Loose Concept

LC regroups to belatedly discuss this year's nominations for best motion picture at the Academy Awards. Also discussed is the Dune Part Three trailer and which hype trains we're hopping on and when we're hopping on them.

The loosest conceptual podcast on the internet rides again! This time we discuss the 2003 heater Open Range to honor the legend Robert Duvall.

If you're looking to really get into the weeds of predicting which movies will be mega-hits in 2024 than boy, do we have an episode for you! Rudy's back! The Bad Boys Of Business are back! We're talking movies, business, and the business of movies. Los muchachos try and pick the biggest hits and losers from the upcoming year, and touch on Dune Part Two, Despicable Me 4, Twisters, Madame Web, Kevin Costner's passion projects, a Clooney-Pitt reunion, Gladiator 2, and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

Yeahhhhh new episode this pod cannot be killed. you know what they say, you can't keep a good pod down. we talk about David Fincher's The Killer. which is available to watch on netflix now

Sean and Elijah discuss the 1993 Tom Cruise classic The Firm and also a whole bunch of other stuff on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

Some said this episode would never be released but here it is, we're back baby. This time for good? Who knows only time will tell. Los hombres embark on a journey to cover a variety of now very out-of-date topics and investigate the true meaning behind the seminal 2022 classic Bullet Train. Does this train shoot bullets? Is it made of bullets? Is there a bullet riding the train? What is a bullet? What is a train? Only one way to fine out, listen to this latest episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

Levi Smith and Micah Smith join the pod to discuss James Cameron's brand new cinematic masterpiece (?) Avatar: The Way Of Water on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™

Sean and Elijah discuss a plethora of trailers for new and upcoming movies: 1. Triangle of Sadness (02:34) 2. Creed III (09:04) 3. Babylon (14:05)  4. Bones And All (18:45)  5. Causeway (23:25) 6. Aftersun (27:23) 7. Oppenheimer (32:16) 8. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (39:41) 9. The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special (48:23) 10. Ant Man: Quantumania (54:35)

Loose Concept returns with the first comprehensive look at the Oscars in podcast's history. You would think for a movie podcast we would have done this in other years, but we're breaking new ground here. Tagged on after our Oscars predictions and thoughts is our feature film of the week, 1987's Lethal Weapon. Along the way, the boys discuss Mel and Danny's chemistry, bad script writing, dogs with super powers, bell choirs and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

LC is back alright, the pod never dies fam. On this episode the muchachos discuss not one, but two new-ish movies: The Eternals and Don't Look Up. In addition to these two films, they weave a vast interconnected web of a conversation covering Encanto, La La Land, Tremors, The Last Duel (again), Star Wars, Matrix resurrections, Disney Plus shows, Airy Stoiles, Loose Concept turning into InfoWars, whether or not Leo is still hot and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™. bonfire.com/LooseConcept2

The pod that can't be killed once again arises from the ashes like a phoenix that has been repeatedly hit by a car and shot with a bazooka before being dropped off a cliff and skewered on a old-timey pike over a fire pit. The homies celebrate 60 epis with a rematch of Mystery Movie Mayhem. Along the way they discuss the trailers for Home Team, The Lost City, and The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent, as well how Sean Payton feels about Kevin James, whether or not Brad Pitt is broke, whether or not Nic Cage is broke, their existential thoughts on the future of the podcast and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.    Shirts & Sweatshirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept2 Closing Song: "Mystery" by Turnstile

POD BACK – boyz are back in town from their seventeenth self-imposed hiatus to breakdown two hotly anticipated films, 2021's 007: No Time To Die and Dune. Additional topics discussed include real deal quaranstreams, squid game, michael mann, Pitbull Bond themes, James Bond: Island Boy, dangle-down countries, what's in the box, gravity suspenders, casting dune pt. 2, Richard Brody sucks, the last duel sucks and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

