Movie Chumps

Oct 12 2024 201 ep. 94 mins 1
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Luke Mayo, Corrye Cooke and their locker room of oddball buddies over-analyze a wild mix of films. What's profound? What's ridiculous? We like to think of ourselves as the Beyonce of movie podcasts (whatever the heck THAT means).

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Episode 201: Joker: Folie à Deux

Oct 12 2024 92 mins  
For the first time in the podcast's five-year history, Luke & Corrye are flummoxed over a film. What was Todd Phillips trying to tell us with Joker Folie a Deux? What was his message? Why that "twist" ending? PLUS: the major role that fan favorite Michael Biehn almost scored; adios Weinstein Brothers; and the new projects for Will Smith, Adam Driver, and Matt Damon!

Episode 200: Interviewing James "Stuntman Mike"

Sep 14 2024 93 mins  
A major milestone for Luke & Corrye, as the Chumps hit their 200th episode! Thing is, the boys decided to do a little something different. No film breakdowns. Instead? An interview about the state of film and other cinema whatnot with James "Stuntman Mike" - one of the Chumps' favorite film buffs on Twitter. From the importance of Terminator 2 to the death of James Earl Jones,

Episode 199: Alien: Romulus

Aug 25 2024 93 mins  
Don't ingest the negative feedback you're seeing online: this thing is fantastic! A more than worthy addition to the franchise. Luke & Corrye have minimal nitpicks and quite a lot of praise, epecially for director Fede Alvarez and this team of young actors anchored by David Johnsson (marvelous!). We get into the lighting & cinematography, the Weyland-Yutani stuff, the conne

Episode 198: Saving Private Ryan

Jul 29 2024 113 mins  
Two conclusions on the rewatch: 1) it's still extremely difficult to view this film, and 2) it's hard to finish this film and NOT think there's a strong argument to call this the greatest movie of all time. From the way Spielberg brings the harrowing D-Day invasion to life, to the beautiful tiny moments of humanity sprinkled around the film, the Chumps dissect the greatness that is

Episode 197: Legends of the Fall

Jun 23 2024 98 mins  
Corrye put it best: they just don't make 'em like this anymore. The film may be known as Brad Pitt's true coming out party, but Legends of the Fall is a bonafide banger. Edward Zwick makes his second all-timer (after Glory), as he introduces us to the Ludlow family in Montana. The Chumps go on the warpath with Tristan, pointing out the beautiful shots to the lovable One Stab to the

Episode 196: Furiosa

Jun 02 2024 96 mins  
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga rips and roars through the entire 148 minutes. As Corrye and Luke explain, the longest of the Mad Max films features plenty to love: Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth chewing up scenes; George Miller concocting another riveting yarn through unparallelled editing; and new characters to enjoy including Praetorian Jack and Furiosa's mom. The Chumps also tip t

Episode 195: RoboCop

Apr 20 2024 95 mins  
The biting satire still holds up! Luke and Corrye pick through Paul Verhoeven's message-laden dystopian action flim from 1987 - a film that comes up smelling like roses in terms of the casting, and its rogue's gallery of villains. The Chumps marvel at the special effects as well as the core memory scenes that are as devastating today as they were when the fellas first say this in t

Episode 194: Big Trouble in Little China

Mar 16 2024 86 mins  
A rollicking good time! John Carpenter delivers an absurd cult classic, with help from super trucker Jack Burton! Cory Kesselring joins Luke and Corrye to discuss the fight choreography, the location of Little China, and the downside of the often forgotten prelude. Among the other hot topics: the three Rayden villains and their comically-huge hats; the imitation Kurt Russell is doi

Episode 193: The Iron Claw

Mar 09 2024 102 mins  
Not many had Zac Efron crushing this role on their 2023 Bingo card, but here we are. A24 pumps out another banger, this time, the tragic tale of the Von Erich family. Luke and Corrye welcome friend of the pod Cory K back to the podcast to discuss the Von Erich curse; how realistic the wrestling depictions are; the haunting images from Sean Durkin; and the creative decisions to leav

Episode 192: Dune: Part Two

Mar 02 2024 96 mins  
Denis Villeneuve did it again. What a spectacle. A true 10 out of 10. Luke & Corrye return after a two-month hiatus to bring you a recap STRAIGHT OUT OF THE THEATER on Dune: Part Two.