Real Vs. Reel, our biopic series, rolls on and this week the gang hit the slopes with Sam’s pick, 2016’s Eddie The Eagle! How well does the film tell the story of Michael “Eddie” Edwards, an Olympic ski jumper who set British records while finishing last? Do Egerton and Jackman bring proper depth to their subjects, or doesn’t the tone make that depth necessary? And that Bo Derek scene? Listen in for answers to these questions and more!
Read MoreThis week we're launching our new biopic theme, Real Vs. Reel! Join us as we investigate Connor's selection, 2002's Catch Me If You Can! Should a biopic stick to the capital-T Truth, or is a biopic about a con artist justified in fabricating the details? How well do we feel Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio play off of one another? Is this one of Spielberg's classic bigger-than-reality stories, or does it stand out as a strange entry for this storied director? Catch the episode if you can for answers to these questions and more!
Read MoreRoommate Revenge wraps up this week with Sam's selected movie, 2019's 1917! Does the continuous shot motif pay off as immersive or does it ultimate distance the viewer? What, if anything, does this movie have to say about WWI and/or war in general? Are the a-historic liberties the film takes functional or kind of an oversight? And milk in a canteen? AT WAR? We take to the trenches for answers to these questions and more, so tune in!
Read MoreRoommate Revenge rages on as we take on Chrystine's assigned movie, 2013's Austenland! Does this rom-com/Austen satire come across as an affectionate ode or an ineffective farce? How well does it juggle a will-they-won't-they tension among its multiple relationship possibilities? And what does the gang make of yet another rom-com airport scene? Listen in this week for answers to these questions and more!
Read MoreRoommate Revenge rolls on, and this week Dave has been assigned 2017's The VelociPastor! Does this self-styled "good-bad" cult/b-movie stick the landing, or wade too far into genuinely bad movie territory? Is the humor self-aware and snappy enough, or does it linger too long on underwritten bits? Was this ultimately an exercise in wasted potential, or does it rise to the status of a strong and considered genre parody? Tune in for these answers and more!
Read MoreThis week we're launching our special new theme, Roommate Revenge! Sam's housemates Heather and Kara have tuned in and watched our selections for years now and finally have the opportunity to weigh in and assign each member of the crew their own episode! Their selection for Connor is 1992's Encino Man! Join us as we try to establish a thru-line in a movie that basically amounts to a montage! Does Brendan Fraser carry the weight of the other lacking performances? Tune it to see how well the roommates' selection syncs with Connor's taste, and the rest of the crew's as well!
Read MoreAfter a brief break, Butter is back! This week, we're concluding our Underrated Movies theme with an out-of-this-world movie, Chrystine's selection, 2018's Prospect! Blast off with the crew as we weigh in on the film's balance of sci-fi and western movie tropes, review the characters from page to screen, and tip our hats to just how much detail the filmmakers created on a shoe-string budget! And be sure to join us again next week when we launch into a brand new, long awaited theme!
Read MoreOur Underrated Movies revival rolls on, and Connor digs through his case-files to present 2007's Zodiac! Does Fincher respectfully handle the material of this infamous true crime story? Who among this ensemble cast of character actors stand out, or do they all bring real talent to the table? How does the film handle the ambiguity of the as-yet/still unsolved case, and does that ambiguity lend itself to a successful screenplay? Decode this cypher of an episode to find out for yourselves!
Read MoreThis week the Butter crew takes their Underrated Movies theme back to the barnyard with Dave's selection, 1995's Babe! Does this film deserve more recognition than the go-to pop culture reference "That'll do, pig. That'll do"? Will Sam ever be able to move past the titular piglet being on the "business end" of a shotgun in one scene? Does this Chris Noonan film have George Miller's fingerprints all over it? And seriously, what was up with that shotgun scene?! We'll explore these questions and more, so tune in!
Read MoreIt's been four years on the air(!) and so the Butter crew is reviving its inaugural theme, Underrated Movies! Sam gives us the stick-count as we launch into Tom Hanks' screenwriting/directorial debut, 1996's That Thing You Do! Is this bubbly and peppy story of a one-hit-wonder band a little too light for its own good, or does that make it more charming? Does Hanks pull off his desired no-bad-guys/all-likable-characters vibe? Does the crew somehow tie this movie into the Forrest Gump cinematic universe? Crank up your dial for answers to these questions and more!
Read MoreThe gang takes their seats for the last entry in our Movies That Brought Us Back To The Theater theme, Chrystine's selection, 1998's Ever After! Does this fairy-tale genre-parody dramedy tell the true story of Cinderella? Does this telling subvert both the knight-in-shining-armor and damsel-in-distress archetypes? Did the real Cinderella need a fairy godmother, or was she actually aided by Leonardo Da Vinci? Listen in for answers to these questions and more!
Read MoreThis week's installment of Movies That Brought Us Back To The Theater is Sam's selection, 2021's blockbuster smash-hit Spider-Man: No Way Home! Which of the three Spider-Men turns in the strongest performance? How about the weakest? How well does the film handle its complex themes of justice and redemption? And what does the crew imagine the future holds for Holland's Peter Parker moving forward? Join us as we untangle this web of questions and more!
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