The Shot & The Chaser

The Dark Knight Rises/Rocky Balboa - The Fire Rises Rocko

Which one of your friends does a good Bane impression? Or are you that friend? On this week’s episode on the Nolan trail, Nick opens the eyes of Matt and Joey to the total trainwreck that is The Dark Knight Rises. To chase this down, the boys endure another movie about heroes trying to go the distance well past their prime with Rocky Balboa aka Rocky 6. Nick is a niche YouTube star, Matt spoils Boy Kills World, and Joey hates Skip Bayless! Prepare for Italians and Tom Hardy monologs, the new episode is out now!

Waking Life/Inception - r/im14andthisisdeep

Philip K. Dick, Dostoevsky, Alex Jones. What do all of these things have in common? Apparently, insufferable people dream about them all the time! On this week’s episode in our Nolancentric series, the boys watch Richard Linklater’s college freshmen wet dream, Waking Life. To chase this down, we tackle the normies favorite Nolan film, Inception. Joey reviews Challengers, Nick begins his Bollywood phase, and Matt continues work on his back piece. The new episode is out! Or at least we’re dreaming that it is (boooooooooo).

Interstellar/Fantastic Planet - They're Both About Space

Imagine, if you will, a world where all you can eat is corn, and your only hope for survival was Matthew McConaughey. Or, just maybe, you’re the size of an ant and you’re being tortured by aliens while psychedelic rock just ominously played in the background for eternity. Like the sound of either or both? Then you’re gonna enjoy the next episode in our Nolantastic (wow) saga! For the shot, the boys went to Regal and saw Interstellar. To chase this down, we watched one of the few animated Criterion movies, Fantastic Planet. The boys saw Civil War, Nick’s got a YouTube series, Joey learns about the Halo campaign, and Matt has a great correlation on his own episode! Check it out!

The Dark Knight/Days of Heaven - I Am Not An Incel

Good evening, basement dwellers! Welcome to the first multi-episode series in The Shot & The Chaser podcast history: The Nolan Gauntlet (just made that up). To kick it off, we are watching The Dark Knight as our shot, and to chase it down we are breaking back into Terrence Malick’s filmography with Days of Heaven. The boys marathon the extended cuts of The Lord of the Rings, Matt discovers more Nyad drama,  Joey’s love for Malick intensifies, and Nick goes to a bachelor party! Strap in loyal audience, it’s gonna be a loooooooong couple of months in the Nolanverse (literally just came to me).

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths/The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Should We Rewatch Tropic Thunder?

Quit daydreaming about listening to a myriad of better shows! You’re here and that’s all that matters. On this week’s episode, Joey gets the fellas to watch Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths. To chase this down, we endured the 2013 blockbuster hit, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Nick deletes social media, Matt finishes his Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th binge, and Joey begins his Terrence Malick quest. Sweetheart, please wake up. If you can hear me, follow my voice! The new episode is out now!

F For Fake/Exit Through the Gift Shop - What IS Art? An Existential Crisis

Real bummer here on the show this week. We just found out that anyone can be an artist? Tragic. On this week’s episode, the boys take on their first Orson Welles movie with F For Fake. To chase this down, we watch every Pacsun shopper’s favorite documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop. We really are not the same people we were an episode ago! Nick finishes his Evangelion cut, Joey needs a Criterion box set, and Matt will continue to make art despite it possibly being ruined by this combo. Art has a class system! Find out about it now!

Twilight 1990/New Moon - Joey Chooses Jacob In The Year of Our Lord 2024

Yes Twilight! A request in having Molly and Hannah back on the show was that the soundboard be aggressively utilized during this episode and I think we did a good job of that. On this week’s episode, Nick picked the 1990 lost Hungarian film Twilight (bless you Arbelos for the 4K restoration), and to chase this down, we all watched New Moon because we thought it would be funny, but there’s nothing funny about true love I guess. Nick missed The End of Evangelion in theaters, Matt’s mom loves Twilight, and Joey is Team Jacob?! We’re just as surprised as you are. The new episode is out now!

The 2024 Oscar Recap - My Eyes See Sweepenheimer

Who is surprised? It’s the 2024 Oscar recap because our opinion on this award ceremony is top priority! The fellas cover the nominations, who predicted the most, and who did and did not deserve an Oscar! We’re looking directly into your soul Brad Booker and David Mullins the creators of War is Over. Boy, it’s good to be done with Academy Award movies, especially when you know it’s gonna be a Dune Part 2 2025 Oscar sweep. Listen to our valid opinions now!

Bicycle Thieves/The Pursuit of Happyness - Irresponsible Fathers Raising Self Sufficient Sons

How is your relationship with your father? On this week’s episode, the fellas dive into a movie that seemingly needs no introduction, Bicycle Thieves! To chase this down, we (unfortunately) sat through The Pursuit of Happyness. Infuriating that it’s spelled wrong and all for one half assed bit from the first few minutes of the movie, but we’ll save our comments for the show. The boys watched the Oscars, Nick saw Dune again, and did you ever watch your dad break the law? Let’s talk about it! The new episode is out now!

The Green Knight/Pee Wee's Big Adventure - Dune Part 2 Movie of the Year No Cap Fr

Where is your honor?! Matt cooked up quite the combo this week with David Lowery’s The Green Knight and Tim Burton’s feature debut, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. There are a lot more correlations than we had expected, but you’ll have to listen to find out. Additionally, the boys saw Dune Part 2 (multiple times) and have some spoiler free thoughts about it. The Oscars are just days away, our favorite Letterboxd user has short films on Youtube, and Dune Part 2 2025 Oscar sweep? The new episode is out now!