Fri, 3 January 2020
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are looking back on the year as a whole and charting the highs and lows in a huge two-part podcast with special guest of the show, George. On this first part, the guys will quickly review some other 2019 releases before sharing their ten best films of 2019. Part two will be uploaded soon highlighting the worst films of 2019. Available on iTunes and Spotify Episode 252 includes: -A quick rundown of other 2019 movies not making lists including "Spies in Disguise," "Jumanji: The Next Level," "Bombshell," "Richard Jewell" and others. -The guys share their individual lists for Ten Best Films of 2019 as well as underrated films from the year.
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Sun, 22 December 2019
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" have traveled to a galaxy far far away and come back to do what the Internet endlessly seems to do, talk about "Star Wars." It's Episode 9 time with the return of director J.J. Abrams and the poking in the eye of Rian Johnson and the previous installment. The guys square the new trilogy and assess where "Star Wars" could be headed next. Available on iTunes and Spotify Episode 251 includes: -The guys search their feelings to discuss "Rise of Skywalker" and how it stacks up to the other new entries in this trilogy. Ben, surprisingly, becomes the defender of the "Star Wars" legacy. -The guys discuss the nature of fandom, the future of "Star Wars," and what it means to be a "Star Wars" film. -This Week's Pitch -- New Saga Re-Write! -Ben offers his take on what Episodes 7-9 could have been using the same key characters of this new trilogy.
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Mon, 9 December 2019
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are picking apart the clues to deduce the real murderers in honor of the new twisty drawing room mystery, "Knives Out." The guys pitch variations on the Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries and then play another rendition of their closing game, "So Shalit Be," but this one goes into even extra special bizarre territory, and that's saying something. Available on iTunes and Spotify Episode 250 includes: -Trailer responses: "Black Widow," "No Time to Die," and "Free Guy." -"Aladdin" spinoff time with the only white character! -The "Charlie's Angels" reboot is a hot mess. -Ben watched the John Cena-as-fireman-family film. and he kind of liked it. No joke. -Nate highly recommends "Marriage Story" and says "Uncut Gems" is admirable, but boy oh boy does he not think too highly of Clint Eastwood's "Richard Jewell." -"Knives Out" is a different kind of murder mystery and it charms Nate and mostly works for Ben. -This Week's Pitch -- Drawing Room Mysteries! -Ben pitches murder mysteries inside the White House, a cruise ship, a super hero gathering, and inside the mind of a really hacky writer. -This Week's Game -- So Shalit Be! -The guys conclude another edition by adopting the persona of America's favorite 90-year-old film critic and providing increasingly insane blurbs for the movies reviewed on the podcast. This one gets... weird.
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Sat, 23 November 2019
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are spinning, twirling, leaping, and tripping balls to try and make heads or tails out of the French movie "Climax," one of the worst films of 2019. The guys pitch their own version on the spot with Switch the Pitch and then conclude with America's favorite game, "So Shalit Be." Available on iTunes and Spotify Episode 249 includes: -"Star Trek" is back, maybe this time, with Noah Hawley in the captain's chair. -"Frozen II" let something go... its sense of quality. -"Doctor Sleep" is a movie that serves two masters and also functions as Stephen King's X-Men. -The guys try and question the point of Gaspar Noe's "Climax." -This Week's Pitch -- Switch the Pitch: Climax -Noe's movie gets rewritten on the spot as Ben and Nate pitch a new version with a random generator for different plot elements. -This Week's Game -- So Shalit Be! -To summarize the movies reviewed this week, the guys channel the spirit of famed film critic Gene Shalit to come up with increasingly lurid blurbs for them.
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Thu, 31 October 2019
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" have completed their writing project and are eager to dig into some of the Oscar-ready movies of this new awards season, as well as special Halloween treats for them, like seeing Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes live and in-person for the roadshow edition of "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot." In honor of that, Ben puts together some youth-chasing reboot pitches, and the guys conclude another hearty podcast with America's favorite game, "So Shalit Be," wherein the guys imitate famed critic Gene Shalit to varying degrees of madness and stupidity. Available on iTunes and Spotify Episode 248 includes: -New "Star Wars" Episode IX trailer, Benioff & Weiss depart writing "Star Wars," and new "Game of Thrones" spinoff after another spinoff dropped. -Ever wanted to fast forward through a Netflix movie but didn't want to hit the fast forward button? -"Jojo Rabbit" and "The Lighthouse" are two very weird, potentially off-putting indies that succeed on their own terms. Only one of them involves an imaginary Hitler. -"Zombieland 2" is more of the same but also a clear leftover of the TV series that never was. -"Jay and Silent Bob Reboot" is a movie made for the fans, in both ways good and not quite as good. -This Week's Pitch -- Hip Reboots! -In the style of Kevin Smith's reboot, Be quickly runs through some ideas to reboot other movies for a hip, diverse, younger crowd. -This Week's Game -- So Shalit Be! -The guys run through the movies covered this week by channeling the spirit of movie critic and pun lover Gene Shalit and supplying increasingly insane blurbs. This week it's all about boots and the places they'll go.
