My dad returns to talk about a wide range of topics, from movies to sports and food. This guy sure knows a lot! Jeff's Spotify Time Stamps: Movies - 00:1:05 Music - 00:25:27 Sports - 00:39:04 Football - 00:58:10 Food - 1:07:18 Politics - 1:13:56 Final Questions - 1:17:44 The End - 1:28:32
Feb 08, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Kayleen and I finish the series and discuss whether these feel like Die Hard films. Time Stamps: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Intro - 00:23 Live Free or Die Hard Discussion Begins - 04:32 Live Free or Die Hard Box Office - 48:14 A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) Discussion Begins - 52:42 A Discussion about Jai Courtney - 1:03:12 A Good Day to Die Hard Box Office - 1:14:13 Series Closing Questions - 1:15:17 Lessons from the Series - 1:17:34 Title Game - 1:22:15 Episode Closing - 1:25:12 Copaganda Art...
Aug 10, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Kayleen and I set our sights on the first three films of the Die Hard series, and unveil what makes the first one so good. Time Stamps: Die Hard (1988) Discussion - 00:21 Box Office and Closing for Die Hard - 34:45 Die Hard 2: Die Harder - 42:28 Box Office and Closing for Die Harder - 1:07:52 Die Hard with a Vengeance - 1:11:32 Box Office and Closing - 1:35:38 What Is Copaganda, Why It’s Important To Recognise It & How To Respond Copaganda: The media's role in shaping perceptions of law enfo...
Jul 27, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Two people enter the ring: megastar Taylor Swift, and one humble hater. Who will emerge victorious? The answer may surprise you. Time Stamps: Intro Questions for Courtnee - 00:29 Taylor Swift (2006) - 13:01 Fearless (2008) - 17:15 Speak Now (2010) - 23:32 Red (2012) - 31:03 1989 (2014) - 36:45 Reputation (2017) - 41:30 Lover (2019) - 49:45 Folklore (2020) - 1:00:50 Evermore (2020) - 1:00:20 Midnights (2022) - 1:12:55 TTPD Pt. 1 (2024) - 1:17:32 TTPD Pt. 2 (2024) - 1:29:13 Bonus Tracks - 1:33:39 ...
Jul 13, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Season 4Ep. 4
I sit down with my friend, Jesus, from high school, and we ask each other questions. It could be more interesting than you think, or not. Who's to say? Time Stamps: Jesus Intro - 00:21 Jesus Question 1 - 8:20 Daniel Question 1 - 15:28 Jesus Question 2 - 17:35 Daniel Question 2 - 22:10 Jesus Question 3 - 24:55 Daniel Question 3 - 34:26 Jesus Question 4 - 38:11 Daniel Question 4 - 40:56 Jesus Question 5 - 43:09 Daniel Question 5 - 48:55 Ending - 51:38...
May 11, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Have you taken your chems today? Everyone knows how important your chems are. Kayleen and I are back to tackle the remaining to films in the Bourne series, The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Jason Bourne (2016). Will we escape with our elite training intact or are we doomed to return to our original plebeian state? Listen to find out! Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Sources: TIME || Director Tony Gilroy on the 'Epic' Bourne Legaycy Rotten Tomatoes Trailers || The Bourne Legacy Official Traile...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 2
New Year, new problems. But our problems aren’t as serious as Jason Bourne’s, who can’t remember who he is. And Daniel and Kayleen are going to talk about it. We discuss The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Sources: It Was A Sh*t Show || The Making of The Bourne Identity was a Sh*t Show Corridor Crew || VFX Artists React 99: Super Mario Bros, Bourne Ultimatum Huffpost || Matt Damon Rips Tony Gilroy On 'B...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Daniel and Kayleen jump right back into the saddle... of a pirate ship to discuss the fourth and fifth films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides (2011) and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). We talk beefs, suggestions for improvements, Johnny Depp's drunkenness, and the Dark Fating of one of favorite franchises. Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Attached below are scenes that we discuss from On Stranger Tides: Blackbeard's Introduction Scene Pirates Meet Mermaids at Whi...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Kayleen and I talk about one of our favorite childhood movies, The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and its sequels, Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007). We talk about what makes the first one so good and if the films make a cohesive trilogy. Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Special Features || Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Meet Davy Jones Anatomy of a Legend Corridor Crew || VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI 67 Time Stamps: In...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Courtnee and I have always talked about doing a commentary for David Fincher's Gone Girl, so we did. There are a lot of pauses and silences because it's a commentary. The commentary begins 30 seconds in. Enjoy!
