Our original Planet of the Apes commentary series continues with the second installment: 1970’s Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Topics include: the lack of mole people, The Simpsons, who decides a zone is forbidden, and more!
Movie starts at…3:40
2023-05-01 04:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Our Danny Boyle series comes to an end with a mind-bending movie that dares to ask the question, “What if The Beatles didn’t exist?” Severance’s Zach Cherry makes his long-overdue first appearance on the pod to profess his love Boyle’s most recent film, while David nearly has a stroke from trying to wrap his brain around all its logic loops. We’re asking all the big questions - if the Beatles never existed, would Charles Manson? If cigarettes never existed, how would that change t...
2023-04-30 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
First they were addicted to heroin, now they’re addicted to *nostalgia* (but also still heroin)! Danny Boyle returns to the squalid Scottish world of Renton, Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie for T2: Trainspotting, and Scott Aukerman and Sprague (aka the Artist Formerly Known as Shaun Diston) join us to talk about this under-seen legacy sequel. How did Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor’s real-life feud influence this film? Is Spud’s arc in this basically just Bubbles’ arc in season 5 of The Wire...
2023-04-23 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostDr. Zaius! Dr. Zaius! BC:SF kicks off a new commentary series covering the five original Planet of the Apes films released from 1968-1973. Topics include: Heston, not telling Koko the signing gorilla, landmarks in the Forbidden Zone and more!
Movie starts at…8:34
2023-04-21 04:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Calling all Sorkinistas - we’re walking, talking, and putting 1,000 songs in your pocket! Based on Walter Isaccson’s best-selling biography of the original Apple Genius, STEVE JOBS puts Danny Boyle in David Fincher’s shoes. What did we learn about this movie from the notorious Sony hacks? Is Michael Fassbender too hot to play Steve Jobs? Would it surprise you to learn that Ben Hosley is a life-long Mac user? Olivia Craighead returns to the pod and joins the Five Timers Club in spectacul...
2023-04-16 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostFor April's b-b-b-bonus episode, the BC gang gathered to watch the Complete London 2012 Opening Ceremony directed by Danny Boyle! Topics include: the Queen, Mr. Bean, both Dennis the Menaces, recent famous olympians and more!
Ceremony begins at...8:35
The Jason Mewes joke...1:25:04
Restart video at...1:39:50
Restart v...
2023-04-11 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Probably the only film in history to hinge on the shaving of pubic hair as crucial plot point, Danny Boyle’s 2013 film TRANCE is…certainly something! Filmmaker Nia DaCosta takes a break from post-production on THE MARVELS to return to the podcast as we peel back the layers of this twisty hypnosis thriller. What is this movie actually trying to say? We don’t know. However, we *do* know that Vincent Cassel is wayyyy sexy, and that the film’s notorious electric razor sound effect was an ...
2023-04-09 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to another installment in the “If This Happened to Ben Hosley, It Wouldn’t Have Gone Down Like That” series of films - it’s 127 HOURS! Hollywood Handbook’s Sean Clements returns to the pod as we all discuss what we would do if, like real-life outdoorsman Aron Ralston, we got literally “stuck between a rock and a hard place.” What is gnarlier - cutting off your own arm, drinking your own pee, or hosting the Oscars the same year you get your first acting nomination and com...
2023-04-02 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostRing-a-ding-ding, baby!
OCEAN'S TAKES THE CROWN!
Get ready for lots of movie star talk, Rat Pack impressions, and juicy behind-the-scenes details about Griffin almost being in OCEAN'S 8.
Thank you to all our Patreons for making this a thrilling month of polling. We'll be seeing you in Las Vegas later this year!
2023-04-01 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostBC:SF has reached the final installment of the Men in Black franchise and this time we're going international! Topics include: "hot soup," lochs, working at the Disney store, and sometimes this film!
Movie starts at...2:00
2023-04-01 04:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe BC gang discusses the final showdowns between Park Chan-Wook vs. Bong Joon Ho and Ocean’s vs. Philip K. Dick. Plus, recap the elite 8 and final 4 match ups.
2023-03-31 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWell, folks. Here we are. The final match of March Madness 2023. We've lost some beautiful friends along the way (Channing Tatum's abs, Jelly, Gerard Depardieu as Obelix, all three Coneheads, Goro, Ghostface), but we've ended the competition with two very compelling contenders. Honestly? Das not fucked up.
It's OCEAN'S vs. PHILIP K. DICK adaptations.
Either way, w...
2023-03-31 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostJelly has been avenged…OCEAN’S MOVES ON TO THE FINAL!
Today, we determine who Danny Ocean and crew will face for the win.
It’s Keanu Rotoscope Face vs. Ghostface.
It’s PHILIP K. DICK vs. SCREAM.
With PHILIP K. DICK, we’d narrow the field and cover 6 films:
SCREAM had the juice to knock out MORTAL KOMBAT, making it the lone horror franchise to reach the final four!
Up today, in our first semi-final, it’s hot thieves vs. hot cops.
It’s OCEAN’S vs. POLICE STORY.
With the Ocean's franchise, we'd get 5 films:
Y’all are hungry for some Dick - Elmore Leonard loses to the Sci-Fi master.
