Who can stop Marvel Studios' continued run of Box Office Domination? Apparently not even the forces of the negaverse or whatever the hell Doctor Strange was fighting in this movie, because A.Ron and Jim (yes, even Jim!) ate it up and saw it in two packed houses this evening. Full to bursting with imaginative ideas and visuals that must be seen to be believed, and even then just barely, Doctor Strange is just relentlessly cool and fun. Benedict Cumberbatch leads a team of A-list Hollywood talent ...
Nov 03, 2016•21 min
We recently hit a major milestone in Bald Move history. October 12 marked Jim's 10 year podcast anniversary, and over the summer we passed the 20 Million total podcast downloads mark. Both are worthy of celebration. As is tradition , we celebrate by letting our loyal listeners pepper us with questions both insightful and insane, and we do our best to answer them. We'll be back soon to do a special podcast covering the frequently asked questions about our religious upbringing and background as fo...
Oct 12, 2016•2 hr 59 min
The string of solid commissioned hits is in full string with one of Jim's favorite movies and A.Ron's soon-to-be favorite, Primer. If you're into noodly time travel plots and engineers talking in fits and starts about really technical stuff like we are, you'll probably love this one. Thanks to Mike Jacyna for his excellent taste in commissions. This podcast is an abridged version of the full, spoiler-filled discussion available only to our club members. Check out our Club Bald Move page to find ...
Sep 28, 2016•1 hr 2 min
Special thanks to Brian Strader for bravely and against all odds commissioning the 90's era sci-fi drama "Babylon 5". Jim and I thought such a sprawling project couldn't be properly covered in just three episodes, given our bias against the series dated FX, questionable set and costuming, and our rabid pro-Trek bias. But, amazingly, he selected three beauts that we feel gave us a newfound respect and understanding of the Babylon 5 fandom. Tune in if you want to hear a lot of comparisons and cont...
Aug 31, 2016•1 hr 20 min
Special thanks to Tyler Shumway for commissioning a podcast for three of his favorite episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer , the 1997 television adaptation of the movie of the same name, spearheaded by Joss Whedon. Tyler wanted our thoughts on episode 410, "Hush", 516, "The Body", and finally the musical episode, 607 "Once More With Feeling". Are reactions are a bit mixed, but lively and spirited debate ensue, and A.Ron gets choked up thinking about robots having babies. Thanks again Tyler! Lear...
Aug 04, 2016•1 hr 13 min
Jim and A.Ron saw the latest installment of DC's attempt at bootstrapping a mega-billions interconnected super hero franchise, "Suicide Squad". As an answer to question of who you gonna call when an Evil Superman ever comes calling, we don't think it makes much sense, but we're a bit more divided on the questions of "is it fun?" and "is it entertaining?" This podcast is an abridged version of the full, spoiler-filled discussion available only to our club members. Check out our Club Bald Move pag...
Aug 04, 2016•33 min
Jim and A.Ron have seen the latest film in Matt Damon's action spy thriller franchise, Jason Bourne , and find it reasonably Bourney, but missing a lot of the improvisational, desperate charm of the earlier installments, and missing a lot of its heart. This podcast is an abridged version of the full, spoiler-filled discussion available only to our club members. Check out our Club Bald Move page to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content! Join the discussion: Email | Forums...
Jul 28, 2016•29 min
Jim's on vacation, so filling in his spot is Cecily, A.Ron's co-host on the American Horror Story Podcast, True Blood Authority, Penny Earful , and life. A.Ron approaches the film from the perspective of a life long Trek fan, Cecily approaches it more from the casual fan perspective, but both are in agreement that this installment of Trek can best be described as "mediocre". The parts of it that work, really do work, as the effects are top notch and the cast continues to nail their homages to cl...
Jul 21, 2016•20 min
A.Ron and Jim review the disgusting, ill-conceived, disgraceful actually quite delightful addition to the Ghostbusters franchise featuring a cast of stellar funny women in Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Melissa McCarthy. The movie delivered solid action and laughs, a few gut busters, inspired performances by a lot of cameo actors who are clearly having a great time, and the correct and satisfying amount of respect and homages to the classic cast, including several nods to the lat...
Jul 14, 2016•17 min
Special thanks to Casey, Shayne Bowman , Elisa from LA, Michelle, Frakkin T and his sister Tara C, Rachel from Brooklyn, Scotland K, Rachel, and Medelliae for banding together and commissioning a podcast on the season 3 finale arc of ABC's dawn of the golden age classic, "LOST". We reviewed "Greatest Hits", and "Through the Looking Glass" parts 1 and 2 for the commission, but discuss our complex and varied histories with the show, our personal feelings towards the characters, and consider the st...
