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    It's the Muppet Show, with our very special guest, TIM CURRY!!! Ok, not really, it's actually Muppet Treasure Island, but Tim Curry is in the movie. And, as always, he's great! It's the Muppet's how can you not like it, at least a little. So...  We hope you enjoy the episode and look forward to your feedback!! If you're not too busy trying to avoid those crazy pirates, leave us some feedback on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

The Mummy, along with the podcast, Returns. For some strange reason, Brian's computer deleted all of Brian's audio. Dan's side of the conversation was just fine, but obviously we had to re-record.  About that re-recording, Life intruded a bit. There was some travel, some personal time, and a random amount of just life related "stuff". But here we are again and we're watching the Brendan Fraser Mummy trilogy in reverse. It's crazy, we know, but we get to watch the characters get younger, and this time we get to see Rachel Weisz reprise her role as Evie. The whole cast is back and this time, there's MORE!!! More of what you loved about the first one, more flying, more swirling, more shirtless Imhotep, more Patricia Velasquez (Dan was pretty happy about that.) And The Rock!!! We hope you enjoy the episode and look forward to your feedback!! If you're not too busy fighting off Anubis' hordes, leave us some feedback on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

Thanks Listener Rodney's (Rob Nease) for the suggestion. We had a great time with this episoe and we hope you enjoy it!  It's interesting how after the conversation you can think of all the things you wanted to mention but didn't. So we acknowledge beforehand that we might have missed some things. We do talk about the shoestring budget this movie was made on, Cribbage, Bruce Dern, space limitation in, well, space travel, and the very few number of humans in this movie. Product placement and overarching messages, coupled with corporate sponsorship in outer space. All in all, a good movie, with great ship design and 75 degrees of moderately plant-free existence. Nukes in space make spheres and, sadly, we didn't talk about going "space happy".  We hope you enjoy the episode and look forward to your feedback!! If you're not too busy trying to teach bipedal robots how to play cards, leave us some feedback on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

In this episode we answer the hard questions; Does Nicholas Cage go full Cage (or uncaged as the case may be), Is this real history?, Did this really happen? Does someone have to go to jail??? We wax philosophic about humankinds need to "fill in the gaps." and take a quick spin around Apocalypse Now. Would that movie have been better with Harvey Keitel? If you aren't trapped in a tall ship that's about to explode, then  leave us some feedback on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!   Thanks again to our listeners!!!

