Newman and Redford, according to Mark, are the two most beautiful men on the planet. Mark’s wife says it’s just not fair that two people can be so good looking. This is what we spend the whole hour long podcast talking about- how handsome Paul Newman and Robert Redford are. Just kidding, we talk about [...]
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Bonnie and Clyde
Film Snob Club episode #1: Bonnie and Clyde. Mark and I really aren’t all that snobby, we just like to watch old movies sometimes. And we’d like you to join us. In this episode we discuss many of the aspects that make this a classic of the New Hollywood. Warren Beatty went out of [...]
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Mark Botts and Ben Bronsink delve deep to pull out every nook and cranny of goodness from much loved (and sometimes much hated) auteur Wes Anderson. How does ‘conflict create connection’? Is Moonrise Kingdom just another boring love story of star-crossed lovers in the likes of Pyramus & Thisbe or Romeo & Juliet? Finally, what is the [...]
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Mark Botts and Ben Bronsink discuss the 2007 Oscar-nominated In the Valley of Elah. Tommy Lee Jones is a father, a super-cop, and an uber-patriot. He’s also about to crumble.
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Mark and Ben takes turns as Freud, to delve deep into their psyches and discover what makes this little picture with a true vision.
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Mark and Ben take on all the urban grit (or is that blood) that Drive has to offer. Find out why this is the younger generation’s Taxi Driver.
Read the rest of this entry »The Tree of Life (2011) – Season 2 Episode 3
Mark Botts and Ben Bronsink discuss Terrence Malick’s 2011 epic The Tree of Life. Learn why watching this difficult to understand film will be worth watching if you’re paying attention.
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Ben Bronsink and Mark Botts discuss David Fincher’s (Fight Club, The Social Network, The Game) 1995 hit, Se7en. A tough movie to watch, but a great piece for discussion revolving around religion, wonderful acting, and a moving storyline.
Read the rest of this entry »Before You Watch – Superman Returns (2006)
James Johnson gives a preview of the 2006 film, Superman Returns. If you shied away from this film because you don’t like comic book films, or really any other reason, give this BYW a chance and see what you think.
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Brian Chaney reviews the 2008 Coen Brother’s dark comedy, Burn After Reading, a story of normal people dealing with normal circumstances in epically awful ways.
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