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A couple guys (Al Schwartz and John Bernhard) talk all things movies and TV.

Al Schwartz, John Bernhard


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Marvel's THUNDERBOLTS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 44:09


    Send us a textThe MCU is back, bay-bee!  Sorta!  

    ANDOR Goes Out in Gritty, Understated Style

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 69:38


    Send us a textWill there be any more Star Wars like this?  Probably not, but that just makes it shine all the brighter

    The End of THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES and Penultimate ANDOR

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 68:48


    Send us a textIn which we talk about the limits of Danny McBride's satirical ambitions, and how grounded one can make a star war

    ANDOR Goes To Space France

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 56:50


    Send us a textAlso, Syril is a super-spy and Kleya turns a screw

    ANDOR is Back!! SINNERS is here!! Also WARFARE and THE LAST OF US!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 77:30


    Send us a textJohn and Al go over everything they've seen recently, starting with Alex Garland's WARFARE (1:50) and Ryan Coogler's SINNERS (14:00), a brief touch on DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN (38:00), THE LAST OF US's big episode (40:50), before kicking off weekly coverage of ANDOR season 2 (48:00).

    On MAGIC: THE GATHERING

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 77:52


    Send us a textTyler Jakes returns to talk about the the mother of all deck-building games, its current state of play, and lessons it offers for game design in general.

    The Oscar Snub Draft - Best Actresses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 106:09


    Send us a textThe Frame Work All-Stars reconvene to highlight some of the Oscars' biggest blind spots in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories.

    The Coen-Oscopy: HAIL, CAESAR!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 63:03


    Send us a textBrett Blake returns to examine the Coen's final theatrical collaboration, the psuedo-satirical, psuedo-anthology, psuedo-religious allegory HAIL, CAESAR!

    The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE 2 (part three)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 64:04


    Send us a textIn which we look at the DLC expansions, and prospects for adapting DA2 to the screen

    The Coen-Oscopy: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 79:11


    Send us a textGwen Sisco returns to the program to talk about failure.  And some other stuff, but mostly failure.

    The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE 2 (part two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 84:46


    Send us a textWe wrap up the main game of DA2, discussing the demands of the Qun, and the worst RPG romance of all time. 

    The Coen-Oscopy: TRUE GRIT

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 72:46


    Send us a textMichael Martin returns, bearing a writ of replevin

    The Oscar Snub Draft - Best Actors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 99:41


    Send us a textThe Frame Work All-Stars assemble to select some of the greatest whiffs in the Academy's history, starting with the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards.

    The Coen-Oscopy: A SERIOUS MAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 76:54


    Send us a textRonny Abraxas joins the guys to delve into the most Coen-y Coen movie of all.

    The Coen-Oscopy: BURN AFTER READING

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 75:45


    Send us a textJesus F***ing, Christ.  

    Are Movies Dead?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 65:33


    Send us a textin which we debate recent comments by Tarantino and Scorcesse about the death of cinema, and speculate what bizarre mutant forms it might take in the future.

    The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE 2 (part one)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 99:11


    Send us a textIngenious narrative concepts run aground on botched and broken gameplay decisions in Bioware's rush job of a follow up to DRAGON AGE.

    The Coen-Oscopy: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (part two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 93:34


    Send us a textIn which we grapple with one of the best, bleakest endings in movie history

    The Coen-Oscopy: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (part one)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 85:49


    Send us a textWe dig in deep on the Coens' masterful adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's lean, crushing, American epic.

    NOSFERATU (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 75:11


    Send us a textBrett Blake returns to review the smash hit of the Christmas season

    The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS (Part Four)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 106:36


    Send us a textIn which we consider the various DLC expansions and ponder the prospects for a straming version.

    The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS (Part Three)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 87:39


    Send us a textIn which we the real Age was the Dragons we made along the way

    The Coen-Oscopy: THE LADYKILLERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 46:36


    Send us a textDavid Sarnecki joins us at the waffle hut to talk about what is widely considered the Coen's worst film, the madcap-yet-sluggish remake of an Ealing Studios classic.

    KRAMPUS (2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 53:40


    Send us a textIn which John proselytizes about a new Christmas classic.

    The Coen-Oscopy: INTOLERABLE CRUELTY

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 42:52


    Send us a textIn which we both do and do not forget about about Kershner

    The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS (part two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 123:23


    Send us a textWe probe the Deep Roads, don't skip the Fade, consider the theology of fantasy realms and the complicated sexual politics within our group of digital puppet friends.  

