Relaunching their journey through cinema, Aaron and Jacob land on Moon, and both are in orbit over Duncan Jones' space oddity.

Moon - Gateway to Cinema

Like a dog returns to its vomit, Jacob rewatches The Shaggy Dog, and unleashes its hairy plot on an unprepared Aaron.

The Shaggy Dog - Gateway To Cinema

Reboot Already Underway is talking all the Oscar films all at once to triangulate the top gun of the nominees. Jacob's stuck on Tar and Aaron likes the Fabelmans' shot. They'd wail like banshess over some prospective losses, but remain all quiet for others. The one thing for certain? There's no way, of water or otherwise, that Elvis will be the king.

Time codes per movie:
Elvis 3:45 - 16:30
Women Talking 16:30 - 27:40
All Quiet on the Western Front 27:50 - 39:00
Triangle of Sadness 39:00 - 51:00
Top Gun: Maverick 51:00 - 1:02:40
Avatar: The Way of Water 1:02:40 - 1:17:00
The Banshees of Inisherin 1:17:00 - 1:35:30
Tár 1:35:30 - 1:56:30
The Fabelmans 1:56:30 - 2:15:45
Everything Everywhere All At Once 2:15:45 - end

Best Picture 2023 - Reboot Already Underway

This week, Aaron and Jacob put Little Miss Sunshine under the spotlight. Jacob crowns the pageant film a new comfort movie; Aaron's blindsided by misremembering the road trip's final destination.

*Originally recorded in May of 2022, but Jacob just didn't upload it i guess?*

Little Miss Sunshine - Gateway to Cinema

In this twist filled episode of the podcast, the group recounts the events of a 2017 surprise hit as Aaron proposes a change to funeral proceedings, and Jacob paints a Target on his back.

*This episode was originally recorded May 19th, 2022*

A Simple Favor - Gateway To Cinema

Jacob and Aaron return to their podcast to uncover why we never returned to the moon. When their conversation about Apollo 18 hits the rocks, they end up hatching an elaborate moonshot of their own.

Apollo 18 - Gateway to Cinema

This week, Jacob illuminates Aaron on Dark Skies, despite his own cloudy memory of the film. They both find some unexpected bright spots in the otherwise drab feature.

Dark Skies - Gateway To Cinema

At the midpoint of Spooky Season, Jacob and Aaron tune in to The Last Broadcast. The two are on the same wavelength about the low budget trailblazer, so their conversation gets hung up on The Gallows instead.

The Last Broadcast - Gateway to Cinema

As they prepare to move on from Spooky Season, Jacob and Aaron get up to date on We Are Still Here. Their conversation may get a little lost at times, but they refuse to put a sock in it.

We Are Still Here - Gateway to Cinema

Jacob and Aaron are putting this year's Oscar nominees on trial to determine which should be richly rewarded and which should remain poor things. Ken they do it all in less time than the average of the Best Picture nominees? Probably not, but please don't hold that over their heads.

Timestamps:
Maestro - 4:30
American Fiction - 18:50
Barbie -  31:38
Zone of Interest - 50:43
Killers of the Flower Moon - 1:04:30
The Holdovers - 1:16:00
Poor Things - 1:26:50
Anatomy of a Fall - 1:40:35
Past Lives - 1:55:45
Oppenheimer - 2:07:10

Best Picture 2024 - Gateway to Cinema

In a world littered with remakes, reboots, sequels, prequels, and cinematic universes, three friends gather each week to try to make sense of it all. Join Aaron Hahn, Jacob Lacy, and David Becker as they discuss the latest film releases, their all-time favorites, some of the worst films that they have ever seen, and much more. One may never know exactly what to expect from this podcast for film-lovers, but don’t worry, because there’s a Reboot Already Underway.

A Simple Favor - Gateway To Cinema

Reboot Already Underway

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