Movie B.s. With Bayer And Snider

0:00 - Hello, it's wintertime in Portland 3:50 - "Annihilation" review 14:50 - "Game Night" review 26:40 - "The Cloverfield Paradox" review, with discussion of seeing movies on Netflix vs at theaters 37:40 - Snider catches up with "Fifty Shades Freed" 41:10 - Bayer catches up with "Early Man" 43:00 - Snider catches up with "Peter Rabbit" 45:20 - Don't forget Movie of the Month, "Wild at Heart," which we'll be discussing next week 46:20 - Don't forget Oscar Bowling for next Sunday, leading to a funny story about seeing "Bodied" at PIFF last week, and racism, and YouTube 56:20 - New DVDs this week include "The Florida Project" and "Coco" 57:30 - Recap and good day   REVIEWS: "Annihilation": B+ 7/10 "Game Night": B+ 8/10 "The Cloverfield Paradox": B- 6/10 "Fifty Shades Freed": D 4/10 "Early Man": n/a 6/10 "Peter Rabbit": B- 5/10

0:00 - Hello, Jeff signed up for MoviePass 4:10 - "Black Panther" review 22:45 - "Fifty Shades Freed" review (Bayer only) 29:20 - "The 15:17 to Paris" review (Snider only) 32:50 - "Peter Rabbit" review (Bayer only) 36:50 - Eric reports on last weekend's Oxford (Mississippi) Film Festival, including "The Last Movie Star," "Cop Chronicles: Loose Cannons: The Legend of Haj-Mirage," and "Mohawk" 49:25 - This week's DVDs are "Wonder" and "Roman J. Israel Esq." 51:10 - The Portland International Film Festival begins this weekend, has some good stuff 55:00 - This month's Agent giveaways and Jeff's TSR Movie Awards, which already set somebody off 1:00:50 - Recap and good day   REVIEWS: "Black Panther": B 7/10 "Fifty Shades Freed": n/a 4/10 "The 15:17 to Paris": C n/a "Peter Rabbit": n/a 5/10

0:00 - Hello, we're back from Sundance but here's a little more about Sundance, plus a Dogcat cameo 4:10 - Not much happening this weekend because of the Super Bowl 6:10 - "Hostiles" review 17:40 - Eric catches up with "The Greatest Showman"  21:40 - "12 Strong" review (Snider only) 25:20 - "Maze Runner: The Death Cure" review (Snider only)  30:00 - Talking about that movie evolves into a discussion of MoviePass and nice theaters, of which both Eric is a fan 33:50 - Jeff watched "Lady Bird" with his wife 35:30 - We're giving away a few novels to Agents 38:00 - Movie of the Month: "The Howling" (1981) 48:20 - Next month's MOTM is "Wild Heart" (1990) 50:10 - This week's DVDs 51:10 - No show next week, recap and good day   REVIEWS: Hostiles: B 8/10 12 Strong: B- n/a Maze Runner: The Death Cure: B- n/a

From the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.   0:00 - We met some listeners 1:35 - "Assassination Nation" review 8:20 - "Sorry to Bother You" review 14:20 - "Hereditary" review 26:10 - Final summary of Sundance 2018   REVIEWS:  Assassination Nation: B- 5/10 Sorry to Bother You: B 7/10 Hereditary: A- 9/10 (BS-approved)

From the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.   0:00 - "Clara's Ghost" review 6:10 - "Ophelia" review 14:35 - "Arizona" review (Snider) 18:20 - "You Were Never Really Here" review (Bayer) 20:40 - "The Happy Prince" review (Snider) 23:30 - "White Fang" review (Bayer) 26:50 - Miscellaneous chatter and plans and good day   REVIEWS:  Clara's Ghost: B- 7/10 Ophelia: B 7/10 Arizona: C+ You Were Never Really Here: 6/10 The Happy Prince: C White Fang: 7/10

From the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.   0:00 - "An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn" review 7:10 - "Leave No Trace" review 15:50 - "Mandy" review (Snider) 19:20 - "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot" review (Bayer) 22:30 - "Beast" review (Snider) 25:25 - "Hearts Beat Loud" review (Bayer)   REVIEWS:  An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn D 3/10 Leave No Trace A- 8/10 Mandy: B- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot: 7/10 Beast: B- Hearts Beat Loud: 10/10  

From the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.   0:00 - Hello, this is our Sundance report 1:00 - "Blindspotting" review 7:50 - "Private Life" review 17:20 - "The Guilty" review (Snider) 19:55 - "Half the Picture" review (Bayer) 22:25 - "American Animals" review (Snider) 26:05 - "The Long Dumb Road" review (Bayer) 29:50 - "Night Comes On" review (Snider), with a cameo by Vince @filmdrunk Mancini 33:40 - "Juliet, Naked" review (Bayer) 37:20 - We're enjoying ourselves so far, Eric met a listener whom we'd previously made fun of, and the drama Jeff was hoping for did not materialize   REVIEWS:  Blindspotting B+ 8/10 Private Life B 7/10 The Guilty: B+ Half the Picture: 6/10 American Animals: B The Long Dumb Road: 7/10 Night Comes On: B Juliet, Naked: 8/10

