Come on in! The water's fine!

This is a film that Juan's been trying to cover on the show since the beginning.

A French produced, sly, psychological thriller about a novelist, Juan couldn't convince Lee to check it out until he said one word.

Boobs.

The nice thing is that along with the boobs you really do get some fantastic story telling and heaps of drama. Let's see if Lee liked the scenes without boobs...

Episode SIXTY-NINE DUDE! 

We almost thought about covering Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure just for kicks, but instead decided to give you the NEXT BEST THING!

Existential commentary in the guise of a French zombie movie! Yeah!

Ever since we reviewed Pontypool , we've been on the lookout for even STRANGER zombie flicks, and I think we've FINALLY found one!

So sit back, relax, and try not to let the atmosphere freak you out TOO much...

Buy 'They Came Back' on DVD!

Yup.

It really speaks to the level of awesome in our audience that this is quite possibly the most requested film we've ever had. To all those that have asked us to cover this film we say "Thank You" and "WHAT THE EFFING HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE ‽ ‽ ‽ "... but like in a good way... Cuz this movie is kinda rad...

See THIS is what you get when a movie is described as being one of Tarantino's faves, and the major plot point you find on the back of the box synopsis is that a WHOLE lotta Japanese school children are going to die... in really violent ways...

We present to you (because a LOT of you asked for it) BATTLE ROYALE!

Buy 'Battle Royale' on DVD!

DYN-O-MITE!

DYN-O-MITE!

Why didn't this film get any theatrical distribution?

Who knew Michael Jai White could be funny?

This film was lovingly described to me as a "Shaun of the Dead" style satire of classic blaxploition films.

Let's see how that description holds up...

Buy 'Black Dynamite' on DVD , Blu-Ray , or Video on Demand .

Having now covered a couple noir flicks , we thought it was time to cover not only a fantastic noir, but the grand-daddy of ALL heist films.

This 1956 crime drama was banned in many countries because the film's caper was deemed too realistic, and there even was a copycat crime committed after the film's release.

Let's see how well this film has aged...

Buy the 'Rififi - Criterion Collection' on DVD!

The coffee is for closers...

This film totally belongs in the list of "everyone knows about, but not a lot of people have actually watched it" movies.

With a tight story, noir feel, and incredible cast it surprising this film didn't make a bigger splash...

Buy 'Glengarry Glen Ross' on DVD!

So we've gotten several requests to cover a Peter Sellers movie, and high on the list has been 'The Party', but truth be told "Brown-face" performances kinda make me a little uncomfortable, so we picked a different Sellers film.

After reviewing 'Harold and Maude' with guest host Daran Norris , we HAD to return to Hal Ashby! The fact that Ashby directed Sellers in his penultimate role sealed the deal.

Rent 'Being There' with Amazon VOD!

Buy 'Being There' on Blu-ray!

You wanted a Western and we're giving you a film set in Australia!

It's sort of like a Western, being set in the wilderness and all, but we couldn't just review an ACTUAL Western...

That would've been too predictable.

So enjoy this review of a film featuring an interesting time period in Australia's history with an INCREDIBLE cast.

Buy 'The Proposition' on Blu-ray!

Whew.

Episode 60.

That's a whole bunch... Like TENS of episodes...

And to celebrate we're reviewing a fan request! Dubbed the best driving movie of all time by friend and fan (and voice over performer extrodinaire) Miles Neff. Miles was so motivated to share this film with me that he drove a copy og the Critereon edition DVD over to my production studio to MAKE me watch the film.

It''s a good thing we liked it...

Super special shout out and thank you to Mr. Miles Neff for sharing this movie with us, and I promise I WILL get that DVD back to you... at some point... probably soon... ish...

Shop for 'Two-Lane Blacktop' on Amazon!

No no really. Marie suggested this film MONTHS ago, and based solely on the weakness of it's title, we've been panning it just as long, that is until Marie drugged us and forced us to watch it Clockwork Orange style.

Once we recovered we both had to agree that this is quite possibley the funniest film about a serial killer ever made...

... or it could just be the brainwashing... I get kind of ill whenever I hear Beethoven now too...

Buy the 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' - Criterion Collection DVD!