YAY!!! Classic Fantasy!!! We tackled The Hobbit, it was easy, they're small!! We compare dwarfs to Klingons and root for a mash-up. We fight about the Willhelm Scream and we get to listen to some listener voicemail!!!! YAY!! THANKS Listener Rob!!!! What is the major theme of The Hobbit? What did you take away from it? When do you say enough is enough?  Why did the giant eagles drop our band off at Pride Rock?  Do you change the words to songs?  The questions just keep coming!!!! We've included the transcrpt of Rob's kinds words, so you can see the Google Translate from Canadian to American :).  " Well, hey there Dan Bryan Rodney's calling from Canada here. I guess. Yeah, you can use my voice this time around try to keep my thoughts on my organized. So I just wanted to say, you know, John Wick episode long-anticipated lived up to the hype as a matter of fact your digression to discussing, you know, the meticulous habits of Hitman inspired me to do a little bit of cleaning up around the house is long overdue. So thanks for that. So far as my own history of John Wick I can say I took my father to see it when it came out if we didn't really have high expectations and both wound up liking it rather lot which is uncommon cuz I don't think we've really been seeing eye-to-eye on movies very much since the early to mid-nineties with the last one that we were equally fans of it might have been a Seagal movie so that kind of dates that Insofar as as your criticisms of the film. I think you you're pretty much spot-on. I myself was getting increasingly irritated watching it as to how just how oblivious Dopey on Greyjoy was that has been seemingly the only person on the planet Earth who hadn't heard of John Wick as the plot developed, but of course the pay off in the end it was worth it. I haven't listened to the entirety of of your discussion of collections yet, but I guess the thing I wanted to say about it is is my experience is collecting things is for me. Anyway, just how weirdly specific it can be. You know, it's not like you're Superman fan and you're necessarily going to buy absolutely every piece of merchandise You Under the Sun that has the Superman logo on it, like in my case, I guess kind of get into one sub niches of merchandising or or series. That's what I've got to get my grubby Claus on, you know quick example. If I'm going to buy Star Wars stuff. I like the 3 and 3/4 inch figurines I guess cuz they remind me of when I was growing up as a kid, you know the idea of owning a six-inch figurine or anything of that nature is anathema to me. I couldn't contemplate it even more so I have kind of my own special rule, which is I won't buy any merchandise like that unless it's on sale. I guess that's my one way of rationalizing it to myself. So if it's in a clearance bin, or if I see that's it's reduced for quick sale. Whatever the case may be like, okay. All right, I'll take that off your hands but full retail. No, thanks, or maybe just call that my Frugal Canadian nature. Oh, yeah one last thing about collections there bud noted that it appeared that some of my my films were in French, you know, I wish I were bilingual but the law of land here in Canada is All the DVD packaging is bilingual like so it can be sold in in English Canada as well as go back in."   Part 2...   "This is the time limit on these sorry for my rambling. I was just going to say that all the DVDs here come in both languages and I actually can remember coming back to my point about specificity. I worked with many years ago. I didn't really think much upon the one thing that he was very passionate about was driving down to Buffalo New York to buy DVDs cuz he didn't like French being on the cover. So that was kind of his seen as well. He would make regular trips to the Border specifically for that. These are obviously in the the pre Amazon times when you missed the the jewel in the crown guys, which is my copy of the 1980s japanimation classic ninja scroll highly recommended whether you're a fan of the band or not. I personally am not not really in that in that so-called culture that genre but it is a masterpiece as a matter of fact. I remember going to you know, some friends having You know, she knows my wife so I got to meet the husband does one does and then when I saw he had ninja scroll and his shelf as well as the moment. I knew okay, this is the safespace. I'm going to get along this guy just fine. He continued to be friends the state. That's about all I had to say guys. Hope you enjoy my magnificent upper Canadian accent a and I'll be looking forward to hearing you show number 51."   If you haven't been drawn into your own "unexpected journey", or if you have and your at a convenient resting point, leave us some feedback on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!   Thanks again to our listeners!!!

Re-publishing due to some sort of technical difficulty. We had reports that the episode wasn't showing up in podcast feeds and re-releasing the episode seemed to be the only fix we could find. If you can pull yourself away from the glitz of Savannah high society, leave us some feedback on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

The modern world encroaches on an idyllic Japanese village. Does The Last Samurai hold any comparisons to our current world?  Unless you're living in that little village (in which case write us a letter), leave us some feedback on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

It's not Tuesday and it has definitely been more than two weeks. I would like to use this space to apologize to our listeners. We went on a bit of a hiatus and while we were still recording a few episodes, they were not getting edited due to "life" getting in the way. If you choose to sling anger at us, Dan is innocent in the whole ordeal. I was at fault. As many of the movies we discuss will show, life is complicated and the longer it went on, the more difficult it became to get back in the groove, but here we are and we are back... Talking about John Wick and our collections. We hope you continue to join on us on this ride and we are sincerely glad to be back. Thank you and please accept my sincerest apologies.

DAN SINGS IN THIS EPISODE!! I don't even know what else to say. We talk about Chicken Run. We ramble on about Mel Gibson, economic theory, and DAN SINGS!!! Did I mention that already? Oh and we actually talk about the movie!!! Enjoy!! Unless you're stuck in the gravy vat of a chicken pie machine, leave us some feedback on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

Sweet Normal Episode!!! We hope you enjoyed the 48 Dot 1 episode which, ironically, was recorded after this, but due to crazy life events and schedules, is being released after that one. It is with great pleasure that we present our actual conversation with Regular Dan!!! It seems as though people are picking up nicknames on this show! We do it out of love, not malice! We hope you enjoy this regular episode just as much as our slightly different episode, and if you do then let us know what you think by contacting us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

