The Screening

58. Inside Out 2

Cooper is joined by guests Bree and Bella to discuss the latest Pixar movie. We enjoy a wide-ranging conversation about the delights and shortcomings of a movie that is a spectacular return to form for Pixar, while throwing shade on Turning Red and Twisters. We also discuss the importance of tourniquets (yes, we really do). CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE HERE: https://www.412podcasting.com [https://www.412podcasting.com]

57. Dune: Part 2

This episode is what happens when you get five guys who like movies to talk about the recent Dune movie. A long, fun, and hopefully insightful conversion about Paul's turn to dark messiah, the highs and lows of the climax, pronunciation, the romance, the score, why anyone should care about Dune, and in true homeschooler fashion, how this story compares to the Aeneid. We hope you enjoy! Chapter Markers: 0:00-1:15 Intro to podcast and panelists  1:15-11:00 History with Dune and first impressions / opening thoughts of Part 2 11:00-20:03 Paul and Chani’s love story 20:03-22:15 Timothee Chalamet’s (superior?) performance as Paul 22:15-32:00 thoughts on other characters and performances / character continuity with the first movie  32:00-1:15:55 Paul’s transformation into dark messiah  1:15:55-1:21:05 Todd gushes about Hans Zimmer’s score 1:21:05-1:21:49 Oh yeah, btw the action wuz good 1:21:49-1:39:20 Climax: what went right and what went wrong? 1:39:20-End Closing thoughts / what should someone take away from Dune?

56. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Bryson and Cooper discuss the new(ish) prequel to the Hunger Games. Featuring: Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God concert; how swim meet warmups are basically the modern-day Hunger Games; cheering for Taylor Swift to beat Beyonce; Peeta as beta male (but well-deserved winner of the love-triangle); the daunting length of the three-parter; tragedies and fall stories within a larger comedy; the crumbly, gluten-free nature of the final part (Snow's fall arc, his relationship to Lucy Gray); one-star alternate endings; implications, set ups, and payoffs; Chick-Fil-A lunch delivery; forgetting the reason for the Hunger Games; ND Wilson and how to win people over (hint: don't kill people); how a Christian should behave in the arena (seriously); how Star Wars storytelling would have made this movie better; Book storylines getting changed; lame Cracker Barrel Hunger Games; Bryson listening to Olivia Rodrigo; ruining D-12 lore; Snow White sadness; and Bryson's first Screening ending. CHECK OUT OUR COOL WEBSITE: https://412podcasting.com [https://412podcasting.com]

55. Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 + Puss in Boots: The Last Wish + Many Other Movies

Cooper and his epic, rapping, ukulele-playing cousin check-in and discuss many movies. Here's some timestamps if you want to jump around and avoid spoilers for a given movie: Puss in B--wait no, Across the Spider-Verse (2:51) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (for real this time) (6:36) Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 (18:09) Rerun of the King (21:17) Spider-Man (27:04) Spider-Man 2 (plus, why No Way Home stinks!) (29:00) Spider-Man 3 (32:41) The Amazing Spider-Man (34:58) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (35:37) Jurassic Park (36:18) Barbie(?) (39:48) Karate Kid (the new and old ones) (40:41) Donor Shoutouts (Rerun of the King edition) (41:35) Ukelele solo outro (43:11)

54. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Cooper and Isaiah do a hot take on the new Spider-Verse movie.  SUPPORT US HERE: https://patreon.com/thescreening [https://patreon.com/thescreening]