Jake Brend, Alex Powell, and Ben Neessen meet weekly to review and discuss popular films and television. From the serious and underlying social issues found in this medium to the uncontrollable laughing, all genres are covered in this podcast. CAUTION: Spoilers for all movies and TV discussed in the show.
Jake Brend, Alex Powell, Ben Neessen
We are back with our second ever Simpson's Extravaganza. In this episode, we rank our favorite episodes from each of the first 10 seasons, we also do a character fantasy draft and review Who Shot Mr. Burns.It's a really fun episode filled with a number of references, quotes, and breakdowns. Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
We watched Space Jam 2 and it was horrible. That's all.Listen to our review of this cash grab starring Lebron James, Don Cheadle and Zendaya, directed by Malcolm D. Lee. We go in-depth about how this isn't a basketball or Looney Tunes movie, but instead a corporate crossover.After that, we share what we watched in July. As always, thank you for listening!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Our newest episode of the Turbo Team Podcast reviews "No Sudden Move." This 2021 film, a 1950's heist film that takes place in Detroit starring Don Cheadle, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, Benicio del Toro, Juila Fox, starring Steve Soderbergh.After our review, we wrap up with a faceoff of "Guess the Rotten Tomatoes Score" between Jake and Ben! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
IT"S FINALLY HERE!!!Tim Robinson's comedy "I think you should leave" came out this week and we are here to review it. This show is the sole reason this podcast exists, it's where we got our name, intro, and most of our inside jokes! So it's safe to say that we were excited about this season! In our review, we review our general positives and negatives, before we talk about our favorite skit from all six episodes. This involves a lot of references, so hopefully, you watch the show before listening. Or, if you just want to listen to our impressions, feel free. As always, thank you for listening. If you listened today, help yourself to a sloppy steak! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
In this week's episode, we watched ANOTHER David Fincher film, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo." This film follows a fallen journalist in his redemption towards finding out a murder mystery, in the film he encounters a family and a separate girl that helps him crack a mystery while they build their own relationship.Following our review of the film, we talk about what we watched in the month of June. Thank you for supporting and listening! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
In this episode, we review the documentary "The Last Blockbuster." We looked over the nostalgia that comes with renting movies and going to the video store. This leads to a lot of discussions of the experience as a whole.We share stories about going to Family Video and Blockbuster and then end with pizza opinions. Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
The Turbo Team Podcast is back after a two-week hiatus, we reviewed Netflix's newest comedy special; Bo Burnham: Inside.The special is completely directed, written and produced by Burnham as he creatively performs an array of songs, commentaries and skits from his year spent in quarantine like the rest of us.Listen for our review of the special and hear what we watched in the month of May! As always, thank you for listening!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
The number one film review podcast in Central Iowa is back with our review of the classic, "The Social Network." The film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin follows Mark Zuckerburg (played by Jesse Eisenburg) in his invention of Facebook and all of the controversy with it.After our review, we play a catch phrase type game in guessing movie titles by a brief synopsis.As always, thank you for listening!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Another week, another episode of the Turbo Team Podcast! This week we watched "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004.) Directed by Michel Gondry and written by Charlie Kauffman. Starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood.At the end, we brought the game of guessing the Rotten Tomatoes score, this week it was Jake vs Alex and then we phone in a friend of the program Nate Magic to take on the winner! As always, thank you for listening!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Alright, alright, alright... it's time for the Turbo Team Podcast.This week we watched the classic 1970s coming of age high school hangout movie, Dazed and Confused (1993) directed by Richard Linklater. This movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck and Adam Goldberg.Finally, we stay on our trend of a game segment, this week Ben and Alex have to decide out of three movies for an actor, which one was fake.As always, thank you for listening! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
It's a half-century on the Turbo Team Podcast, episode 50! This week we watched and reviewed Lady Bird directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Sersha Ronan, Timothee Chalamat, Laurie Metcalf and Lucas Hedges. We wrap up with a competition between Ben and Alex guessing the Rotten Tomatoes score of 11 random movies! Thanks for listening! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Ben finally got his wish! This week we watched the hit comedy by Edgar Wright starring Michael Cera, Brie Larson and Chris Evans amongst more, Scott Pilgrim vs the World. It's one of our most fun and in-depth reviews to this date! We finish off the episode with what we watched in April in typical Turbo Team fashion! Thanks for listening! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
We are delighted to bring to you the first-ever Turbies! The Turbies are our own awards given to the films of 2021 that we reviewed and that were nominated for awards at the Oscars. We give our Turbies in the following categories The Caleb Went Award (best lead actor), The Sally from Barry (best lead actress), JK Simmons in a Damien Chazelle Film Award (best supporting actor), The Nate Magic Award (best supporting actress), The Hired Worker Award (best film editing), The Film Bro Award (best cinematography), The Best Picture Uploaded at 3 a.m. with one view (best motion picture). Tune in to listen to each and every one of our picks!Ahead of the Oscars on Sunday, we also give our predictions into what we think will win each major category.
