Bingers Assemble

Life imitates art, which imitates life...and so the circle goes as is explored in Joachim Triers Sentimental Value.

Jessie Buckley seems to be a surefire Best Actress win in this adaptation of the book Hamnet, directed by Chloe Zhao.

Bugonia is one of the most interesting movies at this years Oscars.  It takes big swings and they pay off and leave you thinking about the movie for days.  Let's talk about it!Check out our other podcasts:https://www.strandedpanda.com/

Sinners is looking to make a big splash at the Oscars this year as it should.  One of the most creative and exciting movies of the year.  Let's talk about it!Check out our other podcasts:https://www.strandedpanda.com/

Scream 7 has hit theaters and we are here to break it down.  Sidney returns to retake her scream queen throne inm this franchise plus a new generation of small town teens to raise the body count and the suspect list.Check out our other podcasts:https://www.strandedpanda.com/

Scream 6 is a nice tight sequel to Scream 5 and it's great to see this group of characters again.  It's a franchise now.  And there's more ghost face than ever and it's a new take on a classic Slasher villain.Check out our other podcasts:https://www.strandedpanda.com/

We're nearing the end of the Scream film franchise rewatch with the 2022 requel that introduces a new generation with ties to the past - all in preparation for Scream VII in theaters this weekend!

Our revisit of the Scream franchise in preparation for Scream VII continues with Wes Craven's final entry in the series, 2011's Scream 4. 

The original Scream trilogy concludes with 2000's Scream 3 set against the backdrop of the production of Stab 3: The Return to Woodsboro. Part of our continued coverage of the Scream film franchise in preparation for Scream VII.

Is a quiet life the way we're meant to live? In an ethereal view of life, loss, and change, Joel Edgerton brings to life Robert Grainier in Netflix's Train Dreams. We discuss this Best Picture nominee and its potential.

The quirky meta horror classic becomes a franchise and starts asking all those questions of what is a sequel.  with a crazy 1 year turn around Scream 2 tries to make it even more meta this time!  Does it succeed?  Matt and J Scotty are here to talk about it.Check out our other Podcasts:https://www.strandedpanda.com/

The ramp up to Scream VII starts where at all began with the 1996 original that reinvented the horror/slasher genre forever!

In a movie where it seems art imitates life, Timothee Chalamet runs for his life and for ping pong while navigating the ups and downs of an uncertain life.

In this episode we discuss Best Picture nominee The Secret Agent, which is also up for Best International Film. Come to Carnival...it's a bloody good time?!

Best picture coverage for the 2026 Oscars is here! Starting with Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. The Leonardo DiCaprio helmed dramedy searches through themes of family, revolution, loyalty, and more with style and poignancy.

Our journey to the digital frontier concludes with 2025's Tron: Ares. We discuss the good, the bad, embrace the film's ambition and successes, and the Leto of it all. 

The Tron coverage continues with the 28 year in the making follow up to the 1982 original, 2010's Tron: Legacy! All in preparation for Tron: Ares releasing in theaters Oct 10, 2025.

Greetings Programs! Enter the grid with Bingers Matt and J Scotty as they tackle the digital frontier beginning with the 1982 original sci-fi cult classic Tron; all in preparation for Tron: Ares releasing in theaters October 10, 2025.

Uh oh…it looks like Maverick is going to be decommissioned unless he can teach the next generation of hot shot pilots what it truly means to be the Top Gun in 2022’s blockbuster hit, Top Gun: Maverick. Ashley, Jay, and Hayley break down favorite moments from the movie that helped save theaters! And we definitely linger on the beach scene…Find all of our other podcasts as Strandedpanda.com! 

Grab your volleyball and leave the sweatbands at home because we’re talking 1986’s Top Gun this Memorial Day weekend! It’s fast planes, fast edits, and a lot of Tom Cruise singing when no one asked him to. We had a great time, hope you do too.Check out all our other podcasts at Strandedpanda.com 

Another great thrill ride of a Mission Impossible movie.  Ethn Hunt is in classic form with a great team taking bold steps to avert disaster.  Join us to discuss this latest outing of this Tom Cruise's pet franchise.Check out the other Network Shows!https://www.strandedpanda.com/

We had a little extra time so J scotty and Ashley decided to discuss some of the categories and who we think will take home the oscar! This has been a blast and we hope you enjoy ! 

We tackle the last of this year's Best Picture nominees with the Brazilian biographical drama, I'm Still Here. Directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres as Eunice Rubens Paiva, the film chronicles the harrowing, real life experience the Paiva family endures during the 1970s military dictatorship in Brazil.

