The Second Part in our Failure in Teamwork Trilogy So this is the big one. The episode where our hosts decide if its time to get off this Marvel Cinematic Universe gravy train (thought the numbers would say otherwise) and call it good with the end of Phase One (ugh) with THE AVENGERS. So many paths we could take. Like doing the failed adaptation of that British show with Uma Thurman in the 90s. That couldn't have been that bad. But here we are. Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus epis...
Jul 10, 2025•35 min
The First Part in our Failure in Teamwork Trilogy Some might say that the failure in teamwork starts with one host being bullied by the other into doing an episode on A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS. All because the bullied host said he finally got around to the first entry into this ESTEEMED franchise and expressed enthusiasm for the original film. And here we are with a discussion on the merits of a deleted scene where Freddy Krueger has boobs. Teamwork. Patreon supporters get acce...
Jul 08, 2025•33 min
The Not Ready for MCU Players #5 You may be wondering or more likely hate-listening to our travels through the Marvel Cinematic Universe and asking yourself "WHY?" This is a very reasonable question and perhaps if followed by the even more reasonable response of turning this podcast off. But then you find yourself coming back. Reading these show notes for some reason. Because today is the day Ben Affleck as DAREDEVIL hit the feed. And really that's the whole reason one of us is podcasting to beg...
Jul 03, 2025•7 min
The Third Part in our Symbols of America Trilogy As we near a holiday of fireworks and hot dogs we celebrate this occasion by talking about the time when Agent Carter took her chance to fondle Captain America's newly pumped up with super soldier serum breasts. Take that Rob Liefeld and enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs Find ou...
Jun 26, 2025•30 min
The Second Part in our Symbols of America Trilogy Geena Davis can do no wrong as the greatest catcher to ever play the game of baseball and Tom Hanks is scratching his nuts which leaves Lori Petty to pick on. Forgive us, Tank Girl, we just love A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN so much we can't help but join the pile on. Enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwor...
Jun 19, 2025•37 min
The First Part in our Symbols of America Trilogy We debate whether the true symbol of America is laser tag or 1970s pornography. Probably should have stuck with a debate between Dustin Hoffman or Robert Redford but where is the debate in that? Enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs Find out more at https://trilogyintheory.pinecast....
Jun 12, 2025•30 min
The Not Ready for the MCU Players #4 This is mainly a podcast about the ever changing nature of bullying amongst teenagers but the one constant is that everyone hates when Tobey Maguire takes off the SPIDER-MAN mask and shows us his stupid face. Enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs Find out more at https://trilogyintheory.pinecas...
Jun 05, 2025•7 min
The Third Part in our Brothers Brought Low Trilogy Even when you nail the casting with Chris Hemsworth wearing a red cape and Tom Hiddleston with golden horns on his head... you still need Kat Dennings to save the day and STILL two bumbling podcasters will complain about your flick over a decade later. Which is to say that there is no pleasing anyone with anything and that it could always be worse. Like in the sequel THOR: THE DARK WORLD. But that's for another episode! For now, let's enjoy our ...
May 01, 2025•37 min
The Second Part in our Brothers Brought Low Trilogy How could there ever be a cult classic for a wide release starring Uma Thurman? Wouldn't everyone pause to gaze at her beauty and charisma? Of course as I type up these very show notes I'm reminded of finally catching up with EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES and being horrified at what my favorite screen goddess did which nearly RUINED the career of one Gus Van Sant before he could make his 1998 classic PSYCHO. But as the chosen film (I'm getting to...
Apr 28, 2025•32 min
The First Part in our Brothers Brought Low Trilogy Michael Douglas being a desperate (and often times very sweaty) asshole is something like movie comfort food here at the TiT offices... HOWEVER David Fincher's THE GAME is not a film that your two hosts can agree upon. Such gentlemanly episodes are saved for verified classics like TOWER HEIST (coming this Thanksgiving if that threat doesn't have you unsubscribing before then) but this conversation is all about what Sean Penn got wrong with his b...
Apr 17, 2025•31 min
The Not Ready for the MCU Players #3 This is an episode that requires a paywall to talk about in full (our Patreon is a lowly ONE BUCK A MONTH, by the way) because when one talks BLADE 2 that means a mention of Harry Knowles unfortunate review of the film which talked primarily about oral sex. Yeah. We do our best to mention the initial infamy of the film and have fun with what Wesley Snipes and Guillermo del Toro ACTUALLY created... without all of that particular subtext. Enjoy! Patreon support...