Yup.

The results from our first ever movie poll are in, and the winner is Timecrimes!

An independent Spanish film about a crime that happens during time travel, um ... the title of the film does a pretty good job of describing what the film is about actually...

Let's take a look at why YOU picked it, and why it's slated for an American remake next year with Tom Cruise...

Buy 'Timecrimes' on DVD!

Man. I'm REALLY glad you guys didn't pick 'Trancers'...

You spoke!

We listened!

Overwhelmingly, the genre most asked for by you was "Musical", and we could think of no finer film to cover than 'Once'. Effortlessly bridging the gap between realism and staged musical set pieces, 'Once' is a charming film about two people who meet, and make beautiful music together...

Buy 'Once' and watch instantly with Amazon VOD!

Buy 'Once' on Blu-Ray!

Buy 'Once' on DVD!

So last week we teased a Robin Hood movie, and we pretty much failed.

Instead Lee is bringing us a film he's been wanting to discuss for quite a while on the show. It's really easy these days to slam a movie, tear it to shreds, and come up with a bunch of witty sarcastic barbs to throw at a film. It's quite another thing (and in most ways, a great deal more satisfying) to be completely taken aback by a performance from an actor you didn't think much of.

It's something kind of great watching a capable performer like Brendan Fraser really rise to the occasion of staring opposite Michael Caine.

Let's see why else Lee needed to talk about this film!

Buy 'The Quiet American' on DVD!

We had SUCH a great time with our anniversary episode , we HAD to have Bert Saxby back on the show! "Bert" is actually none other than Daran Norris (whose IMDB page is as long as my torso), and when we asked him which film he would to cover, he jumped at the chance to talk about 'Harold and Maude'.

A dark romantic comedy, 'Harold and Maude' (and Ashby's direction) is in every way the spiritual precurser to directors like Wes Anderson. Featuring a fantastic cast, great direction, an alienating yet life affirming story, and impeccable editing, 'Harold and Maude' has all the trappings of a cult classic.

What did Daran have to say about it?

We can't thank Daran enough for dropping by to talk about this film!

Buy 'Harold and Maude' on DVD!

Rent 'Harold and Maude' on Amazon VOD!

Walter Matthau playing a field agent for the CIA gone rogue? Check!

Ned Beatty playing the wannabe "tough as nails" CIA chief? Check!

Sam Waterston as the CIA agent tasked to bring Matthau in? CHECK!

SIGN ME UP!

This 1980 adventure movie was once descirbed by it's author as "James Bond, minus the sex, guns, and gadgets".

So how does THAT work?

Special shout out of honor to friends and fans of the show @aaapromoagent and Chris P. for recommending this flick!

Buy the 'Hopscotch' - Criterion Collection on DVD!

Major thank you to all who helped spread the word on our anniversary episode last week, and we're back to movie reviews!

To start off year two of MYMHM, we're covering our first Coen Brothers movie! Seeing as how both Lee & Juan work "in the biz" (sort of), 'Barton Fink' was the logical choice to examin first!

Following the exploits of a respected stage writer making the move to LA to write films, this film features an incredible cast, and a deliciously self indulgent look at creativity and writers block.

  Buy 'Barton Fink' on DVD!

That's right folks! We've been doing this for a YEAR!

And in true Juan-Anal-Retentive fashion, we haven't missed a week, the "perfect attendance" approach to podcasting.

Over this year we've grown from a wacky little show watched by a handful of people to a show watched in almost every country of the world, by hundreds of thousands of people, MILLIONS of times a month. We've been so grateful to have found this film community. Thanks to your involvement over this last year, we've learned so much about film, and have watched an incredible number of movies we never would have considered.

This week's episode is a thank you to all of you who have joined us on this journey.

Movies You May Have Missed wouldn't be anything without your support and interaction. We're really proud to have reached this milestone, and we hope you'll continue to support our show with Diggs, Tweets, Stumbles, Likes, embeds, and more. On behalf of Juan, Lee, Marie, and Dutch, Have fun watching some movies! 

We don't often get the chance to follow up with the people who make the films we talk about here on MYMHM, but when the opportunity came up to have a sit down with Jac Schaeffer, we jumped on it!

