The Bear is back! And joining our hosts is super fan and friend of the pod Jesse Chen! You'll have to forgive Jesse's mic, we tried our damnedest to get it to a good level :). On this episode these three amigos discuss their opinions about each individual episode, in order. We break down what happens in each episode and how we feel about it. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 47
I'm on drugs! Ben and Eric talk Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe's box office failure with a cult following staring Kate Hudson and Billy Crudup. Don't miss Eric reveling in the fact that Ben did not grow up with this generation of music, and Ben feeling younger by the minute. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram ...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This episode is an interview with composer, producer, and star Alec Schulman! He's an LA based filmmaker who we ask about what it's taking him to make his own short film, Corser Hill. Linked below will be the gofundme to donate to Alec's production so he can produce this film to the best of his abilities. Thank you all for tuning in. Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-corser-hill-to-life Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: h...
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Richard Linklater's newest collaboration with Glen Powell is on the podcast. Then the three season long comedy Hacks is up for discussion. But joining our hosts is very special guest and Maryland State Delegate Marc Korman! Marc is an active community leader, cinephile, and podcast Superman, and it was our genuine pleasure to talk about both these pieces with him. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow E...
Jun 23, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Our hosts get down and dirty in the kitchen with the award winning 2023 French film. They talk food, film, and life's other great pleasures. Then, our hosts find they harbor differing opinions on the two season Peacock original comedy. Neither one of our hosts changing their mind, we're asking you, our loyal listeners, to watch at least the first scene of We Are Lady Parts and get back to us ASAP with your honest opinion. We always love feedback, but we need it in this instance to settle the sco...
Jun 15, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 42
The month of May is through, so Ben and Eric are recapping all the movies and TV they watched this month. Then they look forward to all the movies and TV they recommend for the month of June! Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/ Subscribe on YouTube at: http...
Jun 09, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 43
The latest two installments in the Mad Max cinematic universe are on the pod today! Our hosts discuss just how fucking cool the films are and their critical reception without spoilers until 1:12:40. Fury Road is discusses first and reminisced on before Furiosa is reviewed. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram ...
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 70
The big 5-0! Thank you all for your support and engagement with this podcast, from the bottom of our hearts. This episode features the 2024 Amy Winehouse biopic in theaters as of now. Our hosts discuss the honesty of its portrayal and its place in the canon of musician biopics. Pachinko is Apple TV's 2021 criminally underrated show featuring a Korean family's generational struggle to overcome their circumstances. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie ...
May 26, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Classics is back! Our hosts discuss Psycho and its place in our world and Hitchcock's filmography. Then, our hosts discuss the criminally under-appreciated Band Of Brothers. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/ Subscribe on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.co...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Happy Mothers Day! April is gone and out hosts are eager to recap what they watched. May is here now and our hosts have a long list of recommendations to watch out for this month. Ben is in the beginning stages of a production so watch out for updates about that later in the summer. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Follow us on ...
May 12, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This week's episode is all about Tom Ripley, who he is, who he isn't, and who he's trying to be. This episode is the usual format, but it quickly became difficult for our hosts to discuss one piece without quickly comparing it to the other. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ben...
May 05, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Ridley Scott's latest film Napoleon makes an appearance on the pod. The guys talk about the real Napoleon, Napoleon movies, and what's next for Ridley on Apple TV+. Then, after years of delay, the Davids have finally come up with something to adapt. 3 Body Problem is Netflix's new mind bending sci-fi drama based on an award winning novel. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his su...
Apr 28, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Having a good day? Well tune it because our hosts go off the beaten path of movie reviews and get into their opinions on politics. No, we didn't forget that we're only armchair movie critics. However, I believe this piece moved us so deeply that it led to a discussion of things bigger than the making of entertainment. And then in our usual fashion we resumed talking about TV with HBO's Tokyo Vice. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: http...
Apr 14, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 38
March is out like a lamb and Ben and Eric are talking about it! Ben and Eric are recapping the movies and TV they watched in March while announcing what they are looking forward to in April. Tune in for updates on our hosts and suggestions for the following weeks. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram at: https...
Apr 07, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Our hiatus is over, and out feels so good to be back! On this episode our hosts are talking about Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House remake and Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen. Beware, our hosts have a lot news to catch up on and might not get to your highly anticipated movie and show as soon as you might like. That being said, this episode is full of hot takes and regalia about life and entertainment. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. Track Ben’s movie review...
Mar 31, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Dune Part 2 is finally here, and it's a doozy! Our hosts have called an emergency pod to discuss it at length and with spoilers. This episode is full of speculation, recency bias, and woefully mismanaged expectations. Ben, unsurprisingly, is the culprit of those expectations, and may have said some things he's regretted saying. Find out exactly what he was thinking and more on this episode. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://let...
Mar 17, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In another award season episode Ben and Eric give you their Oscar predictions. Like the Emmys episode, our hosts talk about their predictions for what will win as well as their predictions for what should win, and we made it into a competition again. Each host will get 1 point for a correct "should win" prediction, and 3 points for a correct "will win" prediction. Tune in to our instagram for the results of the game after the Oscars air live Tomorrow, 3/10 at 7PM EST. Track Ben’s movie reviews a...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 34
It seems our hosts have a taste for Oscar nominees, as Perfect Days is Japan's submission for best international feature. Writer and director Wim Wenders is back with another methodically slow story about a quiet man. Station Eleven is back on the pod, and since Ben has finished now, our hosts have a lot more to say. Suffice to say this review of Station eleven is spoiled from the very beginning of the segment. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie re...
