2 Guys 5 Movies

This week, we host another installment of The Third Man series where a friend joins the show to discuss with Frank what they each think the best film of a particular director is. 
Friend of the show, Orion Wellmaker, joins us to discuss the best film of director Alfred Hitchcock. Beyond discussing Vertigo and Shadow of a Doubt, we discuss some other Hitchcock movies, his film-making style, and general greatness. Plus, Orion disses Kim Novak's breasts.
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This week, Frank and I talk about westerns ranging from 1990 to the present. We discuss the Clint Eastwood pic, Unforgiven, 1993’s Tombstone, the Coen Brothers adaptation, True Grit, the more-recent, Bone Tomahawk, and the Nick Cave-penned movie, The Proposition. There was a slight audio mishap this week, but we’ll be back on track next week with a Third Man series installment, The Best of Alfred Hitchcock.
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As we rapidly approach the end of the year, Frank and I discuss his top five counter-culture films of all time. The list includes Russ Meyer’s Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, the John Waters shock film, Desperate Living, the early 80s movie, Liquid Sky, the punk tragedy Sid and Nancy, and Bruce Robinson’s cult class, Withnail and I.
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Have a great New Year!

Just in time for the holidays, Frank is here to make recommendations for the Christmas-related horror movies that everyone should check out.  The recommendations are listed here as well as where you can find them.
Silent Night Deadly Night (1984)
Available on Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube (to rent)
Silent Night Bloody Night (1972)
Available on Amazon (to rent)
Rare Exports (2010)
Available on Hulu (free) and YouTube, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play (to rent)
Black Christmas (1974)
Available on Google Play, iTunes, YouTube, Vudu (to rent)
Sint/Saint (2010)
Available on Hulu (free) and Amazon, YouTube, Google Play, iTunes (to rent)
Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)
Available on iTunes (to rent) and a decent quality version is found on YouTube
Christmas Evil (1980)
Available on Shudder streaming and a decent quality version is found on YouTube
Gremlins (1984)
Available on Hulu (free) and Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube (to rent)
Dead of Night, “A Christmas Party” (1945)  
Available only on DVD
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Available on Hulu (free) and Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube (to rent)
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Comedian and director Penny Marshall, who starred in Laverne and Shirley, and directed such movies as Big, A League of Their Own, and Awakenings, passed away this week, so Frank and I took some time to talk about her career and our thoughts.

This week, Frank and I delve into the heist film genre. We discuss Tarantino's Jackie Brown, Michael Mann's Thief and Heat, the Jules Dassin film, Rififi, and Stanley Kubrick's noir piece, The Killing.
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This week, we host another installment of The Third Man series where a friend joins the show to discuss with Frank what they each think the best film of a particular director is. 
Friend of the show, Jason Hiester, joins us to discuss the best film of director Wes Anderson. Beyond discussing The Life Aquatic and The Royal Tenenbaums, we discuss other Anderson movies, his place among other current directors, and the glut of upper middle-class indie movies of the 2000s. 
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This is a brief discussion of a number of artists who passed away in the past week, including directors Bernardo Bertolucci and Nicolas Roeg, Spongebob creator Stephen Hillenberg, and actor/magician Ricky Jay.

Hello, everyone.
This week, we bring you Frank's top five sword and sorcery movies.  This list of fantasy films includes Krull, the William Goldman-written, The Princess Bride, Ridley Scott's Legend, the 1982 version of Conan the Barbarian, and John Boorman's Excalibur.
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Have a great Thanksgiving holiday

With the passing of Stan Lee this week, Frank and I take some time to discuss his influences and long, storied career.