Movie Bonerz
by Movie Bonerz
Critics and the rest of the world have gotten too negative. We, like you, just want to find new movies and enjoy meaningful stories. If you struggle to separate the movies you love from the Hollywood machine, or can't enjoy the characters you relate to while ignoring the celebrities trying to ruin it, we are here to help! We really, really like movies. Doesn't matter if they're classics or so-bad-they're-good, from blockbusters to hidden gem indie films - we're all about sharing the variety that we like, in hopes of helping you find that perfect movie to fall in love with.
Episodes
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Top 10: Endings and Goodbyes
The ending of a movie may be the most important part, because nothing else can completely redeem a movie you hated, or completely ruin something you really enjoyed. We list our top 10 movie endings ever, plus recap the life of the podcast and say our goodbyes in our last episode. It's been an...
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Festivus Special: Our Biggest Movie Pet Peeves
It is truly a Festivus for the rest of us! We bring a pretty extensive airing of grievances as it pertains to movies. We complain about a wide variety of very serious and very petty issues, and have a great time doing it. No target is off limits, as a highlight movies, writers, celebrities,...
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Top 10: Adventure
Well it's finally happened, we kept our long-standing promise to finally split up our top 10 adventure movies which were originally lumped in with top 10 action. It's a very exciting time, especially because we intentionally snub some of the most obvious and cliche picks so we can include our...
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Press Play: Watch "Tombstone" with Us
To accompany our discussion on historical accuracy, enjoy this full-movie bonus episode where we sit down to watch an entire movie together. Sync the audio with your copy of Tombstone at home, or watch the full movie with us on Spotify. In this commentary we watch one of the westerns we both love...
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Reviewing Historical Accuracy in Movies
This episode we are FINALLY joined by one of our favorite podcasters and Movie Bonerz Awards presenters - Brian Ruppert from the Reviewing History Podcast. We get deep into some of the most accurate and least accurate movies based on a true story. We also discuss historical movies in general -...
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Top 10: Scariest Non-Horror Movies
Hopefully you don't have Christmas decorations up yet, because we're extending the spooky season just a little bit. Have you ever wondered, if you remove the jokes, how scary that comedy actually is? Are you still traumatized by that "family-friendly" fantasy movie from your youth? We realized...
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Let's Watch 10 Random Movies (again)
A couple months ago that we spun the wheel of random movies and selected 10 on the show. Well we finally watch them all and have a lot of thoughts. What a random mix of films, some very good, some very, very bad. Check out the highlight at the top of our Instagram profile for which movies we…
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Press Play: Watch "Hereditary" with Us
We're filling the gap in our delayed Random 10 episode with our second of the commentary format episodes - just in time for spooky season! This movie has come up on the show many times in the past, but it's so rich and deep and brilliant that it made complete sense to break down the whole thing...
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Spoiling: Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy
Last episode was a movie no one's seen that very few people like, so this episode we're digging into movies everyone should have seen and almost no one dislikes. This trilogy, and the characters and themes within it, is deeply personal to both of us. In this episode we revisit the context of the...
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Spoiling: MEGALOPOLIS
I told you I'd make Dustin watch this - and boy did it pay off! I know it's probably a bad podcasting idea to cover a movie no one saw and that the director pulled from all distribution channels... HOWEVER I just saw you can stream MEGALOPOLIS on Apple TV+ right now! So get a free trial and check...
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Rookie Directors Debut Movie Draft
There are quite a few directors who absolutely blew the doors off with their first feature film. We have been combing through and tried to find our favorites to try to create the most powerful teams of debut films. We also spin ten random movies we should all watch within the next six weeks (find...
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Remembering Robin Williams
August 11th marks eleven years since the world lost Robin Williams, and the possibility of more performances in the future. But the legacy he left is a rich and diverse one. We do our best to touch on as much as we can, touching on all the fan favorites and also many underappreciated gems that…
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Critic Commandos (with James from I Was a Teenage Film Snob)
This episode we invite our good friend James to make his feature episode debut! As a reformed Film Snob, he brings great insight, curiosity, and as always tons of fun as we discuss both the practicality and pitfalls of mainstream pretentious critics. When we're on topic, we discuss the role...
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The Elegant Chaos of Guy Ritchie's Filmography
This episode, we finally return to taping into a full director's filmography (mostly). Guy Ritchie has been crazy busy lately, movies and shows coming out all the time. While some see his career as being very up and down, we review and speculate why the misteps make sense, and why some of his…
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Commentary: Watch "The Patriot" with Us!
Want to watch the whole movie from beginning to end with your friends commenting and discussing, roasting it and maybe crying a little the whole time? Well you're in luck! Recorded last year, we're releasing this episode now for free for everyone, in the spirit of freedom this Independence Day....
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Discussing the Movie Triangle (with Christian Flore)
For this episode, we try a new type of discussion. After hearing that movies are built on a triangle of art, technology, and business, and that each side impacts the others, we wanted to put that to the test. We invite entrepreneur and old friend of the show Christian to bring the Business angle,...
