This week we rant and rave Yorgos Lanthimos' newest film - Poor Things! Based on a novel of the same name written by Alasdair Gray, this film follows one Bella Baxter, who has been resurrected by Dr. Godfrind Baxter following her suicide. Her revival has deprived her of her memories, and so she goes off into the world on a hedonistic journey of self-discovery. This film stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael. The story is hilarious a...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 155
We kick off 2024 by inviting a couple of friends over to discuss Michael Mann's anticipated new film, "Ferrari" - We're joined, once again, by Ethan Williams & Brooks Davis, as we dive into the complex story, and deconstruction of, Enzo Ferrari. A stacked cast full of phenomenal performances, led by Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, & Shailene Woodley; "Ferrari" takes an introspective look at the man behind the legendary cars. Oh yeah, and some fast cars go vroom vroom and its RAD. Happy 2024!...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 154
This week we discuss the newest film out of Toho Studios, Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One! The 37th film in the Godzilla franchise, this film takes us back to 1945 and follows a World War II kamikaze pilot attempting to adjust to life after the war. The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Mio Tanaka, Sae Nagatani, and Godzilla himself. Visually stunning, with a compelling story and worthwhile social comm...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 153
This week we review Hiyao Miyazaki's latest masterpiece - The Boy and the Heron! This is a Japanese animated film, with English voice acting done by Luca Padovan, Robert Pattinson, Karen Fukuhara, Gemma Chan, Christian Bale, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh, Willem Dafoe, Dave Bautista, Denise Pickering, Barbara Rosenblat, Melora Hart, and Barbara Goodson. This film follows the story of a boy, Mahito, during the Pacific War, who moves away from Tokyo after the death of his mother. In his new home, he ...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 152
This week, in anticipation of The Boy and The Heron next week, we review a Studio Ghibli classic - Spirited Away! Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away is a Japanese animated fantasy film. It follows the story of Chihiro, a girl who inadvertently enters the spirit realm and loses her parents there. She must take a job at a bathhouse for the spirits in order to find a way to free both herself and her parents. This film is widely thought to be one of the greatest films of all time, and for goo...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 151
This week, we close out Joaquin Phoenix month by reviewing the 100% historically accurate Ridley Scott film - Napoleon! Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, and Tahar Rahim, this film follows the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte's rise and fall, as well as his relationship with Empress Josaphine. The film has received generally positive reviews, however, it has come under fire (haha a war pun) for its historical inaccuracies. But... Is Napoleon Good? And we are talking about the film here. W...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 150
This week we continue Joaquin Phoenix Month with a heartwarming film from A24 studios - C'mon C'mon! This film was directed by Mike Mills and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffman, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster,, Jaboukie Young-White, and Woody Norman. Aaron and Bryce Dessner did the music, and this really excited Hunter because of their previous collaborations with other musicians he likes. This film follows an uncle and his nephew who are brought together by unforeseen circumstances and learn to ...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 149
This week Zach and Hunter do Her! The BIIG boys have been looking forward to tag-teaming Her all month, and now they finally get the chance to take turns- -Hunter, what on earth is wrong with you? This is a serious movie- -Oh, sorry. This week, we are continuing Joaquin Phoenix month with Her! This Spike Jonze film (and his solo screenwriting debut) stars Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson, and Chris Pratt. The film brings us into the life of Theodore Twomb...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 148
We start off Joaquin Phoenix month with Paul Thomas Anderson's 2012 film - The Master! Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons, and more, this film tells the story of Freddie Quell, a WWII veteran with PTSD who struggles to adapt to post-war life. Along his journey, he meets Lancaster Dodd, the leader of a religious cult known as The Cause. Turns out, it is the cause of a whole lot of trouble (heh, that was a joke). This film takes some ...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 147
This week we finish off Spooky Season by discussing Stanley Kubrick's rendition of The Shining! Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd, this film is loosely based on Stephen King's 1977 novel. There are numerous differences, however, and it is all but confirmed that Kubrick brought his own vision to King's backdrop. Jack Nicholson portrays Jack Torrance, a writer who takes a job to watch after a hotel during the off-season for 5 months. He brings his family an...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 146
