First, and exploration of airline food through history bringing us to the Great Sandwich War of 1954. We try — and fail — to short “intraday” stock. LG gets a full plug. Tony’s voice activated television actually works. Also, omelettes. It’s a Shandlingful minute with Steve Sarmento as we explore all this and awkward silences.
In a film about a family trying to save the world from a robot invasion, why do we connect to it so strongly? What do we pull out of the themes as this family goes on their journey? How do the filmmakers find such a perfect blend of comedy and emotion? And how beautiful is the animation? Check out the film then tune in to find out!
William Shatner makes Jor-El type recording to preserve legacy. So Many Reboots! Thanksgiving ComiCon. Best Pandemic Opening Yet: Kongzilla!
Is Nomadland Oscar bait or is it worth all the buzz? How does Frances McDormand work as a woman living on the road? And what do we think of Chloé Zhao directing the next MCU film? The Film Board convenes to talk about the movie and everyone involved. Tune in!
The Indulgent Cut is coming. Should ‘Black Widow’ get the HBOMax treatment? Faces/Offs. Cube Japan! Scorcese is back, this time on streaming. Plus a rousing game of The Diabolical and a list of movies with living spaces with killer views!
The Golden Globes are here. Mandy “can’t wait” for a Buck Rogers reboot. Here comes a show about talking boobs. The box office is still shrinking. Plus three great new trailers, Rob’s musings on the cosmic importance of ‘Groundhog Day’, and a list of film
All seasons of the Muppet Show to air on Disney+. Freaks and Geeks coming to Hulu. Casting Nicole Kidman as Lucy in Sorkin’s new film. Godzilla Vs. Kong release moved up (trailer drops Sunday).
Is ‘Locked Down’ the COVID heist comedy we need right now? And is it even a heist comedy? Or more of a relationship dramedy? The Film Board convenes to break it apart to see if the whole worked as well as the sum of its parts. Tune in!
The Film Board Gathers! The thugs have come together for an annual re-ranking of all the movies introduced on the show over the last year or so. And… it’s only for our esteemed members!
We’re finally in the last month of 2020 the entertainment industry is mulling through new layers of execution and release. In this first week of December, Netflix released “Mank” by David Fincher keying our imagination towards remembering old Hollywood. It focuses on the politics of filmmaking of the 1930’s, how those dynamics mixed into the world, and were reflected in “Citizen Kane” by screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz. Everything old is new again this month on The Film Board.