Russia's first superhero genre effort was Nicole's pick for our Around the World. Big, loud, and cheesy, this movie has a werebear in it. Do you really need to know anything else? What did David and Brett think? We talk about the confusing timeline, everyone's traumatic backstories, the inconsistent quality of the special effects, the film's poor reception, and, of course, FULL BEAR MODE. You won't want to miss this one. Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on Guardians? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a You Did This to Us pick from the audience, Encino Man. 1 week ago
It's Future Classics time, and this round, David proposes the animated children's movie about dead people, Coco. We talked about how this film defied all odds against getting made and becoming successful, how beautiful and detailed it is, why everyone wants a pet Pepita, how many times everybody cried, and many other things. Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on Coco? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, an Around the Pick pick from Nicole, Guardians. 2 months ago
Netflix Roulette brought us our first "Nollywood" (Nigerian) movie, Mokalik. A well-off young teen is slacking off at school, and his father brings him to apprentice at a "mechanic's village" for a day, to expose him to an unpleasant alternative. We were all fascinated by this work model that doesn't exist in the U.S., but were the laid-back filmmaking approach and performances enough to hold our interest? (edited) Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on Mokalik? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a Future Classics pick from David, Coco. 3 months ago
In this New to Two, Brett introduced Nicole and David to the 1973 Oscar-winning The Sting. It's a classic con job story, but does it play fair with the audience? Was Robert Shaw having a bad month when he shot his scenes? And why isn't Eileen Brennan used more? We debate these questions and more -- come join us! Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on The Sting? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a Netflix Roulette pick Mokalik. 4 months ago
