The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are finally back and catching up on movies and trying to recall all the details of their double-feature highlighting the cinema of 2001: the pop-punk fizzy satire "Josie and the Pussycats" and the Jet Li plus Jet Li action-thriller about the multiverse before it was all the rage, "The One." 

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Episode 373 includes:

-R.I.P. Richard Belzer, Raquel Welch, and not so Tom Sizemore. 

-The guys make their preidctions for the upcoming 

-The guys discuss whether "Knock at the Cabin" is good Shyamalan or bad Shyamalan.

-Ben declares "Ant Man 3" the best of the series and much better than its bad reviews.

-By the Decade -- 2001 -- "Josie and the Pussycats" / "The One"

-Both films overlooked at their time and both of them prove to have some merit. "Josie" is a goofy but good natured satire on consumerism with some bops, and "The One" is a sci-fi action movie with impressive choreography and the fun duo of Jason Statham and Delroy Lindo as bickering time cops. 

Next up: 2002!

While the "Dirty Sons of Pitches" coordinate schedules for another recording, enjoy another edition of "Saturday Night Jive," where brothers Ben and George typically watch movies featuring Saturday Night Live alums and talk about the history of the show. In this podcast, none of that happens, as the guys leap into the genre classic with Charles Bronson unleashing hell on an inner city of minoritities, and they discuss the film's problematic legacy, interpretation, and the nature of the revenge thriller as social commentary. 

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With the "Dirty Sons of Pitches" looking to record again with busy schedules, enjoy this years-in-the-making podcast from "Saturday Night Jive," the podcast from brothers Ben and George on Saturday Night Live-related cast members and bad movies in genera. At long last, Ben has his odler brother finally watch his favorite movie, the deliberately weird movie with Sean Connery running around in a loin cloth and a giant floating head spewing guns and shouting "the gun is good, the penis is evil" -- 1974's "Zardoz." George is generally stupified but tries his best to keep up with Ben's love of a very weird 1970s passion project. 

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are introducing a new segment where they go year-by-year through a decade of film, highlighting two movies unseen or looking to rewatch, and the first decade is that of the twenty-first centry. Starting with the year 2000 (cue Conan voice), the guys watch cult comedy "The Specials" written by James Gunn (!) and directed by Craig Mazen (!) and while it doesn't fully work, it's worlds better than "Whipped," a detestable rom-com with such odious characters, atrocious comedy, and inept filmmaking. It is, simply, one of the worst movies this podcast has ever viewed. Enjoy. 

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Episode 372 includes:

-James Gunn's blueprint for the DC universe going forward. Discussion ahead. 

-Nate has seen "Babylon" and sings its praises. 

-Ben has seen "Shotgun Wedding" and "Alice, Darling."

-By the Decade -- 2000 -- "The Specials" / "Whipped"

-The guys talk about the history and cast of cult superhero dark comedy "The Specials" and then try and make sense of just how truly awful "Whipped" is as a comedy and an artifact of human beings. 

The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are wrapping up the previous year before looking onward and starting their next podcast themed around selecting two movies per year of a decade. Until then, hear the gents' thoughts on the new Oscar nominations, Justin Roiland's career, the history of stuntpeople dying in movies, and whather or not horror breakout "Skinamarink" is brilliant or an empty exercise in trying to make absent connections. Enjoy!

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Episode 371 includes:

-Some news catch-ups: Alec Baldwin charged with manslaughter, and Justin Roiland charged with spousal abuse and also being a creep.

-Oscar nomination round-up: the guys talk the top categories, who was snubbed, and Ben's continuous disdain for the Oscars every year.

-Nate runs through a list of foreign films like "Decision to Leave," "Corsage," and Best Picture nominee "All Quite on the Western Front."

-Is "M3GAN" as fun and satirical as it's been billed, or is it missing some key parts?

-The new horror indie "Skinamarink" might be the worst film of 2023 and Ben is happy to share his soul-scraping pain he felt while watching.

The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" have each seen over a hundred films from 2022 and are finally able to talk the best and worst movies of the year, as well as those qualifying for overrated and underrated notice. In part one, the guys discuss their respective Top Ten lists of the best and have very few titles shared on either list. In part two, the gents discuss the Bottom Ten worst movies of 2022 and those deserving dishonrable mention.

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are closing down their Double or Nothing series with a climactic trip to the fourth planet from the sun, Mars. 2000 was the year of a new century and also a yearof two Mars-based space thrillers, each a dud and each altering the careers of their directors. The guys discuss Brian DePalma's "Mission to Mars," breaking their promise from their Nail in the Coffine episode on the director, and then the lesser known Val Kilmer-stranded-on-Mars-with-a-killer-robot movie, "Red Planet." Note: neither is to be confused with John Carpenter's also underwhelming early 2000s feature, "Ghosts of Mars."

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Episode 368 includes:

-Jeremy Renner also taken out by a snow plow.

-The stars of 1968's "Romeo and Juliet" sue 50 years later for their underage nudity.

-Ben catches up with "Paws of Fury," "Amsterdam," and "Men."

-Nae appreciates the indie darling "Aftersun" but was waiting for the actual "movie" to kick in.

-Doulble or Nothing -- "Mission to Mars" / Red Planet"

-Two underwheming sci-fi adventures from 2000 with big casts and some interesting ideas but bad execution.

The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are determining that man... is the most dangerous game, as this episode's movie pairing are two films that follow the "Most Dangerous Game" premise, 1993's "Hard Target" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and directed by John Woo, and 1994's lesser known "Surviving the Game" where Ice-T is on the run from hunters such as Gary Busey, F. Murray Abraham, and Ruther Hauer. Next week will conclude their "Double or Nothing" run of similair movie pairs.

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Episode 367 includes:

-Could movie studios actually start having their trailers be accurate now? By law?

-Ben bemoans the success of "Top Gun: Maverick" while Nate admits some value.

-The guys celebrate "Glass Onion" and its twisty fun.

-Double or Nothing -- "Hard Target". / "Surviving the Game"

-Both movies are about homeless people hunted for sport by the rich, and 1993's "Hard Target" is the first American film directed by John Woo, and it's that ridiculous Woo-ness that makes it so entertaining, plus Van Damme gets to punch a snake. Whereas 1994's "Surviving the Game" has a great cast and more well-defined genre characters. Both are worth watching for their own reasons.