Sean steps up to lead the homies on an exploration of one of his favorite movies, 1992's A Few Good Men. Along the way they discuss whether or not Rudy is the podcast's absentee father, famous Arthurs, Kermit McDermott, Kevin Bacon's hair, a return of Wayne Knight, acting drunk, Kevin Pollack being wronged by IMDB, VeggieTales, whether Jack Nicolson is the ugliest dude in Hollywood, and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   Shirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept2

To break down 2016's The Accountant, los muchachos bring on the only person they know with any semblance of accounting experience, Levi Smith. Along the way they discuss Levi's Top 20 Challenge, The Meg, Lauren Conrad, shin rolling, height differences, taxation, arrested development tie-ins, The Martian v. Interstellar v. Ad Astra and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.    T-Shirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept Long-Sleeve T's & Sweatshirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept2

The boys are back with brand new episode touching base on three movies (The Green Knight, Pig, and No Sudden Move) and five trailers (Venom 2, House Of Gucci, The Last Duel, Stillwater, Cinderella). Along the way they break down vacation recaps, Tom Hardy's passion projects, Jeffrey Tambor makeup, bowl cut mullets, MAGA Matt Damon, Shawn Mendes, the Last Samurai, Noah Jupe only playing sons, high expectations and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

On this episode of Loose Concept, the boys are joined by Noah Smith to discuss 1980's Caddyshack. Along the way they introduce a new "Anti-Recommendations" segment featuring The Devil All The Time, Fast & Furious 9 and Under The Tuscan Sun and discuss topics including gophers, yacht rock, snorting salt, Bill Murray's brother, nudity, Tequila Sunrise, casting a remake, the golf movie pantheon and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™. T-Shirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept Sweatshirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept2

The boys break down the newly released Chris Pratt/Bezos collab THE TOMORROW WAR. More like the tomorrow bore am I right lol. Along the way they also discuss the CIA, Netflix's upcoming Beckett, artificial intelligence-generated scripts, a Chris Pratt NBA comparison, shaved heads, crapfest with the homies, snowmobiles, the circle theory and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.  T-Shirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept Sweatshirts & Long Sleeves: bonfire.com/LooseConcept2

Sam Eisbrenner rejoins the pod as the boys pick back up their wildly successful Mission Impossible Series, this week's episode breaks down 2011's Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Along the way, los muchachos discuss Canadian merch, The Goo Goo Dolls, City Of Angels, Tom Cruise stunts, Mission Impossible movies correlating with Fast & Furious movies, James Bond: Die Another Day, if Mads Mikkelson and Stellan Skarsgård had a baby, bouncing concrete and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™   T-Shirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept Sweatshirts & Long Sleeve T's: bonfire.com/looseconcept2

The LC homies are back again with long-time member of the Loose Concept extended universe, Jordan Webb, to break down 2016's Arrival. Along the way they discuss, Concept Coin, Comfort Colors (again), Greenland, a Marvel Hype Check, alien violins, time travel, laugh tracks, determinism, flapper and raspberry, whether or not aliens are digesting earth-produced content, the name Ian, and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™   T-Shirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept Sweatshirts & Long Sleeve T's: bonfire.com/looseconcept2

Los muchachos are joined by AT through-hiker/entrepreneur extraordinaire Jacob Younger to talk about 2015's A Walk In The Woods. Along the way they discuss U2, childhood soccer practices, 2-on-2 basketball tournaments, Life Of Pi, Elijah's new Lord Of The Rings podcast, Just For Men, licensing Lord Huron, Jacob's bear encounter, gear talk and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   T-Shirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept Long-Sleeves and Sweatshirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept2 

60 clues, 3 movies, 1 episode. The LC amigos each watched a different movie and came up with 20 clues to confound their cohosts actively attempting to guess which movie their counterparts watched.

