Conor and Eric review 'Raya and the Last Dragon' and do an animated themed round of movie trivia (19:20 mark)

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Raya and the Last Dragon Review (Plus Trivia)

Conor and Eric review the first four episodes of Disney +'s Falcon and Winter Soldier Series and do an MCU themed round of trivia (38:00 mark).

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 1 -4 Review (Plus Trivia)

Conor and Eric review the final episodes of Disney +'s Falcon and Winter Soldier Series and do an MCU themed round of trivia (28:30 mark).

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Episode 5 And 6 Review (Plus Trivia)

Conor, Eric and special guest Scott Burrill are here for a double review of Godzilla vs Kong and Mortal Kombat, closing out the episode with a Mortal Kombat theme'd trivia round (38:10 mark). 

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Double Review: Mortal Kombat and Godzilla vs Kong (Plus Trivia)

Conor and Eric review In The Heights. (Trivia begins at 30:30 mark)

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

In The Heights Review (Plus Trivia)

Conor and Eric review the Black Widow film and the Loki TV show and do an MCU themed round of trivia (35:50 mark).

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Double Review: Black Widow and Loki (Plus Trivia)

Conor and Eric review A Quiet Place II. No trivia this week. 

Grades:
Eric - B+
Conor - B+

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

A Quiet Place 2 Review

Conor and Eric review the first four episodes of Ted Lasso season two  and do a Ted Lasso themed round of trivia (19:40 mark).

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Ted Lasso: Season 2 - Episodes 1 - 4 Review (Plus Trivia)

Conor and Eric return with a super episode featuring reviews of Ted Lasso season two (52:40 mark), Squid Game (1:00 mark), Midnight Mass (16:30 mark) and Malignant (31:45 mark). 

(Trivia at the 1:27:45 mark)

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Ted Lasso Season 2, Squid Game, Malignant, and Midnight Mass reviews (Plus Trivia

Conor and Eric review Dune and do a Dune themed trivia round (1:08:15 mark). 

Dune Movie Grades:
Eric - A
Conor - A -

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Dune Review (Plus Trivia)

Conor and Eric's belated (recorded many months ago) top ten list of 2021 along with a quick round of trivia (1:35:00 mark).

Top Ten Lists

(Eric)
10. The Suicide Squad
9. The Matrix Resurrections 
8. The Rescue
7. Stillwater 
6. Malignant
5. Werewolves Within
4. Last Night in Soho
3. Barb and Star go To Vista Del mar
2. The Last Duel
1. Dune

(Conor)
10. Summer of Soul
9. Last Night in Soho
8. Mass
7. Dune
6. Riders of Justice
5. Coda
4. Tick Tick Boom
3. In the Heights
2. The French Dispatch
1. Pig

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Top Ten Movies of 2021

Conor and Eric's top ten movies of 2022 along with a quick round of movie trivia (1:50:00 mark).

Top Ten Lists

(Eric)
10. Navalny
9. The Banshees of Inisherin 
8. RRR
7. Avatar: The Way of the Water
6. The Batman
5. Prey
4. Glass Onion 
3. Top Gun: Maverick
2. Decision to Leave
1. Everything, Everywhere, All the Time

(Conor)
10. Barbarian 
9. Cha Cha Real Smooth
8. Glass Onion
7. The Batman 
6. Fire of Love
5. Nope
4. The Banshees of Inisherin
3. Top Gun: Maverick
2. RRR
1. Everything Everywhere, All the Time 

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Best Movies of 2022 (Plus Trivia)

Conor and Eric review Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 and rank all the movies in the franchise.  

Dead Reckoning Part 1 Movie Grades:
Eric - B+
Conor - B

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 Review

Conor and Eric's top ten movies of 2023.

Top Ten Lists

(Eric)
10. Boston Strangler
9. Talk to Me
8. No One Will Save Me
7. How to Blow Up a Pipeline
6. Leave the World Behind
5. The Holdovers
4. Anatomy of a Fall
3. Barbie
2. Oppenheimer
1. Across the Spiderverse

(Conor)
10. Stop Making Sense
9. Talk to Me
8. The Killer
7. Flora and Son
6. Guardians 3
5. Killers of the Flower Moon
4. Oppenheimer
3. Barbie
2. Across the Spiderverse
1. Past Lives

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Best Movies of 2023

Conor and Eric's top tv shows of 2023.

