (This podcast contains a bonus post-credit scene alluded to earlier in the podcast.) Links/Notes: Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Tom Cruise talking about Les Grossman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa-ch8H_5DE&feature=youtu.be&t=56

Ethan and Seth watched Truth or Dare and The Hurricane Heist so you don’t have to. Seriously, between these two films there are several minutes of entertainment value. Find out which minutes!

This time, Ethan and Seth discuss Jordan Peele’s latest horror/thriller film, Us.

Ethan and Seth discuss a few Old Man Action Movies, “Old Man” referring to the lead actors being older than Seth. Under discussion: Taken (2009) Jack Reacher (2012) The Equalizer (2014) John Wick (2014) There’s also some brief discussion of the sequels that we’ve seen, and a five minute bonus discussion of Widows, which isn’t … Continue reading "Brief Reviews: Old Man Action Movies"

This time, Seth and Ethan take a look at the box office flop-in-progress that is Liam Neeson’s latest, Cold Pursuit, which is a shot-for-shot, line-for-line remake of the Stellan Skarsgaard film In Order of Disappearance. It’s a pretty good movie. You should go check it out.

For their first Not So Brief review, Ethan and Seth discuss Glass, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest follow-up to Unbreakable and Split. Note: You’ll probably find that our Not So Brief episodes are actually shorter than our Brief ones. That’s just how it works, we guess.

For their first official episode, Ethan and Seth give Brief Reviews of three films they thought should have performed better at the box office. The three films under consideration are: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Dredd (2012) Annihilation (2018) Have any films you think should have been more successful? Tweet at us @briefnotsobrief, or shoot us … Continue reading "Brief Reviews: Movies that Underperformed at the Box Office"

It’s our very first episode, in which we explain who we are and how we’ll be approaching things. Reminder that if you’re getting this episode in the Hugos There feed, you need to resubscribe: https://hugospodcast.com/feed/podcast/hugos