The episode that almost wasn't. After many delays the boys are back in the studio with remote special guest Micah Smith to discuss 2005's financial masterpiece The Big Short. Along the way they break down the fiasco of events leading up to the recording, weeding out the real listeners, Comfort Colors, cuditing, slanging mortages, The Big Shirt, heavy metal, Pain & Gain and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

The homies are dipping their collective toe in the new movie waters again, breaking down the essentially brand new Godzilla Vs. Kong. Additional topics covered include word problems, naming patents, "The Loosest Host", silent movies, Kong's goatee and atomic hammer, the boys' Ken Watanabe fandom, Apex corporate structure, letting teens be teens, a Godzilla and Kong Rom-Com, how big things are, and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   T-shirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept Long Sleeve T's and Sweatshirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept2

The LC hosts are reunited with their Canadian compatriot Sam Eisbrenner for another installment of their IMPOSSIBLE MISSIONS series breaking down 2006's Mission Impossible 3. Along the way they discuss which dating apps the Queen of England prefers, whether or not this podcast series is in jeopardy of cancellation, Larry Fish, Com Truise, Lindsay Lohan, macguffins, believability and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   T-Shirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept Sweatshirts & Long Sleeve T's: bonfire.com/LooseConcept2

On the pod's one year anniversary, the amigos succumb to March Madness and develop a bracket to resolve who their collective favorite actor is. After some brief discussion on Zach Snyder's Justice League, the boys narrow down a field of 64 contenders to crown an official champion of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™. T-shirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept Sweatshirts & Long Sleeve T-shirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept2

The boys are back! Well, 2/3 of the boys are back, Sean's out this week but we brought in pinch-hitter Jared Burkholder to break down 1990's Quigley Down Under. Along the way the gang chops it up about five-star slander, podcast playback speed, the resurrection of MoviePass?!?, VHS recordings, Fight Club's longevity, Tom Sellecks' face, cowboy soundtracks, young Ben Mendelsohn, Crocodile Dundee, Alan Rickman's sneaky stache and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

After some tribulation, los muchachos are back to talk about 2000's hard-rock action-romp, Mission Impossible 2. Also discussed: sports talk radio voice, slow-mo doves, Schrodinger's road kill, floppy Tom Cruise and how much money he has, newspaper printing, tooth care, parental feedback, tandy cake, sports-talk radio voice, and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   T-shirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept Sweatshirts & Long Sleeves: bonfire.com/looseconcept2

A week late, but the Valentine's Day special is here. The LC muchachos bring in Rudy's wife Ashley for an episode breaking down 2005's Hitch, unbuttoned button ups, gender equality in rom-coms, Dick Strawbridge, rich girl names, constructive criticism, bros being dudes, TV infidelity, running capris, the benefit of the benefit of the doubt, and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   T-Shirts: bonfire.com/LooseConcept Sweatshirts + Long Sleeve T's: bonfire.com/LooseConcept2

Los muchachos talk 2021's Denzel Washington vehicle "The Little Things". Along the way they meander into discussing Ted Lasso, WandaVision, Mark Wahlberg as Joe Biden, a follow up on Penguin Bloom, society's descent from God, the 90's, coffee priorities, text convos with Rudy, slim fit suits, GameStop The Movie, Rami Malek's shifty vibes and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   T-Shirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept Sweatshirts and Long Sleeve T's: bonfire.com/looseconcept2

The boys hit the big 4-0 with an episode breaking down lists of their top 10 favorite active actors. Along the way they break down the new Godzilla V. Kong trailer, food delivery apps, Fab N' Luxurious, Blink-182 biopics, movie theaters reopening, new Denzel content, Kardashians, the actor psychopath to normal ratio, punchable faces, bananas acting and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   T-Shirts: bonfire.com/looseconcept Sweatshirts & Long Sleeve T's: bonfire.com/looseconcept2

Los muchachos are joined by their favorite Canadian, Sam Eisbrenner as they embark on a new monthly series: IMPOSSIBLE MISSIONS breaking down the Mission: Impossible franchise. First up, 1996's Mission: Impossible. Along the way they take their usual meandering approach, discussing optimal podcast lengths, helicopter scenes, theme songs, flying into the sun, super novas, US senator as a side job, Tom Cruise's romantic side, The Net Ranger, Gob Bluth, Titanic and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   bonfire.com/looseconcept – tshirts bonfire.com/looseconcept2 – sweatshirts

