Thu, 30 June 2022
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are examining two less-than-familiar movies for this week's edition of Switch the Pitch, starting with 1995's "Memory Run," where a man has his consciousness transplanted into the body of his dead lover, and then 2006's "Fay Grim" by indie auter Hal Hartley. Available on Spotify and Apple Episode 349 includes: -So who cares about 50 years of legal precedent anyway? Ramifications of the Roe v. Wade decision being overturned by the Supremes. -Nate runs through a littany of okay-to-dull movies like "Spiderhead," "Crimes of the Future," and "Cha Cha Real Smooth." -Ben declares "Elvis" his favorite Baz Luhrman movie. -Switch the Pitch -- "Memory Run" / "Fay Grim" -The guys discuss the 1995 direct-to-video sci-fi action movie from a trans perspective and also Hal Hartley's 2006 "Fay Grim," a sequel to "Henry Fool" and a winky ironic satire of spy movies, and then the guys combine major elements into a new concept better than both. |
Mon, 27 June 2022
A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a ten-part series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. Next is the Oscar-winning, post-apocalyptic, face-meltingly awesome "Mad Max: Fury Road." Available on Spotify and Apple |
Thu, 23 June 2022
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" have returned from a recent power outage and are even more powerful than ever, or so they believe. The guys are watching two very different movies this week, 1944's "Double Indemnity" and 2016's "Shin Godzilla," to combine into a new project. Available on Spotify and Apple Episode 348 includes: -The game of chicken that Ezra Miller continues playing with Warner Brothers takes a few new turns, also more MeToo news. -R.I.P. respected character actor Phillip Baker Hall. -Nate runs through several mildler romantic comedies like "Downtown Abbey," "Father of the Bride," and "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande." -Turns out "Jurassic World: Dominion" is even worse than you feared. -"Lightyear" is solid mid-range Pixar. -Switch the Pitch -- "Double Indemnity" / "Shin Godzilla" -The guys discuss the 2016 very talky, very in-the-weeds of government technospeak Godzilla movie, where it loses them, and then Billy Wilder's 1944 film noir classic that has less shine for Ben, and then they attempt to combine them into a new project about insurance fraud via giant monster destruction. |
Mon, 13 June 2022
A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a ten-part series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. Next is 2001's "Vanilla Sky," based upon the 1997 Spanish movie, "Open Your Eyes," both starring Penelope Cruz. Available on Spotify and Apple |
Thu, 9 June 2022
The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are back at it with Switch the Pitch, where they watch two unrelated movies and then try and marry both of them into a new creative project. This time it's the 2013 Canadian ghost thriller "Hanter" combined with the hit meta 1995 comedy, "The Brady Bunch Movie." Available on Apple and Spotify Episode 347 includes: -R.I.P. Ray Liotta -Reactions to "Black Adam" trailer and Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation verdict. -Ben has seen the horror that is the animated "Marmaduke" movie on Netflix. -"Dual" leaves soemthing to be desired. -Switch the Pitch -- "Haunter" / "Brady Bunch Movie" -The 2013 ghostly thriller is a well-constructed and conceieved chiller, but the 1995 "Brady" movie is a one-joke irony time capsule for not just the 1970s but now the 1990s as well. |