Apr 03, 2025•6 min
The Third Part in our Father's Legacy Trilogy Mickey Rourke does his best to whip the sequel to IRON MAN into shape... which is terrible, but we did enjoy the extended (in our mind) whipping sequence if only The Auteur Jon Favreau had the COURAGE to pull a Peter Jackson and give us MORE. More Garry Shandling calling Iron Man a dick! More Sam Rockwell dancing! More Scarlett Johansson... more TRILOGY IN THEORY! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Mov...
Mar 27, 2025•33 min
The Second Part in our Father's Legacy Trilogy Have we find a film to rival GOOD WILL HUNTING in one that men are comfortable weeping with... NO! Because men cry alone and never admit to such things on a podcast. What they will admit to is the lasting legacy... of themselves. One host wonders if his child will one day be interested in these very audio recordings where he drops expletives in an episode on the very earnest BIG FISH while the other wonders how much longer this planet he resides on ...
Mar 19, 2025•29 min
The First Part in our Father's Legacy Trilogy One host had a childhood and the other one didn't watch an Indiana Jones movie until he was old and depressed. But he's come around to this Steven Spielberg guy being "pretty good" at movies. Consider this our Temple of Doom of podcasting and try to enjoy. Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketch...
Mar 12, 2025•35 min
The Not Ready for the MCU Players #2 We mostly credit (or blame) the success of the superhero genre at the cinema on that damn charm of one Hugh Jackman... definitely not the director behind APT PUPIL. Along the way we debate the silliness of forcing actors into all black leather or daring to use a little color. Which is to say that like the rest of the cast we just stand around and watch a handsome Australian man at work. And that doesn't require any sort of director at all. Thankfully this mov...
Mar 05, 2025•7 min
The Third Part in our Second Attempt at Making a Monster Trilogy Elisabeth Moss troubles one host and that greatly troubles the other as we wrap up our month of monster movie remakes with one of the last theatrical releases before the pandemic in THE INVISIBLE MAN. Considering all that has transpired since then you can forgive us for this one slipping through our pop culture fingers but it's certainly better than new release where Harrison Ford is turned into a Hulk which we touch on very briefl...
Feb 27, 2025•35 min
The Second Part in our Second Attempt at Making a Monster Trilogy It's not the film with the much beloved Mark Ruffalo nor is it the questionable Hulk Dogs fighting Eric Bane. Instead what you get from us is the star of THE SCORE, Edward Norton in all his mainstream movie glory! So this is the episode on THE INCREDIBLE HULK which once upon an engaged couple skipped to preserve their marriage but now we risk it all for the sake of the podcast. Now let's all quit our grumbling and enjoy Liv Tyler ...
Feb 16, 2025•33 min
The First Part in our Second Attempt at Making a Monster Trilogy Our Valentine's Day special is here just a bit early which should give you just enough time to forget all about David Cronenberg's body horror and think of your own that you will give to that special someone! Hopefully someone like this podcast's favorite leading lady, Geena Davis! Or Jeff Goldblum who in this film is the finest male specimen until that dreaded day when he discovers that he has grown back hair. Then it's all over b...
Feb 13, 2025•32 min
The Not Ready for the MCU Players #1 One host argues for Howard the Duck over Blade as the father of all that would be Marvel at the movies while the other compares this ABSOLUTE CLASSIC film to the reaction to the Obama administration... before there even was an Obama administration! However both of your favorite hosts (maybe not so much after this episode) bond over the fear that their respective fathers would pull the plug on that life-changing first time watch of Wesley Snipes as the greates...
Jan 29, 2025•6 min
The Third Part in our Gadgets for Survival Trilogy Can one host survive watching a cartoon for this week's episode? Mostly because there are numerous other horrible things going on so it feels a little silly to complain about the lack of erotic thriller elements in a film as charming as THE WILD ROBOT. But an attempt is made. Enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club ! Bluesky : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @w...