You might remember from our review of 'TiMER', Jac is a first time Producer/Writer/Director, and was kind enough to share her thoughts on the unique challenges facing indie film makers when it comes to writing, directing, casting, and finding distribution.

She's also really funny.

We can't thank Jac enough for dropping by, and if you'd like more info on 'TiMER' (including Video on Demand, screenings, and DVD release info) please head over to TiMERtheMOViE.com! 

No not that old Gary Cooper flick, it's our first kids movie!

This film really meant a lot to Juan growing up, and it's time to re-visit it!

A tale of mystery and intrigue, set in an interesting local (San Antonio), starring Dabney Coleman, Henry Thomas (ET, Flight of the Navigator), and featuring an early in his career William Forsythe, and one of the first video game + movie tie in films ever (though the game was NEVER released).

It's always tricky re-visiting movies you loved as a kid. Does this one hold up?

Buy 'Cloak & Dagger' on DVD!

THE BIG FIVE OH!

And for episode 50 we've got a real treat for you. Instead of a "movie you may have missed" we present to you a "movie we hope you don't miss".

TiMER is an independent, sci-fi, romantic comedy getting it's Video on Demand distribution TODAY! We got early access to a screener, and we're pretty excited to be bringing you a new film on the day of it's release.

We've got a charming little film, with an incredible cast, and asking some interesting questions about love. We think you're going to dig it!

Pre-order 'TiMER' on DVD, available June 22nd!

It IS a terrific film, and in true British fashion is one part romantic comedy and one part drama dealing with loss and grief. Debuting the same year as 'Ghost', it deals with a very similar concept:

What happens when a deceased loved one comes back?

Of course the British version of this story doesn't involve a crime sub-plot, action sequences, or a wacky psychic... I wonder what this says about our respective cultures...

Of course, in true MYMHM fashion, we're reviewing this movie as an attempt to save it. The DVDs of this film are disappearing, and it's unkown as to whether or not this charming little film will get a blu-ray release. You can find used and new copies on Amazon marketplace (ours only cost $40... yeesh...), but we are asking all of our fans who use rental services (Netflix, Zip, etc) to put this film on their queues. 

Please help us show these companies that there is still interest in this film!

Shop for 'Truly Madly Deeply' in the Amazon Marketplace.

Are you ready for a little of the ultra-violence?

Yup, this movie is a little out there. I really think it's the spiritual successor to Kubrick's work, that is if Kubrick did bio-pics...

Also, where have we seen Tom Hardy before?

Buy 'Bronson' on Blu-ray!

HOW DID THIS FILM NOT GET A THEATRICAL RUN!?!?!?

Seriously, surprisingly great performances, great cinematography, and an intensely dark yet funny screenplay, this film really deserved a better limited run in theaters. 

TWO SCREENS?!?!? Seriously??? REALLY???

We haven't covered a film with such a poor opening since 'Fido'...

Buy 'Big Fan' on DVD!

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I tried to think of a good pun for the title of this post, but the movie title is already soooooo long...

It's CLASSIC TIME!

Taking it back all the way to 1956, and we managed to still talk about a film in COLOR! So THERE!

This film is notable for featuring Gregory Peck at the top of his game, and is one of the first films to really tackle the issue of soldiers re-entering the work force and PTSD .

Buy 'The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit' on DVD!

Rent 'The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit' on Amazon VOD!

Mega thank you shout out of honor to Tony B. from the OC for recommending this flick! It was a great pick!

HAPPY St. Patrick's Day!!!

We REALLY should have checked our schedule better, as it just sort of happened that the movie we're talking about on this Irish holiday is 'This is England'.

There's something inherantly wrong about that...

Anywho, at least it still takes place in the UK, so we got kinda close (at least it's not some Asian horror flick or something).

Plus this movie is a little slice of fantastic!

Buy 'This is England' on DVD!

But NOT in Little China...

I mean COME ON! Who DOESN'T love Dave Barry? That's what I thought, NOBODY! So, why wouldn't you watch a movie adaptation of his 1999 comedy crime classic?

When you consider it's directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and has an incredible 'Get Shorty'-ish cast, you kind of owe it to yourself to check out this often overlooked gem.

