JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blockbusting Jay (@DietJay) and Kelly (@thisiskellyryan) discuss Disney's original Beauty and the Beast , an animated "classic" about a hot nerd from a French town that hates smart people and her romance with a horny man-bear, and explore why this Best Picture nominee is all song-and-dance sizzle and no steak....
Nov 11, 2019•41 min•Ep. 178
My buddy Jon Shefsky (@shefksy) had me on his podcast to riff about my beautiful Texan weirdo dream home that smells like BBQ and is full of black holes! Listen in and subscribe to his show too if you like what we're putting down: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-house/id1452740499
Nov 10, 2019•57 min•Ep. 177
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blockbusting Jay (@DietJay) and Lou (@loumisiano) discuss A Clockwork Orange , the go-to movie for disaffected hipsters and angsty college students to love and a movie Lou thinks is dated, overly obvious, and doesn't get its message across as effectively as its fans think it does....
Nov 04, 2019•37 min•Ep. 175
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blockbusting Jay (@DietJay) and Jon (@shefsky) discuss Chappie, Neill Blomkamp's colossal sci-fi misfire that managed to misuse Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, and the legendary South African rap group Die Antwoord in the name of telling a sad, half-baked story about an abused robot. Not very zef if you ask me....
Nov 01, 2019•40 min•Ep. 174
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Andy (@ASAP_ROFFE) discuss American Psycho , the undeniably bleak satire starring Christian Bale as the worst man possible. Turns out Andy's problem with the movie isn't necessarily the movie – it's the fans who think that Christian Bale's character isn't actually the worst man possible, but rather someone to be admired. I guess maybe you shouldn't like Huey Lewis and The News?...
Oct 25, 2019•37 min•Ep. 172
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Cooper (@coopdoggydawg42) discuss The Incredible Hulk , the second movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that stars Edward Norton as the jolly green giant and features muddy production design and a vibe that made it clear that they hadn't nailed the MCU secret formula quite this early on.
Oct 21, 2019•39 min•Ep. 171
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Robert (@_RobertSchultz) discuss Ad Astra , Brad Pitt's "I'm a sad man in space" movie that's 60% interstellar travel, 30% waxing poetic about daddy issues, and 10% action-packed sci-fi thriller, which adds up to be 100% the exact movie Robert did not want or need to see at this point in his life.
Oct 18, 2019•39 min•Ep. 170
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Murray (@murrayvcomedy) discuss Dan In Real Life , 2007's almost-a-rom-com starring Steve Carell at the height of Carell-mania and Dane Cook at the height of "hey can we stop trying to make this guy the lead in movies yet?"-mania. Can Dan survive the carnival of horrors that is being a middle-aged widower whose kids hate him and who wants to bang his brother's girlfriend? Stay tuned to...
Oct 11, 2019•39 min•Ep. 168
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Keith (@queefray) unravel Martin Scorsese's Civil War-era tapestry of the Big Apple, Gangs of New York, a movie that proves that just because you can have a romance between two bombshells like Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz doesn't mean you should. Learn a lesson from Bill the Butcher and trim the fat, Marty!
Oct 07, 2019•44 min•Ep. 167
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Al (@AlBahmani) discuss Flashdance , the '80s classic that's less of a movie and more of an extended music video that got panned by the critics but became a popular, Oscar-winning hit. Along the way, these Texan boys get stuck in a classic dilemma: does the fact that the plot is thin and the characters are thinner keep this movie from being worth a watch? OH WHAT A FEELING!...
Oct 04, 2019•43 min•Ep. 166
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and John (@johnfahyyouknow) discuss Venom , starring Tom Hardy as both a sexy idiot journalist and an alien who wants to fuck Tom Hardy. This movie makes just about no sense, but as John and Jay both know, Hollywood execs making comic book movies don't care about making sense – they know you silly nerd sheep will go see the damn movies anyway....
Sep 30, 2019•40 min•Ep. 165
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Aaron (@AaronWoodall14) debate the merits of The Martian , Ridley Scott's sci-fi flick that inexplicably won the Golden Globe for Best Picture – Musical/Comedy by turning one of the most obnoxious characters ever captured in sci-fi into a charming, swearing vlogger played by Matt Damon. Should this film be left for dead on a faraway planet or is it worth a watch? Listen and decide for ...
Sep 27, 2019•43 min•Ep. 164
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and John (@thejohnhastings) discuss Warriors of Virtue , 1997's long-forgotten kangaroo kung-fu movie that came out at just the wrong time (because you can't compete with Power Rangers, man) to find an audience, even if that audience would have probably turned on it in adulthood because of how garbage this movie is at the end of the day....
Sep 23, 2019•47 min•Ep. 163
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and J.D. (@jdwitherspoon) discuss 2014's Hercules , a mostly-forgotten version of the Greek myth starring The Rock as the titular hero, ready to go full Dwayne Johnson on your asses. It promised big-time monster fighting action in the trailers, but instead delivered a weird rehash of 300 that was absolutely not what J.D. and his best bros were expecting on guy's night out at the movies....
Sep 20, 2019•45 min•Ep. 162
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Eric (@EricLampaert) discuss The Cloverfield Paradox, a sci-fi thriller in the Cloverfield universe that had one of the most ingenious marketing campaigns of all time designed to get you to watch one of the most mediocre pieces of space trash ever put on film. J.J. Abrams, why have you forsaken us?...