Jun 27, 2016•1 hr 29 min
Jim and A.Ron have seen the latest potential summer blockbuster; Independence Day: Resurgence , and found it roughly as dumb as it's predecessor but minus quite a bit of the humor, charm, and charisma of the original. This podcast is an abridged version of the full, spoiler-filled discussion available only to our club members. Check out our Club Bald Move page to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content! Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitter | Instagram | F...
Jun 23, 2016•13 min
Special thanks to Dave Dillon for commissioning the 1980s hit television series, Magnum P.I. We weren't sure what to expect, but after seeing the two part series premiere, "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii", we're ready to recognize the greatness of the Mustachioed One. From war scenes that Punch waaayyyy above their weight, to Magnum perving on French Stews, we found the series consistently entertaining. Thanks again, Dave, we couldn't do it without you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Jun 13, 2016•51 min
A.Ron and Jim saw The Conjuring 2 tonight, and thought it had some solid thrills and chills. We give our overall impressions and review up front, then discuss the many new trailers we saw before the film, before finally getting down and dirty in a no holds barred spoiler section. This podcast is an abridged version of the full, spoiler-filled discussion available only to our club members. Check out our Club Bald Move page to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content! Join th...
Jun 09, 2016•23 min
It's that time again, time for Jim and A.Ron to review the latest comic book movie! This up is Bryan Singer's latest; X-Men Apocalypse. The big problem with this film is that it's just an okay comic book film, and we just don't think that's good enough in a world where there's six multi-million dollar comic boom films per year, especially in a year with Deadpool and Captain America 3. Your mileage may vary, depending on how big a comic book fan you are, in particular how big of an X-Men fan you ...
May 26, 2016•26 min
Jim and A.Ron review the first episode of Cinemax's Outcast series, executive produced and based on a comic book by Robert Kirkman, of The Walking Dead fame/infamy. Then we spend a few minutes laughing at the latest season of Silicon Valley, on HBO. Spoilers ahoy, so step cautiously and let the following timecodes be your guide... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25, 2016•36 min
A.Ron and Cecily bid a fond farewell to Banshee as it, despite all fears to the contrary, manages to pull out of its near fatal tailspin long enough to land a fairly emotionally satisfying, and undeniably badass, series finale. We talk about the many fights, goodbyes, plus the tears and blood shed in this packed episode "Requiem", and we give our fellow #fanshees their final say as well. But mostly, I think we'll all remember one simple truth: A.Ron was right. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
May 24, 2016•58 min
Special thanks to Fernando Rodriguez, who commissioned the 1985 classic kid's adventure movie, "The Goonies". Directed by Richard Donner with a script by Chris Columbus, this movie really brings us back to our child hood days, which leads to us spending time fondly reminiscing about the film and growing up, and of course obsessively picking nits and busting "The Goonies" balls. Which of course, is our mothers' favorite part. Stay tuned til the end as we invite a surprise guest to give their opin...
May 19, 2016•1 hr 43 min
Cecily and A.Ron are not happy with Banshee right now, and episode 407, "Truths Other Than The Ones You Tell Yourself" is a showcase for why. Proctor now is involved in federal corruption that almost literally goes all the way to the top. Hood can be snuck up on by a disgraced plastic surgeon with a wrench. Law enforcement, including the FBI, can't track one of their agent's cell phones. Cruz gets murdered in the first seconds of the episode and NOT by Carrie. Everyone is acting their asses off ...
May 17, 2016•57 min
In episode 406 of Cinemax's Banshee, "Only One Way a Dogfight Ends", Satan worshipers get pyrotechnic, the Neo-nazis flex on the Amish gangster, Veronica gets locked up in a human torture/sacrifice chamber, and... A.Ron and Cecily wonder when we're going to start caring. While individual parts of the show are still good, specifically the action and Job, we worry the heart of the show that elevated it above your typical brainless action-adventure show has simply been ripped out by a fakey Lucifer...
May 09, 2016•45 min
Jim and A.Ron have seen Captain America: Civil War, and they really, really liked what they saw. It was fun, weighty, maybe a bit long with the usual seeming plot holes (which comic fans can probably fill), but nothing that comes close to threatening to stop the runaway hype train that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We give you a fairly detailed non-spoiler review, before considering the many highly entertaining trailers that ran up front, and then finally, getting around to our no holds barr...
