WLM Podcast #140: IT FOLLOWS, yes it does

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There is some light at the end of the first quarter movie season tunnel, dear listeners.
The first glimmer came courtesy of the recently-minted "instant genre classic" IT FOLLOWS- the first film worth its weight in DCP to hit multiplexes in months!

More light will expand this weekend when a certain 7th installment of a Corona-fueled franchise kicks off the summer movie season.
But until then, IT FOLLOWS and it pods about it.

Plus hot-trailer-talk (natch).
Don't let the door hitcha on the way out, March!

WLM Podcast #123: GONE GIRL pod at long last (with special guest Kendall Horn!)

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Thank god... GONE GIRL is finally here.

We celebrate the arrival of one of our most anticipated films of 2014 with a robust, impassioned discussion that introduces special guest KENDALL HORN into the We Like Movies lexicon.

This is a good one, dear listeners.
You can trust us. We're podcasters.

WLM Podcast #118: The Career of Steven Soderbergh and first reactions to THE KNICK

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Steven Soderbergh has smoothly transitioned from movies to television and his new Cinemax drama THE KNICK is already garnering some of the strongest praise of his career.

Join us as we sharpen the edges of our fine-toothed comb before using it to dissect the career of the great American masters. We then spend the last 20 minutes of the podcast chatting about the first 2 episodes of THE KNICK. But, not to worry squeamish listeners, or those of you who are woefully behind in your summer television consumption. We steer clear of anything resembling a spoiler.

It's okay. You can trust us. Does this napkin smell like chloroform to you?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Despite making a concerted effort to be as comprehensive as possible in our overview of Soderbergh's filmography we still managed to accidentally gloss over his HBO political series K-STREET as well as his late-period throwback actioner HAYWIRE. Apologies to fans or ardent proponents of either.

WLM Podcast #100!!! We celebrate our centennial anniversary with THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL discussion

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Well, dear friends. A conversation that began as a very casual, on again, off again chit chat about movies, television, literature, and pop culture as whole, somehow morphed and matured into a bona fide blog. That blog gave birth to a podcast and said podcast somehow made it to a triple digit episode count.

If you're reading this right now, then you had much to do with us making it this far and, on the occasion of our 100th episode, we would like to thank YOU so very much for tuning in and being a part of the We Like Movies family.
We really love continuing this ongoing conversation. It means so very much to us. And, with your support, continued patronage, and help in spreading the good word to your fellow enthusiastic cinephiles (or even the cinematically averse... what the hell.... we're not uptight if they're not) we hope to keep this going well into the quadruple digits.

Thanks so much, WLM-ers. This week we discuss Wes Anderson's newest ode du tableau- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL. Listen early. Listen often.

Happy Hundy.

WLM Podcast #94: Best of 2013 Top 10 Lists!

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It's that time, folks! Our favorite podcast of the year- our dueling top 10 lists pod!

We've taken 2 glorious, silver-tongued hours of hard-hitting discussion regarding cinematic experiences that rocked our respective worlds in the last 12 months, injected them into an easily digestible MP3 capsule, and faithfully submitted them for your approval and aural pleasure right here on the We Like Movies blog.

'Cuz that's just the kind of generous fools we are. We love to give.

WLM Exclusive: An interview podcast with the makers of the new documentary- MUDBLOODS

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Greetings, WLM family.

As a thank you for being our dear and dedicated brethren we would like to submit, for your approval, a very special podcast- dedicated to a new and exciting documentary about the sport of Quidditch.

Said documentary, directed by Farzad Sangari, chronicles the trials and tribulations of an underdog Quidditch team as they struggle to claw their way into the newly-minted Quidditch World Cup, while simultaneously striving to achieve legitimacy for their beloved sport.

Join us as we sit down with the documentarians behind this unprecedented new film and investigate the logistics of attempting to introduce new, exciting, independently-produced content to the contemporary marketplace.

Get it. Dig it. Love it. Live it.

SUPPORT IT!

http://www.mudbloodsmovie.com/Brooms_Down.html

https://www.facebook.com/MudbloodsTheMovie

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2050840729/mudbloods-a-feature-documentary

We're growing up, dear friends. Join us as we attempt to unshackle ourselves from the proverbial blog-o-centric training wheels.

WLM Podcast #83: "We Like TV" - The BREAKING BAD-pod

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It's finally over- the series that redefined the way we look at television, antiheroes, and methamphetamine delivery methods (hint: directly up the nasal cavity is a good place to start) has come to an end.

On this week's VERY SPECIAL episode of the We Like Movies Podcast we turn our attention to cinema's younger, perkier sister. Yes, for the first time, We Like Movies becomes We Like Television!
And with that- behold, dear listeners, the BREAKING BAD tribute podcast you didn't know you always wanted.

Give it a listen.... for Huell.
Just don't wake Huell.....