It's a bit of a bonus type episode. Our regular episode will be uploaded next week, but we didn't want you to go episode-less, so I took the opportunity to speak to my Brother-in-law, also a Dan (Thanks Dan!!!) about Tin Cup. Dan is a sports guy and brings a different take on the movie and I can't thank him enough. We hope you enjoy this slightly different episode and we'll see in a week with our Regular episode, where we will let you know what the next movie is!!! Let us know what you think contact us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

Once upon a time there was a Dread Stable Pirate Boy Westley the loved Buttercup!! It's a movie we love and, to the best of our knowledge, everyone else loves too. What more needs to be said???? It's INCONCEIVABLE that you wouldn't love this movie!! Even if it takes a miracle, contact us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW or leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

A movie about a cooking rat? How could that possibly be any good? Leave it to Pixar to find a way. We dusted off Ratatouille and in an episode too long in the making (my apologies), we take a look at the computer animated film that made us all believe Pixar can do just about anything they want and we will watch it. Where will it end up on our shelves? When was it raining in LA? How does a rat learn to remote control a human? Is Linguine's father's name Alfredo?? (Yes, yes it is) we anser all of those questions and more.   If your finished preparing the food that takes you back to your childhood, then you can contact us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW And now you can leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!    

Captain Deadpool, Virtuous Hero of the Weak, Defender of Those with no Defense, Stupendous Savior of the Citizenry.... Or a super fast healing Merc with a Mouth searching for Francis.   Deadpool strikes a chord with America and became the first R rated movie to make nearly $1 billion dollars, in February, on Valentine's Day, while attempting to bill itself as a romatinc comedy (which it totally is). Making deep cuts into the Marvel pantheon of protectors, this movie brings Wade Wilson, knock off of Slade Wilson (or is it cousin? I always forget.) and his tiny feet (that's a deep cut too), Colossus, and NegaSonic Teenage Warhead to the big screen in a lovingly crafted homage to Deadpool. If your finished getting a Dutch Oven from Meredith Baxter Birney, then you can contact us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW And now you can leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

In 2009, the 6th movie in the Harry Potter franchise was released. That was ten years ago and it still feels like last year.  We jump head-first into the middle of that story and try not to get into too many details about the movies that come after it, or the ones that came before. It's a neat trick, and if you figure out how to do it, let us know. Alan Rickman is in this movie, in case you weren't aware. And he's pretty good. Helena Bonham Carter, she's ok :) Oh, and Mackenna joins us. Since she is a bit of a fan of the Harry Potter stuff.   If you're not to busy trying to fool the minions of the Dark Lord into thinking you're on their side, you can contact us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW And now you can leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

Billed as a romance, Bambi first appeared in theaters in 1942. 76 years later, we dust it off and give it a watch. In this episode we ask the hard questions! Is the Lion King a Bambi remake? Should there be a live action Bambi? Can this movie be related to Mad Max: Fury Road? Why don't they rake the forest? And most importantly, have you seen Bambi V Godzilla? You can here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-wUdetAAlY If you are not too busy getting twitterpated,  you can contact us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW And now you can leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

It's the only movie that really made sense to do for this episode, so we fired up the Infinite Improbability Drive to defy the odds and just picked it ourselves. But we did see a lovely bowl of petunias. Very sad. If you actually read these notes, you will find that there are several firsts in this episode:1. Brian and Dan are in the same room, at the same time, using the same mic. That's why the audio is a little different.2. Brian and Dan both watched the movie at the same time, in the same room, in the same house.3. We both knew where our towels were. We hope you enjoy our first "in the same room" episode. Unless your home has been destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass, you can contact us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW And now you can leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

Insert bad Schwarzenegger imitation . That's right, we are going back to the movie that launched that accent that dominated the 80's!! Back to Arnold's breakout role as the Cimmerian warrior who would be king. Swords, giant snakes, James Earl Jones, cults, and plentyof blood and practical effects. It's not the first fantasy movie in a magical age, but it's definitely one that spawned sequels and a reboot. happily we only talk about the reboot for a minute (You're welcome :) ). If you aren't busy avenging the death of you mother, your father, and your entire village, you can contact us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW And now you can leave us a voice mail at (804) 699-1067!!!

I've always wanted to do an interview and the now titled "Listener Jeff", who also happens to be an award winning author agreed to be my victim. Jeff's newest book is Steel Wind and it places North Korean nuclear weapons well within striking distance of the United States. Follow the link for a sneak peak on Amazon and from now until the end of December 2018, for every copy sold Jeff will donate $2.00 the the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.  Even when the Kindle book price drops to $.99 cents some time in December. We also talk about Jeff's other books, a little bit of his method and inspiration, and most importantly what's on his shelf. Thanks for giving this slightly different episode a shot and remember you can contact us at  https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW   And you can visit Jeff's web page for links to his Twitter and Facebook, www.JeffEdwardsWrites.com

Name one movie with as many pop culture references spanning four decades (I might be wrong about that, it could be more) and we'll send you a free avatar. Ok, we won't really, but it sounded good. In a first for the podcast, we talk about a movie we had to get on our shelves, since neither of us owned it before it popped up on the Random Listener Request Generator. Which, as we discuss in the episode, is as random as we can make it. Try as we might, we couldn't resist returning to the references, oh the hundreds of references, but we did take some time to discuss the philosophical issues with a place like the Oasis. Would that level of escapism be healthy, would it contribute to your self worth. Would the unparalleled Virtual Reality pull you out of Actual Reality? Take a Tuesday or Thursday break from the Oasis and leave us some feedback on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW   p.s. As discussed in the episode...  https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/ready-player-one/272148/ready-player-one-easter-eggs-references-movie-guide-complete

In 1992 the world was introduced to Douglas Dorsey and Kate Moseley, two RIDICULOUSLY competitive skaters and the toe picks fly!!! Ok... I couldn't resist. We ask the hard questions, do Doug and Kate live happily ever after? Do people from Minnesota talk funny? And what the heck is "oofta"? Can these two people from different worlds find a their passion? If you don't know the answer to that, you've probably never watched a rom-com. Not to spoil it, but of course they do!! Join as we discuss the movie that is not identified by it's title, but by the to words that easily slipped into the American cultural zeitgeist. If you're not to busy figuring out what music to play, or what those little teeth on the front end of figure skates are for, take a moment an leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW

In 2011, Martin Scorcese wrote a love letter. Not to a woman, but to film and the pioneers of the craft. He paid trubute to the film maker Georges Méliès by adapting the award winning novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. A family friendly, Oscar winning movie that tells a timeless tale of a boy with an automaton and a dream.  This movie seeks to capture the spirit of why we go to the movies, what we seek, and what gives our lives meaning.  Or.. it's a harmless diversion about a real Hollywood ending. :) If you you're not too busy at the movies or winding clocks, take a moment an leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW

Schlock Rocks! (or does it)? We take a stab at the 1988 (maybe) cult classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space! And Klingons!! They're from outer space too!!! We create new tongue twisters, we wax philosophic on movie time, and we generally have a good time talking about Dan's selection of this movie! If you can spare some time post clown invasion, take a moment an leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW

What the hell was the point of the Laser Spectrometric Sampler Telescope thing??? Who keeps a Neutron Disintegrator in a closet that can be accessed by simply kicking the door open? WHY IS THIS MOVIE SO AWESOME???? (Or is it, I don't want to spoil the ending :) ) Howard is officially 3'2" tall and he's armed and dangerous!!  Is he really Beverly's boyfrienc? Does that skip into some wierd territory? We try to answer all of those questions. We hope. If you haven't been kidnapped by a Dark Overlord (or Prinicpal Rooney), take a moment an leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW    

