Our Friends Said They'd Listen

We watched Mask of the Phantasm on a 4K OLED TV and it looked preeeetty good. This episode also features timely Last Jedi talk!

We feel obligated to warn you upfront: We can't give you a satisfactory answer to the question posed in the title.

We stayed up late and recorded in a parking garage to bring you our unfiltered thought on The Last Jedi. *Spoilers abound*

We talk about The Exorcist (1973) just in time for November 14th! Table of Contents 1:24 - The Founder (2016) 4:17 - Mindhunter, Season 1 (2017) 7:01 - Catastrophe, Season 3 (2017) 8:11 - The Exorcist (1973)

Two definite non-replicants* talk Blade Runner and Blade Runner: 2049. *We promise.

This is the last of our backlog of episodes. Finally, the world can hear what we thought of the hot new movie It (2017)! Table of Contents::41 - Tulip Fever (2017) 3:20 - It (2017) 23:06 - The Lion King (1994) 24:30 - The Thing (1982)

We were disappointed with the movie and not just because it didn't teach us how to be ninjas. Listen for more info (regular info - not how-to-be-a-ninja info -- just wanted to make that clear).

What do Inherit the Wind, Annabelle: Creation, and Misery have in common? This isn't the set up to a joke, we were just hoping to crowdsource the episode description. Anybody? Table of Contents 1:15 - The One and Only (1978) 4:06 - Misery (1990)/The Dark Half (1993) 11:22 - Annabelle: Creation (2017) 17:45 - The Wrong Guy (1997) 19:55 - Inherit the Wind (1960)

We are dedicated to bringing you only the finest in three week old news. Will the new version of "It" be good? Who can say? Certainly not us on an episode we recorded in August. Our discussion on Blue (1993) has aged just fine, though. Table of Contents 0:34 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 0:51 - Logan Lucky 5:48 - Christine 6:07 - Maximum Overdrive 13:58 - Creepshow/Cat's Eye/Creepshow 2 23:22 - Blue (1993)

Come for the two week old MoviePass news, stay for Ron's scathing review of the Riverdale Pilot. Table of Contents:1:37 - Atomic Blonde (2017) 5:22 - David Cross: Making America Great Again (2016) 6:32 - Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016) 8:46 - Riverdale Pilot (2017) 11:38 - Catastrophe Season 3 (2017) 13:38 - Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017) 16:21 - (Old) NEWS 30:06 - Parenthood (1989)

Welcome to Episode 51! Or as we like to call it, "51 Reasons Not To See The Dark Tower." Oh, and we talk about The Silent Partner, too. Contents 1:49 - Gung Ho (1986) 6:50 - The Dark Tower (2017) 13:03 - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) 19:27 - NEWS 24:16 - The Silent Partner (1978)

At long last David and Ron talk about The Wizard (1989). And Ron saw some obscure movies that David hadn't. Table of Contents:0:55 - If... (1968) 3:04 - Performance (1970) 5:11 - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) 6:26 - NEWS 7:43 - California Extreme (Arcade Gaming Expo) 12:34 - The Wizard (1989)

We talk about The Fifth Element (the film critics are calling "The original Valerian!") and even manage to discuss Dunkirk in a way that doesn't involve three fractured narratives intersecting. Table of Contents 0:55 - Dunkirk (2017) 11:25 - War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) 15:50 - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) 18:25 - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 22:20 - Snake Eyes (1998) 22:30 - The Fury (1978) 27:36 - NEWS 34:56 - The Fifth Element (1997)

Special guest Alexis joins the pod to talk about the made for TV movie Between the Darkness and the Dawn, Ron shows off his foreign language chops, and David reveals a childhood dream. Table of Contents 2:02 - War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) 4:18 - Baby Driver (2017) 8:38 - Spiderman: Homecoming (2017) 12:41 - Glow (2017) 18:40 - La Dernier Combat (1983) and Subway (1985) 22:12 - NEWS 32:16 - Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985)

David and Ron do a super-sized "What We've Seen This Week" segment and manage to fit in some talk about The Sound of Music as well. Yes, it's a musical. No, we don't sing this episode. We got your letters. Table of Contents1:07 - Baby Driver (2017) 3:15 - Transformers 5 (2017) 6:34 - Descpicable Me 3 (2017) 8:38 - The Beguiled (2017) 11:23 - Howard the Duck (1986) 16:31 - Spiderman: Homecoming (2017) 21:40 - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) 22:51 - Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) 25:18 - Out of Africa (1985) 25:33 - Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) 28:12 - The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1963) and Suzanne's Career (1963) 29:58 - NEWS 25:44 - The Sound of Music (1965)

Special guest Rish joins us for some good ole fashioned face touching. Oh, and we talk about Face/Off. Table of Contents 6:08 - The Big Sick 9:10 - Wonder Woman 11:37 - Moonlight 12:12 - Sneakers 14:16 - Face/Off

We watched Baby Driver and have some thoughts. We would normally make a corny joke about babies driving here, but David already does that during the episode.

