Spoiler Ep 51 - Rogue One
*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF MOVIE WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Mike Schmidt joins Chris and Graham in the nerd garage to discuss Rogue One and why all three loved it.
Dec 22, 2016•1 hr 5 min
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Spoiler Ep 52 - Passengers
*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Chris and Graham welcome fan and kickstarter backer Joe Hummel to discuss Passengers. Listen and learn why you should save your money.
Dec 21, 2016•46 min
Ep 350 - Rogue One - Samm Levine
*FILMS DISCUSSED: ROGUE ONE, COLLATERAL BEAUTY, LA LA LAND, DUNKIRK, BLADE RUNNER 2049* Graham and Chris welcome back Samm Levine into the CFN Santa workshop. Samm and Graham bury some hatchets. Chris and Graham liked Rogue One. Samm and Graham had to do a mini spoiler about how bad Collateral Beauty was. Chris had fun at LA LA Land. Dunkirk and Blade Runner 2049 trailers look great! Samm tells a Inglorious story. Ok DVDs and a bunch of business in theaters. This ep will make you want to sit on ...
Dec 21, 2016•1 hr 22 min
Ep 349 - LA LA Land - Chip Chinery
*FILMS DISCUSSED: OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY, LA LA LAND, TE FOUNDER, SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING, FAST AND FURIOUS 8, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES* Chris and Graham welcome first time guest and money expert, Chip Chinery. Chris found Office Christmas Party to be a by the numbers comedy that was not great. Chip and Graham liked the throw back nature of LA LA Land. Chip's enjoyment of biopics made The Founder a good watch. Three trailers that make next summer look fun and more! I think some kind of space...
Dec 13, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Ep 348 - Moana - Cecily Knobler
*FILMS DISCUSSED: MOANA, ALLIED, SILENCE, THE MUMMY, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2* Frist time guest Cecily Knobler joins the lads in the CFN t-shirt cabana. Chris and Cecily liked Moana. Graham and Cecily both found Allied to be a C+ at best. Silence and The Mummy look like ridiculous nonsense while GOTG 2 is going to be awesome! Only one logical DVD choice this week and three solid films in theaters! This episode is the Fastest and Mummiest of all shows!
Dec 06, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Spoiler Ep 50 - Doctor Strange
*SPOILER ALTER! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Jackie Kashian brings her extensive knowledge of all things Marvel to talk about Doctor Strange.
Dec 01, 2016•47 min
Ep 347 - Fantastic Beasts - Chris and Graham
*FILMS DISCUSSED: ARRIVAL, FANTASTIC BEASTS, BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, GHOST IN THE SHELL* Chris and Graham are locked alone in the nerd garage to talk films. Graham liked Arrival even with Chris pointing out some accent issues. Chris was glad Fantastic Beasts was made and fits into the Harry Potter world. Graham was 100% disappointed in Billy Lynn. It's a really slow week for new trailers, DVDs and in theaters. This ep is a perfect holiday compliment to your meal....
Nov 30, 2016•51 min
Ep 346 - Wrestling Films - Colt Cabana
*THEMED EPISODE! WRESTLING FILMS AND PRO WRESTLERS WHO WERE IN FILMS* First time guest and pro wrestler, Colt Cabana talks about being a comedy pro wrestler and some of his favorite films. Chris shares his childhood love of pro wrestling and all three talk about their favorite wrestling films and more! Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 23, 2016•1 hr
Ep 345 - Arrival - Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
*FILMS DISCUSSED: ARRIVAL, TROLLS, MIDDLE SCHOOL, NAPA FILM FEST MOIVES: STICKY NOTES, SWIM TEAM, LITTLE BOXES, GOOD BUSINESS* Chris and Graham welcome back Stefanie Wilder-Taylor to talk movies and the election. Chris was let down by Arrival. Stefanie and her kids were surprised by how much they liked Trolls and Middle School. Graham saw some great films at Napa Valley Film Fest last week. Sticky Notes, Little Boxes, Swim Team and Good Business are all films to look out for.
