The Shot & The Chaser

Arrival/Cloverfield - The Conspiracy Theory Episode (WAKE UP SHEEPLE)

Are you ready for the invasion? Or do you think they’re already here? On this week’s episode, the boys watch Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival (god bless you king). To chase down this sci fi epic, Nick finally gets the fellas to watch what he considers the greatest piece of “found footage” media of all time, Cloverfield! Joey is about to finish the Oscar list, Nick puts on a tin foil hat, and Matt doesn’t completely obliterate Elemental! Aliens, you will love how media portrays you. The new episode is out now!

The Last Picture Show/Last Action Hero - The Movie Theater is Church

Cinema is dead! On this weeks episode, the fellas began their journey into the filmography of late Peter Bogdanovich with The Last Picture Show. To chase this down, we then enter an entirely different (yet heartwarmingly similar) world of Last Action Hero. The Oscar watchlist is dwindling, Vladimir Putin is a villain, and will we see the end of the movie theater in our life time? Probably! The new episode is out now!

VHS/Be Kind Rewind - Pirating Movies is Badass if You Like PRISON

Don’t skip around too much or you’ll wear out the tape! What a terrible joke, almost as bad as 3 grown men with a podcast! On this week's episode, the theme is VHS tapes and Matt chose for us to watch VHS as the shot, and Be Kind Rewind as the chaser. An anthology vs another anthology? It’s gonna be fun. The boys continue the Oscar watchlist, we discuss the spectrum of cinephila, and we should send all movie piraters to prison immediately. We would never condone such a thing when streaming services are upcharging for a service that is falling apart! That would be shameful! Anyways, who is the REAL Agent Argylle? Find out now!

Trash Humpers/Napoleon Dynamite - John Heder is Nate Skoog in Tapawingo

What are we gonna review today, cinema bros? Whatever we feel like reviewing, GOSH. In all seriousness, the boys are heading back into the chaotic mind of Harmony Korine for the shot this evening with Trash Humpers! To chase this down, we revisit every homeschool kids favorite movie, Napoleon Dynamite! The Oscar watch list continues, Matt steals chicken fingers, and will Joey hate Trash Humpers as much as Gummo? Only one way to find out! The new episode is out now!

Magnolia/Tampopo - Justice for the Reptiles

We are all connected! We are continuing our PTA binge this month and diving deeper into the Criterion Collection with our shot and chaser this week. Our shot is PTA’s 3 hour cacophony of humanity in crisis, Magnolia. To chase this down, the boys go to hell and back trying to get their hands on Tampopo. We go over our thoughts on the 2024 Oscar nominations, Nick hates Radiohead, Matt makes us all hungry, and Joey isn’t seeing Tenet again! Who the fuck knows what Nyad is? The new episode is out now!

Rocky/Nacho Libre - The Triumph of the Human Spirit Drinking Game

WARNING: Playing our drinking game will have you blacked out by the end of the episode so please drink responsibly. On this week’s episode, the boys are joined by Roberto to discuss 2 movies about fighting AND the triumph of the human spirit (drink). For our shot, the boys became men with the 1976 Academy Award winner, Rocky. To chase this down, the men slightly returned to boy status with Jack Black’s underrated masterpiece, Nacho Libre. Matt’s soundboard has a mind of its own, Nick discusses his thoughts on egg yolks, Joey sees the light about Nacho Libre, and Berto hits a PR! Don’t be a bum, check out the new episode now!

There Will Be Blood/Meek’s Cutoff - I 𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓪𝓵 Your Milkshake!

PTA is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time and it’s not even a question. This is not our first PTA movie for the show and most definitely will not be the last, but for tonight’s shot the boys watched There Will Be Blood! You would think that Matt had seen this movie before, however, a misquote may convince you otherwise! To chase this down, Joey introduces the fellas to Kelly Reichert with Meek’s Cut Off, a movie that we could not remember the title of if our lives depended on it. The boys play Blockbuster, Jo Koy has never been funny, and Obama loves his own movies. The new episode is out now!

Blue Velvet/Rhinestone - Letterboxd is Down!

We’re starting the new year with a crisis (Letterboxd is down). Forgive us, we’re not ourselves without our life support system (Letterboxd. Which is down). On the first episode of 2024, the fellas expose Joey to another David Lynch masterpiece, Blue Velvet. To chase this down, Nick pledges his life for Bob Clark’s most despised movie on Letterboxd (down), Rhinestone! The boys adjust their top 5 of 2023 after seeing Poor Things, Nick horny watched masterpieces in high school, and we have to use imdb for somethings because unfortunately (and I cannot express this enough) Letterboxd is down. Pro members unite! The new episode is out now!

The 2023 New Year Special - Variety Has Never Seen a Movie

2023 has finally come to an end! Thank you for being with us through such a chaotic year for this planet. Contrary to popular belief, making a list of worst movies that came out is actually based and these lists should be celebrated. Joe Russo, it is okay to shit on a bad movie! With this firm stance in mind, join us as the fellas go over their honorable and dishonorable mentions of 2023 and their top 5 best and worst movies of 2023. Joey teaches the boys how Letterboxd Pro works, what is the human odyssey, and what is to come in 2024? Big plans of course! Sorry for the delay, the New Year Special is out now!

The Grinchmas Special - You’re a Mean One, Mr. Nick

Happy Holidays everybody! It’s our favorite time of the year! We get to spend time with our loved ones, dunk on horrible Christmas movies, eat our body weight in desserts, but most importantly we get to do our annual gift exchange! That’s the reason for the season, right? Before we give out our presents this year, The pod boys and their wives ranked the Grinch movies from best to worst and blows were nearly exchanged instead of gifts. But in all seriousness, it’s the holiday event of the year and we are excited to share it with you again and are already excited to lather, rinse, and repeat it all again in 2024. Merry Christmas from The Shot and The Chaser (and Hannah and Molly)!