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Rookie Movie Reviews: Terminator 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 47:27


Returning in full force with a sequel to a movie neither of us have ever seen.

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 54:48


The newest entry into the conjuring-verse was.... ok! Not bad. Not great. I dunno. What did you expect?

Rookie Movie Reviews: Saving Private Ryan

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 41:24


Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. Listen to us chat about Saving Private Ryan in a TAKE 2 fashion. Because even though we've been doing this for a year we still make mistakes. Everybody has those days.

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Pianist

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 46:29


A lot of the movies left on the list are long or challenging in some way, but we're not sure if it will top The Pianist

Rookie Movie Reviews: B- Plot - Godzilla vs Kong (2021)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 56:21


HBO Max let us get a small screen experience of this new Monster MASH. For better or worse we gave it a watch, now listen to our thoughts

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Kid

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 47:57


Trying to make sense of a 54 minute morality tale from the 20's is weird. The movie is weird.

Rookie Movie Reviews: Star Wars Original Trilogy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 67:56


We watched the first 3 Star Wars! Hear our HOT TAKES.

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Dark Knight Rises

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 65:19


Christopher Nolan's follow up to the classic 'Dark Knight'. I guess you could argue this one is more ambitious, but the bigger they are the harder they fall. This movie uh.... sucks!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Oldboy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 48:09


Jenny and Dan take on the intense South Korean thriller, Oldboy! As entertaining as it is stomach churning. Let us know your thoughts!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Grave of the Fireflies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 45:42


This movie is super sad, listen to us being awkward and not doing it justice .

Rookie Movie Reviews: Amélie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 47:38


Amelie? That's a french ass name! Lil' croissant! Little cheese on my croissant!

Rookie Movie Reviews: B-Plot - Harry Potter Pt. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 89:19


In this episode we are covering Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows part 1 and 2. It is another nostalgia trip of an episode as we shoot the breeze about some childhood classics

Rookie Movie Reviews: B-Plot - Harry Potter Pt. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 44:04


In this episode we are covering Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and The Goblet of Fire! It is a nostalgia trip of an episode as we shoot the breeze about some childhood classics

Rookie Movie Reviews: Whiplash

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 40:41


Jenny and Dan drum up some opinions about Damien Chazelle's 2014 jazz romp Whiplash! We also get to interject a little Soul in there so it's going in the tags!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Princess Mononoke

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 49:22


We keep gobbling up the happy time movies to review and this week is no different. We chat about this 1997 fairytale with glee and a new mic.

Rookie Movie Reviews: Joker

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 55:47


Remember the hype around this movie when trailers came out? Here's our take on controversial flick from 2019 that ended up not being controversial at all! Todd Philip's (The Hangover) supervillain movie! How'd this get put in the top 100? What is with people?

Rookie Movie Reviews: Modern Times

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 49:19


Diving in to Charlie Chaplin's catalogue with Modern Times! The tramp is runnin around New York? Or Chicago? With wrenches and a can do attitude/

Rookie Movie Reviews: Toy Story

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 47:30


We chat about Toy Story! It's a good time. This is a quick one, not too much tosay

Rookie Movie Reviews: Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 57:53


Jenny and Dan burn through the 3 Lord of the Rings movies. Theatrical cuts, get off our back!

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Matrix

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 80:14


Sorry for skipping last week. We got a kitten! And so we took a little break to play with him. This week we talk about the matrix and drink a bottle of wine! Wow!

Rookie Movie Reviews: B-Plot - The Conjuring Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 81:42


Just in time to have missed spooky season, we watched all seven(!) Conjuring Universe films. From crying ghost women to demon conduit dolls, listen to our gab sesh on the Conjuring movies!

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Lion King (1994)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 60:55


Oh come on, you've seen it

Rookie Movie Reviews: Se7en

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 87:33


David Fincher directed this supremely dark and edgy detective thriller in 1995. One year off the best year ever.

Rookie Movie Reviews: Django Unchained

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 74:32


The final Tarantino entry on this list! Django is a tribute to spaghetti westerns and that energy seems to flow all the way through. It was fun to give it a watch, hear more details inside!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Inglorious Basterds

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 65:18


Wow what a flick! A Nazi Romp. A roll in the burning hay. Seriously good move and we chit chat about what's up.

Rookie Movie Reviews: Pulp Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 66:51


Tarantino's sophomore effort. Pretty sure everyone and their mother has seen this m0ovie twice

Rookie Movie Reviews: Reservoir Dogs

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 41:02


Kicking off the first of four Tarantino features, we talk about Reservoir Dogs! Tarantino's 1992 debut of a heist gone wrong and the criminals left to sort through the aftermath. Has it aged well? WEEELllllll....