Mar 03, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 33
We wade into the sea of SPOILERS as our hosts discuss another strong candidate for best picture of 2023. Jonathan Glazer has outdone himself and the genre of WWII filmmaking with his new film. One of our favorite women of the year Sandra Hüller stars as an evil nazi wife (which means Ben was right during anatomy of a fall). Then it’s Mr. And Mrs. Smith created by, produced by, directed by, and starring Atlanta royalty. The 8 part series on Amazon prime is an artsy expansion of the movie concept ...
Feb 25, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 32
Is it feminism? Is it misogyny? Is it trash or treasure? Yorgos Lanthimos' newest feature hit the silver screen and caused a controversy across the globe. Our hosts are divided and united under the Lanthimos and his newest film. Then, the very fictional Fargo is discussed. The quirky and frozen series of anthology dramas lead our hosts on a wild ride across the tundra of the Minnesota landscape into places unknown. Poor Things will be available to buy or rent on Apple TV, Prime Video and other t...
Feb 18, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Chris Nolan is back on the pod, and local pod enthusiast Scott is here to tell you all about it. This episode is a breakdown and analysis of the beats of this film and of course our hosts very subjective opinions. Spoilers beware, we hope that when you tune in for this episode that you have already seen the movie and are looking for a new experience with the movie or to find out more about your favorite Nolan film. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movi...
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In case you missed it, here's what Ben and Eric recommend from December's slate of movies. Also, the movies and TV we're watching now, and looking forward to in 2024. We know it's February but we can't stress enough how important we believe a December recap is right now. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram at...
Feb 04, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 29
A quick victory lap from Eric's Emmy predictions lead into a discussion of Palme D'or winner Anatomy of a Fall. Beware of spoilers (25:58) but this kind of drama was too good not to talk about the ending, they resume their discussion (41:20) with Station Eleven. An eerily familiar plot to us now but with Simpsons-esque timing and predictions of the future, this show is about how the world heals from a global pandemic. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s m...
Jan 28, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Our hosts go to Brazil to talk about a film that blurs the lines between fiction and documentary. This movie is a portrayal of life in the real City of God outside of Rio De Janeiro. Then we really take a trip to the past with Norman Lear's Good Times, a sitcom about a black family living in Chicago. This show is one of many of Norman Lear's influential sitcoms and tv shows. This podcast is hosted/proeduced by Eric Nerenberg and Ben Dorsey. Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/be...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome to the 75th Annual Emmy Award Show! On today's episode we're predicting who will win the Emmys. The format goes as follows: Ben and Eric choose two picks for each category separately, a nominee they believe will win and a nominee they believe should win (they can be the same nominee). In the episode recorded after the award show we will tally up the points and declare a winner. Please enjoy our hosts having tons of fun talking all different kinds of TV from 2023. Track Ben’s movie review...
Jan 14, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Hope... hope is not lost on today's ep. The holiday movies have been under scrutiny but one has shown its true colors and our hosts are pleased. Ferrari is Michael Mann's first feature since 2015 and we are very happy with his debut on the podcast. Our hosts talk spoilers at 30:40 and resume the show (44:54) with Slow Horses. British TV once again showers our hosts in rainy days and talented casts & crew. Contrary to its name this show released episodes at a blistering pace, set to release 4...
Jan 07, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Is it Oscar bait? An Oscar contender? May December is in the crosshairs this episode, and our hosts let you know their secret on how to enjoy this movie to the fullest extent. Then Scavenger's Reign, a quietly released limited series on HBO, takes a hold of our hosts and doesn't let go. And for our most loyal listeners, find out what Ben really has to say about martinis after trying one for the very first time! This podcast is hosted and produced by Eric Nerenberg and Ben Dorsey. Send us an emai...
Dec 31, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 25
On this episode our hosts made a list of their top 3 movies that they saw this year. Find out just how similar our hosts really are with their "free thinking" rankings. Also, they discuss Eric's list of top shows from 2023, a ranking you can check out on Eric’s TV reviews on substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 24
It’s a holidays pod! These two Jews take on Christmas this year with a jolly attitude and warm hearts. And if you’re wondering what on earth our hosts could argue over while (29:50) Charlie Brown is on, just you wait. You can buy the Holdovers on major streaming platforms, and you can watch A Charlie Brown Christmas on Apple TV+. This podcast is hosted and produced by Eric Nerenberg and Ben Dorsey.
Dec 18, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Fincher is back! This classic isn't so old, but you can put this film up against the best of the best. Our hosts dive deep into the directing, acting, and plot of the movie, plus the legacy of Fincher's movies in the modern era. And after all that, special guest and generous sponsor Eric Tecosky of Dirty Sue joins our hosts for a very special ad read. You can rent Gone Girl on major streaming platforms. This podcast is hosted and produced by Eric Nereberg and Ben Dorsey. Track Ben’s movie review...
Dec 10, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1