Nov 15, 2016•1 hr 36 min
Ep 344 - Doctor Strange - Kevin Pollak
*FILMS DISCUSSED: DOCTOR STRANGE, 13TH, THE LATE BLOOMER, RADIOACTIVE VETERAN* Kevin Pollak is back to talk movies with the gents. Chris and Graham both liked Doctor Strange while Kevin gives his comic film rant. Graham was moved by the prison doc 13th. Kevin talks about the film he directed, The Late Bloomer. A nice list of trailers to discuss, which is good since DVDs are lame. Good Veterans Day movie and book along with two good films coming out in theaters. Let's hope this episode isn't rigg...
Nov 08, 2016•1 hr 18 min
Ep 343 - The Accountant - Cathy Ladman
*FILMS DISCUSSED: SHIN GODZILLA, IN THE VALLEY OF VIOLENCE, THE ACCOUNTANT, SWISS ARMY MAN* Chris and Graham welcome long time comic friend and first time guest, Cathy Ladman. Cathy talks about being on a new Showtime series called, "I'm dying up here." Chris was let down by Shin Godzilla. Cathy and Chris split on The Accountant. Graham enjoyed the bizarre nature of Swiss Army Man. Cathy expected a little more than In The Valley Of Violence delivered. Some Ok DVD choices and then a Strange Docto...
Nov 01, 2016•1 hr 9 min
Ep 342 - Live from LA Podfest - Will Wheaton & Cecil Baldwin
*FILMS DISCUSSED: BOO: A MADEA HALLOWEEN, ROUGE ONE, PASSENGERS, JACK REACHER, COLLATERAL BEAUTY, KIDNAP* Live from 2016 LA Podcast Festival. First time guests Wil Wheaton and Cecil Baldwin talk about a wide range of films coming out in the fall/winter. Welcome to the next generation of CFN live shows!
Oct 21, 2016•1 hr 26 min
Ep 341 - Girl On The Train - Denise Gossett
*FILMS DISCUSSED: GIRL ON THE TRAIN, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE, BATMAN BAD BLOOD, JOHN WICK CHAPTER 2* Chris and Graham welcome Denise Gossett for her first full episode in the gargoyle garage. Graham was disappointed in Girl On The Train. Chris found Hunt for The Wilderpeople to be uniquely interesting. Animated Batman was a let down for Chris. Denise talks about the 16 years that she has been producing Shriekfest and how indie horror films are evolving with better scripts and the use of techno...
Oct 11, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Ep 340 - Magnificent 7 - Karen Rontowski
*FILMS DISCUSSED: MAGNIFICENT 7, MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, JACKIE* Chris and Graham welcome first time guest, Karen Rontowski, into the t-shirt/box fort. Chris and Graham split on Magnificent 7. Chris found Miss Peregrine's to be better than the book. Karen talks about being a ghost hunter and what are the best and worst paranormal films. Then Karen does a Tarot card reading for CFN. Will they ever make it out of the garage? Listen and find out!
Oct 06, 2016•1 hr 14 min
Ep 339 - Magnificent 7 - Steele Saunders
*FILMS DISCUSSED: MAGNIFICENT 7, KICKBOXER VENGEANCE, STAR TREK III, FOR THE LOVE OF SPOK, THE PREQUELS STRIKES BACK* Chris and Graham welcome back Steele Saunders into the t-shirt labyrinth. All three talk about some of their favorite moments from 2016 LA Podfest. Chris set a low bar for Kickboxer: Vengeance and it still wasn't met. Steele had fun watching Magnificent 7. Graham watched Spok doc and ST3 to have a full Star Trek week. Steele suggests the Prequel doc to help see the other side of ...
