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Explore " kevin falkenberg" with insightful episodes like "Don’t Look Up, Directional Titles, and Dollar Store Knock-Offs", "Cry Macho, Alliterative Character Names, and a Series of Jort Films", "Those Who Wish Me Dead, Targeted Witnesses, and the Mafia Gangster Guy", "Kajillionaire, Titular Money, and Marty’s Deuce" and "Promising Young Woman, Memorable Wigs, and the Aaron Sorkin Fan Club" from podcasts like ""Mandatory Movies", "Mandatory Movies", "Mandatory Movies", "Mandatory Movies" and "Mandatory Movies"" and more!

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Don’t Look Up, Directional Titles, and Dollar Store Knock-Offs

Don’t Look Up, Directional Titles, and Dollar Store Knock-Offs

Don’t Look Up arbitrarily has us talking about movies with directions in their titles in a special episode with our wives, Ellen Redder and Carolyn Rennie, from Barry Sonnenfeld’s obsession with the female body in Wild Wild West to our collective obsession with Viggo Mortensen’s male body in Eastern Promises.

Mandatory Movies

enJune 10, 2023

david cronenberg

Cry Macho, Alliterative Character Names, and a Series of Jort Films

Cry Macho, Alliterative Character Names, and a Series of Jort Films

Cry Macho has us talking about characters with alliterative names, from Eli Roth’s dreadful Donny Donowitz in Inglorious Basterds to Michael Rooker granting Grant Grant unexpected pathos in Slither.

Mandatory Movies

enJanuary 06, 2022

quentin tarantino

Those Who Wish Me Dead, Targeted Witnesses, and the Mafia Gangster Guy

Those Who Wish Me Dead, Targeted Witnesses, and the Mafia Gangster Guy

Those Who Wish Me Dead has us talking crime witnesses pursued by the mob, from the miscasting of Jack Nicholson in The Departed to the miscasting of Tom Hanks in Road to Perdition.

Mandatory Movies

enAugust 03, 2021

martin scorsese

Kajillionaire, Titular Money, and Marty’s Deuce

Kajillionaire, Titular Money, and Marty’s Deuce

Kajillionaire has us talking movies with money referenced in the title, from the stretched thin plot of Casino to the nonsensical plot of Money Train.

Mandatory Movies

enJune 20, 2021

martin scorsese

Promising Young Woman, Memorable Wigs, and the Aaron Sorkin Fan Club

Promising Young Woman, Memorable Wigs, and the Aaron Sorkin Fan Club

Promising Young Woman has us talking memorable wigs with special guest Carolyn Rennie, from Jim Carrey’s wild hair and wacky characters in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events to Laura Harring’s blonde starlet disguise as she opens a Pandora’s Box in Mulholland Dr.

Mandatory Movies

enApril 28, 2021

promising young woman

Nomadland, Road Trips, and Vagabond Cosplay

Nomadland, Road Trips, and Vagabond Cosplay

Nomadland has us talking road trips, from donuts and dirtbags in Breakdown to cancer and green screens in The Bucket List.

Mandatory Movies

enMarch 31, 2021

Minari, Sick Kids, and the Race Against Logic

Minari, Sick Kids, and the Race Against Logic

Minari has us talking about sick kids, from the over-the-top cartoon psychopath in We Need to Talk About Kevin to the unbearably precocious genius in The Book of Henry.

Mandatory Movies

enMarch 17, 2021

the book of henry

we need to talk about kevin

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kevin falkenberg

The Little Things, Cereal, and the Guy Who’s Good at Playing the Guy Who’s Good at Things

The Little Things, Cereal, and the Guy Who’s Good at Playing the Guy Who’s Good at Things

The Little Things has us talking about cereal and movies, from Jeremy Renner staring at the most bizarre grocery aisle ever stocked to the arrow shaped cereal based on the apparent archery skills of Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Mandatory Movies

enMarch 03, 2021

denzel washington

Mank, Alcoholics, and the Worst Character Name Ever

Mank, Alcoholics, and the Worst Character Name Ever

Mank has us talking alcoholic protagonists, from Sam Jackson’s luck in Changing Lanes to Will Smith’s allergies in Hancock.

Mandatory Movies

enFebruary 17, 2021

More Video Games… And a Hulking of a Man

More Video Games… And a Hulking of a Man

Kevin and Brad keep talking video game movies in this bonus episode, specifically about the inconsistencies in the premise of Wreck-It Ralph, the lack of intellectual property rights in Rampage, the leafblower shooting money at the cast of Assassin’s Creed, and the trance music of the clubbing tail… https://ia801409.us.archive.org/30/items/morevideogames2/Video%20Game%20Remastered%20Bonus%20%28final%20edit%29.mp3

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enApril 20, 2020

assassin's creed

Sonic the Hedgehog, Video Games Remastered, and Halliday’s 17th Favorite Watersports Movie…