Buy 'Big Trouble' on DVD!

And of course, a special MYMHM Shout Out of Honor to friend and fan of the show Bryan Hoerber, who protects his tweets on twitter, or I'd tell you to follow him. He does however run a blog that you can harrass him at KI6ILS.com !

It's a DOUBLE MOVIE EPISODE!

After covering Equilibrium, we wanted to find some more fun, over the top action, and you can't really do better than 'District B13' and 'Chocolate'.

Even though one movie is from France and the other is from Thailand, they both feature crazy Parkour stunts and kickboxing. I guess kickboxing is the new Kung Fu...

Buy 'District B13' on Blu-ray!

Buy 'Chocolate' on Blu-ray!

So after reviewing Word Wars last week, we totally had words on the brain. What better to follow up a documentary on Scrabble than to jump in to a FREAKING WEIRD movie about word zombies?

Canadians come up with the oddest zombie flicks, so sit back and watch what you say, the "virus" is spread through understanding...

Buy 'Pontypool' on DVD!

 Special thanks to fans Dale Lloyd and @Alexlyons for recommending this flick!

It's Documentary time!

Continuing our tradition of documentaries featuring people doing mundane things (like playing Donkey Kong) EXCEPTIONALLY well, we're proud to present 'Word Wars'!

This 2004 docu-drama about tournament Scrabble players got no attention outside of festivals, but is now READILY available to stream online, which is pretty exciting for these low budget gems.

Anyone got a good anagram for "dubious award"?

Buy 'Word Wars' on DVD!

Now normally I'd use this space to give some witty teaser as to what is in this week's episode, but THIS week I would like to express my extreme disappointment that Sam Rockwell did not receive a nomination for his work in this film. It's rare that we get to see a performer of this caliber carry a movie entirely on his or her own, and Rockwell certainly rises to the occasion. This man is LONG overdue for an Academy Award nomination.

Now with that out of the, let's dig into the 2009 Science Fiction masterpiece 'Moon'!

Buy 'Moon' on Blu-Ray!

Buy 'Moon' on DVD!

TOTALLY RAD!

Jeff Cannata was hugely supportive of our show in it's first few episodes (plus giving us our first big Twitter push). We couldn't think of a better way to thank him than to have him join us for a film he loves! 

It just makes our job THAT much easier when he brings 'Melvin Goes to Dinner'. This indie sweetheart came out of the LA theater scene, and features an INCREDIBLE cast of leads and cameos. Bob Odenkirk has directed a comic and intimate look at strangers baring their souls.

It really is one of those films we're proud to discuss, as it's a shame more people haven't seen it.

We must extend MAJOR thanks to Jeff, not only for bringing this great film to our attention, but for all the support he's given us. You can catch Jeff every Tuesday as one of the hosts of The Totally Rad Show on Revision3.com, and you can also keep up with his other exploits on his personal (award winning) site JeffCannata.com .

Buy 'Melvin Goes to Dinner' on DVD!

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So we kinda ragged on Christian Bale in our review of Run Lola Run, so to make it up to him (because I'm sure he was very upset about it) we took a look through his catalog to find a movie to talk about.

We also realized that we'd yet to cover a guilty pleasure over the top action flick.

Kismet.

This 2002 flick was the first in a series of films for Bale which would make him a bankable action star, and he doesn't even need to use his Batman voice! Let's take a look at 'Equilibrium'!

Buy 'Equilibrium' on Blu-ray!

See I like it better when vampires are apex predators not hopeless romantics... Just sayin...

Shadow of the Vampire is an incredibly fun "what if" movie that does a great job of playing with history. Loosely chronicling the events surrounding the filming of the 1922 horror classic 'Nosferatu', Shadow asks "What if the guy playing the vampire REALLY WAS a vampire?" What results is a really touching examination of old versus new, and the creation of one of the most prima-donna actors in the history of cinema.

Buy 'Shadow of the Vampire' on DVD!

We also have to extend a huge thanks to friend and fan Donna D. for suggesting this remarkable film, and keep an eye out for an MYMHM supplemental where we'll take a look at the original Nosferatu!

It's 90s time!

