On this Movie-Go-Round New to Two, David introduced Brett and Nicole to a Christmas-themed anime film from 2003, Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers. The emotional journey of three homeless people on Christmas in pursuit of an abandoned baby's family spurred discussion of the genre of anime, context that gets lost in translation when films are subtitled, a bizarre subplot with the Yakuza, and so much more. How did Brett and Nicole enjoy this nontraditional Christmastime tale? Tune in now and find out! 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 Tokyo Godfathers? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a Netflix Roulette pick, Dolemite Is My Name. There's more! We'll also be watching the original film that inspired it, Dolemite. 2 months ago
On this Movie-Go-Round, You Did This to Us, we were stuck watching Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man rave about uncooperative suspects, burned dolls, paganism, and bees (NOT THE BEES). You guys know there's much, much, much better 1973 version, right? Go check that out, watch the last 25 minutes of this movie on YouTube, and come back to check out Brett, David, and Nicole discussing this hopeless honeyed mess. 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 Wicker Man? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, an Around the World pick from David, Tokyo Godfathers. 2 months ago
On this Movie-Go-Round, Around the World, we watched one of our most colorful films to date; David brought us Zhang Yimou's Hero. Jet Li and Donnie Yen battle epically, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung love tumultuously. Is this movie more poetry than plot? Is it a stealth argument for Chinese imperialism? How did the crew feel about the wuxia style? Join us in our flowing, single-color robes as we discuss this Chinese classic. 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 Hero? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a You Did This to Us pick, The Wicker Man. (The Nic Cage version.) 2 months ago
On this Movie-Go-Round, Brett's latest nominee for the Future Classics category is also the latest in the epic Star Wars franchise... for a few more weeks, anyway. Audiences in 2017 were deeply divided about Rian Johnson's story, the new characters he introduced, and his treatment of the beloved icons from the original trilogy. Is this the most cynical entry of the series? How good of a job are the actors doing? Is the casino sequence really that bad? Is it possible to have a civil debate about this film on its own merits? And what did David and Nicole think of The Last Jedi? 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 Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching next week's film, an Around the World pick from David: 2002's Hero. 3 months ago