Sonic the Hedgehog, Video Games Remastered, and Halliday’s 17th Favorite Watersports Movie…

Sonic the Hedgehog has us racing to its defense, before moving on to discuss how quickly Scott Pilgrim can put on a hat, how many egregious name-checks Ready Player One has per second, and how to literally and figuratively turn on the gaming system in eXistenZ. Does Scott Pilgrim vs. the World get too clever […]

Mandatory Movies

enApril 10, 2020

steven spielberg

Uncut Gems, Gambling, and the Lord of the Rings of Basketball Movies…

Uncut Gems, Gambling, and the Lord of the Rings of Basketball Movies…

Uncut Gems has us doubling down on the Safdie brothers, before moving on to discuss Ryan Reynolds’ liquor of choice, Nicolas Cage’s crooked gait, and Jessica Chastain’s ski injury. Should Ben Mendelsohn be in every movie after Mississippi Grind? Is Port of Call New Orleans the last great bonkers Nic Cage movie? And does Aaron […]

Mandatory Movies

enFebruary 20, 2020

From the Vault – August 2005 or: Cartoons, Michael Jordan, Whatever…

From the Vault – August 2005 or: Cartoons, Michael Jordan, Whatever…

To discuss the films of August 2005, hosts Brad and Kevin have forced each other to rewatch The 40 Year-Old Virgin, The Constant Gardener, Broken Flowers, and 2046. Is The 40 Year-Old Virgin even better today than it was 13 years ago? Did Rachel Weisz deserve the Oscar for The Constant Gardener? Does Broken Flowers […]

Mandatory Movies

enFebruary 10, 2020

Preview: Uncut Gems

Preview: Uncut Gems

Kevin and Brad preview their picks for the next episode, on which they’ll discuss Uncut Gems, and other movies prominently featuring gambling. https://ia601405.us.archive.org/22/items/uncutgemspreview/Uncut%20Gems%20-%20Preview%20%28final%20edit%29.mp3

Mandatory Movies

enJanuary 25, 2020

mandatory movies

More Recurring Collaborations… And Dreams of More Coherent Conversations

More Recurring Collaborations… And Dreams of More Coherent Conversations

Brad and Kevin keep talking frequent collaborators in this bonus episode, specifically about the pitfalls of Silver Linings Playbook’s happy ending, the inadvertent product placement in Little Nicky, the bafflingly unnecessary Dark Shadows, and our need to go to bed earlier… https://ia601508.us.archive.org/9/items/collaborationsbonus/Collaborations%20Bonus%20%28final%20edit%29.mp3

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enJanuary 16, 2020

The Irishman, Recurring Collaborations, and a Constant State of Climax…

The Irishman, Recurring Collaborations, and a Constant State of Climax…

The Irishman has us hitting on the finer points of Scorsese crime sagas, before moving on to discuss Julianne Moore and Tom Cruise breaking down, Michael Shannon melting down, and Viggo Mortensen stepping up. Can the de-aging be taken seriously for 3.5 hours in The Irishman? Can we list fewer than ten scenes we could […]

Mandatory Movies

enJanuary 05, 2020

martin scorsese

Preview: The Irishman

Preview: The Irishman

Kevin and Brad preview their picks for the next episode, on which they’ll discuss The Irishman, and other films featuring directors and actors who work together frequently. https://ia801406.us.archive.org/13/items/irishmanpreview/Irishman%20Preview%20%28final%20edit%29.mp3

Mandatory Movies

enDecember 26, 2019

martin scorsese

More Isolation… And the Dream Weaver Needle Drop

More Isolation… And the Dream Weaver Needle Drop

Brad and Kevin keep talking isolation movies in this bonus episode, specifically about the late-night cable cache of Cube, the limitations of the conceit of Exam, the naked fist-fighting chops of Tom Hardy in Bronson, and our hatred for the phrase “tour de force performance”… https://ia801405.us.archive.org/34/items/isolationbonus/Isolation%20Bonus%20%28final%20edit%29.mp3

Mandatory Movies

enDecember 20, 2019

The Lighthouse, Isolation, and Full-Time Job Brad…

The Lighthouse, Isolation, and Full-Time Job Brad…

(We had some technical difficulties on this episode, so portions of the audio are a lower quality than we normally produce. So our apologies for that.) The Lighthouse has us rambling on about on about art movies before moving on to discuss The Hack’s big, fat recording, The Hank’s volleyball pal, and Ryan Reynolds’ cell […]

Mandatory Movies

enDecember 10, 2019

From the Vault – July 2003 or: Horse of the Year

From the Vault – July 2003 or: Horse of the Year

Here’s the thing… We weren’t able to record on time in November due to conflicting holiday schedules, so we’re opening up the Mandatory Movies Vault, and releasing the first episode we ever recorded, when the format was a little different, focusing on revisiting the films of a particular month/year rather than a theme. To discuss […]

Mandatory Movies

enDecember 01, 2019

pirates of the caribbean

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