125 Movie Picks From Jason’s Big Birthday Bash 2013


Dave Becker’s Top 5 Most Life-Changing Movies:
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
2. Blazing Saddles (1974)
3. Sabotage (1936)
4. Fame (1980)
5. Alien (1979)

Josh’s Top 5 Most Life-Changing Movies:
1. The Lives of Others (2005)
2. Thumbsucker (2005)
3. The Tree of Life (2011)
4. Pulp Fiction (1994)
5. Halloween (1978)

Karl’s Top 5 Most Life-Changing Movies:
1. Amadeus (1984)
2. The Ten Commandments (1956)
3. Gattaca (1997)
4. Jaws (1977)
5. …And Justice for All (1979)

Andy’s Top 5 Most Life-Changing Movies:
1. A Few Good Men (1992)
2. Very Bad Things (1998)
3. Se7en (1995)
4. The Invisible Kid (1988)
5. Rad (1986)

Jason’s Top 5 Most Life-Changing Movies:
1. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
2. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
3. My Life (1993)
4. Breakdown (1997)
5. Cinderella Man (2005)


Dave Becker’s Top 10 Movies You Should See (Before You Die):
1. Local Hero (1983)
2. The Lion in Winter (1968)
3. Vanishing Point (1971)
4. The Changeling (1980)
5. Cromwell (1970)
6. The Odd Couple (1968)
7. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
8. Ragtime (1981)
9. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
10. Advise & Consent (1962)

Josh’s Top 10 Movies You Should See (Before You Die):
1. All the President’s Men (1976)
2. The Act of Killing (2013)
3. The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)
4. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
5. Dogville (2003)
6. The Puffy Chair (2005)
7. Intolerance (1916)
8. The Celebration (1998)
9. Lost in La Mancha (2002)
10. Koyaanisqatsi (1982) and the Qatsi Trilogy

Karl’s Top 10 Movies You Should See (Before You Die):
1. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
2. The King’s Speech (2010)
3. High Noon (1952)
4. The Kid (1921) | Modern Times (1936)
5. North by Northwest (1959)
6. Lincoln (2012)
7. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
8. Alien (1979)
9. Titanic (1997)
10. Manhunter (1986)

Andy’s Top 10 Movies You Should See (Before You Die):
1. Brick (2005)
2. Let the Right One In (2008)
3. Overnight (2003) and for additional context, The Boondock Saints (1999)
4. Jean de Florette (1986) and Manon of the Spring (1986)
5. The Son (2002)
6. Charade (1963)
7. The General (1926)
8. Misery (1990)
9. Dolores Claiborne (1995)
10. Chasing Ice (2012)

Jason’s Top 10 Movies You Should See (Before You Die):
1. The “Up” Documentary Series (1964 – 2012)
2. The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)
3. Running Scared (2006)
4. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
5. Frozen River (2008)
6. The Good Girl (2002)
7. Duane Hopwood (2005)
8. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
9. John Q (2002)
10. Touching the Void (2003)


Dave Becker’s Top 10 All-Time Favorite (Desert Island) Movies:
1. The Godfather (1972)
2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
3. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
4. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
5. The Big Lebowski (1998)
6. Pulp Fiction (1994)
7. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
8. Fargo (1996)
9. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
10. Spirited Away (2001)

Josh’s Top 10 All-Time Favorite (Desert Island) Movies:
1. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
2. Forget Paris (1995)
3. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
4. Rear Window (1954)
5. The Thing (1982)
6. The Lost Boys (1987)
7. Clue (1985)
8. The Beach (2000)
9. Bottle Rocket (1996)
10. Three Kings (1999) and Zodiac (2007)

Karl’s Top 10 All-Time Favorite (Desert Island) Movies:
1. Blade Runner (1982)
2. Star Wars (1977)
3. Amadeus (1984)
4. Casablanca (1942)
5. The Great Escape (1963)
6. The Harry Potter franchise (2001 – 2011)
7. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Love Actually (2003)
10. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Andy’s Top 10 All-Time Favorite (Desert Island) Movies:
1. The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974)
2. 127 Hours (2010)
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
6. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001, 2002, 2003)
7. Zombieland (2009)
8. The Bourne Trilogy (2002, 2004, 2007)
9. The Daniel Craig Bond Trilogy (2006, 2008, 2012)
10. My Blue Heaven (1990)

Jason’s Top 10 All-Time Favorite (Desert Island) Movies:
1. The Village (2004)
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
3. The Dark Knight (2008)
4. The Godfather (1972)
5. The Apostle (1997)
6. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
7. Adaptation. (2002)
8. 8 Mile (2002)
9. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
10. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)


Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 038: Man of Steel (2013) and This Is the End (2013) and Video Rental Store Nostalgia

We’ve got another lengthy episode for you this week, just 20 minutes shy of the 3-hour mark. Your four hosts and special guest WILLIS WHEELER of Terror Troop Podcast joins us as we review Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” and “This Is the End.” We also mosey down Memory Lane by indulging in some Video Rental Store Nostalgia. (This portion of the episode is a must-listen.) And Jason calls for some general feedback on the show, so let us know your thoughts on Movie Podcast Weekly. Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 036: Now You See Me (2013) and After Earth (2013)

In another epic, 2-hour and 24-minute podcast episode, your hosts Jason, Karl and Josh are joined by filmmaker WILLIAM ROWAN JR. to review “Now You See Me” and “After Earth.”

And in addition to our usual Mini Reviews and Genre Recommendations, we bring you some movie news and various other discussions about watching movies on television, nostalgic viewing and our methods for selecting what we watch on Netflix Watch Instantly. We spend a good bit of time discussing Will and Jaden Smith and Gus Van Sant’s interesting film “Promised Land.” Join us — we think you’ll love it! Continue reading

Movie Podcast Weekly Ep. 035: The Iceman (2013) and The Hangover Part III (2013) and Fast and Furious 6 (2013)

ANTHONY BRUNO, author of “The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer,” joins us to discuss his book, as well as Ariel Vromen’s filmic adaptation — “The Iceman,” starring Michael Shannon, and he even gives us some anecdotal insights about The Iceman himself, Richard Kuklinski. Karl and Jason have a fascinating, 80-minute interview with Bruno that we think will also intrigue you listeners.

Also in this episode, we welcome JARED JOHNSON, host of The Reel Doctors, a new movie podcast where Jared and his co-host, Michael Alger, prescribe the movies you need to see. Jared, Karl, Josh and Jason discuss “The Hangover Part III,” “Fast & Furious 6,” the 30th anniversary of “Return of the Jedi,” and of course, Season 4 of “Arrested Development” on Netflix. Continue reading