On June 7th, 2020, Two Thumbs Undecided has a Black Lives Themed episode with Gender & Racial Equity Activist/lover of movies/and old friend Reed Kimbrough. He talks about the films that effected him the most concerning racism and black lives on the big screen, including "In the Heat of the Night," "Philadelphia," and "A Time to Kill."
This episode what live just a few days after Floyd'd murder and the very beginning of the riots/protests. The episode starts with immediate reactions to what's been going on, but we wanted show as much respect for the BLM movement as possible so we can focus an episode completely on the movement. So sorry if this episode seems a bit out of place. This episode we talk about musicians in a band or solo act who transition to composition for movies. This includes Duke Ellington, Curtis Mayfield Dann...
Zach and Sam get in a time machine to go kill Hitler but accidentally kill Chaplin instead. They talk about time machine movies while they grieve.
Zach and Sam bring on Dave Colonna from Dave & Giggles to talk about coloring and post production during the pandemic, but we kinda get sidetracked talking about 80s movies.
From Willis O’Brien to Wes Anderson, the brothers go over the history and impact of stop motion animation (basically claymation).
Brothers talk about all things 90s indie cinema, from Slacker to Being John Malkovich.
The brothers interview Penelope Bartlett, Criterion Channel programmer. Sam congratulates Penelope for the Channel's year anniversary, and Zach for some reason compares Observations on Film Art to Steve Jobs taking LSD for the first time.
"This is the episode that made me reconsider if radio shows/podcasts could be an artform." - Godard "I haven't cried like that since boarding school. I felt like I was seeing heaven and hell while eating a bowl of cereal. Totally celestial. " - Judi Dench "What was the question? What who are you people? How did you get in my house!?" - Steven Yeun Take it from these celebrities. This is an episode you don't want to miss. Scorsese wonders in after a cocaine induced black out, Zach brings on some ...
Zach falls in love with the Beetlejuice Broadway soundtrack, Sam rants about their mic situation now that they are outside of the studio, and the brothers talk about the best and worst opening scenes in cinema history.
Sam goes over the original 2TU creed while blushing, Zach keeps saying "covert-19" and references Hey Nineteen, and the brothers talk about the rise and demise of late night talk shows.
We are on our second week of quarantine and things are ok. Sam has transitioned out from Brooklyn to his girlfriends house in Long Island, and Zach is realizing how much money he is saving by not eating out every day. The brothers try to grapple with what makes a writer the voice of a generation and go over their quarantine movies. Side note: Zach screwed up the audio the first time by recording Sam's audio through his computer on his audio. It created a horrible echoing sound. So we re-recorded...
First week of Quarantine and Sam and Zach are doing ok. Sam is stuck in Brooklyn and Zach is trying to find odd jobs to stay relevant at work. The brothers go over some of their top choices of movies to watch while in Quarantine.
Sam get's his head stuck in a tree, Zach figures out that cartoons aren't real life. And the brothers discuss the great lost films in cinema history.
Zach talks about zombies, Nick talks about vampires, and Sam tries to make sense of the world. But mainly, the gang goes over the classic films about viruses and how a certain virus is effecting cinema today.
With the recent Parasite win, Sam and Zach give you a run down of South Korean cinema history and the movies you need to see besides the Handmaiden and Okja.
Let's face it. Danny Devito is a god, and if you haven't accepted this simple and undisputed fact, you might as well think the world is flat and hang with Alex Jones. The brothers, Sam and Zach, dive into the deity's past, present, and oh so bright future.
Sam and Zach take a moment to decompress, rant about the Oscars, and learn to love what they have: each other. :')
Here it is. The Meyers Awards ft. Karina Dandashi. This will be the first of many. Enjoy listening to history and the official end of award season.
Zach tries to make a case that Jerry Maguire is a sport movie, Sam gets upset people are hating on Jojo Rabbit, and the brothers talk about football movies.
Zach is betrays the show by skiing instead, Karina shows up 14 min late, Sam apologies for being sexist, and the gang talks what it means to be a production assistant.
Sam edits out the part where Zach was 10 min late, Zach forgets that two is after one, and the brothers go over everything you want to know about movie sequel.
Sam and Zach begin the new year, blessed with Scorsese's cash, by playing a movie review relic, the first ever "celluloid adventure" show from 1896! The show, recorded on Tesla's lost audio recording device "The Soul Eater," is of Ishmael and Dudley talking with Louis Lumiere about the future of this new technology and is it art.
This is it. Spielberg has bought Sam and Zach's show and turning into his own "Green Book" themed podcast. Will Zach get slapped again? Will he slap back like Virgil Tibbs in "In the Heat of the Night." Will Sam finally snap and reveal his deepest darkest secret Amelia Earhart!? While these questions I'm sure are on everyone's minds, one thing is for sure. The brothers play their top ten moments from 2019 to convince Spielberg to give them a second chance.
Sam says Spielberg has jumped the shark, Zach claims Jurassic Park is a metaphor for his career, and the brothers talk to the man himself, Spielberg, who gives them some troubling news.
Zach's mic malfunctions, Sam challenges A.O. Scott of the NYT to come on the show for saying Twilight: Breaking Dawn is the top 10 most influential film of the decade, and the brothers review the top decade lists.
Sam tells Robert Eggers* he's too harsh on Scorsese, Zach tries to change the theme at the last second again, and the brothers talk about Live media. *not really The Egg man.
When Scorsese said Marvel films weren't cinema, everyone lost their shit, pitting the young and the old moviegoers against each other. Sam and Zach take on the conversation to see what separates the two generations and why we can't just get along!
This one comes straight from Zach. We begin to talk about some real life Hollywood friends, but then slowly talk about our own friendship and how Zach is feeling lonely in Pittsburgh.
On this episode, Sam gets upset about the 16x9 Simpson ratio, Zach impersonate Bob Iger in a massage parlor, and the brothers discuss the new Disney Plus. Also with special guest Lizzie McGuire to promote her new show.
Widely considered as the best episode of 2TU yet. Sam learns a new fact about Zach after knowing him for 23 years and Zach learns what protagonist means.