This film helped a whole generation of American film fans find foreign films. This Tykwer classic is an incredible mixed media, hyper kinetic, feast for the eyes, with a story that plays with time in an interesting way.

It's a near perfect example of what films from the 1990's looked like. Check it out!

Also a huge thank you to fan of the show Nicolas Alanou for suggesting we cover a Tykwer movie!

Buy 'Run Lola Run' on DVD!

Buy 'Run Lola Run' on Blu-Ray!

HAPPY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN!

We realized that we wrapped 2009 with a movie titled "hate", and thought we'd start 2010 off on a better note. We could think of few films more joyous than 'Noises Off'.

This romp features an incredible cast, fantastic editing, and some of the best gags seen on screen since 'Airplane'. With Juan, Marie, and Lee having worked in theatre, this film brings out some great memories (some funny, some terrifying), and with Dutch never having done any theatre, she was able to laugh with (and at) us the whole time.

Buy 'Noises Off' on DVD!

Our last episode of THE DECADE!

This movie comes to us as a fan request, and we're glad it did.

This French film ushered in a new era of cinema realism, and it's quite possibly one that we NEVER would've found we're it not for Jodie Foster and The Criterion Collection...

Buy 'La Haine' (Criterion Collection) on DVD!

We're cheating again!

Just like for our Thanksgiving episode, our holiday episode only vaguely has anything to do with the holiday we're celebrating, though it does include one of the funniest gift giving sequences we've ever seen.

Cult fave 'Better Off Dead' comes from an era of innocent, silly, satirical film making that we just can't generate any more. Super wacky, but it doesn't take the audience's intelligence for granted. Not to mention almost every line in the film is quotable to some degree, and the premise has been ripped off for countless parodies (even a South Park episode).

I guess all this accolade makes it even more tragic that John Cusack reviles this film, even though it's one of the films that helped put him on the map. What's that you say? Controversy?

Well watch on:

Buy 'Better Off Dead' on DVD!

What's this I see?

Another guest episode?

With Mitchell FREAKING Whitfield!

That's right, Mitchell Whitfield (My Cousin Vinny, TMNT) joins us to talk about this River Phoenix, Lili Taylor gem, a charming film that's a little impossible to describe. Vietnam era comedy/drama/romance, oh and the action takes place almost entirely over one day. PITCH THAT FILM!

Come join us as we speak with Mitchell about his experiences working on the film, going to boot camp, and the public and critical reaction to the film.

Buy 'Dogfight' on DVD!

OK. So it should really be called the "MYMHM American Football Movie Spectacular", as all three movies are about American Football, but really we're just overcompensating for the fact that we've NEVER covered a sports movie here on Movies You May Have Missed.

There are TONS of movies we wanted to discuss, but the three here in this episode help qualify why we do this show. 'The Longest Yard' helped define what sports movies could be, and without it many other sports movies wouldn't have been attempted. 'Wildcats' is an often overlooked gem of a comedy, and 'Necessary Roughness' is our obligatory screwball comedy guilty pleasure.

BLUE 42! BLUE 42!

Buy 'The Longest Yard' on DVD!

Buy 'Wildcats' on DVD!

Buy 'Necessary Roughness' on DVD!

Well lookee here!

The big 3-0, and to celebrate, Lee's roommate Tuck joins us to talk about this Fred Zinneman classic! 

Apparently this film was mandatory viewing for one of Tuck's ethics classes, but don't let that scare you away. 'A Man For All Seasons' is a smart, funny, moving look at the reign of Henry the VIII, from the perspective of Thomas More. 

Featuring an incredible cast, and winning SIX Oscars in 1966, let's see if Tuck can defend WHY you should watch this "ethical" movie...

Buy 'A Man for All Seasons' on DVD!

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Yup! It's our first holiday themed episode, and rather than cheat and go straight to a Christmas movie, we've  dug up a GREAT guilty pleasure flick for Turkey Day.

This is quite possibly the worst reviewed movie we've ever discussed, ranking only 19% over at Rotten Tomatoes, and we love every minute of it! See, this is a near perfect "after turkey coma" flick, and the combination of Ed O'Neill and Ethan Embry (Randall) hamming up a John Hughes road trip script, should provide you PLENTY of yuks before the tryptophan lays you out!

