Stuff We’ve Seen

93rd Academy Awards Oscar Wrap Up

If Billy Crystal were singing it's a good bet he wasn't singing, 'It's a Wonderful Night for Oscar,' after Sunday night's bizarre pandemic-limited ceremony. So many blunders occurred that night, that hate it or just not willing to say you hated it, the Academy Awards could not overcome a year in which many big Hollywood films never released, and the typical yuks and attempts at comedy were sidelined.

What did we get instead? A whole lot of long, long, speeches, and very little in the way of entertainment. But what about the awards themselves? Jim and Teal have the entire breakdown, and the majority of this episode is devoted to discussing the Academy Awards for the last time until...next week? Are the 2022 Oscars next week? It feels like it should be time to start that train up again. Kidding. But only slightly.

What else? Stay through the entire episode to catch Teal's take on the Bob Odenkirk-starring action-genre film, Nobody. Jim mentioned last week he loved it. But what does Teal think? You'll have to listen to find out. 

 

Cinerama Dome Memories: Jim and Teal Look Back at a Theater Icon.

The Cinerama Dome is no more. Well, at least for the moment it is no more, and Jim and Teal certainly hope there are more film screenings in its future. But for now, The Cineramadome is shuttered.

Jim and Teal take a fond look back at the Cinerama Dome and their own personal histories seeing movies in the fabled Hollywood film palace where widescreen movies once reigned supreme. 

This week Jim and Teal take one final peak at some Oscar nominated films with their reviews of The Father, and Another Round. Jim talked about Another Round with Bill from Queens a couple of episodes ago, but now Teal's caught up with it, and has a few things to say.

Is The Father worth all the hubbub? Jim and Teal have a slight disagreement with one enjoying it a lot more than the other. Which one found issues with the way it was filmed? It's time to listen in and find out.

Criterion Channel's Second Anniversary

This week Teal is back from his spill down the stairs, and the boys touch base on Snyder cuts and Marvel bits before tackling their main topic, the Criterion Channel.

This month marks the second anniversary of The Criterion Channel, and to celebrate Jim and Teal discuss some of the great collections now playing on the channel, including the musical works of Ennio Morricone, and Lovers on the Run. Tons of films in the mix for this episode, so what are you waiting for, film lover? Get set to enjoy some awesome film banter from the duo that keeps bringing you the film experience one podcast at a time.

Another Round with Bill From Queens

Teal is tied up this week, or tied down to a bed after some bizarre accident so stepping up to the plate in his place is frequent guest, Bill From Queens. 

This week's episode is a bit of a free-form affair with Bill and James discussing everything from Wanda Vision to DC and Marvel Universes, and the latest King Kong / Godzilla movie. 

After sifting through the mud of low-brow entertainment, Bill and James talk Thomas Vinterberg's Oscar Nominated film, Another Round. The film starring Mads Mikkelsen is a spectacular achievement, and its one that James and Bill hope people will search out and watch. It's currently streaming on Hulu.

 

Speaking of streaming, Criterion Channel is offering up a whole mess of Ennio Morricone scored films this month, 23 to be precise. It's a great opportunity to watch some of the films behind the legend's many memorable scores. To kick things off, James watched the genre gangster film, Machine Gun McCain. And like many Italian imports of the era, it features a few known US celebrity actors mixed in with a whole slew of poorly dubbed Italian ones. This time around we get Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, and international star, Britt Ekland. Cassavetes is Hank McCain, early released from prison to help his son knock off a Las Vegas casino. With the mob intermingled in the affairs of the casino, things are about to get sticky. But McCain don't care. He may just go for the money anyway.

 

Lots of laughs in store for listeners this episode as James and Bill yuk it up and stroll down a few blocks of memory lane.

Stuff We've Seen Turns 100: The Snyder Cut.

To celebrate the official 100th episode of Stuff We've Seen (and yes, technically its 101, but one episode was a special 20 min thing that wasn't didn't really count) Jim and Teal talk about some of their biggest film re-evaluations. And after that, both Jim and Teal discuss a film the other one asked them to watch for a long time.

Finally, Jim reveals his thoughts on Justice League: The Snyder Cut. And it isn't the reaction you might expect if you are a listener of the show.

2021 Oscar Nominations - Jim and Teal Break it All Down

Jim and Teal do their 3rd Annual Oscar Nomination review. They have all the nominees for you, so let the fun begin! Did your favorite film get nominated this year? Were there even favorite films in this pandemic-condensed movie season? 

Stuff We've Seen Pays Homage to Siskel and Ebert

Siskel and Ebert were huge influences on Jim and Teal, both who watched their show since their PBS Sneak Previews days. So, for this week's episode they've got four films to review, and they decided to review them in a similar fashion to the format Siskel and Ebert did on their show. 

The four movies this week are: The United States Vs Billie Holiday, I Care a Lot, Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar, and Minari. Some vastly different genres this week. Are the boys thumbs up or down? You'll have to listen to the episode to find out.

Nomadland and Possessor Uncut

This week Jim and Teal have a few recommendations and a couple of warnings. The good stuff: Nomadland, Possessor Uncut, and Judas and The Black Messiah. The warnings: The Little Things and Music.

What else? Jim and Teal take a walk down controversy avenue as they weigh in on the saga of Gina Carino. Lots to unpack in this episode so get those earbuds on and start listening.

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Vs Jim and Teal

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World is a film that is divided into two camps: Those who get it and love it, and those who think it is a crappy, angry, misguided look at the male obsession with manic pixie dream girls. Jim and Teal found themselves stuck in the second camp. Were they simply too old for the movie's target audience back in 2010? Or was this a case of a movie that is better upon re-evaluation? 

These days many regard Scott Pilgrim as Edgar Wright's 2010 cult classic, so Jim and Teal decided they needed to give this movie a second look. So, for their second Netflix watch party experience (which is now called teleparty) they opted for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.

 

So get your streamers ready, and when Jim and Teal tell you to, hit play and follow along with their commentary. 

Please Note: Unlike the majority of Stuff We've Seen podcasts, this episode is designed to be played in synch with Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. You may notice some gaps with silence when Jim and Teal are watching and not saying anything poignant or smug. Also, at the start of the first fight scene Jim and Teal had an internet drop out. They paused the movie and got things back on track. That stuff is edited out, but if you notice things go slightly out of synch, you may need to pause and adjust to get it right. We apologize for this. 

Shadow in The Cloud and Wolf of Snow Hollow

It's a week of genre excitement as Jim and Teal break down the horror comedy film, Wolf of Snow Hollow by Jim Cummings, and then take a dive into the 'jump the shark' waters of c-grade movie entertainment with the action/horror WW2 bomber-themed Shadow in the Cloud. What starts out as an intriguing bottle movie quickly dissolves into an over-the-top action film that defies all levels of believability. Chloe Grace Moretz tries her best to salvage the wreckage, but there is no pulling this plane out of the nose dive.

And if things weren't bad enough, Jim and Teal discover the film's screenwriter is Max Landis, bad boy son of director John Landis. You don't want to miss what Jim and Teal have to say about that.

But here is one vessel that wasn't sinking, Captain Phillips. Teal caught up with the 2013 Paul Greengrass action thriller, and Jim did a rewatch.

All this, plus Jim continues with his exploration of Japanese Noir films with the crazy insanity of Branded to Kill.