Podcasters Alex Mattis and Julio Olivera battle popular opinion by praising the movies you hate and trashing the movies you love.
Preparing for the release of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Julio recently sat through a Mission Impossible marathon that made one thing clear: the beloved franchise is a joke and the black sheep in the series is the only movie worth watching. And Alex is all, "I know, man. That's why I stopped watching after MI:3".
Read MoreWhat happens when a white man makes an Indian movie? Why, it wins lots of Oscars, for starters. But then you get home, go to bed, start thinking about it... and it's kind of fucked up. Join Alex and Julio as they peel back Slumdog Millionaire's thin layer of charm and reveal a condescending look at India, Indians and Regis Philbin's legacy.
Read MoreA young man dealing with failure and the loss of his father. A young woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Susan Sarandon tap-dancing. Paul Schneider playing Freebird. There was a time, before Aloha, before We Bought a Zoo, when Cameron Crowe could do no wrong. Join Alex and Julio as they celebrate his last masterpiece, an under-appreciated meditation on love, death and creepy cultish Southern families.
Read MoreIn late 2004, Clint Eastwood brutalized Hillary Swank both physically and psychologically on screen. He literally didn't stop until Swank asked him to kill her. And then the Academy showered them with awards because he's old and venerable and she was playing a spunky spirited girl and Morgan Freeman was doing the narration. Listen to Alex and Julio as they get in the ring to fight back against The Man With No Name and his particular brand of manipulative storytelling!
Read MoreThere are a lot of terrifying things lurking in the underrated horror tour-de-force that is the SILENT HILL movie. The scariest, however, is how it forced society to confront our outdated ideas when it came to parenting. Join Alex and Julio as they huddle together in fear and dig deep into the greatest videogame adaptation of all time.
Read MoreEver wonder what happens when a deluded filmmaker with serious psychological issues tries to have his cake and eat it too? Legendary comedy talent Robert DeNiro, back when he thought he could do drama, stars in Martin Scorsese's confused tale of a miserable Vietnam veteran leading a cool noirish life where he drives a cab, rescues the dames and gets to play with some sweet guns to prove that violence is not the way to go. Alex and Julio didn't buy it and neither should you!
Read MoreThere was a time when superhero movies were not defined by "kewl" special effects and convoluted plotting and bitter vigilantism. There was a time when character was at the forefront. Tim Story's Fantastic Four marked the end of an era, a last hurrah from relatable heroes who just wanted to have fun while doing the right thing. Join Alex and Julio as they eulogize a franchise that had the courage to be about family, not alien invasions (at least not until the second movie).
Read MoreCelebrate our tenth episode by listening to Alex and Julio break away from the usual format and engage in a spirited battle for the soul of Oliver Stone. On the defense side, Julio praises NATURAL BORN KILLERS as a challenging work of art that gets you in the head of a mass murderer. Alex thinks it's a pretentious mess that deserves all the hate it's gotten through the years. And Rotten Tomatoes? Their tomatometer is split in half.
The one thing everyone agrees on: Tom Sizemore was playing himself.
Read MoreBehold the tale of that most misunderstood of God's creatures, the shark! Join Alex and Julio as they delve into Steven Spielberg's disgusting anti-shark propaganda blockbuster, JAWS! Let the guilt wash over you as you realize you've been cheering for three murderous bullies all along!
Also, WHERE IS THE SHARK? YOU PROMISED US A SHARK!
Read MoreRemember music stores? Do you even know what music stores were? Alex, Julio and the 90s masterpiece, EMPIRE RECORDS will school you not only on what those beautiful temples of musical worship were, but also on how Anthony LaPaglia is God, Rex Manning is the Devil, and sometimes you just have to damn the man.
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