Shop for 'Dutch' in the Amazon Market Place!

We've been a little short on classic adventure movies here at MYMHM, so we thought we'd make up for it with a doozy! 

Michael Caine? Check!
Sean Connery? Check!
Christopher Plummer? Check!
Screenplay adapted from a Rudyard Kipling story? Hells yeah!

Put it all together and you get the 1975, AFI required viewing , adventure CLASSIC, 'The Man Who Would Be King'!

Booyah!

Buy 'The Man Who Would Be King' on DVD!

What can we say? We here at Movies You May Have Missed really like J.D. Salinger. So much so, that this film's blatant homage to Catcher in the Rye kinda gave us the warm fuzzies.

Igby Goes Down features an incredible cast (with some really unexpected break out performances), great city cinemetography, and a charming story of a wandering youth.

Don't be fake! Check it out:

Buy 'Igby Goes Down' on DVD!

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This is our half-year anniversary, and what better movie to review than the winner of our Last Exit to Nowhere giveaway @charlesyi! His winning selection was 'The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters'.

In addition to this being 6 months, a fan selection, and a contest winning entry, it's also our first documentary. KoK follows competetive Donky Kong players as they try to break a high score set TWENTY years before.

Have you played Donkey Kong recently? It's REALLY effing hard...

Buy 'The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters' on DVD!

It's Halloween!

'The Omen' is one of those films that is extremely well known, but interestingly enough is one few of our friends had actually seen. While very popular, it wasn't popular enough to be re-released in theaters (like 'The Exorcist'), but instead was remade in 2006 (ugh).

This is one of Juan's FAVORITE scary movies to show people who don't like scary movies. Smart, savvy, and with very little gore or violence, 'The Omen' is a refreshing alternative to blood soaked slashers.

Direct video episode download (145MB)

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Guest episodes are so much fun, and we can think of few finer guests than the lovely Tara Platt . She's a true renaissance woman: on-camera/voice over actress, producer, and now author. She brought the movie this week, and it truly was an MYMHM.

This 1998 comedy, starring Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt plus featuring an incredible cast, was completely not on our radar, and pays homage to comedy classics like Buster Keaton, Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and The Marx Brothers. 

Here's what we thought:

Buy 'The Impostors' on DVD!

And voice actors, don't forget to check out Tara's book (co-authored with Yuri Lowenthal) Voice-Over Voice Actor !

Take a HILARIOUS ROMP through the world of THREE STRANGERS....

No wait I instantly HATE that movie. Instead take a look at this indie-comedy-drama, featuring three people dealing with loss, expectation and friendship. I think I like that better.

Buy 'The Station Agent' on DVD!

What happens when you take a fairly well respected playwrite, let him write and direct his script, and then cast Colin Farrel, Ralph Fienes, and Brendan Gleeson?

You get 'In Bruges' of course!

Martin McDonagh's sophmore film venture was lauded with praise last year including an Academy Awards nomination for Best Screenplay, a BAFTA win for Best Screenplay, and a Golden Globes win for Farrel.

This crime-drama/dark comedy is ridiculously charming and one we hope you wont miss.

We here at MYMHM also wanted to deliver a special shout-out to Twitter friend and fan @KGLucas, who suggested this film as part of our week 3 t-shirt contest, but we had already shot the episode posted above.

And speaking of t-shirts, this also marks THE LAST WEEK of our Last Exit To Nowhere t-shirt giveaway. Wanna a shot at the last shirt? Better watch the episode!

Buy 'In Bruges' on DVD!

And the hits just keep on coming! 

So, just because this is our first NON-ZOMBIE horror flick, doesn't mean it's not still about the undead! Vampires are all the rage these days, and we're not above capitalizing on it too! Just don't expect any angst or romance here. 'Let The Right One In' is straight up CLASSIC horror, like old school Bram Stoker style... just set in the 1980's... and in Sweden...

You'll certainly want to watch this film before Matt Reeves remakes it ala  [•REC]/Quarantine ... 

This also marks WEEK FOUR of our  Last Exit to Nowhere  t-shirt giveaway! Watch the episode to find out how to get entered!

