Hard Men To Please

On this especially spooky October Friday 13, Adrian joins the Hard Boys to talk hockey masks, machetes, and a bunch of other stuff that isn’t actually in the original Friday the 13th. Music: “Can U Dig It” by Pop Will Eat Itself “Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads

Robert De Niro AND Al Pacino, working a script that makes a 3-hour runtime feel like a 3-hour sensual massage. By Robert De Niro AND Al Pacino. Music: “Can U Dig It” by Pop Will Eat Itself “God Moving Over the Face of The Waters” by Moby  

The Point Break Remake Double-Take once again teaches the Hard Boys a very valuable lesson: every remake is terrible, without exception. Music: “Can U Dig It” by Pop Will Eat Itself “Nobody Rides for Free” by Ratt

Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out is good, and Keanu isn’t, and Key & Peele is okay. Music: “Can U Dig It” by Pop Will Eat Itself “Faith” by George Michael

We put The Princess Bride to the nostalgia test with Cuji, the only man on Earth who didn’t see the most beloved film ever dozens of times as a child. Music: “Can U Dig It” by Pop Will Eat Itself ” “Once Upon a Time…Storybook Love” by Mark Knopfler

Casey Affleck is an alleged sexual harasser and Mel Gibson is a confirmed anti-Semitic abusive drunk, and they’re both getting lots of love from Hollywood. Local expert in all things problematic Frankie comes back to the show to talk Manchester by the Sea and Hacksaw Ridge. Music: “Can U Dig It” by Pop Will Eat […]

Anthony is back from the gutter and he’s brought someone with him! His Rhode Island accomplice Kat joins the podcast as our first female contributor, to talk La La Land and Lion and the difference between good crying and bad crying. Music: “Can U Dig It” by Pop Will Eat Itself “Epilogue” by Justin Hurwitz

Whaddya know, the Academy can recognize black excellence in film, or at least enough to nominate three black-centric films: Hidden Figures, Fences, and Moonlight. Do any of these white-friendly black movies have what it takes to go all the way? How the hell should we know? We can only tell you if they are good, and spoil them thoroughly in […]

Closing thoughts on Sundance before we shift into low gear for the Oscar Best Picture race. From now until Oscar night we’ll be talking the 9 nominees for the big prize. Having already previously castigated the unaccountably nominated Arrival, we start with Hell or High Water. Music: “Can U Dig It” by Pop Will Eat Itself “Outlaw State […]

The final act of a three-part saga of live Sundance 2017 podcasts. This time: Chinese con man comedy Free and Easy, Western murder drama Wind River, and whatever the fuck Axolotl Overkill is supposed to be.