Podcasters Alex Mattis and Julio Olivera battle popular opinion by praising the movies you hate and trashing the movies you love.
So, apparently, if your name is David Lynch you can get away with anything. BLUE VELVET makes about as much sense as the ramblings of a drunk film major but it somehow has become a Certified Fresh cult classic. Is it the oxygen masks? The weird sex fetishes? The heavy handed symbolism? Or simply the oddball sex appeal of Kyle McLachlan? Listen to Alex and Julio try to figure it out!
Read MoreJohn Travolta as a funny angel? You had us at “Travolta”. Unfortunately, critics were a lot less receptive to MICHAEL, yet another unfairly maligned Nora Ephron comedy. Listen to Alex and Julio as they welcome Vincent Vega back to the show and wonder why William Hurt isn’t silly more often! Experience the joy of getting a lot more Robert Pastorelli anyone could’ve wished for! Realize the big loss country music suffered when Andie McDowell decided to pursue acting! All this and Bob Hoskins too!
Read MoreTo all of you complaining about Disney’s “recent” trend of giving classic animated movies the live-action treatment, perhaps you should look back to 1998 and a little ditty called EVER AFTER. Listen to Alex and Julio as they tackle a Drew Barrymore vehicle that did away with all the magic in the Cinderella story. No fairy godmother, no singing mice, no charm in The Prince… but we get Leonardo DaVinci instead??? This is really when it all began to fall apart.
Read MoreOnce again, Alex, Julio and special guest Chas Fisher tackle every movie in the Terminator franchise, this time revealing their true feelings about them! Does it get heated? Enough to melt a T-1000! Also, a surprise segment about Terminator videogames! Two hours of Real Talk is why we split this episode in two!
Read MoreOne franchise. Six movies. A very special returning guest. It doesn’t get more epic than this… so we had to break our TERMINATOR FRANCHISE episode in two! Part one: 1 hour 39 minutes of Contrarians Corner! Listen to Alex, Julio and Chas ‘Draft Zero” Fisher argue against the Rotten Tomatoes score of every Terminator movie and make the case for how it all got better once James Cameron left!
Read MoreSenior citizens. We think we can live without them but we underestimate them at our own peril. Listen to Alex and Julio discuss Danny DeVito’s forgotten masterpiece, DUPLEX - an incisive analysis of generation clashes! Travel back to a time before Betty White played all the comedic old lady roles! Worry about the lack of intimacy in Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore’s relationship! And feel guilty about picking sides when we should all be striving to get along!
Read MoreYou may think you know James Franco’s career… but there’s a good chance you haven’t even heard of the Sienna Miller vehicle, CAMILLE. Alex and Julio are joined by Eddie Strait as they analyze the most bizarre film they might have encountered in their careers as Contrarians! Listen to them argue against the three rotten reviews they were able to dig up from the Tomatometer! Worry about the true fate of David Carradine and his multicolored horses! Wish for actual gifs of Scott Glenn’s facial expressions! It’s the only way we could follow-up the WATCHMEN episode, really.
Also: UNCUT GEMS spoilery talk after Real Talk is done!
Read MoreOne hundred episodes!* Listen to Alex and Julio celebrate this milestone by arguing about a movie and a filmmaker that have been constantly brought up on the show: the WATCHMEN adaptation from “Visionary Director” Zack Snyder! At 64% on the Tomatometer, it’s yet another Gray Area battle, one encompassing Snyder’s playlist, the way he shoots violence and, of course, his use of Leonard Cohen’s talents!
*Not counting all those bonus eppys, obviously.
Read MorePROMETHEUS has been brought up so many times on the show, it only made sense to do a commentary for it as a prelude to The Contrarians’ 100th episode. Listen to Alex and Julio chat their way through Ridley Scott’s divisive return to the Aliens franchise and try to make sense of Michael Fassbender’s intentions! Hear them argue about the quality of Charlize Theron’s performance! Share their frustration at the awesome sequel that never happened! Also: a fair amount of squeamish low-key screaming.
Read MoreLet’s start 2020 by tackling the biggest movie of 2019! AVENGERS: ENDGAME is like the rich bully at the playground, walking around like they’re the greatest thing ever, making up their own rules to every game and refusing to stop even after everyone else has had enough and is crying. Listen to Alex and Julio poke fun at the MCU’s temporary climax before they engage in the longest and most divisive Real Talk yet!
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