Our Matrix commentary series continues with 2003's The Matrix Reloaded! Topics include: Merovingian origin theories, the squib arts, Night Court, SERAPH BEING A LOGIN SCREEN.
Movie starts at...12:22
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RIP Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo, Chico, Gummo, Griffo, Simso, and Benno. Monty Python lives on to see another day!
The theme of today's matchup is one of underdogs (Rocky from Philly, Dorothy from Kansas) prevailing against insurmountable foes (Clubber Lang, the Soviet Union, Wicked Witches)...
It's ROCKY vs OZ.
With Rocky, you...
2022-03-20 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Itβs Sam Raimi time - groovy! Our new series PODCAST ME TO HELL kicks off with a banger - 1981βs ultra-low-budget horror classic βThe Evil Deadβ. Weβll be taking you back to Royal Oak, Michigan, to explain how Raimi linked up with Bruce Campbell and the Coen Brothers, thus establishing a very consequential partnership. Weβll be dissecting exactly why this film (from a lean 14-page script!!) works so well. David will admit that he first learned about this movie from watching βDon...
2022-03-20 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostAn excellent day for an exorcism indeed - Pazuzu moves on to the next round!
Up today - two legendary comedy groups:
It's MONTY PYTHON vs. THE MARX BROTHERS
A guaranteed good time no matter what.
With Monty Python, you'd get:
In a NAILBITER, Bond wins yesterday's matchup! What is it with Roger Moore and these close results??? FIVE VOTES. Madness!!
Up today - "It's Alive!!" vs "Your mother sucks cocks in Hell!":
It's FRANKENSTEIN vs THE EXORCIST.
With a FR...
2022-03-18 16:01:31 +0000 UTC View Post(in the Koyaanisqatsi drone voice) IT'S THE SWEET SIX-TEEN...
Here's an updated bracket previewing the matches we'll see in this round:
Up today - the Roger Moore Bonds vs Jackie Chan's Police Story.
With Roger Moore, we get:
... 2022-03-17 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Blankies have unequivocally placed their votes in favor of FLIRTING - Rock Hudson and Doris Day move on!
Up today, it's the battle of the Criterion Box Sets...
Godfrey Reggio's QATSI TRILOGY vs Satyajit Ray's APU TRILOGY.
The QATSI TRILOGY are three non-narrative experimental films about the relation...
2022-03-16 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostCan't believe you all let THE FLY die on David Cronenberg's birthday OF ALL DAYS. Shark wins!
Up today - some light comedy.
It's OH, GOD! vs the collaborations of ROCK HUDSON & DORIS DAY:
Two hunks (Rock Hudson, George Burns) paired with two adorable blondes (Doris Day, John Denver)...what more could you want?
The ...
2022-03-15 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostShaft just got shafted - Robocop moves on to the next round!
Up today - terrifying creatures of the silver screen!
It's JAWS vs THE FLY.
Just two cool dudes hanging out with their buddies.
With a JAWS series, you'd get:
JAWS (1975) - what if there was a shark?
JAWS 2 (1978) - what if there was...
2022-03-14 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAPES TOGETHER STRONG! APES ON TO NEXT ROUND!
Okay, up next - we've got a cop who is also a robot going up against a private detective who is also a bad mother-shut-your-mouth.
It's ROBOCOP vs SHAFT.
With ROBOCOP, we get:
ROBOCOP (1987)
ROBOCOP 2 (1990)
ROBOCOP 3 (1993)
ROBOCOP (2014)
Itβs Hollywoodβs biggest night - thatβs right, itβs the Seventh Annual Blankies! βThis Had Oscar Buzzβ host Joe Reid joins us as always to celebrate our favorite films of 2021. Will Griffin award something weird this year? Is anyone going to stump for Being The Ricardos? What crazy categories will Ben come up with? Walk down the red carpet and find out!
Join our Patreon for franchise commentarie...
2022-03-13 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostAnother win for OJ Simpson - THE NAKED GUN moves on to the next round!
Up today - two series that we've wanted to cover for quite some time. They're landmark franchises, have been rebooted several times, and are still a part of popular culture.
It's SUPERMAN vs PLANET OF THE APES.
With Superman, we'd cover:
SUPERMAN (1978)
... 2022-03-12 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOver at Blank Check HQ, we're pleasantly surprised that PSYCHO and Norman Bates live on to see another day!
Up today, we have another franchise that time has forgotten...up against a franchise that was VERY of its time:
It's AIRPORT vs THE NAKED GUN.
AIRPORT was a movie that took a bunch of aging Hollywood stars and stuck them on a
TV critic and literal saint, Alan Sepinwall, joins BC: SF as we close out our Campion mini series for a discussion on all 6 unpleasant hours of Top of the Lake season 2. Unfortunately, the character Alexander "Puss" Braun is mentioned several times! Other than covering the many fundamental issues and overall disdain there is also a Blue Bloods story and a real time Deadline update. But mostly everyone REALLY does not like the previously mentioned character.
2022-03-11 05:00:32 +0000 UTC View PostEnnio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold" plays in the background as THE DOLLARS TRILOGY moves on to the next round!
Up today - two *massively* important and influential slasher films and their resulting franchises...
A killer who dresses up as William Shatner vs a killer who dresses up as his own mother...
It's HALLOWEEN vs PSYCHO:
We've already covered
Is Oz gonna follow the yellow brick road all the way to the finals? Dorothy & co move on to face Rocky Balboa in the next round! Feel like they're not in the same weight class though...