One of the most popular movies in this years list of nominees and one that is very fit to our taste here in this network.  So we had a great time with this movie and our rooting for it to get some wins this Oscars.https://www.strandedpanda.com/

We continue our coverage of the 2025 Oscar Nominees with Conclave.Cardinal Lawrence has one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, participating in the selection of a new pope. Surrounded by powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican, he soon uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church.

We continue our coverage of the 2025 Oscar Nominees with Nickel Boys.  Its and emotional look at a tragic story based on real events with some truly experimental techniques.  https://www.strandedpanda.com/

The Bingers Awards Season coverage continues with our next film nominated for Best Picture: A Complete Uknown, starring Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan and directed by James Mangold, the film chronicles the early years of the singer songwriter's career and rise to fame.

We continue our Oscars Coverage with Anora.  A fun little love and money movie that asks a lot of interesting while staying really entertaining throughout.  Join us for the chat.https://www.strandedpanda.com/

The Oscars coverage contiunes with The Brutalist. Escaping postwar Europe, a visionary architect comes to America to rebuild his life, his career, and his marriage. On his own in a strange new country, he settles in Pennsylvania, where a wealthy and prominent industrialist recognises his talent.

The Bingers Assemble Academy reunites to discuss another Best Picture nominee, 2024's musical fantasy, Wicked: Part 1, the first installment of a two-part film adaptation of the stage musical, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

The Bingers Awards Season Crew reassemble to discuss one of 2024's most memorable theatrical experiences: The Substance: a body horror film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, which follows a fading celebrity, Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) who, after being fired by her producer (Dennis Quaid) due to her age, uses a black market drug that creates a much younger version of herself (Margaret Qualley) with unexpected side effects.

It's Oscar time and we are back to break down every best picture nomnated this year. Our first film, Emilia Pérez, is up for 13 of them....and we have some thoughts.  BJ COLANGELOhttps://www.slashfilm.com/1770328/why-oscars-wrong-about-emilia-perez/?fbclid=IwY2xjawILH9lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZ1k-1Wo7d3r7CRohXUkUw1_6M9L7szi5fYFwNH0Dj8nr3_7CZrLpd1rpQ_aem_WjcmOwmBD0c76vqlwHSaOw

When you're smiling the whole world smiles with you, or do they? Join J Scotty St Clair and Ashley Coffin as they discuss Joker: Folie A Deuxhttps://www.strandedpanda.com/

What do you get when you make a Joker film that takes a real hard look at sever mental illness and how society treats those who are mentally ill as "outcast" and takes out the Bat? An oscar winning, billion dollar cinematic masterpiece. Join J. Scotty St Clair and Ashley Coffin as we dive deep into this film in preperation for Joker: Folie à Deux!

Hop in the red Dodge Ram truck with Ash, Jay, and Hayley as they break down 2024’s Twisters, the sort of sequel to Twister.Check out all our shows at https://www.strandedpanda.com/

“We gotta go…we got cows!” Ash, Hayley, and Jay are taking on the elements and talking 1996’s Twister with all of its nostalgia and very questionable science. We’re leading up to Twisters coming out on July 19.Check out all our other podcasts on Strandedpanda.com 

Furiosa is here!  An awesome follow up to 2015' s Fury Road.  Tons of fun world building but in true Mad Max fashion, a character exploaration at the center that gives the bomnbastic action depth and meaning.  Let's get into it!Bill Bria's Articles:Furiosa Director George Miller Thinks We Can Still Avoid Our Own Mad Max Apocalypse [Exclusive Interview]https://www.slashfilm.com/1586283/furiosa-director-george-miller-mad-max-exclusive-interview/Furiosa's History Man Explains The Biggest Mystery In The Mad Max Universehttps://www.slashfilm.com/1587696/furiosas-history-man-explains-mad-max-timeline/Furiosa Ending Explained: Hope Growshttps://www.slashfilm.com/1586945/furiosa-ending-explained-hope-grows/Furiosa Returns The Mad Max Series To Its Gnarly, Revenge-Driven Rootshttps://www.slashfilm.com/1587717/how-furiosa-connects-to-original-mad-max/Check out the other Network Shows!https://www.strandedpanda.com/

2015's Fury Road was a real moment in Cinema.  This elevated action flick is a near perfect representation of the grenre with insane stunts and amazing performances.  Let's talk about it!Check out the other Network Shows!https://www.strandedpanda.com/