On the latest episode of The Turbo Team Podcast we review the Danish film, Another Round starring Mads Mikkelson, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang. The film, directed by Thomas Vinterberg, follows four high school teachers the test out what constantly having alcohol in your system will do to your life. The story is fun and depressing, we break down the film from all aspects in a typical Turbo Team review.Finally, we have a roundtable on what characters from other movies or TV shows would make awful villains (Stewie Griffin) in the Bond series.
Our final review before Oscar season is The Father (2020): Directed by Florian Zeller starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman.The film tackles the tough topic of dementia, showing all of the negative and heartbreaking parts of the disease that it has on the individuals and its family.Along with that, we wrap up with what we watched in the month of March. As always, this episode is brought to you by the Thrive Fantasy App.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
It's Turbo Time with our review of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) starring Chadwick Boseman. Listen to our review of the critically acclaimed film as we discuss Boseman and Viola Davis award-nominated performance. After the review, in light of the NBA trade deadline, we each pick one movie and one character from the film to be recast. It's a great and funny segment, give it a listen! As always, this episode is brought to you by the Thrive Fantasy App.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
It's one of the best weekends of the year, March Madness! We cross over the bracket madness from the NCAA Tournament with a few brackets of our own with top films, actors and directors.We do a simple 2/3 vote for the winners to advance and we decide on one bracket for each! Check out our Twitter @TheTurboTeamPod and fill out your own. Finally, check out our reaction to the dramatic finale of this season of The Bachelor. As always, this episode is brought to you by the Thrive Fantasy App.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
The newest episode of The Turbo Team Podcast reviews a critically acclaimed film, Minari. A 2020 film directed by Lee Isaac Chung starring Steven Yuen, Han Ye-Ri Yoon Yuh-Jung, Alan S. Kim and Chloe Lee.We review the film, rate it and critique it before reacting to the winners of the Golden Globes.We end the episode by recapping the last two weeks of The Bachelor and have a good time imagining Jake on The Bachelorette. As always, this episode is brought to you by the Thrive Fantasy App.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
The Turbo Team Podcast is back to review one of the front-runners for the 2021 award season, Nomadland. This film is directed by Chloè Zhao starring Frances McDormand as she loses everything and travels across western America as a nomad.We review this eye opening film from everything to the uniqueness of it, the performance by McDormand, the cinematography and more. After our review, we recap this week's episode of The Bachelor. We still have no clue where Matt's heart is and think that there is no chance he marries anyone on the show.Finally, we list off what we watched in the month of February. As always, this episode is brought to you by the Thrive Fantasy App.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
After a week off, The Turbo Team Podcast is back with a review of a brand new film, Judas and the Black Messiah. The hit film directed by Shaka King starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Dominque Fishback and Jesse Plemmons. The film follows the real-life story of Fred Hampton and William O'Neal along with the sketchy involvement of the FBI in affairs with the Black Panthers.After the review, we recap the two newest episodes of The Bachelor and react to Matt James sending controversial women home. Stay tuned with The Turbo Team Podcast throughout awards season! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
It's another milestone! 40 episodes! Thanks to everyone who has supported us to this point, we can't do it without you! In this episode, we have the first negative review in a long time, John Lee Hancock's "The Little Things." This film stars Denzel Washington, Rami Melek and Jared Leto. A brief review, we all think it's bad and cheap, but tune in to see our full review (2:10) of the film that is streaming on HBO Max. And of course, a new Turbo Team staple, our week five Bachelor update (29:14) celebrates a couple contestants being kicked home and our new front runners! Thank you for listening! The Turbo Team Podcast is brought to you by the Thrive Fantasy App!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
WARNING: This movie is about sexual assault and can be potentially graphic or disturbing, including what we talk about in this episodePromising Young Woman is a film directed by Emerald Fennell starring Carrie Mulligan, Bo Burnham and Allison Brie. The film followed Cassie as she gets revenge on past trauma in her college life. We review the dark tones of this deep but entertaining film in our in-depth review (3:14-52:29.)Next, we have our weekly update on The Bachelor (52:30-1:04:50.) We talk about the surprise new contestants, and who is falling and rising on our power rankings.Finally, we end the episode with what we watched over Christmas break (1:04:51) just a warning, it's a lot.Thank you for listening! The Turbo Team Podcast is brought to you by the Thrive Fantasy App!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Do you want to be the next may queen? Well, this episode is just for you!In this edition of the Turbo Team Podcast, we watched Ari Aster's horror/thriller, Midsommar! With Dani (Florence Pugh) mourning the loss of her family, she travels to Sweden with her awful boyfriend and encounters a cult.We review everything from the dark tones to the bright colors and everything in between. After, Mitch gives us his top five films of all time.And of course, we recapped week three of the Bachelor and all the ridiculous drama it's bringing.Thank you for listening! The Turbo Team Podcast is brought to you by the Thrive Fantasy App!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @dapmeupbruhInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
The Turbo Team Podcast is back! In this episode, we review Pixar's 2020 film "Soul." We review the touching and deep tones of this film along with the unique animation. After that, we rank our top three animated films of all time. Finally, we dig into our Bachelor recap of week two. Matt James is a weirdo and apparently didn't have very good college stats. Also, is Victoria a paid actress? The Turbo Team Podcast is brought to you by the Thrive Fantasy App! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Welcome to the Turbo Team Podcast! This week, the fellas are joined by new partner Ryan Stivers, from the Around the Corn! We will have more news on our partnership in the coming days!To start it off, we reviewed Amy Adams' HBO series, "Sharp Objects." We gave our honest thoughts and feedback before moving onto The Bachelor. In that preview, we give our initial thoughts on Matt James, our early favorites, and our least likable! Finally, as tradition, Ryan gives his top 5 films of all time! Thank you for listening! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @AroundthCornPod @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @theotherryansInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Well, 2020 is almost over and we have recorded our last episode of the year!In this episode, we go very in-depth for our review of The Mandalorian season 2, recapping the story, characters, action, CGI, and everything Star Wars.After our in-depth and off-topic review, we rank our favorite new releases from 2020 and also our favorite items we watched in 2020 that were already out prior.Finally, we send off the New Year with our resolutions for 2021. Thanks for listening and supporting the Turbo Team Podcast, we can't wait for another year!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
David Fincher is back with his latest film, Mank, a 2020 noir-film about the writing and politics behind the most famous film of all time, Citizen Kane. The guys review the beauty and technical side of the black and white style. Along with the complex, and sometimes flat story.Our guest, Elliot, brings in his Top 5 films to spark a lot of discussions before getting into our favorite and least favorite Christmas movies of all time. Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Episode 33 of the Turbo Team Podcast is here!!!This week we watched “The Sound of Metal,” following Riz Ahmed’s character, a drummer who battles the loss of his hearing. Ahmed’s character, Ruben, deals with the grief that comes with being deaf, but he encounters a rehab facility for deaf people.Jake, Ben and Alex review the film from Ahmed’s incredible performance to the outstanding sound editing, along with some of the shaky pacing in this film. After the traditional review, the fellas discuss Disney’s latest announcements of new Star Wars and Marvel movie and tv shows. As expected, they had a nice laugh of the upcoming MCU flicks, but are excited about the upcoming Obi Wan and Ahsoka shows. Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
This episode is in memory of the late Chadwick Boseman.We reviewed Spike Lee’s newest 2020 flick, “Da 5 Bloods,” starring Spike Lee, Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, among others, takes a group of veterans back to Vietnam to revisit their old memories and demons while embarking on a hunt for treasure and the remains of their old friend.In our review, we go through our usual likes and dislikes, and with any Spike Lee movie. Of course, we talk about the smash-hit NBA 2k16. We finish off with our November viewings! As always, thanks for listening!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