Jul 07, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Kayleen and I are back to bring our Matrix Mendeavor to an end. We'll discuss our reactions to The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and what we enjoyed and didn't. Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Renegade Cut || The Matrix Resurrections is Absolutely Beautiful Corridor Crew || VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI 61 In Depth Cine || Why High Resolution Isn't Always a Good Thing Corridor Cast || The EXACT Moment that Matrix 4 BROKE MY HEART Time Stamps: Intro — 00:00 Problems and Nonsense ...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 1
I'm back after five months to talk about the Matrix series with Kayleen! We'll talk about the near perfection of The Matrix (1999), the confusion caused by The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and the dull thud of The Matrix Revolutions (2003). Also included is our predictions for The Matrix Resurrections, coming out this December! Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Time Stamps: Intro — 00:00 The Matrix — 2:02 The Matrix Reloaded — 39:24 The Matrix Revolutions — 1:02:56 The Matrix Resurrections to Ou...
Nov 07, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Kayleen and I are back to wrap up our discussion of the corpse of the Terminator series! If you thought Terminator 3 and 4 were bad, you have no idea what you're in for with Terminator Genisys (2015) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). They are the cinematic equivalent of taking dumps on the legacy of the first two films. Enjoy! Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Time Stamps: Opening Silliness — 00:00 Discussion Intro — 2:22 Genisys Begins — 3:35 Our Beefs — 6:19 The Cast — 8:25 Being Raised b...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Kayleen and I continue our dive into the Terminator series with closer looks at Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and Terminator: Salvation (2009). Two films that I think it's safe to say are no one's favorites. We went into these lesser loved films hoping to find some quality, and you should listen to hear if we did! Kayleen's Podcast | We Explain Movies Time Stamps: Silly Intro — 0:00 Film Intros — 0:26 We Complain about Model Numbers — 2:12 First Time Watching T3 — 3:49 Rewatch — 7:11...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 16
I'm joined again by Kayleen, from We Explain Movies , for a deep dive into the Terminator series! Kayleen and I are huge fans of the first two films and have been wanting to talk about them for a while now, and what sets them apart from the rest of the dumpster fire of a series. In this episode, talk about The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Enjoy! We Explain Movies Terminator 2 Episode | My Bad, So Sorry Time Stamps: Silly Intro — 00:00 Welcome to Mendeavors — 1:59 Sill...
May 23, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Kevin and I talk about Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story , the first film in the Star Wars spin-off series. We talk about how we were initially excited to see the film, and how, upon watching it, we came away feeling the experience was hollow. We go into our feelings of disappointment and highlight where the film could improve, with many inaccuracies along the way! As you can tell, we're professionals. Time Stamps: Topic Intro — 0:05 History with the Movie — 1:12 What We Like — 8:09 W...
May 16, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Kevin and I take a stab at Todd Phillips' infamous Joker, a movie that was polarizing upon its release. We try to get down to what about the movie was so controversial and what we would do to fix it. We may have ended with more questions asked than answered! Time Stamps: Zola Intro — 00:12 Joker Intro — 4:23 What We Like — 16:13 What We'd Fix — 22:08 The Future of this Property — 47:03 Ratings and Outro — 53:06...
May 09, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 13
I sit down with one of my dearest friends, Matt, to talk about friendship, the greatest sitcom of all time, and most importantly, James Cameron's Avatar! Additional Links: Matt's Twitter Matt's Des Moines Register Articles Why Avatar Has the Most Ironic Soundtrack of All Time Time Stamps: How Matt and I Met — 00:04 Sports Talk — 10:32 Either/Or — 15:30 Avatar — 34:28 Outro — 48:22...
May 02, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 12
I sit down with Courtnee to talk about Mindhunter , what we learned from our most recent rewatch, whether we think the show is coming back, and if it does what are some potential plotlines. Make sure you watch Mindhunter , available on Netflix Instant Streaming! Time Stamps: Pre-episode Speech — 00:00 Intro/Why We love the show — 00:45 Serial Killer Predictions — 11:11 Character Predictions — 21:26 Final Points and Outro — 21:27...
