Sean Ray commissioned one of his favorite movies, the Coen Brothers' 1984 directorial debut, Blood Simple. Starring Coen favorite Frances McDormand, it's an interesting look into the prehistorical fossil Coen record. So many shots and themes established in this first film go on to make up the DNA of their later works. You'll see Fargo, Miller's Crossing, No Country for Old Men, and even a few dashes of Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski in this film. Having said that, there is a whole helluva ...
Nov 09, 2016•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Who can stop Marvel Studios' continued run of Box Office Domination? Apparently not even the forces of the negaverse or whatever the hell Doctor Strange was fighting in this movie, because A.Ron and Jim (yes, even Jim!) ate it up and saw it in two packed houses this evening. Full to bursting with imaginative ideas and visuals that must be seen to be believed, and even then just barely, Doctor Strange is just relentlessly cool and fun. Benedict Cumberbatch leads a team of A-list Hollywood talent ...
Nov 04, 2016•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Fernando Rodriguez is back for another commission! This time he selected 1998's What Dreams May Come, starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Annabella Sciorra. Directed by Vincent Ward, and based on a story by Richard Matheson, the movie features an incredible vision of what the afterlife may be like, as it follows a family struck again and again by sudden tragedy. Oh, and we debate spirituality and our thoughts on death. One of us cried during our watch. You'll never guess which! Learn ...
Nov 02, 2016•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast We recently hit a major milestone in Bald Move history. October 12 marked Jim's 10 year podcast anniversary, and over the summer we passed the 20 Million total podcast downloads mark. Both are worthy of celebration. As is tradition, we celebrate by letting our loyal listeners pepper us with questions both insightful and insane, and we do our best to answer them. We'll be back soon to do a special podcast covering the frequently asked questions about our religious upbringing and background as for...
Oct 12, 2016•3 hr 59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Eric Cunanan commissioned us to watch the classic 1992 drama, Glengarry Glen Ross, directed by James Foley and based on the stage play by David Mamet. If megawatt star power (Al Pacino, Jack Lemon, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin among others), crisp, lyrical, profane dialog, and meditations on the death of the American Dream sound like something you're into, you should give this movie a shot if you haven't already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 05, 2016•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast The string of solid commissioned hits is in full string with one of Jim's favorite movies and A.Ron's soon-to-be favorite, Primer. If you're into noodly time travel plots and engineers talking in fits and starts about really technical stuff like we are, you'll probably love this one. Thanks to Mike Jacyna for his excellent taste in commissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 28, 2016•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast What do you get when you take the classic Western remake of a Japanese film about honor, courage, and justice,then add modern film making magic, plus Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Ethan Hawke to the mix? A sum that is less than it's parts, that's what. Enjoy our spoiler-free review of the movie and a discussion of upcoming movies and trailers on the house, but if you want to listen to us crack wise on D'Onofrio and Hawke's accents, you'll have to be a Club Member to gain...
Sep 23, 2016•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh Black stepped forth to commission the mind blowing 2008 film, Pontypool. Starring the very underrated Stephen McHattie, and directed by veteran cult filmmaker Bruce McDonald, Pontypool is set in a small Canadian town where a humbled former shock jock takes on the job of talking about the sleepy local news in the wee hours of the morning. And then something big happens. I really can't tell you more without spoiling a great film that should be seen by a lot of people, and right now you can se...
Sep 21, 2016•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week's First Run Bald Movie is Snowden, an Oliver Stone movie about famous/infamous NSA whistleblower/traitor/hero Edward Snowden. We don't think this is the movie that will change anyone's minds about the matter, but we do think the topic of privacy, if not Snowden himself, is vital for discussion, and the film is a food springboard for just that. But, does any of this even matter, will any of it make a difference? Enjoy our spoiler free review on us, or join Club Bald Move for a more in d...
Sep 16, 2016•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jim and A.Ron tackle yet another community podcast commission, this time for the David Lynch movie, "Mulholland Drive". Things get weird as we experience every human emotion possible and struggle to figure out what the hell just happened. Just know that this podcast is not meant to be interpreted literally, but to be emotionally intuited experientially. Special thanks to the crew who combined their wallets, Captain Planet style, and summoned this podcast; Anthony B, Mike T, Davey Mac, Ryan Q, Ra...
