On Screen!

Episode 39: Chef

This week we follow Carl Casper, as he goes from gourmet Chef, to internet sensation, to successful food truck owner.

What type of food truck would you open?

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📝 EPISODE SUMMARY:
- We can all agree that the food in this looks amazing
- The nod to Iron Man was pretty good
- We need critics, we don't want critics, we don't need critics, but we also need critics
- Joe B really does not like when texts/tweets pop up on screen

🎙Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein

Episode 38: The Imitation Game

This week we review The Imitation Game. Alan Turing, a master cryptographer during World War II is attempting to analyze the Enigma machine. Will one of the fathers of technology succeed?

 

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📝 EPISODE SUMMARY:
- The scene where Alana is forced under the floorboards is super claustrophobic
- Benedict Cumberbatch was good, but we thought Alex Lawther's version of Alan was better
- Alan Turing is considered a father of technology
- Mark Strong and Stanley Tucci look identical

Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein

Episode 37: Halloween Kills

This week evil dies tonight, as we talk about Halloween Kills.

 

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📝 EPISODE SUMMARY:
- The 70's flashback is one of Joe B's favorite scenes in the whole franchise
- Jesse described this as the Mad Libs of Halloween movies
- This felt like a Halloween movie for Halloween fans
- Some of the best kills in the franchise, it really lives up to it's name

Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein

Episode 36: Lady in White

This week we head to upstate, NY and we follow Frankie and his friends as they uncover the mysterious lady in white.

 

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📝 EPISODE SUMMARY:
- We share a mutual connection to the director and story, as we're all from Rochester, NY where the film takes place
- Very 1980's even though it's based in the 60's
- It's a mixed bag of genres
- What even happened in the first half?

 

Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein

Episode 35: Hocus Pocus

This week we summon the Sanderson sisters back to Salem, as we quickly find out their story is anything but Hocus Pocus.

 

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 EPISODE SUMMARY:

- The perfect movie to watch during spooky season

- Leonardo Dicaprio almost played Max

- Has anyone ever heard of the term yabbos?

- This has one of the best laughs in movie history

 

 

Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein

Episode 34: Donnie Darko

This week we take a trip to the bizarre town of Middlesex, Virginia, where we do some time traveling with the Darko family.

 

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 EPISODE SUMMARY:

- Is Jerry Trainor's character actually Spencer from iCarly and they're in the same universe?!

- Other actors considered for Donnie include Mark Wahlberg, Vince Vaughn, Jason Schwartzman, Tim Robbins

- The soundtrack and cast is on point

- This one's a bit too weird for Jesse

 

 

Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein

Episode 33: The Addams Family

Their creepy and their kooky. Mysterious and spooky. Their all together ooky. The Addams family

 

This week we visit the kookiest family around, as we talk about The Addams Family.

 

 

EPISODE SUMMARY:

- Not a fan of the Uncle Fester storyline, rather just have the Addams family go about their daily lives as the story

- So many random, but fun sequences (electric chair, stop sign, slide, train)

- What's with the guy on Gomez's train set? Is there a whole world down there? Is he the only person on that train? Where is he going?

- This might be the first to be added to Jesse's annual rotation of movies (he loves it)

 

 

Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein

Episode 32: Rocky

This week we travel to Philly, to talk about the underdog story of Rocky. From "bum" to fighting to heavyweight champion of the world, you can't help but get super motivated and inspired by this film.

 

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EPISODE SUMMARY:
- Joe B's favorite sports movie of all time
- There's something so nostalgic and heartwarming about Rocky's character
- The music is iconic
- Joe B. forgot to turn on his mic, so bare with the audio from his computer 🤦‍♂️

 

Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein

Episode 31: Tusk

This week we travel to the middle of nowhere Canada to talk with a retired sailor, who has an unusual obsession with walruses.

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EPISODE SUMMARY:
- This is the most fired up about a movie Jesse's been (aka the only thing he liked about this movie was the podcast format)
- Joe C. would never watch this type of movie again
- Wallace is an example of what we shouldn't become when we're super famous from this podcast
- The best part of this movie was Johnny Depp

 

Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein

Episode 30: The Royal Tenenbaums

This week we travel to the big apple to pay a visit to the Tenenbaum family. After being out of his kids lives for years, Royal attempts to make amends in the most unique ways.

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EPISODE SUMMARY:
- Jesse thinks Luke is the better Wilson brother
- A lot darker than expected
- This film looks like a storyboard that came to life
- Got Baz Luhrmann vibes

 

Hosted by: Joe Brunett, Joe Cuffney, Jesse Reichenstein