This week, we are discussing Martin Scorsese's newest movie - Killers of the Flower Moon! A western crime drama set in 1920s Oklahoma, this film centers on a series of murders in the Osage Nation. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, and Brendan Fraser, it is the 6th collaboration between DiCaprio and Scorsese and the 10th between De Niro and Scorsese. It is also the 11th and final collaboration between Scorsese and Robbie Robe...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 145
They're heeeeeeere. That is, Zach and Hunter are here to continue Spooky Season with a discussion of Tobe Hooper's 1982 film - Poltergeist! Written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor based on a story by Spielberg, this film follows a suburban family who begin experiencing the paranormal in their house. Starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, and Beatrice Straight, Poltergeist was a serious critical and commercial success. It has clowns, ghosts, skeletons, and spooky spooky st...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 144
This week we kick off spooky season (a week late) with Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 adaptation of Bram Stoker's famous novel - Dracula! Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, and Keanu Reaves, it follows a 400-year-old vampire, Dracula, who comes to London in order to seduce a woman who reminds him of a lost love. He causes all kinds of mayhem while he is in town, because why not, and is subsequently hunted. It is visually stunning and carries Francis Coppola's footprint... But Is B...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 143
This week we hop on down to Old Los Angeles and New Asia for Gareth Edwards' new film: The Creator! Starring John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, and Allison Janney, this film was proclaimed by Edwards to be "Apocalypse Now meets Blade Runner," which we think may be a bit of a stretch. Set in the future with a war raging between America and Artificial Intelligence, the movie follows Joshua Taylor (John David Washington), some sort of ex-secret agent who is pulled ba...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 142
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift... REDUX. That is right friends and enemies, our loyal BIIG boys, girls, and beyond fans. Ask Again and Ye Shall Receive Again (Disclaimer: We did not receive any specific feedback after the previous episode, but sometimes no feedback is good feedback and we are telling ourselves that this is sometimes) - We are doing another mystery episode! So beware of spoilers, because you won't know the movie until you figure it out along with...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 141
This week we continue where we left off last week... Talking about Blade Runner! This time, Blade Runner 2049, a 2017 film directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, David Bautista, Jared Leto, and more, this film follows a Nexus-9 replicant, KD-6-3.7 (Ryan Gosling) who is tasked with uncovering a mystery that will shake (what is left of) the foundations of society on Planet Earth and beyond. Visually stunning and accompanied by ...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 140
Did you know that 3 years ago, Los Angeles became a dystopian retrofuturistic hellscape? Well, neither did we! But this week, we review a film that takes place in this very version of Los Angeles - Namely Blade Runner! This film stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos among others. Based on Philip K. Dick's ' Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?', this film follows Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who is tasked with finding rogue synthetic humans (also known as Replica...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 139
This week we take a boat up a river as more and more crazy things happen and we descend into madness and succumb to the bliss of mindless bloodshed. JUST KIDDING - But we are reviewing Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 masterpiece Apocalypse Now. Loosely based on the novella 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad (Which we didn't even MENTION what were we even DOING), this film follows Captain Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen) and crew on a journey from South Vietnam into Cambodia, on a top secret mission...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 138
This week we're vroom vrooming into the latest video game (sort of) adaptation, "Gran Turismo!" Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough's journey from Gran Turismo player, to real-life race car driver, the film stars Orlando Bloom, David Harbour, Djimon Hounsou, and Archie Madekwe. The film pays tribute to the game series, with many references, easter eggs, and even tracks that players will recognize. But how does it translate into a film? Is Mardenborough's story worth telling? And, of co...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 137
