Tim and Andrew - now in podcast form! Downloadable mp3 files so you can take those two movie-loving dorks with you wherever you go!
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Once again, Tim and Andrew each pull out some more skeletons for October. They chat about werewolves, Italian crime thrillers, a famous non-sequel, and a “Science Fiction Double Feature” feature. SkeleTONS of fun!By deadlettermovies.com
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Tim and Andrew crossover with Tim Burton’s Count Chocula marshmallow of a movie sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Sandworms, demon babies, weaponized nostalgia, and legacy sequels all come up.By deadlettermovies.com
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Tim and Andrew talk about a few more flicks from 1984.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 108 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Dune (1984)
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For the last entry in their summer series, 40 Years, 40 Minutes, Tim and Andrew head back into the sand with David Lynch’s Dune. They find a lot to appreciate, and a lot they don’t quite. Please excuse the sound of Andrew’s cat scratching toward the end. The Dune Activity Book and be found HERE, the Coloring Book HERE Andrew’s Lynch ranking is HERE…
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Episode 107 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Blood Simple
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For the next entry in their 40 Years, 40 Minutes series, Tim and Andrew dive deep into the Coens’ Blood Simple. They analyze the “idiot plot,” talk noir, cast potential pre-makes and remakes, and learn about the word “chiaroscuro.” For more information on the film’s two cuts, check out this site HERE.…
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Episode 106 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: The Karate Kid
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Tim and Andrew take a break from waxing cars to talk The Karate Kid. Balance is key. Read Tim’s article about the movie HERE.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 105 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Muppets Take Manhattan
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The Muppets Take Manhattan and Tim and Andrew take 40 minutes to dive as deep as they can into that film. Hear them talk Muppet Babies, Frank Oz, and who Gonzo would play in Repo Man.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 104 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: This is Spinal Tap
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This next entry in 40 Years, 40 Minutes goes to 11! Plus 29! That’s right, Tim and Andrew take a look at the cult classic mocku(and rocku)mentary This is Spinal Tap. No drummers died during the recording of this podcast.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 103 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Top Secret
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The summer series continues with Tim and Andrew getting their 40 minutes in on Top Secret! What if Elvis was in a WWII movie? But instead of Elvis, it was Val Kilmer?By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 102 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Repo Man
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The 40 Years, 40 Minutes series continues with Alex Cox’s cult classic Repo Man. Come take a ride with us in our Chevy Malibu. Plates of shrimp appreciated.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 101 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: The Terminator
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Tim and Andrew take a good look at The Terminator for the next entry in the summer series, 40 Years, 40 Minutes. Lots of discussion about the various genres Cameron is working with, and a surprising amount of talk on Piranha II: The Spawning.By deadlettermovies.com
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For their 100th(!) episode, Tim and Andrew are joined by their friends Chase and Lily of Hair of the Werewolf as well as Mike. Together they try to answer: “Why Movies?” Check out more Hair of the Werewolf HEREBy deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 99 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Footloose
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The summer series continues with a hefty helping of Kevin Bacon in Footloose. Tim and Andrew talk Dance Movies, kickin’ tunes, and the depth under the fluff.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 98 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Buckaroo Banzai
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Tim and Andrew fire up their oscillation overthruster and rift into The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. RoboCop gets discussed at length too.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 97 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Beverly Hills Cop
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Part II of the summer series continues with Beverly Hills Cop. Tim and Andrew go a little bananas discussing script rewrites, 80s SNL, and Sylvester Stallone of all people.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 96 - 40 Years, 40 Minutes: Romancing the Stone
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Tim and Andrew are back with this year’s Summer Series: 40 Years, 40 Minutes. Wherein they talk for 40 minutes about a film from 1984. First up is Robert Zemeckis’s Romancing the Stone.By deadlettermovies
