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Join the gang as they discuss the 1996 film Fargo.

• Directed by Joel Coen
• Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
• Starring William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Frances McDormand, Peter Stormare

Fargo is the 1996 black comedy from the Coen brothers and is among the more famous in their long line of comedies—others include The Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona—exploring the dark side of humanity. Fargo is the story of Jerry Lundegaard, a Minneapolis car salesman with money problems who finds two out-of-town thugs to kidnap his wife in order to get the ransom money from his controlling father-in-law. Everything that can go wrong does and tragic and blood-soaked comedy ensues, punctuated by an exaggerated accent (don’tcha know), Minnesota nice behavior, and one well-placed wood chipper. Fargo won two Oscars: Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Original Screenplay for Joel and Ethan Coen.

Worth noting:

•  Darrell talks about the new movie Belle.
• Happy anniversary to BSP! The first episode of FBSD was released April 30, 2006.
• Next week, we’re going to mourn the great loss of Bob Hoskins.
• Is desecration of a corpse illegal in England? Listen to find out why in the world we’d ask that question.
• In which Jolie tries to explain, to a room full of dudes, why more female characters in movies is important.
• More hot Naked and Afraid talk… not that we’re a broken record or anything.
• Also, we sometimes talk about Fargo. Jolie calls this a great movie while others call it “okay.” We enjoyed the acting and the characters but some of us weren’t shocked by the antics that may have shocked audiences when it was first released.
• For drinking purposes, the Idris Elba count in this episode is 4.

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Jolie
• Darrell
• David

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Join the gang as they discuss the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

• Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
• Written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
• Starring Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Cobie Smulders

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the sequel to 2011’s Captain America. This movie differs because it takes place in the linear storytelling of the Marvel Universe (which causes plot problems we discuss in the episode). In this movie, all previous movie story lines have happened and now Cap has to deal with the possible return of Hydra, being hunted down by SHIELD, and a mysterious dude that keeps showing up with a scary mask, a fake arm, and a need to kill. Also, for MMA nerds (Jolie and all two others of you), Georges St-Pierre shows up. You’re welcome.

Worth noting:

• Warning! More How I Met Your Mother spoilers.
• Some of the nerdier among us had a problem with the continuity issues with the Marvel Universe story line. Some of us, however, didn’t notice.
• Is this a big, topical NSA allegory? Probably not but let’s discuss.
• David’s brilliant idea: this movie is the sequel to Sneakers. You know, with Robert Redford? Yeah, go see that.
• Doesn’t Cap need to bang somebody soon?
• Is Willem Dafoe playing Satan or is it the other way around?
• Despite the complaints, we generally liked this movie. It’s still a lot of fun to watch.
• If you’re playing at home, both yoga pants and scissoring are mentioned.

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Jolie
• Darrell
• David

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Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film American Hustle

• Directed by David O. Russell
• Written by Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
• Starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence, Louis C.K.

American Hustle was billed as the kinder, gentler version of a Scorsese movie. It’s the crime caper about scumbags your mom could love! Look at all the period ‘70s costumes and soundtrack! Nominated for loads of Oscars and winning none, American Hustle is the fictionalized story of the Abscam scandal of the late ‘70s where a con man and his girlfriend are forced to work for the feds to bring down politicians and quite possibly the Mob. Of course, things are complicated when you involve the con man’s wife, a fake Arab Sheik, the mob, and a science oven.

Worth noting:

• Free Comic Book Day is coming up the first Saturday in May. Nerds like Tony rejoice!
• On the ever-elusive Woot! bag of crap.
• Parsec Awards nominations are now open. Please don’t nominate us. We beg of you.
• We liked this movie for the most part. Some liked it for the historical content, some for Louis C.K. and some for Jennifer Lawrence.
• Some, however, found it boring when you compare it to the “insisting upon itself” Wolf of Wall Street.
• Fat Christian Bale and braless Amy Adams. Discuss.
• Is this a character movie or a caper movie?
• Why don’t they give awards to funny movies?
• Musicals: terrible, right???
• Stand-up comedy: let’s talk about how Jolie’s right (since she controls the show notes).

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Jolie
• Darrell

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Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Wolf of Wall Street.

• Directed by Martin Scorsese
• Written by Terence Winter (screenplay), Jordan Belfort (book)
• Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Jon Bernthal

Wolf of Wall Street is the Oscar-nominated latest offering from Martin Scorsese offering a full cast of quality acting, an intense three hour running time, and drug consumption of various kinds. It’s a dramady, mixing over-the-top performances, black humor, and an intense amount of smarm. Wolf of Wall Street is based on the life of Jordan Belfort, a Wall Street con man who made an awful lot of money cheating investors out of their money.

Worth noting:

• Trivia Night roundup: boozed fruit and terribly written questions.
• The lonely ladies of one-on-one ghost hunting.
• It’s a long movie but we don’t mind. It never lags and the pacing stays top-notch.
• The acting in this movie was spectacular, especially the nominated performance of Leonardo DiCaprio.
• Spoilers about How I Met Your Mother abound. Protect thine sensitive ears if your DVR is too full and you haven’t seen it yet. Or if you  care.
• So what were Jordan Belfort’s crimes? Finance geekery abounds.
• Financial crime movies don’t often show you how the crime works. Perhaps it’s just because financial crime isn’t sexy.
• We found a new phase: the cerebral palsy phase.
• Why don’t people know how to use the burner cell phone? It’s like nobody’s seen The Wire.
• This movie’s profane, filthy, and a really good time. Pro tip (just the tip): we recommend it but you probably shouldn’t see it with your parents.
• When a dude buys you crack, that’s bro love.

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Jolie
• Darrell

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