    The Coen-Oscopy: THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 74:30


    Send us a textLee Ngo returns to talk over the Coen's forgotten noir-riff, the aptly named Man Who Wasn't There

    Superhero Spin-off Showdown: THE PENGUIN v AGATHA ALL ALONG

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 50:07


    Send us a textWhich villain-centrice streaming spin-off is worth the effort?

    The Coen-Oscopy: O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 87:15


    Send us a textDamn, we're in a tight pod

    What We Want Our Kids To Watch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 57:48


    Send us a textDon't let your babies grow up to be podcasters

    The Coen-Oscopy: THE BIG LEBOWSKI (pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 69:33


    Send us a textIn wich we wrap up talking about a man...sometimes there's a man, who for his time and podcast...hell, I done lost my train of thought.

    The Coen-Oscopy: THE BIG LEBOWSKI (pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 58:53


    Send us a textDan Shea returns for a meandering talk about the Coen's meandering neo-noir masterpiece.

    On Elevated Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 70:29


    Send us a textBrett Blake returns to examine what exactly elevates horror to high-falutin' status.

    The Bioware Omnibus - DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 78:41


    Send us a textJohn and Al pack their bags for Ferelden and struggle mightily not to make jokes about taints

    The Coen-Oscopy: FARGO

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 80:13


    Send us a textJoon Kim is here for, whoa daddy, stand back man, that's a, a fountain of conversation, man.

    On The Nature of SPOILERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 57:30


    Send us a textIn which we talk about surprise in stories, and the various ways that they can give themselves away. 

    The Coen-Oscopy: THE HUDSUCKER PROXY

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 60:43


    Send us a textYa know, for podcasts

    The Coen-oscopy: BARTON FINK

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 68:46


    Send us a textIn which we contemplate the life of the mind, and works of John Goodman

    On Physical Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 59:37


    Send us a textIn which we speak nostalgically of clamshell cases and DVD commentaries, because the march of time is cruel

    The Coen-Oscopy: MILLER'S CROSSING

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 83:43


    Send us a textChris Prentice returns to determine, once and for all, just what the rumpus is

    TV SET - Did House Of The Dragon kill HBO?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 48:16


    Send us a Text Message.We return to the HotD season finale, compare it to TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY and question whether the network famous for sparing no expense can get away with sparing one here and there

    ALIEN: ROMULUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 79:39


    Send us a Text Message.David Sarnecki returns to talk about how the new ALIEN movie is very good and also might have killed the things that make the franchise good

    The Coen-Oscopy: RAISING ARIZONA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 72:29


    Send us a Text Message.Thor Klippert returns to talk about the Coen's sophomore feature, the G.D. perfect screwball caper RAISING ARIZONA

    TV SET - House Of The Dragon Season Two Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 65:12


    Send us a Text Message.We discuss the abrupt conclusion to House Of The Dragon's sophomore season, and how a bad structure can obscure a great story

    The Bioware Omnibus - MASS EFFECT 3 (adaptation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 88:47


    Send us a Text Message.MASS EFFECT is going to be a streaming series, sooner or later.  We review what we think it should look like

    The Coen-Oscopy: BLOOD SIMPLE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 81:33


    Send us a Text Message.The Coens make one of the great debuts in cinematic history with the tightly wound noir farce BLOOD SIMPLE.

    The Bioware Omnibus - THE MASS EFFECT 3 ENDING

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 55:12


    Send us a Text Message.We cape up to defend Mass Effect's reviled ending/s, diving into the mess of synthesis, theories of indoctrination, and comparisons to Game Of Thrones and LOST along the way.

    The Bioware Omnibus - MASS EFFECT 3 (part three)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 65:23


    Send us a Text Message.We race to the end of the Mass Effect trilogy, ending the Geth war, chatting up ancient squid gods, and throwing a rager on the Citadel along the way.

    The Bioware Omnibus - MASS EFFECT 3 (part two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 86:45


    Send us a Text Message.John and Al check in with Jack, cure the genophage and explore new and exciting ways to break Kaidan's body and soul.

    The Bioware Omnibus - MASS EFFECT 3 (part one)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 106:43


    Send us a Text Message.John and Al gear up to talk about the revamped gameplay and opening act of Bioware's controversial trilogy ender.

    Mann-Splaining: The Rankings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 82:43


    John and Al contemplate the men that contemplate the seas

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