Things That Entertain Us - Ep.15 - 70’s Disaster!

Things That Entertain Us - Ep.15 - 70’s Disaster!

Today we have a special episode, inspired by an internet post claiming that The Towering Inferno is the greatest disaster movie of all times, we test that hypothesis by watching and discussing the three greatest of the genre from the same period, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno and Earthquake.   Join us as we spoil our way through action, adventure, romance, fire, foods, crumbling buildings, tidal waves and every A list actor of the era!     The movies: The Poseidon Adventure (1972) The Towering Inferno (1974) Earthquake (1974)   And the Incidentals… Escape from the Planet of The Apes Cutting Class Taking of Pelham 123 The Odd Couple Die Hard There Italian Job Glass Onion Knives Out Momento Volcano Fall   Other Stuff… Airplane Censorship and Love Actually How the SVB Crisis reflects Human Nature in a crisis Wokeness, Blazing Saddles, All in the Family, The Jeffersons and the work of Norman Lear Cocaine Bear And Movies we didn’t like: Licorice Pizza Dead Ringers Popeye   The following music was used for this media project: Music: JSearching by Faith Yasar Free download: https://snapmuse.com/track/searching-1909772 [https://snapmuse.com/track/searching-1909772] License By Snapmuse.com

Things That Entertain Us - Ep.14. - Talking about movies we’ve already talked about but with different people!

While Curtis is away, I continue to play!  Join me, Nina Levinson and Jason Rochlin as we talk about movies we’ve already talked about but with different people! Spoilers happen, so you’ve been warned!   We discuss: * 3000 Years of Longing * Everything, Everywhere, All at Once * Black Panther-Wakanda Forever * The Banshees of Inisherin * Star Trek Picard * Taylor Sheridan’s Universe * 1883 * 1923 * Yellowstone   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Jazzi 3 by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8069-jazzi-3 [https://filmmusic.io/song/8069-jazzi-3] License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license] Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52 [https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52]

Things That Entertain Us - Ep.13. - Life, The Universe and Everything plus Expensive Vacations

It’s Lucky 13 where our heroes Spoil Menus, Whales, Banshees, Women Kings, Glass Onions and 1883.  It’s Life, The Universe and Everything plus Expensive Vacations, all the things that entertain us!   Spoilers happen…. You have been warned!   We discuss: Alec Baldwin gets charged with involuntary manslaughter for the Rust shooting https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/opinion/alec-baldwin-rust-5th-amendment.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/opinion/alec-baldwin-rust-5th-amendment.html] Oscar Nomination Scandal https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/business/media/andrea-riseborough-oscars-campaign.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/business/media/andrea-riseborough-oscars-campaign.html] And the movies/shows: * Amsterdam * Glass Onion * RRR * The Banshees of Inisherin * The Menu * The Woman King / Black Panther: Wakanda Forever * The Whale * Ghosts * Jack Ryan  * The Last of Us  and * 1883   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Jazzi 3 by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8069-jazzi-3 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52 [https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52]

Things That Entertain Us - Ep.12. - Can Fix This… But I’m gonna have to break your toe!

Take a couple of months off, and what do you get?  Broken Cars, Broken Feet, Tech Jobs Collapse, Ye implodes, Twitter Chaos,  Avatar, Babylon and Everything, Everywhere All At Once….  We got Spoilers!   In today’s episode, we mention… * Avatar * Babylon * Elvis * Everything, Everywhere All At Once * The Adam Project * Top Gun and https://www.sothatshowyoudothat.com [https://www.sothatshowyoudothat.com]   Enjoy the show!  Tell Your Friends!!!     The following music was used for this media project: Music: Jazzi 3 by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8069-jazzi-3 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52 [https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52]

Things That Entertain Us - Ep.11 - Catching Up

In today’s episode…. Jeff Auditions for a movie and Curtis takes apart his car!  We talk about Bullet Train, Fall, and The Sandman.  Jeff finally watches Ted Lasso and we talk even more StarTrek!    We’re so full of spoilers this week that we curdle milk!   What we talk about: * Thor - Love and Thunder * Bullet Train * Fall * Nope * M. Knight Shamlan’s films * The Princess Bride * Ted Lasso * The 2000 Year Old Man * Never Have I Ever * Startup * Grim Reaper * Parasite * The Sandman * American Gods * Below Decks * Rue Paul’s Drag Race * Pose * Better Call Saul * Breaking Bad * Star Trek TOS * Nichelle Nichols * Star Trek (JJ Abrams Version) * How it should have ended (Web Series) * Fringe * Star Trek - The Motion Picture (Directors Cut) * Star Trek The Voyage Home * Star Trek II - The Wrath of Kahn * Star Trek First Contact * Star Trek Picard * West World