Box Office Time Machine

Feb 20 2025 95 ep. 83 mins 1
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Jon Bershad and Veronica Yurovsky talk about the #1 movie in the box office from either this weekend or a weekend long ago. No matter if they're enjoying Hollywood past or present, they'll learn that the moviegoing public has almost always had pretty bad taste!

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Best of 2024 a.k.a The Box-Offies

Feb 20 2025 117 mins  
Listen to Jon and Veronica's very timely celebration of the past year in movies in the 6th annual Box-Offies.We got our top 10! Bottom 1! And a bunch of superlatives in between! Did we get it right? Or were we way wrong? Hit play to find out.Follow us on Letterboxd -Jon: @jonwbVeronica: @judgejudy

Goldfinger (1964)

Feb 01 2025 83 mins  
Jon and Veronica travel back in time to meet the man with the Midas touch and the man who should really be better at his job if we really think about it... Follow us on Letterboxd! Jon - @jonwb Veronica - @judgejudy

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)

Jan 17 2025 63 mins  
It's a brand new year and a brand new episode of Box Office Time Machine, in which we venture down a den crawling with thieves and/or panteras! Your dad might enjoy this one. Follow us on Letterboxd - Jon - jonwb Veronica - judgejudy

Death Wish (1974)

Dec 22 2024 72 mins  
Jon and Veronica, entirely coincidentally, talk about vigilantes roaming the streets of NYC. Did we mention it was purely coincidental?

Wicked (2024)

Nov 28 2024 111 mins  
Jon and Veronica see Wicked - the biggest movie in all of Oz - and what do you know? One of them actually likes it! Follow us on Letterboxd - Veronica (judgejudy) / Jon (jonwb)

Heretic (2024) / Conclave (2024) / Anora (2024) / Trap (2024)

Nov 12 2024 109 mins  
Your eyes don't deceive you, dear listener. None of these movies are currently #1 at the box office, but this felt like a good week to be bad. So join us as for spoiler-filled discussions of Heretic (00:00:00), Conclave (00:43:31), Anora (00:59:51) and Trap - (01:20:01). Recommendations: Veronica - Jackie Brown / Army of Darkness / The Substance / Juror #2 / A Real Pain Jon - The

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Oct 28 2024 139 mins  
Jon and Veronica talk about a little-known, under-examined gem called Pulp Fiction. Check it out! We think you might like it! Recs: Jon: Bram Stoker's Dracula / Oddity / Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight / In a Violent Nature Veronica: Anora / Conclave / Rosemary's Baby / Tremors Follow us on Letterboxd - Veronica / Jon

Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)

Oct 11 2024 89 mins  
Jon and Veronica get too twisted by the subversiveness of Joker: Folie a Deux. Does it hate its audience as much as its audience seems to hate it back? They also talk about the singular Megalopolis and what the hell Francis Ford Coppola wanted it to mean. Follow us on Letterboxd! Veronica / Jon

Chinatown (1974)

Sep 18 2024 100 mins  
Finally, a movie we can all agree is great! Except for that one thing... Follow us on Letterboxd - Jon / Veronica

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Aug 30 2024 68 mins  
Trigger warning: if you liked Deadpool & Wolverine, maybe don't listen to this one. But, if you DIDN'T like it, well, we have just the episode for you! Recommendations: Jon - Alien: Romulus Veronica - Perfect Days Follow Veronica and Jon on Letterboxd!