The amigos are joined by the great and powerful Noah Smith to discuss the 1972 classic Jeremiah Johnson. Along the way they dive into Netflix's adoption of the 52 movies-in-a-year strategy, spoiler alerts, ad reads, They Live, windswept hair, deer pants, how bad the Magnificent 7 remake was, wisdom of the mountains, The Revenant v. Jeremiah Johnson, Penguin Bloom and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.     bonfire.com/looseconcept2

The homies are back from the dead and kicking off 2021 with a fuego discussion of newly released Wonder Woman 1984. Along the way they discuss the pandemic movie genre, the trailer for the upcoming movie Locked Down, the Bridgerton James Bond, 2021's prospects, wild lions, Michael Keaton, the best age to be, fantasy football, HBO Max and much, much more on this week's episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.   bonfire.com/LooseConcept2

From our family to yours, a Christmas blessing. Santa's muchachos went back into the studio one more time in 2020 to break down 1964's seminal Christmas (or is it?) classic It's A Wonderful Life. Along the way, they discuss Disney announcing a psychotic amount of content, In Or Outs, Cory Booker, Tom Cruise flying too close to the sun, top tier tear jerkers, the origin's of Rudy's name, Star Lord's... uh... preferences, modern movies vs. old movies, Pixar nerds and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.     Cop some of The Loosest Conceptual Merchandise™ at bonfire.com/looseconcept2

The most festive podcast hosts on the internet return to break down the 1989 nostalgic classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Along the way they discuss Rudy's recent Settlers Of Catan success, the upcoming Spiderman 3 mega-cast experiment, random James Franco B-Movies, the pod's glaring lack of Marvel guys, Dork Of The Week, the ol' streaming v. movie theaters debate, Clark's expenses and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.    Get your Loose Concept gear at bonfire.com/looseconcept2

Los amigos reconvene for a post-thanksgiving meal episode to break down 2000's seminal classic, Remember The Titans. Along the way they discuss which of the three men with the baby they would be, New York City traffic, plumbing, Mark Wahlberg's fake mustache, the distant future of the podcast, Rudy's wife's famous former aunt, Coach Boone's analytics guy, Kramer bits as full length movies and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

The homies are joined once again by one of our absolute favorite members of the LC Extended Universe, Jordan Webb, to break rules and talk about 1999's Fight Club. Along the way they discuss the podcast t-shirt retail business ROI, Wonder Woman on HBO, McConaughey for TX governor, constructive criticism, whether or not anyone actually likes Fight Club, Samuel L. Jackson, goth Reese Witherspoon and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

The homies break down the most popular movie of 1987, Three Men and a Baby, taking only minor detours along the way to discuss where cotton comes from, the upcoming Halo tv show, youtube poop, good bad movies, fake babies, the greatest face, heroin, sunglasses, penthouse architectural interiors, answering machines, baby haters and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

Rudy's out sick so the boys called in backup... Levi Smith comes back on the program to break down last year's wildly entertaining whodunnit, Knives Out. Along the way they discuss the newly released trailer for News Of The World, the study of dirt and rocks, TikTok kids, whether or not Tom Hanks can save theaters, sneezes vs. vomit, Don Johnson's throwing motion, the difference between In Time and About Time, Chris Evans' lips, Chris Evans' sweater and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™. 