Sep 29, 2016•1 hr 17 min
Ep 338 - Snowden - Stephen Sajdak
*FILMS DISCUSSED: SNOWDEN, CARTEL LAND, BLAIR WITCH, MISS SLOANE, FIFTY SHADES DARKER* Chris and Graham welcome first time guest Stephen Sajdak. Stephen talks about his We Hate Movies podcast and The Anaconda museum. Graham liked Snowden even with #JGL doing a weird voice. Stephen and Chris were really disappointed with Blair Witch. Cartel Land gave Graham some sobering information as a good doc can. Miss Sloane looks good and why in sweet Christmas is there a Fifty Shades sequel? This ep tastes...
Sep 21, 2016•57 min
Ep 337 - Sully - Chris Gore
*FILMS DISCUSSED: SULLY, FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK, STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, SKIPTRACE* Chris and Graham welcome back Chris Gore in the the weight bench hut. Graham and Gore really liked Sully and Clint Eastwood. Mancini found For The Love Of Spock to be a nice doc about Leonard Nimoy. Graham saw Wrath of Khan on the big screen and it started a big discussion about why the JJ Abrams Star Treks fall short. Mancini was dumbfounded by Skiptrace. Some good trailers and DVD's then cover up your w...
Sep 13, 2016•1 hr 31 min
Spoiler Ep 49 - Morgan
*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM ARE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Graham and Chris go to the movies with fan and Kickstarter backer Pam Myers. Pam wanted to pick a bad film because they are better to make fun of. She was correct!
Sep 08, 2016•43 min
Ep 336 Morgan-Cash Levy
*FILMS DISCUSSED: MORGAN, CARLOS, HELL OR HIGH WATER, MASCOTS, MAX STEEL* Chris and Graham welcome back Cash Levy into the CFN HQ. Cash talks about doing his podcast with TJ Miller, Cashing In With TJ Miller, at LA Podfest. Graham and Chris had fun watching a move as bad as Morgan. Graham liked Carlos but found it a little long. Mascots and Max Steel don't look great and neither do some new DVDs. Sully lands (get it?) in theaters and more! This episode will make you want to sneak into the Super ...
Sep 06, 2016•1 hr 13 min
Ep 335 Bad Moms - Shawn Marek
*FILMS DISCUSSED: THE SEA OF TREES, BAD MOMS, HANDS OF STONE, THE HOLLARS, KILLING JOKE* Chris and Graham welcome back former CFN intern Shawn Marek. Chris found The Sea Of Trees to be ok until the dumb ending. Graham had some laugh out loud moments during Bad Moms. Shawn found The Hollars to be adequate. Graham was pleasantly surprised by Hands of Stone. One silly horror film trailer then Shawn talks about the LA Podfest preview night at the Hollywood Improv September 22 and more! This ep will ...
Aug 30, 2016•1 hr 15 min
Ep 334 - Kubo and the Two Strings - Julia Prescott
*MOVIES DISCUSSED: WAR DOGS, KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, SAUSAGE PARTY, ARRIVAL, BAD SANTA 2* Chris and Graham welcome first time guest Julia Prescott. Julia talks about her Everything's Coming Up Podcast, about the Simpsons and being in LA Podfest. Julia then talks about the by-the-numbers disappointment of War Dogs. Graham and Chris really liked Kubo which reminded Julia that she didn't like Sausage Party. Everyone is excited about the Arrival trailer and more! If family members are trying to ta...
Aug 24, 2016•1 hr 9 min
Ep 333 - Pete's Dragon - Samuel Prime
*FILMS DISCUSSED: PETE'S DRAGON, HELL OR HIGH WATER, THE SHALLOWS, CAFE SOCIETY, NERVE, ROGUE ONE, DUNKIRK* Chris and Graham welcome first time guest Samuel Prime into the nerd garage. Samuel talks about doing film restoration and the detective work involved. Chris found Pete's Dragon to be a by-the-numbers kids film. Graham liked Hell or High Water. Samuel thought The Shallows was good summer fun. Cafe Society was just ok for Chris. Samuel enjoyed Nerve even with a weird audience demographic wh...