In 1984, three adventerous entrepenuers took a chance on a risky business (no not that one, wrong 80s movie). No, these daring men were to be called Ghostbusters. They would challenge the notion that spooks, spirits and free floating vapors did in fact exist and could be trapped, removed, and stored.And lo Gozer threatened the populace, and it was the Ghostbusters that they called (because Ray Parker Jr asked them who they would call).Ray, Igan, Peter, and Winston join forces (and streams) to save New York City and the world from the prehistoric bitch and the overgrown marhsmallow sailor.Walter Peck iniitates the sign and he may or may not be d-ckless. If you're not floating three feet above the bed, or preparing to save the world from 6'2" flat-top Swedish Models, take a moment an leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW

How do you compare Apocalypse Now to an amusing 2004 computer animated comedy about a swamp loving ogre?  As I write this, I'm still not 100% sure how we got there.We talk about Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona's second adventure, and we try to guess who's coming to dinner. It's a lot of fun. Are fart jokes always funny? Should we change for the ones we love? Will someone pick up their hairbrush?We don't answer any of those questions, but we wander all around them. As long as you don't slow down long enough for angry, pitchfork-weilding mobs to catch you, take a moment an leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW

What's the fascination with cereal killers, pop-tarts, or Goose?  We make some bad jokes, talk about some actors, and some music, and the 70's. Will the story of a cartoonist that obsesses over a serial killer be relegated to General Population? Or will it be placed somewhere else? If you aren't too busy building stacks and stacks of files on a Zodiac,  , leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com or catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW

So, Vacation doesn't get in the way of a podcast episode. even DisneyWorld can't stop the signal!!! Oops, wrong movie!This episode we dive into the third installment of The Mummy franchise (can we call it that?) New Evie and Brendan Fraser go to China to save the world (again) from a mummy that was raised from it's tomb (again), but this time. After all of their years of UMM spy work, they accept one last mission to bring a valuable gem to the land of three headed dragons for no reason. (or do they). We answer all that, and more (or at least talk about it ;)). If you aren't raising Mummys in your spare time (or even if you are, but have some time), leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com NEW NEW NEW Now you can catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW too!

Episode 31!!! There are no strings on us!! We revisit the second in Disney's feature length animation stable and ask the hard questions! Why does Geppetto have a grade school primer laying around his house? How long can you live in a whale?  How does Jiminy Cricket breathe underwater? The first rendition of the Disney national anthem!All that and different recording location. If you're not to busy celebrating being a real boy, leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.comNEW NEW NEW Now you can catch us Twitter @OurshelvesW too!

Is it live, is it Memorex? What happened to Deckard and Rachel? Did we need this movie to be made? Will it suffer the same fate as other 35 year later sequels?Our first random listener selected episode. Thanks for your siggestions, and keep them coming.  Also, as mentioned, here are links to Dome City Blues and Angel City Blues Hopefully your implanted memories remind you to leave us some feedback  on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

Do we really know who the criminal mastermind Keyser Soze is?  We'll line up a few of the usual suspects and try to tear down Verbal's story. Nineties movies seem to be reaching a peak. Will they peak here?  Join us as we take a quick trip back to 1995 to talk about The Usual Suspects. If Keyser doesn't have you in his sights, leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp have arrived in Tombstone, so what do we do? Talk about accents and the romantic notions of the Old West in America.We throw off the rose-colored glasses and look at the dirtier side of history. Do we romanticize the American West? Was it as great as some seem to think?  Or was it harsh and difficult?We answer all these questions and more as we talk about 1993' Tombstone. If you're not too busy practicing your quick draw for those high-noon shootouts,  leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

Dan watched a musical!!! Dan watched a musical!!! and there was much rejoicing, yay! Brian watched a musical, not a surprise!  It's Rock of Ages, with Tom Cruise on vocals, Julianne Hough singing and, um, dancing?  She's definitely dancing, maybe not the way you think.It's a cavalcade of songs fromthe eighties and right in Brian's (and Dan's) formative teen-age years.  The songs you know by heart sung by some people you didn't think of singing them :)  Once you get done singing along, or before because those earworms will stay in there forever,  leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