Up today - he's the former mayor of Carmel by the Sea. He's the fastest working filmmaker in the biz. He's the patron saint of "being railroaded"...it's Clint Motherfucking Eastwood, baybeee!
It's THE DOLLARS TRILOGY vs DIRTY HARRY.
2022-03-09 17:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Cheech and Chong have gone up in smoke, and the Marx Bros move on to face Monty Python in the next round! Groucho would be delighted.
Today's matchup? Dazzling. Spectacular. A real razzle-dazzler.
It's OZ vs GOLD DIGGERS:
With Oz, we're thinking:
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) - the classic Judy Garland MGM musical
THE WIZ (197...
2022-03-08 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post"Your mother pods casts in hell!" Congrats to Satan and THE EXORCIST Franchise as they advance to face Frankenstein in the next round.
Up today, we've got a funny mustachioed guy smoking cigars (Groucho Marx) vs two funny mustachioed guys smoking blunts (Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong).
IT'S THE MARX BROTHERS vs CHEECH & CHONG:
2022-03-07 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Perhaps powered by the momentum of his appearance in last year's main feed bracket, Jackie Chan smashes through the competition! Sorry, Bruce Lee, but POLICE STORY moves on to the next round!
Up today - we're gettin' a little demonic. Or maybe it's just Griffin going full "lil stinker" mode? Nah, legit SPIRITS OF HELL OVER HERE.
It's THE EXORCIST vs HELLRAISER.
2022-03-06 17:01:02 +0000 UTC
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An unseen presence looming over the two friends, a man who has definitely ridden a dang horse, a larger than life character about whom many have speculatedβ¦are we talking about Bronco Hosley or Bronco Henry? Trolls impresario and Vanity Fair critic Richard Lawson makes his tenth (!!) appearance on the pod to unpack Jane Campionβs βThe Power of the Dog.β Did Campion figure out the best use of Benedict Cumberbatchβs screen presence? Is anthrax the poison with the coolest name? Can you...
2022-03-06 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostPHILADELPHIA WINS! Rocky moves on to the next fight - god bless him.
Up today - a martial arts melee!
It's Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY franchise vs the films of BRUCE LEE!
Chan got his start as a stuntman in Lee's movies before developing his own comedic action style. Whichever legend wins, you're getting iconic fight choreography and STUNTS, baybeee...
2022-03-05 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHELP! I need somebody. The Beatles just lost to Monty Python.
I'll get over it - important to Always Look On The Bright Side of Life...
Anyway - on to today's matchup!
It's two franchises led by two totally normal and chill dudes.
That's right, we're talking about Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone!
It's LETHAL WEAPON vs ROCKY.
The Mummp is dead. Long live Frankenstein!!!
Anyway, onto today's matchup, which would surely be a heartbreaker for George Harrison...
It's the Beatles vs Monty Python!
No, a Beatles series would not include a 9-hour episode on GET BACK, but it would include the other adventures with our lads from Liverpool - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, HELP, ...
2022-03-03 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostIn what seems to be our biggest Patreon vote *ever* - Roger Moore eked out an upset over Sean Connery to be the Bond moving forward to the next round!
If yesterday was a Battle of the Bonds, today is a Battle of the Borises - Karloff, that is.
It's FRANKENSTEIN vs THE MUMMY (OG)
Karloff originated the role of Frankenstein's Monster for Universal in 1931, ...
2022-03-02 17:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe name's Check. Blank Check.
AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST PATREON MARCH MADNESS MATCHUP OF 2022!
Up first, we've got two men on Her Majesty's Secret Service:
CONNERY BONDS
vs
MOORE BONDS
With Connery, we've got the beginning of the Bond franchise and a million opportunities for "da moviesh" bits.
With Moore, we've got Bond in space and a million oppo...
2022-03-01 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostWe are pleased to inform you that Blank Check has returned to The Matrix!
Movie starts at...19:10
2022-03-01 06:16:10 +0000 UTC View Post
You may as well call this episode βOde to a Whishawβ because we love that gentle gent! Fran Hoepfner joins us (and joins the Five-Timers Club!) to discuss Jane Campionβs 2006 John Keats biopic βBright Star,β a movie that prompts Griffin to wonder if he, too, would die of tuberculosis if he took a long walk in the rain in 1820. Of course we talk about Hampstead Heath (David being canonically from London), of course we wonder what the hell happened to Paul Schneider (canonically incre...
2022-02-27 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostLetβs get ready to rrrruuuummmbbbblllllleeeeee!
Join us for a special preview episode of this yearβs March Madness tournament where we answer all of your burning questions - How are we dividing up Hitchcockβs filmography? Which series would Griffin and Davidβs parents want to guest on? Which Halloween movies would we cover as part of that franchise? Would we do a 9-hour commentary for βGet Backβ as part of a Beatles series? Will David make it to his preview screening of βT...
2022-02-26 02:08:28 +0000 UTC View PostThis year, we're going back in time on both the main feed AND the patreon...
Announcing March Madness 2022 - 20th Century Franchises!
So many fun options to choose from here...
Everything from Duck Soup to Doris Day...from Clint Eastwood to Koyaanisqatsi...from Boris Karloff's Frankenstein voice to ...
2022-02-24 18:56:02 +0000 UTC View Post