This is Important to Me with Sam Morril and Taylor Tomlinson

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Comedians Sam Morril and Taylor Tomlinson are quarantined together in in LA. They also happen to be dating. Listen each week as Sam and Taylor do what any couple would do if they were stuck together in an apartment for weeks on end....show each other movies.

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  • Jul 20, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Ep 19: Batman Begins (Sam's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 75:42


Sam picks Batman Begins because they've been out of practice for a while and both Sam and Taylor felt like watching it. It's not particularly important to him, but it's a fun time and a really good ep of This Is Important To Me.

Ep 18: Get Out (Taylors Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 55:41


After a brief hiatus Sam and Taylor are back this week with Taylor's pick - Get Out!

Ep 17: John Wick (Sam’s Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 56:04


Sam gets Taylor to reluctantly watch the action revenge thriller John Wick starring Keanu Reeves. He’s a hitman in retirement, but the Russian mob killed his dog, and I’M THINKING HE’S BACK.

Ep 16: A Star Is Born (Taylor's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 80:50


Taylor makes Sam watch A Star Is Born because despite having no interest in this movie, he still saw Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018 which was MUCH worse.

Ep 15: Glengarry Glen Ross (Sam’s Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 59:10


Sam shows Taylor the David Mamet play turned movie starring Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce, and Alec Baldwin. It’s loaded with men and it’s a real man’s man movie with some of the best movie dialogue.

Ep 14: Thelma and Louise (Taylors Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 63:14


In this episode, Taylor picks a movie neither of them have seen -- Thelma and Louise -- because she feels like a bad feminist for not watching it sooner.

Ep 13: Coming to America (Sam’s Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 55:23


Sam shows Taylor the Eddie Murphy/Arsenio Hall classic Coming To America. It’s a feel good, fun, escapist comedy that showcases Eddie Murphy’s comedic greatness and versatility.

Ep 12: The Prestige (Taylor's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 92:27


Taylor shows Sam one of the only movies that makes magicians look cool - The Prestige!

Ep 11: Rear Window (Sam's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 46:24


Sam shows Taylor the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece Rear Window starring Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. It’s a perfect quarantine watch because it’s about isolation, boredom, being stuck, and obsession. It’s also one of Hitchcock’s best.

Ep 10: 13 Going on 30 (Taylor's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 50:06


This week Taylor makes Sam watch the classic coming-of-age story 13 Going On 30. Is it a good movie or was Taylor just an eleven year old girl when she saw it? We're about to find out.

Ep 9: Groundhog Day (Sam's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 58:46


Sam shows Taylor the 90s comedy Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell because we’re all currently living it.

Ep 8: Marriage Story (Taylor's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 96:53


This week’s movie is important to US. It’s Taylor’s pick and she’s decided to make this episode a rewatch since the subject matter is especially foreboding for their long-distance LA/NYC relationship.

Ep 7: Jackie Brown (Sam's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 63:57


Sam shows Taylor his favorite film from Quintin Tarantino (his only adaptation based on Elmore Leonard’s “Rum Punch”) starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Robert De Niro, Michael Keaton and Bridget Fonda. It’s part caper, part heist, funny as hell, and kind of romantic. It’s got it all. And as always, we have great stories, fun facts, and more.

Ep 6: Sweeney Todd (Taylor's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 88:13


Taylor shows Sam the bloody Steven Sondheim musical directed by Tim Burton. This is a different type of musical than Singin' in the Rain. This is Singin' in the Rain meets John Wick.

Ep 5: Chinatown (Sam’s Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 68:11


Sam describes this film as "the anti-Singin’ In The Rain". Chinatown is an Academy Award winning screenplay by Robert Towne starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston. It’s directed by the disgraced Roman Polanski so they have a good conversation on him as well. It is produced by the legendary Robert Evans.

Ep 4: Harry Potter (Taylor's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 67:58


Taylor introduces Sam to Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. How has he never seen any Harry Potter movie? Was he living under a rock, or just too old? Is this a kids movie and is Taylor living int he past or does this movie hold up as steady as...a sorcerer's stone?

Ep 3: Ace Ventura (kinda)/Back to School (Sam's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 47:14


Taylor is not a fan of Ace Ventura so Sam takes mercy on her 25 minutes in. He breaks out the comedy classic Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield to save the day. Does he redeem himself?

Ep 2: Singin’ In The Rain (Taylor’s Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 35:45


Sam and Taylor watch and talk the Gene Kelly musical classic Singin’ In The Rain. You’re not gonna want to miss this one. Great stories, fun facts, and some amazing songs.

Ep 1: Goodfellas (Sam's Pick)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 46:12


Sam and Taylor watch and talk the Martin Scorsese classic, Goodfellas. This episode is better than ya' grandmotha's gravy.

Introducing "This is Important to me" with Sam Morril and Taylor Tomlinson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 2:16


Comedians Sam Morril and Taylor Tomlinson are quarantined together in in LA. They also happen to be dating. Listen each week as Sam and Taylor do what any couple would do if they were stuck together in an apartment for weeks on end....show each other movies.

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