Sep 16, 2019•48 min•Ep. 161
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Andy (@imandyhaynes) discuss Christopher Nolan's Inception, the 2010 dream-heist movie that was a crowdpleaser and a critical success, but sported a weird, whiskey-ad aesthetic and an exposition-heavy script that left Andy with a bad taste in his mouth that no amount of BWAAAAAAMP sounds could remove.
Sep 13, 2019•45 min•Ep. 160
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Drey (@daileydr) discuss Corky Romano , the 2001 Chris Kattan movie about a veterinarian-turned-mobster-turned-FBI mole that was critically panned (and rightfully so) but remains one of Drey's favorite movies to this day because he identifies with poor, youngest son, constantly-bullied, "aw shucks let's all just have a good time!" Corky....
Sep 09, 2019•38 min•Ep. 159
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Katharyn (@ewgirlyounasty) discuss Fever Pitch , a run-of-the-mill Reese Witherspoon rom-com that Katharyn has never seen due to her white-hot hatred for male love interest Jimmy Fallon. The good news: she's not missing much!
Sep 06, 2019•39 min•Ep. 158
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Aaron (@McCannMan) discuss Final Destination , the horror movie franchise-spawner where the villain was the concept of death and the main attraction was the Rube Goldberg-esque murder machines that got us there. But excruciatingly bad acting keeps this concept from really reaching the heights of fun it could achieve... even if it did suck Aaron in to hate-watch the entire franchise....
Sep 02, 2019•45 min•Ep. 157
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ COME TO MY ALBUM RECORDING: http://bit.ly/2yNSJLw Jay (@DietJay) and Victor (@hidethisforme) discuss the original Star Wars , the landmark space opera that spawned the franchise to end all franchises, introduced the world to George Lucas's weird sci-fi mind, and became the most blatant cash grab in cinema history – even before Disney got their paws on it....
Aug 30, 2019•44 min•Ep. 156
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ COME TO MY ALBUM RECORDING: http://bit.ly/2yNSJLw Jay (@DietJay) and Shafer (@ShaferWard) discuss Ghostbusters , the 80's classic that manages to be a nostalgia trigger for so many folks while simultaneously being more on the wacky side than the funny side. Also, we unveil the not-so-secret conservative undertones to this very strange movie!...
Aug 26, 2019•43 min•Ep. 155
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ COME TO MY ALBUM RECORDING: http://bit.ly/2yNSJLw Jay (@DietJay) and Brett (@whatbrett) discuss Zoolander , 2001's iconic "the fashion industry is secretly a bunch of assassins" comedy that relied on the wacky physical comedy skills of a star who Brett thinks was better off sticking to playing straight men....
Aug 23, 2019•44 min•Ep. 154
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ COME TO MY ALBUM RECORDING: http://bit.ly/2yNSJLw Jay (@DietJay) and Ali (@aliwoodsgigs) discuss Toy Story 4 , the latest and greatest money-grab movie from Disney and Pixar, and a movie that Ali feels ruins an already stellar trilogy by weakening the characters and shoehorning in an unnecessary story....
Aug 19, 2019•38 min•Ep. 153
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ COME TO MY ALBUM RECORDING: http://bit.ly/2yNSJLw Jay (@DietJay) and Daniel (@danmuggleton) discuss The Matrix Reloaded , a movie that took all the fun of the original Matrix and replaced it with bullshit philosophy, uninteresting exposition, and Laurence Fishburne leading a cave rave in a leather vest....
Aug 16, 2019•41 min•Ep. 152
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Jeanne (@JeanneLWhitney) discuss the Coen Brothers' No Country For Old Men : a Best Picture winner universally regarded as one of the best films of not just 2007, and not just of the decade, but of the entire damn 2000s. Unfortunately, that universe does not include Jeanne.
Aug 12, 2019•36 min•Ep. 151
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Nate (@natehurdcomedy) discuss M. Night Shyamalan's Signs , the sorta-spooky alien movie with a killer cast – Mel Gibson! Joaquin Phoenix! Abigail Breslin! – that squanders them in favor of telling a story about dumb people and dumber aliens. If you're so smart why did you land on a planet covered in the thing that kills you, huh?...
Aug 09, 2019•35 min•Ep. 150
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Bibbs (@WilliamBibbiani) discuss 1994's infamous Street Fighter, starring the incomparable Raúl Julia, the unshakeable Jean-Claude Van Damme, and a whole lot of oddball plots points that turned a simple, iconic arcade game into a weird, fantastical action movie about narcissistic terrorists.
Aug 05, 2019•46 min•Ep. 149
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Sarah (@safkami) discuss Quentin Tarantino's latest, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood . Sarah hated it! Jay thought it was solid but flawed! Will these two crazy kids come to a consensus on what Tarantino fucked up in this one and figure out who the actual hero of the story is supposed to be?
Aug 02, 2019•40 min•Ep. 148
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Jules (@mamabirdimprov) discuss The Lost World , the first of many phoned-in sequels to Jurassic Park that wowed Jules when he was a wee 11-year-old but cause him great strife as an avowed Jurassic Park Aficionado (a.k.a. a JPA) in his thirties. This film raises a lot of questions – like "Should they have just made this one about the big game hunter?" and "Is Steven Spielberg actually ...
Jul 29, 2019•41 min•Ep. 147
JOIN THE OFFICIAL BLOCKBUSTING FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blockbusting/ Jay (@DietJay) and Michael (@blaucomedy) talk about The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift , the third film in the illustrious franchise about hot people driving cool cars that replaces all of the original cast members with old people attempting to play high schoolers, and tries to tell way too many stories instead of just letting the hot people drive the cool cars....
Jul 27, 2019•46 min•Ep. 146
