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Notorious by Chance
by Chance Ellison
New Feed, Same Off The Rails Show. We discuss all things movies and sometimes Game of Thrones
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Ep. 220 - Captain America Civil War
We're officially in Phase 3 of the MCU and we're starting off with Captain America: Civil War. Released in 2016 the film marked the payoff to a conflict that had been building since the very first Avengers. Captain America: Civil War came out to rave reviews, a ton of cash at the box office…
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Ep. 219: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
In the last few weeks the world lost several pop culture icons. One who meant a lot to us here on the show was Tim Curry. Often referred to as the ultimate cult actor, Curry had very few detractors. Often times he was the bets part of everything he was in. So it seemed fitting to review not just...
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Ep. 218: Ant-Man
We end phase 2 OF COURSE...with Ant-Man. Yeah bit of a weird movie to end a phase on but here we are. This movie's production history is no secret. It was SUPPOSED to be an Edgar Wright film. A scramble happened to find a new creative team. Even the marketing seemed very confused as to what type…
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Ep. 217: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Following a homerun with the first Avengers and a strong showing in 2014, Marvel seemed poised to hit another homerun with the hotly anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron. The sequel alluded to a much deeper, darker movie. Reception however, wasn't quite as strong. While it did of course make…
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Ep. 216: Children of Men
How does it hold up 20 years later?
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Ep. 215: Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 saw Marvel take at the time, it's biggest gamble. Even by comic book reader standards the Guardians of the Galaxy were pretty obscure. After the movie however they became household names. The film soared to greater heights than even Marvel imagined, sending careers into the stratosphere.…
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Ep. 214: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
In 2014 Marvel made a movie that would change the course of the entire MCU. Not only would it make Captain America one of the faces of the franchise, but it would also feature the hiring of the Russo Brothers which would be one of the biggest moves Fiege and Co. would make. Captain America: The...
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213: Thor: The Dark World
Phase 2 continues as we check back in with Thor in his sequel, Thor: The Dark World. While this did make substantially more money than the first it didn't really strike a chord with critics or audiences. Why? Let's talk.
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Ep. 212: Iron Man 3
We now enter Phase 2 of the MCU. After the massive success of The Avengers, it made sense to return to their most popular hero Iron Man. This time Jon Favreau steps away from the director chair to make way for the man who really jumpstarted the RDJ comeback, Shane Black. Despite the high box...
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Ep. 211: The Devil Wears Prada
We realized something incredible about our show: Over 200 episodes and not once have we ever talked about Meryl Streep. An icon in the world of film her breath of work and accolades speak for themselves. we sought to rectify this and with the sequel out we thought this was a great time to look at...
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Ep. 210: The Avengers (ft. Craig Gaynier)
The first time the Avengers assembles on screen it was an event like no other. It was met with a lot of excitement and also a lot of skepticism. The movie we had been promised ever since the first Iron Man was here and the stakes had never been higher for both out heroes and the franchise as a...
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Ep. 209: Captain America: The First Avenger
Another piece of the Avengers puzzle is found as Captain America is introduced to modern audiences. Arguably the MCU's most recognizable hero to this point, this film takes a very different approach than prior entries of this franchise. A modest hit when it came out, does the Star Spangled Man...
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Ep. 208: One Battle After Another
It's once again time for our annual tradition of watching the Best Picture winner. One Battle After Another was hailed by many as the movie of the year. The film released to near universal acclaim, garnered 13 Oscar Nomination and had a leading 6 wins on the night. Is it truly the Movie of 2025?...
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Ep. 207: Thor
Our next trip into the MCU takes us to the realm of Asgard. This might've been Marvel's biggest gamble to date, trying to launch what would become a lynchpin character who is already a little more outlandish, played by an actor who was an unknown at the time. The gamble worked as Thor has become…
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Ep. 206: Misery
One of the biggest news stories of the year was the tragic passing of Rob Reiner. The man had an extremely prolific career in Hollywood, cranking out several films that today are considered modern classics. That includes arguably the greatest 6 film run to start a career in the history of film.…
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Ep. 205: Iron Man 2
After the massive success that was 2008's Iron Man, we got the sequel 2 years later in 2010. Although it did see an uptick in the box office, critical reception was a little more mixed this time around. Is this a pale imitation of the first? Let's discuss
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Ep. 204: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Last year we lost several legends of the silver screen. One of the biggest ones was Robert Redford. For over five decades the man dazzled audiences both in front of and behind the camera. Narrowing the selection down to one film was difficult, we could spend a whole year doing a deep dive of his...