Jan 23, 2025•32 min
The Second Part in our Gadgets for Survival Trilogy While the MCU may be down now (DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE was a celebration of the Fox Marvel universe!) we decide that appearing on TRILOGY IN THEORY for... years (?) may just be the ticket to get them back on top. But what does the Marvel Cinematic Universe look like in a shared universe with all that cinema has to offer? We shall see and hopefully you will listen as we kick off this series of discussions with IRON MAN! What could go wrong with...
Jan 16, 2025•28 min
The First Part in our Gadgets for Survival Trilogy It's 2025 and we think this year is going to suck! So why not watch characters in movies get to play with all of their new toys as we lament our lot in life... this is starting to sound like every month on TRILOGY IN THEORY but this month we start with Bond! James Bond. Listen to two experts reminiscing about their glory days on the Nintendo 64 calling Oddjob players in GOLDENEYE cheaters and then eventually respecting the actual man who played ...
Jan 10, 2025•30 min
If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! In our final chapter on the year in cinema for 1999 we watch the epic in length (and in frogs and misogyny as is the standard combination) MAGNOLIA from Paul Thomas Anderson and his mostly returning cast from BOOGIE NIGHTS. What this film lacks in pornography it makes up for in Tom Cruise. A more than fair trade. Happy 2025 everyone and on to the next Movie Book Club! Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Cl...
Jan 02, 2025•8 min
A Christmas double feature in search of a DIE HARD or LOVE ACTUALLY! What is this madness? A Christmas special on a podcast called TRILOGY IN THEORY... missing the third part of the trilogy? That's where we look at the Netflix original LOVE HARD which presents two dating app aficionados finding each other across the country with that annual holiday debate: is DIE HARD a Christmas movie? So we pair that Netflix "content" with a proper film... that proper film being John Frankenheimer's REINDEER G...
Dec 25, 2024•49 min
The Third Part in Steven Soderbergh's Whistleblowers Trilogy We finish up this month's trilogy and our TWO HUNDREDTH EPISODE with Matt Damon at peak schlub as THE INFORMANT! The exclamation point is included in the title of the film; not a measure of our excitement. For one host despises Matt Damon and the other one is still trying to understand the motivations of a man making six figures and married to Melanie Lynskey to blow it all up! Now that exclamation point was intended as we will spend t...
Dec 22, 2024•30 min
If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! If a filmmaker ever wants to make people uncomfortable just complete your passion project which is seen as dangerous and very progressive... and then wait a quarter century (or less) and one can upset an entirely new demographic of people who see your movie as dangerous and backwards! It's these murky waters that two straight men enter and attempt to discuss BOYS DON'T CRY as a flick that for obvious reasons is ju...
Dec 19, 2024•6 min
The Second Part in Steven Soderbergh's Whistleblowers Trilogy A little Oscar talk. A little Marvel Cinematic Universe talk. All in service of the decidedly populist fare that Steven Soderbergh served up with Julia Robert's Academy Award winning performance in ERIN BROCKOVICH. Because when dealing with cancer and corporate greed you need a genuine movie star insulting people's shoes. Enjoy! Catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION ! Follow along ...
Dec 16, 2024•30 min
If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! While we can all agree that HEAT is Michael Mann's masterpiece and to a somewhat lesser degree that MANHUNTER is the Hannibal Lector cinematic masterpiece... what about THE INSIDER? How does this one rank in the Mann canon if it perhaps the greatest film of the BEST MOVIE YEAR EVER? It's pretty good. We hope you enjoy it. Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPE...
Dec 11, 2024•6 min
The First Part in Steven Soderbergh's Whistleblowers Trilogy A divisive audio commentary track for THE LIMEY provides some amusement for one host and despair for another as two children of the 90s try and define what the 60s icons Terence Stamp and Peter Fonda mean to them. The answer? Not much but this movie is cool. Catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION ! Follow along at our Patreon page as once a month (although sometimes more) we read AND...
Dec 06, 2024•29 min
If you have a buck instead of a book you too can time travel with us back to 1999! George Clooney and Spike Jonze in a heist movie together is not exactly OCEAN'S ELEVEN and director David O. Russell is no Steven Soderbergh as we near the end of our journey through Brian Raftery's BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER. Enjoy and catchup on last year's Movie Book Club from Quentin Tarantino's CINEMA SPECULATION ! Threads / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook : @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm &...
Dec 04, 2024•7 min