Up today - violent people wearing masks!
It’s MORTAL KOMBAT vs. SCREAM.
With MORTAL KOMBAT, we’d cover 3 films:
RIP JELLY - a loss by 34 votes. You were too good for this world. Police Story moves on to face Ocean’s in the Final Four.
Up today - another literary matchup!
It’s ELMORE LEONARD vs. PHILIP K DICK.
For LEONARD, we’d cover his 4 famous 90s crime movies (yeah, we know “Be Cool” is from th...
2023-03-27 16:02:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe Ocean’s movies just drowned the Turtles. Sorry, folks.
Up today - a series of films about COPS BEING COOL, and a series of films about MOBSTERS BEING FUNNY.
It’s POLICE STORY vs. THE JELLY TRILOGY.
With POLICE STORY, we’d do 5 films:
Danny Boyle is about to win the Oscar. How did he do it? A) He Cheated, B) He’s Lucky, C) He’s a Genius, D) IT IS WRITTEN. Critic Siddhant Adlakha joins us to dissect the improbable success of Boyle’s 2008 Dickens-by-way-of-Mumbai hit SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. We’re getting into everything, from the film’s reputation in India to the 2009 Oscar ceremony with Hugh Jackman, from UK teen TV sensation “Skins” to the unexpected success of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” in primetime. ...
2023-03-26 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe BC gang check in on the March Madness brackets and discuss what filmmakers and franchises have advanced to the elite 8!
2023-03-25 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations to SCREAM, which brutally murdered all four Beatles yesterday, including the two who were already dead.
Here is a look at the franchises still in the running as we reach the Elite Eight:
Up today - OCEAN’S vs. TURTLES.
“Finding Nemo” taught us that you can find Turtles in the Ocean, but these Turtles probably feel mo...
2023-03-25 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHahahahaha MORTAL KOMBAT WINS! FINISH HIM! And by “him,” we mean Larry the Cable Guy as that hillbilly tow truck.
In our last Sweet Sixteen franchise matchup, it’s the Four Lads from Liverpool against Billy Loomis et al.
It’s THE BEATLES vs. SCREAM.
With THE BEATLES, we’d cover their 4 musicals:...
2023-03-24 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostBLADE RUNNER beat the BLUES BROTHERS yesterday - sayonara, SNL! Philip K. Dick moves on!
Up today - it’s a Midway Games / Motorway showdown.
It’s MORTAL KOMBAT vs. CARS.
With MORTAL KOMBAT, we’d cover 3 films:
Some real BOGUS results yesterday as Bill & Ted fall to Elmore Leonard. Get Shorty moves on to the next round.
Up today - WHAT IS LOVE? goes up against WHAT ARE REPLICANTS?
It’s SNL vs. PHILIP K DICK adaptations.
With SNL, we’d cover 8 movies:
WOW - THE BIG GUY DID IT. HE REALLY DID IT. JELLY FOREVER!!!! HE BEAT THE CENOBITES BY 31 VOTES!! DAS NOT FUCKED UP!
Up today - William “Bill” S. Preston Esq and “Ted” Theodore Logan take on Max Cherry, Jackie Brown, and Jennifer Lopez.
It’s BILL & TED vs. ELMORE LEONARD ADAPTATIONS.
With BILL & TED, we’d cover
Released 10 years after the last entry in the franchise, our MiB commentary series picks up on one of the quietly most disastrous productions of all time: Men in Black 3. Topics include: Will Smith’s huge three story trailer, stalling for time in Act 1, Brolin nailing his performance as a young TLJ , the lazy twist ending and more!
Movie starts at…23:11
2023-03-21 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHaving reached the Sweet Sixteen in our March Madness brackets, the BC gang recapped the fierce competition so far and discussed the second round of match ups.
(Warning: Due to the Chip Smith virus this episode release was delayed.)
2023-03-20 16:18:41 +0000 UTC View PostIt was close, but it seems like death finally met his match in Jackie Chan. Police Story moves on to the next round!
Up today - demonic sadists with body modifications vs. Joe Vitarelli.
It’s HELLRAISER vs. THE JELLY TRILOGY.
With HELLRAISER, we’d cover 5 films:
And the Turtles take it! Guess it just wasn’t satan’s day.
Up now - two franchises known for their incredible set pieces.
It’s POLICE STORY vs. FINAL DESTINATION.
With POLICE STORY, we’d do 5 films:
The time has come for us to board the Icarus II (awful name for a spaceship) and stare directly into the sun. First mentioned as a movie that rules way back when we were only a podcast about the Star Wars Prequels, Griffin and David finally get to cover Danny Boyle’s 2007 Science Fiction flop SUNSHINE. We’re getting into everything - the iconic score, the brilliantly restrictive use of colors, the hot scientist named Brian Cox (not Logan Roy) who served as a model for Cillian Murphy’s c...
2023-03-19 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostRING A DING DING. The Italian Stallion is OUT and Gorgeous George (Clooney) is IN, BABY. Ocean’s moves on to the next round.
Up today - hell is kind of a sewer if you think about it.
It’s THE EXORCIST vs. TMNT.
With THE EXORCIST, we’d cover 5 films: