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Comedy Film Nerds

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Movie reviews by stand-up comics and filmmakers Graham Elwood and Chris Mancini
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Episodes

Ep 394 - Thor: Ragnarok - Kurt Long

*FILMS DISCUSSED: THOR RAGNAROK, SUBURBICON, I TONYA, DOWNSIZING* Graham and Chris welcome first time guest, Kurt Long. All three liked Thor a lot. Graham found Suburbicon to be uneven. I Tonya looks great. New Downsizing trailer makes the film seem more interesting. Big list of DVD/VOD releases which makes the new releases seem less horrible. An episode that's better than a limo ride.

Nov 08, 20171 hr 9 min

Ep 393 - Cult Of Chucky - Matt Weinhold

*FILMS DISCUSSED: CULT OF CHUCKY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, MUDBOUND, WINCHESTER, THE DARK TOWNER, KIDNAP* Chris and Graham welcome back Matt Weinhold. Chris and Matt liked Cult of Chucky. Graham thinks Thank You For Your Service should be seen. Mudbound looks good while Winchester is a mess. This episode will make a ghost get lost!

Oct 31, 20171 hr 9 min

EP 392 - Marshall - Erin Foley

*FILMS DISCUSSED: PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, MARSHALL, PHANTOM THREAD, JOURNEY'S END* Chris and Graham welcome back Erin Foley to talk movies and WNBA. Erin liked Professor Marston, Chris thinks Goodby Christopher Robin will get some Oscar noms. Graham found Marshall to be too cliche. All three couldn't figure out the Phantom Thread trailer and Journey's End. Erin talks about some of her favorite sports films and more! The most full throttle episode ever!...

Oct 25, 20171 hr 17 min

Spoiler Ep 67 - The Foreigner - Ric Meyers

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Ric Meyers joins Chris and Graham to talk about how surprised they all were at this film!

Oct 19, 201755 min

Ep 391 - The Foreigner - Marc Guggenheim

*FILMS DISCUSSED: THE FOREIGNER, PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, THE NEW MUTANTS, SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING* Chris and Graham welcome back Marc Guggenheim to the ATC bunker. Chris and Graham liked Jackie Chan's new film. Graham found Professor Marston to be interesting. Everyone is intrigued by The New Mutants trailer. Marc talks about the state of super hero films. An episode that will stand the test of time!

Oct 18, 20171 hr 4 min

Ep 390 - Live From LA Podfest

*FILMS DISCUSSED: THE FOREIGNER, THE DISASTER ARTIST, THE COMMUTER, PACIFIC RIM 2, BOO 2, PROUD MARY, AMITYVILLE, Star Wars* Graham and Chris welcome first time guest Laurie Kilmartin and returning guest Joey McIntyre to the show. Recorded in front of a live audience at the 2017 LA Podcast Festival.

Oct 17, 20171 hr 27 min

Spoiler Ep 66 - Blade Runner 2049

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Chris and Graham welcome first time guest, Alice Frazier into the nerd garage. All three talk about why they liked the film and try to answer each others questions.

Oct 10, 201753 min

Spoiler Ep 65 - American Made

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Chris and Graham talk about why they liked American Made, but felt it had a lot of Hollywood polish.

Oct 04, 201736 min

Ep 389 - American Made

*FILMS DISCUSSED: AMERICAN MADE, ACTS OF VENGEANCE, ANNIHILATION, CHURCHILL* Graham and Chris talk about why they liked American Made even though it was a little Hollywoody. Acts of Vengeance is Antonia Banderas Taken. Annihilation trailer is how you tease a film. Aaron talks about why he loves Podfest. Something for everyone coming out on DVD. And then it's Blade Runner and My Little Pony on the same weekend! It's the drug cartel of episodes!

Oct 03, 20171 hr 6 min

Ep 388 - Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle - Ron Placone

*FILMS DISCUSSED: THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, KINGSMAN THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, STRONGER, PITCH PERFECT 3, MAZE RUNNER THE DEATH CURE* Graham and Chris welcome first time guest, Ron Placone into the ATC cave. Chris didn't really like Ninjago. Graham was bored with Kingsman. Ron liked the non-hollywoodness of Stronger. Two part 3's that should join forces. Nothing good on DVD but Tom Cruise is back to sell cocaine! A Rage filled ipecac for listening!

Sep 26, 20171 hr 6 min

Ep 387 - Mother - Megan Gailey

*FILMS DISCUSSED: MOTHER, AMERICAN ASSASSIN, THE SHAPE OF WATER, DOWNSIZING* Graham and Chris welcome first time guest, Megan Gailey. Megan and Chris were both shocked by Mother. Graham found American Assassin to be good spy fun. The Shape of Water has a new trailer making it look even better. Downsizing had all three intrigued. Two good DVD/VOD in Wonder Woman and The Big Sick. Make sure to snack early for this ep!

Sep 19, 20171 hr 3 min

Spoiler Ep 64 - It - Dave Anthony

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM DISCUSSED, INCLUDING ENDING* Graham, Chris and Dave Anthony talk about why they liked IT.

Sep 12, 201738 min

Ep 386 - It - Dave Anthony

*FILMS DISCUSSED: IT, THOR RAGNAROK, FIFTY SHADES FREED, MOTHER, AMERICAN ASSASSAIN* Graham and Chris welcome back Dave Anthony into the ATC world headquarters. Dave and Chris liked IT just a little bit more than Graham. Everyone is confused by Hulk talking in new Thor trailer. Fifty Shades looks like a Bourne film with S and M. Some good choices on DVD this week and then two films that can be better than expected. This ep will make you go down into the sewers.

Sep 12, 20171 hr 14 min

Spoiler Ep 63 - Death Note

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Graham and Chris have Shawn Marek in the garage to talk about al the problems with this film.

Sep 08, 201735 min

Ep 385 - Death Note - Shawn Marek

*FILMS DISCUSSED: DEATH NOTE, GOOK, THE SNOWMAN, HOME AGAIN, IT* Chris and Graham welcome back Shawn Marek onto the nerd garage. All three were confused by Death Note. Graham liked the indie film Gook. Shawn was mildly amused by The Layover. The Snowman looks interesting. Home Again made Chris excited while Graham will avoid it. Not great DVDs but IT looks like a great horror film! This ep comes with it's own Death God.

Sep 07, 20171 hr 13 min

Ep 384 - Dave Made A Maze - Kevin Avery

*FILMS DISCUSSED: DAVE MADE A MAZE, PATTI CAKES, GIFTED AND MORE* Graham and Chris welcome back Kevin Avery into the ATC studios. Chris like how inventive Dave Made A Maze was. Kevin like Patti Cakes because it reminded him of his rap days. Graham was touched by Gifted. Death Note made Graham stand alone and inspired a spoiler ep. A lot of indie film talk as no big releases are out. This ep will make you want to add supreme to the end of your name.

Aug 30, 20171 hr 1 min

Ep 383 - Logan Lucky - Dennis Gubbins

*FILMS DISCUSSED: LOGAN LUCKY, DUNKIRK, WIND RIVER, MOLLY'S GAME, REMEMORY* Chris and Graham are back in the nerd garage with Dennis Gubbins! (ATC had some tech issues but that won't stop us) Chris was let down by Logan Lucky, Dennis and Chris finally saw Dunkirk and liked it as much as Graham did. Graham wants you to see Wind River. Everyone is excited for Molly's Game and so-so on Rememory. It's wonderful to sleep with t-shirts again!

Aug 22, 201753 min

Spoiler Ep 62 - Kidnap

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Chris and Graham split on the Halle Berry film Kidnap.

Aug 17, 201732 min

Ep 382 - Kung Fu Yoga - Jessica Michelle Singleton

*FILMS DISCUSSED: KUNG FU YOGA, INGRID GOES WEST, THE LAST DALAI LAMA?, THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD, THE MONSTER PROJECT* Chris and Graham welcome first time guest Jessica Michelle Singleton into ATC's bunker. Chris was bewildered by Kung Fu Yoga. Jessica was not ready for Ingrid Goes West. Graham found enlightenment in The Last Dalai Lama. An episode that will make you be a better person and have Lacrosse legs.

