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Verified film nerds and lifelong friends Ryan Jahn and Charles Heinbaugh dive deep into their knowledge of the silver screen in a series of bizarre and outlandish questions and theories. Even the more “normal” topics eventually fall apart into even more hilarious and bizarre conversations.

Ryan Jahn, Charles Heinbaugh


    • Sep 9, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 14m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Ep. 23 - Coming of Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 76:55


    Ryan and Charles properly come of age in this discussion of which teen characters could beat the shit out of Kumail Nanjiani

    Ep. 22 - MARVEL RANKING PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 59:41


    Part 2 of the marvel ranking.

    Ep. 21 - RIP Chadwick Boseman and Marvel ranking

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 61:08


    Today, Charles and Ryan talk about the impact of Chadwick Boseman, then rank the MCU.

    Ep. 20 - DC FANDOME and Terrible Letterboxd Reviews!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 72:49


    We talk about our favorite news coming from DC fandome and read bad Letterboxd reviews (idea from Mr. Sunday Movies on YouTube)

    Episode 19 - The Ice Boy Cometh (And Talks About The IMDB Top 250 and Other Things)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 72:58


    On today’s show while Ryan is out of town on business, Charles invites longtime friend and Ryan’s sworn enemy Charlie “Ice Boy” Lamb of Milk Ice & Fry fame. Listen to to hear Charlie cement his hatred for Ryan on air and for Charles to ramble incoherently. Content! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Ep. 18 - another Star Wars talk, this time with Jake!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 95:05


    Jake and Ryan team up again to talk about Star Wars and what they would change

    Ep. 17 - sad movies that make us sad.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 71:26


    We talk about sad movies.

    Ep. 16 - HEIST: PUTTIN TOGETHER A CREW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 104:51


    Charles and Ryan put together crews for a hypothetical heist film

    Ep. 15 - CHRISTOPHER NOLAN AND TIME LOOPS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 100:18


    Today, we talk about Christopher Nolan movies and time loop films! What would you do if you were caught in a time loop but also have a tragic past and are Christian Bale? Food for thought.

    14 - HARRY POTTER SPECIAL FEAT. JAKE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 101:38


    Today, we make a tier list with our friend Jake of the Harry Potter films

    MONEYBALL - is it worth it? (With Jake)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 73:59


    Ryan is joined by Jake to discuss their opinions of the film Moneyball

    Ep. 13 - Weird Movie Fights and Disney Channel or Oscar Winner?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 70:40


    Charles and Ryan pair up random antagonists and protagonists and have them fight. Also, Charles quizzes Ryan - is this film a Disney Channel Original, or an Academy Award Winner?

    Ep. 12 - The Ultimate Father’s Day Movie Bracket Special (feat. My Dad™️)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 74:14


    Ryan is joined by his father to figure out what is ultimately the superior movie that everyone’s dad loves.

    THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - Is it worth it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 80:09


    The guys determine once and for all - is silence of the lambs worth it?

    Ep. 11 - Remaking the DCEU and Charles’ car adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 93:06


    The boys recast and remake the DCEU

    FORREST GUMP - Is it Worth it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 81:59


    In the first episode of Is It Worth It, we discuss America’s favorite man, Forrest Gump

    Ep. 10 - STAR WARS PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 48:59


    The boys wrap up their discussion of the best Star Wars movies

    Ep. 9 - STAR WARS (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 66:55


    The boys talk about Star Wars, and their rankings. There are more important things in the world - here’s some links for support. Police accountability - https://www.nlg-npap.org/donate/ USA Today with a ton of helpful links - https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2020/05/29/george-floyd-death-donations-resources-justice-petitions/5282539002/ “Run to the rescue with love, and peace will follow.” - River Phoenix. Just be good to one another.

    SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 3:34


    a special announcement about our new show

    Ep. 8 - The Insanity of the IMDb Top 250

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 63:48


    Today, Charles and Ryan talk about how peculiar the rankings of the IMDb top 250 are.

    Ep. 7 - Music Movies, Movies about Music. With special guest - our friend Jake

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 82:44


    The boys are joined by their musician fan Jake (@filmclip19 on Instagram). They discus music movies because Jake is a musician. It’s not complicated.

    Ep. 6 - Movie Remakes That Should NOT Be Made and Movie Musicals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 79:38


    Today, the guys talk about casting and directing for terrible remakes that should never be attempted. Also, a brief chat about Movie Musicals. Enjoy!

    Ep. 5 - Disney Princess Smackdown and Oscar Winner™️ Nicolas Cage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 63:58


    In this week’s episode, Ryan and Charles discuss who would win in the ultimate thunder dome cage match of Disney princesses. Also, they get into casting Nicolas Cage in 2019’s best movies. Have a great week, stay safe!

    Ep. 4.5 (BONUS EPISODE) - Reading our old, terrible script

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 33:55


    In this bonus edition of the podcast, Ryan and Charles read through one of their old, awful scripts. It goes about as well as you’d think.

    Ep. 4 - Redoing the 2019/2020 Oscars plus Kiss Marry Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 94:01


    To start things off, Ryan and Charles get into a rousing game of Kiss Marry Kill - movie edition! After Ryan goes on a long tangent about Al Pacino, the guys then get into redoing the Oscar nominations and winners for the 2019/2020 season. Hot takes abound! Thanks for listening.

    Ep. 3 Movie Alignment Charts and Spy Kids 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 72:13


    In this episode, Ryan and Charles discuss their personal alignment charts for movies, ranging from lawful good to chaotic evil. Also, they discuss ideas for Spy Kids 5 for some reason.

    Ep. 2 - "Ryan V. The Muppets: Dawn of Crazy Harry" and Superhero Boybands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 75:02


    Today, Charles and Ryan decide to answer life’s greatest question: “which Muppets could I reasonably beat up?” Charles presents Ryan with a number of scenarios in which Ryan has to think on his feet to beat the crap out of puppets. It goes about as expected. Also, we talk for a bit about superheroes being in a boyband for some reason. (0:10 - 13:00) - Intro/Superhero Boybands (13:00 - End) - Ryan V. The Muppets No ads today. Special thanks to friends of the podcast JakeMusic and Caitlin Fernandez for our music and art! See you all next week!

    Ep. 1 - Intro and Pixar Ranked!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 97:27


    In the inaugaral episode of the only film podcast on the internet, Charles and Ryan talk about their lives, hopes and dreams. Just kidding, they're in denial! They discuss live action films that should have been animated, the definitive ranking of Pixar, and what movies would be made better with Muppets (every single one.) Special thanks to Anchor for sponsoring this episode! Time Codes: Beginning and Live Action movies that should be animated: (0:00) A beautiful advertisement for Anchor: (17:05) Pixar, ranked absolutely: (19:37) Which movies would be better with Muppets: (1:22:00) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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