The MOVIE & TV PODCAST (and sub-stack) born in Memphis but moved to H-Town. @SamStrantzEsq takes a break from the law & hosts friends & filmmakers to talk all genres, the DiCaprio Overacting Award™ & Nic Cage. Subscribe!
Is this the way? Mitch joins Sam to discuss. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Podcasting is like poetry in motion... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
It's 2021. 1.9MM are killed by a deadly virus. Podcasters are free to roam the earth and talk 1995's sci-fi bizarro tour de force from Terry Gilliam. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Destiny? Fate? Love across the continent? No, it's just In the Can. The CHIEF is joined by his wife to talk this 1993 romantic comedy classic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Saddle up on your tauntauns, we'll SEE YOU IN HELL as we talk the 40th anni of the sci-fi fantasy classic (and possible best sequel ever)! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
It's Turbo time... for capitalistic satire and Ahghnold! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
In podcasting, everyone can hear you scream. Horror screenwriter Derek Steiner re-joins Sam to talk Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror creature classic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
THE POWER OF PODCASTING COMPELS YOU! Screenwriter Derek Steiner joins Sam to talk Billy Friedkin's horror masterpiece. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Resurface your swimming pool and place your parlays. We're in the Safdies' world with the Sandman! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Affleck as an alcoholic has-been brought back in to coach his high school alma matter basketball team? Sign us the hell up. Plus Rome Mathis joins to talk his experience on set and Affleck in Vegas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Netflix brings us an insanely personal story set in Mexico City from auteur Alfanso Cuaron. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
AT LAAAASSSTTTT, THE BARNBURNER PODCAST NETWORK FORCE-TACKLES EPISODE IX AND… eh, I don't know, just listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
The Backdoor Cut Crew assembles their cash in duffle bags to talk 1994's college hoops scandal classic: Blue Chips (starring our beloved Penny Hardaway). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
SAM is joined by BRET to talk James Gray-directed space odyssey AD ASTRA, Brad Pitt man crushes, Hoyte van Hoytema cinematography, the status of sci-fi, and whether this film worked. Masterpiece of mishap? Find out here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
BRING OUT THE GIMP! It's the 25th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino's seedy LA crime classic. The CHIEF is joined by Steve to attack this flick from all angles. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
In the Can gets on base as we talk Brad Pitt's 2011 classic, written by screenwriting gods Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zallian. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Writer/Director JOHN HAMBURG joins the CHIEF, Sub, and Shark to talk ALONG CAME POLLY‘S 15h Anniversary. John talks the inspiration of the movie, Phillip Seymour Hoffman-Alec Baldwin coaching, stories from the set, the NEW YORK KNICKS, and his future projects. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Can ya float through the air when ya smell a delicious pie,” asks the animated Spider-Ham in the best movie of the year: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The CHIEF & BRET talk this vibrantly animated film about Marvel's resident web-head, which has more humor, heart, and character than literally any other movie this year. Of course, it's a superhero origin story, but this film cleverly subverts the traditional story arcs in an original and hilarious fashion, but family (and the problems within) is the crux of this flick's heart. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
IT'S FINALLY HERE! Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of J.K. Row — er, Grindelwald. The second film of the Fantastic Beasts saga aka Dumbledore prequel series. The CHIEF and KCB link up to talk about the Wizarding Universe canon, creators vs. fans, thestral dung, magic grievances, Johnny Depp's performance, and much more as we dive into this weirdly controversial film. Hold on to your hippogriffs! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
On this special episode of the SUCCESSION PODCAST SERIES on The BarnBurner's IN THE CAN podcast, the CHIEF, KCB, and Farmer Barn snag some sliders and a board seat with ARIAN MOAYED (playing STEWIE on the show). The fellas discuss Arian's introduction to Succession, the shoot, whether he's a billionaire and intends to fund this podcast, dialogue improv on set, women wearing astronaut suits, actor relationships, chess pieces, and then shift to Arian's theater & film company, WATERWELL, he confirms Season 3 of THE ACCIDENTAL WOLF, and much more. Arian's energy is infectious, and simply stated, he's the man. Y'all will enjoy: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