In this week's episode of the Turbo Team Podcast, we watched a new Netflix Original from the writer of A Few Good Men, Moneyball and The Social Network, writer and director Aaron Sorkin.This film, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Yahyah Abdul-Mateen, Mark Rylance, John Caroll-Lynch and Michael Keaton, takes a look back to the infamous 1969 trial of the "Chicago 7," who were charged with conspiracy in the protests against the Vietnam war.We get our longest review yet, over an hour, and dig into the incredible dialogue and performances in this film while rating it.We also preview oscar season and the potential nominations that Sorkin's film might get. Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
This week we welcomed the best Alex to ever come onto the show, one of Ben's friends from UNI, Alex Hanson joined us to watch the 1996 film, Fargo.The incredible performance by Steve Buscemi carried the film in a crime and thriller based on true events in Minnesota.Alex is also welcomed by giving us his top five movies!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE TURBO TEAM PODCAST!This week we watched Ari Asteer's 2018 film Hereditary, a horror-thriller that is so much deeper than that. Exploring the tones of cults, demons, and tragedy, Asteer tells a terrifying story that is perfected by Alex Wolff and Toni Collette.We finish off the episode with what we watched in the spooky month of October, including the return of The Eric Andre Show!Thanks for tuning in!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
The Turbo Team Podcast is back with week three of Spooktober! This week the fellas reviewed The Conjuring, a horror-thriller directed by James Wan. The film follows a true story that is accompanied by brilliant cinematography to create one of the best horror films of the decade. In our new review format, Jake, Ben, and Alex talk about their "like it, love it, and gotta have it.!" At the end, the boys look back to the movies they found the most terrifying as kids from Caroline to Robot Chicken to Cat in the Hat.
Curran Wadle is back as a two-time guest to review Silence of the Lambs, one of the best films of all time.This horror-thriller won all five of the major academy awards in 1991 and is widely regarded as one of the best films of all time.We review Anthony Hopkins' performance as Hannibal Lecter, the pshyco-genius serial killer. Along with our favorite scenes, it's a pretty standard review for this classic.We discuss our favorite movie villains of all time and Curran ranks his Top 5 TV shows of all time!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @curranwadleInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy, @curranwadle
Here's Johnnyyyyyyyyy!It's October, so that means only horror movies for the podcast! First up is the iconic Jack Nicholson film, "The Shining." This was the first team we all watched this film so we had a lot of questions and takeaways.Finally, we wrapped up what we watched last month, Jake's list is packed with his quarantine watch list!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Today is a great day to arrest the killers of Breonna Taylor. Black Lives Matter.We reviewed a great film by Spike Lee that shows the immense problems in our justice system in relation to racism. There are great performances all around with a fantastic original story.Black Lives Matter.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
Netflix's newest original, "The Devil All the Time," directed by Antonio Campos, starring Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Bill Skarsgard, and Eliza Scanlen. It's an American Gothic thriller about the dark side of religion in the south during the 1950s.The story goes through the tragic events from reverends to criminals in a thrilling ride for Tom Holland. We review everything in this movie, from the unique story to the messed up characters of the film.After the review, we cast the perfect thriller with three actors of our choice
The Turbo Team Podcast returns to watch a new Charlie Kaufman film starring Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons, titled "I'm Thinking of Ending Things." If you watched this on Netflix and left confused, don't worry, we were too! In this episode, we commentate back and forth and try to understand the themes of this film during discussing some of the trippy plot and story. After our very in-depth review, we list and discuss some of the late 2020-early 2021 movies that we are looking forward too.New episode every Friday!! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
In this week's episode we dug deep into Nightcrawler, a film where Jake Gyllenhaal has an amazing performance that got robbed of an oscar. While reviewing the film, Jake shares his insight as a journalist while talking about the ethics of this movie. It's a pretty deep dive that goes into out favorite scenes, lines, and themes before getting into our rating.On a much light note, they transition into who would in a fight between actors Timothée Chalamet and Finn Wolfhard. They don't come to a final conclusion. Finishing off, the guys share everything that they watched in August!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