The homies are back and for their 30th epi, they're breaking down their Top 10 sci-fi movie lists. Along the way they get into some breezy discussion on Season 2 of The Mandolorian, George Clooney's Midnight Sky, the death of a mustache, Tenet potentially winning ALL the Oscars, directors who are also actors, Wikipedia movie plots, Spy Kids, Domnhall Gleeson as Ginger Bond, linguistic translation speeds, James Cameron, Will Smith's sci-fi creds and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

No one's ever done seven people on a podcast before... until now. The homies attempt the impossible and bring in the big gang for their first in-person live podcast. The three main topics are the 2001 masterpiece Ocean's Eleven, the potential of an upcoming Toby Maguire/Andrew Garfield/Tom Holland mash-up Spiderman movie and an extensive discussion on who the boys think should play the next James Bond. Along the way they cover a plethora of other exciting topics listeners have come to expect of only The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

We're all emotional on this one. The homies return once again to break down 2003's The Italian Job. Along the way they discuss their official titles and org chart, the yellow breasted warbler, the mini cooper cool factor, a mustache update, the pronunciation of "Theron", Glue Man Group, peak Wahlberg, Gawtti aka King Folsom and the BooYa T. R. I. B. E., movie universe crossovers and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

Los muchachos venture into uncharted waters as they break down their first rom-com: When Harry Met Sally. Along the way they discuss a plethora of other topics including the recently released trailer for the upcoming Death On The Nile, 80's-90's NYC, best man speeches, Dune postponement, Jennifer L. Parsons, cult classics, drive-in theater renaissance, Jamie Foxx, whisper acting, speed walking tights, City Of Angels, pronunciation battles and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

The boys are joined by the esteemed founding father of Loose Concept Fandom, Austin Gaver, to discuss a movie off his Top 20 list, 2016's Hell or High Water. Along the way they break down Paramount's ambitious 52-movies-in-a-year plan, listicles, character name swaps, WandaVision, Sean's movie recommendation record, Travis Fimmel's accent abilities, production logo animations, Taylor Sheridan's eagerness to showcase his horseback riding abilities and much, much more on this week's episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

The amigos reconvene after their first trip into a movie theater in months to dissect the newly released Christopher Nolan film, Tenet. Along the way they discuss neighbors, ambition, raccoons, tiny homes, future flashback montages, Tottenham, air ties, inception connections, the low-key movie fact of the week and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

The Podcast Patriarchy has ended! The amigos are joined by their first female guest, Leah Jarratt, to discuss John Carter, box office bombs, the newly released Dune trailer, book to movie transitions, their upcoming baby hot take education curriculum, constructive criticism, the pronunciation of zendaya, intern hiring processes, the boy's bad takes, mid-tier sci-fi and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

We're thinking we're back. Los muchachos reconvene to discuss 2014 neo-noir action thriller John Wick, Tenet first takes, Rosetta Stone, Netflix's Enola Holmes trailer, car insurance, a wild Pony Express letter from Canada, pre-teen actors, additional Sherlock Holmes news, similarities between Keanu Reeves and Tom Petty, action franchise superiority, Nic Cage (as usual) and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™

The boys are back in town and this time they brought along back up. Noted horror movie fan Jordan Webb joins the gang to break down Whiplash, Canadian listenership, The Batman trailer, Bill Belichick, Qibi's stock outlook, constructive criticism, tight black t-shirts, baby names, cargo shorts, jazz drumming futures and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

Los amigos return for yet another action-packed, chart-climbing thrill ride of an episode. We're analyzing Mad Max: Fury Road, whether or not there are too many ologists, Jared Leto's newly announced Tron, our recent chart ascension, cars, cruise boats, what movie Liam Neeson should make next, if Fast & Furious is just a Magnificent Seven remake, Old Man Bond, Old Man Mad Max, whether the Mad Max franchise is TOO weird and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.

Our twentieth episode. Nobody thought we would make it this far. But here we are. Proving the haters wrong every day. The homies unite once again to break down their Top 20 Movies Of All Time lists live on the pod for the world to hear. They take a victory lap then cover a plethora of additional content including, Brad Pitt google alerts, the correct pronunciation of Saoirse Ronan's name, The 'Za Father, Mark Zuckerberg's hydrofoil, Uncle Christian's B-Day party, the fact that Rudy hates Star Wars(?!) and much, much more on this episode of The Loosest Conceptual Movie Podcast On The Internet™.