The Shot & The Chaser

The Sacrifice/From Russia With Love - The Russian Weep Experiment

привет! While I was editing the episode and reveling over The Sacrifice I kept kicking myself for pairing Stalker with EoE as The Sacrifice would have been a much better pairing, but I digress. Welcome to our first ever Bond episode! Spoiler alert, the connection between these two moves is Russia. For our shot we transcended time and space with Andrei Tarkovsky's final film, The Sacrifice. To chase this down we watched the 2nd (best) James Bond movie, From Russia With Love. The boys review a coworker's album, Nick shares his feelings on the NBA finals, and Joey defends Glen Powell. The new episode is out now!

Happiness/Joy - When Is It Okay to Laugh?

TRIGGER WARNING: Happiness dives into some pretty shocking material so all 12 of you listening please be advised. On this week's episode, the fellas checked out the 1998 controversial masterpiece, Happiness. To chase down this bitter watch, we breached the David O Russell filmography with the mop movie, Joy! Matt is fed up with Kingdom Hearts, Nick forgot to watch movies, and Joey has converted us to baseball fans! Good luck and Godspeed soldiers, the new episode is out now!

He Got Game/Air Bud - Ray Allen Worst Actor of All Time?

What better way to hammer home that basketball season is over than by doing an entire basketball themed episode? I am in hell. On this week's episode, the gang watched Spike Lee's He Got Game. A film that solidifies that athletes do not make great actors. To chase this down, we finally got around to watching our official VFA and Gregg Turkington recommendation, Air Bud! Hoop time is over, back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Pulse/Stay Alive - The Spectrum of Internet Horror

Do you want to meet a ghost? Or maybe keep up with basketball? jk basketball season is over on this podcast (choke Haliburton choke). On this week's terror filled episode, the boys checked out Kyoshi Kirosawa's Pulse and to chase it down we checked out the 2006 "classic" Stay Alive. Vinegar Syndrome, you know what to do. Nick watched all of the Final Destination movies, Matt gets Hannah to watch the Star Wars prequels, and Joey invites us to a baseball game! It's a wholesome episode of friendship without the internet here on the pod :)

Cleo from 5 to 7/Before Sunset - The Worst People You Know Are Suffering (boohoo)

It's a Joey pick episode! I wanna apologize right off the top because half of this episode is just me and Joey commentating on the active Knicks v Celtics game (spoiler alert Knicks won and Celtics season is over). When we aren't being a sports pod, we were reviewing Agnes Varda's Cleo from 5 to 7 and then to chase this down we made the regrettable decision to watch Before Sunset. If that wasn't punishment enough we went ahead and finished the trilogy off with Before Midnight and we have LOTS to say about it. Go Knicks! The new episode is out now.

The Wicker Man/The Bee Movie - How 'Bout Them Lakers?

Buzz buzz cinephiles! On today's episode, the fellas tackle one of the Nic Cage's most controversial films (not the bees) The Wicker Man. To chase this down, Matt endured The Bee Movie for the first time in his life and it did not go well! Joey expresses confidence in the Lakers, Nick compares the original and 2006 Wicker Man, and Matt is watching Planet Earth. Bees are dying at an alarming rate! The new episode is out now

Gretel and Hansel/Hoodwinked - Fairy Tales with Attitude

Welcome back! How's everyone enjoying the every other week format? Hope you like it because it's here to stay. This week, Nick made the boys endure an early Ozgood Perkins take on the classic Hansel and Gretel story. To chase this down, we all took Advil and watched Hoodwinked which aged like fine wine. Nick makes the fellas listen to a song that is definitely not sexual, Joey fills us in on what's going on in Basketball, and Matt tells you how we won a sweepstakes to see a screener of a new movie! Just wait til you hear what Matt picked for next week.

Incendies/Ride the Eagle - The Inability to Pronounce Villeneuve Returns

WE ARE BACK! Sorry we went MIA, things got a little hectic here but (as previously stated) we are SO back. Returning from our temporary hiatus, we got to watch one of Denis Villeneuve's earlier hits, Incendies. To chase this down we watch the definitive covid movie, Ride the Eagle. Drinking Buddies fans rejoice! Nick launches himself into the Gundam universe, Joey defends a new movie genre, and Matt reminds us that David Lynch never made a bad movie. Does Mickey 17 suck? Find out now!

I Saw the Devil/Oh God - Morgan Freeman God or George Burns God?

We're kicking off the new schedule with quite a combo. For our shot, the boys finally checked out I Saw the Devil (we love you Old Boy) and to chase this down we checked out the famous On Cinema bit, Oh God starring George Burns. Which sparks the title debate. Which God are you worshipping? Matt tells us all about the block chain, Nick's fridge won't stop running, and Joey continues to make the best use of his Regal pass. We love Regal! The new episode is out now

The 2025 Oscar Special - Emilia Perez Sweep Unlocked

JK thank god, but could you imagine? Oscar season is over and we are going over our thoughts and very important opinions on this year's turbulent award ceremony. It's controversial every year and this year was no different. From it's musical choice during the In Memoriam to the new record for longest acceptance speech in Oscar history, we discuss it all! So good to be done with Oscar season. The new episode is out now!