Aug 15, 201758 min

Ep 381 - The Dark Tower - Mike Schmidt

*FILMS DISCUSSED: THE DARK TOWER, KIDNAP, DETROIT, MOTHER, DEATH WISH* Chris and Graham welcome back Mike Schmidt to the show. Mike flips out about not being in the garage. Chris was the only person with an expectation of The Dark Tower being any good. Graham was very surprised at how much he liked Kidnap. Chris and Mike were blown away at how good Detroit was. Two good trailers and much much more! Episodes like this are only summoned by demons!

Aug 09, 20171 hr 10 min

Spoiler Ep 61 - Detroit - Mike Schmidt

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Chris and Graham welcome Mike Schmidt into the ATC studio to talk about the film Detroit.

Aug 08, 201747 min

Ep 380 - Atomic Blonde

*FILMS DISCUSSED: AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL, ATOMIC BLONDE, THE BIG SICK, READY PLAYER ONE, SUBURBICON* Chris and Graham talk to producer Aaron Brungardt about this weeks films. Graham was inspired by Inconvenient Sequel. Chris found Atomic Blonde a little uneven but overall good. The Big Sick is a really good film in Graham's eyes. Ready Player One trailer looks like Spielberg is in rare form. Suburbicon trailer has everyone a little cautious. One good DVD and then two different films in theaters ...

Aug 01, 20171 hr 7 min

Ep 379 - Dunkirk - The Sklar Brothers

*FILMS DISCUSSED: DUNKIRK, LANDLINE, TEEN TITIANS THE JUDAS CONTRACT, THE BIG SICK, WAR FOR PLANET OF THE APES, JUSTICE LEAGUE, THOR RAGNAROK* Chris and Graham welcome back Jason and Randy Sklar to ATC studios. Jason loved Landline. Graham was amazed by Dunkirk. Chris was let down by Teen Titans. Randy thinks Big Sick should get some Oscar nominations. Chris found War For Planet of The Apes to be his favorite. Differing opinions of new Justice League trailer and some good options on DVD. An Atom...

Jul 25, 20171 hr 13 min

Comic Con Kung Fu Bonus Ep

Graham and Chris talk to Ric Meyers and Neil T. Weakley about what new action nd martial art films are coming out. Ric has been inspired by WellGo USA regarding the future of martial art and Kung Fu films.

Jul 24, 20171 hr 3 min

Ep 378 - War For The Planet Of The Apes - Jason Love

*FILMS DISCUSSED: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, CARS 3, THE BIG SICK, A WRINKLE IN TIME, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON* Graham and Chris welcome first time guest Jason Love into ATC bunker. Jason and Graham both liked War for Planet of The Apes. Chris was not as excited as his kids about Cars 3. Jason had a good time watching The Big Sick. Wrinkle in Time trailer looks good. While Birth Of The Dragon could be too much hollywoodery. An episode from the sands of time.

Jul 18, 20171 hr

Spoiler Ep 59 - Spiderman: Homecoming - Jud Meyers & Scott Tipton

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM ARE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Chris and Graham welcome first time guests from Blastoff Comics, Scott Tipton and Jud Meyers. They talk about the history of Spider-Man comic books and how it related to the new film. Three of them liked it more than one. Listen and find out.

Jul 12, 201759 min

Ep 377 - Spiderman: Homecoming - Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

*FILMS DUSCUSSED: SPIDER-MAN, GEOSTORM, DAVE MADE A MAZE, FATE OF THE FURIOUS* Chris and Graham welcome back Ben Acker and Ben Blacker to talk films! The two Ben's discuss putting Thrilling Adventure Hour on hiatus and writing comics. Everyone liked the new Spider-Man film. A debate on whether Geostorm will be fun bad or just bad. This episode is like asking the Hulk to not punch you in the face for $50.

Jul 11, 201759 min

Spoiler Ep 58 - Baby Driver

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Graham, Chris and Aaron talk about what they liked and didn't like for Baby Driver.

Jun 29, 201736 min

Spoiler Ep 57 - War Machine - Jimmy Dore

*SPOILER ALERT! KEY ELEMENTS OF FILM WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING ENDING* Graham and Chris welcome comedian and political commentator, Jimmy Dore. They didn't agree about everything in War Machine, but all said it was a good topic for Netflix to put out. Good film and episode to learn more about why we are still fighting a war in Afghanistan 16 years later.

Jun 29, 201750 min
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