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"Mission: Impossible II"

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 46:02


As Ethan Hunt gets ready to retire for good, Nate, Matt, and Bryan look back at his most overcooked and forgettable mission--trying to rescue John Woo's ill-considered "Mission: Impossible II."Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at:BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyfandBryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"Chicken Run"

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 31:27


Free range chickens for all! Nate, Matt, and Bryan discuss 2000's "Chicken Run" and all of its claymation glory. Note: Google confirmed that "Fantastic Mr. Fox" also contained claymation.Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at:BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyfandBryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"Almost Famous"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 34:09


Nate, Matt, and Bryan climb aboard the bus and exchange shocking revelations. They also digress.Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at:BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyfandBryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"Gladiator"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 48:53


Are you not entertained? Then you must be watching "Gladiator II." Turn back the clocks and watch "Gladiator" with Nate, Matt, and Bryan instead.Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at:BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyfandBryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"Shadow of the Vampire"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 28:12


What better way to grow our podcast in the new year as we begin our look back at 2000 with a mostly forgotten independent film because of Nate's fascination with current, obscure filmmaker Robert Eggers and his remake of "Nosferatu"! Matt and Bryan really need to start vetting his ideas.Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at:BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyfandBryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

Our 1999 Oscars Picks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 36:49


Nate, Bryan, and Matt select their personal choices for the 1999 Oscars in the categories of Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, and Director. There's no business like nerd business!

"American Beauty"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 50:06


Bryan, Matt, and Nate end their film discussions of 1999 with the Best Picture Oscar-winner "American Beauty." Let the awkwardness begin! Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyf and Bryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"The Sixth Sense"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 42:24


I see...M. Night Shyamalan's reputation dying. Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyf and Bryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"Payback"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 24:32


Get ready to root for the bad guy--Mel Gibson! Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyf and Bryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"October Sky"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 27:17


Bryan and Matt are off to the stars, while Nate is down in the mines wondering how the hell Jake Gyllenhaal's career ever amounted to anything.

"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 33:15


Bryan, Nate, and Matt travel back in time with "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me." Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyf and Bryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"The World Is Not Enough"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 49:00


Matt, Bryan, and Nate take a look back at "The World Is Not Enough" and ask, "Can you ever have enough Christmas?" Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyf and Bryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"Eyes Wide Shut"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 70:08


The holidays are upon us, so get together with your family and gather around the fire to watch Stanley Kubrick's Christmas classic, "Eyes Wide Shut." Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyf and Bryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"Bringing Out the Dead"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 50:28


Nate, Matt, and Bryan chase ambulances looking for gold in Martin Scorsese's "Bringing Out the Dead" starring Nic F-ing Cage.

"South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 28:57


The episode has been heavily censored in solidarity with Canadian-hating parents everywhere.

"Three Kings"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 38:08


A pre-War on Terror war film about war with Iraq. Confused? You must be Gen Z. Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyf and Bryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"The Talented Mr. Ripley"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 36:06


Talentless hacks tackle Patricia Highsmith's classic story, but who are the talentless hacks to whom we are referring? Follow us, leave a review, and check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyf and Bryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"Fight Club"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 38:14


We're about to break the first two rules. Check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia https://boxd.it/2jJyf and Bryan_P https://boxd.it/Rjp7

"The Insider"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 41:44


Michael Mann's drama takes on the tobacco companies and corporate media, while Nate takes on Matt and Bryan's anti-freedom crusade. Smoke 'em if you've got 'em.

"The Mummy"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 36:54


The evil of Imhotep infects the podcast as Bryan, Matt, and Nate all tear into each other over this 1999 cinematic masterpiece starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Please leave us a review and follow us wherever you get your podcasts. Check us out on Letterboxd at: BlindBuyMedia (https://boxd.it/2jJyf) and Bryan_P (https://boxd.it/Rjp7)

"Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 48:14


It's 1999's biggest hit! George Lucas takes us back to where it all began with a collection of characters nobody cares about. Nate, Matt, and Bryan look back at their 1999 selves with utmost contempt.

"Analyze This"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 29:55


To tackle "Analyze This", Matt, Bryan, and Nate sit on the couch, listen to one another, and achieve no great, actionable insights. It must be a therapy session!

"Galaxy Quest"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 37:46


DreamWorks successfully made "Galaxy Quest" a PG, family favorite movie in 1999. Matt works hard to make this a family friendly pod, but Nate and Bryan thwart his efforts. BY GRABTHAR'S HAMMER!!!

"The Matrix"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 36:51


Bryan, Matt, and Nate start 2024 off with a bang as they enter the Matrix. What would it have been like with Will Smith and Val Kilmer? Or a little Jennifer Connelly, amirite?

"The Truman Show"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 36:40


Nate, Matt, and Bryan finish up 1998's silver anniversary with Peter Weir's "The Truman Show"--now a lived reality on social media!

"The Big Lebowski"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 33:08


Nate, Matt, and Bryan fight nihilists and cut off toes with "The Big Lebowski."

"Meet Joe Black"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 24:41


Happy Halloween! Matt and Nate talk about Martin Brest's "Meet Joe Black," a movie about death. And peanut butter. But no chocolate.

“Enemy of the State”

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 26:15


It's a pre-War on Terror surveillance bonanza! Nate, Matt, and Bryan spy in on Will Smith and Gene Hackman.

"Out of Sight"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 14:30


Matt, our resident Soderbergh fan is a little cool about "Out of Sight," but George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez are red hot. Nate is a gushing fanboy.

"Deep Impact"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 29:25


Like a comet hurling towards Earth, Nate and Matt clash over Mimi Leder's 1998 disaster drama, "Deep Impact." Watch out for inexplicable car explosions!

"Rounders"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 20:29


"Rounders" hit theaters on September 11th, 1998. It's the second most noteworthy thing to happen on that day in history.

"Godzilla"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 26:45


The 1954 Japanese classic "Godzilla" is now considered a masterpiece of Cold War, nuclear fear drama. For some reason, Matt and Nate decide to talk about the 1998 American remake from Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin instead. Check out our episode on the actual classic over at our flagship podcast, The Criterion Chat.

"Star Trek: Insurrection"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 32:49


Matt and Nate boldly go back to 1998's "Star Trek: Insurrection"--perhaps the most uninspired movie in the entire series! Nate forgets to mention his name in the introductions he's so excited, or else he is trying to keep it on the DL that he actually enjoys Trek.

"Following"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 16:26


Long before he became a household name, Christopher Nolan produced this "no budget" film that launched his career and garnered him an instant, er, following. Check out Nate and Matt's thoughts on "Following" as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.

“The Wedding Singer”

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 20:33


Moonwalk back to 1998 as it plays a mix tape of '80s hits in “The Wedding Singer.” Matt and Nate are now older than everyone who headlines this movie.

“Gattaca”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 30:42


As 1997 comes to an end, Matt Peterson, Nate Meyers, and Bryan Piras take a look back at Andrew Niccol's dystopian sci-fi film “Gattaca” and wonder if they can get some genetic modifications in their middle age.

"L.A. Confidential"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 18:48


Another podcast on movies? That's right! Check out The Silver Screenings, where we focus solely on films celebrating their 25th anniversary. For our inaugural episode, Nate and Matt reminisce over Curtis Hanson's adaptation of James Ellroy's neo-noir novel L.A. Confidential. Noir November anybody?

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