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Ep. 203: Top 20 Best Performances of 2025
Around the beginning of the year, we like to take a look at the performances that really moved us the year before. Join us as we discuss our Top 20 Best Performances of 2025
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Ep. 202: The Incredible Hulk
Our next entry in our MCU Retrospective takes us to what was (and in many ways still is) the black sheep of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 2008's Incredible Hulk. This came out before we really got a clear idea of what the MCU even was and boy does that show with the box office. For a long time,...
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Ep. 201: Iron Man
After years of avoiding it, we've finally decided to take our first look into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. No matter what you think of the films no one can deny the influence these have had in the pop culture lexicon. And to think it all started with a little film called Iron Man. This film had...
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Ep. 200: Schindler's List and Our Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026
For our big 200 episode we wanted to tackle a film epic, and there are very few that do it better than this film. In 1993 Steven Spielberg came out with Schindler's List an epic period drama about the horrors faced by Jewish people in World War 2. and the man who tried to save them. The film...
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Ep. 199: Napoleon Dynamite
"Sleeper Hit" is a term that is used to define a movie that comes out of nowhere to be a big hit. One of the shining examples of this 2004's Napoleon Dynamite. After crushing it on the festival circuit, this $400,000 movie went on to make over $4O million dollars at the box office, and became a...
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Ep. 198: Anora
After a bit of a hiatus we are back to finally review the 2024 Best Picture winner Anora. The movie was an indie sensation that carries the momentum from the Cannes Film Festival all the way to the Academy Awards. Was the film a worthy winner? We dicsuss that here today!
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Ep. 197: The Prince of Egypt
In 1998 newly formed Dreamworks Animation released it's second film ever The Prince of Egypt. The film was lauded at the time but has since garnered a reputation for being one of the most underrated animated films ever. Today we're giving it its shine and talking about why this movie needs to be...
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Ep. 196: The Last Airbender
Long ago the seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when Shyamalan attacked. The Last Airbender was an attempt to bring the magic of the animated series to the big screen. What resulted was one of the most maligned adaptations in movie history....
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Ep 195: The Dark Tower
After years and years and YEARS of development The Dark Tower finally made it to the big screen. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely Not! The story considered by some to be Stephen King's magnum opus ended up being a rushed, confusing adaptation that didn't please critics or fans of the source...
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Ep. 194: The Mummy (2017)
Movie March has officially begun here on Notorious by Chance and this year rather than looking at one franchise, we're looking at franchises that never were. Starting with The Mummy AKA The Dark Universe Part 1 of 1. This movie aimed to bring back the universal monsters in a big way but failed in...
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Ep. 193: Mulholland Drive
This past January we lost one of the greatest to ever do it: David Lynch. For decades he captured the attention and imagination of film fans everywhere with his uniquely bizarre yet poignant films. To honor him we're gonna be looking at what many consider to be his crowning achievement: Mulhollad...
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Ep. 192: Top 20 Performances of 2024
Something we like to do here on Notorious by Chance is highlight not just the best movies of the year but also the best performances of every year. Here are our Top 20 favorites of 2024
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Ep 191: Den of Thieves
Today we're honoring a guy who has become a favorite of ours: Gerard Butler. It took a while, but the dude found his niche starting in throwback style action movies like the film we're talking about today: Den of Thieves. Released in 2018, the film didn't do particularly well on release but…
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Ep. 190: Field of Dreams and Our Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2025
When a weird voice in a cornfield tells you to build a baseball field, you listen, and hope it somehow works out. In 1989 America heard the famous words "If you build it, he will come," in Field of Dreams. We're looking at this movie as a tribute to the late great icon James Earl Jones, who stars...
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Ep. 189: The Karate Kid (1984)
We're ending this year by sweeping the leg. It's odd to think of all the franchises to have 40 years' worth of longevity one of them is The Karate Kid is one of them. A massive hit in 1984 this film spawned 2 sequels, a spinoff, a remake, and TV show, and even an impending sequel in 2025. Often...
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Ep. 188: The Muppet Christmas Carol
Every now and then we get to a period where people don't really know what to do with The Muppets (we're currently in one of those periods right now) resulting in some.......odd project choices. That's not to say they're bad, case in point 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol. This was the first…
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Ep. 187: Jingle All the Way
PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN NOW!!!!! In 1996 America got another taste of the very rare family friendly Arnold Schwarzenegger with Jingle All the Way. The film which paired Arnold with the only star on his level at the time.........Sinbad..........no seriously..........has gained reputation for being a...