Sep 15, 2016•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks to Ruben from Boston who selected the 1993 Joel Schumacher drama/thriller/anger-porno "Falling Down" as the subject of this podcast. And it got us thinking a lot about where we were when we first saw this movie, and where we're at now, how this film fits into the pantheon of well made, highly regarded films, how it's aged, and what its meanings are. Plus, we do a bonus retrospective of the strange career of wild excess that is Joel Schumacher. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Sep 12, 2016•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's rare that a disaster movie comes out that isn't completely over wrought, or sensationalized, much less one that is wholly positive and uplifting, but Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks at his Tom Hanksiest, is just such a movie. Even our podcast's automatic pilot system, Jim Jones, was occasionally moved by the gritty depiction of everyday heroism that can not only save 155 souls, but unite a country in a sense of admiration, gratitude, and good will. Plus, we talk cra...
Sep 09, 2016•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jim and A.Ron saw the latest installment of DC's attempt at bootstrapping a mega-billions interconnected super hero franchise, "Suicide Squad". As an answer to question of who you gonna call when an Evil Superman ever comes calling, we don't think it makes much sense, but we're a bit more divided on the questions of "is it fun?" and "is it entertaining?" Please enjoy our spoiler free review of the movie, and consideration of the trailers for "Wonder Woman", "The Great Wall", "Dunkirk", and "The ...
Aug 05, 2016•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jim and A.Ron have seen the latest film in Matt Damon's action spy thriller franchise, Jason Bourne, and find it reasonably Bourney, but missing a lot of the improvisational, desperate charm of the earlier installments, and missing a lot of its heart. Please enjoy our spoiler free review of the movie and discussion of the trailers we saw for upcoming fall releases, but if you want to hear our detailed spoiler-filled take on the movie, you'll have to be a Club Bald Move Member! Learn more about y...
Jul 29, 2016•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jim's on vacation, so filling in his spot is Cecily, A.Ron's co-host on the American Horror Story Podcast, True Blood Authority, Penny Earful, and life. A.Ron approaches the film from the perspective of a life long Trek fan, Cecily approaches it more from the casual fan perspective, but both are in agreement that this installment of Trek can best be described as "mediocre". The parts of it that work, really do work, as the effects are top notch and the cast continues to nail their homages to cla...
Jul 22, 2016•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast A.Ron and Jim review the disgusting, ill-conceived, disgraceful actually quite delightful addition to the Ghostbusters franchise featuring a cast of stellar funny women in Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Melissa McCarthy. The movie delivered solid action and laughs, a few gut busters, inspired performances by a lot of cameo actors who are clearly having a great time, and the correct and satisfying amount of respect and homages to the classic cast, including several nods to the lat...
Jul 15, 2016•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks to the intrepid crew of Bald Move Commissioners who banded together to make this podcast happen; Keith Alejandro, Jen, Alex M, Matt DeRemer, Stephen, mydeardeadly, Andy G, Jefferson B, cocoa2mc, Gary Turco, Jasmyn P, Andrew K, Conner B, Martin K, and Geoffrey Bowser. Possibly the deepest commissioned roster we've had so far. And they had us review one of the greatest of the Coen Brothers productions, 2007's No Country for Old Men. What can we say? This movie is as beautiful, dark,...
Jul 15, 2016•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks to our community commissioners Fernando Rodriguez, Flash Gordon, Jefferson B, Katie Gutierrez, cocoa2mc, pooljedi, Martin K, shockg11, Keith Alejandro, Ryan L, and jmyjnstn67 for coming together and making this podcast on the 1995 David Fincher helmed "Seven" possible. Neither Jim nor I had seen this movie in it's entirety, though some of us were more spoiled than others. We were surprised at how well the movie held up and managed to entertain despite the various exposure to spoil...
Jul 07, 2016•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jim and A.Ron have seen the latest potential summer blockbuster; Independence Day: Resurgence, and found it roughly as dumb as it's predecessor but minus quite a bit of the humor, charm, and charisma of the original. Please enjoy our spoiler-free review of the movie and our discussion of the new trailers we saw preceding it, but if you want our no holds barred spoiler take, you'll have to be a Club Bald Move member. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 24, 2016•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks to Dave Dillon for commissioning the 1980s hit television series, Magnum P.I. We weren't sure what to expect, but after seeing the two part series premiere, "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii", we're ready to recognize the greatness of the Mustachioed One. From war scenes that Punch waaayyyy above their weight, to Magnum perving on French Stews, we found the series consistently entertaining. Thanks again, Dave, we couldn't do it without you. Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow u...