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Top 10: Bad Movie Dads
This episode gets crazy quickly, as one of us took this assignment very seriously and the other... not so much. We to talk about some of the worst film fathers ever put on screen. We also have a ton of new movies to share first impressions: Dustin watched Mission: Impossible - The Final…
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The World of John Wick (before Ballerina)
John Wick holds such a special place in our hearts, that it's incredible to look back and realize it came so close to never happening so many times. This episode we thank Keanu Reeves for his dedication and for saving and transforming action movies not once, but TWICE! We dive deep into spoilers…
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Spoiling: The Fog (2005)
After enjoying our first ever Fog Day celebration last year, as April 21st approached again we wanted to take things to the next level. It sounded like a good idea to try the next generation with the remake. That was before we realized it has a 3.7 out of 10 on IMDb. We try our best to make sense...
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Top 10: Directors
For the last couple months, we've been struggling to narrow down our top 10 movie directors of all time. Well we think we've done as good as we can do, so join us as we present which ones we feel the most impacted by, and are the most consistently amazing directors working today, and with a long...
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The 2025 Movie Draft
Three months in, we finally hold the 2025 Movie Draft, where we try to select (what we hope will be) thirty of the biggest and best movies of the year to our teams. We'll track progress and major matchups throughout the 2025 season, and talk a whole lot of trash. We also recap what went right and...
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2nd Annual Movie Bonerz Awards (Best & Worst of 2024)
At long last, awards season can come to a close! The Movie Bonerz Awards is meant to be the final word on all the madness, and clear up several controversies and snubs the more "household name" shows missed out on. There's a lot they got wrong, and there's a lot we need to set right, so that 2024...
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We Missed You! What's Been Going On?
It's good to be back! We've missed you terribly. A lot has happened in the past nearly 5 months, and we've watched a lot of new movies in that time as well. We knock the dust off by sharing spoiler-free thoughts on all the things we've been watching, while teasing some controversial opinions...
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Interview with J.R. Stokes: Creator of "EdgeX"
Watch EdgeX for free on YouTube now! Follow J.R. on Instagram and YouTube and rate the movie on Letterboxd and IMDB. Dustin flies solo in this bonus interview with a very talented and inspiring young filmmaker: J.R. Stokes, who recently released his very first feature film: EdgeX. If you recall…
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Spoiling: JOKER
With Joker: Folie à Deux releasing very soon, we felt it appropriate to revisit one of the best and most different comicbook movies ever made. We analyze what made it such a surprise success, almost as surprising as Todd Phillips completely separating from his comedy roots. We reflect on the…
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LOST: 20th Anniversary
2024 is a big year for LOST fans! The show had a major impact on us individually (possibly more than any other), and also is a huge factor that contributed to us becoming friends in the first place. We tackle the huge challenge of discussing the most amount of content and characters we've ever...
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The Best of Bollywood?
It's the largest movie industry in the world with the most new movies produced every year, and yet, neither of us have ever taken the time to sit and watch one. It was a glaring gap in our Top 10: Foreign Films episode, and we knew we had to make amends. So we found 10 highly-recommended movies...
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What You Need to Know Before Seeing "Alien: Romulus"
Our second guest co-host, Alien-lover, and prestigious podcaster: Martin from the Film vs. Film Podcast. We're getting more and more excited for Fede Alvarez to return the Alien franchise to its horror roots, complete with some amazing practical effects. To prepare, we thought we should return to...
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Top 10: Revenge Movies
We've got an extremely vengeful episode in store for you! A few people have asked for this over the last year or so, which made us keep bumping it up our backlog of ideas. So glad it's finally here. We bring a ton of movies with a surprising variety of styles and reasons for justifiable…
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Exploring Fan Theories with Special Guest Liz from "Liz & a Movie!"
For the first time ever, we have a special guest host join us! We know Liz is a great movie fact researcher and loves conspiracy theories, so she was really the only choice for this topic. Fan theories are so exciting because they're another way to share our communal love of these movies, and...
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Draft
This episode we're celebrating all the great movies that critics just don't appreciate. There are TONS of fan favorites that have a "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. We decide to pick the best of the so-called worst to point out how flawed the system is. After listening, we'll be asking you to...
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Top 10: Action (Redux)
HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY TO US! June 13th marks the anniversary of our first ever episode, where we boldly chose to make our Top 10: Action/Adventure lists. Now we're a little bit older, and a little bit wiser, so we decide to redo that topic for a few reasons: 1. the sound quality of that first…
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Interview with CJ Goodwyn: Writer/Director of "Sherlock Holmes: Mare of the Night"
We are really excited about this upcoming feature film, and it was so fun getting to talk to the writer, director, editor, and overall creator: CJ Goodwyn. We talk about what goes into researching and writing a compelling mystery featuring the world's greatest detective. We also discuss balancing...