 
 

WLM Podcast #67 - SPRING BREAKERS and the Korine-Konundrum

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Well it's that time of year when the weather starts to become more amenable, clothes begin to come off, students take a leave from their studies for a short time, and hedonism reigns supreme. Yes it's that glorious time of year known to us all as "spring break". And thanks to MTV, Girls Gone Wild, Arrested Development, and the South Padre Island chamber of commerce, the yearly ritual has been so entrenched in our cultural lexicon that it has become something or a right of passage (a right of passage with the distinct possibility of chlamydia).

So leave it to batshit firebrand Harmony Korine to take said ritual and use it as a launchpad for his latest speciously "artistic" foray into his special brand of fever dream filmmaking. The lascivious wunderkind is firing on all cylinders in his latest cinematic ode to barely legal shenanigans and Oscar Dahl and I watched the shit out of it.

Join us for a We Like Movies tribute to the first truly important film of 2013: the insta-camp-classic SPRING BREAKERS. Love it or hate it. It's a real movie and it's here to stay.

Spring Break Forever.

WLM Podcast #64- The WeLikeMovies MEGAPOD

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One of the blanket criticisms about the films of 2012 was their reoccurring tendency toward bloated running times. There were some long-ass films this last year.
And it is in the spirit of this often indulgent practice of allowing a running time to veer into epic territory that we bring you our WELIKEMOVIES MEGAPOD: A 2 hour long foray into the heart of cinematic darkness wherein we discuss all things awards season and finally weigh in on our favorite films of 2012- a year that will live in infamy.

Get comfortable everybody. It's gonna be a rollercoaster of emotions. But I promise you that this will all make sense... in the end...

WLM Podcast #59- CLOUD ATLAS podcast tsacdop SALTA DUOLC

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One of the most anticipated films of the year (of the last few years?) has finally unspooled in front of audiences. Love it or hate it (there seem to be just as many supporters of the former as supporters of the latter), this film is going to inspire DISCUSSION.

So... seeing as discussion is our stock and trade here at We Like Movies, we chose to do an epic podcast about the aforementioned polarizing epic to celebrate its release.

Listen in, leave us a comment, sound off, dissent, agree, revolt! Club a baby seal!*
**We Like Movies does not endorse the abuse of aquatic mammals... even if they deserve it...

Academy Award Nominees Announced (with credibility-straining results)

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Well they did it. It happened. It certainly wasn’t pretty, but it happened.

I don’t want to go into my reaction about the assembled nominees here. I feel like I’ve been doing nothing but kvetching with fellow Oscar nerds all day so I’ll save my thoughts for the inevitable podcast discussion.

But if I could use a visual aid to perhaps illustrate my incredulity at some of the decisions made this morning, perhaps you will indulge me and see if you can tell what's wrong with this [best] picture:

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Rise, and THE DARK KNIGHT RISES with you

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So, the hotly anticipated teaser for Chris Nolan's upcoming comic book odyssey cum trilogy capper (still more than a year away from gracing the silver screen) was met with controversial reaction when it premiered in theatres over the weekend (before HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PART 2, natch). And while I'm not sure if I'm ready to start vocalizing an opinion about it just yet (between you and me I'm ever so slightly troubled by my initial, lukewarm reaction to it), I do think it's interesting that in the two times I've seen it in theatres I've observed it being met by both reverential applause as well as mocking laughter.  In that regard it appears to be the "TREE OF LIFE of franchise tentpole teaser trailers"... if you will.

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Matt & Oscar submit their OSCAR predictions (and their MATT predictions)

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While typing this up I began to realize how borderline obnoxious it is that my partner in blog, Oscar Dahl shares his name with the ubiquitous, coveted golden statue. But, once a year we must grit our teeth, embrace the madness and attempt to set a record for just how many times we can use the "O" word in one post.

What follows are the predictions in the "major categories" (sorry sound effects editing) from myself and the aforementioned "O" man. As you will see we rarely deviate too far from one another and, for once in far too long, seem to think that the Academy may be on the right track to handing out awards to the proper recipients for a change. As such you may also notice that there are almost no discrepancies between the "should" and "will" brackets. This is very rare to say the least.

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Matt’s Top 10 Films of 2010

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The past year has been an emotional rollercoaster for us cinephiles. We battened down the hatches, braced for the worst and were happily surprised when the four horsemen of the cinematic apocalypse never arrived. We were struck, not only by how many gems emerged from this year’s slate. But, more importantly, by how GOOD the best films were. I honestly had a tougher time than usual shaving my favorites down to just ten. I was also surprised by just how many “mainstream” studio films ended up on my list. I’m not some sort of chest-pounding indie snob who doesn’t believe there’s anything to be gained from setting foot outside the art house from May to September. But, that being said, I look back at the films topping my lists in the last few years (A SINGLE MAN, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, LITTLE CHILDREN, etc.) and I can see a definitive trend in terms of financing and distribution structure. So, with all this in mind, I submit for your approval my ten favorite films of 2010- the year the studios closed down their “independent” boutiques and kept all the good films for themselves.

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