Rookie Movie Reviews: Spirited Away

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 66:51


Dan and Jenny discuss this Miyazaki classic. Chihiro and her parents are trapped in the spirit world. Can this young girl do what it takes to save them all?

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Lives of Others

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 81:31


I think we've referenced this movie as a gold standard of characterization and the other day we were sitting there and realized it never found it's way from my hard drive to the internet.So here's The Lives of Others! It's early, and we are still sorting out the swing of things, but we hope you like it!

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Usual Suspects

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 74:04


Talking about the classic caper, The Usual Suspects! Spoilers abound, beware!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Vertigo

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 58:24


Capping off Hitchcock's presence on the list with Vertigo, a story about a guy whose got acrophobia, see?! He's afraid of heights, see?!

Rookie Movie Reviews: North by Northwest

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 51:55


3 of 4 Hitchcock classics down. This one follows the thriller adventure of Roger Thornhill as he tries to prove his innocence. Listen to us gab about it!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Psycho

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 64:55


Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic PSYCHO. Find out what this nerdy couple has to say about it.

Rookie Movie Reviews: Rear Window

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 50:21


Hitchcock's tight thriller, an hour and a half bottle episode. It's a super intriguing mystery propped up by a total asshole guy.

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Silence of the Lambs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 48:37


We talk about this absolute masterpiece from 1991

Rookie Movie Reviews: B-Plot - Kubrick Breakdown!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 47:22


6 Kubrick's down, let's talk about our likes, dislikes, themes, universally good stuff and universally bad stuff!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Clockwork Orange

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 64:39


CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault.This is the way the Kubricks end, not with a bang but a disturbing whimper. Listen to our takes on Kubrick's most over the top flick yet.

Rookie Movie Reviews: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 78:15


We are back on track this week with our Kubrick marathon. This week we watched 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was weird!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Full Metal Jacket

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 86:43


Join us as we take on Kubrick's '87 classic Full Metal Jacket. This is 4 of 6 Kubrick movies on our list, and one of the most... problematic?

Rookie Movie Reviews: B Plot - Disney

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 73:48


We're taking a Kubrick break to focus on lighthearted things in a dark world. Consider donating to a local POC organization & stay safe. We're chatting about Disney movies this week

Rookie Movie Reviews: Dr. Strangelove

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 60:04


There is also a hell of a subtitle on there of course, but we could not fit it on the title sheet. Sorry about the sound of wind coming in so often, we had a fan running. Some fun background here is that I'm pretty sure we finished this one so quickly because we had the AC off and it was a race against time.

Rookie Movie Reviews: Paths of Glory

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 89:17


We review this Stanley Kubrick classic. Staring Kirk Duglas as Colonel Dax. In this perilous tale in what it means to be a soldier and more than that, man. In this episode you can hear us talk about our cat (wow!)

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Shining

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 84:26


Starting the first of SIX Kubrick movies. It was fun diving in to such a well known movie, one that is directed by a widely agreed upon 'master director'. Listen to our takes here!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Back to the Future

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 65:46


In this episode we talk about that classic 80's hit Back to the Future.

Rookie Movie Reviews: The Shawshank Redemption

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 80:34


Taking a look at the classic directed by Frank Darabont. Putting a trigger warning at the start here for sexual assault, it's a heavy movie with dark themes.That being said, it's near the top of the list as far as IMDB ratings go, let's break it down!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Avengers: Endgame

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 82:57


We review the Avengers:Endgame movie. We may also get in a fight?? Who knows!

Rookie Movie Reviews: Avengers: Infinity War

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 105:36


A long movie gets a fittingly long episode talking about it! The culmination of the MCU begins here where the stakes get higher and we get hyper.

Rookie Movie Reviews: Inception

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 56:54


Have you seen inception yet? Have you seen it 8 times? Come with us to feel like you have seen it 9 times on this podcast adventure

Rookie Movie Reviews: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 75:13


Listen to the uncut Raiders of the Lost Ark streak of takes. High adventure and rootin' tootin' sexism in both of our first exposures to the adventure classic.

Rookie Movie Reviews: Aliens

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 40:45


The movie is the sequel to Alien, and this episode is the sequel to our Alien podcast! Nice. Join us as we jump from horror to action and break down our thoughts of James Cameron's Aliens.

Rookie Movie Reviews: Alien

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 64:13


This episode is about the '79 Ridley Scott movie Alien! A harrowing horror in outer space. Listen to us ramble about Star Wars and stealing stuff

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