Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast

Send us a Text Message.This week we review the 2003 box office bomb, "Gigli" (rhymes with "really," as in, was it "really" that bad? Well. . . kind of. . . ). Starring on again, off again, on again, and maybe now off again, Hollywood couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. This poor movie was mangled with rewrites and edits to make an originally decent story into a forced romance fo

Send us a Text Message.Was it really that bad? It's something you might ask yourself after a negative experience, when facing regret or to seek closure. You might ask the same question after watching a traumatizing or really bad movie. It's also our new theme for this round.Touching on pretty much all of those points, we have the 2009 Lars Von Trier film Antichrist. Starring Willem

Send us a Text Message.Let me tell ya somethin’ Mean Gene. In this week’s episode , the MRT Crew steps into the squared circle and enters the wild world of professional wrestling! We watch and review The Iron Claw, the true story of the fabled Von Erich wrestling family, and the triumphs and tragedies that befall them. We also talk about what makes a sport a sport, and whether

Send us a Text Message.We invite you to step into the ring with us for Ron Howard’s “Cinderella Man,” a true story about a down-and-out boxer who makes a career comeback through sheer grit and devotion to his family. We also talk about how modern day boxing came to be and explore the concept of loyalty. So pop in your mouth guard and get in close for what all three of us judg

Send us a Text Message.Sports! Playing, watching, stat tracking or tailgating. Professional, competitive or pick-up. Enjoy them or hate them, it's the category most of us normal people dread on trivia nights and also our new theme for this round.Running out of the tunnel and onto the field first it's Rudy, the 1993 American biographical sports film detailing the life of Daniel "Rud

Send us a Text Message.It’s a battle of good others versus bad others in Timur Bekmambetov’s Night Watch, a Russian film featuring subtitles designed by the director himself that interact with the film in unique ways. The MRT Crew also discuss whether they are morning people or night owls, Matt’s debut as a race car driver at the Lemons Race, and we give an update on Matt and

Send us a Text Message.Bienvenue, mes amis! This week we view the 1955 French psychological thriller “Diabolique,” a screenplay so interesting that Hitchcock himself tried to get his hands on it and an ending so thrilling that we are asked explicitly by the film not to reveal it to you. We also ask the burning questions you never knew you had, such as; what ARE the criteria to

Send us a Text Message.I hate subtitles! We don't really, but that's our new theme for this round.In this episode we talk all things subtitles/dubbing/cc/etc and how they can have an effect on our viewing experience.We jump into things with Run Lola Run, the 1998 German experimental action crime thriller directed by Tom Tykwer. We have seen this one before however as a twist, we tu

Send us a Text Message.The MRT Crew reviews their first “kids’ movie”, a 1985 Canadian oddity featuring, among other things, ghosts, unexpected hair loss, uncontrollable hair gain, child kidnapping art teachers, magic paintbrushes, and a killer soundtrack from a teenage Celine Dion. We also discuss experiences with eBay, visiting Canada, strange childhood memories, and that t

Send us a Text Message.Where do we go when we die? Can we find our family there? Would you travel to the underworld to bring back a loved one? So many philosophical questions, all with (sometimes questionable) answers provided in the 1998 film “What Dreams May Come.” We’ll also talk about movie depictions of the afterworld, the story of Orpheus, Robin Williams in serious acti