Bum, Bum-Bum, BUH-BUM, Bum, bum BUM!!!!!!!  WARNING: THERE ARE SPOILERS TALKED ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE!!!!! Dan and I are both tremendous fans of the Marvel MCU series of movies and this weekend, in what is billed as a culmination of 10 years and 18 films, Avengers: Infinity War opened in theaters around the globe.  We deviate from the "Is this on your shelf?" question and ask, "Will this be on your shelf?"  Why? Because we love the franchise and this is a monumental moment in movie history. One of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken deserved an episode of our little podcast. (At least we thought so). On a cool note, we also get some audience reaction immediately following the movie. If you are still with us at the end of the episode and the end of the movie, please leave us heroic feedback on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

One of the themes of Se7en is patience, and we appreciate yours. Real life got in the way of what should have been a live episode.  Happily, seven days later (and yes, this episode will be release at 7:07 on the SEVENteeth) we were able to release this episode.It could have been so much longer and we wander a bit, but we hope you enjoy it. If you have the patience, a virtue, and the time, leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com  

Hail Caeser! Leader of the free monkeys, er um uh, APES.  To our simian listeners, my apologies. To our human listeners, it was a joke. :) We ramble on about 2017's War for the Planet of the Apes, and, sadly, not Battle for the Planet of the Apes. The third movie in the most recent reboot trilogy of the original Planet of the Apes movies. (Still good, after all these years) If you haven't been struck mute by the mutated Simian Flu, then leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

English accent or not, Kevin Costner's stunt butt steals the show, or does it?  Entry 4,945 in the legend of Robin Hood and his, um, merry men, gives us slightly different take on Desert Storm/Desert Sheild (Which also happened in 1991.We have a couple of laughs at Will Scarlett and his sadness and a few laughs at Alan Rickman's madness.  (Poet in Sherwood)We marvel at medical technology and Boss Nass from The Phantom Menace. Yes, we go there and it's pertinent. The episode covers a wide range of topics, wandering away from the movie, but bringing it back on point pretty quickly. (Not really, but it sounds good doesn't it?)If you can get your stunt butt to cover for you, then leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

We take a break from our usual Random Magic Move Button and have a chat about movies we didn't know were books first, a couple of books that we knew were made into movies, and a few we'd like to see made into movies.We have a few laughs and dip our toes into other things we might actually have on our shelves, like books.   Read a book turned into a movie and want to talk about it with someone? Then leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

Did you ever feel the need to drive through Alabama on your way to UCLA?  I mean that's ok if you're starting from Georgia, but when you start from New York?  It doesn't usually end up well. Luckily, the Karate Kid has a lawyer in the family.  That's right, it's My Cousin Vinny!We ask the hard questions, we (almost) beg for feedback, and we just generally have a good time talking about this movie. What's that you say? You say you were just cleared of murder charges by your fast talking lawyer cousin? Then leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

Finally!!! A new episode.  We go a little ways down the rabbit hole to see what we can see. We cover some listener feedback, we chase White Rabbits, we draw strange conclusions about what this movie means and where it fits in the pantheon of Disney animation. We ask our listeners, "What is your favorite ride at Disney theme parks?" and we find out if Alice in Wonderland will be relegated to General Population, or some other place of honor amongst Dan's vast collection. If your not to busy running from the Queen of Hearts, leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

In 1997 somebody thought it would be a good idea to make a movie about twelve foot long bugs. What a great idea. In 2017 the magic random movie button decided we should talk about it.  So, we did.  Dan likes horror movies and this certainly qualifies, but will it escape General Population? You'll have to tune in, or download and listen, to find out. We make poop jokes. (Not the first time, probably won't be the last) If you're wondering the tone is 440 Hz and 18 dB. S-brrrrrrr-t, so no explicit tag, but whew it was close.   If there are no large colonies of giant, man-eating, genetically-engineered bugs chasing you, leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com    

Our sincerest apologies on the tardiness of this episode.  Brian does most of the heavy editing on the weekend prior to release and this weekend was Christmas. So instead of editing, family time took precedence. We hope you understand. There were also some minor technical issues with the sound on Dan's end and our audio guy (Brian) wasn't able to fix it. Dan is slightly choppy in this episode, but we hope it doesn't affect your enjoyment too much.  In this, our first foreign language film, we chat about a 2012 Korean film called A Company Man.  Subtitles and the international language of assassination are the rule of the day, and it's a movie that Dan might put   We had a lot of fun chatting about this movie Before you decide to terminate your employment (and your employer), leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

