The 99 Year Old Man: Mel Brooks! || EP: 108

The 99 Year Old Man: Mel Brooks! || EP: 108

Mel Brooks turns 100 on the day this pod drops, and our hosts are talking about it. We discuss Mel's movies, what they mean to us as well as our generation, and the HBO documentary the 99 Year Old Man. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ [https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/] Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ [https://letterboxd.com/EricN/] Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ [https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/] Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/] Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/benandericspodcast.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/benandericspodcast.bsky.social]  Subscribe on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@BenandEricspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BenandEricspodcast] Find us on Apple, Spotify and Overcast: https://linktr.ee/benandericspodcast [https://linktr.ee/benandericspodcast] Send us an email at benandericspodcast@gmail.com [benandericspodcast@gmail.com]

The Handmaiden || Ep: 107

The Handmaiden is applauded by critics and audiences worldwide. Is it as brilliant as they are claim? Or could it just be a flashy, style over substance shocking movie? Or, could it be, that this movie was made by a perverted old man who self-inserts as the main villain while making two actors have gratuitous lesbian sex for hours on end for "the plot"? Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ [https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/] Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ [https://letterboxd.com/EricN/] Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ [https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/] Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/] Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/benandericspodcast.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/benandericspodcast.bsky.social]  Subscribe on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@BenandEricspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BenandEricspodcast] Find us on Apple, Spotify and Overcast: https://linktr.ee/benandericspodcast [https://linktr.ee/benandericspodcast] Send us an email at benandericspodcast@gmail.com [benandericspodcast@gmail.com]

Rooster || Ep: 106

Steve Carell is Rooster, but so is Eric? Find out more about this show after a brief discussion of The Boss Bruce Springsteen and Eric and superfan Brad's concert antics. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ [https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/] Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ [https://letterboxd.com/EricN/] Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ [https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/] Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/] Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/benandericspodcast.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/benandericspodcast.bsky.social]  Subscribe on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@BenandEricspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BenandEricspodcast] Find us on Apple, Spotify and Overcast: https://linktr.ee/benandericspodcast [https://linktr.ee/benandericspodcast] Send us an email at benandericspodcast@gmail.com [benandericspodcast@gmail.com]

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms || Ep: 105

Game of Throne's most recent addition is on the pod today, HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's "The Hedge Knight". Our hosts talk, in a slightly nasally voice, the themes of the show and what it means to a Game of Thrones fanbase that has been deprived of good TV for so long. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ [https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/] Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ [https://letterboxd.com/EricN/] Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ [https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/] Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/] Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/benandericspodcast.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/benandericspodcast.bsky.social]  Subscribe on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@BenandEricspodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@BenandEricspodcast] Find us on Apple, Spotify and Overcast: https://linktr.ee/benandericspodcast [https://linktr.ee/benandericspodcast] Send us an email at benandericspodcast@gmail.com [benandericspodcast@gmail.com]

Portrait of a Lady On Fire

It's been a long time coming, this movie has been a favorite of our hosts for a long time. In this episode our hosts talk travels to Hawaii and Japan, recent moves and job market opportunities, and of course talk the movie beat by beat and from feeling to feeling, praising all the above and below the line contributions to the film. This is an all time great movie, what can we learn from talking about it?