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Out of the sand comes Tim and Andrew’s discussion of the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s Herbert adaptation, Big Worm Boogaloo: The Spicening.By deadlettermovies.com
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Andrew goes through his Oscar ballot before the big night. The fact that Ed Lachman didn’t reteam with Todd Haynes and the abundance of product movies last year are much lamented.By deadlettermovies.com
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Tim and Andrew’s annual rundown of Best Picture nominees. Tacking each title, discussing their favorites, and debating what will will. American Fiction (01:43); Anatomy of a Fall (06:49); Barbie (11:25); The Holdovers (16:06); Killers of the Flower Moon (20:39); Maestro/Tim leaves Andrew hangin' (25:46); Oppenheimer (32:31); Past Lives (36:30); Poo…
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Tim and Andrew head back to Sundance to check out what’s new: Exhibiting Forgiveness, In the Summers, and Little Death.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 92 - 2023 End of Year Roundup of Sorts
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Tim and Andrew talk about the recent movies they saw and discuss which films they are excited about this awards season. Also family viewing recommendations and tote bags.By deadlettermovies.com
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Tim and Andrew debate and talk about a few food flicks. Dig in below.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 90 - More (Spooky) Cinema Skeletons
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Tim and Andrew are back to air out a few more cinema skeletons from their closets. They discuss Halloween vibes, folk horror, and the lies of “Science Fiction Double Feature.”By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 89 - Atomic Summer Part VI: Colossus: The Forbin Project & WarGames
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Tim and Andrew finish out Atomic Summer with a super-computer double feature: Colossus: The Forbin Project and WarGames. They talk about petulant teenage computers, less petulant teenager hackers, how much vermouth is too much, and Cap’n Crunch whistles.By deadlettermovies.com
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They’re a little late to the party, but Tim and Andrew had to talk about the biggest movie of the summer.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 87 - Atomic Summer Part VI: Grave of the Fireflies
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Grave of the Fireflies is the next film in our Atomic Summer series. Giving a better context on the use of the bomb and a look at how war affects everyone, especially children.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 86 - Atomic Summer Part V: Oppenheimer
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Tim and Andrew go deep on J. Bob’s A-Bomb flick from Nolan. Barbenheimer, Cropenheimer, hard Cs, and Josh Harnett. Listen below. Here’s what Andrew was talking about with the whole “Cropenheimer” thing:By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 85 -Atomic Summer Part IV: The Iron Giant
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Atomic Summer continues with Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant. What if a gun didn’t want to be a gun?By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 84 - Atomic Summer Part III: The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Tim and Andrew head to DC to see a flying saucer in The Day the Earth Stood Still. Somehow, they find themselves talking about zippers, police states, and an Evil Dead sequel as well.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 83 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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Tim and Andrew go on one last ride with Dr. Henry Jones. Listen below.By deadlettermovies.com
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Tim and Andrew take a trip to Asteroid City, Wes Anderson’s newest comedy. It was a nice visit.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 81 - Atomic Summer Part II: Them! and Matinee
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Atomic Summer continues with special double feature of Them! and Matinee. A few other short atomic oddities are thrown into the programming as well. National paranoia, the balance of silly and scary, and Good Humor trucks are talked about at length. Listen below. Programming notes: Short: Duck and Cover (watch here) Serial: Episode 8 of Twin Peaks:…
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Tim and Andrew are going atomic for this summer’s series. Listen to the trailer above to get some clues for some of the future episodes.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 80 - Atomic Summer: Dr. Strangelove
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Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is the first selection for our new seasonal series, Atomic Summer. Tim and Andrew talk mutually assured destruction, how depressingly relevant it still is, and the Deep Impact to Strangelove’s Armageddon.By deadlettermovies.com
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Tim and Andrew invite their buddy Mike for a discussion on the new Evil Dead entry, Evil Dead Rise. Join us below.By deadlettermovies.com
