Episodes
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Continuing their Coen double-header, guest host Sean Farina and JP talk through the many trials and tribulations of fictional folk singer L-win Davis.
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JP and guest host Sean Farina dissect the Coen Brothers' existential crisis masterpiece. Hear two secular goys somehow argue that Judaism is largely window dressing, in one of the Jewishist movies ever made.
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The guys relive the sheer carnage and terror of Superman's love. When does trying to 'be awesome' become an albatross? Ayn Rand is mentioned more than once. John exits the podcast the way he entered it, disappointed by his favorite properties.
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After a brief hiatus, the boys are back to talk about a movie you probably remember fondly but don't think about that often, 2001's Johnny Depp coke-apalooza, Blow. Do our intrepid cinemanauts think this movie stands up to its hallowed reputation in dorm rooms across this great nation? Listen to find out! (The answer's no. No, it does not.)
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Continuing our ongoing study of how capitalism is Just. The. Worst, we took a look at recent Oscar contender The Big Short for an understanding of just how and why the generations that came before us broke the concept of money itself. Do we suddenly understand high finance? Listen and see (no,we don't)!
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Today on Refried Reviews, the boys are joined by LA comedian Andy Sell to talk about David Mamet's 1992 paean to free enterprise, Glengarry Glen Ross. Come for the Thing references, stay for the speculations regarding Jonathan Pryce's eventual demise!
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Today,the guys check out Tom Hardy's OTHER driving movies to round out car week (month? fortnight?) here at RR. Listen!
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This week, our cinemanauts peer through the fog of what might have been, hoping for a glimpse of George Lucas, indie auteur. Could Mr. "I actually wrote Anakin and Padme's dialogue in Episode 2, read it back to myself, and decided it was good enough to put in a movie" actually make a thoughtful, impressionistic teen dramedy? You know, kinda, yeah. Click the thing and listen!
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This week, we take a break from our ongoing car crash bonanza to talk about something new for once! Does Disney's dip into the galaxy far,far away hold up across multiple viewings? Click the thing and listen!
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It's a first for Refried Reviews: a guest! We're joined by Crank superfan Garrett Callendar as he explains to us why Crank and Crank 2 are the greatest cinematic achievements in human history.
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On today's episode, we go to about the exact opposite of the car movie spectrum: no subtlety or long, meticulous production process, just a full tank of gas, some sweet-ass guitar rock, a gun that can kill God, and Nicolas G** D*** Cage. It's Drive Angry. Watch It!
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We have a new podcast for you, and it's perfect in every way! We watched the long-gestating action masterpiece Mad Max: Fury Road in glorious 3D and then sat down right after the credits rolled to record our thoughts. Listen to the thing!
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This week, your dear cinemanauts tackle a sacred cow of American cinema that John had previously never been able to get into: Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. Is it as good as everyone says it is? Does John like it now? Click the thing and listen to the thing!
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Pour a strong drink and brace yourself, kiddos. Today we're staring into the black maw of perhaps one of the grimmest movies ever made by a major studio, Alien 3 (the workprint, to be exact). Does this grimdarkest of grimdark films hold up? Is there a good story undeneath these many, many layers of unrelenting suffering? Listen and find out, fool!
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After a bit of a hiatus, we're back! Unfortunately, our ability to trust anyone has not returned with us, because we watched David Fincher's Gone Girl and now nothing means anything. Join us as we dissect the many layers of manipulation and try to learn to look other human beings in the eye again!
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In today's episode, our intrepid cinemanauts check out the OG Kids Killing Each Other Because Society Demands It movie, Battle Royale! Throats explode and Takeshi Kitano acts weird. It's awesome. Get into it!
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On today's episode, it's Bioshock on a train! The intrepid cinemanauts John and JP dive into Joon-Ho Bong's dystopian class fable, Snowpiercer. Get into it!
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