Jun 13, 2016•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast A.Ron and Jim saw The Conjuring 2 tonight, and thought it had some solid thrills and chills. We give our overall impressions and review up front, then discuss the many new trailers we saw before the film, before finally getting down and dirty in a no holds barred spoiler section. You'll have to be a Club Bald Move Member to get that part though, but for everyone else, enjoy the free review and trailer discussion! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 10, 2016•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks to Lauren, Anne, and Rick who chipped in to commission this podcast on Magnolia for Alex Myers as a Christmas (!!!) present. Jim and I had never seen Magnolia, the Paul Thomas Anderson classic before now, and wow is it a doozy. Starring greats such as William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, to name just a few, it involves a day in the life of a dozen or so characters on a collision course with fate and coincidence, and what they'll learn about themselves and each ...
Jun 02, 2016•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's that time again, time for Jim and A.Ron to review the latest comic book movie! This up is Bryan Singer's latest; X-Men Apocalypse. The big problem with this film is that it's just an okay comic book film, and we just don't think that's good enough in a world where there's six multi-million dollar comic boom films per year, especially in a year with Deadpool and Captain America 3. Your mileage may vary, depending on how big a comic book fan you are, in particular how big of an X-Men fan you ...
May 27, 2016•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks to Dr. Brandon Devito for once again commissioning another great movie for us to gab about, this time the amazingly deep 2001 sci-fi/noodle bender, "Donnie Darko". Or... is it that deep? Maybe it really is just totally straightforward, but so batcrap crazy you're just not prepared to deal with it's frankness? In this podcast, we sort the Manipulated Dead from the Manipulated Living, as we try to get the Artifact back to the Tangent Universe before it's too late. We think. If none ...
May 26, 2016•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks to Fernando Rodriguez, who commissioned the 1985 classic kid's adventure movie, "The Goonies". Directed by Richard Donner with a script by Chris Columbus, this movie really brings us back to our child hood days, which leads to us spending time fondly reminiscing about the film and growing up, and of course obsessively picking nits and busting "The Goonies" balls. Which of course, is our mothers' favorite part. Stay tuned til the end as we invite a surprise guest to give their opin...
May 19, 2016•2 hr 44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jim and A.Ron have seen Captain America: Civil War, and they really, really liked what they saw. It was fun, weighty, maybe a bit long with the usual seeming plot holes (which comic fans can probably fill), but nothing that comes close to threatening to stop the runaway hype train that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We give you a fairly detailed non-spoiler review, before considering the many highly entertaining trailers that ran up front, and then finally, getting around to our no holds barr...
May 06, 2016•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Brandon Devito has commissioned us to watch the 1997 comedy/thriller mashup, "Grosse Pointe Blank", starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver. It tells the tale of a hitman with a troubled conscience, or maybe just a feeling of ennui that has him returning to his home town for his tenth high school reunion and coincidentally reuniting with his old sweetheart. The action is surprisingly great, the sound track is fantastic, the fashion is decidedly 90's, and the tone is quirky and all over the pl...
May 05, 2016•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks to Dr. Ken for the gutsy call to have us do a commissioned podcast for a black and white 60's Western film, "The Man Show Shot Liberty Valance". Directed by the great John Ford, and starring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, this movie is both insanely fun to watch and, believe it or not, serves as a great primer on American politics. It might just be the tonic you need during an especially intense political season. And I can't stress this enough, this film is crazy entertaining. If y...
Apr 28, 2016•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks goes to Alafia McMurty for commissioning a podcast on the 1985 sci-fi comedy classic, "Back to the Future". Starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, we've seen this movie a million times and love every second. Please enjoy the following mammoth podcast that covers nearly every aspect of the film, from the absurd to the poignant to the sublime. Thanks again, Alafia! We had a blast watching this and making the resultant podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Apr 21, 2016•2 hr 54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Special thanks to Glenn Seubert for commissioning this podcast on the 1964 British film "Zulu". Directed by Cy Endfield and starring Stanley Baker and a very young Michael Caine, it depicts a fictionalized version of a real life stand off between 100 British soldiers and 4,000 Zulu warriors in the battle for South Africa. The film is gorgeous in it's look and especially color palette, and the lead performances by Baker and Caine are interesting as two soldiers vying for power and making tough de...
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