Apr 25, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Daniel and Kevin go through literally every category for the 2021 Oscars and make their predictions! Follow along with both of them as they surely make mistakes and look stupid. Time Stamps: Pre Episode Talk — 00:00 Episode Introduction — 1:32 Categories Begin/First 12 — 5:44 Latter 11 — 36:45 Snubs and Outro — 1:10:02
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 10
The movie doctors are in! Kevin and I take a close look at Gareth Edwards' Godzilla (2014), highlighting what we liked and what we would fix. We also talk about the other films in the Monsterverse and address where they come up short. We go in depth for all of these movies so you should consider yourself spoiler warned! Time Stamps: Pre-Show — 00:00 Introduction of Topic — 00:34 Our Godzilla Backgrounds — 01:41 What We Love — 07:45 What'd We Fix — 21:05 Sequel Talk — 42:03 Our Ratings and Outro ...
Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Kevin and I went off on a tangent about superheroes, starting with Zack Snyder's Justice League . How did you feel about it? How do you feel about superhero movies? What's your perfect Sunday?
Apr 04, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Kevin and I have a discussion about the pros and cons of the filming mediums, with Kevin acting as teacher. An informative episode that left me feeling educated! Supplemental Material: Side by Side Steve Yedlin Ends the Debate Steve Yedlin Film Comparison Time Stamps: Discussion Begins — 00:16 Avatar 2 and World Building — 40:16 Disney Unexcitement — 51:30 Outro-is — 57:30...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 7
I talk with Nick, the other half of the Take 3: A Movie Podcast , and we talk filmmaking, podcasts, superhero movies and more! Documentary Nick Edited — 7 Cities Nick's Podcast Recommendation — Dumbest in the Room Book I reference — The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies Time Stamps : Opening and Intro — 00:00 Nick's Background in Film — 3:15 Take 3: AMP — 27:00 Gotcha Questions — 46:46 Closing and Outro — 56:08...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 6
I'm joined by someone who has known me for literally my entire life: my dad! In 2007, he wrote a blog post titled Favorite Movies, A to Z , where he listed his favorite movies going by off of the letter of the alphabet that they start with. Almost 14 years removed from that post, I was curious about what he would think of the list since many of his favorite movies have come out in the past decade. We go through each movie, one by one, to figure out if he would keep the movie he picked or pick so...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Part 2 of my recent talk with Courtnee. In this episode, she asks me the questions that were asked in the first episode of her podcast that they used to gauge their movie tastes, and in honor of the great James Lipton, she asks me the Bernard Pivot questionnaire. Big thanks to Courtnee for taking hosting duties in these episodes! Make sure you check out We Explain Movies , which is available on all podcasts platforms. Time Stamps : Getting to Know My Movie Tastes — 00:00 Bernard Pivot Questionna...
Feb 10, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The complete two hour version of the WEMisodes I did with Courtnee, featuring the movie questions WEM have asked on their podcast, their movie taste test, and the Bernard Pivot questionnnaire. Make sure you check out We Explain Movies , which is available on all podcasts platforms. Time Stamps : Intro — 00:00 Questions Begin — 5:20 Getting to Know My Movie Tastes — 1:15:36 Bernard Pivot Questionnaire — 1:42:00 Conclusion and Outro — 1:53:05...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Courtnee's back! On her podcast, We Explain Movies, before the actual explanation of the movies, they have questions specific to the movie they are explaining. Courtnee was so kind as to share those questions with me and I went through and picked my favorites. This is her asking me those questions. Make sure you check out We Explain Movies , which is available on all podcasts platforms. Time Stamps: Intro — 00:00 Questions Begin — 5:20...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 2
After the success of the previous discussion, Daniel and Kevin sit down for an in-depth talk about season 2 of The Mandalorian , what they thought worked and didn't work, and where they think the future of Star Wars is going. Spoilers abound, so if you're interested in watching the show, DO NOT listen to this episode.
Jan 17, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The title says exactly what this episode is! I was going to do time stamps but I don't feel like it. Maybe at a later time. Enjoy! Warning: The C-word is used extensively in this episode. Courtnee's Podcast weexplainmovies.podbean.com
Dec 27, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 37