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Top 10: Foreign Films
This topic has been on the list since the beginning, but we can't believe it took so long to get around to. There are SO many great movies made around the world, but they are almost never shown in American theaters, so they really rely on word-of-mouth to get noticed in the states. Well we're…
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Interview with Jonathan Salemi: Writer/Director of "The Last Deal"
We were offered a fantastic opportunity to sit down with Jonathan Salemi, and pick his brain about writing, directing, and producing his film The Last Deal (out now). We talk about why he wanted to write this story, based on a real person and real events, as California ended its prohibition on...
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Planet of the Apes: Trilogy Recap
Possibly the best remake ever attempted, we break down why the Apes trilogy works so well. One of us grew up loving the original movies, and the other didn't, but we both are so profoundly moved by the new series. We get deep into the decisions made by the filmmakers, and the powerful visuals and...
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Where Artistic Vision Meets Fan Frustration
Since Justice League, the discussions of Director's Cuts have been at an all-time high. Even though it's been a thing since the 60's, and continues to affect movies that were initially released in the late 1920's. But as we wait for Zack Snyder's apparently definitive "Rebel Moon" versions, let's...
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April 21st is FOG DAY!
We told you last October in our episode about the movies John Carpenter wrote, directed, and scored that THE FOG (1980) was a delight and unexpectedly good. Because the movie takes place on April 21st, and is about the centennial founding of Antonio Bay, we decided every April 21st should be...
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THIS is an Original Movie!
When people complain there's no originality left in Hollywood, this is the kind of movie they should be seeking out and supporting. Fantastic performances from actors you don't know the names of. Amazing that it is both almost entirely improvised, and a brilliant, mind-blowing story as well! Do...
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Best Movies & Performances of 2023
The Inaugural Movie Bonerz Awards highlights the best (and some of the worst) that last year had to offer. From stunts to practical effects, from the writing to the music, from the best hero to the worst villain, and from the most over-the-top sex scene to... whatever can follow that. We were...
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Watching the Original Dune for the First Time
Sure we aren't David Lynch fans, and yes it's mostly based on Mulholland Drive, but because Lynch himself hated the production and result the 1984 Dune adaptation, perhaps that means we'll like it? We test that theory by both watching it for the first time, and trying to decode how much of this...
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Undressing Nudity in Film
In this episode we both bring perfectly complimentary beers to the episode, Dustin finally picks a movie draft team name, and we get into a topic that is both very popular and very taboo: public nakedness! There have been a lot of bad examples of pointless nudity in film, but what are some of the...
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Top 10: Romance (Redux)
One of our first episodes ever was insanely hilarious but the quality was pretty awful. We revisit the topic of our favorite romantic movies ever, bring up the greatest blooper in the history of the show, and I think deliver an episode that's even better than the original. So grab a pint of ice...
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This is "1984 and 1/2"
This episode we find out what Brazil from 1985 is really about, and how the visuals and story are both a beautiful dream and a horrific nightmare. We get deep into spoilers, so make sure you check this movie out first. We liked it a lot! It is a great mix of fun and bleak which makes this black...
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The Official Movie Draft of 2024
We recap the results of 2023, with the best and worst performing movies before crowning a champion for last year. We also draft what we think will be the best movies of 2024 for the next season, and talk about the ones that should be terrible along the way. Join us for a very fun time looking...
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Top 10: When We Were Young
Your favorite childhood films are likely a weird amalgam of old movies your parents showed you, new movies from your generation, and random crap you rented one time with your best friend, that you don't remember the name of, but will never forget at least one scene. This episode is about all of...
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Do the Ernest Movies Still Hold Up (or Were We Just Kids)?
As kids, we LOVED Ernest and would rent every movie we could get our hands on. It’s probably been over two decades since we’ve watched one, but we still remember the key moments (and not much else). Even though we worry we might be as annoyed as our mothers were back in the 90s, we are enticed by...
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Top 10: Comedy (Redux)
In our third episode ever recorded, we had technical difficulties and made some really silly decisions about our top ten comedies. So we're taking the opportunity now to present our proper favorites once and for all! I hope you like funny movies because these are definitely the funniest films…
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Why Do We Get Addicted to Everything?
"Requiem for a Dream" is not just about junkies and hard drug use. In fact, we relate to these four stories for a million different reasons, but we all have that vulnerability inside of us. We dig into one of Dustin's favorite movies ever that Jake's never seen before. Be sure to watch "Requiem…
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John Carpenter Deserves Better (plus Headstone of Solitude interview)
John Carpenter is a name who is very well known, but still less appreciated than he should be. Not just for how many iconic films he's created, but also the fact that he writes, directs, edits, and composes an original score for most of them. It's those nine movies that he's had the most control...
About this show
Critics and the rest of the world have gotten too negative. We, like you, just want to find new movies and enjoy meaningful stories. If you struggle to separate the movies you love from the Hollywood machine, or can't enjoy the characters you relate to while ignoring the celebrities trying to ruin it, we are here to help! We really, really like movies. Doesn't matter if they're classics or so-bad-they're-good, from blockbusters to hidden gem indie films - we're all about sharing the variety that we like, in hopes of helping you find that perfect movie to fall in love with.
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