0:00 - Hello, we're at Sundance but this isn't a Sundance show (yet) 1:30 - "Phantom Thread" review 11:45 - "Den of Thieves" review 19:00 - "Forever My Girl" review (Snider only) 23:00 - "The Greatest Showman" review (Bayer only) 26:00 - "Proud Mary" review (Snider only) 29:35 - We have reached a milestone 30:45 - Bayer and young Dylan saw "Paddington 2"; it is retroactively BS-approved; also some talk of the "Isle of Dogs" trailer 36:00 - A few Sundance movies (and roommate drama) that we're looking forward to 47:30 - Reminder to our Agents that we're giving away some big heavy books; this week's DVDs 49:00 - Recap and good day   REVIEWS: Phantom Thread: B+ 9/10 (BS-approved) Den of Thieves: C+ 6/10 Forever My Girl: C n/a The Greatest Showman: n/a 5/10 Proud Mary: C+ n/a

0:00 - Greetings, we make our occasional pathetic plea for iTunes reviews 1:15 - "The Commuter" review 10:30 - "Paddington 2" review (Snider only, and he gives Bayer grief for it) 16:15 - "Proud Mary" wasn't screened (boo); Eric has updated thoughts on "The Post" 18:30 - This week's DVDs 20:40 - We're giving away these big movie-art books to Agents 22:45 - We play a round of Pitch Me, where everyone's a winner 32:20 - Jeff is going/will have gone to the Critics Choice Awards with his mom, expect hilarity 34:50 - Recap and good day    REVIEWS: The Commuter: B- 6 Paddington 2: B+ -

0:00 - Happy new year! We're going to tell you our top 10 lists 2:30 - Our top 10 lists 33:30 - Some other movies we liked in 2017 35:30 - Your favorite movies of last year 37:30 - The good things that happened to you last year 42:15 - Movie of the Month: "Stakeout" (1987), which we found, uh, problematic. Next month: "The Howling" (1981) 52:50 - New DVDs this week ("American Made," "Battle of the Sexes," "Brad's Status," "Breathe"), and we're giving an Agent a big book: "Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film" 55:00 - The B.S.-approved movies from last year, recap and good day   Jeff Bayer's top 10 list:   1 Raw 2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3 Wonder 4 Get Out 5 I, Tonya 6 Dunkirk 7 Lady Bird 8 Logan 9 Phantom Thread 10 Professor Marston and the Wonder Women   Eric D. Snider's top 10 list:   1 Dunkirk 2 Call Me by Your Name 3 Stronger 4 A Ghost Story 5 mother! 6 Baby Driver 7 Get Out 8 Lady Bird 9 Raw 10 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 

0:00 - Hello, we had a nice Christmas (probably) 3:00 - "All the Money in the World" review 13:45 - "The Post" review 22:15 - "Molly's Game" review 32:20 - Don't forget the Questions of the Week: What was your favorite movie of 2017? And what's something good that happened to you in 2017?  33:10 - New DVDs (not much)  36:15 - Recap and good day   REVIEWS: All the Money in the World C+ 5/10 The Post B 8/10 Molly's Game B 8/10

0:00 - Hello, here is what we're doing for our Christmases 6:00 - "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" review 16:50 - "Pitch Perfect 3" review 27:30 - "Downsizing" review 36:00 - This week's DVDs, including a giveaway of "Stronger" 40:25 - A question of the week: What was your favorite movie of 2017? And also, what was one good thing that happened in your life in 2017? So, two questions. Then the recap and good day   REVIEWS: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle B 8/10 Pitch Perfect 3 C 4/10 Downsizing B+ 8/10 (BS-approved!)   [audio src="http://traffic.libsyn.com/moviebs/MovieBS-387-12-15-2017.mp3" options="controls" format="mp3"] Download audio

0:00 - Hello, there's a new "Star Wars" movie so let's get to it! 1:00 - "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" review 21:25 - "Ferdinand" review (Snider only) 27:15 - "Darkest Hour" review 37:25 - An update on the thing Patreon screwed up, which is fixed now 39:50 - New DVDs this week, including an Agent giveaway of "Home Again" with Reese Witherspoon 42:10 - Recap and good day   REVIEWS: Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A- 10/10 (BS-approved!) Darkest Hour: B+ 8/10 (BS-approved) Ferdinand: C n/a