The CHIEF sits down with Memphis-native, filmmaker, St. Mary's graduate, and current USC film school student, Vivian Gray, for a fantastic conversation on IN THE CAN — part of The BarnBurner Podcast Network. They discuss her introduction to film, yoga trailers, Blockbuster, TV and Netflix, never nudes, Boots Riley's disturbingly effective ‘SORRY TO BOTHER YOU', her upcoming short film, her fears and triumphs making the short, St. Vincent's influence on her life and creativity, and much more. Film fans will enjoy this delightful conversation with Vivian. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Kansas City Bret & the CHIEF drink some Mr. Pibb like assholes and talk 2016's HELL OR HIGH WATER, the Taylor Sheridan-written neo-noir Western crime thriller. The dudes talk the unsung hero of this movie: Shiner Bock — er, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges being a cowboy in real life for the past decade, “what don't ya want,” the niceties (and not-so-niceties of rural West Texas), and/or how we'd prefer to rob a hipster coffee shop over a Texas bank. You know what this podcast makes us? Comanches. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to listen to this podcast. The CHIEF and Kansas City Bret aka Ready Player One talk 2008's THE DARK KNIGHT. Is the Joker the GOAT movie villain? Does writer/director Christopher Nolan understand how American police talk? How many Joker/Batman lines will the dudes riff on during this podcast? Suit up in your hockey pads and HERE… WE… GO! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
[Cue MI Theme Song] This podcast, should you choose to accept it, may result in your extreme entertainment. The CHIEF and STEVE aka SLOTH aka the PEACE CORP PROTECTOR talk the 1996 spy-classic directed by Brian De Palma: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Which mouse are you: one that drowns in the cream; or one that churns that cream into the butter and crawls out? The CHIEF and Sloth aka Steve aka the Peace Corp Protector talk Steven Spielberg's early 2000s gem: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. The dudes discuss Christopher Walken's career-defining performance, whether DiCaprio is actually any good, con man movies in general, their mutual love for SPEED II, and even take some time to discuss the Spielberg pantheon of movies and the status of gratuitous CGI. Don't get caught staring at the Yankees' pinstripes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
Marvel's self-deemed “most ambitious crossover in history” exploded into theaters this past weekend, and Kansas City Bret, Sweaty Freddy, and the CHIEF get together to talk all things Avengers: Infinity War. PETER DINKLAGE?! Who is the best “Chris”? Does the CHIEF personality-shame Vision? What about dat ending doe? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
“Raped while dying” … “And still no arrests” … “How come, Chief Willoughby?” A mother's grief coupled with small-town humor with a little dark comedy mixed in. The CHIEF and Kansas City Bret talk 2017's THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI, written/directed by Martin McDonagh. Is Bret just the token Missouri guy? That was definitely a CGI deer, right? What are the Oscar chances of this witty, daring, and emotionally involved dark comedy? Let's journey to Ebbing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED? Join the CHIEF, Sweaty Freddy, and John as we embark into “The Shimmer” in Alex Garland's Annihilation. Will our lives ever be the same? Will John be invited back as a guest on In the Can (spoiler alert: yep)? Does this flick redefine sci-fi horror? Is it better than the book? Does a Crosby, Stills, and Nash song play a prominent part in a dramatic scene? You'll find these answers out (and more) when you click this play button, baby --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
WAKANDA FOREVER! The CHIEF and Sweaty Freddy talk Marvel's Black Panther, co-written/directed by Ryan Coogler. Is this the G.O.A.T. Marvel movie (as many have said)? Who would win if Freddy ritual challenged the CHIEF to be EIC of The BarnBurner? Does Michael B. Jordan possess more swag than anyone else in Hollywood (or perhaps the world)? How does Freddy fare in “TRU OR NAH?” And finally, is this the most important movie in Marvel's movie canon? Strap in and let's mine some freakin' vibranium. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
In Episode 4 of In the Can, the CHIEF is joined by The BarnBurner's in-house meme savant, Sweaty Freddy. The dudes drink some (read: many) beers and talk Netflix's original The Cloverfield Paradox. Do you dig on sci-fi? Do you like to watch characters frantically running through spaceship corridors a la the Alien franchise? What the hell is a “paradox?” Find out what the CHIEF and Freddy thought about this flick. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
The CHIEF is joined by his fellow movie-going colleague and cinema connoisseur, Katie, to talk 2017's I, Tonya, directed by Craig Gillepsie and written by Steve Rogers (in fact not Captain America). Is I, Tonya the G.O.A.T. ice skating movie? Who is awarded the prestigious Leo DiCaprio Overacting Award? How does Katie feel about birds? Discover all these things and take a trip back to the 80s and 90s with us as we unravel perhaps the biggest scandal in Olympic ice skating history. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
The CHIEF and Biggie get a little tipsy on blue milk and talk writer/director Rian Johnson's STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI — the force is strong with this podcast. Hop on the Millennium Falcon and embark on a journey with us as we crush the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs and bulls-eye a few womprats in Begger's Canyon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
The CHIEF and Biggie get a little tipsy on blue milk and talk writer/director Rian Johnson's STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI — the force is strong with this podcast. Hop on the Millennium Falcon and embark on a journey with us as we crush the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs and bulls-eye a few womprats in Begger's Canyon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
In the inaugural episode of In the Can, the CHIEF talks two movies so intertwined they had to be broken down in one podcast: Tommy Wiseau's The Room and James Franco's The Disaster Artist. So hold on to your wallet-sized #FrancoBros pictures, say your “Hai Mark[s],” toss the ole pigskin around for a bit. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-the-can/message
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