May 05, 2016•28 min
Cecily and A.Ron discuss episode 405 of Cinemax's "Banshee", entitled, "A Little Late to Grow a Pair". While there is no denying the inherent silliness of the Satanist main plot, everything else in the episode is gold. Job transforming back into JOB!, Burton taking a chainsaw to Banshee's beleaguered Amish community, Hood having fun Batmaning Brock a time or two, and some good times are had at the sleepy little country communities one and only BDSM/Satanist hangout. Sure, why not! Learn more abo...
May 02, 2016•55 min
In this week's episode of Cinemax's Banshee, "Innocent Might Be a Bit of a Stretch", we receive clues as to the serial killer's identity and agenda, Special Agent Dushku intrigues both Proctor and Hood alike, Job keeps his shiz together long enough for Carrie to be a total bad-ass, while Bad Bowtie Burton commits his most heinous act to date. All this and feedback too coming your way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 25, 2016•1 hr
Special thanks goes to Alafia McMurty for commissioning a podcast on the 1985 sci-fi comedy classic, "Back to the Future". Starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, we've seen this movie a million times and love every second. Please enjoy the following mammoth podcast that covers nearly every aspect of the film, from the absurd to the poignant to the sublime. Thanks again, Alafia! We had a blast watching this and making the resultant podcast. Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: T...
Apr 21, 2016•1 hr 53 min
We feel like "Banshee" is well and truly back this week with some nicely executed action set pieces including a pulse pounding foot chase as well as a double/triple cross snipe-fest, they payoff of which was good enough that we'll both forgive a little Fat Au Ex Machina. Episode 403, "Job, featured bombshell reunions, revelations, and some hot former-neo-nazi sex, and we get around to discussing it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 18, 2016•40 min
Welcome to another "Banshee" edition of Bald Move TV, this time featuring episode 402, "The Burden of Beauty"! In this podcast, A.Ron and Cecily try to unravel the mysteries of Amish drugs, Neo-Nazi politics, investigatory yarn collage art projects, absentee fathers, and wind up uncovering A.Ron's latent fear of dogs. And Job! And feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 11, 2016•45 min
The Russian import "Hardcore Henry", directed by Ilya Naishuller and starring Sharlto Copley and Haley Bennett, is either some brilliant, imaginative, humorous, over the top action flick, or it is an over-long, boring, tedious, graphic waste of time that may or may not make you physically ill. Or maybe it's both? Jim and A.Ron debate the film's merits accordingly. If you're curious about the original horror short film that inspired this year's "Lights Out" full feature film, you can watch it her...
Apr 08, 2016•18 min
A.Ron and co-host Cecily take a look at the new season of Cinemax's action series, "Banshee", with the season four premiere, "Something from the Bible". Maybe it's the location changes that cause so much catching up on, but we found it to run at a bit lower octane than your typical adventures of Hood and company. Or maybe it's the lack of Job. But this episode is "whelming"; neither over nor under. Still, heads get crushed in vices, Carrie goes Batwoman, Hood rediscovers his razor while learning...
Apr 05, 2016•52 min
We review Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. We didn't like it. If you did, I'm really happy for you, but I'd recommend skipping the podcast because we're going to sound like Lex Luthor explaining Greek history, which is to say utterly deranged and insane. This podcast is an abridged version of the full, spoiler-filled discussion available only to our club members. Check out our Club Bald Move page to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content! Join the discussion: Email | F...
Mar 24, 2016•18 min
This was a long time coming. Jim has avoided seeing this movie for going on 30 years. Today, he has no where to run, no where to hide. He's locked in a steel cage match with "The Princess Bride", directed by Rob Reiner and based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman. Confronted by the beautiful faces of Cary Elwes and Robin Wright, the absurdist comedy of Miracle Max, how will he react to this crazy mashup of farce, swashbuckling, and heart? Special thanks to Zan from Melbourne, Barry...
Mar 17, 2016•1 hr 11 min
Jim and A.Ron took in the psychological thriller "10 Cloverfield Lane", and have a lot to say about the performances, the plot, and the trailers previewing movies we may or may not be interested in. The movie is directed by talented rookie Dan Trachtenberg, and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, and John Gallagher Jr, and is being called the "spiritual successor" to the original J.J. Abrams joint, "Cloverfield", whatever the hell that means. This podcast is an abridged version of the f...
Mar 10, 2016•21 min