EPISODE 20! The BIG TWO-ZERO!

Who would've thought we would've stuck with this for so long, and boy do we have a doosey of a movie for you this week! Scorsese! DeNiro! Lewis! Bernhardt?

This movie BOMBED at the box office, and it's really a shame. We haven't seen anything like this from De Niro since, Scorsese seems to avoid comedies now, Jerry Lewis is grounded and human, and this is the best thing Sandra Bernhardt has ever done... well ever.    

This movie was ahead of its time, and pretty prescient when it comes to our obsession with celebrity. 

Oh and it's funny as hell...  

Also this marks week 3 of our Last Exit to Nowhere T-Shirt giveaway! Watch the episode to find out how you can win!

For the longest time I thought 'Man Bites Dog' was a French film. Turns out it's Belgian. Shows how continental I am. Anywho, this movie is a true gem, and an incredible achievement in ultra low budget, student film making. Did I mention it's in the Criterion collection?

It's a super dark comedic mockumentary!

This also marks the beginning of our SECOND Last Exit to Nowhere t-shirt giveaways! How can you win? Watch the episode to find out!

In a move that I'm sure will shock many of our viewers after  our review of 'Breaking the Waves' , we've decided to go back to the well of Lars Von Trier for 'The Five Obstructions'

This is also our most contentious episode yet, while we both enjoyed the movie, we very much disagreed on Lars' role in the film.

  Also! CONTEST! WOOT! 

We're super excited to be partnered with  Last Exit To Nowhere t-shirts , and we'll be giving away one shirt a week for five weeks. Do you want one of the coolest movie logo shirts around? Watch the episode to find out how you can win! 

Our FIRST episode with a GUEST!
Our pal Yuri Lowenthal (animation star, film maker, and now author) drops by to talk about '[ • REC]', a film that scared the BA-JEEBUS out of us!

Do you think you can handle it?

Watching 'A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints' is really like looking in a mirror. You know, growing up on the mean streets of the 505... Yeah... Hard living...

This is an incredible coming of age story staring Shia LaBeouf, Channing Tatum, Robert Downey Jr, Dianne Wiest, Rosario Dawson, and Chazz Palminteri. Believe it or not, it has nothing to do with religion...

***Note this episode may not be suitable for viewing at work or by children.***
Juan and Lee take a look at this Nick Nolte "classic" adaptation of a Kurt Vonnegut Jr. novel.
This is the first fan request that has stumped all three of us (Thanks Tony B. from the OC), so we HAD to talk about it!
How does it hold up?

All right!
It's time for our first ANIMATED film, and it's NOT for kids, like at ALL!
This week we take a look at 'Princess Mononoke', Miyazaki's 1997 masterpiece!
An action fantasy about balance, nature, and featuring an all star American voice cast!

Yup.
Leave Juan alone to do a review, and he's gonna fall back on 1960's black and white, or zombies.
This episode we take a look at a Canadian cult Zombie comedy staring Carrie-Anne Moss and Billy Connolly!

At least this flick is in color... 

  It's 'PRIMER' TIME! This week we're treating you to, quite possibly, the SMARTEST movie ever made on time travel. Yup. I went and said it! Since the beginning of this podcast, this movie has probably been one of our most requested films on both Facebook and Twitter! We're takling about it NOW!

The Grandfather Paradox, low budget film making, and Lee HASN'T SEEN THE ENDING?!?!?!

In this episode we take a look at the 2005 high school film noir 'Brick', directed by Rian Johnson ('The Brothers Bloom') and staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt ('3rd Rock From The Sun'). How do you pronounce "pessimism"? Why is Juan so cranky-pants about going out to watch movies in theaters? Also, Lee throws down a GREAT challenge in this episode!

Juan takes a look at this 2008 independent film staring Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman (Paxton?), and Chris Pine (Capt. Kirk from the new Star Trek) in a bad wig.

Also, what's Eliza Dushku doing in here?

For our first episode we take a look at the 2006 independent film 'The Fall', directed by Tarsem ('The Cell') and starring Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies).

Also Marvel at Lee's pen throwing ability, as he almost takes out a $1500 piece of L glass. Thank jeebus for UV filters...