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Ep. 186: Thanksgiving
Let's face facts: there aren't many big Thanksgiving movies. You have Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and then........ not much. Well Eli Roth took the opportunity to make a movie that can become a staple of the holiday, and in what many would consider a surprise he kind of did. Based on the…
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Ep. 185: Interview with a Vampire
30 years ago the beloved series of novels by Anne Rice got it's very first adaptation with the 1994 film Interview with a Vampire. The gothic drama gave the world a different look at vampires with a mixture of established talent and rising stars. How does this movie stand up 30 years later? We're...
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Ep. 184: Saw
We want to play a game..........20 years ago the world got it's first glimpse into the world of Saw. It's an understatement to say that this changed the genre for a while. For better or for worse? That's for you to decide. But it is still a massive achievement in it's own right. It's also...
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Ep. 183: Carrie (2013)
One of our favorite staples of Scare Fest is Stephen King Time. This year we're looking at the 2013 version of Carrie! Trying to go toe to toe with the '76 original is a tall order, does this one pull it off?..........No, but it's a matter of HOW it doesn't pull it off that's interesting
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Ep. 182: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
It's hard to believe after all this time we haven't talked about one of our all-time favorite horror icons: Freddy Kruger, and considering this year marks the 40th anniversary of his debut we thought it was fitting to talk about the original Nightmare on Elm Street. A horror staple of the 80's…
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Ep. 181: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
One of the most celebrated trilogies of all time is Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy" and strangely enough the most celebrated movie in that trilogy is the prequel. Although The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly was the last film released in the trilogy, chronologically it takes place before the first…
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Ep. 180: Fight Club
After a long hiatus we're back and we're already breaking rules. 1999 is regarded as one of the greatest years, if not THE greatest year, of all time for movies. There are many movies we could've looked at from '99 that are considered modern classics, but we were handed David Fincher's Fight…
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Ep. 179: The Room
Sometimes a movie comes along that is so bad it transcends being a bad movie into something more, The Room is one of those movies. Released in 2003 as the passion project of director/writer/producer/star Tommy Wiseau, The Room gained a massive following as one of the biggest cult comedies of all...
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Ep. 178: Home Alone
We already talked about the sequel in less than stellar regard (well one of us did), but the reason is because of how much we love the first film. 1990's Home Alone takes a story that should never have worked and manages to turn it into a modern Christmas Classic. Why is it we ignore the several...
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Ep. 177: Let The Right One In
In this long overdue episode we jump into the long overdue world of foreign cinema. It's funny as much as we've talked about our love and respect for foreign films we've never actually reviewed one. Well that stops now as we look at the 2008 Swedish Vampire Smash: Let the Right One In. In terms…
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Ep. 176: IT (2017)
Fitting It comes out to feed every 27 years because it took almost that long to get this episode out. After a long development process the feature film adaptation of Stephen King's iconic novel finally made it's way to the big screen. The film wasn't just big, it was HUGE bringing in great…
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Ep. 175: Gran Torino
Our examination of Eastwood's career end fittingly with a film that (at the time) signaled the end of his acting career. 2000 onward feels like the time where Clint Eastwood the actor took a backseat while Clint Eastwood the director stepped into the forefront, thematically that isn't more…
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Ep. 174: Unforgiven
With Pale Rider we talked about how Clint Eastwood was able to modernize certain western tropes for the modern era. That concept is something he perfects in 1992's Unforgiven. The 90's Western is often seen as the Eastwood's Magnum Opus, and it's hard to dispute that. It was released to rave...
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Ep. 173: Pale Rider
After a 70's period where Eastwood said "I've arrived" he followed that up with an even more prolific 80's. If we're being frank in this decade the misses do outnumber the hits but at the same time when he got it right, he got it RIGHT. One of his biggest hits involves him going back to the genre...
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Ep. 172: Play Misty For Me
Any actor who gets big enough seems to try their hand at directing. Some do it really well, some not so much, but arguably the best to ever do it is the subject of our Direct-ember this year: Clint Eastwood. After spending nearly 2 decades in front of the camera he tried his hand at actually...
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Ep. 171: Titanic
In 1997 well known action director James Cameron decided to try his hand at a historical epic romance. We're not sure what the reaction was when this was announced but we know absolutely nobody is laughing at the results. Titanic is a landmark film when it comes to box office, setting several...
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