We are back with a serious episode on the program, this week we had a great guest on to review Jo Jo Rabbit, a Taika Watiti film about a young german boy who has to face the horror of Nazi Germany's actions in his life. Go to 3:07 to hear Ben's in-depth synopsis of the film.As the normal review goes on, we go really deep into the story in this film while looking at the relationships made and the lessons learned. Our review of the film starts at 5:28 and goes all the way through 50:23. It's a long review, but we dig deep into the themes that Watiti wanted to get across, and how he did it.After the review, be briefly talk about everyone's favorite WWII movie of all time at 50:24 to 57:05 before Matt ranks his top five films of all time at 57:08.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @matt_deike53Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy. @awesomer_twin53
New intro, same podcast! On this week's show over Skype we watched Ben's parents recommended "Raising Arizona," a 1987 comedy directed by the Coen Brothers. It's a pretty standard review with some new buttons that are introduced before we argue over our favorite directors of all time. Look for new episodes every Friday morning for the foreseeable future!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
It's a milestone episode! Alex moves back to college on Tuesday, Ben and Jake will move shortly after, so this is our last in-person show for the time being. With that, we ranked everything that we watched so far, from Goodfellas to Blade Runner 2049 and everything in between (2:10-46:09.) After our lengthy list of 21 films and tv, we had all of our past guests send in a review about our podcast and their experience on the show (46:10-58:32.) We heard these reviews on the show for the first time and reacted to them in real-time. Finally we capped it off by ranking our top five TV shows of all time (58:33-1:17:43) and by updating our top five films that we ranked back in March. No matter where you started, whether it was week 1 or week 18, we want to thank everyone for joining us on this journey! The Turbo Team Podcast isn't going anywhere, this is just the beginning! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy,Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
We welcome another friend of the program to the show, this time it's Nate Magic! Probably the biggest film fan any of have ever met, so we invited him on to watch two of his favorite films of all time. 1982's "Blade Runner" directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford. And 2017 "Blade Runner 2049" directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling (Jake Brend.)We review our favorite creative choices and least favorite creative choices of these sci-fi films while also going off-topic about 80s fashion. At the end of the show, Nate trims his top 45 films of all time down to just 5.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezyInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
We have a special episode today! With Alex ruled out due to surgery, John Aldrich joined the program to partake in our Simpsons Extravaganza. This isn't our normal episode with a review, instead, we rank our favorite episodes, quotes, songs, characters, and even Halloween specials. For our favorite characters, Ben ranked characters in tiers of five by the most words spoken on the show. We go over our most and least favorite characters from Homer to Helen Lovejoy. From crazy obsessions over Milhouse, to Barney Gumble impressions, to outdated Kent Brockman quotes, this episode has every reference for Simpson's geeks like you and me! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy
This week on the Turbo Team Podcast the guys watched Andy Samberg's newest film, "Palm Springs." This movie plays off of the concept of Bill Murray's "Groundhog Day," which we draw comparisons to in our normal review discussions.The sense of humor in this film hit close to home with the hosts, as the cast was great for the movie. While there weren't many negatives for the film, everyone touched on some things that they would've changed before jumping into their favorite scenes.In a comical segment, the hosts share their favorite SNL skits of all time while laughing and quoting. Of course, we ended with our July viewings that includes a lot of movies in a bus for Jake.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphicsInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphics
Our second episode of the week reviews one of our favorite films of all time, La La Land, a 2016 Oscar snub by Damien Chazelle. This movie stars Jake Brend, sorry, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. We go through everything we love about the movie, from the cinematography to the music, all the way to the perfect love story.The incredible soundtrack in this film inspired us to list some of all-time favorites right before we get into our guest's Top 5 films. Our guest, Doug starred in many musicals and plays at Indianola High School and is able to add a great perspective.Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @DVoigts_75Instagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy, @DPV.11
After a two week break, the Turbo Team Podcast is back! In the first episode of the week, we reviewed the Netflix Original, "The Platform." We dig into the dark and relevant themes of the film and how it relates to our society today. We also try to into the ending, which doesn't make sense to any of the hosts. Since the movie is based around food, it made us hungry, so we ended with our top five favorite restaurants before speeding up to Wing Stop.Thanks for listening, stay tuned for a guest and a new episode on Friday!]Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphicsInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphics
This week the fellas watched David Fincher's "Zodiac" with Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr, and Mark Ruffalo. It's a fantastic mystery and crime film that is based on the true story about a serial killer in the 1960s. We get into our positives (5:11) of the movie, which is a lot and out negatives (23:45), which isn't too much. Jake and Alex go in-depth on their favorite scenes of the film (29:11) with their brief history in video production, paying tribute to some incredible work by Fincher. Overall that leads to some pretty high ratings (43:20.)That sparks some discussion into the gang's favorite crime and detective movies of all time (45:09) while Ben makes way too many Marvel references. Finally, at the end of the show, everyone shares what they viewed in the month of June (59:23.)Thanks for listening, keep in touch with us on social media!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphicsInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphics
In this week's show, the guys record in person for the very first time and are joined by special guest, Curran Wadle. The four fellas watched "There Will be Blood," a film by Paul Thomas Anderson starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano. This movie sparks discussion about the dark themes that this movie puts in place about capitalism, business, and personal relationships with money. After that lengthy discussion, they give their favorite scenes and rate the movie. Moving on, Curran gives his top five films of all time before they segway into a segment about the most famous movies they have never seen. Jake somehow has never seen Hot Rod, while Alex has never seen any of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It's safe to say they will watch those movies soon.Thanks for listening and supporting the show! Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @curranwadle, @VikingGraphicsInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy, @curranwadle, @VikingGraphics
In week 11 of the show, Alex, Ben, and Jake watched The King of Staten Island, the latest Judd Apatow film starring Pete Davidson. In the section about what they liked, Jake and Alex really like the cast and the performances while Ben thought they were a little vanilla. They also touched on the deep underlying themes of mental illness that were in this comedy film. As always, there were critiques about the length of the film and the pacing in it.After giving their ratings, they did a roundtable of their favorite comedians of all time along with the best comedy specials of all time. If you want to laugh, this is the perfect episode!Twitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphicsInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphics
This week is a somber episode on the podcast. With the current events in America, our podcast is 100% supportive of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. What is happening in our country right now is disgusting and wrong. We tried to use today's episode as a platform for the right thing and to step up for the oppressed. As three white males in America, we are privileged, and it's wrong. With our platform, we said what we believed, but we want to do more. On behalf of the podcast, we will be donating $50 to the Black Lives Matter Movement, we encourage our listeners to do the same.The regulars watched Sorry to Bother You, a 2018 social commentary made by Boots Riley, starring Lakeith Stanfield. We talked about the strengths of this movie, basing around the themes, coloring, and acting. We nit-picked some of the weaknesses from Boots Riley's first film. More importantly, we covered the vast and deep themes of racism in this movie and how it related to modern-day America.We hope you enjoy. #BlackLivesMovement #JusticeForGeorgeFloydTwitter: @theturboteampod, @jakebrend32, @alex30powell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphicsInstagram: @jakebrend32, @alexpxwell, @benneezy, @VikingGraphics