Let's Jaws For a Minute

Jan 23 2025 132 ep. 81 mins 25

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Each week, Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith set sail for Amity Island to watch and analyze Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic, JAWS one minute (or thereabouts) at a time!

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Episode 125: Orca: The Killer Whale

Jan 23 2025 115 mins

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd we're back! This episode kicks off 2025 and a brand new season chock full of movies that were inspired by Jaws. We begin things with the very sane and normal film, Orca: The Killer Whale starring Richard Harris as a man who enters into a rivalry with an orca and the orca reacts in a very normal way.

Episode 124: Better Living

Dec 05 2024 60 mins

Scheider season comes to a not so thrilling conclusion as Sarah and MJ reluctantly talk about a 90's Scheider film that features one of the worst scripts they have seen on the show as well as some truly terrible performances, but their loss is your gain listening to them cope each other through this mess of a film!

Episode 123: Naked Lunch

Nov 21 2024 114 mins

This week, Sarah and MJ are joined by three-peat guest, Cordelia Keston for a far ranging chat about one of the wildest movies we have ever covered on the show, Naked Lunch. They talk about the Beat Generation, the jaw-dropping real life events depicted in the film, and stare into the void of what it means to be a creative. Oh, and they talk about a shirtless Roy Scheider, of cours

Episode 121: 52 Pick-Up

Nov 07 2024 78 mins

The Scheider express pulls into 52 Pick-Up station this week as Sarah and MJ discuss this overlooked expoloitation gem co-starring Ann Margaret and John Glover. They talk about the value of "just entertaining" movies, when low brow meets talented performers, and the history of The Cannon Group

Episode 121: 2010: The Year We Make Contact

Oct 24 2024 112 mins

Scheider season travels to the one that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism: SPACE! This episode features Adam Moffett of The Bond We Share talking about 2010: The Year We Make Contact. We discuss its validity as a legacy sequel, whether it works as a companion to 2001, how great the cast is, and Roy Scheider's intensely likeable energy.

Episode 120: All That Jazz

Oct 10 2024 136 mins

It's showtime, folks! This week, we make our last stop in the 1970's era of Roy Scheider's career to talk about his Oscar nominated turn in Bob Fosse's All That Jazz. Sarah and MJ are joined by Randy Burrows of the Uncut Gems podcast to talk about legacy, commerce, art, and reckoning with your mortality. You know, all the light stuff.

Episode 119: Sorcerer

Sep 26 2024 140 mins

The time has come for Sarah and MJ to talk about the movie they have talked about the second most on this show besides Jaws, Sorcerer! Johnny 2 Trucks joins the hosts once again to talk about this overlooked gem of a film.

Episode 118: Marathon Man

Sep 15 2024 105 mins

Roy Scheider seasons chugs to its next stop, Marathon Man! Sarah and MJ are joined by returning guest (and Sarah's husband), Martin Buddery to talk about the *other* 1976 political thriller starring Dustin Hoffman. Sarah shares a hot take, discusses a shirtless Roy Scheider in front of her husband, and MJ springs a Patreon subscriber challenge on Sarah at the last minute.

Episode 117: The Seven-Ups

Aug 29 2024 73 mins

The man, the boat, the legend, Nick "Johnny FourBoats" Mear joins Sarah and MJ this week to talk about a quasi-sequel to The French Connection, The Seven-Ups. They talk about Roy Scheider's undeniable swagger, what he has in common with a certain modern day actor, and lament a time when interesting faces could be on full display in movies

Episode 116: The French Connection

Aug 15 2024 120 mins

Scheider season continues with the film that earned Roy an Academy Award nomination! Sarah and MJ are joined by Rob Wallis to talk about the Scheider spiciness scale, the importance of not editing films to make them appear more "modern" and Sarah's future as a detective solving chicken crimes