Top Ten Lists

(Eric)
10. Blue Eyed Samurai 
9. The Diplomat
8. Fargo
7. Beef
6. Slow Horses
5. Mrs Davis
4. Fall of the House of Usher
3. Last of Us
2. Silo
1. Poker Face

(Conor)
10. The Curse
9. Ted Lasso
8. Fall of the House of Usher
7. Beef
6. Fargo 
5. Silo
4. Last of Us
3. Reservation Dogs
2. Poker Face
1. The Bear

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Best TV Shows of 2023

Conor, Eric and Sam of the 'Mandatory Reshoots' movie podcast review Netflix's new secret Cloverfield movie.

Movie Grades for the Cloverfield Paradox:
Sam - D
Eric - D-
Conor - C-

Lightning Trivia Round begins at the [54:09] mark in the podcast.

Trivia Rankings: 
1. Sam- 7/10 
1. Eric - 7/10

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (https://andrewdavidv.com/)

Cloverfield Paradox

Conor, Eric and Sam of the 'Mandatory Reshoots' movie podcast review Marvel's new secret hit 'Black Panther'.

Movie Grades for Black Panther:
Sam - B+
Eric - A-
Conor - A-

Black Panther Review: [10:00] mark

Lightning Trivia Round: [56:40] mark

Trivia Rankings: 
1. Eric - 7/10
2. Sam- 6/10 

All time rankings:
1. Eric - 14/20
2. Sam - 13/20

* Trivia correction at (1:03:00). Black Panther creation year is supposed to be 1966 not 1996.

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (https://andrewdavidv.com/)

Conor Dempsey's Album

Black Panther Review

Conor, Sam and Eric review Alex Garland's 'Annihilation' and once again unsuccessfully attempt to name the podcast's culture segment.

Movie Grades for Annihilation:
Sam - A
Eric - A-
Conor - B+

This Week in Culture [1:00] mark

Annihilation Review: [11:30] mark

Lightning Trivia Round: [44:30] mark

Sam's infamous Black Death answer [59:55]

Trivia Rankings: 
1. Eric - 8/10
2. Sam- 6/10 


All time rankings:
1. Eric - 22/30
2. Sam - 19/30

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Annihilation Review

Conor and Eric detail their most anticipated movies of 2018. 

Most Anticipated Movies: (10:20 mark)

Trivia: (39:00 mark)

Most Anticipated:
Apostle - (Dir. Gareth Evans, Star. Dan Stevens, Michael Sheen and Lucy Boynton (Sing Street) - A man attempts to rescue his sister after she's been kidnapped by a religious cult.

Release: 2018

Hold the Dark - (Dir. Jeremy Saulnier, Star. Alexander Skarsgård, Jeffrey Wright, Riley Keough) - After three children are killed by wolves, a writer is hired by the parents of a missing six-year-old boy to track down and locate their son in the Alaskan wilderness.

Release: June 1 on Netflix

Parasite - (Dir. Joon-ho Bong, Star. Kang-ho Song) A man is infected with a parasite that changes his world in unforeseen ways.

Pros: Joon-ho Bong and Kang-ho Song reunite for the first time since Snowpiercer

Release: 2018 (If I’m being honest, I highly doubt it will be out this year)

The Predator - (Dir. Shane Black, has one of the strangest casts: Tom Jane, Keegan Michael Key, the little kid from the room (Jacob Tremblay) (Trevante Rhodes (grown up Chiron in Moonlight) Alfie Allen (aka Theon Greyjoy) Yvonne Stahovski, Edward James Olmos and Jake Busey) - A sequel of the 1987 sci-fi film "Predator"
Pros: Tom Jane.
Cons: There might be some non Tom Jane scenes. 

Release: September 14

The Meg (Dir. Jon Turtletaub (famed director of National Treasure), Star. Jason Statham, Rainn Wilson, going hard after the Chinese market with BingBing Li, Ruby Rose and Cliff Curtis) - After escaping an attack by what he claims was by a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible.

Pros: Everything. 

Cons: None. I can’t foresee a single thing that could be wrong with a giant shark movie directed by the director of National Treasure starring Jason Statham and Dwight from the Office.  

Release: Aug 10

Farenheit 451 - (Dir. Ramin Baharani, Star. Michael b. Jordan, Michael Shannon) HBO's adaption of Ray Bradbury's famous novel about fireman who burn books in the future. My favorite book. The cast is great, but nothing about the 

Pros: Great source material

Cons: Hard to translate to screen. 

Release: May 2018

Creed II - (Dir. Steven Caple Jr., Star. Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson) - Under the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, newly crowned light-heavyweight champion Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago.

Pros: Great momentum from the first film

Cons: No Ryan Coogler (Caple is supposed to be a Coogler protégé though)

Release: Nov 21

Under the Silver Lake (Dir. David Robert Mitchell (It Follows) Stars Andrew Garfield) – A man becomes obsessed with a kidnapped girl and must rush to save her before it's too late. 