The last of the 80's Mad Max movies.  Super creative with lots of world building and vibrant characters.  Let's talk about how this stacks up to the Mad Max movies so far and how it sets us up for the newsest in the series dropping tomorrow!Check out the other Network Shows!https://www.strandedpanda.com/

This series really hits its stride with Road Warrior!  An Iconic, groundbreaking action story that really embraces the mythological nature of Mad Max.Check out the other Network Shows!https://www.strandedpanda.com/

We Begin our watch of this epic series of films in the lead up to Furiosa in theaters next week.  It's gonna be dropping in your feed rin real quick succession but we are having some really fun and interesting conversions already.  Come follow along!Check out the other Network Shows!https://www.strandedpanda.com/

Bingers J Scotty, Matthew Carroll, Bill Bria and David Flores’ epic Apes journey comes to a conclusion with the release of 2024’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, available in theaters now! Check out the other Network Shows!https://www.strandedpanda.com/Join the Panda Communityhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/spchatBerkeley Community Media:http://betv.org/

The penultimate episode of our Planet of the Apes films rewatch features 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes. J Scotty, Matthew Carroll, Bill Bria and David Flores return to unpack the bleak, melancholic, but ultimately satisfying conclusion to Andy Serkis’ Caesar trilogy. All of this in preparation for the new movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes hitting big screens soon!Bill Bria’s Polygon article:https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/18/21444131/planet-of-the-apes-movie-franchise-2020-politics-pandemic?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1Ml8sqni-KDEi9l6T6lcjGvunvwWjB-7DHN1ubsSWCLMvRJTby97hyeZE_aem_Ad_LRfLWKZ5hEz0IHlIDQqCiZjxU01C4ioPdBCiWIwnS88x740FGE7SwhL_dxFfXT9LDkjtgaYiv5FLngiVru1aFBerkeley Community Media:http://betv.org/

The Bingers Assemble rewatch of The Planet of the Apes films continues with 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. J Scotty, Matthew Carroll, Bill Bria and David Flores explore this epic, tense and tragic sequel that many argue may be the pinnacle of the franchise. All of this in preparation for the new movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes hitting big screens soon!Bill Bria’s Polygon article:https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/18/21444131/planet-of-the-apes-movie-franchise-2020-politics-pandemic?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1Ml8sqni-KDEi9l6T6lcjGvunvwWjB-7DHN1ubsSWCLMvRJTby97hyeZE_aem_Ad_LRfLWKZ5hEz0IHlIDQqCiZjxU01C4ioPdBCiWIwnS88x740FGE7SwhL_dxFfXT9LDkjtgaYiv5FLngiVru1aFBerkeley Community Media:http://betv.org/

Our coverage of The Planet of the Apes films begins with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. J Scotty, Matthew Carroll, Bill Bria and David Flores celebrate the movie that made us believe an ape could speak and reignited interest in the film series. All of this in preparation for the new movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes hitting big screens soon!Bill Bria’s Polygon article:https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/18/21444131/planet-of-the-apes-movie-franchise-2020-politics-pandemic?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1Ml8sqni-KDEi9l6T6lcjGvunvwWjB-7DHN1ubsSWCLMvRJTby97hyeZE_aem_Ad_LRfLWKZ5hEz0IHlIDQqCiZjxU01C4ioPdBCiWIwnS88x740FGE7SwhL_dxFfXT9LDkjtgaYiv5FLngiVru1aFBerkeley Community Media:http://betv.org/

Grab your pugs and run into battle with us as we talk about David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Dune, which is sort of an adaptation of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s that was never made?? We discuss.Check out all of our podcasts!https://www.strandedpanda.com

Dune: Part Two was AMAZING and we are here to talk about it all! May thy knife chip and shatter!What is a Snee face? A snee is less than a sneer or scowl, but more than an RBF. A perfect Snee example is what Timothee Chalamet is doing on all the posters. Check out all of our podcasts!https://www.strandedpanda.com

What will win at the big show this Sunday?! The Oscars is almost here and we have done our homework and we're ready to stake our claims! Lots of great movies and tough choices. Let's talk it out!Check out all our podcasts!https://www.strandedpanda.com

We have reached the final movie and it was such a good one! In American Fiction we see Monk navigate the world of race, loss, grief, and actualization, through a satirical lens.Check out all our podcasts!https://www.strandedpanda.com

This film was an experience to say the least. The Zone of Interest tackles an intense look at the horrors of Auschwitz and the commandant’s family who lived their daily life with normalcy.Check out all our podcasts!https://www.strandedpanda.com