More Than a Hot Take

Oppenheimer: or How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

Can YOU hear the music? Or rather, Can you hear the hot takes in this podcast? Tune in for an honest evaluation of the Academy Award darling, Oppenheimer. This movie has it all, dialogue about complex theoretical physics, nazis, an explosion, senate hearings... what more could you want? But for real, this is a movie that Jon and Mikey enjoy very much and went out of their way to see on one of the largest screens possible because when Chris Nolan goes big it deserves to be seen in the largest format on the market. So sit down, grab a bowl of popcorn, and prepare to ponder the potential of human annihilation by a weapon of our own design. Enjoy.

Our Top Ten Movies

Time to switch it up for our wonderful listening audience. Since we have shifted from weekly to monthly movie reviews we decided to do mid-month episodes that are more conversational where we will discuss some of our favorite (but too niche to review) movies, least favorite movies, genres, directors, etc... Indulge in this first convo on our top 10 movies. Enjoy.

The Batman (2022): Vengeance or Justice?

Guess who's back? It's the heroes you deserve, but not the ones you need right now (because honestly, Jesus is the only one who can fix this world but in the meantime until he returns, enjoy the show) it's the More Than a Hot Take Boys back to talk about the most recent big-screen outing of the Caped Crusader, The Batman (2022). It's a wet, gross, grimy, and crime-filled film where Edward from Twilight beats up miscreants and societal deviants until he realizes that Gotham needs more than just a vigilante. Mikey and Jon talk about the deeper complexities of Batman's psyche in this latest podcast offering. Enjoy.

Casino Royale: The Working Man's James Bond

*taps mic* Is anyone still out there? Oh good! If you're still here, we are incredibly grateful, its been a while. To make some kind of triumphant return I (Jon) have brought you some hot takes, sadly unaccompanied by Mikey. However, to make up for Mikey's absence we have a special, long-time listener, my eldest brother, Sam Andrews. We have a rip-roaring good time discussing the British spy phenomenon James Bond in the 2006 smash hit, Casino Royale. It's a fun conversation between brothers about a shared love of a classic franchise and we really enjoyed making it for you guys. Enjoy.

The Dark Knight: Chaos and Order

We are back ladies and gents (but our analytics tell us mostly gents, so each lady gets a more concentrated greeting from us) Don't thank us too much for this reappearance, like Batman we have spent the better part of our days fighting crime so a small break to sit around the mic was in order. This week we watched what is arguably Christopher Nolan's best film, The Dark Knight (cue Hans Zimmer's immortal theme). Ever since Matt Reeves "The Batman" people have gone around saying "It's the best Batman ever" and I heartily disagree. Those smooth-brain people have let recency bias goad them into forgetting that the main reason we have had 4000 superhero movies since 2008 is because Christopher Nolan delivered this cinematic marvel. I won't belabor the point, it's a stupendous movie even without nostalgia, go watch it ASAP. But before you do that... Enjoy.