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Just before the big night, Andrew recorded a quick bonus episode about what he’d vote for this year at the Oscars.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 78 – 2023 Best Picture Rundown Part II
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Tim & Andrew talk absurdity, throw shade at Tom Hanks, and decide who skewered capitalism better in the second part of their 2023 Best Picture rundown. All Quiet on the Western Front (00:42); The Banshees of Inisherin (10:36); Elvis (18:21); Tár (29:37); Triangle of Sadness (38:19); Overall thoughts (45:55).…
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Episode 77 - 2023 Best Picture Rundown Part I
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Legacy sequels, hats on hats, and whether the term “space whale” is correct are all discussed in part one of Tim and Andrew’s rundown of Best Picture nominees. Avatar: The Way of Water (01:22); Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (16:12); The Fabelmans (27:05); Top Gun: Maverick (31:15); and Women Talking (39:18).…
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For the third year, Tim and Andrew head back to Sundance and check out a few flicks: Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out, Cat Person, A Little Prayer, and Run Rabbit Run.By deadlettermovies.com
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Tim & Andrew bring back Chase & Lily from Hair of the Werewolf to talk Fandom. This episode goes to a lot of places: Star Trek, Ti West, Prey, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, among many others. Listen below. Check out Hair of the Werewolf HERE!By deadlettermovies.com
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Tim & Andrew once again head into Spielberg territory with his new feature, The Fabelmans, or as Andrew calls it: Birth of a Movie Brat.By deadlettermovies.com
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Bonus Episode - BFI Sight & Sound Greatest Films List
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To celebrate the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, Andrew recorded a quick bonus episode.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 73 - Halloween Ends (with Bonus Skeletons)
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Tim and Andrew discuss the third fourth entry (and thirteenth overall) of the Halloween franchise. They also air out some October viewing skeletons. Love lives today.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 72 - Movies of Summer's Passed Part V: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Lilo & Stitch
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Tim & Andrew conclude this year’s summer series with a couple of “aliens meet a family” features: 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and 2002’s Lilo & Stitch. Pepsi rebates, Spielberg’s oeuvre, and lesser-loved Disney flicks come up in the discussion along the way.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 71 - Movies of Summer's Passed Part IV: Blade Runner & Minority Report
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The summer series continues with a couple of Philip K. Dick adaptations: Blade Runner and Minority Report. Chase and Lily from Hair of the Werewolf join Tim and Andrew to talk script problems, great production, and the weird legacy of Tom Cruise. To check out Hair of the Werewolf click HERE! We talk a fair amount about the deleted voice overs Ford …
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Episode 70 - Movies of Summer's Passed Part III: The Thing & Signs
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For their third episode in this summer’s series, Tim & Andrew check out a couple of alien invasion films: 1982’s The Thing and 2002’s Signs. Grab your flamethrowers and tin-foil, sit there and see what happens.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 69 – Movies of Summer’s Past Part II: Wrath of Khan & Batman Returns
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For the second entry in their summer series, Tim & Andrew examine a couple of second entries in two franchises: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Batman Returns. Herman Melville and Adam West come up more times than expected.By deadlettermovies.com
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Episode 68 – Movies of Summer’s Past: Poltergeist/ParaNorman
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For their summer series this year, Tim and Andrew are going to take a film released in the summer of 1982 and then pair it with another summer release from either 1992, 2002, or 2012. For the first episode, two PG rated horrors are discussed: 1982’s Poltergeist and 2012’s ParaNorman. The housing crisis, director controversies, and Nike money come u…
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Episode 67 - 2022 Best Picture Rundown
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Tim and Andrew rundown this year's Best Picture nominees for you. Saab Turbos are discussed and they rename a 2005 Ang Lee movie "The Obvious One." Belfast (00:01:36); CODA (00:08:52); Don't Look Up (00:13:27); Drive My Car (00:23:12); Dune (00:32:48); King Richard (00:37:59); Licorice Pizza (00:42:12); Nightmare Alley (00:49:36); Power of the Dog …
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Tim and Andrew head back to Sundance and check out a few flicks: When You Finish Saving the World, Watcher, Dual, and Alice.By deadlettermovies.com
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