Aug 16, 2016•1 hr 17 min
Ep 332 - Suicide Squad - Jackie Kashian
*FILMS DISCUSSED: JASON BOURNE, SUICIDE SQUAD, GHOSTBUSTERS, THE GREAT WALL, OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY* Chris and Graham are lucky Jackie Kashian lives close! Graham found Jason Bourne to be a serviceable food movie. Chris thought Suicide Squad was a mess and Jackie brought some DC comics that would make a better movie. Graham found Ghostbusters to be funny and didn't understand why people got mad. Bad DVDs and many options to see rather than Suicide Squad. This ep is Lord of The Bourne!
Aug 11, 2016•55 min
Spoiler Ep 48 - Star Trek Beyond
*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Chris and Graham discuss why they liked Beyond as an action film but not as a Star Trek film. Enjoy.
Aug 01, 2016•34 min
Ep 331 - Star Trek Beyond - Juan Manuel Rocha
*FILMS DUSCUSSED: STAR TREK BEYOND, KONG, JUSTICE LEAGUE, WONDER WOMAN, DR. STRANGE, BLAIR WITCH* Chris and Graham welcome back from the Comics on Comics podcast, Juan Manuel Rocha. Chris and Graham thought Star Trek was a good action film but not great Star Trek. Then all three talk about San Diego Comic Con and how fun it is. Also a long list of new trailers have been released at the con that vary from cool to dumb. A nice point of order and more! This episode will make you want to join a bowl...
Jul 26, 2016•1 hr 38 min
Ep 330 - Ghostbusters - Betsy Kalin
*FILMS DISCUSSED: GHOSTBUSTERS, SECRET LIFE OF PETS, PURGE, EAST LA INTERCHANGE* Chris and Graham welcome first time guest and doc filmmaker Betsy Kalin. Betsy met the guys at SF Doc Fest and talks about a cool surfer doc she saw there. Chris saw Ghostbusters and liked it but didn't feel the same about Secret Life of Pets. Graham likes the social commentary of Purge: Election Year even if it's brutal. Betsy talks about her doc on Boyle Heights, East LA Interchange and the 10 years it took to mak...
Jul 19, 2016•1 hr 23 min
Ep 329 - Independence Day - Tom Merritt
*FILMS DISCUSSED: INDEPENDENCE DAY, GHOSTBUSTERS, THE BFG, JACK REACHER* Chris and Graham welcome back Tom Merritt. Chris and Graham didn't realize that Independence Day could be worse than their low expectations. Tom liked Ghostbusters and felt the trailers are misleading. Chris was disappointed by The BFG, but his kids liked it. Graham is the only one pumped for the new Jack Reacher film and is Never Going Back!! DVDs that can clean clothes and more! This ep is like a cuff link country club....
Jul 13, 2016•57 min
Ep 328 - TCM Film Fest - Neil T Weakley
Chris and Graham talk to CFN Writer Neil T. Weakley about the Turner Classic Movies annual film festival. An amazing line-up of films with Q and A's with some of Hollywood's royalty. Fall in love with films all over again or see them for the first time on the big screen. Be ready for your close-up!
Jul 06, 2016•52 min
Ep 327 - Fantasy Films - Stephen Kramer Glickman
A special themed episode talking about Fantasy Films from the 1980's and 90's. Chris and Graham welcome back Stephen Kramer Glickman to nerd out about the films of their youth and what makes them great. This ep will make you want to ride a giant flying dog.
Jun 29, 2016•1 hr 2 min
Ep 326 - Finding Dory - Wayne Federman
*FILMS DISCUSSED: FINDING DORY, SURFWISE, DE PALMA, WEINER, OJ MADE IN AMERICA* Chris and Graham welcome back Wayne Federman. Chris liked Finding Dory on father's day. Graham was intrigued by the doc Surfwise. Wayne has been on a doc tear and saw three good films: De Palma, OJ:Made in America and Weiner. Weird looking trailers with one DVD stand-out. Independence Day: Resurgence is in theaters with sharks and a white guy helping to free slaves, so choose wisely. This ep will make you want to unp...
Jun 21, 2016•1 hr 13 min
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