This week we're taking a look back at a Martin Scorsesesesse Scorsese classic, "The Departed." Based off the 2002 Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs", as well as pulling inspiration from real-life gangster Whitey Burger; "The Departed" is a crime story that explores loyalty, betrayal, identity, and the underground world of Boston's Irish Mob. Stack with an ensemble cast full of Hollywood heavyweights including Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 136
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift... just like this episode is also a gift to you, our loyal BIIG boys, girls, and beyond fans. That is right - Ask and Ye Shall Receive (Disclaimer: We do not know if anyone asked for this type of content, but we are doing it anyways. We will not be accepting alternative feedback on this particular matter at this time.) - We are doing a mystery episode! So beware of spoilers, because you won't know the movie until you figure it out ...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 135
Hey. Pssst. Do you like horror movies? Well How about Australian supernatural horror films directed by Danny and Michael Philippou? That is your specific niche of cinema, you say? Well then, you should hang out for a little over an hour and listen to two American doofuses discuss it. After a teen girl, Mia, volunteers to be possessed by a creepy hand, she starts seeing things. Rather than stopping, she goes back for more. Does she get a HANDle on her recently picked up habit, or do things get ou...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 134
This week, Ken and Ken review Greta Gerwig's live action Barbie movie - aptly named Barbie! Filled with classic Barbie style and witty Gerwig humor, interspersed with existential dread, this film is sure to be a treat for everyone. Starring Barbie (Margot Robbie), Barbie (Issa Rae), Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon), Barbie (Emma Markey), Barbie (Alexandra Shipp), Ken (Ryan Gosling), Ken (Simu Liu), Ken (John Cena), Gloria (America Ferrera), Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt), Allan (Michael Cera), and Midge ...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 133
This week were are tackling one of the most anticipated films of the year. Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" - a film that chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so called "Father Of The Atomic Bomb." Stacked with an unbelievable cast, "Oppenheimer" shows Nolan and his cast at the top of their game. With a massive runtime of 3 hours, can this film do justice to arguably one of the, if not the, most important people, moments, creations, and events in world history? And ultimately...but...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 132
This week we parachute headfirst into the side of a moving train with Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One! Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, Henry Czerny, this newest installation pits Ethan Hawke and his crew against a new, unseen enemy. If you like baddies, lengthy action sequences, 4 long conversations about a key, and blocks being busted, you are going to like this movie. Als...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 131
This week we go headfirst into the Spider-Verse with the newest film in the series - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! If you like top-notch animation, spider humor, and being left hanging on cliffs at the end of a movie, you will probably enjoy this film. Based on numerous comics in the Marvel Comic universe, and starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Shea Whigham, Greta Lee, Daniel Kaluuya, Maher...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 130
In this week's episode, we discuss the newest Indiana Jones movie - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, and Mads Mikkelsen, this is the first entry into the franchise that has not had either Steven Spielberg or George Lucas attached to it. Featuring nazi villains and friends of old, this film has all the pieces that we love about the Indiana Jones franchise. But... Is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Good? Hosted on Acast. S...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 129
This week we discuss Wes Anderson's newest project - Asteroid City! It stars an ensemble cast including Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum. This film depicts a play centering around a technology convention in the desert in a retr...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 128
The time is finally here. After years and years of delays, rumors, rewrites, controversy, and more; "The Flash" has finally arrived. A film that is essentially both an ending and starting point, for the DCEU & the DCU respectively, the hype ballooned to a cartoonish point. The film sees controversial star Ezra Miller return as Barry Allen, along with DCEU veteran Ben Affleck as Batman, then Saha Calle as Supergirl and Michael Keaton's anticipated return as his version of Batman. This week we...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 127
This week, we delve into Tim Burton's Gotham with Batman (1989)! Starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance, this film is the first installment in what would become a rather disjointed 4-film Batman series. Featuring a darker Gotham and more serious tone than the Adam West Batman films of the 60s, this film features Bruce Wayne's war on crime and his conflict against The Joker. This Batman iteration was part...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 126