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Tue, 15 October 2019
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" have triumphantly returned after a long though busy break. They have a lot of movies to cover and in honor of the new gritty, R-rated "Joker" film they will be pitching solo ventures in the same dark vein for Batman's other villains. The guys wind up an extra long podcast by channeling the spirit of Gene Shalit to come up with absurd blurbs for a selection of the movies reviewed. Available on iTunes and Spotify Episode 247 includes: -Sony and Marvel kiss and make up realizing they both really like money. -Martin Scorsese says Marvel movies aren't movies. -Ben says "The Addams Family" is a nice surprise. -Nate spits out reviews for "Hustlers," "Ad Astra," "Gemini Man," "Judy," "Parasite," and the Fred Durst-directed, John Travolta-starring "The Fanatic." -The new "Joker" is good but Ben contests mishandles the entire identity of what makes Joker the Joker. The guys also discuss the nature of comedy in this new era and whether Todd Phillips has any point in his declaration that you can't be funny anymore. -This Week's Pitch -- Joker-fy Batman Villain Solo Films! -The guys try and pitch gritty, R-rated solo outings and cast movies for Catwoman, Clay Face, Mr. Freeze, the Penguin, and a dozen other rogues. -This Week's Game -- So Shalit Be! -The guys take on the persona of America's favorite televised film critic to offer increasingly bizarre pun-laden blurbs for this week's films reviewed.
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Thu, 12 September 2019
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are back and clowning around for the concluding sequel to Stephen King's hit movie, "It." The guys look to the months to come at a wide range of movies coming out that they may or may not be looking forward to, and they conclude the episode with another round of America's favorite game, "So Shalit Be." You'll never look at kangaroos the same. Available on iTunes and Spotfy Episode 245 includes: -Who would you cast for a "Face/Off" remake? -D23 news: even MORE Marvel TV series! More! -Ben finds the "Dora the Explorer" movie to be a cute and delightful family adventure film. -"It Chapter 2" isn't quite what Chapter One offered, but we all knew this was coming, right? -This Week's Pitch -- None! -Bonus Discussion -- Looking Ahead to 2019! -The guys look ahead at two dozen movies coming out between now and the end of the year. This Week's Game -- "So Shalit Be" -The guys play another edition of imitating the spirit of America's favorite TV film critic, Gene Shalit, to summarize via blurbs the films reviewed this week.
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Fri, 23 August 2019
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are back and picking up the pieces of major reshuffling, from Blumhouse pulling a release to recent tragedies to Sony and Marvel ending their shared partnership with Spider-Man over money. In honor of "Ready or Not," the guys pitch movies featuring the hunting of humans, and then they end another episode with America's favorite game, "So Shalit Be?" where they summarize the movies reviewed through the spirit of notable TV film critic, Gene Shalit. Available on iTunes and Spotify Episode 245 includes: -"The Hunt" gets pulled from release following mass shootings, which means it will.... never have a safe period to be released. -Sony and Marvel break up over Spider-Man visitation rights. -Nate struggles to say too many positive things for "The Kitchen," "Dark Iris," and "Where Did You Go, Bernadette?" -"Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" is creepy and a fine introduction to horror for younger kids. -"Ready or Not" is a blast and might be Ben's favorite movie of 2019! -This Week's Pitch -- Human Hunting! -Nate pitches a very uptight librarian keeping order and white nationalist militias deputized by a racist president to round up whatever "illegals" they find. -Ben pitches a cannibal president, an extreme marriage counseling couples session, and a hunt through time using the weapons of its older era. -This Week's Game -- So Shalit Be! -The guys assume the mantle of TV film critic Gene Shalit by providing increasingly insane blurbs for the movies covered this week.
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Sun, 4 August 2019
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are revving those engines, a term that seems less and less applicable with every sequel, for the "Fast and Furious" spinoff, "Hobbs & Shaw." The guys pitch tag-team spinoffs and then conclude with another round of America's favorite game, "So Shalit Be" where the guys imitate national treasure Gene Shalit to come up with movie blurbs for the films covered that week. Available on iTunes and Spotify Episode 244 includes: -Get ready for the worst podcast idea of all time, and making it about "Batman vs Superman" is only part of the reason why. -Stephen King writing new ending for "The Stand." -Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" is a stroll down his memories. A leisurely stroll. -Indie roundup: "The Farewell," "High-Life," and an Ohio-made drama, "Huckleberry." -"Hobbs & Shaw" is basically everything you want it to be, and that's not enough for Ben. -This Week's Pitch -- Tag-Team Spinoffs! -Ben pitches an Indiana Jones team of Mutt and Short Round, a man and a sentient zombie, the dinosaurs in "Jurassic World," Wolverine helping young Magneto hunt Nazis, and teaming two villainous Purgers. -This Week's Game -- So Shalit Be! -The guys imitate the famous film critic Gene Shalit and come up with blurbs for the movies reviewed on this podcast episode.
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Tue, 23 July 2019
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are reeling from all the recent news at the annual Comicon and trying their best to respond the multitude of amazing new trailers for TV and movies. the guys then review several movies, notably Disney's new live action "Lion King" remake, and discuss the troubles of photo realism. They close out the episode playing another edition of "So Shalit Be" and imitate Gene Shalit blurbs. Available on iTunes and Spotify Episode 243 includes: -So many new trailers but none of them quite as horrifying as the CGI-nightmare "Cats." -Trailer reactions to "Picard," "Snowpiercer," "His Dark Materials," "It chapter 2," "Watchmen," "The Witcher," "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," and "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot." -Marvel unveils its massive Phase 4 news with movies and Disney+ show announcements plus one buzzy casting choice that irritates Ben (Guess who). -"Stuber" and "Crawl" are okay genre movies, nothing special, and certainly better than "Polaroid" and local Columbus-made indie "Cadia: The World Within." -Dinsey's live-action "The Lion King" is something nobody asked for and ready for your shrugs. -This Week's Pitch -- None! -This Week's Game -- So Shalit Be! -The guys play America's favorite game coming up with blurbs for this week's movies reviewed in the style of famous TV critic Gene Shalit. Madness usually follows.
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