In our first Hitchcock episode we talk about Suspicion and the ending that could have been, and Ron saw The Mummy so you don't have to. We can't stress this enough: Don't see The Mummy. Table of Contents:  9:30 - The Mummy 13:45 - Black Moon 15:11 - Suspicion

In part two of our Indiana Jones discussion we talk The Last Crusade and the *classic* fourth film in the franchise: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. (Ron wrote this description and bets David is regretting going to Vegas and leaving him in charge of the feed). Table of Contents7:25 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 36:46 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

We talk Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom in part one of our Indiana Jones podcast. Thanks to special guest Brian for his amazing research! Like did you know Shia Labeouf's comb from Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is in the Smithsonian? Someone left it behind and it still sits in the lost and found to this day. Table of Contents 4:56 - Wonder Woman (2017) 7:26 - Rat Race (2001) 9:35 - In the Bedroom (2001) 9:57 - Life (2017) 13:28 - Swept Away (1974) 14:33 - Night Full of Rain (1978) 19:48 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 1:18:43 - Temple of Doom (1984)

Three guys sit in Ron's hot car and talk about Cars 3. Ron swears he'll get a roomier vehicle by Cars 7.

Special guest Nikki joins the show to talk about the Hook that was and Hooks that could have been. Plus a special 10 Cloverfield Lane update! Table of Contents 6:15 - Iron Man 3 (2013) 14:14 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) 21:38 - Addams Family Values (1993) 26:59 - Love and Anarchy (1973) 30:09 - Hook (1991)

We had two special guests on the podcast to debate the best film in the Alien franchise. In the end the one thing we could all agree on was that David should have liked 10 Cloverfield Lane more than he did. Table of Contents5:43 - Chocolat (2000) 6:21 - Twin Peaks 7:59 - 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) 13:45 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) 16:17 - Alien: Covenant/Alien/Aliens (All together, kind of)

Spoilers (and tales) abound as Ron and David react to the latest Pirates of the Caribbean. And David goes the entire episode without doing a pirate impression. We promise.

Ron and David talk about The World According to Garp, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Ms. Swan's trust issues. I mean, why can't she believe in ghost stories? There's a ghost monkey right in front of her. Repeatedly. In fairness, you try wearing a corset. Table of Contents5:55 - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) 10:24 - The World According to Garp (1982) 18:46 - Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2017) 20:52 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

We're joined by special guest Brian to talk about the sequel to the prequel to Alien. Listen to find out if all of us make it through the episode alive and unscarred!

Ron and David welcome Raquel Stecher (of OutOfThePastBlog.com fame) to the pod! Together they discuss Fritz Lang, Man Hunt, and Walter Pidgeon's weird face touching. Separately they go about their daily lives. Except David. He hasn't left the studio since the election. Table of Contents 5:41 - The Beguiled (1971) 8:30 - Fast and the Furious (2001) 10:49 - Giant (1956) 16:13 - Man Hunt (1941)

Special guest Stephen Materek joins the cast to talk about classic Oscar nominees with David, and Ron hears the names of a lot of movies for the first time. Table of Contents4:34 - Everybody Wants Some (2016) 7:05 - Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2017) 12:00 - Black Like Me (1964) 14:12 - Apollo 13 (1995) 15:20 - The Great McGinty (1940) 18:15 - Stephen's Oscar Quest 34:19 - Rocky (1976)

Spoiler-free until 7:00. Ron and David talk about Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and dippin' dots. There's a connection, we promise. 

Ron and David invite Cory Caplan on to talk "The Prestige," also known as "the other movie about magicians that isn't 'The Illusionist.'" Actually, we thought we were covering "The Illusionist" and were really disappointed to find out we'd made a mistake. Next week: "The Illusionist" (starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky) Table of Contents 1:17 - Green Room (2015) 4:57 - Metropolis (1927) 6:43 - Brute Force (1947) 10:24 - The Prestige (2006)

Some unsolicited advice: Never accept a doll that a stranger hands you at the airport. No matter how much you may want to. Table of Contents: 8:25 - Breakfast for Two (1937) 13:44 - Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) 15:26 - Simon (1980) 18:15 - Double Down (2005) 19:31 - Wait Until Dark (1967)

David employs the same techniques seen in Zero Dark Thirty until Ron agrees to see Makoto Shinkai's latest film: Your Name/Kimi No Na Wa. Will Ron like the movie? Will David spontaneously combust from effusive praise? Is that even possible? Answers lie within!