0:00 - Hello, it's weird there aren't any big wide releases 2:55 - "I, Tonya" review 19:10 - More complaining about the release schedule 20:10 - "BPM" review (Snider only) 23:20 - Bayer catches up on "American Made," "Stronger," and "Wonderstruck," which Snider reviewed previously 28:15 - "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" review (Bayer only) 31:00 - Some Patreon business, plus we'll have some cool prizes for Agents next month 34:00 - MOTM: "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988) 43:00 - Next month's MOTM is "Stakeout" (1987) 45:00 - DVDs include "Despicable Me 3" and "Better Watch Out"; we're giving away two copies of "Better Watch Out" to Agents; recap and good day   American Made - 8/10 Stronger - 9/10 Wonderstruck - 8/10 Meyerowitz 7/10     REVIEWS: I, Tonya: B+ 9/10 BPM: B n/a The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected): n/a 7/10

0:00 - Hello, it's the holidays, here's an iTunes review 2:20 - "The Disaster Artist" review 21:30 - "The Shape of Water" review, ending Jeff getting owned 33:45 - "Call Me by Your Name" review 44:15 - Movie of the Month, "Grave of the Fireflies," is postponed till next week 45:20 - This week's DVDs are so-so, but we have a giveaway for one lucky agent: DVD/Blu-ray and CD soundtrack of this year's live-action "Beauty and the Beast" 47:30 - Recap and good day   REVIEWS: The Disaster Artist: B+ 9/10 (BS-approved!) The Shape of Water: A- 8/10 (BS-approved!) Call Me by Your Name: A- 8/10 (BS-approved!)

0:00 - Hello, an iTunes review, it just was or perhaps almost is Thanksgiving 5:05 - "Coco" review  10:20 - "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" review 28:30 - "The Man Who Invented Christmas" review (Snider only), and talk of Scrooge in movies 35:30 - New DVDs, including a giveaway of "The Hitman's Bodyguard," recap and good day   REVIEWS: Coco: B+ 8/10 (BS-approved!) Three Billboards...: A- 9/10 (BS-approved) The Man Who Invented Christmas: B n/a

0:00 - Hello, we recorded a "Back to the Future" commentary 3:20 - An iTunes review, segueing into despair at the state of things 6:10 - "Justice League" review 22:40 - "Lady Bird" review 32:00 - We impose Senate rules to get through the next reviews quickly 32:45 - "Wonder" review (Snider only) 34:45 - "The Star" review (Snider only) 37:45 - "Only the Brave" review (Bayer only) 39:45 - "Murder on the Orient Express" review (Snider only)  43:00 - This week's DVDs: "Atomic Blonde," "Brigsby Bear," "Wind River" (a copy of which an Agent can win) 44:40 - Reminder that the Movie of the Month is "Grave of the Fireflies," recap and good day   REVIEWS: Justice League: C+ 6/10 Lady Bird: A- 9/10 (BS-approved!) Wonder: B n/a The Star: B- n/a Only the Brave: n/a 8/10 Murder on the Orient Express: C+ n/a

0:00 - Hello, it's November, here is an iTunes review with some constructive criticism 4:40 - "Thor: Ragnarok" review 18:20 - "Wonderstruck" review (Snider only) 24:45 - Movie of the Month: "The Great Dictator" (1940) 34:40 - Next month's MOTM: "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988) 36:00 - Nothing good on DVD this week, but we're giving away a copy of last week's "War for the Planet of the Apes" to an Agent (email us to enter)  37:40 - "A Bad Moms Christmas" review 41:30 - No show next week (Bayer's fault), recap and good day   REVIEWS: Thor: Ragnarok: B 7/10 Wonderstruck: A- n/a A Bad Moms Christmas: D 2/10

0:00 - Hello, Dylan's Halloween costume, an iTunes review, Jeff's "giggle water" 6:50 - "Goodbye Christopher Robin" review 20:00 - "Suburbicon" review (sadly, not "Subunicorn") 30:10 - "All I See Is You" review (Snider only) 34:40 - This week's DVDs 36:10 - Reminder about our MOTM, "The Great Dictator," which we'll discuss on next week's show, then recap and good day   REVIEWS: Goodbye Christopher Robin: B 7/10 Suburbicon: B- 5/10 All I See Is You: C n/a

0:00 - Hello, a story of a sick child (Jeff's) 6:30 - iTunes review 8:20 - There are five wide releases, of which FOUR did not screen for critics here 12:45 - "The Florida Project" review 24:00 - "The Snowman" review (Snider only), in which the Nicholas Sparks rule is applied and we reveal the entire plot 35:15 - "Breathe" review (Snider only), ending with brief discussion of Andy Serkis' upcoming "Jungle Book" movie 41:35 - This week's DVDs, including a giveaway of "Girls Trip" on Blu-ray; recap and good day   REVIEWS: The Florida Project: B+ 9/10 (BS-approved!) The Snowman: D n/a Breathe: B+ n/a