First things first. in the intro Brian inadvertanly refers to this as Episode 19. Because of the Bonus Episode this is technically the 19th episode, but since we didn't number the Bonus Episode, this is really episode 18. We'll figure all that out :).In this episode we discuss the heavy use of the N-word in this movie, however, we do not use the word. We discussed it beforehand and decided we couldn't justify the use in a family style podcast. We discuss some of our past actions and take a deep dive into racism and the satirical approach to confronting it. During the editing process we left a few things on the proverbial cutting room floor, just to try and keep the length manageble.  Don't worry, we keep it pretty light (we hope).  Join us for a quirky look at a quirky satirical movie. If you are just a pawn in the game of life, escape your captors and leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

We interrupt your regularly scheduled podcast to provide you with this special Christmas episode. A break from our previous conversations, Brian presents you with the traditional event in his house; the annual viewing of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.It's a watch-along, so you will recieve cues to start the movie. Also, be warned, there is an intermission at 42:12. Oh, and some swearing. There's some of that too.   If you are overwhelmed from your "good. old-fashioned, family Christmas", take a break and leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

Ewan Macgregor leads a rag-tag band of outmodes against the corporate greed of a once proud and inspiring company, Mel Brooks' Big Weld. A kindly Walt Disney-esque robot that encourages his fellow robots to "See a need, fill a need!" Robin Williams discovers his feminine side and a robot with "trunk space" carries her frineds in her butt.  HMMMDid we like it?  Will it be relegated to General Population?  Give it a listen and find out. If you're not too busy fixing outmodes, feel free to leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com    

Once again, specific articles of speech are the order of the day. "The" is an important word and it is in the title of this movie twice, so it must mean something. When should you read the book that a movie is made from, before or after? Or should you wait 600 days after reading the book before you see the movie. We discuss all of this, and more, in our latest episode. If you're not too busy hunting lions, feel free to leave us some feedback on our Facebok page https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

Episode 15, we learn what specific articles of speech are. "The" Heat does not star Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, it does star Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.  Is this "just" a movie, or does it explore deep seated social issues?Do Dan and Brian feel "The Heat" of this movie, or will it be relegated to General Population?We'll talk about all that and more. Instead of leaving a cheese sandwich laying aroung, leave some cheesy feedback our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

In this episode we proceed in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. as we discuss "Insidious". It's a scary movie, not like Scooby-Doo scary, but we'll tackle it anyway, going Further than we ever have before. (Ok, we make some bad jokes about the movie, but you should listen anyway!!)We have guests!!! Brian watched the movie with teen-aged girls, because that's what scary movies are for.   Tiptoe through the tulips and leave a little feedback our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com

We take a slight turn from our randomness and have a conversation about genres that we enjoy, and that feature heavily on our shelves. Horror movies and musicals, two great tastes, that taste great together. Who likes what? Is there singing? Is that a horror? Leave a little scary musical feedback on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com   We look forward to hearing from you.

There has been an awakening, we're not sure what or who that means, but Brian's wife Kristi joins us to try and figure it all out.  In our Episode XII, we try something a little different, we pick three likes, dislikes, and questions about Episode VII.It's long, but we had a lot of fun and we hope you will too. If you dislike our likes, or like our dislikes, let us know on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/wriosmr/ or email us at  wrios2016mr@gmail.com   We look forward to hearing from you.

We found Scooby Doo, he's in an anthology DVD of his "scariest" tales.  We're not sure if they are really the scariest tale, but they brought back some memories. Brian's daughter Mackenna joins the conversation as out "pro from Dover" Take a walk down memory lane as we discuss the (maybe) post economic apocalyptic world that Scooby Doo lives in.Where do they get gas money for The Mystery Machine? Does the Scooby gang really believe in ghouls and ghosts?