Piranha 3D - the Citizen Kane of Piranha Movies! What Women Want - the movie Goddard wished he could have made! Our Friends Said They'd Listen - the podcast that makes things up for its episode descriptions. Table of Contents: 8:55 - Ghost in the Shell (2017) 18:42 - Speed (1994) 21:39 - Your Name (2017) 23:54 - Piranha 3D (2010) 46:40 - What Women Want (2000)

David and Ron endlessly praise a movie you probably have no way of watching and then mercilessly remind you of that fact. Note: this episode violates Article 3, Protocol 2 of the Geneva Convention. Enjoy!

David and Ron bid a tearful goodbye to the TCM film festival. See you in 2018! We hope! (Looking at you, North Korea)

David & Ron chat about the most action packed day* yet! *Day of the festival that is. Let's not get too carried away.

It's Day 2 of David and Ron talking about old and obscure movies. (David was too tired and loopy to come up with a funny episode description, so this is all you're getting)

David and Ron watch old and obscure movies and then talk about them. We know it sounds like the usual stuff but we promise this is special.

In episode 33, Ron and David welcome their good friend Monique on the pod, and Dr. March faces an ethical dilemma at the hospital, while Josh and Stacy regret spending the night together. Table of Contents 6:59 - Beauty and the Beast (2017) 14:16 - Spotlight (2015) 16:40 - Steve Jobs (2015) 19:52 - Mr. Nice Guy (1997) 20:46 - Gaslight (1944)

David and Ron watched The Omega Man, and yes, they know they'd make terrible Omega Men. You can stop tweeting about it. Table of Contents:2:32 - Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) 3:46 - Westworld 5:11 - An Affair to Remember (1957) 7:08 - Ministry of Fear (1944) 10:29 - The Omega Man (1971)

David and Ron discuss a tale as old as a week or so ago.

It's *About Time* David and Ron talked about... time. Please ignore our corny description and listen to the episode anyway. Thanks. Table of Contents: 1:28 - Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) 4:40 - Logan (2017) 6:07 - Cafe Society (2016) 8:30 - About Time (2013)

We hit the big 3-0 and we don't feel an episode over 18. Join us as we talk about topical, culturally relevant films such as Resident Evil and Serendipity! Table of Contents:1:04 - Westworld (Pilot) 1:58 - Resident Evil (2002) 4:56 - The Thin Blue Line (1988) 5:51 - Serendipity (2001) 7:12 - The Goodbye Girl (1977)

Join us as we talk about La La Land! Wait, no. That's not right at all. This is the last time we trust PwC with writing our episode descriptions. Table of Contents:2:08 - Oscar Talk 13:39 - Get Out (2017) 15:38 - The Leftovers (Pilot) 19:17 - The Knick (Season 2) 20:26 - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) 23:30 - The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

We're joined by special guest Tyler Hilt to talk about films and eat the almonds he brought. David saw The Lego Batman Movie, Tyler catches everyone up on the latest releases, and Ron binged Baz Luhrmann films (you know, as one does). Table of Contents:4:16 - John Wick 2 (2017) 5:51 - The Cure for Wellness (2017) 6:47 - Last Action Hero (1993) 7:29 - Moulin Rouge (2001) 9:50 - Romeo & Juliet (1996) 11:45 - The Lego Batman Movie (2017) 16:12 - Unbreakable (2000)

Special guest Ethan Wellin joins the cast to talk about one of his favorite films. (Spoiler: It's Unforgiven, not Fifty Shades Darker - but honestly that could just be because he hasn't seen the latter yet) Table of Contents:4:45 - The Big Lebowski (1998) 7:27 - Fifty Shades Darker (2017) 8:32 - The Lego Batman Movie (2017) 14:00 - White Heat (1949) 16:34 - Brubaker (1980) 21:14 - Unforgiven (1992)

We watched it. In a theater. With other people. And *barely* survived until the end to tell our tale. Much was sacrificed in order to bring you this Instant-Take. (Mostly our dignity)

David and Ron talk Ran, and - thanks to popular demand - weigh in with their thoughts on the courtroom drama genre. Table of Contents:1:51 - Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 7:18 - Road to Perdition (2002) 10:02 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the show) 11:14 - Ran (1985)

David talks about his love for Ernst Lubitsch and Ron nods vigorously for fifty-six minutes. Table of Contents:5:43 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the show) 9:52 - To Have and Have Not (1944) 18:00 - To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Our special guest Evan proves that you can write a college paper on just about anything (in this case Harold and Kumar), Ron thinks an M. Night Shyamalan movie is A-Ok, and David actually saw a movie! Table of Contents 2:00 - Split 6:10 - Moonlight 6:38 - Highlander 3 8:15 - Lion 9:12 - Manchester by the Sea 11:01 - Patriots Day 13:33 - Amy 15:42 - The Awful Truth 21:49 - Harold and Kumar go to White Castle