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Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Nebraska.

• Directed by Alexander Payne
• Written by Bob Nelson
• Starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach

Nebraska is the quiet, black and white entry into 2013’s Oscar fare, known for having a slow burn and character-driven plot. This was considered an actor’s movie, most notably for Bruce Dern who stars as Woody, a Montana man who receives a prize notification in the mail and is determined to take it to Lincoln, Nebraska to claim his supposed winnings. Comedy and drama mix, much like Alexander Payne’s other films (Sideways, Election), to drive a story with a uniquely Midwestern plot and lots of visuals.

Worth noting:

• Anybody want this cat???
• The art of learning the panty-dropper on guitar.
• Nebraska is slowly paced with a lot of establishing shots. However, some of us don’t mind.
• Bruce Dern was awesome as the memory-challenged asshole.
• So many moments in this movie remind us of our families. Let’s explore this.
• June Squibb is one funny, funny lady in this movie.
• Naked and Afraid is back. Hold onto your butts.
• Seriously, who hasn’t seen Sideways?
• Let’s all agree to just say no to the terrible brother stereotype character.
• Correction: Bruce Dern did not win the Best Actor Oscar but he was definitely a contender.
• If trivia beer architecture isn’t a thing, we need to make it a thing.
• Neverending sack.
• Pam! Stop eating the cocaine!

 Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• David
• Jolie
• Darrell

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Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Blue is the Warmest Color.

• Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
• Written by Abdellatif Kechiche and Ghalia Lacroix
• Starring Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos

After winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes, 2013 was looking to be a good year for Blue is the Warmest Color, a lesbian romance based on a graphic novel by Julie Maroh, the first graphic novel adaptation to ever win at Cannes. However, because of some weird release issues in the U.S., this wasn’t nominated for any Oscars. It was, however, nominated for a Golden Globe. It tells the story of Emma and Adele and their romance over several years.

Worth noting:

• In which the gang references the Unified Pixar Theory.
• Fun drinking game for this week’s episode: take a drink every time someone says the word “scissoring.” We claim no responsibility for the ill effects this may cause.
• At one point, this was described as lesbian Twilight by David. However, we can assure you this movie is 100% werewolf free.
• You should be warned this movie is long. And slow moving. And excessive. But other than that…
• Adèle spends a lot of time with her mouth open. A lot.
• Some might say this movie climaxed in hour two.
• This movie is the fantasy destroyer? David discusses further why this movie’s too realistic to be good fantasy.
• Could this movie have done without the sex scenes?
• This movie won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. However, it should be noted the award usually goes to the director but, in this case, it went to the director and the two lead actresses.
• This director sounds like a real asshat.
• Jolie gets strip club lessons. Pro tip (just the tip): don’t eat the buffet.
• Why can’t science invent Bat Shark Repellent?
• The not-so-subtle joy of eating an entire box of Girl Scout cookies at once.
• For those playing at home, these are the number of instances these words were spoken in this episode: scissoring, scissor, or scissored (22); scissor explosion (1); Scissor Man (1); and Idris Elba (2).

 Featured in this episode:

•  Tony
• David, A.K.A Scissor Man
• Jolie
• Darrell

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Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club.

• Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
• Written by Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack
• Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto

Dallas Buyers Club cleaned up male acting awards at the Oscars with Matthew McConaughey winning Best Actor and Jared Leto winning Best Supporting Actor. These were, in our opinion, well deserved awards because of the stretch and growth each one plays in this biopic set in the early days of AIDS. McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, a man who finds out he has AIDS after suffering an accident at work and has very little time left. He goes on a search for the answer to longer life and ends up starting a collective to address the needs of AIDS patients in Dallas.

Worth noting:

• David is wrong about not liking Bill Murray. That’s just science.
• Tony breaks out the apples soaked in Fireball to really get this party started.
• The gang insists on the weekly TV roundup and the weekly tense negotiation over next week’s movie before getting started.
• We got mail! (Okay, it’s a feedback comment, but still…)
• This movie is gritty. It’s sometimes hard to watch.
• The acting Oscars it earned are well deserved.
• Hey, is it okay to make AIDS jokes yet? Anybody want to call an audible on this?
• When Jolie was a college freshman, she learned that everybody was, at some point, going to get AIDS.
• Also, who else was terrorized by the made-for-TV movie about Ryan White?
• Jared Leto did so well. We all agree. And it wasn’t even because of his magnificent Oscars hairdo!
• We all now know there’s a lot of wang in Spartacus. Well THAT ruins my weekend.
• Tony finally drinks the apple/Fireball monstrosity. Because peer pressure.
• Alternative media! Also, David is dead inside.
• Hot, hot death of journalism talk.
• Criticism of common core methods to learning math is stupid.
• Math is FUNdamental.
• What happens when gaming gets really weird?
• The gang makes bets about the sex scenes in next week’s movie, including lots of scissoring talk. I encourage a Google Image search for that term.

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• David
• Jolie
• Darrell

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Join the gang as they discuss the 2014 film The Lego Movie.

• Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
• Written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
• Starring Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, and a whole lot more

The Lego Movie is the breakout kids movie hit of 2014. It’s a CGI animated movie meant to imitate stop motion style and succeeds in pleasing nearly everyone. Kids liked it. Parents liked it. Non-parent adults liked it, too. It’s got a solid 96% on Rotten Tomatoes at present. The movie is the story of Emmet, tasked with saving the world after accidentally coming upon the relic that can stop the nefarious madman President Business.

Worth noting:

• We’re done waiting for Darrell. That is, until he shows up.
• Cover your mouths when going into the room with the fire toilet.
• The story of said toilet fire. Strap in for this one, kids!
• See more adventures in watching that hottie Manu Bennett shirtless because David told you so.
• This movie is very well liked all around.
• David even liked “the heavy-handed whatevers at the end,” whatever that means.
• The movie was good, largely because the jokes landed solidly. Children’s movies need better jokes.
• $150 for a floppy drive for a Commodore 64? Really?
• “You turn it into a thing that becomes a thing and then it’s this reverberation of things.” David dropped this useful little knowledge bomb.
• Batman was so damn enjoyable in this movie.
• Wedgies are going out of style. Accept it.
• Stop treating dads like idiots in children’s movies and literature. We’re sick of it!
• The ending of the book It is weird. Pro tip (just the tip): stop talking about the ending. Just don’t.
• Chris Pratt looks good without a shirt on. There. I said it.
• Legends of the Hidden Temple really needs to come back.
• There were no dicks in the sixties???
• Jem is truly outrageous. Truly, truly, truly outrageous.

Featured in this episode:

•  Tony
• David
• Jolie
• Darrell

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