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Join the gang as they discuss the 2014 film Godzilla.

• Directed by Gareth Edwards
• Written by Max Borenstein
• Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Sally Hawkins, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn

This time, it will be different! This Godzilla pretends that the whole Matthew Broderick/Roland Emmerich Godzilla debacle of 1998 never happened and that we’re back to the basics, back to the old Godzilla storylines we’re used to. In today’s environment, though, there’s the cushy advantage of better digital technology, allowing Godzilla and other giant creatures—in this case, MUTOs—to come to life in all their gross and city-destroying glory. In this reboot, Bryan Cranston is, for some reason, a nuclear engineer living and working in Japan when a terrible attack occurs that he cannot explain. His son, played by the guy who was Kick Ass, grows up and joins the Army and has to spring to action when attacks start happening. Then we learn why: Godzilla and now MUTOs are threatening everyone on Earth. Now get to destroyin’ stuff!

Worth noting:

• Do you know what a Cassingle is? Let the old people of BSP clue you in.
• Tony discussing his stack of floppy disks. We’re all about outdated storage technology here.
• When we finally talk about Godzilla, we have mixed reactions. One called it fantastic while another called it terrible. Let’s discuss this.
• Side note: seems like there are sure a lot of white people living and speaking English in Japan.
• We address the Fat Godzilla so-called controversy. And yes, Godzilla is fat, played perfectly by Andy Serkis. David is particularly impressed by this. He’s easily impressed by things.
• Godzilla is an over-the-top monster and disaster movie. Maybe you’ll like that, maybe you won’t.

Discussing this film:

• Tony
• Darrell
• Jolie
• David

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Join the gang as they discuss the 2014 HBO TV show True Detective.

• Created by Nic Pizzolatto
• Written by Nic Pizzolatto
• Starring Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan

We’re deviating from regularly scheduled programming this week to talk about True Detective because Jolie and David just wouldn’t shut up about it. True Detective is the grand 8-episode crime drama from HBO telling the story of two state police officers in Louisiana solving a grisly murder involving a dead naked woman with satanic overtones at the crime scene. We soon learn that the show is partly about the mystery but mostly about the complex relationship between Marty and Rust, characters with very different worldviews. Also, True Detective is further proof that McConaughey is killing it these days. Dude is unstoppable with great acting roles.

Worth noting:

• Two phrases that shouldn’t go together: Snakes on a Plane and brilliant marketing.
• An important public service announcement about how ladies like to party; alternately, Schrödinger’s party.
• Some of us think this is the best thing on television since Breaking Bad. Others are impressed but didn’t like the ending that much.
• In which we spend nearly an entire episode discussing plot points, acting, writing choices. Yes, nearly an entire episode spent discussing the topic at hand because we’re so fancy.
• What are your favorite terrible euphemisms for sex?
• Ultimately, True Detective is highly recommended.

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Jolie
• David

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Join the gang as they discuss the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

• Directed by Marc Webb
• Written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner
• Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the follow-up to the follow-up of the Spider-Man franchise. Not to be confused with the three Spider-Man movies of about a decade ago, this reboot start Andrew Garfield, the still wise-cracking young kid who get bitten by a mutated spider and blah, blah, blah, Spider-Man happens, though this time flashier, quippier, and hunkier than in the Sam Raimi version of the story. In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spidey and Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy discover the sinister powers of Electro, the maddening of one Harry Osborn, and why it’s probably best to stay away from Paul Giamatti if he’s got head tattoos.

Worth noting:

• On Archon and the epic racism saga.
• Except for a few stragglers, this movie was well-hated, sometimes with passion.
• Is this movie really a Schumacher-era Batman movie?
• Sony ruined Spider-man. There. We said it.
• No discussion of the Amazing Spider-Man reboot is complete without talking about the last Spider-Man reboot. You know, that one that just came out a decade ago.
• Surprise, surprise, this movie has inconsistencies in storytelling.

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Darrell
• Jolie
• David

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Join the gang as they discuss the 1993 film Super Mario Bros.

• Directed by Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
• Written by Parker Bennett, Terry Runte, Ed Solomon
• Starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis

Super Mario Bros. is the ill-conceived film adaptation of the ever-popular Nintendo platformer game of the same name. One could argue that the movie’s storyline mimics that of the video game. Maybe. Super Mario Bros. tells the story of Mario Mario and Luigi Mario, plumbers in pre-hipster Brooklyn who meet an adorable blonde girl who just happens to be in charge of a dig for dinosaur bones in the city. Also, there’s a different dimension filled with lizard people. Also, there’s a dude who’s turned into fungus. Also, Dennis Hopper does some top-notch overacting. This movie was a bomb and critical failure and is probably best enjoyed whilst drinking which is apparently how John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins made it through filming.

Worth noting:

• No discussion of Super Mario Bros. is complete without discussing the 1993 Ron Jeremy classic Super Hornio Brothers, SFW clips of which are available on YouTube and I highly recommend you find them.
• When was the first time you saw this movie? How much did you like it then? Let’s talk about it.
• This move is terrible. Just awful.
• Ben Kingsley will probably do any movie. Just ask him.
• Nerd orgy with plenty of Diablo and WOW talk.
• Some of us demand far more naked reality shows, but only some of us.

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Jolie
• David
• Sam

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