Pros: David Robert Mitchell’s first movie since It Follows    

Cons: Looks like one of those movies that could unravel effortlessly

Release: June 22

Solo: A Star Wars Story (5/25) - They haven’t made a bad star wars film, so this could be good, but I don’t have high hopes. Still, it’s a Star Wars movie so I’ll see it.

Avengers: Infinity War (April 27)- Gonna be a huge film with a lot of surprises

Incredibles 2 (June 15) -  Sequel to one of Eric's favorite Pixar films

A Quiet Place (Apr 6) - Well reviewed horror, reminiscent of M. Night's 'Signs'.

MI-6 (7/27)- The sixth movie of that Tom Cruise franchise where he runs a lot.

The Death of Stalin (releasing now)- From the creator of Veep.

Most Anticipated Movies of 2018

Conor and Eric review Solo, the Star Wars spinoff that no one wanted (or saw apparently), catch up on what we've been watching and stumble through a round of Star Wars based trivia. 


Movie Grades for Solo:
Conor – B  
Eric - B

Solo Review: [15:00] mark
Movie Trivia: [52:30] mark

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Review

Conor and Eric review the feel good summer family film 'Hereditary', catch up on what they've been watching and make their World Cup wagers.

Movie Grades for Hereditary:
Eric - B+
Conor - B+

Hereditary Review: [19:45] mark

Trivia Round: [43:30] mark

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

'Hereditary' Review

Conor, Sam, and Eric review the Tom Cruise stunt simulator known as Mission: Impossible - Fallout and discuss how the series has grown to surpass the Bond franchise.

Movie Grades for Mission: Impossible - Fallout:
Sam - A -
Eric - A
Conor - A

Trivia Round: [39:45] mark

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Another play at home movie trivia round for listeners. 

The theme of Episode 3 is once again movie endings. You will be given ten audio clips containing the last line, conversation, song, or sound design from a film, and you must name each movie accordingly. 

Play along at home and test your movie knowledge!

(Trivia Only) The Movie Quiz - Episode 3: Last Lines from Movies

Another play at home movie trivia round for listeners.

The theme of Episode 4 is once again movie endings. You will be given ten audio clips containing the last line, conversation, song, or sound design from a film, and you must name each movie accordingly.

Play along at home and test your movie knowledge!

(Trivia Only) The Movie Quiz - Episode 4: Last Lines from Movies

The podcast reviews 'Avengers: Endgame', dives deep into the movie's use of time travel, ranks its overall place in the MCU and puts Eric though a Marvel themed trivia round (54:25 mark).

Avengers Endgame Review 
Conor - A
Eric - A

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

'Avengers: Endgame' Review

The podcast does a mini review of Netflix's sci-fi sleeper hit 'I Am Mother' and subjects Eric to a round of sci-fi themed movie trivia (19:20 mark).

I Am Mother Review 
Conor - B+
Eric - B+

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

'I Am Mother' Review

Conor and Eric reveal their top ten films of 2019, congratulate Eric on his engagement, and almost pull off an identical top 3.

Actual Countdown starts at: (6:36)

Top Ten Lists (with timestamps from the podcast)

(Eric)
10. Doctor Sleep (6:36)
9. Booksmart (10:50)
8. El Camino (13:20)
7. The Standoff at Sparrow Creek(16:50)
6. Us (23:41)
5. Toy Story 4 (27:08)
4. Parasite (30:20)
3. Avengers: Endgame (37:25)
2. JoJo Rabbit (40:00)
1. Knives Out (44:00)

(Conor)
10. Knives Out (09:10)
9. Booksmart (12:00)
8. The Farewell (15:30)
7. Wild Rose (20:20)
6. The Lighthouse (25:20)
5.  The Last Black Man in San Francisco (28:30)
4. Marriage Story (32:20)
3. Avengers: Endgame (38:50)
2. JoJo Rabbit (41:10)
1. Parasite (46:15)

The Top Ten Movies of 2019

Conor and Eric review Rise of Skywalker and stumble through a round of Star Wars based trivia.

Movie Grades for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker:
Conor – B-
Eric - C

Movie Trivia: [1:00:30] mark

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Review

Conor and Eric discuss what they've been watching during lockdown and finish the episode with a quick trivia round.

Trivia at the (56:00) mark.

Quarantine Edition (April)

Conor and Eric review Tenet and stumble through a round of Christopher Nolan based trivia.

Movie Grades for Tenet:
Conor – B
Eric - B +

Movie Trivia: [40:15] mark

Music By: Andrew David Vilaythong (andrewdavidv.com/)

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