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david bax / natalie schaffer / podcast / the one where i met your mother / tv

April 27, 2022

The One Where I Met Your Mother: Season Two, Episode Twenty-Three: “The One with the Chicken Pox” plus Mystery Diners Bonus!

Natalie and David bust out the calamine and also watch Mystery Diners season eleven, episode one, “Street Vendor Violation.”

monday movie / movies / scott nye

April 25, 2022

Monday Movie: The Other Side of the Wind, by Scott Nye

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This article originally ran as a theatrical review. If Da Vinci was right, that art is never finished, only abandoned, it’s little wonder we consider Orson Welles to be...

dave platt / episode / podcast / tyler smith

April 25, 2022

Episode 788. Movies about South Africa

Tyler is joined by Dave Platt to discuss movies about South Africa.

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

April 21, 2022

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: Family/Man, by David Bax

My parents were pretty strict when it came to R-rated movies so fourteen year old me didn’t get to see Con Air in a theater. I felt the pangs of that great disappointment in my life again when Tom Gormican’s...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

April 21, 2022

The Northman: Good Expectations, by David Bax

In a number of ways, most especially in terms of budget, The Northman is Robert Eggers’ most ambitious film so far. And in the sets, the sprawling locations, the visual effects and the deep bench of notable actors, that financial...

movie meltdown / movies / podcast

April 21, 2022

Movie Meltdown: Conventional Behavior

This episode we return to The Lexington Comic & Toy Convention and have a run-in with a certain beloved celebrity as well as a lot of fun! And as we wait ever vigilant against an onslaught of geese, we also mention… Twin...

david bax / movies / patreon / podcast / tyler smith

April 21, 2022

Patreon: Top Five Films of 1971

Tyler and David discuss their favorite films of 1971. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month. Become a Patron! Become a Patron!

david bax / natalie schaffer / podcast / the one where i met your mother / tv

April 20, 2022

The One Where I Met Your Mother: Season Two, Episode Twenty-Two: “The One with the Two Parties”/”Something Blue”

Natalie and David ruin Rachel’s birthday party and celebrate Lily and Marshall’s wedding.

david bax / movies / new to home video / tyler smith

April 19, 2022

New to Home Video 4/19/22

Review Review

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

April 18, 2022

Delta Space Mission: More Than Meets the Eye, by David Bax

1984’s Delta Space Mission, a Romanian animated adventure directed by Calin Cazan and Mircea Toia, wastes almost no time getting into its high velocity, trippy magic. That’s wise because, at only 70 minutes, it doesn’t have much time to waste...

The One Where I Met Your Mother: Season Two, Episode Twenty-Three: “The One with the Chicken Pox” plus Mystery Diners Bonus!

Monday Movie: The Other Side of the Wind, by Scott Nye

Episode 788. Movies about South Africa

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: Family/Man, by David Bax

The Northman: Good Expectations, by David Bax

Movie Meltdown: Conventional Behavior

Patreon: Top Five Films of 1971

The One Where I Met Your Mother: Season Two, Episode Twenty-Two: “The One with the Two Parties”/”Something Blue”

New to Home Video 4/19/22

Delta Space Mission: More Than Meets the Eye, by David Bax

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